1962 Davis Cup America Zone

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The America Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1962 Davis Cup.

5 teams entered the America Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the Eastern Zone and Europe Zone.[1] Mexico defeated Yugoslavia in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[2]

Draw

Quarterfinals
13–15 July		Semifinals
4–8 August		Final
17–19 August
Cleveland, OH, United States (clay)
 United States5
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 Canada0
 United States2
 Mexico3
 Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
bye
 Mexico4
 Yugoslavia1
bye
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay)
 Caribbean/West Indies
 Caribbean/West Indies1
 Yugoslavia4
bye
 Yugoslavia

Quarterfinals

United States vs. Canada


United States
5 		Cleveland Skating Club, Cleveland, OH, United States[3]
13–15 July 1962
Clay
Canada
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Chuck McKinley
François Godbout 		6
4 		3
6 		6
3 		6
4 		   
2
Jon Douglas
Don Fontana 		6
4 		6
2 		5
7 		6
4 		   
3
Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston
Don Fontana / François Godbout 		11
9 		7
5 		6
1 		     
4
Chuck McKinley
Henry Fauquier 		6
3 		6
0 		6
2 		     
5
Dennis Ralston
François Godbout 		6
2 		9
7 		6
4 		     

Semifinals

Mexico vs. United States


Mexico
3 		Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico[4]
4–6 August 1962
Clay
United States
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Rafael Osuna
Chuck McKinley 		2
6 		5
7 		3
6 		     
2
Antonio Palafox
Jon Douglas 		6
3 		6
1 		3
6 		7
5 		   
3
Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox
Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston 		8
6 		10
12 		3
6 		6
3 		6
2 		 
4
Rafael Osuna
Jon Douglas 		9
7 		6
3 		6
8 		3
6 		6
1 		 
5
Mario Llamas
Chuck McKinley 		6
2 		6
4 		5
7 		3
6 		3
6 		 

Caribbean/West Indies vs. Yugoslavia


Caribbean/West Indies
1 		Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago[5]
6–8 August 1962
Clay
Yugoslavia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ian McDonald
Boro Jovanović 		1
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
2
Peter Valdez
Nikola Pilić 		2
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
3
Alan Price / Peter Valdez
Boro Jovanović / Nikola Pilić 		2
6 		0
6 		1
6 		     
4
Alan Price
Nikola Pilić 		0
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
5
Peter Valdez
Boro Jovanović 		2
6 		6
4 		4
1 		     
retired

Final

Mexico vs. Yugoslavia


Mexico
4 		Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico[2]
17–19 August 1962
Clay
Yugoslavia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Antonio Palafox
Boro Jovanović 		6
4 		1
6 		6
3 		6
3 		   
2
Rafael Osuna
Nikola Pilić 		6
4 		6
4 		6
2 		     
3
Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox
Boro Jovanović / Nikola Pilić 		6
4 		2
6 		6
3 		7
5 		   
4
Francisco Contreras
Nikola Pilić 		2
6 		2
6 		7
9 		     
5
Mario Llamas
Vladimir Presečki 		6
0 		6
1 		6
1 		     

References

  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ a b "Mexico v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "United States v Canada". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Mexico v United States". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Caribbean/West Indies v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
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