1966 Davis Cup America Zone

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The America Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1966 Davis Cup.

6 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] The United States defeated Mexico in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[2]

Draw

Quarterfinals
8 April–3 May		Semifinals
19–30 May		Final
13–15 August
 Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
bye
 Mexico4
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
 Argentina1
 Argentina3
Cleveland, OH, United States (hard)
 Chile2
 Mexico0
Caracas, Venezuela (hard)
 United States5
 Venezuela2
Kingston, Jamaica
 Caribbean/West Indies3
 Caribbean/West Indies1
 United States4
bye
 United States

Quarterfinals

Argentina vs. Chile


Argentina
3 		Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[3]
8–10 April 1966
Clay
Chile
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Eduardo Soriano
Patricio Rodríguez 		6
1 		5
7 		4
6 		3
6 		   
2
Roberto Aubone
Patricio Cornejo 		8
6 		6
1 		3
6 		5
7 		6
2 		 
3
Roberto Aubone / Eduardo Soriano
Omar Pabst / Patricio Rodríguez 		3
6 		5
7 		6
2 		7
5 		6
2 		 
4
Eduardo Soriano
Patricio Cornejo 		6
2 		9
7 		6
2 		     
5
Roberto Aubone
Patricio Rodríguez 		1
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     

Venezuela vs. Caribbean/West Indies


Venezuela
2 		Caracas, Venezuela[4]
1–3 May 1966
Hard
Caribbean/West Indies
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Humphrey Hose
Richard Russell 		6
4 		3
6 		7
5 		6
8 		0
6 		 
2
Isaías Pimentel
Lance Lumsden 		7
5 		6
0 		6
2 		     
3
Eduardo Álvarez / Isaías Pimentel
Lance Lumsden / Richard Russell 		5
7 		6
2 		5
7 		6
4 		6
3 		 
4
Humphrey Hose
Lance Lumsden 		4
6 		7
9 		6
1 		0
6 		   
5
Isaías Pimentel
Richard Russell 		4
6 		7
9 		6
1 		6
2 		6
8 		 

Semifinals

Mexico vs. Argentina


Mexico
4 		Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico[5]
28–30 May 1966
Clay
Argentina
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Rafael Osuna
Roberto Aubone 		6
2 		6
2 		7
5 		     
2
Luis-Augusto García
Eduardo Soriano 		6
2 		6
3 		6
1 		     
3
Marcello Lara / Rafael Osuna
Roberto Aubone / Eduardo Soriano 		5
7 		6
3 		10
12 		8
6 		12
14 		 
4
Luis-Augusto García
Roberto Aubone 		6
2 		6
4 		6
3 		     
5
Rafael Osuna
Eduardo Soriano 		9
7 		4
6 		14
12 		4
6 		7
5 		 

Caribbean/West Indies vs. United States


Caribbean/West Indies
1 		St. Andrew Club, Kingston, Jamaica[6]
19–21 May 1966
United States
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Lance Lumsden
Arthur Ashe 		0
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2
Richard Russell
Cliff Richey 		2
6 		4
6 		0
6 		     
3
Lance Lumsden / Richard Russell
Arthur Ashe / Charlie Pasarell 		6
4 		7
9 		14
12 		4
6 		6
4 		 
4
Lance Lumsden
Cliff Richey 		3
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
5
Richard Russell
Arthur Ashe 		6
8 		4
6 		6
8 		     

Final

United States vs. Mexico


United States
5 		Harold Clark Courts, Cleveland, OH, United States[2]
13–15 August 1966
Hard
Mexico
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Clark Graebner
Joaquín Loyo Mayo 		6
0 		4
6 		6
1 		3
6 		6
3 		 
2
Dennis Ralston
Rafael Osuna 		6
4 		2
6 		7
5 		6
1 		   
3
Clark Graebner / Dennis Ralston
Joaquín Loyo Mayo / Rafael Osuna 		6
1 		6
4 		6
0 		     
4
Cliff Richey
Marcello Lara 		11
13 		6
0 		12
10 		6
4 		   
5
Clark Graebner
Rafael Osuna 		6
3 		6
4 		6
4 		     

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 "United States v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Argentina v Chile". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Venezuela v Caribbean/West Indies". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Mexico v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Caribbean/West Indies v United States". daviscup.com.
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