1951 Davis Cup America Zone

Main article: 1951 Davis Cup

The America Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1951 Davis Cup.

5 teams entered the America Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Final against the winner of the Europe Zone.[1] The United States defeated Canada in the final, and went on to face Sweden in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw

Quarterfinals
20–22 July		Semifinals
3–5 August		Final
10–12 August
Louisville, KY, United States (grass)
 Japan0
Rye, NY, United States (grass)
 United States5
 United States5
 Mexico0
 Mexico
Montreal, Canada (grass)
bye
 United States5
 Canada0
bye
Montreal, Canada (grass)
 Cuba
 Cuba0
 Canada5
bye
 Canada

Quarterfinals

United States vs. Japan


United States
5 		Louisville Boat Club, Louisville, KY, United States[3]
20–22 July 1951
Grass
Japan
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Dick Savitt
Fumiteru Nakano 		7
5 		6
3 		6
2 		     
2
Herbie Flam
Jiro Kumamaru 		7
5 		6
0 		7
5 		     
3
Bill Talbert / Tony Trabert
Goro Fujikura / Fumiteru Nakano 		6
0 		6
2 		10
8 		     
4
Tony Trabert
Fumiteru Nakano 		6
4 		7
5 		6
0 		     
5
Dick Savitt
Jiro Kumamaru 		6
4 		6
2 		3
6 		6
1 		   

Semifinals

United States vs. Mexico


United States
5 		Westchester Country Club, Rye, NY, United States[4]
3–5 August 1951
Grass
Mexico
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Art Larsen
Armando Vega 		7
5 		6
3 		4
6 		7
5 		   
2
Herbie Flam
Mario Llamas 		6
1 		6
2 		6
4 		     
3
Herbie Flam / Vic Seixas
Armando Vega / Rolando Vega 		6
4 		6
2 		6
0 		     
4
Herbie Flam
Rolando Vega 		6
3 		6
3 		6
3 		     
5
Vic Seixas
Mario Llamas 		6
3 		8
6 		6
1 		     

Canada vs. Cuba


Canada
5 		Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[5]
3–5 August 1951
Grass
Cuba
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Lorne Main
José Agüero 		6
4 		6
0 		7
5 		     
2
Brendan Macken
Juan Weiss 		3
6 		6
4 		6
1 		6
4 		   
3
Lorne Main / Henri Rochon
José Agüero / Juan Weiss 		6
4 		6
0 		6
4 		     
4
Henri Rochon
Orlando Garrido 		6
1 		6
3 		6
2 		     
5
Brendan Macken
Reynaldo Garrido 		6
2 		6
4 		6
2 		     

Final

Canada vs. United States


Canada
0 		Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[2]
10–12 August 1951
Grass
United States
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Lorne Main
Tony Trabert 		1
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
2
Brendan Macken
Dick Savitt 		3
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
3
Brendan Macken / Henri Rochon
Budge Patty / Tony Trabert 		4
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
4
Henri Rochon
Art Larsen 		2
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
5
Lorne Main
Budge Patty 		3
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     

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 "Canada v United States". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "United States v Japan". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "United States v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Canada v Cuba". daviscup.com.
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