1960 Davis Cup America Zone

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The America Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1960 Davis Cup.

6 teams entered the America Zone, with 3 teams each competing in the North & Central America Zone and South America Zone. The winner of each sub-zone would play against each other to determine who moved to the Inter-Zonal Zone to compete against the winners of the Eastern Zone and Europe Zone.[1]

The United States defeated Mexico in the North & Central America Zone final, and Venezuela defeated New Zealand in the South America Zone final.[2][3] In the Americas Inter-Zonal Final, the United States defeated Venezuela and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[4]

North & Central America Zone

Draw

Semifinals
15–17 July		Final
6–9 August
 Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
bye
 Mexico2
Quebec City, Canada (clay)
 United States3
 Canada0
 United States5

Semifinals

Canada vs. United States


Canada
0 		Civil Employees Tennis Club, Quebec City, Canada[5]
15–17 July 1960
Clay
United States
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Robert Bédard
Tut Bartzen 		7
5 		6
4 		0
6 		2
6 		2
6 		 
2
Don Fontana
Barry MacKay 		1
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
3
Robert Bédard / Don Fontana
Butch Buchholz / Chuck McKinley 		12
14 		3
6 		2
6 		     
4
Robert Bédard
Barry MacKay 		3
6 		3
6 		6
3 		3
6 		   
5
François Godbout
Tut Bartzen 		1
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     

Final

Mexico vs. United States


Mexico
2 		Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico[2]
6–9 August 1960
Clay
United States
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Rafael Osuna
Barry MacKay 		3
6 		8
6 		6
4 		6
4 		   
2
Mario Llamas
Butch Buchholz 		6
4 		5
7 		6
8 		5
7 		   
3
Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox
Butch Buchholz / Chuck McKinley 		6
2 		4
6 		9
7 		4
6 		5
7 		 
4
Mario Llamas
Barry MacKay 		2
6 		4
6 		6
1 		10
12 		   
5
Esteban Reyes Jr.
Chuck McKinley 		2
1 		         
retired

South America Zone

Draw

Semifinals

Caribbean/West Indies vs. New Zealand


Caribbean/West Indies
0 		Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago[6]
16–18 July 1960
Clay
New Zealand
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Peter Valdez
Mark Otway 		0
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     
2
Alan Price
Lew Gerrard 		6
8 		2
6 		3
6 		     
3
Alan Price / Peter Valdez
Lew Gerrard / Mark Otway 		4
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
4
Alan Price
Mark Otway 		6
8 		7
5 		6
0 		3
6 		2
6 		 
5
Peter Valdez
Lew Gerrard 		1
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     

Final

Venezuela vs. New Zealand


Venezuela
3 		Caracas, Venezuela[3]
22–24 July 1960
New Zealand
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Marcos Gambus
Lew Gerrard 		6
4 		6
1 		0
6 		1
6 		0
6 		 
2
Isaías Pimentel
Mark Otway 		6
4 		6
8 		6
1 		7
5 		   
3
Marcos Gambus / Isaías Pimentel
Lew Gerrard / Mark Otway 		6
4 		6
3 		3
6 		8
6 		   
4
Isaías Pimentel
Lew Gerrard 		6
3 		6
4 		6
2 		     
5
Saturnino Cordoba
Mark Otway 		2
6 		0
6 		1
6 		     

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

United States vs. Venezuela


United States
5 		Cleveland Skating Club, Cleveland, OH, United States[4]
16–18 September 1960
Clay
Venezuela
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Tut Bartzen
Isaías Pimentel 		6
0 		6
1 		6
1 		     
2
Barry MacKay
Marcos Gambus 		6
1 		6
1 		6
0 		     
3
Butch Buchholz / Chuck McKinley
Marcos Gambus / Isaías Pimentel 		4
6 		1
6 		5
7 		     
4
Tut Bartzen
Marcos Gambus 		6
1 		6
0 		6
0 		     
5
Barry MacKay
Isaías Pimentel 		6
3 		6
3 		6
3 		     

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 United States". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ a b "Venezuela v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ a b "United States v Venezuela". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Canada v United States". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Caribbean/West Indies v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
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