1928 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone

The America Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1928 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

Main article: 1928 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

6 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 Japan in the final, and went on to face Italy in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw
  Quarterfinals
9 April–2 May		 Semifinals
25–28 May		 Final
1–3 June
                           
 
    China  
   bye     Kansas City, MO, United States (clay)
      China 0  
  Mexico City, Mexico (clay)     United States 5  
    United States 5
    Mexico 0     Chicago, IL, United States (clay)
      United States 5
  Havana, Cuba       Japan 0
    Japan 3  
    Cuba 0     Montreal, Canada (grass)
      Japan 3
      Canada 1  
   bye
    Canada  

Quarterfinals

Mexico vs. United States

Mexico
0		 Club Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico [3]
9–11 April 1928
Clay
United States
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ricardo Tapia
John Hennessey		 2
6 		7
9 		1
6 		     
2
Robert Kinsey
Bill Tilden		 1
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
3
Robert Kinsey / Alfonso Unda
Arnold Jones / Bill Tilden		 2
6 		6
4		 3
6 		3
6 		   
4
Robert Kinsey
John Hennessey		 2
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     
5
Alfonso Unda
Wilmer Allison		 6
4		 3
6 		6
8 		5
7 		   

Cuba vs. Japan

Cuba
0		 Havana, Cuba [4]
30 April–2 May 1928
Japan
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Vicente Banet
Teizo Toba		 1
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
2
Rogelio Paris
Yoshiro Ota		 1
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
3
Vicente Banet / Rogelio Paris
Tamino Abe / Teizo Toba		 3
6 		3
6 		6
4		 7
9 		   
4
Vicente Banet
Yoshiro Ota		           not
played
5
Rogelio Paris
Teizo Toba		           not
played

Semifinals

United States vs. China

United States
5		 Rockhill Tennis Club, Kansas City, MO, United States [5]
25–27 May 1928
Clay
China
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
John Hennessey
Lum Pao-Hua		 6
3		 6
4		 6
0		      
2
George Lott
Paul Kong		 6
0		 6
0		 6
0		      
3
Wilbur Coen / Bill Tilden
Paul Kong / Lum Pao-Hua		 6
2		 6
1		 6
3		      
4
John Hennessey
Paul Kong		 6
1		 6
0		 6
1		      
5
George Lott
Lum Pao-Hua		 6
3		 6
2		 6
0		      

Canada vs. Japan

Canada
1		 Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada [6]
25–28 May 1928
Grass
Japan
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Willard Crocker
Teizo Toba		 6
0		 6
2		 4
6 		6
3		    
2
Jack Wright
Yoshiro Ota		 6
4		 4
6 		6
1		 4
6 		1
6 		 
3
Arthur Ham / Jack Wright
Tamino Abe / Teizo Toba		 7
5		 6
2		 3
6 		4
6 		8
10 		 
4
Jack Wright
Teizo Toba		 9
7		 6
3		 3
6 		0
6 		4
6 		 
5
Willard Crocker
Yoshiro Ota		 6
2		 6
0		 3
6 		9
11 		  not
completed

Final

United States vs. Japan

United States
5		 Town & Tennis Club, Chicago, IL, United States [2]
1–3 June 1928
Clay
Japan
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Bill Tilden
Tamino Abe		 6
2		 6
3		 6
0		      
2
John Hennessey
Yoshiro Ota		 8
6		 6
3		 6
3		      
3
George Lott / Bill Tilden
Tamino Abe / Teizo Toba		 6
1		 10
8		 6
2		      
4
Wilbur Coen
Tamino Abe		 7
9 		6
2		 6
4		 7
5		    
5
Bill Tilden
Yoshiro Ota		 6
8 		6
3		 6
1		 6
0		    
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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. "United States v Japan". daviscup.com.
  3. "Mexico v United States". daviscup.com.
  4. "Cuba v Japan". daviscup.com.
  5. "United States v China". daviscup.com.
  6. "Canada v Japan". daviscup.com.
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