1928 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone

The America Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 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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