1938 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone

The America Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1938 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

Main article: 1938 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

4 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] Australia defeated Japan in the final, and went on to face Germany in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw
  Semifinals
28–31 July		 Final
12–14 August
                 
  Kansas City, MO, United States (clay)
    Australia 5  
    Mexico 0     Montreal, Canada (grass)
      Australia 3
  Montreal, Canada (grass)     Japan 1
    Canada 0
    Japan 5  

Semifinals

Australia vs. Mexico

Australia
5		 Rockhill Tennis Club, Kansas City, MO, United States [3]
29–31 July 1938
Clay
Mexico
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Adrian Quist
Daniel Hernández		 6
1		 7
5		 6
4		      
2
John Bromwich
Eugenio Tapia		 6
4		 6
4		 6
4		      
3
John Bromwich / Adrian Quist
Daniel Hernández / Eugenio Tapia		 6
1		 6
0		 6
3		      
4
Adrian Quist
Eugenio Tapia		 6
1		 6
1		 6
4		      
5
Leonard Schwartz
Daniel Hernández		 6
4		 6
1		 6
2		      

Canada vs. Japan

Canada
0		 Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada [4]
28–30 July 1938
Grass
Japan
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ross Wilson
Fumiteru Nakano		 2
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
2
Robert Murray
Jiro Yamagishi		 1
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
3
Laird Watt / Ross Wilson
Fumiteru Nakano / Jiro Yamagishi		 3
6 		6
3		 3
6 		5
7 		   
4
Douglas Cameron
Jiro Yamagishi		 4
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
5
Robert Murray
Fumiteru Nakano		 4
6 		3
6 		0
6 		     

Final

Australia vs. Japan

Australia
3		 Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada [2]
12–14 August 1938
Grass
Japan
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
John Bromwich
Jiro Yamagishi		 0
6 		6
3		 5
7 		4
6 		   
2
Adrian Quist
Fumiteru Nakano		 6
3		 4
6 		9
7		 6
1		    
3
John Bromwich / Adrian Quist
Fumiteru Nakano / Jiro Yamagishi		 6
2		 6
4		 6
3		      
4
Adrian Quist
Jiro Yamagishi		 6
4		 6
4		 2
6 		9
7		    
5
John Bromwich
Fumiteru Nakano		 1
6 		6
1		 4
6 		12
12		   not
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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. "Australia v Japan". daviscup.com.
  3. "Australia v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  4. "Canada v Japan". daviscup.com.
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