1962 Davis Cup America Zone

The America Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1962 Davis Cup.

Main article: 1962 Davis Cup

5 teams entered the America Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the Eastern Zone and Europe Zone.[1] Mexico defeated Yugoslavia in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[2]

Draw
  Quarterfinals
13–15 July		 Semifinals
4–8 August		 Final
17–19 August
                           
  Cleveland, OH, United States (clay)
    United States 5  
    Canada 0     Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
      United States 2  
      Mexico 3  
    Mexico
   bye     Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
      Mexico 4
        Yugoslavia 1
   bye  
    Caribbean/West Indies     Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay)
      Caribbean/West Indies 1
      Yugoslavia 4  
   bye
    Yugoslavia  

Quarterfinals

United States vs. Canada

United States
5		 Cleveland Skating Club, Cleveland, OH, United States [3]
13–15 July 1962
Clay
Canada
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Chuck McKinley
François Godbout		 6
4		 3
6 		6
3		 6
4		    
2
Jon Douglas
Don Fontana		 6
4		 6
2		 5
7 		6
4		    
3
Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston
Don Fontana / François Godbout		 11
9		 7
5		 6
1		      
4
Chuck McKinley
Henry Fauquier		 6
3		 6
0		 6
2		      
5
Dennis Ralston
François Godbout		 6
2		 9
7		 6
4		      

Semifinals

Mexico vs. United States

Mexico
3		 Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico [4]
4–6 August 1962
Clay
United States
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Rafael Osuna
Chuck McKinley		 2
6 		5
7 		3
6 		     
2
Antonio Palafox
Jon Douglas		 6
3		 6
1		 3
6 		7
5		    
3
Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox
Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston		 8
6		 10
12 		3
6 		6
3		 6
2		  
4
Rafael Osuna
Jon Douglas		 9
7		 6
3		 6
8 		3
6 		6
1		  
5
Mario Llamas
Chuck McKinley		 6
2		 6
4		 5
7 		3
6 		3
6 		 

Caribbean/West Indies vs. Yugoslavia

Caribbean/West Indies
1		 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago [5]
6–8 August 1962
Clay
Yugoslavia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ian McDonald
Boro Jovanović		 1
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
2
Peter Valdez
Nikola Pilić		 2
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
3
Alan Price / Peter Valdez
Boro Jovanović / Nikola Pilić		 2
6 		0
6 		1
6 		     
4
Alan Price
Nikola Pilić		 0
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
5
Peter Valdez
Boro Jovanović		 2
6 		6
4		 4
1		      
retired

Final

Mexico vs. Yugoslavia

Mexico
4		 Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico [2]
17–19 August 1962
Clay
Yugoslavia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Antonio Palafox
Boro Jovanović		 6
4		 1
6 		6
3		 6
3		    
2
Rafael Osuna
Nikola Pilić		 6
4		 6
4		 6
2		      
3
Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox
Boro Jovanović / Nikola Pilić		 6
4		 2
6 		6
3		 7
5		    
4
Francisco Contreras
Nikola Pilić		 2
6 		2
6 		7
9 		     
5
Mario Llamas
Vladimir Presečki		 6
0		 6
1		 6
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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. "Mexico v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  3. "United States v Canada". daviscup.com.
  4. "Mexico v United States". daviscup.com.
  5. "Caribbean/West Indies v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
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