1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone

The America Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

Main article: 1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

Due to an increase in South American entries, the America Zone was split into the North & Central America Zone and the South America Zone. The winner of each sub-zone would play against each other to determine who moved to the Inter-Zonal Final to compete against the winner of the Europe Zone. 8 teams entered the America Zone: 3 teams competed in the North & Central America Zone, while 5 teams competed in the South America Zone.[1]

The United States defeated Canada in the North & Central America Zone final, and Argentina defeated Chile in the South America Zone final.[2][3] In the Americas Inter-Zonal Final, the United States defeated Argentina and went on to face Great Britain in the Inter-Zonal Final.[4]

North & Central America Zone

Draw
  Semifinals
1–3 May		 Final
21–23 May
                 
  Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
    United States 5  
    Mexico 0     Montreal, Canada (grass)
      United States 4
      Canada 1
   bye
    Canada  

Semifinals

Mexico vs. United States

Mexico
0		 Club Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico [5]
1–3 May 1931
Clay
United States
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Alfonso Unda
Wilmer Allison		 3
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
2
Ricardo Tapia
Frank Shields		 4
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
3
Manuel Llano / Ricardo Tapia
Frank Shields / Sidney Wood		 3
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
4
Jorge Acosta
Frank Shields		 3
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     
5
Ricardo Tapia
Wilmer Allison		 4
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     

Final

Canada vs. United States

Canada
1		 Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada [2]
21–23 May 1931
Grass
United States
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
f
Frank Shields		 6
8 		2
6 		2
6 		     
2
Marcel Rainville
Sidney Wood		 4
6 		6
4		 6
3		 2
6 		6
4		  
3
Marcel Rainville / Jack Wright
Frank Shields / Sidney Wood		 6
8 		4
6 		2
6 		     
4
Jack Wright
Sidney Wood		 6
8 		3
6 		4
6 		     
5
Marcel Rainville
Frank Shields		 1
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     

South America Zone

Draw
  Quarterfinals
26–28 March		 Semifinals
2–4 April		 Final
24–26 April
                           
  Asunción, Paraguay (hard)
    Paraguay 0  
    Argentina 5     Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
      Argentina 5  
      Uruguay 0  
    Uruguay
   bye     Santiago, Chile
      Argentina 3
        Chile 0
   bye  
    Brazil    
      Brazil
      Chile [6] w/o  
   bye
    Chile  

Quarterfinals

Paraguay vs. Argentina

Paraguay
0		 Asunción, Paraguay [7]
26–28 March 1931
Hard
Argentina
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Agustin Cusmanich
Lucilo del Castillo		 3
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
2
Ángel Portaluppi
Adriano Zappa		 1
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
3
Agustin Cusmanich / Licio Sosa
Guillermo Robson / Andrés Sissener		 0
6 		3
6 		0
6 		     
4
H.R. Walters
Lucilo del Castillo		 0
6 		0
6 		1
6 		     
5
Ivo Ubaldi
Adriano Zappa		 2
6 		0
6 		1
6 		     

Semifinals

Argentina vs. Uruguay

Argentina
5		 Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina [8]
2–4 April 1931
Clay
Uruguay
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Lucilo del Castillo
Juan Carlos da Silva		 6
1		 6
2		 6
0		      
2
Ronaldo Boyd
Eduardo Stanham		 6
2		 6
1		 6
3		      
3
Guillermo Robson / Adriano Zappa
Juan Carlos da Silva / Eduardo Stanham		 6
1		 6
2		 6
1		      
4
Lucilo del Castillo
Carlos Gainza		 6
0		 6
0		 6
1		      
5
Ronaldo Boyd
Ernesto Hernandez Erro		 6
0		 6
0		 6
1		      

Final

Chile vs. Argentina

Chile
0		 Santiago, Chile [3]
24–26 April 1931
Argentina
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Egon Schonherr
Adriano Zappa		 6
2		 2
6 		0
6 		0
6 		   
2
Lionel Page
Guillermo Robson		 2
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
3
Roberto Conrads / Herbert Muller
Lucilo del Castillo / Adriano Zappa		 1
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     
4
Lionel Page
Adriano Zappa		           not
played
5
Egon Schonherr
Guillermo Robson		           not
played

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

United States vs. Argentina

United States
5		 Chevy Chase Lawn Tennis Club, Chevy Chase, MD, United States [4]
28–30 May 1931
Clay
Argentina
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Frank Shields
Guillermo Robson		 3
6 		6
2		 6
2		 6
2		    
2
Sidney Wood
Ronaldo Boyd		 6
4		 6
1		 6
2		      
3
Frank Shields / Sidney Wood
Lucilo del Castillo / Adriano Zappa		 6
4		 8
6		 2
6 		4
2		    
4
Frank Shields
Ronaldo Boyd		 6
2		 6
2		 6
2		      
5
Cliff Sutter
Guillermo Robson		 3
6 		6
4		 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. "Canada v United States". daviscup.com.
  3. "Chile v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  4. "United States v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  5. "Mexico v United States". daviscup.com.
  6. "Chile v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  7. "Paraguay v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  8. "Argentina v Uruguay". daviscup.com.
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