1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone

The America Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

Main article: 1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

7 teams entered the America Zone: 6 teams entered the North & Central America Zone, while 1 team entered 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.[1]

Australia defeated Cuba in the North & Central America Zone final, and then received a walkover in the Americas Inter-Zonal final after Brazil, the only team in the South America Zone, withdrew.[2][3] Australia went on to face Yugoslavia in the Inter-Zonal Final.

North & Central America Zone

Draw
  Quarterfinals
30 June–23 July		 Semifinals
14–16 July		 Final
10–12 August
                           
 
    Philippines  
   bye     Long Beach, CA, United States (grass)
      Philippines 0  
  Mexico City, Mexico (clay)     Australia 5  
    Australia 5
    Mexico 0     Rumson, NJ, United States (grass)
      Australia 5
  Havana, Cuba (clay)       Cuba 0
    Canada 1  
    Cuba 4    
      Cuba w/o
      Japan[lower-alpha 1]  
   bye
    Japan  

Quarterfinals

Mexico vs. Australia

Mexico
0		 Club Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico [5]
30 June–2 July 1939
Clay
Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Daniel Hernández
John Bromwich		 0
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     
2
Eugenio Tapia
Adrian Quist		 1
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
3
Daniel Hernández / Eugenio Tapia
John Bromwich / Adrian Quist		 6
8 		0
6 		1
6 		     
4
Daniel Hernández
Adrian Quist		 9
11 		3
6 		2
6 		     
5
Eugenio Tapia
John Bromwich		 1
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     

Cuba vs. Canada

Cuba
4		 Hotel Nacional, Havana, Cuba [6]
21–23 July 1939
Clay
Canada
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ricardo Morales
Bruce Hall		 6
1		 6
2		 6
2		      
2
José Agüero
Ellis Tarshis		 5
7 		7
5		 3
6 		4
6 		   
3
Ricardo Morales / Lorenzo Nodarse
Philip Pearson / William Pedlar		 9
7		 4
6 		6
4		 4
6 		6
1		  
4
Ricardo Morales
Ellis Tarshis		 6
2		 6
4		 3
6 		0
6 		6
4		  
5
José Agüero
Bruce Hall		 4
6 		6
4		 6
0		 6
4		    

Semifinals

Australia vs. Philippines

Australia
5		 Long Beach Tennis Club, Long Beach, CA, United States [7]
14–16 July 1939
Grass
Philippines
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Adrian Quist
Amado Sánchez		 6
1		 6
2		 6
2		      
2
John Bromwich
Felicisimo Ampon		 8
6		 9
7		 6
3		      
3
John Bromwich / Adrian Quist
Felicisimo Ampon / Amado Sánchez		 7
5		 6
4		 6
2		      
4
John Bromwich
Amado Sánchez		 6
1		 6
1		 6
3		      
5
Adrian Quist
Felicisimo Ampon		 7
5		 6
4		 6
3		      

Final

Cuba vs. Australia

Cuba
0		 Seabright Lawn Tennis Club, Rumson, NJ, United States [2]
10–12 August 1939
Grass
Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
José Agüero
John Bromwich		 6
8 		0
6 		2
6 		     
2
Ricardo Morales
Adrian Quist		 0
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3
Ricardo Morales / Lorenzo Nodarse
John Bromwich / Adrian Quist		 1
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     
4
Ricardo Morales
John Bromwich		 6
8 		6
8 		1
6 		     
5
José Agüero
Adrian Quist		 1
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Australia defeated Brazil by walkover.[3]

Notes
  1. Japan withdrew from the competition after their top player, Jiro Yamagishi, joined the Imperial Japanese Navy.[4]

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. "Cuba v Australia". daviscup.com.
  3. "Australia v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  4. "The Bulletin - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  5. "Mexico v Australia". daviscup.com.
  6. "Cuba v Canada". daviscup.com.
  7. "Australia v Philippines". daviscup.com.
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