1953 Davis Cup America Zone

The America Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1953 Davis Cup.

Main article: 1953 Davis Cup

6 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] The United States defeated Canada in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[2]

Draw
  Quarterfinals
11–20 July		 Semifinals
25 July–10 August		 Final
14–16 September
                           
  Vancouver, Canada (grass)
    Japan 0  
    United States 5     Kingston, Jamaica (grass)
      United States 5  
      Caribbean/West Indies 0  
    Caribbean/West Indies
   bye     Montreal, Canada (grass)
      United States 5
        Canada 0
   bye  
    Cuba     Montreal, Canada (grass)
      Cuba 2
  Montreal, Canada (grass)     Canada 3  
    Mexico 2
    Canada 3  

Quarterfinals

United States vs. Japan

United States
5		 Vancouver Lawn Tennis Club, Vancouver, Canada [3]
11–13 July 1953
Grass
Japan
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Tony Trabert
Kosei Kamo		 4
6 		1
6 		6
1		 6
2		 6
2		  
2
Ham Richardson
Atsushi Miyagi		 6
0		 6
3		 8
6		      
3
Tom Brown / Tony Trabert
Kosei Kamo / Atsushi Miyagi		 6
2		 6
2		 3
6 		6
3		    
4
Tom Brown
Masanobu Kimura		 6
2		 6
0		 6
1		      
5
Ham Richardson
Kosei Kamo		 0
6 		6
2		 6
1		 6
2		    

Canada vs. Mexico

Canada
3		 Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada [4]
18–20 July 1953
Grass
Mexico
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Henri Rochon
Mario Llamas		 6
2		 6
3		 6
4		      
2
Lorne Main
Francisco Contreras		 9
11 		8
6		 6
3		 8
6		    
3
Robert Bédard / Henri Rochon
Francisco Contreras / Mario Llamas		 2
6 		4
6 		6
2		 2
6 		   
4
Lorne Main
Mario Llamas		 6
2		 6
3		 6
3		      
5
Henri Rochon
Francisco Contreras		 4
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     

Semifinals

Caribbean/West Indies vs. United States

Caribbean/West Indies
0		 St. Andrew Club, Kingston, Jamaica [5]
25–27 July 1953
Grass
United States
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ronald Cooper
Tut Bartzen		 1
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
2
Ian McDonald
Gardnar Mulloy		 1
6 		3
6 		0
6 		     
3
Edward Aris / Ian McDonald
Gardnar Mulloy / Bob Perry		 2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
4
Ian McDonald
Tut Bartzen		 3
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
5
Ronald Cooper
Bob Perry		 2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     

Canada vs. Cuba

Canada
3		 Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada [6]
8–10 August 1953
Grass
Cuba
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Henri Rochon
Reynaldo Garrido		 6
2		 6
1		 6
4		      
2
Lorne Main
Orlando Garrido		 6
2		 5
7 		6
3		 6
2		    
3
Lorne Main / Paul Willey
Orlando Garrido / Reynaldo Garrido		 6
3		 6
4		 6
2		      
4
Paul Willey
Reynaldo Garrido		 3
6 		4
6 		6
3		 9
11 		   
5
Robert Bédard
Orlando Garrido		 7
9 		6
2		 3
6 		2
6 		   

Final

Canada vs. United States

Canada
0		 Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada [2]
14–16 September 1953
Grass
United States
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Henri Rochon
Tony Trabert		 2
6 		3
6 		6
8 		     
2
Lorne Main
Vic Seixas		 1
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
3
Lorne Main / Paul Willey
Vic Seixas / Tony Trabert		 6
3		 2
6 		3
6 		2
6 		   
4
Paul Willey
Straight Clark		 5
7 		2
6 		0
6 		     
5
Robert Bédard
Tut Bartzen		 4
6 		5
7 		6
1		 0
6 		   

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. "United States v Japan". daviscup.com.
  4. "Canada v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  5. "Caribbean/West Indies v United States". daviscup.com.
  6. "Canada v Cuba". daviscup.com.
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