1963 Davis Cup America Zone

The America Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1963 Davis Cup.

Main article: 1963 Davis Cup

7 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 Venezuela in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[2]

Draw
  Quarterfinals
13–17 June; 26–28 July		 Semifinals
28–30 July; 16–18 August		 Final
13–15 September
                           
 
    Venezuela  
   bye     Caracas, Venezuela (hard)
      Venezuela 3  
  Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)     Ecuador 1  
    Ecuador 3
    Caribbean/West Indies 2     Denver, CO, United States (hard)
      Venezuela 0
  Tehran, Iran       United States 5
    Iran 0  
    United States 5     Los Angeles, CA, United States (hard)
      United States 4
  Vancouver, Canada (hard)     Mexico 1  
    Canada 1
    Mexico 4  

Quarterfinals

Ecuador vs. Caribbean/West Indies

Ecuador
3		 Guayaquil Tennis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador [3]
15–17 June 1963
Clay
Caribbean/West Indies
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Pancho Guzmán
Lance Lumsden		 6
1		 6
3		 6
3		      
2
Eduardo Zuleta
Peter Valdez		 6
4		 6
3		 6
1		      
3
Pancho Guzmán / Eduardo Zuleta
Lance Lumsden / Peter Valdez		 4
6 		6
3		 4
6 		5
7 		   
4
Eduardo Zuleta
Lance Lumsden		 6
1		 6
4		 6
1		      
5
Pancho Guzmán
Peter Valdez		 4
6 		5
7 		7
9 		     

Iran vs. United States

Iran
0		 Imperial Tennis Club, Tehran, Iran [4]
13–16 June 1963
United States
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Reza Akbari
Gene Scott		 4
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
2
Taghi Akbari
Allen Fox		 2
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3
Reza Akbari / Taghi Akbari
Donald Dell / Gene Scott		 0
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
4
Reza Akbari
Allen Fox		 1
6 		0
6 		1
6 		     
5
Taghi Akbari
Donald Dell		 3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     

Canada vs. Mexico

Canada
1		 Vancouver Lawn Tennis Club, Vancouver, Canada [5]
26–28 July 1963
Hard
Mexico
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
François Godbout
Rafael Osuna		 3
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2
Henry Fauquier
Antonio Palafox		 7
9 		4
6 		1
6 		     
3
Keith Carpenter / Henry Fauquier
Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox		 3
6 		5
7 		4
6 		     
4
François Godbout
Antonio Palafox		 3
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
5
Keith Carpenter
Juan Arredondo		 6
2		 6
3		 3
6 		1
6 		6
3		  

Semifinals

Venezuela vs. Ecuador

Venezuela
3		 Altamira Tennis Club, Caracas, Venezuela [6]
28–30 July 1963
Hard
Ecuador
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Juan Notz
Eduardo Zuleta		 3
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
2
Isaías Pimentel
Pancho Guzmán		 6
2		 6
1		 6
0		      
3
Juan Notz / Isaías Pimentel
Pancho Guzmán / Eduardo Zuleta		 6
3		 6
4		 6
2		      
4
Isaías Pimentel
Eduardo Zuleta		 6
3		 6
2		 6
1		      
5
Juan Notz
Pancho Guzmán		 6
0		 3
6 		3
6 		7
5		   not
completed

United States vs. Mexico

United States
4		 Los Angeles Tennis Club, Los Angeles, CA, United States [7]
16–18 August 1963
Hard
Mexico
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Chuck McKinley
Rafael Osuna		 2
6 		6
3		 2
6 		6
2		 3
6 		 
2
Dennis Ralston
Antonio Palafox		 6
1		 6
4		 3
6 		6
3		    
3
Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston
Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox		 6
1		 6
3		 8
6		      
4
Dennis Ralston
Rafael Osuna		 6
1		 6
3		 7
5		      
5
Chuck McKinley
Antonio Palafox		 6
4		 6
4		 4
6 		6
3		    

Final

United States vs. Venezuela

United States
5		 Cherry Hills Country Club, Denver, CO, United States [2]
13–15 September 1963
Hard
Venezuela
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Dennis Ralston
Orlando Bracamonte		 6
2		 6
1		 6
2		      
2
Marty Riessen
Isaías Pimentel		 8
6		 6
4		 6
4		      
3
Dennis Ralston / Marty Riessen
Orlando Bracamonte / Isaías Pimentel		 7
5		 8
6		 6
3		      
4
Arthur Ashe
Orlando Bracamonte		 6
1		 6
1		 6
0		      
5
Dennis Ralston
Isaías Pimentel		 18
16		 9
7		 6
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. "United States v Venezuela". daviscup.com.
  3. "Ecuador v Caribbean/West Indies". daviscup.com.
  4. "Iran v United States". daviscup.com.
  5. "Canada v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  6. "Venezuela v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
  7. "United States v Mexico". daviscup.com.
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