1961 Davis Cup America Zone
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The America Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1961 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 Mexico in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[2]
Draw
[edit ] Quarterfinals
29 April–1 May; 27–29 May; 28–31 July Semifinals
15–17 July; 4–6 August Final
18–20 August
29 April–1 May; 27–29 May; 28–31 July Semifinals
15–17 July; 4–6 August Final
18–20 August
bye
Morocco 0
Quebec City, Canada (clay)
Mexico 5
Canada 2
Cleveland, OH, United States (clay)
Mexico 3
Mexico 2
Ecuador 5
St. Louis, MO, United States (clay)
Colombia 0
Ecuador 0
Bridgetown, Barbados (grass)
Quarterfinals
[edit ]Canada vs. Mexico
[edit ]Canada 2 |
Civil Employees Tennis Club, Quebec City, Canada [3] 28–31 July 1961 Clay |
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Ecuador vs. Colombia
[edit ]Ecuador 5 |
Guayaquil Tennis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador [4] 29 April–1 May 1961 Clay |
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Caribbean/West Indies vs. United States
[edit ]Caribbean/West Indies 0 |
Bridgetown, Barbados [5] 27–29 May 1961 Grass |
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Semifinals
[edit ]Morocco vs. Mexico
[edit ]Morocco 0 |
Casablanca, Morocco [6] 4–6 August 1961 |
Mexico 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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United States vs. Ecuador
[edit ]United States 5 |
Triple A Club, St. Louis, MO, United States [7] 15–17 July 1961 Clay |
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Final
[edit ]United States vs. Mexico
[edit ]United States 3 |
Cleveland Skating Club, Cleveland, OH, United States [2] 18–20 August 1961 Clay |
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References
[edit ]- ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ a b "United States v Mexico". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Morocco v Mexico". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Ecuador v Colombia". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Caribbean/West Indies v United States". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Morocco v Mexico". daviscup.com.
- ^ "United States v Ecuador". daviscup.com.