1962 Davis Cup America Zone

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The America Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1962 Davis Cup.

5 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] Mexico defeated Yugoslavia in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[2]

Draw

Quarterfinals
13–15 July
Semifinals
4–8 August
Final
17–19 August
Cleveland, OH, United States (clay)
 United States5
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 Canada0
 United States2
 Mexico3
 Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
bye
 Mexico4
 Yugoslavia1
bye
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay)
 Caribbean/West Indies
 Caribbean/West Indies1
 Yugoslavia4
bye
 Yugoslavia

Quarterfinals

United States vs. Canada


United States
5
Cleveland Skating Club, Cleveland, OH, United States[3]
13–15 July 1962
Clay

Canada
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Canada
Chuck McKinley
François Godbout
6
4
3
6
6
3
6
4
   
2 United States
Canada
Jon Douglas
Don Fontana
6
4
6
2
5
7
6
4
   
3 United States
Canada
Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston
Don Fontana / François Godbout
11
9
7
5
6
1
     
4 United States
Canada
Chuck McKinley
Henry Fauquier
6
3
6
0
6
2
     
5 United States
Canada
Dennis Ralston
François Godbout
6
2
9
7
6
4
     

Semifinals

Mexico vs. United States


Mexico
3
Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico[4]
4–6 August 1962
Clay

United States
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Mexico
United States
Rafael Osuna
Chuck McKinley
2
6
5
7
3
6
     
2 Mexico
United States
Antonio Palafox
Jon Douglas
6
3
6
1
3
6
7
5
   
3 Mexico
United States
Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox
Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston
8
6
10
12
3
6
6
3
6
2
 
4 Mexico
United States
Rafael Osuna
Jon Douglas
9
7
6
3
6
8
3
6
6
1
 
5 Mexico
United States
Mario Llamas
Chuck McKinley
6
2
6
4
5
7
3
6
3
6
 

Caribbean/West Indies vs. Yugoslavia


Caribbean/West Indies
1
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago[5]
6–8 August 1962
Clay

Yugoslavia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Cricket West Indies
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Ian McDonald
Boro Jovanović
1
6
1
6
1
6
     
2 Cricket West Indies
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Peter Valdez
Nikola Pilić
2
6
1
6
0
6
     
3 Cricket West Indies
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Alan Price / Peter Valdez
Boro Jovanović / Nikola Pilić
2
6
0
6
1
6
     
4 Cricket West Indies
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Alan Price
Nikola Pilić
0
6
2
6
3
6
     
5 Cricket West Indies
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Peter Valdez
Boro Jovanović
2
6
6
4
4
1
     
retired

Final

Mexico vs. Yugoslavia


Mexico
4
Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico[2]
17–19 August 1962
Clay

Yugoslavia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Mexico
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Antonio Palafox
Boro Jovanović
6
4
1
6
6
3
6
3
   
2 Mexico
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Rafael Osuna
Nikola Pilić
6
4
6
4
6
2
     
3 Mexico
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox
Boro Jovanović / Nikola Pilić
6
4
2
6
6
3
7
5
   
4 Mexico
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Francisco Contreras
Nikola Pilić
2
6
2
6
7
9
     
5 Mexico
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Mario Llamas
Vladimir Presečki
6
0
6
1
6
1
     

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. ^ a b "Mexico v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "United States v Canada". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Mexico v United States". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Caribbean/West Indies v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.