1966 Davis Cup America Zone
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The America Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1966 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 Mexico in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[2]
Draw
| Quarterfinals 8 April–3 May | Semifinals 19–30 May | Final 13–15 August | |||||||||||
 Mexico | |||||||||||||
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | |||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||
| Mexico | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | |||||||||||||
 Argentina | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Argentina | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Cleveland, OH, United States (hard) | |||||||||||||
 Chile | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Mexico | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | |||||||||||||
 United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
 Venezuela | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Kingston, Jamaica | |||||||||||||
 Caribbean/West Indies | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Caribbean/West Indies | 1 | ||||||||||||
| United States | 4 | ||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||
| United States | |||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
Argentina vs. Chile
 Argentina 3 |
Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[3] 8–10 April 1966 Clay |
 Chile 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Venezuela vs. Caribbean/West Indies
 Venezuela 2 |
Caracas, Venezuela[4] 1–3 May 1966 Hard |
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Semifinals
Mexico vs. Argentina
 Mexico 4 |
Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico[5] 28–30 May 1966 Clay |
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Caribbean/West Indies vs. United States
Caribbean/West Indies 1 |
St. Andrew Club, Kingston, Jamaica[6] 19–21 May 1966 |
 United States 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
United States vs. Mexico
United States 5 |
Harold Clark Courts, Cleveland, OH, United States[2] 13–15 August 1966 Hard |
Mexico 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Argentina v Chile". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Venezuela v Caribbean/West Indies". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Mexico v Argentina". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Caribbean/West Indies v United States". daviscup.com.