1959 Davis Cup America Zone

The America Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1959 Davis Cup.

Main article: 1959 Davis Cup

7 teams entered the America Zone: 3 teams competed in the North & Central America Zone, while 4 teams competed in the South America Zone. The winner of each sub-zone would play against each other to determine who moved to the Inter-Zonal Zone to compete against the winners of the Eastern Zone and Europe Zone.[1]

Australia defeated Canada in the North & Central America Zone final, and Cuba received a walkover in the South America Zone final after Argentina withdrew.[2][3] In the Americas Inter-Zonal Final, Australia defeated Cuba and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[4]

North & Central America Zone

Draw
  Semifinals
18–20 July		 Final
24–26 July
                 
 
    Canada  
   bye     Montreal, Canada (grass)
      Canada 0
  Mexico City, Mexico (clay)     Australia 5
    Mexico 1
    Australia 4  

Semifinals

Mexico vs. Australia

Mexico
1		 Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico [5]
18–20 July 1959
Clay
Australia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Antonio Palafox
Neale Fraser		 6
8 		0
6 		6
2		 6
4		 3
6 		 
2
Mario Llamas
Rod Laver		 6
4		 6
4		 6
3		      
3
Mario Llamas / Antonio Palafox
Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser		 3
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     
4
Antonio Palafox
Rod Laver		 3
6 		8
6		 6
4		 5
7 		3
6 		 
5
Mario Llamas
Roy Emerson		 4
6 		2
6 		6
4		 6
4		 0
6 		 

Final

Canada vs. Australia

Canada
0		 Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada [2]
24–26 July 1959
Grass
Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Don Fontana
Roy Emerson		 2
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
2
Robert Bédard
Rod Laver		 6
8 		3
6 		4
6 		     
3
Robert Bédard / Don Fontana
Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser		 3
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
4
Robert Bédard
Roy Emerson		 6
4		 4
6 		5
7 		4
6 		   
5
François Godbout
Rod Laver		 9
7		 4
6 		2
6 		1
6 		   

South America Zone

Draw
  Semifinals
2–4 May		 Final
                 
  Bridgetown, Barbados
    Caribbean/West Indies 0  
    Cuba 4    
      Cuba w/o
      Argentina
    Argentina w/o
    Venezuela  

Semifinals

Caribbean/West Indies vs. Cuba

Caribbean/West Indies
0		 Bridgetown, Barbados [6]
2–4 May 1959
Grass
Cuba
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ian McDonald
Reynaldo Garrido		 4
6 		5
7 		6
3		 3
6 		   
2
Peter Philips
Orlando Garrido		 1
6 		2
6 		7
9 		     
3
Alan Price / Peter Valdez
Orlando Garrido / Reynaldo Garrido		 2
6 		2
6 		6
2		 2
6 		   
4
Ian McDonald
Orlando Garrido		 6
0		 6
4		 3
6 		3
6 		2
6 		 
5
Peter Philips
Reynaldo Garrido		 6
4		 4
6 		7
5		 1
3		   not
completed

Final

Cuba vs. Argentina

Cuba defeated Argentina by walkover.[3]

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Australia vs. Cuba

Australia
5		 Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada [4]
31 July–2 August 1959
Grass
Cuba
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Roy Emerson
Reynaldo Garrido		 6
0		 6
4		 6
4		      
2
Neale Fraser
Orlando Garrido		 6
1		 7
5		 6
3		      
3
Roy Emerson / Rod Laver
Orlando Garrido / Reynaldo Garrido		 6
4		 6
4		 6
4		      
4
Bob Mark
Orlando Garrido		 6
4		 6
4		 6
2		      
5
Neale Fraser
Reynaldo Garrido		 6
3		 6
2		 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. "Canada v Australia". daviscup.com.
  3. "Cuba v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  4. "Australia v Cuba". daviscup.com.
  5. "Mexico v Australia". daviscup.com.
  6. "Caribbean/West Indies v Cuba". daviscup.com.
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