1962 Davis Cup America Zone

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 States 5  
    Canada 0     Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
      United States 2  
      Mexico 3  
    Mexico
   bye     Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
      Mexico 4
        Yugoslavia 1
   bye  
    Caribbean/West Indies     Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay)
      Caribbean/West Indies 1
      Yugoslavia 4  
   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
Chuck McKinley
François Godbout
6
4
3
6
6
3
6
4
   
2
Jon Douglas
Don Fontana
6
4
6
2
5
7
6
4
   
3
Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston
Don Fontana / François Godbout
11
9
7
5
6
1
     
4
Chuck McKinley
Henry Fauquier
6
3
6
0
6
2
     
5
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
Rafael Osuna
Chuck McKinley
2
6
5
7
3
6
     
2
Antonio Palafox
Jon Douglas
6
3
6
1
3
6
7
5
   
3
Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox
Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston
8
6
10
12
3
6
6
3
6
2
 
4
Rafael Osuna
Jon Douglas
9
7
6
3
6
8
3
6
6
1
 
5
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
Ian McDonald
Boro Jovanović
1
6
1
6
1
6
     
2
Peter Valdez
Nikola Pilić
2
6
1
6
0
6
     
3
Alan Price / Peter Valdez
Boro Jovanović / Nikola Pilić
2
6
0
6
1
6
     
4
Alan Price
Nikola Pilić
0
6
2
6
3
6
     
5
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
Antonio Palafox
Boro Jovanović
6
4
1
6
6
3
6
3
   
2
Rafael Osuna
Nikola Pilić
6
4
6
4
6
2
     
3
Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox
Boro Jovanović / Nikola Pilić
6
4
2
6
6
3
7
5
   
4
Francisco Contreras
Nikola Pilić
2
6
2
6
7
9
     
5
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. "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.
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