1965 Davis Cup America Zone

The America Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1965 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] The United States defeated Mexico in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[2]

Draw

  Quarterfinals
8–10 July
Semifinals
5–7 June; 17–20 July
Final
31 July–2 August
                           
  Nassau, Bahamas
    New Zealand 4  
    Caribbean/West Indies 0     Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
      New Zealand 0  
      Mexico 5  
    Mexico
   bye     Dallas, TX, United States (hard)
      Mexico 1
        United States 4
   bye  
    Canada     Bakersfield, CA, United States (hard)
      Canada 0
      United States 5  
   bye
    United States  

Quarterfinals

Caribbean/West Indies vs. New Zealand


Caribbean/West Indies
0
Nassau, Bahamas [3]
8–10 July 1965

New Zealand
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Peter Valdez
Ian Crookenden
2
6
3
6
2
6
     
2
Richard Russell
Lew Gerrard
2
6
3
6
1
6
     
3
Alan Price / Richard Russell
Ian Crookenden / Lew Gerrard
3
6
4
6
6
3
1
6
   
4
Richard Russell
Ian Crookenden
6
3
6
8
2
6
6
3
2
6
 
5
Peter Valdez
Lew Gerrard
          not
played

Semifinals

Mexico vs. New Zealand


Mexico
5
Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico [4]
17–20 July 1965
Clay

New Zealand
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Rafael Osuna
Lew Gerrard
6
2
6
3
6
3
     
2
Antonio Palafox
Ian Crookenden
3
6
6
2
6
1
6
1
   
3
Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox
Ian Crookenden / Lew Gerrard
6
4
6
4
6
2
     
4
Rafael Osuna
Ian Crookenden
1
6
6
2
7
9
6
4
6
2
 
5
Antonio Palafox
Lew Gerrard
6
2
3
6
8
6
6
3
   

United States vs. Canada


United States
5
Bakersfield Racquet Club, Bakersfield, CA, United States [5]
5–7 June 1965
Hard

Canada
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Gene Scott
Henry Fauquier
6
3
6
2
4
6
6
4
   
2
Arthur Ashe
Keith Carpenter
6
3
6
3
6
1
     
3
Chuck McKinley / Marty Riessen
Keith Carpenter / Henry Fauquier
9
7
6
2
6
3
     
4
Gene Scott
Keith Carpenter
6
3
7
5
7
5
     
5
Arthur Ashe
Henry Fauquier
6
4
6
0
6
4
     

Final

United States vs. Mexico


United States
4
Samuell Grand Park, Dallas, TX, United States [2]
31 July–2 August 1965
Hard

Mexico
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Arthur Ashe
Rafael Osuna
6
2
6
3
9
7
     
2
Dennis Ralston
Antonio Palafox
6
2
6
3
6
2
     
3
Dennis Ralston / Ham Richardson
Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox
6
8
4
6
5
7
     
4
Arthur Ashe
Antonio Palafox
6
1
6
4
6
4
     
5
Dennis Ralston
Rafael Osuna
6
0
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. "United States v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  3. "Caribbean/West Indies v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  4. "Mexico v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  5. "United States v Canada". daviscup.com.
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