1937 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone

The America Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1937 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

Main article: 1937 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

4 teams entered the America Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Final against the winner of the Europe Zone.[1] The United States defeated Australia in the final, and went on to face Germany in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw
  Semifinals
30 April–2 May		 Final
29–31 May
                 
  Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
    Australia 5  
    Mexico 0     Forest Hills, NY, United States (grass)
      Australia 0
  San Francisco, CA, United States (clay)     United States 5
    United States 5
    Japan 0  

Semifinals

Mexico vs. Australia

Mexico
0		 Club Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico [3]
30 April–2 May 1937
Clay
Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Esteban Reyes
Adrian Quist		 3
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
2
Ricardo Tapia
Vivian McGrath		 2
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
3
Daniel Hernández / Alfonso Unda
Jack Crawford / Adrian Quist		 2
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
4
Esteban Reyes
John Bromwich		 2
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     
5
Ricardo Tapia
Adrian Quist		 2
6 		4
6 		6
4		 3
6 		   

United States vs. Japan

United States
5		 Lakeside Country Club, San Francisco, CA, United States [4]
30 April–2 May 1937
Clay
Japan
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Don Budge
Fumiteru Nakano		 6
1		 6
1		 6
0		      
2
Frank Parker
Jiro Yamagishi		 6
3		 2
6 		8
6		 6
1		    
3
Don Budge / Gene Mako
Fumiteru Nakano / Jiro Yamagishi		 6
0		 6
1		 6
4		      
4
Frank Parker
Fumiteru Nakano		 6
0		 6
3		 6
2		      
5
Don Budge
Jiro Yamagishi		 6
2		 6
2		 6
4		      

Final

United States vs. Australia

United States
5		 West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States [2]
29–31 May 1937
Grass
Australia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Don Budge
Jack Crawford		 6
1		 6
3		 6
2		      
2
Bryan Grant
John Bromwich		 6
2		 7
5		 6
1		      
3
Don Budge / Gene Mako
Jack Crawford / Vivian McGrath		 7
5		 6
1		 8
6		      
4
Don Budge
John Bromwich		 6
2		 6
3		 5
7 		6
1		    
5
Bryan Grant
Jack Crawford		 6
0		 6
2		 7
5		      

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 Australia". daviscup.com.
  3. "Mexico v Australia". daviscup.com.
  4. "United States v Japan". daviscup.com.
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