1958 Davis Cup America Zone

The America Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1958 Davis Cup.

Main article: 1958 Davis Cup

7 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 Argentina in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[2]

Draw
  Quarterfinals
16–18 May; 4–12 July		 Semifinals
11–21 July		 Final
15–18 August
                           
 
    Israel  
   bye     Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
      Israel 0  
  Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)     Argentina 5  
    Argentina 5
    Caribbean/West Indies 0     Rye, NY, United States (grass)
      Argentina 0
  Toronto, Canada (clay)       United States 5
    Canada 5  
    Cuba 0     Toronto, Canada (clay)
      Canada 0
  Caracas, Venezuela     United States 5  
    Venezuela 0
    United States 5  

Quarterfinals

Argentina vs. Caribbean/West Indies

Argentina
5		 Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina [3]
10–12 July 1958
Clay
Caribbean/West Indies
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Enrique Morea
Peter Philips		 6
2		 6
2		 6
2		      
2
Eduardo Soriano
Peter Valdez		 6
2		 7
5		 6
1		      
3
Alejo Russell / Eduardo Soriano
Peter Philips / Peter Valdez		 6
1		 6
3		 6
4		      
4
Enrique Morea
Peter Valdez		 10
8		 6
3		 6
3		      
5
Ernesto Rios
Peter Philips		 6
3		 6
4		 6
3		      

Canada vs. Cuba

Canada
5		 Toronto CS&C Club, Toronto, Canada [4]
4–6 July 1958
Clay
Cuba
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Don Fontana
Raúl Karman		 6
2		 6
2		 6
3		      
2
Robert Bédard
Adolfo Miñoso		 6
1		 6
0		 6
0		      
3
Robert Bédard / Don Fontana
Raúl Karman / Adolfo Miñoso		 6
2		 6
2		 6
4		      
4
Robert Bédard
Raúl Karman		 6
2		 6
1		 6
3		      
5
Paul Willey
Adolfo Miñoso		 6
2		 6
1		 6
3		      

Venezuela vs. United States

Venezuela
0		 Altamira Tennis Club, Caracas, Venezuela [5]
16–18 May 1958
United States
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Isaías Pimentel
Ham Richardson		 2
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
2
Marcos Gambus
Barry MacKay		 4
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
3
Marcos Gambus / Isaías Pimentel
Barry MacKay / William Quillian		 1
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     
4
Isaías Pimentel
Barry MacKay		 3
6 		4
6 		7
5		 6
1		 1
6 		 
5
Manuel Suárez
William Quillian		 0
6 		0
6 		1
6 		     

Semifinals

Argentina vs. Israel

Argentina
5		 Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina [6]
19–21 July 1958
Clay
Israel
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Eduardo Soriano
Eleazar Davidman		 6
3		 2
6 		6
1		 6
0		    
2
Enrique Morea
Arie Avidan-Weiss		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      
3
Enrique Morea / Eduardo Soriano
Arie Avidan-Weiss / Eleazar Davidman		 6
3		 6
3		 6
2		      
4
Eduardo Soriano
Arie Avidan-Weiss		 6
1		 6
3		 6
1		      
5
Enrique Morea
Eleazar Davidman		 7
5		 3
6 		6
4		 7
5		    

Canada vs. United States

Canada
0		 Toronto CS&C Club, Toronto, Canada [7]
11–13 July 1958
Clay
United States
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Don Fontana
Barry MacKay		 1
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     
2
Robert Bédard
Whitney Reed		 7
9 		2
6 		4
6 		     
3
Robert Bédard / Don Fontana
Sam Giammalva / Barry MacKay		 1
6 		11
13 		4
6 		     
4
Paul Willey
Barry MacKay		 8
6		 2
6 		10
12 		5
7 		   
5
Don Fontana
Jon Douglas		 6
4		 3
6 		3
6 		1
6 		   

Final

United States vs. Argentina

United States
5		 Westchester Country Club, Rye, NY, United States [2]
15–18 August 1958
Grass
Argentina
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Barry MacKay
Eduardo Soriano		 6
2		 6
2		 3
6 		6
3		    
2
Ham Richardson
Enrique Morea		 6
1		 6
2		 7
9 		6
2		    
3
Sam Giammalva / Barry MacKay
Enrique Morea / Eduardo Soriano		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      
4
Ham Richardson
Eduardo Soriano		 6
4		 6
2		 7
5		      
5
Barry MacKay
Enrique Morea		 6
2		 6
2		 6
2		      

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 Argentina". daviscup.com.
  3. "Argentina v Caribbean/West Indies". daviscup.com.
  4. "Canada v Cuba". daviscup.com.
  5. "Venezuela v United States". daviscup.com.
  6. "Argentina v Israel". daviscup.com.
  7. "Canada v United States". daviscup.com.
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