1938 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone

Main article: 1938 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

The America Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1938 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] Australia defeated Japan in the final, and went on to face Germany in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw

Semifinals
28–31 July		Final
12–14 August
Kansas City, MO, United States (clay)
 Australia5
Montreal, Canada (grass)
 Mexico0
 Australia3
Montreal, Canada (grass)
 Japan1
 Canada0
 Japan5

Semifinals

Australia vs. Mexico


Australia
5 		Rockhill Tennis Club, Kansas City, MO, United States[3]
29–31 July 1938
Clay
Mexico
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Mexico 		Adrian Quist
Daniel Hernández 		6
1 		7
5 		6
4 		     
2 Australia
Mexico 		John Bromwich
Eugenio Tapia 		6
4 		6
4 		6
4 		     
3 Australia
Mexico 		John Bromwich / Adrian Quist
Daniel Hernández / Eugenio Tapia 		6
1 		6
0 		6
3 		     
4 Australia
Mexico 		Adrian Quist
Eugenio Tapia 		6
1 		6
1 		6
4 		     
5 Australia
Mexico 		Leonard Schwartz
Daniel Hernández 		6
4 		6
1 		6
2 		     

Canada vs. Japan


Canada
0 		Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[4]
28–30 July 1938
Grass
Japan
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
Japan 		Ross Wilson
Fumiteru Nakano 		2
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
2 Canada
Japan 		Bob Murray
Jiro Yamagishi 		1
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
3 Canada
Japan 		Laird Watt / Ross Wilson
Fumiteru Nakano / Jiro Yamagishi 		3
6 		6
3 		3
6 		5
7 		   
4 Canada
Japan 		Douglas Cameron
Jiro Yamagishi 		4
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
5 Canada
Japan 		Bob Murray
Fumiteru Nakano 		4
6 		3
6 		0
6 		     

Final

Australia vs. Japan


Australia
3 		Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[2]
12–14 August 1938
Grass
Japan
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Japan 		John Bromwich
Jiro Yamagishi 		0
6 		6
3 		5
7 		4
6 		   
2 Australia
Japan 		Adrian Quist
Fumiteru Nakano 		6
3 		4
6 		9
7 		6
1 		   
3 Australia
Japan 		John Bromwich / Adrian Quist
Fumiteru Nakano / Jiro Yamagishi 		6
2 		6
4 		6
3 		     
4 Australia
Japan 		Adrian Quist
Jiro Yamagishi 		6
4 		6
4 		2
6 		9
7 		   
5 Australia
Japan 		John Bromwich
Fumiteru Nakano 		1
6 		6
1 		4
6 		12
12 		  not
completed

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. ^ a b "Australia v Japan". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Australia v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Canada v Japan". daviscup.com.
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