1963 Davis Cup America Zone

Main article: 1963 Davis Cup

The America Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1963 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 Venezuela in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[2]

Draw

Quarterfinals
13–17 June; 26–28 July		Semifinals
28–30 July; 16–18 August		Final
13–15 September
 Venezuela
Caracas, Venezuela (hard)
bye
 Venezuela3
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
 Ecuador1
 Ecuador3
Denver, CO, United States (hard)
 Caribbean/West Indies2
 Venezuela0
Tehran, Iran
 United States5
 Iran0
Los Angeles, CA, United States (hard)
 United States5
 United States4
Vancouver, Canada (hard)
 Mexico1
 Canada1
 Mexico4

Quarterfinals

Ecuador vs. Caribbean/West Indies


Ecuador
3 		Guayaquil Tennis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador[3]
15–17 June 1963
Clay
Caribbean/West Indies
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Ecuador
Cricket West Indies 		Pancho Guzmán
Lance Lumsden 		6
1 		6
3 		6
3 		     
2 Ecuador
Cricket West Indies 		Eduardo Zuleta
Peter Valdez 		6
4 		6
3 		6
1 		     
3 Ecuador
Cricket West Indies 		Pancho Guzmán / Eduardo Zuleta
Lance Lumsden / Peter Valdez 		4
6 		6
3 		4
6 		5
7 		   
4 Ecuador
Cricket West Indies 		Eduardo Zuleta
Lance Lumsden 		6
1 		6
4 		6
1 		     
5 Ecuador
Cricket West Indies 		Pancho Guzmán
Peter Valdez 		4
6 		5
7 		7
9 		     

Iran vs. United States


Iran
0 		Imperial Tennis Club, Tehran, Iran[4]
13–16 June 1963
United States
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Iran
United States 		Reza Akbari
Gene Scott 		4
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
2 Iran
United States 		Taghi Akbari
Allen Fox 		2
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3 Iran
United States 		Reza Akbari / Taghi Akbari
Donald Dell / Gene Scott 		0
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
4 Iran
United States 		Reza Akbari
Allen Fox 		1
6 		0
6 		1
6 		     
5 Iran
United States 		Taghi Akbari
Donald Dell 		3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     

Canada vs. Mexico


Canada
1 		Vancouver Lawn Tennis Club, Vancouver, Canada[5]
26–28 July 1963
Hard
Mexico
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
Mexico 		François Godbout
Rafael Osuna 		3
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2 Canada
Mexico 		Henry Fauquier
Antonio Palafox 		7
9 		4
6 		1
6 		     
3 Canada
Mexico 		Keith Carpenter / Henry Fauquier
Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox 		3
6 		5
7 		4
6 		     
4 Canada
Mexico 		François Godbout
Antonio Palafox 		3
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
5 Canada
Mexico 		Keith Carpenter
Juan Arredondo 		6
2 		6
3 		3
6 		1
6 		6
3 		 

Semifinals

Venezuela vs. Ecuador


Venezuela
3 		Altamira Tennis Club, Caracas, Venezuela[6]
28–30 July 1963
Hard
Ecuador
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Venezuela
Ecuador 		Juan Notz
Eduardo Zuleta 		3
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
2 Venezuela
Ecuador 		Isaías Pimentel
Pancho Guzmán 		6
2 		6
1 		6
0 		     
3 Venezuela
Ecuador 		Juan Notz / Isaías Pimentel
Pancho Guzmán / Eduardo Zuleta 		6
3 		6
4 		6
2 		     
4 Venezuela
Ecuador 		Isaías Pimentel
Eduardo Zuleta 		6
3 		6
2 		6
1 		     
5 Venezuela
Ecuador 		Juan Notz
Pancho Guzmán 		6
0 		3
6 		3
6 		7
5 		  not
completed

United States vs. Mexico


United States
4 		Los Angeles Tennis Club, Los Angeles, CA, United States[7]
16–18 August 1963
Hard
Mexico
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Mexico 		Chuck McKinley
Rafael Osuna 		2
6 		6
3 		2
6 		6
2 		3
6 		 
2 United States
Mexico 		Dennis Ralston
Antonio Palafox 		6
1 		6
4 		3
6 		6
3 		   
3 United States
Mexico 		Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston
Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox 		6
1 		6
3 		8
6 		     
4 United States
Mexico 		Dennis Ralston
Rafael Osuna 		6
1 		6
3 		7
5 		     
5 United States
Mexico 		Chuck McKinley
Antonio Palafox 		6
4 		6
4 		4
6 		6
3 		   

Final

United States vs. Venezuela


United States
5 		Cherry Hills Country Club, Denver, CO, United States[2]
13–15 September 1963
Hard
Venezuela
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Venezuela 		Dennis Ralston
Orlando Bracamonte 		6
2 		6
1 		6
2 		     
2 United States
Venezuela 		Marty Riessen
Isaías Pimentel 		8
6 		6
4 		6
4 		     
3 United States
Venezuela 		Dennis Ralston / Marty Riessen
Orlando Bracamonte / Isaías Pimentel 		7
5 		8
6 		6
3 		     
4 United States
Venezuela 		Arthur Ashe
Orlando Bracamonte 		6
1 		6
1 		6
0 		     
5 United States
Venezuela 		Dennis Ralston
Isaías Pimentel 		18
16 		9
7 		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. ^ a b "United States v Venezuela". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Ecuador v Caribbean/West Indies". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Iran v United States". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Canada v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Venezuela v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "United States v Mexico". daviscup.com.
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