1952 Davis Cup America Zone

The America Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1952 Davis Cup.

Main article: 1952 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 Europe Zone and Eastern Zone.[1] The United States defeated Canada in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[2]

Draw
  Quarterfinals
25–27 July		 Semifinals
1–3 August		 Final
8–10 August
                           
  Cincinnati, OH, United States (grass)
    Japan 0  
    United States 5     Havana, Cuba
      United States 5  
      Cuba 0  
    Cuba
   bye     Montreal, Canada (grass)
      United States 4
        Canada 1
   bye  
    Mexico     Montreal, Canada (grass)
      Mexico 0
      Canada 5  
   bye
    Canada  

Quarterfinals

United States vs. Japan

United States
5		 Cincinnati Tennis Club, Cincinnati, OH, United States[3]
25–27 July 1952
Grass
Japan
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Art Larsen
Jiro Kumamaru		 6
2		 3
6 		6
3		 6
2		    
2
Vic Seixas
Atsushi Miyagi		 6
3		 6
1		 6
0		      
3
Gardnar Mulloy / Bill Talbert
Jiro Kumamaru / Fumiteru Nakano		 6
2		 3
6 		6
3		 6
2		    
4
Vic Seixas
Fumiteru Nakano		 6
2		 6
1		 6
2		      
5
Art Larsen
Atsushi Miyagi		 6
1		 3
6 		6
1		 5
7 		6
3		  

Semifinals

Cuba vs. United States

Cuba
0		 Velado Tennis Club, Havana, Cuba[4]
1–3 August 1952
United States
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Juan Weiss
Hugh Stewart		 5
7 		0
6 		4
6 		     
2
Orlando Garrido
Tut Bartzen		 0
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
3
José Agüero / Juan Weiss
Gardnar Mulloy / Hugh Stewart		 0
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
4
Reynaldo Garrido
Tut Bartzen		 2
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
5
Orlando Garrido
Hugh Stewart		 8
10 		3
6 		0
6 		     

Canada vs. Mexico

Canada
5		 Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[5]
1–3 August 1952
Grass
Mexico
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Lorne Main
Pedro Vega		 6
2		 6
0		 6
2		      
2
Brendan Macken
Mario Llamas		 3
6 		4
6 		6
1		 6
1		 6
4		  
3
Lorne Main / Henri Rochon
Manuel Galeana / Mario Llamas		 6
3		 6
2		 6
4		      
4
Brendan Macken
Manuel Galeana		 6
2		 6
3		 6
4		      
5
Lorne Main
Mario Llamas		 6
4		 3
6 		6
8 		6
4		 6
1		  

Final

Canada vs. United States

Canada
1		 Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[2]
8–10 August 1952
Grass
United States
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Henri Rochon
Herbie Flam		 2
6 		6
8 		2
6 		     
2
Lorne Main
Vic Seixas		 2
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
3
Brendan Macken / Lorne Main
Herbie Flam / Vic Seixas		 3
6 		6
3		 3
6 		4
6 		   
4
Lorne Main
Herbie Flam		 2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
5
Brendan Macken
Bob Perry		 6
3		 11
13 		6
4		 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. "Canada v United States". daviscup.com.
  3. "United States v Japan". daviscup.com.
  4. "Cuba v United States". daviscup.com.
  5. "Canada v Mexico". daviscup.com.
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