1963 Davis Cup America Zone

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

Venezuela

3

Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)

Ecuador

1

Ecuador

3

Denver, CO, United States (hard)

Caribbean/West Indies

2

Venezuela

0

Tehran, Iran

United States

5

Iran

0

Los Angeles, CA, United States (hard)

United States

5

United States

4

Vancouver, Canada (hard)

Mexico

1

Canada

1

Mexico

4

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
1	Pancho Guzmán Lance Lumsden	6 1	6 3	6 3
2	Eduardo Zuleta Peter Valdez	6 4	6 3	6 1
3	Pancho Guzmán / Eduardo Zuleta Lance Lumsden / Peter Valdez	4 6	6 3	4 6	5 7
4	Eduardo Zuleta Lance Lumsden	6 1	6 4	6 1
5	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
1	Reza Akbari Gene Scott	4 6	1 6	0 6
2	Taghi Akbari Allen Fox	2 6	2 6	2 6
3	Reza Akbari / Taghi Akbari Donald Dell / Gene Scott	0 6	1 6	4 6
4	Reza Akbari Allen Fox	1 6	0 6	1 6
5	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	François Godbout Rafael Osuna	3 6	1 6	2 6
2	Henry Fauquier Antonio Palafox	7 9	4 6	1 6
3	Keith Carpenter / Henry Fauquier Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox	3 6	5 7	4 6
4	François Godbout Antonio Palafox	3 6	3 6	1 6
5	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
1	Juan Notz Eduardo Zuleta	3 6	3 6	4 6
2	Isaías Pimentel Pancho Guzmán	6 2	6 1	6 0
3	Juan Notz / Isaías Pimentel Pancho Guzmán / Eduardo Zuleta	6 3	6 4	6 2
4	Isaías Pimentel Eduardo Zuleta	6 3	6 2	6 1
5	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	Chuck McKinley Rafael Osuna	2 6	6 3	2 6	6 2	3 6
2	Dennis Ralston Antonio Palafox	6 1	6 4	3 6	6 3
3	Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox	6 1	6 3	8 6
4	Dennis Ralston Rafael Osuna	6 1	6 3	7 5
5	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
1	Dennis Ralston Orlando Bracamonte	6 2	6 1	6 2
2	Marty Riessen Isaías Pimentel	8 6	6 4	6 4
3	Dennis Ralston / Marty Riessen Orlando Bracamonte / Isaías Pimentel	7 5	8 6	6 3
4	Arthur Ashe Orlando Bracamonte	6 1	6 1	6 0
5	Dennis Ralston Isaías Pimentel	18 16	9 7	6 4

References

^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
^ ^a ^b "United States v Venezuela". daviscup.com.
^ "Ecuador v Caribbean/West Indies". daviscup.com.
^ "Iran v United States". daviscup.com.
^ "Canada v Mexico". daviscup.com.
^ "Venezuela v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
^ "United States v Mexico". daviscup.com.

External links

Davis Cup official website

[Collins-1] Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.

[America_Final-2] "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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