1937 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone

The America Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1937 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] The United States defeated Australia in the final, and went on to face Germany in the Inter-Zonal Final.^[2]

Draw[edit]


Semifinals 30 April–2 May		Final 29–31 May

Mexico City, Mexico (clay)

Australia	5
		Forest Hills, NY, United States (grass)
Mexico	0
		Australia	0
San Francisco, CA, United States (clay)
		United States	5
United States	5

Japan	0

Club Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico^[3]
30 April–2 May 1937
Clay

		1	2	3	4
1	Esteban Reyes Adrian Quist	3 6	1 6	3 6
2	Ricardo Tapia Vivian McGrath	2 6	4 6	4 6
3	Daniel Hernández / Alfonso Unda Jack Crawford / Adrian Quist	2 6	3 6	3 6
4	Esteban Reyes John Bromwich	2 6	2 6	5 7
5	Ricardo Tapia Adrian Quist	2 6	4 6	6 4	3 6

Lakeside Country Club, San Francisco, CA, United States^[4]
30 April–2 May 1937
Clay

		1	2	3	4
1	Don Budge Fumiteru Nakano	6 1	6 1	6 0
2	Frank Parker Jiro Yamagishi	6 3	2 6	8 6	6 1
3	Don Budge / Gene Mako Fumiteru Nakano / Jiro Yamagishi	6 0	6 1	6 4
4	Frank Parker Fumiteru Nakano	6 0	6 3	6 2
5	Don Budge Jiro Yamagishi	6 2	6 2	6 4

		1	2	3	4
1	Don Budge Jack Crawford	6 1	6 3	6 2
2	Bryan Grant John Bromwich	6 2	7 5	6 1
3	Don Budge / Gene Mako Jack Crawford / Vivian McGrath	7 5	6 1	8 6
4	Don Budge John Bromwich	6 2	6 3	5 7	6 1
5	Bryan Grant Jack Crawford	6 0	6 2	7 5

^ 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 Australia". daviscup.com.
^ "Mexico v Australia". daviscup.com.
^ "United States v Japan". daviscup.com.