1951 Davis Cup America Zone

Main article: 1951 Davis Cup

The America Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1951 Davis Cup.

5 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 Canada in the final, and went on to face Sweden in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

## Draw

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| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Quarterfinals
20–22 July| | | Semifinals
3–5 August| | | Final
10–12 August
| Louisville, KY, United States (grass)| |
|  Japan| 0
| | | Rye, NY, United States (grass)
|  United States| 5| |
| | |  United States| 5
| | | | |
| | |  Mexico| 0| |
|  Mexico| | | | |
| | | | Montreal, Canada (grass)
| bye| | |
| | |  United States| 5
| | |
| | |  Canada| 0
| bye| | | | | |
| | | Montreal, Canada (grass)|
|  Cuba| | |
| | |  Cuba| 0|
| | | | |
| | |  Canada| 5| | |
| bye| | | | |
| | | |
|  Canada| | |
| | |
| | | | |

## Quarterfinals

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### United States vs. Japan

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United States
5 | Louisville Boat Club, Louisville, KY, United States[3]
20–22 July 1951
Grass  |
Japan

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|  |  |  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  |

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1  |
| Dick Savitt
Fumiteru Nakano | 7
5  | 6
3  | 6
2  |  |  |
2  |
| Herbie Flam
Jiro Kumamaru | 7
5  | 6
0  | 7
5  |  |  |
3  |
| Bill Talbert / Tony Trabert
Goro Fujikura / Fumiteru Nakano | 6
0  | 6
2  | 10
8  |  |  |
4  |
| Tony Trabert
Fumiteru Nakano | 6
4  | 7
5  | 6
0  |  |  |
5  |
| Dick Savitt
Jiro Kumamaru | 6
4  | 6
2  | 3
6  | 6
1  |  |

## Semifinals

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### United States vs. Mexico

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United States
5 | Westchester Country Club, Rye, NY, United States[4]
3–5 August 1951
Grass  |
Mexico

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|  |  |  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  |

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1  |
| Art Larsen
Armando Vega | 7
5  | 6
3  | 4
6  | 7
5  |  |
2  |
| Herbie Flam
Mario Llamas | 6
1  | 6
2  | 6
4  |  |  |
3  |
| Herbie Flam / Vic Seixas
Armando Vega / Rolando Vega | 6
4  | 6
2  | 6
0  |  |  |
4  |
| Herbie Flam
Rolando Vega | 6
3  | 6
3  | 6
3  |  |  |
5  |
| Vic Seixas
Mario Llamas | 6
3  | 8
6  | 6
1  |  |  |

### Canada vs. Cuba

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Canada
5 | Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[5]
3–5 August 1951
Grass  |
Cuba

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|  |  |  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  |

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1  |
| Lorne Main
José Agüero | 6
4  | 6
0  | 7
5  |  |  |
2  |
| Brendan Macken
Juan Weiss | 3
6  | 6
4  | 6
1  | 6
4  |  |
3  |
| Lorne Main / Henri Rochon
José Agüero / Juan Weiss | 6
4  | 6
0  | 6
4  |  |  |
4  |
| Henri Rochon
Orlando Garrido | 6
1  | 6
3  | 6
2  |  |  |
5  |
| Brendan Macken
Reynaldo Garrido | 6
2  | 6
4  | 6
2  |  |  |

## Final

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### Canada vs. United States

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Canada
0 | Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[2]
10–12 August 1951
Grass  |
United States

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1  |
| Lorne Main
Tony Trabert | 1
6  | 2
6  | 3
6  |  |  |
2  |
| Brendan Macken
Dick Savitt | 3
6  | 1
6  | 3
6  |  |  |
3  |
| Brendan Macken / Henri Rochon
Budge Patty / Tony Trabert | 4
6  | 3
6  | 2
6  |  |  |
4  |
| Henri Rochon
Art Larsen | 2
6  | 1
6  | 3
6  |  |  |
5  |
| Lorne Main
Budge Patty | 3
6  | 3
6  | 2
6  |  |  |

## References

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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 "Canada v United States". daviscup.com.
3. ^ "United States v Japan". daviscup.com.
4. ^ "United States v Mexico". daviscup.com.
5. ^ "Canada v Cuba". daviscup.com.

## External links

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* Davis Cup official website