1952 Davis Cup America Zone

Regional zone of the 1952 Davis Cup

Main article: 1952 Davis Cup

The America Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 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

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

## Quarterfinals

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### United States vs. Japan

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United States
5 | Cincinnati Tennis Club, Cincinnati, OH, United States[3]
25–27 July 1952
Grass  |
Japan

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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

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### Cuba vs. United States

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Cuba
0 | Velado Tennis Club, Havana, Cuba[4]
1–3 August 1952

United States

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

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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

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Canada
5 | Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[5]
1–3 August 1952
Grass  |
Mexico

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

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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

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### Canada vs. United States

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Canada
1 | Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[2]
8–10 August 1952
Grass  |
United States

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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

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

## External links

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* Davis Cup official website