1928 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone
The America Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1928 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.
6 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 Japan in the final, and went on to face Italy in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]
Draw[edit]
Quarterfinals 9 April–2 May | Semifinals 25–28 May | Final 1–3 June | |||||||||||
China | |||||||||||||
Kansas City, MO, United States (clay) | |||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
China | 0 | ||||||||||||
Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | |||||||||||||
United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
Chicago, IL, United States (clay) | |||||||||||||
Mexico | 0 | ||||||||||||
United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
Havana, Cuba | |||||||||||||
Japan | 0 | ||||||||||||
Japan | 3 | ||||||||||||
Montreal, Canada (grass) | |||||||||||||
Cuba | 0 | ||||||||||||
Japan | 3 | ||||||||||||
Canada | 1 | ||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
Canada | |||||||||||||
Quarterfinals[edit]
Mexico vs. United States[edit]
Mexico 0 | Club Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico[3] 9–11 April 1928 Clay | United States 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cuba vs. Japan[edit]
Cuba 0 | Havana, Cuba[4] 30 April–2 May 1928 | Japan 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semifinals[edit]
United States vs. China[edit]
United States 5 | Rockhill Tennis Club, Kansas City, MO, United States[5] 25–27 May 1928 Clay | China 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Canada vs. Japan[edit]
Canada 1 | Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[6] 25–28 May 1928 Grass | Japan 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final[edit]
United States vs. Japan[edit]
United States 5 | Town & Tennis Club, Chicago, IL, United States[2] 1–3 June 1928 Clay | Japan 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References[edit]
- ^ 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 Japan". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Mexico v United States". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Cuba v Japan". daviscup.com.
- ^ "United States v China". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Canada v Japan". daviscup.com.