1959 Davis Cup America Zone

The America Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1959 Davis Cup.

7 teams entered the America Zone: 3 teams competed in the North & Central America Zone, while 4 teams competed in the South America Zone. The winner of each sub-zone would play against each other to determine who moved to the Inter-Zonal Zone to compete against the winners of the Eastern Zone and Europe Zone.^[1]

Australia defeated Canada in the North & Central America Zone final, and Cuba received a walkover in the South America Zone final after Argentina withdrew.^[2]^[3] In the Americas Inter-Zonal Final, Australia defeated Cuba and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.^[4]

North & Central America Zone

Draw


Semifinals 18–20 July		Final 24–26 July



Canada
		Montreal, Canada (grass)
bye
		Canada	0
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
		Australia	5
Mexico	1

Australia	4

Semifinals

Mexico vs. Australia

Mexico
1

Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico^[5]
18–20 July 1959
Clay

Australia
4

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Antonio Palafox Neale Fraser	6 8	0 6	6 2	6 4	3 6
2	Mario Llamas Rod Laver	6 4	6 4	6 3
3	Mario Llamas / Antonio Palafox Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser	3 6	2 6	5 7
4	Antonio Palafox Rod Laver	3 6	8 6	6 4	5 7	3 6
5	Mario Llamas Roy Emerson	4 6	2 6	6 4	6 4	0 6

Final

Canada vs. Australia

Canada
0

Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada^[2]
24–26 July 1959
Grass

Australia
5

		1	2	3	4
1	Don Fontana Roy Emerson	2 6	2 6	4 6
2	Robert Bédard Rod Laver	6 8	3 6	4 6
3	Robert Bédard / Don Fontana Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser	3 6	3 6	1 6
4	Robert Bédard Roy Emerson	6 4	4 6	5 7	4 6
5	François Godbout Rod Laver	9 7	4 6	2 6	1 6

South America Zone

Draw


Semifinals 2–4 May		Final

Bridgetown, Barbados

Caribbean/West Indies	0

Cuba	4
		Cuba	w/o

		Argentina
Argentina	w/o

Venezuela

Semifinals

Caribbean/West Indies vs. Cuba

Caribbean/West Indies
0

Bridgetown, Barbados^[6]
2–4 May 1959
Grass

Cuba
4

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Ian McDonald Reynaldo Garrido	4 6	5 7	6 3	3 6
2	Peter Philips Orlando Garrido	1 6	2 6	7 9
3	Alan Price / Peter Valdez Orlando Garrido / Reynaldo Garrido	2 6	2 6	6 2	2 6
4	Ian McDonald Orlando Garrido	6 0	6 4	3 6	3 6	2 6
5	Peter Philips Reynaldo Garrido	6 4	4 6	7 5	1 3		not completed

Final

Cuba vs. Argentina

Cuba defeated Argentina by walkover.^[3]

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Australia vs. Cuba

Australia
5

Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada^[4]
31 July–2 August 1959
Grass

Cuba
0

		1	2	3
1	Roy Emerson Reynaldo Garrido	6 0	6 4	6 4
2	Neale Fraser Orlando Garrido	6 1	7 5	6 3
3	Roy Emerson / Rod Laver Orlando Garrido / Reynaldo Garrido	6 4	6 4	6 4
4	Bob Mark Orlando Garrido	6 4	6 4	6 2
5	Neale Fraser Reynaldo Garrido	6 3	6 2	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 "Canada v Australia". daviscup.com.
^ ^a ^b "Cuba v Argentina". daviscup.com.
^ ^a ^b "Australia v Cuba". daviscup.com.
^ "Mexico v Australia". daviscup.com.
^ "Caribbean/West Indies v Cuba". 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.

[NA_Final-2] "Canada v Australia". daviscup.com.

[SA_Final-3] "Cuba v Argentina". daviscup.com.

[America_Final-4] "Australia v Cuba". daviscup.com.

[5] "Mexico v Australia". daviscup.com.

[6] "Caribbean/West Indies v Cuba". daviscup.com.

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