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The America Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1929 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

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 Cuba in the final, and went on to face Germany in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw

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Quarterfinals
16–18 May		Semifinals
17–25 May		Final
30 May–1 June
Montreal, Canada (grass)
 United States5
Chevy Chase, MD, United States (clay)
 Canada0
 United States4
 Japan1
 Japan
Detroit, MI, United States (clay)
bye
 United States5
 Cuba0
bye
Havana, Cuba (clay)
 Cuba
 Cuba4
 Mexico1
bye
 Mexico

Quarterfinals

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Canada vs. United States

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Canada
0 		Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[3]
16–18 May 1929
Grass
United States
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
United States 		Willard Crocker
John Van Ryn 		7
9 		2
6 		3
6 		     
2 Canada
United States 		Jack Wright
John Hennessey 		3
6 		6
4 		1
6 		5
7 		   
3 Canada
United States 		Arthur Ham / Jack Wright
John Hennessey / John Van Ryn 		1
6 		1
6 		6
1 		2
6 		   
4 Canada
United States 		Jack Wright
John Van Ryn 		1
6 		0
6 		1
6 		     
5 Canada
United States 		Willard Crocker
Wilmer Allison 		6
2 		4
6 		7
9 		6
4 		2
6 		 

Semifinals

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United States vs. Japan

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United States
4 		Chevy Chase Lawn Tennis Club, Chevy Chase, MD, United States[4]
23–25 May 1929
Clay
Japan
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Japan 		John Van Ryn
Tamio Abe 		6
2 		4
6 		6
3 		6
2 		   
2 United States
Japan 		John Hennessey
Yoshiro Ota 		6
2 		6
2 		6
3 		     
3 United States
Japan 		John Hennessey / John Van Ryn
Tamio Abe / Yoshiro Ota 		6
3 		6
4 		6
2 		     
4 United States
Japan 		John Van Ryn
Yoshiro Ota 		4
6 		7
5 		6
2 		4
6 		5
7 		 
5 United States
Japan 		John Hennessey
Tamio Abe 		8
6 		6
1 		3
6 		6
1 		   

Cuba vs. Mexico

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Cuba
4 		Havana, Cuba[5]
17–20 May 1929
Clay
Mexico
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Cuba
Mexico 		Vicente Banet
Ignacio de la Borbolla 		6
2 		6
3 		8
6 		     
2 Cuba
Mexico 		Gustavo Vollmer
Ricardo Tapia 		6
2 		6
3 		6
1 		     
3 Cuba
Mexico 		Ricardo Morales / Germán Upmann
Robert Kinsey / Alfonso Unda 		2
6 		12
10 		4
6 		3
6 		   
4 Cuba
Mexico 		Gustavo Vollmer
Ignacio de la Borbolla 		6
3 		6
3 		8
6 		     
5 Cuba
Mexico 		Vicente Banet
Ricardo Tapia 		6
3 		2
6 		9
7 		6
3 		   

Final

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United States vs. Cuba

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United States
5 		Detroit Tennis Club, Detroit, MI, United States[2]
30 May–1 June 1929
Clay
Cuba
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Cuba 		John Hennessey
Ricardo Morales 		6
0 		6
3 		6
4 		     
2 United States
Cuba 		John Van Ryn
Gustavo Vollmer 		6
0 		6
1 		6
1 		     
3 United States
Cuba 		Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn
Ricardo Morales / Germán Upmann 		6
2 		6
0 		6
1 		     
4 United States
Cuba 		Wilmer Allison
Gustavo Vollmer 		6
3 		6
2 		6
5 		     
5 United States
Cuba 		George Lott
Germán Upmann 		6
4 		6
3 		6
3 		     

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