1958 Davis Cup America Zone

The America Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1958 Davis Cup.

7 teams entered the America Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the Eastern Zone and Europe Zone.^[1] The United States defeated Argentina in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.^[2]

Draw

Quarterfinals
16–18 May; 4–12 July

Semifinals
11–21 July

Final
15–18 August

Israel

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

bye

Israel

0

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

Argentina

5

Argentina

5

Rye, NY, United States (grass)

Caribbean/West Indies

0

Argentina

0

Toronto, Canada (clay)

United States

5

Canada

5

Toronto, Canada (clay)

Cuba

0

Canada

0

5

0

5

Quarterfinals

Argentina vs. Caribbean/West Indies

Argentina
5

Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina^[3]
10–12 July 1958
Clay

Caribbean/West Indies
0

		1	2	3
1	Enrique Morea Peter Philips	6 2	6 2	6 2
2	Eduardo Soriano Peter Valdez	6 2	7 5	6 1
3	Alejo Russell / Eduardo Soriano Peter Philips / Peter Valdez	6 1	6 3	6 4
4	Enrique Morea Peter Valdez	10 8	6 3	6 3
5	Ernesto Rios Peter Philips	6 3	6 4	6 3

Canada vs. Cuba

Canada
5

Toronto CS&C Club, Toronto, Canada^[4]
4–6 July 1958
Clay

Cuba
0

		1	2	3
1	Don Fontana Raúl Karman	6 2	6 2	6 3
2	Robert Bédard Adolfo Miñoso	6 1	6 0	6 0
3	Robert Bédard / Don Fontana Raúl Karman / Adolfo Miñoso	6 2	6 2	6 4
4	Robert Bédard Raúl Karman	6 2	6 1	6 3
5	Paul Willey Adolfo Miñoso	6 2	6 1	6 3

Venezuela vs. United States

Venezuela
0

Altamira Tennis Club, Caracas, Venezuela^[5]
16–18 May 1958

United States
5

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Isaías Pimentel Ham Richardson	2 6	1 6	3 6
2	Marcos Gambus Barry MacKay	4 6	1 6	2 6
3	Marcos Gambus / Isaías Pimentel Barry MacKay / William Quillian	1 6	4 6	5 7
4	Isaías Pimentel Barry MacKay	3 6	4 6	7 5	6 1	1 6
5	Manuel Suárez William Quillian	0 6	0 6	1 6

Semifinals

Argentina vs. Israel

Argentina
5

Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina^[6]
19–21 July 1958
Clay

Israel
0

		1	2	3	4
1	Eduardo Soriano Eleazar Davidman	6 3	2 6	6 1	6 0
2	Enrique Morea Arie Avidan-Weiss	6 3	6 2	6 2
3	Enrique Morea / Eduardo Soriano Arie Avidan-Weiss / Eleazar Davidman	6 3	6 3	6 2
4	Eduardo Soriano Arie Avidan-Weiss	6 1	6 3	6 1
5	Enrique Morea Eleazar Davidman	7 5	3 6	6 4	7 5

Canada vs. United States

Canada
0

Toronto CS&C Club, Toronto, Canada^[7]
11–13 July 1958
Clay

United States
5

		1	2	3	4
1	Don Fontana Barry MacKay	1 6	2 6	5 7
2	Robert Bédard Whitney Reed	7 9	2 6	4 6
3	Robert Bédard / Don Fontana Sam Giammalva / Barry MacKay	1 6	11 13	4 6
4	Paul Willey Barry MacKay	8 6	2 6	10 12	5 7
5	Don Fontana Jon Douglas	6 4	3 6	3 6	1 6

Final

United States vs. Argentina

United States
5

Westchester Country Club, Rye, NY, United States^[2]
15–18 August 1958
Grass

Argentina
0

		1	2	3	4
1	Barry MacKay Eduardo Soriano	6 2	6 2	3 6	6 3
2	Ham Richardson Enrique Morea	6 1	6 2	7 9	6 2
3	Sam Giammalva / Barry MacKay Enrique Morea / Eduardo Soriano	6 3	6 2	6 2
4	Ham Richardson Eduardo Soriano	6 4	6 2	7 5
5	Barry MacKay Enrique Morea	6 2	6 2	6 2

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 "United States v Argentina". daviscup.com.
^ "Argentina v Caribbean/West Indies". daviscup.com.
^ "Canada v Cuba". daviscup.com.
^ "Venezuela v United States". daviscup.com.
^ "Argentina v Israel". daviscup.com.
^ "Canada v United States". 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.

[America_Final-2] "United States v Argentina". daviscup.com.

[3] "Argentina v Caribbean/West Indies". daviscup.com.

[4] "Canada v Cuba". daviscup.com.

[5] "Venezuela v United States". daviscup.com.

[6] "Argentina v Israel". daviscup.com.

[7] "Canada v United States". daviscup.com.

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