1964 Davis Cup America Zone

The America Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1964 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] Australia defeated Chile in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.^[2]

Draw

Quarterfinals
17–20 July

Semifinals
29–31 May; 1–3 August

Final
14–16 August

Chile

Bridgetown, Barbados

bye

Chile

3

Caribbean/West Indies

2

Venezuela

Minneapolis, MN, United States (hard)

Caribbean/West Indies

w/o

Chile

0

Mexico City, Mexico (clay)

Australia

5

Mexico

3

Mexico City, Mexico (clay)

New Zealand

1

Mexico

1

Montreal, Canada (clay)

Australia

4

Canada

0

Australia

5

Quarterfinals

Mexico vs. New Zealand

Mexico
3

Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico^[3]
18–20 July 1964
Clay

New Zealand
1

		1	2	3	4
1	Antonio Palafox Lew Gerrard	6 2	8 6	6 4
2	Rafael Osuna Ian Crookenden	6 2	10 8	5 7	6 4
3	Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox Ian Crookenden / Lew Gerrard	7 5	7 5	4 6	6 4
4	Vicente Zarazúa Ian Crookenden	4 6	4 6	6 3	6 8
5	Joaquín Loyo Mayo Lew Gerrard	6 4	6 4	4 6	3 6	not completed

Canada vs. Australia

Canada
0

Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada^[4]
17–19 July 1964
Clay

Australia
5

		1	2	3	4
1	Keith Carpenter Roy Emerson	2 6	1 6	2 6
2	François Godbout John Newcombe	3 6	3 6	6 4	5 7
3	Keith Carpenter / François Godbout Roy Emerson / Tony Roche	2 6	2 6	2 6
4	François Godbout Tony Roche	2 6	1 6	1 6
5	Reider Getz John Newcombe	3 6	0 6	4 6

Semifinals

Caribbean/West Indies vs. Chile

Caribbean/West Indies
2

Bridgetown, Barbados^[5]
29–31 May 1964

Chile
3

		1	2	3	4	5
1	David Tate Patricio Rodríguez	4 6	2 6	5 7
2	Richard Russell Ernesto Aguirre	7 5	6 4	3 6	9 7
3	Alan Price / Richard Russell Ernesto Aguirre / Patricio Rodríguez	2 6	6 4	7 5	6 4
4	Richard Russell Patricio Rodríguez	2 6	6 1	5 7	1 6
5	David Tate Ernesto Aguirre	3 6	11 9	6 1	2 6	4 6

Mexico vs. Australia

Mexico
1

Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico^[6]
1–3 August 1964
Clay

Australia
4

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Rafael Osuna Fred Stolle	6 2	7 5	6 4
2	Antonio Palafox Roy Emerson	6 8	3 6	3 6
3	Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox Roy Emerson / Fred Stolle	16 18	9 7	9 7	4 6	8 10
4	Antonio Palafox Fred Stolle	3 6	2 6	4 6
5	Rafael Osuna Roy Emerson	3 6	4 6	9 11

Final

Australia vs. Chile

Australia
5

Nicollet Tennis Club, Minneapolis, MN, United States^[2]
14–16 August 1964
Hard

Chile
0

		1	2	3
1	Fred Stolle Patricio Cornejo	6 1	6 0	6 0
2	Roy Emerson Patricio Rodríguez	6 3	6 2	8 6
3	Roy Emerson / Fred Stolle Ernesto Aguirre / Patricio Rodríguez	6 4	6 4	6 4
4	John Newcombe Ernesto Aguirre	6 2	6 2	6 4
5	Fred Stolle Patricio Rodríguez	6 0	6 4	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 "Australia v Chile". daviscup.com.
^ "Mexico v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
^ "Canada v Australia". daviscup.com.
^ "Caribbean/West Indies v Chile". daviscup.com.
^ "Mexico v Australia". 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] "Australia v Chile". daviscup.com.

[3] "Mexico v New Zealand". daviscup.com.

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

[5] "Caribbean/West Indies v Chile". daviscup.com.

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

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