The America Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1924 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] Australia defeated Japan in the final, and went on to face France in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw

Quarterfinals
24 July–1 August		Semifinals
7–10 August		Final
14–16 August
 Mexico
Baltimore, MD, United States (grass)
bye
 Mexico0
Brooklyn, NY, United States (grass)
 Australia5
 China0
Providence, RI, United States (grass)
 Australia5
 Australia5
Ottawa, Canada (clay)
 Japan0
 Canada3
Montreal, Canada (grass)
 Cuba2
 Canada1
 Japan4
bye
 Japan

Quarterfinals

Australia vs. China


Australia
5		 Crescent Athletic Club, Brooklyn, NY, United States[3]
31 July–1 August 1924
Grass
China
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
China		 Gerald Patterson
Wei Wing Lock		 6
1		 6
2		 6
2		      
2 Australia
China		 Pat O'Hara Wood
Paul Kong		 6
0		 6
1		 6
2		      
3 Australia
China		 Pat O'Hara Wood / Gerald Patterson
Huang Ching / Wei Wing Lock		 6
1		 6
2		 6
0		      
4 Australia
China		 Gerald Patterson
Paul Kong		 6
0		 6
0		 6
2		      
5 Australia
China		 Pat O'Hara Wood
Wei Wing Lock		 6
0		 6
0		 6
2		      

Canada vs. Cuba


Canada
3		 Ottawa, Canada[4]
24–26 July 1924
Clay
Cuba
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
Cuba		 Jack Wright
Rogelio Paris		 8
10 		6
3		 6
2		 0
6 		3
6 		 
2 Canada
Cuba		 Willard Crocker
Ignacio Zayas		 6
1		 6
2		 6
2		      
3 Canada
Cuba		 Willard Crocker / Jack Wright
Vicente Banet / Guillermo Sanchez-Villalba		 7
5		 7
5		 6
2		      
4 Canada
Cuba		 Jack Wright
Vicente Banet		 6
4		 4
6 		0
6 		6
3		 4
6 		 
5 Canada
Cuba		 Willard Crocker
Rogelio Paris		 6
3		 7
5		 6
3		      

Semifinals

Australia vs. Mexico


Australia
5		 Baltimore Country Club, Baltimore, MD, United States[5]
7–9 August 1924
Grass
Mexico
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Mexico		 Gerald Patterson
Manuel Llano		 6
0		 6
1		 6
2		      
2 Australia
Mexico		 Pat O'Hara Wood
Ignacio de la Borbolla		 6
3		 6
0		 9
7		      
3 Australia
Mexico		 Pat O'Hara Wood / Gerald Patterson
Ignacio de la Borbolla / Francisco Gerdes		 6
4		 6
4		 6
0		      
4 Australia
Mexico		 Gerald Patterson
Ignacio de la Borbolla		 6
2		 6
2		 6
1		      
5 Australia
Mexico		 Pat O'Hara Wood
Francisco Gerdes		 6
1		 6
2		 6
1		      

Canada vs. Japan


Canada
1		 Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[6]
7–10 August 1924
Grass
Japan
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
Japan		 Jack Wright
Sunao Okamoto		 6
8 		4
6 		5
7 		     
2 Canada
Japan		 Willard Crocker
Zenzo Shimizu		 6
4		 5
7 		4
6 		6
0		 1
6 		 
3 Canada
Japan		 Willard Crocker / Jack Wright
Takeichi Harada / Sunao Okamoto		 7
5		 6
4		 6
3		      
4 Canada
Japan		 Willard Crocker
Sunao Okamoto		 2
6 		7
9 		6
4		 2
6 		   
5 Canada
Japan		 Jack Wright
Zenzo Shimizu		 6
4		 3
6 		4
6 		0
6 		   

Final

Australia vs. Japan


Australia
5		 Agawam Hunt Club, Providence, RI, United States[2]
14–16 August 1924
Grass
Japan
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Japan		 Gerald Patterson
Zenzo Shimizu		 7
5		 11
9		 6
4		      
2 Australia
Japan		 Pat O'Hara Wood
Sunao Okamoto		 6
4		 2
6 		6
4		 2
6 		6
1		  
3 Australia
Japan		 Pat O'Hara Wood / Gerald Patterson
Takeichi Harada / Sunao Okamoto		 7
5		 6
2		 6
4		      
4 Australia
Japan		 Gerald Patterson
Sunao Okamoto		 7
5		 6
1		 6
4		      
5 Australia
Japan		 Pat O'Hara Wood
Zenzo Shimizu		 6
4		 6
4		 6
2		      

References

  1. ↑ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. 1 2 "Australia v Japan". daviscup.com.
  3. ↑ "Australia v China". daviscup.com.
  4. ↑ "Canada v Cuba". daviscup.com.
  5. ↑ "Australia v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  6. ↑ "Canada v Japan". daviscup.com.
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