The America Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1930 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

4 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 Mexico in the final, and went on to face Italy in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw

Semifinals
15–17 May		Final
22–24 May
Philadelphia, PA, United States (clay)
 United States5
Chevy Chase, MD, United States (clay)
 Canada0
 United States5
 Mexico0
 Cuba
 Mexico [3]w/o

Semifinals

United States vs. Canada


United States
5		 Philadelphia Country Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States[4]
15–17 May 1930
Clay
Canada
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Canada		 John Van Ryn
Jack Wright		 6
2		 6
2		 3
6 		6
2		    
2 United States
Canada		 George Lott
Marcel Rainville		 6
2		 6
2		 8
6		      
3 United States
Canada		 Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn
Willard Crocker / Jack Wright		 6
0		 6
4		 6
2		      
4 United States
Canada		 John Doeg
Jack Wright		 6
2		 6
3		 6
2		      
5 United States
Canada		 Wilmer Allison
Marcel Rainville		 6
2		 6
2		 7
5		      

Final

United States vs. Mexico


United States
5		 Chevy Chase Lawn Tennis Club, Chevy Chase, MD, United States[2]
22–24 May 1930
Clay
Mexico
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Mexico		 Wilmer Allison
Ricardo Tapia		 6
3		 3
6 		6
8 		6
2		 7
5		  
2 United States
Mexico		 George Lott
Ignacio de la Borbolla		 6
0		 6
0		 6
0		      
3 United States
Mexico		 Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn
Manuel Llano / Alfonso Unda		 6
0		 6
1		 6
3		      
4 United States
Mexico		 John Doeg
Federico Sendel		 6
1		 6
0		 6
2		      
5 United States
Mexico		 John Van Ryn
Ricardo Tapia		 6
2		 6
3		 6
1		      

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 "United States v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  3. ↑ "Mexico v Cuba". daviscup.com.
  4. ↑ "United States v Canada". daviscup.com.
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