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
 Israel0
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
 Argentina5
 Argentina5
Rye, NY, United States (grass)
 Caribbean/West Indies0
 Argentina0
Toronto, Canada (clay)
 United States5
 Canada5
Toronto, Canada (clay)
 Cuba0
 Canada0
Caracas, Venezuela
 United States5
 Venezuela0
 United States5

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 4 5
1 Argentina
Cricket West Indies		 Enrique Morea
Peter Philips		 6
2		 6
2		 6
2		      
2 Argentina
Cricket West Indies		 Eduardo Soriano
Peter Valdez		 6
2		 7
5		 6
1		      
3 Argentina
Cricket West Indies		 Alejo Russell / Eduardo Soriano
Peter Philips / Peter Valdez		 6
1		 6
3		 6
4		      
4 Argentina
Cricket West Indies		 Enrique Morea
Peter Valdez		 10
8		 6
3		 6
3		      
5 Argentina
Cricket West Indies		 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 4 5
1 Canada
Cuba		 Don Fontana
Raúl Karman		 6
2		 6
2		 6
3		      
2 Canada
Cuba		 Robert Bédard
Adolfo Miñoso		 6
1		 6
0		 6
0		      
3 Canada
Cuba		 Robert Bédard / Don Fontana
Raúl Karman / Adolfo Miñoso		 6
2		 6
2		 6
4		      
4 Canada
Cuba		 Robert Bédard
Raúl Karman		 6
2		 6
1		 6
3		      
5 Canada
Cuba		 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 Venezuela
United States		 Isaías Pimentel
Ham Richardson		 2
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
2 Venezuela
United States		 Marcos Gambus
Barry MacKay		 4
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
3 Venezuela
United States		 Marcos Gambus / Isaías Pimentel
Barry MacKay / William Quillian		 1
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     
4 Venezuela
United States		 Isaías Pimentel
Barry MacKay		 3
6 		4
6 		7
5		 6
1		 1
6 		 
5 Venezuela
United States		 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 5
1 Argentina
Israel		 Eduardo Soriano
Eleazar Davidman		 6
3		 2
6 		6
1		 6
0		    
2 Argentina
Israel		 Enrique Morea
Arie Avidan-Weiss		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      
3 Argentina
Israel		 Enrique Morea / Eduardo Soriano
Arie Avidan-Weiss / Eleazar Davidman		 6
3		 6
3		 6
2		      
4 Argentina
Israel		 Eduardo Soriano
Arie Avidan-Weiss		 6
1		 6
3		 6
1		      
5 Argentina
Israel		 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 5
1 Canada
United States		 Don Fontana
Barry MacKay		 1
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     
2 Canada
United States		 Robert Bédard
Whitney Reed		 7
9 		2
6 		4
6 		     
3 Canada
United States		 Robert Bédard / Don Fontana
Sam Giammalva / Barry MacKay		 1
6 		11
13 		4
6 		     
4 Canada
United States		 Paul Willey
Barry MacKay		 8
6		 2
6 		10
12 		5
7 		   
5 Canada
United States		 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 5
1 United States
Argentina		 Barry MacKay
Eduardo Soriano		 6
2		 6
2		 3
6 		6
3		    
2 United States
Argentina		 Ham Richardson
Enrique Morea		 6
1		 6
2		 7
9 		6
2		    
3 United States
Argentina		 Sam Giammalva / Barry MacKay
Enrique Morea / Eduardo Soriano		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      
4 United States
Argentina		 Ham Richardson
Eduardo Soriano		 6
4		 6
2		 7
5		      
5 United States
Argentina		 Barry MacKay
Enrique Morea		 6
2		 6
2		 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 "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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