1927 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone

The America Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1927 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] Japan defeated Canada in the final, and went on to face France in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw

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Semifinals
18–31 July
Final
18–20 August
St. Louis, MO, United States (grass)
  Japan4
Montreal, Canada (grass)
  Mexico1
  Japan3
Toronto, Canada (clay)
  Canada2
  Canada3
  Cuba2

Semifinals

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Japan vs. Mexico

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Japan
4
Triple A Club, St. Louis, MO, United States[3]
29–31 July 1927
Grass
 
Mexico
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Yoshiro Ota
Robert Kinsey
2
6
1
6
6
4
6
1
6
2
 
2  
 
Takeichi Harada
Alfonso Unda
6
2
6
3
6
3
     
3  
 
Takeichi Harada / Zenzo Shimizu
Claude Butlin / Robert Kinsey
7
5
6
2
2
6
3
6
6
3
 
4  
 
Yoshiro Ota
Alfonso Unda
6
1
4
6
6
3
6
4
   
5  
 
Takeichi Harada
Robert Kinsey
9
7
6
0
0
6
6
1
   

Canada vs. Cuba

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Canada
3
Toronto Lawn Tennis Club, Toronto, Canada[4]
18–20 July 1927
Clay
 
Cuba
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Jack Wright
Vicente Banet
2
6
6
2
6
4
4
6
6
4
 
2  
 
Willard Crocker
Rogelio Paris
6
4
8
6
6
4
     
3  
 
Willard Crocker / Jack Wright
Raúl Chacón / Rogelio Paris
6
0
6
3
6
0
     
4  
 
Gilbert Nunns
Vicente Banet
3
6
2
6
7
5
3
6
   
5  
 
Jack Wright
Rogelio Paris
6
1
6
2
5
7
5
7
4
6
 

Final

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Canada vs. Japan

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Canada
2
Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[2]
18–20 August 1927
Grass
 
Japan
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Willard Crocker
Takeichi Harada
5
7
0
6
4
6
     
2  
 
Jack Wright
Yoshiro Ota
6
3
6
4
6
4
     
3  
 
Willard Crocker / Jack Wright
Takeichi Harada / Teizo Toba
3
6
6
4
5
7
6
3
8
10
 
4  
 
Jack Wright
Takeichi Harada
6
3
6
3
8
6
     
5  
 
Willard Crocker
Yoshiro Ota
4
6
6
3
8
10
3
6
   

References

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