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1951 Davis Cup America Zone

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The America Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1951 Davis Cup.

5 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 Canada in the final, and went on to face Sweden in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw

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Quarterfinals
20–22 July		Semifinals
3–5 August		Final
10–12 August
Louisville, KY, United States (grass)
  Japan0
Rye, NY, United States (grass)
  United States5
  United States5
  Mexico0
  Mexico
Montreal, Canada (grass)
bye
  United States5
  Canada0
bye
Montreal, Canada (grass)
  Cuba
  Cuba0
  Canada5
bye
  Canada

Quarterfinals

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United States vs. Japan

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United States
5 		Louisville Boat Club, Louisville, KY, United States[3]
20–22 July 1951
Grass 		 
Japan
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Dick Savitt
Fumiteru Nakano 		7
5 		6
3 		6
2 		     
2  
  		Herbie Flam
Jiro Kumamaru 		7
5 		6
0 		7
5 		     
3  
  		Bill Talbert / Tony Trabert
Goro Fujikura / Fumiteru Nakano 		6
0 		6
2 		10
8 		     
4  
  		Tony Trabert
Fumiteru Nakano 		6
4 		7
5 		6
0 		     
5  
  		Dick Savitt
Jiro Kumamaru 		6
4 		6
2 		3
6 		6
1 		   

Semifinals

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United States vs. Mexico

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United States
5 		Westchester Country Club, Rye, NY, United States[4]
3–5 August 1951
Grass 		 
Mexico
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Art Larsen
Armando Vega 		7
5 		6
3 		4
6 		7
5 		   
2  
  		Herbie Flam
Mario Llamas 		6
1 		6
2 		6
4 		     
3  
  		Herbie Flam / Vic Seixas
Armando Vega / Rolando Vega 		6
4 		6
2 		6
0 		     
4  
  		Herbie Flam
Rolando Vega 		6
3 		6
3 		6
3 		     
5  
  		Vic Seixas
Mario Llamas 		6
3 		8
6 		6
1 		     

Canada vs. Cuba

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Canada
5 		Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[5]
3–5 August 1951
Grass 		 
Cuba
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Lorne Main
José Agüero 		6
4 		6
0 		7
5 		     
2  
  		Brendan Macken
Juan Weiss 		3
6 		6
4 		6
1 		6
4 		   
3  
  		Lorne Main / Henri Rochon
José Agüero / Juan Weiss 		6
4 		6
0 		6
4 		     
4  
  		Henri Rochon
Orlando Garrido 		6
1 		6
3 		6
2 		     
5  
  		Brendan Macken
Reynaldo Garrido 		6
2 		6
4 		6
2 		     

Final

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Canada vs. United States

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Canada
0 		Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[2]
10–12 August 1951
Grass 		 
United States
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Lorne Main
Tony Trabert 		1
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
2  
  		Brendan Macken
Dick Savitt 		3
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
3  
  		Brendan Macken / Henri Rochon
Budge Patty / Tony Trabert 		4
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
4  
  		Henri Rochon
Art Larsen 		2
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
5  
  		Lorne Main
Budge Patty 		3
6 		3
6 		2
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 United States". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "United States v Japan". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "United States v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Canada v Cuba". daviscup.com.
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