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1958 Davis Cup America Zone

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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

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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

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Argentina vs. Caribbean/West Indies

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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  
  		Enrique Morea
Peter Philips 		6
2 		6
2 		6
2 		     
2  
  		Eduardo Soriano
Peter Valdez 		6
2 		7
5 		6
1 		     
3  
  		Alejo Russell / Eduardo Soriano
Peter Philips / Peter Valdez 		6
1 		6
3 		6
4 		     
4  
  		Enrique Morea
Peter Valdez 		10
8 		6
3 		6
3 		     
5  
  		Ernesto Rios
Peter Philips 		6
3 		6
4 		6
3 		     

Canada vs. Cuba

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Canada
5 		Toronto CS&C Club, Toronto, Canada[4]
4–6 July 1958
Clay 		 
Cuba
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Don Fontana
Raúl Karman 		6
2 		6
2 		6
3 		     
2  
  		Robert Bédard
Adolfo Miñoso 		6
1 		6
0 		6
0 		     
3  
  		Robert Bédard / Don Fontana
Raúl Karman / Adolfo Miñoso 		6
2 		6
2 		6
4 		     
4  
  		Robert Bédard
Raúl Karman 		6
2 		6
1 		6
3 		     
5  
  		Paul Willey
Adolfo Miñoso 		6
2 		6
1 		6
3 		     

Venezuela vs. United States

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Venezuela
0 		Altamira Tennis Club, Caracas, Venezuela[5]
16–18 May 1958
  
United States
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Isaías Pimentel
Ham Richardson 		2
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
2  
  		Marcos Gambus
Barry MacKay 		4
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
3  
  		Marcos Gambus / Isaías Pimentel
Barry MacKay / William Quillian 		1
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     
4  
  		Isaías Pimentel
Barry MacKay 		3
6 		4
6 		7
5 		6
1 		1
6 		 
5  
  		Manuel Suárez
William Quillian 		0
6 		0
6 		1
6 		     

Semifinals

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Argentina vs. Israel

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Argentina
5 		Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[6]
19–21 July 1958
Clay 		 
Israel
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Eduardo Soriano
Eleazar Davidman 		6
3 		2
6 		6
1 		6
0 		   
2  
  		Enrique Morea
Arie Avidan-Weiss 		6
3 		6
2 		6
2 		     
3  
  		Enrique Morea / Eduardo Soriano
Arie Avidan-Weiss / Eleazar Davidman 		6
3 		6
3 		6
2 		     
4  
  		Eduardo Soriano
Arie Avidan-Weiss 		6
1 		6
3 		6
1 		     
5  
  		Enrique Morea
Eleazar Davidman 		7
5 		3
6 		6
4 		7
5 		   

Canada vs. United States

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Canada
0 		Toronto CS&C Club, Toronto, Canada[7]
11–13 July 1958
Clay 		 
United States
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Don Fontana
Barry MacKay 		1
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     
2  
  		Robert Bédard
Whitney Reed 		7
9 		2
6 		4
6 		     
3  
  		Robert Bédard / Don Fontana
Sam Giammalva / Barry MacKay 		1
6 		11
13 		4
6 		     
4  
  		Paul Willey
Barry MacKay 		8
6 		2
6 		10
12 		5
7 		   
5  
  		Don Fontana
Jon Douglas 		6
4 		3
6 		3
6 		1
6 		   

Final

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United States vs. Argentina

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United States
5 		Westchester Country Club, Rye, NY, United States[2]
15–18 August 1958
Grass 		 
Argentina
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Barry MacKay
Eduardo Soriano 		6
2 		6
2 		3
6 		6
3 		   
2  
  		Ham Richardson
Enrique Morea 		6
1 		6
2 		7
9 		6
2 		   
3  
  		Sam Giammalva / Barry MacKay
Enrique Morea / Eduardo Soriano 		6
3 		6
2 		6
2 		     
4  
  		Ham Richardson
Eduardo Soriano 		6
4 		6
2 		7
5 		     
5  
  		Barry MacKay
Enrique Morea 		6
2 		6
2 		6
2 		     

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 "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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