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1965 Davis Cup America Zone

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The America Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1965 Davis Cup.

5 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 Mexico in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[2]

Draw

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Quarterfinals
8–10 July		Semifinals
5–7 June; 17–20 July		Final
31 July–2 August
Nassau, Bahamas
  New Zealand4
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
  Caribbean/West Indies0
  New Zealand0
  Mexico5
  Mexico
Dallas, TX, United States (hard)
bye
  Mexico1
  United States4
bye
Bakersfield, CA, United States (hard)
  Canada
  Canada0
  United States5
bye
  United States

Quarterfinals

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Caribbean/West Indies vs. New Zealand

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Caribbean/West Indies
0 		Nassau, Bahamas[3]
8–10 July 1965
  
New Zealand
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Peter Valdez
Ian Crookenden 		2
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
2  
  		Richard Russell
Lew Gerrard 		2
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
3  
  		Alan Price / Richard Russell
Ian Crookenden / Lew Gerrard 		3
6 		4
6 		6
3 		1
6 		   
4  
  		Richard Russell
Ian Crookenden 		6
3 		6
8 		2
6 		6
3 		2
6 		 
5  
  		Peter Valdez
Lew Gerrard 		          not
played

Semifinals

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Mexico vs. New Zealand

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Mexico
5 		Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico[4]
17–20 July 1965
Clay 		 
New Zealand
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Rafael Osuna
Lew Gerrard 		6
2 		6
3 		6
3 		     
2  
  		Antonio Palafox
Ian Crookenden 		3
6 		6
2 		6
1 		6
1 		   
3  
  		Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox
Ian Crookenden / Lew Gerrard 		6
4 		6
4 		6
2 		     
4  
  		Rafael Osuna
Ian Crookenden 		1
6 		6
2 		7
9 		6
4 		6
2 		 
5  
  		Antonio Palafox
Lew Gerrard 		6
2 		3
6 		8
6 		6
3 		   

United States vs. Canada

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United States
5 		Bakersfield Racquet Club, Bakersfield, CA, United States[5]
5–7 June 1965
Hard 		 
Canada
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Gene Scott
Henry Fauquier 		6
3 		6
2 		4
6 		6
4 		   
2  
  		Arthur Ashe
Keith Carpenter 		6
3 		6
3 		6
1 		     
3  
  		Chuck McKinley / Marty Riessen
Keith Carpenter / Henry Fauquier 		9
7 		6
2 		6
3 		     
4  
  		Gene Scott
Keith Carpenter 		6
3 		7
5 		7
5 		     
5  
  		Arthur Ashe
Henry Fauquier 		6
4 		6
0 		6
4 		     

Final

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United States vs. Mexico

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United States
4 		Samuell Grand Park, Dallas, TX, United States[2]
31 July–2 August 1965
Hard 		 
Mexico
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Arthur Ashe
Rafael Osuna 		6
2 		6
3 		9
7 		     
2  
  		Dennis Ralston
Antonio Palafox 		6
2 		6
3 		6
2 		     
3  
  		Dennis Ralston / Ham Richardson
Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox 		6
8 		4
6 		5
7 		     
4  
  		Arthur Ashe
Antonio Palafox 		6
1 		6
4 		6
4 		     
5  
  		Dennis Ralston
Rafael Osuna 		6
0 		6
2 		6
4 		     

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 Mexico". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Caribbean/West Indies v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Mexico v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "United States v Canada". daviscup.com.
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