1965 DAVIS CUP AMERICA ZONE

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

Quarterfinals
8–10 July

Semifinals
5–7 June; 17–20 July

Final
31 July–2 August

Nassau, Bahamas

New Zealand

4

Mexico City, Mexico (clay)

Caribbean/West Indies

0

New Zealand

0

Mexico

5

Mexico

Dallas, TX, United States (hard)

bye

Mexico

1

United States

4

bye

Bakersfield, CA, United States (hard)

Canada

0

United States

5

bye

United States

Quarterfinals

Caribbean/West Indies vs. New Zealand

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

Mexico vs. New Zealand

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

United States
5

Bakersfield Racquet Club, Bakersfield, CA, United States^[5]
5–7 June 1965
Hard

Canada
0

		1	2	3	4
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

United States vs. Mexico

United States
4

Samuell Grand Park, Dallas, TX, United States^[2]
31 July–2 August 1965
Hard

Mexico
1

		1	2	3
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

^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
^ ^a ^b "United States v Mexico". daviscup.com.
^ "Caribbean/West Indies v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
^ "Mexico v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
^ "United States v Canada". daviscup.com.

External links

Davis Cup official website

[Collins-1] Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.

[America_Final-2] "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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