1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone

1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge The America Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge. Due to an increase in South American entries, the America Zone was split into the North & Central America Zone and the South America Zone. The winner of each sub-zone would play against each other to determine who moved to the Inter-Zonal Final to compete against the winner of the Europe Zone. 8 teams entered the America Zone: 3 teams competed in the North & Central America Zone, while 5 teams competed in the South America Zone.Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 495–506 2nd The United States defeated Canada in the North & Central America Zone final, and Argentina defeated Chile in the South America Zone final. In the Americas Inter-Zonal Final, the United States defeated Argentina and went on to face Great Britain in the Inter-Zonal Final. North & Central America Zone Draw 1–3 May 21–23 May Mexico City, Mexico (clay) USA 1912 5 MEX 1916 0 bye CAN 1921 Montreal, Canada (grass) USA 1912 4 CAN 1921 1 Semifinals Mexico vs. United States Mexico 1916 United States 1912 Club Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexicohttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1931-NAM-M-MEX-USA-01 Mexico v United States daviscup.com 1–3 May 1931 Clay 0 5 Alfonso Unda 3 1 3 Wilmer Allison 6 6 6 Ricardo Tapia 4 4 2 Frank Shields 6 6 6 Manuel Llano Ricardo Tapia 3 3 4 Frank Shields Sidney Wood 6 6 6 Jorge Acosta 3 0 3 Frank Shields 6 6 6 Ricardo Tapia 4 3 2 Wilmer Allison 6 6 6 Final Canada vs. United States Canada 1921 United States 1912 Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canadahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1931-NAM-M-CAN-USA-01 Canada v United States daviscup.com 21–23 May 1931 Grass 1 4 Jack Wright 6 2 2 Frank Shields 8 6 6 Marcel Rainville 4 6 6 2 6 Sidney Wood 6 4 3 6 4 Marcel Rainville Jack Wright 6 4 2 Frank Shields Sidney Wood 8 6 6 Jack Wright 6 3 4 Sidney Wood 8 6 6 Marcel Rainville 1 4 1 Frank Shields 6 6 6 South America Zone Draw 26–28 March 2–4 April 24–26 April Asunción, Paraguay (hard) PAR 1842 0 ARG 5 URU bye bye BRA 1889 bye CHI Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) ARG 5 URU 0 BRA 1889 CHIhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1931-SAM-M-CHI-BRA-01 Chile v Brazil daviscup.com w/o Santiago, Chile ARG 3 CHI 0 Quarterfinals Paraguay vs. Argentina Paraguay 1842 Argentina Asunción, Paraguayhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1931-SAM-M-PAR-ARG-01 Paraguay v Argentina daviscup.com 26–28 March 1931 Hard 0 5 Agustin Cusmanich 3 0 2 Lucilo del Castillo 6 6 6 Ángel Portaluppi 1 1 1 Adriano Zappa 6 6 6 Agustin Cusmanich Licio Sosa 0 3 0 Guillermo Robson Andrés Sissener 6 6 6 H.R. Walters 0 0 1 Lucilo del Castillo 6 6 6 Ivo Ubaldi 2 0 1 Adriano Zappa 6 6 6 Semifinals Argentina vs. Uruguay Argentina Uruguay Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentinahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1931-SAM-M-ARG-URU-01 Argentina v Uruguay daviscup.com 2–4 April 1931 Clay 5 0 Lucilo del Castillo 6 6 6 Juan Carlos da Silva 1 2 0 Ronaldo Boyd 6 6 6 Eduardo Stanham 2 1 3 Guillermo Robson Adriano Zappa 6 6 6 Juan Carlos da Silva Eduardo Stanham 1 2 1 Lucilo del Castillo 6 6 6 Carlos Gainza 0 0 1 Ronaldo Boyd 6 6 6 Ernesto Hernandez Erro 0 0 1 Final Chile vs. Argentina Chile Argentina Santiago, Chilehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1931-SAM-M-CHI-ARG-01 Chile v Argentina daviscup.com 24–26 April 1931 0 3 Egon Schonherr 6 2 0 0 Adriano Zappa 2 6 6 6 Lionel Page 2 2 4 Guillermo Robson 6 6 6 Roberto Conrads Herbert Muller 1 0 0 Lucilo del Castillo Adriano Zappa 6 6 6 Lionel Page Adriano Zappa Egon Schonherr Guillermo Robson Americas Inter-Zonal Final United States vs. Argentina United States 1912 Argentina Chevy Chase Lawn Tennis Club, Chevy Chase, MD, United Stateshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1931-AMI-M-USA-ARG-01 United States v Argentina daviscup.com 28–30 May 1931 Clay 5 0 Frank Shields 3 6 6 6 Guillermo Robson 6 2 2 2 Sidney Wood 6 6 6 Ronaldo Boyd 4 1 2 Frank Shields Sidney Wood 6 8 2 6 Lucilo del Castillo Adriano Zappa 4 6 6 2 Frank Shields 6 6 6 Ronaldo Boyd 2 2 2 Cliff Sutter 3 6 6 6 Guillermo Robson 6 4 3 3 References External links Davis Cup official website https://web.archive.org/web/20101018182625/http://www.daviscup.com/ 2010-10-18 Category:Davis Cup Americas Zone America Zone