The America Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1960 Davis Cup.

6 teams entered the America Zone, with 3 teams each competing in the North & Central America Zone and South America Zone. The winner of each sub-zone would play against each other to determine who moved to the Inter-Zonal Zone to compete against the winners of the Eastern Zone and Europe Zone.[1]

The United States defeated Mexico in the North & Central America Zone final, and Venezuela defeated New Zealand in the South America Zone final.[2][3] In the Americas Inter-Zonal Final, the United States defeated Venezuela and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[4]

North & Central America Zone

Draw

Semifinals
15–17 July		Final
6–9 August
 Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
bye
 Mexico2
Quebec City, Canada (clay)
 United States3
 Canada0
 United States5

Semifinals

Canada vs. United States


Canada
0		 Civil Employees Tennis Club, Quebec City, Canada[5]
15–17 July 1960
Clay
United States
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
United States		 Robert Bédard
Tut Bartzen		 7
5		 6
4		 0
6 		2
6 		2
6 		 
2 Canada
United States		 Don Fontana
Barry MacKay		 1
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
3 Canada
United States		 Robert Bédard / Don Fontana
Butch Buchholz / Chuck McKinley		 12
14 		3
6 		2
6 		     
4 Canada
United States		 Robert Bédard
Barry MacKay		 3
6 		3
6 		6
3		 3
6 		   
5 Canada
United States		 François Godbout
Tut Bartzen		 1
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     

Final

Mexico vs. United States


Mexico
2		 Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico[2]
6–9 August 1960
Clay
United States
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Mexico
United States		 Rafael Osuna
Barry MacKay		 3
6 		8
6		 6
4		 6
4		    
2 Mexico
United States		 Mario Llamas
Butch Buchholz		 6
4		 5
7 		6
8 		5
7 		   
3 Mexico
United States		 Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox
Butch Buchholz / Chuck McKinley		 6
2		 4
6 		9
7		 4
6 		5
7 		 
4 Mexico
United States		 Mario Llamas
Barry MacKay		 2
6 		4
6 		6
1		 10
12 		   
5 Mexico
United States		 Esteban Reyes Jr.
Chuck McKinley		 2
1		          
retired

South America Zone

Draw

Semifinals

Caribbean/West Indies vs. New Zealand


Caribbean/West Indies
0		 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago[6]
16–18 July 1960
Clay
New Zealand
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Cricket West Indies
New Zealand		 Peter Valdez
Mark Otway		 0
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     
2 Cricket West Indies
New Zealand		 Alan Price
Lew Gerrard		 6
8 		2
6 		3
6 		     
3 Cricket West Indies
New Zealand		 Alan Price / Peter Valdez
Lew Gerrard / Mark Otway		 4
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
4 Cricket West Indies
New Zealand		 Alan Price
Mark Otway		 6
8 		7
5		 6
0		 3
6 		2
6 		 
5 Cricket West Indies
New Zealand		 Peter Valdez
Lew Gerrard		 1
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     

Final

Venezuela vs. New Zealand


Venezuela
3		 Caracas, Venezuela[3]
22–24 July 1960
New Zealand
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Venezuela
New Zealand		 Marcos Gambus
Lew Gerrard		 6
4		 6
1		 0
6 		1
6 		0
6 		 
2 Venezuela
New Zealand		 Isaías Pimentel
Mark Otway		 6
4		 6
8 		6
1		 7
5		    
3 Venezuela
New Zealand		 Marcos Gambus / Isaías Pimentel
Lew Gerrard / Mark Otway		 6
4		 6
3		 3
6 		8
6		    
4 Venezuela
New Zealand		 Isaías Pimentel
Lew Gerrard		 6
3		 6
4		 6
2		      
5 Venezuela
New Zealand		 Saturnino Cordoba
Mark Otway		 2
6 		0
6 		1
6 		     

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

United States vs. Venezuela


United States
5		 Cleveland Skating Club, Cleveland, OH, United States[4]
16–18 September 1960
Clay
Venezuela
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Venezuela		 Tut Bartzen
Isaías Pimentel		 6
0		 6
1		 6
1		      
2 United States
Venezuela		 Barry MacKay
Marcos Gambus		 6
1		 6
1		 6
0		      
3 United States
Venezuela		 Butch Buchholz / Chuck McKinley
Marcos Gambus / Isaías Pimentel		 4
6 		1
6 		5
7 		     
4 United States
Venezuela		 Tut Bartzen
Marcos Gambus		 6
1		 6
0		 6
0		      
5 United States
Venezuela		 Barry MacKay
Isaías Pimentel		 6
3		 6
3		 6
3		      

References

  1. ↑ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. 1 2 "Mexico v United States". daviscup.com.
  3. 1 2 "Venezuela v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  4. 1 2 "United States v Venezuela". daviscup.com.
  5. ↑ "Canada v United States". daviscup.com.
  6. ↑ "Caribbean/West Indies v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
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