1924 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone

The America Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1924 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

Main article: 1924 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

6 teams entered the America Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Final against the winner of the Europe Zone.[1] Australia defeated Japan in the final, and went on to face France in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw
  Quarterfinals
24 July–1 August		 Semifinals
7–10 August		 Final
14–16 August
                           
 
    Mexico  
   bye     Baltimore, MD, United States (grass)
      Mexico 0  
  Brooklyn, NY, United States (grass)     Australia 5  
    China 0
    Australia 5     Providence, RI, United States (grass)
      Australia 5
  Ottawa, Canada (clay)       Japan 0
    Canada 3  
    Cuba 2     Montreal, Canada (grass)
      Canada 1
      Japan 4  
   bye
    Japan  

Quarterfinals

Australia vs. China

Australia
5		 Crescent Athletic Club, Brooklyn, NY, United States[3]
31 July–1 August 1924
Grass
China
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Gerald Patterson
Wei Wing Lock		 6
1		 6
2		 6
2		      
2
Pat O'Hara Wood
Paul Kong		 6
0		 6
1		 6
2		      
3
Pat O'Hara Wood / Gerald Patterson
Huang Ching / Wei Wing Lock		 6
1		 6
2		 6
0		      
4
Gerald Patterson
Paul Kong		 6
0		 6
0		 6
2		      
5
Pat O'Hara Wood
Wei Wing Lock		 6
0		 6
0		 6
2		      

Canada vs. Cuba

Canada
3		 Ottawa, Canada[4]
24–26 July 1924
Clay
Cuba
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jack Wright
Rogelio Paris		 8
10 		6
3		 6
2		 0
6 		3
6 		 
2
Willard Crocker
Ignacio Zayas		 6
1		 6
2		 6
2		      
3
Willard Crocker / Jack Wright
Vicente Banet / Guillermo Sanchez-Villalba		 7
5		 7
5		 6
2		      
4
Jack Wright
Vicente Banet		 6
4		 4
6 		0
6 		6
3		 4
6 		 
5
Willard Crocker
Rogelio Paris		 6
3		 7
5		 6
3		      

Semifinals

Australia vs. Mexico

Australia
5		 Baltimore Country Club, Baltimore, MD, United States[5]
7–9 August 1924
Grass
Mexico
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Gerald Patterson
Manuel Llano		 6
0		 6
1		 6
2		      
2
Pat O'Hara Wood
Ignacio de la Borbolla		 6
3		 6
0		 9
7		      
3
Pat O'Hara Wood / Gerald Patterson
Ignacio de la Borbolla / Francisco Gerdes		 6
4		 6
4		 6
0		      
4
Gerald Patterson
Ignacio de la Borbolla		 6
2		 6
2		 6
1		      
5
Pat O'Hara Wood
Francisco Gerdes		 6
1		 6
2		 6
1		      

Canada vs. Japan

Canada
1		 Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[6]
7–10 August 1924
Grass
Japan
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jack Wright
Sunao Okamoto		 6
8 		4
6 		5
7 		     
2
Willard Crocker
Zenzo Shimizu		 6
4		 5
7 		4
6 		6
0		 1
6 		 
3
Willard Crocker / Jack Wright
Takeichi Harada / Sunao Okamoto		 7
5		 6
4		 6
3		      
4
Willard Crocker
Sunao Okamoto		 2
6 		7
9 		6
4		 2
6 		   
5
Jack Wright
Zenzo Shimizu		 6
4		 3
6 		4
6 		0
6 		   

Final

Australia vs. Japan

Australia
5		 Agawam Hunt Club, Providence, RI, United States[2]
14–16 August 1924
Grass
Japan
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Gerald Patterson
Zenzo Shimizu		 7
5		 11
9		 6
4		      
2
Pat O'Hara Wood
Sunao Okamoto		 6
4		 2
6 		6
4		 2
6 		6
1		  
3
Pat O'Hara Wood / Gerald Patterson
Takeichi Harada / Sunao Okamoto		 7
5		 6
2		 6
4		      
4
Gerald Patterson
Sunao Okamoto		 7
5		 6
1		 6
4		      
5
Pat O'Hara Wood
Zenzo Shimizu		 6
4		 6
4		 6
2		      

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. "Australia v Japan". daviscup.com.
  3. "Australia v China". daviscup.com.
  4. "Canada v Cuba". daviscup.com.
  5. "Australia v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  6. "Canada v Japan". daviscup.com.
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