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1925 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone

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The America Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1925 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

9 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

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First Round
4–6 July
Havana, Cuba (clay)
 Spain5
 Cuba0
Quarterfinals
16–19 July
Semifinals
13–15 August
Final
20–22 August
 Canada [3]w/o
Montreal, Canada (grass)
 New Zealand
 Canada0
 Australia5
 Hawaii
Boston, MA, United States (grass)
 Australia [4]w/o
 Australia4
Mazatlán, Mexico (clay)
 Japan1
 Mexico0
Baltimore, MD, United States (grass)
 Spain5
 Spain2
 Japan3
 China
 Japan [5]w/o

First round

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Cuba vs. Spain

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Cuba
0
Vedado Tennis Club, Havana, Cuba[6]
4–6 July 1925
Clay

Spain
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Cuba
Spain
Vicente Banet
Manuel Alonso Areizaga
4
6
1
6
1
6
     
2 Cuba
Spain
Rogelio Paris
Eduardo Flaquer
3
6
3
6
2
6
     
3 Cuba
Spain
Raúl Chacón / Rogelio Paris
José María Alonso Areizaga / Manuel Alonso Areizaga
6
8
4
6
6
8
     
4 Cuba
Spain
Rogelio Paris
Manuel Alonso Areizaga
1
6
0
6
3
6
     
5 Cuba
Spain
Vicente Banet
Eduardo Flaquer
1
6
0
6
0
6
     

Quarterfinals

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Mexico vs. Spain

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Mexico
0
Club Tenis Reforma, Mazatlán, Mexico[7]
16–19 July 1925
Clay

Spain
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Mexico
Spain
Ignacio de la Borbolla
Eduardo Flaquer
2
6
4
6
4
6
     
2 Mexico
Spain
Claude Butlin
Manuel Alonso Areizaga
2
6
1
6
2
6
     
3 Mexico
Spain
Claude Butlin / Ignacio de la Borbolla
José María Alonso Areizaga / Manuel Alonso Areizaga
4
6
2
6
5
7
     
4 Mexico
Spain
Claude Butlin
Eduardo Flaquer
12
10
4
6
1
6
5
7
   
5 Mexico
Spain
Ignacio de la Borbolla
Manuel Alonso Areizaga
4
6
4
6
2
6
     

Semifinals

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Canada vs. Australia

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Canada
0
Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[8]
13–15 August 1925
Grass

Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
Australia
Willard Crocker
James Anderson
1
6
3
6
2
6
     
2 Canada
Australia
Jack Wright
Gerald Patterson
7
5
6
3
3
6
1
6
3
6
 
3 Canada
Australia
Willard Crocker / Jack Wright
John Hawkes / Gerald Patterson
0
6
2
6
4
6
     
4 Canada
Australia
Jack Wright
James Anderson
2
6
4
6
1
6
     
5 Canada
Australia
Willard Crocker
Gerald Patterson
4
6
9
11
4
6
     

Japan vs. Spain

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Japan
3
Baltimore Country Club, Baltimore, MD, United States[9]
13–15 August 1925
Grass

Spain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
Spain
Takeichi Harada
Eduardo Flaquer
6
2
6
4
6
0
     
2 Japan
Spain
Zenzo Shimizu
Manuel Alonso Areizaga
5
7
0
6
6
3
3
6
   
3 Japan
Spain
Takeichi Harada / Zenzo Shimizu
José María Alonso Areizaga / Manuel Alonso Areizaga
6
2
6
3
2
6
8
10
6
3
 
4 Japan
Spain
Takeichi Harada
Manuel Alonso Areizaga
2
6
6
4
6
3
6
4
   
5 Japan
Spain
Zenzo Shimizu
Eduardo Flaquer
6
3
0
6
3
6
4
6
   

Final

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Australia vs. Japan

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Australia
4
Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States[2]
20–22 August 1925
Grass

Japan
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Japan
Gerald Patterson
Zenzo Shimizu
6
1
6
4
6
2
     
2 Australia
Japan
James Anderson
Takeichi Harada
6
4
3
6
6
3
6
1
   
3 Australia
Japan
John Hawkes / Gerald Patterson
Takeichi Harada / Zenzo Shimizu
6
1
6
2
9
7
     
4 Australia
Japan
Gerald Patterson
Takeichi Harada
2
6
6
3
1
6
5
7
   
5 Australia
Japan
John Hawkes
Masanosuke Fukuda
6
1
6
3
6
0
     

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 "Australia v Japan". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Canada v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Australia v Hawaii". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Japan v China". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Cuba v Spain". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Mexico v Spain". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Canada v Australia". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Japan v Spain". daviscup.com.
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