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1966 Davis Cup America Zone

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The America Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1966 Davis Cup.

6 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

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Quarterfinals

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Argentina vs. Chile

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Argentina
3
Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[3]
8–10 April 1966
Clay

Chile
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Argentina
Chile
Eduardo Soriano
Patricio Rodríguez
6
1
5
7
4
6
3
6
   
2 Argentina
Chile
Roberto Aubone
Patricio Cornejo
8
6
6
1
3
6
5
7
6
2
 
3 Argentina
Chile
Roberto Aubone / Eduardo Soriano
Omar Pabst / Patricio Rodríguez
3
6
5
7
6
2
7
5
6
2
 
4 Argentina
Chile
Eduardo Soriano
Patricio Cornejo
6
2
9
7
6
2
     
5 Argentina
Chile
Roberto Aubone
Patricio Rodríguez
1
6
1
6
0
6
     

Venezuela vs. Caribbean/West Indies

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Venezuela
2
Caracas, Venezuela[4]
1–3 May 1966
Hard

Caribbean/West Indies
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Venezuela
Cricket West Indies
Humphrey Hose
Richard Russell
6
4
3
6
7
5
6
8
0
6
 
2 Venezuela
Cricket West Indies
Isaías Pimentel
Lance Lumsden
7
5
6
0
6
2
     
3 Venezuela
Cricket West Indies
Eduardo Álvarez / Isaías Pimentel
Lance Lumsden / Richard Russell
5
7
6
2
5
7
6
4
6
3
 
4 Venezuela
Cricket West Indies
Humphrey Hose
Lance Lumsden
4
6
7
9
6
1
0
6
   
5 Venezuela
Cricket West Indies
Isaías Pimentel
Richard Russell
4
6
7
9
6
1
6
2
6
8
 

Semifinals

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Mexico vs. Argentina

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Mexico
4
Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico[5]
28–30 May 1966
Clay

Argentina
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Mexico
Argentina
Rafael Osuna
Roberto Aubone
6
2
6
2
7
5
     
2 Mexico
Argentina
Luis-Augusto García
Eduardo Soriano
6
2
6
3
6
1
     
3 Mexico
Argentina
Marcello Lara / Rafael Osuna
Roberto Aubone / Eduardo Soriano
5
7
6
3
10
12
8
6
12
14
 
4 Mexico
Argentina
Luis-Augusto García
Roberto Aubone
6
2
6
4
6
3
     
5 Mexico
Argentina
Rafael Osuna
Eduardo Soriano
9
7
4
6
14
12
4
6
7
5
 

Caribbean/West Indies vs. United States

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Caribbean/West Indies
1
St. Andrew Club, Kingston, Jamaica[6]
19–21 May 1966

United States
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Cricket West Indies
United States
Lance Lumsden
Arthur Ashe
0
6
1
6
2
6
     
2 Cricket West Indies
United States
Richard Russell
Cliff Richey
2
6
4
6
0
6
     
3 Cricket West Indies
United States
Lance Lumsden / Richard Russell
Arthur Ashe / Charlie Pasarell
6
4
7
9
14
12
4
6
6
4
 
4 Cricket West Indies
United States
Lance Lumsden
Cliff Richey
3
6
3
6
2
6
     
5 Cricket West Indies
United States
Richard Russell
Arthur Ashe
6
8
4
6
6
8
     

Final

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United States vs. Mexico

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United States
5
Harold Clark Courts, Cleveland, OH, United States[2]
13–15 August 1966
Hard

Mexico
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Mexico
Clark Graebner
Joaquín Loyo Mayo
6
0
4
6
6
1
3
6
6
3
 
2 United States
Mexico
Dennis Ralston
Rafael Osuna
6
4
2
6
7
5
6
1
   
3 United States
Mexico
Clark Graebner / Dennis Ralston
Joaquín Loyo Mayo / Rafael Osuna
6
1
6
4
6
0
     
4 United States
Mexico
Cliff Richey
Marcello Lara
11
13
6
0
12
10
6
4
   
5 United States
Mexico
Clark Graebner
Rafael Osuna
6
3
6
4
6
4
     

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 "United States v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Argentina v Chile". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Venezuela v Caribbean/West Indies". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Mexico v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Caribbean/West Indies v United States". daviscup.com.
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