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The America Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 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. Australia defeated Japan in the final, and went on to face France in the Inter-Zonal Final.

Draw

Quarterfinals 24 July–1 August

Semifinals 7–10 August

Final 14–16 August

Mexico

Baltimore, MD, United States (grass)

bye

Mexico

0

Brooklyn, NY, United States (grass)

Australia

5

China

0

Providence, RI, United States (grass)

Australia

5

Australia

5

Ottawa, Canada (clay)

Japan

0

Canada

3

Montreal, Canada (grass)

Cuba

2

Canada

1

Japan

4

bye

Japan

Quarterfinals

Australia vs. China

Australia 5	Crescent Athletic Club, Brooklyn, NY, United States 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 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 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 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 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 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.

External links

• Davis Cup official website

• Davis Cup Americas Zone
• 1924 International Lawn Tennis Challenge