1926 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone
The America Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1926 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

Japanese players Tawara and Harada c. 1920
5 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] Japan defeated Cuba in the final, and went on to face France in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]
Draw
Quarterfinals 11–13 June | Semifinals 25–27 June; 16–18 July | Final 19–21 August | |||||||||||
Mexico City, Mexico | |||||||||||||
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San Francisco, CA, United States (grass) | |||||||||||||
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Montreal, Canada (grass) | |||||||||||||
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Havana, Cuba (clay) | |||||||||||||
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Quarterfinals
Mexico vs. Japan
![]() Mexico 1 |
Club Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico[3] 11–13 June 1926 clay |
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Semifinals
Japan vs. Philippines
![]() Japan 5 |
San Francisco, CA, United States[4] 25–27 June 1926 Grass |
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Cuba vs. Canada
![]() Cuba 3 |
Havana, Cuba[5] 16–18 July 1926 Clay |
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Final
Japan vs. Cuba
![]() Japan 0 |
Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[2] 19–21 August 1926 Grass |
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References
- Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- "Japan v Cuba". daviscup.com.
- "Mexico v Japan". daviscup.com.
- "Japan v Philippines". daviscup.com.
- "Cuba v Canada". daviscup.com.
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