1923 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone

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The America Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1923 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

For the first time, the competition would be split into two zones: the America Zone and the Europe Zone. This change was necessitated by having more than 16 teams compete for the cup (thus not fitting into one easily workable draw). The past several years had also seen a rise in the number of defaults, as teams from around the globe tried to work out the logistics of playing such an international tournament. Regional zones would help alleviate these problems.

4 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

Semifinals
26–28 July		Final
9–12 August
Orange, NJ, United States (grass)
 Australia4
Chicago, IL, United States (grass)
 Hawaii1
 Australia4
Montreal, Canada (grass)
 Japan1
 Canada0
 Japan5

Semifinals

Hawaii vs. Australia


Hawaii
1 		Orange Lawn Tennis Club, Orange, NJ, United States[3]
26–28 July 1923
Grass
Australia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hawaii
Australia 		Bowie Detrick
James Anderson 		1
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
2 Hawaii
Australia 		William Eklund
John Hawkes 		2
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
3 Hawaii
Australia 		Bowie Detrick / William Eklund
James Anderson / John Hawkes 		0
6 		6
8 		5
7 		     
4 Hawaii
Australia 		Bowie Detrick
John Hawkes 		3
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
5 Hawaii
Australia 		William Eklund
Richard Schlesinger 		6
4 		4
6 		6
1 		6
4 		   

Canada vs. Japan


Canada
0 		Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[4]
26–28 July 1923
Grass
Japan
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
Japan 		Willard Crocker
Zenzo Shimizu 		6
3 		7
9 		1
6 		6
8 		   
2 Canada
Japan 		Leroy Rennie
Masanosuke Fukuda 		2
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     
3 Canada
Japan 		Willard Crocker / Jack Wright
Seiichiro Kashio / Zenzo Shimizu 		1
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
4 Canada
Japan 		Leroy Rennie
Zenzo Shimizu 		2
6 		3
6 		0
6 		     
5 Canada
Japan 		Willard Crocker
Masanosuke Fukuda 		2
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     

Final

Australia vs. Japan


Australia
4 		South Side Tennis Club, Chicago, IL, United States[2]
9–12 August 1923
Grass
Japan
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Japan 		James Anderson
Zenzo Shimizu 		6
0 		6
3 		6
3 		     
2 Australia
Japan 		John Hawkes
Masanosuke Fukuda 		6
3 		6
4 		6
3 		     
3 Australia
Japan 		James Anderson / John Hawkes
Seiichiro Kashio / Zenzo Shimizu 		6
1 		6
2 		6
2 		     
4 Australia
Japan 		John Hawkes
Zenzo Shimizu 		4
6 		6
3 		6
2 		1
6 		4
6 		 
5 Australia
Japan 		James Anderson
Masanosuke Fukuda 		6
1 		3
6 		6
2 		6
1 		   

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. ^ a b "Australia v Japan". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Hawaii v Australia". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Canada v Japan". daviscup.com.