1959 Davis Cup America Zone
# 1959 Davis Cup America Zone

The America Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1959 Davis Cup.

7 teams entered the America Zone: 3 teams competed in the North & Central America Zone, while 4 teams competed in the South America Zone. The winner of each sub-zone would play against each other to determine who moved to the Inter-Zonal Zone to compete against the winners of the Eastern Zone and Europe Zone.

Australia defeated Canada in the North & Central America Zone final, and Cuba received a walkover in the South America Zone final after Argentina withdrew. In the Americas Inter-Zonal Final, Australia defeated Cuba and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.

## North & Central America Zone

### Draw

| Semifinals 18–20 July | Semifinals 18–20 July | Semifinals 18–20 July | Final 24–26 July | Final 24–26 July | Final 24–26 July |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Canada | Canada | | | | |
| Canada | Canada | | Montreal, Canada (grass) | Montreal, Canada (grass) | Montreal, Canada (grass) |
| bye | bye | | Montreal, Canada (grass) | Montreal, Canada (grass) | Montreal, Canada (grass) |
| bye | bye | | Canada | Canada | 0 |
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Canada | Canada | 0 |
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Australia | Australia | 5 |
| Mexico | Mexico | 1 | Australia | Australia | 5 |
| Australia | Australia | 4 | | | |

### Semifinals

**Mexico vs. Australia**

| Mexico 1 | Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico 18–20 July 1959 Clay | Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico 18–20 July 1959 Clay | Australia 4 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Antonio Palafox Neale Fraser 6 8 0 6 6 2 6 4 3 6   2 Mario Llamas Rod Laver 6 4 6 4 6 3       3 Mario Llamas / Antonio Palafox Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser 3 6 2 6 5 7       4 Antonio Palafox Rod Laver 3 6 8 6 6 4 5 7 3 6   5 Mario Llamas Roy Emerson 4 6 2 6 6 4 6 4 0 6 ||||

### Final

**Canada vs. Australia**

| Canada 0 | Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada 24–26 July 1959 Grass | Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada 24–26 July 1959 Grass | Australia 5 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Don Fontana Roy Emerson 2 6 2 6 4 6       2 Robert Bédard Rod Laver 6 8 3 6 4 6       3 Robert Bédard / Don Fontana Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser 3 6 3 6 1 6       4 Robert Bédard Roy Emerson 6 4 4 6 5 7 4 6     5 François Godbout Rod Laver 9 7 4 6 2 6 1 6 ||||

## South America Zone

### Draw

| Semifinals 2–4 May | Semifinals 2–4 May | Semifinals 2–4 May | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bridgetown, Barbados | Bridgetown, Barbados | Bridgetown, Barbados | | | |
| Caribbean/West Indies | Caribbean/West Indies | 0 | | | |
| Cuba | Cuba | 4 | | | |
| Cuba | Cuba | 4 | Cuba | Cuba | w/o |
| | | | Argentina | Argentina | |
| Argentina | Argentina | w/o | Argentina | Argentina | |
| Venezuela | Venezuela | | | | |

### Semifinals

**Caribbean/West Indies vs. Cuba**

| Caribbean/West Indies 0 | Bridgetown, Barbados 2–4 May 1959 Grass | Bridgetown, Barbados 2–4 May 1959 Grass | Cuba 4 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ian McDonald Reynaldo Garrido 4 6 5 7 6 3 3 6     2 Peter Philips Orlando Garrido 1 6 2 6 7 9       3 Alan Price / Peter Valdez Orlando Garrido / Reynaldo Garrido 2 6 2 6 6 2 2 6     4 Ian McDonald Orlando Garrido 6 0 6 4 3 6 3 6 2 6   5 Peter Philips Reynaldo Garrido 6 4 4 6 7 5 1 3   not completed ||||

### Final

**Cuba vs. Argentina**

Cuba defeated Argentina by walkover.

## Americas Inter-Zonal Final

### Australia vs. Cuba

| Australia 5 | Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada 31 July–2 August 1959 Grass | Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada 31 July–2 August 1959 Grass | Cuba 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Roy Emerson Reynaldo Garrido 6 0 6 4 6 4       2 Neale Fraser Orlando Garrido 6 1 7 5 6 3       3 Roy Emerson / Rod Laver Orlando Garrido / Reynaldo Garrido 6 4 6 4 6 4       4 Bob Mark Orlando Garrido 6 4 6 4 6 2       5 Neale Fraser Reynaldo Garrido 6 3 6 2 6 4 ||||
