1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone
# 1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone

The America Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

7 teams entered the America Zone: 6 teams entered the North & Central America Zone, while 1 team entered the South America Zone. The winner of each sub-zone would play against each other to determine who moved to the Inter-Zonal Final to compete against the winner of the Europe Zone.

Australia defeated Cuba in the North & Central America Zone final, and then received a walkover in the Americas Inter-Zonal final after Brazil, the only team in the South America Zone, withdrew. Australia went on to face Yugoslavia in the Inter-Zonal Final.

## North & Central America Zone

### Draw

| Quarterfinals 30 June–23 July | Quarterfinals 30 June–23 July | Quarterfinals 30 June–23 July | Semifinals 14–16 July | Semifinals 14–16 July | Semifinals 14–16 July | Final 10–12 August | Final 10–12 August | Final 10–12 August |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Philippines | Philippines | | | | | | | |
| Philippines | Philippines | | Long Beach, CA, United States (grass) | Long Beach, CA, United States (grass) | Long Beach, CA, United States (grass) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Long Beach, CA, United States (grass) | Long Beach, CA, United States (grass) | Long Beach, CA, United States (grass) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Philippines | Philippines | 0 | | | |
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Philippines | Philippines | 0 | | | |
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Australia | Australia | 5 | | | |
| Australia | Australia | 5 | Australia | Australia | 5 | | | |
| Australia | Australia | 5 | | | | Rumson, NJ, United States (grass) | Rumson, NJ, United States (grass) | Rumson, NJ, United States (grass) |
| Mexico | Mexico | 0 | | | | Rumson, NJ, United States (grass) | Rumson, NJ, United States (grass) | Rumson, NJ, United States (grass) |
| Mexico | Mexico | 0 | | | | Australia | Australia | 5 |
| Havana, Cuba (clay) | Havana, Cuba (clay) | Havana, Cuba (clay) | | | | Australia | Australia | 5 |
| Havana, Cuba (clay) | Havana, Cuba (clay) | Havana, Cuba (clay) | | | | Cuba | Cuba | 0 |
| Canada | Canada | 1 | | | | Cuba | Cuba | 0 |
| Cuba | Cuba | 4 | | | | | | |
| Cuba | Cuba | 4 | Cuba | Cuba | w/o | | | |
| | | | Japan | Japan | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Japan | Japan | | | | |
| Japan | Japan | | | | | | | |

### Quarterfinals

**Mexico vs. Australia**

| Mexico 0 | Club Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico 30 June–2 July 1939 Clay | Club Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico 30 June–2 July 1939 Clay | Australia 5 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Daniel Hernández John Bromwich 0 6 0 6 0 6       2 Eugenio Tapia Adrian Quist 1 6 4 6 2 6       3 Daniel Hernández / Eugenio Tapia John Bromwich / Adrian Quist 6 8 0 6 1 6       4 Daniel Hernández Adrian Quist 9 11 3 6 2 6       5 Eugenio Tapia John Bromwich 1 6 3 6 1 6 ||||

**Cuba vs. Canada**

| Cuba 4 | Hotel Nacional, Havana, Cuba 21–23 July 1939 Clay | Hotel Nacional, Havana, Cuba 21–23 July 1939 Clay | Canada 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ricardo Morales Bruce Hall 6 1 6 2 6 2       2 José Agüero Ellis Tarshis 5 7 7 5 3 6 4 6     3 Ricardo Morales / Lorenzo Nodarse Philip Pearson / William Pedlar 9 7 4 6 6 4 4 6 6 1   4 Ricardo Morales Ellis Tarshis 6 2 6 4 3 6 0 6 6 4   5 José Agüero Bruce Hall 4 6 6 4 6 0 6 4 ||||

### Semifinals

**Australia vs. Philippines**

| Australia 5 | Long Beach Tennis Club, Long Beach, CA, United States 14–16 July 1939 Grass | Long Beach Tennis Club, Long Beach, CA, United States 14–16 July 1939 Grass | Philippines 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Adrian Quist Amado Sánchez 6 1 6 2 6 2       2 John Bromwich Felicisimo Ampon 8 6 9 7 6 3       3 John Bromwich / Adrian Quist Felicisimo Ampon / Amado Sánchez 7 5 6 4 6 2       4 John Bromwich Amado Sánchez 6 1 6 1 6 3       5 Adrian Quist Felicisimo Ampon 7 5 6 4 6 3 ||||

### Final

**Cuba vs. Australia**

| Cuba 0 | Seabright Lawn Tennis Club, Rumson, NJ, United States 10–12 August 1939 Grass | Seabright Lawn Tennis Club, Rumson, NJ, United States 10–12 August 1939 Grass | Australia 5 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 José Agüero John Bromwich 6 8 0 6 2 6       2 Ricardo Morales Adrian Quist 0 6 2 6 2 6       3 Ricardo Morales / Lorenzo Nodarse John Bromwich / Adrian Quist 1 6 0 6 3 6       4 Ricardo Morales John Bromwich 6 8 6 8 1 6       5 José Agüero Adrian Quist 1 6 0 6 0 6 ||||

## Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Australia defeated Brazil by walkover.

