1923 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone
# 1923 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone

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. Australia defeated Japan in the final, and went on to face France in the Inter-Zonal Final.

## Draw

| Semifinals 26–28 July | Semifinals 26–28 July | Semifinals 26–28 July | Final 9–12 August | Final 9–12 August | Final 9–12 August |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Orange, NJ, United States (grass) | Orange, NJ, United States (grass) | Orange, NJ, United States (grass) | | | |
| Australia | Australia | 4 | | | |
| Australia | Australia | 4 | Chicago, IL, United States (grass) | Chicago, IL, United States (grass) | Chicago, IL, United States (grass) |
| Hawaii | Hawaii | 1 | Chicago, IL, United States (grass) | Chicago, IL, United States (grass) | Chicago, IL, United States (grass) |
| Hawaii | Hawaii | 1 | Australia | Australia | 4 |
| Montreal, Canada (grass) | Montreal, Canada (grass) | Montreal, Canada (grass) | Australia | Australia | 4 |
| Montreal, Canada (grass) | Montreal, Canada (grass) | Montreal, Canada (grass) | Japan | Japan | 1 |
| Canada | Canada | 0 | Japan | Japan | 1 |
| Japan | Japan | 5 | | | |

## Semifinals

### Hawaii vs. Australia

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

### Canada vs. Japan

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

## Final

### Australia vs. Japan

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