1963 Davis Cup America Zone
# 1963 Davis Cup America Zone

The America Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1963 Davis Cup.

7 teams entered the America Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the Eastern Zone and Europe Zone. The United States defeated Venezuela in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.

## Draw

| Quarterfinals 13–17 June; 26–28 July | Quarterfinals 13–17 June; 26–28 July | Quarterfinals 13–17 June; 26–28 July | Semifinals 28–30 July; 16–18 August | Semifinals 28–30 July; 16–18 August | Semifinals 28–30 July; 16–18 August | Final 13–15 September | Final 13–15 September | Final 13–15 September |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Venezuela | Venezuela | | | | | | | |
| Venezuela | Venezuela | | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Venezuela | Venezuela | 3 | | | |
| Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Venezuela | Venezuela | 3 | | | |
| Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Ecuador | Ecuador | 1 | | | |
| Ecuador | Ecuador | 3 | Ecuador | Ecuador | 1 | | | |
| Ecuador | Ecuador | 3 | | | | Denver, CO, United States (hard) | Denver, CO, United States (hard) | Denver, CO, United States (hard) |
| Caribbean/West Indies | Caribbean/West Indies | 2 | | | | Denver, CO, United States (hard) | Denver, CO, United States (hard) | Denver, CO, United States (hard) |
| Caribbean/West Indies | Caribbean/West Indies | 2 | | | | Venezuela | Venezuela | 0 |
| Tehran, Iran | Tehran, Iran | Tehran, Iran | | | | Venezuela | Venezuela | 0 |
| Tehran, Iran | Tehran, Iran | Tehran, Iran | | | | United States | United States | 5 |
| Iran | Iran | 0 | | | | United States | United States | 5 |
| Iran | Iran | 0 | Los Angeles, CA, United States (hard) | Los Angeles, CA, United States (hard) | Los Angeles, CA, United States (hard) | | | |
| United States | United States | 5 | Los Angeles, CA, United States (hard) | Los Angeles, CA, United States (hard) | Los Angeles, CA, United States (hard) | | | |
| United States | United States | 5 | United States | United States | 4 | | | |
| Vancouver, Canada (hard) | Vancouver, Canada (hard) | Vancouver, Canada (hard) | United States | United States | 4 | | | |
| Vancouver, Canada (hard) | Vancouver, Canada (hard) | Vancouver, Canada (hard) | Mexico | Mexico | 1 | | | |
| Canada | Canada | 1 | Mexico | Mexico | 1 | | | |
| Mexico | Mexico | 4 | | | | | | |

## Quarterfinals

### Ecuador vs. Caribbean/West Indies

| Ecuador 3 | Guayaquil Tennis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador 15–17 June 1963 Clay | Guayaquil Tennis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador 15–17 June 1963 Clay | Caribbean/West Indies 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Pancho Guzmán Lance Lumsden 6 1 6 3 6 3       2 Eduardo Zuleta Peter Valdez 6 4 6 3 6 1       3 Pancho Guzmán / Eduardo Zuleta Lance Lumsden / Peter Valdez 4 6 6 3 4 6 5 7     4 Eduardo Zuleta Lance Lumsden 6 1 6 4 6 1       5 Pancho Guzmán Peter Valdez 4 6 5 7 7 9 ||||

### Iran vs. United States

| Iran 0 | Imperial Tennis Club, Tehran, Iran 13–16 June 1963 | Imperial Tennis Club, Tehran, Iran 13–16 June 1963 | United States 5 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Reza Akbari Gene Scott 4 6 1 6 0 6       2 Taghi Akbari Allen Fox 2 6 2 6 2 6       3 Reza Akbari / Taghi Akbari Donald Dell / Gene Scott 0 6 1 6 4 6       4 Reza Akbari Allen Fox 1 6 0 6 1 6       5 Taghi Akbari Donald Dell 3 6 4 6 4 6 ||||

### Canada vs. Mexico

| Canada 1 | Vancouver Lawn Tennis Club, Vancouver, Canada 26–28 July 1963 Hard | Vancouver Lawn Tennis Club, Vancouver, Canada 26–28 July 1963 Hard | Mexico 4 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 François Godbout Rafael Osuna 3 6 1 6 2 6       2 Henry Fauquier Antonio Palafox 7 9 4 6 1 6       3 Keith Carpenter / Henry Fauquier Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox 3 6 5 7 4 6       4 François Godbout Antonio Palafox 3 6 3 6 1 6       5 Keith Carpenter Juan Arredondo 6 2 6 3 3 6 1 6 6 3 ||||

## Semifinals

### Venezuela vs. Ecuador

| Venezuela 3 | Altamira Tennis Club, Caracas, Venezuela 28–30 July 1963 Hard | Altamira Tennis Club, Caracas, Venezuela 28–30 July 1963 Hard | Ecuador 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Juan Notz Eduardo Zuleta 3 6 3 6 4 6       2 Isaías Pimentel Pancho Guzmán 6 2 6 1 6 0       3 Juan Notz / Isaías Pimentel Pancho Guzmán / Eduardo Zuleta 6 3 6 4 6 2       4 Isaías Pimentel Eduardo Zuleta 6 3 6 2 6 1       5 Juan Notz Pancho Guzmán 6 0 3 6 3 6 7 5   not completed ||||

### United States vs. Mexico

| United States 4 | Los Angeles Tennis Club, Los Angeles, CA, United States 16–18 August 1963 Hard | Los Angeles Tennis Club, Los Angeles, CA, United States 16–18 August 1963 Hard | Mexico 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Chuck McKinley Rafael Osuna 2 6 6 3 2 6 6 2 3 6   2 Dennis Ralston Antonio Palafox 6 1 6 4 3 6 6 3     3 Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox 6 1 6 3 8 6       4 Dennis Ralston Rafael Osuna 6 1 6 3 7 5       5 Chuck McKinley Antonio Palafox 6 4 6 4 4 6 6 3 ||||

## Final

### United States vs. Venezuela

| United States 5 | Cherry Hills Country Club, Denver, CO, United States 13–15 September 1963 Hard | Cherry Hills Country Club, Denver, CO, United States 13–15 September 1963 Hard | Venezuela 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Dennis Ralston Orlando Bracamonte 6 2 6 1 6 2       2 Marty Riessen Isaías Pimentel 8 6 6 4 6 4       3 Dennis Ralston / Marty Riessen Orlando Bracamonte / Isaías Pimentel 7 5 8 6 6 3       4 Arthur Ashe Orlando Bracamonte 6 1 6 1 6 0       5 Dennis Ralston Isaías Pimentel 18 16 9 7 6 4 ||||
