# 1928 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone

The America Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1928 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.
6 teams entered the America Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Final against the winner of the Europe Zone. The United States defeated Japan in the final, and went on to face Italy in the Inter-Zonal Final.

## Draw

| Quarterfinals 9 April–2 May | Quarterfinals 9 April–2 May | Quarterfinals 9 April–2 May | Semifinals 25–28 May | Semifinals 25–28 May | Semifinals 25–28 May | Final 1–3 June | Final 1–3 June | Final 1–3 June |
| China | China | | | | | | | |
| China | China | | Kansas City, MO, United States (clay) | Kansas City, MO, United States (clay) | Kansas City, MO, United States (clay) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Kansas City, MO, United States (clay) | Kansas City, MO, United States (clay) | Kansas City, MO, United States (clay) | | | |
| bye | bye | | China | China | 0 | | | |
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | China | China | 0 | | | |
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | United States | United States | 5 | | | |
| United States | United States | 5 | United States | United States | 5 | | | |
| United States | United States | 5 | | | | Chicago, IL, United States (clay) | Chicago, IL, United States (clay) | Chicago, IL, United States (clay) |
| Mexico | Mexico | 0 | | | | Chicago, IL, United States (clay) | Chicago, IL, United States (clay) | Chicago, IL, United States (clay) |
| Mexico | Mexico | 0 | | | | United States | United States | 5 |
| Havana, Cuba | Havana, Cuba | Havana, Cuba | | | | United States | United States | 5 |
| Havana, Cuba | Havana, Cuba | Havana, Cuba | | | | Japan | Japan | 0 |
| Japan | Japan | 3 | | | | Japan | Japan | 0 |
| Japan | Japan | 3 | Montreal, Canada (grass) | Montreal, Canada (grass) | Montreal, Canada (grass) | | | |
| Cuba | Cuba | 0 | Montreal, Canada (grass) | Montreal, Canada (grass) | Montreal, Canada (grass) | | | |
| Cuba | Cuba | 0 | Japan | Japan | 3 | | | |
| | | | Canada | Canada | 1 | | | |
| bye | bye | | Canada | Canada | 1 | | | |
| Canada | Canada | | | | | | | |

## Quarterfinals
### Mexico vs. United States

| Mexico 0 | Club Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico 9–11 April 1928 Clay | Club Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico 9–11 April 1928 Clay | United States 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ricardo Tapia John Hennessey 2 6 7 9 1 6       2 Robert Kinsey Bill Tilden 1 6 2 6 4 6       3 Robert Kinsey / Alfonso Unda Arnold Jones / Bill Tilden 2 6 6 4 3 6 3 6     4 Robert Kinsey John Hennessey 2 6 0 6 3 6       5 Alfonso Unda Wilmer Allison 6 4 3 6 6 8 5 7 ||||

### Cuba vs. Japan

| Cuba 0 | Havana, Cuba 30 April–2 May 1928 | Havana, Cuba 30 April–2 May 1928 | Japan 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Vicente Banet Teizo Toba 1 6 2 6 1 6       2 Rogelio Paris Yoshiro Ota 1 6 1 6 3 6       3 Vicente Banet / Rogelio Paris Tamio Abe / Teizo Toba 3 6 3 6 6 4 7 9     4 Vicente Banet Yoshiro Ota           not played 5 Rogelio Paris Teizo Toba           not played ||||

## Semifinals
### United States vs. China

| United States 5 | Rockhill Tennis Club, Kansas City, MO, United States 25–27 May 1928 Clay | Rockhill Tennis Club, Kansas City, MO, United States 25–27 May 1928 Clay | China 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 John Hennessey Lum Pao-Hua 6 3 6 4 6 0       2 George Lott Paul Kong 6 0 6 0 6 0       3 Wilbur Coen / Bill Tilden Paul Kong / Lum Pao-Hua 6 2 6 1 6 3       4 John Hennessey Paul Kong 6 1 6 0 6 1       5 George Lott Lum Pao-Hua 6 3 6 2 6 0 ||||

### Canada vs. Japan

| Canada 1 | Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada 25–28 May 1928 Grass | Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada 25–28 May 1928 Grass | Japan 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Willard Crocker Teizo Toba 6 0 6 2 4 6 6 3     2 Jack Wright Yoshiro Ota 6 4 4 6 6 1 4 6 1 6   3 Arthur Ham / Jack Wright Tamio Abe / Teizo Toba 7 5 6 2 3 6 4 6 8 10   4 Jack Wright Teizo Toba 9 7 6 3 3 6 0 6 4 6   5 Willard Crocker Yoshiro Ota 6 2 6 0 3 6 9 11   not completed ||||

## Final
### United States vs. Japan

| United States 5 | Town & Tennis Club, Chicago, IL, United States 1–3 June 1928 Clay | Town & Tennis Club, Chicago, IL, United States 1–3 June 1928 Clay | Japan 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Bill Tilden Tamio Abe 6 2 6 3 6 0       2 John Hennessey Yoshiro Ota 8 6 6 3 6 3       3 George Lott / Bill Tilden Tamio Abe / Teizo Toba 6 1 10 8 6 2       4 Wilbur Coen Tamio Abe 7 9 6 2 6 4 7 5     5 Bill Tilden Yoshiro Ota 6 8 6 3 6 1 6 0 ||||