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1975 Davis Cup Americas Zone

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The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1975 Davis Cup.

12 teams entered the Americas Zone split across two sub-zones, the North & Central America Zone and the South America Zone. 9 teams played in the preliminary rounds, competing to advance to the main draw and join the remaining 3 teams which advanced to the main draw directly. The winners of each sub-zone main draw then played against each other to determine who moved to the Inter-Zonal Zone to compete against the winners of the Eastern Zone and Europe Zone.[1]

South Africa were declared winners of the North & Central America Zone by walkover after Colombia withdrew ahead of the final, while in the South America Zone Chile defeated Brazil in the final.[2][3] In the Americas Inter-Zonal Final, Chile defeated South Africa and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[4]

North & Central America Zone

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Preliminary rounds

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Draw

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First Round
4–13 October 1974
Qualifying Round
31 January–2 February
Nassau, Bahamas (clay)
 Caribbean/West Indies0
Palm Springs, CA, United States (hard)[5]
 United States5
 United States2
Quebec City, Canada (indoor carpet)
 Mexico3
 Canada1
 Mexico4

First round

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Caribbean/West Indies vs. United States


Caribbean/West Indies
0
Ocean Club, Nassau, Bahamas[6]
11–13 October 1974
Clay

United States
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Cricket West Indies
United States
Richard Russell
Arthur Ashe
2
6
1
6
1
6
     
2 Cricket West Indies
United States
Leo Rolle
Tom Gorman
4
6
2
6
4
6
     
3 Cricket West Indies
United States
John Antonas / Leo Rolle
Charlie Pasarell / Erik van Dillen
2
6
1
6
1
6
     
4 Cricket West Indies
United States
Leo Rolle
Charlie Pasarell
6
1
9
11
1
6
6
4
2
6
 
5 Cricket West Indies
United States
Richard Russell
Tom Gorman
2
6
6
3
1
6
3
6
   

Canada vs. Mexico


Canada
1
Quebec City, Canada[7]
4–6 October 1974
Carpet (indoors)

Mexico
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
Mexico
Donald McCormick
Raúl Ramírez
0
6
2
6
4
6
     
2 Canada
Mexico
Tony Bardsley
Joaquín Loyo Mayo
2
6
2
6
2
6
     
3 Canada
Mexico
Réjean Genois / Pierre Lamarche
Raúl Ramírez / Vicente Zarazúa
1
6
0
6
2
6
     
4 Canada
Mexico
Donald McCormick
Joaquín Loyo Mayo
4
6
6
4
10
8
6
2
   
5 Canada
Mexico
Réjean Genois
Roberto Chávez
6
0
4
6
3
6
11
13
   

Qualifying round

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United States vs. Mexico


United States
2
The Racquet Club, Palm Springs, CA, United States[8]
31 January–2 February 1975
Hard

Mexico
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Mexico
Stan Smith
Raúl Ramírez
6
3
4
6
1
6
6
8
   
2 United States
Mexico
Roscoe Tanner
Roberto Chávez
6
1
6
3
6
3
     
3 United States
Mexico
Bob Lutz / Dick Stockton
Raúl Ramírez / Vicente Zarazúa
6
4
3
6
8
6
4
6
4
6
 
4 United States
Mexico
Roscoe Tanner
Raúl Ramírez
5
7
9
7
4
6
2
6
   
5 United States
Mexico
Stan Smith
Roberto Chávez
6
2
9
7
6
1
     

Main Draw

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Draw

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SemifinalsFinal
 Colombia
bye
 Colombia
 South Africaw/o
 South Africaw/o
 Mexico[a]

South Africa were declared the winners of the North & Central America Zone by default after both Mexico and Colombia withdrew.[2][9][10]

South America Zone

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Preliminary rounds

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Draw

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First RoundQualifying Round
15–17 November 1974
13–15 December 1974
 Uruguayw/o
Montevideo, Uruguay
 Ecuador
 Uruguay0
 Argentina5
 Argentina
bye
bye
São Paulo, Brazil
 Brazil
 Brazil4
 Bolivia0
bye
 Bolivia

Qualifying round

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Uruguay vs. Argentina


Uruguay
0
Montevideo, Uruguay[11]
15–17 November 1974

Argentina
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Uruguay
Argentina
Gustavo Stapf
Julián Ganzábal
4
6
1
6
1
6
     
2 Uruguay
Argentina
Hugo Roverano
Ricardo Cano
1
6
1
6
4
6
     
3 Uruguay
Argentina
José Luis Damiani / Mario Laborde
Ricardo Cano / Julián Ganzábal
4
6
2
6
4
6
     
4 Uruguay
Argentina
Gustavo Stapf
Ricardo Cano
2
6
0
6
1
6
     
5 Uruguay
Argentina
Hugo Roverano
Tomás Miguel Lynch
0
6
1
6
3
6
     

Brazil vs. Bolivia


Brazil
4
São Paulo, Brazil[12]
13–15 December 1974

Bolivia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Brazil
Bolivia
Thomaz Koch
Ramiro Benavides
6
2
6
2
6
1
     
2 Brazil
Bolivia
José Edison Mandarino
Eduardo Gorostiaga
6
0
6
1
6
2
     
3 Brazil
Bolivia
Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino
Ramiro Benavides / Eduardo Gorostiaga
6
4
6
1
6
2
     
4 Brazil
Bolivia
José Edison Mandarino
Ramiro Benavides
6
3
10
8
6
8
6
1
   
5 Brazil
Bolivia
Thomaz Koch
Eduardo Gorostiaga
          not
played

Main Draw

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Draw

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Semifinals
20–22 December 1974
Final
10–12 January
 Chile
Santiago, Chile
bye
 Chile4
São Paulo, Brazil (clay)
 Brazil1
 Brazil3
 Argentina2

Semifinals

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Brazil vs. Argentina


Brazil
3
São Paulo, Brazil[13]
20–22 December 1974
Clay

Argentina
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Brazil
Argentina
Thomaz Koch
Ricardo Cano
6
3
7
5
2
6
6
1
   
2 Brazil
Argentina
José Edison Mandarino
Guillermo Vilas
6
8
2
6
13
11
4
6
   
3 Brazil
Argentina
Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino
Ricardo Cano / Guillermo Vilas
6
1
6
3
7
5
     
4 Brazil
Argentina
Thomaz Koch
Guillermo Vilas
4
6
3
6
1
6
     
5 Brazil
Argentina
José Edison Mandarino
Ricardo Cano
2
6
8
6
3
6
6
2
6
1
 

Final

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Chile vs. Brazil


Chile
4
Santiago, Chile[3]
10–12 January 1975

Brazil
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Chile
Brazil
Jaime Fillol
Thomaz Koch
6
2
7
5
8
6
     
2 Chile
Brazil
Patricio Cornejo
José Edison Mandarino
6
2
7
5
6
4
     
3 Chile
Brazil
Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol
Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino
6
2
6
2
6
4
     
4 Chile
Brazil
Jaime Fillol
Luis Felipe Tavares
6
3
6
4
6
2
     
5 Chile
Brazil
Jaime Pinto Bravo
Thomaz Koch
2
6
3
6
3
6
     

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

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Chile vs. South Africa


Chile
5
Santiago, Chile[4]
18–20 July 1975

South Africa
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Chile
South Africa
Patricio Cornejo
Bernard Mitton
4
6
6
4
6
2
7
5
   
2 Chile
South Africa
Jaime Fillol
Ray Moore
6
3
6
3
0
6
3
6
6
3
 
3 Chile
South Africa
Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol
Frew McMillan / Ray Moore
7
5
6
2
6
4
     
4 Chile
South Africa
Jaime Fillol
Bernard Mitton
2
6
6
2
3
6
6
1
7
5
 
5 Chile
South Africa
Patricio Cornejo
Ray Moore
6
3
6
4
4
6
6
3
   

Notes

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  1. ^ Due to their opposition to the apartheid policies of the South African government, the Mexican government refused to allow the tie between Mexico and South Africa to take place: the tie was scratched and South Africa advanced.[9]

References

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  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ a b "Colombia v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ a b "Chile v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ a b "Chile v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ At the Racquet Club of Palm Springs. Greer, Gloria (18 December 2012). "Courtship Among the Pros". Palm Springs Life. Palm Springs: Desert Publications.
  6. ^ "Caribbean/West Indies v United States". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Canada v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "United States v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ a b "Mexicans Shun Davis Cup Foe". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Associated Press. 8 March 1975. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  10. ^ "South Africa v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Uruguay v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Brazil v Bolivia". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Brazil v Argentina". daviscup.com.
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