1975 Davis Cup Americas Zone
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
[edit]Preliminary rounds
[edit]Draw
[edit]First Round 4–13 October 1974 | Qualifying Round 31 January–2 February | |||||||
Nassau, Bahamas (clay) | ||||||||
0 | ||||||||
Palm Springs, CA, United States (hard)[5] | ||||||||
5 | ||||||||
2 | ||||||||
Quebec City, Canada (indoor carpet) | ||||||||
3 | ||||||||
1 | ||||||||
4 | ||||||||
First round
[edit]Caribbean/West Indies vs. United States
Caribbean/West Indies 0 |
Ocean Club, Nassau, Bahamas[6] 11–13 October 1974 Clay |
United States 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Canada vs. Mexico
Canada 1 |
Quebec City, Canada[7] 4–6 October 1974 Carpet (indoors) |
Mexico 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Qualifying round
[edit]United States vs. Mexico
United States 2 |
The Racquet Club, Palm Springs, CA, United States[8] 31 January–2 February 1975 Hard |
Mexico 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Main Draw
[edit]Draw
[edit]Semifinals | Final | |||||||
bye | ||||||||
w/o | ||||||||
w/o | ||||||||
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
[edit]Preliminary rounds
[edit]Draw
[edit]First Round | Qualifying Round 15–17 November 1974 13–15 December 1974 | |||||||
w/o | ||||||||
Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||
0 | ||||||||
5 | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
São Paulo, Brazil | ||||||||
4 | ||||||||
0 | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
Qualifying round
[edit]Uruguay vs. Argentina
Uruguay 0 |
Montevideo, Uruguay[11] 15–17 November 1974 |
Argentina 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brazil vs. Bolivia
Brazil 4 |
São Paulo, Brazil[12] 13–15 December 1974 |
Bolivia 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Main Draw
[edit]Draw
[edit]Semifinals 20–22 December 1974 | Final 10–12 January | |||||||
Santiago, Chile | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
4 | ||||||||
São Paulo, Brazil (clay) | ||||||||
1 | ||||||||
3 | ||||||||
2 | ||||||||
Semifinals
[edit]Brazil vs. Argentina
Brazil 3 |
São Paulo, Brazil[13] 20–22 December 1974 Clay |
Argentina 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
[edit]Chile vs. Brazil
Chile 4 |
Santiago, Chile[3] 10–12 January 1975 |
Brazil 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Americas Inter-Zonal Final
[edit]Chile vs. South Africa
Chile 5 |
Santiago, Chile[4] 18–20 July 1975 |
South Africa 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Notes
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ a b "Colombia v South Africa". daviscup.com.
- ^ a b "Chile v Brazil". daviscup.com.
- ^ a b "Chile v South Africa". daviscup.com.
- ^ At the Racquet Club of Palm Springs. Greer, Gloria (18 December 2012). "Courtship Among the Pros". Palm Springs Life. Palm Springs: Desert Publications.
- ^ "Caribbean/West Indies v United States". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Canada v Mexico". daviscup.com.
- ^ "United States v Mexico". daviscup.com.
- ^ a b "Mexicans Shun Davis Cup Foe". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Associated Press. 8 March 1975. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ "South Africa v Mexico". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Uruguay v Argentina". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Brazil v Bolivia". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Brazil v Argentina". daviscup.com.