1975 Davis Cup
{{Short description|1975 edition of the Davis Cup}}
{{Davis Cup season
| name = 1975 Davis Cup
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| duration = 23 August 1974 – 21 December 1975
| edition = 64th
| teams = 53
| categories =
| winning nation= {{davis|SWE}}
| previous = 1974
| next = 1976
}}
The 1975 Davis Cup was the 64th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 55 teams would enter the competition, 32 in the Europe Zone, 12 in the Americas Zone, and 11 in the Eastern Zone. Kenya made its first appearance in the tournament.
Chile defeated South Africa in the Americas Inter-Zonal final, Australia defeated New Zealand in the Eastern Zone final, and Sweden and Czechoslovakia were the winners of the two Europe Zones, defeating Spain and France respectively.
In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Czechoslovakia defeated Australia and Sweden defeated Chile in the semifinals. Sweden then defeated Czechoslovakia in the final to win their first title and become the sixth nation to win the Davis Cup. The final was held at the Kungliga tennishallen in Stockholm, Sweden on 19–21 December.{{cite book|author=Bud Collins|title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis|year=2010|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=[New York]|isbn=978-0942257700|pages=495–496, 499|edition=2nd}}{{cite web|url=http://www.corren.se/asikter/ledare/bjorn-borg-pa-nervigt-uppdrag-7636191.aspx|title=Björn Borg på nervigt uppdrag|publisher=Östgöta Correspondenten|language=sv|author=Christian Dahlgren|date=15 January 2009|access-date=30 November 2015}}
Americas Zone
{{main|1975 Davis Cup Americas Zone}}
=North & Central America Zone=
==Preliminary rounds==
{{4TeamBracket-info
| RD1-date=4–13 October 1974
| RD2-date=31 January–2 February
| RD1=First Round
| RD2=Qualifying Round
| RD1-text1=Nassau, Bahamas (clay)
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|Caribbean/West Indies}} | RD1-score1=0
| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{davis|USA}} | RD1-score2=5
| RD1-text2=Quebec City, Canada (indoor carpet)
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|CAN}} | RD1-score3=1
| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|MEX}} | RD1-score4=4
| RD2-text1=Palm Springs, CA, United States (hard)
| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|USA}} | RD2-score1=2
| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|MEX}} | RD2-score2=3
}}
==Main Draw==
{{4TeamBracket-info
| RD1-date=
| RD2-date=
| RD1-text1=
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|COL}} | RD1-score1=
| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=
| RD1-text2=
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|RSA|1928}} | RD1-score3=w/o
| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|MEX}} | RD1-score4=
| RD2-text1=
| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|COL}} | RD2-score1=
| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|RSA|1928}} | RD2-score2=w/o
}}
=South America Zone=
==Preliminary rounds==
{{8TeamBracket-info
| boldwinner = y
| maxround = 2
| RD1-date=
| RD2-date=15–17 November 1974
13–15 December 1974
| RD1=First Round
| RD2=Qualifying Round
| RD1-text1=
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|URU}} | RD1-score1={{w/o}}
| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{davis|ECU|1900}} | RD1-score2=
| RD1-text2=
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|ARG}} | RD1-score3=
| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=bye | RD1-score4=
| RD1-text3=
| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=bye | RD1-score5=
| RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6={{davis|BRA|1968}} | RD1-score6=
| RD1-text4=
| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=bye | RD1-score7=
| RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{davis|BOL}} | RD1-score8=
| RD2-text1=Montevideo, Uruguay
| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|URU}} | RD2-score1=0
| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|ARG}} | RD2-score2=5
| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{davis|BRA|1968}} | RD2-score3=4
| RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{davis|BOL}} | RD2-score4=0
}}
==Main Draw==
{{4TeamBracket-info
| RD1-date=20–22 December 1974
| RD2-date=10–12 January
| RD1-text1=
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|CHI}} | RD1-score1=
| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=
| RD1-text2=São Paulo, Brazil (clay)
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|BRA|1968}} | RD1-score3=3
| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|ARG}} | RD1-score4=2
| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|CHI}} | RD2-score1=4
| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|BRA|1968}} | RD2-score2=1
}}
=Americas Inter-Zonal Final=
Chile vs. South Africa
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Chile
|team2=South Africa |team2-var=1928
|venue=Santiago, Chile{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1975-AMI-M-CHI-RSA-01|title=Chile v South Africa|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=18–20 July 1975
|surface=
|score1=5
|score2=0
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Patricio Cornejo |4 |6 |6 |7 | |T2P1=Bernard Mitton |6 |4 |2 |5 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Jaime Fillol |6 |6 |0 |3 |6 |T2P1=Ray Moore |3 |3 |6 |6 |3 }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Patricio Cornejo |T1P2=Jaime Fillol |7 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Frew McMillan |T2P2=Ray Moore |5 |2 |4 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Jaime Fillol |2 |6 |3 |6 |7 |T2P1=Bernard Mitton |6 |2 |6 |1 |5 }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Patricio Cornejo |6 |6 |4 |6 | |T2P1=Ray Moore |3 |4 |6 |3 | }}
}}
Eastern Zone
{{main|1975 Davis Cup Eastern Zone}}
{{#section-h:1975 Davis Cup Eastern Zone|draw}}
=Final=
New Zealand vs. Australia
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=New Zealand
|team2=Australia
|venue=Stanley Street, Auckland, New Zealand{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1975-EAS-M-NZL-AUS-01|title=New Zealand v Australia|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=28 February–2 March 1975
|surface=Grass
|score1=0
|score2=4
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Brian Fairlie |5 |3 |5 | | |T2P1=John Newcombe |7 |6 |7 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Onny Parun |2 |4 |2 | | |T2P1=Ken Rosewall |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Brian Fairlie |T1P2=Onny Parun |4 |4 |5 | | |T2P1=Geoff Masters |T2P2=John Newcombe |6 |6 |7 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Brian Fairlie |1 |11 |5 |7 | |T2P1=Ken Rosewall |6 |9 |7 |9 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Onny Parun |6 |10 | | | |T2P1=Geoff Masters |3 |8 | | | |nc=3}}
}}
Europe Zone
{{main|1975 Davis Cup Europe Zone}}
=Zone A=
==Pre-qualifying round==
{{4TeamBracket-info
| maxround=1
| seeds=no
| RD1=Pre-qualifying round
23–25 August 1974
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|IRI|1964}} | RD1-score1=5
| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{davis|LIB}} | RD1-score2=0
| RD1-text2=Tel Aviv, Israel (hard)
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|ISR}} | RD1-score3=5
| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|LUX}} | RD1-score4=0
}}
==Preliminary rounds==
{{16TeamBracket-info
| maxround = 2
| boldwinner = y
| RD1-date=20–29 September 1974
| RD2-date=2–4 May
| RD1=First Round
| RD2=Qualifying Round
| RD1-text1=
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|ESP|1945}} | RD1-score1=
| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=
| RD1-text2=Copenhagen, Denmark (indoor carpet)
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|DEN}} | RD1-score3=4
| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|GRE|1970}} | RD1-score4=1
| RD1-text3=
| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5={{davis|AUT}} | RD1-score5=
| RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=bye | RD1-score6=
| RD1-text4=London, United Kingdom (indoor carpet)
| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7={{davis|GBR}} | RD1-score7=5
| RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{davis|IRI|1964}} | RD1-score8=0
| RD1-text5=Poznań, Poland (clay)
| RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9={{davis|POL|1928}} | RD1-score9=5
| RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10={{davis|POR}} | RD1-score10=0
| RD1-text6=
| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=bye | RD1-score11=
| RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12={{davis|SWE}} | RD1-score12=
| RD1-text7=Tel Aviv, Israel (hard)
| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13={{davis|ISR}} | RD1-score13=0
| RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14={{davis|SUI}} | RD1-score14=5
| RD1-text8=
| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=bye | RD1-score15=
| RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16={{davis|FRG}} | RD1-score16=
| RD2-text1=Murcia, Spain (clay)
| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|ESP|1945}} | RD2-score1=5
| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|DEN}} | RD2-score2=0
| RD2-text2=Vienna, Austria (clay)
| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{davis|AUT}} | RD2-score3=0
| RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{davis|GBR}} | RD2-score4=4
| RD2-text3=Warsaw, Poland (clay)
| RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5={{davis|POL|1928}} | RD2-score5=1
| RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6={{davis|SWE}} | RD2-score6=4
| RD2-text4=Freiburg, West Germany
| RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7={{davis|SUI}} | RD2-score7=0
| RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8={{davis|FRG}} | RD2-score8=5
}}
==Main Draw==
{{8TeamBracket-info
| RD1-date=9–18 May
| RD2-date=18–20 July
| RD3-date=25–27 July
| RD1-text1=
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|ROU|1965}} | RD1-score1=
| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=
| RD1-text2=Barcelona, Spain (clay)
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|ESP|1945}} | RD1-score3=3
| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|GBR}} | RD1-score4=2
| RD1-text3=West Berlin (clay)
| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5={{davis|FRG}} | RD1-score5=2
| RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6={{davis|SWE}} | RD1-score6=3
| RD1-text4=
| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=bye | RD1-score7=
| RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{davis|URS}} | RD1-score8=
| RD2-text1=Barcelona, Spain (clay)
| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|ROU|1965}} | RD2-score1=2
| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|ESP|1945}} | RD2-score2=3
| RD2-text2=Jūrmala, Soviet Union (clay)
| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{davis|SWE}} | RD2-score3=3
| RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{davis|URS}} | RD2-score4=2
| RD3-text1=Barcelona, Spain (clay)
| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1={{davis|ESP|1945}} | RD3-score1=2
| RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2={{davis|SWE}} | RD3-score2=3
}}
==Final==
Spain vs. Sweden
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Spain |team1-var=1945
|team2=Sweden
|venue=Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1975-EUR-A-M-ESP-SWE-01|title=Spain v Sweden|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=25–27 July 1975
|surface=Clay
|score1=2
|score2=3
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Manuel Orantes |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Birger Andersson |1 |3 |4 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=José Higueras |3 |1 |1 | | |T2P1=Björn Borg |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Juan Gisbert |T1P2=Manuel Orantes |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Ove Bengtson |T2P2=Björn Borg |4 |3 |1 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Manuel Orantes |4 |2 |2 | | |T2P1=Björn Borg |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=José Higueras |6 |4 |3 |0 | |T2P1=Birger Andersson |3 |6 |6 |6 | }}
}}
=Zone B=
==Pre-qualifying round==
{{4TeamBracket-info
| maxround=1
| team-width=150
| seeds=no
| RD1=Pre-qualifying round
23 August–14 September 1974
| RD1-text1=Lagos, Nigeria (hard)
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|NGR}} | RD1-score1=5
| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{davis|KEN}} | RD1-score2=0
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|TUR}} | RD1-score3=3
| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|IRL}} | RD1-score4=2
}}
==Preliminary rounds==
{{16TeamBracket-info
| maxround = 2
| boldwinner = y
| RD1-date=13–29 September 1974
| RD2-date=2–11 May
| RD1=First Round
| RD2=Qualifying Round
| RD1-text1=
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|NED}} | RD1-score1=
| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|FIN}} | RD1-score3=1
| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|HUN}} | RD1-score4=4
| RD1-text3=
| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5={{davis|EGY|1972}} | RD1-score5=
| RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=bye | RD1-score6=
| RD1-text4=Monte Carlo, Monaco
| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7={{davis|MON}} | RD1-score7=4
| RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{davis|NGR}} | RD1-score8=1
| RD1-text5=Brussels, Belgium (indoor hard)
| RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9={{davis|BEL}} | RD1-score9=5
| RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10={{davis|NOR}} | RD1-score10=0
| RD1-text6=
| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=bye | RD1-score11=
| RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12={{davis|FRA}} | RD1-score12=
| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13={{davis|BUL|1971}} | RD1-score13=5
| RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14={{davis|TUR}} | RD1-score14=0
| RD1-text8=
| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=bye | RD1-score15=
| RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16={{davis|YUG}} | RD1-score16=
| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|NED}} | RD2-score1=0
| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|HUN}} | RD2-score2=5
| RD2-text2=Monte Carlo, Monaco
| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{davis|EGY|1972}} | RD2-score3=3
| RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{davis|MON}} | RD2-score4=1
| RD2-text3=Paris, France (clay)
| RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5={{davis|BEL}} | RD2-score5=1
| RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6={{davis|FRA}} | RD2-score6=4
| RD2-text4=Zagreb, Yugoslavia
| RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7={{davis|BUL|1971}} | RD2-score7=1
| RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8={{davis|YUG}} | RD2-score8=4
}}
==Main Draw==
{{8TeamBracket-info
| RD1-date=16–25 May
| RD2-date=20–22 June; 18–20 July
| RD3-date=25–27 July
| RD1-text1=
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|TCH}} | RD1-score1=
| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|EGY|1972}} | RD1-score3=2
| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|HUN}} | RD1-score4=3
| RD1-text3=Paris, France (clay)
| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5={{davis|FRA}} | RD1-score5=3
| RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6={{davis|YUG}} | RD1-score6=0
| RD1-text4=
| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=bye | RD1-score7=
| RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{davis|ITA}} | RD1-score8=
| RD2-text1=Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|TCH}} | RD2-score1=4
| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|HUN}} | RD2-score2=1
| RD2-text2=Paris, France (clay)
| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{davis|FRA}} | RD2-score3=3
| RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{davis|ITA}} | RD2-score4=2
| RD3-text1=Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1={{davis|TCH}} | RD3-score1=3
| RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2={{davis|FRA}} | RD3-score2=2
}}
==Final==
Czechoslovakia vs. France
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Czechoslovakia
|team2=France
|venue=Prague, Czechoslovakia{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1975-EUR-B-M-TCH-FRA-01|title=Czechoslovakia v France|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=25–27 July 1975
|surface=Clay
|score1=3
|score2=2
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Jan Kodeš |6 |6 |1 |6 | |T2P1=Patrice Dominguez |1 |4 |6 |0 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Jiří Hřebec |6 |4 |6 |2 |6 |T2P1=François Jauffret |4 |6 |3 |6 |0 }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Jiří Hřebec |T1P2=Jan Kodeš |3 |6 |4 |6 |3 |T2P1=Patrice Dominguez |T2P2=Patrick Proisy |6 |3 |6 |1 |6 }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Jiří Hřebec |6 |3 |4 |4 | |T2P1=Patrice Dominguez |4 |6 |6 |6 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Jan Kodeš |6 |7 |6 | | |T2P1=François Jauffret |1 |5 |1 | | }}
}}
Inter-Zonal Zone
=Draw=
{{4TeamBracket-info
| RD1-date=19–28 September
| RD2-date=19–21 December
| seed-width=4
| RD1-text1=Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
| RD1-seed1=EUR-B | RD1-team1={{davis|TCH}} | RD1-score1=3
| RD1-seed2=EAS | RD1-team2={{davis|AUS}} | RD1-score2=1
| RD1-text2=Båstad, Sweden (clay)
| RD1-seed3=AME | RD1-team3={{davis|CHI}} | RD1-score3=1
| RD1-seed4=EUR-A | RD1-team4={{davis|SWE}} | RD1-score4=4
| RD2-text1=Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet)
| RD2-seed1=EUR-B | RD2-team1={{davis|TCH}} | RD2-score1=2
| RD2-seed2=EUR-A | RD2-team2={{davis|SWE}} | RD2-score2=3
}}
=Semifinals=
Sweden vs. Chile
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Sweden
|team2=Chile
|venue=Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1975-INZ-M-SWE-CHI-01|title=Sweden v Chile|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=19–21 September 1975
|surface=Clay
|score1=4
|score2=1
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Björn Borg |3 |6 |7 |6 | |T2P1=Patricio Cornejo |6 |4 |5 |3 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Birger Andersson |3 |2 |3 | | |T2P1=Jaime Fillol |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Ove Bengtson |T1P2=Björn Borg |7 |6 |3 |6 | |T2P1=Patricio Cornejo |T2P2=Jaime Fillol |5 |2 |6 |3 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Birger Andersson |6 |14 |6 | | |T2P1=Patricio Cornejo |3 |12 |1 | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Björn Borg |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Jaime Fillol |1 |2 |1 | | }}
}}
Czechoslovakia vs. Australia
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Czechoslovakia
|team2=Australia
|venue=Štvanice Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1975-INZ-M-TCH-AUS-01|title=Czechoslovakia v Australia|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=26–28 September 1975
|surface=Clay
|score1=3
|score2=1
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Jan Kodeš |6 |2 |7 |6 | |T2P1=John Alexander |4 |6 |5 |4 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Jiří Hřebec |3 |4 |6 |6 |6 |T2P1=Tony Roche |6 |6 |1 |3 |3 }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=František Pála |T1P2=Vladimír Zedník |3 |6 |2 |3 | |T2P1=John Alexander |T2P2=Phil Dent |6 |3 |6 |6 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Jan Kodeš |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Tony Roche |3 |1 |4 | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Jiří Hřebec |6 |3 |6 |6 | |T2P1=John Alexander |8 |6 |1 |6 | |nc=4}}
}}
=Final=
Sweden vs. Czechoslovakia
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Sweden
|team2=Czechoslovakia
|venue=Kungliga tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1975-WG-M-SWE-TCH-01|title=Sweden v Czechoslovakia|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=19–21 December 1975
|surface=Carpet (indoors)
|score1=3
|score2=2
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Björn Borg |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Jiří Hřebec |1 |3 |0 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Ove Bengtson |6 |2 |5 |4 | |T2P1=Jan Kodeš |4 |6 |7 |6 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Ove Bengtson |T1P2=Björn Borg |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Jan Kodeš |T2P2=Vladimír Zedník |4 |4 |4 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Björn Borg |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Jan Kodeš |4 |2 |2 | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Ove Bengtson |6 |3 |1 |4 | |T2P1=Jiří Hřebec |2 |6 |6 |6 | }}
}}
Controversy
{{See also|1975 Båstad protests}}
The Inter-Zonal Zone semifinal between Sweden and Chile was played on 19–21 September in Båstad, Sweden, two years after Augusto Pinochet's military coup in Chile. Many people in Sweden wanted the match to be cancelled, in protest of the junta's violations of human rights, however others wanted sport and politics to remain separated.
Chilekommittén mobilised protests against the match. The call for the manifestation was issued on July 30, 1975. The slogan of the protests was Stoppa matchen! ('Stop the match'). About 7,000 people took part in the protest. Hundreds of balloons, with names of political prisoners were released in the vicinity of the match venue, guarded by a police force of 1,300. Through Chilean sports commentators on site, news about the protests reached Chile. A special issue of Chilebulletinen was produced for the protests, with 20,000 copies.
The then governing Swedish Social Democratic Party didn't take part in the protests on September 20. A protest march was instead organized in Båstad by the Swedish Social Democratic Youth League on September 18, ending at the town square, where former prime minister Tage Erlander and Sweden's former ambassador to Chile Harald Edelstam (who personally helped rescue over 1,200 political prisoners in Chile after the 1973 coup) addressed a crowd of some 3,000.
Olof Palme's government tried to stop the match, but on September 12 negotiations ended with a decision to play. During the game on September 20, which was guarded by 1,300 police, over 7,000 demonstrators gathered peacefully on the square.Anno 75 (1976), Årskalender utgiven av Förlagshuset Norden AB, Malmö, och Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, pp. 35, 36. The match was played behind closed doors with no spectators present.{{cite web |last1=Hodgkinson |first1=Mark |title=Singer calls tune as fans banned from Sweden's Davis Cup clash with Israel |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/daviscup/4944005/Singer-calls-tune-as-fans-banned-from-Swedens-Davis-Cup-clash-with-Israel.html |website=telegraph.co.uk |publisher=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=12 October 2019 |date=5 March 2009}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.daviscup.com Davis Cup Official Website]
- [http://www.oppetarkiv.se/etikett/titel/Tennis_Davis_cup/ Davis Cup at SVT's open archive (including the 1975 tournament)] {{in lang|sv}}
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