1975 Davis Cup Americas Zone
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{{Short description|Regional zone}}
{{main|1975 Davis Cup}}
The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1975 Davis Cup.
Twelve teams entered the Americas Zone split across two sub-zones, the North & Central America Zone and the South America Zone. Nine teams played in the preliminary rounds, competing to advance to the main draw and join the remaining three teams who 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.{{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=495–506|edition=2nd}}
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. In the Americas Inter-Zonal Final, Chile defeated South Africa and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.
North & Central America Zone
=Preliminary rounds=
==Draw==
{{4TeamBracket-info
| RD1-date=4–13 October 1974
| RD2-date=31 January–2 February
| RD1-name=First Round
| RD2-name=Qualifying Round
| team-width=14
| RD1T1-loc=Nassau, Bahamas (clay)
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|Caribbean/West Indies}} | RD1-score1=0
| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{davis|USA}} | RD1-score2=5
| RD1T2-loc=Quebec City, Canada (indoor carpet)
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|CAN}} | RD1-score3=1
| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|MEX}} | RD1-score4=4
| RD2T1-loc=Palm Springs, CA, United States (hard) At the Racquet Club of Palm Springs. {{cite journal |last1=Greer |first1=Gloria |title=Courtship Among the Pros |journal=Palm Springs Life |url=https://www.palmspringslife.com/Courtship-Among-the-Pros/|date=December 18, 2012 |publisher=Desert Publications |location=Palm Springs}}| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|USA}} | RD2-score1=2
| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|MEX}} | RD2-score2=3
}}
==First round==
Caribbean/West Indies vs. United States
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Caribbean/West Indies
|team2=United States
|venue=Ocean Club, Nassau, Bahamas{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1975-NAM-PR-CAR-USA-01|title=Caribbean/West Indies v United States|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=11–13 October 1974
|surface=Clay
|score1=0
|score2=5
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Richard Russell |2 |1 |1 | | |T2P1=Arthur Ashe |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Leo Rolle |4 |2 |4 | | |T2P1=Tom Gorman |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=John Antonas |T1P2=Leo Rolle |2 |1 |1 | | |T2P1=Charlie Pasarell |T2P2=Erik van Dillen |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Leo Rolle |6 |9 |1 |6 |2 |T2P1=Charlie Pasarell |1 |11 |6 |4 |6 }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Richard Russell |2 |6 |1 |3 | |T2P1=Tom Gorman |6 |3 |6 |6 | }}
|}}
Canada vs. Mexico
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Canada
|team2=Mexico
|venue=Quebec City, Canada{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1975-NAM-PR-CAN-MEX-01|title=Canada v Mexico|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=4–6 October 1974
|surface=Carpet (indoors)
|score1=1
|score2=4
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Donald McCormick |0 |2 |4 | | |T2P1=Raúl Ramírez |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Tony Bardsley |2 |2 |2 | | |T2P1=Joaquín Loyo Mayo |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Réjean Genois |T1P2=Pierre Lamarche |1 |0 |2 | | |T2P1=Raúl Ramírez |T2P2=Vicente Zarazúa |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Donald McCormick |4 |6 |10 |6 | |T2P1=Joaquín Loyo Mayo |6 |4 |8 |2 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Réjean Genois |6 |4 |3 |11 | |T2P1=Roberto Chávez |0 |6 |6 |13 | }}
|}}
==Qualifying round==
United States vs. Mexico
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=United States
|team2=Mexico
|venue=The Racquet Club, Palm Springs, CA, United States{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1975-NAM-PR-USA-MEX-01|title=United States v Mexico|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=31 January–2 February 1975
|surface=Hard
|score1=2
|score2=3
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Stan Smith |6 |4 |1 |6 | |T2P1=Raúl Ramírez |3 |6 |6 |8 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Roscoe Tanner |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Roberto Chávez |1 |3 |3 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Bob Lutz |T1P2=Dick Stockton |6 |3 |8 |4 |4 |T2P1=Raúl Ramírez |T2P2=Vicente Zarazúa |4 |6 |6 |6 |6 }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Roscoe Tanner |5 |9 |4 |2 | |T2P1=Raúl Ramírez |7 |7 |6 |6 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Stan Smith |6 |9 |6 | | |T2P1=Roberto Chávez |2 |7 |1 | | }}
|}}
=Main Draw=
==Draw==
{{4TeamBracket-info
| RD1-date=
| RD2-date=
| RD1T1-loc=
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|COL}} | RD1-score1=
| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=
| RD1T2-loc=
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|RSA|1928}} | RD1-score3=w/o
| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|MEX}}{{efn|name=rsa|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.}} | RD1-score4=
| RD2T1-loc=
| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|COL}} | RD2-score1=
| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|RSA|1928}} | RD2-score2=w/o
}}
South Africa were declared the winners of the North & Central America Zone by default after both Mexico and Colombia withdrew.{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1975-NAM-M-COL-RSA-01|title=Colombia v South Africa|publisher=daviscup.com}}{{cite news |title=Mexicans Shun Davis Cup Foe |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1338&dat=19750308&id=2ZJYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=W_gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5784,2106036 |accessdate=13 October 2019 |work=Spokane Daily Chronicle |agency=Associated Press |date=8 March 1975}}{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1975-NAM-M-RSA-MEX-01|title=South Africa v Mexico|publisher=daviscup.com}}
South America Zone
=Preliminary rounds=
==Draw==
{{8TeamBracket-info
| maxround = 2
| RD1-date=
| RD2-date=15–17 November 1974
13–15 December 1974
| RD1-name=First Round
| RD2-name=Qualifying Round
| RD1T1-loc=
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|URU}} | RD1-score1=w/o
| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{davis|ECU|1900}} | RD1-score2=
| RD1T2-loc=
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|ARG}} | RD1-score3=
| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=bye | RD1-score4=
| RD1T3-loc=
| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=bye | RD1-score5=
| RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6={{davis|BRA|1968}} | RD1-score6=
| RD1T4-loc=
| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=bye | RD1-score7=
| RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{davis|BOL}} | RD1-score8=
| RD2T1-loc=Montevideo, Uruguay
| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|URU}} | RD2-score1=0
| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|ARG}} | RD2-score2=5
| RD2T2-loc=São Paulo, Brazil
| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{davis|BRA|1968}} | RD2-score3=4
| RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{davis|BOL}} | RD2-score4=0
}}
==Qualifying round==
Uruguay vs. Argentina
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Uruguay
|team2=Argentina
|venue=Montevideo, Uruguay{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1975-SAM-PR-URU-ARG-01|title=Uruguay v Argentina|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=15–17 November 1974
|surface=
|score1=0
|score2=5
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Gustavo Stapf |4 |1 |1 | | |T2P1=Julián Ganzábal |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Hugo Roverano |1 |1 |4 | | |T2P1=Ricardo Cano |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=José Luis Damiani |T1P2=Mario Laborde |4 |2 |4 | | |T2P1=Ricardo Cano |T2P2=Julián Ganzábal |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Gustavo Stapf |2 |0 |1 | | |T2P1=Ricardo Cano |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Hugo Roverano |0 |1 |3 | | |T2P1=Tomás Miguel Lynch |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|}}
Brazil vs. Bolivia
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Brazil |team1-var=1968
|team2=Bolivia
|venue=São Paulo, Brazil{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1975-SAM-PR-BRA-BOL-01|title=Brazil v Bolivia|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=13–15 December 1974
|surface=
|score1=4
|score2=0
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Thomaz Koch |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Ramiro Benavides |2 |2 |1 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=José Edison Mandarino |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Eduardo Gorostiaga |0 |1 |2 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Thomaz Koch |T1P2=José Edison Mandarino |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Ramiro Benavides |T2P2=Eduardo Gorostiaga |4 |1 |2 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=José Edison Mandarino |6 |10 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Ramiro Benavides |3 |8 |8 |1 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Thomaz Koch | | | | | |T2P1=Eduardo Gorostiaga | | | | | |np= }}
|}}
=Main Draw=
==Draw==
{{4TeamBracket-info
| RD1-date=20–22 December 1974
| RD2-date=10–12 January
| RD1T1-loc=
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|CHI}} | RD1-score1=
| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=
| RD1T2-loc=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
}}
==Semifinals==
Brazil vs. Argentina
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Brazil |team1-var=1968
|team2=Argentina
|venue=São Paulo, Brazil{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1975-SAM-M-BRA-ARG-01|title=Brazil v Argentina|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=20–22 December 1974
|surface=Clay
|score1=3
|score2=2
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Thomaz Koch |6 |7 |2 |6 | |T2P1=Ricardo Cano |3 |5 |6 |1 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=José Edison Mandarino |6 |2 |13 |4 | |T2P1=Guillermo Vilas |8 |6 |11 |6 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Thomaz Koch |T1P2=José Edison Mandarino |6 |6 |7 | | |T2P1=Ricardo Cano |T2P2=Guillermo Vilas |1 |3 |5 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Thomaz Koch |4 |3 |1 | | |T2P1=Guillermo Vilas |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=José Edison Mandarino |2 |8 |3 |6 |6 |T2P1=Ricardo Cano |6 |6 |6 |2 |1 }}
|}}
==Final==
Chile vs. Brazil
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Chile
|team2=Brazil |team1-var=1968
|venue=Santiago, Chile{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1975-SAM-M-CHI-BRA-01|title=Chile v Brazil|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=10–12 January 1975
|surface=
|score1=4
|score2=1
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Jaime Fillol |6 |7 |8 | | |T2P1=Thomaz Koch |2 |5 |6 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Patricio Cornejo |6 |7 |6 | | |T2P1=José Edison Mandarino |2 |5 |4 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Patricio Cornejo |T1P2=Jaime Fillol |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Thomaz Koch |T2P2=José Edison Mandarino |2 |2 |4 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Jaime Fillol |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Luis Felipe Tavares |3 |4 |2 | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Jaime Pinto Bravo |2 |3 |3 | | |T2P1=Thomaz Koch |6 |6 |6 | | }}
}}
=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 | }}
}}
Notes
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References
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External links
- [http://www.daviscup.com Davis Cup official website]