1976 Davis Cup Americas Zone
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The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1976 Davis Cup.
This year's tournament saw all teams in the Americas Zone competing in one single bracket, with the previous North & Central America and South America sub-zones, and subsequently the Americas Inter-Zonal final, being eliminated. This brought the Americas Zone in line with the outline of the other zones, with the previous year's Americas sub-zone champions progressing to the new Americas main draw semifinals.
14 teams entered the Americas Zone in total, with 12 teams competing in the preliminary rounds to advance to the main draw and join the previous year's finalists South Africa and Chile. The winner of the main draw went on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone 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}}
Chile defeated South Africa in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.
Preliminary rounds
=Draw=
{{16TeamBracket-info
| maxround = 2
| boldwinner = y
| RD1-date=26 September–9 November 1975
| RD2-date=17 October–21 December 1975
| RD1=First Round
| RD2=Qualifying Round
| teamwidth=14
| RD1-text1=
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|USA}} | RD1-score1=
| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=
| RD1-text2=
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|VEN|1930}} | RD1-score3=
| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=bye | RD1-score4=
| RD1-text3=Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5={{davis|MEX}} | RD1-score5=5
| RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6={{davis|Caribbean/West Indies}} | RD1-score6=0
| RD1-text4=Montreal, Canada (indoor carpet)
| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7={{davis|CAN}} | RD1-score7=5
| RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{davis|COL}} | RD1-score8=0
| RD1-text5=
| RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9={{davis|BRA|1968}} | RD1-score9=w/o
| RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10={{davis|BOL}} | RD1-score10=
| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11={{davis|PER}} | RD1-score11=3
| RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12={{davis|URU}} | RD1-score12=2
| RD1-text7=
| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=bye | RD1-score13=
| RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14={{davis|ECU|1900}} | RD1-score14=
| RD1-text8=
| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=bye | RD1-score15=
| RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16={{davis|ARG}} | RD1-score16=
| RD2-text1=Tucson, AZ, United States (hard)
| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|USA}} | RD2-score1=5
| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|VEN|1930}} | RD2-score2=0
| RD2-text2=Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{davis|MEX}} | RD2-score3=3
| RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{davis|CAN}} | RD2-score4=2
| RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5={{davis|BRA|1968}} | RD2-score5=5
| RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6={{davis|PER}} | RD2-score6=0
| RD2-text4=Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
| RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7={{davis|ECU|1900}} | RD2-score7=0
| RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8={{davis|ARG}} | RD2-score8=5
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=First round=
Mexico vs. Caribbean/West Indies
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|team1=Mexico
|team2=Caribbean/West Indies
|venue=Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1976-AME-PR-MEX-CAR-01|title=Mexico v Caribbean/West Indies|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=7–9 November 1975
|surface=Clay
|score1=5
|score2=0
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Luis Baraldi |6 |6 |6| | |T2P1=Richard Russell |2 |1 |4 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Marcello Lara |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=John Antonas |1 |3 |2 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Roberto Chávez |T1P2=Adolfo González |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Alan Price |T2P2=Michael Valdez |4 |4 |4 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Marcello Lara |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Richard Russell |0 |0 |4 | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Luis Baraldi |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=John Antonas |3 |1 |1 | | }}
|}}
Canada vs. Colombia
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Canada
|team2=Colombia
|venue=Rockland Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1976-AME-PR-CAN-COL-01|title=Canada v Colombia|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=17–19 October 1975
|surface=Carpet (indoors)
|score1=5
|score2=0
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Tony Bardsley |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Orlando Agudelo |0 |3 |2 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Dale Power |6 |22 |2 |6 |7 |T2P1=Álvaro Betancur |4 |24 |6 |3 |5 }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Tony Bardsley |T1P2=Réjean Genois |6 |9 |6 | | |T2P1=Orlando Agudelo |T2P2=Álvaro Betancur |2 |7 |4 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Tony Bardsley |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Javier Restrepo |2 |4 |2 | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Réjean Genois |6 |6 |7 | | |T2P1=Orlando Agudelo |1 |4 |5 | | }}
|}}
Peru vs. Uruguay
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Peru
|team2=Uruguay
|venue=Lima, Peru{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1976-AME-PR-PER-URU-01|title=Peru v Uruguay|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=26–28 September 1975
|surface=
|score1=3
|score2=2
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Fernando Maynetto |5 |1 |4 | | |T2P1=Fabian Barriola |7 |6 |6 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Miguel Maurtúa |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Gustavo Stapf |1 |0 |4 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Miguel Maurtúa |T1P2=Fernando Maynetto |6 |3 |6 |3 |7 |T2P1=Fabian Barriola |T2P2=Alberto Laborde |3 |6 |4 |6 |5 }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Miguel Maurtúa |7 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Fabian Barriola |5 |1 |4 | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Fernando Maynetto |6 |6 |5 |7 | |T2P1=Gustavo Stapf |8 |2 |7 |9 | }}
|}}
=Qualifying round=
United States vs. Venezuela
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=United States
|team2=Venezuela |team2-var=1930
|venue=Margaret Court Racquet Club, Tucson, AZ, United States{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1976-AME-PR-USA-VEN-01|title=United States v Venezuela|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=17–19 October 1975
|surface=Hard
|score1=5
|score2=0
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Jimmy Connors |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Humphrey Hose |4 |1 |3 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Roscoe Tanner |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Jorge Andrew |4 |3 |2 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Dick Stockton |T1P2=Erik van Dillen |6 |6 |7 | | |T2P1=Jorge Andrew |T2P2=Humphrey Hose |2 |2 |5 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Jimmy Connors |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Jorge Andrew |2 |1 |2 | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Roscoe Tanner |3 |6 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Humphrey Hose |6 |3 |2 |4 | }}
|}}
Mexico vs. Canada
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|team1=Mexico
|team2=Canada
|venue=Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1976-AME-PR-MEX-CAN-01|title=Mexico v Canada|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=28–30 November 1975
|surface=Clay
|score1=3
|score2=2
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Joaquín Loyo Mayo |4 |6 |6 |8 | |T2P1=Réjean Genois |6 |1 |2 |6 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Marcello Lara |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Dale Power |2 |1 |2 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Luis Baraldi |T1P2=Roberto Chávez |6 |4 |4 |8 |4 |T2P1=Tony Bardsley |T2P2=Réjean Genois |2 |6 |6 |6 |6 }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Joaquín Loyo Mayo |6 |2 |6 |1 |5 |T2P1=Dale Power |4 |6 |1 |6 |7 }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Marcello Lara |4 |6 |1 |6 |7 |T2P1=Réjean Genois |6 |2 |6 |1 |5 }}
|}}
Brazil vs. Peru
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Brazil |team1-var=1968
|team2=Peru
|venue=Brasília, Brazil{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1976-AME-PR-PER-URU-01|title=Peru v Uruguay|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=19–21 December 1975
|surface=
|score1=5
|score2=0
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Carlos Kirmayr |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Alfredo Acuna |0 |0 |0 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=José Edison Mandarino |6 |4 |6 |4 |6 |T2P1=Miguel Maurtúa |4 |6 |2 |6 |3 }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Fernando Gentil |T1P2=Carlos Kirmayr |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Fernando Carlos |T2P2=Miguel Maurtúa |2 |3 |3 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=José Edison Mandarino |6 |6 |3 |7 | |T2P1=Alfredo Acuna |1 |3 |6 |5 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Carlos Kirmayr |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Miguel Maurtúa |1 |4 |1 | | }}
|}}
Ecuador vs. Argentina
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Ecuador |team1-var=1900
|team2=Argentina
|venue=Guayaquil Tennis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1976-AME-PR-ECU-ARG-01|title=Ecuador v Argentina|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=31 October–2 November 1975
|surface=Clay
|score1=0
|score2=5
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Ricardo Ycaza |6 |2 |6 |9 | |T2P1=Julián Ganzábal |8 |6 |3 |11 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Gonzalo Núñez |6 |1 |6 |2 |2 |T2P1=Ricardo Cano |3 |6 |4 |6 |6 }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Miguel Olvera |T1P2=Ricardo Ycaza |4 |3 |13 |4 | |T2P1=Lito Álvarez |T2P2=Ricardo Cano |6 |6 |11 |6 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Gonzalo Núñez |1 |1 |0 | | |T2P1=Julián Ganzábal |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Ricardo Ycaza |4 |4 |5 | | |T2P1=Ricardo Cano |6 |6 |7 | | }}
|}}
Main draw
=Draw=
{{8TeamBracket-info
| RD1-date=19–28 December 1975
| RD2-date=5–7 March
| RD3-date=26–28 April
| RD1-text1=
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|RSA|1928}} | RD1-score1=
| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=
| RD1-text2=Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|USA}} | RD1-score3=2
| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|MEX}} | RD1-score4=3
| RD1-text3=Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5={{davis|BRA|1968}} | RD1-score5=0
| RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6={{davis|ARG}} | RD1-score6=5
| RD1-text4=
| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=bye | RD1-score7=
| RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{davis|CHI}} | RD1-score8=
| RD2-text1=
| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|RSA|1928}} | RD2-score1=w/o
| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|MEX}} | RD2-score2=
| RD2-text2=Santiago, Chile (clay)
| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{davis|ARG}} | RD2-score3=2
| RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{davis|CHI}} | RD2-score4=3
| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1={{davis|RSA|1928}} | RD3-score1=2
| RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2={{davis|CHI}} | RD3-score2=3
}}
=Quarterfinals=
Mexico vs. United States
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Mexico
|team2=United States
|venue=Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1976-AME-M-MEX-USA-01|title=Mexico v United States|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=19–21 December 1975
|surface=Clay
|score1=3
|score2=2
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Marcello Lara |2 |1 |6 |6 |5 |T2P1=Jimmy Connors |6 |6 |3 |4 |7 }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Raúl Ramírez |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Brian Gottfried |1 |4 |2 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Marcello Lara |T1P2=Raúl Ramírez |6 |8 |3 |6 | |T2P1=Dick Stockton |T2P2=Erik van Dillen |4 |6 |6 |3 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Marcello Lara |6 |2 |6 |6 |1 |T2P1=Brian Gottfried |3 |6 |3 |8 |6 }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Raúl Ramírez |2 |6 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Jimmy Connors |6 |3 |3 |4 | }}
|}}
Argentina vs. Brazil
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Argentina
|team2=Brazil |team2-var=1968
|venue=Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1976-AME-M-ARG-BRA-01|title=Argentina v Brazil|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=26–28 December 1975
|surface=Clay
|score1=5
|score2=0
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Ricardo Cano |6 |6 |7 | | |T2P1=Luis Felipe Tavares |3 |4 |5 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Lito Álvarez |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Carlos Kirmayr |4 |1 |1 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Lito Álvarez |T1P2=Ricardo Cano |3 |6 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Carlos Kirmayr |T2P2=Luis Felipe Tavares |6 |3 |4 |3 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Lito Álvarez |6 |6 |10 | | |T2P1=Luis Felipe Tavares |3 |3 |8 | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Enrique Caviglia |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Luis Carlos Enck |4 |4 |4 | | }}
|}}
=Semifinals=
South Africa vs. Mexico
For the second year in succession, due to their opposition to the apartheid policies of the South African government, Mexico withdrew from their tie against South Africa. As a result Mexico defaulted the tie and South Africa were declared the winners by default.{{cite news |title=U.S. Pulls Out of Davis Cup In Protest |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1454&dat=19760702&id=2H00AAAAIBAJ&sjid=EBMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1190,463733 |accessdate=22 October 2019 |work=Star-News |agency=United Press International |date=2 July 1976 |quote=In the last two years Mexico has twice beaten the United States and then twice refused to meet South Africa.}}{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1976-AME-M-RSA-MEX-01|title=South Africa v Mexico|publisher=daviscup.com}}
Chile vs. Argentina
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Chile
|team2=Argentina
|venue=Santiago, Chile{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1976-AME-M-CHI-ARG-01|title=Chile v Argentina|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=5–7 March 1976
|surface=Clay
|score1=3
|score2=2
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Jaime Fillol |6 |6 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Ricardo Cano |8 |4 |1 |2 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Patricio Cornejo |2 |8 |1 |6 |2 |T2P1=Guillermo Vilas |6 |6 |6 |4 |6 }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Patricio Cornejo |T1P2=Jaime Fillol |4 |6 |7 |6 | |T2P1=Ricardo Cano |T2P2=Guillermo Vilas |6 |4 |5 |4 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Patricio Cornejo |3 |6 |8 |7 | |T2P1=Ricardo Cano |6 |2 |6 |5 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Jaime Fillol |3 |1 |2 | | |T2P1=Guillermo Vilas |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|}}
=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-1976-AME-M-CHI-RSA-01|title=Chile v South Africa|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=26–28 April 1976
|surface=
|score1=3
|score2=2
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Patricio Cornejo |4 |6 |5 |5 | |T2P1=Bernard Mitton |6 |3 |7 |7 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Jaime Fillol |7 |8 |6 | | |T2P1=Raymond Moore |5 |6 |3 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Patricio Cornejo |T1P2=Jaime Fillol |6 |10 |2 |4 |3 |T2P1=Byron Bertram |T2P2=Frew McMillan |3 |8 |6 |6 |6 }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Patricio Cornejo |5 |6 |10 |7 | |T2P1=Raymond Moore |7 |2 |8 |5 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Jaime Fillol |7 |6 |4 |6 | |T2P1=Bernard Mitton |5 |3 |6 |2 | }}
}}
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