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1979 Davis Cup Americas Zone

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The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1979 Davis Cup.

13 teams entered the Americas Zone in total, with 6 teams entering the North & Central America Zone and 7 teams entering the South America Zone. The winner of each sub-zone advanced to the Americas Inter-Zonal Final, with the winner going 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}}

The United States defeated Colombia in the North & Central America Zone final, and Argentina defeated Chile in the South America Zone final. In the Americas Inter-Zonal Final the United States defeated Argentina and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.

North & Central America Zone

=Preliminary rounds=

==Draw==

{{8TeamBracket-info

| maxround = 2

| RD1-date=6–8 October 1978

| RD2-date=27–29 October 1978

| RD1-name=First Round

| RD2-name=Qualifying Round

| team-width=14

| RD1T1-loc=

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|MEX}} | RD1-score1=

| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=

| RD1T2-loc=

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=bye | RD1-score3=

| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|CAN}} | RD1-score4=

| RD1T3-loc=

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5={{davis|COL}} | RD1-score5=

| RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=bye | RD1-score6=

| RD1T4-loc=Nassau, Bahamas

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7={{davis|Caribbean/West Indies}} | RD1-score7=2

| RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{davis|VEN|1930}} | RD1-score8=3

| RD2T1-loc=Mexico City, Mexico (clay)

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|MEX}} | RD2-score1=3

| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|CAN}} | RD2-score2=2

| RD2T2-loc=Bogotá, Colombia

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{davis|COL}} | RD2-score3=4

| RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{davis|VEN|1930}} | RD2-score4=1

}}

==First round==

Caribbean/West Indies vs. Venezuela

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Caribbean/West Indies

|team2=Venezuela |team2-var=1930

|venue=Nassau, Bahamas{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1979-NAM-PR-CAR-VEN-01|title=Caribbean/West Indies v Venezuela|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=6–8 October 1978

|surface=

|score1=2

|score2=3

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Leo Rolle |3 |4 |0 | | |T2P1=Humphrey Hose |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=John Antonas |6 |0 |4 |5 | |T2P1=Jorge Andrew |3 |6 |6 |0 | |re2=4 }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=John Antonas |T1P2=Leo Rolle |2 |6 |2 |1 | |T2P1=Jorge Andrew |T2P2=Humphrey Hose |6 |3 |6 |6 | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Leo Rolle |1 |1 |1 | | |T2P1=Jorge Andrew |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=John Antonas |6 |3 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Abraham Sojo |3 |6 |1 |1 | }}

|}}

==Qualifying round==

Mexico vs. Canada

{{DavisCupbox

|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-1979-NAM-PR-MEX-CAN-01|title=Mexico v Canada|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=27–29 October 1978

|surface=Clay

|score1=3

|score2=2

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Marcello Lara |7 |3 |9 |6 |6 |T2P1=Réjean Genois |5 |6 |11 |2 |4 }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Emilio Montaño |5 |7 |6 |10 | |T2P1=Greg Halder |7 |5 |4 |8 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Marcello Lara |T1P2=Raúl Ramírez |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Réjean Genois |T2P2=Richard Legendre |4 |4 |4 | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Enrique Haro |1 |4 |8 |4 | |T2P1=John Picken |6 |6 |6 |6 | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Emilio Montaño |6 |6 |3 | | |T2P1=Réjean Genois |2 |8 |6 | | }}

|}}

Colombia vs. Venezuela

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Colombia

|team2=Venezuela |team2-var=1930

|venue=Bogotá, Colombia{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1979-NAM-PR-COL-VEN-01|title=Colombia v Venezuela|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=27–29 October 1978

|surface=

|score1=4

|score2=1

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Jairo Velasco |6 |5 |5 |6 |6 |T2P1=Humphrey Hose |3 |7 |7 |4 |4 }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Iván Molina |3 |6 |6 |7 | |T2P1=Jorge Andrew |6 |3 |2 |5 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Iván Molina |T1P2=Jairo Velasco |6 |8 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Jorge Andrew |T2P2=Humphrey Hose |4 |6 |8 |4 | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Álvaro Betancur |6 |1 |5 | | |T2P1=Humphrey Hose |3 |6 |7 | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Orlando Agudelo |6 |6 | | | |T2P1=Abraham Sojo |3 |3 | | | }}

|}}

=Main draw=

==Draw==

{{4TeamBracket-info

| RD1-date=8–10 December 1978

| RD2-date=16–18 March

| RD1T1-loc=

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|USA}} | RD1-score1=

| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=

| RD1T2-loc=Mexico City, Mexico (clay)

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|MEX}} | RD1-score3=2

| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|COL}} | RD1-score4=3

| RD2T1-loc=Cleveland, OH, United States (indoor hard)

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|USA}} | RD2-score1=5

| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|COL}} | RD2-score2=0

}}

==Semifinals==

Mexico vs. Colombia

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Mexico

|team2=Colombia

|venue=Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1979-NAM-M-MEX-COL-01|title=Mexico v Colombia|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=8–10 December 1978

|surface=Clay

|score1=2

|score2=3

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Roberto Chávez |2 |2 |6 |8 |6 |T2P1=Jairo Velasco |6 |6 |3 |6 |8 }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Raúl Ramírez |6 |6 |7 |3 | |T2P1=Iván Molina |8 |8 |5 |6 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Marcello Lara |T1P2=Raúl Ramírez |3 |6 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Iván Molina |T2P2=Jairo Velasco |6 |3 |3 |2 | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Raúl Ramírez |6 |7 |6 | | |T2P1=Jairo Velasco |1 |5 |4 | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Roberto Chávez |2 |3 |2 | | |T2P1=Iván Molina |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|}}

==Final==

United States vs. Colombia

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=United States

|team2=Colombia

|venue=Cleveland Skating Club, Cleveland, OH, United States{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1979-NAM-M-USA-COL-01|title=United States v Colombia|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=16–18 March 1979

|surface=Hard (indoors)

|score1=5

|score2=0

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=John McEnroe |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Álvaro Betancur |2 |1 |1 | | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Dick Stockton |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Iván Molina |2 |3 |4 | | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Peter Fleming |T1P2=John McEnroe |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Orlando Agudelo |T2P2=Iván Molina |4 |0 |4 | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Dick Stockton |6 |6 |7 | | |T2P1=Álvaro Betancur |1 |2 |5 | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=John McEnroe |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Iván Molina |4 |3 |2 | | }}

|}}

South America Zone

=Preliminary rounds=

==Draw==

{{8TeamBracket-info

| maxround = 2

| RD1-date=22 September–8 October 1978

| RD2-date=27 October–1 November 1978

| RD1-name=First Round

| RD2-name=Qualifying Round

| RD1T1-loc=

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|ARG}} | RD1-score1=

| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=

| RD1T2-loc=Guayaquil, Ecuador (indoor carpet)

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|ECU|1900}} | RD1-score3=4

| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|PER}} | RD1-score4=1

| RD1T3-loc=Cochabamba, Bolivia (clay)

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5={{davis|BOL}} | RD1-score5=0

| RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6={{davis|BRA|1968}} | RD1-score6=5

| RD1T4-loc=

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=bye | RD1-score7=

| RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{davis|URU}} | RD1-score8=

| RD2T1-loc=Guayaquil, Ecuador (indoor carpet)

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|ARG}} | RD2-score1=4

| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|ECU|1900}} | RD2-score2=1

| RD2T2-loc=Itu, Brazil

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{davis|BRA|1968}} | RD2-score3=4

| RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{davis|URU}} | RD2-score4=0

}}

==First round==

Ecuador vs. Peru

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Ecuador |team1-var=1900

|team2=Peru

|venue=Coliseo Voltaire Paladines Polo, Guayaquil, Ecuador{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1979-SAM-PR-ECU-PER-01|title=Ecuador v Peru|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=22–24 September 1978

|surface=Carpet (indoors)

|score1=4

|score2=1

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Andrés Gómez |6 |6 |8 | | |T2P1=Alberto Franco |2 |2 |6 | | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Ricardo Ycaza |6 |4 |0 |6 |6 |T2P1=Fernando Maynetto |4 |6 |6 |3 |4 }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Andrés Gómez |T1P2=Ricardo Ycaza |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Alberto Franco |T2P2=Fernando Maynetto |4 |3 |1 | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Raúl Viver |5 |6 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Alberto Franco |7 |2 |2 |2 | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Andrés Gómez |3 |4 |3 | | |T2P1=Fernando Maynetto |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|}}

Bolivia vs. Brazil

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Bolivia

|team2=Brazil |team2-var=1968

|venue=Club de Tenis Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1979-SAM-PR-BOL-BRA-01|title=Bolivia v Brazil|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=6–8 October 1978

|surface=Clay

|score1=0

|score2=5

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Juan Carlos Alvarado |2 |3 |0 | | |T2P1=Carlos Kirmayr |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Mario Martínez |4 |5 |3 | | |T2P1=Cássio Motta |6 |7 |6 | | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Juan Carlos Alvarado |T1P2=Mario Martínez |3 |3 |4 | | |T2P1=Ney Keller |T2P2=Carlos Kirmayr |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Juan Carlos Alvarado |4 |3 |0 | | |T2P1=Cássio Motta |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Mario Martínez |3 |3 |6 |6 |4 |T2P1=João Soares |6 |6 |3 |0 |6 }}

|}}

==Qualifying round==

Ecuador vs. Argentina

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Ecuador |team1-var=1900

|team2=Argentina

|venue=Coliseo Voltaire Paladines Polo, Guayaquil, Ecuador{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1979-SAM-PR-ECU-ARG-01|title=Ecuador v Argentina|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=27–29 October 1978

|surface=Carpet (indoors)

|score1=1

|score2=4

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Ricardo Ycaza |6 |7 |6 |4 |5 |T2P1=Ricardo Cano |3 |9 |4 |6 |7 }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Andrés Gómez |1 |6 |6 |2 | |T2P1=José Luis Clerc |6 |3 |8 |6 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Andrés Gómez |T1P2=Ricardo Ycaza |5 |6 |5 |4 | |T2P1=Lito Álvarez |T2P2=José Luis Clerc |7 |4 |7 |6 | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Ricardo Ycaza |6 |6 | | | |T2P1=José Luis Clerc |2 |3 | | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Raúl Viver |4 |10 | | | |T2P1=Fernando Dalla Fontana |6 |12 | | | }}

|}}

Brazil vs. Uruguay

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Brazil |team1-var=1968

|team2=Uruguay

|venue=Itu, Brazil{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1979-SAM-PR-BRA-URU-01|title=Brazil v Uruguay|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=November 1978

|surface=

|score1=4

|score2=0

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Carlos Kirmayr |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Hugo Roverano |0 |2 |3 | | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Cássio Motta |3 |6 |0 |6 |6 |T2P1=José Luis Damiani |6 |4 |6 |3 |4 }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Ney Keller |T1P2=Carlos Kirmayr |6 |11 |6 | | |T2P1=José Luis Damiani |T2P2=Hugo Roverano |2 |9 |3 | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Cássio Motta |6 |7 |6 | | |T2P1=Alberto Laborde |2 |5 |1 | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Carlos Kirmayr | | | | | |T2P1=José Luis Damiani | | | | | |np= }}

|}}

=Main draw=

==Draw==

{{4TeamBracket-info

| RD1-date=8–10 December 1978

| RD2-date=16–18 March

| RD1T1-loc=Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|ARG}} | RD1-score1=5

| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{davis|BRA|1968}} | RD1-score2=0

| RD1T2-loc=

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=bye | RD1-score3=

| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|CHI}} | RD1-score4=

| RD2T1-loc=Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|ARG}} | RD2-score1=3

| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|CHI}} | RD2-score2=2

}}

==Semifinals==

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-1979-SAM-M-ARG-BRA-01|title=Argentina v Brazil|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=8–10 December 1978

|surface=Clay

|score1=5

|score2=0

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Ricardo Cano |3 |6 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Carlos Kirmayr |6 |3 |2 |1 | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=José Luis Clerc |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Cássio Motta |1 |0 |0 | | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Lito Álvarez |T1P2=José Luis Clerc |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Ney Keller |T2P2=Cássio Motta |4 |1 |4 | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=José Luis Clerc |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=João Soares |4 |4 |0 | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Ricardo Cano |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Cássio Motta |4 |2 |0 | | }}

|}}

==Final==

Argentina vs. Chile

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Argentina

|team2=Chile

|venue=Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1979-SAM-M-ARG-CHI-01|title=Argentina v Chile|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=16–18 March 1979

|surface=Clay

|score1=3

|score2=2

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Guillermo Vilas |9 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Jaime Fillol |7 |2 |2 | | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=José Luis Clerc |1 |6 |3 |5 | |T2P1=Hans Gildemeister |6 |2 |6 |7 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=José Luis Clerc |T1P2=Guillermo Vilas |6 |6 |8 | | |T2P1=Patricio Cornejo |T2P2=Belus Prajoux |2 |2 |6 | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=José Luis Clerc |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Jaime Fillol |2 |1 |1 | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Guillermo Vilas |6 |1 |6 |5 |2 |T2P1=Hans Gildemeister |2 |6 |1 |7 |1 |re1=5 }}

|}}

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

United States vs. Argentina

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=United States

|team2=Argentina

|venue=Racquet Club of Memphis, Memphis, TN, United States{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1979-AMI-M-USA-ARG-01|title=United States v Argentina|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=14–16 September 1979

|surface=Carpet (indoors)

|score1=4

|score2=1

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Vitas Gerulaitis |6 |7 |6 | | |T2P1=José Luis Clerc |1 |5 |1 | | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=John McEnroe |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Guillermo Vilas |2 |3 |2 | | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Bob Lutz |T1P2=Stan Smith |2 |4 |11 |6 |6 |T2P1=José Luis Clerc |T2P2=Guillermo Vilas |6 |6 |9 |4 |1 }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=John McEnroe |6 |6 | | | |T2P1=José Luis Clerc |2 |3 | | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Vitas Gerulaitis |7 |3 | | | |T2P1=Guillermo Vilas |9 |0 | | | |re1=2}}

}}

References

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External links

  • [http://www.daviscup.com Davis Cup official website]

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