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1974 edition of the Davis Cup From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1974 Davis Cup was the 63rd edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 57 teams would enter the competition, 33 in the Europe Zone, 12 in the Americas Zone, and 12 in the Eastern Zone. Nigeria made its first appearance in the tournament.South Africa defeated Colombia in the Americas Inter-Zonal final, India defeated Australia in the Eastern Zone final, and Italy and the Soviet Union were the winners of the two Europe Zones, defeating Romania and Czechoslovakia respectively.In the Inter-Zonal Zone, South Africa defeated Italy and India defeated the Soviet Union in the semifinals.India refused to travel to South Africa for the final due to their government's opposition to South Africa's apartheid policies: therefore, the final was scratched and South Africa were awarded the Davis Cup.[1][2] South Africa became only the fifth nation to win the Davis Cup, breaking the dominance of the United States, Great Britain, France and Australia teams which had won every tournament before this year.[3]
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Duration | 5 October 1973 – 1 December 1974 |
Edition | 63rd |
Teams | 55 |
Champion | |
Winning nation | South Africa |
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First Round | Qualifying Round | |||||||
Kingston, Jamaica (indoor hard) | ||||||||
Canada | 3 | |||||||
Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | ||||||||
Caribbean/West Indies | 2 | |||||||
Canada | 1 | |||||||
Mexico | 4 | |||||||
Mexico | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
Bogotá, Colombia | ||||||||
Colombia | ||||||||
Colombia | 3 | |||||||
Venezuela | 2 | |||||||
bye | ||||||||
Venezuela | ||||||||
Semifinals 7–9 December | Final 11–13 January | |||||||
United States | ||||||||
Bogotá, Colombia | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
United States | 1 | |||||||
Cali, Colombia | ||||||||
Colombia | 4 | |||||||
Mexico | 1 | |||||||
Colombia | 4 | |||||||
First Round | Qualifying Round | |||||||
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | ||||||||
Ecuador | 5 | |||||||
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | ||||||||
Uruguay | 0 | |||||||
Ecuador | 0 | |||||||
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | ||||||||
South Africa | 5 | |||||||
Brazil | 0 | |||||||
South Africa | 5 | |||||||
Semifinals | Final 8–10 March | |||||||
Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | ||||||||
Chile | ||||||||
Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
Chile | 2 | |||||||
South Africa | 3 | |||||||
South Africa | w/o[lower-alpha 1] | |||||||
Argentina | ||||||||
Colombia vs. South Africa
Colombia 2 |
Bogotá, Colombia[4] 10–12 May 1974 |
South Africa 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round | Qualifying Round | |||||||
Pakistan | ||||||||
Karachi, Pakistan | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
Pakistan | 4 | |||||||
Malaysia | 1 | |||||||
Malaysia | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
Manila, Philippines | ||||||||
Philippines | 3 | |||||||
Manila, Philippines | ||||||||
Indonesia | 1 | |||||||
Philippines | 5 | |||||||
Hong Kong | 0 | |||||||
Hong Kong | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||
South Vietnam | ||||||||
South Vietnam | 0 | |||||||
Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||
Japan | 3 | |||||||
Japan | 3 | |||||||
South Korea | 0 | |||||||
bye | ||||||||
Chinese Taipei | ||||||||
Chinese Taipei | w/o | |||||||
Sri Lanka | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
Sri Lanka | ||||||||
Quarterfinals 26–28 April | Semifinals 3–5 May | Final 10–12 May | |||||||||||
Rawalpindi, Pakistan | |||||||||||||
Australia | |||||||||||||
Rawalpindi, Pakistan | |||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
Australia | 3 | ||||||||||||
Lahore, Pakistan | |||||||||||||
Pakistan | 0 | ||||||||||||
Pakistan | 4 | ||||||||||||
Calcutta, India | |||||||||||||
Philippines | 1 | ||||||||||||
Australia | 2 | ||||||||||||
Taipei, Taiwan (hard) | |||||||||||||
India | 3 | ||||||||||||
Chinese Taipei | 0 | ||||||||||||
Kanpur, India | |||||||||||||
Japan | 3 | ||||||||||||
Japan | 1 | ||||||||||||
India | 4 | ||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
India | |||||||||||||
India vs. Australia
India 3 |
Calcutta, India[5] 10–12 May 1974 |
Australia 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Eastern Zone Final set the Davis Cup record for the most games in a tie (327).[6]
First Round | Qualifying Round | |||||||
Istanbul, Turkey (indoor clay) | ||||||||
Turkey | 3 | |||||||
Istanbul, Turkey | ||||||||
Lebanon | 2 | |||||||
Turkey | 5 | |||||||
Luxembourg | 0 | |||||||
bye | ||||||||
Luxembourg | ||||||||
First Round | Qualifying Round | |||||||
New Zealand | ||||||||
Vienna, Austria | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
New Zealand | 1 | |||||||
Zürich, Switzerland | ||||||||
Austria | 3 | |||||||
Switzerland | 2 | |||||||
Austria | 3 | |||||||
France | ||||||||
Porto, Portugal (clay) | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
France | 5 | |||||||
Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | ||||||||
Portugal | 0 | |||||||
Portugal | 4 | |||||||
Ireland | 1 | |||||||
Warsaw, Poland | ||||||||
Poland | 3 | |||||||
Båstad, Sweden (clay) | ||||||||
Hungary | 2 | |||||||
Poland | 1 | |||||||
Sweden | 4 | |||||||
bye | ||||||||
Sweden | ||||||||
Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||
Finland | 5 | |||||||
Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | ||||||||
Turkey | 0 | |||||||
Finland | 1 | |||||||
Netherlands | 4 | |||||||
bye | ||||||||
Netherlands | ||||||||
Italy vs. Romania
Italy 3 |
Mestre, Italy[7] 2–4 August 1974 Clay |
Romania 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round | Qualifying Round | |||||||
West Germany | ||||||||
West Berlin (clay) | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
West Germany | 5 | |||||||
Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | ||||||||
Denmark | 0 | |||||||
Monaco | 2 | |||||||
Denmark | 3 | |||||||
Spain | ||||||||
Barcelona, Spain (clay) | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
Spain | 5 | |||||||
Oslo, Norway (indoor hard) | ||||||||
Norway | 0 | |||||||
Norway | 4 | |||||||
Iran | 1 | |||||||
Cairo, Egypt | ||||||||
Egypt | 3 | |||||||
Cairo, Egypt (clay) | ||||||||
Bulgaria | 1 | |||||||
Egypt | 5 | |||||||
Great Britain | 0 | |||||||
bye | ||||||||
Great Britain | ||||||||
Brussels, Belgium | ||||||||
Belgium | 5 | |||||||
Brussels, Belgium | ||||||||
Greece | 0 | |||||||
Belgium | 2 | |||||||
Yugoslavia | 3 | |||||||
bye | ||||||||
Yugoslavia | ||||||||
Quarterfinals 10–12 May | Semifinals 19–21 July | Final 26–28 July | |||||||||||
Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||||
Munich, West Germany (clay) | |||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
Czechoslovakia | 3 | ||||||||||||
Düsseldorf, West Germany | |||||||||||||
West Germany | 2 | ||||||||||||
West Germany | 3 | ||||||||||||
Donetsk, Soviet Union (clay) | |||||||||||||
Spain | 2 | ||||||||||||
Czechoslovakia | 2 | ||||||||||||
Cairo, Egypt | |||||||||||||
Soviet Union | 3 | ||||||||||||
Egypt | 2 | ||||||||||||
Donetsk, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||
Yugoslavia | 3 | ||||||||||||
Yugoslavia | 1 | ||||||||||||
Soviet Union | 3 | ||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
Soviet Union | |||||||||||||
Soviet Union vs. Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union 3 |
Donetsk, Soviet Union[8] 26–28 July 1974 Clay |
Czechoslovakia 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semifinals 20 September–5 October | Final | |||||||
Poona, India | ||||||||
EUR-B | Soviet Union | 1 | ||||||
EAS | India | 3 | ||||||
EAS | India | |||||||
Johannesburg, South Africa | ||||||||
AME | South Africa | w/o | ||||||
AME | South Africa | 4 | ||||||
EUR-A | Italy | 1 | ||||||
India vs. Soviet Union
India 3 |
Poona, India[9] 20–22 September 1974 |
Soviet Union 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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South Africa vs. Italy
South Africa 4 |
Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa[10] 3–5 October 1974 [lower-alpha 2] |
Italy 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The final between South Africa and India was scheduled to be completed by 1 December 1974, but India refused to travel to South Africa due to their government's opposition to South Africa's apartheid policies: therefore, the final was scratched and South Africa were awarded the Davis Cup.[1][2]
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