1975 Davis Cup Americas Zone

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The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1975 Davis Cup.

12 teams entered the Americas Zone split across two sub-zones, the North & Central America Zone and the South America Zone. 9 teams played in the preliminary rounds, competing to advance to the main draw and join the remaining 3 teams which 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.^[1]

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.^[2][3] In the Americas Inter-Zonal Final, Chile defeated South Africa and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.^[4]

North & Central America Zone

Preliminary rounds

Draw

	First Round 4–13 October 1974					Qualifying Round 31 January–2 February
	Nassau, Bahamas (clay)
	Caribbean/West Indies		0
						Palm Springs, CA, United States (hard)[5]
	United States		5
						United States		2
	Quebec City, Canada (indoor carpet)
						Mexico		3
	Canada		1
	Mexico		4

First round

Caribbean/West Indies vs. United States

Caribbean/West Indies 0	Ocean Club, Nassau, Bahamas[6] 11–13 October 1974 Clay		United States 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Richard Russell Arthur Ashe 2 6 1 6 1 6       2 Leo Rolle Tom Gorman 4 6 2 6 4 6       3 John Antonas / Leo Rolle Charlie Pasarell / Erik van Dillen 2 6 1 6 1 6       4 Leo Rolle Charlie Pasarell 6 1 9 11 1 6 6 4 2 6   5 Richard Russell Tom Gorman 2 6 6 3 1 6 3 6

Canada vs. Mexico

Canada 1	Quebec City, Canada[7] 4–6 October 1974 Carpet (indoors)		Mexico 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Donald McCormick Raúl Ramírez 0 6 2 6 4 6       2 Tony Bardsley Joaquín Loyo Mayo 2 6 2 6 2 6       3 Réjean Genois / Pierre Lamarche Raúl Ramírez / Vicente Zarazúa 1 6 0 6 2 6       4 Donald McCormick Joaquín Loyo Mayo 4 6 6 4 10 8 6 2     5 Réjean Genois Roberto Chávez 6 0 4 6 3 6 11 13

Qualifying round

United States vs. Mexico

United States 2	The Racquet Club, Palm Springs, CA, United States[8] 31 January–2 February 1975 Hard		Mexico 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Stan Smith Raúl Ramírez 6 3 4 6 1 6 6 8     2 Roscoe Tanner Roberto Chávez 6 1 6 3 6 3       3 Bob Lutz / Dick Stockton Raúl Ramírez / Vicente Zarazúa 6 4 3 6 8 6 4 6 4 6   4 Roscoe Tanner Raúl Ramírez 5 7 9 7 4 6 2 6     5 Stan Smith Roberto Chávez 6 2 9 7 6 1

Main Draw

Draw

	Semifinals					Final
	Colombia
	bye
						Colombia
						South Africa		w/o
	South Africa		w/o
	Mexico[a]

South Africa were declared the winners of the North & Central America Zone by default after both Mexico and Colombia withdrew.^[2][9][10]

South America Zone

Preliminary rounds

Draw

	First Round					Qualifying Round 15–17 November 1974 13–15 December 1974
	Uruguay		w/o
						Montevideo, Uruguay
	Ecuador
						Uruguay		0
						Argentina		5
	Argentina
	bye
	bye
						São Paulo, Brazil
	Brazil
						Brazil		4
						Bolivia		0
	bye
	Bolivia

Qualifying round

Uruguay vs. Argentina

Uruguay 0	Montevideo, Uruguay[11] 15–17 November 1974		Argentina 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gustavo Stapf Julián Ganzábal 4 6 1 6 1 6       2 Hugo Roverano Ricardo Cano 1 6 1 6 4 6       3 José Luis Damiani / Mario Laborde Ricardo Cano / Julián Ganzábal 4 6 2 6 4 6       4 Gustavo Stapf Ricardo Cano 2 6 0 6 1 6       5 Hugo Roverano Tomás Miguel Lynch 0 6 1 6 3 6

Brazil vs. Bolivia

Brazil 4	São Paulo, Brazil[12] 13–15 December 1974		Bolivia 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Thomaz Koch Ramiro Benavides 6 2 6 2 6 1       2 José Edison Mandarino Eduardo Gorostiaga 6 0 6 1 6 2       3 Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino Ramiro Benavides / Eduardo Gorostiaga 6 4 6 1 6 2       4 José Edison Mandarino Ramiro Benavides 6 3 10 8 6 8 6 1     5 Thomaz Koch Eduardo Gorostiaga           not played

Main Draw

Draw

	Semifinals 20–22 December 1974					Final 10–12 January
	Chile
						Santiago, Chile
	bye
						Chile		4
	São Paulo, Brazil (clay)
						Brazil		1
	Brazil		3
	Argentina		2

Semifinals

Brazil vs. Argentina

Brazil 3	São Paulo, Brazil[13] 20–22 December 1974 Clay		Argentina 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Thomaz Koch Ricardo Cano 6 3 7 5 2 6 6 1     2 José Edison Mandarino Guillermo Vilas 6 8 2 6 13 11 4 6     3 Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino Ricardo Cano / Guillermo Vilas 6 1 6 3 7 5       4 Thomaz Koch Guillermo Vilas 4 6 3 6 1 6       5 José Edison Mandarino Ricardo Cano 2 6 8 6 3 6 6 2 6 1

Final

Chile vs. Brazil

Chile 4	Santiago, Chile[3] 10–12 January 1975		Brazil 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jaime Fillol Thomaz Koch 6 2 7 5 8 6       2 Patricio Cornejo José Edison Mandarino 6 2 7 5 6 4       3 Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino 6 2 6 2 6 4       4 Jaime Fillol Luis Felipe Tavares 6 3 6 4 6 2       5 Jaime Pinto Bravo Thomaz Koch 2 6 3 6 3 6

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Chile vs. South Africa

Chile 5	Santiago, Chile[4] 18–20 July 1975		South Africa 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Patricio Cornejo Bernard Mitton 4 6 6 4 6 2 7 5     2 Jaime Fillol Ray Moore 6 3 6 3 0 6 3 6 6 3   3 Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol Frew McMillan / Ray Moore 7 5 6 2 6 4       4 Jaime Fillol Bernard Mitton 2 6 6 2 3 6 6 1 7 5   5 Patricio Cornejo Ray Moore 6 3 6 4 4 6 6 3

Notes

1. 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.^[9]

References

1. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
2. "Colombia v South Africa". daviscup.com.
3. "Chile v Brazil". daviscup.com.
4. "Chile v South Africa". daviscup.com.
5. At the Racquet Club of Palm Springs. Greer, Gloria (18 December 2012). "Courtship Among the Pros". Palm Springs Life. Palm Springs: Desert Publications.
6. "Caribbean/West Indies v United States". daviscup.com.
7. "Canada v Mexico". daviscup.com.
8. "United States v Mexico". daviscup.com.
9. "Mexicans Shun Davis Cup Foe". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Associated Press. 8 March 1975. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
10. "South Africa v Mexico". daviscup.com.
11. "Uruguay v Argentina". daviscup.com.
12. "Brazil v Bolivia". daviscup.com.
13. "Brazil v Argentina". daviscup.com.

External links

• Davis Cup official website