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The 1976 Davis Cup was the 65th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 58 teams would enter the competition, 32 in the Europe Zone, 14 in the Americas Zone, and 12 in the Eastern Zone. 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.
Chile defeated South Africa in the Americas Zone final, Australia defeated New Zealand in the Eastern Zone final, and the Soviet Union and Italy were the winners of the two Europe Zones, defeating Hungary and Great Britain, respectively.
In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Italy defeated Australia in their semifinal; the second semifinal was scratched and Chile advanced to the Final as the Soviet Union refused to travel to Chile due to their opposition to the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.[1] In the final, held in the Estadio Nacional in Santiago, Chile, on 17–19 December, Italy defeated Chile to win their first title and become the seventh nation to win the Davis Cup.[2][3]
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Tucson, AZ, United States (hard) | ||||||||
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Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | ||||||||
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Montreal, Canada (indoor carpet) | ||||||||
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Brasilia, Brazil (clay) | ||||||||
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Lima, Peru | ||||||||
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Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | ||||||||
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Quarterfinals 19–28 December 1975 | Semifinals 5–7 March | Final 26–28 April | |||||||||||
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Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | |||||||||||||
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Santiago, Chile | |||||||||||||
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Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | |||||||||||||
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Santiago, Chile (clay) | |||||||||||||
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Chile vs. South Africa
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Santiago, Chile[4] 26–28 April 1976 |
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Jakarta, Indonesia | ||||||||
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Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) | ||||||||
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ||||||||
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Amritsar, India | ||||||||
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Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||
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Taipei, Taiwan (hard) | ||||||||
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Quarterfinals 28 November–21 December 1975 | Semifinals 9–18 January | Final 27 February–1 March | |||||||||||
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Hobart, Australia (grass) | |||||||||||||
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Karachi, Pakistan | |||||||||||||
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Brisbane, Australia (grass) | |||||||||||||
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Manila, Philippines | |||||||||||||
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Auckland, New Zealand (grass) | |||||||||||||
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Australia vs. New Zealand
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Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia[5] 27 February–1 March 1976 Grass |
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Copenhagen, Denmark (indoor carpet) | ||||||||
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Freiburg, West Germany (clay) | ||||||||
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Monte Carlo, Monaco | ||||||||
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Tbilisi, Soviet Union | ||||||||
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Brussels, Belgium | ||||||||
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Brussels, Belgium | ||||||||
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Cairo, Egypt | ||||||||
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Quarterfinals 14–16 May | Semifinals 23–25 July | Final 13–15 August | |||||||||||
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Donetsk, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||
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Bad Homburg, West Germany | |||||||||||||
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Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||||||
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Soviet Union vs. Hungary
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Tbilisi, Soviet Union[6] 13–15 August 1976 |
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Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | ||||||||
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Tehran, Iran | ||||||||
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Zürich, Switzerland (clay) | ||||||||
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Sofia, Bulgaria | ||||||||
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Vienna, Austria | ||||||||
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Florence, Italy (clay) | ||||||||
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Warsaw, Poland (clay) | ||||||||
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Zagreb, Yugoslavia | ||||||||
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Athens, Greece (clay) | ||||||||
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Quarterfinals 20–23 May | Semifinals 8–18 July | Final 5–7 August | |||||||||||
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Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass) | |||||||||||||
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Bologna, Italy (clay) | |||||||||||||
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Great Britain vs. Italy
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No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, United Kingdom[7] 5–7 August 1976 Grass |
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Italy vs. Australia
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Foro Italico, Rome, Italy[8] 24–27 September 1976 Clay |
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Chile vs. Soviet Union
The tie was scheduled to be completed by September 27, but the Soviet Union refused to travel to Chile due to their opposition to the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet: therefore, the tie was scratched and Chile advanced to the Final.[1][9] The Soviet team were subsequently banned from entering the Davis Cup for two years.
Chile vs. Italy
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Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile[3] 17–19 December 1976 Clay |
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