1975 Davis Cup Americas Zone

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

Main article: 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

Draw
  First Round
4–13 October 1974		 Qualifying Round
31 January–2 February
                 
  Nassau, Bahamas (clay)
    Caribbean/West Indies 0  
    United States 5     Palm Springs, CA, United States (hard)
      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 [5]
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 [6]
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 [7]
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		      

Draw
  Semifinals
 Final
                 
 
    Colombia  
   bye    
      Colombia
      South Africa w/o
    South Africa w/o
    Mexico[lower-alpha 1]  

South Africa were declared the winners of the North & Central America Zone by default after both Mexico and Colombia withdrew from their matches.[2][8][9]

South America Zone

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 [10]
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 [11]
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

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

Semifinals

Brazil vs. Argentina


Brazil
3		 São Paulo, Brazil [12]
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. Therefore Mexico defaulted the tie and South Africa were declared the winners.[8]

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. "Caribbean/West Indies v United States". daviscup.com.
  6. "Canada v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  7. "United States v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  8. "Mexicans Shun Davis Cup Foe". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Associated Press. 8 March 1975. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  9. "South Africa v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  10. "Uruguay v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  11. "Brazil v Bolivia". daviscup.com.
  12. "Brazil v Argentina". daviscup.com.
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