1977 Davis Cup Americas Zone

The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1977 Davis Cup.

14 teams entered the Americas Zone in total, with 12 teams competing in the preliminary rounds to advance to the main draw and join the previous year's finalists Chile and South Africa. The winner of the main draw went on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the Eastern Zone and Europe Zone.[1]

Argentina defeated the United States in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[2]

Preliminary Rounds

Draw

	First Round 8 October–1 November 1976					Qualifying Round 3–14 November 1976
		Brazil
						São Paulo, Brazil
		bye
							Brazil	4
	La Paz, Bolivia (clay)
							Bolivia	0
		Bolivia	4
		Peru	1
		Argentina
						Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
		bye
							Argentina	4
	Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
							Ecuador	1
		Uruguay	2
		Ecuador	3
	Caracas, Venezuela
		Venezuela	4
						Caracas, Venezuela
		Colombia	0
							Venezuela	1
							United States	4
		bye
		United States
	Ottawa, Canada (indoor carpet)
		Canada	5
						Ottawa, Canada (indoor carpet)
		Caribbean/West Indies	0
							Canada	2
							Mexico	3
		bye
		Mexico

First Round

Bolivia vs. Peru

Bolivia 4	La Paz, Bolivia [3] 30 October–1 November 1976 Clay		Peru 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Juan Carlos Alvarado Fernando Maynetto 4 6 2 6 2 6       2 Ramiro Benavides Luis Alberto Olmedo 6 0 6 1 6 2       3 Juan Carlos Alvarado / Ramiro Benavides Fernando Maynetto / Luis Alberto Olmedo 6 4 6 2 6 2       4 Ramiro Benavides Fernando Maynetto 6 1 8 6 6 1       5 Juan Carlos Alvarado Christian Hohnhold 6 2 6 0 6 1

Uruguay vs. Ecuador

Uruguay 2	Montevideo, Uruguay [4] 22–24 October 1976 Clay		Ecuador 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 José Luis Damiani Colón Núñez 6 1 3 6 6 2 4 6 6 2   2 Hugo Roverano Ricardo Ycaza 7 9 7 5 7 9 3 6     3 José Luis Damiani / Hugo Roverano Colón Núñez / Ricardo Ycaza 6 3 6 8 4 6 4 6     4 José Luis Damiani Ricardo Ycaza 4 6 2 6 1 6       5 Hugo Roverano Colón Núñez 6 3 8 6 6 1

Venezuela vs. Colombia

Venezuela 4	Caracas, Venezuela [5] 8–10 October 1976		Colombia 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Humphrey Hose Javier Restrepo 6 2 6 4 6 4       2 Jorge Andrew Orlando Agudelo 7 5 12 10 6 2       3 Jorge Andrew / Humphrey Hose Orlando Agudelo / Javier Restrepo 5 7 9 7 6 2 6 3     4 Freddy Winckelmann Rodrigo Ramírez 6 3 6 1 6 3       5 Humphrey Hose Orlando Agudelo 6 4 5 7 6 3 1 1   not completed

Canada vs. Caribbean/West Indies

Canada 5	Ottawa Athletic Club, Ottawa, Canada [6] 29–31 October 1976 Carpet (indoors)		Caribbean/West Indies 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 James Boyce John Antonas 6 2 6 2 6 4       2 Réjean Genois Leo Rolle 6 3 6 4 3 6 6 1     3 Greg Halder / Dale Power John Antonas / Leo Rolle 4 6 6 3 2 6 7 5 6 4   4 Réjean Genois John Antonas 9 7 6 0 6 2       5 James Boyce Leo Rolle 5 7 9 7 6 4 6 4

Qualifying Round

Brazil vs. Bolivia

Brazil 4	São Paulo, Brazil [7] 12–14 November 1976		Bolivia 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Thomaz Koch Juan Carlos Alvarado 6 1 4 6 6 1 6 0     2 Carlos Kirmayr Ramiro Benavides 6 0 6 1 7 5       3 Carlos Kirmayr / Thomaz Koch Juan Carlos Alvarado / Ramiro Benavides 6 1 6 2 6 2       4 Júlio Góes Oscar Chiarella 6 0 6 0 6 4       5 Carlos Kirmayr Juan Carlos Alvarado           not played

Argentina vs. Ecuador

Argentina 4	Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina [8] 12–14 November 1976 Clay		Ecuador 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ricardo Cano Ricardo Ycaza 6 3 3 6 6 1 6 2     2 Fernando Dalla Fontana Miguel Olvera 5 7 8 6 6 1 6 4     3 Ricardo Cano / José Luis Clerc Colón Núñez / Ricardo Ycaza 6 3 3 6 8 6 6 2     4 José Luis Clerc Colón Núñez 6 3 6 1 6 1       5 Fernando Dalla Fontana Ricardo Ycaza 3 6 10 12 3 6

Venezuela vs. United States

Venezuela 1	Altamira Tennis Club, Caracas, Venezuela [9] 12–14 November 1976		United States 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jorge Andrew Dick Stockton 2 6 4 6 7 9       2 Humphrey Hose Vitas Gerulaitis 6 3 4 6 3 6 4 6     3 Jorge Andrew / Humphrey Hose Fred McNair / Sherwood Stewart 6 8 3 6 4 6       4 Humphrey Hose Dick Stockton 6 4 3 6 11 9 9 7     5 Jorge Andrew Vitas Gerulaitis 3 6 6 1 3 6 5 7

Canada vs. Mexico

Canada 2	Ottawa Athletic Club, Ottawa, Canada [10] 3–5 November 1976 Carpet (indoors)		Mexico 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Réjean Genois Joaquín Loyo Mayo 3 6 7 9 6 3 4 6     2 Dale Power Roberto Chávez 6 2 3 6 8 6 6 2     3 James Boyce / Réjean Genois Marcello Lara / Joaquín Loyo Mayo 6 3 7 9 3 6 4 6     4 Réjean Genois Roberto Chávez 4 6 5 7 6 2 6 0 1 6   5 Dale Power Joaquín Loyo Mayo 10 8 6 4 8 10 6 4

Main Draw

Draw

Quarterfinals 17–19 December 1976

Semifinals 18–20 March; 15–17 April

Final 28 April–1 May

Chile

bye

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

Chile

1

São Paulo, Brazil (clay)

Argentina

4

Brazil

2

Argentina

3

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

Argentina

3

Tucson, AZ, United States (hard)

United States

2

United States

4

Mexico

1

Newport Beach, CA, United States (hard)

United States

4

South Africa

1

bye

South Africa

Quarterfinals

Brazil vs. Argentina

Brazil 2	São Paulo, Brazil [11] 17–19 December 1976 Clay		Argentina 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Thomaz Koch Ricardo Cano 3 6 7 5 6 4 6 1     2 Carlos Kirmayr Guillermo Vilas 8 10 1 6       retired   3 Carlos Kirmayr / Thomaz Koch Lito Álvarez / Guillermo Vilas 7 5 6 4 4 6 6 4     4 Thomaz Koch Guillermo Vilas 6 4 1 6 2 6 4 6     5 Carlos Kirmayr Ricardo Cano 6 3 2 6 0 6 0 6

United States vs. Mexico

United States 4	Racquet Club Ranch, Tucson, AZ, United States [12] 17–19 December 1976 Hard		Mexico 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Roscoe Tanner Raúl Ramírez 7 5 6 4 6 4       2 Arthur Ashe Roberto Chávez 6 4 6 4 6 4       3 Bob Lutz / Stan Smith Emilio Montaño / Raúl Ramírez 6 2 6 3 6 4       4 Roscoe Tanner Roberto Chávez 6 1 6 3 2 6 6 3     5 Arthur Ashe Raúl Ramírez 3 6 4 6 4 6

Semifinals

Argentina vs. Chile

Argentina 4	Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina [13] 18–20 March 1977 Clay		Chile 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ricardo Cano Patricio Cornejo 8 6 4 6 6 2 6 8 6 2   2 Guillermo Vilas Jaime Fillol 8 6 3 6 6 2 6 3     3 Lito Álvarez / Guillermo Vilas Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol 3 6 0 6 8 10       4 Ricardo Cano Jaime Fillol 6 4 6 4 6 4       5 Guillermo Vilas Patricio Cornejo 6 1 6 1 6 3

United States vs. South Africa

United States 4	Newport Beach Tennis Club, Newport Beach, CA, United States [14] 15–17 April 1977 Hard		South Africa 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Roscoe Tanner Byron Bertram 6 4 6 2 1 6 6 4     2 Brian Gottfried Raymond Moore 6 4 6 2 6 3       3 Bob Lutz / Stan Smith Byron Bertram / Frew McMillan 7 5 6 1 3 6 6 3     4 Roscoe Tanner Raymond Moore 7 9 4 6 7 5 2 6     5 Brian Gottfried Byron Bertram 6 4 6 3 6 4

Final

Argentina vs. United States

Argentina 3	Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina [2] 28 April–1 May 1977 Clay		United States 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ricardo Cano Dick Stockton 3 6 6 4 8 6 6 4     2 Guillermo Vilas Brian Gottfried 6 4 6 0 6 2       3 Lito Álvarez / Ricardo Cano Fred McNair / Sherwood Stewart 3 6 3 6 3 6       4 Guillermo Vilas Dick Stockton 5 7 6 2 6 2 6 2     5 Ricardo Cano Brian Gottfried 5 7 5 7 0 6

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. "Argentina v United States". daviscup.com.
3. "Bolivia v Peru". daviscup.com.
4. "Uruguay v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
5. "Venezuela v Colombia". daviscup.com.
6. "Canada v Caribbean/West Indies". daviscup.com.
7. "Brazil v Bolivia". daviscup.com.
8. "Argentina v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
9. "Venezuela v United States". daviscup.com.
10. "Canada v Mexico". daviscup.com.
11. "Brazil v Argentina". daviscup.com.
12. "United States v Mexico". daviscup.com.
13. "Argentina v Chile". daviscup.com.
14. "United States v South Africa". daviscup.com.

External links

• Davis Cup official website