1974 Davis Cup Americas Zone

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The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1974 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]

Colombia defeated the United States in the North & Central America Zone final, and South Africa defeated Chile in the South America Zone final.[2][3] In the Americas Inter-Zonal Final, South Africa defeated Colombia and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[4]

North & Central America Zone

Preliminary rounds

Draw

First Round
19–21 October 1973		Qualifying Round
23–25 November 1973
Kingston, Jamaica (indoor hard)
 Canada3
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 Caribbean/West Indies2
 Canada1
 Mexico4
 Mexico
bye
bye
Bogotá, Colombia
 Colombia
 Colombia3
 Venezuela2
bye
 Venezuela

First round

Caribbean/West Indies vs. Canada


Caribbean/West Indies
2 		Kingston, Jamaica[5]
19–21 October 1973
Hard (indoors)
Canada
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Cricket West Indies
Canada 		Leo Rolle
Tony Bardsley 		1
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     
2 Cricket West Indies
Canada 		Richard Russell
Donald McCormick 		8
6 		11
9 		4
6 		6
0 		   
3 Cricket West Indies
Canada 		David Pratt / Richard Russell
Tony Bardsley / Donald McCormick 		4
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     
4 Cricket West Indies
Canada 		Leo Rolle
Donald McCormick 		3
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
5 Cricket West Indies
Canada 		Richard Russell
Tony Bardsley 		6
1 		6
4 		6
4 		     

Qualifying round

Mexico vs. Canada


Mexico
4 		Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico[6]
23–25 November 1973
Clay
Canada
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Mexico
Canada 		Joaquín Loyo Mayo
Réjean Genois 		6
4 		10
8 		3
6 		6
2 		   
2 Mexico
Canada 		Raúl Ramírez
Tony Bardsley 		6
1 		6
3 		6
2 		     
3 Mexico
Canada 		Luis Baraldi / Raúl Ramírez
Tony Bardsley / Donald McCormick 		6
1 		6
3 		4
6 		5
7 		7
5 		 
4 Mexico
Canada 		Joaquín Loyo Mayo
Donald McCormick 		6
1 		6
2 		6
1 		     
5 Mexico
Canada 		Luis Baraldi
Réjean Genois 		7
9 		4
6 		4
6 		     

Colombia vs. Venezuela


Colombia
3 		Bogotá, Colombia[7]
23–25 November 1973
Venezuela
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Colombia
Venezuela 		Jairo Velasco
Humphrey Hose 		9
7 		7
5 		7
5 		     
2 Colombia
Venezuela 		Orlando Agudelo
Jorge Andrew 		6
4 		6
2 		4
6 		8
6 		   
3 Colombia
Venezuela 		Jairo Velasco / Nunil Velasco
Jorge Andrew / Humphrey Hose 		7
5 		6
4 		2
6 		4
6 		5
7 		 
4 Colombia
Venezuela 		Orlando Agudelo
Humphrey Hose 		1
6 		5
7 		2
6 		     
5 Colombia
Venezuela 		Jairo Velasco
Jorge Andrew 		6
3 		6
1 		6
2 		     

Main Draw

Draw

Semifinals
7–9 December		Final
11–13 January
 United States
Bogotá, Colombia
bye
 United States1
Cali, Colombia
 Colombia4
 Mexico1
 Colombia4

Semifinals

Colombia vs. Mexico


Colombia
4 		Cali, Colombia[8]
7–9 December 1973
Mexico
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Colombia
Mexico 		Jairo Velasco
Joaquín Loyo Mayo 		6
3 		6
4 		6
3 		     
2 Colombia
Mexico 		Iván Molina
Raúl Ramírez 		6
1 		6
1 		7
5 		     
3 Colombia
Mexico 		Iván Molina / Jairo Velasco
Raúl Ramírez / Vicente Zarazúa 		6
2 		8
10 		3
6 		4
6 		   
4 Colombia
Mexico 		Iván Molina
Joaquín Loyo Mayo 		7
5 		1
6 		6
3 		6
3 		   
5 Colombia
Mexico 		Jairo Velasco
Luis Baraldi 		7
5 		1
6 		6
2 		4
6 		6
2 		 

Final

Colombia vs. United States


Colombia
4 		Club Los Lagartos, Bogotá, Colombia[2]
11–13 January 1974
United States
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Colombia
United States 		Jairo Velasco
Harold Solomon 		6
1 		3
6 		4
6 		6
3 		7
5 		 
2 Colombia
United States 		Iván Molina
Erik van Dillen 		6
4 		7
5 		6
2 		     
3 Colombia
United States 		Iván Molina / Jairo Velasco
Charlie Pasarell / Erik van Dillen 		4
6 		11
13 		4
6 		     
4 Colombia
United States 		Jairo Velasco
Erik van Dillen 		6
0 		6
4 		5
7 		6
3 		   
5 Colombia
United States 		Iván Molina
Harold Solomon 		6
2 		6
1 		6
0 		     

South America Zone

Preliminary rounds

Draw

First RoundQualifying Round
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
 Ecuador5
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
 Uruguay0
 Ecuador0
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
 South Africa5
 Brazil0
 South Africa5

First round

Ecuador vs. Uruguay


Ecuador
5 		Guayaquil Tenis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador[9]
5–7 October 1973
Clay
Uruguay
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Ecuador
Uruguay 		Ricardo Ycaza
Gustavo Stapf 		7
9 		11
9 		6
1 		4
6 		7
5 		 
2 Ecuador
Uruguay 		Miguel Olvera
José Luis Damiani 		6
2 		6
3 		6
0 		     
3 Ecuador
Uruguay 		Miguel Olvera / Ricardo Ycaza
José Luis Damiani / Gustavo Stapf 		6
4 		6
4 		6
1 		     
4 Ecuador
Uruguay 		Miguel Olvera
Gustavo Stapf 		6
0 		6
1 		6
1 		     
5 Ecuador
Uruguay 		Ricardo Ycaza
José Luis Damiani 		10
8 		6
3 		7
5 		     

Brazil vs. South Africa


Brazil
0 		Montevideo, Uruguay[10]
14–16 December 1973
Clay
South Africa
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Brazil
South Africa 		José Edison Mandarino
Cliff Drysdale 		3
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     
2 Brazil
South Africa 		Thomaz Koch
Bob Hewitt 		2
6 		1
6 		6
3 		3
6 		   
3 Brazil
South Africa 		Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino
Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan 		0
6 		0
6 		1
6 		     
4 Brazil
South Africa 		Carlos Kirmayr
Cliff Drysdale 		6
2 		4
6 		6
2 		4
6 		3
6 		 
5 Brazil
South Africa 		Roberto Vaz-Carvalhães
Bob Hewitt 		0
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     

Qualifying round

Ecuador vs. South Africa


Ecuador
0 		Guayaquil Tenis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador[11]
4–6 January 1974
Clay
South Africa
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Ecuador
South Africa 		Miguel Olvera
Bob Hewitt 		4
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
2 Ecuador
South Africa 		Enrique Andrade
Ray Moore 		2
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
3 Ecuador
South Africa 		Pancho Guzmán / Miguel Olvera
Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan 		3
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
4 Ecuador
South Africa 		Miguel Olvera
Ray Moore 		3
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
5 Ecuador
South Africa 		Enrique Andrade
Bob Hewitt 		0
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     

Main Draw

Draw

SemifinalsFinal
8–10 March
Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
 Chile
Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
bye
 Chile2
 South Africa3
 South Africaw/o
 Argentina[a]

Final

Chile vs. South Africa


Chile
2 		Bogotá, Colombia[3]
8–10 March 1974
Clay
South Africa
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Chile
South Africa 		Patricio Cornejo
Cliff Drysdale 		6
1 		2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		   
2 Chile
South Africa 		Jaime Fillol
Bob Hewitt 		2
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
3 Chile
South Africa 		Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol
Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan 		9
7 		6
4 		2
6 		4
6 		4
6 		 
4 Chile
South Africa 		Patricio Cornejo
Bob Hewitt 		6
2 		6
3 		3
6 		6
3 		   
5 Chile
South Africa 		Jaime Fillol
Cliff Drysdale 		4
6 		6
4 		7
5 		6
0 		   

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Colombia vs. South Africa


Colombia
2 		Bogotá, Colombia[4]
10–12 May 1974
South Africa
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Colombia
South Africa 		Iván Molina
Ray Moore 		8
6 		3
6 		5
7 		4
6 		   
2 Colombia
South Africa 		Jairo Velasco
Bob Hewitt 		1
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
3 Colombia
South Africa 		Iván Molina / Jairo Velasco
Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan 		3
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     
4 Colombia
South Africa 		Jairo Velasco
Ray Moore 		6
2 		4
6 		6
3 		7
9 		6
2 		 
5 Colombia
South Africa 		Álvaro Betancur
Byron Bertram 		6
2 		4
6 		8
6 		8
6 		   

Notes

  1. ^ The tie was scratched and South Africa advanced to the South America Zone Final after Argentina refused to travel to South Africa due to their government's opposition to South Africa's apartheid policies.[12][13]

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. ^ a b "Colombia v United States". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ a b "Chile v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ a b "Colombia v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Caribbean/West Indies v Canada". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Mexico v Canada". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Colombia v Venezuela". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Colombia v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Ecuador v Uruguay". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Brazil v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Ecuador v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "South Africa v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ Steve, Tignor (19 November 2014). "The Shots Not Heard Around the World". tennis.com. Retrieved 29 September 2019. It wasn't the first or last time a country would default to South Africa during that period; Argentina had done the same thing earlier in the same season[...]