1983 Davis Cup Americas Zone

The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1983 Davis Cup.

9 teams entered the Americas Zone in total. This year marked the abolition of the North & Central America and the South America sub-zones, with all teams now competing within a single bracket, with the overall winner being promoted to the following year's World Group.[1]

Ecuador defeated Brazil in the final and qualified for the 1984 World Group.[2]

Participating nations

Draw

  First Round
14–16 January
Quarterfinals
4–6 March
Semifinals
6–8 May
Final
30 September–2 October
                                     
  Mexico  
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
 bye  
    Mexico 1  
    Uruguay 4  
 bye
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
  Uruguay  
    Uruguay 2  
    Brazil 3  
  Colombia  
Bogotá, Colombia (indoor clay)
 bye  
    Colombia 0
Lima, Peru (clay)
    Brazil 5  
  Brazil 4
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
  Peru 1  
    Brazil 0
    Ecuador 5
  Caribbean/West Indies  
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
 bye  
    Caribbean/West Indies 0
    Ecuador 5  
 bye
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
  Ecuador  
    Ecuador 4
    Canada 1  
  Venezuela  
Laval, Canada (indoor hard)
 bye  
    Venezuela 2
    Canada 3  
 bye
  Canada  

First round

Peru vs. Brazil


Peru
1
Club Lawn Tennis de la Exposición, Lima, Peru [3]
14–16 January 1983
Clay

Brazil
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Carlos di Laura
Carlos Kirmayr
1
6
4
6
4
6
     
2
Pablo Arraya
Marcos Hocevar
6
3
2
6
6
1
6
3
   
3
Pablo Arraya / Fernando Maynetto
Carlos Kirmayr / Cássio Motta
4
6
3
6
4
6
     
4
Pablo Arraya
Carlos Kirmayr
6
8
5
7
4
6
     
5
Carlos di Laura
Marcos Hocevar
6
8
2
6
       

Quarterfinals

Uruguay vs. Mexico


Uruguay
4
Montevideo, Uruguay [4]
4–6 March 1983
Clay

Mexico
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
José Luis Damiani
Jorge Lozano
6
1
6
2
6
3
     
2
Diego Pérez
Fernando Pérez Pascal
6
4
6
2
6
1
     
3
José Luis Damiani / Diego Pérez
Jorge Lozano / Fernando Pérez Pascal
3
6
2
6
2
6
     
4
José Luis Damiani
Fernando Pérez Pascal
6
4
10
8
6
2
     
5
Diego Pérez
Francisco Maciel
7
5
0
6
7
5
     

Colombia vs. Brazil


Colombia
0
América Tenis Club, Bogotá, Colombia [5]
4–6 March 1983
Clay (indoors)

Brazil
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Javier Restrepo
Cássio Motta
1
6
2
6
2
6
     
2
René Gómez
Carlos Kirmayr
2
6
6
3
1
6
4
6
   
3
René Gómez / Javier Restrepo
Carlos Kirmayr / Cássio Motta
1
6
9
7
5
7
2
6
   
4
Luis Arturo González
Carlos Kirmayr
5
7
6
0
3
6
     
5
René Gómez
Cássio Motta
2
6
5
7
       

Ecuador vs. Caribbean/West Indies


Ecuador
5
Guayaquil Tenis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador [6]
4–6 March 1983
Clay

Caribbean/West Indies
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Andrés Gómez
Adrian Clarke
6
1
6
4
6
3
     
2
Raúl Viver
Stuart Sarnia
6
0
6
1
6
2
     
3
Andrés Gómez / Ricardo Ycaza
Leo Rolle / Stuart Sarnia
6
1
6
0
6
2
     
4
Ricardo Ycaza
Stuart Sarnia
3
2
         
retired
5
Raúl Viver
Adrian Clarke
6
0
6
0
       

Canada vs. Venezuela


Canada
3
Laval, Canada [7]
4–6 March 1983
Hard (indoors)

Venezuela
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Martin Wostenholme
Jorge Andrew
6
2
2
6
6
2
6
4
   
2
Réjean Genois
Carlos Claverie
6
4
6
1
2
6
6
3
   
3
Josef Brabenec / William Cowan
Jorge Andrew / Iñaki Calvo
3
6
6
3
6
4
4
6
4
6
 
4
Martin Wostenholme
Carlos Claverie
6
8
4
6
6
2
3
6
   
5
Réjean Genois
Jorge Andrew
6
4
6
3
6
1
     

Semifinals

Uruguay vs. Brazil


Uruguay
2
Montevideo, Uruguay [8]
6–8 May 1983
Clay

Brazil
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
José Luis Damiani
Marcos Hocevar
6
8
6
4
6
4
3
6
13
15
 
2
Diego Pérez
Carlos Kirmayr
6
3
8
6
5
7
6
4
   
3
José Luis Damiani / Diego Pérez
Carlos Kirmayr / Cássio Motta
6
1
6
4
6
8
2
6
4
6
 
4
Diego Pérez
Marcos Hocevar
8
6
7
5
6
3
     
5
José Luis Damiani
Carlos Kirmayr
6
3
5
7
2
6
7
5
1
6
 

Ecuador vs. Canada


Ecuador
4
Guayaquil Tenis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador [9]
6–8 May 1983
Clay

Canada
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Andrés Gómez
Glenn Michibata
6
2
6
4
3
6
6
2
   
2
Ricardo Ycaza
John Picken
6
4
2
6
6
0
6
4
   
3
Andrés Gómez / Ricardo Ycaza
Josef Brabenec / Réjean Genois
6
1
6
1
6
2
     
4
Martín Aguirre
John Picken
1
6
0
6
       
5
Raúl Viver
Glenn Michibata
6
4
6
4
       

Final

Ecuador vs. Brazil


Ecuador
5
Guayaquil Tenis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador [2]
30 September–2 October 1983
Clay

Brazil
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Andrés Gómez
Carlos Kirmayr
6
3
6
2
6
0
     
2
Ricardo Ycaza
Marcos Hocevar
7
5
1
6
6
2
6
2
   
3
Andrés Gómez / Ricardo Ycaza
Carlos Kirmayr / Cássio Motta
6
3
11
9
3
6
4
6
6
1
 
4
Ricardo Ycaza
Carlos Kirmayr
8
6
6
2
       
5
Raúl Viver
Marcos Hocevar
6
3
6
4
       
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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. "Ecuador v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  3. "Peru v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  4. "Uruguay v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  5. "Colombia v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  6. "Ecuador v Caribbean/West Indies". daviscup.com.
  7. "Canada v Venezuela". daviscup.com.
  8. "Uruguay v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  9. "Ecuador v Canada". daviscup.com.
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