1974 Davis Cup Americas Zone

The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1974 Davis Cup.

Main article: 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)
  Canada 3  
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
  Caribbean/West Indies 2  
    Canada 1
    Mexico 4
  Mexico
 bye  
 bye  
Bogotá, Colombia
  Colombia  
    Colombia 3
    Venezuela 2
 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
Leo Rolle
Tony Bardsley		 1
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     
2
Richard Russell
Donald McCormick		 8
6		 11
9		 4
6 		6
0		    
3
David Pratt / Richard Russell
Tony Bardsley / Donald McCormick		 4
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     
4
Leo Rolle
Donald McCormick		 3
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
5
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
Joaquín Loyo Mayo
Réjean Genois		 6
4		 10
8		 3
6 		6
2		    
2
Raúl Ramírez
Tony Bardsley		 6
1		 6
3		 6
2		      
3
Luis Baraldi / Raúl Ramírez
Tony Bardsley / Donald McCormick		 6
1		 6
3		 4
6 		5
7 		7
5		  
4
Joaquín Loyo Mayo
Donald McCormick		 6
1		 6
2		 6
1		      
5
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
Jairo Velasco
Humphrey Hose		 9
7		 7
5		 7
5		      
2
Orlando Agudelo
Jorge Andrew		 6
4		 6
2		 4
6 		8
6		    
3
Jairo Velasco / Nunil Velasco
Jorge Andrew / Humphrey Hose		 7
5		 6
4		 2
6 		4
6 		5
7 		 
4
Orlando Agudelo
Humphrey Hose		 1
6 		5
7 		2
6 		     
5
Jairo Velasco
Jorge Andrew		 6
3		 6
1		 6
2		      

Main Draw

Draw
  Semifinals
7–9 December		 Final
11–13 January
                 
 
    United States  
   bye     Bogotá, Colombia
      United States 1
  Cali, Colombia     Colombia 4
    Mexico 1
    Colombia 4  

Semifinals

Colombia vs. Mexico


Colombia
4		 Cali, Colombia [8]
7–9 December 1973
Mexico
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jairo Velasco
Joaquín Loyo Mayo		 6
3		 6
4		 6
3		      
2
Iván Molina
Raúl Ramírez		 6
1		 6
1		 7
5		      
3
Iván Molina / Jairo Velasco
Raúl Ramírez / Vicente Zarazúa		 6
2		 8
10 		3
6 		4
6 		   
4
Iván Molina
Joaquín Loyo Mayo		 7
5		 1
6 		6
3		 6
3		    
5
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
Jairo Velasco
Harold Solomon		 6
1		 3
6 		4
6 		6
3		 7
5		  
2
Iván Molina
Erik van Dillen		 6
4		 7
5		 6
2		      
3
Iván Molina / Jairo Velasco
Charlie Pasarell / Erik van Dillen		 4
6 		11
13 		4
6 		     
4
Jairo Velasco
Erik van Dillen		 6
0		 6
4		 5
7 		6
3		    
5
Iván Molina
Harold Solomon		 6
2		 6
1		 6
0		      

South America Zone

Preliminary Rounds

Draw
  First Round
 Qualifying Round
                 
  Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
    Ecuador 5  
    Uruguay 0     Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
      Ecuador 0
  Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)     South Africa 5
    Brazil 0
    South Africa 5  

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
Ricardo Ycaza
Gustavo Stapf		 7
9 		11
9		 6
1		 4
6 		7
5		  
2
Miguel Olvera
José Luis Damiani		 6
2		 6
3		 6
0		      
3
Miguel Olvera / Ricardo Ycaza
José Luis Damiani / Gustavo Stapf		 6
4		 6
4		 6
1		      
4
Miguel Olvera
Gustavo Stapf		 6
0		 6
1		 6
1		      
5
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
José Edison Mandarino
Cliff Drysdale		 3
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     
2
Thomaz Koch
Bob Hewitt		 2
6 		1
6 		6
3		 3
6 		   
3
Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino
Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan		 0
6 		0
6 		1
6 		     
4
Carlos Kirmayr
Cliff Drysdale		 6
2		 4
6 		6
2		 4
6 		3
6 		 
5
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
Miguel Olvera
Bob Hewitt		 4
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
2
Enrique Andrade
Ray Moore		 2
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
3
Pancho Guzmán / Miguel Olvera
Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan		 3
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
4
Miguel Olvera
Ray Moore		 3
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
5
Enrique Andrade
Bob Hewitt		 0
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     

Main Draw

Draw
  Semifinals
 Final
8–10 March
                 
  Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
    Chile  
   bye     Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
      Chile 2
      South Africa 3
    South Africa w/o
    Argentina[lower-alpha 1]  

Final

Chile vs. South Africa


Chile
2		 Bogotá, Colombia [3]
8–10 March 1974
Clay
South Africa
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Patricio Cornejo
Cliff Drysdale		 6
1		 2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		   
2
Jaime Fillol
Bob Hewitt		 2
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
3
Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol
Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan		 9
7		 6
4		 2
6 		4
6 		4
6 		 
4
Patricio Cornejo
Bob Hewitt		 6
2		 6
3		 3
6 		6
3		    
5
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
Iván Molina
Ray Moore		 8
6		 3
6 		5
7 		4
6 		   
2
Jairo Velasco
Bob Hewitt		 1
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
3
Iván Molina / Jairo Velasco
Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan		 3
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     
4
Jairo Velasco
Ray Moore		 6
2		 4
6 		6
3		 7
9 		6
2		  
5
Álvaro Betancur
Byron Bertram		 6
2		 4
6 		8
6		 8
6		    

Notes
  1. The first round main draw tie between South Africa and Argentina was cancelled after Argentina refused to play against South Africa due to their apartheid policies. Therefore South Africa advanced to the South America Zone Final.[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. "Colombia v United States". daviscup.com.
  3. "Chile v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  4. "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[...]
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