1975 Davis Cup Americas Zone

The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 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[edit]

Preliminary rounds[edit]

Draw[edit]

	First Round 4–13 October 1974					Qualifying Round 31 January–2 February
	Nassau, Bahamas (clay)
	Caribbean/West Indies		0
						Palm Springs, CA, United States (hard)[5]
	United States		5
						United States		2
	Quebec City, Canada (indoor carpet)
						Mexico		3
	Canada		1
	Mexico		4

First round[edit]

Caribbean/West Indies vs. United States

Caribbean/West Indies 0	Ocean Club, Nassau, Bahamas[6] 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[7] 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[edit]

United States vs. Mexico

United States 2	The Racquet Club, Palm Springs, CA, United States[8] 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

Main Draw[edit]

Draw[edit]

	Semifinals					Final
	Colombia
	bye
						Colombia
						South Africa		w/o
	South Africa		w/o
	Mexico[a]

South Africa were declared the winners of the North & Central America Zone by default after both Mexico and Colombia withdrew.^[2][9][10]

South America Zone[edit]

Preliminary rounds[edit]

Draw[edit]

	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[edit]

Uruguay vs. Argentina

Uruguay 0	Montevideo, Uruguay[11] 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[12] 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

Main Draw[edit]

Draw[edit]

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

Semifinals[edit]

Brazil vs. Argentina

Brazil 3	São Paulo, Brazil[13] 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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Davis Cup official website