1975 Davis Cup Americas Zone

Regional zone

Main article: 1975 Davis Cup

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

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### Preliminary rounds

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#### Draw

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| 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| |
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|  Mexico| 4| |
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#### First round

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Caribbean/West Indies vs. United States

Caribbean/West Indies
0 | Ocean Club, Nassau, Bahamas[6]
11–13 October 1974
Clay  |
United States

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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

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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

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United States vs. Mexico

United States
2 | The Racquet Club, Palm Springs, CA, United States[8]
31 January–2 February 1975
Hard  |
Mexico

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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

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#### Draw

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

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### Preliminary rounds

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#### Draw

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| First Round| | | Qualifying Round
15–17 November 1974
13–15 December 1974
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|  Uruguay| w/o
| | | Montevideo, Uruguay
|  Ecuador| | |
| | |  Uruguay| 0
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| | |  Argentina| 5
|  Argentina| | |
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| bye| | |
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| bye|
| | | São Paulo, Brazil
|  Brazil| | |
| | |  Brazil| 4
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| | |  Bolivia| 0
| bye| | |
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|  Bolivia| | |
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#### Qualifying round

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Uruguay vs. Argentina

Uruguay
0 | Montevideo, Uruguay[11]
15–17 November 1974

Argentina

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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

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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

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#### Draw

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

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Brazil vs. Argentina

Brazil
3 | São Paulo, Brazil[13]
20–22 December 1974
Clay  |
Argentina

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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

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Chile vs. Brazil

Chile
4 | Santiago, Chile[3]
10–12 January 1975

Brazil

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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

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Chile vs. South Africa

Chile
5 | Santiago, Chile[4]
18–20 July 1975

South Africa

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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

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1. ^ Due to their opposition to the apartheid policies of the South African government, the Mexican government refused to allow the tie between Mexico and South Africa to take place: the tie was scratched and South Africa advanced.[9]

## References

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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 South Africa". daviscup.com.
3. ^ a b "Chile v Brazil". daviscup.com.
4. ^ a b "Chile v South Africa". daviscup.com.
5. ^ At the Racquet Club of Palm Springs. Greer, Gloria (18 December 2012). "Courtship Among the Pros". Palm Springs Life. Palm Springs: Desert Publications.
6. ^ "Caribbean/West Indies v United States". daviscup.com.
7. ^ "Canada v Mexico". daviscup.com.
8. ^ "United States v Mexico". daviscup.com.
9. ^ a b "Mexicans Shun Davis Cup Foe". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Associated Press. 8 March 1975. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
10. ^ "South Africa v Mexico". daviscup.com.
11. ^ "Uruguay v Argentina". daviscup.com.
12. ^ "Brazil v Bolivia". daviscup.com.
13. ^ "Brazil v Argentina". daviscup.com.

## External links

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* Davis Cup official website