1974 Davis Cup

1974 Davis Cup
Details
Duration	5 October 1973 – 1 December 1974
Edition	63rd
Teams	55
Champion
Winning Nation	South Africa
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The 1974 Davis Cup was the 63rd edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 57 teams would enter the competition, 33 in the Europe Zone, 12 in the Americas Zone, and 12 in the Eastern Zone. Nigeria made its first appearance in the tournament.

South Africa defeated Colombia in the Americas Inter-Zonal final, India defeated Australia in the Eastern Zone final, and Italy and the Soviet Union were the winners of the two Europe Zones, defeating Romania and Czechoslovakia respectively.

In the Inter-Zonal Zone, South Africa defeated Italy and India defeated the Soviet Union in the semifinals. Due to their opposition to the apartheid policies of the South African government, India refused to travel to South Africa for the final, therefore defaulting the final and awarding South Africa the tournament.^[1]^[2] South Africa became only the fifth nation to win the Davis Cup, breaking the dominance of the United States, Great Britain, France and Australia teams which had won every tournament before this year.^[3]

Americas Zone[]

North & Central America Zone[]

Preliminary Rounds[]

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

Main 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

South America Zone[]

Preliminary Rounds[]

First Round 5–7 October; 14–16 December			Qualifying Round 4–6 January

Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
	Ecuador	5
	Uruguay	0	Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
				Ecuador	0
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)				South Africa	5
	Brazil	0
	South Africa	5

Main Draw[]

Semifinals			Final 8–10 March

Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
	Chile
	bye		Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
				Chile	2
				South Africa	3
	South Africa	w/o
	Argentina

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

Eastern Zone[]

Preliminary Rounds[]

First Round 5–7 April			Qualifying Round 5–21 April


	Pakistan
			Karachi, Pakistan
	bye
				Pakistan	4

				Malaysia	1
	Malaysia

	bye

Manila, Philippines

	Philippines	3
			Manila, Philippines
	Indonesia	1
				Philippines	5

				Hong Kong	0
	Hong Kong

	bye


	bye
			Tokyo, Japan
	South Vietnam
				South Vietnam	0
Tokyo, Japan
				Japan	3
	Japan	3

	South Korea	0



	bye

	Chinese Taipei
				Chinese Taipei	w/o

				Sri Lanka
	bye

	Sri Lanka

Main Draw[]

Quarterfinals
26–28 April

Semifinals
3–5 May

Final
10–12 May

Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Australia

bye

Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Australia

3

Lahore, Pakistan

Pakistan

0

Pakistan

4

Philippines

1

Calcutta, India

Australia

2

Taipei, Taiwan (hard)

India

3

Chinese Taipei

0

Japan

3

Kanpur, India

Japan

1

India

4

bye

India

Final[]

India vs. Australia

India
3

Calcutta, India^[5]
10–12 May 1974

Australia
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Jasjit Singh Bob Giltinan	11 9	9 11	12 10	8 6
2	Vijay Amritraj John Alexander	12 14	15 17	8 6	2 6
3	Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj John Alexander / Colin Dibley	17 15	6 8	6 3	16 18	6 4
4	Jasjit Singh John Alexander	6 8	4 6	3 6
5	Vijay Amritraj Bob Giltinan	6 1	5 7	6 4	6 4

The Eastern Zone Final set the Davis Cup record for the most games in a tie (327).^[6]

Europe Zone[]

Zone A[]

Pre-Qualifying Rounds[]

First Round 5–7 October 1973			Qualifying Round 28–30 December 1973

Istanbul, Turkey (indoor clay)
	Turkey	3
	Lebanon	2	Istanbul, Turkey
				Turkey	5
				Luxembourg	0
	bye
	Luxembourg

Preliminary Rounds[]

First Round 22 March–21 April			Qualifying Round 3–19 May


	New Zealand
			Vienna, Austria
	bye
				New Zealand	1
Zürich, Switzerland
				Austria	3
	Switzerland	2

	Austria	3



	France
			Porto, Portugal (clay)
	bye
				France	5
Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
				Portugal	0
	Portugal	4

	Ireland	1

Warsaw, Poland
	Poland	3
			Båstad, Sweden (clay)
	Hungary	2
				Poland	1

				Sweden	4
	bye

	Sweden

Helsinki, Finland

	Finland	5
			Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)
	Turkey	0
				Finland	1

				Netherlands	4
	bye

	Netherlands

Main Draw[]

Quarterfinals
10–12 May; 24–26 May

Semifinals
19–21 July

Final
2–4 August

Romania

bye

Bucharest, Romania (clay)

Romania

3

Vienna, Austria

France

2

Austria

1

France

3

Mestre, Italy (clay)

Romania

2

Båstad, Sweden (clay)

Italy

3

Sweden

4

Netherlands

1

Båstad, Sweden (clay)

Sweden

2

Italy

3

bye

Italy

Final[]

Italy vs. Romania

Italy
3

Mestre, Italy^[7]
2–4 August 1974
Clay

Romania
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Corrado Barazzutti Ilie Năstase	7 9	0 6	1 6
2	Adriano Panatta Ion Țiriac	6 1	6 3	6 2
3	Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac	6 4	8 6	6 8	4 6	6 2
4	Corrado Barazzutti Ion Țiriac	6 3	6 0	6 0
5	Adriano Panatta Ilie Năstase	0 6	0 6	5 7

Zone B[]

Pre-Qualifying Rounds[]

First Round 17–19 December 1973			Qualifying Round 11–13 January; 5–7 April


	Egypt
			Cairo, Egypt
	bye
				Egypt	3
Lagos, Nigeria
				Morocco	0
	Nigeria	2

	Morocco	3



	bye
			Tehran, Iran
	Iran
				Iran	4

				Israel	1
	bye

	Israel

Preliminary Rounds[]

First Round 19–21 April			Qualifying Round 3–5 May


	West Germany
			West Berlin (clay)
	bye
				West Germany	5
Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
				Denmark	0
	Monaco	2

	Denmark	3



	Spain
			Barcelona, Spain (clay)
	bye
				Spain	5
Oslo, Norway (indoor hard)
				Norway	0
	Norway	4

	Iran	1

Cairo, Egypt
	Egypt	3
			Cairo, Egypt (clay)
	Bulgaria	1
				Egypt	5

				Great Britain	0
	bye

	Great Britain

Brussels, Belgium

	Belgium	5
			Brussels, Belgium
	Greece	0
				Belgium	2

				Yugoslavia	3
	bye

	Yugoslavia

Main Draw[]

Quarterfinals
10–12 May

Semifinals
19–21 July

Final
26–28 July

Czechoslovakia

bye

Munich, West Germany (clay)

Czechoslovakia

3

Düsseldorf, West Germany

West Germany

2

West Germany

3

Spain

2

Donetsk, Soviet Union (clay)

Czechoslovakia

2

Cairo, Egypt

Soviet Union

3

Egypt

2

Yugoslavia

3

Donetsk, Soviet Union

Yugoslavia

1

Soviet Union

3

bye

Soviet Union

Final[]

Soviet Union vs. Czechoslovakia

Soviet Union
3

Donetsk, Soviet Union^[8]
26–28 July 1974
Clay

Czechoslovakia
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Alex Metreveli František Pála	6 2	6 4	3 6	6 2
2	Teimuraz Kakulia Jan Kodeš	4 6	2 6	3 6
3	Vladimir Korotkov / Alex Metreveli Jan Kodeš / Vladimír Zedník	4 6	1 6	3 6
4	Alex Metreveli Jan Kodeš	4 6	6 3	4 6	6 3	7 5
5	Teimuraz Kakulia František Pála	6 3	4 6	6 4	2 6	6 4

Inter-Zonal Zone[]

Draw[]

Semifinals 20 September–5 October			Final

Poona, India
EUR-B	Soviet Union	1
EAS	India	3
			EAS	India
Johannesburg, South Africa			AME	South Africa	w/o
AME	South Africa	4
EUR-A	Italy	1

Semifinals[]

India vs. Soviet Union

India
3

Poona, India^[9]
20–22 September 1974

Soviet Union
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Vijay Amritraj Teimuraz Kakulia	6 4	11 9	6 3
2	Anand Amritraj Alex Metreveli	4 6	7 9	3 6
3	Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj Vladimir Korotkov / Alex Metreveli	13 15	7 5	19 17	6 3
4	Anand Amritraj Teimuraz Kakulia	6 2	8 10	4 6	6 3	6 3
5	Vijay Amritraj Alex Metreveli						not played

South Africa vs. Italy

South Africa
4

Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa^[10]
3–5 October 1974 ^[a]

Italy
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Bob Hewitt Antonio Zugarelli	4 6	6 0	9 7	4 6	6 1
2	Ray Moore Adriano Panatta	4 6	6 4	6 3	6 4
3	Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta	7 5	6 4	10 8
4	Ray Moore Antonio Zugarelli	6 3	7 5	6 3
5	Bob Hewitt Adriano Panatta	3 6	6 8	2 6

Final[]

The final between South Africa and India was scheduled to be completed by 1 December 1974, but India refused to travel to South Africa due to opposition to the apartheid policies of the South African government at the time; therefore, the final was scratched, and South Africa was awarded the Davis Cup.^[1]^[2]

Notes[]

^ The South Africa vs. Italy tie was originally scheduled to be played from 22 September, however the Italian team originally refused to play in South Africa and the South African team refused Italy's request to play the match in Rome.^[11] The match eventually went ahead in South Africa in October.

References[]

^ ^a ^b Seminara, Dave (2009-11-28). "The Year the Davis Cup Felt Empty". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
^ ^a ^b "South Africa v India". daviscup.com.
^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
^ "Colombia v South Africa". daviscup.com.
^ "India v Australia". daviscup.com.
^ "Davis Cup - General Records". daviscup.com. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
^ "Italy v Romania". daviscup.com.
^ "Soviet Union v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
^ "India v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.
^ "South Africa v Italy". daviscup.com.
^ "Defaults seen as possibility in Davis Cup". Spokane Daily Chronicle. AP. 13 August 1974. p. 13 – via Google News Archive.

External links[]

Davis Cup Official Website

[rsa-12] The South Africa vs. Italy tie was originally scheduled to be played from 22 September, however the Italian team originally refused to play in South Africa and the South African team refused Italy's request to play the match in Rome.^[11] The match eventually went ahead in South Africa in October.

[NY_Times-1] Seminara, Dave (2009-11-28). "The Year the Davis Cup Felt Empty". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-03-25.

[Final-2] "South Africa v India". daviscup.com.

[Collins-3] Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.

[4] "Colombia v South Africa". daviscup.com.

[5] "India v Australia". daviscup.com.

[6] "Davis Cup - General Records". daviscup.com. Retrieved 8 June 2019.

[7] "Italy v Romania". daviscup.com.

[8] "Soviet Union v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.

[9] "India v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.

[10] "South Africa v Italy". daviscup.com.

[11] "Defaults seen as possibility in Davis Cup". Spokane Daily Chronicle. AP. 13 August 1974. p. 13 – via Google News Archive.

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