1974 Davis Cup Americas Zone

The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 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
1	Tony Bardsley	1 6	4 6	5 7
2	Richard Russell Donald McCormick	8 6	11 9	4 6	6 0
3	/ Richard Russell Tony Bardsley / Donald McCormick	4 6	2 6	5 7
4	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	Jorge Andrew	6 4	6 2	4 6	8 6
3	Jairo Velasco / Jorge Andrew / Humphrey Hose	7 5	6 4	2 6	4 6	5 7
4	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	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 /	6 4	6 4	6 1
4	Miguel Olvera	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	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
1	Miguel Olvera Bob Hewitt	4 6	2 6	4 6
2	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	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^[a]

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[]

^ 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[]

^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
^ ^a ^b "Colombia v United States". daviscup.com.
^ ^a ^b "Chile v South Africa". daviscup.com.
^ ^a ^b "Colombia v South Africa". daviscup.com.
^ "Caribbean/West Indies v Canada". daviscup.com.
^ "Mexico v Canada". daviscup.com.
^ "Colombia v Venezuela". daviscup.com.
^ "Colombia v Mexico". daviscup.com.
^ "Ecuador v Uruguay". daviscup.com.
^ "Brazil v South Africa". daviscup.com.
^ "Ecuador v South Africa". daviscup.com.
^ "South Africa v Argentina". daviscup.com.
^ 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[...]

External links[]

Davis Cup official website

[rsa-14] 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]

[Collins-1] Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.

[NA_Final-2] "Colombia v United States". daviscup.com.

[SA_Final-3] "Chile v South Africa". daviscup.com.

[Americas_Final-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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