1976 Davis Cup

1976 Davis Cup

Details
Duration	22 August 1975 – 19 December 1976
Edition	65th
Teams	53
Champion
Winning Nation	Italy
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The 1976 Davis Cup was the 65th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 58 teams would enter the competition, 32 in the Europe Zone, 14 in the Americas Zone, and 12 in the Eastern Zone. This year's tournament saw all teams in the Americas Zone competing in one single bracket, with the previous North & Central America and South America sub-zones, and subsequently the Americas Inter-Zonal final, being eliminated. This brought the Americas Zone in line with the outline of the other zones, with the previous year's Americas sub-zone champions progressing to the new Americas main draw semifinals.

Chile defeated South Africa in the Americas Zone final, Australia defeated New Zealand in the Eastern Zone final, and the Soviet Union and Italy were the winners of the two Europe Zones, defeating Hungary and Great Britain, respectively.

In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Italy defeated Australia in their first semifinal, while in the second semifinal Chile was declared the winner by default after the Soviet Union, in opposition to the human rights violations of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, refused to travel to face the Chilean team on home soil.^[1] In the final, held in the Estadio Nacional in Santiago, Chile, on 17–19 December, Italy defeated Chile to win their first title and become the seventh nation to win the Davis Cup.^[2][3]

Americas Zone[]

Preliminary Rounds[]

	First Round 26 September–9 November 1975					Qualifying Round 17 October–21 December 1975
		United States
						Tucson, AZ, United States (hard)
		bye
							United States	5
							Venezuela	0
		Venezuela
		bye
	Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
		Mexico	5
						Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
		Caribbean/West Indies	0
							Mexico	3
	Montreal, Canada (indoor carpet)
							Canada	2
		Canada	5
		Colombia	0
		Brazil	w/o
						Brasilia, Brazil (clay)
		Bolivia
							Brazil	5
	Lima, Peru
							Peru	0
		Peru	3
		Uruguay	2
		bye
						Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
		Ecuador
							Ecuador	0
							Argentina	5
		bye
		Argentina

Main Draw[]

Quarterfinals 19–28 December 1975

Semifinals 5–7 March

Final 26–28 April

South Africa

bye

South Africa

w/o

Mexico City, Mexico (clay)

Mexico

United States

2

Mexico

3

Santiago, Chile

South Africa

2

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

Chile

3

Brazil

0

Argentina

5

Santiago, Chile (clay)

Argentina

2

Chile

3

bye

Chile

Final[]

Chile vs. South Africa

Chile 3	Santiago, Chile[4] 26–28 April 1976		South Africa 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Patricio Cornejo Bernard Mitton 4 6 6 3 5 7 5 7     2 Jaime Fillol Raymond Moore 7 5 8 6 6 3       3 Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol Byron Bertram / Frew McMillan 6 3 10 8 2 6 4 6 3 6   4 Patricio Cornejo Raymond Moore 5 7 6 2 10 8 7 5     5 Jaime Fillol Bernard Mitton 7 5 6 3 4 6 6 2

Eastern Zone[]

Preliminary Rounds[]

	First Round 26–28 September 1975					Qualifying Round 30 September–1 October 1975
		Indonesia
						Jakarta, Indonesia
		bye
							Indonesia	3
							South Korea	2
		South Korea
		bye
		Sri Lanka
						Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)
		bye
							Sri Lanka	0
	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
							Pakistan	4
		Malaysia	0
		Pakistan	5
	Amritsar, India
		India	5
						Tokyo, Japan
		Thailand	0
							India	3
							Japan	2
		bye
		Japan
		bye
						Taipei, Taiwan (hard)
		Philippines
							Philippines	4
							Chinese Taipei	0
		bye
		Chinese Taipei

Main Draw[]

Quarterfinals 28 November–21 December 1975

Semifinals 9–18 January

Final 27 February–1 March

Australia

bye

Hobart, Australia (grass)

Australia

5

Karachi, Pakistan

Indonesia

0

Indonesia

4

Pakistan

1

Brisbane, Australia (grass)

Australia

3

Manila, Philippines

New Zealand

1

India

4

Philippines

0

Auckland, New Zealand (grass)

India

2

New Zealand

3

bye

New Zealand

Final[]

Australia vs. New Zealand

Australia 3	Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia[5] 27 February–1 March 1976 Grass		New Zealand 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ross Case Brian Fairlie 6 3 8 10 1 6 6 2 4 6   2 John Newcombe Onny Parun 8 6 6 3 7 5       3 John Newcombe / Tony Roche Brian Fairlie / Onny Parun 6 1 3 6 6 3 7 5     4 John Newcombe Brian Fairlie 8 6 5 7 11 9 6 3     5 Ross Case Onny Parun           not played

Europe Zone[]

Zone A[]

Pre-Qualifying Round[]

	Pre-Qualifying Round
		Turkey
		Israel	w/o

Preliminary Rounds[]

	First Round 26 September–4 October 1975					Qualifying Round 1–4 January; 30 April–2 May
	Copenhagen, Denmark (indoor carpet)
		Finland	1
						Freiburg, West Germany (clay)
		Denmark	4
							Denmark	0
							West Germany	5
		bye
		West Germany
	Monte Carlo, Monaco
		Monaco	4
						Tbilisi, Soviet Union
		Israel	1
							Monaco	0
							Soviet Union	5
		bye
		Soviet Union
	Brussels, Belgium
		Belgium	4
						Brussels, Belgium
		Netherlands	1
							Belgium	0
							Hungary	5
		bye
		Hungary
		Ireland	w/o
						Cairo, Egypt
		Rhodesia
							Ireland	1
							Egypt	4
		bye
		Egypt

Main Draw[]

Quarterfinals 14–16 May

Semifinals 23–25 July

Final 13–15 August

Spain

bye

Donetsk, Soviet Union

Spain

1

Bad Homburg, West Germany

Soviet Union

4

West Germany

1

Soviet Union

4

Tbilisi, Soviet Union

Soviet Union

4

Budapest, Hungary

Hungary

1

Hungary

5

Egypt

0

Budapest, Hungary (clay)

Hungary

3

Czechoslovakia

1

bye

Czechoslovakia

Final[]

Soviet Union vs. Hungary

Soviet Union 4	Tbilisi, Soviet Union[6] 13–15 August 1976		Hungary 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Alex Metreveli János Benyik 6 3 7 5 6 3       2 Teimuraz Kakulia Balázs Taróczy 3 6 3 6 4 6       3 Teimuraz Kakulia / Alex Metreveli Péter Szőke / Balázs Taróczy 12 10 6 0 6 4       4 Alex Metreveli Balázs Taróczy 7 5 6 1 9 7       5 Teimuraz Kakulia János Benyik 6 4 6 8 3 6 6 3 6 1

Zone B[]

Pre-Qualifying Rounds[]

	First Round					Qualifying Round 22–24 August 1975
		Iran
		bye
							Iran	w/o
							Nigeria
		Nigeria	w/o
		Algeria
		bye
						Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay)
		Luxembourg
							Luxembourg	0
							Portugal	5
		bye
		Portugal

Preliminary Rounds[]

	First Round 5 September–12 October 1975					Qualifying Round 2 April–2 May
	Tehran, Iran
		Iran	2
						Zürich, Switzerland (clay)
		Switzerland	3
							Switzerland	1
							Great Britain	4
		bye
		Great Britain
	Sofia, Bulgaria
		Bulgaria	1
						Vienna, Austria
		Austria	4
							Austria	1
							Romania	4
		bye
		Romania
		Italy
						Florence, Italy (clay)
		bye
							Italy	5
	Warsaw, Poland (clay)
							Poland	0
		Poland	5
		Norway	0
		bye
						Zagreb, Yugoslavia
		Yugoslavia
							Yugoslavia	5
	Athens, Greece (clay)
							Greece	0
		Greece	4
		Portugal	1

Main Draw[]

Quarterfinals 20–23 May

Semifinals 8–18 July

Final 5–7 August

France

bye

Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass)

France

1

Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass)

Great Britain

4

Great Britain

5

Romania

0

Wimbledon, United Kingdom (grass)

Great Britain

1

Bologna, Italy (clay)

Italy

4

Italy

5

Yugoslavia

0

Rome, Italy (clay)

Italy

4

Sweden

0

bye

Sweden

Final[]

Great Britain vs. Italy

Great Britain 1	No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, United Kingdom[7] 5–7 August 1976 Grass		Italy 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Roger Taylor Tonino Zugarelli 1 6 5 7 6 3 1 6     2 John Lloyd Adriano Panatta 7 5 3 6 3 6 6 2 4 6   3 David Lloyd / John Lloyd Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta 6 8 3 6 6 3 18 16 6 2   4 Roger Taylor Adriano Panatta 6 3 2 6 4 6 4 6     5 John Lloyd Tonino Zugarelli 6 4 8 6 1 6 1 6 1 6

Inter-Zonal Zone[]

Draw[]

	Semifinals 24–27 September					Final 17–19 December
	Rome, Italy (clay)
	EUR-B	Italy	3
	EAS	Australia	2			Santiago, Chile (clay)
						EUR-A	Italy	4
						AME	Chile	1
	AME	Chile	w/o
	EUR-A	Soviet Union

Semifinals[]

Italy vs. Australia

Italy 3	Foro Italico, Rome, Italy[8] 24–27 September 1976 Clay		Australia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Corrado Barazzutti John Newcombe 7 5 6 1 6 4       2 Adriano Panatta John Alexander 5 7 3 6 4 6       3 Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta John Newcombe / Tony Roche 6 3 6 4 6 3       4 Corrado Barazzutti John Alexander 2 6 2 6 7 5 6 4 2 6   5 Adriano Panatta John Newcombe 5 7 8 6 6 4 6 2

Chile vs. Soviet Union

The match was scratched and Chile advanced to the Final as the Soviet Union refused to travel to Chile for the match due to their opposition to the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.^[1][9] The Soviet team were subsequently banned from entering the 1977 and 1978 competitions.

Final[]

Chile vs. Italy

Chile 1	Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile[3] 17–19 December 1976 Clay		Italy 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jaime Fillol Corrado Barazzutti 5 7 6 4 5 7 1 6     2 Patricio Cornejo Adriano Panatta 3 6 1 6 3 6       3 Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta 6 3 2 6 7 9 3 6     4 Jaime Fillol Adriano Panatta 6 8 4 6 6 3 8 10     5 Belus Prajoux Tonino Zugarelli 6 4 6 3 6 2

References[]

External links[]

• Davis Cup Official Website