1978 Davis Cup Americas Zone
The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1978 Davis Cup.
10 teams entered the Americas Zone in total, with 3 teams entering the North & Central America Zone and 8 teams entering the South America Zone. The winner of each sub-zone advanced to the Americas Inter-Zonal Final, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the Eastern Zone and Europe Zone.[1]
The United States defeated South Africa in the North & Central America Zone final, and Chile defeated Argentina in the South America Zone final.[2][3] In the Americas Inter-Zonal Final the United States defeated Chile and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[4]
The North & Central America Zone was marked by a number of incidents related to the continued presence of South Africa team. Canada, Mexico, Venezuela, and the Caribbean/West Indies teams all withdrew from the competition, and large scale protests accompanied the final between the United States and South Africa at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.[5][6] In an effort to appease its critics, South Africa named Peter Lamb as one of the six members of its team, as its first-ever "coloured" player.[7] However, Lamb did not play, and his inclusion in the squad was derided as tokenism. Crowds of up to 5000 turned out in protest.[8]
North & Central America Zone[]
Draw[]
Semifinals 15–17 December 1977 |
Final 17–19 March | |||||||||
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bye | Nashville, TN, United States (indoor carpet) | |||||||||
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Johannesburg, South Africa | ![]() |
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Semifinals[]
South Africa vs. Colombia
![]() South Africa 4 |
Johannesburg, South Africa[9] 15–17 December 1977 |
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Final[]
United States vs. South Africa
![]() United States 4 |
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States[2] 17–19 March 1978 Carpet (indoors) |
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South America Zone[]
Preliminary Rounds[]
Draw[]
First Round 1–6 November 1977 |
Qualifying Round 9–11 December 1977 | |||||||
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Santiago, Chile | ||||||||
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5 | |||||||
Lima, Peru | ||||||||
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5 | |||||||
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | ||||||||
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Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||
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4 | |||||||
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First Round[]
Peru vs. Bolivia
![]() Peru 0 |
Lima, Peru[10] 4–6 November 1977 |
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Uruguay vs. Ecuador
![]() Uruguay 3 |
Montevideo, Uruguay[11] November 1977 Clay |
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Qualifying Round[]
Chile vs. Bolivia
![]() Chile 5 |
Santiago, Chile[12] 9–11 December 1977 |
![]() Bolivia 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Uruguay vs. Brazil
![]() Uruguay 4 |
Montevideo, Uruguay[13] 9–11 December 1977 |
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Main Draw[]
Draw[]
Semifinals 18–20 December 1977 |
Final 17–19 March | |||||||||
Santiago, Chile | ||||||||||
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0 | Santiago, Chile (clay) | ||||||||
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Semifinals[]
Chile vs. Uruguay
![]() Chile 5 |
Santiago, Chile[14] 18–20 December 1977 |
![]() Uruguay 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final[]
Chile vs. Argentina
![]() Chile 3 |
Santiago, Chile[3] 17–19 March 1978 Clay |
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Americas Inter-Zonal Final[]
Chile vs. United States
![]() Chile 2 |
Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile[4] 15–17 September 1978 Clay[15] |
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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 "United States v South Africa". daviscup.com.
- ^ a b "Chile v Argentina". daviscup.com.
- ^ a b "Chile v United States". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Canada heads pullout from 1978 Davis Cup". Montreal Gazette. Reuters. 4 July 1977. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "African Activist Archive". Africanactivist.msu.edu. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ Jerome, Jim. "Apartheid Critics Say He's Merely a Token, but Peter Lamb's Davis Cup Runneth Over". People.com. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
- ^ "African Activist Archive". Africanactivist.msu.edu. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
- ^ "South Africa v Colombia". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Peru v Bolivia". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Uruguay v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Chile v Bolivia". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Uruguay v Brazil". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Chile v Uruguay". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Jaime Fillol vs Brian Gottfried". atptour.com.
External links[]
- Davis Cup Americas Zone
- 1978 Davis Cup
- 1978 in American tennis
- 1978 in Chilean sport
- 1978 in South African sport