1979 Davis Cup Americas Zone

The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1979 Davis Cup.

13 teams entered the Americas Zone in total, with 6 teams entering the North & Central America Zone and 7 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 Colombia in the North & Central America Zone final, and Argentina defeated Chile in the South America Zone final.^[2]^[3] In the Americas Inter-Zonal Final the United States defeated Argentina and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.^[4]

North & Central America Zone[]

Preliminary Rounds[]

Draw[]

First Round 6–8 October 1978			Qualifying Round 27–29 October 1978


	Mexico
			Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
	bye
				Mexico	3

				Canada	2
	bye

	Canada



	Colombia
			Bogotá, Colombia
	bye
				Colombia	4
Nassau, Bahamas
				Venezuela	1
	Caribbean/West Indies	2

	Venezuela	3

First Round[]

Caribbean/West Indies vs. Venezuela

Caribbean/West Indies
2

Nassau, Bahamas^[5]
6–8 October 1978

Venezuela
3

		1	2	3	4
1	Humphrey Hose	3 6	4 6	0 6
2	John Antonas Jorge Andrew	6 3	0 6	4 6	5 0	retired
3	John Antonas / Jorge Andrew / Humphrey Hose	2 6	6 3	2 6	1 6
4	Jorge Andrew	1 6	1 6	1 6
5	John Antonas Abraham Sojo	6 3	3 6	6 1	6 1

Qualifying Round[]

Mexico vs. Canada

Mexico
3

Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico^[6]
27–29 October 1978
Clay

Canada
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Marcello Lara Réjean Genois	7 5	3 6	9 11	6 2	6 4
2	Emilio Montaño Greg Halder	5 7	7 5	6 4	10 8
3	Marcello Lara / Raúl Ramírez Réjean Genois / Richard Legendre	6 4	6 4	6 4
4	John Picken	1 6	4 6	8 6	4 6
5	Emilio Montaño Réjean Genois	6 2	6 8	3 6

Colombia vs. Venezuela

Colombia
4

Bogotá, Colombia^[7]
27–29 October 1978

Venezuela
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Jairo Velasco Humphrey Hose	6 3	5 7	5 7	6 4	6 4
2	Iván Molina Jorge Andrew	3 6	6 3	6 2	7 5
3	Iván Molina / Jairo Velasco Jorge Andrew / Humphrey Hose	6 4	8 6	6 8	6 4
4	Álvaro Betancur Humphrey Hose	6 3	1 6	5 7
5	Abraham Sojo	6 3	6 3

Main Draw[]

Draw[]

Semifinals 8–10 December 1978			Final 16–18 March


	United States
	bye		Cleveland, OH, United States (indoor hard)
				United States	5
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)				Colombia	0
	Mexico	2
	Colombia	3

Semifinals[]

Mexico vs. Colombia

Mexico
2

Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico^[8]
8–10 December 1978
Clay

Colombia
3

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Roberto Chávez Jairo Velasco	2 6	2 6	6 3	8 6	6 8
2	Raúl Ramírez Iván Molina	6 8	6 8	7 5	3 6
3	Marcello Lara / Raúl Ramírez Iván Molina / Jairo Velasco	3 6	6 3	6 3	6 2
4	Raúl Ramírez Jairo Velasco	6 1	7 5	6 4
5	Roberto Chávez Iván Molina	2 6	3 6	2 6

Final[]

United States vs. Colombia

United States
5

Cleveland Skating Club, Cleveland, OH, United States^[2]
16–18 March 1979
Hard (indoors)

Colombia
0

		1	2	3
1	John McEnroe Álvaro Betancur	6 2	6 1	6 1
2	Dick Stockton Iván Molina	6 2	6 3	6 4
3	Peter Fleming / John McEnroe / Iván Molina	6 4	6 0	6 4
4	Dick Stockton Álvaro Betancur	6 1	6 2	7 5
5	John McEnroe Iván Molina	6 4	6 3	6 2

South America Zone[]

Preliminary Rounds[]

Draw[]

First Round 22 September–8 October 1978			Qualifying Round 27 October–1 November 1978


	Argentina
			Guayaquil, Ecuador (indoor carpet)
	bye
				Argentina	4
Guayaquil, Ecuador (indoor carpet)
				Ecuador	1
	Ecuador	4

	Peru	1

Cochabamba, Bolivia (clay)

	Bolivia	0
			Itu, Brazil
	Brazil	5
				Brazil	4

				Uruguay	0
	bye

	Uruguay

First Round[]

Ecuador vs. Peru

Ecuador
4

Coliseo Voltaire Paladines Polo, Guayaquil, Ecuador^[9]
22–24 September 1978
Carpet (indoors)

Peru
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Andrés Gómez	6 2	6 2	8 6
2	Ricardo Ycaza Fernando Maynetto	6 4	4 6	0 6	6 3	6 4
3	Andrés Gómez / Ricardo Ycaza / Fernando Maynetto	6 4	6 3	6 1
4	Raúl Viver	5 7	6 2	6 2	6 2
5	Andrés Gómez Fernando Maynetto	3 6	4 6	3 6

Bolivia vs. Brazil

Bolivia
0

Club de Tenis Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia^[10]
6–8 October 1978
Clay

Brazil
5

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Carlos Kirmayr	2 6	3 6	0 6
2	Mario Martínez Cássio Motta	4 6	5 7	3 6
3	/ Mario Martínez Ney Keller / Carlos Kirmayr	3 6	3 6	4 6
4	Cássio Motta	4 6	3 6	0 6
5	Mario Martínez João Soares	3 6	3 6	6 3	6 0	4 6

Qualifying Round[]

Ecuador vs. Argentina

Ecuador
1

Coliseo Voltaire Paladines Polo, Guayaquil, Ecuador^[11]
27–29 October 1978
Carpet (indoors)

Argentina
4

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Ricardo Ycaza Ricardo Cano	6 3	7 9	6 4	4 6	5 7
2	Andrés Gómez José Luis Clerc	1 6	6 3	6 8	2 6
3	Andrés Gómez / Ricardo Ycaza Lito Álvarez / José Luis Clerc	5 7	6 4	5 7	4 6
4	Ricardo Ycaza José Luis Clerc	6 2	6 3
5	Raúl Viver Fernando Dalla Fontana	4 6	10 12

Brazil vs. Uruguay

Brazil
4

Itu, Brazil^[12]
November 1978

Uruguay
0

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Carlos Kirmayr Hugo Roverano	6 0	6 2	6 3
2	Cássio Motta José Luis Damiani	3 6	6 4	0 6	6 3	6 4
3	Ney Keller / Carlos Kirmayr José Luis Damiani / Hugo Roverano	6 2	11 9	6 3
4	Cássio Motta	6 2	7 5	6 1
5	Carlos Kirmayr José Luis Damiani						not played

Main Draw[]

Draw[]

Semifinals 8–10 December 1978			Final 16–18 March

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
	Argentina	5
	Brazil	0	Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
				Argentina	3
				Chile	2
	bye
	Chile

Semifinals[]

Argentina vs. Brazil

Argentina
5

Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina^[13]
8–10 December 1978
Clay

Brazil
0

		1	2	3	4
1	Ricardo Cano Carlos Kirmayr	3 6	6 3	6 2	6 1
2	José Luis Clerc Cássio Motta	6 1	6 0	6 0
3	Lito Álvarez / José Luis Clerc Ney Keller / Cássio Motta	6 4	6 1	6 4
4	José Luis Clerc João Soares	6 4	6 4	6 0
5	Ricardo Cano Cássio Motta	6 4	6 2	6 0

Final[]

Argentina vs. Chile

Argentina
3

Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina^[3]
16–18 March 1979
Clay

Chile
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Guillermo Vilas Jaime Fillol	9 7	6 2	6 2
2	José Luis Clerc Hans Gildemeister	1 6	6 2	3 6	5 7
3	José Luis Clerc / Guillermo Vilas Patricio Cornejo / Belus Prajoux	6 2	6 2	8 6
4	José Luis Clerc Jaime Fillol	6 2	6 1	6 1
5	Guillermo Vilas Hans Gildemeister	6 2	1 6	6 1	5 7	2 1	retired

Americas Inter-Zonal Final[]

United States vs. Argentina

United States
4

Racquet Club of Memphis, Memphis, TN, United States^[4]
14–16 September 1979
Carpet (indoors)

Argentina
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Vitas Gerulaitis José Luis Clerc	6 1	7 5	6 1
2	John McEnroe Guillermo Vilas	6 2	6 3	6 2
3	Bob Lutz / Stan Smith José Luis Clerc / Guillermo Vilas	2 6	4 6	11 9	6 4	6 1
4	John McEnroe José Luis Clerc	6 2	6 3
5	Vitas Gerulaitis Guillermo Vilas	7 9	3 0				retired

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 Colombia". daviscup.com.
^ ^a ^b "Argentina v Chile". daviscup.com.
^ ^a ^b "United States v Argentina". daviscup.com.
^ "Caribbean/West Indies v Venezuela". daviscup.com.
^ "Mexico v Canada". daviscup.com.
^ "Colombia v Venezuela". daviscup.com.
^ "Mexico v Colombia". daviscup.com.
^ "Ecuador v Peru". daviscup.com.
^ "Bolivia v Brazil". daviscup.com.
^ "Ecuador v Argentina". daviscup.com.
^ "Brazil v Uruguay". daviscup.com.
^ "Argentina v Brazil". daviscup.com.

External links[]

Davis Cup official website

[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] "United States v Colombia". daviscup.com.

[SA_Final-3] "Argentina v Chile". daviscup.com.

[Americas_Final-4] "United States v Argentina". daviscup.com.

[5] "Caribbean/West Indies v Venezuela". daviscup.com.

[6] "Mexico v Canada". daviscup.com.

[7] "Colombia v Venezuela". daviscup.com.

[8] "Mexico v Colombia". daviscup.com.

[9] "Ecuador v Peru". daviscup.com.

[10] "Bolivia v Brazil". daviscup.com.

[11] "Ecuador v Argentina". daviscup.com.

[12] "Brazil v Uruguay". daviscup.com.

[13] "Argentina v Brazil". daviscup.com.

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