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) | ||||||||
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Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | ||||||||
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bye | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
Bogotá, Colombia | ||||||||
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bye | ||||||||
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First round
Caribbean/West Indies vs. Canada
![]() Caribbean/West Indies 2 | Kingston, Jamaica[5] 19–21 October 1973 Hard (indoors) | ![]() Canada 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Qualifying round
Mexico vs. Canada
![]() Mexico 4 | Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico[6] 23–25 November 1973 Clay | ![]() Canada 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Colombia vs. Venezuela
![]() Colombia 3 | Bogotá, Colombia[7] 23–25 November 1973 | ![]() Venezuela 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Main Draw
Draw
Semifinals 7–9 December | Final 11–13 January | |||||||
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Bogotá, Colombia | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
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Cali, Colombia | ||||||||
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Semifinals
Colombia vs. Mexico
![]() Colombia 4 | Cali, Colombia[8] 7–9 December 1973 | ![]() Mexico 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
Colombia vs. United States
![]() Colombia 4 | Club Los Lagartos, Bogotá, Colombia[2] 11–13 January 1974 | ![]() United States 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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South America Zone
Preliminary rounds
Draw
First Round | Qualifying Round | |||||||
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | ||||||||
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Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | ||||||||
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Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | ||||||||
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First round
Ecuador vs. Uruguay
![]() Ecuador 5 | Guayaquil Tenis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador[9] 5–7 October 1973 Clay | ![]() Uruguay 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brazil vs. South Africa
![]() Brazil 0 | Montevideo, Uruguay[10] 14–16 December 1973 Clay | ![]() South Africa 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Qualifying round
Ecuador vs. South Africa
![]() Ecuador 0 | Guayaquil Tenis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador[11] 4–6 January 1974 Clay | ![]() South Africa 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Main Draw
Draw
Semifinals | Final 8–10 March | |||||||
Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | ||||||||
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Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
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Final
Chile vs. South Africa
![]() Chile 2 | Bogotá, Colombia[3] 8–10 March 1974 Clay | ![]() South Africa 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Americas Inter-Zonal Final
Colombia vs. South Africa
![]() Colombia 2 | Bogotá, Colombia[4] 10–12 May 1974 | ![]() South Africa 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Notes
- ^ The tie was scratched and South Africa advanced to the South America Zone Final after Argentina refused to travel to South Africa due to their government's opposition to South Africa's apartheid policies.[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