1971 Davis Cup Americas Zone

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The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1971 Davis Cup.

13 teams entered the Americas Zone: 5 teams competed in the North & Central America Zone, while 8 teams competed in the South America Zone. The winner of each sub-zone would play 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]

Mexico defeated New Zealand in the North & Central America Zone final, and Brazil defeated Chile in the South America Zone final. ^{[2] [3]} In the Americas Inter-Zonal Final, Brazil defeated Mexico and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone. ^[4]

North & Central America Zone

Draw

Quarterfinals 8–10 May

Semifinals 7–30 May

Final 4–6 June

Mexico City, Mexico (clay)

Mexico

5

South Korea

0

Mexico City, Mexico (clay)

Mexico

3

Canada

2

Canada

bye

Mexico City, Mexico (clay)

Mexico

3

New Zealand

2

bye

Caribbean/West Indies

Kingston, Jamaica

Caribbean/West Indies

1

New Zealand

4

bye

New Zealand

Quarterfinals

Mexico vs. South Korea

Mexico 5	Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico [5] 8–10 May 1971 Clay		South Korea 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Joaquín Loyo Mayo Kim Doo-hwan 6 1 6 1 7 5       2 Marcello Lara Chung Yong-ho 6 4 6 1 6 1       3 Raúl Ramírez  /  Vicente Zarazúa Chung Yong-ho  /  Kim Sung-bae 6 2 4 6 6 3 6 1     4 Joaquín Loyo Mayo Chung Yong-ho 6 0 6 2 6 2       5 Marcello Lara Kim Sung-bae 6 2 6 2 6 2

Semifinals

Mexico vs. Canada

Mexico 3	Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico [6] 28–30 May 1971 Clay		Canada 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Marcello Lara John Sharpe 6 3 6 2 6 2       2 Joaquín Loyo Mayo Mike Belkin 6 4 4 6 2 6 4 6     3 Marcello Lara  /  Joaquín Loyo Mayo John Sharpe  /  Mike Belkin 7 5 3 6 6 1 6 3     4 Marcello Lara Mike Belkin 6 4 4 6 5 7 2 6     5 Joaquín Loyo Mayo John Sharpe 4 6 7 5 6 1 6 1

Caribbean/West Indies vs. New Zealand

Caribbean/West Indies 1	Kingston, Jamaica [7] 7–9 May 1971		New Zealand 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Leo Rolle Onny Parun 2 6 2 6 0 6       2 Richard Russell Jeff Simpson 6 2 6 4 3 6 8 6     3 Compton Russell  /  Richard Russell Onny Parun  /  Jeff Simpson 1 6 1 6 6 4 4 6     4 Leo Rolle Jeff Simpson 5 7 3 6 0 6       5 Richard Russell Onny Parun 5 7 2 6 2 6

Final

Mexico vs. New Zealand

Mexico 3	Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico [2] 4–6 June 1971 Clay		New Zealand 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Joaquín Loyo Mayo Onny Parun 9 7 4 6 1 6 5 7     2 Marcello Lara Jeff Simpson 6 3 6 3 6 1       3 Luis-Augusto García  /  Marcello Lara Onny Parun  /  Jeff Simpson 3 6 6 2 12 10 6 3     4 Marcello Lara Onny Parun 5 7 3 6 4 6       5 Joaquín Loyo Mayo Jeff Simpson 6 3 6 3 6 2

South America Zone

Draw

Quarterfinals 19 March–6 April

Semifinals 9–18 April

Final 22–24 April

Porto Alegre, Brazil

Brazil

5

Bolivia

0

Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay)

Brazil

4

Guayaquil, Ecuador (hard)

Ecuador

1

Ecuador

4

Venezuela

1

Santiago, Chile

Brazil

3

Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)

Chile

2

Uruguay

0

Argentina

5

Santiago, Chile

Argentina

1

Bogotá, Colombia

Chile

4

Colombia

2

Chile

3

Quarterfinals

Brazil vs. Bolivia

Brazil 5	Porto Alegre, Brazil [8] 4–6 April 1971		Bolivia 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 José Edison Mandarino Óscar Chiarella 6 1 6 3 6 2       2 Thomaz Koch Ramiro Benavides 6 0 6 1 6 1       3 José Edison Mandarino  /  Luis Felipe Tavares Ramiro Benavides  /  Óscar Chiarella 6 2 6 2 6 0       4 José Edison Mandarino Ramiro Benavides 6 0 6 2 6 3       5 Thomaz Koch Óscar Chiarella 6 1 6 0 6 1

Ecuador vs. Venezuela

Ecuador 4	Guayaquil Tenis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador [9] 26–28 March 1971 Hard		Venezuela 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Miguel Olvera Humphrey Hose 6 2 6 4 6 3       2 Pancho Guzmán Jorge Andrew 6 1 6 3 6 0       3 Pancho Guzmán  /  Miguel Olvera Jorge Andrew  /  Humphrey Hose 6 3 6 4 6 1       4 Pancho Guzmán Humphrey Hose 8 6 4 6 5 7 4 6     5 Miguel Olvera Jorge Andrew 6 2 6 0 6 3

Uruguay vs. Argentina

Uruguay 0	Montevideo, Uruguay [10] 20–22 March 1971 Clay		Argentina 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Fabian Barriola Julián Ganzábal 1 6 2 6 0 6       2 Gustavo Stapf Guillermo Vilas 0 6 4 6 0 6       3 Fabian Barriola  /  Enrique Pérez Álvarez Ricardo Cano  /  Guillermo Vilas 2 6 4 6 4 6       4 Mario Laborde Jason Van Kerckhoven 1 6 2 6 1 6       5 Gustavo Stapf Ricardo Cano 0 6 2 6 2 6

Colombia vs. Chile

Colombia 2	Bogotá, Colombia [11] 19–21 March 1971		Chile 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Iván Molina Jaime Fillol 4 6 3 6 7 5 3 6     2 Jairo Velasco Patricio Cornejo 6 8 1 6 6 4 8 6 6 1   3 Iván Molina  /  Jairo Velasco Patricio Cornejo  /  Jaime Fillol 5 7 5 7 6 4 3 6     4 Jairo Velasco Jaime Fillol 8 6 6 2 6 3       5 Iván Molina Patricio Cornejo 3 6 4 6 2 6

Semifinals

Brazil vs. Ecuador

Brazil 4	Porto Alegre, Brazil [12] 16–18 April 1971 Clay		Ecuador 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Thomaz Koch Miguel Olvera 6 3 3 6 6 4 6 1     2 José Edison Mandarino Pancho Guzmán 6 4 4 6 6 3 6 2     3 Thomaz Koch  /  José Edison Mandarino Pancho Guzmán  /  Miguel Olvera 6 4 6 1 6 1       4 Thomaz Koch Pancho Guzmán 6 4 6 4 5 7 6 2     5 José Edison Mandarino Miguel Olvera 1 6 6 2 6 3 3 6 0 6

Chile vs. Argentina

Chile 4	Santiago, Chile [13] 9–11 April 1971		Argentina 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jaime Fillol Tomás Miguel Lynch 6 2 6 4 6 2       2 Patricio Cornejo Julián Ganzábal 6 4 6 4 6 4       3 Patricio Cornejo  /  Jaime Fillol Ricardo Cano  /  Julián Ganzábal 6 2 6 3 6 4       4 Patricio Cornejo Tomás Miguel Lynch 6 3 6 3 6 4       5 Jaime Fillol Julián Ganzábal 3 6 6 2 6 8 4 6

Final

Chile vs. Brazil

Chile 2	Santiago, Chile [3] 22–24 April 1971		Brazil 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Patricio Cornejo Thomaz Koch 6 4 2 6 7 5 6 8 2 6   2 Jaime Fillol José Edison Mandarino 6 1 8 6 4 6 10 8     3 Patricio Cornejo  /  Jaime Fillol Thomaz Koch  /  José Edison Mandarino 6 3 6 2 2 6 2 6 6 8   4 Jaime Fillol Thomaz Koch 3 6 2 6 2 6       5 Patricio Cornejo José Edison Mandarino 4 6 1 6 6 0 6 3 6 4

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Mexico vs. Brazil

Mexico 2	Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico [4] 17–19 July 1971 Clay		Brazil 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Marcello Lara Thomaz Koch 4 6 2 6 1 6       2 Joaquín Loyo Mayo José Edison Mandarino 6 4 3 6 4 6 7 5 6 1   3 Joaquín Loyo Mayo  /  Vicente Zarazúa Thomaz Koch  /  José Edison Mandarino 8 6 7 5 6 2       4 Marcello Lara José Edison Mandarino 4 6 3 6 7 9       5 Joaquín Loyo Mayo Thomaz Koch 5 7 6 4 9 7 4 6 7 9

References

1. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN   978-0942257700.
2. "Mexico v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
3. "Chile v Brazil". daviscup.com.
4. "Mexico v Brazil". daviscup.com.
5. "Mexico v South Korea". daviscup.com.
6. "Mexico v Canada". daviscup.com.
7. "Caribbean/West Indies v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
8. "Brazil v Bolivia". daviscup.com.
9. "Ecuador v Venezuela". daviscup.com.
10. "Uruguay v Argentina". daviscup.com.
11. "Colombia v Chile". daviscup.com.
12. "Brazil v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
13. "Chile v Argentina". daviscup.com.

External links

• Davis Cup official website