1974 Davis Cup Americas Zone

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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)
	Canada		3
						Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
	Caribbean/West Indies		2
						Canada		1
						Mexico		4
	Mexico
	bye
	bye
						Bogotá, Colombia
	Colombia
						Colombia		3
						Venezuela		2
	bye
	Venezuela

First round

Caribbean/West Indies vs. Canada

Caribbean/West Indies 2	Kingston, Jamaica [5] 19–21 October 1973 Hard (indoors)		Canada 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Leo Rolle Tony Bardsley 1 6 4 6 5 7       2 Richard Russell Donald McCormick 8 6 11 9 4 6 6 0     3 David Pratt  /  Richard Russell Tony Bardsley  /  Donald McCormick 4 6 2 6 5 7       4 Leo Rolle Donald McCormick 3 6 3 6 4 6       5 Richard Russell Tony Bardsley 6 1 6 4 6 4

Qualifying round

Mexico vs. Canada

Mexico 4	Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico [6] 23–25 November 1973 Clay		Canada 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Joaquín Loyo Mayo Réjean Genois 6 4 10 8 3 6 6 2     2 Raúl Ramírez Tony Bardsley 6 1 6 3 6 2       3 Luis Baraldi  /  Raúl Ramírez Tony Bardsley  /  Donald McCormick 6 1 6 3 4 6 5 7 7 5   4 Joaquín Loyo Mayo Donald McCormick 6 1 6 2 6 1       5 Luis Baraldi Réjean Genois 7 9 4 6 4 6

Colombia vs. Venezuela

Colombia 3	Bogotá, Colombia [7] 23–25 November 1973		Venezuela 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jairo Velasco Humphrey Hose 9 7 7 5 7 5       2 Orlando Agudelo Jorge Andrew 6 4 6 2 4 6 8 6     3 Jairo Velasco  /  Nunil Velasco Jorge Andrew  /  Humphrey Hose 7 5 6 4 2 6 4 6 5 7   4 Orlando Agudelo Humphrey Hose 1 6 5 7 2 6       5 Jairo Velasco Jorge Andrew 6 3 6 1 6 2

Main Draw

Draw

	Semifinals 7–9 December					Final 11–13 January
	United States
						Bogotá, Colombia
	bye
						United States		1
	Cali, Colombia
						Colombia		4
	Mexico		1
	Colombia		4

Semifinals

Colombia vs. Mexico

Colombia 4	Cali, Colombia [8] 7–9 December 1973		Mexico 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jairo Velasco Joaquín Loyo Mayo 6 3 6 4 6 3       2 Iván Molina Raúl Ramírez 6 1 6 1 7 5       3 Iván Molina  /  Jairo Velasco Raúl Ramírez  /  Vicente Zarazúa 6 2 8 10 3 6 4 6     4 Iván Molina Joaquín Loyo Mayo 7 5 1 6 6 3 6 3     5 Jairo Velasco Luis Baraldi 7 5 1 6 6 2 4 6 6 2

Final

Colombia vs. United States

Colombia 4	Club Los Lagartos, Bogotá, Colombia [2] 11–13 January 1974		United States 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jairo Velasco Harold Solomon 6 1 3 6 4 6 6 3 7 5   2 Iván Molina Erik van Dillen 6 4 7 5 6 2       3 Iván Molina  /  Jairo Velasco Charlie Pasarell  /  Erik van Dillen 4 6 11 13 4 6       4 Jairo Velasco Erik van Dillen 6 0 6 4 5 7 6 3     5 Iván Molina Harold Solomon 6 2 6 1 6 0

South America Zone

Preliminary rounds

Draw

	First Round					Qualifying Round
	Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
	Ecuador		5
						Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
	Uruguay		0
						Ecuador		0
	Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
						South Africa		5
	Brazil		0
	South Africa		5

First round

Ecuador vs. Uruguay

Ecuador 5	Guayaquil Tenis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador [9] 5–7 October 1973 Clay		Uruguay 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ricardo Ycaza Gustavo Stapf 7 9 11 9 6 1 4 6 7 5   2 Miguel Olvera José Luis Damiani 6 2 6 3 6 0       3 Miguel Olvera  /  Ricardo Ycaza José Luis Damiani  /  Gustavo Stapf 6 4 6 4 6 1       4 Miguel Olvera Gustavo Stapf 6 0 6 1 6 1       5 Ricardo Ycaza José Luis Damiani 10 8 6 3 7 5

Brazil vs. South Africa

Brazil 0	Montevideo, Uruguay [10] 14–16 December 1973 Clay		South Africa 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 José Edison Mandarino Cliff Drysdale 3 6 0 6 0 6       2 Thomaz Koch Bob Hewitt 2 6 1 6 6 3 3 6     3 Thomaz Koch  /  José Edison Mandarino Bob Hewitt  /  Frew McMillan 0 6 0 6 1 6       4 Carlos Kirmayr Cliff Drysdale 6 2 4 6 6 2 4 6 3 6   5 Roberto Vaz-Carvalhães Bob Hewitt 0 6 3 6 3 6

Qualifying round

Ecuador vs. South Africa

Ecuador 0	Guayaquil Tenis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador [11] 4–6 January 1974 Clay		South Africa 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Miguel Olvera Bob Hewitt 4 6 2 6 4 6       2 Enrique Andrade Ray Moore 2 6 2 6 1 6       3 Pancho Guzmán  /  Miguel Olvera Bob Hewitt  /  Frew McMillan 3 6 3 6 2 6       4 Miguel Olvera Ray Moore 3 6 2 6 3 6       5 Enrique Andrade Bob Hewitt 0 6 0 6 0 6

Main Draw

Draw

	Semifinals					Final 8–10 March
	Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
	Chile
						Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
	bye
						Chile		2
						South Africa		3
	South Africa		w/o
	Argentina [lower-alpha 1]

Final

Chile vs. South Africa

Chile 2	Bogotá, Colombia [3] 8–10 March 1974 Clay		South Africa 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Patricio Cornejo Cliff Drysdale 6 1 2 6 2 6 3 6     2 Jaime Fillol Bob Hewitt 2 6 4 6 4 6       3 Patricio Cornejo  /  Jaime Fillol Bob Hewitt  /  Frew McMillan 9 7 6 4 2 6 4 6 4 6   4 Patricio Cornejo Bob Hewitt 6 2 6 3 3 6 6 3     5 Jaime Fillol Cliff Drysdale 4 6 6 4 7 5 6 0

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Colombia vs. South Africa

Colombia 2	Bogotá, Colombia [4] 10–12 May 1974		South Africa 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Iván Molina Ray Moore 8 6 3 6 5 7 4 6     2 Jairo Velasco Bob Hewitt 1 6 3 6 2 6       3 Iván Molina  /  Jairo Velasco Bob Hewitt  /  Frew McMillan 3 6 0 6 3 6       4 Jairo Velasco Ray Moore 6 2 4 6 6 3 7 9 6 2   5 Álvaro Betancur Byron Bertram 6 2 4 6 8 6 8 6

Notes

1. The tie between South Africa and Argentina 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

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