1979 Davis Cup Americas Zone

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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 5 1 Leo Rolle 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  /  Leo Rolle Jorge Andrew  /  Humphrey Hose 2 6 6 3 2 6 1 6     4 Leo Rolle 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 Enrique Haro 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 Orlando Agudelo Abraham Sojo 6 3 6 3

Main draw

Draw

	Semifinals 8–10 December 1978					Final 16–18 March
	United States
						Cleveland, OH, United States (indoor hard)
	bye
						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 4 5 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 Orlando Agudelo  /  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 Alberto Franco 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 Alberto Franco  /  Fernando Maynetto 6 4 6 3 6 1       4 Raúl Viver Alberto Franco 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 Juan Carlos Alvarado Carlos Kirmayr 2 6 3 6 0 6       2 Mario Martínez Cássio Motta 4 6 5 7 3 6       3 Juan Carlos Alvarado  /  Mario Martínez Ney Keller  /  Carlos Kirmayr 3 6 3 6 4 6       4 Juan Carlos Alvarado 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 Alberto Laborde 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
						Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
	Brazil		0
						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 5 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

1. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN   978-0942257700.
2. "United States v Colombia". daviscup.com.
3. "Argentina v Chile". daviscup.com.
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.

External links

• Davis Cup official website