1985 Davis Cup Americas Zone

Main article: 1985 Davis Cup

The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1985 Davis Cup.

8 teams entered the Americas Zone in total, with the winner promoted to the following year's World Group. ^[1] Mexico defeated Brazil in the final and qualified for the 1986 World Group. ^[2]

Participating nations

•   Brazil
•   Canada
•   Caribbean/West Indies
•   Colombia
•   Mexico
•   Peru
•   Uruguay
•   Venezuela

Draw

Quarterfinals 8–10 March

Semifinals 2–4 August

Final 4–6 October

Caracas, Venezuela (hard)

Brazil

5

Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay)

Venezuela

0

Brazil

4

Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)

Colombia

1

Uruguay

2

Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay)

Colombia

3

Brazil

1

Chicoutimi, Canada (indoor carpet)

Mexico

4

Caribbean/West Indies

1

Chicoutimi, Canada (clay)

Canada

4

Canada

2

Mexico City, Mexico (clay)

Mexico

3

Peru

2

Mexico

3

Quarterfinals

Venezuela vs. Brazil

Venezuela 0	Altamira Tennis Club, Caracas, Venezuela [3] 8–10 March 1985 Hard		Brazil 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Carlos Claverie Marcos Hocevar 3 6 16 14 4 6 4 6     2 Alfonso Mora Cássio Motta 1 6 1 6 5 7       3 Iñaki Calvo  /  Randolf Scheller Carlos Kirmayr  /  Cássio Motta 4 6 2 6 2 6       4 Alfonso Mora Carlos Kirmayr 3 6 3 6         5 Carlos Claverie Dácio Campos 3 6 3 6

Uruguay vs. Colombia

Uruguay 2	Montevideo, Uruguay [4] 8–10 March 1985 Clay		Colombia 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Marcelo Filippini Álvaro Jordan 3 6 2 6 3 6       2 Diego Pérez Luis Arturo González 6 1 6 0 6 0       3 Diego Pérez  /  Hugo Roverano René Gómez  /  Álvaro Jordan 6 8 4 6 6 3 4 6     4 Diego Pérez Álvaro Jordan 6 0 6 1 6 1       5 Marcelo Filippini Luis Arturo González 2 6 6 3 4 6 1 6

Canada vs. Caribbean/West Indies

Canada 4	Chicoutimi, Canada [5] 8–10 March 1985 Carpet (indoors)		Caribbean/West Indies 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Martin Wostenholme Roger Smith 6 4 9 7 6 3       2 Stéphane Bonneau Karl Hale 7 9 7 5 6 3 6 4     3 Josef Brabenec  /  Derek Segal Karl Hale  /  Roger Smith 3 6 5 7 4 6       4 Martin Wostenholme Karl Hale 6 4 6 2 7 5       5 Stéphane Bonneau Roger Smith 4 6 17 15 6 3

Mexico vs. Peru

Mexico 3	Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico [6] 8–10 March 1985 Clay		Peru 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jorge Lozano Carlos di Laura 9 7 3 6 6 8 5 7     2 Francisco Maciel Pablo Arraya 6 3 2 6 7 5 7 5     3 Leonardo Lavalle  /  Fernando Pérez Pascal Fernando Maynetto  /  Jaime Yzaga 8 6 3 6 6 1 3 6 6 3   4 Jorge Lozano Pablo Arraya 6 3 5 7 3 6 6 4 2 6   5 Francisco Maciel Carlos di Laura 6 4 6 4 6 2

Semifinals

Brazil vs. Colombia

Brazil 4	Porto Alegre, Brazil [7] 2–4 August 1985 Clay		Colombia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Dácio Campos Carlos Gómez 6 2 6 4 6 1       2 Cássio Motta Álvaro Jordan 7 5 6 3 5 7 2 6 2 6   3 Dácio Campos  /  Carlos Kirmayr Carlos Gómez  /  Álvaro Jordan 6 4 6 4 6 1       4 Dácio Campos Álvaro Jordan 6 3 4 6 6 3 6 1     5 Marcos Hocevar Luis Arturo González 6 0 6 1

Canada vs. Mexico

Canada 2	Chicoutimi, Canada [8] 2–4 August 1985 Clay		Mexico 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Stéphane Bonneau Francisco Maciel 6 8 6 4 5 7 2 6     2 Martin Wostenholme Leonardo Lavalle 7 5 3 6 6 8 8 6 6 2   3 Mark Greenan  /  Glenn Michibata Francisco Maciel  /  Agustín Moreno 9 7 9 7 6 4       4 Martin Wostenholme Francisco Maciel 2 6 3 6 0 6       5 Stéphane Bonneau Leonardo Lavalle 10 12 1 6 2 6

Final

Brazil vs. Mexico

Brazil 1	Porto Alegre, Brazil [2] 4–6 October 1985 Clay		Mexico 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Dácio Campos Leonardo Lavalle 1 6 3 6 2 6       2 Júlio Góes Francisco Maciel 3 6 5 7 4 6       3 Carlos Kirmayr  /  Cássio Motta Jorge Lozano  /  Raúl Ramírez 1 6 6 3 9 7 3 6 6 0   4 Júlio Góes Leonardo Lavalle 7 5 1 6 1 6 1 6     5 Dácio Campos Francisco Maciel 6 3 5 7 3 6

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. "Brazil v Mexico". daviscup.com.
3. "Venezuela v Brazil". daviscup.com.
4. "Uruguay v Colombia". daviscup.com.
5. "Canada v Caribbean/West Indies". daviscup.com.
6. "Mexico v Peru". daviscup.com.
7. "Brazil v Colombia". daviscup.com.
8. "Canada v Mexico". daviscup.com.

External links

• Davis Cup official website