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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

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Preliminary rounds

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Draw

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First Round
19–21 October 1973		Qualifying Round
23–25 November 1973
Kingston, Jamaica (indoor hard)
  Canada3
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
  Caribbean/West Indies2
  Canada1
  Mexico4
  Mexico
bye
bye
Bogotá, Colombia
  Colombia
  Colombia3
  Venezuela2
bye
  Venezuela

First round

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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

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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

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Draw

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Semifinals
7–9 December		Final
11–13 January
  United States
Bogotá, Colombia
bye
  United States1
Cali, Colombia
  Colombia4
  Mexico1
  Colombia4

Semifinals

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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

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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

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Preliminary rounds

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Draw

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First RoundQualifying Round
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
  Ecuador5
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
  Uruguay0
  Ecuador0
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
  South Africa5
  Brazil0
  South Africa5

First round

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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

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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

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Draw

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SemifinalsFinal
8–10 March
Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
  Chile
Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
bye
  Chile2
  South Africa3
  South Africaw/o
  Argentina[a]

Final

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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

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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

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  1. ^ 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

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