1976 Davis Cup Americas Zone

The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1976 Davis Cup.

Main article: 1976 Davis Cup

This year's tournament saw all teams in the Americas Zone competing in one single bracket, with the previous North & Central America and South America sub-zones, and subsequently the Americas Inter-Zonal final, being eliminated. This brought the Americas Zone in line with the outline of the other zones, with the previous year's Americas sub-zone champions progressing to the new Americas main draw semifinals.

14 teams entered the Americas Zone in total, with 12 teams competing in the preliminary rounds to advance to the main draw and join the previous year's finalists South Africa and Chile. The winner of the main draw went on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the Eastern Zone and Europe Zone.[1]

Chile defeated South Africa in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[2]

Preliminary rounds

Draw

First round

Mexico vs. Caribbean/West Indies


Mexico
5		 Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico[3]
7–9 November 1975
Clay
Caribbean/West Indies
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Mexico
Cricket West Indies		 Luis Baraldi
Richard Russell		 6
2		 6
1		 6
4		      
2 Mexico
Cricket West Indies		 Marcello Lara
John Antonas		 6
1		 6
3		 6
2		      
3 Mexico
Cricket West Indies		 Roberto Chávez / Adolfo González
Alan Price / Michael Valdez		 6
4		 6
4		 6
4		      
4 Mexico
Cricket West Indies		 Marcello Lara
Richard Russell		 6
0		 6
0		 6
4		      
5 Mexico
Cricket West Indies		 Luis Baraldi
John Antonas		 6
3		 6
1		 6
1		      

Canada vs. Colombia


Canada
5		 Rockland Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[4]
17–19 October 1975
Carpet (indoors)
Colombia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
Colombia		 Tony Bardsley
Orlando Agudelo		 6
0		 6
3		 6
2		      
2 Canada
Colombia		 Dale Power
Álvaro Betancur		 6
4		 22
24 		2
6 		6
3		 7
5		  
3 Canada
Colombia		 Tony Bardsley / Réjean Genois
Orlando Agudelo / Álvaro Betancur		 6
2		 9
7		 6
4		      
4 Canada
Colombia		 Tony Bardsley
Javier Restrepo		 6
2		 6
4		 6
2		      
5 Canada
Colombia		 Réjean Genois
Orlando Agudelo		 6
1		 6
4		 7
5		      

Peru vs. Uruguay


Peru
3		 Lima, Peru[5]
26–28 September 1975
Uruguay
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Peru
Uruguay		 Fernando Maynetto
Fabian Barriola		 5
7 		1
6 		4
6 		     
2 Peru
Uruguay		 Miguel Maurtúa
Gustavo Stapf		 6
1		 6
0		 6
4		      
3 Peru
Uruguay		 Miguel Maurtúa / Fernando Maynetto
Fabian Barriola / Alberto Laborde		 6
3		 3
6 		6
4		 3
6 		7
5		  
4 Peru
Uruguay		 Miguel Maurtúa
Fabian Barriola		 7
5		 6
1		 6
4		      
5 Peru
Uruguay		 Fernando Maynetto
Gustavo Stapf		 6
8 		6
2		 5
7 		7
9 		   

Qualifying round

United States vs. Venezuela


United States
5		 Margaret Court Racquet Club, Tucson, AZ, United States[6]
17–19 October 1975
Hard
Venezuela
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Venezuela		 Jimmy Connors
Humphrey Hose		 6
4		 6
1		 6
3		      
2 United States
Venezuela		 Roscoe Tanner
Jorge Andrew		 6
4		 6
3		 6
2		      
3 United States
Venezuela		 Dick Stockton / Erik van Dillen
Jorge Andrew / Humphrey Hose		 6
2		 6
2		 7
5		      
4 United States
Venezuela		 Jimmy Connors
Jorge Andrew		 6
2		 6
1		 6
2		      
5 United States
Venezuela		 Roscoe Tanner
Humphrey Hose		 3
6 		6
3		 6
2		 6
4		    

Mexico vs. Canada


Mexico
3		 Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico[7]
28–30 November 1975
Clay
Canada
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Mexico
Canada		 Joaquín Loyo Mayo
Réjean Genois		 4
6 		6
1		 6
2		 8
6		    
2 Mexico
Canada		 Marcello Lara
Dale Power		 6
2		 6
1		 6
2		      
3 Mexico
Canada		 Luis Baraldi / Roberto Chávez
Tony Bardsley / Réjean Genois		 6
2		 4
6 		4
6 		8
6		 4
6 		 
4 Mexico
Canada		 Joaquín Loyo Mayo
Dale Power		 6
4		 2
6 		6
1		 1
6 		5
7 		 
5 Mexico
Canada		 Marcello Lara
Réjean Genois		 4
6 		6
2		 1
6 		6
1		 7
5		  

Brazil vs. Peru


Brazil
5		 Brasilia, Brazil[5]
19–21 December 1975
Peru
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Brazil
Peru		 Carlos Kirmayr
Alfredo Acuna		 6
0		 6
0		 6
0		      
2 Brazil
Peru		 José Edison Mandarino
Miguel Maurtúa		 6
4		 4
6 		6
2		 4
6 		6
3		  
3 Brazil
Peru		 Fernando Gentil / Carlos Kirmayr
Fernando Carlos / Miguel Maurtúa		 6
2		 6
3		 6
3		      
4 Brazil
Peru		 José Edison Mandarino
Alfredo Acuna		 6
1		 6
3		 3
6 		7
5		    
5 Brazil
Peru		 Carlos Kirmayr
Miguel Maurtúa		 6
1		 6
4		 6
1		      

Ecuador vs. Argentina


Ecuador
0		 Guayaquil Tennis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador[8]
31 October–2 November 1975
Clay
Argentina
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Ecuador
Argentina		 Ricardo Ycaza
Julián Ganzábal		 6
8 		2
6 		6
3		 9
11 		   
2 Ecuador
Argentina		 Gonzalo Núñez
Ricardo Cano		 6
3		 1
6 		6
4		 2
6 		2
6 		 
3 Ecuador
Argentina		 Miguel Olvera / Ricardo Ycaza
Lito Álvarez / Ricardo Cano		 4
6 		3
6 		13
11		 4
6 		   
4 Ecuador
Argentina		 Gonzalo Núñez
Julián Ganzábal		 1
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
5 Ecuador
Argentina		 Ricardo Ycaza
Ricardo Cano		 4
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     

Main draw

Draw
Quarterfinals
19–28 December 1975		Semifinals
5–7 March		Final
26–28 April
 South Africa
bye
 South Africaw/o
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 Mexico
 United States2
Santiago, Chile
 Mexico3
 South Africa2
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
 Chile3
 Brazil0
Santiago, Chile (clay)
 Argentina5
 Argentina2
 Chile3
bye
 Chile

Quarterfinals

Mexico vs. United States


Mexico
3		 Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico[9]
19–21 December 1975
Clay
United States
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Mexico
United States		 Marcello Lara
Jimmy Connors		 2
6 		1
6 		6
3		 6
4		 5
7 		 
2 Mexico
United States		 Raúl Ramírez
Brian Gottfried		 6
1		 6
4		 6
2		      
3 Mexico
United States		 Marcello Lara / Raúl Ramírez
Dick Stockton / Erik van Dillen		 6
4		 8
6		 3
6 		6
3		    
4 Mexico
United States		 Marcello Lara
Brian Gottfried		 6
3		 2
6 		6
3		 6
8 		1
6 		 
5 Mexico
United States		 Raúl Ramírez
Jimmy Connors		 2
6 		6
3		 6
3		 6
4		    

Argentina vs. Brazil


Argentina
5		 Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[10]
26–28 December 1975
Clay
Brazil
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Argentina
Brazil		 Ricardo Cano
Luis Felipe Tavares		 6
3		 6
4		 7
5		      
2 Argentina
Brazil		 Lito Álvarez
Carlos Kirmayr		 6
4		 6
1		 6
1		      
3 Argentina
Brazil		 Lito Álvarez / Ricardo Cano
Carlos Kirmayr / Luis Felipe Tavares		 3
6 		6
3		 6
4		 6
3		    
4 Argentina
Brazil		 Lito Álvarez
Luis Felipe Tavares		 6
3		 6
3		 10
8		      
5 Argentina
Brazil		 Enrique Caviglia
Luis Carlos Enck		 6
4		 6
4		 6
4		      

Semifinals

South Africa vs. Mexico

For the second year in succession, due to their opposition to the apartheid policies of the South African government, Mexico withdrew from their tie against South Africa. As a result Mexico defaulted the tie and South Africa were declared the winners by default.[11][12]

Chile vs. Argentina


Chile
3		 Santiago, Chile[13]
5–7 March 1976
Clay
Argentina
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Chile
Argentina		 Jaime Fillol
Ricardo Cano		 6
8 		6
4		 6
1		 6
2		    
2 Chile
Argentina		 Patricio Cornejo
Guillermo Vilas		 2
6 		8
6		 1
6 		6
4		 2
6 		 
3 Chile
Argentina		 Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol
Ricardo Cano / Guillermo Vilas		 4
6 		6
4		 7
5		 6
4		    
4 Chile
Argentina		 Patricio Cornejo
Ricardo Cano		 3
6 		6
2		 8
6		 7
5		    
5 Chile
Argentina		 Jaime Fillol
Guillermo Vilas		 3
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     

Final

Chile vs. South Africa


Chile
3		 Santiago, Chile[2]
26–28 April 1976
South Africa
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Chile
South Africa		 Patricio Cornejo
Bernard Mitton		 4
6 		6
3		 5
7 		5
7 		   
2 Chile
South Africa		 Jaime Fillol
Raymond Moore		 7
5		 8
6		 6
3		      
3 Chile
South Africa		 Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol
Byron Bertram / Frew McMillan		 6
3		 10
8		 2
6 		4
6 		3
6 		 
4 Chile
South Africa		 Patricio Cornejo
Raymond Moore		 5
7 		6
2		 10
8		 7
5		    
5 Chile
South Africa		 Jaime Fillol
Bernard Mitton		 7
5		 6
3		 4
6 		6
2		    

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. "Chile v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  3. "Mexico v Caribbean/West Indies". daviscup.com.
  4. "Canada v Colombia". daviscup.com.
  5. "Peru v Uruguay". daviscup.com.
  6. "United States v Venezuela". daviscup.com.
  7. "Mexico v Canada". daviscup.com.
  8. "Ecuador v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  9. "Mexico v United States". daviscup.com.
  10. "Argentina v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  11. "U.S. Pulls Out of Davis Cup In Protest". Star-News. United Press International. 2 July 1976. Retrieved 22 October 2019. In the last two years Mexico has twice beaten the United States and then twice refused to meet South Africa.
  12. "South Africa v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  13. "Chile v Argentina". daviscup.com.
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