1975 Davis Cup Americas Zone
# 1975 Davis Cup Americas Zone

The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1975 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.

South Africa were declared winners of the North & Central America Zone by walkover after Colombia withdrew ahead of the final, while in the South America Zone Chile defeated Brazil in the final. In the Americas Inter-Zonal Final, Chile defeated South Africa and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.

## North & Central America Zone

### Preliminary rounds

**Draw**

| First Round 4–13 October 1974 | First Round 4–13 October 1974 | First Round 4–13 October 1974 | Qualifying Round 31 January–2 February | Qualifying Round 31 January–2 February | Qualifying Round 31 January–2 February |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nassau, Bahamas (clay) | Nassau, Bahamas (clay) | Nassau, Bahamas (clay) | | | |
| Caribbean/West Indies | Caribbean/West Indies | 0 | | | |
| Caribbean/West Indies | Caribbean/West Indies | 0 | Palm Springs, CA, United States (hard) | Palm Springs, CA, United States (hard) | Palm Springs, CA, United States (hard) |
| United States | United States | 5 | Palm Springs, CA, United States (hard) | Palm Springs, CA, United States (hard) | Palm Springs, CA, United States (hard) |
| United States | United States | 5 | United States | United States | 2 |
| Quebec City, Canada (indoor carpet) | Quebec City, Canada (indoor carpet) | Quebec City, Canada (indoor carpet) | United States | United States | 2 |
| Quebec City, Canada (indoor carpet) | Quebec City, Canada (indoor carpet) | Quebec City, Canada (indoor carpet) | Mexico | Mexico | 3 |
| Canada | Canada | 1 | Mexico | Mexico | 3 |
| Mexico | Mexico | 4 | | | |

**First round**

Caribbean/West Indies vs. United States

| Caribbean/West Indies 0 | Ocean Club, Nassau, Bahamas 11–13 October 1974 Clay | Ocean Club, Nassau, Bahamas 11–13 October 1974 Clay | United States 5 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Richard Russell Arthur Ashe 2 6 1 6 1 6       2 Leo Rolle Tom Gorman 4 6 2 6 4 6       3 John Antonas / Leo Rolle Charlie Pasarell / Erik van Dillen 2 6 1 6 1 6       4 Leo Rolle Charlie Pasarell 6 1 9 11 1 6 6 4 2 6   5 Richard Russell Tom Gorman 2 6 6 3 1 6 3 6 ||||

Canada vs. Mexico

| Canada 1 | Quebec City, Canada 4–6 October 1974 Carpet (indoors) | Quebec City, Canada 4–6 October 1974 Carpet (indoors) | Mexico 4 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Donald McCormick Raúl Ramírez 0 6 2 6 4 6       2 Tony Bardsley Joaquín Loyo Mayo 2 6 2 6 2 6       3 Réjean Genois / Pierre Lamarche Raúl Ramírez / Vicente Zarazúa 1 6 0 6 2 6       4 Donald McCormick Joaquín Loyo Mayo 4 6 6 4 10 8 6 2     5 Réjean Genois Roberto Chávez 6 0 4 6 3 6 11 13 ||||

**Qualifying round**

United States vs. Mexico

| United States 2 | The Racquet Club, Palm Springs, CA, United States 31 January–2 February 1975 Hard | The Racquet Club, Palm Springs, CA, United States 31 January–2 February 1975 Hard | Mexico 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Stan Smith Raúl Ramírez 6 3 4 6 1 6 6 8     2 Roscoe Tanner Roberto Chávez 6 1 6 3 6 3       3 Bob Lutz / Dick Stockton Raúl Ramírez / Vicente Zarazúa 6 4 3 6 8 6 4 6 4 6   4 Roscoe Tanner Raúl Ramírez 5 7 9 7 4 6 2 6     5 Stan Smith Roberto Chávez 6 2 9 7 6 1 ||||

### Main Draw

**Draw**

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Colombia | Colombia | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Colombia | Colombia | |
| | | | South Africa | South Africa | w/o |
| South Africa | South Africa | w/o | South Africa | South Africa | w/o |
| Mexico | Mexico | | | | |

South Africa were declared the winners of the North & Central America Zone by default after both Mexico and Colombia withdrew.

## South America Zone

### Preliminary rounds

**Draw**

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Qualifying Round 15–17 November 1974 13–15 December 1974 | Qualifying Round 15–17 November 1974 13–15 December 1974 | Qualifying Round 15–17 November 1974 13–15 December 1974 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Uruguay | Uruguay | w/o | | | |
| Uruguay | Uruguay | w/o | Montevideo, Uruguay | Montevideo, Uruguay | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Ecuador | Ecuador | | Montevideo, Uruguay | Montevideo, Uruguay | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Ecuador | Ecuador | | Uruguay | Uruguay | 0 |
| | | | Argentina | Argentina | 5 |
| Argentina | Argentina | | Argentina | Argentina | 5 |
| bye | bye | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | |
| bye | bye | | São Paulo, Brazil | São Paulo, Brazil | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Brazil | Brazil | | São Paulo, Brazil | São Paulo, Brazil | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Brazil | Brazil | | Brazil | Brazil | 4 |
| | | | Bolivia | Bolivia | 0 |
| bye | bye | | Bolivia | Bolivia | 0 |
| Bolivia | Bolivia | | | | |

**Qualifying round**

Uruguay vs. Argentina

| Uruguay 0 | Montevideo, Uruguay 15–17 November 1974 | Montevideo, Uruguay 15–17 November 1974 | Argentina 5 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Gustavo Stapf Julián Ganzábal 4 6 1 6 1 6       2 Hugo Roverano Ricardo Cano 1 6 1 6 4 6       3 José Luis Damiani / Mario Laborde Ricardo Cano / Julián Ganzábal 4 6 2 6 4 6       4 Gustavo Stapf Ricardo Cano 2 6 0 6 1 6       5 Hugo Roverano Tomás Miguel Lynch 0 6 1 6 3 6 ||||

Brazil vs. Bolivia

| Brazil 4 | São Paulo, Brazil 13–15 December 1974 | São Paulo, Brazil 13–15 December 1974 | Bolivia 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Thomaz Koch Ramiro Benavides 6 2 6 2 6 1       2 José Edison Mandarino Eduardo Gorostiaga 6 0 6 1 6 2       3 Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino Ramiro Benavides / Eduardo Gorostiaga 6 4 6 1 6 2       4 José Edison Mandarino Ramiro Benavides 6 3 10 8 6 8 6 1     5 Thomaz Koch Eduardo Gorostiaga           not played ||||

### Main Draw

**Draw**

| Semifinals 20–22 December 1974 | Semifinals 20–22 December 1974 | Semifinals 20–22 December 1974 | Final 10–12 January | Final 10–12 January | Final 10–12 January |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chile | Chile | | | | |
| Chile | Chile | | Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile |
| bye | bye | | Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile |
| bye | bye | | Chile | Chile | 4 |
| São Paulo, Brazil (clay) | São Paulo, Brazil (clay) | São Paulo, Brazil (clay) | Chile | Chile | 4 |
| São Paulo, Brazil (clay) | São Paulo, Brazil (clay) | São Paulo, Brazil (clay) | Brazil | Brazil | 1 |
| Brazil | Brazil | 3 | Brazil | Brazil | 1 |
| Argentina | Argentina | 2 | | | |

**Semifinals**

Brazil vs. Argentina

| Brazil 3 | São Paulo, Brazil 20–22 December 1974 Clay | São Paulo, Brazil 20–22 December 1974 Clay | Argentina 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Thomaz Koch Ricardo Cano 6 3 7 5 2 6 6 1     2 José Edison Mandarino Guillermo Vilas 6 8 2 6 13 11 4 6     3 Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino Ricardo Cano / Guillermo Vilas 6 1 6 3 7 5       4 Thomaz Koch Guillermo Vilas 4 6 3 6 1 6       5 José Edison Mandarino Ricardo Cano 2 6 8 6 3 6 6 2 6 1 ||||

**Final**

Chile vs. Brazil

| Chile 4 | Santiago, Chile 10–12 January 1975 | Santiago, Chile 10–12 January 1975 | Brazil 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jaime Fillol Thomaz Koch 6 2 7 5 8 6       2 Patricio Cornejo José Edison Mandarino 6 2 7 5 6 4       3 Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino 6 2 6 2 6 4       4 Jaime Fillol Luis Felipe Tavares 6 3 6 4 6 2       5 Jaime Pinto Bravo Thomaz Koch 2 6 3 6 3 6 ||||

### Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Chile vs. South Africa

| Chile 5 | Santiago, Chile 18–20 July 1975 | Santiago, Chile 18–20 July 1975 | South Africa 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Patricio Cornejo Bernard Mitton 4 6 6 4 6 2 7 5     2 Jaime Fillol Ray Moore 6 3 6 3 0 6 3 6 6 3   3 Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol Frew McMillan / Ray Moore 7 5 6 2 6 4       4 Jaime Fillol Bernard Mitton 2 6 6 2 3 6 6 1 7 5   5 Patricio Cornejo Ray Moore 6 3 6 4 4 6 6 3 ||||
