1971 Davis Cup Americas Zone
# 1971 Davis Cup Americas Zone

The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1971 Davis Cup.

13 teams entered the Americas Zone: 5 teams competed in the North & Central America Zone, while 8 teams competed in the South America Zone. The winner of each sub-zone would play against each other to determine who moved to the Inter-Zonal Zone to compete against the winners of the Eastern Zone and Europe Zone.

Mexico defeated New Zealand in the North & Central America Zone final, and Brazil defeated Chile in the South America Zone final. In the Americas Inter-Zonal Final, Brazil defeated Mexico and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.

## North & Central America Zone

### Draw

| Quarterfinals 8–10 May | Quarterfinals 8–10 May | Quarterfinals 8–10 May | Semifinals 7–30 May | Semifinals 7–30 May | Semifinals 7–30 May | Final 4–6 June | Final 4–6 June | Final 4–6 June |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | | | | | | |
| Mexico | Mexico | 5 | | | | | | |
| Mexico | Mexico | 5 | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | | | |
| South Korea | South Korea | 0 | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | | | |
| South Korea | South Korea | 0 | Mexico | Mexico | 3 | | | |
| | | | Canada | Canada | 2 | | | |
| Canada | Canada | | Canada | Canada | 2 | | | |
| Canada | Canada | | | | | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) |
| bye | bye | | | | | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) |
| bye | bye | | | | | Mexico | Mexico | 3 |
| | | | | | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 2 |
| bye | bye | | | | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 2 |
| bye | bye | | Kingston, Jamaica | Kingston, Jamaica | Kingston, Jamaica | | | |
| Caribbean/West Indies | Caribbean/West Indies | | Kingston, Jamaica | Kingston, Jamaica | Kingston, Jamaica | | | |
| Caribbean/West Indies | Caribbean/West Indies | | Caribbean/West Indies | Caribbean/West Indies | 1 | | | |
| | | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 4 | | | |
| bye | bye | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 4 | | | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | | | | | | | |

### Quarterfinals

Mexico vs. South Korea

| Mexico 5 | Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico 8–10 May 1971 Clay | Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico 8–10 May 1971 Clay | South Korea 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Joaquín Loyo Mayo Kim Doo-hwan 6 1 6 1 7 5       2 Marcello Lara Chung Yong-ho 6 4 6 1 6 1       3 Raúl Ramírez / Vicente Zarazúa Chung Yong-ho / Kim Sung-bae 6 2 4 6 6 3 6 1     4 Joaquín Loyo Mayo Chung Yong-ho 6 0 6 2 6 2       5 Marcello Lara Kim Sung-bae 6 2 6 2 6 2 ||||

### Semifinals

Mexico vs. Canada

| Mexico 3 | Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico 28–30 May 1971 Clay | Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico 28–30 May 1971 Clay | Canada 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Marcello Lara John Sharpe 6 3 6 2 6 2       2 Joaquín Loyo Mayo Mike Belkin 6 4 4 6 2 6 4 6     3 Marcello Lara / Joaquín Loyo Mayo John Sharpe / Mike Belkin 7 5 3 6 6 1 6 3     4 Marcello Lara Mike Belkin 6 4 4 6 5 7 2 6     5 Joaquín Loyo Mayo John Sharpe 4 6 7 5 6 1 6 1 ||||

Caribbean/West Indies vs. New Zealand

| Caribbean/West Indies 1 | Kingston, Jamaica 7–9 May 1971 | Kingston, Jamaica 7–9 May 1971 | New Zealand 4 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Leo Rolle Onny Parun 2 6 2 6 0 6       2 Richard Russell Jeff Simpson 6 2 6 4 3 6 8 6     3 Compton Russell / Richard Russell Onny Parun / Jeff Simpson 1 6 1 6 6 4 4 6     4 Leo Rolle Jeff Simpson 5 7 3 6 0 6       5 Richard Russell Onny Parun 5 7 2 6 2 6 ||||

### Final

Mexico vs. New Zealand

| Mexico 3 | Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico 4–6 June 1971 Clay | Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico 4–6 June 1971 Clay | New Zealand 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Joaquín Loyo Mayo Onny Parun 9 7 4 6 1 6 5 7     2 Marcello Lara Jeff Simpson 6 3 6 3 6 1       3 Luis-Augusto García / Marcello Lara Onny Parun / Jeff Simpson 3 6 6 2 12 10 6 3     4 Marcello Lara Onny Parun 5 7 3 6 4 6       5 Joaquín Loyo Mayo Jeff Simpson 6 3 6 3 6 2 ||||

## South America Zone

### Draw

| Quarterfinals 19 March–6 April | Quarterfinals 19 March–6 April | Quarterfinals 19 March–6 April | Semifinals 9–18 April | Semifinals 9–18 April | Semifinals 9–18 April | Final 22–24 April | Final 22–24 April | Final 22–24 April |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Porto Alegre, Brazil | Porto Alegre, Brazil | Porto Alegre, Brazil | | | | | | |
| Brazil | Brazil | 5 | | | | | | |
| Brazil | Brazil | 5 | Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay) | Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay) | Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay) | | | |
| Bolivia | Bolivia | 0 | Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay) | Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay) | Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay) | | | |
| Bolivia | Bolivia | 0 | Brazil | Brazil | 4 | | | |
| Guayaquil, Ecuador (hard) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (hard) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (hard) | Brazil | Brazil | 4 | | | |
| Guayaquil, Ecuador (hard) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (hard) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (hard) | Ecuador | Ecuador | 1 | | | |
| Ecuador | Ecuador | 4 | Ecuador | Ecuador | 1 | | | |
| Ecuador | Ecuador | 4 | | | | Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile |
| Venezuela | Venezuela | 1 | | | | Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile |
| Venezuela | Venezuela | 1 | | | | Brazil | Brazil | 3 |
| Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | | | | Brazil | Brazil | 3 |
| Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | | | | Chile | Chile | 2 |
| Uruguay | Uruguay | 0 | | | | Chile | Chile | 2 |
| Uruguay | Uruguay | 0 | Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile | | | |
| Argentina | Argentina | 5 | Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile | | | |
| Argentina | Argentina | 5 | Argentina | Argentina | 1 | | | |
| Bogotá, Colombia | Bogotá, Colombia | Bogotá, Colombia | Argentina | Argentina | 1 | | | |
| Bogotá, Colombia | Bogotá, Colombia | Bogotá, Colombia | Chile | Chile | 4 | | | |
| Colombia | Colombia | 2 | Chile | Chile | 4 | | | |
| Chile | Chile | 3 | | | | | | |

### Quarterfinals

Brazil vs. Bolivia

| Brazil 5 | Porto Alegre, Brazil 4–6 April 1971 | Porto Alegre, Brazil 4–6 April 1971 | Bolivia 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 José Edison Mandarino Óscar Chiarella 6 1 6 3 6 2       2 Thomaz Koch Ramiro Benavides 6 0 6 1 6 1       3 José Edison Mandarino / Luis Felipe Tavares Ramiro Benavides / Óscar Chiarella 6 2 6 2 6 0       4 José Edison Mandarino Ramiro Benavides 6 0 6 2 6 3       5 Thomaz Koch Óscar Chiarella 6 1 6 0 6 1 ||||

Ecuador vs. Venezuela

| Ecuador 4 | Guayaquil Tenis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador 26–28 March 1971 Hard | Guayaquil Tenis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador 26–28 March 1971 Hard | Venezuela 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Miguel Olvera Humphrey Hose 6 2 6 4 6 3       2 Pancho Guzmán Jorge Andrew 6 1 6 3 6 0       3 Pancho Guzmán / Miguel Olvera Jorge Andrew / Humphrey Hose 6 3 6 4 6 1       4 Pancho Guzmán Humphrey Hose 8 6 4 6 5 7 4 6     5 Miguel Olvera Jorge Andrew 6 2 6 0 6 3 ||||

Uruguay vs. Argentina

| Uruguay 0 | Montevideo, Uruguay 20–22 March 1971 Clay | Montevideo, Uruguay 20–22 March 1971 Clay | Argentina 5 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Fabian Barriola Julián Ganzábal 1 6 2 6 0 6       2 Gustavo Stapf Guillermo Vilas 0 6 4 6 0 6       3 Fabian Barriola / Enrique Pérez Álvarez Ricardo Cano / Guillermo Vilas 2 6 4 6 4 6       4 Mario Laborde Jason Van Kerckhoven 1 6 2 6 1 6       5 Gustavo Stapf Ricardo Cano 0 6 2 6 2 6 ||||

Colombia vs. Chile

| Colombia 2 | Bogotá, Colombia 19–21 March 1971 | Bogotá, Colombia 19–21 March 1971 | Chile 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Iván Molina Jaime Fillol 4 6 3 6 7 5 3 6     2 Jairo Velasco Patricio Cornejo 6 8 1 6 6 4 8 6 6 1   3 Iván Molina / Jairo Velasco Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol 5 7 5 7 6 4 3 6     4 Jairo Velasco Jaime Fillol 8 6 6 2 6 3       5 Iván Molina Patricio Cornejo 3 6 4 6 2 6 ||||

### Semifinals

Brazil vs. Ecuador

| Brazil 4 | Porto Alegre, Brazil 16–18 April 1971 Clay | Porto Alegre, Brazil 16–18 April 1971 Clay | Ecuador 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Thomaz Koch Miguel Olvera 6 3 3 6 6 4 6 1     2 José Edison Mandarino Pancho Guzmán 6 4 4 6 6 3 6 2     3 Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino Pancho Guzmán / Miguel Olvera 6 4 6 1 6 1       4 Thomaz Koch Pancho Guzmán 6 4 6 4 5 7 6 2     5 José Edison Mandarino Miguel Olvera 1 6 6 2 6 3 3 6 0 6 ||||

Chile vs. Argentina

| Chile 4 | Santiago, Chile 9–11 April 1971 | Santiago, Chile 9–11 April 1971 | Argentina 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jaime Fillol Tomás Miguel Lynch 6 2 6 4 6 2       2 Patricio Cornejo Julián Ganzábal 6 4 6 4 6 4       3 Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol Ricardo Cano / Julián Ganzábal 6 2 6 3 6 4       4 Patricio Cornejo Tomás Miguel Lynch 6 3 6 3 6 4       5 Jaime Fillol Julián Ganzábal 3 6 6 2 6 8 4 6 ||||

### Final

Chile vs. Brazil

| Chile 2 | Santiago, Chile 22–24 April 1971 | Santiago, Chile 22–24 April 1971 | Brazil 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Patricio Cornejo Thomaz Koch 6 4 2 6 7 5 6 8 2 6   2 Jaime Fillol José Edison Mandarino 6 1 8 6 4 6 10 8     3 Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino 6 3 6 2 2 6 2 6 6 8   4 Jaime Fillol Thomaz Koch 3 6 2 6 2 6       5 Patricio Cornejo José Edison Mandarino 4 6 1 6 6 0 6 3 6 4 ||||

## Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Mexico vs. Brazil

| Mexico 2 | Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico 17–19 July 1971 Clay | Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico 17–19 July 1971 Clay | Brazil 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Marcello Lara Thomaz Koch 4 6 2 6 1 6       2 Joaquín Loyo Mayo José Edison Mandarino 6 4 3 6 4 6 7 5 6 1   3 Joaquín Loyo Mayo / Vicente Zarazúa Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino 8 6 7 5 6 2       4 Marcello Lara José Edison Mandarino 4 6 3 6 7 9       5 Joaquín Loyo Mayo Thomaz Koch 5 7 6 4 9 7 4 6 7 9 ||||
