1974 Davis Cup Americas Zone
# 1974 Davis Cup Americas Zone

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.

Colombia defeated the United States in the North & Central America Zone final, and South Africa defeated Chile in the South America Zone final. In the Americas Inter-Zonal Final, South Africa defeated Colombia and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.

## North & Central America Zone

### Preliminary rounds

**Draw**

| First Round 19–21 October 1973 | First Round 19–21 October 1973 | First Round 19–21 October 1973 | Qualifying Round 23–25 November 1973 | Qualifying Round 23–25 November 1973 | Qualifying Round 23–25 November 1973 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kingston, Jamaica (indoor hard) | Kingston, Jamaica (indoor hard) | Kingston, Jamaica (indoor hard) | | | |
| Canada | Canada | 3 | | | |
| Canada | Canada | 3 | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) |
| Caribbean/West Indies | Caribbean/West Indies | 2 | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) |
| Caribbean/West Indies | Caribbean/West Indies | 2 | Canada | Canada | 1 |
| | | | Mexico | Mexico | 4 |
| Mexico | Mexico | | Mexico | Mexico | 4 |
| bye | bye | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Bogotá, Colombia | Bogotá, Colombia | Bogotá, Colombia |
| Colombia | Colombia | | Bogotá, Colombia | Bogotá, Colombia | Bogotá, Colombia |
| Colombia | Colombia | | Colombia | Colombia | 3 |
| | | | Venezuela | Venezuela | 2 |
| bye | bye | | Venezuela | Venezuela | 2 |
| Venezuela | Venezuela | | | | |

**First round**

Caribbean/West Indies vs. Canada

| Caribbean/West Indies 2 | Kingston, Jamaica 19–21 October 1973 Hard (indoors) | Kingston, Jamaica 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**

Mexico vs. Canada

| Mexico 4 | Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico 23–25 November 1973 Clay | Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico 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 23–25 November 1973 | Bogotá, Colombia 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

**Draw**

| Semifinals 7–9 December | Semifinals 7–9 December | Semifinals 7–9 December | Final 11–13 January | Final 11–13 January | Final 11–13 January |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| United States | United States | | | | |
| United States | United States | | Bogotá, Colombia | Bogotá, Colombia | Bogotá, Colombia |
| bye | bye | | Bogotá, Colombia | Bogotá, Colombia | Bogotá, Colombia |
| bye | bye | | United States | United States | 1 |
| Cali, Colombia | Cali, Colombia | Cali, Colombia | United States | United States | 1 |
| Cali, Colombia | Cali, Colombia | Cali, Colombia | Colombia | Colombia | 4 |
| Mexico | Mexico | 1 | Colombia | Colombia | 4 |
| Colombia | Colombia | 4 | | | |

**Semifinals**

Colombia vs. Mexico

| Colombia 4 | Cali, Colombia 7–9 December 1973 | Cali, Colombia 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**

Colombia vs. United States

| Colombia 4 | Club Los Lagartos, Bogotá, Colombia 11–13 January 1974 | Club Los Lagartos, Bogotá, Colombia 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

### Preliminary rounds

**Draw**

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | | | |
| Ecuador | Ecuador | 5 | | | |
| Ecuador | Ecuador | 5 | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) |
| Uruguay | Uruguay | 0 | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) |
| Uruguay | Uruguay | 0 | Ecuador | Ecuador | 0 |
| Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Ecuador | Ecuador | 0 |
| Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | South Africa | South Africa | 5 |
| Brazil | Brazil | 0 | South Africa | South Africa | 5 |
| South Africa | South Africa | 5 | | | |

**First round**

Ecuador vs. Uruguay

| Ecuador 5 | Guayaquil Tenis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador 5–7 October 1973 Clay | Guayaquil Tenis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador 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 14–16 December 1973 Clay | Montevideo, Uruguay 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**

Ecuador vs. South Africa

| Ecuador 0 | Guayaquil Tenis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador 4–6 January 1974 Clay | Guayaquil Tenis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador 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

**Draw**

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final 8–10 March | Final 8–10 March | Final 8–10 March |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | | | |
| Chile | Chile | | | | |
| Chile | Chile | | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) |
| bye | bye | | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) |
| bye | bye | | Chile | Chile | 2 |
| | | | South Africa | South Africa | 3 |
| South Africa | South Africa | w/o | South Africa | South Africa | 3 |
| Argentina | Argentina | | | | |

**Final**

Chile vs. South Africa

| Chile 2 | Bogotá, Colombia 8–10 March 1974 Clay | Bogotá, Colombia 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

Colombia vs. South Africa

| Colombia 2 | Bogotá, Colombia 10–12 May 1974 | Bogotá, Colombia 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 ||||
