1979 Davis Cup Americas Zone
The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1979 Davis Cup.
13 teams entered the Americas Zone in total, with 6 teams entering the North & Central America Zone and 7 teams entering the South America Zone. The winner of each sub-zone advanced to the Americas Inter-Zonal Final, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the Eastern Zone and Europe Zone.[1]
The United States defeated Colombia in the North & Central America Zone final, and Argentina defeated Chile in the South America Zone final.[2][3] In the Americas Inter-Zonal Final the United States defeated Argentina and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[4]
North & Central America Zone
[edit]Preliminary rounds
[edit]Draw
[edit]First Round 6–8 October 1978 | Qualifying Round 27–29 October 1978 | |||||||
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Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
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![]() | 2 | |||||||
bye | ||||||||
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Bogotá, Colombia | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
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Nassau, Bahamas | ||||||||
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![]() | 2 | |||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||
First round
[edit]Caribbean/West Indies vs. Venezuela
![]() Caribbean/West Indies 2 |
Nassau, Bahamas[5] 6–8 October 1978 |
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Qualifying round
[edit]Mexico vs. Canada
![]() Mexico 3 |
Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico[6] 27–29 October 1978 Clay |
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Colombia vs. Venezuela
![]() Colombia 4 |
Bogotá, Colombia[7] 27–29 October 1978 |
![]() Venezuela 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Main draw
[edit]Draw
[edit]Semifinals 8–10 December 1978 | Final 16–18 March | |||||||
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Cleveland, OH, United States (indoor hard) | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||
Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | ||||||||
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![]() | 2 | |||||||
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Semifinals
[edit]Mexico vs. Colombia
![]() Mexico 2 |
Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico[8] 8–10 December 1978 Clay |
![]() Colombia 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
[edit]United States vs. Colombia
![]() United States 5 |
Cleveland Skating Club, Cleveland, OH, United States[2] 16–18 March 1979 Hard (indoors) |
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South America Zone
[edit]Preliminary rounds
[edit]Draw
[edit]First Round 22 September–8 October 1978 | Qualifying Round 27 October–1 November 1978 | |||||||
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Guayaquil, Ecuador (indoor carpet) | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
![]() | 4 | |||||||
Guayaquil, Ecuador (indoor carpet) | ||||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||
![]() | 4 | |||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||
Cochabamba, Bolivia (clay) | ||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||
Itu, Brazil | ||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||
![]() | 4 | |||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||
bye | ||||||||
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First round
[edit]Ecuador vs. Peru
![]() Ecuador 4 |
Coliseo Voltaire Paladines Polo, Guayaquil, Ecuador[9] 22–24 September 1978 Carpet (indoors) |
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Bolivia vs. Brazil
![]() Bolivia 0 |
Club de Tenis Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia[10] 6–8 October 1978 Clay |
![]() Brazil 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Qualifying round
[edit]Ecuador vs. Argentina
![]() Ecuador 1 |
Coliseo Voltaire Paladines Polo, Guayaquil, Ecuador[11] 27–29 October 1978 Carpet (indoors) |
![]() Argentina 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brazil vs. Uruguay
![]() Brazil 4 |
Itu, Brazil[12] November 1978 |
![]() Uruguay 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Main draw
[edit]Draw
[edit]Semifinals 8–10 December 1978 | Final 16–18 March | |||||||
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | ||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | ||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||
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bye | ||||||||
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Semifinals
[edit]Argentina vs. Brazil
![]() Argentina 5 |
Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[13] 8–10 December 1978 Clay |
![]() Brazil 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
[edit]Argentina vs. Chile
![]() Argentina 3 |
Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[3] 16–18 March 1979 Clay |
![]() Chile 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Americas Inter-Zonal Final
[edit]United States vs. Argentina
![]() United States 4 |
Racquet Club of Memphis, Memphis, TN, United States[4] 14–16 September 1979 Carpet (indoors) |
![]() Argentina 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
[edit]- ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ a b "United States v Colombia". daviscup.com.
- ^ a b "Argentina v Chile". daviscup.com.
- ^ a b "United States v Argentina". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Caribbean/West Indies v Venezuela". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Mexico v Canada". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Colombia v Venezuela". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Mexico v Colombia". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Ecuador v Peru". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Bolivia v Brazil". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Ecuador v Argentina". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Brazil v Uruguay". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Argentina v Brazil". daviscup.com.