1974 Davis Cup
The 1974 Davis Cup was the 63rd edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 57 teams would enter the competition, 33 in the Europe Zone, 12 in the Americas Zone, and 12 in the Eastern Zone. Nigeria made its first appearance in the tournament.
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Duration | 5 October 1973 – 1 December 1974 |
Edition | 63rd |
Teams | 55 |
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South Africa defeated Colombia in the Americas Inter-Zonal final, India defeated Australia in the Eastern Zone final, and Italy and the Soviet Union were the winners of the two Europe Zones, defeating Romania and Czechoslovakia respectively.
In the Inter-Zonal Zone, South Africa defeated Italy and India defeated the Soviet Union in the semifinals. Due to their opposition to the apartheid policies of the South African government, India refused to travel to South Africa for the final, therefore defaulting the final and awarding South Africa the tournament.[1][2] South Africa became only the fifth nation to win the Davis Cup, breaking the dominance of the United States, Great Britain, France and Australia teams which had won every tournament before this year.[3]
Americas Zone
Preliminary Rounds
First Round 19–21 October 1973 |
Qualifying Round 23–25 November 1973 | |||||||
Kingston, Jamaica (indoor hard) | ||||||||
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Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | ||||||||
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Bogotá, Colombia | ||||||||
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Main Draw
Semifinals 7–9 December |
Final 11–13 January | |||||||||
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bye | Bogotá, Colombia | |||||||||
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Preliminary Rounds
First Round 5–7 October; 14–16 December |
Qualifying Round 4–6 January | |||||||||
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | ||||||||||
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0 | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | ||||||||
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Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | ![]() |
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Main Draw
Semifinals |
Final 8–10 March | |||||||||
Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | ||||||||||
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bye | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | |||||||||
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Americas Inter-Zonal Final
Colombia vs. South Africa
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Bogotá, Colombia [4] 10–12 May 1974 |
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Eastern Zone
Preliminary Rounds
First Round 5–7 April |
Qualifying Round 5–21 April | |||||||
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Karachi, Pakistan | ||||||||
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Manila, Philippines | ||||||||
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Manila, Philippines | ||||||||
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Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||
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Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||
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Main Draw
Quarterfinals 26–28 April |
Semifinals 3–5 May |
Final 10–12 May | |||||||||||||
Rawalpindi, Pakistan | |||||||||||||||
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bye | Rawalpindi, Pakistan | ||||||||||||||
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1 | Calcutta, India | |||||||||||||
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3 | Kanpur, India | |||||||||||||
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Final
India vs. Australia
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Calcutta, India [5] 10–12 May 1974 |
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The Eastern Zone Final set the Davis Cup record for the most games in a tie (327).[6]
Europe Zone
Pre-Qualifying Rounds
First Round 5–7 October 1973 |
Qualifying Round 28–30 December 1973 | |||||||||
Istanbul, Turkey (indoor clay) | ||||||||||
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2 | Istanbul, Turkey | ||||||||
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Preliminary Rounds
First Round 22 March–21 April |
Qualifying Round 3–19 May | |||||||
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Vienna, Austria | ||||||||
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Zürich, Switzerland | ||||||||
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Porto, Portugal (clay) | ||||||||
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Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | ||||||||
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Warsaw, Poland | ||||||||
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Båstad, Sweden (clay) | ||||||||
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Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||
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Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | ||||||||
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Main Draw
Quarterfinals 10–12 May; 24–26 May |
Semifinals 19–21 July |
Final 2–4 August | |||||||||||||
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bye | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | ||||||||||||||
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3 | Mestre, Italy (clay) | |||||||||||||
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Final
Italy vs. Romania
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Mestre, Italy [7] 2–4 August 1974 Clay |
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Pre-Qualifying Rounds
First Round 17–19 December 1973 |
Qualifying Round 11–13 January; 5–7 April | |||||||
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Cairo, Egypt | ||||||||
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3 | |||||||
Lagos, Nigeria | ||||||||
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Tehran, Iran | ||||||||
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Preliminary Rounds
First Round 19–21 April |
Qualifying Round 3–5 May | |||||||
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West Berlin (clay) | ||||||||
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Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | ||||||||
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Barcelona, Spain (clay) | ||||||||
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Oslo, Norway (indoor hard) | ||||||||
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Cairo, Egypt | ||||||||
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Cairo, Egypt (clay) | ||||||||
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Brussels, Belgium | ||||||||
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Brussels, Belgium | ||||||||
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Main Draw
Quarterfinals 10–12 May |
Semifinals 19–21 July |
Final 26–28 July | |||||||||||||
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bye | Munich, West Germany (clay) | ||||||||||||||
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2 | Donetsk, Soviet Union (clay) | |||||||||||||
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3 | Donetsk, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||
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Final
Soviet Union vs. Czechoslovakia
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Donetsk, Soviet Union [8] 26–28 July 1974 Clay |
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Inter-Zonal Zone
Draw
Semifinals 20 September–5 October |
Final | |||||||||
Poona, India | ||||||||||
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Johannesburg, South Africa | AME | ![]() |
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Semifinals
India vs. Soviet Union
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Poona, India [9] 20–22 September 1974 |
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South Africa vs. Italy
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Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [10] 3–5 October 1974 [lower-alpha 1] |
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Final
The final between South Africa and India was scheduled to be completed by 1 December 1974, but India refused to travel to South Africa due to opposition to the apartheid policies of the South African government at the time; therefore, the final was scratched, and South Africa was awarded the Davis Cup.[1][2]
Notes
- The South Africa vs. Italy tie was originally scheduled to be played from 22 September, however the Italian team originally refused to play in South Africa and the South African team refused Italy's request to play the match in Rome.[11] The match eventually went ahead in South Africa in October.
References
- Seminara, Dave (2009-11-28). "The Year the Davis Cup Felt Empty". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
- "South Africa v India". daviscup.com.
- Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- "Colombia v South Africa". daviscup.com.
- "India v Australia". daviscup.com.
- "Davis Cup - General Records". daviscup.com. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- "Italy v Romania". daviscup.com.
- "Soviet Union v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
- "India v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.
- "South Africa v Italy". daviscup.com.
- "Defaults seen as possibility in Davis Cup". Spokane Daily Chronicle. AP. 13 August 1974. p. 13 – via Google News Archive.