1975 Davis Cup

The 1975 Davis Cup was the 64th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 55 teams would enter the competition, 32 in the Europe Zone, 12 in the Americas Zone, and 11 in the Eastern Zone. Kenya made its first appearance in the tournament.

1975 Davis Cup
Details
Duration23 August 1974 – 21 December 1975
Edition64th
Teams53
Champion
Winning Nation Sweden
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Chile defeated South Africa in the Americas Inter-Zonal final, Australia defeated New Zealand in the Eastern Zone final, and Sweden and Czechoslovakia were the winners of the two Europe Zones, defeating Spain and France respectively.

In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Czechoslovakia defeated Australia and Sweden defeated Chile in the semifinals. Sweden then defeated Czechoslovakia in the final to win their first title and become the sixth nation to win the Davis Cup. The final was held at the Kungliga tennishallen in Stockholm, Sweden on 19–21 December.[1][2][3]

Americas Zone
Main article: 1975 Davis Cup Americas Zone

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

Main Draw
  Semifinals
 Final
                 
 
    Colombia  
   bye    
      Colombia
      South Africa w/o
    South Africa w/o
    Mexico  

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

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

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Chile vs. South Africa


Chile
5		 Santiago, Chile [4]
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		    

Eastern Zone
Main article: 1975 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

Preliminary Rounds
  Pre-Qualifying Round
31 October–2 November 1974		 Preliminary Round
15 November–1 December 1974
                 
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  Malaysia 0  
Saigon, South Vietnam
  South Vietnam 5  
    South Vietnam 3
    South Korea 2
 bye
  South Korea  
  Indonesia  
Jakarta, Indonesia
 bye  
    Indonesia 0
    Japan 5
 bye
  Japan  
  Sri Lanka  
Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)
 bye  
    Sri Lanka 1
Manila, Philippines
    Philippines 3
  Philippines 3
  Pakistan 2  

Main Draw
  Quarterfinals
29 November–8 December 1974		 Semifinals
10–19 January		 Final
28 February–2 March
                           
 
    India  
   bye     Lucknow, India
      India 1  
  Auckland, New Zealand (grass)     New Zealand 3  
    New Zealand 5
    South Vietnam 0     Auckland, New Zealand (grass)
      New Zealand 0
  Tokyo, Japan       Australia 4
    Japan 5  
    Philippines 0     Adelaide, Australia (grass)
      Japan 1
      Australia 4  
   bye
    Australia  

Final

New Zealand vs. Australia


New Zealand
0		 Stanley Street, Auckland, New Zealand [5]
28 February–2 March 1975
Grass
Australia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Brian Fairlie
John Newcombe		 5
7 		3
6 		5
7 		     
2
Onny Parun
Ken Rosewall		 2
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
3
Brian Fairlie / Onny Parun
Geoff Masters / John Newcombe		 4
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     
4
Brian Fairlie
Ken Rosewall		 1
6 		11
9		 5
7 		7
9 		   
5
Onny Parun
Geoff Masters		 6
3		 10
8		       not
completed

Europe Zone
Main article: 1975 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Pre-Qualifying Round
  Pre-Qualifying Round
23–25 August 1974
       
  Tehran, Iran
    Iran 5
    Lebanon 0
  Tel Aviv, Israel (hard)
    Israel 5
    Luxembourg 0

Preliminary Rounds
  First Round
20–29 September 1974		 Qualifying Round
2–4 May
                 
  Spain  
Murcia, Spain (clay)
 bye  
    Spain 5
Copenhagen, Denmark (indoor carpet)
    Denmark 0
  Denmark 4
  Greece 1  
  Austria  
Vienna, Austria (clay)
 bye  
    Austria 0
London, United Kingdom (indoor carpet)
    Great Britain 4
  Great Britain 5
  Iran 0  
Poznań, Poland (clay)
  Poland 5  
Warsaw, Poland (clay)
  Portugal 0  
    Poland 1
    Sweden 4
 bye
  Sweden  
Tel Aviv, Israel (hard)
  Israel 0  
Freiburg, West Germany
   Switzerland 5  
     Switzerland 0
    West Germany 5
 bye
  West Germany  

Main Draw
  Quarterfinals
9–18 May		 Semifinals
18–20 July		 Final
25–27 July
                           
 
    Romania  
   bye     Barcelona, Spain (clay)
      Romania 2  
  Barcelona, Spain (clay)     Spain 3  
    Spain 3
    Great Britain 2     Barcelona, Spain (clay)
      Spain 2
  West Berlin (clay)       Sweden 3
    West Germany 2  
    Sweden 3     Jūrmala, Soviet Union (clay)
      Sweden 3
      Soviet Union 2  
   bye
    Soviet Union  

Final

Spain vs. Sweden


Spain
2		 Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain [6]
25–27 July 1975
Clay
Sweden
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Manuel Orantes
Birger Andersson		 6
1		 6
3		 6
4		      
2
José Higueras
Björn Borg		 3
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
3
Juan Gisbert / Manuel Orantes
Ove Bengtson / Björn Borg		 6
4		 6
3		 6
1		      
4
Manuel Orantes
Björn Borg		 4
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
5
José Higueras
Birger Andersson		 6
3		 4
6 		3
6 		0
6 		   

Pre-Qualifying Round
  Pre-Qualifying Round
23 August–14 September 1974
       
  Lagos, Nigeria (hard)
    Nigeria 5
    Kenya 0
  Istanbul, Turkey
    Turkey 3
    Ireland 2

Preliminary Rounds
  First Round
13–29 September 1974		 Qualifying Round
2–11 May
                 
  Netherlands  
Budapest, Hungary
 bye  
    Netherlands 0
Helsinki, Finland
    Hungary 5
  Finland 1
  Hungary 4  
  Egypt  
Monte Carlo, Monaco
 bye  
    Egypt 3
Monte Carlo, Monaco
    Monaco 1
  Monaco 4
  Nigeria 1  
Brussels, Belgium (indoor hard)
  Belgium 5  
Paris, France (clay)
  Norway 0  
    Belgium 4
    France 1
 bye
  France  
Sofia, Bulgaria
  Bulgaria 5  
Zagreb, Yugoslavia
  Turkey 0  
    Bulgaria 1
    Yugoslavia 4
 bye
  Yugoslavia  

Main Draw
  Quarterfinals
16–25 May		 Semifinals
20–22 June; 18–20 July		 Final
25–27 July
                           
 
    Czechoslovakia  
   bye     Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
      Czechoslovakia 4  
  Cairo, Egypt     Hungary 1  
    Egypt 2
    Hungary 3     Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
      Czechoslovakia 3
  Paris, France (clay)       France 2
    France 3  
    Yugoslavia 0     Paris, France (clay)
      France 3
      Italy 2  
   bye
    Italy  

Final

Czechoslovakia vs. France


Czechoslovakia
3		 Prague, Czechoslovakia [7]
25–27 July 1975
Clay
France
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jan Kodeš
Patrice Dominguez		 6
1		 6
4		 1
6 		6
0		    
2
Jiří Hřebec
François Jauffret		 6
4		 4
6 		6
3		 2
6 		6
0		  
3
Jiří Hřebec / Jan Kodeš
Patrice Dominguez / Patrick Proisy		 3
6 		6
3		 4
6 		6
1		 3
6 		 
4
Jiří Hřebec
Patrice Dominguez		 6
4		 3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		   
5
Jan Kodeš
François Jauffret		 6
1		 7
5		 6
1		      

Inter-Zonal Zone

Draw
  Semifinals
19–28 September		 Final
19–21 December
                 
  Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
  EUR-B   Czechoslovakia 3  
  EAS   Australia 1     Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet)
    EUR-B   Czechoslovakia 2
  Båstad, Sweden (clay)   EUR-A   Sweden 3
  AME   Chile 1
  EUR-A   Sweden 4  

Semifinals

Sweden vs. Chile


Sweden
4		 Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden [8]
19–21 September 1975
Clay
Chile
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Björn Borg
Patricio Cornejo		 3
6 		6
4		 7
5		 6
3		    
2
Birger Andersson
Jaime Fillol		 3
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
3
Ove Bengtson / Björn Borg
Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol		 7
5		 6
2		 3
6 		6
3		    
4
Birger Andersson
Patricio Cornejo		 6
3		 14
12		 6
1		      
5
Björn Borg
Jaime Fillol		 6
1		 6
2		 6
1		      

Czechoslovakia vs. Australia


Czechoslovakia
3		 Štvanice Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia [9]
26–28 September 1975
Clay
Australia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jan Kodeš
John Alexander		 6
4		 2
6 		7
5		 6
4		    
2
Jiří Hřebec
Tony Roche		 3
6 		4
6 		6
1		 6
3		 6
3		  
3
František Pála / Vladimír Zedník
John Alexander / Phil Dent		 3
6 		6
3		 2
6 		3
6 		   
4
Jan Kodeš
Tony Roche		 6
3		 6
1		 6
4		      
5
Jiří Hřebec
John Alexander		 6
8 		3
6 		6
1		 6
6		   not
completed

Final

Sweden vs. Czechoslovakia


Sweden
3		 Kungliga tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden [3]
19–21 December 1975
Carpet (indoors)
Czechoslovakia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Björn Borg
Jiří Hřebec		 6
1		 6
3		 6
0		      
2
Ove Bengtson
Jan Kodeš		 6
4		 2
6 		5
7 		4
6 		   
3
Ove Bengtson / Björn Borg
Jan Kodeš / Vladimír Zedník		 6
4		 6
4		 6
4		      
4
Björn Borg
Jan Kodeš		 6
4		 6
2		 6
2		      
5
Ove Bengtson
Jiří Hřebec		 6
2		 3
6 		1
6 		4
6 		   

Controversy

The Inter-Zonal Zone semifinal between Sweden and Chile was played on 19–21 September in Båstad, Sweden, two years after Augusto Pinochet's military coup in Chile. Many people in Sweden wanted the match to be cancelled, in protest of the junta's violations of human rights, however others wanted sport and politics to remain separated.

Chilekommittén mobilised protests against the match. The call for the manifestation was issued on July 30, 1975. The slogan of the protests was Stoppa matchen! ('Stop the match'). About 7,000 people took part in the protest. Hundreds of balloons, with names of political prisoners were released in the vicinity of the match venue, guarded by a police force of 1,300. Through Chilean sports commentators on site, news about the protests reached Chile. A special issue of Chilebulletinen was produced for the protests, with 20,000 copies.

The then governing Swedish Social Democratic Party didn't take part in the protests on September 20. A protest march was instead organized in Båstad by the Swedish Social Democratic Youth League on September 18, ending at the town square, where former prime minister Tage Erlander and Sweden's former ambassador to Chile Harald Edelstam (who personally helped rescue over 1,200 political prisoners in Chile after the 1973 coup) addressed a crowd of some 3,000.

Olof Palme's government tried to stop the match, but on September 12 negotiations ended with a decision to play. During the game on September 20, which was guarded by 1,300 police, over 7,000 demonstrators gathered peacefully on the square.[10] The match was played behind closed doors with no spectators present.[11]

See also

References
  1. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. Christian Dahlgren (15 January 2009). "Björn Borg på nervigt uppdrag" (in Swedish). Östgöta Correspondenten. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  3. "Sweden v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  4. "Chile v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  5. "New Zealand v Australia". daviscup.com.
  6. "Spain v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  7. "Czechoslovakia v France". daviscup.com.
  8. "Sweden v Chile". daviscup.com.
  9. "Czechoslovakia v Australia". daviscup.com.
  10. Anno 75 (1976), Årskalender utgiven av Förlagshuset Norden AB, Malmö, och Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, pp. 35, 36.
  11. Hodgkinson, Mark (5 March 2009). "Singer calls tune as fans banned from Sweden's Davis Cup clash with Israel". telegraph.co.uk. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
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