1978 Davis Cup Americas Zone

The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1978 Davis Cup.

10 teams entered the Americas Zone in total, with 3 teams entering the North & Central America Zone and 8 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 South Africa in the North & Central America Zone final, and Chile defeated Argentina in the South America Zone final.[2][3] In the Americas Inter-Zonal Final the United States defeated Chile and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[4]

The North & Central America Zone was marked by a number of incidents related to the continued presence of South Africa team. Canada, Mexico, Venezuela, and the Caribbean/West Indies teams all withdrew from the competition, and large scale protests accompanied the final between the United States and South Africa at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.[5][6] In an effort to appease its critics, South Africa named Peter Lamb as one of the six members of its team, as its first-ever "coloured" player.[7] However, Lamb did not play, and his inclusion in the squad was derided as tokenism. Crowds of up to 5000 turned out in protest.[8]

North & Central America Zone

Draw

  Semifinals
15–17 December 1977
Final
17–19 March
                 
 
    United States  
   bye     Nashville, TN, United States (indoor carpet)
      United States 4
  Johannesburg, South Africa     South Africa 1
    South Africa 4
    Colombia 1  

Semifinals

South Africa vs. Colombia


South Africa
4
Johannesburg, South Africa [9]
15–17 December 1977

Colombia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Byron Bertram
Jairo Velasco
0
6
3
6
6
4
12
10
6
1
 
2
Ray Moore
Iván Molina
5
7
2
6
6
4
2
6
   
3
Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan
Álvaro Betancur / Iván Molina
6
0
8
6
6
2
     
4
Byron Bertram
Iván Molina
3
6
6
3
6
4
6
4
   
5
Ray Moore
Álvaro Betancur
6
3
6
3
6
2
     

Final

United States vs. South Africa


United States
4
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States [2]
17–19 March 1978
Carpet (indoors)

South Africa
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Vitas Gerulaitis
Bernard Mitton
2
6
6
2
6
1
7
5
   
2
Harold Solomon
Byron Bertram
4
6
6
0
6
3
6
1
   
3
Fred McNair / Sherwood Stewart
Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan
0
6
3
6
4
6
     
4
Harold Solomon
Bernard Mitton
7
5
6
4
6
2
     
5
Vitas Gerulaitis
Byron Bertram
6
3
6
3
6
0
     

South America Zone

Draw

  First Round
1–6 November 1977
Qualifying Round
9–11 December 1977
                 
  Chile  
Santiago, Chile
 bye  
    Chile 5
Lima, Peru
    Bolivia 0
  Peru 0
  Bolivia 5  
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
  Uruguay 3  
Montevideo, Uruguay
  Ecuador 2  
    Uruguay 4
    Brazil 1
 bye
  Brazil  

First Round

Peru vs. Bolivia


Peru
0
Lima, Peru [10]
4–6 November 1977

Bolivia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Fernando Maynetto
Mario Martínez
3
6
3
6
6
4
5
7
   
2
Miguel Maurtúa
Ramiro Benavides
2
6
4
6
6
4
5
7
   
3
Miguel Maurtúa / Fernando Maynetto
Juan Carlos Alvarado / Ramiro Benavides
6
3
6
8
2
6
7
5
3
6
 
4
Miguel Maurtúa
Mario Martínez
4
6
6
4
4
6
8
10
   
5
Luis Alberto Olmedo
Juan Carlos Alvarado
0
6
1
6
3
6
     

Uruguay vs. Ecuador


Uruguay
3
Montevideo, Uruguay [11]
November 1977
Clay

Ecuador
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Hugo Roverano
Ricardo Pazmiño
6
2
6
2
6
1
     
2
José Luis Damiani
Ricardo Ycaza
4
6
5
7
1
6
     
3
José Luis Damiani / Hugo Roverano
Miguel Olvera / Ricardo Ycaza
6
3
6
2
6
2
     
4
José Luis Damiani
Ricardo Pazmiño
6
1
6
0
6
2
     
5
Hugo Roverano
Ricardo Ycaza
5
7
2
6
4
6
     

Qualifying Round

Chile vs. Bolivia


Chile
5
Santiago, Chile [12]
9–11 December 1977

Bolivia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Belus Prajoux
Mario Martínez
6
4
6
1
6
3
     
2
Hans Gildemeister
Ramiro Benavides
6
2
6
2
6
1
     
3
Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol
Juan Carlos Alvarado / Ramiro Benavides
3
6
6
2
6
0
8
6
   
4
Hans Gildemeister
Mario Martínez
6
3
6
1
6
3
     
5
Belus Prajoux
Ramiro Benavides
6
1
6
1
6
1
     

Uruguay vs. Brazil


Uruguay
4
Montevideo, Uruguay [13]
9–11 December 1977

Brazil
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
José Luis Damiani
Thomaz Koch
7
5
6
4
6
0
     
2
Hugo Roverano
Carlos Kirmayr
0
6
6
2
6
3
4
6
7
5
 
3
José Luis Damiani / Hugo Roverano
Carlos Kirmayr / Thomaz Koch
9
7
6
3
6
2
     
4
José Luis Damiani
Marcos Hocevar
6
3
6
4
6
4
     
5
Hugo Roverano
Fernando Gentil
1
6
3
6
7
5
5
7
   

Draw

  Semifinals
18–20 December 1977
Final
17–19 March
                 
  Santiago, Chile
    Chile 5  
    Uruguay 0     Santiago, Chile (clay)
      Chile 3
      Argentina 2
   bye
    Argentina  

Semifinals

Chile vs. Uruguay


Chile
5
Santiago, Chile [14]
18–20 December 1977

Uruguay
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jaime Fillol
Hugo Roverano
9
7
6
3
6
0
     
2
Hans Gildemeister
José Luis Damiani
6
2
6
2
6
2
     
3
Patricio Cornejo / Belus Prajoux
José Luis Damiani / Hugo Roverano
6
4
6
4
6
2
     
4
Jaime Fillol
José Luis Damiani
8
6
6
0
6
2
     
5
Hans Gildemeister
Hugo Roverano
6
1
6
4
6
2
     

Final

Chile vs. Argentina


Chile
3
Santiago, Chile [3]
17–19 March 1978
Clay

Argentina
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Hans Gildemeister
Guillermo Vilas
9
7
6
3
3
6
6
4
   
2
Jaime Fillol
Ricardo Cano
6
2
6
3
6
3
     
3
Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol
José Luis Clerc / Guillermo Vilas
4
6
3
6
3
6
     
4
Hans Gildemeister
Ricardo Cano
6
4
7
5
6
4
     
5
Jaime Fillol
Guillermo Vilas
3
6
4
6
0
6
     

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Chile vs. United States


Chile
2
Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile [4]
15–17 September 1978

United States
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jaime Fillol
Brian Gottfried
4
6
5
7
2
6
     
2
Hans Gildemeister
Harold Solomon
5
7
6
3
3
6
1
6
   
3
Jaime Fillol / Belus Prajoux
Brian Gottfried / John McEnroe
6
3
3
6
6
8
3
6
   
4
Jaime Fillol
Harold Solomon
6
3
6
2
       
5
Hans Gildemeister
Brian Gottfried
4
6
7
5
12
10
     

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