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

Draw

  First Round
6–8 October 1978
Qualifying Round
27–29 October 1978
                 
  Mexico  
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 bye  
    Mexico 3
    Canada 2
 bye
  Canada  
  Colombia  
Bogotá, Colombia
 bye  
    Colombia 4
Nassau, Bahamas
    Venezuela 1
  Caribbean/West Indies 2
  Venezuela 3  

First Round

Caribbean/West Indies vs. Venezuela


Caribbean/West Indies
2
Nassau, Bahamas [5]
6–8 October 1978

Venezuela
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Leo Rolle
Humphrey Hose
3
6
4
6
0
6
     
2
John Antonas
Jorge Andrew
6
3
0
6
4
6
5
0
   
retired
3
John Antonas / Leo Rolle
Jorge Andrew / Humphrey Hose
2
6
6
3
2
6
1
6
   
4
Leo Rolle
Jorge Andrew
1
6
1
6
1
6
     
5
John Antonas
Abraham Sojo
6
3
3
6
6
1
6
1
   

Qualifying Round

Mexico vs. Canada


Mexico
3
Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico [6]
27–29 October 1978
Clay

Canada
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Marcello Lara
Réjean Genois
7
5
3
6
9
11
6
2
6
4
 
2
Emilio Montaño
Greg Halder
5
7
7
5
6
4
10
8
   
3
Marcello Lara / Raúl Ramírez
Réjean Genois / Richard Legendre
6
4
6
4
6
4
     
4
Enrique Haro
John Picken
1
6
4
6
8
6
4
6
   
5
Emilio Montaño
Réjean Genois
6
2
6
8
3
6
     

Colombia vs. Venezuela


Colombia
4
Bogotá, Colombia [7]
27–29 October 1978

Venezuela
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jairo Velasco
Humphrey Hose
6
3
5
7
5
7
6
4
6
4
 
2
Iván Molina
Jorge Andrew
3
6
6
3
6
2
7
5
   
3
Iván Molina / Jairo Velasco
Jorge Andrew / Humphrey Hose
6
4
8
6
6
8
6
4
   
4
Álvaro Betancur
Humphrey Hose
6
3
1
6
5
7
     
5
Orlando Agudelo
Abraham Sojo
6
3
6
3
       

Draw

  Semifinals
8–10 December 1978
Final
16–18 March
                 
 
    United States  
   bye     Cleveland, OH, United States (indoor hard)
      United States 5
  Mexico City, Mexico (clay)     Colombia 0
    Mexico 2
    Colombia 3  

Semifinals

Mexico vs. Colombia


Mexico
2
Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico [8]
8–10 December 1978
Clay

Colombia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Roberto Chávez
Jairo Velasco
2
6
2
6
6
3
8
6
6
8
 
2
Raúl Ramírez
Iván Molina
6
8
6
8
7
5
3
6
   
3
Marcello Lara / Raúl Ramírez
Iván Molina / Jairo Velasco
3
6
6
3
6
3
6
2
   
4
Raúl Ramírez
Jairo Velasco
6
1
7
5
6
4
     
5
Roberto Chávez
Iván Molina
2
6
3
6
2
6
     

Final

United States vs. Colombia


United States
5
Cleveland Skating Club, Cleveland, OH, United States [2]
16–18 March 1979
Hard (indoors)

Colombia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
John McEnroe
Álvaro Betancur
6
2
6
1
6
1
     
2
Dick Stockton
Iván Molina
6
2
6
3
6
4
     
3
Peter Fleming / John McEnroe
Orlando Agudelo / Iván Molina
6
4
6
0
6
4
     
4
Dick Stockton
Álvaro Betancur
6
1
6
2
7
5
     
5
John McEnroe
Iván Molina
6
4
6
3
6
2
     

South America Zone

Draw

  First Round
22 September–8 October 1978
Qualifying Round
27 October–1 November 1978
                 
  Argentina  
Guayaquil, Ecuador (indoor carpet)
 bye  
    Argentina 4
Guayaquil, Ecuador (indoor carpet)
    Ecuador 1
  Ecuador 4
  Peru 1  
Cochabamba, Bolivia (clay)
  Bolivia 0  
Itu, Brazil
  Brazil 5  
    Brazil 4
    Uruguay 0
 bye
  Uruguay  

First Round

Ecuador vs. Peru


Ecuador
4
Coliseo Voltaire Paladines Polo, Guayaquil, Ecuador [9]
22–24 September 1978
Carpet (indoors)

Peru
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Andrés Gómez
Alberto Franco
6
2
6
2
8
6
     
2
Ricardo Ycaza
Fernando Maynetto
6
4
4
6
0
6
6
3
6
4
 
3
Andrés Gómez / Ricardo Ycaza
Alberto Franco / Fernando Maynetto
6
4
6
3
6
1
     
4
Raúl Viver
Alberto Franco
5
7
6
2
6
2
6
2
   
5
Andrés Gómez
Fernando Maynetto
3
6
4
6
3
6
     

Bolivia vs. Brazil


Bolivia
0
Club de Tenis Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia [10]
6–8 October 1978
Clay

Brazil
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Juan Carlos Alvarado
Carlos Kirmayr
2
6
3
6
0
6
     
2
Mario Martínez
Cássio Motta
4
6
5
7
3
6
     
3
Juan Carlos Alvarado / Mario Martínez
Ney Keller / Carlos Kirmayr
3
6
3
6
4
6
     
4
Juan Carlos Alvarado
Cássio Motta
4
6
3
6
0
6
     
5
Mario Martínez
João Soares
3
6
3
6
6
3
6
0
4
6
 

Qualifying Round

Ecuador vs. Argentina


Ecuador
1
Coliseo Voltaire Paladines Polo, Guayaquil, Ecuador [11]
27–29 October 1978
Carpet (indoors)

Argentina
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ricardo Ycaza
Ricardo Cano
6
3
7
9
6
4
4
6
5
7
 
2
Andrés Gómez
José Luis Clerc
1
6
6
3
6
8
2
6
   
3
Andrés Gómez / Ricardo Ycaza
Lito Álvarez / José Luis Clerc
5
7
6
4
5
7
4
6
   
4
Ricardo Ycaza
José Luis Clerc
6
2
6
3
       
5
Raúl Viver
Fernando Dalla-Fontana
4
6
10
12
       

Brazil vs. Uruguay


Brazil
4
Itu, Brazil [12]
November 1978

Uruguay
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Carlos Kirmayr
Hugo Roverano
6
0
6
2
6
3
     
2
Cássio Motta
José Luis Damiani
3
6
6
4
0
6
6
3
6
4
 
3
Ney Keller / Carlos Kirmayr
José Luis Damiani / Hugo Roverano
6
2
11
9
6
3
     
4
Cássio Motta
Alberto Laborde
6
2
7
5
6
1
     
5
Carlos Kirmayr
José Luis Damiani
          not
played

Draw

  Semifinals
8–10 December 1978
Final
16–18 March
                 
  Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
    Argentina 5  
    Brazil 0     Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
      Argentina 3
      Chile 2
   bye
    Chile  

Semifinals

Argentina vs. Brazil


Argentina
5
Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina [13]
8–10 December 1978
Clay

Brazil
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ricardo Cano
Carlos Kirmayr
3
6
6
3
6
2
6
1
   
2
José Luis Clerc
Cássio Motta
6
1
6
0
6
0
     
3
Lito Álvarez / José Luis Clerc
Ney Keller / Cássio Motta
6
4
6
1
6
4
     
4
José Luis Clerc
João Soares
6
4
6
4
6
0
     
5
Ricardo Cano
Cássio Motta
6
4
6
2
6
0
     

Final

Argentina vs. Chile


Argentina
3
Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina [3]
16–18 March 1979
Clay

Chile
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Guillermo Vilas
Jaime Fillol
9
7
6
2
6
2
     
2
José Luis Clerc
Hans Gildemeister
1
6
6
2
3
6
5
7
   
3
José Luis Clerc / Guillermo Vilas
Patricio Cornejo / Belus Prajoux
6
2
6
2
8
6
     
4
José Luis Clerc
Jaime Fillol
6
2
6
1
6
1
     
5
Guillermo Vilas
Hans Gildemeister
6
2
1
6
6
1
5
7
2
1
retired
 

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

United States vs. Argentina


United States
4
Racquet Club of Memphis, Memphis, TN, United States [4]
14–16 September 1979
Carpet (indoors)

Argentina
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Vitas Gerulaitis
José Luis Clerc
6
1
7
5
6
1
     
2
John McEnroe
Guillermo Vilas
6
2
6
3
6
2
     
3
Bob Lutz / Stan Smith
José Luis Clerc / Guillermo Vilas
2
6
4
6
11
9
6
4
6
1
 
4
John McEnroe
José Luis Clerc
6
2
6
3
       
5
Vitas Gerulaitis
Guillermo Vilas
7
9
3
0
      retired
 

References

  1. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. "United States v Colombia". daviscup.com.
  3. "Argentina v Chile". daviscup.com.
  4. "United States v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  5. "Caribbean/West Indies v Venezuela". daviscup.com.
  6. "Mexico v Canada". daviscup.com.
  7. "Colombia v Venezuela". daviscup.com.
  8. "Mexico v Colombia". daviscup.com.
  9. "Ecuador v Peru". daviscup.com.
  10. "Bolivia v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  11. "Ecuador v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  12. "Brazil v Uruguay". daviscup.com.
  13. "Argentina v Brazil". daviscup.com.
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