1974 Davis Cup

1974 edition of the Davis Cup
1974 Davis Cup
Details
Duration5 October 1973 – 1 December 1974
Edition63rd
Teams55
Champion
Winning Nation South Africa
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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.[citation needed]

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.

India refused to travel to South Africa for the final due to their government's opposition to South Africa's apartheid policies: therefore, the final was scratched and South Africa were awarded the Davis Cup.[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

North & Central America Zone

Preliminary rounds

First RoundQualifying Round
Kingston, Jamaica (indoor hard)
 Canada3
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 Caribbean/West Indies2
 Canada1
 Mexico4
 Mexico
bye
bye
Bogotá, Colombia
 Colombia
 Colombia3
 Venezuela2
bye
 Venezuela

Main Draw

Semifinals
7–9 December		Final
11–13 January
 United States
Bogotá, Colombia
bye
 United States1
Cali, Colombia
 Colombia4
 Mexico1
 Colombia4

South America Zone

Preliminary rounds

First RoundQualifying Round
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
 Ecuador5
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
 Uruguay0
 Ecuador0
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
 South Africa5
 Brazil0
 South Africa5

Main Draw

SemifinalsFinal
8–10 March
Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
 Chile
Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
bye
 Chile2
 South Africa3
 South Africaw/o
 Argentina

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Colombia vs. South Africa


Colombia
2 		Bogotá, Colombia[4]
10–12 May 1974
South Africa
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Colombia
South Africa 		Iván Molina
Ray Moore 		8
6 		3
6 		5
7 		4
6 		   
2 Colombia
South Africa 		Jairo Velasco
Bob Hewitt 		1
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
3 Colombia
South Africa 		Iván Molina / Jairo Velasco
Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan 		3
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     
4 Colombia
South Africa 		Jairo Velasco
Ray Moore 		6
2 		4
6 		6
3 		7
9 		6
2 		 
5 Colombia
South Africa 		Álvaro Betancur
Byron Bertram 		6
2 		4
6 		8
6 		8
6 		   

Eastern Zone

Preliminary rounds

Main Draw

Quarterfinals
26–28 April		Semifinals
3–5 May		Final
10–12 May
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
 Australia
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
bye
 Australia3
Lahore, Pakistan
 Pakistan0
 Pakistan4
Calcutta, India
 Philippines1
 Australia2
Taipei, Taiwan (hard)
 India3
 Chinese Taipei0
Kanpur, India
 Japan3
 Japan1
 India4
bye
 India

Final

India vs. Australia


India
3 		Calcutta, India[5]
10–12 May 1974
Australia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Australia 		Jasjit Singh
Bob Giltinan 		11
9 		9
11 		12
10 		8
6 		   
2 India
Australia 		Vijay Amritraj
John Alexander 		12
14 		15
17 		8
6 		2
6 		   
3 India
Australia 		Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj
John Alexander / Colin Dibley 		17
15 		6
8 		6
3 		16
18 		6
4 		 
4 India
Australia 		Jasjit Singh
John Alexander 		6
8 		4
6 		3
6 		     
5 India
Australia 		Vijay Amritraj
Bob Giltinan 		6
1 		5
7 		6
4 		6
4 		   

The Eastern Zone Final set the Davis Cup record for the most games in a tie (327).[6]

Europe Zone

Zone A

Pre-qualifying rounds

First RoundQualifying Round
Istanbul, Turkey (indoor clay)
 Turkey3
Istanbul, Turkey
 Lebanon2
 Turkey5
 Luxembourg0
bye
 Luxembourg

Preliminary rounds

First RoundQualifying Round
 New Zealand
Vienna, Austria
bye
 New Zealand1
Zürich, Switzerland
 Austria3
  Switzerland2
 Austria3
 France
Porto, Portugal (clay)
bye
 France5
Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
 Portugal0
 Portugal4
 Ireland1
Warsaw, Poland
 Poland3
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
 Hungary2
 Poland1
 Sweden4
bye
 Sweden
Helsinki, Finland
 Finland5
Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)
 Turkey0
 Finland1
 Netherlands4
bye
 Netherlands

Main Draw

Quarterfinals
10–12 May; 24–26 May		Semifinals
19–21 July		Final
2–4 August
 Romania
Bucharest, Romania (clay)
bye
 Romania3
Vienna, Austria
 France2
 Austria1
Mestre, Italy (clay)
 France3
 Romania2
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
 Italy3
 Sweden4
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
 Netherlands1
 Sweden2
 Italy3
bye
 Italy

Final

Italy vs. Romania


Italy
3 		Mestre, Italy[7]
2–4 August 1974
Clay
Romania
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Romania 		Corrado Barazzutti
Ilie Năstase 		7
9 		0
6 		1
6 		     
2 Italy
Romania 		Adriano Panatta
Ion Țiriac 		6
1 		6
3 		6
2 		     
3 Italy
Romania 		Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta
Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac 		6
4 		8
6 		6
8 		4
6 		6
2 		 
4 Italy
Romania 		Corrado Barazzutti
Ion Țiriac 		6
3 		6
0 		6
0 		     
5 Italy
Romania 		Adriano Panatta
Ilie Năstase 		0
6 		0
6 		5
7 		     

Zone B

Pre-qualifying rounds

First RoundQualifying Round
 Egypt
Cairo, Egypt
bye
 Egypt3
Lagos, Nigeria
 Morocco0
 Nigeria2
 Morocco3
bye
Tehran, Iran
 Iran
 Iran4
 Israel1
bye
 Israel

Preliminary rounds

First RoundQualifying Round
 West Germany
West Berlin (clay)
bye
 West Germany5
Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
 Denmark0
 Monaco2
 Denmark3
 Spain
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
bye
 Spain5
Oslo, Norway (indoor hard)
 Norway0
 Norway4
 Iran1
Cairo, Egypt
 Egypt3
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
 Bulgaria1
 Egypt5
 Great Britain0
bye
 Great Britain
Brussels, Belgium
 Belgium5
Brussels, Belgium
 Greece0
 Belgium2
 Yugoslavia3
bye
 Yugoslavia

Main Draw

Quarterfinals
10–12 May		Semifinals
19–21 July		Final
26–28 July
 Czechoslovakia
Munich, West Germany (clay)
bye
 Czechoslovakia3
Düsseldorf, West Germany
 West Germany2
 West Germany3
Donetsk, Soviet Union (clay)
 Spain2
 Czechoslovakia2
Cairo, Egypt
 Soviet Union3
 Egypt2
Donetsk, Soviet Union
 Yugoslavia3
 Yugoslavia1
 Soviet Union3
bye
 Soviet Union

Final

Soviet Union vs. Czechoslovakia


Soviet Union
3 		Donetsk, Soviet Union[8]
26–28 July 1974
Clay
Czechoslovakia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia 		Alex Metreveli
František Pála 		6
2 		6
4 		3
6 		6
2 		   
2 Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia 		Teimuraz Kakulia
Jan Kodeš 		4
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
3 Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia 		Vladimir Korotkov / Alex Metreveli
Jan Kodeš / Vladimír Zedník 		4
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
4 Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia 		Alex Metreveli
Jan Kodeš 		4
6 		6
3 		4
6 		6
3 		7
5 		 
5 Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia 		Teimuraz Kakulia
František Pála 		6
3 		4
6 		6
4 		2
6 		6
4 		 

Inter-Zonal Zone

Draw

Semifinals
20 September–5 October		Final
Poona, India
EUR-B Soviet Union1
EAS India3
EAS India
Johannesburg, South Africa
AME South Africaw/o
AME South Africa4
EUR-A Italy1

Semifinals

India vs. Soviet Union


India
3 		Poona, India[9]
20–22 September 1974
Soviet Union
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Soviet Union 		Vijay Amritraj
Teimuraz Kakulia 		6
4 		11
9 		6
3 		     
2 India
Soviet Union 		Anand Amritraj
Alex Metreveli 		4
6 		7
9 		3
6 		     
3 India
Soviet Union 		Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj
Vladimir Korotkov / Alex Metreveli 		13
15 		7
5 		19
17 		6
3 		   
4 India
Soviet Union 		Anand Amritraj
Teimuraz Kakulia 		6
2 		8
10 		4
6 		6
3 		6
3 		 
5 India
Soviet Union 		Vijay Amritraj
Alex Metreveli 		          not
played

South Africa vs. Italy


South Africa
4 		Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa[10]
3–5 October 1974 [a]
Italy
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 South Africa
Italy 		Bob Hewitt
Antonio Zugarelli 		4
6 		6
0 		9
7 		4
6 		6
1 		 
2 South Africa
Italy 		Ray Moore
Adriano Panatta 		4
6 		6
4 		6
3 		6
4 		   
3 South Africa
Italy 		Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan
Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta 		7
5 		6
4 		10
8 		     
4 South Africa
Italy 		Ray Moore
Antonio Zugarelli 		6
3 		7
5 		6
3 		     
5 South Africa
Italy 		Bob Hewitt
Adriano Panatta 		3
6 		6
8 		2
6 		     

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 their government's opposition to South Africa's apartheid policies: therefore, the final was scratched and South Africa were awarded the Davis Cup.[1][2]

Notes

  1. ^ The South Africa vs. Italy tie was originally scheduled to be played from 22 September, but was postponed due to disagreements over the venue: Italy originally refused to travel to South Africa, while South Africa rejected Italy's request to play the match in Rome.[11] The match eventually went ahead in South Africa on 3 October.

References

  1. ^ a b Seminara, Dave (28 November 2009). "The Year the Davis Cup Felt Empty". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b "South Africa v India". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  4. ^ "Colombia v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "India v Australia". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Davis Cup – General Records". daviscup.com. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Italy v Romania". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Soviet Union v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "India v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "South Africa v Italy". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Defaults seen as possibility in Davis Cup". Spokane Daily Chronicle. AP. 13 August 1974. p. 13 – via Google News Archive.

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