1974 Davis Cup

1974 Davis Cup
Details
Duration	5 October 1973 – 1 December 1974
Edition	63rd
Teams	55
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 Round		Qualifying Round

Kingston, Jamaica (indoor hard)

Canada	3
		Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
Caribbean/West Indies	2
		Canada	1

		Mexico	4
Mexico

bye



bye
		Bogotá, Colombia
Colombia
		Colombia	3

		Venezuela	2
bye

Venezuela

Main Draw


Semifinals 7–9 December		Final 11–13 January



United States
		Bogotá, Colombia
bye
		United States	1
Cali, Colombia
		Colombia	4
Mexico	1

Colombia	4

South America Zone

Preliminary rounds


First Round		Qualifying Round

Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)

Ecuador	5
		Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
Uruguay	0
		Ecuador	0
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
		South Africa	5
Brazil	0

South Africa	5

Main Draw


Semifinals		Final 8–10 March

Bogotá, Colombia (clay)

Chile
		Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
bye
		Chile	2

		South Africa	3
South Africa	w/o^[a]

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	Iván Molina Ray Moore	8 6	3 6	5 7	4 6
2	Jairo Velasco Bob Hewitt	1 6	3 6	2 6
3	Iván Molina / Jairo Velasco Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan	3 6	0 6	3 6
4	Jairo Velasco Ray Moore	6 2	4 6	6 3	7 9	6 2
5	Álvaro Betancur Byron Bertram	6 2	4 6	8 6	8 6

Eastern Zone

Preliminary rounds


First Round		Qualifying Round



Pakistan
		Karachi, Pakistan
bye
		Pakistan	4

		Malaysia	1
Malaysia

bye

Manila, Philippines

Philippines	3
		Manila, Philippines
Indonesia	1
		Philippines	5

		Hong Kong	0
Hong Kong

bye



bye
		Tokyo, Japan
South Vietnam
		South Vietnam	0
Tokyo, Japan
		Japan	3
Japan	3

South Korea	0



bye

Chinese Taipei
		Chinese Taipei	w/o

		Sri Lanka
bye

Sri Lanka

Main Draw

Quarterfinals
26–28 April

Semifinals
3–5 May

Final
10–12 May

Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Australia

Rawalpindi, Pakistan

bye

Australia

3

Lahore, Pakistan

Pakistan

0

Pakistan

4

Calcutta, India

Philippines

1

Australia

2

Taipei, Taiwan (hard)

India

3

Chinese Taipei

0

Kanpur, India

Japan

3

Japan

1

India

4

bye

India

Final

India vs. Australia

India
3

Calcutta, India^[5]
10–12 May 1974

Australia
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Jasjit Singh Bob Giltinan	11 9	9 11	12 10	8 6
2	Vijay Amritraj John Alexander	12 14	15 17	8 6	2 6
3	Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj John Alexander / Colin Dibley	17 15	6 8	6 3	16 18	6 4
4	Jasjit Singh John Alexander	6 8	4 6	3 6
5	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 Round		Qualifying Round

Istanbul, Turkey (indoor clay)

Turkey	3
		Istanbul, Turkey
Lebanon	2
		Turkey	5

		Luxembourg	0
bye

Luxembourg

Preliminary rounds


First Round		Qualifying Round



New Zealand
		Vienna, Austria
bye
		New Zealand	1
Zürich, Switzerland
		Austria	3
Switzerland	2

Austria	3



France
		Porto, Portugal (clay)
bye
		France	5
Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
		Portugal	0
Portugal	4

Ireland	1

Warsaw, Poland

Poland	3
		Båstad, Sweden (clay)
Hungary	2
		Poland	1

		Sweden	4
bye

Sweden

Helsinki, Finland

Finland	5
		Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)
Turkey	0
		Finland	1

		Netherlands	4
bye

Netherlands

Main Draw

Quarterfinals
10–12 May; 24–26 May

Semifinals
19–21 July

Final
2–4 August

Romania

Bucharest, Romania (clay)

bye

Romania

3

Vienna, Austria

France

2

Austria

1

Mestre, Italy (clay)

France

3

Romania

2

Båstad, Sweden (clay)

Italy

3

Sweden

4

Båstad, Sweden (clay)

Netherlands

1

Sweden

2

Italy

3

bye

Italy

Final

Italy vs. Romania

Italy
3

Mestre, Italy^[7]
2–4 August 1974
Clay

Romania
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Corrado Barazzutti Ilie Năstase	7 9	0 6	1 6
2	Adriano Panatta Ion Țiriac	6 1	6 3	6 2
3	Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac	6 4	8 6	6 8	4 6	6 2
4	Corrado Barazzutti Ion Țiriac	6 3	6 0	6 0
5	Adriano Panatta Ilie Năstase	0 6	0 6	5 7

Zone B

Pre-qualifying rounds


First Round		Qualifying Round



Egypt
		Cairo, Egypt
bye
		Egypt	3
Lagos, Nigeria
		Morocco	0
Nigeria	2

Morocco	3



bye
		Tehran, Iran
Iran
		Iran	4

		Israel	1
bye

Israel

Preliminary rounds


First Round		Qualifying Round



West Germany
		West Berlin (clay)
bye
		West Germany	5
Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
		Denmark	0
Monaco	2

Denmark	3



Spain
		Barcelona, Spain (clay)
bye
		Spain	5
Oslo, Norway (indoor hard)
		Norway	0
Norway	4

Iran	1

Cairo, Egypt

Egypt	3
		Cairo, Egypt (clay)
Bulgaria	1
		Egypt	5

		Great Britain	0
bye

Great Britain

Brussels, Belgium

Belgium	5
		Brussels, Belgium
Greece	0
		Belgium	2

		Yugoslavia	3
bye

Yugoslavia

Main Draw

Quarterfinals
10–12 May

Semifinals
19–21 July

Final
26–28 July

Czechoslovakia

Munich, West Germany (clay)

bye

Czechoslovakia

3

Düsseldorf, West Germany

West Germany

2

West Germany

3

Donetsk, Soviet Union (clay)

Spain

2

Czechoslovakia

2

Cairo, Egypt

Soviet Union

3

Egypt

2

Donetsk, Soviet Union

Yugoslavia

3

Yugoslavia

1

Soviet Union

3

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	Alex Metreveli František Pála	6 2	6 4	3 6	6 2
2	Teimuraz Kakulia Jan Kodeš	4 6	2 6	3 6
3	Vladimir Korotkov / Alex Metreveli Jan Kodeš / Vladimír Zedník	4 6	1 6	3 6
4	Alex Metreveli Jan Kodeš	4 6	6 3	4 6	6 3	7 5
5	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 Union	1

EAS	India	3
			EAS	India
Johannesburg, South Africa
			AME	South Africa	w/o
AME	South Africa	4

EUR-A	Italy	1

Semifinals

India vs. Soviet Union

India
3

Poona, India^[9]
20–22 September 1974

Soviet Union
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Vijay Amritraj Teimuraz Kakulia	6 4	11 9	6 3
2	Anand Amritraj Alex Metreveli	4 6	7 9	3 6
3	Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj Vladimir Korotkov / Alex Metreveli	13 15	7 5	19 17	6 3
4	Anand Amritraj Teimuraz Kakulia	6 2	8 10	4 6	6 3	6 3
5	Vijay Amritraj Alex Metreveli						not played

South Africa vs. Italy

South Africa
4

Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa^[10]
3–5 October 1974 ^[b]

Italy
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Bob Hewitt Antonio Zugarelli	4 6	6 0	9 7	4 6	6 1
2	Ray Moore Adriano Panatta	4 6	6 4	6 3	6 4
3	Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta	7 5	6 4	10 8
4	Ray Moore Antonio Zugarelli	6 3	7 5	6 3
5	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

^ The tie between South Africa and Argentina was scratched and South Africa advanced to the South America Zone Final after Argentina refused to travel to South Africa due to their government's opposition to South Africa's apartheid policies.
^ 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

^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b "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.

External links

Davis Cup Official Website

[4] The tie between South Africa and Argentina was scratched and South Africa advanced to the South America Zone Final after Argentina refused to travel to South Africa due to their government's opposition to South Africa's apartheid policies.

[rsa-13] 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.

[NY_Times-1] Seminara, Dave (28 November 2009). "The Year the Davis Cup Felt Empty". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 25 March 2019.

[Final-2] "South Africa v India". daviscup.com.

[Collins-3] Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.

[5] "Colombia v South Africa". daviscup.com.

[6] "India v Australia". daviscup.com.

[7] "Davis Cup – General Records". daviscup.com. Retrieved 8 June 2019.

[8] "Italy v Romania". daviscup.com.

[9] "Soviet Union v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.

[10] "India v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.

[11] "South Africa v Italy". daviscup.com.

[12] "Defaults seen as possibility in Davis Cup". Spokane Daily Chronicle. AP. 13 August 1974. p. 13 – via Google News Archive.

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