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1974 Davis Cup

1974 edition of the Davis Cup

1974 edition of the Davis Cup

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.

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. 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.

Americas Zone

Main article: 1974 Davis Cup Americas Zone

North & Central America Zone

Preliminary rounds

| RD1-date=19–21 October 1973 | RD2-date=23–25 November 1973

| RD1-text1=Kingston, Jamaica (indoor hard) | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1=3 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=2

| RD1-text2= | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3= | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=bye | RD1-score4=

| RD1-text3= | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=bye | RD1-score5= | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=

| RD1-text4= | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=bye | RD1-score7= | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8=

| RD2-text1=Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=1 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=4

| RD2-text2=Bogotá, Colombia | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=3 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=2

Main Draw

| RD1-date=7–9 December | RD2-date=11–13 January

| RD1-text1= | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=

| RD1-text2=Cali, Colombia | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=1 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=4

| RD2-text1=Bogotá, Colombia | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=1 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=4

South America Zone

Preliminary rounds

| RD1-date=5–7 October; 14–16 December | RD2-date=4–6 January

| RD1-text1=Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1=5 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=0

| RD1-text2=Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=0 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=5

| RD2-text1=Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=0 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=5

Main Draw

| RD1-date= | RD2-date=8–10 March

| RD1-text1=Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=

| RD1-text2= | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=w/o | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=

| RD2-text1=Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=2 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=3

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Colombia vs. South Africa

Eastern Zone

Main article: 1974 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

Preliminary rounds

| RD1-date=5–7 April | RD2-date=5–21 April

| RD1-text1= | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=

| RD1-text2= | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3= | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=bye | RD1-score4=

| RD1-text3=Manila, Philippines | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5= | RD1-score5=3 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=1

| RD1-text4= | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7= | RD1-score7= | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=bye | RD1-score8=

| RD1-text5= | RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9=bye | RD1-score9= | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10= | RD1-score10=

| RD1-text6=Tokyo, Japan | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11= | RD1-score11=3 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12= | RD1-score12=0

| RD1-text7= | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=bye | RD1-score13= | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14= | RD1-score14=

| RD1-text8= | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=bye | RD1-score15= | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16= | RD1-score16=

| RD2-text1=Karachi, Pakistan | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=4 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=1

| RD2-text2=Manila, Philippines | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=5 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=0

| RD2-text3=Tokyo, Japan | RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5= | RD2-score5=0 | RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6= | RD2-score6=3

| RD2-text4= | RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7= | RD2-score7=w/o | RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8= | RD2-score8=

Main Draw

| RD1-date=26–28 April | RD2-date=3–5 May | RD3-date=10–12 May

| RD1-text1=Rawalpindi, Pakistan | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=

| RD1-text2=Lahore, Pakistan | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=4 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=1

| RD1-text3=Taipei, Taiwan (hard) | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5= | RD1-score5=0 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=3

| RD1-text4= | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=bye | RD1-score7= | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8=

| RD2-text1=Rawalpindi, Pakistan | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=3 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=0

| RD2-text2=Kanpur, India | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=1 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=4

| RD3-text1=Calcutta, India | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1= | RD3-score1=2 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2= | RD3-score2=3

Final

India vs. Australia The Eastern Zone Final set the Davis Cup record for the most games in a tie (327).

Europe Zone

Main article: 1974 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Zone A

Pre-qualifying rounds

| RD1-date=5–7 October 1973 | RD2-date=28–30 December 1973

| RD1-text1=Istanbul, Turkey (indoor clay) | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1=3 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=2

| RD1-text2= | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=bye | RD1-score3= | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=

| RD2-text1=Istanbul, Turkey | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=5 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=0

Preliminary rounds

| RD1-date=22 March–21 April | RD2-date=3–19 May

| RD1-text1= | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=

| RD1-text2=Zürich, Switzerland | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=2 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=3

| RD1-text3= | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5= | RD1-score5= | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=bye | RD1-score6=

| RD1-text4=Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7= | RD1-score7=4 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8=1

| RD1-text5=Warsaw, Poland | RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9= | RD1-score9=3 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10= | RD1-score10=2

| RD1-text6= | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=bye | RD1-score11= | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12= | RD1-score12=

| RD1-text7=Helsinki, Finland | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13= | RD1-score13=5 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14= | RD1-score14=0

| RD1-text8= | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=bye | RD1-score15= | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16= | RD1-score16=

| RD2-text1=Vienna, Austria | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=1 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=3

| RD2-text2=Porto, Portugal (clay) | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=5 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=0

| RD2-text3=Båstad, Sweden (clay) | RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5= | RD2-score5=1 | RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6= | RD2-score6=4

| RD2-text4=Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7= | RD2-score7=1 | RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8= | RD2-score8=4

Main Draw

| RD1-date=10–12 May; 24–26 May | RD2-date=19–21 July | RD3-date=2–4 August

| RD1-text1= | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=

| RD1-text2=Vienna, Austria | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=1 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=3

| RD1-text3=Båstad, Sweden (clay) | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5= | RD1-score5=4 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=1

| RD1-text4= | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=bye | RD1-score7= | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8=

| RD2-text1=Bucharest, Romania (clay) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=3 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=2

| RD2-text2=Båstad, Sweden (clay) | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=2 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=3

| RD3-text1=Mestre, Italy (clay) | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1= | RD3-score1=2 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2= | RD3-score2=3

Final

Italy vs. Romania

Zone B

Pre-qualifying rounds

| RD1-date=17–19 December 1973 | RD2-date=11–13 January; 5–7 April

| RD1-text1= | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=

| RD1-text2=Lagos, Nigeria | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=2 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=3

| RD1-text3= | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=bye | RD1-score5= | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=

| RD1-text4= | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=bye | RD1-score7= | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8=

| RD2-text1=Cairo, Egypt | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=3 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=0

| RD2-text2=Tehran, Iran | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=4 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=1

Preliminary rounds

| RD1-date=19–21 April | RD2-date=3–5 May

| RD1-text1= | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=

| RD1-text2=Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=2 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=3

| RD1-text3= | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5= | RD1-score5= | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=bye | RD1-score6=

| RD1-text4=Oslo, Norway (indoor hard) | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7= | RD1-score7=4 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8=1

| RD1-text5=Cairo, Egypt | RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9= | RD1-score9=3 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10= | RD1-score10=1

| RD1-text6= | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=bye | RD1-score11= | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12= | RD1-score12=

| RD1-text7=Brussels, Belgium | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13= | RD1-score13=5 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14= | RD1-score14=0

| RD1-text8= | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=bye | RD1-score15= | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16= | RD1-score16=

| RD2-text1=West Berlin (clay) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=5 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=0

| RD2-text2=Barcelona, Spain (clay) | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=5 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=0

| RD2-text3=Cairo, Egypt (clay) | RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5= | RD2-score5=5 | RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6= | RD2-score6=0

| RD2-text4=Brussels, Belgium | RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7= | RD2-score7=2 | RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8= | RD2-score8=3

Main Draw

| RD1-date=10–12 May | RD2-date=19–21 July | RD3-date=26–28 July

| RD1-text1= | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=

| RD1-text2=Düsseldorf, West Germany | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=3 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=2

| RD1-text3=Cairo, Egypt | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5= | RD1-score5=2 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=3

| RD1-text4= | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=bye | RD1-score7= | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8=

| RD2-text1=Munich, West Germany (clay) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=3 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=2

| RD2-text2=Donetsk, Soviet Union | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=1 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=3

| RD3-text1=Donetsk, Soviet Union (clay) | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1= | RD3-score1=2 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2= | RD3-score2=3

Final

Soviet Union vs. Czechoslovakia

Inter-Zonal Zone

Draw

| RD1-date=20 September–5 October | RD2-date= | seed-width=4

| RD1-text1=Poona, India | RD1-seed1=EUR-B | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1=1 | RD1-seed2=EAS | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=3

| RD1-text2=Johannesburg, South Africa | RD1-seed3=AME | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=4 | RD1-seed4=EUR-A | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=1

| RD2-text1= | RD2-seed1=EAS | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1= | RD2-seed2=AME | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=w/o

Semifinals

India vs. Soviet Union

South Africa vs. Italy

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.

Notes

References

References

  1. Seminara, Dave. (2009-11-28). "The Year the Davis Cup Felt Empty". The New York Times.
  2. "South Africa v India". daviscup.com.
  3. Bud Collins. (2010). "The Bud Collins History of Tennis". New Chapter Press.
  4. "Colombia v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  5. "India v Australia". daviscup.com.
  6. "Davis Cup – General Records".
  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. (13 August 1974). "Defaults seen as possibility in Davis Cup". [[Spokane Daily Chronicle]].
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