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1976 Davis Cup

1976 edition of the Davis Cup

1976 edition of the Davis Cup

The 1976 Davis Cup was the 65th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 58 teams would enter the competition, 32 in the Europe Zone, 14 in the Americas Zone, and 12 in the Eastern Zone. This year's tournament saw all teams in the Americas Zone competing in one single bracket, with the previous North & Central America and South America sub-zones, and subsequently the Americas Inter-Zonal final, being eliminated. This brought the Americas Zone in line with the outline of the other zones, with the previous year's Americas sub-zone champions progressing to the new Americas main draw semifinals.

Chile defeated South Africa in the Americas Zone final, Australia defeated New Zealand in the Eastern Zone final, and the Soviet Union and Italy were the winners of the two Europe Zones, defeating Hungary and Great Britain, respectively.

In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Italy defeated Australia in their semifinal; the second semifinal was scratched and Chile advanced to the Final as the Soviet Union refused to travel to Chile due to their opposition to the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. In the final, held in the Estadio Nacional in Santiago, Chile, on 17–19 December, Italy defeated Chile to win their first title and become the seventh nation to win the Davis Cup.

Americas Zone

Main article: 1976 Davis Cup Americas Zone

Preliminary rounds

| RD1-date=26 September–9 November 1975 | RD2-date=17 October–21 December 1975

| 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=Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5= | RD1-score5=5 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=0

| RD1-text4=Montreal, Canada (indoor carpet) | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7= | RD1-score7=5 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8=0

| RD1-text5= | RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9= | RD1-score9=w/o | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10= | RD1-score10=

| RD1-text6=Lima, Peru | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11= | RD1-score11=3 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12= | RD1-score12=2

| 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=Tucson, AZ, United States (hard) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=5 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=0

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

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

| RD2-text4=Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7= | RD2-score7=0 | RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8= | RD2-score8=5

Main Draw

| RD1-date=19–28 December 1975 | RD2-date=5–7 March | RD3-date=26–28 April

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

| RD1-text2=Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=2 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=3

| RD1-text3=Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5= | RD1-score5=0 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=5

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

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

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

| RD3-text1=Santiago, Chile | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1= | RD3-score1=2 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2= | RD3-score2=3

Final

Chile vs. South Africa

Eastern Zone

Main article: 1976 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

Preliminary rounds

| RD1-date=26–28 September 1975 | RD2-date=30 September–1 October 1975

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

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

| RD1-text4=Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7= | RD1-score7=0 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8=5

| RD1-text5=Amritsar, India | RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9= | RD1-score9=5 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10= | RD1-score10=0

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

| 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=Jakarta, Indonesia | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=3 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=2

| RD2-text2=Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=0 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=4

| RD2-text3=Tokyo, Japan | RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5= | RD2-score5=3 | RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6= | RD2-score6=2

| RD2-text4=Taipei, Taiwan (hard) | RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7= | RD2-score7=4 | RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8= | RD2-score8=0

Main Draw

| RD1-date=28 November–21 December 1975 | RD2-date=9–18 January | RD3-date=27 February–1 March

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

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

| RD1-text3=Manila, Philippines | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5= | RD1-score5=4 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=0

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

| RD2-text1=Hobart, Australia (grass) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=5 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=0

| RD2-text2=Auckland, New Zealand (grass) | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=2 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=3

| RD3-text1=Brisbane, Australia (grass) | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1= | RD3-score1=3 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2= | RD3-score2=1

Final

Australia vs. New Zealand

Europe Zone

Main article: 1976 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Zone A

Pre-qualifying round

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| RD1-text1= | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=w/o

Preliminary rounds

| RD1-date=26 September–4 October 1975 | RD2-date=1–4 January; 30 April–2 May

| RD1-text1=Copenhagen, Denmark (indoor carpet) | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1=1 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=4

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

| RD1-text3=Monte Carlo, Monaco | 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=

| RD1-text5=Brussels, Belgium | RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9= | RD1-score9=4 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10= | RD1-score10=1

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

| RD1-text7= | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13= | RD1-score13=w/o | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14= | RD1-score14=

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

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

| RD2-text2=Tbilisi, Soviet Union | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=0 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=5

| RD2-text3=Brussels, Belgium | RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5= | RD2-score5=0 | RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6= | RD2-score6=5

| RD2-text4=Cairo, Egypt | RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7= | RD2-score7=1 | RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8= | RD2-score8=4

Main Draw

| RD1-date=14–16 May | RD2-date=23–25 July | RD3-date=13–15 August

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

| RD1-text2=Bad Homburg, West Germany | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=1 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=4

| RD1-text3=Budapest, Hungary | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5= | RD1-score5=5 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=0

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

| RD2-text1=Donetsk, Soviet Union | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=1 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=4

| RD2-text2=Budapest, Hungary (clay) | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=3 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=1

| RD3-text1=Tbilisi, Soviet Union | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1= | RD3-score1=4 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2= | RD3-score2=1

Final

Soviet Union vs. Hungary

Zone B

Pre-qualifying rounds

| RD1-date= | RD2-date=22–24 August 1975

| RD1-text1= | 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=

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

| RD2-text2=Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=0 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=5

Preliminary rounds

| RD1-date=5 September–12 October 1975 | RD2-date=2 April–2 May

| RD1-text1=Tehran, Iran | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1=2 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=3

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

| RD1-text3=Sofia, Bulgaria | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5= | RD1-score5=1 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=4

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

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

| RD1-text6=Warsaw, Poland (clay) | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11= | RD1-score11=5 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12= | RD1-score12=0

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

| RD1-text8=Athens, Greece (clay) | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15= | RD1-score15=4 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16= | RD1-score16=1

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

| RD2-text2=Vienna, Austria | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=1 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=4

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

| RD2-text4=Zagreb, Yugoslavia | RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7= | RD2-score7=5 | RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8= | RD2-score8=0

Main Draw

| RD1-date=20–23 May | RD2-date=8–18 July | RD3-date=5–7 August

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

| RD1-text2=Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass) | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=5 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=0

| RD1-text3=Bologna, Italy (clay) | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5= | RD1-score5=5 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=0

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

| RD2-text1=Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=1 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=4

| RD2-text2=Rome, Italy (clay) | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=4 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=0

| RD3-text1=Wimbledon, United Kingdom (grass) | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1= | RD3-score1=1 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2= | RD3-score2=4

Final

Great Britain vs. Italy

Inter-Zonal Zone

Draw

| RD1-date=24–27 September | RD2-date=17–19 December | seed-width=4

| RD1-text1=Rome, Italy (clay) | RD1-seed1=EUR-B | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1=3 | RD1-seed2=EAS | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=2

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

| RD2-text1=Santiago, Chile (clay) | RD2-seed1=EUR-B | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=4 | RD2-seed2=AME | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=1

Semifinals

Italy vs. Australia

Chile vs. Soviet Union

The tie was scheduled to be completed by September 27, but the Soviet Union refused to travel to Chile due to their opposition to the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet: therefore, the tie was scratched and Chile advanced to the Final. The Soviet team were subsequently banned from entering the Davis Cup for two years.

Final

Chile vs. Italy

References

References

  1. Bud Collins. (2010). "The Bud Collins History of Tennis". New Chapter Press.
  2. "Chile v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  3. "Australia v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  4. "Soviet Union v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  5. "Great Britain v Italy". daviscup.com.
  6. "Italy v Australia". daviscup.com.
  7. (8 November 1976). "Soviets barred from Davis Cup". The Daily Sentinel.
  8. "Chile v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.
  9. "Chile v Italy". daviscup.com.
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