1976_Davis_Cup_Americas_Zone
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The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1976 Davis Cup.
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.
14 teams entered the Americas Zone in total, with 12 teams competing in the preliminary rounds to advance to the main draw and join the previous year's finalists South Africa and Chile. The winner of the main draw went on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the Eastern Zone and Europe Zone.[1]
Chile defeated South Africa in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[2]
Draw
| First Round | Qualifying Round | |||||||
 United States | ||||||||
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| United States | 5 | |||||||
 Venezuela | 0 | |||||||
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 Mexico | 5 | |||||||
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | ||||||||
 Caribbean/West Indies | 0 | |||||||
| Mexico | 3 | |||||||
| Montreal, Canada (indoor carpet) | ||||||||
 Canada | 2 | |||||||
| Canada | 5 | |||||||
 Colombia | 0 | |||||||
 Brazil | w/o | |||||||
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 Bolivia | ||||||||
| Brazil | 5 | |||||||
| Lima, Peru | ||||||||
 Peru | 0 | |||||||
| Peru | 3 | |||||||
 Uruguay | 2 | |||||||
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| Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | ||||||||
 Ecuador | ||||||||
| Ecuador | 0 | |||||||
 Argentina | 5 | |||||||
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| Argentina | ||||||||
First round
Mexico vs. Caribbean/West Indies
More information Mexico 5, Caribbean/West Indies 0 ...
 Mexico 5 |
Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico[3] 7–9 November 1975 Clay |
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Canada vs. Colombia
More information Canada 5, Colombia 0 ...
 Canada 5 |
Rockland Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[4] 17–19 October 1975 Carpet (indoors) |
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Peru vs. Uruguay
More information Peru 3, Uruguay 2 ...
 Peru 3 |
Lima, Peru[5] 26–28 September 1975 |
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Qualifying round
United States vs. Venezuela
More information United States 5, Venezuela 0 ...
 United States 5 |
Margaret Court Racquet Club, Tucson, AZ, United States[6] 17–19 October 1975 Hard |
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Mexico vs. Canada
More information Mexico 3, Canada 2 ...
Mexico 3 |
Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico[7] 28–30 November 1975 Clay |
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Brazil vs. Peru
More information Brazil 5, Peru 0 ...
 Brazil 5 |
Brasilia, Brazil[5] 19–21 December 1975 |
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Ecuador vs. Argentina
More information Ecuador 0, Argentina 5 ...
 Ecuador 0 |
Guayaquil Tennis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador[8] 31 October–2 November 1975 Clay |
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Draw
| Quarterfinals 19–28 December 1975 | Semifinals 5–7 March | Final 26–28 April | |||||||||||
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| United States | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| South Africa | 2 | ||||||||||||
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 Chile | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Brazil | 0 | ||||||||||||
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| Argentina | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Argentina | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Chile | 3 | ||||||||||||
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Quarterfinals
Mexico vs. United States
More information Mexico 3, United States 2 ...
Mexico 3 |
Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico[9] 19–21 December 1975 Clay |
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Argentina vs. Brazil
More information Argentina 5, Brazil 0 ...
Argentina 5 |
Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[10] 26–28 December 1975 Clay |
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Semifinals
South Africa vs. Mexico
For the second year in succession, due to their opposition to the apartheid policies of the South African government, Mexico withdrew from their tie against South Africa. As a result Mexico defaulted the tie and South Africa were declared the winners by default.[11][12]
Chile vs. Argentina
More information Chile 3, Argentina 2 ...
 Chile 3 |
Santiago, Chile[13] 5–7 March 1976 Clay |
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Final
Chile vs. South Africa
More information Chile 3, South Africa 2 ...
Chile 3 |
Santiago, Chile[2] 26–28 April 1976 |
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- Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- "Chile v South Africa". daviscup.com.
- "Mexico v Caribbean/West Indies". daviscup.com.
- "Canada v Colombia". daviscup.com.
- "Peru v Uruguay". daviscup.com.
- "United States v Venezuela". daviscup.com.
- "Mexico v Canada". daviscup.com.
- "Ecuador v Argentina". daviscup.com.
- "Mexico v United States". daviscup.com.
- "Argentina v Brazil". daviscup.com.
- "U.S. Pulls Out of Davis Cup In Protest". Star-News. United Press International. 2 July 1976. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
In the last two years Mexico has twice beaten the United States and then twice refused to meet South Africa.
- "South Africa v Mexico". daviscup.com.
- "Chile v Argentina". daviscup.com.