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1974 Davis Cup

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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.

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

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
	Argentina

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Colombia vs. South Africa

Colombia 2	Bogotá, Colombia 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 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).

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 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 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 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 3–5 October 1974		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.

Notes

1. 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.
2. 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. The match eventually went ahead in South Africa on 3 October.

References

1. ^ Seminara, Dave (28 November 2009). "The Year the Davis Cup Felt Empty". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
2. ^ "South Africa v India". daviscup.com.
3. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). : 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.

External links

• Davis Cup Official Website

• 1974 Davis Cup
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• 1974 in tennis
• 1974 in Colombian sport
• 1974 in Italian tennis
• 1974 in Indian tennis
• 1974 in South African tennis
• 1974 in Soviet sport
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