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The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1985 Davis Cup.

8 teams entered the Americas Zone in total, with the winner promoted to the following year's World Group. Mexico defeated Brazil in the final and qualified for the 1986 World Group.

Participating nations

•  Brazil
•  Canada
•  Caribbean/West Indies
•  Colombia
•  Mexico
•  Peru
•  Uruguay
•  Venezuela

Draw

Quarterfinals 8–10 March

Semifinals 2–4 August

Final 4–6 October

Caracas, Venezuela (hard)

Brazil

5

Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay)

Venezuela

0

Brazil

4

Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)

Colombia

1

Uruguay

2

Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay)

Colombia

3

Brazil

1

Chicoutimi, Canada (indoor carpet)

Mexico

4

Caribbean/West Indies

1

Chicoutimi, Canada (clay)

Canada

4

Canada

2

Mexico City, Mexico (clay)

Mexico

3

Peru

2

Mexico

3

Quarterfinals

Venezuela vs. Brazil

Venezuela 0	Altamira Tennis Club, Caracas, Venezuela 8–10 March 1985 Hard		Brazil 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Carlos Claverie Marcos Hocevar 3 6 16 14 4 6 4 6     2 Alfonso Mora Cássio Motta 1 6 1 6 5 7       3 Iñaki Calvo / Randolf Scheller Carlos Kirmayr / Cássio Motta 4 6 2 6 2 6       4 Alfonso Mora Carlos Kirmayr 3 6 3 6         5 Carlos Claverie Dácio Campos 3 6 3 6

Uruguay vs. Colombia

Uruguay 2	Montevideo, Uruguay 8–10 March 1985 Clay		Colombia 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Marcelo Filippini Álvaro Jordan 3 6 2 6 3 6       2 Diego Pérez Luis Arturo González 6 1 6 0 6 0       3 Diego Pérez / Hugo Roverano René Gómez / Álvaro Jordan 6 8 4 6 6 3 4 6     4 Diego Pérez Álvaro Jordan 6 0 6 1 6 1       5 Marcelo Filippini Luis Arturo González 2 6 6 3 4 6 1 6

Canada vs. Caribbean/West Indies

Canada 4	Chicoutimi, Canada 8–10 March 1985 Carpet (indoors)		Caribbean/West Indies 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Martin Wostenholme Roger Smith 6 4 9 7 6 3       2 Stéphane Bonneau Karl Hale 7 9 7 5 6 3 6 4     3 Josef Brabenec / Derek Segal Karl Hale / Roger Smith 3 6 5 7 4 6       4 Martin Wostenholme Karl Hale 6 4 6 2 7 5       5 Stéphane Bonneau Roger Smith 4 6 17 15 6 3

Mexico vs. Peru

Mexico 3	Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico 8–10 March 1985 Clay		Peru 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jorge Lozano Carlos di Laura 9 7 3 6 6 8 5 7     2 Francisco Maciel Pablo Arraya 6 3 2 6 7 5 7 5     3 Leonardo Lavalle / Fernando Pérez Pascal Fernando Maynetto / Jaime Yzaga 8 6 3 6 6 1 3 6 6 3   4 Jorge Lozano Pablo Arraya 6 3 5 7 3 6 6 4 2 6   5 Francisco Maciel Carlos di Laura 6 4 6 4 6 2

Semifinals

Brazil vs. Colombia

Brazil 4	Porto Alegre, Brazil 2–4 August 1985 Clay		Colombia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Dácio Campos Carlos Gómez 6 2 6 4 6 1       2 Cássio Motta Álvaro Jordan 7 5 6 3 5 7 2 6 2 6   3 Dácio Campos / Carlos Kirmayr Carlos Gómez / Álvaro Jordan 6 4 6 4 6 1       4 Dácio Campos Álvaro Jordan 6 3 4 6 6 3 6 1     5 Marcos Hocevar Luis Arturo González 6 0 6 1

Canada vs. Mexico

Canada 2	Chicoutimi, Canada 2–4 August 1985 Clay		Mexico 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Stéphane Bonneau Francisco Maciel 6 8 6 4 5 7 2 6     2 Martin Wostenholme Leonardo Lavalle 7 5 3 6 6 8 8 6 6 2   3 Mark Greenan / Glenn Michibata Francisco Maciel / Agustín Moreno 9 7 9 7 6 4       4 Martin Wostenholme Francisco Maciel 2 6 3 6 0 6       5 Stéphane Bonneau Leonardo Lavalle 10 12 1 6 2 6

Final

Brazil vs. Mexico

Brazil 1	Porto Alegre, Brazil 4–6 October 1985 Clay		Mexico 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Dácio Campos Leonardo Lavalle 1 6 3 6 2 6       2 Júlio Góes Francisco Maciel 3 6 5 7 4 6       3 Carlos Kirmayr / Cássio Motta Jorge Lozano / Raúl Ramírez 1 6 6 3 9 7 3 6 6 0   4 Júlio Góes Leonardo Lavalle 7 5 1 6 1 6 1 6     5 Dácio Campos Francisco Maciel 6 3 5 7 3 6

References

1. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). : New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
2. ^ "Brazil v Mexico". daviscup.com.
3. "Venezuela v Brazil". daviscup.com.
4. "Uruguay v Colombia". daviscup.com.
5. "Canada v Caribbean/West Indies". daviscup.com.
6. "Mexico v Peru". daviscup.com.
7. "Brazil v Colombia". daviscup.com.
8. "Canada v Mexico". daviscup.com.

External links

• Davis Cup official website

• Davis Cup Americas Zone
• 1985 Davis Cup