1977 Davis Cup Americas Zone

The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1977 Davis Cup.

Main article: 1977 Davis Cup

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 Chile and South Africa. 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]

Argentina defeated the United States in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[2]

Preliminary rounds

Draw

First round

Bolivia vs. Peru


Bolivia
4		 La Paz, Bolivia[3]
30 October–1 November 1976
Clay
Peru
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Bolivia
Peru		 Juan Carlos Alvarado
Fernando Maynetto		 4
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
2 Bolivia
Peru		 Ramiro Benavides
Luis Alberto Olmedo		 6
0		 6
1		 6
2		      
3 Bolivia
Peru		 Juan Carlos Alvarado / Ramiro Benavides
Fernando Maynetto / Luis Alberto Olmedo		 6
4		 6
2		 6
2		      
4 Bolivia
Peru		 Ramiro Benavides
Fernando Maynetto		 6
1		 8
6		 6
1		      
5 Bolivia
Peru		 Juan Carlos Alvarado
Christian Hohnhold		 6
2		 6
0		 6
1		      

Uruguay vs. Ecuador


Uruguay
2		 Montevideo, Uruguay[4]
22–24 October 1976
Clay
Ecuador
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Uruguay
Ecuador		 José Luis Damiani
Colón Núñez		 6
1		 3
6 		6
2		 4
6 		6
2		  
2 Uruguay
Ecuador		 Hugo Roverano
Ricardo Ycaza		 7
9 		7
5		 7
9 		3
6 		   
3 Uruguay
Ecuador		 José Luis Damiani / Hugo Roverano
Colón Núñez / Ricardo Ycaza		 6
3		 6
8 		4
6 		4
6 		   
4 Uruguay
Ecuador		 José Luis Damiani
Ricardo Ycaza		 4
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
5 Uruguay
Ecuador		 Hugo Roverano
Colón Núñez		 6
3		 8
6		 6
1		      

Venezuela vs. Colombia


Venezuela
4		 Caracas, Venezuela[5]
8–10 October 1976
Colombia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Venezuela
Colombia		 Humphrey Hose
Javier Restrepo		 6
2		 6
4		 6
4		      
2 Venezuela
Colombia		 Jorge Andrew
Orlando Agudelo		 7
5		 12
10		 6
2		      
3 Venezuela
Colombia		 Jorge Andrew / Humphrey Hose
Orlando Agudelo / Javier Restrepo		 5
7 		9
7		 6
2		 6
3		    
4 Venezuela
Colombia		 Freddy Winckelmann
Rodrigo Ramírez		 6
3		 6
1		 6
3		      
5 Venezuela
Colombia		 Humphrey Hose
Orlando Agudelo		 6
4		 5
7 		6
3		 1
1		   not
completed

Canada vs. Caribbean/West Indies


Canada
5		 Ottawa Athletic Club, Ottawa, Canada[6]
29–31 October 1976
Carpet (indoors)
Caribbean/West Indies
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
Cricket West Indies		 James Boyce
John Antonas		 6
2		 6
2		 6
4		      
2 Canada
Cricket West Indies		 Réjean Genois
Leo Rolle		 6
3		 6
4		 3
6 		6
1		    
3 Canada
Cricket West Indies		 Greg Halder / Dale Power
John Antonas / Leo Rolle		 4
6 		6
3		 2
6 		7
5		 6
4		  
4 Canada
Cricket West Indies		 Réjean Genois
John Antonas		 9
7		 6
0		 6
2		      
5 Canada
Cricket West Indies		 James Boyce
Leo Rolle		 5
7 		9
7		 6
4		 6
4		    

Qualifying round

Brazil vs. Bolivia


Brazil
4		 São Paulo, Brazil[7]
12–14 November 1976
Bolivia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Brazil
Bolivia		 Thomaz Koch
Juan Carlos Alvarado		 6
1		 4
6 		6
1		 6
0		    
2 Brazil
Bolivia		 Carlos Kirmayr
Ramiro Benavides		 6
0		 6
1		 7
5		      
3 Brazil
Bolivia		 Carlos Kirmayr / Thomaz Koch
Juan Carlos Alvarado / Ramiro Benavides		 6
1		 6
2		 6
2		      
4 Brazil
Bolivia		 Júlio Góes
Oscar Chiarella		 6
0		 6
0		 6
4		      
5 Brazil
Bolivia		 Carlos Kirmayr
Juan Carlos Alvarado		           not
played

Argentina vs. Ecuador


Argentina
4		 Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[8]
12–14 November 1976
Clay
Ecuador
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Argentina
Ecuador		 Ricardo Cano
Ricardo Ycaza		 6
3		 3
6 		6
1		 6
2		    
2 Argentina
Ecuador		 Fernando Dalla Fontana
Miguel Olvera		 5
7 		8
6		 6
1		 6
4		    
3 Argentina
Ecuador		 Ricardo Cano / José Luis Clerc
Colón Núñez / Ricardo Ycaza		 6
3		 3
6 		8
6		 6
2		    
4 Argentina
Ecuador		 José Luis Clerc
Colón Núñez		 6
3		 6
1		 6
1		      
5 Argentina
Ecuador		 Fernando Dalla Fontana
Ricardo Ycaza		 3
6 		10
12 		3
6 		     

Venezuela vs. United States


Venezuela
1		 Altamira Tennis Club, Caracas, Venezuela[9]
12–14 November 1976
United States
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Venezuela
United States		 Jorge Andrew
Dick Stockton		 2
6 		4
6 		7
9 		     
2 Venezuela
United States		 Humphrey Hose
Vitas Gerulaitis		 6
3		 4
6 		3
6 		4
6 		   
3 Venezuela
United States		 Jorge Andrew / Humphrey Hose
Fred McNair / Sherwood Stewart		 6
8 		3
6 		4
6 		     
4 Venezuela
United States		 Humphrey Hose
Dick Stockton		 6
4		 3
6 		11
9		 9
7		    
5 Venezuela
United States		 Jorge Andrew
Vitas Gerulaitis		 3
6 		6
1		 3
6 		5
7 		   

Canada vs. Mexico


Canada
2		 Ottawa Athletic Club, Ottawa, Canada[10]
3–5 November 1976
Carpet (indoors)
Mexico
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
Mexico		 Réjean Genois
Joaquín Loyo Mayo		 3
6 		7
9 		6
3		 4
6 		   
2 Canada
Mexico		 Dale Power
Roberto Chávez		 6
2		 3
6 		8
6		 6
2		    
3 Canada
Mexico		 James Boyce / Réjean Genois
Marcello Lara / Joaquín Loyo Mayo		 6
3		 7
9 		3
6 		4
6 		   
4 Canada
Mexico		 Réjean Genois
Roberto Chávez		 4
6 		5
7 		6
2		 6
0		 1
6 		 
5 Canada
Mexico		 Dale Power
Joaquín Loyo Mayo		 10
8		 6
4		 8
10 		6
4		    

Main draw

Draw
Quarterfinals
17–19 December 1976		Semifinals
18–20 March; 15–17 April		Final
28 April–1 May
 Chile
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
bye
 Chile1
São Paulo, Brazil (clay)
 Argentina4
 Brazil2
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
 Argentina3
 Argentina3
Tucson, AZ, United States (hard)
 United States2
 United States4
Newport Beach, CA, United States (hard)
 Mexico1
 United States4
 South Africa1
bye
 South Africa

Quarterfinals

Brazil vs. Argentina


Brazil
2		 São Paulo, Brazil[11]
17–19 December 1976
Clay
Argentina
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Brazil
Argentina		 Thomaz Koch
Ricardo Cano		 3
6 		7
5		 6
4		 6
1		    
2 Brazil
Argentina		 Carlos Kirmayr
Guillermo Vilas		 8
10 		1
6 		      retired
 
3 Brazil
Argentina		 Carlos Kirmayr / Thomaz Koch
Lito Álvarez / Guillermo Vilas		 7
5		 6
4		 4
6 		6
4		    
4 Brazil
Argentina		 Thomaz Koch
Guillermo Vilas		 6
4		 1
6 		2
6 		4
6 		   
5 Brazil
Argentina		 Carlos Kirmayr
Ricardo Cano		 6
3		 2
6 		0
6 		0
6 		   

United States vs. Mexico


United States
4		 Racquet Club Ranch, Tucson, AZ, United States[12]
17–19 December 1976
Hard
Mexico
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Mexico		 Roscoe Tanner
Raúl Ramírez		 7
5		 6
4		 6
4		      
2 United States
Mexico		 Arthur Ashe
Roberto Chávez		 6
4		 6
4		 6
4		      
3 United States
Mexico		 Bob Lutz / Stan Smith
Emilio Montaño / Raúl Ramírez		 6
2		 6
3		 6
4		      
4 United States
Mexico		 Roscoe Tanner
Roberto Chávez		 6
1		 6
3		 2
6 		6
3		    
5 United States
Mexico		 Arthur Ashe
Raúl Ramírez		 3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     

Semifinals

Argentina vs. Chile


Argentina
4		 Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[13]
18–20 March 1977
Clay
Chile
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Argentina
Chile		 Ricardo Cano
Patricio Cornejo		 8
6		 4
6 		6
2		 6
8 		6
2		  
2 Argentina
Chile		 Guillermo Vilas
Jaime Fillol		 8
6		 3
6 		6
2		 6
3		    
3 Argentina
Chile		 Lito Álvarez / Guillermo Vilas
Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol		 3
6 		0
6 		8
10 		     
4 Argentina
Chile		 Ricardo Cano
Jaime Fillol		 6
4		 6
4		 6
4		      
5 Argentina
Chile		 Guillermo Vilas
Patricio Cornejo		 6
1		 6
1		 6
3		      

United States vs. South Africa


United States
4		 Newport Beach Tennis Club, Newport Beach, CA, United States[14]
15–17 April 1977
Hard
South Africa
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
South Africa		 Roscoe Tanner
Byron Bertram		 6
4		 6
2		 1
6 		6
4		    
2 United States
South Africa		 Brian Gottfried
Raymond Moore		 6
4		 6
2		 6
3		      
3 United States
South Africa		 Bob Lutz / Stan Smith
Byron Bertram / Frew McMillan		 7
5		 6
1		 3
6 		6
3		    
4 United States
South Africa		 Roscoe Tanner
Raymond Moore		 7
9 		4
6 		7
5		 2
6 		   
5 United States
South Africa		 Brian Gottfried
Byron Bertram		 6
4		 6
3		 6
4		      

Final

Argentina vs. United States


Argentina
3		 Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[2]
28 April–1 May 1977
Clay
United States
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Argentina
United States		 Ricardo Cano
Dick Stockton		 3
6 		6
4		 8
6		 6
4		    
2 Argentina
United States		 Guillermo Vilas
Brian Gottfried		 6
4		 6
0		 6
2		      
3 Argentina
United States		 Lito Álvarez / Ricardo Cano
Fred McNair / Sherwood Stewart		 3
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
4 Argentina
United States		 Guillermo Vilas
Dick Stockton		 5
7 		6
2		 6
2		 6
2		    
5 Argentina
United States		 Ricardo Cano
Brian Gottfried		 5
7 		5
7 		0
6 		     

References
  1. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. "Argentina v United States". daviscup.com.
  3. "Bolivia v Peru". daviscup.com.
  4. "Uruguay v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
  5. "Venezuela v Colombia". daviscup.com.
  6. "Canada v Caribbean/West Indies". daviscup.com.
  7. "Brazil v Bolivia". daviscup.com.
  8. "Argentina v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
  9. "Venezuela v United States". daviscup.com.
  10. "Canada v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  11. "Brazil v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  12. "United States v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  13. "Argentina v Chile". daviscup.com.
  14. "United States v South Africa". daviscup.com.
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