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1974 Davis Cup

1974 Davis Cup tennis
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Duration 5 October 1973 – 1 December 1974
Edition 63rd
Teams 55
Champion
Winning Nation South Africa
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Americas Zone

North & Central America Zone

Preliminary Rounds

  First Round
19–21 October 1973		   Qualifying Round
23–25 November 1973
                 
  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    
    bye       Bogotá, Colombia
        United States 1
  Cali, Colombia     Colombia 4
    Mexico 1
    Colombia 4  

South America Zone

Preliminary Rounds

  First Round
5–7 October; 14–16 December		   Qualifying Round
4–6 January
                 
  Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
    Ecuador 5  
    Uruguay 0     Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
        Ecuador 0
  Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)     South Africa 5
    Brazil 0
    South Africa 5  

Main Draw

  Semifinals   Final
8–10 March
                 
  Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
    Chile    
    bye       Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
        Chile 2
        South Africa 3
    South Africa w/o
    Argentina    

Americas Inter-Zonal Final


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		    
      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
5–7 April		   Qualifying Round
5–21 April
                 
   
    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    
    bye       Rawalpindi, Pakistan
      Australia 3  
  Lahore, Pakistan     Pakistan 0  
    Pakistan 4
    Philippines 1     Calcutta, India
      Australia 2
  Taipei, Taiwan (hard)       India 3
    Chinese Taipei 0  
    Japan 3     Kanpur, India
      Japan 1
        India 4  
    bye  
    India    

Final


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		    
      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		    

Europe Zone

Zone A

Pre-Qualifying Rounds

  First Round
5–7 October 1973		   Qualifying Round
28–30 December 1973
                 
  Istanbul, Turkey (indoor clay)
    Turkey 3  
    Lebanon 2     Istanbul, Turkey
        Turkey 5
        Luxembourg 0
    bye  
    Luxembourg    

Preliminary Rounds

  First Round
22 March–21 April		   Qualifying Round
3–19 May
                 
   
    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    
    bye       Bucharest, Romania (clay)
      Romania 3  
  Vienna, Austria     France 2  
    Austria 1
    France 3     Mestre, Italy (clay)
      Romania 2
  Båstad, Sweden (clay)       Italy 3
    Sweden 4  
    Netherlands 1     Båstad, Sweden (clay)
      Sweden 2
        Italy 3  
    bye  
    Italy    

Final


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 		     
      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
17–19 December 1973		   Qualifying Round
11–13 January; 5–7 April
                 
   
    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
19–21 April		   Qualifying Round
3–5 May
                 
   
    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    
Jack Young