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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