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1975 Davis Cup

1975 Davis Cup tennis
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Duration 23 August 1974 – 21 December 1975
Edition 64th
Teams 53
Champion
Winning Nation Sweden
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Americas Zone

North & Central America Zone

Preliminary Rounds

  First Round
4–13 October 1974		   Qualifying Round
31 January–2 February
                 
  Nassau, Bahamas (clay)
    Caribbean/West Indies 0  
    United States 5     Palm Springs, CA, United States (hard)
        United States 2
  Quebec City, Canada (indoor carpet)     Mexico 3
    Canada 1
    Mexico 4  

Main Draw

  Semifinals   Final
                 
   
    Colombia    
    bye        
        Colombia  
        South Africa w/o
    South Africa w/o
    Mexico    

South America Zone

Preliminary Rounds

  First Round   Qualifying Round
15–17 November 1974
13–15 December 1974
                 
   
    Uruguay w/o  
    Montevideo, Uruguay
    Ecuador    
      Uruguay 0
   
      Argentina 5
    Argentina  
   
    bye    
   
   
   
    bye    
    São Paulo, Brazil
    Brazil    
      Brazil 4
   
      Bolivia 0
    bye  
   
    Bolivia    

Main Draw

  Semifinals
20–22 December 1974		   Final
10–12 January
                 
   
    Chile    
    bye       Santiago, Chile
        Chile 4
  São Paulo, Brazil (clay)     Brazil 1
    Brazil 3
    Argentina 2  

Americas Inter-Zonal Final


Chile
5		 Santiago, Chile
18–20 July 1975
South Africa
0
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Patricio Cornejo
Bernard Mitton		 4
6 		6
4		 6
2		 7
5		    
2   Jaime Fillol
Ray Moore		 6
3		 6
3		 0
6 		3
6 		6
3		  
3   Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol
Frew McMillan / Ray Moore		 7
5		 6
2		 6
4		      
4   Jaime Fillol
Bernard Mitton		 2
6 		6
2		 3
6 		6
1		 7
5		  
5   Patricio Cornejo
Ray Moore		 6
3		 6
4		 4
6 		6
3		    
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Patricio Cornejo
Bernard Mitton		 4
6 		6
4		 6
2		 7
5		    
2   Jaime Fillol
Ray Moore		 6
3		 6
3		 0
6 		3
6 		6
3		  
3   Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol
Frew McMillan / Ray Moore		 7
5		 6
2		 6
4		      
4   Jaime Fillol
Bernard Mitton		 2
6 		6
2		 3
6 		6
1		 7
5		  
5   Patricio Cornejo
Ray Moore		 6
3		 6
4		 4
6 		6
3		    

Eastern Zone

Preliminary Rounds

  Pre-Qualifying Round
31 October–2 November 1974		   Preliminary Round
15 November–1 December 1974
                 
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    Malaysia 0  
    Saigon, South Vietnam
    South Vietnam 5  
      South Vietnam 3
   
      South Korea 2
    bye  
   
    South Korea    
   
   
   
    Indonesia    
    Jakarta, Indonesia
    bye    
      Indonesia 0
   
      Japan 5
    bye  
   
    Japan    
   
 
    Sri Lanka    
    Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)
    bye    
      Sri Lanka 1
  Manila, Philippines
      Philippines 3
    Philippines 3
   
    Pakistan 2  

Main Draw

  Quarterfinals
29 November–8 December 1974		   Semifinals
10–19 January		   Final
28 February–2 March
                           
   
    India    
    bye       Lucknow, India
      India 1  
  Auckland, New Zealand (grass)     New Zealand 3  
    New Zealand 5
    South Vietnam 0     Auckland, New Zealand (grass)
      New Zealand 0
  Tokyo, Japan       Australia 4
    Japan 5  
    Philippines 0     Adelaide, Australia (grass)
      Japan 1
        Australia 4  
    bye  
    Australia    

Final


New Zealand
0		 Stanley Street, Auckland, New Zealand
28 February–2 March 1975
Grass
Australia
4
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Brian Fairlie
John Newcombe		 5
7 		3
6 		5
7 		     
2   Onny Parun
Ken Rosewall		 2
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
3   Brian Fairlie / Onny Parun
Geoff Masters / John Newcombe		 4
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     
4   Brian Fairlie
Ken Rosewall		 1
6 		11
9		 5
7 		7
9 		   
5   Onny Parun
Geoff Masters		 6
3		 10
8		       not
completed
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Brian Fairlie
John Newcombe		 5
7 		3
6 		5
7 		     
2   Onny Parun
Ken Rosewall		 2
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
3   Brian Fairlie / Onny Parun
Geoff Masters / John Newcombe		 4
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     
4   Brian Fairlie
Ken Rosewall		 1
6 		11
9		 5
7 		7
9 		   
5   Onny Parun
Geoff Masters		 6
3		 10
8		       not
completed

Europe Zone

Zone A

Pre-Qualifying Round

  Pre-Qualifying Round
23–25 August 1974
       
  Tehran, Iran
    Iran 5
    Lebanon 0
  Tel Aviv, Israel (hard)
    Israel 5
    Luxembourg 0

Preliminary Rounds

  First Round
20–29 September 1974		   Qualifying Round
2–4 May
                 
   
    Spain    
    Murcia, Spain (clay)
    bye    
      Spain 5
  Copenhagen, Denmark (indoor carpet)
      Denmark 0
    Denmark 4
   
    Greece 1  
   
   
   
    Austria    
    Vienna, Austria (clay)
    bye    
      Austria 0
  London, United Kingdom (indoor carpet)
      Great Britain 4
    Great Britain 5
   
    Iran 0  
   
Poznań, Poland (clay)
    Poland 5  
    Warsaw, Poland (clay)
    Portugal 0  
      Poland 1
   
      Sweden 4
    bye  
   
    Sweden    
   
  Tel Aviv, Israel (hard)
   
    Israel 0  
    Freiburg, West Germany
    Switzerland 5  
      Switzerland 0
   
      West Germany 5
    bye  
 
    West Germany    

Main Draw

  Quarterfinals
9–18 May		   Semifinals
18–20 July		   Final
25–27 July
                           
   
    Romania    
    bye       Barcelona, Spain (clay)
      Romania 2  
  Barcelona, Spain (clay)     Spain 3  
    Spain 3
    Great Britain 2     Barcelona, Spain (clay)
      Spain 2
  West Berlin (clay)       Sweden 3
    West Germany 2  
    Sweden 3     Jūrmala, Soviet Union (clay)
      Sweden 3
        Soviet Union 2  
    bye  
    Soviet Union    

Final


Spain
2		 Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
25–27 July 1975
Clay
Sweden
3
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Manuel Orantes
Birger Andersson		 6
1		 6
3		 6
4		      
2   José Higueras
Björn Borg		 3
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
3   Juan Gisbert / Manuel Orantes
Ove Bengtson / Björn Borg		 6
4		 6
3		 6
1		      
4   Manuel Orantes
Björn Borg		 4
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
5   José Higueras
Birger Andersson		 6
3		 4
6 		3
6 		0
6 		   
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Manuel Orantes
Birger Andersson		 6
1		 6
3		 6
4		      
2   José Higueras
Björn Borg		 3
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
3   Juan Gisbert / Manuel Orantes
Ove Bengtson / Björn Borg		 6
4		 6
3		 6
1		      
4   Manuel Orantes
Björn Borg		 4
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
5   José Higueras
Birger Andersson		 6
3		 4
6 		3
6 		0
6 		   

Zone B

Pre-Qualifying Round

  Pre-Qualifying Round
23 August–14 September 1974
       
  Lagos, Nigeria (hard)
    Nigeria 5
    Kenya 0
  Istanbul, Turkey
    Turkey 3
    Ireland 2

Preliminary Rounds

  First Round
13–29 September 1974		   Qualifying Round
2–11 May
                 
   
    Netherlands    
    Budapest, Hungary
    bye    
      Netherlands 0
  Helsinki, Finland
      Hungary 5
    Finland 1
   
    Hungary 4  
   
   
   
    Egypt    
    Monte Carlo, Monaco
    bye    
      Egypt 3
  Monte Carlo, Monaco
      Monaco 1
    Monaco 4
   
    Nigeria 1  
   
Brussels, Belgium (indoor hard)
    Belgium 5  
    Paris, France (clay)
    Norway 0  
      Belgium 4
   
      France 1
    bye  
   
    France    
   
  Sofia, Bulgaria
   
    Bulgaria 5  
    Zagreb, Yugoslavia
    Turkey 0  
      Bulgaria 1
   
      Yugoslavia 4
    bye  
 
    Yugoslavia    

Main Draw

  Quarterfinals
16–25 May		   Semifinals
20–22 June; 18–20 July		   Final
25–27 July
                           
   
    Czechoslovakia    
    bye       Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
      Czechoslovakia 4  
  Cairo, Egypt     Hungary 1  
    Egypt 2
    Hungary 3     Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
      Czechoslovakia 3
  Paris, France (clay)       France 2
    France 3  
    Yugoslavia 0     Paris, France (clay)
      France 3
        Italy 2  
    bye  
    Italy    
Miroslaw Jaworski