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1976 Davis Cup

1976 Davis Cup tennis
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Duration 22 August 1975 – 19 December 1976
Edition 65th
Teams 53
Champion
Winning Nation Italy
← 1975 1977 →

Americas Zone

Preliminary Rounds

  First Round
26 September–9 November 1975		   Qualifying Round
17 October–21 December 1975
                 
   
    United States    
    Tucson, AZ, United States (hard)
    bye    
      United States 5
   
      Venezuela 0
    Venezuela  
   
    bye    
   
  Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
   
    Mexico 5  
    Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
    Caribbean/West Indies 0  
      Mexico 3
  Montreal, Canada (indoor carpet)
      Canada 2
    Canada 5
   
    Colombia 0  
   
 
    Brazil w/o  
    Brasilia, Brazil (clay)
    Bolivia    
      Brazil 5
  Lima, Peru
      Peru 0
    Peru 3
   
    Uruguay 2  
   
   
   
    bye    
    Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
    Ecuador    
      Ecuador 0
   
      Argentina 5
    bye  
 
    Argentina    

Main Draw

  Quarterfinals
19–28 December 1975		   Semifinals
5–7 March		   Final
26–28 April
                           
   
    South Africa    
    bye        
      South Africa w/o  
  Mexico City, Mexico (clay)     Mexico    
    United States 2
    Mexico 3     Santiago, Chile
      South Africa 2
  Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)       Chile 3
    Brazil 0  
    Argentina 5     Santiago, Chile (clay)
      Argentina 2
        Chile 3  
    bye  
    Chile    

Final


Chile
3		 Santiago, Chile
26–28 April 1976
South Africa
2
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Patricio Cornejo
Bernard Mitton		 4
6 		6
3		 5
7 		5
7 		   
2   Jaime Fillol
Raymond Moore		 7
5		 8
6		 6
3		      
3   Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol
Byron Bertram / Frew McMillan		 6
3		 10
8		 2
6 		4
6 		3
6 		 
4   Patricio Cornejo
Raymond Moore		 5
7 		6
2		 10
8		 7
5		    
5   Jaime Fillol
Bernard Mitton		 7
5		 6
3		 4
6 		6
2		    
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Patricio Cornejo
Bernard Mitton		 4
6 		6
3		 5
7 		5
7 		   
2   Jaime Fillol
Raymond Moore		 7
5		 8
6		 6
3		      
3   Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol
Byron Bertram / Frew McMillan		 6
3		 10
8		 2
6 		4
6 		3
6 		 
4   Patricio Cornejo
Raymond Moore		 5
7 		6
2		 10
8		 7
5		    
5   Jaime Fillol
Bernard Mitton		 7
5		 6
3		 4
6 		6
2		    

Eastern Zone

Preliminary Rounds

  First Round
26–28 September 1975		   Qualifying Round
30 September–1 October 1975
                 
   
    Indonesia    
    Jakarta, Indonesia
    bye    
      Indonesia 3
   
      South Korea 2
    South Korea  
   
    bye    
   
   
   
    Sri Lanka    
    Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)
    bye    
      Sri Lanka 0
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
      Pakistan 4
    Malaysia 0
   
    Pakistan 5  
   
Amritsar, India
    India 5  
    Tokyo, Japan
    Thailand 0  
      India 3
   
      Japan 2
    bye  
   
    Japan    
   
   
   
    bye    
    Taipei, Taiwan (hard)
    Philippines    
      Philippines 4
   
      Chinese Taipei 0
    bye  
 
    Chinese Taipei    

Main Draw

  Quarterfinals
28 November–21 December 1975		   Semifinals
9–18 January		   Final
27 February–1 March
                           
   
    Australia    
    bye       Hobart, Australia (grass)
      Australia 5  
  Karachi, Pakistan     Indonesia 0  
    Indonesia 4
    Pakistan 1     Brisbane, Australia (grass)
      Australia 3
  Manila, Philippines       New Zealand 1
    India 4  
    Philippines 0     Auckland, New Zealand (grass)
      India 2
        New Zealand 3  
    bye  
    New Zealand    

Final


Australia
3		 Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia
27 February–1 March 1976
Grass
New Zealand
1
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Ross Case
Brian Fairlie		 6
3		 8
10 		1
6 		6
2		 4
6 		 
2   John Newcombe
Onny Parun		 8
6		 6
3		 7
5		      
3   John Newcombe / Tony Roche
Brian Fairlie / Onny Parun		 6
1		 3
6 		6
3		 7
5		    
4   John Newcombe
Brian Fairlie		 8
6		 5
7 		11
9		 6
3		    
5   Ross Case
Onny Parun		           not
played
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Ross Case
Brian Fairlie		 6
3		 8
10 		1
6 		6
2		 4
6 		 
2   John Newcombe
Onny Parun		 8
6		 6
3		 7
5		      
3   John Newcombe / Tony Roche
Brian Fairlie / Onny Parun		 6
1		 3
6 		6
3		 7
5		    
4   John Newcombe
Brian Fairlie		 8
6		 5
7 		11
9		 6
3		    
5   Ross Case
Onny Parun		           not
played

Europe Zone

Zone A

Pre-Qualifying Round

  Pre-Qualifying Round
       
   
    Turkey  
    Israel w/o

Preliminary Rounds

  First Round
26 September–4 October 1975		   Qualifying Round
1–4 January; 30 April–2 May
                 
  Copenhagen, Denmark (indoor carpet)
    Finland 1  
    Freiburg, West Germany (clay)
    Denmark 4  
      Denmark 0
   
      West Germany 5
    bye  
   
    West Germany    
   
  Monte Carlo, Monaco
   
    Monaco 4  
    Tbilisi, Soviet Union
    Israel 1  
      Monaco 0
   
      Soviet Union 5
    bye  
   
    Soviet Union    
   
Brussels, Belgium
    Belgium 4  
    Brussels, Belgium
    Netherlands 1  
      Belgium 0
   
      Hungary 5
    bye  
   
    Hungary    
   
   
   
    Ireland w/o  
    Cairo, Egypt
    Rhodesia    
      Ireland 1
   
      Egypt 4
    bye  
 
    Egypt    

Main Draw

  Quarterfinals
14–16 May		   Semifinals
23–25 July		   Final
13–15 August
                           
   
    Spain    
    bye       Donetsk, Soviet Union
      Spain 1  
  Bad Homburg, West Germany     Soviet Union 4  
    West Germany 1
    Soviet Union 4     Tbilisi, Soviet Union
      Soviet Union 4
  Budapest, Hungary       Hungary 1
    Hungary 5  
    Egypt 0     Budapest, Hungary (clay)
      Hungary 3
        Czechoslovakia 1  
    bye  
    Czechoslovakia    

Final


Soviet Union
4		 Tbilisi, Soviet Union
13–15 August 1976
Hungary
1
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Alex Metreveli
János Benyik		 6
3		 7
5		 6
3		      
2   Teimuraz Kakulia
Balázs Taróczy		 3
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
3   Teimuraz Kakulia / Alex Metreveli
Péter Szőke / Balázs Taróczy		 12
10		 6
0		 6
4		      
4   Alex Metreveli
Balázs Taróczy		 7
5		 6
1		 9
7		      
5   Teimuraz Kakulia
János Benyik		 6
4		 6
8 		3
6 		6
3		 6
1		  
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Alex Metreveli
János Benyik		 6
3		 7
5		 6
3		      
2   Teimuraz Kakulia
Balázs Taróczy		 3
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
3   Teimuraz Kakulia / Alex Metreveli
Péter Szőke / Balázs Taróczy		 12
10		 6
0		 6
4		      
4   Alex Metreveli
Balázs Taróczy		 7
5		 6
1		 9
7		      
5   Teimuraz Kakulia
János Benyik		 6
4		 6
8 		3
6 		6
3		 6
1		  

Zone B

Pre-Qualifying Rounds

  First Round   Qualifying Round
22–24 August 1975
                 
   
    Iran    
     
    bye    
      Iran w/o
   
      Nigeria  
    Nigeria w/o
   
    Algeria    
   
   
   
    bye    
    Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay)
    Luxembourg    
      Luxembourg 0
   
      Portugal 5
    bye  
   
    Portugal    

Preliminary Rounds

  First Round
5 September–12 October 1975		   Qualifying Round
2 April–2 May
                 
  Tehran, Iran
    Iran 2  
    Zürich, Switzerland (clay)
    Switzerland 3  
      Switzerland 1
   
      Great Britain 4
    bye  
   
    Great Britain    
   
  Sofia, Bulgaria
   
    Bulgaria 1  
    Vienna, Austria
    Austria 4  
      Austria 1
   
      Romania 4
    bye  
   
    Romania    
   
 
    Italy    
    Florence, Italy (clay)
    bye    
      Italy 5
  Warsaw, Poland (clay)
      Poland 0
    Poland 5
   
    Norway 0  
   
   
   
    bye    
    Zagreb, Yugoslavia
    Yugoslavia    
      Yugoslavia 5
  Athens, Greece (clay)
      Greece 0
    Greece 4
 
    Portugal 1  
Jack Young