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1977 Davis Cup

1977 Davis Cup tennis
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Duration 25 August 1976 – 4 December 1977
Edition 66th
Teams 55
Champion
Winning Nation Australia
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Americas Zone

Preliminary Rounds

  First Round
8 October–1 November 1976		   Qualifying Round
3–14 November 1976
                 
   
    Brazil    
    São Paulo, Brazil
    bye    
      Brazil 4
  La Paz, Bolivia (clay)
      Bolivia 0
    Bolivia 4
   
    Peru 1  
   
   
   
    Argentina    
    Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
    bye    
      Argentina 4
  Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
      Ecuador 1
    Uruguay 2
   
    Ecuador 3  
   
Caracas, Venezuela
    Venezuela 4  
    Caracas, Venezuela
    Colombia 0  
      Venezuela 1
   
      United States 4
    bye  
   
    United States    
   
  Ottawa, Canada (indoor carpet)
   
    Canada 5  
    Ottawa, Canada (indoor carpet)
    Caribbean/West Indies 0  
      Canada 2
   
      Mexico 3
    bye  
 
    Mexico    

Main Draw

  Quarterfinals
17–19 December 1976		   Semifinals
18–20 March; 15–17 April		   Final
28 April–1 May
                           
   
    Chile    
    bye       Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
      Chile 1  
  São Paulo, Brazil (clay)     Argentina 4  
    Brazil 2
    Argentina 3     Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
      Argentina 3
  Tucson, AZ, United States (hard)       United States 2
    United States 4  
    Mexico 1     Newport Beach, CA, United States (hard)
      United States 4
        South Africa 1  
    bye  
    South Africa    

Final


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

Eastern Zone

Preliminary Rounds

  First Round
1–17 October 1976		   Qualifying Round
12–14 November 1976
                 
  Manila, Philippines
    Philippines 4  
     
    Sri Lanka 0  
      Philippines  
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
      Thailand w/o
    Malaysia 1
   
    Thailand 4  
   
   
   
    South Korea w/o  
    Seoul, South Korea
    Pakistan    
      South Korea 2
  Tokyo, Japan (hard)
      Japan 3
    Japan 5
   
    Chinese Taipei 0  

Main Draw

  Quarterfinals
2–12 December 1976		   Semifinals
21–23 January		   Final
11–13 February
                           
   
    New Zealand    
    bye       Auckland, New Zealand (grass)
      New Zealand 5  
  Jakarta, Indonesia     Indonesia 0  
    Indonesia 5
    Thailand 0     Auckland, New Zealand (grass)
      New Zealand 0
  New Delhi, India       Australia 4
    Japan 2  
    India 3     Perth, Australia (grass)
      India 0
        Australia 5  
    bye  
    Australia    

Final


New Zealand
0		 Stanley Street, Auckland, New Zealand
11–13 February 1977
Grass
Australia
4
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Onny Parun
Mark Edmondson		 3
6 		5
7 		7
5		 4
6 		   
2   Brian Fairlie
John Alexander		 3
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
3   Brian Fairlie / Onny Parun
John Alexander / Phil Dent		 1
6 		6
3		 6
4		 1
6 		4
6 		 
4   Onny Parun
John Alexander		 11
9		 6
4		 4
6 		3
6 		4
6 		 
5   Chris Lewis
Mark Edmondson		 4
6 		6
4		 4
6 		    not
completed
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Onny Parun
Mark Edmondson		 3
6 		5
7 		7
5		 4
6 		   
2   Brian Fairlie
John Alexander		 3
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
3   Brian Fairlie / Onny Parun
John Alexander / Phil Dent		 1
6 		6
3		 6
4		 1
6 		4
6 		 
4   Onny Parun
John Alexander		 11
9		 6
4		 4
6 		3
6 		4
6 		 
5   Chris Lewis
Mark Edmondson		 4
6 		6
4		 4
6 		    not
completed

Europe Zone

Zone A

Pre-Qualifying Rounds

  First Round   Qualifying Round
25–27 August 1976
                 
   
    Iran    
    bye       Tehran, Iran (clay)
        Iran 5
        Algeria 0
    Algeria w/o
    Morocco    

Preliminary Rounds

  First Round
17–26 September 1976		   Qualifying Round
19–21 March; 22 April–1 May
                 
  Poznań, Poland (clay)
    Norway 0  
    Warsaw, Poland
    Poland 5  
      Poland 3
   
      West Germany 1
    bye  
   
    West Germany    
   
  Biel, Switzerland
   
    Switzerland 3  
    Zürich, Switzerland
    Rhodesia 2  
      Switzerland 2
   
      France 3
    bye  
   
    France    
   
 
    Romania    
    Bucharest, Romania (clay)
    bye    
      Romania 5
  Brussels, Belgium
      Belgium 0
    Bulgaria 2
   
    Belgium 3  
   
   
   
    Czechoslovakia    
    Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
    bye    
      Czechoslovakia 5
  Dublin, Ireland
      Ireland 0
    Iran 2
 
    Ireland 3  

Main Draw

  Quarterfinals
6–8 May		   Semifinals
9–11 June		   Final
23–25 July
                           
   
    Soviet Union    
    bye        
      Soviet Union    
  Warsaw, Poland     France w/o  
    Poland 0
    France 5     Paris, France (clay)
      France 3
  Bucharest, Romania (clay)       Romania 2
    Romania 3  
    Czechoslovakia 1     Bucharest, Romania (clay)
      Romania 4
        Great Britain 1  
    bye  
    Great Britain    

Final


France
3		 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France
23–25 July 1977
Clay
Romania
2
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   François Jauffret
Ilie Năstase		 3
6 		0
6 		6
4		 6
3		 6
1		  
2   Patrick Proisy
Dumitru Hărădău		 6
2		 6
4		 8
6		      
3   Patrice Dominguez / François Jauffret
Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac		 3
6 		4
6 		6
3		 5
7 		   
4   François Jauffret
Dumitru Hărădău		 6
1		 6
4		 6
4		      
5   Patrick Proisy
Ilie Năstase		 4
6 		6
4		 6
8 		1
6 		   
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   François Jauffret
Ilie Năstase		 3
6 		0
6 		6
4		 6
3		 6
1		  
2   Patrick Proisy
Dumitru Hărădău		 6
2		 6
4		 8
6		      
3   Patrice Dominguez / François Jauffret
Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac		 3
6 		4
6 		6
3		 5
7 		   
4   François Jauffret
Dumitru Hărădău		 6
1		 6
4		 6
4		      
5   Patrick Proisy
Ilie Năstase		 4
6 		6
4		 6
8 		1
6 		   

Zone B

Pre-Qualifying Rounds

  First Round   Qualifying Round
28 August–19 September 1976
                 
   
    Israel    
    Tel Aviv, Israel (hard)
    bye    
      Israel 5
   
      Turkey 0
    Kenya  
   
    Turkey w/o  
   
   
   
    Luxembourg    
    Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg
    bye    
      Luxembourg 0
   
      Finland 5
    bye  
   
    Finland    

Preliminary Rounds

  First Round
24–26 September 1976		   Qualifying Round
1–24 April
                 
  Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)
    Netherlands 5  
    Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)
    Israel 0  
      Netherlands 0
   
      Yugoslavia 5
    bye  
   
    Yugoslavia    
   
  Athens, Greece (clay)
   
    Greece 3  
    Athens, Greece
    Denmark 1  
      Greece 0
   
      Spain 5
    bye  
   
    Spain    
   
 
    Sweden    
    Uppsala, Sweden (indoor hard)
    bye    
      Sweden 5
  Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
      Monaco 0
    Portugal 1
   
    Monaco 4  
   
  Vienna, Austria
   
    Austria 5  
    Vienna, Austria
    Finland 0  
      Austria 5
   
      Egypt 0
    bye  
 
    Egypt    
Miroslaw Jaworski