1974 Davis Cup
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1974 edition of the Davis Cup
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| Duration | 5 October 1973 – 1 December 1974 |
| Edition | 63rd |
| Teams | 55 |
| Champion | |
| Winning nation | South Africa |
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The 1974 Davis Cup was the 63rd edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 57 teams would enter the competition, 33 in the Europe Zone, 12 in the Americas Zone, and 12 in the Eastern Zone. Nigeria made its first appearance in the tournament.[citation needed ]
South Africa defeated Colombia in the Americas Inter-Zonal final, India defeated Australia in the Eastern Zone final, and Italy and the Soviet Union were the winners of the two Europe Zones, defeating Romania and Czechoslovakia respectively. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, South Africa defeated Italy and India defeated the Soviet Union in the semifinals.
India refused to travel to South Africa for the final due to their government's opposition to South Africa's apartheid policies: therefore, the final was scratched and South Africa were awarded the Davis Cup.[1] [2] South Africa became only the fifth nation to win the Davis Cup, breaking the dominance of the United States, Great Britain, France and Australia teams which had won every tournament before this year.[3]
Americas Zone
[edit ]Main article: 1974 Davis Cup Americas Zone
North & Central America Zone
[edit ]Preliminary rounds
[edit ] First Round Qualifying Round
Kingston, Jamaica (indoor hard)
Canada 3
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
Canada 1
Mexico 4
bye
bye
Colombia 3
bye
Main Draw
[edit ]South America Zone
[edit ]Preliminary rounds
[edit ]Main Draw
[edit ]Americas Inter-Zonal Final
[edit ]Colombia vs. South Africa
Colombia 2 |
Bogotá, Colombia [4] 10–12 May 1974 |
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Eastern Zone
[edit ]Main article: 1974 Davis Cup Eastern Zone
Preliminary rounds
[edit ] First Round Qualifying Round
Karachi, Pakistan
bye
Pakistan 4
Malaysia 1
bye
bye
bye
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Japan 3
Japan 3
bye
Chinese Taipei w/o
bye
Main Draw
[edit ] Quarterfinals
26–28 April Semifinals
3–5 May Final
10–12 May
26–28 April Semifinals
3–5 May Final
10–12 May
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
bye
Lahore, Pakistan
Pakistan 0
Pakistan 4
Calcutta, India
India 3
Kanpur, India
Japan 3
Japan 1
India 4
bye
Final
[edit ]India vs. Australia
India 3 |
Calcutta, India[5] 10–12 May 1974 |
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The Eastern Zone Final set the Davis Cup record for the most games in a tie (327).[6]
Europe Zone
[edit ]Main article: 1974 Davis Cup Europe Zone
Zone A
[edit ]Pre-qualifying rounds
[edit ] First Round Qualifying Round
Istanbul, Turkey (indoor clay)
Turkey 3
Istanbul, Turkey
Lebanon 2
Turkey 5
bye
Preliminary rounds
[edit ] First Round Qualifying Round
Vienna, Austria
bye
Zürich, Switzerland
Austria 3
Austria 3
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
Helsinki, Finland
Finland 5
Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)
Turkey 0
Finland 1
bye
Main Draw
[edit ] Quarterfinals
10–12 May; 24–26 May Semifinals
19–21 July Final
2–4 August
10–12 May; 24–26 May Semifinals
19–21 July Final
2–4 August
bye
Romania 3
Vienna, Austria
France 2
Austria 1
Mestre, Italy (clay)
France 3
Romania 2
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
Italy 3
Sweden 4
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
Sweden 2
Italy 3
bye
Final
[edit ]Italy vs. Romania
Italy 3 |
Mestre, Italy[7] 2–4 August 1974 Clay |
Romania 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zone B
[edit ]Pre-qualifying rounds
[edit ]Preliminary rounds
[edit ] First Round Qualifying Round
West Berlin (clay)
bye
Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
Denmark 0
Monaco 2
Denmark 3
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
bye
Spain 5
Oslo, Norway (indoor hard)
Norway 0
Norway 4
Iran 1
Egypt 3
Bulgaria 1
Egypt 5
bye
Brussels, Belgium
Belgium 5
Brussels, Belgium
Greece 0
Belgium 2
bye
Main Draw
[edit ] Quarterfinals
10–12 May Semifinals
19–21 July Final
26–28 July
10–12 May Semifinals
19–21 July Final
26–28 July
Munich, West Germany (clay)
bye
Donetsk, Soviet Union (clay)
Spain 2
Egypt 2
Donetsk, Soviet Union
bye
Final
[edit ]Soviet Union vs. Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union 3 |
Donetsk, Soviet Union[8] 26–28 July 1974 Clay |
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Inter-Zonal Zone
[edit ]Draw
[edit ] Semifinals
20 September–5 October Final
20 September–5 October Final
Poona, India
EUR-B Soviet Union 1
EAS India 3
EAS India
AME South Africa w/o
AME South Africa 4
EUR-A Italy 1
Semifinals
[edit ]India vs. Soviet Union
India 3 |
Poona, India[9] 20–22 September 1974 |
Soviet Union 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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South Africa vs. Italy
South Africa 4 |
Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa [10] 3–5 October 1974 [b] |
Italy 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
[edit ]The final between South Africa and India was scheduled to be completed by 1 December 1974, but India refused to travel to South Africa due to their government's opposition to South Africa's apartheid policies: therefore, the final was scratched and South Africa were awarded the Davis Cup.[1] [2]
Notes
[edit ]- ^ The tie between South Africa and Argentina was scratched and South Africa advanced to the South America Zone Final after Argentina refused to travel to South Africa due to their government's opposition to South Africa's apartheid policies.
- ^ The South Africa vs. Italy tie was originally scheduled to be played from 22 September, but was postponed due to disagreements over the venue: Italy originally refused to travel to South Africa, while South Africa rejected Italy's request to play the match in Rome.[11] The match eventually went ahead in South Africa on 3 October.
References
[edit ]- ^ a b Seminara, Dave (28 November 2009). "The Year the Davis Cup Felt Empty". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ a b "South Africa v India". daviscup.com.
- ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ "Colombia v South Africa". daviscup.com.
- ^ "India v Australia". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Davis Cup – General Records". daviscup.com. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Italy v Romania". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Soviet Union v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
- ^ "India v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.
- ^ "South Africa v Italy". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Defaults seen as possibility in Davis Cup". Spokane Daily Chronicle . AP. 13 August 1974. p. 13 – via Google News Archive.