1979 Davis Cup Americas Zone

The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1979 Davis Cup.

Main article: 1979 Davis Cup

13 teams entered the Americas Zone in total, with 6 teams entering the North & Central America Zone and 7 teams entering the South America Zone. The winner of each sub-zone advanced to the Americas Inter-Zonal Final, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the Eastern Zone and Europe Zone.[1]

The United States defeated Colombia in the North & Central America Zone final, and Argentina defeated Chile in the South America Zone final.[2][3] In the Americas Inter-Zonal Final the United States defeated Argentina and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[4]

North & Central America Zone

Preliminary Rounds

Draw
  First Round
6–8 October 1978		 Qualifying Round
27–29 October 1978
                 
  Mexico  
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 bye  
    Mexico 3
    Canada 2
 bye
  Canada  
  Colombia  
Bogotá, Colombia
 bye  
    Colombia 4
Nassau, Bahamas
    Venezuela 1
  Caribbean/West Indies 2
  Venezuela 3  

First Round

Caribbean/West Indies vs. Venezuela


Caribbean/West Indies
2		 Nassau, Bahamas [5]
6–8 October 1978
Venezuela
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Leo Rolle
Humphrey Hose		 3
6 		4
6 		0
6 		     
2
John Antonas
Jorge Andrew		 6
3		 0
6 		4
6 		5
0		    
retired
3
John Antonas / Leo Rolle
Jorge Andrew / Humphrey Hose		 2
6 		6
3		 2
6 		1
6 		   
4
Leo Rolle
Jorge Andrew		 1
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
5
John Antonas
Abraham Sojo		 6
3		 3
6 		6
1		 6
1		    

Qualifying Round

Mexico vs. Canada


Mexico
3		 Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico [6]
27–29 October 1978
Clay
Canada
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Marcello Lara
Réjean Genois		 7
5		 3
6 		9
11 		6
2		 6
4		  
2
Emilio Montaño
Greg Halder		 5
7 		7
5		 6
4		 10
8		    
3
Marcello Lara / Raúl Ramírez
Réjean Genois / Richard Legendre		 6
4		 6
4		 6
4		      
4
Enrique Haro
John Picken		 1
6 		4
6 		8
6		 4
6 		   
5
Emilio Montaño
Réjean Genois		 6
2		 6
8 		3
6 		     

Colombia vs. Venezuela


Colombia
4		 Bogotá, Colombia [7]
27–29 October 1978
Venezuela
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jairo Velasco
Humphrey Hose		 6
3		 5
7 		5
7 		6
4		 6
4		  
2
Iván Molina
Jorge Andrew		 3
6 		6
3		 6
2		 7
5		    
3
Iván Molina / Jairo Velasco
Jorge Andrew / Humphrey Hose		 6
4		 8
6		 6
8 		6
4		    
4
Álvaro Betancur
Humphrey Hose		 6
3		 1
6 		5
7 		     
5
Orlando Agudelo
Abraham Sojo		 6
3		 6
3		        

Main Draw

Draw
  Semifinals
8–10 December 1978		 Final
16–18 March
                 
 
    United States  
   bye     Cleveland, OH, United States (indoor hard)
      United States 5
  Mexico City, Mexico (clay)     Colombia 0
    Mexico 2
    Colombia 3  

Semifinals

Mexico vs. Colombia


Mexico
2		 Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico [8]
8–10 December 1978
Clay
Colombia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Roberto Chávez
Jairo Velasco		 2
6 		2
6 		6
3		 8
6		 6
8 		 
2
Raúl Ramírez
Iván Molina		 6
8 		6
8 		7
5		 3
6 		   
3
Marcello Lara / Raúl Ramírez
Iván Molina / Jairo Velasco		 3
6 		6
3		 6
3		 6
2		    
4
Raúl Ramírez
Jairo Velasco		 6
1		 7
5		 6
4		      
5
Roberto Chávez
Iván Molina		 2
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     

Final

United States vs. Colombia


United States
5		 Cleveland Skating Club, Cleveland, OH, United States [2]
16–18 March 1979
Hard (indoors)
Colombia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
John McEnroe
Álvaro Betancur		 6
2		 6
1		 6
1		      
2
Dick Stockton
Iván Molina		 6
2		 6
3		 6
4		      
3
Peter Fleming / John McEnroe
Orlando Agudelo / Iván Molina		 6
4		 6
0		 6
4		      
4
Dick Stockton
Álvaro Betancur		 6
1		 6
2		 7
5		      
5
John McEnroe
Iván Molina		 6
4		 6
3		 6
2		      

South America Zone

Preliminary Rounds

Draw
  First Round
22 September–8 October 1978		 Qualifying Round
27 October–1 November 1978
                 
  Argentina  
Guayaquil, Ecuador (indoor carpet)
 bye  
    Argentina 4
Guayaquil, Ecuador (indoor carpet)
    Ecuador 1
  Ecuador 4
  Peru 1  
Cochabamba, Bolivia (clay)
  Bolivia 0  
Itu, Brazil
  Brazil 5  
    Brazil 4
    Uruguay 0
 bye
  Uruguay  

First Round

Ecuador vs. Peru


Ecuador
4		 Coliseo Voltaire Paladines Polo, Guayaquil, Ecuador [9]
22–24 September 1978
Carpet (indoors)
Peru
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Andrés Gómez
Alberto Franco		 6
2		 6
2		 8
6		      
2
Ricardo Ycaza
Fernando Maynetto		 6
4		 4
6 		0
6 		6
3		 6
4		  
3
Andrés Gómez / Ricardo Ycaza
Alberto Franco / Fernando Maynetto		 6
4		 6
3		 6
1		      
4
Raúl Viver
Alberto Franco		 5
7 		6
2		 6
2		 6
2		    
5
Andrés Gómez
Fernando Maynetto		 3
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     

Bolivia vs. Brazil


Bolivia
0		 Club de Tenis Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia [10]
6–8 October 1978
Clay
Brazil
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Juan Carlos Alvarado
Carlos Kirmayr		 2
6 		3
6 		0
6 		     
2
Mario Martínez
Cássio Motta		 4
6 		5
7 		3
6 		     
3
Juan Carlos Alvarado / Mario Martínez
Ney Keller / Carlos Kirmayr		 3
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
4
Juan Carlos Alvarado
Cássio Motta		 4
6 		3
6 		0
6 		     
5
Mario Martínez
João Soares		 3
6 		3
6 		6
3		 6
0		 4
6 		 

Qualifying Round

Ecuador vs. Argentina


Ecuador
1		 Coliseo Voltaire Paladines Polo, Guayaquil, Ecuador [11]
27–29 October 1978
Carpet (indoors)
Argentina
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ricardo Ycaza
Ricardo Cano		 6
3		 7
9 		6
4		 4
6 		5
7 		 
2
Andrés Gómez
José Luis Clerc		 1
6 		6
3		 6
8 		2
6 		   
3
Andrés Gómez / Ricardo Ycaza
Lito Álvarez / José Luis Clerc		 5
7 		6
4		 5
7 		4
6 		   
4
Ricardo Ycaza
José Luis Clerc		 6
2		 6
3		        
5
Raúl Viver
Fernando Dalla-Fontana		 4
6 		10
12 		       

Brazil vs. Uruguay


Brazil
4		 Itu, Brazil [12]
November 1978
Uruguay
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Carlos Kirmayr
Hugo Roverano		 6
0		 6
2		 6
3		      
2
Cássio Motta
José Luis Damiani		 3
6 		6
4		 0
6 		6
3		 6
4		  
3
Ney Keller / Carlos Kirmayr
José Luis Damiani / Hugo Roverano		 6
2		 11
9		 6
3		      
4
Cássio Motta
Alberto Laborde		 6
2		 7
5		 6
1		      
5
Carlos Kirmayr
José Luis Damiani		           not
played

Main Draw

Draw
  Semifinals
8–10 December 1978		 Final
16–18 March
                 
  Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
    Argentina 5  
    Brazil 0     Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
      Argentina 3
      Chile 2
   bye
    Chile  

Semifinals

Argentina vs. Brazil


Argentina
5		 Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina [13]
8–10 December 1978
Clay
Brazil
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ricardo Cano
Carlos Kirmayr		 3
6 		6
3		 6
2		 6
1		    
2
José Luis Clerc
Cássio Motta		 6
1		 6
0		 6
0		      
3
Lito Álvarez / José Luis Clerc
Ney Keller / Cássio Motta		 6
4		 6
1		 6
4		      
4
José Luis Clerc
João Soares		 6
4		 6
4		 6
0		      
5
Ricardo Cano
Cássio Motta		 6
4		 6
2		 6
0		      

Final

Argentina vs. Chile


Argentina
3		 Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina [3]
16–18 March 1979
Clay
Chile
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Guillermo Vilas
Jaime Fillol		 9
7		 6
2		 6
2		      
2
José Luis Clerc
Hans Gildemeister		 1
6 		6
2		 3
6 		5
7 		   
3
José Luis Clerc / Guillermo Vilas
Patricio Cornejo / Belus Prajoux		 6
2		 6
2		 8
6		      
4
José Luis Clerc
Jaime Fillol		 6
2		 6
1		 6
1		      
5
Guillermo Vilas
Hans Gildemeister		 6
2		 1
6 		6
1		 5
7 		2
1		 retired
 

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

United States vs. Argentina


United States
4		 Racquet Club of Memphis, Memphis, TN, United States [4]
14–16 September 1979
Carpet (indoors)
Argentina
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Vitas Gerulaitis
José Luis Clerc		 6
1		 7
5		 6
1		      
2
John McEnroe
Guillermo Vilas		 6
2		 6
3		 6
2		      
3
Bob Lutz / Stan Smith
José Luis Clerc / Guillermo Vilas		 2
6 		4
6 		11
9		 6
4		 6
1		  
4
John McEnroe
José Luis Clerc		 6
2		 6
3		        
5
Vitas Gerulaitis
Guillermo Vilas		 7
9 		3
0		       retired
 

References
  1. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. "United States v Colombia". daviscup.com.
  3. "Argentina v Chile". daviscup.com.
  4. "United States v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  5. "Caribbean/West Indies v Venezuela". daviscup.com.
  6. "Mexico v Canada". daviscup.com.
  7. "Colombia v Venezuela". daviscup.com.
  8. "Mexico v Colombia". daviscup.com.
  9. "Ecuador v Peru". daviscup.com.
  10. "Bolivia v Brazil". daviscup.com.
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  12. "Brazil v Uruguay". daviscup.com.
  13. "Argentina v Brazil". daviscup.com.
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