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1977 Davis Cup Americas Zone

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The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1977 Davis Cup.

14 teams entered the Americas Zone in total, with 12 teams competing in the preliminary rounds to advance to the main draw and join the previous year's finalists Chile and South Africa. The winner of the main draw went on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the Eastern Zone and Europe Zone.[1]

Argentina defeated the United States in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[2]

Preliminary rounds

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Draw

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First round

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Bolivia vs. Peru


Bolivia
4
La Paz, Bolivia[3]
30 October–1 November 1976
Clay

Peru
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Bolivia
Peru
Juan Carlos Alvarado
Fernando Maynetto
4
6
2
6
2
6
     
2 Bolivia
Peru
Ramiro Benavides
Luis Alberto Olmedo
6
0
6
1
6
2
     
3 Bolivia
Peru
Juan Carlos Alvarado / Ramiro Benavides
Fernando Maynetto / Luis Alberto Olmedo
6
4
6
2
6
2
     
4 Bolivia
Peru
Ramiro Benavides
Fernando Maynetto
6
1
8
6
6
1
     
5 Bolivia
Peru
Juan Carlos Alvarado
Christian Hohnhold
6
2
6
0
6
1
     

Uruguay vs. Ecuador


Uruguay
2
Montevideo, Uruguay[4]
22–24 October 1976
Clay

Ecuador
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Uruguay
Ecuador
José Luis Damiani
Colón Núñez
6
1
3
6
6
2
4
6
6
2
 
2 Uruguay
Ecuador
Hugo Roverano
Ricardo Ycaza
7
9
7
5
7
9
3
6
   
3 Uruguay
Ecuador
José Luis Damiani / Hugo Roverano
Colón Núñez / Ricardo Ycaza
6
3
6
8
4
6
4
6
   
4 Uruguay
Ecuador
José Luis Damiani
Ricardo Ycaza
4
6
2
6
1
6
     
5 Uruguay
Ecuador
Hugo Roverano
Colón Núñez
6
3
8
6
6
1
     

Venezuela vs. Colombia


Venezuela
4
Caracas, Venezuela[5]
8–10 October 1976

Colombia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Venezuela
Colombia
Humphrey Hose
Javier Restrepo
6
2
6
4
6
4
     
2 Venezuela
Colombia
Jorge Andrew
Orlando Agudelo
7
5
12
10
6
2
     
3 Venezuela
Colombia
Jorge Andrew / Humphrey Hose
Orlando Agudelo / Javier Restrepo
5
7
9
7
6
2
6
3
   
4 Venezuela
Colombia
Freddy Winckelmann
Rodrigo Ramírez
6
3
6
1
6
3
     
5 Venezuela
Colombia
Humphrey Hose
Orlando Agudelo
6
4
5
7
6
3
1
1
  not
completed

Canada vs. Caribbean/West Indies


Canada
5
Ottawa Athletic Club, Ottawa, Canada[6]
29–31 October 1976
Carpet (indoors)

Caribbean/West Indies
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
Cricket West Indies
James Boyce
John Antonas
6
2
6
2
6
4
     
2 Canada
Cricket West Indies
Réjean Genois
Leo Rolle
6
3
6
4
3
6
6
1
   
3 Canada
Cricket West Indies
Greg Halder / Dale Power
John Antonas / Leo Rolle
4
6
6
3
2
6
7
5
6
4
 
4 Canada
Cricket West Indies
Réjean Genois
John Antonas
9
7
6
0
6
2
     
5 Canada
Cricket West Indies
James Boyce
Leo Rolle
5
7
9
7
6
4
6
4
   

Qualifying round

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Brazil vs. Bolivia


Brazil
4
São Paulo, Brazil[7]
12–14 November 1976

Bolivia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Brazil
Bolivia
Thomaz Koch
Juan Carlos Alvarado
6
1
4
6
6
1
6
0
   
2 Brazil
Bolivia
Carlos Kirmayr
Ramiro Benavides
6
0
6
1
7
5
     
3 Brazil
Bolivia
Carlos Kirmayr / Thomaz Koch
Juan Carlos Alvarado / Ramiro Benavides
6
1
6
2
6
2
     
4 Brazil
Bolivia
Júlio Góes
Oscar Chiarella
6
0
6
0
6
4
     
5 Brazil
Bolivia
Carlos Kirmayr
Juan Carlos Alvarado
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played

Argentina vs. Ecuador


Argentina
4
Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[8]
12–14 November 1976
Clay

Ecuador
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Argentina
Ecuador
Ricardo Cano
Ricardo Ycaza
6
3
3
6
6
1
6
2
   
2 Argentina
Ecuador
Fernando Dalla Fontana
Miguel Olvera
5
7
8
6
6
1
6
4
   
3 Argentina
Ecuador
Ricardo Cano / José Luis Clerc
Colón Núñez / Ricardo Ycaza
6
3
3
6
8
6
6
2
   
4 Argentina
Ecuador
José Luis Clerc
Colón Núñez
6
3
6
1
6
1
     
5 Argentina
Ecuador
Fernando Dalla Fontana
Ricardo Ycaza
3
6
10
12
3
6
     

Venezuela vs. United States


Venezuela
1
Altamira Tennis Club, Caracas, Venezuela[9]
12–14 November 1976

United States
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Venezuela
United States
Jorge Andrew
Dick Stockton
2
6
4
6
7
9
     
2 Venezuela
United States
Humphrey Hose
Vitas Gerulaitis
6
3
4
6
3
6
4
6
   
3 Venezuela
United States
Jorge Andrew / Humphrey Hose
Fred McNair / Sherwood Stewart
6
8
3
6
4
6
     
4 Venezuela
United States
Humphrey Hose
Dick Stockton
6
4
3
6
11
9
9
7
   
5 Venezuela
United States
Jorge Andrew
Vitas Gerulaitis
3
6
6
1
3
6
5
7
   

Canada vs. Mexico


Canada
2
Ottawa Athletic Club, Ottawa, Canada[10]
3–5 November 1976
Carpet (indoors)

Mexico
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
Mexico
Réjean Genois
Joaquín Loyo Mayo
3
6
7
9
6
3
4
6
   
2 Canada
Mexico
Dale Power
Roberto Chávez
6
2
3
6
8
6
6
2
   
3 Canada
Mexico
James Boyce / Réjean Genois
Marcello Lara / Joaquín Loyo Mayo
6
3
7
9
3
6
4
6
   
4 Canada
Mexico
Réjean Genois
Roberto Chávez
4
6
5
7
6
2
6
0
1
6
 
5 Canada
Mexico
Dale Power
Joaquín Loyo Mayo
10
8
6
4
8
10
6
4
   

Main draw

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Draw

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Quarterfinals
17–19 December 1976
Semifinals
18–20 March; 15–17 April
Final
28 April–1 May
 Chile
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
bye
 Chile1
São Paulo, Brazil (clay)
 Argentina4
 Brazil2
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
 Argentina3
 Argentina3
Tucson, AZ, United States (hard)
 United States2
 United States4
Newport Beach, CA, United States (hard)
 Mexico1
 United States4
 South Africa1
bye
 South Africa

Quarterfinals

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Brazil vs. Argentina


Brazil
2
São Paulo, Brazil[11]
17–19 December 1976
Clay

Argentina
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Brazil
Argentina
Thomaz Koch
Ricardo Cano
3
6
7
5
6
4
6
1
   
2 Brazil
Argentina
Carlos Kirmayr
Guillermo Vilas
8
10
1
6
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3 Brazil
Argentina
Carlos Kirmayr / Thomaz Koch
Lito Álvarez / Guillermo Vilas
7
5
6
4
4
6
6
4
   
4 Brazil
Argentina
Thomaz Koch
Guillermo Vilas
6
4
1
6
2
6
4
6
   
5 Brazil
Argentina
Carlos Kirmayr
Ricardo Cano
6
3
2
6
0
6
0
6
   

United States vs. Mexico


United States
4
Racquet Club Ranch, Tucson, AZ, United States[12]
17–19 December 1976
Hard

Mexico
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Mexico
Roscoe Tanner
Raúl Ramírez
7
5
6
4
6
4
     
2 United States
Mexico
Arthur Ashe
Roberto Chávez
6
4
6
4
6
4
     
3 United States
Mexico
Bob Lutz / Stan Smith
Emilio Montaño / Raúl Ramírez
6
2
6
3
6
4
     
4 United States
Mexico
Roscoe Tanner
Roberto Chávez
6
1
6
3
2
6
6
3
   
5 United States
Mexico
Arthur Ashe
Raúl Ramírez
3
6
4
6
4
6
     

Semifinals

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Argentina vs. Chile


Argentina
4
Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[13]
18–20 March 1977
Clay

Chile
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Argentina
Chile
Ricardo Cano
Patricio Cornejo
8
6
4
6
6
2
6
8
6
2
 
2 Argentina
Chile
Guillermo Vilas
Jaime Fillol
8
6
3
6
6
2
6
3
   
3 Argentina
Chile
Lito Álvarez / Guillermo Vilas
Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol
3
6
0
6
8
10
     
4 Argentina
Chile
Ricardo Cano
Jaime Fillol
6
4
6
4
6
4
     
5 Argentina
Chile
Guillermo Vilas
Patricio Cornejo
6
1
6
1
6
3
     

United States vs. South Africa


United States
4
Newport Beach Tennis Club, Newport Beach, CA, United States[14]
15–17 April 1977
Hard

South Africa
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
South Africa
Roscoe Tanner
Byron Bertram
6
4
6
2
1
6
6
4
   
2 United States
South Africa
Brian Gottfried
Raymond Moore
6
4
6
2
6
3
     
3 United States
South Africa
Bob Lutz / Stan Smith
Byron Bertram / Frew McMillan
7
5
6
1
3
6
6
3
   
4 United States
South Africa
Roscoe Tanner
Raymond Moore
7
9
4
6
7
5
2
6
   
5 United States
South Africa
Brian Gottfried
Byron Bertram
6
4
6
3
6
4
     

Final

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Argentina vs. United States


Argentina
3
Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[2]
28 April–1 May 1977
Clay

United States
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Argentina
United States
Ricardo Cano
Dick Stockton
3
6
6
4
8
6
6
4
   
2 Argentina
United States
Guillermo Vilas
Brian Gottfried
6
4
6
0
6
2
     
3 Argentina
United States
Lito Álvarez / Ricardo Cano
Fred McNair / Sherwood Stewart
3
6
3
6
3
6
     
4 Argentina
United States
Guillermo Vilas
Dick Stockton
5
7
6
2
6
2
6
2
   
5 Argentina
United States
Ricardo Cano
Brian Gottfried
5
7
5
7
0
6
     

References

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