1978 Davis Cup Americas Zone

International tennis competition 1978 Davis Cup July 2023 The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1978 Davis Cup. 10 teams entered the Americas Zone in total, with 3 teams entering the North & Central America Zone and 8 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.Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 495–506 2nd The United States defeated South Africa in the North & Central America Zone final, and Chile defeated Argentina in the South America Zone final. In the Americas Inter-Zonal Final the United States defeated Chile and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone. The North & Central America Zone was marked by a number of incidents related to the continued presence of South Africa team. Canada, Mexico, Venezuela, and the Caribbean/West Indies teams all withdrew from the competition, and large scale protests accompanied the final between the United States and South Africa at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.Canada heads pullout from 1978 Davis Cup https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bJcuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iaEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6518,604605&dq=davis+cup+canada+1978 26 October 2019 Montreal Gazette Reuters 4 July 1977http://africanactivist.msu.edu/image.php?objectid=32-131-147 African Activist Archive Africanactivist.msu.edu 26 October 2019 In an effort to appease its critics, South Africa named Peter Lamb as one of the six members of its team, as its first-ever "coloured" player.Jerome Jim http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20070425,00.html Apartheid Critics Say He's Merely a Token, but Peter Lamb's Davis Cup Runneth Over People.com 2013-09-29 However, Lamb did not play, and his inclusion in the squad was derided as tokenism. Crowds of up to 5000 turned out in protest.http://africanactivist.msu.edu/image.php?objectid=32-131-147 African Activist Archive Africanactivist.msu.edu 2013-09-29 North & Central America Zone Draw 15–17 December 1977 17–19 March Semifinals Final USA bye Johannesburg, South Africa RSA 1928 4 COL 1 Nashville, TN, United States (indoor carpet) USA 4 RSA 1928 1 Semifinals South Africa vs. Colombia South Africa 1928 Colombia Johannesburg, South Africahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1978-NAM-M-RSA-COL-01 South Africa v Colombia daviscup.com 15–17 December 1977 4 1 Byron Bertram 0 3 6 12 6 Jairo Velasco 6 6 4 10 1 Ray Moore 5 2 6 2 Iván Molina 7 6 4 6 Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 6 8 6 Álvaro Betancur Iván Molina 0 6 2 Byron Bertram 3 6 6 6 Iván Molina 6 3 4 4 Ray Moore 6 6 6 Álvaro Betancur 3 3 2 Final United States vs. South Africa United States South Africa 1928 Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United Stateshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1978-NAM-M-USA-RSA-01 United States v South Africa daviscup.com 17–19 March 1978 Carpet (indoors) 4 1 Vitas Gerulaitis 2 6 6 7 Bernard Mitton 6 2 1 5 Harold Solomon 4 6 6 6 Byron Bertram 6 0 3 1 Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart 0 3 4 Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 6 6 6 Harold Solomon 7 6 6 Bernard Mitton 5 4 2 Vitas Gerulaitis 6 6 6 Byron Bertram 3 3 0 South America Zone Preliminary rounds Draw 2 1–6 November 1977 9–11 December 1977 First Round Qualifying Round CHI bye Lima, Peru PER 0 BOL 5 Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) URU 3 ECU 1900 2 bye BRA 1968 Santiago, Chile CHI 5 BOL 0 Montevideo, Uruguay URU 4 BRA 1968 1 First round Peru vs. Bolivia Peru Bolivia Lima, Peruhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1978-SAM-PR-PER-BOL-01 Peru v Bolivia daviscup.com 4–6 November 1977 0 5 Fernando Maynetto 3 3 6 5 Mario Martínez 6 6 4 7 Miguel Maurtúa 2 4 6 5 Ramiro Benavides 6 6 4 7 Miguel Maurtúa Fernando Maynetto 6 6 2 7 3 Juan Carlos Alvarado Ramiro Benavides 3 8 6 5 6 Miguel Maurtúa 4 6 4 8 Mario Martínez 6 4 6 10 Luis Alberto Olmedo 0 1 3 Juan Carlos Alvarado 6 6 6 Uruguay vs. Ecuador Uruguay Ecuador 1900 Montevideo, Uruguayhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1978-SAM-PR-URU-ECU-01 Uruguay v Ecuador daviscup.com November 1977 Clay 3 2 Hugo Roverano 6 6 6 Ricardo Pazmiño 2 2 1 José Luis Damiani 4 5 1 Ricardo Ycaza 6 7 6 José Luis Damiani Hugo Roverano 6 6 6 Miguel Olvera Ricardo Ycaza 3 2 2 José Luis Damiani 6 6 6 Ricardo Pazmiño 1 0 2 Hugo Roverano 5 2 4 Ricardo Ycaza 7 6 6 Qualifying round Chile vs. Bolivia Chile Bolivia Santiago, Chilehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1978-SAM-PR-CHI-BOL-01 Chile v Bolivia daviscup.com 9–11 December 1977 5 0 Belus Prajoux 6 6 6 Mario Martínez 4 1 3 Hans Gildemeister 6 6 6 Ramiro Benavides 2 2 1 Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol 3 6 6 8 Juan Carlos Alvarado Ramiro Benavides 6 2 0 6 Hans Gildemeister 6 6 6 Mario Martínez 3 1 3 Belus Prajoux 6 6 6 Ramiro Benavides 1 1 1 Uruguay vs. Brazil Uruguay Brazil 1968 Montevideo, Uruguayhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1978-SAM-PR-URU-BRA-01 Uruguay v Brazil daviscup.com 9–11 December 1977 4 1 José Luis Damiani 7 6 6 Thomaz Koch 5 4 0 Hugo Roverano 0 6 6 4 7 Carlos Kirmayr 6 2 3 6 5 José Luis Damiani Hugo Roverano 9 6 6 Carlos Kirmayr Thomaz Koch 7 3 2 José Luis Damiani 6 6 6 Marcos Hocevar 3 4 4 Hugo Roverano 1 3 7 5 Fernando Gentil 6 6 5 7 Main draw Draw 18–20 December 1977 17–19 March Santiago, Chile CHI 5 URU 0 bye ARG Santiago, Chile (clay) CHI 3 ARG 2 Semifinals Chile vs. Uruguay Chile Uruguay Santiago, Chilehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1978-SAM-M-CHI-URU-01 Chile v Uruguay daviscup.com 18–20 December 1977 5 0 Jaime Fillol 9 6 6 Hugo Roverano 7 3 0 Hans Gildemeister 6 6 6 José Luis Damiani 2 2 2 Patricio Cornejo Belus Prajoux 6 6 6 José Luis Damiani Hugo Roverano 4 4 2 Jaime Fillol 8 6 6 José Luis Damiani 6 0 2 Hans Gildemeister 6 6 6 Hugo Roverano 1 4 2 Final Chile vs. Argentina Chile Argentina Santiago, Chilehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1978-SAM-M-CHI-ARG-01 Chile v Argentina daviscup.com 17–19 March 1978 Clay 3 2 Hans Gildemeister 9 6 3 6 Guillermo Vilas 7 3 6 4 Jaime Fillol 6 6 6 Ricardo Cano 2 3 3 Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol 4 3 3 José Luis Clerc Guillermo Vilas 6 6 6 Hans Gildemeister 6 7 6 Ricardo Cano 4 5 4 Jaime Fillol 3 4 0 Guillermo Vilas 6 6 6 Americas Inter-Zonal Final Chile vs. United States Chile United States Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chilehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1978-AMI-M-CHI-USA-01 Chile v United States daviscup.com 15–17 September 1978 Clayhttps://www.atptour.com/en/players/atp-head-2-head/jaime-fillol-sr-vs-brian-gottfried/F024/G029 Jaime Fillol vs Brian Gottfried atptour.com 2 3 Jaime Fillol 4 5 2 Brian Gottfried 6 7 6 Hans Gildemeister 5 6 3 1 Harold Solomon 7 3 6 6 Jaime Fillol Belus Prajoux 6 3 6 3 Brian Gottfried John McEnroe 3 6 8 6 Jaime Fillol 6 6 Harold Solomon 3 2 Hans Gildemeister 4 7 12 Brian Gottfried 6 5 10 References External links Davis Cup official website https://web.archive.org/web/20101018182625/http://www.daviscup.com/ 18 October 2010 Category:Davis Cup Americas Zone Americas Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup