1979 Davis Cup Americas Zone

1979 Davis Cup regional tournament January 2025 1979 Davis Cup The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 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.Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 495–506 2nd The United States defeated Colombia in the North & Central America Zone final, and Argentina defeated Chile in the South America Zone final. In the Americas Inter-Zonal Final the United States defeated Argentina and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone. North & Central America Zone Preliminary rounds Draw 2 6–8 October 1978 27–29 October 1978 First Round Qualifying Round 14 MEX bye bye CAN COL bye Nassau, Bahamas Caribbean/West Indies 2 VEN 1930 3 Mexico City, Mexico (clay) MEX 3 CAN 2 Bogotá, Colombia COL 4 VEN 1930 1 First round Caribbean/West Indies vs. Venezuela Caribbean/West Indies Venezuela 1930 Nassau, Bahamashttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1979-NAM-PR-CAR-VEN-01 Caribbean/West Indies v Venezuela daviscup.com 6–8 October 1978 2 3 Leo Rolle 3 4 0 Humphrey Hose 6 6 6 John Antonas 6 0 4 5 Jorge Andrew 3 6 6 0 4 John Antonas Leo Rolle 2 6 2 1 Jorge Andrew Humphrey Hose 6 3 6 6 Leo Rolle 1 1 1 Jorge Andrew 6 6 6 John Antonas 6 3 6 6 Abraham Sojo 3 6 1 1 Qualifying round Mexico vs. Canada Mexico Canada Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexicohttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1979-NAM-PR-MEX-CAN-01 Mexico v Canada daviscup.com 27–29 October 1978 Clay 3 2 Marcello Lara 7 3 9 6 6 Réjean Genois 5 6 11 2 4 Emilio Montaño 5 7 6 10 Greg Halder 7 5 4 8 Marcello Lara Raúl Ramírez 6 6 6 Réjean Genois Richard Legendre 4 4 4 Enrique Haro 1 4 8 4 John Picken 6 6 6 6 Emilio Montaño 6 6 3 Réjean Genois 2 8 6 Colombia vs. Venezuela Colombia Venezuela 1930 Bogotá, Colombiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1979-NAM-PR-COL-VEN-01 Colombia v Venezuela daviscup.com 27–29 October 1978 4 1 Jairo Velasco 6 5 5 6 6 Humphrey Hose 3 7 7 4 4 Iván Molina 3 6 6 7 Jorge Andrew 6 3 2 5 Iván Molina Jairo Velasco 6 8 6 6 Jorge Andrew Humphrey Hose 4 6 8 4 Álvaro Betancur 6 1 5 Humphrey Hose 3 6 7 Orlando Agudelo 6 6 Abraham Sojo 3 3 Main draw Draw 8–10 December 1978 16–18 March USA bye Mexico City, Mexico (clay) MEX 2 COL 3 Cleveland, OH, United States (indoor hard) USA 5 COL 0 Semifinals Mexico vs. Colombia Mexico Colombia Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexicohttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1979-NAM-M-MEX-COL-01 Mexico v Colombia daviscup.com 8–10 December 1978 Clay 2 3 Roberto Chávez 2 2 6 8 6 Jairo Velasco 6 6 3 6 8 Raúl Ramírez 6 6 7 3 Iván Molina 8 8 5 6 Marcello Lara Raúl Ramírez 3 6 6 6 Iván Molina Jairo Velasco 6 3 3 2 Raúl Ramírez 6 7 6 Jairo Velasco 1 5 4 Roberto Chávez 2 3 2 Iván Molina 6 6 6 Final United States vs. Colombia United States Colombia Cleveland Skating Club, Cleveland, OH, United Stateshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1979-NAM-M-USA-COL-01 United States v Colombia daviscup.com 16–18 March 1979 Hard (indoors) 5 0 John McEnroe 6 6 6 Álvaro Betancur 2 1 1 Dick Stockton 6 6 6 Iván Molina 2 3 4 Peter Fleming John McEnroe 6 6 6 Orlando Agudelo Iván Molina 4 0 4 Dick Stockton 6 6 7 Álvaro Betancur 1 2 5 John McEnroe 6 6 6 Iván Molina 4 3 2 South America Zone Preliminary rounds Draw 2 22 September–8 October 1978 27 October–1 November 1978 First Round Qualifying Round ARG bye Guayaquil, Ecuador (indoor carpet) ECU 1900 4 PER 1 Cochabamba, Bolivia (clay) BOL 0 BRA 1968 5 bye URU Guayaquil, Ecuador (indoor carpet) ARG 4 ECU 1900 1 Itu, Brazil BRA 1968 4 URU 0 First round Ecuador vs. Peru Ecuador 1900 Peru Coliseo Voltaire Paladines Polo, Guayaquil, Ecuadorhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1979-SAM-PR-ECU-PER-01 Ecuador v Peru daviscup.com 22–24 September 1978 Carpet (indoors) 4 1 Andrés Gómez 6 6 8 Alberto Franco 2 2 6 Ricardo Ycaza 6 4 0 6 6 Fernando Maynetto 4 6 6 3 4 Andrés Gómez Ricardo Ycaza 6 6 6 Alberto Franco Fernando Maynetto 4 3 1 Raúl Viver 5 6 6 6 Alberto Franco 7 2 2 2 Andrés Gómez 3 4 3 Fernando Maynetto 6 6 6 Bolivia vs. Brazil Bolivia Brazil 1968 Club de Tenis Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Boliviahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1979-SAM-PR-BOL-BRA-01 Bolivia v Brazil daviscup.com 6–8 October 1978 Clay 0 5 Juan Carlos Alvarado 2 3 0 Carlos Kirmayr 6 6 6 Mario Martínez 4 5 3 Cássio Motta 6 7 6 Juan Carlos Alvarado Mario Martínez 3 3 4 Ney Keller Carlos Kirmayr 6 6 6 Juan Carlos Alvarado 4 3 0 Cássio Motta 6 6 6 Mario Martínez 3 3 6 6 4 João Soares 6 6 3 0 6 Qualifying round Ecuador vs. Argentina Ecuador 1900 Argentina Coliseo Voltaire Paladines Polo, Guayaquil, Ecuadorhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1979-SAM-PR-ECU-ARG-01 Ecuador v Argentina daviscup.com 27–29 October 1978 Carpet (indoors) 1 4 Ricardo Ycaza 6 7 6 4 5 Ricardo Cano 3 9 4 6 7 Andrés Gómez 1 6 6 2 José Luis Clerc 6 3 8 6 Andrés Gómez Ricardo Ycaza 5 6 5 4 Lito Álvarez José Luis Clerc 7 4 7 6 Ricardo Ycaza 6 6 José Luis Clerc 2 3 Raúl Viver 4 10 Fernando Dalla Fontana 6 12 Brazil vs. Uruguay Brazil 1968 Uruguay Itu, Brazilhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1979-SAM-PR-BRA-URU-01 Brazil v Uruguay daviscup.com November 1978 4 0 Carlos Kirmayr 6 6 6 Hugo Roverano 0 2 3 Cássio Motta 3 6 0 6 6 José Luis Damiani 6 4 6 3 4 Ney Keller Carlos Kirmayr 6 11 6 José Luis Damiani Hugo Roverano 2 9 3 Cássio Motta 6 7 6 Alberto Laborde 2 5 1 Carlos Kirmayr José Luis Damiani Main draw Draw 8–10 December 1978 16–18 March Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) ARG 5 BRA 1968 0 bye CHI Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) ARG 3 CHI 2 Semifinals Argentina vs. Brazil Argentina Brazil 1968 Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentinahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1979-SAM-M-ARG-BRA-01 Argentina v Brazil daviscup.com 8–10 December 1978 Clay 5 0 Ricardo Cano 3 6 6 6 Carlos Kirmayr 6 3 2 1 José Luis Clerc 6 6 6 Cássio Motta 1 0 0 Lito Álvarez José Luis Clerc 6 6 6 Ney Keller Cássio Motta 4 1 4 José Luis Clerc 6 6 6 João Soares 4 4 0 Ricardo Cano 6 6 6 Cássio Motta 4 2 0 Final Argentina vs. Chile Argentina Chile Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentinahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1979-SAM-M-ARG-CHI-01 Argentina v Chile daviscup.com 16–18 March 1979 Clay 3 2 Guillermo Vilas 9 6 6 Jaime Fillol 7 2 2 José Luis Clerc 1 6 3 5 Hans Gildemeister 6 2 6 7 José Luis Clerc Guillermo Vilas 6 6 8 Patricio Cornejo Belus Prajoux 2 2 6 José Luis Clerc 6 6 6 Jaime Fillol 2 1 1 Guillermo Vilas 6 1 6 5 2 Hans Gildemeister 2 6 1 7 1 5 Americas Inter-Zonal Final United States vs. Argentina United States Argentina Racquet Club of Memphis, Memphis, TN, United Stateshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1979-AMI-M-USA-ARG-01 United States v Argentina daviscup.com 14–16 September 1979 Carpet (indoors) 4 1 Vitas Gerulaitis 6 7 6 José Luis Clerc 1 5 1 John McEnroe 6 6 6 Guillermo Vilas 2 3 2 Bob Lutz Stan Smith 2 4 11 6 6 José Luis Clerc Guillermo Vilas 6 6 9 4 1 John McEnroe 6 6 José Luis Clerc 2 3 Vitas Gerulaitis 7 3 Guillermo Vilas 9 0 2 References External links Davis Cup official website https://web.archive.org/web/20101018182625/http://www.daviscup.com/ October 18, 2010 Category:Davis Cup Americas Zone Americas Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup