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

Draw
First Round
6–8 October 1978		Qualifying Round
27–29 October 1978
 Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
bye
 Mexico3
 Canada2
bye
 Canada
 Colombia
Bogotá, Colombia
bye
 Colombia4
Nassau, Bahamas
 Venezuela1
 Caribbean/West Indies2
 Venezuela3

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		        

Draw
Semifinals
8–10 December 1978		Final
16–18 March
 United States
Cleveland, OH, United States (indoor hard)
bye
 United States5
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 Colombia0
 Mexico2
 Colombia3

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

Draw
First Round
22 September–8 October 1978		Qualifying Round
27 October–1 November 1978
 Argentina
Guayaquil, Ecuador (indoor carpet)
bye
 Argentina4
Guayaquil, Ecuador (indoor carpet)
 Ecuador1
 Ecuador4
 Peru1
Cochabamba, Bolivia (clay)
 Bolivia0
Itu, Brazil
 Brazil5
 Brazil4
 Uruguay0
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

Draw
Semifinals
8–10 December 1978		Final
16–18 March
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
 Argentina5
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
 Brazil0
 Argentina3
 Chile2
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.
  11. "Ecuador v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  12. "Brazil v Uruguay". daviscup.com.
  13. "Argentina v Brazil". daviscup.com.
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