# 1974 Davis Cup

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1974 edition of the Davis Cup

1974 Davis Cup Details Duration 5 October 1973 – 1 December 1974 Edition 63rd Teams 55 Champion Winning nation South Africa ← 1973 1975 →

The **1974 Davis Cup** was the 63rd edition of the [Davis Cup](/source/Davis_Cup), the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 57 teams would enter the competition, 33 in the Europe Zone, 12 in the Americas Zone, and 12 in the Eastern Zone. [Nigeria](/source/Nigeria_Davis_Cup_team) made its first appearance in the tournament.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

[South Africa](/source/South_Africa_Davis_Cup_team) defeated [Colombia](/source/Colombia_Davis_Cup_team) in the Americas Inter-Zonal final, [India](/source/India_Davis_Cup_team) defeated [Australia](/source/Australia_Davis_Cup_team) in the Eastern Zone final, and [Italy](/source/Italy_Davis_Cup_team) and the [Soviet Union](/source/Soviet_Union_Davis_Cup_team) were the winners of the two Europe Zones, defeating [Romania](/source/Romania_Davis_Cup_team) and [Czechoslovakia](/source/Czechoslovakia_Davis_Cup_team) respectively. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, South Africa defeated Italy and India defeated the Soviet Union in the semifinals.

India refused to travel to South Africa for the final due to their government's opposition to South Africa's [apartheid policies](/source/Apartheid): therefore, the final was scratched and South Africa were awarded the Davis Cup.[1][2] South Africa became only the fifth nation to win the Davis Cup, breaking the dominance of the [United States](/source/United_States_Davis_Cup_team), [Great Britain](/source/Great_Britain_Davis_Cup_team), [France](/source/France_Davis_Cup_team) and Australia teams which had won every tournament before this year.[3]

## Americas Zone

Main article: [1974 Davis Cup Americas Zone](/source/1974_Davis_Cup_Americas_Zone)

### North & Central America Zone

#### Preliminary rounds

First Round Qualifying Round Kingston, Jamaica (indoor hard) Canada 3 Mexico City, Mexico (clay) Caribbean/West Indies 2 Canada 1 Mexico 4 Mexico bye bye Bogotá, Colombia Colombia Colombia 3 Venezuela 2 bye Venezuela

#### Main Draw

Semifinals 7–9 December Final 11–13 January United States Bogotá, Colombia bye United States 1 Cali, Colombia Colombia 4 Mexico 1 Colombia 4

### South America Zone

#### Preliminary rounds

First Round Qualifying Round Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) Ecuador 5 Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) Uruguay 0 Ecuador 0 Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) South Africa 5 Brazil 0 South Africa 5

#### Main Draw

Semifinals Final 8–10 March Bogotá, Colombia (clay) Chile Bogotá, Colombia (clay) bye Chile 2 South Africa 3 South Africa w/o[a] Argentina

### Americas Inter-Zonal Final

**Colombia vs. South Africa**

Colombia 2 Bogotá, Colombia[4] 10–12 May 1974 South Africa 3 1 2 3 4 5 1 Iván Molina Ray Moore 8 6 3 6 5 7 4 6 2 Jairo Velasco Bob Hewitt 1 6 3 6 2 6 3 Iván Molina / Jairo Velasco Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan 3 6 0 6 3 6 4 Jairo Velasco Ray Moore 6 2 4 6 6 3 7 9 6 2 5 Álvaro Betancur Byron Bertram 6 2 4 6 8 6 8 6

## Eastern Zone

Main article: [1974 Davis Cup Eastern Zone](/source/1974_Davis_Cup_Eastern_Zone)

### Preliminary rounds

First Round Qualifying Round Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan bye Pakistan 4 Malaysia 1 Malaysia bye Manila, Philippines Philippines 3 Manila, Philippines Indonesia 1 Philippines 5 Hong Kong 0 Hong Kong bye bye Tokyo, Japan South Vietnam South Vietnam 0 Tokyo, Japan Japan 3 Japan 3 South Korea 0 bye Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei w/o Sri Lanka bye Sri Lanka

### Main Draw

Quarterfinals 26–28 April Semifinals 3–5 May Final 10–12 May Rawalpindi, Pakistan Australia Rawalpindi, Pakistan bye Australia 3 Lahore, Pakistan Pakistan 0 Pakistan 4 Calcutta, India Philippines 1 Australia 2 Taipei, Taiwan (hard) India 3 Chinese Taipei 0 Kanpur, India Japan 3 Japan 1 India 4 bye India

### Final

**India vs. Australia**

India 3 Calcutta, India[5] 10–12 May 1974 Australia 2 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jasjit Singh Bob Giltinan 11 9 9 11 12 10 8 6 2 Vijay Amritraj John Alexander 12 14 15 17 8 6 2 6 3 Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj John Alexander / Colin Dibley 17 15 6 8 6 3 16 18 6 4 4 Jasjit Singh John Alexander 6 8 4 6 3 6 5 Vijay Amritraj Bob Giltinan 6 1 5 7 6 4 6 4

*The Eastern Zone Final set the Davis Cup record for the most games in a tie (327).[6]*

## Europe Zone

Main article: [1974 Davis Cup Europe Zone](/source/1974_Davis_Cup_Europe_Zone)

### Zone A

#### Pre-qualifying rounds

First Round Qualifying Round Istanbul, Turkey (indoor clay) Turkey 3 Istanbul, Turkey Lebanon 2 Turkey 5 Luxembourg 0 bye Luxembourg

#### Preliminary rounds

First Round Qualifying Round New Zealand Vienna, Austria bye New Zealand 1 Zürich, Switzerland Austria 3 Switzerland 2 Austria 3 France Porto, Portugal (clay) bye France 5 Lisbon, Portugal (clay) Portugal 0 Portugal 4 Ireland 1 Warsaw, Poland Poland 3 Båstad, Sweden (clay) Hungary 2 Poland 1 Sweden 4 bye Sweden Helsinki, Finland Finland 5 Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) Turkey 0 Finland 1 Netherlands 4 bye Netherlands

#### Main Draw

Quarterfinals 10–12 May; 24–26 May Semifinals 19–21 July Final 2–4 August Romania Bucharest, Romania (clay) bye Romania 3 Vienna, Austria France 2 Austria 1 Mestre, Italy (clay) France 3 Romania 2 Båstad, Sweden (clay) Italy 3 Sweden 4 Båstad, Sweden (clay) Netherlands 1 Sweden 2 Italy 3 bye Italy

#### Final

**Italy vs. Romania**

Italy 3 Mestre, Italy[7] 2–4 August 1974 Clay Romania 2 1 2 3 4 5 1 Corrado Barazzutti Ilie Năstase 7 9 0 6 1 6 2 Adriano Panatta Ion Țiriac 6 1 6 3 6 2 3 Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac 6 4 8 6 6 8 4 6 6 2 4 Corrado Barazzutti Ion Țiriac 6 3 6 0 6 0 5 Adriano Panatta Ilie Năstase 0 6 0 6 5 7

### Zone B

#### Pre-qualifying rounds

First Round Qualifying Round Egypt Cairo, Egypt bye Egypt 3 Lagos, Nigeria Morocco 0 Nigeria 2 Morocco 3 bye Tehran, Iran Iran Iran 4 Israel 1 bye Israel

#### Preliminary rounds

First Round Qualifying Round West Germany West Berlin (clay) bye West Germany 5 Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) Denmark 0 Monaco 2 Denmark 3 Spain Barcelona, Spain (clay) bye Spain 5 Oslo, Norway (indoor hard) Norway 0 Norway 4 Iran 1 Cairo, Egypt Egypt 3 Cairo, Egypt (clay) Bulgaria 1 Egypt 5 Great Britain 0 bye Great Britain Brussels, Belgium Belgium 5 Brussels, Belgium Greece 0 Belgium 2 Yugoslavia 3 bye Yugoslavia

#### Main Draw

Quarterfinals 10–12 May Semifinals 19–21 July Final 26–28 July Czechoslovakia Munich, West Germany (clay) bye Czechoslovakia 3 Düsseldorf, West Germany West Germany 2 West Germany 3 Donetsk, Soviet Union (clay) Spain 2 Czechoslovakia 2 Cairo, Egypt Soviet Union 3 Egypt 2 Donetsk, Soviet Union Yugoslavia 3 Yugoslavia 1 Soviet Union 3 bye Soviet Union

#### Final

**Soviet Union vs. Czechoslovakia**

Soviet Union 3 Donetsk, Soviet Union[8] 26–28 July 1974 Clay Czechoslovakia 2 1 2 3 4 5 1 Alex Metreveli František Pála 6 2 6 4 3 6 6 2 2 Teimuraz Kakulia Jan Kodeš 4 6 2 6 3 6 3 Vladimir Korotkov / Alex Metreveli Jan Kodeš / Vladimír Zedník 4 6 1 6 3 6 4 Alex Metreveli Jan Kodeš 4 6 6 3 4 6 6 3 7 5 5 Teimuraz Kakulia František Pála 6 3 4 6 6 4 2 6 6 4

## Inter-Zonal Zone

### Draw

Semifinals 20 September–5 October Final Poona, India EUR-B Soviet Union 1 EAS India 3 EAS India Johannesburg, South Africa AME South Africa w/o AME South Africa 4 EUR-A Italy 1

### Semifinals

**India vs. Soviet Union**

India 3 Poona, India[9] 20–22 September 1974 Soviet Union 1 1 2 3 4 5 1 Vijay Amritraj Teimuraz Kakulia 6 4 11 9 6 3 2 Anand Amritraj Alex Metreveli 4 6 7 9 3 6 3 Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj Vladimir Korotkov / Alex Metreveli 13 15 7 5 19 17 6 3 4 Anand Amritraj Teimuraz Kakulia 6 2 8 10 4 6 6 3 6 3 5 Vijay Amritraj Alex Metreveli not played

**South Africa vs. Italy**

South Africa 4 Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa[10] 3–5 October 1974 [b] Italy 1 1 2 3 4 5 1 Bob Hewitt Antonio Zugarelli 4 6 6 0 9 7 4 6 6 1 2 Ray Moore Adriano Panatta 4 6 6 4 6 3 6 4 3 Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta 7 5 6 4 10 8 4 Ray Moore Antonio Zugarelli 6 3 7 5 6 3 5 Bob Hewitt Adriano Panatta 3 6 6 8 2 6

### Final

The final between South Africa and India was scheduled to be completed by 1 December 1974, but India refused to travel to South Africa due to their government's opposition to South Africa's [apartheid policies](/source/Apartheid): therefore, the final was scratched and South Africa were awarded the Davis Cup.[1][2]

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** The tie between South Africa and Argentina was scratched and South Africa advanced to the South America Zone Final after Argentina refused to travel to South Africa due to their government's opposition to South Africa's apartheid policies.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-rsa_13-0)** The South Africa vs. Italy tie was originally scheduled to be played from 22 September, but was postponed due to disagreements over the venue: Italy originally refused to travel to South Africa, while South Africa rejected Italy's request to play the match in Rome.[11] The match eventually went ahead in South Africa on 3 October.

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-NY_Times_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-NY_Times_1-1) Seminara, Dave (28 November 2009). ["The Year the Davis Cup Felt Empty"](https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/29/sports/tennis/29davis.html). *The New York Times*. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0362-4331](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331). Retrieved 25 March 2019.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Final_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Final_2-1) ["South Africa v India"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1974-WG-M-RSA-IND-01). daviscup.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Collins_3-0)** Bud Collins (2010). *The Bud Collins History of Tennis* (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0942257700](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0942257700).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Colombia v South Africa"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1974-AMI-M-COL-RSA-01). daviscup.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["India v Australia"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1974-EAS-M-IND-AUS-01). daviscup.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Davis Cup – General Records"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/statistics/general-records.aspx). *daviscup.com*. Retrieved 8 June 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Italy v Romania"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1974-EUR-A-M-ITA-ROU-01). daviscup.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Soviet Union v Czechoslovakia"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1974-EUR-B-M-URS-TCH-01). daviscup.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["India v Soviet Union"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1974-INZ-M-IND-URS-01). daviscup.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["South Africa v Italy"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1974-INZ-M-RSA-ITA-01). daviscup.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Defaults seen as possibility in Davis Cup"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1338&dat=19740813&id=oiMqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cycEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3215,4401552). *[Spokane Daily Chronicle](/source/Spokane_Daily_Chronicle)*. AP. 13 August 1974. p. 13 – via [Google News Archive](/source/Google_News_Archive).

## External links

- [Davis Cup Official Website](http://www.daviscup.com)

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