1985 Davis Cup Americas Zone

{{Short description|Tennis tournament region}} {{main|1985 Davis Cup}}

The '''Americas Zone''' was one of the three regional zones of the [[1985 Davis Cup]].

8 teams entered the Americas Zone in total, with the winner promoted to the following year's World Group.<ref name=Collins>{{cite book|author=Bud Collins|title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis|year=2010|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=[New York]|isbn=978-0942257700|pages=495–506|edition=2nd}}</ref> [[Mexico Davis Cup team|Mexico]] defeated [[Brazil Davis Cup team|Brazil]] in the final and qualified for the [[1986 Davis Cup World Group|1986 World Group]].<ref name="Americas Final" />

==Participating nations== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} *{{davis|BRA|1968}} *{{davis|CAN}} *{{davis|Caribbean/West Indies}} *{{davis|COL}} *{{davis|MEX}} *{{davis|PER}} *{{davis|URU}} *{{davis|VEN|1930}} {{div col end}}

===Draw=== {{8TeamBracket-info | RD1-date=8–10 March | RD2-date=2–4 August | RD3-date=4–6 October

| team-width=14

| RD1T1-loc=[[Caracas]], Venezuela (hard) | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|BRA|1968}} | RD1-score1=5 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{davis|VEN|1930}} | RD1-score2=0

| RD1T2-loc=[[Montevideo]], Uruguay (clay) | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|URU}} | RD1-score3=2 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|COL}} | RD1-score4=3

| RD1T3-loc=[[Chicoutimi]], Canada (indoor carpet) | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5={{davis|Caribbean/West Indies}} | RD1-score5=1 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6={{davis|CAN}} | RD1-score6=4

| RD1T4-loc=[[Mexico City]], Mexico (clay) | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7={{davis|PER}} | RD1-score7=2 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{davis|MEX}} | RD1-score8=3

| RD2T1-loc=[[Porto Alegre]], Brazil (clay) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|BRA|1968}} | RD2-score1=4 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|COL}} | RD2-score2=1

| RD2T2-loc=[[Chicoutimi]], Canada (clay) | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{davis|CAN}} | RD2-score3=2 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{davis|MEX}} | RD2-score4=3

| RD3T1-loc=[[Porto Alegre]], Brazil (clay) | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1={{davis|BRA|1968}} | RD3-score1=1 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2={{davis|MEX}} | RD3-score2=4 }}

==Quarterfinals==

===Venezuela vs. Brazil=== {{DavisCupbox |team1=Venezuela |team1-var=1930 |team2=Brazil |team2-var=1968 |venue=Altamira Tennis Club, [[Caracas]], Venezuela<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1985-AME-M-BRA-VEN-01|title=Venezuela v Brazil|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref> |date=8–10 March 1985 |surface=Hard |score1=0 |score2=5 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Carlos Claverie (tennis)|Carlos Claverie]] |3 |16 |4 |4 | |T2P1=[[Marcos Hocevar]] |6 |14 |6 |6 | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Alfonso Mora]] |1 |1 |5 | | |T2P1=[[Cássio Motta]] |6 |6 |7 | | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Iñaki Calvo]] |T1P2=[[Randolf Scheller]] |4 |2 |2 | | |T2P1=[[Carlos Kirmayr]] |T2P2=[[Cássio Motta]] |6 |6 |6 | | }} |R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Alfonso Mora]] |3 |3 | | | |T2P1=[[Carlos Kirmayr]] |6 |6 | | | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Carlos Claverie (tennis)|Carlos Claverie]] |3 |3 | | | |T2P1=[[Dácio Campos]] |6 |6 | | | }} |}}

===Uruguay vs. Colombia=== {{DavisCupbox |team1=Uruguay |team2=Colombia |venue=[[Montevideo]], Uruguay<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1985-AME-M-URU-COL-01|title=Uruguay v Colombia|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref> |date=8–10 March 1985 |surface=Clay |score1=2 |score2=3 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Marcelo Filippini]] |3 |2 |3 | | |T2P1=[[Álvaro Jordan]] |6 |6 |6 | | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Diego Pérez (tennis)|Diego Pérez]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Luis Arturo González]] |1 |0 |0 | | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Diego Pérez (tennis)|Diego Pérez]] |T1P2=[[Hugo Roverano]] |6 |4 |6 |4 | |T2P1=[[René Gómez (tennis)|René Gómez]] |T2P2=[[Álvaro Jordan]] |8 |6 |3 |6 | }} |R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Diego Pérez (tennis)|Diego Pérez]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Álvaro Jordan]] |0 |1 |1 | | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Marcelo Filippini]] |2 |6 |4 |1 | |T2P1=[[Luis Arturo González]] |6 |3 |6 |6 | }} |}}

===Canada vs. Caribbean/West Indies=== {{DavisCupbox |team1=Canada |team2=Caribbean/West Indies |venue=[[Chicoutimi]], Canada<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1985-AME-M-CAR-CAN-01|title=Canada v Caribbean/West Indies|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref> |date=8–10 March 1985 |surface=Carpet (indoors) |score1=4 |score2=1 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Martin Wostenholme]] |6 |9 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Roger Smith (tennis)|Roger Smith]] |4 |7 |3 | | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Stéphane Bonneau]] |7 |7 |6 |6 | |T2P1=[[Karl Hale]] |9 |5 |3 |4 | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Josef Brabenec]] |T1P2=[[Derek Segal]] |3 |5 |4 | | |T2P1=[[Karl Hale]] |T2P2=[[Roger Smith (tennis)|Roger Smith]] |6 |7 |6 | | }} |R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Martin Wostenholme]] |6 |6 |7 | | |T2P1=[[Karl Hale]] |4 |2 |5 | | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Stéphane Bonneau]] |4 |17 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Roger Smith (tennis)|Roger Smith]] |6 |15 |3 | | }} |}}

===Mexico vs. Peru=== {{DavisCupbox |team1=Mexico |team2=Peru |venue=Estadio Rafael Osuna, [[Mexico City]], Mexico<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1985-AME-M-PER-MEX-01|title=Mexico v Peru|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref> |date=8–10 March 1985 |surface=Clay |score1=3 |score2=2 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jorge Lozano]] |9 |3 |6 |5 | |T2P1=[[Carlos di Laura]] |7 |6 |8 |7 | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Francisco Maciel (tennis)|Francisco Maciel]] |6 |2 |7 |7 | |T2P1=[[Pablo Arraya]] |3 |6 |5 |5 | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Leonardo Lavalle]] |T1P2=[[Fernando Pérez Pascal]] |8 |3 |6 |3 |6 |T2P1=[[Fernando Maynetto]] |T2P2=[[Jaime Yzaga]] |6 |6 |1 |6 |3 }} |R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jorge Lozano]] |6 |5 |3 |6 |2 |T2P1=[[Pablo Arraya]] |3 |7 |6 |4 |6 }} |R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Francisco Maciel (tennis)|Francisco Maciel]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Carlos di Laura]] |4 |4 |2 | | }} |}}

==Semifinals==

===Brazil vs. Colombia=== {{DavisCupbox |team1=Brazil |team1-var=1968 |team2=Colombia |venue=[[Porto Alegre]], Brazil<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1985-AME-M-BRA-COL-01|title=Brazil v Colombia|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref> |date=2–4 August 1985 |surface=Clay |score1=4 |score2=1 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Dácio Campos]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Carlos Gómez (tennis)|Carlos Gómez]] |2 |4 |1 | | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Cássio Motta]] |7 |6 |5 |2 |2 |T2P1=[[Álvaro Jordan]] |5 |3 |7 |6 |6 }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Dácio Campos]] |T1P2=[[Carlos Kirmayr]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Carlos Gómez (tennis)|Carlos Gómez]] |T2P2=[[Álvaro Jordan]] |4 |4 |1 | | }} |R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Dácio Campos]] |6 |4 |6 |6 | |T2P1=[[Álvaro Jordan]] |3 |6 |3 |1 | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Marcos Hocevar]] |6 |6 | | | |T2P1=[[Luis Arturo González]] |0 |1 | | | }} |}}

===Canada vs. Mexico=== {{DavisCupbox |team1=Canada |team2=Mexico |venue=[[Chicoutimi]], Canada<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1985-AME-M-CAN-MEX-01|title=Canada v Mexico|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref> |date=2–4 August 1985 |surface=Clay |score1=2 |score2=3 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Stéphane Bonneau]] |6 |6 |5 |2 | |T2P1=[[Francisco Maciel (tennis)|Francisco Maciel]] |8 |4 |7 |6 | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Martin Wostenholme]] |7 |3 |6 |8 |6 |T2P1=[[Leonardo Lavalle]] |5 |6 |8 |6 |2 }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Mark Greenan]] |T1P2=[[Glenn Michibata]] |9 |9 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Francisco Maciel (tennis)|Francisco Maciel]] |T2P2=[[Agustín Moreno]] |7 |7 |4 | | }} |R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Martin Wostenholme]] |2 |3 |0 | | |T2P1=[[Francisco Maciel (tennis)|Francisco Maciel]] |6 |6 |6 | | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Stéphane Bonneau]] |10 |1 |2 | | |T2P1=[[Leonardo Lavalle]] |12 |6 |6 | | }} |}}

==Final==

===Brazil vs. Mexico=== {{DavisCupbox |team1=Brazil |team1-var=1968 |team2=Mexico |venue=[[Porto Alegre]], Brazil<ref name="Americas Final">{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1985-AME-M-BRA-MEX-01|title=Brazil v Mexico|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref> |date=4–6 October 1985 |surface=Clay |score1=1 |score2=4 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Dácio Campos]] |1 |3 |2 | | |T2P1=[[Leonardo Lavalle]] |6 |6 |6 | | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Júlio Góes]] |3 |5 |4 | | |T2P1=[[Francisco Maciel (tennis)|Francisco Maciel]] |6 |7 |6 | | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Carlos Kirmayr]] |T1P2=[[Cássio Motta]] |1 |6 |9 |3 |6 |T2P1=[[Jorge Lozano]] |T2P2=[[Raúl Ramírez]] |6 |3 |7 |6 |0 }} |R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Júlio Góes]] |7 |1 |1 |1 | |T2P1=[[Leonardo Lavalle]] |5 |6 |6 |6 | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Dácio Campos]] |6 |5 |3 | | |T2P1=[[Francisco Maciel (tennis)|Francisco Maciel]] |3 |7 |6 | | }} |}}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.daviscup.com Davis Cup official website]

[[Category:Davis Cup Americas Zone]] [[Category:1985 Davis Cup|Americas]]