1979 Davis Cup Americas Zone

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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. 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

	First Round 6–8 October 1978					Qualifying Round 27–29 October 1978
	Mexico
						Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
	bye
						Mexico		3
						Canada		2
	bye
	Canada
	Colombia
						Bogotá, Colombia
	bye
						Colombia		4
	Nassau, Bahamas
						Venezuela		1
	Caribbean/West Indies		2
	Venezuela		3

First round

Caribbean/West Indies vs. Venezuela

File:Flag of the West Indies Federation (1958–1962).svg Caribbean/West Indies 2	Nassau, Bahamas 6–8 October 1978		File:Flag of Venezuela (1930–1954).svg 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

File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 3	Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico 27–29 October 1978 Clay		File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 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

File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 4	Bogotá, Colombia 27–29 October 1978		File:Flag of Venezuela (1930–1954).svg 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

Main draw

Draw

	Semifinals 8–10 December 1978					Final 16–18 March
	United States
						Cleveland, OH, United States (indoor hard)
	bye
						United States		5
	Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
						Colombia		0
	Mexico		2
	Colombia		3

Semifinals

Mexico vs. Colombia

File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 2	Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico 8–10 December 1978 Clay		File:Flag of Colombia.svg 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

File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 5	Cleveland Skating Club, Cleveland, OH, United States 16–18 March 1979 Hard (indoors)		File:Flag of Colombia.svg 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

Preliminary rounds

Draw

	First Round 22 September–8 October 1978					Qualifying Round 27 October–1 November 1978
	Argentina
						Guayaquil, Ecuador (indoor carpet)
	bye
						Argentina		4
	Guayaquil, Ecuador (indoor carpet)
						Ecuador		1
	Ecuador		4
	Peru		1
	Cochabamba, Bolivia (clay)
	Bolivia		0
						Itu, Brazil
	Brazil		5
						Brazil		4
						Uruguay		0
	bye
	Uruguay

First round

Ecuador vs. Peru

File:Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador 4	Coliseo Voltaire Paladines Polo, Guayaquil, Ecuador 22–24 September 1978 Carpet (indoors)		File:Flag of Peru.svg 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

File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia 0	Club de Tenis Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia 6–8 October 1978 Clay		File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg 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

File:Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador 1	Coliseo Voltaire Paladines Polo, Guayaquil, Ecuador 27–29 October 1978 Carpet (indoors)		File:Flag of Argentina.svg 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

File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg Brazil 4	Itu, Brazil November 1978		File:Flag of Uruguay.svg 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

Main draw

Draw

	Semifinals 8–10 December 1978					Final 16–18 March
	Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
	Argentina		5
						Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
	Brazil		0
						Argentina		3
						Chile		2
	bye
	Chile

Semifinals

Argentina vs. Brazil

File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 5	Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina 8–10 December 1978 Clay		File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg 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

File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 3	Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina 16–18 March 1979 Clay		File:Flag of Chile.svg 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

File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 4	Racquet Club of Memphis, Memphis, TN, United States 14–16 September 1979 Carpet (indoors)		File:Flag of Argentina.svg 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

External links

• Davis Cup official website