1976 Davis Cup
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Duration | 22 August 1975 – 19 December 1976 |
Edition | 65th |
Teams | 53 |
Champion | |
Winning nation | Italy |
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The 1976 Davis Cup was the 65th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 58 teams would enter the competition, 32 in the Europe Zone, 14 in the Americas Zone, and 12 in the Eastern Zone. This year's tournament saw all teams in the Americas Zone competing in one single bracket, with the previous North & Central America and South America sub-zones, and subsequently the Americas Inter-Zonal final, being eliminated. This brought the Americas Zone in line with the outline of the other zones, with the previous year's Americas sub-zone champions progressing to the new Americas main draw semifinals.
Chile defeated South Africa in the Americas Zone final, Australia defeated New Zealand in the Eastern Zone final, and the Soviet Union and Italy were the winners of the two Europe Zones, defeating Hungary and Great Britain, respectively.
In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Italy defeated Australia in their semifinal; the second semifinal was scratched and Chile advanced to the Final as the Soviet Union refused to travel to Chile due to their opposition to the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.[1] In the final, held in the Estadio Nacional in Santiago, Chile, on 17–19 December, Italy defeated Chile to win their first title and become the seventh nation to win the Davis Cup.[2][3]
Americas Zone
[edit]Preliminary rounds
[edit]First Round | Qualifying Round | |||||||
United States | ||||||||
Tucson, AZ, United States (hard) | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
United States | 5 | |||||||
Venezuela | 0 | |||||||
Venezuela | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | ||||||||
Mexico | 5 | |||||||
Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | ||||||||
Caribbean/West Indies | 0 | |||||||
Mexico | 3 | |||||||
Montreal, Canada (indoor carpet) | ||||||||
Canada | 2 | |||||||
Canada | 5 | |||||||
Colombia | 0 | |||||||
Brazil | w/o | |||||||
Brasilia, Brazil (clay) | ||||||||
Bolivia | ||||||||
Brazil | 5 | |||||||
Lima, Peru | ||||||||
Peru | 0 | |||||||
Peru | 3 | |||||||
Uruguay | 2 | |||||||
bye | ||||||||
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | ||||||||
Ecuador | ||||||||
Ecuador | 0 | |||||||
Argentina | 5 | |||||||
bye | ||||||||
Argentina | ||||||||
Main Draw
[edit]Quarterfinals 19–28 December 1975 | Semifinals 5–7 March | Final 26–28 April | |||||||||||
South Africa | |||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
South Africa | w/o | ||||||||||||
Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | |||||||||||||
Mexico | |||||||||||||
United States | 2 | ||||||||||||
Santiago, Chile | |||||||||||||
Mexico | 3 | ||||||||||||
South Africa | 2 | ||||||||||||
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | |||||||||||||
Chile | 3 | ||||||||||||
Brazil | 0 | ||||||||||||
Santiago, Chile (clay) | |||||||||||||
Argentina | 5 | ||||||||||||
Argentina | 2 | ||||||||||||
Chile | 3 | ||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
Chile | |||||||||||||
Final
[edit]Chile vs. South Africa
Chile 3 |
Santiago, Chile[4] 26–28 April 1976 |
South Africa 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eastern Zone
[edit]Preliminary rounds
[edit]First Round | Qualifying Round | |||||||
Indonesia | ||||||||
Jakarta, Indonesia | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
Indonesia | 3 | |||||||
South Korea | 2 | |||||||
South Korea | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
Sri Lanka | ||||||||
Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
Sri Lanka | 0 | |||||||
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ||||||||
Pakistan | 4 | |||||||
Malaysia | 0 | |||||||
Pakistan | 5 | |||||||
Amritsar, India | ||||||||
India | 5 | |||||||
Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||
Thailand | 0 | |||||||
India | 3 | |||||||
Japan | 2 | |||||||
bye | ||||||||
Japan | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
Taipei, Taiwan (hard) | ||||||||
Philippines | ||||||||
Philippines | 4 | |||||||
Chinese Taipei | 0 | |||||||
bye | ||||||||
Chinese Taipei | ||||||||
Main Draw
[edit]Quarterfinals 28 November–21 December 1975 | Semifinals 9–18 January | Final 27 February–1 March | |||||||||||
Australia | |||||||||||||
Hobart, Australia (grass) | |||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
Australia | 5 | ||||||||||||
Karachi, Pakistan | |||||||||||||
Indonesia | 0 | ||||||||||||
Indonesia | 4 | ||||||||||||
Brisbane, Australia (grass) | |||||||||||||
Pakistan | 1 | ||||||||||||
Australia | 3 | ||||||||||||
Manila, Philippines | |||||||||||||
New Zealand | 1 | ||||||||||||
India | 4 | ||||||||||||
Auckland, New Zealand (grass) | |||||||||||||
Philippines | 0 | ||||||||||||
India | 2 | ||||||||||||
New Zealand | 3 | ||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
New Zealand | |||||||||||||
Final
[edit]Australia vs. New Zealand
Australia 3 |
Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia[5] 27 February–1 March 1976 Grass |
New Zealand 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Europe Zone
[edit]Zone A
[edit]Pre-qualifying round
[edit]Preliminary rounds
[edit]First Round | Qualifying Round | |||||||
Copenhagen, Denmark (indoor carpet) | ||||||||
Finland | 1 | |||||||
Freiburg, West Germany (clay) | ||||||||
Denmark | 4 | |||||||
Denmark | 0 | |||||||
West Germany | 5 | |||||||
bye | ||||||||
West Germany | ||||||||
Monte Carlo, Monaco | ||||||||
Monaco | 4 | |||||||
Tbilisi, Soviet Union | ||||||||
Israel | 1 | |||||||
Monaco | 0 | |||||||
Soviet Union | 5 | |||||||
bye | ||||||||
Soviet Union | ||||||||
Brussels, Belgium | ||||||||
Belgium | 4 | |||||||
Brussels, Belgium | ||||||||
Netherlands | 1 | |||||||
Belgium | 0 | |||||||
Hungary | 5 | |||||||
bye | ||||||||
Hungary | ||||||||
Ireland | w/o | |||||||
Cairo, Egypt | ||||||||
Rhodesia | ||||||||
Ireland | 1 | |||||||
Egypt | 4 | |||||||
bye | ||||||||
Egypt | ||||||||
Main Draw
[edit]Quarterfinals 14–16 May | Semifinals 23–25 July | Final 13–15 August | |||||||||||
Spain | |||||||||||||
Donetsk, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
Spain | 1 | ||||||||||||
Bad Homburg, West Germany | |||||||||||||
Soviet Union | 4 | ||||||||||||
West Germany | 1 | ||||||||||||
Tbilisi, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||
Soviet Union | 4 | ||||||||||||
Soviet Union | 4 | ||||||||||||
Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||||||
Hungary | 1 | ||||||||||||
Hungary | 5 | ||||||||||||
Budapest, Hungary (clay) | |||||||||||||
Egypt | 0 | ||||||||||||
Hungary | 3 | ||||||||||||
Czechoslovakia | 1 | ||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||||
Final
[edit]Soviet Union vs. Hungary
Soviet Union 4 |
Tbilisi, Soviet Union[6] 13–15 August 1976 |
Hungary 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zone B
[edit]Pre-qualifying rounds
[edit]First Round | Qualifying Round | |||||||
Iran | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
Iran | w/o | |||||||
Nigeria | ||||||||
Nigeria | w/o | |||||||
Algeria | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | ||||||||
Luxembourg | ||||||||
Luxembourg | 0 | |||||||
Portugal | 5 | |||||||
bye | ||||||||
Portugal | ||||||||
Preliminary rounds
[edit]First Round | Qualifying Round | |||||||
Tehran, Iran | ||||||||
Iran | 2 | |||||||
Zürich, Switzerland (clay) | ||||||||
Switzerland | 3 | |||||||
Switzerland | 1 | |||||||
Great Britain | 4 | |||||||
bye | ||||||||
Great Britain | ||||||||
Sofia, Bulgaria | ||||||||
Bulgaria | 1 | |||||||
Vienna, Austria | ||||||||
Austria | 4 | |||||||
Austria | 1 | |||||||
Romania | 4 | |||||||
bye | ||||||||
Romania | ||||||||
Italy | ||||||||
Florence, Italy (clay) | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
Italy | 5 | |||||||
Warsaw, Poland (clay) | ||||||||
Poland | 0 | |||||||
Poland | 5 | |||||||
Norway | 0 | |||||||
bye | ||||||||
Zagreb, Yugoslavia | ||||||||
Yugoslavia | ||||||||
Yugoslavia | 5 | |||||||
Athens, Greece (clay) | ||||||||
Greece | 0 | |||||||
Greece | 4 | |||||||
Portugal | 1 | |||||||
Main Draw
[edit]Quarterfinals 20–23 May | Semifinals 8–18 July | Final 5–7 August | |||||||||||
France | |||||||||||||
Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass) | |||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
France | 1 | ||||||||||||
Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass) | |||||||||||||
Great Britain | 4 | ||||||||||||
Great Britain | 5 | ||||||||||||
Wimbledon, United Kingdom (grass) | |||||||||||||
Romania | 0 | ||||||||||||
Great Britain | 1 | ||||||||||||
Bologna, Italy (clay) | |||||||||||||
Italy | 4 | ||||||||||||
Italy | 5 | ||||||||||||
Rome, Italy (clay) | |||||||||||||
Yugoslavia | 0 | ||||||||||||
Italy | 4 | ||||||||||||
Sweden | 0 | ||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
Sweden | |||||||||||||
Final
[edit]Great Britain vs. Italy
Great Britain 1 |
No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, United Kingdom[7] 5–7 August 1976 Grass |
Italy 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inter-Zonal Zone
[edit]Draw
[edit]Semifinals 24–27 September | Final 17–19 December | |||||||
Rome, Italy (clay) | ||||||||
EUR-B | Italy | 3 | ||||||
Santiago, Chile (clay) | ||||||||
EAS | Australia | 2 | ||||||
EUR-B | Italy | 4 | ||||||
AME | Chile | 1 | ||||||
AME | Chile | w/o | ||||||
EUR-A | Soviet Union | |||||||
Semifinals
[edit]Italy vs. Australia
Italy 3 |
Foro Italico, Rome, Italy[8] 24–27 September 1976 Clay |
Australia 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chile vs. Soviet Union
The tie was scheduled to be completed by September 27, but the Soviet Union refused to travel to Chile due to their opposition to the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet: therefore, the tie was scratched and Chile advanced to the Final.[1][9] The Soviet team were subsequently banned from entering the Davis Cup for two years.
Final
[edit]Chile vs. Italy
Chile 1 |
Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile[3] 17–19 December 1976 Clay |
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Soviets barred from Davis Cup". The Daily Sentinel. United Press International. 8 November 1976. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ a b "Chile v Italy". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Chile v South Africa". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Australia v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Soviet Union v Hungary". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Great Britain v Italy". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Italy v Australia". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Chile v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.