1978 Davis Cup Americas Zone

Main article: 1978 Davis Cup

The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1978 Davis Cup.

10 teams entered the Americas Zone in total, with 3 teams entering the North & Central America Zone and 8 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 South Africa in the North & Central America Zone final, and Chile defeated Argentina in the South America Zone final.[2][3] In the Americas Inter-Zonal Final the United States defeated Chile and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[4]

The North & Central America Zone was marked by a number of incidents related to the continued presence of South Africa team. Canada, Mexico, Venezuela, and the Caribbean/West Indies teams all withdrew from the competition, and large scale protests accompanied the final between the United States and South Africa at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.[5][6] In an effort to appease its critics, South Africa named Peter Lamb as one of the six members of its team, as its first-ever "coloured" player.[7] However, Lamb did not play, and his inclusion in the squad was derided as tokenism. Crowds of up to 5000 turned out in protest.[8]

North & Central America Zone

Draw

Semifinals
15–17 December 1977		Final
17–19 March
 United States
Nashville, TN, United States (indoor carpet)
bye
 United States4
Johannesburg, South Africa
 South Africa1
 South Africa4
 Colombia1

Semifinals

South Africa vs. Colombia


South Africa
4 		Johannesburg, South Africa[9]
15–17 December 1977
Colombia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Byron Bertram
Jairo Velasco 		0
6 		3
6 		6
4 		12
10 		6
1 		 
2
Ray Moore
Iván Molina 		5
7 		2
6 		6
4 		2
6 		   
3
Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan
Álvaro Betancur / Iván Molina 		6
0 		8
6 		6
2 		     
4
Byron Bertram
Iván Molina 		3
6 		6
3 		6
4 		6
4 		   
5
Ray Moore
Álvaro Betancur 		6
3 		6
3 		6
2 		     

Final

United States vs. South Africa


United States
4 		Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States[2]
17–19 March 1978
Carpet (indoors)
South Africa
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Vitas Gerulaitis
Bernard Mitton 		2
6 		6
2 		6
1 		7
5 		   
2
Harold Solomon
Byron Bertram 		4
6 		6
0 		6
3 		6
1 		   
3
Fred McNair / Sherwood Stewart
Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan 		0
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
4
Harold Solomon
Bernard Mitton 		7
5 		6
4 		6
2 		     
5
Vitas Gerulaitis
Byron Bertram 		6
3 		6
3 		6
0 		     

South America Zone

Preliminary rounds

Draw

First Round
1–6 November 1977		Qualifying Round
9–11 December 1977
 Chile
Santiago, Chile
bye
 Chile5
Lima, Peru
 Bolivia0
 Peru0
 Bolivia5
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
 Uruguay3
Montevideo, Uruguay
 Ecuador2
 Uruguay4
 Brazil1
bye
 Brazil

First round

Peru vs. Bolivia


Peru
0 		Lima, Peru[10]
4–6 November 1977
Bolivia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Fernando Maynetto
Mario Martínez 		3
6 		3
6 		6
4 		5
7 		   
2
Miguel Maurtúa
Ramiro Benavides 		2
6 		4
6 		6
4 		5
7 		   
3
Miguel Maurtúa / Fernando Maynetto
Juan Carlos Alvarado / Ramiro Benavides 		6
3 		6
8 		2
6 		7
5 		3
6 		 
4
Miguel Maurtúa
Mario Martínez 		4
6 		6
4 		4
6 		8
10 		   
5
Luis Alberto Olmedo
Juan Carlos Alvarado 		0
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     

Uruguay vs. Ecuador


Uruguay
3 		Montevideo, Uruguay[11]
November 1977
Clay
Ecuador
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Hugo Roverano
Ricardo Pazmiño 		6
2 		6
2 		6
1 		     
2
José Luis Damiani
Ricardo Ycaza 		4
6 		5
7 		1
6 		     
3
José Luis Damiani / Hugo Roverano
Miguel Olvera / Ricardo Ycaza 		6
3 		6
2 		6
2 		     
4
José Luis Damiani
Ricardo Pazmiño 		6
1 		6
0 		6
2 		     
5
Hugo Roverano
Ricardo Ycaza 		5
7 		2
6 		4
6 		     

Qualifying round

Chile vs. Bolivia


Chile
5 		Santiago, Chile[12]
9–11 December 1977
Bolivia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Belus Prajoux
Mario Martínez 		6
4 		6
1 		6
3 		     
2
Hans Gildemeister
Ramiro Benavides 		6
2 		6
2 		6
1 		     
3
Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol
Juan Carlos Alvarado / Ramiro Benavides 		3
6 		6
2 		6
0 		8
6 		   
4
Hans Gildemeister
Mario Martínez 		6
3 		6
1 		6
3 		     
5
Belus Prajoux
Ramiro Benavides 		6
1 		6
1 		6
1 		     

Uruguay vs. Brazil


Uruguay
4 		Montevideo, Uruguay[13]
9–11 December 1977
Brazil
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
José Luis Damiani
Thomaz Koch 		7
5 		6
4 		6
0 		     
2
Hugo Roverano
Carlos Kirmayr 		0
6 		6
2 		6
3 		4
6 		7
5 		 
3
José Luis Damiani / Hugo Roverano
Carlos Kirmayr / Thomaz Koch 		9
7 		6
3 		6
2 		     
4
José Luis Damiani
Marcos Hocevar 		6
3 		6
4 		6
4 		     
5
Hugo Roverano
Fernando Gentil 		1
6 		3
6 		7
5 		5
7 		   

Main draw

Draw

Semifinals
18–20 December 1977		Final
17–19 March
Santiago, Chile
 Chile5
Santiago, Chile (clay)
 Uruguay0
 Chile3
 Argentina2
bye
 Argentina

Semifinals

Chile vs. Uruguay


Chile
5 		Santiago, Chile[14]
18–20 December 1977
Uruguay
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jaime Fillol
Hugo Roverano 		9
7 		6
3 		6
0 		     
2
Hans Gildemeister
José Luis Damiani 		6
2 		6
2 		6
2 		     
3
Patricio Cornejo / Belus Prajoux
José Luis Damiani / Hugo Roverano 		6
4 		6
4 		6
2 		     
4
Jaime Fillol
José Luis Damiani 		8
6 		6
0 		6
2 		     
5
Hans Gildemeister
Hugo Roverano 		6
1 		6
4 		6
2 		     

Final

Chile vs. Argentina


Chile
3 		Santiago, Chile[3]
17–19 March 1978
Clay
Argentina
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Hans Gildemeister
Guillermo Vilas 		9
7 		6
3 		3
6 		6
4 		   
2
Jaime Fillol
Ricardo Cano 		6
2 		6
3 		6
3 		     
3
Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol
José Luis Clerc / Guillermo Vilas 		4
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
4
Hans Gildemeister
Ricardo Cano 		6
4 		7
5 		6
4 		     
5
Jaime Fillol
Guillermo Vilas 		3
6 		4
6 		0
6 		     

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Chile vs. United States


Chile
2 		Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile[4]
15–17 September 1978
Clay[15]
United States
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jaime Fillol
Brian Gottfried 		4
6 		5
7 		2
6 		     
2
Hans Gildemeister
Harold Solomon 		5
7 		6
3 		3
6 		1
6 		   
3
Jaime Fillol / Belus Prajoux
Brian Gottfried / John McEnroe 		6
3 		3
6 		6
8 		3
6 		   
4
Jaime Fillol
Harold Solomon 		6
3 		6
2 		       
5
Hans Gildemeister
Brian Gottfried 		4
6 		7
5 		12
10 		     

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  4. ^ a b "Chile v United States". daviscup.com.
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  6. ^ "African Activist Archive". Africanactivist.msu.edu. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  7. ^ Jerome, Jim. "Apartheid Critics Say He's Merely a Token, but Peter Lamb's Davis Cup Runneth Over". People.com. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  8. ^ "African Activist Archive". Africanactivist.msu.edu. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
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  10. ^ "Peru v Bolivia". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Uruguay v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Chile v Bolivia". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Uruguay v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Chile v Uruguay". daviscup.com.
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