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.[1]

The United States defeated Colombia in the North & Central America Zone final, and Argentina defeated Chile in the South America Zone final.[2][3] In the Americas Inter-Zonal Final the United States defeated Argentina and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[4]

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
 Mexico3
 Canada2
bye
 Canada
 Colombia
Bogotá, Colombia
bye
 Colombia4
Nassau, Bahamas
 Venezuela1
 Caribbean/West Indies2
 Venezuela3

First round

Caribbean/West Indies vs. Venezuela


Caribbean/West Indies
2		 Nassau, Bahamas[5]
6–8 October 1978
Venezuela
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Cricket West Indies
Venezuela		 Leo Rolle
Humphrey Hose		 3
6 		4
6 		0
6 		     
2 Cricket West Indies
Venezuela		 John Antonas
Jorge Andrew		 6
3		 0
6 		4
6 		5
0		    
retired
3 Cricket West Indies
Venezuela		 John Antonas / Leo Rolle
Jorge Andrew / Humphrey Hose		 2
6 		6
3		 2
6 		1
6 		   
4 Cricket West Indies
Venezuela		 Leo Rolle
Jorge Andrew		 1
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
5 Cricket West Indies
Venezuela		 John Antonas
Abraham Sojo		 6
3		 3
6 		6
1		 6
1		    

Qualifying round

Mexico vs. Canada


Mexico
3		 Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico[6]
27–29 October 1978
Clay
Canada
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Mexico
Canada		 Marcello Lara
Réjean Genois		 7
5		 3
6 		9
11 		6
2		 6
4		  
2 Mexico
Canada		 Emilio Montaño
Greg Halder		 5
7 		7
5		 6
4		 10
8		    
3 Mexico
Canada		 Marcello Lara / Raúl Ramírez
Réjean Genois / Richard Legendre		 6
4		 6
4		 6
4		      
4 Mexico
Canada		 Enrique Haro
John Picken		 1
6 		4
6 		8
6		 4
6 		   
5 Mexico
Canada		 Emilio Montaño
Réjean Genois		 6
2		 6
8 		3
6 		     

Colombia vs. Venezuela


Colombia
4		 Bogotá, Colombia[7]
27–29 October 1978
Venezuela
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Colombia
Venezuela		 Jairo Velasco
Humphrey Hose		 6
3		 5
7 		5
7 		6
4		 6
4		  
2 Colombia
Venezuela		 Iván Molina
Jorge Andrew		 3
6 		6
3		 6
2		 7
5		    
3 Colombia
Venezuela		 Iván Molina / Jairo Velasco
Jorge Andrew / Humphrey Hose		 6
4		 8
6		 6
8 		6
4		    
4 Colombia
Venezuela		 Álvaro Betancur
Humphrey Hose		 6
3		 1
6 		5
7 		     
5 Colombia
Venezuela		 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 States5
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 Colombia0
 Mexico2
 Colombia3

Semifinals

Mexico vs. Colombia


Mexico
2		 Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico[8]
8–10 December 1978
Clay
Colombia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Mexico
Colombia		 Roberto Chávez
Jairo Velasco		 2
6 		2
6 		6
3		 8
6		 6
8 		 
2 Mexico
Colombia		 Raúl Ramírez
Iván Molina		 6
8 		6
8 		7
5		 3
6 		   
3 Mexico
Colombia		 Marcello Lara / Raúl Ramírez
Iván Molina / Jairo Velasco		 3
6 		6
3		 6
3		 6
2		    
4 Mexico
Colombia		 Raúl Ramírez
Jairo Velasco		 6
1		 7
5		 6
4		      
5 Mexico
Colombia		 Roberto Chávez
Iván Molina		 2
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     

Final

United States vs. Colombia


United States
5		 Cleveland Skating Club, Cleveland, OH, United States[2]
16–18 March 1979
Hard (indoors)
Colombia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Colombia		 John McEnroe
Álvaro Betancur		 6
2		 6
1		 6
1		      
2 United States
Colombia		 Dick Stockton
Iván Molina		 6
2		 6
3		 6
4		      
3 United States
Colombia		 Peter Fleming / John McEnroe
Orlando Agudelo / Iván Molina		 6
4		 6
0		 6
4		      
4 United States
Colombia		 Dick Stockton
Álvaro Betancur		 6
1		 6
2		 7
5		      
5 United States
Colombia		 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
 Argentina4
Guayaquil, Ecuador (indoor carpet)
 Ecuador1
 Ecuador4
 Peru1
Cochabamba, Bolivia (clay)
 Bolivia0
Itu, Brazil
 Brazil5
 Brazil4
 Uruguay0
bye
 Uruguay

First round

Ecuador vs. Peru


Ecuador
4		 Coliseo Voltaire Paladines Polo, Guayaquil, Ecuador[9]
22–24 September 1978
Carpet (indoors)
Peru
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Ecuador
Peru		 Andrés Gómez
Alberto Franco		 6
2		 6
2		 8
6		      
2 Ecuador
Peru		 Ricardo Ycaza
Fernando Maynetto		 6
4		 4
6 		0
6 		6
3		 6
4		  
3 Ecuador
Peru		 Andrés Gómez / Ricardo Ycaza
Alberto Franco / Fernando Maynetto		 6
4		 6
3		 6
1		      
4 Ecuador
Peru		 Raúl Viver
Alberto Franco		 5
7 		6
2		 6
2		 6
2		    
5 Ecuador
Peru		 Andrés Gómez
Fernando Maynetto		 3
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     

Bolivia vs. Brazil


Bolivia
0		 Club de Tenis Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia[10]
6–8 October 1978
Clay
Brazil
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Bolivia
Brazil		 Juan Carlos Alvarado
Carlos Kirmayr		 2
6 		3
6 		0
6 		     
2 Bolivia
Brazil		 Mario Martínez
Cássio Motta		 4
6 		5
7 		3
6 		     
3 Bolivia
Brazil		 Juan Carlos Alvarado / Mario Martínez
Ney Keller / Carlos Kirmayr		 3
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
4 Bolivia
Brazil		 Juan Carlos Alvarado
Cássio Motta		 4
6 		3
6 		0
6 		     
5 Bolivia
Brazil		 Mario Martínez
João Soares		 3
6 		3
6 		6
3		 6
0		 4
6 		 

Qualifying round

Ecuador vs. Argentina


Ecuador
1		 Coliseo Voltaire Paladines Polo, Guayaquil, Ecuador[11]
27–29 October 1978
Carpet (indoors)
Argentina
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Ecuador
Argentina		 Ricardo Ycaza
Ricardo Cano		 6
3		 7
9 		6
4		 4
6 		5
7 		 
2 Ecuador
Argentina		 Andrés Gómez
José Luis Clerc		 1
6 		6
3		 6
8 		2
6 		   
3 Ecuador
Argentina		 Andrés Gómez / Ricardo Ycaza
Lito Álvarez / José Luis Clerc		 5
7 		6
4		 5
7 		4
6 		   
4 Ecuador
Argentina		 Ricardo Ycaza
José Luis Clerc		 6
2		 6
3		        
5 Ecuador
Argentina		 Raúl Viver
Fernando Dalla Fontana		 4
6 		10
12 		       

Brazil vs. Uruguay


Brazil
4		 Itu, Brazil[12]
November 1978
Uruguay
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Brazil
Uruguay		 Carlos Kirmayr
Hugo Roverano		 6
0		 6
2		 6
3		      
2 Brazil
Uruguay		 Cássio Motta
José Luis Damiani		 3
6 		6
4		 0
6 		6
3		 6
4		  
3 Brazil
Uruguay		 Ney Keller / Carlos Kirmayr
José Luis Damiani / Hugo Roverano		 6
2		 11
9		 6
3		      
4 Brazil
Uruguay		 Cássio Motta
Alberto Laborde		 6
2		 7
5		 6
1		      
5 Brazil
Uruguay		 Carlos Kirmayr
José Luis Damiani		           not
played

Main draw

Draw

Semifinals
8–10 December 1978		Final
16–18 March
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
 Argentina5
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
 Brazil0
 Argentina3
 Chile2
bye
 Chile

Semifinals

Argentina vs. Brazil


Argentina
5		 Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[13]
8–10 December 1978
Clay
Brazil
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Argentina
Brazil		 Ricardo Cano
Carlos Kirmayr		 3
6 		6
3		 6
2		 6
1		    
2 Argentina
Brazil		 José Luis Clerc
Cássio Motta		 6
1		 6
0		 6
0		      
3 Argentina
Brazil		 Lito Álvarez / José Luis Clerc
Ney Keller / Cássio Motta		 6
4		 6
1		 6
4		      
4 Argentina
Brazil		 José Luis Clerc
João Soares		 6
4		 6
4		 6
0		      
5 Argentina
Brazil		 Ricardo Cano
Cássio Motta		 6
4		 6
2		 6
0		      

Final

Argentina vs. Chile


Argentina
3		 Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[3]
16–18 March 1979
Clay
Chile
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Argentina
Chile		 Guillermo Vilas
Jaime Fillol		 9
7		 6
2		 6
2		      
2 Argentina
Chile		 José Luis Clerc
Hans Gildemeister		 1
6 		6
2		 3
6 		5
7 		   
3 Argentina
Chile		 José Luis Clerc / Guillermo Vilas
Patricio Cornejo / Belus Prajoux		 6
2		 6
2		 8
6		      
4 Argentina
Chile		 José Luis Clerc
Jaime Fillol		 6
2		 6
1		 6
1		      
5 Argentina
Chile		 Guillermo Vilas
Hans Gildemeister		 6
2		 1
6 		6
1		 5
7 		2
1		 retired
 

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

United States vs. Argentina


United States
4		 Racquet Club of Memphis, Memphis, TN, United States[4]
14–16 September 1979
Carpet (indoors)
Argentina
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Argentina		 Vitas Gerulaitis
José Luis Clerc		 6
1		 7
5		 6
1		      
2 United States
Argentina		 John McEnroe
Guillermo Vilas		 6
2		 6
3		 6
2		      
3 United States
Argentina		 Bob Lutz / Stan Smith
José Luis Clerc / Guillermo Vilas		 2
6 		4
6 		11
9		 6
4		 6
1		  
4 United States
Argentina		 John McEnroe
José Luis Clerc		 6
2		 6
3		        
5 United States
Argentina		 Vitas Gerulaitis
Guillermo Vilas		 7
9 		3
0		       retired
 

References

  1. ↑ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. 1 2 "United States v Colombia". daviscup.com.
  3. 1 2 "Argentina v Chile". daviscup.com.
  4. 1 2 "United States v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  5. ↑ "Caribbean/West Indies v Venezuela". daviscup.com.
  6. ↑ "Mexico v Canada". daviscup.com.
  7. ↑ "Colombia v Venezuela". daviscup.com.
  8. ↑ "Mexico v Colombia". daviscup.com.
  9. ↑ "Ecuador v Peru". daviscup.com.
  10. ↑ "Bolivia v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  11. ↑ "Ecuador v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  12. ↑ "Brazil v Uruguay". daviscup.com.
  13. ↑ "Argentina v Brazil". daviscup.com.
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