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{{Short description|Regional zone}}
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The '''Americas Zone''' was one of the three regional zones of the [[1975 Davis Cup]].

12 teams entered the Americas Zone split across two sub-zones, the North & Central America Zone and the South America Zone. 9 teams played in the preliminary rounds, competing to advance to the main draw and join the remaining 3 teams which advanced to the main draw directly. The winners of each sub-zone main draw then played against each other to determine who moved to the Inter-Zonal Zone to compete against the winners of the [[1975 Davis Cup Eastern Zone|Eastern Zone]] and [[1975 Davis Cup Europe Zone|Europe Zone]].<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>

[[South Africa Davis Cup team|South Africa]] were declared winners of the North & Central America Zone by [[walkover]] after [[Colombia Davis Cup team|Colombia]] withdrew ahead of the final, while in the South America Zone [[Chile Davis Cup team|Chile]] defeated [[Brazil Davis Cup team|Brazil]] in the final.<ref name="NA Final" /><ref name="SA Final" /> In the Americas Inter-Zonal Final, Chile defeated South Africa and progressed to the [[1975 Davis Cup#Inter-Zonal Zone|Inter-Zonal Zone]].<ref name="Americas Final" />

==North & Central America Zone==

===Preliminary rounds===

====Draw====
{{4TeamBracket-info
| RD1-date=4–13 October 1974
| RD2-date=31 January–2 February
| RD1-name=First Round
| RD2-name=Qualifying Round
| team-width=14

| RD1T1-loc=[[Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]], [[The Bahamas|Bahamas]] (clay)
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|Caribbean/West Indies}}  | RD1-score1=0
| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{davis|USA}} | RD1-score2=5

| RD1T2-loc=[[Quebec City]], Canada (indoor carpet)
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|CAN}} | RD1-score3=1
| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|MEX}} | RD1-score4=4

| RD2T1-loc=[[Palm Springs, California|Palm Springs, CA]], United States (hard)<ref> At the [[Racquet Club of Palm Springs]]. {{cite journal |last1=Greer |first1=Gloria |title=Courtship Among the Pros |journal=Palm Springs Life |url=https://www.palmspringslife.com/Courtship-Among-the-Pros/|date=December 18, 2012 |publisher=Desert Publications |location=Palm Springs}}</ref>| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|USA}} | RD2-score1=2
| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|MEX}} | RD2-score2=3
}}

====First round====
'''Caribbean/West Indies vs. United States'''
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Caribbean/West Indies
|team2=United States
|venue=Ocean Club, [[Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]], [[The Bahamas|Bahamas]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1975-NAM-PR-CAR-USA-01|title=Caribbean/West Indies v United States|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=11–13 October 1974
|surface=Clay
|score1=0
|score2=5
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Richard Russell (tennis)|Richard Russell]] |2 |1 |1 | | |T2P1=[[Arthur Ashe]] |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Leo Rolle]] |4 |2 |4 | | |T2P1=[[Tom Gorman (tennis)|Tom Gorman]] |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[John Antonas]] |T1P2=[[Leo Rolle]] |2 |1 |1 | | |T2P1=[[Charlie Pasarell]] |T2P2=[[Erik van Dillen]] |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Leo Rolle]] |6 |9 |1 |6 |2 |T2P1=[[Charlie Pasarell]] |1 |11 |6 |4 |6 }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Richard Russell (tennis)|Richard Russell]] |2 |6 |1 |3 | |T2P1=[[Tom Gorman (tennis)|Tom Gorman]] |6 |3 |6 |6 | }}
|}}

'''Canada vs. Mexico'''
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Canada
|team2=Mexico
|venue=[[Quebec City]], [[Canada]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1975-NAM-PR-CAN-MEX-01|title=Canada v Mexico|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=4–6 October 1974
|surface=Carpet (indoors)
|score1=1
|score2=4
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Donald McCormick (tennis)|Donald McCormick]] |0 |2 |4 | | |T2P1=[[Raúl Ramírez]] |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Tony Bardsley]] |2 |2 |2 | | |T2P1=[[Joaquín Loyo Mayo]] |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Réjean Genois]] |T1P2=[[Pierre Lamarche]] |1 |0 |2 | | |T2P1=[[Raúl Ramírez]] |T2P2=[[Vicente Zarazúa]] |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Donald McCormick (tennis)|Donald McCormick]] |4 |6 |10 |6 | |T2P1=[[Joaquín Loyo Mayo]] |6 |4 |8 |2 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Réjean Genois]] |6 |4 |3 |11 | |T2P1=[[Roberto Chávez]] |0 |6 |6 |13 | }}
|}}

====Qualifying round====
'''United States vs. Mexico'''
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=United States
|team2=Mexico
|venue=[[Racquet Club of Palm Springs|The Racquet Club]], [[Palm Springs, California|Palm Springs, CA]], United States<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1975-NAM-PR-USA-MEX-01|title=United States v Mexico|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=31 January–2 February 1975
|surface=Hard
|score1=2
|score2=3
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Stan Smith]] |6 |4 |1 |6 | |T2P1=[[Raúl Ramírez]] |3 |6 |6 |8 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Roscoe Tanner]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Roberto Chávez]] |1 |3 |3 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Bob Lutz (tennis)|Bob Lutz]] |T1P2=[[Dick Stockton (tennis)|Dick Stockton]] |6 |3 |8 |4 |4 |T2P1=[[Raúl Ramírez]] |T2P2=[[Vicente Zarazúa]] |4 |6 |6 |6 |6 }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Roscoe Tanner]] |5 |9 |4 |2 | |T2P1=[[Raúl Ramírez]] |7 |7 |6 |6 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Stan Smith]] |6 |9 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Roberto Chávez]] |2 |7 |1 | | }}
|}}

===Main Draw===
====Draw====
{{4TeamBracket-info
| RD1-date=
| RD2-date=

| RD1T1-loc=
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|COL}} | RD1-score1=
| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=

| RD1T2-loc=
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|RSA|1928}} | RD1-score3=w/o
| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|MEX}}{{efn|name=rsa|Due to their opposition to the [[Apartheid|apartheid policies]] of the South African government, the Mexican government refused to allow the tie between Mexico and South Africa to take place: the tie was scratched and South Africa advanced.<ref name="Mexico" />}} | RD1-score4=

| RD2T1-loc=
| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|COL}} | RD2-score1=
| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|RSA|1928}} | RD2-score2=w/o
}}

South Africa were declared the winners of the North & Central America Zone by default after both Mexico and Colombia withdrew.<ref name="NA Final">{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1975-NAM-M-COL-RSA-01|title=Colombia v South Africa|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref><ref name="Mexico">{{cite news |title=Mexicans Shun Davis Cup Foe |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1338&dat=19750308&id=2ZJYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=W_gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5784,2106036 |accessdate=13 October 2019 |work=[[Spokane Daily Chronicle]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=8 March 1975}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1975-NAM-M-RSA-MEX-01|title=South Africa v Mexico|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>

==South America Zone==

===Preliminary rounds===
====Draw====
{{8TeamBracket-info
| maxround = 2
| RD1-date=
| RD2-date=15–17 November 1974<br />13–15 December 1974
| RD1-name=First Round
| RD2-name=Qualifying Round

| RD1T1-loc=
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|URU}} | RD1-score1=w/o
| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{davis|ECU|1900}} | RD1-score2=

| RD1T2-loc=
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|ARG}} | RD1-score3=
| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=bye | RD1-score4=

| RD1T3-loc=
| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=bye | RD1-score5=
| RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6={{davis|BRA|1968}} | RD1-score6=

| RD1T4-loc=
| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=bye | RD1-score7=
| RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{davis|BOL}} | RD1-score8=

| RD2T1-loc=[[Montevideo]], Uruguay 
| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|URU}} | RD2-score1=0
| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|ARG}} | RD2-score2=5

| RD2T2-loc=[[São Paulo]], Brazil
| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{davis|BRA|1968}} | RD2-score3=4
| RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{davis|BOL}} | RD2-score4=0
}}

====Qualifying round====
'''Uruguay vs. Argentina'''
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Uruguay
|team2=Argentina
|venue=[[Montevideo]], Uruguay<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1975-SAM-PR-URU-ARG-01|title=Uruguay v Argentina|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=15–17 November 1974
|surface=
|score1=0
|score2=5
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Gustavo Stapf]] |4 |1 |1 | | |T2P1=[[Julián Ganzábal]] |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Hugo Roverano]] |1 |1 |4 | | |T2P1=[[Ricardo Cano]] |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[José Luis Damiani]] |T1P2=[[Mario Laborde]] |4 |2 |4 | | |T2P1=[[Ricardo Cano]] |T2P2=[[Julián Ganzábal]] |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Gustavo Stapf]] |2 |0 |1 | | |T2P1=[[Ricardo Cano]] |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Hugo Roverano]] |0 |1 |3 | | |T2P1=[[Tomás Lynch (tennis)|Tomás Miguel Lynch]] |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|}}

'''Brazil vs. Bolivia'''
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Brazil |team1-var=1968
|team2=Bolivia
|venue=[[São Paulo]], Brazil<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1975-SAM-PR-BRA-BOL-01|title=Brazil v Bolivia|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=13–15 December 1974
|surface=
|score1=4
|score2=0
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Thomaz Koch]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Ramiro Benavides]] |2 |2 |1 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[José Edison Mandarino]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Eduardo Gorostiaga]] |0 |1 |2 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Thomaz Koch]] |T1P2=[[José Edison Mandarino]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Ramiro Benavides]] |T2P2=[[Eduardo Gorostiaga]] |4 |1 |2 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[José Edison Mandarino]] |6 |10 |6 |6 | |T2P1=[[Ramiro Benavides]] |3 |8 |8 |1 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Thomaz Koch]] | | | | | |T2P1=[[Eduardo Gorostiaga]] | | | | | |np= }}
|}}

===Main Draw===
====Draw====
{{4TeamBracket-info
| RD1-date=20–22 December 1974
| RD2-date=10–12 January

| RD1T1-loc=
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|CHI}} | RD1-score1=
| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=

| RD1T2-loc=[[São Paulo]], [[Brazil]] (clay)
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|BRA|1968}} | RD1-score3=3
| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|ARG}} | RD1-score4=2

| RD2T1-loc=[[Santiago]], [[Chile]] 
| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|CHI}} | RD2-score1=4
| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|BRA|1968}} | RD2-score2=1
}}

====Semifinals====
'''Brazil vs. Argentina'''
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Brazil |team1-var=1968
|team2=Argentina
|venue=[[São Paulo]], Brazil<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1975-SAM-M-BRA-ARG-01|title=Brazil v Argentina|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=20–22 December 1974
|surface=Clay
|score1=3
|score2=2
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Thomaz Koch]] |6 |7 |2 |6 | |T2P1=[[Ricardo Cano]] |3 |5 |6 |1 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[José Edison Mandarino]] |6 |2 |13 |4 | |T2P1=[[Guillermo Vilas]] |8 |6 |11 |6 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Thomaz Koch]] |T1P2=[[José Edison Mandarino]] |6 |6 |7 | | |T2P1=[[Ricardo Cano]] |T2P2=[[Guillermo Vilas]] |1 |3 |5 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Thomaz Koch]] |4 |3 |1 | | |T2P1=[[Guillermo Vilas]] |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[José Edison Mandarino]] |2 |8 |3 |6 |6 |T2P1=[[Ricardo Cano]] |6 |6 |6 |2 |1 }}
|}}

====Final====
'''Chile vs. Brazil'''
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Chile
|team2=Brazil |team1-var=1968
|venue=[[Santiago]], Chile<ref name="SA Final">{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1975-SAM-M-CHI-BRA-01|title=Chile v Brazil|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=10–12 January 1975
|surface=
|score1=4
|score2=1
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jaime Fillol]] |6 |7 |8 | | |T2P1=[[Thomaz Koch]] |2 |5 |6 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Patricio Cornejo]] |6 |7 |6 | | |T2P1=[[José Edison Mandarino]] |2 |5 |4 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Patricio Cornejo]] |T1P2=[[Jaime Fillol]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Thomaz Koch]] |T2P2=[[José Edison Mandarino]] |2 |2 |4 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jaime Fillol]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Luis Felipe Tavares]] |3 |4 |2 | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jaime Pinto Bravo]] |2 |3 |3 | | |T2P1=[[Thomaz Koch]] |6 |6 |6 | | }}
}}

===Americas Inter-Zonal Final===
'''Chile vs. South Africa'''
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Chile
|team2=South Africa |team2-var=1928
|venue=[[Santiago]], Chile<ref name="Americas Final">{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1975-AMI-M-CHI-RSA-01|title=Chile v South Africa|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=18–20 July 1975
|surface=
|score1=5
|score2=0
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Patricio Cornejo]] |4 |6 |6 |7 | |T2P1=[[Bernard Mitton]] |6 |4 |2 |5 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jaime Fillol]] |6 |6 |0 |3 |6 |T2P1=[[Raymond Moore (tennis)|Ray Moore]] |3 |3 |6 |6 |3 }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Patricio Cornejo]] |T1P2=[[Jaime Fillol]] |7 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Frew McMillan]] |T2P2=[[Raymond Moore (tennis)|Ray Moore]] |5 |2 |4 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jaime Fillol]] |2 |6 |3 |6 |7 |T2P1=[[Bernard Mitton]] |6 |2 |6 |1 |5 }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Patricio Cornejo]] |6 |6 |4 |6 | |T2P1=[[Raymond Moore (tennis)|Ray Moore]] |3 |4 |6 |3 | }}
}}

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

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

[[Category:Davis Cup Americas Zone]]
[[Category:1975 Davis Cup|Americas]]
[[Category:1975 in Brazilian tennis|Davis Cup]]
[[Category:1975 in Chilean sport|Davis Cup]]
[[Category:1975 in South African sport|Davis Cup]]