1975 Davis Cup

1975 Davis Cup

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Edition	64th
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The 1975 Davis Cup was the 64th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 53 teams would enter the competition, 32 in the Europe Zone, 12 in the Americas Zone, and 9 in the Eastern Zone.

Chile defeated South Africa in the Americas Zone final, Australia defeated New Zealand in the Eastern Zone final, and Czechoslovakia and Sweden won the Europe Zones. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Sweden defeated Chile and Czechoslovakia defeated Australia. Sweden defeated Czechoslovakia in the final, which was held inside the Kungliga Tennishallen in Stockholm, Sweden, on 19–21 December.

Americas Zone

Main article: 1975 Davis Cup Americas Zone

North & Central America Zone

Preliminary Rounds

Participating Teams

• Canada
• Caribbean/West Indies
• Mexico — advanced to Main Draw
• United States

Main draw

Participating Teams

• Colombia
• Mexico
• South Africa — advanced to Americas Inter-Zonal Final

South America Zone

Preliminary Rounds

Participating Teams

• Argentina — advanced to Main Draw
• Bolivia
• Brazil — advanced to Main Draw
• Ecuador
• Uruguay

Main draw

Participating Teams

• Argentina
• Brazil
• Chile — advanced to Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Chile 5	Santiago, Chile 18–20 July 1975		South Africa 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Patricio Cornejo Bernie Mitton 4 6 6 4 6 2 7 5     2 Jaime Fillol Ray Moore 6 3 6 3 0 6 3 6 6 3   3 Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol Frew McMillan / Ray Moore 7 5 6 2 6 4       4 Jaime Fillol Bernie Mitton 2 6 6 2 3 6 6 1 7 5   5 Patricio Cornejo Ray Moore 6 3 6 4 4 6 6 3

• Chile advance to Inter-Zonal Zone

Eastern Zone

Main article: 1975 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

Preliminary Rounds

Participating Teams

• Indonesia
• Japan — advanced to Main Draw
• Malaysia
• Philippines — advanced to Main Draw
• South Korea
• South Vietnam — advanced to Main Draw
• Sri Lanka

Main draw

Participating Teams

• Australia
• India
• Japan
• New Zealand
• Philippines
• South Vietnam

Final

New Zealand 0	Stanley Street, Auckland, New Zealand 28 February - 2 March 1975 grass		Australia 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Brian Fairlie John Newcombe 5 7 3 6 5 7       2 Onny Parun Ken Rosewall 2 6 4 6 2 6       3 Brian Fairlie / Onny Parun Geoff Masters / John Newcombe 4 6 4 6 5 7       4 Brian Fairlie Ken Rosewall 1 6 11 9 5 7 7 9     5 Onny Parun Geoff Masters 6 3 10 8       not completed

• Australia advance to Inter-Zonal Zone

Europe Zone

Main article: 1975 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Zone A

Qualifying Rounds

Participating Teams

• Ireland
• Kenya
• Nigeria — advanced to Preliminary Rounds
• Turkey — advanced to Preliminary Rounds

Preliminary Rounds

Participating Teams

• Belgium
• Bulgaria
• Egypt — advanced to Main Draw
• Finland
• France — advanced to Main Draw
• Hungary — advanced to Main Draw
• Monaco
• Netherlands
• Nigeria
• Norway
• Turkey
• Yugoslavia — advanced to Main Draw

Main draw

Participating Teams

• Czechoslovakia
• Egypt
• France
• Hungary
• Italy
• Yugoslavia

Final

Czechoslovakia 3	Prague, Czechoslovakia 25–27 July 1975 clay		France 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jan Kodeš Patrice Dominguez 6 1 6 4 1 6 6 0     2 Jiří Hřebec François Jauffret 6 4 4 6 6 3 2 6 6 0   3 Jiří Hřebec / Jan Kodeš Patrice Dominguez / Patrick Proisy 3 6 6 3 4 6 6 1 3 6   4 Jiří Hřebec Patrice Dominguez 6 4 3 6 4 6 4 6     5 Jan Kodeš François Jauffret 6 1 7 5 6 1

• Czechoslovakia advance to Inter-Zonal Zone

Zone B

Qualifying Rounds

Participating Teams

• Iran — advanced to Preliminary Rounds
• Israel — advanced to Preliminary Rounds
• Lebanon
• Luxembourg

Preliminary Rounds

Participating Teams

• Austria
• Denmark
• Great Britain — advanced to Main Draw
• Iran
• Israel
• Greece
• Poland
• Portugal
• Spain — advanced to Main Draw
• Sweden — advanced to Main Draw
• Switzerland
• West Germany — advanced to Main Draw

Main draw

Participating Teams

• Great Britain
• Romania
• Soviet Union
• Spain
• Sweden
• West Germany

Final

45x32px Spain 2	Barcelona, Spain 25–27 July 1975 clay		Sweden 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Manuel Orantes Birger Andersson 6 1 6 3 6 4       2 José Higueras Björn Borg 3 6 1 6 1 6       3 Juan Gisbert / Manuel Orantes Ove Bengtson / Björn Borg 6 4 6 3 6 1       4 Manuel Orantes Björn Borg 4 6 2 6 2 6       5 José Higueras Birger Andersson 6 3 4 6 3 6 0 6

• Sweden advance to Inter-Zonal Zone

Inter-Zonal Zone

Draw

	1st round 19–28 September					Final 19–21 December
	Båstad, Sweden (clay)
	AME	Chile	1
	EUR-B	Sweden	4			Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet)
						EUR-B	Sweden	3
Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)					EUR-A	Czechoslovakia	2
	EUR-A	Czechoslovakia	3
	EAS	Australia	1

First round

Sweden 4	Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 19–21 September 1975 clay		Chile 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Björn Borg Patricio Cornejo 3 6 6 4 7 5 6 3     2 Birger Andersson Jaime Fillol 3 6 2 6 3 6       3 Ove Bengtson / Björn Borg Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol 7 5 6 2 3 6 6 3     4 Birger Andersson Patricio Cornejo 6 3 14 12 6 1       5 Björn Borg Jaime Fillol 6 1 6 2 6 1

Czechoslovakia 3	Stvanice Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia 26–28 September 1975 clay		Australia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jan Kodeš John Alexander 6 4 2 6 7 5 6 4     2 Jiří Hřebec Tony Roche 3 6 4 6 6 1 6 3 6 3   3 František Pala / Vladimír Zedník John Alexander / Phil Dent 3 6 6 3 2 6 3 6     4 Jan Kodeš Tony Roche 6 3 6 1 6 4       5 Jiří Hřebec John Alexander 6 8 3 6 6 1 6 6   not completed

Final

Sweden 3	Kungliga Tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden 19–21 December 1975 carpet (indoors)		Czechoslovakia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Björn Borg Jiří Hřebec 6 1 6 3 6 0       2 Ove Bengtson Jan Kodeš 6 4 2 6 5 7 4 6     3 Ove Bengtson / Björn Borg Jan Kodeš / Vladimír Zedník 6 4 6 4 6 4       4 Björn Borg Jan Kodeš 6 4 6 2 6 2       5 Ove Bengtson Jiří Hřebec 6 2 3 6 1 6 4 6

Sport and politics

The semifinal in Båstad, Sweden, between Sweden and Chile was played on September 19–21. This was two years after Augusto Pinochet's military coup in Chile and many wanted the match to be cancelled, in protest of the junta's violations of human rights, while others wanted sport and politics to remain separated.

Chilekommittén mobilized protests against the match. The call for the manifestation was issued on July 30, 1975. The slogan of the protests was Stoppa Matchen! ('Stop the match'). About 7,000 people took part in the protest. Hundreds of balloons, with names of political prisoners were released in the vicinity of the match venue, garded by a police force of 1,300. Through Chilean sports commentators on site, news about the protests reached Chile. A special issue of Chilebulletinen was produced for the protests, with 20,000 copies.

The Swedish Social Democratic Party didn't take part in the protests on September 20. A protest march was instead organized by the Swedish Social Democratic Youth League on September 18, ending at the town square, where former prime minister Tage Erlander and Sweden's former ambassador to Chile Harald Edelstam addressed a crowd of some 3,000.

The Swedish government tried to stop the match, but on September 12 negotiations ended with a decision to play. A protest march was organized in Båstad by the Swedish Social Democratic Youth League on September 18, ending at the town square, where former prime minister Tage Erlander and Sweden's former ambassador to Chile Harald Edelstam addressed a crowd of some 3,000. During game on September 20, which was guarded by 1,300 police, over 7,000 demonstrants gathered on the square, peacefully. The match was eventually played, but behind closed doors (without spectators).

See also

• 1975 Nations Cup

External links

• Davis Cup at SVT's open archive (including the 1975 tournament) (Swedish)

• Anno 75 (1976), Årskalender utgiven av Förlagshuset Norden AB, Malmö, och Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, pp. 35, 36.
• http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/daviscup/4944005/Singer-calls-tune-as-fans-banned-from-Swedens-Davis-Cup-clash-with-Israel.html