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The '''Americas Zone''' was one of the three regional zones of the [[1974 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 [[1974 Davis Cup Eastern Zone|Eastern Zone]] and [[1974 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>

[[Colombia Davis Cup team|Colombia]] defeated the [[United States Davis Cup team|United States]] in the North & Central America Zone final, and [[South Africa Davis Cup team|South Africa]] defeated [[Chile Davis Cup team|Chile]] in the South America Zone final.<ref name="NA Final" /><ref name="SA Final" /> In the Americas Inter-Zonal Final, South Africa defeated Colombia and progressed to the [[1974 Davis Cup#Inter-Zonal Zone|Inter-Zonal Zone]].<ref name="Americas Final" />

==North & Central America Zone==

===Preliminary rounds===

====Draw====
{{8TeamBracket-info
| maxround = 2
| RD1-date=19–21 October 1973
| RD2-date=23–25 November 1973
| RD1-name=First Round
| RD2-name=Qualifying Round
| team-width=14

| RD1T1-loc=[[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], [[Jamaica]] (indoor hard)
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|CAN}} | RD1-score1=3
| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{davis|Caribbean/West Indies}} | RD1-score2=2

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

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

| RD1T4-loc=
| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=bye | RD1-score7=
| RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{davis|VEN|1930}} | RD1-score8=

| RD2T1-loc=[[Mexico City]], [[Mexico]] (clay)
| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|CAN}} | RD2-score1=1
| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|MEX}} | RD2-score2=4

| RD2T2-loc=[[Bogotá]], [[Colombia]]
| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{davis|COL}} | RD2-score3=3
| RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{davis|VEN|1930}} | RD2-score4=2
}}

====First round====
'''Caribbean/West Indies vs. Canada'''
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Caribbean/West Indies
|team2=Canada
|venue=[[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], [[Jamaica]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1974-NAM-PR-CAR-CAN-01|title=Caribbean/West Indies v Canada|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=19–21 October 1973
|surface=Hard (indoors)
|score1=2
|score2=3
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Leo Rolle]] |1 |4 |5 | | |T2P1=[[Tony Bardsley]] |6 |6 |7 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Richard Russell (tennis)|Richard Russell]] |8 |11 |4 |6 | |T2P1=[[Donald McCormick (tennis)|Donald McCormick]] |6 |9 |6 |0 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[David Pratt (tennis)|David Pratt]] |T1P2=[[Richard Russell (tennis)|Richard Russell]] |4 |2 |5 | | |T2P1=[[Tony Bardsley]] |T2P2=[[Donald McCormick (tennis)|Donald McCormick]] |6 |6 |7 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Leo Rolle]] |3 |3 |4 | | |T2P1=[[Donald McCormick (tennis)|Donald McCormick]] |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Richard Russell (tennis)|Richard Russell]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Tony Bardsley]] |1 |4 |4 | | }}
|}}

====Qualifying round====
'''Mexico vs. Canada'''
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Mexico
|team2=Canada
|venue=Estadio Rafael Osuna, [[Mexico City]], [[Mexico]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1974-NAM-PR-MEX-CAN-01|title=Mexico v Canada|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=23–25 November 1973
|surface=Clay
|score1=4
|score2=1
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Joaquín Loyo Mayo]] |6 |10 |3 |6 | |T2P1=[[Réjean Genois]] |4 |8 |6 |2 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Raúl Ramírez]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Tony Bardsley]] |1 |3 |2 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Luis Baraldi]] |T1P2=[[Raúl Ramírez]] |6 |6 |4 |5 |7 |T2P1=[[Tony Bardsley]] |T2P2=[[Donald McCormick (tennis)|Donald McCormick]] |1 |3 |6 |7 |5 }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Joaquín Loyo Mayo]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Donald McCormick (tennis)|Donald McCormick]] |1 |2 |1 | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Luis Baraldi]] |7 |4 |4 | | |T2P1=[[Réjean Genois]] |9 |6 |6 | | }}
|}}

'''Colombia vs. Venezuela'''
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Colombia
|team2=Venezuela |team2-var=1930
|venue=[[Bogotá]], [[Colombia]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1974-NAM-PR-COL-VEN-01|title=Colombia v Venezuela|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=23–25 November 1973
|surface=
|score1=3
|score2=2
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jairo Velasco Sr.|Jairo Velasco]] |9 |7 |7 | | |T2P1=[[Humphrey Hose]] |7 |5 |5 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Orlando Agudelo]] |6 |6 |4 |8 | |T2P1=[[Jorge Andrew]] |4 |2 |6 |6 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jairo Velasco Sr.|Jairo Velasco]] |T1P2=[[Nunil Velasco]] |7 |6 |2 |4 |5 |T2P1=[[Jorge Andrew]] |T2P2=[[Humphrey Hose]] |5 |4 |6 |6 |7 }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Orlando Agudelo]] |1 |5 |2 | | |T2P1=[[Humphrey Hose]] |6 |7 |6 | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jairo Velasco Sr.|Jairo Velasco]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Jorge Andrew]] |3 |1 |2 | | }}
|}}

===Main Draw===

====Draw====
{{4TeamBracket-info
| RD1-date=7–9 December
| RD2-date=11–13 January

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

| RD1T2-loc=[[Cali]], [[Colombia]]
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|MEX}} | RD1-score3=1
| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|COL}} | RD1-score4=4

| RD2T1-loc=[[Bogotá]], [[Colombia]]
| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|USA}} | RD2-score1=1
| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|COL}} | RD2-score2=4
}}

====Semifinals====
'''Colombia vs. Mexico '''
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Colombia
|team2=Mexico
|venue=[[Cali]], [[Colombia]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1974-NAM-M-COL-MEX-01|title=Colombia v Mexico|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=7–9 December 1973
|surface=
|score1=4
|score2=1
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jairo Velasco Sr.|Jairo Velasco]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Joaquín Loyo Mayo]] |3 |4 |3 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Iván Molina]] |6 |6 |7 | | |T2P1=[[Raúl Ramírez]] |1 |1 |5 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Iván Molina]] |T1P2=[[Jairo Velasco Sr.|Jairo Velasco]] |6 |8 |3 |4 | |T2P1=[[Raúl Ramírez]] |T2P2=[[Vicente Zarazúa]] |2 |10 |6 |6 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Iván Molina]] |7 |1 |6 |6 | |T2P1=[[Joaquín Loyo Mayo]] |5 |6 |3 |3 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jairo Velasco Sr.|Jairo Velasco]] |7 |1 |6 |4 |6 |T2P1=[[Luis Baraldi]] |5 |6 |2 |6 |2 }}
}}

====Final====
'''Colombia vs. United States'''
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Colombia
|team2=United States
|venue=Club Los Lagartos, [[Bogotá]], [[Colombia]]<ref name="NA Final">{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1974-NAM-M-COL-USA-01|title=Colombia v United States|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=11–13 January 1974
|surface=
|score1=4
|score2=1
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jairo Velasco Sr.|Jairo Velasco]] |6 |3 |4 |6 |7 |T2P1=[[Harold Solomon]] |1 |6 |6 |3 |5 }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Iván Molina]] |6 |7 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Erik van Dillen]] |4 |5 |2 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Iván Molina]] |T1P2=[[Jairo Velasco Sr.|Jairo Velasco]] |4 |11 |4 | | |T2P1=[[Charlie Pasarell]] |T2P2=[[Erik van Dillen]] |6 |13 |6 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jairo Velasco Sr.|Jairo Velasco]] |6 |6 |5 |6 | |T2P1=[[Erik van Dillen]] |0 |4 |7 |3 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Iván Molina]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Harold Solomon]] |2 |1 |0 | | }}
}}

==South America Zone==

===Preliminary rounds===

====Draw====
{{4TeamBracket-info
| RD1date=5–7 October; 14–16 December
| RD2date=4–6 January
| RD1-name=First Round
| RD2-name=Qualifying Round

| RD1T1-loc=[[Guayaquil]], [[Ecuador]] (clay)
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|ECU|1900}} | RD1-score1=5
| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{davis|URU}} | RD1-score2=0

| RD1T2-loc=[[Montevideo]], [[Uruguay]] (clay)
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|BRA|1968}} | RD1-score3=0
| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|RSA|1928}} | RD1-score4=5

| RD2T1-loc=[[Guayaquil]], [[Ecuador]] (clay)
| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|ECU|1900}} | RD2-score1=0
| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|RSA|1928}} | RD2-score2=5
}}

====First round====
'''Ecuador vs. Uruguay'''
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Ecuador |team1-var=1900
|team2=Uruguay
|venue=Guayaquil Tenis Club, [[Guayaquil]], [[Ecuador]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1974-SAM-PQ-ECU-URU-01|title=Ecuador v Uruguay|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=5–7 October 1973
|surface=Clay
|score1=5
|score2=0
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Ricardo Ycaza]] |7 |11 |6 |4 |7 |T2P1=[[Gustavo Stapf]] |9 |9 |1 |6 |5 }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Miguel Olvera]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[José Luis Damiani]] |2 |3 |0 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Miguel Olvera]] |T1P2=[[Ricardo Ycaza]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[José Luis Damiani]] |T2P2=[[Gustavo Stapf]] |4 |4 |1 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Miguel Olvera]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Gustavo Stapf]] |0 |1 |1 | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Ricardo Ycaza]] |10 |6 |7 | | |T2P1=[[José Luis Damiani]] |8 |3 |5 | | }}
|}}

'''Brazil vs. South Africa'''
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Brazil |team1-var=1968
|team2=South Africa |team2-var=1928
|venue=[[Montevideo]], [[Uruguay]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1974-SAM-PQ-BRA-RSA-01|title=Brazil v South Africa|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=14–16 December 1973
|surface=Clay
|score1=0
|score2=5
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[José Edison Mandarino]] |3 |0 |0 | | |T2P1=[[Cliff Drysdale]] |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Thomaz Koch]] |2 |1 |6 |3 | |T2P1=[[Bob Hewitt]] |6 |6 |3 |6 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Thomaz Koch]] |T1P2=[[José Edison Mandarino]] |0 |0 |1 | | |T2P1=[[Bob Hewitt]] |T2P2=[[Frew McMillan]] |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Carlos Kirmayr]] |6 |4 |6 |4 |3 |T2P1=[[Cliff Drysdale]] |2 |6 |2 |6 |6 }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Roberto Vaz-Carvalhães]] |0 |3 |3 | | |T2P1=[[Bob Hewitt]] |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|}}

====Qualifying round====
'''Ecuador vs. South Africa'''
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Ecuador |team1-var=1900
|team2=South Africa |team2-var=1928
|venue=Guayaquil Tenis Club, [[Guayaquil]], [[Ecuador]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1974-SAM-PR-ECU-RSA-01|title=Ecuador v South Africa|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=4–6 January 1974
|surface=Clay
|score1=0
|score2=5
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Miguel Olvera]] |4 |2 |4 | | |T2P1=[[Bob Hewitt]] |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Enrique Andrade]] |2 |2 |1 | | |T2P1=[[Raymond Moore (tennis)|Ray Moore]] |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Pancho Guzmán]] |T1P2=[[Miguel Olvera]] |3 |3 |2 | | |T2P1=[[Bob Hewitt]] |T2P2=[[Frew McMillan]] |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Miguel Olvera]] |3 |2 |3 | | |T2P1=[[Raymond Moore (tennis)|Ray Moore]] |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Enrique Andrade]] |0 |0 |0 | | |T2P1=[[Bob Hewitt]] |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|}}

===Main Draw===

====Draw====
{{4TeamBracket-info
| RD1-date=
| RD2-date=8–10 March

| RD1T1-loc=[[Bogotá]], [[Colombia]] (clay)
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|CHI}} | 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|ARG}}{{efn|name=rsa|The  tie was scratched and South Africa advanced to the South America Zone Final after Argentina refused to travel to South Africa due to their government's opposition to South Africa's apartheid policies.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1974-SAM-M-RSA-ARG-01|title=South Africa v Argentina|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Steve |first1=Tignor |title=The Shots Not Heard Around the World |url=https://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2014/11/shots-not-heard-around-world/53301/ |website=tennis.com |accessdate=29 September 2019 |date=19 November 2014 |quote="It wasn’t the first or last time a country would default to South Africa during that period; Argentina had done the same thing earlier in the same season[...]"}}</ref>}} | RD1-score4=

| RD2T1-loc=[[Bogotá]], [[Colombia]] (clay)
| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|CHI}} | RD2-score1=2
| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|RSA|1928}} | RD2-score2=3
}}

====Final====
'''Chile vs. South Africa'''
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Chile
|team2=South Africa |team2-var=1928
|venue=[[Bogotá]], [[Colombia]]<ref name="SA Final">{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1974-SAM-M-CHI-RSA-01|title=Chile v South Africa|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=8–10 March 1974
|surface=Clay
|score1=2
|score2=3
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Patricio Cornejo]] |6 |2 |2 |3 | |T2P1=[[Cliff Drysdale]] |1 |6 |6 |6 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jaime Fillol]] |2 |4 |4 | | |T2P1=[[Bob Hewitt]] |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Patricio Cornejo]] |T1P2=[[Jaime Fillol]] |9 |6 |2 |4 |4 |T2P1=[[Bob Hewitt]] |T2P2=[[Frew McMillan]] |7 |4 |6 |6 |6 }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Patricio Cornejo]] |6 |6 |3 |6 | |T2P1=[[Bob Hewitt]] |2 |3 |6 |3 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jaime Fillol]] |4 |6 |7 |6 | |T2P1=[[Cliff Drysdale]] |6 |4 |5 |0 | }}
}}

==Americas Inter-Zonal Final==
'''Colombia vs. South Africa'''
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Colombia
|team2=South Africa |team2-var=1928
|venue=[[Bogotá]], [[Colombia]]<ref name="Americas Final">{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1974-AMI-M-COL-RSA-01|title=Colombia v South Africa|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=10–12 May 1974
|surface=
|score1=2
|score2=3
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Iván Molina]] |8 |3 |5 |4 | |T2P1=[[Raymond Moore (tennis)|Ray Moore]] |6 |6 |7 |6 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jairo Velasco Sr.|Jairo Velasco]] |1 |3 |2 | | |T2P1=[[Bob Hewitt]] |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Iván Molina]] |T1P2=[[Jairo Velasco Sr.|Jairo Velasco]] |3 |0 |3 | | |T2P1=[[Bob Hewitt]] |T2P2=[[Frew McMillan]] |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jairo Velasco Sr.|Jairo Velasco]] |6 |4 |6 |7 |6 |T2P1=[[Raymond Moore (tennis)|Ray Moore]] |2 |6 |3 |9 |2 }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Álvaro Betancur]] |6 |4 |8 |8 | |T2P1=[[Byron Bertram]] |2 |6 |6 |6 | }}
}}

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

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

[[Category:Davis Cup Americas Zone]]
[[Category:1974 Davis Cup|Americas]]
[[Category:1974 in American tennis|Davis Cup]]
[[Category:1974 in Chilean sport|Davis Cup]]
[[Category:1974 in Colombian sport|Davis Cup]]
[[Category:1974 in Mexican tennis|Davis Cup]]
[[Category:1974 in South African sport|Davis Cup]]