1977 Davis Cup

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Template:Short description Template:Davis Cup season The 1977 Davis Cup was the 66th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 59 teams would enter the competition, 33 in the Europe Zone, 14 in the Americas Zone, and 12 in the Eastern Zone. Algeria made its first appearance in the tournament.

Argentina defeated the United States in the Americas Zone final, Australia defeated New Zealand in the Eastern Zone final, and France and Italy were the winners of the two Europe Zones, defeating Romania and Spain respectively.

In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Australia defeated Argentina and Italy defeated France in the semifinals. Australia then defeated the defending champions Italy in the final to win their 24th title overall and their first since 1973. The final was held at the White City Stadium in Sydney, Australia on 2–4 December.[1][2]

Politics in the Davis Cup

Throughout the 1960s and 1970s the Davis Cup had been affected by a number of protests and defaults by teams showing their opposition to the apartheid policies and white minority rule in South Africa and Rhodesia, and the human rights violations which occurred in Chile under Augusto Pinochet's military junta.

Several high-profile incidents included Mexico's refusal to play South Africa in the 1975 and 1976 Americas Zones, widespread protests in Sweden against the Pinochet junta during the 1975 Inter-Zonal semifinal between Sweden and Chile, and South Africa being awarded the Cup by default in 1974 after India refused to travel to South Africa for the final.[3][4][5]

This show of political will in a sporting context was not welcomed by some, and for a brief time the United States, the inaugural winner of the cup, announced their decision to withdraw from the competition due to the apparent lenience of the tournament's organisers to prevent defaults by teams. In a show of solidarity, Great Britain and France also announced their intention to withdraw.[6]

In response to these withdrawals, the Davis Cup committee made a greater commitment to keep politics out of the competition. The committee subsequently disqualified the Soviet Union as punishment for refusing to play Chile in the 1976 Inter-Zonal semifinals - the Soviets had already been barred from competing in the Federation Cup for refusing to play against South Africa and Rhodesia - from the tournament. The Soviet Union would have their entry rejected in 1978 after informing officials they would refuse to compete against South Africa.

Proposals were also brought forward to bring in an automatic one-year ban for any nation which pulled out of the tournament after the draw had been made, in an effort to prevent teams from defaulting on political grounds: [7] The United States, Great Britain and France all returned and competed in the 1977 tournament.

Americas Zone

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Preliminary rounds

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Main Draw

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Final

Argentina vs. United States

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Argentina
3 		Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[8]
28 April–1 May 1977
Clay 		File:Flag of the United States.svg
United States
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 ArgentinaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Ricardo Cano
Dick Stockton 		3
6 		6
4 		8
6 		6
4 		   
2 ArgentinaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Guillermo Vilas
Brian Gottfried 		6
4 		6
0 		6
2 		     
3 ArgentinaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Lito Álvarez / Ricardo Cano
Fred McNair / Sherwood Stewart 		3
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
4 ArgentinaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Guillermo Vilas
Dick Stockton 		5
7 		6
2 		6
2 		6
2 		   
5 ArgentinaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Ricardo Cano
Brian Gottfried 		5
7 		5
7 		0
6 		     

Eastern Zone

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Preliminary rounds

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Main Draw

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Final

New Zealand vs. Australia

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New Zealand
0 		Stanley Street, Auckland, New Zealand[9]
11–13 February 1977
Grass 		File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 New ZealandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
AustraliaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Onny Parun
Mark Edmondson 		3
6 		5
7 		7
5 		4
6 		   
2 New ZealandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
AustraliaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Brian Fairlie
John Alexander 		3
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
3 New ZealandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
AustraliaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Brian Fairlie / Onny Parun
John Alexander / Phil Dent 		1
6 		6
3 		6
4 		1
6 		4
6 		 
4 New ZealandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
AustraliaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Onny Parun
John Alexander 		11
9 		6
4 		4
6 		3
6 		4
6 		 
5 New ZealandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
AustraliaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Chris Lewis
Mark Edmondson 		4
6 		6
4 		4
6 		    not
completed

Europe Zone

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Zone A

Pre-qualifying rounds

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Preliminary rounds

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Main Draw

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Final

France vs. Romania

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France
3 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[10]
23–25 July 1977
Clay 		File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg
Romania
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 FranceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
RomaniaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		François Jauffret
Ilie Năstase 		3
6 		0
6 		6
4 		6
3 		6
1 		 
2 FranceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
RomaniaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Patrick Proisy
Dumitru Hărădău 		6
2 		6
4 		8
6 		     
3 FranceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
RomaniaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Patrice Dominguez / François Jauffret
Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac 		3
6 		4
6 		6
3 		5
7 		   
4 FranceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
RomaniaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		François Jauffret
Dumitru Hărădău 		6
1 		6
4 		6
4 		     
5 FranceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
RomaniaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Patrick Proisy
Ilie Năstase 		4
6 		6
4 		6
8 		1
6 		   

Zone B

Pre-qualifying rounds

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Preliminary rounds

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Main Draw

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Final

Spain vs. Italy

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Spain
2 		Barcelona, Spain[11]
29 July–1 August 1977
Clay[12] 		File:Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 SpainScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
ItalyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		José Higueras
Corrado Barazzutti 		6
4 		6
4 		6
3 		     
2 SpainScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
ItalyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Manuel Orantes
Adriano Panatta 		4
6 		6
3 		3
6 		1
6 		   
3 SpainScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
ItalyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		José Higueras / Antonio Muñoz
Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta 		4
6 		5
7 		4
6 		     
4 SpainScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
ItalyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Manuel Orantes
Corrado Barazzutti 		5
7 		5
7 		1
6 		     
5 SpainScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
ItalyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Javier Soler
Adriano Panatta 		6
1 		6
0 		       

Inter-Zonal Zone

Draw

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Semifinals

Argentina vs. Australia

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Argentina
2 		Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[13]
14–16 September 1977
Clay 		File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 ArgentinaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
AustraliaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Guillermo Vilas
Phil Dent 		6
2 		4
6 		7
5 		6
3 		   
2 ArgentinaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
AustraliaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Ricardo Cano
John Alexander 		4
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     
3 ArgentinaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
AustraliaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Ricardo Cano / Guillermo Vilas
John Newcombe / Phil Dent 		2
6 		6
4 		7
9 		6
4 		2
6 		 
4 ArgentinaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
AustraliaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Ricardo Cano
Phil Dent 		4
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
5 ArgentinaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
AustraliaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Guillermo Vilas
John Alexander 		6
4 		7
5 		4
6 		6
2 		   

Italy vs. France

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Italy
4 		Foro Italico, Rome, Italy[14]
14–16 September 1977
Clay 		File:Flag of France.svg
France
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 ItalyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
FranceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Adriano Panatta
Patrice Dominguez 		6
4 		4
6 		6
4 		3
6 		6
3 		 
2 ItalyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
FranceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Corrado Barazzutti
François Jauffret 		6
4 		2
6 		2
6 		6
2 		6
1 		 
3 ItalyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
FranceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta
Patrice Dominguez / François Jauffret 		6
1 		3
6 		9
7 		6
1 		   
4 ItalyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
FranceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Adriano Panatta
François Jauffret 		6
2 		6
1 		       
5 ItalyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
FranceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Corrado Barazzutti
Patrice Dominguez 		2
6 		6
0 		6
8 		     

Final

Australia vs. Italy

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Australia
3 		White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia[2]
2–4 December 1977
Grass 		File:Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 AustraliaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
ItalyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Tony Roche
Adriano Panatta 		6
3 		6
4 		6
4 		     
2 AustraliaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
ItalyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		John Alexander
Corrado Barazzutti 		6
2 		8
6 		4
6 		6
2 		   
3 AustraliaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
ItalyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		John Alexander / Phil Dent
Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta 		4
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     
4 AustraliaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
ItalyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		John Alexander
Adriano Panatta 		6
4 		4
6 		2
6 		8
6 		11
9 		 
5 AustraliaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
ItalyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Tony Roche
Corrado Barazzutti 		12
12 		        not
completed

References

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  4. ↑ Anno 75 (1976), Årskalender utgiven av Förlagshuset Norden AB, Malmö, och Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, pp. 35, 36.
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External links

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