1976 Davis Cup
Details
Duration22 August 1975 – 19 December 1976
Edition65th
Teams53
Champion
Winning Nation Italy
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The 1976 Davis Cup was the 65th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 58 teams would enter the competition, 32 in the Europe Zone, 14 in the Americas Zone, and 12 in the Eastern Zone. This year's tournament saw all teams in the Americas Zone competing in one single bracket, with the previous North & Central America and South America sub-zones, and subsequently the Americas Inter-Zonal final, being eliminated. This brought the Americas Zone in line with the outline of the other zones, with the previous year's Americas sub-zone champions progressing to the new Americas main draw semifinals.

Chile defeated South Africa in the Americas Zone final, Australia defeated New Zealand in the Eastern Zone final, and the Soviet Union and Italy were the winners of the two Europe Zones, defeating Hungary and Great Britain, respectively.

In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Italy defeated Australia in their semifinal; the second semifinal was scratched and Chile advanced to the Final as the Soviet Union refused to travel to Chile due to their opposition to the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.[1] In the final, held in the Estadio Nacional in Santiago, Chile, on 17–19 December, Italy defeated Chile to win their first title and become the seventh nation to win the Davis Cup.[2][3]

Americas Zone

Preliminary rounds

Main Draw

Quarterfinals
19–28 December 1975		Semifinals
5–7 March		Final
26–28 April
 South Africa
bye
 South Africaw/o
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 Mexico
 United States2
Santiago, Chile
 Mexico3
 South Africa2
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
 Chile3
 Brazil0
Santiago, Chile (clay)
 Argentina5
 Argentina2
 Chile3
bye
 Chile

Final

Chile vs. South Africa


Chile
3		 Santiago, Chile[4]
26–28 April 1976
South Africa
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Chile
South Africa		 Patricio Cornejo
Bernard Mitton		 4
6 		6
3		 5
7 		5
7 		   
2 Chile
South Africa		 Jaime Fillol
Raymond Moore		 7
5		 8
6		 6
3		      
3 Chile
South Africa		 Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol
Byron Bertram / Frew McMillan		 6
3		 10
8		 2
6 		4
6 		3
6 		 
4 Chile
South Africa		 Patricio Cornejo
Raymond Moore		 5
7 		6
2		 10
8		 7
5		    
5 Chile
South Africa		 Jaime Fillol
Bernard Mitton		 7
5		 6
3		 4
6 		6
2		    

Eastern Zone

Preliminary rounds

Main Draw

Quarterfinals
28 November–21 December 1975		Semifinals
9–18 January		Final
27 February–1 March
 Australia
Hobart, Australia (grass)
bye
 Australia5
Karachi, Pakistan
 Indonesia0
 Indonesia4
Brisbane, Australia (grass)
 Pakistan1
 Australia3
Manila, Philippines
 New Zealand1
 India4
Auckland, New Zealand (grass)
 Philippines0
 India2
 New Zealand3
bye
 New Zealand

Final

Australia vs. New Zealand


Australia
3		 Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia[5]
27 February–1 March 1976
Grass
New Zealand
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
New Zealand		 Ross Case
Brian Fairlie		 6
3		 8
10 		1
6 		6
2		 4
6 		 
2 Australia
New Zealand		 John Newcombe
Onny Parun		 8
6		 6
3		 7
5		      
3 Australia
New Zealand		 John Newcombe / Tony Roche
Brian Fairlie / Onny Parun		 6
1		 3
6 		6
3		 7
5		    
4 Australia
New Zealand		 John Newcombe
Brian Fairlie		 8
6		 5
7 		11
9		 6
3		    
5 Australia
New Zealand		 Ross Case
Onny Parun		           not
played

Europe Zone

Zone A

Pre-qualifying round

Pre-qualifying round
 Turkey
 Israelw/o

Preliminary rounds

Main Draw

Final

Soviet Union vs. Hungary


Soviet Union
4		 Tbilisi, Soviet Union[6]
13–15 August 1976
Hungary
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Soviet Union
Hungary		 Alex Metreveli
János Benyik		 6
3		 7
5		 6
3		      
2 Soviet Union
Hungary		 Teimuraz Kakulia
Balázs Taróczy		 3
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
3 Soviet Union
Hungary		 Teimuraz Kakulia / Alex Metreveli
Péter Szőke / Balázs Taróczy		 12
10		 6
0		 6
4		      
4 Soviet Union
Hungary		 Alex Metreveli
Balázs Taróczy		 7
5		 6
1		 9
7		      
5 Soviet Union
Hungary		 Teimuraz Kakulia
János Benyik		 6
4		 6
8 		3
6 		6
3		 6
1		  

Zone B

Pre-qualifying rounds

First RoundQualifying Round
 Iran
bye
 Iranw/o
 Nigeria
 Nigeriaw/o
 Algeria
bye
Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay)
 Luxembourg
 Luxembourg0
 Portugal5
bye
 Portugal

Preliminary rounds

Main Draw

Quarterfinals
20–23 May		Semifinals
8–18 July		Final
5–7 August
 France
Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass)
bye
 France1
Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass)
 Great Britain4
 Great Britain5
Wimbledon, United Kingdom (grass)
 Romania0
 Great Britain1
Bologna, Italy (clay)
 Italy4
 Italy5
Rome, Italy (clay)
 Yugoslavia0
 Italy4
 Sweden0
bye
 Sweden

Final

Great Britain vs. Italy


Great Britain
1		 No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, United Kingdom[7]
5–7 August 1976
Grass
Italy
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Italy		 Roger Taylor
Tonino Zugarelli		 1
6 		5
7 		6
3		 1
6 		   
2 United Kingdom
Italy		 John Lloyd
Adriano Panatta		 7
5		 3
6 		3
6 		6
2		 4
6 		 
3 United Kingdom
Italy		 David Lloyd / John Lloyd
Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta		 6
8 		3
6 		6
3		 18
16		 6
2		  
4 United Kingdom
Italy		 Roger Taylor
Adriano Panatta		 6
3		 2
6 		4
6 		4
6 		   
5 United Kingdom
Italy		 John Lloyd
Tonino Zugarelli		 6
4		 8
6		 1
6 		1
6 		1
6 		 

Inter-Zonal Zone

Draw

Semifinals
24–27 September		Final
17–19 December
Rome, Italy (clay)
EUR-B Italy3
Santiago, Chile (clay)
EAS Australia2
EUR-A Italy4
AME Chile1
AME Chilew/o
EUR-A Soviet Union

Semifinals

Italy vs. Australia


Italy
3		 Foro Italico, Rome, Italy[8]
24–27 September 1976
Clay
Australia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Australia		 Corrado Barazzutti
John Newcombe		 7
5		 6
1		 6
4		      
2 Italy
Australia		 Adriano Panatta
John Alexander		 5
7 		3
6 		4
6 		     
3 Italy
Australia		 Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta
John Newcombe / Tony Roche		 6
3		 6
4		 6
3		      
4 Italy
Australia		 Corrado Barazzutti
John Alexander		 2
6 		2
6 		7
5		 6
4		 2
6 		 
5 Italy
Australia		 Adriano Panatta
John Newcombe		 5
7 		8
6		 6
4		 6
2		    

Chile vs. Soviet Union

The tie was scheduled to be completed by September 27, but the Soviet Union refused to travel to Chile due to their opposition to the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet: therefore, the tie was scratched and Chile advanced to the Final.[1][9] The Soviet team were subsequently banned from entering the Davis Cup for two years.

Final

Chile vs. Italy


Chile
1		 Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile[3]
17–19 December 1976
Clay
Italy
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Chile
Italy		 Jaime Fillol
Corrado Barazzutti		 5
7 		6
4		 5
7 		1
6 		   
2 Chile
Italy		 Patricio Cornejo
Adriano Panatta		 3
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
3 Chile
Italy		 Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol
Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta		 6
3		 2
6 		7
9 		3
6 		   
4 Chile
Italy		 Jaime Fillol
Adriano Panatta		 6
8 		4
6 		6
3		 8
10 		   
5 Chile
Italy		 Belus Prajoux
Tonino Zugarelli		 6
4		 6
3		 6
2		      

References

  1. 1 2 "Soviets barred from Davis Cup". The Daily Sentinel. United Press International. 8 November 1976. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  2. ↑ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  3. 1 2 "Chile v Italy". daviscup.com.
  4. ↑ "Chile v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  5. ↑ "Australia v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  6. ↑ "Soviet Union v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  7. ↑ "Great Britain v Italy". daviscup.com.
  8. ↑ "Italy v Australia". daviscup.com.
  9. ↑ "Chile v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.
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