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Duration | 5 October 1973 – 1 December 1974 |
Edition | 63rd |
Teams | 55 |
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The 1974 Davis Cup was the 63rd edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 57 teams would enter the competition, 33 in the Europe Zone, 12 in the Americas Zone, and 12 in the Eastern Zone. Nigeria made its first appearance in the tournament.[citation needed]
South Africa defeated Colombia in the Americas Inter-Zonal final, India defeated Australia in the Eastern Zone final, and Italy and the Soviet Union were the winners of the two Europe Zones, defeating Romania and Czechoslovakia respectively.
In the Inter-Zonal Zone, South Africa defeated Italy and India defeated the Soviet Union in the semifinals.
India refused to travel to South Africa for the final due to their government's opposition to South Africa's apartheid policies: therefore, the final was scratched and South Africa were awarded the Davis Cup.[1][2] South Africa became only the fifth nation to win the Davis Cup, breaking the dominance of the United States, Great Britain, France and Australia teams which had won every tournament before this year.[3]
Main article: 1974 Davis Cup Americas Zone |
First Round | Qualifying Round | |||||||
Kingston, Jamaica (indoor hard) | ||||||||
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Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | ||||||||
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Bogotá, Colombia | ||||||||
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Semifinals 7–9 December | Final 11–13 January | |||||||
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Bogotá, Colombia | ||||||||
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Cali, Colombia | ||||||||
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First Round | Qualifying Round | |||||||
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | ||||||||
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Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | ||||||||
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Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | ||||||||
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Semifinals | Final 8–10 March | |||||||
Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | ||||||||
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Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | ||||||||
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Colombia vs. South Africa
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Bogotá, Colombia[4] 10–12 May 1974 |
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Main article: 1974 Davis Cup Eastern Zone |
First Round | Qualifying Round | |||||||
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Karachi, Pakistan | ||||||||
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Manila, Philippines | ||||||||
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Manila, Philippines | ||||||||
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Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||
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Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||
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Quarterfinals 26–28 April | Semifinals 3–5 May | Final 10–12 May | |||||||||||
Rawalpindi, Pakistan | |||||||||||||
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Lahore, Pakistan | |||||||||||||
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Calcutta, India | |||||||||||||
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Taipei, Taiwan (hard) | |||||||||||||
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Kanpur, India | |||||||||||||
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India vs. Australia
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Calcutta, India[5] 10–12 May 1974 |
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The Eastern Zone Final set the Davis Cup record for the most games in a tie (327).[6]
Main article: 1974 Davis Cup Europe Zone |
First Round | Qualifying Round | |||||||
Istanbul, Turkey (indoor clay) | ||||||||
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Istanbul, Turkey | ||||||||
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First Round | Qualifying Round | |||||||
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Vienna, Austria | ||||||||
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Zürich, Switzerland | ||||||||
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Porto, Portugal (clay) | ||||||||
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Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | ||||||||
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Warsaw, Poland | ||||||||
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Båstad, Sweden (clay) | ||||||||
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Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||
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Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | ||||||||
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Quarterfinals 10–12 May; 24–26 May | Semifinals 19–21 July | Final 2–4 August | |||||||||||
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Bucharest, Romania (clay) | |||||||||||||
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Vienna, Austria | |||||||||||||
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Mestre, Italy (clay) | |||||||||||||
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Båstad, Sweden (clay) | |||||||||||||
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Italy vs. Romania
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Mestre, Italy[7] 2–4 August 1974 Clay |
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First Round | Qualifying Round | |||||||
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Cairo, Egypt | ||||||||
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Lagos, Nigeria | ||||||||
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Tehran, Iran | ||||||||
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First Round | Qualifying Round | |||||||
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West Berlin (clay) | ||||||||
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Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | ||||||||
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Barcelona, Spain (clay) | ||||||||
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Oslo, Norway (indoor hard) | ||||||||
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Cairo, Egypt | ||||||||
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Cairo, Egypt (clay) | ||||||||
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Brussels, Belgium | ||||||||
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Brussels, Belgium | ||||||||
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Quarterfinals 10–12 May | Semifinals 19–21 July | Final 26–28 July | |||||||||||
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Munich, West Germany (clay) | |||||||||||||
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Düsseldorf, West Germany | |||||||||||||
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Donetsk, Soviet Union (clay) | |||||||||||||
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Soviet Union vs. Czechoslovakia
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Donetsk, Soviet Union[8] 26–28 July 1974 Clay |
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Semifinals 20 September–5 October | Final | |||||||
Poona, India | ||||||||
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Johannesburg, South Africa | ||||||||
AME | ![]() | w/o | ||||||
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India vs. Soviet Union
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Poona, India[9] 20–22 September 1974 |
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South Africa vs. Italy
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Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa[10] 3–5 October 1974 [a] |
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The final between South Africa and India was scheduled to be completed by 1 December 1974, but India refused to travel to South Africa due to their government's opposition to South Africa's apartheid policies. Therefore, the final was scratched and South Africa were awarded the Davis Cup.[1][2]