1974 Davis Cup

The 1974 Davis Cup was the 63rd edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 56 teams would enter the competition, 33 in the Europe Zone, 12 in the Americas Zone, and 11 in the Eastern Zone.

South Africa defeated Colombia in the Americas Zone final, India defeated Australia in the Eastern Zone final, and Italy and the Soviet Union won the Europe Zones. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, South Africa defeated Italy and India defeated the Soviet Union. India refused to travel to South Africa for the final, in protest of the South African government's apartheid policies. South Africa was awarded the title.

Americas Zone

North & Central America Zone

Preliminary Rounds

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Main draw

* — advanced to Americas Inter-Zonal Final
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outh America Zone

Preliminary Rounds

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Main draw

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* — advanced to Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

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team1=Colombia
team2=South Africa |team2-var=1928
venue=Bogotá, Colombia
date=10 May - 12 May 1974
surface=
score1=2
score2=3
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Iván Molina |8 |3 |5 |4 | |T2P1=Ray Moore |6 |6 |7 |6 |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Jairo Velasco |1 |3 |2 | | |T2P1=Bob Hewitt |6 |6 |6 | |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Iván Molina |T1P2=Jairo Velasco |3 |0 |3 | | |T2P1=Bob Hewitt |T2P2=Frew McMillan |6 |6 |6 | |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Jairo Velasco |6 |4 |6 |7 |6 |T2P1=Ray Moore |2 |6 |3 |9 |2
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Álvaro Betancur |6 |4 |8 |8 | |T2P1=Byron Bertram |2 |6 |6 |6 |
*South Africa advance to Inter-Zonal Zone

Eastern Zone

Preliminary Rounds

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Main draw

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Final

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team1=India
team2=Australia
venue=Calcutta, India
date=10 May - 12 May 1974
surface=
score1=3
score2=2
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Jasjit Singh |11 |9 |12 |8 | |T2P1=Bob Giltinan |9 |11 |10 |6 |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Vijay Amritraj |12 |15 |8 |2 | |T2P1=John Alexander |14 |17 |6 |6 |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Anand Amritraj |T1P2=Vijay Amritraj |17 |6 |6 |16 |6 |T2P1=John Alexander |T2P2=Colin Dibley |15 |8 |3 |18 |4
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Jasjit Singh |6 |4 |3 | | |T2P1=John Alexander |8 |6 |6 | |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Vijay Amritraj |6 |5 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Bob Giltinan |1 |7 |4 |4 |
*India advance to Inter-Zonal Zone"Note:The Final set the Davis Cup record for most games in a tie (327). [http://www.daviscup.com/about/records.asp] "

Europe Zone

Zone A

Qualifying Rounds

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Preliminary Rounds

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Main draw

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Final

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team1=Soviet Union
team2=Czechoslovakia
venue=Donetsk, Soviet Union
date=26 July - 28 July 1974
surface=clay
score1=3
score2=2
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Alex Metreveli |6 |6 |3 |6 | |T2P1=František Pala |2 |4 |6 |2 |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Teimuraz Kakulia |4 |2 |3 | | |T2P1=Jan Kodeš |6 |6 |6 | |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Vladimir Korotkov |T1P2=Alex Metreveli |4 |1 |3 | | |T2P1=Jan Kodeš |T2P2=Vladimir Zednik |6 |6 |6 | |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Alex Metreveli |4 |6 |4 |6 |7 |T2P1=Jan Kodeš |6 |3 |6 |3 |5
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Teimuraz Kakulia |6 |4 |6 |2 |6 |T2P1=František Pala |3 |6 |4 |6 |4
*Soviet Union advance to Inter-Zonal Zone

Zone B

Qualifying Rounds

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Preliminary Rounds

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Main draw

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Final

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team1=Italy
team2=Romania |team2-var=1965
venue=Mestre, Italy
date=2 August - 4 August 1974
surface=clay
score1=3
score2=2
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Corrado Barazzutti |7 |0 |1 | | |T2P1=Ilie Năstase |9 |6 |6 | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Adriano Panatta |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Ion Ţiriac |1 |3 |2 | |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Paolo Bertolucci |T1P2=Adriano Panatta |6 |8 |6 |4 |6 |T2P1=Ilie Năstase |T2P2=Ion Ţiriac |4 |6 |8 |6 |2
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Corrado Barazzutti |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Ion Ţiriac |3 |0 |0 | |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Adriano Panatta |0 |0 |5 | | |T2P1=Ilie Năstase |6 |6 |7 | |
*Italy advance to Inter-Zonal Zone

Inter-Zonal Zone

Draw

4TeamBracket-info
RD1date=20 September-5 October
RD2date=

RD1T1-loc=Pune, India
RD1-seed1=EAS | RD1-team1=davis|IND | RD1-score1=3
RD1-seed2=EUR-A | RD1-team2=davis|URS | RD1-score2=1

RD1T2-loc=Johannesburg, South Africa
RD1-seed3=EUR-B | RD1-team3=davis|ITA | RD1-score3=1
RD1-seed4=AME | RD1-team4=davis|RSA|1928 | RD1-score4=4

RD2T1-loc=
RD2-seed1=EAS | RD2-team1=davis|IND | RD2-score1=
RD2-seed2=AME | RD2-team2=davis|RSA|1928 | RD2-score2=w/o

First round

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team1=India
team2=Soviet Union
venue=Pune, India
date=20 September - 22 September 1974
surface=
score1=3
score2=1
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Vijay Amritraj |4 |9 |3 | | |T2P1=Teimuraz Kakulia |6 |11 |6 | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Anand Amritraj |4 |7 |3 | | |T2P1=Alex Metreveli |6 |9 |6 | |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Anand Amritraj |T1P2=Vijay Amritraj |13 |7 |19 |6 | |T2P1=Vladimir Korotkov |T2P2=Alex Metreveli |15 |5 |17 |3 |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Anand Amritraj |6 |8 |4 |6 |6 |T2P1=Teimuraz Kakulia |2 |10 |6 |3 |3
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Vijay Amritraj | | | | | |T2P1=Alex Metreveli | | | | | |np=

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team1=South Africa |team1-var=1928
team2=Italy
venue=Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa
date=3 October - 5 October 1974
surface=
score1=4
score2=1
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Bob Hewitt |4 |6 |9 |4 |6 |T2P1=Antonio Zugarelli |6 |0 |7 |6 |1
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Ray Moore |4 |6 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Adriano Panatta |6 |4 |3 |4 |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Bob Hewitt |T1P2=Frew McMillan |7 |6 |10 | | |T2P1=Paolo Bertolucci |T2P2=Adriano Panatta |5 |4 |8 | |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Ray Moore |6 |7 |6 | | |T2P1=Antonio Zugarelli |3 |5 |3 | |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Bob Hewitt |3 |6 |2 | | |T2P1=Adriano Panatta |6 |8 |6 | |

Final

India declined to play the final in South Africa. By default, South Africa won the title.