1975 Davis Cup
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Edition | 64th |
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Winning Nation | Sweden |
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The 1975 Davis Cup was the 64th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 53 teams would enter the competition, 32 in the Europe Zone, 12 in the Americas Zone, and 9 in the Eastern Zone.
Chile defeated South Africa in the Americas Zone final, Australia defeated New Zealand in the Eastern Zone final, and Czechoslovakia and Sweden won the Europe Zones. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Sweden defeated Chile and Czechoslovakia defeated Australia. Sweden defeated Czechoslovakia in the final, which was held inside the Kungliga Tennishallen in Stockholm, Sweden, on 19–21 December.[1]
Contents
1 Americas Zone
1.1 North & Central America Zone
1.1.1 Preliminary Rounds
1.1.2 Main draw
1.2 South America Zone
1.2.1 Preliminary Rounds
1.2.2 Main draw
1.3 Americas Inter-Zonal Final
2 Eastern Zone
2.1 Preliminary Rounds
2.2 Main draw
2.3 Final
3 Europe Zone
3.1 Zone A
3.1.1 Qualifying Rounds
3.1.2 Preliminary Rounds
3.1.3 Main draw
3.1.4 Final
3.2 Zone B
3.2.1 Qualifying Rounds
3.2.2 Preliminary Rounds
3.2.3 Main draw
3.2.4 Final
4 Inter-Zonal Zone
4.1 Draw
4.2 First round
4.3 Final
5 Controversy
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
Americas Zone
North & Central America Zone
Preliminary Rounds
- Participating Teams
Canada
Caribbean/West Indies
Mexico — advanced to Main Draw
United States
Main draw
- Participating Teams
Colombia
Mexico
South Africa — advanced to Americas Inter-Zonal Final
South America Zone
Preliminary Rounds
- Participating Teams
Argentina — advanced to Main Draw
Bolivia
Brazil — advanced to Main Draw
Ecuador
Uruguay
Main draw
- Participating Teams
Argentina
Brazil
Chile — advanced to Americas Inter-Zonal Final
Americas Inter-Zonal Final
Chile 5 | Santiago, Chile 18–20 July 1975 | South Africa 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Chile advance to Inter-Zonal Zone
Eastern Zone
Preliminary Rounds
- Participating Teams
Indonesia
Japan — advanced to Main Draw
Malaysia
Philippines — advanced to Main Draw
South Korea
South Vietnam — advanced to Main Draw
Sri Lanka
Main draw
- Participating Teams
Australia
India
Japan
New Zealand
Philippines
South Vietnam
Final
New Zealand 0 | Stanley Street, Auckland, New Zealand 28 February - 2 March 1975 grass | Australia 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Australia advance to Inter-Zonal Zone
Europe Zone
Zone A
Qualifying Rounds
- Participating Teams
Ireland
Kenya
Nigeria — advanced to Preliminary Rounds
Turkey — advanced to Preliminary Rounds
Preliminary Rounds
- Participating Teams
Belgium
Bulgaria
Egypt — advanced to Main Draw
Finland
France — advanced to Main Draw
Hungary — advanced to Main Draw
Monaco
Netherlands
Nigeria
Norway
Turkey
Yugoslavia — advanced to Main Draw
Main draw
- Participating Teams
Czechoslovakia
Egypt
France
Hungary
Italy
Yugoslavia
Final
Czechoslovakia 3 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 25–27 July 1975 clay | France 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Czechoslovakia advance to Inter-Zonal Zone
Zone B
Qualifying Rounds
- Participating Teams
Iran — advanced to Preliminary Rounds
Israel — advanced to Preliminary Rounds
Lebanon
Luxembourg
Preliminary Rounds
- Participating Teams
Austria
Denmark
Great Britain — advanced to Main Draw
Iran
Israel
Greece
Poland
Portugal
Spain — advanced to Main Draw
Sweden — advanced to Main Draw
Switzerland
West Germany — advanced to Main Draw
Main draw
- Participating Teams
Great Britain
Romania
Soviet Union
Spain
Sweden
West Germany
Final
Spain 2 | Barcelona, Spain 25–27 July 1975 clay | Sweden 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Sweden advance to Inter-Zonal Zone
Inter-Zonal Zone
Draw
| 1st round 19–28 September | Final 19–21 December | ||||||||
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| Båstad, Sweden (clay) | |||||||||
| AME | Chile | 1 | | ||||||
| EUR-B | Sweden | 4 | | | Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet) | ||||
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Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | | EUR-A | Czechoslovakia | 2 | ||||||
| EUR-A | Czechoslovakia | 3 | |||||||
| EAS | Australia | 1 | |
First round
Sweden 4 | Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 19–21 September 1975 clay | Chile 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Czechoslovakia 3 | Stvanice Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia 26–28 September 1975 clay | Australia 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
Sweden 3 | Kungliga Tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden 19–21 December 1975 carpet (indoors) | Czechoslovakia 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Controversy
The semifinal in Båstad, Sweden, between Sweden and Chile was played on September 19–21. This was two years after Augusto Pinochet's military coup in Chile and many wanted the match to be cancelled, in protest of the junta's violations of human rights, while others wanted sport and politics to remain separated.
Chilekommittén mobilized protests against the match. The call for the manifestation was issued on July 30, 1975. The slogan of the protests was Stoppa Matchen! ('Stop the match'). About 7,000 people took part in the protest. Hundreds of balloons, with names of political prisoners were released in the vicinity of the match venue, garded by a police force of 1,300. Through Chilean sports commentators on site, news about the protests reached Chile. A special issue of Chilebulletinen was produced for the protests, with 20,000 copies.
The then governing Swedish Social Democratic Party didn't take part in the protests on September 20. A protest march was instead organized in Båstad by the Swedish Social Democratic Youth League on September 18, ending at the town square, where former prime minister Tage Erlander and Sweden's former ambassador to Chile Harald Edelstam (who personally helped rescue over 1,200 political prisoners in Chile after the 1973 coup) addressed a crowd of some 3,000.
Olof Palme's government tried to stop the match, but on September 12 negotiations ended with a decision to play. During game on September 20, which was guarded by 1,300 police, over 7,000 demonstrators gathered on the square, peacefully.[2] The match was eventually played, but behind closed doors (without spectators).[3]
See also
- 1975 Nations Cup
References
^ Christian Dahlgren (15 January 2009). "Björn Borg på nervigt uppdrag" (in Swedish). Östgöta Correspondenten. Retrieved 30 November 2015..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Anno 75 (1976), Årskalender utgiven av Förlagshuset Norden AB, Malmö, och Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, pp. 35, 36.
^ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/daviscup/4944005/Singer-calls-tune-as-fans-banned-from-Swedens-Davis-Cup-clash-with-Israel.html
External links
Davis Cup at SVT's open archive (including the 1975 tournament) (in Swedish)