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1975 Davis Cup
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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]

Americas Zone

Main article: 1975 Davis Cup Americas Zone

North & Central America Zone

Preliminary Rounds

Participating Teams

Main draw

Participating Teams

South America Zone

Preliminary Rounds

Participating Teams

Main draw

Participating Teams

Americas Inter-Zonal Final


Chile
5 		Santiago, Chile
18–20 July 1975
South Africa
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Chile
South Africa 		Patricio Cornejo
Bernie Mitton 		4
6 		6
4 		6
2 		7
5 		   
2 Chile
South Africa 		Jaime Fillol
Ray Moore 		6
3 		6
3 		0
6 		3
6 		6
3 		 
3 Chile
South Africa 		Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol
Frew McMillan / Ray Moore 		7
5 		6
2 		6
4 		     
4 Chile
South Africa 		Jaime Fillol
Bernie Mitton 		2
6 		6
2 		3
6 		6
1 		7
5 		 
5 Chile
South Africa 		Patricio Cornejo
Ray Moore 		6
3 		6
4 		4
6 		6
3 		   
  • Chile advance to Inter-Zonal Zone

Eastern Zone

Main article: 1975 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

Preliminary Rounds

Participating Teams

Main draw

Participating Teams

Final


New Zealand
0 		Stanley Street, Auckland, New Zealand
28 February - 2 March 1975
grass
Australia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 New Zealand
Australia 		Brian Fairlie
John Newcombe 		5
7 		3
6 		5
7 		     
2 New Zealand
Australia 		Onny Parun
Ken Rosewall 		2
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
3 New Zealand
Australia 		Brian Fairlie / Onny Parun
Geoff Masters / John Newcombe 		4
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     
4 New Zealand
Australia 		Brian Fairlie
Ken Rosewall 		1
6 		11
9 		5
7 		7
9 		   
5 New Zealand
Australia 		Onny Parun
Geoff Masters 		6
3 		10
8 		      not
completed
  • Australia advance to Inter-Zonal Zone

Europe Zone

Main article: 1975 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Zone A

Qualifying Rounds

Participating Teams

Preliminary Rounds

Participating Teams

Main draw

Participating Teams

Final


Czechoslovakia
3 		Prague, Czechoslovakia
25–27 July 1975
clay
France
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
France 		Jan Kodeš
Patrice Dominguez 		6
1 		6
4 		1
6 		6
0 		   
2 Czechoslovakia
France 		Jiří Hřebec
François Jauffret 		6
4 		4
6 		6
3 		2
6 		6
0 		 
3 Czechoslovakia
France 		Jiří Hřebec / Jan Kodeš
Patrice Dominguez / Patrick Proisy 		3
6 		6
3 		4
6 		6
1 		3
6 		 
4 Czechoslovakia
France 		Jiří Hřebec
Patrice Dominguez 		6
4 		3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		   
5 Czechoslovakia
France 		Jan Kodeš
François Jauffret 		6
1 		7
5 		6
1 		     
  • Czechoslovakia advance to Inter-Zonal Zone

Zone B

Qualifying Rounds

Participating Teams

Preliminary Rounds

Participating Teams

Main draw

Participating Teams

Final


Spain
2 		Barcelona, Spain
25–27 July 1975
clay
Sweden
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
Sweden 		Manuel Orantes
Birger Andersson 		6
1 		6
3 		6
4 		     
2 Spain
Sweden 		José Higueras
Björn Borg 		3
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
3 Spain
Sweden 		Juan Gisbert / Manuel Orantes
Ove Bengtson / Björn Borg 		6
4 		6
3 		6
1 		     
4 Spain
Sweden 		Manuel Orantes
Björn Borg 		4
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
5 Spain
Sweden 		José Higueras
Birger Andersson 		6
3 		4
6 		3
6 		0
6 		   
  • Sweden advance to Inter-Zonal Zone

Inter-Zonal Zone

Draw

SemifinalsFinal
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
AME Chile1
Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet)
EUR-B Sweden4
EUR-B Sweden3
Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
EUR-A Czechoslovakia2
EUR-A Czechoslovakia3
EAS Australia1

First round


Sweden
4 		Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden
19–21 September 1975
clay
Chile
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Chile 		Björn Borg
Patricio Cornejo 		3
6 		6
4 		7
5 		6
3 		   
2 Sweden
Chile 		Birger Andersson
Jaime Fillol 		3
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
3 Sweden
Chile 		Ove Bengtson / Björn Borg
Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol 		7
5 		6
2 		3
6 		6
3 		   
4 Sweden
Chile 		Birger Andersson
Patricio Cornejo 		6
3 		14
12 		6
1 		     
5 Sweden
Chile 		Björn Borg
Jaime Fillol 		6
1 		6
2 		6
1 		     

Czechoslovakia
3 		Stvanice Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia
26–28 September 1975
clay
Australia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
Australia 		Jan Kodeš
John Alexander 		6
4 		2
6 		7
5 		6
4 		   
2 Czechoslovakia
Australia 		Jiří Hřebec
Tony Roche 		3
6 		4
6 		6
1 		6
3 		6
3 		 
3 Czechoslovakia
Australia 		František Pala / Vladimír Zedník
John Alexander / Phil Dent 		3
6 		6
3 		2
6 		3
6 		   
4 Czechoslovakia
Australia 		Jan Kodeš
Tony Roche 		6
3 		6
1 		6
4 		     
5 Czechoslovakia
Australia 		Jiří Hřebec
John Alexander 		6
8 		3
6 		6
1 		6
6 		  not
completed

Final


Sweden
3 		Kungliga Tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden
19–21 December 1975
carpet (indoors)
Czechoslovakia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Czechoslovakia 		Björn Borg
Jiří Hřebec 		6
1 		6
3 		6
0 		     
2 Sweden
Czechoslovakia 		Ove Bengtson
Jan Kodeš 		6
4 		2
6 		5
7 		4
6 		   
3 Sweden
Czechoslovakia 		Ove Bengtson / Björn Borg
Jan Kodeš / Vladimír Zedník 		6
4 		6
4 		6
4 		     
4 Sweden
Czechoslovakia 		Björn Borg
Jan Kodeš 		6
4 		6
2 		6
2 		     
5 Sweden
Czechoslovakia 		Ove Bengtson
Jiří Hřebec 		6
2 		3
6 		1
6 		4
6 		   

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 demonstrants gathered on the square, peacefully.[2] The match was eventually played, but behind closed doors (without spectators).[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Christian Dahlgren (15 January 2009). "Björn Borg på nervigt uppdrag" (in Swedish). Östgöta Correspondenten. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  2. ^ Anno 75 (1976), Årskalender utgiven av Förlagshuset Norden AB, Malmö, och Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, pp. 35, 36.
  3. ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/daviscup/4944005/Singer-calls-tune-as-fans-banned-from-Swedens-Davis-Cup-clash-with-Israel.html
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