1985 Davis Cup Americas Zone

The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1985 Davis Cup.

8 teams entered the Americas Zone in total, with the winner promoted to the following year's World Group.[1] Mexico defeated Brazil in the final and qualified for the 1986 World Group.[2]

Participating nations edit

Draw edit

Quarterfinals
8–10 March
Semifinals
2–4 August
Final
4–6 October
Caracas, Venezuela (hard)
  Brazil5
Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay)
  Venezuela0
  Brazil4
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
  Colombia1
  Uruguay2
Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay)
  Colombia3
  Brazil1
Chicoutimi, Canada (indoor carpet)
  Mexico4
  Caribbean/West Indies1
Chicoutimi, Canada (clay)
  Canada4
  Canada2
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
  Mexico3
  Peru2
  Mexico3

Quarterfinals edit

Venezuela vs. Brazil edit

 
Venezuela
0
Altamira Tennis Club, Caracas, Venezuela[3]
8–10 March 1985
Hard
 
Brazil
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Carlos Claverie
Marcos Hocevar
3
6
16
14
4
6
4
6
   
2  
 
Alfonso Mora
Cássio Motta
1
6
1
6
5
7
     
3  
 
Iñaki Calvo / Randolf Scheller
Carlos Kirmayr / Cássio Motta
4
6
2
6
2
6
     
4  
 
Alfonso Mora
Carlos Kirmayr
3
6
3
6
       
5  
 
Carlos Claverie
Dácio Campos
3
6
3
6
       

Uruguay vs. Colombia edit

 
Uruguay
2
Montevideo, Uruguay[4]
8–10 March 1985
Clay
 
Colombia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Marcelo Filippini
Álvaro Jordan
3
6
2
6
3
6
     
2  
 
Diego Pérez
Luis Arturo González
6
1
6
0
6
0
     
3  
 
Diego Pérez / Hugo Roverano
René Gómez / Álvaro Jordan
6
8
4
6
6
3
4
6
   
4  
 
Diego Pérez
Álvaro Jordan
6
0
6
1
6
1
     
5  
 
Marcelo Filippini
Luis Arturo González
2
6
6
3
4
6
1
6
   

Canada vs. Caribbean/West Indies edit

 
Canada
4
Chicoutimi, Canada[5]
8–10 March 1985
Carpet (indoors)
 
Caribbean/West Indies
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Martin Wostenholme
Roger Smith
6
4
9
7
6
3
     
2  
 
Stéphane Bonneau
Karl Hale
7
9
7
5
6
3
6
4
   
3  
 
Josef Brabenec / Derek Segal
Karl Hale / Roger Smith
3
6
5
7
4
6
     
4  
 
Martin Wostenholme
Karl Hale
6
4
6
2
7
5
     
5  
 
Stéphane Bonneau
Roger Smith
4
6
17
15
6
3
     

Mexico vs. Peru edit

 
Mexico
3
Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico[6]
8–10 March 1985
Clay
 
Peru
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Jorge Lozano
Carlos di Laura
9
7
3
6
6
8
5
7
   
2  
 
Francisco Maciel
Pablo Arraya
6
3
2
6
7
5
7
5
   
3  
 
Leonardo Lavalle / Fernando Pérez Pascal
Fernando Maynetto / Jaime Yzaga
8
6
3
6
6
1
3
6
6
3
 
4  
 
Jorge Lozano
Pablo Arraya
6
3
5
7
3
6
6
4
2
6
 
5  
 
Francisco Maciel
Carlos di Laura
6
4
6
4
6
2
     

Semifinals edit

Brazil vs. Colombia edit

 
Brazil
4
Porto Alegre, Brazil[7]
2–4 August 1985
Clay
 
Colombia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Dácio Campos
Carlos Gómez
6
2
6
4
6
1
     
2  
 
Cássio Motta
Álvaro Jordan
7
5
6
3
5
7
2
6
2
6
 
3  
 
Dácio Campos / Carlos Kirmayr
Carlos Gómez / Álvaro Jordan
6
4
6
4
6
1
     
4  
 
Dácio Campos
Álvaro Jordan
6
3
4
6
6
3
6
1
   
5  
 
Marcos Hocevar
Luis Arturo González
6
0
6
1
       

Canada vs. Mexico edit

 
Canada
2
Chicoutimi, Canada[8]
2–4 August 1985
Clay
 
Mexico
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Stéphane Bonneau
Francisco Maciel
6
8
6
4
5
7
2
6
   
2  
 
Martin Wostenholme
Leonardo Lavalle
7
5
3
6
6
8
8
6
6
2
 
3  
 
Mark Greenan / Glenn Michibata
Francisco Maciel / Agustín Moreno
9
7
9
7
6
4
     
4  
 
Martin Wostenholme
Francisco Maciel
2
6
3
6
0
6
     
5  
 
Stéphane Bonneau
Leonardo Lavalle
10
12
1
6
2
6
     

Final edit

Brazil vs. Mexico edit

 
Brazil
1
Porto Alegre, Brazil[2]
4–6 October 1985
Clay
 
Mexico
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Dácio Campos
Leonardo Lavalle
1
6
3
6
2
6
     
2  
 
Júlio Góes
Francisco Maciel
3
6
5
7
4
6
     
3  
 
Carlos Kirmayr / Cássio Motta
Jorge Lozano / Raúl Ramírez
1
6
6
3
9
7
3
6
6
0
 
4  
 
Júlio Góes
Leonardo Lavalle
7
5
1
6
1
6
1
6
   
5  
 
Dácio Campos
Francisco Maciel
6
3
5
7
3
6
     

References edit

  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ a b "Brazil v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Venezuela v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Uruguay v Colombia". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Canada v Caribbean/West Indies". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Mexico v Peru". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Brazil v Colombia". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Canada v Mexico". daviscup.com.

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