1971 Davis Cup Americas Zone

The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1971 Davis Cup.

13 teams entered the Americas Zone: 5 teams competed in the North & Central America Zone, while 8 teams competed in the South America Zone. The winner of each sub-zone would play against each other to determine who moved to the Inter-Zonal Zone to compete against the winners of the Eastern Zone and Europe Zone.^[1]

Mexico defeated New Zealand in the North & Central America Zone final, and Brazil defeated Chile in the South America Zone final.^[2][3] In the Americas Inter-Zonal Final, Brazil defeated Mexico and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.^[4]

Quarterfinals 8–10 May

Semifinals 7–30 May

Final 4–6 June

Mexico City, Mexico (clay)

Mexico

5

Mexico City, Mexico (clay)

South Korea

0

Mexico

3

Canada

2

Canada

Mexico City, Mexico (clay)

bye

Mexico

3

New Zealand

2

bye

Kingston, Jamaica

Caribbean/West Indies

Caribbean/West Indies

1

New Zealand

4

bye

New Zealand

Mexico vs. South Korea

Mexico 5	Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico[5] 8–10 May 1971 Clay		South Korea 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Joaquín Loyo Mayo Kim Doo-hwan 6 1 6 1 7 5       2 Marcello Lara Chung Yong-ho 6 4 6 1 6 1       3 Raúl Ramírez / Vicente Zarazúa Chung Yong-ho / Kim Sung-bae 6 2 4 6 6 3 6 1     4 Joaquín Loyo Mayo Chung Yong-ho 6 0 6 2 6 2       5 Marcello Lara Kim Sung-bae 6 2 6 2 6 2

Mexico vs. Canada

Mexico 3	Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico[6] 28–30 May 1971 Clay		Canada 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Marcello Lara John Sharpe 6 3 6 2 6 2       2 Joaquín Loyo Mayo Mike Belkin 6 4 4 6 2 6 4 6     3 Marcello Lara / Joaquín Loyo Mayo John Sharpe / Mike Belkin 7 5 3 6 6 1 6 3     4 Marcello Lara Mike Belkin 6 4 4 6 5 7 2 6     5 Joaquín Loyo Mayo John Sharpe 4 6 7 5 6 1 6 1

Caribbean/West Indies vs. New Zealand

Caribbean/West Indies 1	Kingston, Jamaica[7] 7–9 May 1971		New Zealand 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Leo Rolle Onny Parun 2 6 2 6 0 6       2 Richard Russell Jeff Simpson 6 2 6 4 3 6 8 6     3 Compton Russell / Richard Russell Onny Parun / Jeff Simpson 1 6 1 6 6 4 4 6     4 Leo Rolle Jeff Simpson 5 7 3 6 0 6       5 Richard Russell Onny Parun 5 7 2 6 2 6

Mexico vs. New Zealand

Mexico 3	Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico[2] 4–6 June 1971 Clay		New Zealand 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Joaquín Loyo Mayo Onny Parun 9 7 4 6 1 6 5 7     2 Marcello Lara Jeff Simpson 6 3 6 3 6 1       3 Luis-Augusto García / Marcello Lara Onny Parun / Jeff Simpson 3 6 6 2 12 10 6 3     4 Marcello Lara Onny Parun 5 7 3 6 4 6       5 Joaquín Loyo Mayo Jeff Simpson 6 3 6 3 6 2

Quarterfinals 19 March–6 April

Semifinals 9–18 April

Final 22–24 April

Porto Alegre, Brazil

Brazil

5

Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay)

Bolivia

0

Brazil

4

Guayaquil, Ecuador (hard)

Ecuador

1

Ecuador

4

Santiago, Chile

Venezuela

1

Brazil

3

Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)

Chile

2

Uruguay

0

Santiago, Chile

Argentina

5

Argentina

1

Bogotá, Colombia

Chile

4

Colombia

2

Chile

3

Brazil vs. Bolivia

Brazil 5	Porto Alegre, Brazil[8] 4–6 April 1971		Bolivia 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 José Edison Mandarino Óscar Chiarella 6 1 6 3 6 2       2 Thomaz Koch Ramiro Benavides 6 0 6 1 6 1       3 José Edison Mandarino / Luis Felipe Tavares Ramiro Benavides / Óscar Chiarella 6 2 6 2 6 0       4 José Edison Mandarino Ramiro Benavides 6 0 6 2 6 3       5 Thomaz Koch Óscar Chiarella 6 1 6 0 6 1

Ecuador vs. Venezuela

Ecuador 4	Guayaquil Tenis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador[9] 26–28 March 1971 Hard		Venezuela 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Miguel Olvera Humphrey Hose 6 2 6 4 6 3       2 Pancho Guzmán Jorge Andrew 6 1 6 3 6 0       3 Pancho Guzmán / Miguel Olvera Jorge Andrew / Humphrey Hose 6 3 6 4 6 1       4 Pancho Guzmán Humphrey Hose 8 6 4 6 5 7 4 6     5 Miguel Olvera Jorge Andrew 6 2 6 0 6 3

Uruguay vs. Argentina

Uruguay 0	Montevideo, Uruguay[10] 20–22 March 1971 Clay		Argentina 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Fabian Barriola Julián Ganzábal 1 6 2 6 0 6       2 Gustavo Stapf Guillermo Vilas 0 6 4 6 0 6       3 Fabian Barriola / Enrique Pérez Álvarez Ricardo Cano / Guillermo Vilas 2 6 4 6 4 6       4 Mario Laborde Jason Van Kerckhoven 1 6 2 6 1 6       5 Gustavo Stapf Ricardo Cano 0 6 2 6 2 6

Colombia vs. Chile

Colombia 2	Bogotá, Colombia[11] 19–21 March 1971		Chile 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Iván Molina Jaime Fillol 4 6 3 6 7 5 3 6     2 Jairo Velasco Patricio Cornejo 6 8 1 6 6 4 8 6 6 1   3 Iván Molina / Jairo Velasco Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol 5 7 5 7 6 4 3 6     4 Jairo Velasco Jaime Fillol 8 6 6 2 6 3       5 Iván Molina Patricio Cornejo 3 6 4 6 2 6

Brazil vs. Ecuador

Brazil 4	Porto Alegre, Brazil[12] 16–18 April 1971 Clay		Ecuador 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Thomaz Koch Miguel Olvera 6 3 3 6 6 4 6 1     2 José Edison Mandarino Pancho Guzmán 6 4 4 6 6 3 6 2     3 Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino Pancho Guzmán / Miguel Olvera 6 4 6 1 6 1       4 Thomaz Koch Pancho Guzmán 6 4 6 4 5 7 6 2     5 José Edison Mandarino Miguel Olvera 1 6 6 2 6 3 3 6 0 6

Chile vs. Argentina

Chile 4	Santiago, Chile[13] 9–11 April 1971		Argentina 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jaime Fillol Tomás Miguel Lynch 6 2 6 4 6 2       2 Patricio Cornejo Julián Ganzábal 6 4 6 4 6 4       3 Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol Ricardo Cano / Julián Ganzábal 6 2 6 3 6 4       4 Patricio Cornejo Tomás Miguel Lynch 6 3 6 3 6 4       5 Jaime Fillol Julián Ganzábal 3 6 6 2 6 8 4 6

Chile vs. Brazil

Chile 2	Santiago, Chile[3] 22–24 April 1971		Brazil 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Patricio Cornejo Thomaz Koch 6 4 2 6 7 5 6 8 2 6   2 Jaime Fillol José Edison Mandarino 6 1 8 6 4 6 10 8     3 Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino 6 3 6 2 2 6 2 6 6 8   4 Jaime Fillol Thomaz Koch 3 6 2 6 2 6       5 Patricio Cornejo José Edison Mandarino 4 6 1 6 6 0 6 3 6 4

Mexico vs. Brazil

Mexico 2	Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico[4] 17–19 July 1971 Clay		Brazil 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Marcello Lara Thomaz Koch 4 6 2 6 1 6       2 Joaquín Loyo Mayo José Edison Mandarino 6 4 3 6 4 6 7 5 6 1   3 Joaquín Loyo Mayo / Vicente Zarazúa Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino 8 6 7 5 6 2       4 Marcello Lara José Edison Mandarino 4 6 3 6 7 9       5 Joaquín Loyo Mayo Thomaz Koch 5 7 6 4 9 7 4 6 7 9

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