1983 Davis Cup Americas Zone

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The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1983 Davis Cup.

9 teams entered the Americas Zone in total. This year marked the abolition of the North & Central America and the South America sub-zones, with all teams now competing within a single bracket, with the overall winner being promoted to the following year's World Group.[1]

Ecuador defeated Brazil in the final and qualified for the 1984 World Group.[2]

Participating nations

Draw

First round
14–16 January		Quarterfinals
4–6 March		Semifinals
6–8 May		Final
30 September–2 October
 Mexico
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
bye
 Mexico1
 Uruguay4
bye
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
 Uruguay
 Uruguay2
 Brazil3
 Colombia
Bogotá, Colombia (indoor clay)
bye
 Colombia0
Lima, Peru (clay)
 Brazil5
 Brazil4
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
 Peru1
 Brazil0
 Ecuador5
 Caribbean/West Indies
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
bye
 Caribbean/West Indies0
 Ecuador5
bye
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
 Ecuador
 Ecuador4
 Canada1
 Venezuela
Laval, Canada (indoor hard)
bye
 Venezuela2
 Canada3
bye
 Canada

First round

Peru vs. Brazil


Peru
1 		Club Lawn Tennis de la Exposición, Lima, Peru[3]
14–16 January 1983
Clay
Brazil
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Peru
Brazil 		Carlos di Laura
Carlos Kirmayr 		1
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
2 Peru
Brazil 		Pablo Arraya
Marcos Hocevar 		6
3 		2
6 		6
1 		6
3 		   
3 Peru
Brazil 		Pablo Arraya / Fernando Maynetto
Carlos Kirmayr / Cássio Motta 		4
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
4 Peru
Brazil 		Pablo Arraya
Carlos Kirmayr 		6
8 		5
7 		4
6 		     
5 Peru
Brazil 		Carlos di Laura
Marcos Hocevar 		6
8 		2
6 		       

Quarterfinals

Uruguay vs. Mexico


Uruguay
4 		Montevideo, Uruguay[4]
4–6 March 1983
Clay
Mexico
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Uruguay
Mexico 		José Luis Damiani
Jorge Lozano 		6
1 		6
2 		6
3 		     
2 Uruguay
Mexico 		Diego Pérez
Fernando Pérez Pascal 		6
4 		6
2 		6
1 		     
3 Uruguay
Mexico 		José Luis Damiani / Diego Pérez
Jorge Lozano / Fernando Pérez Pascal 		3
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
4 Uruguay
Mexico 		José Luis Damiani
Fernando Pérez Pascal 		6
4 		10
8 		6
2 		     
5 Uruguay
Mexico 		Diego Pérez
Francisco Maciel 		7
5 		0
6 		7
5 		     

Colombia vs. Brazil


Colombia
0 		América Tenis Club, Bogotá, Colombia[5]
4–6 March 1983
Clay (indoors)
Brazil
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Colombia
Brazil 		Javier Restrepo
Cássio Motta 		1
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
2 Colombia
Brazil 		René Gómez
Carlos Kirmayr 		2
6 		6
3 		1
6 		4
6 		   
3 Colombia
Brazil 		René Gómez / Javier Restrepo
Carlos Kirmayr / Cássio Motta 		1
6 		9
7 		5
7 		2
6 		   
4 Colombia
Brazil 		Luis Arturo González
Carlos Kirmayr 		5
7 		6
0 		3
6 		     
5 Colombia
Brazil 		René Gómez
Cássio Motta 		2
6 		5
7 		       

Ecuador vs. Caribbean/West Indies


Ecuador
5 		Guayaquil Tenis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador[6]
4–6 March 1983
Clay
Caribbean/West Indies
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Ecuador
Cricket West Indies 		Andrés Gómez
Adrian Clarke 		6
1 		6
4 		6
3 		     
2 Ecuador
Cricket West Indies 		Raúl Viver
Stuart Sarnia 		6
0 		6
1 		6
2 		     
3 Ecuador
Cricket West Indies 		Andrés Gómez / Ricardo Ycaza
Leo Rolle / Stuart Sarnia 		6
1 		6
0 		6
2 		     
4 Ecuador
Cricket West Indies 		Ricardo Ycaza
Stuart Sarnia 		3
2 		         
retired
5 Ecuador
Cricket West Indies 		Raúl Viver
Adrian Clarke 		6
0 		6
0 		       

Canada vs. Venezuela


Canada
3 		Laval, Canada[7]
4–6 March 1983
Hard (indoors)
Venezuela
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
Venezuela 		Martin Wostenholme
Jorge Andrew 		6
2 		2
6 		6
2 		6
4 		   
2 Canada
Venezuela 		Réjean Genois
Carlos Claverie 		6
4 		6
1 		2
6 		6
3 		   
3 Canada
Venezuela 		Josef Brabenec / William Cowan
Jorge Andrew / Iñaki Calvo 		3
6 		6
3 		6
4 		4
6 		4
6 		 
4 Canada
Venezuela 		Martin Wostenholme
Carlos Claverie 		6
8 		4
6 		6
2 		3
6 		   
5 Canada
Venezuela 		Réjean Genois
Jorge Andrew 		6
4 		6
3 		6
1 		     

Semifinals

Uruguay vs. Brazil


Uruguay
2 		Montevideo, Uruguay[8]
6–8 May 1983
Clay
Brazil
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Uruguay
Brazil 		José Luis Damiani
Marcos Hocevar 		6
8 		6
4 		6
4 		3
6 		13
15 		 
2 Uruguay
Brazil 		Diego Pérez
Carlos Kirmayr 		6
3 		8
6 		5
7 		6
4 		   
3 Uruguay
Brazil 		José Luis Damiani / Diego Pérez
Carlos Kirmayr / Cássio Motta 		6
1 		6
4 		6
8 		2
6 		4
6 		 
4 Uruguay
Brazil 		Diego Pérez
Marcos Hocevar 		8
6 		7
5 		6
3 		     
5 Uruguay
Brazil 		José Luis Damiani
Carlos Kirmayr 		6
3 		5
7 		2
6 		7
5 		1
6 		 

Ecuador vs. Canada


Ecuador
4 		Guayaquil Tenis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador[9]
6–8 May 1983
Clay
Canada
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Ecuador
Canada 		Andrés Gómez
Glenn Michibata 		6
2 		6
4 		3
6 		6
2 		   
2 Ecuador
Canada 		Ricardo Ycaza
John Picken 		6
4 		2
6 		6
0 		6
4 		   
3 Ecuador
Canada 		Andrés Gómez / Ricardo Ycaza
Josef Brabenec / Réjean Genois 		6
1 		6
1 		6
2 		     
4 Ecuador
Canada 		Martín Aguirre
John Picken 		1
6 		0
6 		       
5 Ecuador
Canada 		Raúl Viver
Glenn Michibata 		6
4 		6
4 		       

Final

Ecuador vs. Brazil


Ecuador
5 		Guayaquil Tenis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador[2]
30 September–2 October 1983
Clay
Brazil
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Ecuador
Brazil 		Andrés Gómez
Carlos Kirmayr 		6
3 		6
2 		6
0 		     
2 Ecuador
Brazil 		Ricardo Ycaza
Marcos Hocevar 		7
5 		1
6 		6
2 		6
2 		   
3 Ecuador
Brazil 		Andrés Gómez / Ricardo Ycaza
Carlos Kirmayr / Cássio Motta 		6
3 		11
9 		3
6 		4
6 		6
1 		 
4 Ecuador
Brazil 		Ricardo Ycaza
Carlos Kirmayr 		8
6 		6
2 		       
5 Ecuador
Brazil 		Raúl Viver
Marcos Hocevar 		6
3 		6
4 		       

References

  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 "Ecuador v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Peru v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Uruguay v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Colombia v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Ecuador v Caribbean/West Indies". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Canada v Venezuela". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Uruguay v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Ecuador v Canada". daviscup.com.
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