1982 Davis Cup Americas Zone

The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1982 Davis Cup.

10 teams entered the Americas Zone in total, split across the North & Central America and the South America Zones. The winner of each sub-zone advanced to the Americas Inter-Zonal Final, with the winner promoted to the following year's World Group.[1]

Paraguay defeated Canada in the Americas Inter-Zonal Final and qualified for the 1983 World Group.[2]

Participating nations

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North & Central America Zone

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Draw

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Semifinals
15–24 January
Final
5–7 March
Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
  Colombia5
Montreal, Canada (indoor hard)
  Caribbean/West Indies0
  Colombia1
Caracas, Venezuela (hard)
  Canada3
  Canada4
  Venezuela1

Semifinals

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Colombia vs. Caribbean/West Indies

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Colombia
5
Club Los Lagartos, Bogotá, Colombia[3]
22–24 January 1982
Clay
 
Caribbean/West Indies
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Alejandro Cortes
Leo Rolle
6
4
6
4
6
3
     
2  
 
Jairo Velasco
John Antonas
9
7
6
0
6
4
     
3  
 
Alejandro Cortes / Jairo Velasco
John Antonas / Leo Rolle
6
3
6
1
3
6
6
4
   
4  
 
Alejandro Cortes
Adrian Clarke
6
1
6
4
       
5  
 
Luis Arturo González
Leo Rolle
7
5
4
6
6
2
6
4
   

Venezuela vs. Canada

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Venezuela
1
Caracas, Venezuela[4]
15–17 January 1982
Hard
 
Canada
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Jorge Andrew
Harry Fritz
14
16
9
11
11
9
6
4
9
11
 
2  
 
Randolf Scheller
Réjean Genois
2
6
1
6
3
6
     
3  
 
Jorge Andrew / Iñaki Calvo
William Cowan / John Picken
4
6
4
6
7
5
6
4
7
5
 
4  
 
Randolf Scheller
John Picken
3
6
3
6
4
6
     
5  
 
Abraham Sojo
William Cowan
5
7
2
6
       

The singles match between Andrew and Fritz set the Davis Cup record for the most games in a singles rubber (100).[5]

Final

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Canada vs. Colombia

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Canada
3
Montreal, Canada[6]
5–7 March 1982
Hard (indoors)
 
Colombia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Réjean Genois
Jairo Velasco
6
2
8
6
6
3
     
2  
 
Glenn Michibata
Alejandro Cortes
3
6
4
6
9
11
     
3  
 
Josef Brabenec / Harry Fritz
Alejandro Cortes / Jairo Velasco
6
3
6
3
6
3
     
4  
 
Réjean Genois
Alejandro Cortes
9
7
4
6
3
6
6
3
6
3
 
5  
 
Glenn Michibata
Jairo Velasco
          not
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South America Zone

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Draw

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Quarterfinals
8–10 January
Semifinals
22–24 January
Final
5–7 March
  Brazil
Fortaleza, Brazil (clay)
bye
  Brazil0
La Paz, Bolivia (clay)
  Ecuador5
  Ecuador5
Asunción, Paraguay (indoor carpet)
  Bolivia0
  Ecuador2
Asunción, Paraguay (clay)
  Paraguay3
  Paraguay3
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
  Peru2
  Paraguay3
  Uruguay2
bye
  Uruguay

Quarterfinals

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Bolivia vs. Ecuador

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Bolivia
0
La Paz, Bolivia[7]
8–10 January 1982
Clay
 
Ecuador
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Juan Carlos Alvarado
Ricardo Ycaza
2
6
1
6
6
3
4
6
   
2  
 
Ramiro Benavides
Andrés Gómez
10
8
3
6
4
6
6
3
1
6
 
3  
 
Juan Carlos Alvarado / Ramiro Benavides
Andrés Gómez / Ricardo Ycaza
6
4
4
6
2
6
1
6
   
4  
 
Alexander Zalesky
Andrés Gómez
1
6
3
6
       
5  
 
Ramiro Benavides
Raúl Viver
3
6
2
6
       

Paraguay vs. Peru

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Paraguay
3
Asunción, Paraguay[8]
8–10 January 1982
Clay
 
Peru
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Francisco González
Pablo Arraya
6
2
8
6
6
4
     
2  
 
Víctor Pecci
Fernando Maynetto
6
4
7
5
6
2
     
3  
 
Francisco González / Víctor Pecci
Pablo Arraya / Fernando Maynetto
4
6
7
5
6
4
6
3
   
4  
 
Oscar Napout
Carlos di Laura
2
6
2
6
       
5  
 
Francisco Arréllaga
Luciano Cuneo
6
4
4
6
0
6
     

Semifinals

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Brazil vs. Ecuador

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Brazil
0
Fortaleza, Brazil[9]
22–24 January 1982
Clay
 
Ecuador
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Edvaldo Oliveira
Ricardo Ycaza
1
6
1
6
2
6
     
2  
 
Marcos Braga
Andrés Gómez
2
6
6
4
3
6
4
6
   
3  
 
Eduardo Oncins / Fernando Roese
Andrés Gómez / Ricardo Ycaza
4
6
4
6
4
6
     
4  
 
Fernando Roese
Raúl Viver
7
9
2
6
2
6
     
5  
 
Eduardo Oncins
Ricardo Ycaza
5
7
3
6
       

Uruguay vs. Paraguay

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Uruguay
2
Montevideo, Uruguay[10]
22–24 January 1982
Clay
 
Paraguay
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Diego Pérez
Francisco González
1
6
6
4
1
6
8
6
6
3
 
2  
 
José Luis Damiani
Víctor Pecci
8
6
6
3
8
6
     
3  
 
José Luis Damiani / Diego Pérez
Francisco González / Víctor Pecci
3
6
6
3
7
9
9
7
6
8
 
4  
 
José Luis Damiani
Francisco González
4
6
4
6
3
6
     
5  
 
Diego Pérez
Víctor Pecci
1
6
7
5
6
8
4
6
   

Final

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Paraguay vs. Ecuador

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Paraguay
3
Asunción, Paraguay[11]
5–7 March 1982
Carpet (indoors)
 
Ecuador
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Víctor Pecci
Ricardo Ycaza
6
1
10
8
6
1
     
2  
 
Francisco González
Andrés Gómez
6
3
14
12
6
3
     
3  
 
Francisco González / Víctor Pecci
Andrés Gómez / Ricardo Ycaza
8
6
3
6
2
6
4
6
   
4  
 
Víctor Pecci
Andrés Gómez
7
5
5
7
6
2
6
4
   
5  
 
Francisco González
Ricardo Ycaza
6
1
5
7
3
6
     

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

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Canada vs. Paraguay

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Canada
1
Laval, Canada[2]
7–9 May 1982
Hard (indoors)
 
Paraguay
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Glenn Michibata
Francisco González
3
6
6
3
4
6
6
4
3
6
 
2  
 
Réjean Genois
Víctor Pecci
2
6
6
8
3
6
     
3  
 
William Cowan / Harry Fritz
Francisco González / Víctor Pecci
4
6
4
6
0
6
     
4  
 
Réjean Genois
Francisco González
3
6
5
7
       
5  
 
Glenn Michibata
Francisco Arréllaga
6
1
6
0
       

References

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  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 "Canada v Paraguay". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Colombia v Caribbean/West Indies". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Venezuela v Canada". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Davis Cup - General Records". daviscup.com. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Canada v Colombia". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Bolivia v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Paraguay v Peru". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Brazil v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Uruguay v Paraguay". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Ecuador v Paraguay". daviscup.com.
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