1983 Davis Cup Americas Zone

Main article: 1983 Davis Cup

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
Carlos di Laura
Carlos Kirmayr 		1
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
2
Pablo Arraya
Marcos Hocevar 		6
3 		2
6 		6
1 		6
3 		   
3
Pablo Arraya / Fernando Maynetto
Carlos Kirmayr / Cássio Motta 		4
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
4
Pablo Arraya
Carlos Kirmayr 		6
8 		5
7 		4
6 		     
5
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
José Luis Damiani
Jorge Lozano 		6
1 		6
2 		6
3 		     
2
Diego Pérez
Fernando Pérez Pascal 		6
4 		6
2 		6
1 		     
3
José Luis Damiani / Diego Pérez
Jorge Lozano / Fernando Pérez Pascal 		3
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
4
José Luis Damiani
Fernando Pérez Pascal 		6
4 		10
8 		6
2 		     
5
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
Javier Restrepo
Cássio Motta 		1
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
2
René Gómez
Carlos Kirmayr 		2
6 		6
3 		1
6 		4
6 		   
3
René Gómez / Javier Restrepo
Carlos Kirmayr / Cássio Motta 		1
6 		9
7 		5
7 		2
6 		   
4
Luis Arturo González
Carlos Kirmayr 		5
7 		6
0 		3
6 		     
5
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
Andrés Gómez
Adrian Clarke 		6
1 		6
4 		6
3 		     
2
Raúl Viver
Stuart Sarnia 		6
0 		6
1 		6
2 		     
3
Andrés Gómez / Ricardo Ycaza
Leo Rolle / Stuart Sarnia 		6
1 		6
0 		6
2 		     
4
Ricardo Ycaza
Stuart Sarnia 		3
2 		         
retired
5
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
Martin Wostenholme
Jorge Andrew 		6
2 		2
6 		6
2 		6
4 		   
2
Réjean Genois
Carlos Claverie 		6
4 		6
1 		2
6 		6
3 		   
3
Josef Brabenec / William Cowan
Jorge Andrew / Iñaki Calvo 		3
6 		6
3 		6
4 		4
6 		4
6 		 
4
Martin Wostenholme
Carlos Claverie 		6
8 		4
6 		6
2 		3
6 		   
5
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
José Luis Damiani
Marcos Hocevar 		6
8 		6
4 		6
4 		3
6 		13
15 		 
2
Diego Pérez
Carlos Kirmayr 		6
3 		8
6 		5
7 		6
4 		   
3
José Luis Damiani / Diego Pérez
Carlos Kirmayr / Cássio Motta 		6
1 		6
4 		6
8 		2
6 		4
6 		 
4
Diego Pérez
Marcos Hocevar 		8
6 		7
5 		6
3 		     
5
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
Andrés Gómez
Glenn Michibata 		6
2 		6
4 		3
6 		6
2 		   
2
Ricardo Ycaza
John Picken 		6
4 		2
6 		6
0 		6
4 		   
3
Andrés Gómez / Ricardo Ycaza
Josef Brabenec / Réjean Genois 		6
1 		6
1 		6
2 		     
4
Martín Aguirre
John Picken 		1
6 		0
6 		       
5
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
Andrés Gómez
Carlos Kirmayr 		6
3 		6
2 		6
0 		     
2
Ricardo Ycaza
Marcos Hocevar 		7
5 		1
6 		6
2 		6
2 		   
3
Andrés Gómez / Ricardo Ycaza
Carlos Kirmayr / Cássio Motta 		6
3 		11
9 		3
6 		4
6 		6
1 		 
4
Ricardo Ycaza
Carlos Kirmayr 		8
6 		6
2 		       
5
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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