1976 Davis Cup

The 1976 Davis Cup was the 65th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 56 teams would enter the competition, 32 in the Europe Zone, 12 in the Americas Zone, and 12 in the Eastern Zone.

Chile defeated South Africa in the Americas Zone final, Australia defeated New Zealand in the Eastern Zone final, and Italy and the Soviet Union won the Europe Zones. In the Inter-Zonal Zone,Chile defeated the Soviet Union (by walkover) and Italy defeated Australia. Italy defeated Chile in the final, which was held at the Estadio Nacional in Santiago, Chile, on 17-19 December.

Americas Zone

Preliminary Rounds

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Main draw

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Final

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team1=Chile
team2=South Africa |team2-var=1928
venue=Santiago, Chile
date=26 April - 28 April 1976
surface=
score1=3
score2=2
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Patricio Cornejo |4 |6 |5 |5 | |T2P1=Bernie Mitton |6 |3 |7 |7 |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Jaime Fillol |7 |8 |6 | | |T2P1=Ray Moore |5 |6 |3 | |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Patricio Cornejo |T1P2=Jaime Fillol |6 |10 |2 |4 |3 |T2P1=Byron Bertram |T2P2=Frew McMillan |3 |8 |6 |6 |6
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Patricio Cornejo |5 |6 |10 |7 | |T2P1=Bernie Mitton |7 |2 |8 |5 |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Jaime Fillol |7 |6 |4 |6 | |T2P1=Ray Moore |5 |3 |6 |2 |
*Chile advance to Inter-Zonal Zone

Eastern Zone

Preliminary Rounds

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Main draw

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Final

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team1=Australia
team2=New Zealand
venue=Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia
date=27 February - 1 March 1976
surface=grass
score1=3
score2=1
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Ross Case |6 |8 |1 |6 |4 |T2P1=Brian Fairlie |3 |10 |6 |2 |6
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=John Newcombe |8 |6 |7 | | |T2P1=Onny Parun |6 |3 |5 | |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=John Newcombe |T1P2=Tony Roche |6 |3 |6 |7 | |T2P1=Brian Fairlie |T2P2=Onny Parun |1 |6 |3 |5 |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=John Newcombe |8 |5 |11 |6 | |T2P1=Brian Fairlie |6 |7 |9 |3 |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Ross Case | | | | | |T2P1=Onny Parun | | | | | |np=
*Australia advance to Inter-Zonal Zone

Europe Zone

Zone A

Qualifying Rounds

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Preliminary Rounds

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Main draw

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Final

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team1=Great Britain
team2=Italy
venue=No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, London, England
date=5 August - 7 August 1976
surface=grass
score1=1
score2=4
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Roger Taylor |1 |5 |6 |1 | |T2P1=Antonio Zugarelli |6 |7 |3 |6 |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=John Lloyd |7 |3 |3 |6 |4 |T2P1=Adriano Panatta |5 |6 |6 |2 |6
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=David Lloyd |T1P2=John Lloyd |6 |3 |6 |18 |6 |T2P1=Paolo Bertolucci |T2P2=Adriano Panatta |8 |6 |3 |16 |2
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Roger Taylor |6 |2 |4 |4 | |T2P1=Adriano Panatta |3 |6 |6 |6 |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=John Lloyd |6 |8 |1 |1 |1 |T2P1=Antonio Zugarelli |4 |6 |6 |6 |6
*Italy advance to Inter-Zonal Zone

Zone B

Qualifying Rounds

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* — advanced to Preliminary Rounds
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Preliminary Rounds

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Main draw

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Final

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team1=Soviet Union
team2=Hungary
venue=Tbilisi, Soviet Union
date=13 August - 15 August 1976
surface=
score1=4
score2=1
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Alex Metreveli |6 |7 |6 | | |T2P1=János Benyik |3 |5 |3 | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Teimuraz Kakulia |3 |3 |4 | | |T2P1=Balazs Taroczy |6 |6 |6 | |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Teimuraz Kakulia |T1P2=Alex Metreveli |12 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Peter Szoke |T2P2=Balazs Taroczy |10 |0 |4 | |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Alex Metreveli |7 |6 |9 | | |T2P1=Balazs Taroczy |5 |1 |7 | |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Teimuraz Kakulia |6 |6 |3 |6 |6 |T2P1=János Benyik |4 |8 |6 |3 |1
*Soviet Union advance to Inter-Zonal Zone

Inter-Zonal Zone

Draw

4TeamBracket-info
RD1date=24-27 September
RD2date=17-19 December

RD1T1-loc=Rome, Italy (clay)
RD1-seed1=EUR-A | RD1-team1=davis|ITA | RD1-score1=3
RD1-seed2=EAS | RD1-team2=davis|AUS | RD1-score2=2

RD1T2-loc=
RD1-seed3=EUR-B | RD1-team3=davis|URS | RD1-score3=
RD1-seed4=AME | RD1-team4=davis|CHI | RD1-score4=w/o

RD2T1-loc=Santiago, Chile (clay)
RD2-seed1=EUR-A | RD2-team1=davis|ITA | RD2-score1=4
RD2-seed2=AME | RD2-team2=davis|CHI | RD2-score2=1

First round

Italy vs. Australia

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team1=Italy
team2=Australia
venue=Foro Italico, Rome, Italy
date=24 September - 27 September 1976
surface=clay
score1=3
score2=2
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Corrado Barazzutti |7 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=John Newcombe |5 |1 |4 | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Adriano Panatta |5 |3 |4 | | |T2P1=John Alexander |7 |6 |6 | |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Paolo Bertolucci |T1P2=Adriano Panatta |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=John Newcombe |T2P2=Tony Roche |3 |4 |3 | |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Corrado Barazzutti |2 |2 |7 |6 |2 |T2P1=John Alexander |6 |6 |5 |4 |6
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Adriano Panatta |5 |8 |6 |6 | |T2P1=John Newcombe |7 |6 |4 |2 |

oviet Union vs. Chile

Chile defeated Soviet Union by walkover.

Final

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team1=Chile
team2=Italy
venue=Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile
date=17 December - 19 December 1976
surface=clay
score1=1
score2=4
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Jaime Fillol |5 |6 |5 |1 | |T2P1=Corrado Barazzutti |7 |4 |7 |6 |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Patricio Cornejo |3 |1 |3 | | |T2P1=Adriano Panatta |6 |6 |6 | |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Patricio Cornejo |T1P2=Jaime Fillol |6 |2 |3 |7 | |T2P1=Paolo Bertolucci |T2P2=Adriano Panatta |3 |6 |6 |9 |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Jaime Fillol |6 |4 |6 |8 | |T2P1=Adriano Panatta |8 |6 |3 |10 |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Belus Prajoux |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Antonio Zugarelli |4 |4 |2 | |