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The 1976 Davis Cup was the 65th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 58 teams would enter the competition, 32 in the Europe Zone, 14 in the Americas Zone, and 12 in the Eastern Zone. This year's tournament saw all teams in the Americas Zone competing in one single bracket, with the ...
Australia were the last winners before the onset of the Second World War. They beat the United States 3–2 in 1939. [16] Upon resumption of the tournament in 1946, it was renamed the Davis Cup after the death of Dwight D. Davis in 1945. [17] The United States regained the title after they beat Australia 5–0. [18]
The women's equivalent of the Davis Cup is the Billie Jean King Cup, formerly known as the Federation Cup (1963–1995) and Fed Cup (1995–2020). Australia, Italy, Russia, the Czech Republic and the United States are the only countries to have won both Davis Cup and Federation/Fed/Billie Jean King Cup titles in the same year.
The 1977 Davis Cup was the 66th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 59 teams would enter the competition, 33 in the Europe Zone, 14 in the Americas Zone, and 12 in the Eastern Zone. Algeria made its first appearance in the tournament.
The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1976 Davis Cup.. This year's tournament saw all teams in the Americas Zone competing in one single bracket, with the previous North & Central America and South America sub-zones, and subsequently the Americas Inter-Zonal final, being eliminated.
The winners of each sub-zone's main draw went on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the Americas Zone and Eastern Zone. [1] The Soviet Union defeated Hungary in the Zone A final, and Italy defeated Great Britain in the Zone B final, resulting in both the Soviet Union and Italy progressing to the Inter-Zonal Zone. [1] [2] [3]
Four days after scoring six touchdowns against Notre Dame on Dec. 2, 1972, then-USC running back Anthony Davis holds a copy of the Los Angeles Times sports section telling about his big game.
This is a complete list of all players who won the Davis Cup, an international team event in men's tennis ... 1976 Tonino Zugarelli: 1: 1976 Corrado Barazzutti: 1: ...