The 1975 Davis Cup was the 64th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 53 teams would enter the competition, 32 in the Europe Zone, 12 in the Americas Zone, and 9 in the Eastern Zone.
Chile defeated South Africa in the Americas Zone final, Australia defeated New Zealand in the Eastern Zone final, and Czechoslovakia and Sweden won the Europe Zones. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Sweden defeated Chile and Czechoslovakia defeated Australia. Sweden defeated Czechoslovakia in the final, which was held at the Kungliga Tennishallen in Stockholm, Sweden, on 19-21 December.
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Chile 5 |
Santiago, Chile 18 July - 20 July 1975 |
South Africa 0 |
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New Zealand 0 |
Stanley Street, Auckland, New Zealand 28 February - 2 March 1975 grass |
Australia 4 |
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Czechoslovakia 3 |
Prague, Czechoslovakia 25 July - 27 July 1975 clay |
France 2 |
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Spain 2 |
Barcelona, Spain 25 July - 27 July 1975 clay |
Sweden 3 |
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| 1st Round 19-28 September |
Final 19-21 December |
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Sweden 4 |
Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 19 September - 21 September 1975 clay |
Chile 1 |
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Czechoslovakia 3 |
Stvanice Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia 26 September - 28 September 1975 clay |
Australia 1 |
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Sweden 3 |
Kungliga Tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden 19 December - 21 December 1975 carpet (indoors) |
Czechoslovakia 2 |
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The semifinal in Båstad, Sweden, between Sweden and Chile was played on September 19-21. This was two years after Augusto Pinochet's military coup in Chile and many wanted the match to be cancelled, in protest of the junta's violations of human rights, while others wanted sport and politics to remain separated. The Swedish government tried to stop the match, but on September 12 negotiations ended with a decision to play. A protest march was organized in Båstad by the Swedish Social Democratic Youth League on September 18, ending at the town square, where former prime minister Tage Erlander and Sweden's former ambassador to Chile Harald Edelstam addressed a crowd of some 3,000. During game on September 20, which was guarded by 1,300 police, over 7,000 demonstrants gathered on the square, peacefully.[1]