# 1985 Davis Cup Americas Zone

The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1985 Davis Cup.
8 teams entered the Americas Zone in total, with the winner promoted to the following year's World Group. Mexico defeated Brazil in the final and qualified for the 1986 World Group.

## Participating nations

* Brazil
* Canada
* Caribbean/West Indies
* Colombia
* Mexico
* Peru
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

### Draw

| Quarterfinals 8–10 March | Quarterfinals 8–10 March | Quarterfinals 8–10 March | Semifinals 2–4 August | Semifinals 2–4 August | Semifinals 2–4 August | Final 4–6 October | Final 4–6 October | Final 4–6 October |
| Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | | | | | | |
| Brazil | Brazil | 5 | | | | | | |
| Brazil | Brazil | 5 | Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay) | Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay) | Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay) | | | |
| Venezuela | Venezuela | 0 | Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay) | Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay) | Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay) | | | |
| Venezuela | Venezuela | 0 | Brazil | Brazil | 4 | | | |
| Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Brazil | Brazil | 4 | | | |
| Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Colombia | Colombia | 1 | | | |
| Uruguay | Uruguay | 2 | Colombia | Colombia | 1 | | | |
| Uruguay | Uruguay | 2 | | | | Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay) | Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay) | Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay) |
| Colombia | Colombia | 3 | | | | Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay) | Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay) | Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay) |
| Colombia | Colombia | 3 | | | | Brazil | Brazil | 1 |
| Chicoutimi, Canada (indoor carpet) | Chicoutimi, Canada (indoor carpet) | Chicoutimi, Canada (indoor carpet) | | | | Brazil | Brazil | 1 |
| Chicoutimi, Canada (indoor carpet) | Chicoutimi, Canada (indoor carpet) | Chicoutimi, Canada (indoor carpet) | | | | Mexico | Mexico | 4 |
| Caribbean/West Indies | Caribbean/West Indies | 1 | | | | Mexico | Mexico | 4 |
| Caribbean/West Indies | Caribbean/West Indies | 1 | Chicoutimi, Canada (clay) | Chicoutimi, Canada (clay) | Chicoutimi, Canada (clay) | | | |
| Canada | Canada | 4 | Chicoutimi, Canada (clay) | Chicoutimi, Canada (clay) | Chicoutimi, Canada (clay) | | | |
| Canada | Canada | 4 | Canada | Canada | 2 | | | |
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Canada | Canada | 2 | | | |
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico | Mexico | 3 | | | |
| Peru | Peru | 2 | Mexico | Mexico | 3 | | | |
| Mexico | Mexico | 3 | | | | | | |

## Quarterfinals
### Venezuela vs. Brazil

| Venezuela 0 | Altamira Tennis Club, Caracas, Venezuela 8–10 March 1985 Hard | Altamira Tennis Club, Caracas, Venezuela 8–10 March 1985 Hard | Brazil 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Carlos Claverie Marcos Hocevar 3 6 16 14 4 6 4 6     2 Alfonso Mora Cássio Motta 1 6 1 6 5 7       3 Iñaki Calvo / Randolf Scheller Carlos Kirmayr / Cássio Motta 4 6 2 6 2 6       4 Alfonso Mora Carlos Kirmayr 3 6 3 6         5 Carlos Claverie Dácio Campos 3 6 3 6 ||||

### Uruguay vs. Colombia

| Uruguay 2 | Montevideo, Uruguay 8–10 March 1985 Clay | Montevideo, Uruguay 8–10 March 1985 Clay | Colombia 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Marcelo Filippini Álvaro Jordan 3 6 2 6 3 6       2 Diego Pérez Luis Arturo González 6 1 6 0 6 0       3 Diego Pérez / Hugo Roverano René Gómez / Álvaro Jordan 6 8 4 6 6 3 4 6     4 Diego Pérez Álvaro Jordan 6 0 6 1 6 1       5 Marcelo Filippini Luis Arturo González 2 6 6 3 4 6 1 6 ||||

### Canada vs. Caribbean/West Indies

| Canada 4 | Chicoutimi, Canada 8–10 March 1985 Carpet (indoors) | Chicoutimi, Canada 8–10 March 1985 Carpet (indoors) | Caribbean/West Indies 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Martin Wostenholme Roger Smith 6 4 9 7 6 3       2 Stéphane Bonneau Karl Hale 7 9 7 5 6 3 6 4     3 Josef Brabenec / Derek Segal Karl Hale / Roger Smith 3 6 5 7 4 6       4 Martin Wostenholme Karl Hale 6 4 6 2 7 5       5 Stéphane Bonneau Roger Smith 4 6 17 15 6 3 ||||

### Mexico vs. Peru

| Mexico 3 | Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico 8–10 March 1985 Clay | Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico 8–10 March 1985 Clay | Peru 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jorge Lozano Carlos di Laura 9 7 3 6 6 8 5 7     2 Francisco Maciel Pablo Arraya 6 3 2 6 7 5 7 5     3 Leonardo Lavalle / Fernando Pérez Pascal Fernando Maynetto / Jaime Yzaga 8 6 3 6 6 1 3 6 6 3   4 Jorge Lozano Pablo Arraya 6 3 5 7 3 6 6 4 2 6   5 Francisco Maciel Carlos di Laura 6 4 6 4 6 2 ||||

## Semifinals
### Brazil vs. Colombia

| Brazil 4 | Porto Alegre, Brazil 2–4 August 1985 Clay | Porto Alegre, Brazil 2–4 August 1985 Clay | Colombia 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Dácio Campos Carlos Gómez 6 2 6 4 6 1       2 Cássio Motta Álvaro Jordan 7 5 6 3 5 7 2 6 2 6   3 Dácio Campos / Carlos Kirmayr Carlos Gómez / Álvaro Jordan 6 4 6 4 6 1       4 Dácio Campos Álvaro Jordan 6 3 4 6 6 3 6 1     5 Marcos Hocevar Luis Arturo González 6 0 6 1 ||||

### Canada vs. Mexico

| Canada 2 | Chicoutimi, Canada 2–4 August 1985 Clay | Chicoutimi, Canada 2–4 August 1985 Clay | Mexico 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Stéphane Bonneau Francisco Maciel 6 8 6 4 5 7 2 6     2 Martin Wostenholme Leonardo Lavalle 7 5 3 6 6 8 8 6 6 2   3 Mark Greenan / Glenn Michibata Francisco Maciel / Agustín Moreno 9 7 9 7 6 4       4 Martin Wostenholme Francisco Maciel 2 6 3 6 0 6       5 Stéphane Bonneau Leonardo Lavalle 10 12 1 6 2 6 ||||

## Final
### Brazil vs. Mexico

| Brazil 1 | Porto Alegre, Brazil 4–6 October 1985 Clay | Porto Alegre, Brazil 4–6 October 1985 Clay | Mexico 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Dácio Campos Leonardo Lavalle 1 6 3 6 2 6       2 Júlio Góes Francisco Maciel 3 6 5 7 4 6       3 Carlos Kirmayr / Cássio Motta Jorge Lozano / Raúl Ramírez 1 6 6 3 9 7 3 6 6 0   4 Júlio Góes Leonardo Lavalle 7 5 1 6 1 6 1 6     5 Dácio Campos Francisco Maciel 6 3 5 7 3 6 ||||