# 1976 Davis Cup

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 previous North & Central America and South America sub-zones, and subsequently the Americas Inter-Zonal final, being eliminated. This brought the Americas Zone in line with the outline of the other zones, with the previous year's Americas sub-zone champions progressing to the new Americas main draw semifinals.
Chile defeated South Africa in the Americas Zone final, Australia defeated New Zealand in the Eastern Zone final, and the Soviet Union and Italy were the winners of the two Europe Zones, defeating Hungary and Great Britain, respectively.
In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Italy defeated Australia in their semifinal; the second semifinal was scratched and Chile advanced to the Final as the Soviet Union refused to travel to Chile due to their opposition to the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. In the final, held in the Estadio Nacional in Santiago, Chile, on 17–19 December, Italy defeated Chile to win their first title and become the seventh nation to win the Davis Cup.

## Americas Zone
### Preliminary rounds

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round |
| United States | United States | | | | |
| United States | United States | | Tucson, AZ, United States (hard) | Tucson, AZ, United States (hard) | Tucson, AZ, United States (hard) |
| bye | bye | | Tucson, AZ, United States (hard) | Tucson, AZ, United States (hard) | Tucson, AZ, United States (hard) |
| bye | bye | | United States | United States | 5 |
| | | | Venezuela | Venezuela | 0 |
| Venezuela | Venezuela | | Venezuela | Venezuela | 0 |
| bye | bye | | | | |
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | | | |
| Mexico | Mexico | 5 | | | |
| Mexico | Mexico | 5 | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) |
| Caribbean/West Indies | Caribbean/West Indies | 0 | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) |
| Caribbean/West Indies | Caribbean/West Indies | 0 | Mexico | Mexico | 3 |
| Montreal, Canada (indoor carpet) | Montreal, Canada (indoor carpet) | Montreal, Canada (indoor carpet) | Mexico | Mexico | 3 |
| Montreal, Canada (indoor carpet) | Montreal, Canada (indoor carpet) | Montreal, Canada (indoor carpet) | Canada | Canada | 2 |
| Canada | Canada | 5 | Canada | Canada | 2 |
| Colombia | Colombia | 0 | | | |
| Brazil | Brazil | w/o | | | |
| Brazil | Brazil | w/o | Brasília, Brazil (clay) | Brasília, Brazil (clay) | Brasília, Brazil (clay) |
| Bolivia | Bolivia | | Brasília, Brazil (clay) | Brasília, Brazil (clay) | Brasília, Brazil (clay) |
| Bolivia | Bolivia | | Brazil | Brazil | 5 |
| Lima, Peru | Lima, Peru | Lima, Peru | Brazil | Brazil | 5 |
| Lima, Peru | Lima, Peru | Lima, Peru | Peru | Peru | 0 |
| Peru | Peru | 3 | Peru | Peru | 0 |
| Uruguay | Uruguay | 2 | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) |
| Ecuador | Ecuador | | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) |
| Ecuador | Ecuador | | Ecuador | Ecuador | 0 |
| | | | Argentina | Argentina | 5 |
| bye | bye | | Argentina | Argentina | 5 |
| Argentina | Argentina | | | | |

### Main Draw

| Quarterfinals 19–28 December 1975 | Quarterfinals 19–28 December 1975 | Quarterfinals 19–28 December 1975 | Semifinals 5–7 March | Semifinals 5–7 March | Semifinals 5–7 March | Final 26–28 April | Final 26–28 April | Final 26–28 April |
| South Africa | South Africa | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | South Africa | South Africa | w/o | | | |
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | South Africa | South Africa | w/o | | | |
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico | Mexico | | | | |
| United States | United States | 2 | Mexico | Mexico | | | | |
| United States | United States | 2 | | | | Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile |
| Mexico | Mexico | 3 | | | | Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile |
| Mexico | Mexico | 3 | | | | South Africa | South Africa | 2 |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | | | | South Africa | South Africa | 2 |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | | | | Chile | Chile | 3 |
| Brazil | Brazil | 0 | | | | Chile | Chile | 3 |
| Brazil | Brazil | 0 | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) | | | |
| Argentina | Argentina | 5 | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) | | | |
| Argentina | Argentina | 5 | Argentina | Argentina | 2 | | | |
| | | | Chile | Chile | 3 | | | |
| bye | bye | | Chile | Chile | 3 | | | |
| Chile | Chile | | | | | | | |

#### Final

Chile vs. South Africa
| Chile 3 | Santiago, Chile 26–28 April 1976 | Santiago, Chile 26–28 April 1976 | South Africa 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Patricio Cornejo Bernard Mitton 4 6 6 3 5 7 5 7     2 Jaime Fillol Raymond Moore 7 5 8 6 6 3       3 Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol Byron Bertram / Frew McMillan 6 3 10 8 2 6 4 6 3 6   4 Patricio Cornejo Raymond Moore 5 7 6 2 10 8 7 5     5 Jaime Fillol Bernard Mitton 7 5 6 3 4 6 6 2 ||||

## Eastern Zone
### Preliminary rounds

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | | | | |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | | Jakarta, Indonesia | Jakarta, Indonesia | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| bye | bye | | Jakarta, Indonesia | Jakarta, Indonesia | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| bye | bye | | Indonesia | Indonesia | 3 |
| | | | South Korea | South Korea | 2 |
| South Korea | South Korea | | South Korea | South Korea | 2 |
| bye | bye | | | | |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | | | | |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | | Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) | Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) | Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) |
| bye | bye | | Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) | Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) | Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) |
| bye | bye | | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 0 |
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 0 |
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Pakistan | Pakistan | 4 |
| Malaysia | Malaysia | 0 | Pakistan | Pakistan | 4 |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | 5 | | | |
| Amritsar, India | Amritsar, India | Amritsar, India | | | |
| India | India | 5 | | | |
| India | India | 5 | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan |
| Thailand | Thailand | 0 | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan |
| Thailand | Thailand | 0 | India | India | 3 |
| | | | Japan | Japan | 2 |
| bye | bye | | Japan | Japan | 2 |
| Japan | Japan | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Taipei, Taiwan (hard) | Taipei, Taiwan (hard) | Taipei, Taiwan (hard) |
| Philippines | Philippines | | Taipei, Taiwan (hard) | Taipei, Taiwan (hard) | Taipei, Taiwan (hard) |
| Philippines | Philippines | | Philippines | Philippines | 4 |
| | | | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 0 |
| bye | bye | | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 0 |
| Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | | | | |

### Main Draw

| Quarterfinals 28 November–21 December 1975 | Quarterfinals 28 November–21 December 1975 | Quarterfinals 28 November–21 December 1975 | Semifinals 9–18 January | Semifinals 9–18 January | Semifinals 9–18 January | Final 27 February–1 March | Final 27 February–1 March | Final 27 February–1 March |
| Australia | Australia | | | | | | | |
| Australia | Australia | | Hobart, Australia (grass) | Hobart, Australia (grass) | Hobart, Australia (grass) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Hobart, Australia (grass) | Hobart, Australia (grass) | Hobart, Australia (grass) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Australia | Australia | 5 | | | |
| Karachi, Pakistan | Karachi, Pakistan | Karachi, Pakistan | Australia | Australia | 5 | | | |
| Karachi, Pakistan | Karachi, Pakistan | Karachi, Pakistan | Indonesia | Indonesia | 0 | | | |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | 4 | Indonesia | Indonesia | 0 | | | |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | 4 | | | | Brisbane, Australia (grass) | Brisbane, Australia (grass) | Brisbane, Australia (grass) |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | 1 | | | | Brisbane, Australia (grass) | Brisbane, Australia (grass) | Brisbane, Australia (grass) |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | 1 | | | | Australia | Australia | 3 |
| Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines | | | | Australia | Australia | 3 |
| Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines | | | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 1 |
| India | India | 4 | | | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 1 |
| India | India | 4 | Auckland, New Zealand (grass) | Auckland, New Zealand (grass) | Auckland, New Zealand (grass) | | | |
| Philippines | Philippines | 0 | Auckland, New Zealand (grass) | Auckland, New Zealand (grass) | Auckland, New Zealand (grass) | | | |
| Philippines | Philippines | 0 | India | India | 2 | | | |
| | | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 | | | |
| bye | bye | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 | | | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | | | | | | | |

#### Final

Australia vs. New Zealand
| Australia 3 | Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia 27 February–1 March 1976 Grass | Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia 27 February–1 March 1976 Grass | New Zealand 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ross Case Brian Fairlie 6 3 8 10 1 6 6 2 4 6   2 John Newcombe Onny Parun 8 6 6 3 7 5       3 John Newcombe / Tony Roche Brian Fairlie / Onny Parun 6 1 3 6 6 3 7 5     4 John Newcombe Brian Fairlie 8 6 5 7 11 9 6 3     5 Ross Case Onny Parun           not played ||||

## Europe Zone
### Zone A
#### Pre-qualifying round

| Pre-qualifying round | Pre-qualifying round | Pre-qualifying round |
| Turkey | Turkey | |
| Israel | Israel | w/o |

#### Preliminary rounds

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round |
| Copenhagen, Denmark (indoor carpet) | Copenhagen, Denmark (indoor carpet) | Copenhagen, Denmark (indoor carpet) | | | |
| Finland | Finland | 1 | | | |
| Finland | Finland | 1 | Freiburg, West Germany (clay) | Freiburg, West Germany (clay) | Freiburg, West Germany (clay) |
| Denmark | Denmark | 4 | Freiburg, West Germany (clay) | Freiburg, West Germany (clay) | Freiburg, West Germany (clay) |
| Denmark | Denmark | 4 | Denmark | Denmark | 0 |
| | | | West Germany | West Germany | 5 |
| bye | bye | | West Germany | West Germany | 5 |
| West Germany | West Germany | | | | |
| Monte Carlo, Monaco | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Monte Carlo, Monaco | | | |
| Monaco | Monaco | 4 | | | |
| Monaco | Monaco | 4 | Tbilisi, Soviet Union | Tbilisi, Soviet Union | Tbilisi, Soviet Union |
| Israel | Israel | 1 | Tbilisi, Soviet Union | Tbilisi, Soviet Union | Tbilisi, Soviet Union |
| Israel | Israel | 1 | Monaco | Monaco | 0 |
| | | | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 5 |
| bye | bye | | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 5 |
| Soviet Union | Soviet Union | | | | |
| Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 4 | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 4 | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 1 | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 1 | Belgium | Belgium | 0 |
| | | | Hungary | Hungary | 5 |
| bye | bye | | Hungary | Hungary | 5 |
| Hungary | Hungary | | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | w/o | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | w/o | Cairo, Egypt | Cairo, Egypt | Cairo, Egypt |
| Rhodesia | Rhodesia | | Cairo, Egypt | Cairo, Egypt | Cairo, Egypt |
| Rhodesia | Rhodesia | | Ireland | Ireland | 1 |
| | | | Egypt | Egypt | 4 |
| bye | bye | | Egypt | Egypt | 4 |
| Egypt | Egypt | | | | |

#### Main Draw

| Quarterfinals 14–16 May | Quarterfinals 14–16 May | Quarterfinals 14–16 May | Semifinals 23–25 July | Semifinals 23–25 July | Semifinals 23–25 July | Final 13–15 August | Final 13–15 August | Final 13–15 August |
| Spain | Spain | | | | | | | |
| Spain | Spain | | Donetsk, Soviet Union | Donetsk, Soviet Union | Donetsk, Soviet Union | | | |
| bye | bye | | Donetsk, Soviet Union | Donetsk, Soviet Union | Donetsk, Soviet Union | | | |
| bye | bye | | Spain | Spain | 1 | | | |
| Bad Homburg, West Germany | Bad Homburg, West Germany | Bad Homburg, West Germany | Spain | Spain | 1 | | | |
| Bad Homburg, West Germany | Bad Homburg, West Germany | Bad Homburg, West Germany | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 4 | | | |
| West Germany | West Germany | 1 | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 4 | | | |
| West Germany | West Germany | 1 | | | | Tbilisi, Soviet Union | Tbilisi, Soviet Union | Tbilisi, Soviet Union |
| Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 4 | | | | Tbilisi, Soviet Union | Tbilisi, Soviet Union | Tbilisi, Soviet Union |
| Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 4 | | | | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 4 |
| Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | | | | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 4 |
| Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | | | | Hungary | Hungary | 1 |
| Hungary | Hungary | 5 | | | | Hungary | Hungary | 1 |
| Hungary | Hungary | 5 | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | 0 | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | 0 | Hungary | Hungary | 3 | | | |
| | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 1 | | | |
| bye | bye | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 1 | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | | | | | | | |

#### Final

Soviet Union vs. Hungary
| Soviet Union 4 | Tbilisi, Soviet Union 13–15 August 1976 | Tbilisi, Soviet Union 13–15 August 1976 | Hungary 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Alex Metreveli János Benyik 6 3 7 5 6 3       2 Teimuraz Kakulia Balázs Taróczy 3 6 3 6 4 6       3 Teimuraz Kakulia / Alex Metreveli Péter Szőke / Balázs Taróczy 12 10 6 0 6 4       4 Alex Metreveli Balázs Taróczy 7 5 6 1 9 7       5 Teimuraz Kakulia János Benyik 6 4 6 8 3 6 6 3 6 1 ||||

### Zone B
#### Pre-qualifying rounds

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round |
| Iran | Iran | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Iran | Iran | w/o |
| | | | Nigeria | Nigeria | |
| Nigeria | Nigeria | w/o | Nigeria | Nigeria | |
| Algeria | Algeria | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 0 |
| | | | Portugal | Portugal | 5 |
| bye | bye | | Portugal | Portugal | 5 |
| Portugal | Portugal | | | | |

#### Preliminary rounds

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round |
| Tehran, Iran | Tehran, Iran | Tehran, Iran | | | |
| Iran | Iran | 2 | | | |
| Iran | Iran | 2 | Zürich, Switzerland (clay) | Zürich, Switzerland (clay) | Zürich, Switzerland (clay) |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 3 | Zürich, Switzerland (clay) | Zürich, Switzerland (clay) | Zürich, Switzerland (clay) |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 3 | Switzerland | Switzerland | 1 |
| | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 4 |
| bye | bye | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 4 |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | | | | |
| Sofia, Bulgaria | Sofia, Bulgaria | Sofia, Bulgaria | | | |
| Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 1 | | | |
| Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 1 | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria |
| Austria | Austria | 4 | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria |
| Austria | Austria | 4 | Austria | Austria | 1 |
| | | | Romania | Romania | 4 |
| bye | bye | | Romania | Romania | 4 |
| Romania | Romania | | | | |
| Italy | Italy | | | | |
| Italy | Italy | | Florence, Italy (clay) | Florence, Italy (clay) | Florence, Italy (clay) |
| bye | bye | | Florence, Italy (clay) | Florence, Italy (clay) | Florence, Italy (clay) |
| bye | bye | | Italy | Italy | 5 |
| Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Italy | Italy | 5 |
| Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Poland | Poland | 0 |
| Poland | Poland | 5 | Poland | Poland | 0 |
| Norway | Norway | 0 | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 5 |
| Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 5 |
| Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) | Greece | Greece | 0 |
| Greece | Greece | 4 | Greece | Greece | 0 |
| Portugal | Portugal | 1 | | | |

#### Main Draw

| Quarterfinals 20–23 May | Quarterfinals 20–23 May | Quarterfinals 20–23 May | Semifinals 8–18 July | Semifinals 8–18 July | Semifinals 8–18 July | Final 5–7 August | Final 5–7 August | Final 5–7 August |
| France | France | | | | | | | |
| France | France | | Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass) | Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass) | Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass) | Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass) | Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass) | | | |
| bye | bye | | France | France | 1 | | | |
| Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass) | Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass) | Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass) | France | France | 1 | | | |
| Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass) | Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass) | Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass) | Great Britain | Great Britain | 4 | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 | Great Britain | Great Britain | 4 | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 | | | | Wimbledon, United Kingdom (grass) | Wimbledon, United Kingdom (grass) | Wimbledon, United Kingdom (grass) |
| Romania | Romania | 0 | | | | Wimbledon, United Kingdom (grass) | Wimbledon, United Kingdom (grass) | Wimbledon, United Kingdom (grass) |
| Romania | Romania | 0 | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 1 |
| Bologna, Italy (clay) | Bologna, Italy (clay) | Bologna, Italy (clay) | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 1 |
| Bologna, Italy (clay) | Bologna, Italy (clay) | Bologna, Italy (clay) | | | | Italy | Italy | 4 |
| Italy | Italy | 5 | | | | Italy | Italy | 4 |
| Italy | Italy | 5 | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 0 | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 0 | Italy | Italy | 4 | | | |
| | | | Sweden | Sweden | 0 | | | |
| bye | bye | | Sweden | Sweden | 0 | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | | | | | | | |

#### Final

Great Britain vs. Italy
| Great Britain 1 | No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, United Kingdom 5–7 August 1976 Grass | No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, United Kingdom 5–7 August 1976 Grass | Italy 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Roger Taylor Tonino Zugarelli 1 6 5 7 6 3 1 6     2 John Lloyd Adriano Panatta 7 5 3 6 3 6 6 2 4 6   3 David Lloyd / John Lloyd Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta 6 8 3 6 6 3 18 16 6 2   4 Roger Taylor Adriano Panatta 6 3 2 6 4 6 4 6     5 John Lloyd Tonino Zugarelli 6 4 8 6 1 6 1 6 1 6 ||||

## Inter-Zonal Zone
### Draw

| Semifinals 24–27 September | Semifinals 24–27 September | Semifinals 24–27 September | Final 17–19 December | Final 17–19 December | Final 17–19 December |
| Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | | | |
| EUR-B | Italy | 3 | | | |
| EUR-B | Italy | 3 | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) |
| EAS | Australia | 2 | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) |
| EAS | Australia | 2 | EUR-B | Italy | 4 |
| | | | AME | Chile | 1 |
| AME | Chile | w/o | AME | Chile | 1 |
| EUR-A | Soviet Union | | | | |

### Semifinals

Italy vs. Australia
| Italy 3 | Foro Italico, Rome, Italy 24–27 September 1976 Clay | Foro Italico, Rome, Italy 24–27 September 1976 Clay | Australia 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Corrado Barazzutti John Newcombe 7 5 6 1 6 4       2 Adriano Panatta John Alexander 5 7 3 6 4 6       3 Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta John Newcombe / Tony Roche 6 3 6 4 6 3       4 Corrado Barazzutti John Alexander 2 6 2 6 7 5 6 4 2 6   5 Adriano Panatta John Newcombe 5 7 8 6 6 4 6 2 ||||
Chile vs. Soviet Union
The tie was scheduled to be completed by September 27, but the Soviet Union refused to travel to Chile due to their opposition to the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet: therefore, the tie was scratched and Chile advanced to the Final. The Soviet team were subsequently banned from entering the Davis Cup for two years.

### Final

Chile vs. Italy
| Chile 1 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile 17–19 December 1976 Clay | Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile 17–19 December 1976 Clay | Italy 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jaime Fillol Corrado Barazzutti 5 7 6 4 5 7 1 6     2 Patricio Cornejo Adriano Panatta 3 6 1 6 3 6       3 Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta 6 3 2 6 7 9 3 6     4 Jaime Fillol Adriano Panatta 6 8 4 6 6 3 8 10     5 Belus Prajoux Tonino Zugarelli 6 4 6 3 6 2 ||||