# 1974 Davis Cup

The 1974 Davis Cup was the 63rd edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 57 teams would enter the competition, 33 in the Europe Zone, 12 in the Americas Zone, and 12 in the Eastern Zone. Nigeria made its first appearance in the tournament.
South Africa defeated Colombia in the Americas Inter-Zonal final, India defeated Australia in the Eastern Zone final, and Italy and the Soviet Union were the winners of the two Europe Zones, defeating Romania and Czechoslovakia respectively. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, South Africa defeated Italy and India defeated the Soviet Union in the semifinals.
India refused to travel to South Africa for the final due to their government's opposition to South Africa's apartheid policies: therefore, the final was scratched and South Africa were awarded the Davis Cup. South Africa became only the fifth nation to win the Davis Cup, breaking the dominance of the United States, Great Britain, France and Australia teams which had won every tournament before this year.

## Americas Zone
### North & Central America Zone
#### Preliminary rounds

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round |
| Kingston, Jamaica (indoor hard) | Kingston, Jamaica (indoor hard) | Kingston, Jamaica (indoor hard) | | | |
| Canada | Canada | 3 | | | |
| Canada | Canada | 3 | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) |
| Caribbean/West Indies | Caribbean/West Indies | 2 | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) |
| Caribbean/West Indies | Caribbean/West Indies | 2 | Canada | Canada | 1 |
| | | | Mexico | Mexico | 4 |
| Mexico | Mexico | | Mexico | Mexico | 4 |
| bye | bye | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Bogotá, Colombia | Bogotá, Colombia | Bogotá, Colombia |
| Colombia | Colombia | | Bogotá, Colombia | Bogotá, Colombia | Bogotá, Colombia |
| Colombia | Colombia | | Colombia | Colombia | 3 |
| | | | Venezuela | Venezuela | 2 |
| bye | bye | | Venezuela | Venezuela | 2 |
| Venezuela | Venezuela | | | | |

#### Main Draw

| Semifinals 7–9 December | Semifinals 7–9 December | Semifinals 7–9 December | Final 11–13 January | Final 11–13 January | Final 11–13 January |
| United States | United States | | | | |
| United States | United States | | Bogotá, Colombia | Bogotá, Colombia | Bogotá, Colombia |
| bye | bye | | Bogotá, Colombia | Bogotá, Colombia | Bogotá, Colombia |
| bye | bye | | United States | United States | 1 |
| Cali, Colombia | Cali, Colombia | Cali, Colombia | United States | United States | 1 |
| Cali, Colombia | Cali, Colombia | Cali, Colombia | Colombia | Colombia | 4 |
| Mexico | Mexico | 1 | Colombia | Colombia | 4 |
| Colombia | Colombia | 4 | | | |

### South America Zone
#### Preliminary rounds

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round |
| Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | | | |
| Ecuador | Ecuador | 5 | | | |
| Ecuador | Ecuador | 5 | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) |
| Uruguay | Uruguay | 0 | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) |
| Uruguay | Uruguay | 0 | Ecuador | Ecuador | 0 |
| Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Ecuador | Ecuador | 0 |
| Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | South Africa | South Africa | 5 |
| Brazil | Brazil | 0 | South Africa | South Africa | 5 |
| South Africa | South Africa | 5 | | | |

#### Main Draw

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final 8–10 March | Final 8–10 March | Final 8–10 March |
| Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | | | |
| Chile | Chile | | | | |
| Chile | Chile | | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) |
| bye | bye | | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) |
| bye | bye | | Chile | Chile | 2 |
| | | | South Africa | South Africa | 3 |
| South Africa | South Africa | w/o | South Africa | South Africa | 3 |
| Argentina | Argentina | | | | |

### Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Colombia vs. South Africa
| Colombia 2 | Bogotá, Colombia 10–12 May 1974 | Bogotá, Colombia 10–12 May 1974 | South Africa 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Iván Molina Ray Moore 8 6 3 6 5 7 4 6     2 Jairo Velasco Bob Hewitt 1 6 3 6 2 6       3 Iván Molina / Jairo Velasco Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan 3 6 0 6 3 6       4 Jairo Velasco Ray Moore 6 2 4 6 6 3 7 9 6 2   5 Álvaro Betancur Byron Bertram 6 2 4 6 8 6 8 6 ||||

## Eastern Zone
### Preliminary rounds

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | | | | |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | | Karachi, Pakistan | Karachi, Pakistan | Karachi, Pakistan |
| bye | bye | | Karachi, Pakistan | Karachi, Pakistan | Karachi, Pakistan |
| bye | bye | | Pakistan | Pakistan | 4 |
| | | | Malaysia | Malaysia | 1 |
| Malaysia | Malaysia | | Malaysia | Malaysia | 1 |
| bye | bye | | | | |
| Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines | | | |
| Philippines | Philippines | 3 | | | |
| Philippines | Philippines | 3 | Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | 1 | Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | 1 | Philippines | Philippines | 5 |
| | | | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 0 |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong | | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 0 |
| bye | bye | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan |
| South Vietnam | South Vietnam | | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan |
| South Vietnam | South Vietnam | | South Vietnam | South Vietnam | 0 |
| Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | South Vietnam | South Vietnam | 0 |
| Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Japan | Japan | 3 |
| Japan | Japan | 3 | Japan | Japan | 3 |
| South Korea | South Korea | 0 | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | |
| Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | | | | |
| Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | w/o |
| | | | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | |
| bye | bye | | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | | | | |

### Main Draw

| Quarterfinals 26–28 April | Quarterfinals 26–28 April | Quarterfinals 26–28 April | Semifinals 3–5 May | Semifinals 3–5 May | Semifinals 3–5 May | Final 10–12 May | Final 10–12 May | Final 10–12 May |
| Rawalpindi, Pakistan | Rawalpindi, Pakistan | Rawalpindi, Pakistan | | | | | | |
| Australia | Australia | | | | | | | |
| Australia | Australia | | Rawalpindi, Pakistan | Rawalpindi, Pakistan | Rawalpindi, Pakistan | | | |
| bye | bye | | Rawalpindi, Pakistan | Rawalpindi, Pakistan | Rawalpindi, Pakistan | | | |
| bye | bye | | Australia | Australia | 3 | | | |
| Lahore, Pakistan | Lahore, Pakistan | Lahore, Pakistan | Australia | Australia | 3 | | | |
| Lahore, Pakistan | Lahore, Pakistan | Lahore, Pakistan | Pakistan | Pakistan | 0 | | | |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | 4 | Pakistan | Pakistan | 0 | | | |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | 4 | | | | Calcutta, India | Calcutta, India | Calcutta, India |
| Philippines | Philippines | 1 | | | | Calcutta, India | Calcutta, India | Calcutta, India |
| Philippines | Philippines | 1 | | | | Australia | Australia | 2 |
| Taipei, Taiwan (hard) | Taipei, Taiwan (hard) | Taipei, Taiwan (hard) | | | | Australia | Australia | 2 |
| Taipei, Taiwan (hard) | Taipei, Taiwan (hard) | Taipei, Taiwan (hard) | | | | India | India | 3 |
| Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 0 | | | | India | India | 3 |
| Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 0 | Kanpur, India | Kanpur, India | Kanpur, India | | | |
| Japan | Japan | 3 | Kanpur, India | Kanpur, India | Kanpur, India | | | |
| Japan | Japan | 3 | Japan | Japan | 1 | | | |
| | | | India | India | 4 | | | |
| bye | bye | | India | India | 4 | | | |
| India | India | | | | | | | |

### Final

India vs. Australia
| India 3 | Calcutta, India 10–12 May 1974 | Calcutta, India 10–12 May 1974 | Australia 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jasjit Singh Bob Giltinan 11 9 9 11 12 10 8 6     2 Vijay Amritraj John Alexander 12 14 15 17 8 6 2 6     3 Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj John Alexander / Colin Dibley 17 15 6 8 6 3 16 18 6 4   4 Jasjit Singh John Alexander 6 8 4 6 3 6       5 Vijay Amritraj Bob Giltinan 6 1 5 7 6 4 6 4 ||||
The Eastern Zone Final set the Davis Cup record for the most games in a tie (327).

## Europe Zone
### Zone A
#### Pre-qualifying rounds

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round |
| Istanbul, Turkey (indoor clay) | Istanbul, Turkey (indoor clay) | Istanbul, Turkey (indoor clay) | | | |
| Turkey | Turkey | 3 | | | |
| Turkey | Turkey | 3 | Istanbul, Turkey | Istanbul, Turkey | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Lebanon | Lebanon | 2 | Istanbul, Turkey | Istanbul, Turkey | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Lebanon | Lebanon | 2 | Turkey | Turkey | 5 |
| | | | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 0 |
| bye | bye | | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 0 |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | | | | |

#### Preliminary rounds

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | | | | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria |
| bye | bye | | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria |
| bye | bye | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 1 |
| Zürich, Switzerland | Zürich, Switzerland | Zürich, Switzerland | New Zealand | New Zealand | 1 |
| Zürich, Switzerland | Zürich, Switzerland | Zürich, Switzerland | Austria | Austria | 3 |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 2 | Austria | Austria | 3 |
| Austria | Austria | 3 | | | |
| France | France | | | | |
| France | France | | Porto, Portugal (clay) | Porto, Portugal (clay) | Porto, Portugal (clay) |
| bye | bye | | Porto, Portugal (clay) | Porto, Portugal (clay) | Porto, Portugal (clay) |
| bye | bye | | France | France | 5 |
| Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | France | France | 5 |
| Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Portugal | Portugal | 0 |
| Portugal | Portugal | 4 | Portugal | Portugal | 0 |
| Ireland | Ireland | 1 | | | |
| Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | | | |
| Poland | Poland | 3 | | | |
| Poland | Poland | 3 | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) |
| Hungary | Hungary | 2 | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) |
| Hungary | Hungary | 2 | Poland | Poland | 1 |
| | | | Sweden | Sweden | 4 |
| bye | bye | | Sweden | Sweden | 4 |
| Sweden | Sweden | | | | |
| Helsinki, Finland | Helsinki, Finland | Helsinki, Finland | | | |
| Finland | Finland | 5 | | | |
| Finland | Finland | 5 | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) |
| Turkey | Turkey | 0 | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) |
| Turkey | Turkey | 0 | Finland | Finland | 1 |
| | | | Netherlands | Netherlands | 4 |
| bye | bye | | Netherlands | Netherlands | 4 |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | | | | |

#### Main Draw

| Quarterfinals 10–12 May; 24–26 May | Quarterfinals 10–12 May; 24–26 May | Quarterfinals 10–12 May; 24–26 May | Semifinals 19–21 July | Semifinals 19–21 July | Semifinals 19–21 July | Final 2–4 August | Final 2–4 August | Final 2–4 August |
| Romania | Romania | | | | | | | |
| Romania | Romania | | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Romania | Romania | 3 | | | |
| Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | Romania | Romania | 3 | | | |
| Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | France | France | 2 | | | |
| Austria | Austria | 1 | France | France | 2 | | | |
| Austria | Austria | 1 | | | | Mestre, Italy (clay) | Mestre, Italy (clay) | Mestre, Italy (clay) |
| France | France | 3 | | | | Mestre, Italy (clay) | Mestre, Italy (clay) | Mestre, Italy (clay) |
| France | France | 3 | | | | Romania | Romania | 2 |
| Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | | | | Romania | Romania | 2 |
| Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | | | | Italy | Italy | 3 |
| Sweden | Sweden | 4 | | | | Italy | Italy | 3 |
| Sweden | Sweden | 4 | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 1 | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 1 | Sweden | Sweden | 2 | | | |
| | | | Italy | Italy | 3 | | | |
| bye | bye | | Italy | Italy | 3 | | | |
| Italy | Italy | | | | | | | |

#### Final

Italy vs. Romania
| Italy 3 | Mestre, Italy 2–4 August 1974 Clay | Mestre, Italy 2–4 August 1974 Clay | Romania 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Corrado Barazzutti Ilie Năstase 7 9 0 6 1 6       2 Adriano Panatta Ion Țiriac 6 1 6 3 6 2       3 Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac 6 4 8 6 6 8 4 6 6 2   4 Corrado Barazzutti Ion Țiriac 6 3 6 0 6 0       5 Adriano Panatta Ilie Năstase 0 6 0 6 5 7 ||||

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

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round |
| Egypt | Egypt | | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | | Cairo, Egypt | Cairo, Egypt | Cairo, Egypt |
| bye | bye | | Cairo, Egypt | Cairo, Egypt | Cairo, Egypt |
| bye | bye | | Egypt | Egypt | 3 |
| Lagos, Nigeria | Lagos, Nigeria | Lagos, Nigeria | Egypt | Egypt | 3 |
| Lagos, Nigeria | Lagos, Nigeria | Lagos, Nigeria | Morocco | Morocco | 0 |
| Nigeria | Nigeria | 2 | Morocco | Morocco | 0 |
| Morocco | Morocco | 3 | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Tehran, Iran | Tehran, Iran | Tehran, Iran |
| Iran | Iran | | Tehran, Iran | Tehran, Iran | Tehran, Iran |
| Iran | Iran | | Iran | Iran | 4 |
| | | | Israel | Israel | 1 |
| bye | bye | | Israel | Israel | 1 |
| Israel | Israel | | | | |

#### Preliminary rounds

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round |
| West Germany | West Germany | | | | |
| West Germany | West Germany | | West Berlin (clay) | West Berlin (clay) | West Berlin (clay) |
| bye | bye | | West Berlin (clay) | West Berlin (clay) | West Berlin (clay) |
| bye | bye | | West Germany | West Germany | 5 |
| Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | West Germany | West Germany | 5 |
| Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Denmark | Denmark | 0 |
| Monaco | Monaco | 2 | Denmark | Denmark | 0 |
| Denmark | Denmark | 3 | | | |
| Spain | Spain | | | | |
| Spain | Spain | | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) |
| bye | bye | | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) |
| bye | bye | | Spain | Spain | 5 |
| Oslo, Norway (indoor hard) | Oslo, Norway (indoor hard) | Oslo, Norway (indoor hard) | Spain | Spain | 5 |
| Oslo, Norway (indoor hard) | Oslo, Norway (indoor hard) | Oslo, Norway (indoor hard) | Norway | Norway | 0 |
| Norway | Norway | 4 | Norway | Norway | 0 |
| Iran | Iran | 1 | | | |
| Cairo, Egypt | Cairo, Egypt | Cairo, Egypt | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | 3 | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | 3 | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) |
| Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 1 | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) |
| Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 1 | Egypt | Egypt | 5 |
| | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 0 |
| bye | bye | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 0 |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | | | | |
| Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 5 | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 5 | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium |
| Greece | Greece | 0 | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium |
| Greece | Greece | 0 | Belgium | Belgium | 2 |
| | | | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 3 |
| bye | bye | | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 3 |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | | | | |

#### Main Draw

| Quarterfinals 10–12 May | Quarterfinals 10–12 May | Quarterfinals 10–12 May | Semifinals 19–21 July | Semifinals 19–21 July | Semifinals 19–21 July | Final 26–28 July | Final 26–28 July | Final 26–28 July |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | | Munich, West Germany (clay) | Munich, West Germany (clay) | Munich, West Germany (clay) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Munich, West Germany (clay) | Munich, West Germany (clay) | Munich, West Germany (clay) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | |
| Düsseldorf, West Germany | Düsseldorf, West Germany | Düsseldorf, West Germany | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | |
| Düsseldorf, West Germany | Düsseldorf, West Germany | Düsseldorf, West Germany | West Germany | West Germany | 2 | | | |
| West Germany | West Germany | 3 | West Germany | West Germany | 2 | | | |
| West Germany | West Germany | 3 | | | | Donetsk, Soviet Union (clay) | Donetsk, Soviet Union (clay) | Donetsk, Soviet Union (clay) |
| Spain | Spain | 2 | | | | Donetsk, Soviet Union (clay) | Donetsk, Soviet Union (clay) | Donetsk, Soviet Union (clay) |
| Spain | Spain | 2 | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 2 |
| Cairo, Egypt | Cairo, Egypt | Cairo, Egypt | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 2 |
| Cairo, Egypt | Cairo, Egypt | Cairo, Egypt | | | | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 3 |
| Egypt | Egypt | 2 | | | | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 3 |
| Egypt | Egypt | 2 | Donetsk, Soviet Union | Donetsk, Soviet Union | Donetsk, Soviet Union | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 3 | Donetsk, Soviet Union | Donetsk, Soviet Union | Donetsk, Soviet Union | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 3 | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 1 | | | |
| | | | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 3 | | | |
| bye | bye | | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 3 | | | |
| Soviet Union | Soviet Union | | | | | | | |

#### Final

Soviet Union vs. Czechoslovakia
| Soviet Union 3 | Donetsk, Soviet Union 26–28 July 1974 Clay | Donetsk, Soviet Union 26–28 July 1974 Clay | Czechoslovakia 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Alex Metreveli František Pála 6 2 6 4 3 6 6 2     2 Teimuraz Kakulia Jan Kodeš 4 6 2 6 3 6       3 Vladimir Korotkov / Alex Metreveli Jan Kodeš / Vladimír Zedník 4 6 1 6 3 6       4 Alex Metreveli Jan Kodeš 4 6 6 3 4 6 6 3 7 5   5 Teimuraz Kakulia František Pála 6 3 4 6 6 4 2 6 6 4 ||||

## Inter-Zonal Zone
### Draw

| Semifinals 20 September–5 October | Semifinals 20 September–5 October | Semifinals 20 September–5 October | Final | Final | Final |
| Poona, India | Poona, India | Poona, India | | | |
| EUR-B | Soviet Union | 1 | | | |
| EAS | India | 3 | | | |
| EAS | India | 3 | EAS | India | |
| Johannesburg, South Africa | Johannesburg, South Africa | Johannesburg, South Africa | EAS | India | |
| Johannesburg, South Africa | Johannesburg, South Africa | Johannesburg, South Africa | AME | South Africa | w/o |
| AME | South Africa | 4 | AME | South Africa | w/o |
| EUR-A | Italy | 1 | | | |

### Semifinals

India vs. Soviet Union
| India 3 | Poona, India 20–22 September 1974 | Poona, India 20–22 September 1974 | Soviet Union 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Vijay Amritraj Teimuraz Kakulia 6 4 11 9 6 3       2 Anand Amritraj Alex Metreveli 4 6 7 9 3 6       3 Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj Vladimir Korotkov / Alex Metreveli 13 15 7 5 19 17 6 3     4 Anand Amritraj Teimuraz Kakulia 6 2 8 10 4 6 6 3 6 3   5 Vijay Amritraj Alex Metreveli           not played ||||
South Africa vs. Italy
| South Africa 4 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 3–5 October 1974 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 3–5 October 1974 | Italy 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Bob Hewitt Antonio Zugarelli 4 6 6 0 9 7 4 6 6 1   2 Ray Moore Adriano Panatta 4 6 6 4 6 3 6 4     3 Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta 7 5 6 4 10 8       4 Ray Moore Antonio Zugarelli 6 3 7 5 6 3       5 Bob Hewitt Adriano Panatta 3 6 6 8 2 6 ||||

### Final

The final between South Africa and India was scheduled to be completed by 1 December 1974, but India refused to travel to South Africa due to their government's opposition to South Africa's apartheid policies: therefore, the final was scratched and South Africa were awarded the Davis Cup.