1972 Davis Cup

1972 Davis Cup
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The 1972 Davis Cup was the 61st edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. This year would mark the abolishment of the Challenge Round. The previous year's champion would now play in all matches, rather than advance directly to the Challenge Round. The winner of the Inter-Zonal Zone would be declared the champion. 56 teams would enter the competition, 34 in the Europe Zone, 11 in the Americas Zone, and 11 in the Eastern Zone.

The United States defeated Chile in the Americas Zone final, Australia defeated India in the Eastern Zone final, and Romania and Spain won the Europe Zones. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, the USA defeated Spain and Romania defeated Australia. The USA defeated Romania in the final, giving the US their 5th straight title. The final was played at the Club Sportiv Progresul in Bucharest, Romania, on 13–15 October.^[1]

Americas Zone

North & Central America draw

	1st round March–May			Final 16–18 June

	Kingston, Jamaica (indoor carpet)
		United States	4
		Caribbean/West Indies	1	Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
					United States	5
Vancouver, Canada (clay)					Mexico	0
		Canada	2
		Mexico	3

South America draw

1st Round
20–26 March

Semifinals
8–10 April

Final
21–23 April

Argentina

bye

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay)

Argentina

2

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Brazil

3

Brazil

4

Venezuela

0

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Brazil

2

Santiago, Chile

Chile

3

Chile

4

Peru

1

Santiago, Chile

Chile

4

Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)

Colombia

1

Ecuador

1

Colombia

4

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Chile
0

Stade Francais, Santiago, Chile
21–24 July 1972

United States
5

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Jaime Pinto-Bravo Stan Smith	1 6	5 7	2 6
2	Patricio Cornejo Harold Solomon	7 9	6 4	1 6	6 3	2 6
3	Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol Stan Smith / Erik van Dillen	2 6	4 6	6 4	6 3	3 6
4	Jaime Pinto-Bravo Harold Solomon	1 6	1 6	2 6
5	Patricio Cornejo Stan Smith	4 6	6 1	7 9	1 6

Eastern Zone

Zone A Draw

1st Round
24–26 March

Semifinals
8–16 April

Final
28–30 April

Australia

bye

Seoul, South Korea

Australia

5

South Korea

0

South Korea

w/o

Philippines

Tokyo, Japan

Australia

4

Saigon, South Vietnam

Japan

1

South Vietnam

5

Chinese Taipei

0

Saigon, South Vietnam

South Vietnam

2

Hong Kong

Japan

3

Hong Kong

0

Japan

5

Zone B Draw

1st round 1–3 April			Final 28–30 April

Lucknow, India
	India	5
	Sri Lanka	0	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
				India	5
				Malaysia	0
	Malaysia	w/o
	Pakistan

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

India
0

Bangalore, India
16–18 May 1972

Australia
5

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Vijay Amritraj Mal Anderson	4 6	4 6	2 6
2	Jaidip Mukerjea Geoff Masters	3 6	3 6	6 3	6 1	3 6
3	Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea Colin Dibley / Geoff Masters	2 6	4 6	6 3	3 6
4	Anand Amritraj Ross Case	1 6	6 8	5 7
5	Vijay Amritraj Colin Dibley	5 7	6 4	3 6	2 6

Europe Zone

Zone A Draw

First round
1–13 May

Quarterfinals
18–22 May

Semifinals
9–18 June

Final
21–23 July

Bucharest, Romania (clay)

Romania

5

Bucharest, Romania (clay)

Switzerland

0

Romania

5

Tehran, Iran

Iran

0

Iran

4

Bucharest, Romania (clay)

Egypt

1

Romania

4

Reggio Calabria, Italy (clay)

Italy

1

Italy

5

San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy (clay)

Austria

0

Italy

4

Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)

Netherlands

1

Netherlands

5

Tbilisi, Soviet Union

Norway

0

Romania

3

Helsinki, Finland (clay)

Soviet Union

2

Finland

2

Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)

Denmark

3

Denmark

0

Warsaw, Poland

Poland

5

Poland

3

Warsaw, Poland

Yugoslavia

1

Poland

0

Beirut, Lebanon (clay)

Soviet Union

4

Lebanon

0

Casablanca, Morocco

Morocco

5

Morocco

0

Tbilisi, Soviet Union

Soviet Union

5

Soviet Union

3

Hungary

2

Zone A Final

Soviet Union
2

Tbilisi, Soviet Union
21–23 July 1972

Romania
3

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Alex Metreveli Ilie Năstase	4 6	0 6	4 6
2	Teimuraz Kakulia Ion Țiriac	6 4	7 5	6 1
3	Sergei Likhachev / Alex Metreveli Ilie Năstase / Ion Ţiriac	2 6	4 6	3 6
4	Alex Metreveli Ion Țiriac	2 6	6 4	1 6	6 4	6 3
5	Teimuraz Kakulia Ilie Năstase	2 6	2 6	3 6

Zone B draw

First round
28 April-7 May

Quarterfinals
19–22 May

Semifinals
14–18 June

Final
21–24 July

Brussels, Belgium (clay)

Czechoslovakia

3

Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)

Belgium

2

Czechoslovakia

3

Båstad, Sweden (clay)

Sweden

1

Sweden

4

Düsseldorf, West Germany (clay)

New Zealand

1

Czechoslovakia

3

Athens, Greece

West Germany

2

Greece

0

West Berlin, West Germany

West Germany

5

West Germany

5

Cork, Ireland

Ireland

0

Ireland

5

Barcelona, Spain (clay)

Turkey

0

Czechoslovakia

2

Paris, France (clay)

23x15px Spain

3

France

4

Paris, France (clay)

Great Britain

1

France

2

Sofia, Bulgaria

23x15px Spain

3

Bulgaria

0

Avilés, Spain

23x15px Spain

5

23x15px Spain

5

Monte Carlo, Monaco

Monaco

0

Monaco

3

Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)

Luxembourg

2

Monaco

3

Portugal

2

Portugal

w/o

South Africa

Zone B Final

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Spain
3

Barcelona, Spain
21–24 July 1972
clay

Czechoslovakia
2

			1	2	3	4	5
1	23x15px	Juan Gisbert Jan Kodeš	8 6	6 4	5 7	0 6	6 4
2	23x15px	Manuel Orantes František Pala	5 7	4 6	6 0	7 5	4 6
3	23x15px	Juan Gisbert / Manuel Orantes Jan Kodeš / Jan Kukal	10 12	6 2	7 5	6 4
4	23x15px	Juan Gisbert František Pala	6 3	6 3	4 6	6 0
5	23x15px	Antonio Muñoz Jiří Hřebec	4 6	0 6	3 6

Inter-Zonal Zone

Draw

	1st round 4–7 August			Final 13–15 October

	Barcelona, Spain (clay)
	EUR-B	23x15px Spain	2
	AME	United States	3	Bucharest, Romania (clay)
				AME	United States	3
Bucharest, Romania (clay)				EUR-A	Romania	2
	EUR-A	Romania	4
	EAS	Australia	1

First round

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Spain
2

Real Club de Tenis de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
4–7 August 1972
clay

United States
3

			1	2	3	4	5
1	23x15px	Andrés Gimeno Stan Smith	6 8	7 5	6 3	6 4
2	23x15px	Juan Gisbert Harold Solomon	7 9	5 7	6 0	6 1	4 6
3	23x15px	Andrés Gimeno / Juan Gisbert Stan Smith / Erik van Dillen	3 6	6 0	2 6	3 6
4	23x15px	Andrés Gimeno Harold Solomon	6 3	6 1	2 6	6 2
5	23x15px	Juan Gisbert Stan Smith	9 11	8 10	4 6

Romania
4

Bucharest, Romania
4–7 August 1972
clay

Australia
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Ion Ţiriac Mal Anderson	6 2	6 2	6 8	4 6	4 6
2	Ilie Năstase Colin Dibley	6 3	6 0	6 2
3	Ilie Năstase / Ion Ţiriac Mal Anderson / Colin Dibley	6 2	6 2	6 2
4	Ion Ţiriac Colin Dibley	6 3	3 6	11 13	6 3	6 0
5	Ilie Năstase Mal Anderson	6 2	6 2	4 6	6 3

Final

Romania
2

Club Sportiv Progresul, Bucharest, Romania
13–15 October 1972
clay

United States
3

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Ilie Năstase Stan Smith	9 11	2 6	3 6
2	Ion Ţiriac Tom Gorman	4 6	2 6	6 4	6 3	6 2
3	Ilie Năstase / Ion Ţiriac Stan Smith / Erik van Dillen	2 6	0 6	3 6
4	Ion Ţiriac Stan Smith	6 4	2 6	4 6	6 2	0 6
5	Ilie Năstase Tom Gorman	6 1	6 2	5 7	10 8

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1972 Davis Cup

Contents

Americas Zone

North & Central America draw

South America draw

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Eastern Zone

Zone A Draw

Zone B Draw

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

Europe Zone

Zone A Draw

Zone A Final

Zone B draw

Zone B Final

Inter-Zonal Zone

Draw

First round

Final

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