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1972 Davis Cup

The 1972 Davis Cup was the 61st edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 55 teams would enter the competition, 33 in the Europe Zone, 11 in the Americas Zone, and 11 in the Eastern Zone.

1972 Davis Cup
Details
Duration20 March – 15 October 1972
Edition61st
Teams52
Champion
Winning Nation United States
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From this year's tournament onward, the Challenge Round was abolished, meaning the defending champion would now play in all matches rather than receiving a bye to the final, and the winner of the Inter-Zonal Zone would win the Davis Cup.

The United States defeated Chile in the Americas Inter-Zonal final, Australia defeated India in the Eastern Inter-Zonal final, and Romania and Spain were the winners of the two Europe Zones, defeating the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia respectively.

In the Inter-Zonal Zone, the United States defeated Spain and Romania defeated Australia in the semifinals. The United States then defeated Romania in the final, giving the United States their fifth straight title. The final was played at the Club Sportiv Progresul in Bucharest, Romania on 13–15 October.[1][2][3]

Americas Zone edit

Further information: 1972 Davis Cup Americas Zone

North & Central America Zone edit

Semifinals
20–22 March; 12–14 May		Final
16–18 June
Kingston, Jamaica (indoor carpet)
  United States4
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
  Caribbean/West Indies1
  United States5
Vancouver, Canada (clay)
  Mexico0
  Canada2
  Mexico3

South America Zone edit

Quarterfinals
20–26 March		Semifinals
8–10 April		Final
21–23 April
  Argentina
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay)
bye
  Argentina2
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  Brazil3
  Brazil4
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  Venezuela0
  Brazil2
Santiago, Chile
  Chile3
  Chile4
Santiago, Chile
  Peru1
  Chile4
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
  Colombia1
  Ecuador1
  Colombia4

Americas Inter-Zonal Final edit

Chile vs. United States

 
Chile
0 		Stade Français, Santiago, Chile[4]
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 edit

Further information: 1972 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

Zone A edit

Quarterfinals
24–26 March		Semifinals
8–16 April		Final
28–30 April
  Australia
Seoul, South Korea
bye
  Australia5
  South Korea0
  South Koreaw/o
Tokyo, Japan
  Philippines
  Australia4
Saigon, South Vietnam
  Japan1
  South Vietnam5
Saigon, South Vietnam
  Chinese Taipei0
  South Vietnam2
Hong Kong
  Japan3
  Hong Kong0
  Japan5

Zone B edit

Semifinals
1–3 April		Final
28–30 April
Lucknow, India
  India5
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  Ceylon0
  India5
  Malaysia0
  Malaysiaw/o
  Pakistan

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final edit

India vs. Australia

 
India
0 		Bangalore, India[5]
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 edit

Further information: 1972 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Zone A edit

Preliminary Round
21–23 April
Tel Aviv, Israel (hard)
  Israel1
  Iran4
First Round
1–13 May		Quarterfinals
18–22 May		Semifinals
9–18 June		Final
21–23 July
Bucharest, Romania (clay)
  Romania5
Bucharest, Romania (clay)
   Switzerland0
  Romania5
Tehran, Iran
  Iran0
  Iran4
Bucharest, Romania (clay)
  Egypt1
  Romania4
Reggio Calabria, Italy (clay)
  Italy1
  Italy5
San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy (clay)
  Austria0
  Italy4
Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)
  Netherlands1
  Netherlands5
Tbilisi, Soviet Union
  Norway0
  Romania3
Helsinki, Finland (clay)
  Soviet Union2
  Finland2
Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
  Denmark3
  Denmark0
Warsaw, Poland
  Poland5
  Poland3
Warsaw, Poland
  Yugoslavia1
  Poland0
Beirut, Lebanon (clay)
  Soviet Union4
  Lebanon0
Casablanca, Morocco
  Morocco5
  Morocco0
Tbilisi, Soviet Union
  Soviet Union5
  Soviet Union3
  Hungary2

Zone A Final edit

Soviet Union vs. Romania

 
Soviet Union
2 		Tbilisi, Soviet Union[6]
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 Țiriac 		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 edit

First Round
28 April–7 May		Quarterfinals
19–22 May		Semifinals
14–18 June		Final
21–24 July
Brussels, Belgium (clay)
  Czechoslovakia3
Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
  Belgium2
  Czechoslovakia3
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
  Sweden1
  Sweden4
Düsseldorf, West Germany (clay)
  New Zealand1
  Czechoslovakia3
Athens, Greece
  West Germany2
  Greece0
West Berlin
  West Germany5
  West Germany5
Cork, Ireland
  Ireland0
  Ireland5
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
  Turkey0
  Czechoslovakia2
Paris, France (clay)
  Spain3
  France4
Paris, France (clay)
  Great Britain1
  France2
Sofia, Bulgaria
  Spain3
  Bulgaria0
Avilés, Spain
  Spain5
  Spain5
Monte Carlo, Monaco
  Monaco0
  Monaco3
Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
  Luxembourg2
  Monaco3
  Portugal2
  Portugalw/o
  South Africa

Zone B Final edit

Spain vs. Czechoslovakia

 
Spain
3 		Barcelona, Spain[7]
21–24 July 1972
Clay 		 
Czechoslovakia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Juan Gisbert
Jan Kodeš 		8
6 		6
4 		5
7 		0
6 		6
4 		 
2  
  		Manuel Orantes
František Pála 		5
7 		4
6 		6
0 		7
5 		4
6 		 
3  
  		Juan Gisbert / Manuel Orantes
Jan Kodeš / Jan Kukal 		10
12 		6
2 		7
5 		6
4 		   
4  
  		Juan Gisbert
František Pála 		6
3 		6
3 		4
6 		6
0 		   
5  
  		Antonio Muñoz
Jiří Hřebec 		4
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     

Inter-Zonal Zone edit

Draw edit

Semifinals
4–7 August		Final
13–15 October
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
EUR-B  Spain2
Bucharest, Romania (clay)
AME  United States3
AME  United States3
Bucharest, Romania (clay)
EUR-A  Romania2
EAS  Australia1
EUR-A  Romania4

Semifinals edit

Spain vs. United States

 
Spain
2 		Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spain[8]
4–7 August 1972
Clay 		 
United States
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Andrés Gimeno
Stan Smith 		6
8 		7
5 		6
3 		6
4 		   
2  
  		Juan Gisbert
Harold Solomon 		7
9 		5
7 		6
0 		6
1 		4
6 		 
3  
  		Andrés Gimeno / Juan Gisbert
Stan Smith / Erik van Dillen 		3
6 		6
0 		2
6 		3
6 		   
4  
  		Andrés Gimeno
Harold Solomon 		6
3 		6
1 		2
6 		6
2 		   
5  
  		Juan Gisbert
Stan Smith 		9
11 		8
10 		4
6 		     

Romania vs. Australia

 
Romania
4 		Bucharest, Romania[9]
4–7 August 1972
Clay 		 
Australia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Ion Țiriac
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 Țiriac
Mal Anderson / Colin Dibley 		6
2 		6
2 		6
2 		     
4  
  		Ion Țiriac
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 edit

Romania vs. United States

 
Romania
2 		Club Sportiv Progresul, Bucharest, Romania[3]
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 Țiriac
Tom Gorman 		4
6 		2
6 		6
4 		6
3 		6
2 		 
3  
  		Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac
Stan Smith / Erik van Dillen 		2
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     
4  
  		Ion Țiriac
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 		   

References edit

  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.
  3. ^ a b "Romania v United States". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Chile v United States". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "India v Australia". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Soviet Union v Romania". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Spain v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Spain v United States". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Romania v Australia". daviscup.com.

External links edit

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