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.

[edit] Americas Zone

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Chile 0	Stade Francais, Santiago, Chile 21 July - 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 Marcelo Lara Harold Solomon 1 6 1 6 2 6       5 Joaquin Loyo-Mayo Stan Smith 4 6 6 1 7 9 1 6

[edit] Eastern Zone

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

India 0	Bangalore, India 16 May - 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

[edit] Europe Zone

[edit] Zone A Draw

First round 1-13 May

Quarterfinals 18-22 May

Semifinals 9-18 June

Finals 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, 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

[edit] Zone A Final

Soviet Union 2	Tbilisi, Soviet Union 21 July - 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 Ţiriac 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 Ţiriac 2 6 6 4 1 6 6 4 6 3   5 Teimuraz Kakulia Ilie Năstase 2 6 2 6 3 6

[edit] Zone B draw

First round 28 April-7 May

Quarterfinals 19-22 May

Semifinals 14-18 June

Finals 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

Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)

Turkey

0

Czechoslovakia

2

Paris, France (clay)

Spain

3

France

4

Paris, France (clay)

Great Britain

1

France

2

Sofia, Bulgaria

Spain

3

Bulgaria

0

Avilés, Spain

Spain

5

Spain

5

Monte Carlo, Monaco

Monaco

0

Monaco

3

Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)

Luxembourg

2

Monaco

3

Portugal

2

Portugal

w/o

South Africa

[edit] Zone B Final

Spain 3	Barcelona, Spain 21 July - 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 Pala 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 Pala 6 3 6 3 4 6 6 0     5 Antonio Muñoz Jiří Hřebec 4 6 0 6 3 6

[edit] Inter-Zonal Zone

[edit] Draw

	1st Round 4-7 August					Final 13-15 October
	Barcelona, Spain (clay)
	EUR-B	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

[edit] First round

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

Romania 4	Bucharest, Romania 4 August - 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

[edit] Final

Romania 2	Club Sportiv Progresul, Bucharest, Romania 13 October - 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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