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. In this year's tournament the Challenge Round was abolished, resulting in the previous year's champion now playing in all matches rather than receiving a bye to the final. Going forward the winner of the Inter-Zonal Zone would now be declared the Davis Cup champion.

1972 Davis Cup
Details
Duration20 March – 15 October
Edition61st
Teams52
Champion
Winning Nation United States
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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
Further information: 1972 Davis Cup Americas Zone

North & Central America Zone
  Semifinals
20–22 March; 12–14 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 Zone
  Quarterfinals
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 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
Further information: 1972 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

Zone A
  Quarterfinals
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
  Semifinals
1–3 April		 Final
28–30 April
                 
  Lucknow, India
    India 5  
    Ceylon 0     Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
      India 5
      Malaysia 0
    Malaysia w/o
    Pakistan  

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

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
Further information: 1972 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Zone A
  Preliminary Round
21–23 April
       
  Tel Aviv, Israel (hard)
    Israel 1
    Iran 4
  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 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
  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 5  
    West Germany 5
Cork, Ireland
    Ireland 0  
  Ireland 5
Barcelona, Spain (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  

Zone B Final

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

Draw
  Semifinals
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
  EAS   Australia 1
  EUR-A   Romania 4  

Semifinals

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

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		    

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