1973 Davis Cup Americas Zone

The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1973 Davis Cup.

12 teams entered the Americas Zone split across two sub-zones, the North & Central America Zone and the South America Zone. 5 teams played in each of the sub-zone's preliminary rounds, with two teams progressing to each sub-zone's main draw to join the previous year's finalists the United States and Chile. The winners of each sub-zone main draw then played against each other to determine who moved to the Inter-Zonal Zone to compete against the winners of the Eastern Zone and Europe Zone.[1]

The United States defeated Mexico in the North & Central America Zone final, and Chile defeated Argentina in the South America Zone final.[2][3] In the Americas Inter-Zonal Final, the United States defeated Chile and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[4]

North & Central America Zone

Draw

  First Round
23–25 February
Qualifying Round
9–11 March
                 
Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
  Colombia 4  
Bogotá, Colombia
  Canada 1  
    Colombia 3
    Caribbean/West Indies 2
 bye
  Caribbean/West Indies  
  Mexico  
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 bye  
    Mexico 4
    Venezuela 1
 bye
  Venezuela  

First Round

Colombia vs. Canada


Colombia
4
Bogotá, Colombia [5]
23–25 February 1973
Clay

Canada
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Iván Molina
Mike Belkin
9
7
         
retired
2
Jairo Velasco
Tony Bardsley
5
7
6
1
6
3
6
1
   
3
Iván Molina / Jairo Velasco
Tony Bardsley / Donald McCormick
6
3
6
4
6
3
     
4
Javier Restrepo
Tony Bardsley
6
8
5
7
1
6
     
5
Jairo Velasco
Donald McCormick
6
2
6
3
7
5
     

Qualifying Round

Colombia vs. Caribbean/West Indies


Colombia
3
Bogotá, Colombia [6]
9–11 March 1973

Caribbean/West Indies
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Iván Molina
Richard Russell
6
3
6
1
6
4
     
2
Jairo Velasco
Leo Rolle
6
1
6
2
6
1
     
3
Iván Molina / Jairo Velasco
Alan Price / Michael Valdez
3
6
4
6
6
1
6
0
4
6
 
4
Jairo Velasco
Richard Russell
3
6
6
3
6
3
4
6
2
6
 
5
Iván Molina
Leo Rolle
6
3
6
1
6
0
     

Mexico vs. Venezuela


Mexico
4
Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico [7]
9–11 March 1973
Clay

Venezuela
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Raúl Ramírez
Jorge Andrew
6
2
6
4
6
3
     
2
Vicente Zarazúa
Humphrey Hose
5
7
3
6
6
3
1
6
   
3
Raúl Ramírez / Vicente Zarazúa
Jorge Andrew / Humphrey Hose
6
4
6
2
6
2
     
4
Raúl Ramírez
Humphrey Hose
6
2
6
4
7
5
     
5
Vicente Zarazúa
Jorge Andrew
6
4
6
4
6
3
     

Draw

  Semifinals
23–25 March
Final
11–13 May
                 
 
    United States 4  
   bye     Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
      United States 4
  Mexico City, Mexico (clay)     Mexico 1
    Mexico 5
    Colombia 0  

Semifinals

Mexico vs. Colombia


Mexico
5
Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico [8]
23–25 March 1973
Clay

Colombia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Raúl Ramírez
Iván Molina
6
3
6
8
6
4
6
2
   
2
Joaquín Loyo Mayo
Jairo Velasco
5
7
6
2
5
7
6
3
7
5
 
3
Raúl Ramírez / Vicente Zarazúa
Iván Molina / Jairo Velasco
6
3
3
6
8
6
6
3
   
4
Joaquín Loyo Mayo
Iván Molina
2
6
6
4
6
1
6
3
   
5
Raúl Ramírez
Jairo Velasco
6
1
6
3
6
3
     

Final

Mexico vs. United States


Mexico
1
Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico [2]
11–13 May 1973
Clay

United States
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Raúl Ramírez
Tom Gorman
6
4
6
2
6
3
     
2
Joaquín Loyo Mayo
Harold Solomon
5
7
4
6
5
7
     
3
Raúl Ramírez / Vicente Zarazúa
Tom Gorman / Erik van Dillen
5
7
14
12
3
6
4
6
   
4
Raúl Ramírez
Harold Solomon
6
8
5
7
5
7
     
5
Luis Baraldi
Dick Stockton
6
2
1
6
3
6
6
8
   

South America Zone

Draw

  First Round
23–25 February
Qualifying Round
2–4 March; 23–25 March
                 
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
  Argentina 5  
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
  Ecuador 0  
    Argentina 4
    Brazil 1
 bye
  Brazil  
  Uruguay  
Punta del Este, Uruguay
 bye  
    Uruguay 0
    South Africa 5
 bye
  South Africa  

First Round

Argentina vs. Ecuador


Argentina
5
Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina [9]
23–25 February 1973
Clay

Ecuador
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Guillermo Vilas
Ricardo Ycaza
6
2
6
3
6
2
     
2
Julián Ganzábal
Miguel Olvera
6
4
8
6
6
2
     
3
Ricardo Cano / Guillermo Vilas
Miguel Olvera / Ricardo Ycaza
6
4
6
3
6
4
     
4
Héctor Romani
Ricardo Ycaza
6
1
6
1
6
2
     
5
Guillermo Vilas
Miguel Olvera
6
3
6
2
6
0
     

Qualifying Round

Argentina vs. Brazil


Argentina
4
Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina [10]
23–25 March 1973
Clay

Brazil
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Julián Ganzábal
José Edison Mandarino
3
6
8
6
3
6
4
6
   
2
Guillermo Vilas
Jorge Paulo Lemann
6
2
6
3
1
6
6
2
   
3
Ricardo Cano / Guillermo Vilas
Carlos Kirmayr / Luis Felipe Tavares
4
6
6
4
6
2
6
1
   
4
Julián Ganzábal
Jorge Paulo Lemann
10
8
7
5
6
4
     
5
Guillermo Vilas
Carlos Kirmayr
4
6
7
5
6
0
6
2
   

Uruguay vs. South Africa


Uruguay
0
Punta del Este, Uruguay [11]
2–4 March 1973

South Africa
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Alberto Laborde
Frew McMillan
0
6
2
6
1
6
     
2
Gustavo Stapf
Pat Cramer
0
6
1
6
6
4
1
6
   
3
José Luis Damiani / Mario Laborde
Pat Cramer / Frew McMillan
3
6
2
6
2
6
     
4
Alberto Laborde
Pat Cramer
0
6
1
6
0
6
     
5
Gustavo Stapf
Ray Moore
8
10
0
6
3
6
     

Draw

  Semifinals
13–15 April
Final
4–6 May
                 
 
    Chile 3  
   bye 2     Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
      Chile 3
  Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)     Argentina 2
    Argentina 4
    South Africa 1  

Semifinals

Argentina vs. South Africa


Argentina
4
Montevideo, Uruguay [12]
13–15 April 1973
Clay

South Africa
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Julián Ganzábal
Pat Cramer
6
2
6
0
3
6
6
0
   
2
Guillermo Vilas
Bernard Mitton
6
1
6
3
6
4
     
3
Ricardo Cano / Guillermo Vilas
Deon Joubert / Bernard Mitton
3
6
6
2
6
1
6
8
3
6
 
4
Guillermo Vilas
Deon Joubert
6
2
6
2
6
1
     
5
Julián Ganzábal
Bernard Mitton
6
3
5
7
2
6
6
2
6
2
 

Final

Argentina vs. Chile


Argentina
2
Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina [3]
4–6 May 1973
Clay

Chile
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Guillermo Vilas
Jaime Fillol
6
3
6
3
6
0
     
2
Julián Ganzábal
Patricio Cornejo
4
6
2
6
7
5
4
6
   
3
Ricardo Cano / Guillermo Vilas
Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol
3
6
6
4
4
6
6
3
6
4
 
4
Guillermo Vilas
Patricio Cornejo
13
11
1
6
7
9
6
3
1
6
 
5
Julián Ganzábal
Jaime Fillol
3
6
11
9
7
5
2
6
1
6
 

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

United States vs. Chile


United States
4
Burns Park Tennis Club, North Little Rock, AR, United States [4]
3–5 August 1973
Hard

Chile
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Tom Gorman
Jaime Fillol
17
15
6
4
4
6
6
3
   
2
Stan Smith
Patricio Cornejo
7
9
6
2
8
6
6
4
   
3
Stan Smith / Erik van Dillen
Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol
7
9
37
39
8
6
6
1
6
3
 
4
Tom Gorman
Patricio Cornejo
6
3
6
1
6
1
     
5
Stan Smith
Jaime Fillol
          not
played

The doubles match between Smith/van Dillen and Cornejo/Fillol set the Davis Cup record for the most games in a doubles rubber (122). The second set, which went to 37-39, set the record for the most games played in a set (76).[13]

References

  1. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. "Mexico v United States". daviscup.com.
  3. "Argentina v Chile". daviscup.com.
  4. "United States v Chile". daviscup.com.
  5. "Colombia v Canada". daviscup.com.
  6. "Colombia v Caribbean/West Indies". daviscup.com.
  7. "Mexico v Venezuela". daviscup.com.
  8. "Mexico v Colombia". daviscup.com.
  9. "Argentina v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
  10. "Argentina v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  11. "Uruguay v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  12. "Argentina v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  13. "Davis Cup - General Records". daviscup.com. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
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