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
1971
1973

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

North & Central America Zone

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

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

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

Zone A

Zone B

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

Zone A

Preliminary Round
21–23 April
Tel Aviv, Israel (hard)
 Israel1
 Iran4

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

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 Spain2
Bucharest, Romania (clay)
AME United States3
AME United States3
Bucharest, Romania (clay)
EUR-A Romania2
EAS Australia1
EUR-A Romania4

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
   

References

  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. "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.
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  9. "Romania v Australia". daviscup.com.
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