1973 Davis Cup

The 1973 Davis Cup was the 62nd edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 53 teams entered the competition, 31 in the Europe Zone, 12 in the Americas Zone, and 10 in the Eastern Zone.

1973 Davis Cup
Details
Duration10 November 1972 – 2 December 1973
Edition62nd
Teams53
Champion
Winning Nation Australia
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For the first time, preliminary rounds were used in every zone, effectively giving byes through the first two rounds of competition to the previous year's finalists from the American and Eastern zones, and to the previous year's semifinalists from the European zones. This year's competition also marked the first time that professional tennis players were allowed to compete.[1]

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

In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Australia defeated Czechoslovakia and the United States defeated Romania in the semifinals. Australia then defeated the United States in the final, breaking the defending champions' 5-year winning run. The final was held at the Public Auditorium in Cleveland, Ohio, United States on 30 November-2 December. It marked the first time that the final was held indoors.[1][2][3]

Americas Zone
Main article: 1973 Davis Cup Americas Zone

Preliminary rounds
First Round
23–25 February		Qualifying Round
9–11 March
Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
 Colombia4
Bogotá, Colombia
 Canada1
 Colombia3
 Caribbean/West Indies2
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 Mexico4
 Venezuela1

Main Draw
Semifinals
23–25 March		Final
11–13 May
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 United States4
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 Mexico1
 Mexico5
 Colombia0

Preliminary rounds
First Round
23–25 February		Qualifying Round
2–4 March; 23–25 March
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
 Argentina5
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
 Ecuador0
 Argentina4
 Brazil1
Punta del Este, Uruguay
 Uruguay0
 South Africa5

Main Draw
Semifinals
13–15 April		Final
4–6 May
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
 Chile3
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
 Argentina2
 Argentina4
 South Africa1

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).[5]

Eastern Zone
Main article: 1973 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

Final

India vs. Australia


India
0		 Madras, India[6]
4–6 May 1973
Australia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Anand Amritraj
John Newcombe		 2
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
2
Vijay Amritraj
Mal Anderson		 1
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
3
Vijay Amritraj / Premjit Lall
Geoff Masters / John Newcombe		 6
4		 2
6 		5
7 		3
6 		   
4
Premjit Lall
John Cooper		 6
4		 0
6 		6
8 		1
6 		   
5
Vijay Amritraj
John Newcombe		 10
12 		6
3		       not
completed

Europe Zone
Main article: 1973 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Preliminary round
Preliminary Round
13–22 April
Vienna, Austria
 Austria3
 Monaco0
Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard)
 Ireland0
 Norway5
Athens, Greece
 Greece3
 Finland2

Main Draw

Final

Romania vs. Soviet Union


Romania
3		 Bucharest, Romania[7]
3–5 August 1973
Clay
Soviet Union
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Toma Ovici
Alex Metreveli		 5
7 		5
7 		2
6 		     
2
Ilie Năstase
Teimuraz Kakulia		 6
0		 6
3		 6
0		      
3
Ilie Năstase / Ionel Sânteiu
Sergei Likhachev / Alex Metreveli		 0
6 		6
3		 4
6 		7
5		 2
6 		 
4
Ilie Năstase
Alex Metreveli		 6
0		 6
2		 6
4		      
5
Toma Ovici
Teimuraz Kakulia		 6
3		 6
3		 6
1		      

Preliminary round
Preliminary Round
10–12 November 1972; 6–22 April		SemifinalsFinal
Cairo, Egypt
 Egypt5
 Turkey0
Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
 Portugal0
 Switzerland5
Sofia, Bulgaria
 Bulgaria5
 Iran0
Casablanca, Morocco
 Morocco5
 Luxembourg0

Main Draw

Final

Czechoslovakia vs. Italy


Czechoslovakia
4		 Prague, Czechoslovakia[8]
3–5 August 1973
Clay
Italy
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jan Kodeš
Corrado Barazzutti		 5
7 		6
3		 4
6 		6
2		 1
6 		 
2
Jiří Hřebec
Antonio Zugarelli		 12
10		 6
1		 6
1		      
3
Jan Kodeš / František Pála
Giordano Majoli / Pietro Marzano		 6
2		 8
6		 6
4		      
4
Jiří Hřebec
Corrado Barazzutti		 9
7		 6
1		 6
4		      
5
Jan Kodeš
Antonio Zugarelli		 6
1		 6
3		 0
6 		6
2		    

Inter-Zonal Zone

Draw
Semifinals
17–19 August; 16–18 November		Final
30 November–2 December
Melbourne, Australia
EUR-B Czechoslovakia1
Cleveland, OH, United States (indoor carpet)
EAS Australia4
EAS Australia5
Alamo, CA, United States (hard)
AME United States0
AME United States4
EUR-A Romania1

Semifinals

Australia vs. Czechoslovakia


Australia
4		 Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia[9]
16–18 November 1973
Grass
Czechoslovakia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Rod Laver
Jan Kodeš		 6
3		 7
5		 7
5		      
2
John Newcombe
Jiří Hřebec		 4
6 		10
8		 4
6 		5
7 		   
3
Rod Laver / Ken Rosewall
Jan Kodeš / Vladimír Zedník		 6
4		 14
12		 7
9 		8
6		    
4
Rod Laver
Jiří Hřebec		 5
7 		6
3		 6
4		 4
6 		6
4		  
5
John Newcombe
Jan Kodeš		 6
2		 6
2		 6
4		      

United States vs. Romania


United States
4		 Round Hill Country Club, Alamo, CA, United States[10]
17–19 August 1973
Hard
Romania
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Marty Riessen
Ilie Năstase		 2
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
2
Stan Smith
Toma Ovici		 7
5		 6
1		 6
3		      
3
Stan Smith / Erik van Dillen
Ilie Năstase / Ionel Sânteiu		 6
2		 7
5		 6
2		      
4
Marty Riessen
Toma Ovici		 6
1		 4
6 		6
1		 7
5		    
5
Stan Smith
Ilie Năstase		 5
7 		6
2		 6
3		 4
6 		6
3		  

Final

United States vs. Australia


United States
0		 Public Auditorium, Cleveland, OH, United States[3]
30 November–2 December 1973
Carpet (indoors)
Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Stan Smith
John Newcombe		 1
6 		6
3		 3
6 		6
3		 4
6 		 
2
Tom Gorman
Rod Laver		 10
8		 6
8 		8
6		 3
6 		1
6 		 
3
Stan Smith / Erik van Dillen
Rod Laver / John Newcombe		 1
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
4
Tom Gorman
John Newcombe		 2
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
5
Stan Smith
Rod Laver		 3
6 		4
6 		6
3		 2
6 		   

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. "United States v Australia". daviscup.com.
  4. "United States v Chile". daviscup.com.
  5. "Davis Cup - General Records". daviscup.com. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  6. "India v Australia". daviscup.com.
  7. "Romania v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.
  8. "Czechoslovakia v Italy". daviscup.com.
  9. "Australia v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  10. "United States v Romania". daviscup.com.
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