1972 Davis Cup

1972 edition of the Davis Cup

1972 Davis CupDetails

Duration| 20 March – 15 October 1972
Edition| 61st
Teams| 52
Champion
Winning nation|  United States

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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.

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

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Further information: 1972 Davis Cup Americas Zone

### North & Central America Zone

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| Semifinals
20–22 March; 12–14 May| | | Final
16–18 June
| Kingston, Jamaica (indoor carpet)|
|  United States| 4
| | | Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
|  Caribbean/West Indies| 1| |
| | |  United States| 5
| Vancouver, Canada (clay)| |
| | |  Mexico| 0
|  Canada| 2| |
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|  Mexico| 3| |
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### South America Zone

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| Quarterfinals
20–26 March| | | Semifinals
8–10 April| | | Final
21–23 April
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|  Argentina|
| | | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay)
| bye| | |
| | |  Argentina| 2
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil| | | |
| | |  Brazil| 3| |
|  Brazil| 4| | | |
| | | | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
|  Venezuela| 0| |
| | |  Brazil| 2
| Santiago, Chile| | |
| | |  Chile| 3
|  Chile| 4| | |
| | | Santiago, Chile|
|  Peru| 1| |
| | |  Chile| 4|
| Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)| | | |
| | |  Colombia| 1| | |
|  Ecuador| 1| | | |
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|  Colombia| 4| |
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### Americas Inter-Zonal Final

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Chile vs. United States

Chile
0 | Stade Français, Santiago, Chile[4]
21–24 July 1972

United States

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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

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Further information: 1972 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

### Zone A

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| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Quarterfinals
24–26 March| | | Semifinals
8–16 April| | | Final
28–30 April
| | |
|  Australia|
| | | Seoul, South Korea
| bye| | |
| | |  Australia| 5
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| | |  South Korea| 0| |
|  South Korea| w/o| | | |
| | | | Tokyo, Japan
|  Philippines| | |
| | |  Australia| 4
| Saigon, South Vietnam| | |
| | |  Japan| 1
|  South Vietnam| 5| | |
| | | Saigon, South Vietnam|
|  Chinese Taipei| 0| |
| | |  South Vietnam| 2|
| Hong Kong| | | |
| | |  Japan| 3| | |
|  Hong Kong| 0| | | |
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|  Japan| 5| |
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### Zone B

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| Semifinals
1–3 April| | | Final
28–30 April
| Lucknow, India|
|  India| 5
| | | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
|  Ceylon| 0| |
| | |  India| 5
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| | |  Malaysia| 0
|  Malaysia| w/o| |
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|  Pakistan| | |
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### Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

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India vs. Australia

India
0 | Bangalore, India[5]
16–18 May 1972

Australia

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| 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

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Further information: 1972 Davis Cup Europe Zone

### Zone A

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| | |
| Preliminary Round
21–23 April
| Tel Aviv, Israel (hard)
|  Israel| 1
|  Iran| 4

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| 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| | | |
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|  Hungary| 2| |
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### Zone A Final

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Soviet Union vs. Romania

Soviet Union
2 | Tbilisi, Soviet Union[6]
21–23 July 1972

Romania

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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

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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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|
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| | |  Portugal| 2| | |
|  Portugal| w/o| | | |
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|  South Africa| | |
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### Zone B Final

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Spain vs. Czechoslovakia

Spain
3 | Barcelona, Spain[7]
21–24 July 1972
Clay  |
Czechoslovakia

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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

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### Draw

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| | | | | | | |
| Semifinals
4–7 August| | | Final
13–15 October
| Barcelona, Spain (clay)|
| EUR-B|  Spain| 2
| | | Bucharest, Romania (clay)
| AME|  United States| 3| |
| | | AME|  United States| 3
| Bucharest, Romania (clay)| |
| | | EUR-A|  Romania| 2
| EAS|  Australia| 1| |
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| EUR-A|  Romania| 4| |
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### Semifinals

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Spain vs. United States

Spain
2 | Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spain[8]
4–7 August 1972
Clay  |
United States

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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

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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

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Romania vs. United States

Romania
2 | Club Sportiv Progresul, Bucharest, Romania[3]
13–15 October 1972
Clay  |
United States

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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

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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. ^ a b "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.
8. ^ "Spain v United States". daviscup.com.
9. ^ "Romania v Australia". daviscup.com.

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