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)
 Colombia4
Bogotá, Colombia
 Canada1
 Colombia3
 Caribbean/West Indies2
bye
 Caribbean/West Indies
 Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
bye
 Mexico4
 Venezuela1
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 Colombia
Canada
Iván Molina
Mike Belkin
9
7
         
retired
2 Colombia
Canada
Jairo Velasco
Tony Bardsley
5
7
6
1
6
3
6
1
   
3 Colombia
Canada
Iván Molina / Jairo Velasco
Tony Bardsley / Donald McCormick
6
3
6
4
6
3
     
4 Colombia
Canada
Javier Restrepo
Tony Bardsley
6
8
5
7
1
6
     
5 Colombia
Canada
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 Colombia
Cricket West Indies
Iván Molina
Richard Russell
6
3
6
1
6
4
     
2 Colombia
Cricket West Indies
Jairo Velasco
Leo Rolle
6
1
6
2
6
1
     
3 Colombia
Cricket West Indies
Iván Molina / Jairo Velasco
Alan Price / Michael Valdez
3
6
4
6
6
1
6
0
4
6
 
4 Colombia
Cricket West Indies
Jairo Velasco
Richard Russell
3
6
6
3
6
3
4
6
2
6
 
5 Colombia
Cricket West Indies
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 Mexico
Venezuela
Raúl Ramírez
Jorge Andrew
6
2
6
4
6
3
     
2 Mexico
Venezuela
Vicente Zarazúa
Humphrey Hose
5
7
3
6
6
3
1
6
   
3 Mexico
Venezuela
Raúl Ramírez / Vicente Zarazúa
Jorge Andrew / Humphrey Hose
6
4
6
2
6
2
     
4 Mexico
Venezuela
Raúl Ramírez
Humphrey Hose
6
2
6
4
7
5
     
5 Mexico
Venezuela
Vicente Zarazúa
Jorge Andrew
6
4
6
4
6
3
     

Draw

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

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 Mexico
Colombia
Raúl Ramírez
Iván Molina
6
3
6
8
6
4
6
2
   
2 Mexico
Colombia
Joaquín Loyo Mayo
Jairo Velasco
5
7
6
2
5
7
6
3
7
5
 
3 Mexico
Colombia
Raúl Ramírez / Vicente Zarazúa
Iván Molina / Jairo Velasco
6
3
3
6
8
6
6
3
   
4 Mexico
Colombia
Joaquín Loyo Mayo
Iván Molina
2
6
6
4
6
1
6
3
   
5 Mexico
Colombia
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 Mexico
United States
Raúl Ramírez
Tom Gorman
6
4
6
2
6
3
     
2 Mexico
United States
Joaquín Loyo Mayo
Harold Solomon
5
7
4
6
5
7
     
3 Mexico
United States
Raúl Ramírez / Vicente Zarazúa
Tom Gorman / Erik van Dillen
5
7
14
12
3
6
4
6
   
4 Mexico
United States
Raúl Ramírez
Harold Solomon
6
8
5
7
5
7
     
5 Mexico
United States
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)
 Argentina5
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
 Ecuador0
 Argentina4
 Brazil1
bye
 Brazil
 Uruguay
Punta del Este, Uruguay
bye
 Uruguay0
 South Africa5
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 Argentina
Ecuador
Guillermo Vilas
Ricardo Ycaza
6
2
6
3
6
2
     
2 Argentina
Ecuador
Julián Ganzábal
Miguel Olvera
6
4
8
6
6
2
     
3 Argentina
Ecuador
Ricardo Cano / Guillermo Vilas
Miguel Olvera / Ricardo Ycaza
6
4
6
3
6
4
     
4 Argentina
Ecuador
Héctor Romani
Ricardo Ycaza
6
1
6
1
6
2
     
5 Argentina
Ecuador
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 Argentina
Brazil
Julián Ganzábal
José Edison Mandarino
3
6
8
6
3
6
4
6
   
2 Argentina
Brazil
Guillermo Vilas
Jorge Paulo Lemann
6
2
6
3
1
6
6
2
   
3 Argentina
Brazil
Ricardo Cano / Guillermo Vilas
Carlos Kirmayr / Luis Felipe Tavares
4
6
6
4
6
2
6
1
   
4 Argentina
Brazil
Julián Ganzábal
Jorge Paulo Lemann
10
8
7
5
6
4
     
5 Argentina
Brazil
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 Uruguay
South Africa
Alberto Laborde
Frew McMillan
0
6
2
6
1
6
     
2 Uruguay
South Africa
Gustavo Stapf
Pat Cramer
0
6
1
6
6
4
1
6
   
3 Uruguay
South Africa
José Luis Damiani / Mario Laborde
Pat Cramer / Frew McMillan
3
6
2
6
2
6
     
4 Uruguay
South Africa
Alberto Laborde
Pat Cramer
0
6
1
6
0
6
     
5 Uruguay
South Africa
Gustavo Stapf
Ray Moore
8
10
0
6
3
6
     

Draw

Semifinals
13–15 April
Final
4–6 May
 Chile3
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
bye2
 Chile3
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
 Argentina2
 Argentina4
 South Africa1

Semifinals

Argentina vs. South Africa


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

South Africa
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Argentina
South Africa
Julián Ganzábal
Pat Cramer
6
2
6
0
3
6
6
0
   
2 Argentina
South Africa
Guillermo Vilas
Bernard Mitton
6
1
6
3
6
4
     
3 Argentina
South Africa
Ricardo Cano / Guillermo Vilas
Deon Joubert / Bernard Mitton
3
6
6
2
6
1
6
8
3
6
 
4 Argentina
South Africa
Guillermo Vilas
Deon Joubert
6
2
6
2
6
1
     
5 Argentina
South Africa
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 Argentina
Chile
Guillermo Vilas
Jaime Fillol
6
3
6
3
6
0
     
2 Argentina
Chile
Julián Ganzábal
Patricio Cornejo
4
6
2
6
7
5
4
6
   
3 Argentina
Chile
Ricardo Cano / Guillermo Vilas
Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol
3
6
6
4
4
6
6
3
6
4
 
4 Argentina
Chile
Guillermo Vilas
Patricio Cornejo
13
11
1
6
7
9
6
3
1
6
 
5 Argentina
Chile
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 United States
Chile
Tom Gorman
Jaime Fillol
17
15
6
4
4
6
6
3
   
2 United States
Chile
Stan Smith
Patricio Cornejo
7
9
6
2
8
6
6
4
   
3 United States
Chile
Stan Smith / Erik van Dillen
Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol
7
9
37
39
8
6
6
1
6
3
 
4 United States
Chile
Tom Gorman
Patricio Cornejo
6
3
6
1
6
1
     
5 United States
Chile
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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