1973 Davis Cup Americas Zone

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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

Preliminary rounds

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
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 		     

Main Draw

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
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

Preliminary rounds

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
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 		     

Main Draw

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
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. ^ a b "Mexico v United States". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ a b "Argentina v Chile". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ a b "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 November 5, 2019.
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