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1972 Davis Cup

1972 Davis Cup tennis
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Duration 20 March – 15 October
Edition 61st
Teams 52
Champion
Winning Nation United States
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Americas Zone

North & Central America Zone

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

South America Zone

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

Americas Inter-Zonal Final


Chile
0		 Stade Français, Santiago, Chile
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 		   
      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

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

Zone B

  Semifinals
1–3 April		   Final
28–30 April
                 
  Lucknow, India
    India 5  
    Ceylon 0     Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
        India 5
        Malaysia 0
    Malaysia w/o
    Pakistan    

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final


India
0		 Bangalore, India
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 		   
      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)
    Israel 1
    Iran 4
  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
 
    Hungary 2  

Zone A Final


Soviet Union
2		 Tbilisi, Soviet Union
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 		     
      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

  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
   
      Portugal 2  
    Portugal w/o
 
    South Africa    

Zone B Final


Spain
3		 Barcelona, Spain
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 		     
      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 Spain 2  
  AME United States 3     Bucharest, Romania (clay)
      AME United States 3
  Bucharest, Romania (clay)   EUR-A Romania 2
  EAS Australia 1
  EUR-A Romania 4  

Semifinals


Spain
2		 Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spain
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 		     
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