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1973 Davis Cup

1973 Davis Cup tennis
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Duration 10 November 1972 – 2 December 1973
Edition 62nd
Teams 53
Champion
Winning Nation Australia
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Americas Zone

North & Central America Zone

Preliminary Rounds

  First Round
23–25 February		   Qualifying Round
9–11 March
                 
  Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
    Colombia 4  
    Bogotá, Colombia
    Canada 1  
      Colombia 3
   
      Caribbean/West Indies 2
    bye  
   
    Caribbean/West Indies    
   
   
   
    Mexico    
    Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
    bye    
      Mexico 4
   
      Venezuela 1
    bye  
   
    Venezuela    

Main Draw

  Semifinals
23–25 March		   Final
11–13 May
                 
   
    United States    
    bye       Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
        United States 4
  Mexico City, Mexico (clay)     Mexico 1
    Mexico 5
    Colombia 0  

South America Zone

Preliminary Rounds

  First Round
23–25 February		   Qualifying Round
2–4 March; 23–25 March
                 
  Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
    Argentina 5  
    Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
    Ecuador 0  
      Argentina 4
   
      Brazil 1
    bye  
   
    Brazil    
   
   
   
    Uruguay    
    Punta del Este, Uruguay
    bye    
      Uruguay 0
   
      South Africa 5
    bye  
   
    South Africa    

Main Draw

  Semifinals
13–15 April		   Final
4–6 May
                 
   
    Chile    
    bye       Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
        Chile 3
  Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)     Argentina 2
    Argentina 4
    South Africa 1  

Americas Inter-Zonal Final


United States
4		 Burns Park Tennis Club, North Little Rock, AR, United States
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
      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

Eastern Zone

Preliminary Round

  Preliminary Round
23–28 March
       
  Seoul, South Korea
    South Korea 1
    Japan 4
  Jakarta, Indonesia
    Indonesia 5
    Hong Kong 0
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    Malaysia 0
    Pakistan 3
  Penang, Malaysia (grass)
    South Vietnam 3
    Sri Lanka 0

Main Draw

  Quarterfinals
9–15 April		   Semifinals
20–22 April		   Final
4–6 May
                           
   
    Australia    
    bye       Tokyo, Japan
      Australia 4  
  Tokyo, Japan     Japan 1  
    Japan 3
    Indonesia 0     Madras, India
      Australia 4
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (grass)       India 0
    Pakistan 4  
    South Vietnam 1     Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (grass)
      Pakistan 0
        India 4  
    bye  
    India    

Final


India
0		 Madras, India
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
      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

Zone A

Preliminary Round

  Preliminary Round
13–22 April
       
  Vienna, Austria
    Austria 3
    Monaco 0
  Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard)
    Ireland 0
    Norway 5
  Athens, Greece
    Greece 3
    Finland 2

Main Draw

  First Round
3–6 May		   Quarterfinals
18–20 May		   Semifinals
20–22 July		   Final
3–5 August
                                     
   
    Romania    
    Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)
    bye    
      Romania 3  
  Tel Aviv, Israel (hard)
      Netherlands 2  
    Israel 1
    Bucharest, Romania (clay)
    Netherlands 4  
        Romania 4  
   
      New Zealand 1  
    Yugoslavia    
    Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay)
    bye    
      Yugoslavia 2
  Vienna, Austria (clay)
      New Zealand 3  
    Austria 2
    Bucharest, Romania
    New Zealand 3  
        Romania 3
  Oslo, Norway (clay)
      Soviet Union 2
    Norway 3  
    Oslo, Norway (clay)
    Denmark 2  
      Norway 0
   
      France 5  
    bye  
    Moscow, Soviet Union
    France    
        France 2
  Athens, Greece
      Soviet Union 3  
    Greece 1  
    Budapest, Hungary
    Hungary 4  
      Hungary 2
   
      Soviet Union 3  
    bye  
 
    Soviet Union    

Final


Romania
3		 Bucharest, Romania
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		      
      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		      

Zone B

Preliminary Round

  Preliminary Round
10–12 November 1972; 6–22 April
       
  Cairo, Egypt
    Egypt 5
    Turkey 0
  Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
    Portugal 0
    Switzerland 5
  Sofia, Bulgaria
    Bulgaria 5
    Iran 0
  Casablanca, Morocco
    Morocco 5
    Luxembourg 0

Main Draw

  First Round
27 April–6 May		   Quarterfinals
18–20 May		   Semifinals
20–22 July		   Final
3–5 August
                                     
   
    Czechoslovakia    
    Cairo, Egypt (clay)
    bye    
      Czechoslovakia 4  
  Cairo, Egypt
      Egypt 1  
    Egypt 4
    Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
    Poland 1  
        Czechoslovakia 3  
   
      West Germany 2  
    Great Britain    
    Munich, West Germany (clay)
    bye    
      Great Britain 1
  Geneva, Switzerland
      West Germany 4  
    Switzerland 0
    Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
    West Germany 3  
        Czechoslovakia 4
  Sofia, Bulgaria
      Italy 1
    Bulgaria 3  
    Reggio Emilia, Italy (clay)
    Belgium 2  
      Bulgaria 0
   
      Italy 5  
    bye  
    Turin, Italy
    Italy    
        Italy 3
  Rabat, Morocco (clay)
      Spain 2  
    Morocco 1  
    Båstad, Sweden (clay)
    Sweden 4  
      Sweden 2
   
      Spain 3  
    bye  
 
    Spain    

Final


Czechoslovakia
4		 Prague, Czechoslovakia
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		    
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