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1972 Davis Cup

1972 edition of the Davis Cup

1972 edition of the Davis Cup

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.

Americas Zone

North & Central America Zone

| RD1-date=20–22 March; 12–14 May | RD2-date=16–18 June

| RD1T1-loc=Kingston, Jamaica (indoor carpet) | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1=4 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=1

| RD1T2-loc=Vancouver, Canada (clay) | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=2 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=3

| RD2T1-loc=Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=5 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=0

South America Zone

| RD1-date=20–26 March | RD2-date=8–10 April | RD3-date=21–23 April

| RD1T1-loc= | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=

| RD1T2-loc=Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=4 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=0

| RD1T3-loc=Santiago, Chile | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5= | RD1-score5=4 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=1

| RD1T4-loc=Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7= | RD1-score7=1 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8=4

| RD2T1-loc=Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=2 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=3

| RD2T2-loc=Santiago, Chile | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=4 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=1

| RD3T1-loc=Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1= | RD3-score1=2 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2= | RD3-score2=3

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Chile vs. United States

Eastern Zone

Zone A

| RD1-date=24–26 March | RD2-date=8–16 April | RD3-date=28–30 April

| RD1T1-loc= | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=

| RD1T2-loc= | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=w/o | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=

| RD1T3-loc=Saigon, South Vietnam | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5= | RD1-score5=5 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=0

| RD1T4-loc=Hong Kong | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7= | RD1-score7=0 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8=5

| RD2T1-loc=Seoul, South Korea | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=5 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=0

| RD2T2-loc=Saigon, South Vietnam | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=2 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=3

| RD3T1-loc=Tokyo, Japan | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1= | RD3-score1=4 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2= | RD3-score2=1

Zone B

| RD1-date=1–3 April | RD2-date=28–30 April

| RD1T1-loc=Lucknow, India | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1=5 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=0

| RD1T2-loc= | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=w/o | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=

| RD2T1-loc=Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=5 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=0

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

India vs. Australia

Europe Zone

Zone A

| RD1-date=21–23 April | RD1-name=Preliminary Round

| RD1T1-loc=Tel Aviv, Israel (hard) | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1=1 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=4

| RD1-date=1–13 May | RD2-date=18–22 May | RD3-date=9–18 June | RD4-date=21–23 July | RD1-name=First Round

| RD1T1-loc=Bucharest, Romania (clay) | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1=5 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=0

| RD1T2-loc=Tehran, Iran | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=4 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=1

| RD1T3-loc=Reggio Calabria, Italy (clay) | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5= | RD1-score5=5 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=0

| RD1T4-loc=Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7= | RD1-score7=5 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8=0

| RD1T5-loc=Helsinki, Finland (clay) | RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9= | RD1-score9=2 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10= | RD1-score10=3

| RD1T6-loc=Warsaw, Poland | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11= | RD1-score11=3 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12= | RD1-score12=1

| RD1T7-loc=Beirut, Lebanon (clay) | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13= | RD1-score13=0 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14= | RD1-score14=5

| RD1T8-loc=Tbilisi, Soviet Union | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15= | RD1-score15=3 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16= | RD1-score16=2

| RD2T1-loc=Bucharest, Romania (clay) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=5 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=0

| RD2T2-loc=San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy (clay) | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=4 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=1

| RD2T3-loc=Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5= | RD2-score5=0 | RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6= | RD2-score6=5

| RD2T4-loc=Casablanca, Morocco | RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7= | RD2-score7=0 | RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8= | RD2-score8=5

| RD3T1-loc=Bucharest, Romania (clay) | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1= | RD3-score1=4 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2= | RD3-score2=1

| RD3T2-loc=Warsaw, Poland | RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3= | RD3-score3=0 | RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4= | RD3-score4=4

| RD4T1-loc=Tbilisi, Soviet Union | RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1= | RD4-score1=3 | RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2= | RD4-score2=2

Zone A Final

Soviet Union vs. Romania

Zone B

| RD1-date=28 April–7 May | RD2-date=19–22 May | RD3-date=14–18 June | RD4-date=21–24 July | RD1-name=First Round

| RD1T1-loc=Brussels, Belgium (clay) | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1=3 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=2

| RD1T2-loc=Båstad, Sweden (clay) | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=4 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=1

| RD1T3-loc=Athens, Greece | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5= | RD1-score5=0 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=5

| RD1T4-loc=Cork, Ireland | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7= | RD1-score7=5 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8=0

| RD1T5-loc=Paris, France (clay) | RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9= | RD1-score9=4 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10= | RD1-score10=1

| RD1T6-loc=Sofia, Bulgaria | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11= | RD1-score11=0 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12= | RD1-score12=5

| RD1T7-loc=Monte Carlo, Monaco | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13= | RD1-score13=3 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14= | RD1-score14=2

| RD1T8-loc= | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15= | RD1-score15=w/o | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16= | RD1-score16=

| RD2T1-loc=Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=3 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=1

| RD2T2-loc=West Berlin | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=5 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=0

| RD2T3-loc=Paris, France (clay) | RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5= | RD2-score5=2 | RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6= | RD2-score6=3

| RD2T4-loc=Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7= | RD2-score7=3 | RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8= | RD2-score8=2

| RD3T1-loc=Düsseldorf, West Germany (clay) | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1= | RD3-score1=3 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2= | RD3-score2=2

| RD3T2-loc=Avilés, Spain | RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3= | RD3-score3=5 | RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4= | RD3-score4=0

| RD4T1-loc=Barcelona, Spain (clay) | RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1= | RD4-score1=2 | RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2= | RD4-score2=3

Zone B Final

Spain vs. Czechoslovakia

Inter-Zonal Zone

Draw

| RD1-date=4–7 August | RD2-date=13–15 October | seed-width=4

| RD1T1-loc=Barcelona, Spain (clay) | RD1-seed1=EUR-B | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1=2 | RD1-seed2=AME | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=3

| RD1T2-loc=Bucharest, Romania (clay) | RD1-seed3=EAS | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=1 | RD1-seed4=EUR-A | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=4

| RD2T1-loc=Bucharest, Romania (clay) | RD2-seed1=AME | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=3 | RD2-seed2=EUR-A | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=2

Semifinals

Spain vs. United States

Romania vs. Australia

Final

Romania vs. United States

References

References

  1. Bud Collins. (2010). "The Bud Collins History of Tennis". New Chapter Press.
  2. Max Robertson. (1974). "The Encyclopedia of Tennis". Allen & Unwin.
  3. "Chile v United States". daviscup.com.
  4. "India v Australia". daviscup.com.
  5. "Soviet Union v Romania". daviscup.com.
  6. "Spain v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  7. "Spain v United States". daviscup.com.
  8. "Romania v Australia". daviscup.com.
  9. "Romania v United States". daviscup.com.
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