1972 Davis Cup

1972 Davis Cup
Details
Duration	20 March – 15 October 1972
Edition	61st
Teams	52
Champion
Winning Nation	United States
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Last updated December 08, 2022

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.

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.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Americas Zone

North & Central America Zone


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

South America Zone

Quarterfinals
20–26 March

Semifinals
8–10 April

Final
21–23 April

Argentina

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay)

bye

Argentina

2

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Brazil

3

Brazil

4

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Venezuela

0

Brazil

2

Santiago, Chile

Chile

3

Chile

4

Santiago, Chile

Peru

1

Chile

4

Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)

Colombia

1

Ecuador

1

Colombia

4

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Chile vs. United States

Chile
0

Stade Français, Santiago, Chile ^[4]
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

Eastern Zone

Zone A

Quarterfinals
24–26 March

Semifinals
8–16 April

Final
28–30 April

Australia

Seoul, South Korea

bye

Australia

5

South Korea

0

South Korea

w/o

Tokyo, Japan

Philippines

Australia

4

Saigon, South Vietnam

Japan

1

South Vietnam

5

Saigon, South Vietnam

Chinese Taipei

0

South Vietnam

2

Hong Kong

Japan

3

Hong Kong

0

Japan

5

Zone B


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

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

India vs. Australia

India
0

Bangalore, India ^[5]
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

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 vs. Romania

Soviet Union
2

Tbilisi, Soviet Union ^[6]
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

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 vs. Czechoslovakia

Spain
3

Barcelona, Spain ^[7]
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

Inter-Zonal Zone

Draw


Semifinals 4–7 August			Final 13–15 October

Barcelona, Spain (clay)

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

EUR-A	Romania	4

Semifinals

Spain vs. United States

Spain
2

Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spain ^[8]
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

Romania vs. Australia

Romania
4

Bucharest, Romania ^[9]
4–7 August 1972
Clay

Australia
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Ion Țiriac Mal Anderson	6 2	6 2	6 8	4 6	4 6
2	Ilie Năstase Colin Dibley	6 3	6 0	6 2
3	Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac Mal Anderson / Colin Dibley	6 2	6 2	6 2
4	Ion Țiriac Colin Dibley	6 3	3 6	11 13	6 3	6 0
5	Ilie Năstase Mal Anderson	6 2	6 2	4 6	6 3

Final

Romania vs. United States

Romania
2

Club Sportiv Progresul, Bucharest, Romania ^[3]
13–15 October 1972
Clay

United States
3

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Ilie Năstase Stan Smith	9 11	2 6	3 6
2	Ion Țiriac Tom Gorman	4 6	2 6	6 4	6 3	6 2
3	Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac Stan Smith / Erik van Dillen	2 6	0 6	3 6
4	Ion Țiriac Stan Smith	6 4	2 6	4 6	6 2	0 6
5	Ilie Năstase Tom Gorman	6 1	6 2	5 7	10 8

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References

↑ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
↑ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.
1 2 "Romania v United States". daviscup.com.
↑ "Chile v United States". daviscup.com.
↑ "India v Australia". daviscup.com.
↑ "Soviet Union v Romania". daviscup.com.
↑ "Spain v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
↑ "Spain v United States". daviscup.com.
↑ "Romania v Australia". daviscup.com.

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[Collins-1] Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.

[2] Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.

[Final-3] 1 2 "Romania v United States". daviscup.com.

[4] "Chile v United States". daviscup.com.

[5] "India v Australia". daviscup.com.

[6] "Soviet Union v Romania". daviscup.com.

[7] "Spain v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.

[8] "Spain v United States". daviscup.com.

[9] "Romania v Australia". daviscup.com.

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1972 Davis Cup

Contents

Americas Zone

North & Central America Zone

South America Zone

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Eastern Zone

Zone A

Zone B

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

Europe Zone

Zone A

Zone A Final

Zone B

Zone B Final

Inter-Zonal Zone

Draw

Semifinals

Final

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