1973 Davis Cup Americas Zone

The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1973 Davis Cup.

Main article: 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)
  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  

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 States 4  
   bye     Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
      United States 4
  Mexico City, Mexico (clay)     Mexico 1
    Mexico 5
    Colombia 0  

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)
  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  

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
                 
 
    Chile 3  
   bye 2     Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
      Chile 3
  Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)     Argentina 2
    Argentina 4
    South Africa 1  

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. "Mexico v United States". daviscup.com.
  3. "Argentina v Chile". daviscup.com.
  4. "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 5 November 2019.
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