1973 Davis Cup

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1973 Davis Cup
Details
Duration10 November 1972 – 2 December 1973
Edition62nd
Teams53
Champion
Winning Nation Australia
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The 1973 Davis Cup was the 62nd edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. Fifty-three teams entered the competition, 31 in the Europe Zone, 12 in the Americas Zone, and 10 in the Eastern Zone.

For the first time, preliminary rounds were used in every zone, effectively giving byes through the first two rounds of competition to the previous year's finalists from the American and Eastern zones, and to the previous year's semifinalists from the European zones. This year's competition also marked the first time that professional tennis players were allowed to compete.[1]

The United States defeated Chile in the Americas Inter-Zonal final, Australia defeated India in the Eastern Zone final, and Czechoslovakia and Romania were the winners of the two Europe Zones, defeating the Soviet Union and Italy respectively.

In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Australia defeated Czechoslovakia and the United States defeated Romania in the semifinals. Australia then defeated the United States in the final, breaking the defending champions' five-year winning run. The final was held at the Public Auditorium in Cleveland, Ohio, United States on 30 November-2 December. It marked the first time that the final was held indoors.[1][2][3]

Americas Zone[edit]

Main article: 1973 Davis Cup Americas Zone

North & Central America Zone[edit]

Preliminary rounds[edit]

First Round
23–25 February		Qualifying Round
9–11 March
Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
 Colombia4
Bogotá, Colombia
 Canada1
 Colombia3
 Caribbean/West Indies2
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 Mexico4
 Venezuela1

Main Draw[edit]

Semifinals
23–25 March		Final
11–13 May
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 United States4
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 Mexico1
 Mexico5
 Colombia0

South America Zone[edit]

Preliminary rounds[edit]

First Round
23–25 February		Qualifying Round
2–4 March; 23–25 March
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
 Argentina5
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
 Ecuador0
 Argentina4
 Brazil1
Punta del Este, Uruguay
 Uruguay0
 South Africa5

Main Draw[edit]

Semifinals
13–15 April		Final
4–6 May
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
 Chile3
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
 Argentina2
 Argentina4
 South Africa1

Americas Inter-Zonal Final[edit]

United States vs. Chile


United States
4 		Burns Park Tennis Club, North Little Rock, Arkansas, United States[4]
3–5 August 1973
Hard
Chile
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Chile 		Tom Gorman
Jaime Fillol 		17
15 		6
4 		4
6 		6
3 		   
2 United States
Chile 		Stan Smith
Patricio Cornejo 		7
9 		6
2 		8
6 		6
4 		   
3 United States
Chile 		Stan Smith / Erik van Dillen
Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol 		7
9 		37
39 		8
6 		6
1 		6
3 		 
4 United States
Chile 		Tom Gorman
Patricio Cornejo 		6
3 		6
1 		6
1 		     
5 United States
Chile 		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).[5]

Eastern Zone[edit]

Main article: 1973 Davis Cup Eastern Zone
Preliminary round
23–28 March		QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Tokyo, Japan
 Australia4
Seoul, South Korea
 Japan1
 South Korea1
Tokyo, Japan
 Japan4
 Japan3
Jakarta, Indonesia
 Indonesia0
 Indonesia5
Madras, India
 Hong Kong0
 Australia4
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
 India0
 Malaysia0
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (grass)
 Pakistan3
 Pakistan4
Penang, Malaysia (grass)
 South Vietnam1
 South Vietnam3
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (grass)
 Sri Lanka0
 Pakistan0
 India4

Final[edit]

India vs. Australia


India
0 		Madras, India[6]
4–6 May 1973
Australia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Australia 		Anand Amritraj
John Newcombe 		2
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
2 India
Australia 		Vijay Amritraj
Mal Anderson 		1
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
3 India
Australia 		Vijay Amritraj / Premjit Lall
Geoff Masters / John Newcombe 		6
4 		2
6 		5
7 		3
6 		   
4 India
Australia 		Premjit Lall
John Cooper 		6
4 		0
6 		6
8 		1
6 		   
5 India
Australia 		Vijay Amritraj
John Newcombe 		10
12 		6
3 		      not
completed

Europe Zone[edit]

Main article: 1973 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Zone A[edit]

Preliminary round[edit]

Preliminary round
13–22 April
Vienna, Austria
 Austria3
 Monaco0
Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard)
 Ireland0
 Norway5
Athens, Greece
 Greece3
 Finland2

Main Draw[edit]

First Round
3–6 May		Quarterfinals
18–20 May		Semifinals
20–22 July		Final
3–5 August
 Romania
Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)
bye
 Romania3
Tel Aviv, Israel (hard)
 Netherlands2
 Israel1
Bucharest, Romania (clay)
 Netherlands4
 Romania4
 New Zealand1
 Yugoslavia
Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay)
bye
 Yugoslavia2
Vienna, Austria (clay)
 New Zealand3
 Austria2
Bucharest, Romania
 New Zealand3
 Romania3
Oslo, Norway (clay)
 Soviet Union2
 Norway3
Oslo, Norway (clay)
 Denmark2
 Norway0
 France5
bye
Moscow, Soviet Union
 France
 France2
Athens, Greece
 Soviet Union3
 Greece1
Budapest, Hungary
 Hungary4
 Hungary2
 Soviet Union3
bye
 Soviet Union

Final[edit]

Romania vs. Soviet Union


Romania
3 		Bucharest, Romania[7]
3–5 August 1973
Clay
Soviet Union
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Romania
Soviet Union 		Toma Ovici
Alex Metreveli 		5
7 		5
7 		2
6 		     
2 Romania
Soviet Union 		Ilie Năstase
Teimuraz Kakulia 		6
0 		6
3 		6
0 		     
3 Romania
Soviet Union 		Ilie Năstase / Ionel Sânteiu
Sergei Likhachev / Alex Metreveli 		0
6 		6
3 		4
6 		7
5 		2
6 		 
4 Romania
Soviet Union 		Ilie Năstase
Alex Metreveli 		6
0 		6
2 		6
4 		     
5 Romania
Soviet Union 		Toma Ovici
Teimuraz Kakulia 		6
3 		6
3 		6
1 		     

Zone B[edit]

Preliminary round[edit]

Preliminary round
10–12 November 1972; 6–22 April		SemifinalsFinal
Cairo, Egypt
 Egypt5
 Turkey0
Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
 Portugal0
  Switzerland5
Sofia, Bulgaria
 Bulgaria5
 Iran0
Casablanca, Morocco
 Morocco5
 Luxembourg0

Main Draw[edit]

First Round
27 April–6 May		Quarterfinals
18–20 May		Semifinals
20–22 July		Final
3–5 August
 Czechoslovakia
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
bye
 Czechoslovakia4
Cairo, Egypt
 Egypt1
 Egypt4
Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
 Poland1
 Czechoslovakia3
 West Germany2
 Great Britain
Munich, West Germany (clay)
bye
 Great Britain1
Geneva, Switzerland
 West Germany4
  Switzerland0
Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
 West Germany3
 Czechoslovakia4
Sofia, Bulgaria
 Italy1
 Bulgaria3
Reggio Emilia, Italy (clay)
 Belgium2
 Bulgaria0
 Italy5
bye
Turin, Italy
 Italy
 Italy3
Rabat, Morocco (clay)
 Spain2
 Morocco1
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
 Sweden4
 Sweden2
 Spain3
bye
 Spain

Final[edit]

Czechoslovakia vs. Italy


Czechoslovakia
4 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[8]
3–5 August 1973
Clay
Italy
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
Italy 		Jan Kodeš
Corrado Barazzutti 		5
7 		6
3 		4
6 		6
2 		1
6 		 
2 Czechoslovakia
Italy 		Jiří Hřebec
Antonio Zugarelli 		12
10 		6
1 		6
1 		     
3 Czechoslovakia
Italy 		Jan Kodeš / František Pála
Giordano Majoli / Pietro Marzano 		6
2 		8
6 		6
4 		     
4 Czechoslovakia
Italy 		Jiří Hřebec
Corrado Barazzutti 		9
7 		6
1 		6
4 		     
5 Czechoslovakia
Italy 		Jan Kodeš
Antonio Zugarelli 		6
1 		6
3 		0
6 		6
2 		   

Inter-Zonal Zone[edit]

Draw[edit]

Semifinals
17–19 August; 16–18 November		Final
30 November–2 December
Melbourne, Australia
EUR-B Czechoslovakia1
Cleveland, Ohio, United States (indoor carpet)
EAS Australia4
EAS Australia5
Alamo, California, United States (hard)
AME United States0
AME United States4
EUR-A Romania1

Semifinals[edit]

Australia vs. Czechoslovakia


Australia
4 		Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia[9]
16–18 November 1973
Grass
Czechoslovakia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Czechoslovakia 		Rod Laver
Jan Kodeš 		6
3 		7
5 		7
5 		     
2 Australia
Czechoslovakia 		John Newcombe
Jiří Hřebec 		4
6 		10
8 		4
6 		5
7 		   
3 Australia
Czechoslovakia 		Rod Laver / Ken Rosewall
Jan Kodeš / Vladimír Zedník 		6
4 		14
12 		7
9 		8
6 		   
4 Australia
Czechoslovakia 		Rod Laver
Jiří Hřebec 		5
7 		6
3 		6
4 		4
6 		6
4 		 
5 Australia
Czechoslovakia 		John Newcombe
Jan Kodeš 		6
2 		6
2 		6
4 		     

United States vs. Romania


United States
4 		Round Hill Country Club, Alamo, California, United States[10]
17–19 August 1973
Hard
Romania
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Romania 		Marty Riessen
Ilie Năstase 		2
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
2 United States
Romania 		Stan Smith
Toma Ovici 		7
5 		6
1 		6
3 		     
3 United States
Romania 		Stan Smith / Erik van Dillen
Ilie Năstase / Ionel Sânteiu 		6
2 		7
5 		6
2 		     
4 United States
Romania 		Marty Riessen
Toma Ovici 		6
1 		4
6 		6
1 		7
5 		   
5 United States
Romania 		Stan Smith
Ilie Năstase 		5
7 		6
2 		6
3 		4
6 		6
3 		 

Final[edit]

United States vs. Australia


United States
0 		Public Auditorium, Cleveland, Ohio, United States[3]
30 November–2 December 1973
Carpet (indoors)
Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Australia 		Stan Smith
John Newcombe 		1
6 		6
3 		3
6 		6
3 		4
6 		 
2 United States
Australia 		Tom Gorman
Rod Laver 		10
8 		6
8 		8
6 		3
6 		1
6 		 
3 United States
Australia 		Stan Smith / Erik van Dillen
Rod Laver / John Newcombe 		1
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
4 United States
Australia 		Tom Gorman
John Newcombe 		2
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
5 United States
Australia 		Stan Smith
Rod Laver 		3
6 		4
6 		6
3 		2
6 		   

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ a b "United States v Australia". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "United States v Chile". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Davis Cup – General Records". daviscup.com. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  6. ^ "India v Australia". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Romania v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Czechoslovakia v Italy". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Australia v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "United States v Romania". daviscup.com.

External links[edit]

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