1972 Davis Cup Americas Zone

International tennis competition 1972 Davis Cup The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1972 Davis Cup. 11 teams entered the Americas Zone: 4 teams competed in the North & Central America Zone, while 7 teams competed in the South America Zone. The winners of each sub-zone would play against each other to determine who moved to the Inter-Zonal Zone to compete against the winners of the Eastern Zone and Europe Zone.Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 495–506 2nd The United States defeated Mexico in the North & Central America Zone final, and Chile defeated Brazil in the South America Zone final. In the Americas Inter-Zonal Final, the United States defeated Chile and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone. North & Central America Zone Draw 20–22 March; 12–14 May 16–18 June 14 Kingston, Jamaica (indoor carpet) USA 4 Caribbean/West Indies 1 Vancouver, Canada (clay) CAN 2 MEX 3 Mexico City, Mexico (clay) USA 5 MEX 0 Semifinals Caribbean/West Indies vs. United States Caribbean/West Indies United States National Arena, Kingston, Jamaicahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1972-NAM-M-CAR-USA-01 Caribbean/West Indies v United States daviscup.com 20–22 March 1972 Carpet (indoors) 1 4 Lance Lumsden 1 4 2 Erik van Dillen 6 6 6 Richard Russell 4 2 5 Tom Gorman 6 6 7 Lance Lumsden Richard Russell 4 2 0 Stan Smith Erik van Dillen 6 6 6 Richard Russell 6 7 3 3 6 Erik van Dillen 2 5 6 6 3 Compton Russell 1 4 3 Tom Gorman 6 6 6 Canada vs. Mexico Canada Mexico Jericho Tennis Club, Vancouver, Canadahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1972-NAM-M-CAN-MEX-01 Canada v Mexico daviscup.com 12–14 May 1972 Clay 2 3 Mike Belkin 6 6 3 6 7 Joaquín Loyo Mayo 2 0 6 8 5 Tony Bardsley 4 6 2 Raúl Ramírez 6 8 6 Mike Belkin Dale Power 4 0 6 3 Joaquín Loyo Mayo Vicente Zarazúa 6 6 3 6 Tony Bardsley 6 4 4 Joaquín Loyo Mayo 8 6 6 Mike Belkin 7 6 6 Raúl Ramírez 5 4 2 Final Mexico vs. United States Mexico United States Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexicohttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1972-NAM-M-MEX-USA-01 Mexico v United States daviscup.com 16–18 June 1972 Clay 0 5 Joaquín Loyo Mayo 6 3 5 Tom Gorman 8 6 7 Vicente Zarazúa 2 1 2 Stan Smith 6 6 6 Joaquín Loyo Mayo Vicente Zarazúa 19 3 4 Stan Smith Erik van Dillen 21 6 6 Joaquín Loyo Mayo 0 3 6 4 Stan Smith 6 6 2 6 Octavio Martínez 4 1 2 Harold Solomon 6 6 6 South America Zone Draw 20–26 March 8–10 April 21–23 April ARG bye Rio de Janeiro, Brazil BRA 1968 4 VEN 1930 0 Santiago, Chile CHI 4 PER 1 Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) ECU 1900 1 COL 4 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay) ARG 2 BRA 1968 3 Santiago, Chile CHI 4 COL 1 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil BRA 1968 2 CHI 3 Quarterfinals Brazil vs. Venezuela Brazil 1968 Venezuela 1930 Rio de Janeiro, Brazilhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1972-SAM-M-BRA-VEN-01 Brazil v Venezuela daviscup.com 24–26 March 1972 4 0 Thomaz Koch 6 6 2 3 6 Humphrey Hose 3 1 6 6 4 José Edison Mandarino 6 4 Jorge Andrew 2 0 2 Thomaz Koch José Edison Mandarino 6 6 6 Humphrey Hose Carlos Suero 1 3 2 Luis Felipe Tavares 6 6 6 Carlos Suero 1 1 3 Carlos Kirmayr 6 2 Humphrey Hose 8 0 2 Chile vs. Peru Chile Peru Santiago, Chilehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1972-SAM-M-CHI-PER-01 Chile v Peru daviscup.com 20–23 March 1972 4 1 Jaime Pinto Bravo 7 6 7 Miguel Maurtúa 5 1 5 Patricio Rodríguez 6 6 6 Salomón Velasco 2 3 1 Jaime Pinto Bravo Belus Prajoux 6 6 6 Miguel Maurtúa Luis Alberto Olmedo 1 2 0 Belus Prajoux 7 6 6 Miguel Maurtúa 5 4 1 Francisco Musalem 4 2 6 6 5 Salomón Velasco 6 6 2 4 7 Ecuador vs. Colombia Ecuador 1900 Colombia Guayaquil Tenis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuadorhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1972-SAM-M-ECU-COL-01 Ecuador v Colombia daviscup.com 20–22 March 1972 Clay 1 4 Miguel Olvera 6 2 6 5 6 Jairo Velasco 2 6 0 7 2 Pancho Guzmán 3 6 5 0 Iván Molina 6 3 7 6 Pancho Guzmán Miguel Olvera 6 3 4 4 Iván Molina Jairo Velasco 2 6 6 6 Pancho Guzmán 6 3 4 4 Jairo Velasco 2 6 6 6 Miguel Olvera 6 2 Iván Molina 8 6 3 Semifinals Brazil vs. Argentina Brazil 1968 Argentina Rio de Janeiro, Brazilhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1972-SAM-M-BRA-ARG-01 Brazil v Argentina daviscup.com 8–10 April 1972 Clay 3 2 Thomaz Koch 4 6 10 6 Guillermo Vilas 6 3 8 3 José Edison Mandarino 4 6 6 Julián Ganzábal 6 2 3 4 Thomaz Koch José Edison Mandarino 6 3 8 4 4 Ricardo Cano Guillermo Vilas 2 6 6 6 6 Thomaz Koch 4 6 6 1 6 Héctor Romani 6 4 3 6 1 Luis Felipe Tavares 1 0 3 Guillermo Vilas 6 6 6 Chile vs. Colombia Chile Colombia Santiago, Chilehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1972-SAM-M-CHI-COL-01 Chile v Colombia daviscup.com 8–10 April 1972 4 1 Jaime Pinto Bravo 6 6 6 Iván Molina 4 3 3 Patricio Cornejo 6 6 9 Jairo Velasco 3 4 7 Patricio Cornejo Jaime Pinto Bravo 6 7 18 5 4 Iván Molina Jairo Velasco 2 5 20 7 6 Patricio Cornejo 6 6 1 6 6 Iván Molina 3 4 6 8 4 Jaime Pinto Bravo 2 5 9 Jairo Velasco 6 7 7 4 Final Brazil vs. Chile Brazil 1968 Chile Rio de Janeiro, Brazilhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1972-SAM-M-BRA-CHI-01 Brazil v Chile daviscup.com 21–23 April 1972 2 3 José Edison Mandarino 7 6 5 1 Jaime Fillol 5 8 7 6 Thomaz Koch 5 1 0 Jaime Pinto Bravo 7 6 6 Thomaz Koch José Edison Mandarino 6 6 6 Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol 4 1 3 José Edison Mandarino 3 6 2 2 Jaime Pinto Bravo 6 2 6 6 Thomaz Koch 6 4 6 6 Jaime Fillol 1 6 2 3 Americas Inter-Zonal Final Chile vs. United States Chile United States Stade Français, Santiago, Chilehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1972-AMI-M-CHI-USA-01 Chile v United States daviscup.com 21–24 July 1972 0 5 Jaime Pinto Bravo 1 5 2 Stan Smith 6 7 6 Patricio Cornejo 7 6 1 6 2 Harold Solomon 9 4 6 3 6 Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol 2 4 6 6 3 Stan Smith Erik van Dillen 6 6 4 3 6 Jaime Pinto Bravo 1 1 2 Harold Solomon 6 6 6 Patricio Cornejo 4 6 7 1 Stan Smith 6 1 9 6 References External links Davis Cup official website https://web.archive.org/web/20101018182625/http://www.daviscup.com/ 2010-10-18 Category:Davis Cup Americas Zone America Zone Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup