1973 Davis Cup Americas Zone

International tennis competition January 2025 1973 Davis Cup The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 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.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 Argentina 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 Preliminary rounds Draw 2 23–25 February 9–11 March First Round Qualifying Round 14 Bogotá, Colombia (clay) COL 4 CAN 1 bye Caribbean/West Indies MEX bye bye VEN 1930 Bogotá, Colombia COL 3 Caribbean/West Indies 2 Mexico City, Mexico (clay) MEX 4 VEN 1954 1 First round Colombia vs. Canada Colombia Canada Bogotá, Colombiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-NAM-PR-COL-CAN-01 Colombia v Canada daviscup.com 23–25 February 1973 Clay 4 1 Iván Molina 9 Mike Belkin 7 2 Jairo Velasco 5 6 6 6 Tony Bardsley 7 1 3 1 Iván Molina Jairo Velasco 6 6 6 Tony Bardsley Donald McCormick 3 4 3 Javier Restrepo 6 5 1 Tony Bardsley 8 7 6 Jairo Velasco 6 6 7 Donald McCormick 2 3 5 Qualifying round Colombia vs. Caribbean/West Indies Colombia Caribbean/West Indies Bogotá, Colombiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-NAM-PR-COL-CAR-01 Colombia v Caribbean/West Indies daviscup.com 9–11 March 1973 3 2 Iván Molina 6 6 6 Richard Russell 3 1 4 Jairo Velasco 6 6 6 Leo Rolle 1 2 1 Iván Molina Jairo Velasco 3 4 6 6 4 Alan Price Michael Valdez 6 6 1 0 6 Jairo Velasco 3 6 6 4 2 Richard Russell 6 3 3 6 6 Iván Molina 6 6 6 Leo Rolle 3 1 0 Mexico vs. Venezuela Mexico Venezuela 1930 Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexicohttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-NAM-PR-MEX-VEN-01 Mexico v Venezuela daviscup.com 9–11 March 1973 Clay 4 1 Raúl Ramírez 6 6 6 Jorge Andrew 2 4 3 Vicente Zarazúa 5 3 6 1 Humphrey Hose 7 6 3 6 Raúl Ramírez Vicente Zarazúa 6 6 6 Jorge Andrew Humphrey Hose 4 2 2 Raúl Ramírez 6 6 7 Humphrey Hose 2 4 5 Vicente Zarazúa 6 6 6 Jorge Andrew 4 4 3 Main Draw Draw 23–25 March 11–13 May USA 4 bye Mexico City, Mexico (clay) MEX 5 COL 0 Mexico City, Mexico (clay) USA 4 MEX 1 Semifinals Mexico vs. Colombia Mexico Colombia Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexicohttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-NAM-M-MEX-COL-01 Mexico v Colombia daviscup.com 23–25 March 1973 Clay 5 0 Raúl Ramírez 6 6 6 6 Iván Molina 3 8 4 2 Joaquín Loyo Mayo 5 6 5 6 7 Jairo Velasco 7 2 7 3 5 Raúl Ramírez Vicente Zarazúa 6 3 8 6 Iván Molina Jairo Velasco 3 6 6 3 Joaquín Loyo Mayo 2 6 6 6 Iván Molina 6 4 1 3 Raúl Ramírez 6 6 6 Jairo Velasco 1 3 3 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-1973-NAM-M-MEX-USA-01 Mexico v United States daviscup.com 11–13 May 1973 Clay 1 4 Raúl Ramírez 6 6 6 Tom Gorman 4 2 3 Joaquín Loyo Mayo 5 4 5 Harold Solomon 7 6 7 Raúl Ramírez Vicente Zarazúa 5 14 3 4 Tom Gorman Erik van Dillen 7 12 6 6 Raúl Ramírez 6 5 5 Harold Solomon 8 7 7 Luis Baraldi 6 1 3 6 Dick Stockton 2 6 6 8 South America Zone Preliminary rounds Draw 2 23–25 February 2–4 March; 23–25 March First Round Qualifying Round Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) ARG 5 ECU 1900 0 bye BRA 1968 URU bye bye RSA 1928 Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) ARG 4 BRA 1968 1 Punta del Este, Uruguay URU 0 RSA 1928 5 First round Argentina vs. Ecuador Argentina Ecuador 1900 Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentinahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-SAM-PR-ARG-ECU-01 Argentina v Ecuador daviscup.com 23–25 February 1973 Clay 5 0 Guillermo Vilas 6 6 6 Ricardo Ycaza 2 3 2 Julián Ganzábal 6 8 6 Miguel Olvera 4 6 2 Ricardo Cano Guillermo Vilas 6 6 6 Miguel Olvera Ricardo Ycaza 4 3 4 Héctor Romani 6 6 6 Ricardo Ycaza 1 1 2 Guillermo Vilas 6 6 6 Miguel Olvera 3 2 0 Qualifying round Argentina vs. Brazil Argentina Brazil 1968 Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentinahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-SAM-PR-ARG-BRA-01 Argentina v Brazil daviscup.com 23–25 March 1973 Clay 4 1 Julián Ganzábal 3 8 3 4 José Edison Mandarino 6 6 6 6 Guillermo Vilas 6 6 1 6 Jorge Paulo Lemann 2 3 6 2 Ricardo Cano Guillermo Vilas 4 6 6 6 Carlos Kirmayr Luis Felipe Tavares 6 4 2 1 Julián Ganzábal 10 7 6 Jorge Paulo Lemann 8 5 4 Guillermo Vilas 4 7 6 6 Carlos Kirmayr 6 5 0 2 Uruguay vs. South Africa Uruguay South Africa 1928 Punta del Este, Uruguayhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-SAM-PR-URU-RSA-01 Uruguay v South Africa daviscup.com 2–4 March 1973 0 5 Alberto Laborde 0 2 1 Frew McMillan 6 6 6 Gustavo Stapf 0 1 6 1 Pat Cramer 6 6 4 6 José Luis Damiani Mario Laborde 3 2 2 Pat Cramer Frew McMillan 6 6 6 Alberto Laborde 0 1 0 Pat Cramer 6 6 6 Gustavo Stapf 8 0 3 Ray Moore 10 6 6 Main Draw Draw 13–15 April 4–6 May CHI 3 bye 2 Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) ARG 4 RSA 1928 1 Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) CHI 3 ARG 2 Semifinals Argentina vs. South Africa Argentina South Africa 1928 Montevideo, Uruguayhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-SAM-M-ARG-RSA-01 Argentina v South Africa daviscup.com 13–15 April 1973 Clay 4 1 Julián Ganzábal 6 6 3 6 Pat Cramer 2 0 6 0 Guillermo Vilas 6 6 6 Bernard Mitton 1 3 4 Ricardo Cano Guillermo Vilas 3 6 6 6 3 Deon Joubert Bernard Mitton 6 2 1 8 6 Guillermo Vilas 6 6 6 Deon Joubert 2 2 1 Julián Ganzábal 6 5 2 6 6 Bernard Mitton 3 7 6 2 2 Final Argentina vs. Chile Argentina Chile Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentinahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-SAM-M-ARG-CHI-01 Argentina v Chile daviscup.com 4–6 May 1973 Clay 2 3 Guillermo Vilas 6 6 6 Jaime Fillol 3 3 0 Julián Ganzábal 4 2 7 4 Patricio Cornejo 6 6 5 6 Ricardo Cano Guillermo Vilas 3 6 4 6 6 Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol 6 4 6 3 4 Guillermo Vilas 13 1 7 6 1 Patricio Cornejo 11 6 9 3 6 Julián Ganzábal 3 11 7 2 1 Jaime Fillol 6 9 5 6 6 Americas Inter-Zonal Final United States vs. Chile United States Chile Burns Park Tennis Club, North Little Rock, AR, United Stateshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-AMI-M-USA-CHI-01 United States v Chile daviscup.com 3–5 August 1973 Hard 4 0 Tom Gorman 17 6 4 6 Jaime Fillol 15 4 6 3 Stan Smith 7 6 8 6 Patricio Cornejo 9 2 6 4 Stan Smith Erik van Dillen 7 37 8 6 6 Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol 9 39 6 1 3 Tom Gorman 6 6 6 Patricio Cornejo 3 1 1 Stan Smith Jaime Fillol 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).Davis Cup - General Records https://www.daviscup.com/en/statistics/general-records.aspx daviscup.com 5 November 2019 References External links Davis Cup official website https://web.archive.org/web/20101018182625/http://www.daviscup.com/ October 18, 2010 Category:Davis Cup Americas Zone America Zone Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup