1973 Davis Cup
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Duration | 10 November 1972 – 2 December 1973 |
Edition | 62nd |
Teams | 53 |
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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. 53 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' 5-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[]
North & Central America Zone[]
Preliminary Rounds[]
First Round 23–25 February |
Qualifying Round 9–11 March | |||||||
Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | ||||||||
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Bogotá, Colombia | ||||||||
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Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | ||||||||
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Main Draw[]
Semifinals 23–25 March |
Final 11–13 May | |||||||||
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bye | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | |||||||||
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South America Zone[]
Preliminary Rounds[]
First Round 23–25 February |
Qualifying Round 2–4 March; 23–25 March | |||||||
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | ||||||||
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Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | ||||||||
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Punta del Este, Uruguay | ||||||||
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Main Draw[]
Semifinals 13–15 April |
Final 4–6 May | |||||||||
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bye | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | |||||||||
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Americas Inter-Zonal Final[]
United States vs. Chile
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Burns Park Tennis Club, North Little Rock, AR, United States[4] 3–5 August 1973 Hard |
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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[]
Preliminary Round[]
Preliminary Round 23–28 March | |||||
Seoul, South Korea | |||||
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Jakarta, Indonesia | |||||
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |||||
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Main Draw[]
Quarterfinals 9–15 April |
Semifinals 20–22 April |
Final 4–6 May | |||||||||||||
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bye | Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||||||||
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0 | Madras, India | |||||||||||||
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Final[]
India vs. Australia
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Madras, India[6] 4–6 May 1973 |
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Europe Zone[]
Zone A[]
Preliminary Round[]
Preliminary Round 13–22 April | |||||
Vienna, Austria | |||||
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Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard) | |||||
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Athens, Greece | |||||
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Main Draw[]
First Round 3–6 May |
Quarterfinals 18–20 May |
Semifinals 20–22 July |
Final 3–5 August | |||||||||||||||
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Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Tel Aviv, Israel (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Bucharest, Romania (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Vienna, Austria (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Bucharest, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||
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Oslo, Norway (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Moscow, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||
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Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||
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Final[]
Romania vs. Soviet Union
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Bucharest, Romania[7] 3–5 August 1973 Clay |
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Zone B[]
Preliminary Round[]
Preliminary Round 10–12 November 1972; 6–22 April | |||||
Cairo, Egypt | |||||
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Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | |||||
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Sofia, Bulgaria | |||||
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Casablanca, Morocco | |||||
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Main Draw[]
First Round 27 April–6 May |
Quarterfinals 18–20 May |
Semifinals 20–22 July |
Final 3–5 August | |||||||||||||||
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Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Turin, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||
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Final[]
Czechoslovakia vs. Italy
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Prague, Czechoslovakia[8] 3–5 August 1973 Clay |
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Inter-Zonal Zone[]
Draw[]
Semifinals 17–19 August; 16–18 November |
Final 30 November–2 December | |||||||||
Melbourne, Australia | ||||||||||
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4 | Cleveland, OH, United States (indoor carpet) | |||||||
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Alamo, CA, United States (hard) | AME | ![]() |
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Semifinals[]
Australia vs. Czechoslovakia
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Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia[9] 16–18 November 1973 Grass |
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United States vs. Romania
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Round Hill Country Club, Alamo, CA, United States[10] 17–19 August 1973 Hard |
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Final[]
United States vs. Australia
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Public Auditorium, Cleveland, OH, United States[3] 30 November–2 December 1973 Carpet (indoors) |
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References[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.
- ^ a b "United States v Australia". daviscup.com.
- ^ "United States v Chile". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Davis Cup - General Records". daviscup.com. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "India v Australia". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Romania v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Czechoslovakia v Italy". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Australia v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
- ^ "United States v Romania". daviscup.com.
External links[]
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- 1973 in Czechoslovak sport
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