1973 Davis Cup Americas Zone
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.[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) | ||||||||
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4 | |||||||
Bogotá, Colombia | ||||||||
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2 | |||||||
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Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
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4 | |||||||
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1 | |||||||
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First Round[]
Colombia vs. Canada
![]() Colombia 4 |
Bogotá, Colombia[5] 23–25 February 1973 Clay |
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Qualifying Round[]
Colombia vs. Caribbean/West Indies
![]() Colombia 3 |
Bogotá, Colombia[6] 9–11 March 1973 |
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Mexico vs. Venezuela
![]() Mexico 4 |
Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico[7] 9–11 March 1973 Clay |
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Main Draw[]
Draw[]
Semifinals 23–25 March |
Final 11–13 May | |||||||||
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bye | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | |||||||||
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Semifinals[]
Mexico vs. Colombia
![]() Mexico 5 |
Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico[8] 23–25 March 1973 Clay |
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Final[]
Mexico vs. United States
![]() Mexico 1 |
Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico[2] 11–13 May 1973 Clay |
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South America Zone[]
Preliminary Rounds[]
Draw[]
First Round 23–25 February |
Qualifying Round 2–4 March; 23–25 March | |||||||
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | ||||||||
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5 | |||||||
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | ||||||||
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4 | |||||||
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bye | ||||||||
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Punta del Este, Uruguay | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
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0 | |||||||
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5 | |||||||
bye | ||||||||
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First Round[]
Argentina vs. Ecuador
![]() Argentina 5 |
Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[9] 23–25 February 1973 Clay |
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Qualifying Round[]
Argentina vs. Brazil
![]() Argentina 4 |
Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[10] 23–25 March 1973 Clay |
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Uruguay vs. South Africa
![]() Uruguay 0 |
Punta del Este, Uruguay[11] 2–4 March 1973 |
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Main Draw[]
Draw[]
Semifinals 13–15 April |
Final 4–6 May | |||||||||
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bye | 2 | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | ||||||||
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3 | |||||||||
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2 | ||||||||
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4 | |||||||||
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1 |
Semifinals[]
Argentina vs. South Africa
![]() Argentina 4 |
Montevideo, Uruguay[12] 13–15 April 1973 Clay |
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Final[]
Argentina vs. Chile
![]() Argentina 2 |
Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[3] 4–6 May 1973 Clay |
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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 |
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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).[13]
References[]
- ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ a b "Mexico v United States". daviscup.com.
- ^ a b "Argentina v Chile". daviscup.com.
- ^ a b "United States v Chile". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Colombia v Canada". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Colombia v Caribbean/West Indies". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Mexico v Venezuela". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Mexico v Colombia". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Argentina v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Argentina v Brazil". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Uruguay v South Africa". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Argentina v South Africa". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Davis Cup - General Records". daviscup.com. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
External links[]
- Davis Cup Americas Zone
- 1973 Davis Cup
- 1973 in American tennis
- 1973 in Argentine tennis
- 1973 in Colombian sport
- 1973 in Chilean sport
- 1973 in Mexican tennis
- 1973 in Uruguayan sport