1973 Davis Cup

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.

1973 Davis Cup
Details
Duration10 November 1972 – 2 December 1973
Edition62nd
Teams53
Champion
Winning Nation Australia
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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
Main article: 1973 Davis Cup Americas Zone

Preliminary Rounds
  First Round
23–25 February		 Qualifying Round
9–11 March
                 
Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
  Colombia 4  
Bogotá, Colombia
  Canada 1  
    Colombia 3
    Caribbean/West Indies 2
 bye
  Caribbean/West Indies  
  Mexico  
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 bye  
    Mexico 4
    Venezuela 1
 bye
  Venezuela  

Main Draw
  Semifinals
23–25 March		 Final
11–13 May
                 
 
    United States  
   bye     Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
      United States 4
  Mexico City, Mexico (clay)     Mexico 1
    Mexico 5
    Colombia 0  

Preliminary Rounds
  First Round
23–25 February		 Qualifying Round
2–4 March; 23–25 March
                 
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
  Argentina 5  
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
  Ecuador 0  
    Argentina 4
    Brazil 1
 bye
  Brazil  
  Uruguay  
Punta del Este, Uruguay
 bye  
    Uruguay 0
    South Africa 5
 bye
  South Africa  

Main Draw
  Semifinals
13–15 April		 Final
4–6 May
                 
 
    Chile  
   bye     Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
      Chile 3
  Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)     Argentina 2
    Argentina 4
    South Africa 1  

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
Chile
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Tom Gorman
Jaime Fillol		 17
15		 6
4		 4
6 		6
3		    
2
Stan Smith
Patricio Cornejo		 7
9 		6
2		 8
6		 6
4		    
3
Stan Smith / Erik van Dillen
Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol		 7
9 		37
39 		8
6		 6
1		 6
3		  
4
Tom Gorman
Patricio Cornejo		 6
3		 6
1		 6
1		      
5
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
Main article: 1973 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

Preliminary Round
  Preliminary Round
23–28 March
       
  Seoul, South Korea
    South Korea 1
    Japan 4
  Jakarta, Indonesia
    Indonesia 5
    Hong Kong 0
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    Malaysia 0
    Pakistan 3
  Penang, Malaysia (grass)
    South Vietnam 3
    Sri Lanka 0

Main Draw
  Quarterfinals
9–15 April		 Semifinals
20–22 April		 Final
4–6 May
                           
 
    Australia  
   bye     Tokyo, Japan
      Australia 4  
  Tokyo, Japan     Japan 1  
    Japan 3
    Indonesia 0     Madras, India
      Australia 4
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (grass)       India 0
    Pakistan 4  
    South Vietnam 1     Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (grass)
      Pakistan 0
      India 4  
   bye
    India  

Final

India vs. Australia


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

Europe Zone
Main article: 1973 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Preliminary Round
  Preliminary Round
13–22 April
       
  Vienna, Austria
    Austria 3
    Monaco 0
  Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard)
    Ireland 0
    Norway 5
  Athens, Greece
    Greece 3
    Finland 2

Main Draw
  First Round
3–6 May		 Quarterfinals
18–20 May		 Semifinals
20–22 July		 Final
3–5 August
                                     
  Romania  
Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)
 bye  
    Romania 3  
Tel Aviv, Israel (hard)
    Netherlands 2  
  Israel 1
Bucharest, Romania (clay)
  Netherlands 4  
    Romania 4  
    New Zealand 1  
  Yugoslavia  
Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay)
 bye  
    Yugoslavia 2
Vienna, Austria (clay)
    New Zealand 3  
  Austria 2
Bucharest, Romania
  New Zealand 3  
    Romania 3
Oslo, Norway (clay)
    Soviet Union 2
  Norway 3  
Oslo, Norway (clay)
  Denmark 2  
    Norway 0
    France 5  
 bye
Moscow, Soviet Union
  France  
    France 2
Athens, Greece
    Soviet Union 3  
  Greece 1  
Budapest, Hungary
  Hungary 4  
    Hungary 2
    Soviet Union 3  
 bye
  Soviet Union  

Final

Romania vs. Soviet Union


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

Preliminary Round
  Preliminary Round
10–12 November 1972; 6–22 April
       
  Cairo, Egypt
    Egypt 5
    Turkey 0
  Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
    Portugal 0
     Switzerland 5
  Sofia, Bulgaria
    Bulgaria 5
    Iran 0
  Casablanca, Morocco
    Morocco 5
    Luxembourg 0

Main Draw
  First Round
27 April–6 May		 Quarterfinals
18–20 May		 Semifinals
20–22 July		 Final
3–5 August
                                     
  Czechoslovakia  
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
 bye  
    Czechoslovakia 4  
Cairo, Egypt
    Egypt 1  
  Egypt 4
Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
  Poland 1  
    Czechoslovakia 3  
    West Germany 2  
  Great Britain  
Munich, West Germany (clay)
 bye  
    Great Britain 1
Geneva, Switzerland
    West Germany 4  
   Switzerland 0
Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
  West Germany 3  
    Czechoslovakia 4
Sofia, Bulgaria
    Italy 1
  Bulgaria 3  
Reggio Emilia, Italy (clay)
  Belgium 2  
    Bulgaria 0
    Italy 5  
 bye
Turin, Italy
  Italy  
    Italy 3
Rabat, Morocco (clay)
    Spain 2  
  Morocco 1  
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
  Sweden 4  
    Sweden 2
    Spain 3  
 bye
  Spain  

Final

Czechoslovakia vs. Italy


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

Inter-Zonal Zone

Draw
  Semifinals
17–19 August; 16–18 November		 Final
30 November–2 December
                 
  Melbourne, Australia
  EUR-B   Czechoslovakia 1  
  EAS   Australia 4     Cleveland, OH, United States (indoor carpet)
    EAS   Australia 5
  Alamo, CA, United States (hard)   AME   United States 0
  AME   United States 4
  EUR-A   Romania 1  

Semifinals

Australia vs. Czechoslovakia


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

United States vs. Romania


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

Final

United States vs. Australia


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

References
  1. 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. "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.
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  9. "Australia v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  10. "United States v Romania". daviscup.com.
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