1973 Davis Cup Americas Zone#Americas Inter-Zonal Final
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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.{{cite book|author=Bud Collins|title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis|year=2010|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=[New York]|isbn=978-0942257700|pages=495–506|edition=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==
{{8TeamBracket-info
| maxround = 2
| RD1-date=23–25 February
| RD2-date=9–11 March
| RD1-name=First Round
| RD2-name=Qualifying Round
| team-width=14
| RD1T1-loc=Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|COL}} | RD1-score1=4
| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{davis|CAN}} | RD1-score2=1
| RD1T2-loc=
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=bye | RD1-score3=
| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|Caribbean/West Indies}} | RD1-score4=
| RD1T3-loc=
| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5={{davis|MEX}} | RD1-score5=
| RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=bye | RD1-score6=
| RD1T4-loc=
| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=bye | RD1-score7=
| RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{davis|VEN|1930}} | RD1-score8=
| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|COL}} | RD2-score1=3
| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|Caribbean/West Indies}} | RD2-score2=2
| RD2T2-loc=Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{davis|MEX}} | RD2-score3=4
| RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{davis|VEN|1954}} | RD2-score4=1
}}
==First round==
Colombia vs. Canada
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Colombia
|team2=Canada
|venue=Bogotá, Colombia{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-NAM-PR-COL-CAN-01|title=Colombia v Canada|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=23–25 February 1973
|surface=Clay
|score1=4
|score2=1
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Iván Molina |9 | | | | |T2P1=Mike Belkin |7 | | | | |re2=2 }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Jairo Velasco |5 |6 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Tony Bardsley |7 |1 |3 |1 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Iván Molina |T1P2=Jairo Velasco |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Tony Bardsley |T2P2=Donald McCormick |3 |4 |3 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Javier Restrepo |6 |5 |1 | | |T2P1=Tony Bardsley |8 |7 |6 | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Jairo Velasco |6 |6 |7 | | |T2P1=Donald McCormick |2 |3 |5 | | }}
|}}
==Qualifying round==
Colombia vs. Caribbean/West Indies
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Colombia
|team2=Caribbean/West Indies
|venue=Bogotá, Colombia{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-NAM-PR-COL-CAR-01|title=Colombia v Caribbean/West Indies|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=9–11 March 1973
|surface=
|score1=3
|score2=2
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Iván Molina |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Richard Russell |3 |1 |4 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Jairo Velasco |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Leo Rolle |1 |2 |1 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Iván Molina |T1P2=Jairo Velasco |3 |4 |6 |6 |4 |T2P1=Alan Price |T2P2=Michael Valdez |6 |6 |1 |0 |6 }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Jairo Velasco |3 |6 |6 |4 |2 |T2P1=Richard Russell |6 |3 |3 |6 |6 }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Iván Molina |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Leo Rolle |3 |1 |0 | | }}
|}}
Mexico vs. Venezuela
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Mexico
|team2=Venezuela |team2-var=1930
|venue=Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-NAM-PR-MEX-VEN-01|title=Mexico v Venezuela|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=9–11 March 1973
|surface=Clay
|score1=4
|score2=1
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Raúl Ramírez |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Jorge Andrew |2 |4 |3 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Vicente Zarazúa |5 |3 |6 |1 | |T2P1=Humphrey Hose |7 |6 |3 |6 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Raúl Ramírez |T1P2=Vicente Zarazúa |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Jorge Andrew |T2P2=Humphrey Hose |4 |2 |2 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Raúl Ramírez |6 |6 |7 | | |T2P1=Humphrey Hose |2 |4 |5 | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Vicente Zarazúa |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Jorge Andrew |4 |4 |3 | | }}
|}}
=Main Draw=
==Draw==
{{4TeamBracket-info
| RD1-date=23–25 March
| RD2-date=11–13 May
| RD1T1-loc=
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|USA}} | RD1-score1=4
| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=
| RD1T2-loc=Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|MEX}} | RD1-score3=5
| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|COL}} | RD1-score4=0
| RD2T1-loc=Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|USA}} | RD2-score1=4
| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|MEX}} | RD2-score2=1
}}
==Semifinals==
Mexico vs. Colombia
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Mexico
|team2=Colombia
|venue=Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-NAM-M-MEX-COL-01|title=Mexico v Colombia|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=23–25 March 1973
|surface=Clay
|score1=5
|score2=0
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Raúl Ramírez |6 |6 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Iván Molina |3 |8 |4 |2 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Joaquín Loyo Mayo |5 |6 |5 |6 |7 |T2P1=Jairo Velasco |7 |2 |7 |3 |5 }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Raúl Ramírez |T1P2=Vicente Zarazúa |6 |3 |8 |6 | |T2P1=Iván Molina |T2P2=Jairo Velasco |3 |6 |6 |3 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Joaquín Loyo Mayo |2 |6 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Iván Molina |6 |4 |1 |3 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Raúl Ramírez |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Jairo Velasco |1 |3 |3 | | }}
|}}
==Final==
Mexico vs. United States
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Mexico
|team2=United States
|venue=Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-NAM-M-MEX-USA-01|title=Mexico v United States|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=11–13 May 1973
|surface=Clay
|score1=1
|score2=4
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Raúl Ramírez |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Tom Gorman |4 |2 |3 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Joaquín Loyo Mayo |5 |4 |5 | | |T2P1=Harold Solomon |7 |6 |7 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Raúl Ramírez |T1P2=Vicente Zarazúa |5 |14 |3 |4 | |T2P1=Tom Gorman |T2P2=Erik van Dillen |7 |12 |6 |6 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Raúl Ramírez |6 |5 |5 | | |T2P1=Harold Solomon |8 |7 |7 | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Luis Baraldi |6 |1 |3 |6 | |T2P1=Dick Stockton |2 |6 |6 |8 | }}
|}}
South America Zone
=Preliminary rounds=
==Draw==
{{8TeamBracket-info
| maxround = 2
| RD1-date=23–25 February
| RD2-date=2–4 March; 23–25 March
| RD1-name=First Round
| RD2-name=Qualifying Round
| RD1T1-loc=Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|ARG}} | RD1-score1=5
| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{davis|ECU|1900}} | RD1-score2=0
| RD1T2-loc=
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=bye | RD1-score3=
| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|BRA|1968}} | RD1-score4=
| RD1T3-loc=
| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5={{davis|URU}} | RD1-score5=
| RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=bye | RD1-score6=
| RD1T4-loc=
| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=bye | RD1-score7=
| RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{davis|RSA|1928}} | RD1-score8=
| RD2T1-loc=Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|ARG}} | RD2-score1=4
| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|BRA|1968}} | RD2-score2=1
| RD2T2-loc=Punta del Este, Uruguay
| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{davis|URU}} | RD2-score3=0
| RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{davis|RSA|1928}} | RD2-score4=5
}}
==First round==
Argentina vs. Ecuador
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Argentina
|team2=Ecuador |team2-var=1900
|venue=Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-SAM-PR-ARG-ECU-01|title=Argentina v Ecuador|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=23–25 February 1973
|surface=Clay
|score1=5
|score2=0
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Guillermo Vilas |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Ricardo Ycaza |2 |3 |2 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Julián Ganzábal |6 |8 |6 | | |T2P1=Miguel Olvera |4 |6 |2 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Ricardo Cano |T1P2=Guillermo Vilas |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Miguel Olvera |T2P2=Ricardo Ycaza |4 |3 |4 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Héctor Romani |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Ricardo Ycaza |1 |1 |2 | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Guillermo Vilas |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Miguel Olvera |3 |2 |0 | | }}
|}}
==Qualifying round==
Argentina vs. Brazil
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Argentina
|team2=Brazil |team2-var=1968
|venue=Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-SAM-PR-ARG-BRA-01|title=Argentina v Brazil|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=23–25 March 1973
|surface=Clay
|score1=4
|score2=1
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Julián Ganzábal |3 |8 |3 |4 | |T2P1=José Edison Mandarino |6 |6 |6 |6 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Guillermo Vilas |6 |6 |1 |6 | |T2P1=Jorge Paulo Lemann |2 |3 |6 |2 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Ricardo Cano |T1P2=Guillermo Vilas |4 |6 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Carlos Kirmayr |T2P2=Luis Felipe Tavares |6 |4 |2 |1 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Julián Ganzábal |10 |7 |6 | | |T2P1=Jorge Paulo Lemann |8 |5 |4 | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Guillermo Vilas |4 |7 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Carlos Kirmayr |6 |5 |0 |2 | }}
|}}
Uruguay vs. South Africa
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Uruguay
|team2=South Africa |team2-var=1928
|venue=Punta del Este, Uruguay{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-SAM-PR-URU-RSA-01|title=Uruguay v South Africa|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=2–4 March 1973
|surface=
|score1=0
|score2=5
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Alberto Laborde |0 |2 |1 | | |T2P1=Frew McMillan |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Gustavo Stapf |0 |1 |6 |1 | |T2P1=Pat Cramer |6 |6 |4 |6 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=José Luis Damiani |T1P2=Mario Laborde |3 |2 |2 | | |T2P1=Pat Cramer |T2P2=Frew McMillan |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Alberto Laborde |0 |1 |0 | | |T2P1=Pat Cramer |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Gustavo Stapf |8 |0 |3 | | |T2P1=Ray Moore |10 |6 |6 | | }}
|}}
=Main Draw=
==Draw==
{{4TeamBracket-info
| RD1-date=13–15 April
| RD2-date=4–6 May
| RD1T1-loc=
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|CHI}} | RD1-score1=3
| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=2
| RD1T2-loc=Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|ARG}} | RD1-score3=4
| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|RSA|1928}} | RD1-score4=1
| RD2T1-loc=Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|CHI}} | RD2-score1=3
| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|ARG}} | RD2-score2=2
}}
==Semifinals==
Argentina vs. South Africa
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Argentina
|team2=South Africa |team2-var=1928
|venue=Montevideo, Uruguay{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-SAM-M-ARG-RSA-01|title=Argentina v South Africa|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=13–15 April 1973
|surface=Clay
|score1=4
|score2=1
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Julián Ganzábal |6 |6 |3 |6 | |T2P1=Pat Cramer |2 |0 |6 |0 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Guillermo Vilas |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Bernard Mitton |1 |3 |4 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Ricardo Cano |T1P2=Guillermo Vilas |3 |6 |6 |6 |3 |T2P1=Deon Joubert |T2P2=Bernard Mitton |6 |2 |1 |8 |6 }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Guillermo Vilas |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Deon Joubert |2 |2 |1 | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Julián Ganzábal |6 |5 |2 |6 |6 |T2P1=Bernard Mitton |3 |7 |6 |2 |2 }}
|}}
==Final==
Argentina vs. Chile
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Argentina
|team2=Chile
|venue=Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-SAM-M-ARG-CHI-01|title=Argentina v Chile|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=4–6 May 1973
|surface=Clay
|score1=2
|score2=3
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Guillermo Vilas |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Jaime Fillol |3 |3 |0 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Julián Ganzábal |4 |2 |7 |4 | |T2P1=Patricio Cornejo |6 |6 |5 |6 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Ricardo Cano |T1P2=Guillermo Vilas |3 |6 |4 |6 |6 |T2P1=Patricio Cornejo |T2P2=Jaime Fillol |6 |4 |6 |3 |4 }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Guillermo Vilas |13 |1 |7 |6 |1 |T2P1=Patricio Cornejo |11 |6 |9 |3 |6 }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Julián Ganzábal |3 |11 |7 |2 |1 |T2P1=Jaime Fillol |6 |9 |5 |6 |6 }}
|}}
Americas Inter-Zonal Final
United States vs. Chile
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=United States
|team2=Chile
|venue=Burns Park Tennis Club, North Little Rock, AR, United States{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-AMI-M-USA-CHI-01|title=United States v Chile|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=3–5 August 1973
|surface=Hard
|score1=4
|score2=0
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Tom Gorman |17 |6 |4 |6 | |T2P1=Jaime Fillol |15 |4 |6 |3 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Stan Smith |7 |6 |8 |6 | |T2P1=Patricio Cornejo |9 |2 |6 |4 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Stan Smith |T1P2=Erik van Dillen |7 |37 |8 |6 |6 |T2P1=Patricio Cornejo |T2P2=Jaime Fillol |9 |39 |6 |1 |3 }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Tom Gorman |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Patricio Cornejo |3 |1 |1 | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Stan Smith | | | | | |T2P1=Jaime Fillol | | | | | |np=}}
}}
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).{{cite web |title=Davis Cup - General Records |url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/statistics/general-records.aspx |website=daviscup.com |accessdate=5 November 2019}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.daviscup.com Davis Cup official website]