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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.[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[edit]

Preliminary rounds[edit]

Draw[edit]

First Round
23–25 February		Qualifying Round
9–11 March
Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
 Colombia4
Bogotá, Colombia
 Canada1
 Colombia3
 Caribbean/West Indies2
bye
 Caribbean/West Indies
 Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
bye
 Mexico4
 Venezuela1
bye
 Venezuela

First round[edit]

Colombia vs. Canada


Colombia
4 		Bogotá, Colombia[5]
23–25 February 1973
Clay
Canada
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Colombia
Canada 		Iván Molina
Mike Belkin 		9
7 		         
retired
2 Colombia
Canada 		Jairo Velasco
Tony Bardsley 		5
7 		6
1 		6
3 		6
1 		   
3 Colombia
Canada 		Iván Molina / Jairo Velasco
Tony Bardsley / Donald McCormick 		6
3 		6
4 		6
3 		     
4 Colombia
Canada 		Javier Restrepo
Tony Bardsley 		6
8 		5
7 		1
6 		     
5 Colombia
Canada 		Jairo Velasco
Donald McCormick 		6
2 		6
3 		7
5 		     

Qualifying round[edit]

Colombia vs. Caribbean/West Indies


Colombia
3 		Bogotá, Colombia[6]
9–11 March 1973
Caribbean/West Indies
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Colombia
Cricket West Indies 		Iván Molina
Richard Russell 		6
3 		6
1 		6
4 		     
2 Colombia
Cricket West Indies 		Jairo Velasco
Leo Rolle 		6
1 		6
2 		6
1 		     
3 Colombia
Cricket West Indies 		Iván Molina / Jairo Velasco
Alan Price / Michael Valdez 		3
6 		4
6 		6
1 		6
0 		4
6 		 
4 Colombia
Cricket West Indies 		Jairo Velasco
Richard Russell 		3
6 		6
3 		6
3 		4
6 		2
6 		 
5 Colombia
Cricket West Indies 		Iván Molina
Leo Rolle 		6
3 		6
1 		6
0 		     

Mexico vs. Venezuela


Mexico
4 		Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico[7]
9–11 March 1973
Clay
Venezuela
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Mexico
Venezuela 		Raúl Ramírez
Jorge Andrew 		6
2 		6
4 		6
3 		     
2 Mexico
Venezuela 		Vicente Zarazúa
Humphrey Hose 		5
7 		3
6 		6
3 		1
6 		   
3 Mexico
Venezuela 		Raúl Ramírez / Vicente Zarazúa
Jorge Andrew / Humphrey Hose 		6
4 		6
2 		6
2 		     
4 Mexico
Venezuela 		Raúl Ramírez
Humphrey Hose 		6
2 		6
4 		7
5 		     
5 Mexico
Venezuela 		Vicente Zarazúa
Jorge Andrew 		6
4 		6
4 		6
3 		     

Main Draw[edit]

Draw[edit]

Semifinals
23–25 March		Final
11–13 May
 United States4
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
bye
 United States4
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 Mexico1
 Mexico5
 Colombia0

Semifinals[edit]

Mexico vs. Colombia


Mexico
5 		Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico[8]
23–25 March 1973
Clay
Colombia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Mexico
Colombia 		Raúl Ramírez
Iván Molina 		6
3 		6
8 		6
4 		6
2 		   
2 Mexico
Colombia 		Joaquín Loyo Mayo
Jairo Velasco 		5
7 		6
2 		5
7 		6
3 		7
5 		 
3 Mexico
Colombia 		Raúl Ramírez / Vicente Zarazúa
Iván Molina / Jairo Velasco 		6
3 		3
6 		8
6 		6
3 		   
4 Mexico
Colombia 		Joaquín Loyo Mayo
Iván Molina 		2
6 		6
4 		6
1 		6
3 		   
5 Mexico
Colombia 		Raúl Ramírez
Jairo Velasco 		6
1 		6
3 		6
3 		     

Final[edit]

Mexico vs. United States


Mexico
1 		Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico[2]
11–13 May 1973
Clay
United States
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Mexico
United States 		Raúl Ramírez
Tom Gorman 		6
4 		6
2 		6
3 		     
2 Mexico
United States 		Joaquín Loyo Mayo
Harold Solomon 		5
7 		4
6 		5
7 		     
3 Mexico
United States 		Raúl Ramírez / Vicente Zarazúa
Tom Gorman / Erik van Dillen 		5
7 		14
12 		3
6 		4
6 		   
4 Mexico
United States 		Raúl Ramírez
Harold Solomon 		6
8 		5
7 		5
7 		     
5 Mexico
United States 		Luis Baraldi
Dick Stockton 		6
2 		1
6 		3
6 		6
8 		   

South America Zone[edit]

Preliminary rounds[edit]

Draw[edit]

First Round
23–25 February		Qualifying Round
2–4 March; 23–25 March
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
 Argentina5
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
 Ecuador0
 Argentina4
 Brazil1
bye
 Brazil
 Uruguay
Punta del Este, Uruguay
bye
 Uruguay0
 South Africa5
bye
 South Africa

First round[edit]

Argentina vs. Ecuador


Argentina
5 		Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[9]
23–25 February 1973
Clay
Ecuador
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Argentina
Ecuador 		Guillermo Vilas
Ricardo Ycaza 		6
2 		6
3 		6
2 		     
2 Argentina
Ecuador 		Julián Ganzábal
Miguel Olvera 		6
4 		8
6 		6
2 		     
3 Argentina
Ecuador 		Ricardo Cano / Guillermo Vilas
Miguel Olvera / Ricardo Ycaza 		6
4 		6
3 		6
4 		     
4 Argentina
Ecuador 		Héctor Romani
Ricardo Ycaza 		6
1 		6
1 		6
2 		     
5 Argentina
Ecuador 		Guillermo Vilas
Miguel Olvera 		6
3 		6
2 		6
0 		     

Qualifying round[edit]

Argentina vs. Brazil


Argentina
4 		Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[10]
23–25 March 1973
Clay
Brazil
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Argentina
Brazil 		Julián Ganzábal
José Edison Mandarino 		3
6 		8
6 		3
6 		4
6 		   
2 Argentina
Brazil 		Guillermo Vilas
Jorge Paulo Lemann 		6
2 		6
3 		1
6 		6
2 		   
3 Argentina
Brazil 		Ricardo Cano / Guillermo Vilas
Carlos Kirmayr / Luis Felipe Tavares 		4
6 		6
4 		6
2 		6
1 		   
4 Argentina
Brazil 		Julián Ganzábal
Jorge Paulo Lemann 		10
8 		7
5 		6
4 		     
5 Argentina
Brazil 		Guillermo Vilas
Carlos Kirmayr 		4
6 		7
5 		6
0 		6
2 		   

Uruguay vs. South Africa


Uruguay
0 		Punta del Este, Uruguay[11]
2–4 March 1973
South Africa
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Uruguay
South Africa 		Alberto Laborde
Frew McMillan 		0
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
2 Uruguay
South Africa 		Gustavo Stapf
Pat Cramer 		0
6 		1
6 		6
4 		1
6 		   
3 Uruguay
South Africa 		José Luis Damiani / Mario Laborde
Pat Cramer / Frew McMillan 		3
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
4 Uruguay
South Africa 		Alberto Laborde
Pat Cramer 		0
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
5 Uruguay
South Africa 		Gustavo Stapf
Ray Moore 		8
10 		0
6 		3
6 		     

Main Draw[edit]

Draw[edit]

Semifinals
13–15 April		Final
4–6 May
 Chile3
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
bye2
 Chile3
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
 Argentina2
 Argentina4
 South Africa1

Semifinals[edit]

Argentina vs. South Africa


Argentina
4 		Montevideo, Uruguay[12]
13–15 April 1973
Clay
South Africa
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Argentina
South Africa 		Julián Ganzábal
Pat Cramer 		6
2 		6
0 		3
6 		6
0 		   
2 Argentina
South Africa 		Guillermo Vilas
Bernard Mitton 		6
1 		6
3 		6
4 		     
3 Argentina
South Africa 		Ricardo Cano / Guillermo Vilas
Deon Joubert / Bernard Mitton 		3
6 		6
2 		6
1 		6
8 		3
6 		 
4 Argentina
South Africa 		Guillermo Vilas
Deon Joubert 		6
2 		6
2 		6
1 		     
5 Argentina
South Africa 		Julián Ganzábal
Bernard Mitton 		6
3 		5
7 		2
6 		6
2 		6
2 		 

Final[edit]

Argentina vs. Chile


Argentina
2 		Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[3]
4–6 May 1973
Clay
Chile
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Argentina
Chile 		Guillermo Vilas
Jaime Fillol 		6
3 		6
3 		6
0 		     
2 Argentina
Chile 		Julián Ganzábal
Patricio Cornejo 		4
6 		2
6 		7
5 		4
6 		   
3 Argentina
Chile 		Ricardo Cano / Guillermo Vilas
Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol 		3
6 		6
4 		4
6 		6
3 		6
4 		 
4 Argentina
Chile 		Guillermo Vilas
Patricio Cornejo 		13
11 		1
6 		7
9 		6
3 		1
6 		 
5 Argentina
Chile 		Julián Ganzábal
Jaime Fillol 		3
6 		11
9 		7
5 		2
6 		1
6 		 

Americas Inter-Zonal Final[edit]

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 United States
Chile 		Tom Gorman
Jaime Fillol 		17
15 		6
4 		4
6 		6
3 		   
2 United States
Chile 		Stan Smith
Patricio Cornejo 		7
9 		6
2 		8
6 		6
4 		   
3 United States
Chile 		Stan Smith / Erik van Dillen
Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol 		7
9 		37
39 		8
6 		6
1 		6
3 		 
4 United States
Chile 		Tom Gorman
Patricio Cornejo 		6
3 		6
1 		6
1 		     
5 United States
Chile 		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).[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ a b "Mexico v United States". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ a b "Argentina v Chile". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ a b "United States v Chile". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Colombia v Canada". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Colombia v Caribbean/West Indies". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Mexico v Venezuela". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Mexico v Colombia". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Argentina v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Argentina v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Uruguay v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Argentina v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Davis Cup - General Records". daviscup.com. Retrieved 5 November 2019.

External links[edit]

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