# 1972 Davis Cup > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1972_Davis_Cup > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1972_Davis_Cup.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_Davis_Cup > Source revision: 1354069233 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1972 edition of the Davis Cup 1972 Davis Cup Details Duration 20 March – 15 October 1972 Edition 61st Teams 52 Champion Winning nation United States ← 1971 1973 → The **1972 Davis Cup** was the 61st edition of the [Davis Cup](/source/Davis_Cup), the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 55 teams would enter the competition, 33 in the Europe Zone, 11 in the Americas Zone, and 11 in the Eastern Zone. From this year's tournament onward, the Challenge Round was abolished, meaning the defending champion would now play in all matches rather than receiving a bye to the final, and the winner of the Inter-Zonal Zone would win the Davis Cup. The [United States](/source/United_States_Davis_Cup_team) defeated [Chile](/source/Chile_Davis_Cup_team) in the Americas Inter-Zonal final, [Australia](/source/Australia_Davis_Cup_team) defeated [India](/source/India_Davis_Cup_team) in the Eastern Inter-Zonal final, and [Romania](/source/Romania_Davis_Cup_team) and [Spain](/source/Spain_Davis_Cup_team) were the winners of the two Europe Zones, defeating the [Soviet Union](/source/Soviet_Union_Davis_Cup_team) and [Czechoslovakia](/source/Czechoslovakia_Davis_Cup_team) respectively. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, the United States defeated Spain and Romania defeated Australia in the semifinals. The United States then defeated Romania in the final, giving the United States their fifth straight title. The final was played at the [Club Sportiv Progresul](/source/Arenele_BNR) in [Bucharest](/source/Bucharest), Romania on 13–15 October.[1][2][3] ## Americas Zone Further information: [1972 Davis Cup Americas Zone](/source/1972_Davis_Cup_Americas_Zone) ### North & Central America Zone Semifinals 20–22 March; 12–14 May Final 16–18 June Kingston, Jamaica (indoor carpet) United States 4 Mexico City, Mexico (clay) Caribbean/West Indies 1 United States 5 Vancouver, Canada (clay) Mexico 0 Canada 2 Mexico 3 ### South America Zone Quarterfinals 20–26 March Semifinals 8–10 April Final 21–23 April Argentina Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay) bye Argentina 2 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Brazil 3 Brazil 4 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Venezuela 0 Brazil 2 Santiago, Chile Chile 3 Chile 4 Santiago, Chile Peru 1 Chile 4 Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) Colombia 1 Ecuador 1 Colombia 4 ### Americas Inter-Zonal Final **Chile vs. United States** Chile 0 Stade Français, Santiago, Chile[4] 21–24 July 1972 United States 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jaime Pinto Bravo Stan Smith 1 6 5 7 2 6 2 Patricio Cornejo Harold Solomon 7 9 6 4 1 6 6 3 2 6 3 Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol Stan Smith / Erik van Dillen 2 6 4 6 6 4 6 3 3 6 4 Jaime Pinto Bravo Harold Solomon 1 6 1 6 2 6 5 Patricio Cornejo Stan Smith 4 6 6 1 7 9 1 6 ## Eastern Zone Further information: [1972 Davis Cup Eastern Zone](/source/1972_Davis_Cup_Eastern_Zone) ### Zone A Quarterfinals 24–26 March Semifinals 8–16 April Final 28–30 April Australia Seoul, South Korea bye Australia 5 South Korea 0 South Korea w/o Tokyo, Japan Philippines Australia 4 Saigon, South Vietnam Japan 1 South Vietnam 5 Saigon, South Vietnam Chinese Taipei 0 South Vietnam 2 Hong Kong Japan 3 Hong Kong 0 Japan 5 ### Zone B Semifinals 1–3 April Final 28–30 April Lucknow, India India 5 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Ceylon 0 India 5 Malaysia 0 Malaysia w/o Pakistan ### Eastern Inter-Zonal Final **India vs. Australia** India 0 Bangalore, India[5] 16–18 May 1972 Australia 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 Vijay Amritraj Mal Anderson 4 6 4 6 2 6 2 Jaidip Mukerjea Geoff Masters 3 6 3 6 6 3 6 1 3 6 3 Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea Colin Dibley / Geoff Masters 2 6 4 6 6 3 3 6 4 Anand Amritraj Ross Case 1 6 6 8 5 7 5 Vijay Amritraj Colin Dibley 5 7 6 4 3 6 2 6 ## Europe Zone Further information: [1972 Davis Cup Europe Zone](/source/1972_Davis_Cup_Europe_Zone) ### Zone A Preliminary Round 21–23 April Tel Aviv, Israel (hard) Israel 1 Iran 4 First Round 1–13 May Quarterfinals 18–22 May Semifinals 9–18 June Final 21–23 July Bucharest, Romania (clay) Romania 5 Bucharest, Romania (clay) Switzerland 0 Romania 5 Tehran, Iran Iran 0 Iran 4 Bucharest, Romania (clay) Egypt 1 Romania 4 Reggio Calabria, Italy (clay) Italy 1 Italy 5 San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy (clay) Austria 0 Italy 4 Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) Netherlands 1 Netherlands 5 Tbilisi, Soviet Union Norway 0 Romania 3 Helsinki, Finland (clay) Soviet Union 2 Finland 2 Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) Denmark 3 Denmark 0 Warsaw, Poland Poland 5 Poland 3 Warsaw, Poland Yugoslavia 1 Poland 0 Beirut, Lebanon (clay) Soviet Union 4 Lebanon 0 Casablanca, Morocco Morocco 5 Morocco 0 Tbilisi, Soviet Union Soviet Union 5 Soviet Union 3 Hungary 2 ### Zone A Final **Soviet Union vs. Romania** Soviet Union 2 Tbilisi, Soviet Union[6] 21–23 July 1972 Romania 3 1 2 3 4 5 1 Alex Metreveli Ilie Năstase 4 6 0 6 4 6 2 Teimuraz Kakulia Ion Țiriac 6 4 7 5 6 1 3 Sergei Likhachev / Alex Metreveli Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac 2 6 4 6 3 6 4 Alex Metreveli Ion Țiriac 2 6 6 4 1 6 6 4 6 3 5 Teimuraz Kakulia Ilie Năstase 2 6 2 6 3 6 ### Zone B First Round 28 April–7 May Quarterfinals 19–22 May Semifinals 14–18 June Final 21–24 July Brussels, Belgium (clay) Czechoslovakia 3 Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) Belgium 2 Czechoslovakia 3 Båstad, Sweden (clay) Sweden 1 Sweden 4 Düsseldorf, West Germany (clay) New Zealand 1 Czechoslovakia 3 Athens, Greece West Germany 2 Greece 0 West Berlin West Germany 5 West Germany 5 Cork, Ireland Ireland 0 Ireland 5 Barcelona, Spain (clay) Turkey 0 Czechoslovakia 2 Paris, France (clay) Spain 3 France 4 Paris, France (clay) Great Britain 1 France 2 Sofia, Bulgaria Spain 3 Bulgaria 0 Avilés, Spain Spain 5 Spain 5 Monte Carlo, Monaco Monaco 0 Monaco 3 Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) Luxembourg 2 Monaco 3 Portugal 2 Portugal w/o South Africa ### Zone B Final **Spain vs. Czechoslovakia** Spain 3 Barcelona, Spain[7] 21–24 July 1972 Clay Czechoslovakia 2 1 2 3 4 5 1 Juan Gisbert Jan Kodeš 8 6 6 4 5 7 0 6 6 4 2 Manuel Orantes František Pála 5 7 4 6 6 0 7 5 4 6 3 Juan Gisbert / Manuel Orantes Jan Kodeš / Jan Kukal 10 12 6 2 7 5 6 4 4 Juan Gisbert František Pála 6 3 6 3 4 6 6 0 5 Antonio Muñoz Jiří Hřebec 4 6 0 6 3 6 ## Inter-Zonal Zone ### Draw Semifinals 4–7 August Final 13–15 October Barcelona, Spain (clay) EUR-B Spain 2 Bucharest, Romania (clay) AME United States 3 AME United States 3 Bucharest, Romania (clay) EUR-A Romania 2 EAS Australia 1 EUR-A Romania 4 ### Semifinals **Spain vs. United States** Spain 2 Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spain[8] 4–7 August 1972 Clay United States 3 1 2 3 4 5 1 Andrés Gimeno Stan Smith 6 8 7 5 6 3 6 4 2 Juan Gisbert Harold Solomon 7 9 5 7 6 0 6 1 4 6 3 Andrés Gimeno / Juan Gisbert Stan Smith / Erik van Dillen 3 6 6 0 2 6 3 6 4 Andrés Gimeno Harold Solomon 6 3 6 1 2 6 6 2 5 Juan Gisbert Stan Smith 9 11 8 10 4 6 **Romania vs. Australia** Romania 4 Bucharest, Romania[9] 4–7 August 1972 Clay Australia 1 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ion Țiriac Mal Anderson 6 2 6 2 6 8 4 6 4 6 2 Ilie Năstase Colin Dibley 6 3 6 0 6 2 3 Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac Mal Anderson / Colin Dibley 6 2 6 2 6 2 4 Ion Țiriac Colin Dibley 6 3 3 6 11 13 6 3 6 0 5 Ilie Năstase Mal Anderson 6 2 6 2 4 6 6 3 ### Final **Romania vs. United States** Romania 2 Club Sportiv Progresul, Bucharest, Romania[3] 13–15 October 1972 Clay United States 3 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ilie Năstase Stan Smith 9 11 2 6 3 6 2 Ion Țiriac Tom Gorman 4 6 2 6 6 4 6 3 6 2 3 Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac Stan Smith / Erik van Dillen 2 6 0 6 3 6 4 Ion Țiriac Stan Smith 6 4 2 6 4 6 6 2 0 6 5 Ilie Năstase Tom Gorman 6 1 6 2 5 7 10 8 ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Collins_1-0)** Bud Collins (2010). *The Bud Collins History of Tennis* (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0942257700](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0942257700). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Max Robertson (1974). *The Encyclopedia of Tennis*. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0047960426](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0047960426). 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Final_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Final_3-1) ["Romania v United States"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1972-WG-M-ROU-USA-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Chile v United States"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1972-AMI-M-CHI-USA-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["India v Australia"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1972-EAS-M-IND-AUS-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Soviet Union v Romania"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1972-EUR-A-M-URS-ROU-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Spain v Czechoslovakia"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1972-EUR-B-M-ESP-TCH-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Spain v United States"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1972-INZ-M-ESP-USA-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Romania v Australia"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1972-INZ-M-ROU-AUS-01). daviscup.com. ## External links - [Davis Cup Official Website](http://www.daviscup.com) v t e Davis Cup Current champions (2025): Italy Editions 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020–21 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 World Groups / Finals 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020–21 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 World Groups play-offs 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2020 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Qualifying rounds 2019 2020–21 2022 2023 2024 2025 (1R, 2R) 2026 (1R, 2R) 2025 Davis Cup Finals teams Argentina Austria Belgium Czech Republic France Germany Italy Spain Former World Group / Finals teams Australia Belarus Brazil Canada Chile Colombia Croatia Cuba Czechoslovakia Denmark Ecuador Finland Great Britain Hungary India Indonesia Ireland Israel Japan Kazakhstan Mexico Morocco Netherlands New Zealand Paraguay Peru Poland Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia South Korea South Africa Sweden Switzerland United States Yugoslavia Zimbabwe Players American Argentine Australian Austrian Belarusian Belgian Brazilian British Canadian Chilean Croatian Cuban Czech Czechoslovak Danish Dutch Ecuadorian Finnish French German Hungarian Indian Indonesian Irish Israeli Italian Japanese Kazakhstani Korean Kosovar Mexican Montenegrin Moroccan New Zealand Peruvian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Serbian Slovak South African Soviet Spanish Swedish Swiss Yugoslav Zimbabwean List of champions Winning players v t e « 1971 1972 in tennis 1973 » Grand Slam Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open Tours Men WCT circuit WCT Finals WCT Winter Finals Grand Prix circuit Grand Prix Masters USLTA Indoor Circuit Women Virginia Slims Circuit Virginia Slims Championships Women's Grand Prix National teams Davis Cup Federation Cup Wightman Cup v t e 1972 Grand Prix Tour « 1971 1973 » AA French Open Wimbledon US Open A Johannesburg Rome Indianapolis Toronto Los Angeles Barcelona Stockholm B Salisbury Madrid Hamburg Merion Paris Indoor C Los Angeles Hampton Washington Indoor Bournemouth Brussels Outdoor Bristol Cincinnati Albany Gstaad Båstad Sacramento Seattle Albany D Monte Carlo Nice Kitzbuhel Columbus Tanglewood Team events Davis Cup --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [1972 Davis Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_Davis_Cup) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_Davis_Cup?action=history)). 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