1972_Davis_Cup_Americas_Zone

1972 Davis Cup Americas Zone

1972 Davis Cup Americas Zone

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The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1972 Davis Cup.

11 teams entered the Americas Zone: 4 teams competed in the North & Central America Zone, while 7 teams competed in the South America Zone. The winner of each sub-zone would play 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 Brazil 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

Draw

Semifinals
20–22 March; 12–14 May
Final
16–18 June
Kingston, Jamaica (indoor carpet)
 United States4
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 Caribbean/West Indies1
 United States5
Vancouver, Canada (clay)
 Mexico0
 Canada2
 Mexico3

Semifinals

Caribbean/West Indies vs. United States

More information Caribbean/West Indies 1, United States 4 ...

Canada vs. Mexico

More information Canada 2, Mexico 3 ...

Final

Mexico vs. United States

More information Mexico 0, United States 5 ...

South America Zone

Draw

Quarterfinals
20–26 March
Semifinals
8–10 April
Final
21–23 April
 Argentina
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay)
bye
 Argentina2
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
 Brazil3
 Brazil4
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
 Venezuela0
 Brazil2
Santiago, Chile
 Chile3
 Chile4
Santiago, Chile
 Peru1
 Chile4
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
 Colombia1
 Ecuador1
 Colombia4

Quarterfinals

Brazil vs. Venezuela

More information Brazil 4, Venezuela 0 ...

Chile vs. Peru

More information Chile 4, Peru 1 ...

Ecuador vs. Colombia

More information Ecuador 1, Colombia 4 ...

Semifinals

Brazil vs. Argentina

More information Brazil 3, Argentina 2 ...

Chile vs. Colombia

More information Chile 4, Colombia 1 ...

Final

Brazil vs. Chile

More information Brazil 2, Chile 3 ...

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Chile vs. United States

More information Chile 0, United States 5 ...

References

  1. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. "Brazil v Chile". daviscup.com.
  3. "Canada v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  4. "Chile v Peru". daviscup.com.
  5. "Chile v Colombia". daviscup.com.

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