# 1973 Davis Cup Americas Zone

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.
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

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

#### First round

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

#### Qualifying round

Colombia vs. Caribbean/West Indies
| Colombia 3 | Bogotá, Colombia 9–11 March 1973 | Bogotá, Colombia 9–11 March 1973 | Caribbean/West Indies 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Iván Molina Richard Russell 6 3 6 1 6 4       2 Jairo Velasco Leo Rolle 6 1 6 2 6 1       3 Iván Molina / Jairo Velasco Alan Price / Michael Valdez 3 6 4 6 6 1 6 0 4 6   4 Jairo Velasco Richard Russell 3 6 6 3 6 3 4 6 2 6   5 Iván Molina Leo Rolle 6 3 6 1 6 0 ||||
Mexico vs. Venezuela
| Mexico 4 | Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico 9–11 March 1973 Clay | Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico 9–11 March 1973 Clay | Venezuela 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Raúl Ramírez Jorge Andrew 6 2 6 4 6 3       2 Vicente Zarazúa Humphrey Hose 5 7 3 6 6 3 1 6     3 Raúl Ramírez / Vicente Zarazúa Jorge Andrew / Humphrey Hose 6 4 6 2 6 2       4 Raúl Ramírez Humphrey Hose 6 2 6 4 7 5       5 Vicente Zarazúa Jorge Andrew 6 4 6 4 6 3 ||||

### Main Draw
#### Draw

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

#### Semifinals

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

#### Final

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

## South America Zone
### Preliminary rounds
#### Draw

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

#### First round

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

#### Qualifying round

Argentina vs. Brazil
| Argentina 4 | Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina 23–25 March 1973 Clay | Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina 23–25 March 1973 Clay | Brazil 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Julián Ganzábal José Edison Mandarino 3 6 8 6 3 6 4 6     2 Guillermo Vilas Jorge Paulo Lemann 6 2 6 3 1 6 6 2     3 Ricardo Cano / Guillermo Vilas Carlos Kirmayr / Luis Felipe Tavares 4 6 6 4 6 2 6 1     4 Julián Ganzábal Jorge Paulo Lemann 10 8 7 5 6 4       5 Guillermo Vilas Carlos Kirmayr 4 6 7 5 6 0 6 2 ||||
Uruguay vs. South Africa
| Uruguay 0 | Punta del Este, Uruguay 2–4 March 1973 | Punta del Este, Uruguay 2–4 March 1973 | South Africa 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Alberto Laborde Frew McMillan 0 6 2 6 1 6       2 Gustavo Stapf Pat Cramer 0 6 1 6 6 4 1 6     3 José Luis Damiani / Mario Laborde Pat Cramer / Frew McMillan 3 6 2 6 2 6       4 Alberto Laborde Pat Cramer 0 6 1 6 0 6       5 Gustavo Stapf Ray Moore 8 10 0 6 3 6 ||||

### Main Draw
#### Draw

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

#### Semifinals

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

#### Final

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

## Americas Inter-Zonal Final

United States vs. Chile
| United States 4 | Burns Park Tennis Club, North Little Rock, AR, United States 3–5 August 1973 Hard | Burns Park Tennis Club, North Little Rock, AR, United States 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).