# 1972 Davis Cup

The 1972 Davis Cup was the 61st edition of the 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 defeated Chile in the Americas Inter-Zonal final, Australia defeated India in the Eastern Inter-Zonal final, and Romania and Spain were the winners of the two Europe Zones, defeating the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia 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 in Bucharest, Romania on 13–15 October.

## Americas Zone
### North & Central America Zone

| Semifinals 20–22 March; 12–14 May | Semifinals 20–22 March; 12–14 May | Semifinals 20–22 March; 12–14 May | Final 16–18 June | Final 16–18 June | Final 16–18 June |
| Kingston, Jamaica (indoor carpet) | Kingston, Jamaica (indoor carpet) | Kingston, Jamaica (indoor carpet) | | | |
| United States | United States | 4 | | | |
| United States | United States | 4 | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) |
| Caribbean/West Indies | Caribbean/West Indies | 1 | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) |
| Caribbean/West Indies | Caribbean/West Indies | 1 | United States | United States | 5 |
| Vancouver, Canada (clay) | Vancouver, Canada (clay) | Vancouver, Canada (clay) | United States | United States | 5 |
| Vancouver, Canada (clay) | Vancouver, Canada (clay) | Vancouver, Canada (clay) | Mexico | Mexico | 0 |
| Canada | Canada | 2 | Mexico | Mexico | 0 |
| Mexico | Mexico | 3 | | | |

### South America Zone

| Quarterfinals 20–26 March | Quarterfinals 20–26 March | Quarterfinals 20–26 March | Semifinals 8–10 April | Semifinals 8–10 April | Semifinals 8–10 April | Final 21–23 April | Final 21–23 April | Final 21–23 April |
| Argentina | Argentina | | | | | | | |
| Argentina | Argentina | | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Argentina | Argentina | 2 | | | |
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Argentina | Argentina | 2 | | | |
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Brazil | Brazil | 3 | | | |
| Brazil | Brazil | 4 | Brazil | Brazil | 3 | | | |
| Brazil | Brazil | 4 | | | | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Venezuela | Venezuela | 0 | | | | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Venezuela | Venezuela | 0 | | | | Brazil | Brazil | 2 |
| Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile | | | | Brazil | Brazil | 2 |
| Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile | | | | Chile | Chile | 3 |
| Chile | Chile | 4 | | | | Chile | Chile | 3 |
| Chile | Chile | 4 | Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile | | | |
| Peru | Peru | 1 | Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile | | | |
| Peru | Peru | 1 | Chile | Chile | 4 | | | |
| Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Chile | Chile | 4 | | | |
| Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Colombia | Colombia | 1 | | | |
| Ecuador | Ecuador | 1 | Colombia | Colombia | 1 | | | |
| Colombia | Colombia | 4 | | | | | | |

### Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Chile vs. United States
| Chile 0 | Stade Français, Santiago, Chile 21–24 July 1972 | Stade Français, Santiago, Chile 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
### Zone A

| Quarterfinals 24–26 March | Quarterfinals 24–26 March | Quarterfinals 24–26 March | Semifinals 8–16 April | Semifinals 8–16 April | Semifinals 8–16 April | Final 28–30 April | Final 28–30 April | Final 28–30 April |
| Australia | Australia | | | | | | | |
| Australia | Australia | | Seoul, South Korea | Seoul, South Korea | Seoul, South Korea | | | |
| bye | bye | | Seoul, South Korea | Seoul, South Korea | Seoul, South Korea | | | |
| bye | bye | | Australia | Australia | 5 | | | |
| | | | South Korea | South Korea | 0 | | | |
| South Korea | South Korea | w/o | South Korea | South Korea | 0 | | | |
| South Korea | South Korea | w/o | | | | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan |
| Philippines | Philippines | | | | | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan |
| Philippines | Philippines | | | | | Australia | Australia | 4 |
| Saigon, South Vietnam | Saigon, South Vietnam | Saigon, South Vietnam | | | | Australia | Australia | 4 |
| Saigon, South Vietnam | Saigon, South Vietnam | Saigon, South Vietnam | | | | Japan | Japan | 1 |
| South Vietnam | South Vietnam | 5 | | | | Japan | Japan | 1 |
| South Vietnam | South Vietnam | 5 | Saigon, South Vietnam | Saigon, South Vietnam | Saigon, South Vietnam | | | |
| Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 0 | Saigon, South Vietnam | Saigon, South Vietnam | Saigon, South Vietnam | | | |
| Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 0 | South Vietnam | South Vietnam | 2 | | | |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | South Vietnam | South Vietnam | 2 | | | |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Japan | Japan | 3 | | | |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 0 | Japan | Japan | 3 | | | |
| Japan | Japan | 5 | | | | | | |

### Zone B

| Semifinals 1–3 April | Semifinals 1–3 April | Semifinals 1–3 April | Final 28–30 April | Final 28–30 April | Final 28–30 April |
| Lucknow, India | Lucknow, India | Lucknow, India | | | |
| India | India | 5 | | | |
| India | India | 5 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Ceylon | Ceylon | 0 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Ceylon | Ceylon | 0 | India | India | 5 |
| | | | Malaysia | Malaysia | 0 |
| Malaysia | Malaysia | w/o | Malaysia | Malaysia | 0 |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | | | | |

### Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

India vs. Australia
| India 0 | Bangalore, India 16–18 May 1972 | Bangalore, India 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
### Zone A

| Preliminary Round 21–23 April | Preliminary Round 21–23 April | Preliminary Round 21–23 April |
| Tel Aviv, Israel (hard) | Tel Aviv, Israel (hard) | Tel Aviv, Israel (hard) |
| Israel | Israel | 1 |
| Iran | Iran | 4 |
| First Round 1–13 May | First Round 1–13 May | First Round 1–13 May | Quarterfinals 18–22 May | Quarterfinals 18–22 May | Quarterfinals 18–22 May | Semifinals 9–18 June | Semifinals 9–18 June | Semifinals 9–18 June | Final 21–23 July | Final 21–23 July | Final 21–23 July |
| Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | | | | | | | | | |
| Romania | Romania | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Romania | Romania | 5 | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | | | | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 0 | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | | | | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 0 | Romania | Romania | 5 | | | | | | |
| Tehran, Iran | Tehran, Iran | Tehran, Iran | Romania | Romania | 5 | | | | | | |
| Tehran, Iran | Tehran, Iran | Tehran, Iran | Iran | Iran | 0 | | | | | | |
| Iran | Iran | 4 | Iran | Iran | 0 | | | | | | |
| Iran | Iran | 4 | | | | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | 1 | | | | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | 1 | | | | Romania | Romania | 4 | | | |
| Reggio Calabria, Italy (clay) | Reggio Calabria, Italy (clay) | Reggio Calabria, Italy (clay) | | | | Romania | Romania | 4 | | | |
| Reggio Calabria, Italy (clay) | Reggio Calabria, Italy (clay) | Reggio Calabria, Italy (clay) | | | | Italy | Italy | 1 | | | |
| Italy | Italy | 5 | | | | Italy | Italy | 1 | | | |
| Italy | Italy | 5 | San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy (clay) | San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy (clay) | San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy (clay) | | | | | | |
| Austria | Austria | 0 | San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy (clay) | San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy (clay) | San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy (clay) | | | | | | |
| Austria | Austria | 0 | Italy | Italy | 4 | | | | | | |
| Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Italy | Italy | 4 | | | | | | |
| Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Netherlands | Netherlands | 1 | | | | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 5 | Netherlands | Netherlands | 1 | | | | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 5 | | | | | | | Tbilisi, Soviet Union | Tbilisi, Soviet Union | Tbilisi, Soviet Union |
| Norway | Norway | 0 | | | | | | | Tbilisi, Soviet Union | Tbilisi, Soviet Union | Tbilisi, Soviet Union |
| Norway | Norway | 0 | | | | | | | Romania | Romania | 3 |
| Helsinki, Finland (clay) | Helsinki, Finland (clay) | Helsinki, Finland (clay) | | | | | | | Romania | Romania | 3 |
| Helsinki, Finland (clay) | Helsinki, Finland (clay) | Helsinki, Finland (clay) | | | | | | | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 2 |
| Finland | Finland | 2 | | | | | | | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 2 |
| Finland | Finland | 2 | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | | | | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 3 | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | | | | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 3 | Denmark | Denmark | 0 | | | | | | |
| Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | Denmark | Denmark | 0 | | | | | | |
| Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | Poland | Poland | 5 | | | | | | |
| Poland | Poland | 3 | Poland | Poland | 5 | | | | | | |
| Poland | Poland | 3 | | | | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 1 | | | | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 1 | | | | Poland | Poland | 0 | | | |
| Beirut, Lebanon (clay) | Beirut, Lebanon (clay) | Beirut, Lebanon (clay) | | | | Poland | Poland | 0 | | | |
| Beirut, Lebanon (clay) | Beirut, Lebanon (clay) | Beirut, Lebanon (clay) | | | | Soviet Union | 4 | |
| Lebanon | Lebanon | 0 | | | | Soviet Union | 4 | |
| Lebanon | Lebanon | 0 | Casablanca, Morocco | Casablanca, Morocco | Casablanca, Morocco | | | | | |
| Morocco | Morocco | 5 | Casablanca, Morocco | Casablanca, Morocco | Casablanca, Morocco | | | | | |
| Morocco | Morocco | 5 | Morocco | Morocco | 0 | | | | | |
| Tbilisi, Soviet Union | Tbilisi, Soviet Union | Tbilisi, Soviet Union | Morocco | Morocco | 0 | | | | | |
| Tbilisi, Soviet Union | Tbilisi, Soviet Union | Tbilisi, Soviet Union | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 5 | | | | | |
| Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 3 | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 5 | | | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | 2 | | | | | | | | |

### Zone A Final

Soviet Union vs. Romania
| Soviet Union 2 | Tbilisi, Soviet Union 21–23 July 1972 | Tbilisi, Soviet Union 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 | First Round 28 April–7 May | First Round 28 April–7 May | Quarterfinals 19–22 May | Quarterfinals 19–22 May | Quarterfinals 19–22 May | Semifinals 14–18 June | Semifinals 14–18 June | Semifinals 14–18 June | Final 21–24 July | Final 21–24 July | Final 21–24 July |
| Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | | | | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | | | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 2 | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | | | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 2 | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | | | | |
| Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | | | | |
| Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Sweden | Sweden | 1 | | | | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 4 | Sweden | Sweden | 1 | | | | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 4 | | | | Düsseldorf, West Germany (clay) | Düsseldorf, West Germany (clay) | Düsseldorf, West Germany (clay) | | | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | 1 | | | | Düsseldorf, West Germany (clay) | Düsseldorf, West Germany (clay) | Düsseldorf, West Germany (clay) | | | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | 1 | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | |
| Athens, Greece | Athens, Greece | Athens, Greece | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | |
| Athens, Greece | Athens, Greece | Athens, Greece | | | | West Germany | West Germany | 2 | | | |
| Greece | Greece | 0 | | | | West Germany | West Germany | 2 | | | |
| Greece | Greece | 0 | West Berlin | West Berlin | West Berlin | | | | | | |
| West Germany | West Germany | 5 | West Berlin | West Berlin | West Berlin | | | | | | |
| West Germany | West Germany | 5 | West Germany | West Germany | 5 | | | | | | |
| Cork, Ireland | Cork, Ireland | Cork, Ireland | West Germany | West Germany | 5 | | | | | | |
| Cork, Ireland | Cork, Ireland | Cork, Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | 0 | | | | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 5 | Ireland | Ireland | 0 | | | | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 5 | | | | | | | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) |
| Turkey | Turkey | 0 | | | | | | | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) |
| Turkey | Turkey | 0 | | | | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 2 |
| Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 2 |
| Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | | | | Spain | Spain | 3 |
| France | France | 4 | | | | | | | Spain | Spain | 3 |
| France | France | 4 | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 1 | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 1 | France | France | 2 | | | | | | |
| Sofia, Bulgaria | Sofia, Bulgaria | Sofia, Bulgaria | France | France | 2 | | | | | | |
| Sofia, Bulgaria | Sofia, Bulgaria | Sofia, Bulgaria | Spain | Spain | 3 | | | | | | |
| Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 0 | Spain | Spain | 3 | | | | | | |
| Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 0 | | | | Avilés, Spain | Avilés, Spain | Avilés, Spain | | | |
| Spain | Spain | 5 | | | | Avilés, Spain | Avilés, Spain | Avilés, Spain | | | |
| Spain | Spain | 5 | | | | Spain | Spain | 5 | | | |
| Monte Carlo, Monaco | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Monte Carlo, Monaco | | | | Spain | Spain | 5 | | | |
| Monte Carlo, Monaco | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Monte Carlo, Monaco | | | | Monaco | 0 | |
| Monaco | Monaco | 3 | | | | Monaco | 0 | |
| Monaco | Monaco | 3 | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | | | | | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 2 | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | | | | | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 2 | Monaco | Monaco | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | Portugal | Portugal | 2 | | | | | |
| Portugal | Portugal | w/o | Portugal | Portugal | 2 | | | | | |
| South Africa | South Africa | | | | | | | | | |

### Zone B Final

Spain vs. Czechoslovakia
| Spain 3 | Barcelona, Spain 21–24 July 1972 Clay | Barcelona, Spain 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 | Semifinals 4–7 August | Semifinals 4–7 August | Final 13–15 October | Final 13–15 October | Final 13–15 October |
| Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | | | |
| EUR-B | Spain | 2 | | | |
| EUR-B | Spain | 2 | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) |
| AME | United States | 3 | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) |
| AME | United States | 3 | AME | United States | 3 |
| Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | AME | United States | 3 |
| Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | EUR-A | Romania | 2 |
| EAS | Australia | 1 | EUR-A | Romania | 2 |
| EUR-A | Romania | 4 | | | |

### Semifinals

Spain vs. United States
| Spain 2 | Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spain 4–7 August 1972 Clay | Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spain 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 4–7 August 1972 Clay | Bucharest, Romania 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 13–15 October 1972 Clay | Club Sportiv Progresul, Bucharest, Romania 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 ||||