# 1972 Davis Cup Americas Zone

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.
The United States defeated Mexico in the North & Central America Zone final, and Chile defeated Brazil 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
### Draw

| 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 | | | |

### Semifinals

Caribbean/West Indies vs. United States
| Caribbean/West Indies 1 | National Arena, Kingston, Jamaica 20–22 March 1972 Carpet (indoors) | National Arena, Kingston, Jamaica 20–22 March 1972 Carpet (indoors) | United States 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Lance Lumsden Erik van Dillen 1 6 4 6 2 6       2 Richard Russell Tom Gorman 4 6 2 6 5 7       3 Lance Lumsden / Richard Russell Stan Smith / Erik van Dillen 4 6 2 6 0 6       4 Richard Russell Erik van Dillen 6 2 7 5 3 6 3 6 6 3   5 Compton Russell Tom Gorman 1 6 4 6 3 6 ||||
Canada vs. Mexico
| Canada 2 | Jericho Tennis Club, Vancouver, Canada 12–14 May 1972 Clay | Jericho Tennis Club, Vancouver, Canada 12–14 May 1972 Clay | Mexico 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mike Belkin Joaquín Loyo Mayo 6 2 6 0 3 6 6 8 7 5   2 Tony Bardsley Raúl Ramírez 4 6 6 8 2 6       3 Mike Belkin / Dale Power Joaquín Loyo Mayo / Vicente Zarazúa 4 6 0 6 6 3 3 6     4 Tony Bardsley Joaquín Loyo Mayo 6 8 4 6 4 6       5 Mike Belkin Raúl Ramírez 7 5 6 4 6 2 ||||

### Final

Mexico vs. United States
| Mexico 0 | Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico 16–18 June 1972 Clay | Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico 16–18 June 1972 Clay | United States 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Joaquín Loyo Mayo Tom Gorman 6 8 3 6 5 7       2 Vicente Zarazúa Stan Smith 2 6 1 6 2 6       3 Joaquín Loyo Mayo / Vicente Zarazúa Stan Smith / Erik van Dillen 19 21 3 6 4 6       4 Joaquín Loyo Mayo Stan Smith 0 6 3 6 6 2 4 6     5 Octavio Martínez Harold Solomon 4 6 1 6 2 6 ||||

## South America Zone
### Draw

| 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 | | | | | | |

### Quarterfinals

Brazil vs. Venezuela
| Brazil 4 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 24–26 March 1972 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 24–26 March 1972 | Venezuela 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Thomaz Koch Humphrey Hose 6 3 6 1 2 6 3 6 6 4   2 José Edison Mandarino Jorge Andrew 6 2 4 0        retired 3 Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino Humphrey Hose / Carlos Suero 6 1 6 3 6 2       4 Luis Felipe Tavares Carlos Suero 6 1 6 1 6 3       5 Carlos Kirmayr Humphrey Hose 6 8 2 0       not completed ||||
Chile vs. Peru
| Chile 4 | Santiago, Chile 20–23 March 1972 | Santiago, Chile 20–23 March 1972 | Peru 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jaime Pinto Bravo Miguel Maurtúa 7 5 6 1 7 5       2 Patricio Rodríguez Salomón Velasco 6 2 6 3 6 1       3 Jaime Pinto Bravo / Belus Prajoux Miguel Maurtúa / Luis Alberto Olmedo 6 1 6 2 6 0       4 Belus Prajoux Miguel Maurtúa 7 5 6 4 6 1       5 Francisco Musalem Salomón Velasco 4 6 2 6 6 2 6 4 5 7 ||||
Ecuador vs. Colombia
| Ecuador 1 | Guayaquil Tenis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador 20–22 March 1972 Clay | Guayaquil Tenis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador 20–22 March 1972 Clay | Colombia 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Miguel Olvera Jairo Velasco 6 2 2 6 6 0 5 7 6 2   2 Pancho Guzmán Iván Molina 3 6 6 3 5 7 0 6     3 Pancho Guzmán / Miguel Olvera Iván Molina / Jairo Velasco 6 2 3 6 4 6 4 6     4 Pancho Guzmán Jairo Velasco 6 2 3 6 4 6 4 6     5 Miguel Olvera Iván Molina 6 8 2 6       retired ||||

### Semifinals

Brazil vs. Argentina
| Brazil 3 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 8–10 April 1972 Clay | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 8–10 April 1972 Clay | Argentina 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Thomaz Koch Guillermo Vilas 4 6 6 3 10 8 6 3     2 José Edison Mandarino Julián Ganzábal 4 6 6 2 6 3      retired 3 Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino Ricardo Cano / Guillermo Vilas 6 2 3 6 8 6 4 6 4 6   4 Thomaz Koch Héctor Romani 4 6 6 4 6 3 1 6 6 1   5 Luis Felipe Tavares Guillermo Vilas 1 6 0 6 3 6 ||||
Chile vs. Colombia
| Chile 4 | Santiago, Chile 8–10 April 1972 | Santiago, Chile 8–10 April 1972 | Colombia 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jaime Pinto Bravo Iván Molina 6 4 6 3 6 3       2 Patricio Cornejo Jairo Velasco 6 3 6 4 9 7       3 Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Pinto Bravo Iván Molina / Jairo Velasco 6 2 7 5 18 20 5 7 4 6   4 Patricio Cornejo Iván Molina 6 3 6 4 1 6 6 8 6 4   5 Jaime Pinto Bravo Jairo Velasco 2 6 5 7 9 7      retired ||||

### Final

Brazil vs. Chile
| Brazil 2 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 21–23 April 1972 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 21–23 April 1972 | Chile 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 José Edison Mandarino Jaime Fillol 7 5 6 8 5 7 1 6     2 Thomaz Koch Jaime Pinto Bravo 5 7 1 6 0 6       3 Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol 6 4 6 1 6 3       4 José Edison Mandarino Jaime Pinto Bravo 3 6 6 2 2 6 2 6     5 Thomaz Koch Jaime Fillol 6 1 4 6 6 2 6 3 ||||

## 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 ||||