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. [1]
The United States defeated Mexico in the North & Central America Zone final, and Chile defeated Argentina 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]
First Round 23–25 February | Qualifying Round 9–11 March | |||||||
Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | ||||||||
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Bogotá, Colombia | ||||||||
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bye | ||||||||
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Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
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bye | ||||||||
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Colombia vs. Canada
![]() Colombia 4 |
Bogotá,
Colombia
[5] 23–25 February 1973 Clay |
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Colombia vs. Caribbean/West Indies
![]() Colombia 3 |
Bogotá,
Colombia
[6] 9–11 March 1973 |
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Mexico vs. Venezuela
![]() Mexico 4 |
Estadio Rafael Osuna,
Mexico City,
Mexico
[7] 9–11 March 1973 Clay |
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Semifinals 23–25 March | Final 11–13 May | |||||||
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Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
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Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | ||||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||
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Mexico vs. Colombia
![]() Mexico 5 |
Estadio Rafael Osuna,
Mexico City,
Mexico
[8] 23–25 March 1973 Clay |
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Mexico vs. United States
![]() Mexico 1 |
Estadio Rafael Osuna,
Mexico City,
Mexico
[2] 11–13 May 1973 Clay |
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First Round 23–25 February | Qualifying Round 2–4 March; 23–25 March | |||||||
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | ||||||||
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Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | ||||||||
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bye | ||||||||
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Punta del Este, Uruguay | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||
bye | ||||||||
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Argentina vs. Ecuador
![]() Argentina 5 |
Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club,
Buenos Aires,
Argentina
[9] 23–25 February 1973 Clay |
![]() Ecuador 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Argentina vs. Brazil
![]() Argentina 4 |
Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club,
Buenos Aires,
Argentina
[10] 23–25 March 1973 Clay |
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Uruguay vs. South Africa
![]() Uruguay 0 |
Punta del Este,
Uruguay
[11] 2–4 March 1973 |
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Semifinals 13–15 April | Final 4–6 May | |||||||
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Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | ||||||||
bye | 2 | |||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | ||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||
![]() | 4 | |||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||
Argentina vs. South Africa
![]() Argentina 4 |
Montevideo,
Uruguay
[12] 13–15 April 1973 Clay |
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Argentina vs. Chile
![]() Argentina 2 |
Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club,
Buenos Aires,
Argentina
[3] 4–6 May 1973 Clay |
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United States vs. Chile
![]() United States 4 |
Burns Park Tennis Club,
North Little Rock, AR,
United States
[4] 3–5 August 1973 Hard |
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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). [13]
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. [1]
The United States defeated Mexico in the North & Central America Zone final, and Chile defeated Argentina 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]
First Round 23–25 February | Qualifying Round 9–11 March | |||||||
Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | ||||||||
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Bogotá, Colombia | ||||||||
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![]() | 3 | |||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||
bye | ||||||||
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Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
![]() | 4 | |||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||
bye | ||||||||
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Colombia vs. Canada
![]() Colombia 4 |
Bogotá,
Colombia
[5] 23–25 February 1973 Clay |
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Colombia vs. Caribbean/West Indies
![]() Colombia 3 |
Bogotá,
Colombia
[6] 9–11 March 1973 |
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Mexico vs. Venezuela
![]() Mexico 4 |
Estadio Rafael Osuna,
Mexico City,
Mexico
[7] 9–11 March 1973 Clay |
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Semifinals 23–25 March | Final 11–13 May | |||||||
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Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
![]() | 4 | |||||||
Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | ||||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||
Mexico vs. Colombia
![]() Mexico 5 |
Estadio Rafael Osuna,
Mexico City,
Mexico
[8] 23–25 March 1973 Clay |
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Mexico vs. United States
![]() Mexico 1 |
Estadio Rafael Osuna,
Mexico City,
Mexico
[2] 11–13 May 1973 Clay |
![]() United States 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round 23–25 February | Qualifying Round 2–4 March; 23–25 March | |||||||
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | ||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | ||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||
![]() | 4 | |||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||
bye | ||||||||
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Punta del Este, Uruguay | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||
bye | ||||||||
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Argentina vs. Ecuador
![]() Argentina 5 |
Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club,
Buenos Aires,
Argentina
[9] 23–25 February 1973 Clay |
![]() Ecuador 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Argentina vs. Brazil
![]() Argentina 4 |
Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club,
Buenos Aires,
Argentina
[10] 23–25 March 1973 Clay |
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Uruguay vs. South Africa
![]() Uruguay 0 |
Punta del Este,
Uruguay
[11] 2–4 March 1973 |
![]() South Africa 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semifinals 13–15 April | Final 4–6 May | |||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | ||||||||
bye | 2 | |||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | ||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||
![]() | 4 | |||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||
Argentina vs. South Africa
![]() Argentina 4 |
Montevideo,
Uruguay
[12] 13–15 April 1973 Clay |
![]() South Africa 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Argentina vs. Chile
![]() Argentina 2 |
Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club,
Buenos Aires,
Argentina
[3] 4–6 May 1973 Clay |
![]() Chile 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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United States vs. Chile
![]() United States 4 |
Burns Park Tennis Club,
North Little Rock, AR,
United States
[4] 3–5 August 1973 Hard |
![]() Chile 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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). [13]