Tennis Men: Davis Cup 1972 March 20-October 15: America: 3rd Round: Brazil - Chile * 2-3 Mexico - USA * 0-5 Final: Chile - USA * 0-5 East: 3rd Round: Japan - Australia * 1-4 Malaysia - India * 0-5 Final: India - Australia * 0-5 Europe zone A: 3rd Round: Poland - Soviet Union * 0-4 Romania * - Italy 4-1 Final: Soviet Union - Romania * 2-3 Europe zone B: 3rd Round: Spain * - Monaco 5-0 West Germany - Czechoslovakia * 2-3 Final: Spain * - Czechoslovakia 3-2 Interzonal Round: Romania * - Australia 4-1 Spain - USA * 2-3 Final: Romania - USA * 2-3 (at Bucuresti) (Stan Smith (usa) - Ilie Nastase (rom) 11-9 6-2 6-3, Ion Tiriac (rom) - Tom Gorman (usa) 4-6 2-6 6-4 6-3 6-2, USA (Stan Smith, Erik van Dillen) - Romania (Ilie Nastase, Ion Tiriac) 6-2 6-0 6-3, Stan Smith (usa) - Ion Tiriac (rom) 4-6 6-2 6-4 2-6 6-0, Ilie Nastase (rom) - Tom Gorman (usa) 6-1 6-2 5-7 10-8)