Tennis Men: Davis Cup 1973 March 2-December 2: America: 2nd Round: Argentina - Chile * 2-3 Mexico - USA * 1-4 Final: USA * - Chile 4-0 East: 2nd Round: India * - Pakistan 4-0 (at Kuala Lumpur (mls)) Japan - Australia * 1-4 Final: India - Australia * 0-4 Europe zone A: 3rd Round: Romania * - New Zealand 4-1 Soviet Union * - France 3-2 Final: Romania * - Soviet Union 3-2 Europe zone B: 3rd Round: Italy * - Spain 3-2 Czechoslovakia * - West Germany 3-2 Final: Czechoslovakia * - Italy 4-1 Interzonal Round: Australia * - Czechoslovakia 4-1 USA * - Romania 4-1 Final: USA - Australia * 0-5 (at Cleveland, OH) (John Newcombe (aus) - Stan Smith (usa) 6-1 3-6 6-3 3-6 6-4, Rod Laver (aus) - Tom Gorman (USA) 8-10 8-6 6-8 6-3 6-1, Australia (Rod Laver, John Newcombe) - USA (Stan Smith, Erik van Dillen) 6-1 6-2 6-4, John Newcombe (aus) - Tom Gorman (usa) 6-2 6-1 6-3, Rod Laver (aus) - Stan Smith (usa) 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-2)