1966 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1966 Davis Cup.

32 teams entered the Europe Zone in total. For this year's tournament the Europe Zone was split into two sub-zones, with the winners of each sub-zone going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the America Zone and Eastern Zone. ^[1]

Brazil defeated France in the Zone A final, and West Germany defeated South Africa in the Zone B final, resulting in both Brazil and West Germany progressing to the Inter-Zonal Zone. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Zone A

Draw

First Round 29 April–2 May

Quarterfinals 13–17 May

Semifinals 10–12 June

Final 15–17 July

Paris, France (clay)

France

4

Paris, France (clay)

Romania

1

France

5

Helsinki, Finland (clay)

Canada

0

Finland

1

Paris, France (clay)

Canada

4

France

4

Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (clay)

Czechoslovakia

1

Czechoslovakia

5

Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)

Austria

0

Czechoslovakia

5

Lisbon, Portugal (clay)

Israel

0

Portugal

2

Paris, France (clay)

Israel

3

France

1

Szczecin, Poland (clay)

Brazil

4

Poland

3

Warsaw, Poland

Sweden

2

Poland

4

Istanbul, Turkey

Egypt

1

Turkey

0

Warsaw, Poland

Egypt

5

Poland

1

Barcelona, Spain (clay)

Brazil

4

Spain

4

Barcelona, Spain (clay)

Yugoslavia

1

Spain

2

Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)

Brazil

3

Denmark

0

Brazil

5

First round

France vs. Romania

France 4	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [4] 29 April–1 May 1966 Clay		Romania 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 François Jauffret Ion Țiriac 6 4 6 4 6 1       2 Pierre Darmon Ilie Năstase 6 1 6 2 6 2       3 Patrice Beust  /  Daniel Contet Ilie Năstase  /  Ion Țiriac 6 4 2 6 3 6 6 0 6 2   4 Pierre Darmon Ion Țiriac 6 3 0 6 3 6 3 6     5 François Jauffret Ilie Năstase 6 1 6 3 8 6

Finland vs. Canada

Finland 1	Helsinki, Finland [5] 29 April–1 May 1966 Clay		Canada 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Pekka Säilä Henry Fauquier 6 3 6 8 3 6 0 6     2 Rauno Suominen Mike Belkin 1 6 3 6 6 1 3 6     3 Pekka Säilä  /  Rauno Suominen Keith Carpenter  /  Henry Fauquier 7 9 8 6 0 6 4 6     4 Rauno Suominen Robert Puddicombe 3 6 6 3 8 6 6 1     5 Pekka Säilä Mike Belkin 3 6 0 6 4 6

Czechoslovakia vs. Austria

Czechoslovakia 5	Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [6] 29 April–1 May 1966 Clay		Austria 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jan Kodeš Ernst Blanke 4 6 3 6 6 4 6 4 6 2   2 Jiří Javorský Peter Pokorny 6 3 3 6 6 4 6 4     3 Jiří Javorský  /  Jan Kodeš Ernst Blanke  /  Peter Pokorny 1 6 6 1 4 6 6 2 6 4   4 Jan Kodeš Peter Pokorny 2 6 6 4 8 6 6 3     5 Jiří Javorský Ernst Blanke 6 1 6 0 6 3

Portugal vs. Israel

Portugal 2	Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal [7] 29 April–1 May 1966 Clay		Israel 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Alfredo Vaz Pinto Eleazar Davidman 1 6 7 5 6 2 0 6 4 6   2 João Lagos Yehoshua Shalem 6 4 6 2 6 1       3 João Lagos  /  João Roquette Eleazar Davidman  /  Josef Stabholz 3 6 6 3 6 2 3 6 5 7   4 Alfredo Vaz Pinto Yehoshua Shalem 6 0 6 1 6 1       5 João Lagos Eleazar Davidman 5 7 3 6 3 6

Poland vs. Sweden

Poland 3	Szczecin, Poland [8] 29 April–1 May 1966 Clay		Sweden 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Piotr Jamroz Christer Holm 12 10 6 4 6 4       2 Wiesław Gąsiorek Bo Holmström 10 8 6 3 6 0       3 Wiesław Gąsiorek  /  Wiesław Nowicki Bo Holmström  /  Lars Ölander 7 9 6 4 6 2 9 7     4 Piotr Jamroz Bo Holmström 1 6 0 6 1 6       5 Wiesław Gąsiorek Christer Holm 3 6 3 6 0 6

Turkey vs. Egypt

Turkey 0	Istanbul, Turkey [9] 29 April–1 May 1966		Egypt 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Suzan Gürel Moataz El Sonbol 6 3 1 6 1 6 5 7     2 Tahsin Gürsoy Fathi Mohammed-Ali 1 6 2 6 1 6       3 Demir Ataş  /  Tahsin Gürsoy Fathi Mohammed-Ali  /  Shukry Moubarek 1 6 2 6 3 6       4 Demir Ataş Moataz El Sonbol 1 6 1 6 2 6       5 Enis Berki Fathi Mohammed-Ali 1 6 2 6 0 6

Spain vs. Yugoslavia

Spain 4	Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spain [10] 29 April–1 May 1966 Clay		Yugoslavia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Juan Gisbert Nikola Pilić 4 6 3 6 6 1 5 7     2 Manuel Santana Boro Jovanović 6 3 6 3 6 3       3 José Luis Arilla  /  Manuel Santana Boro Jovanović  /  Nikola Pilić 4 6 6 2 7 5 6 4     4 Juan Gisbert Boro Jovanović 6 0 6 4 6 3       5 Manuel Santana Nikola Pilić 6 1 6 3 1 6 6 2

Denmark vs. Brazil

Denmark 0	Copenhagen, Denmark [11] 30 April–2 May 1966 Clay		Brazil 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Torben Ulrich José Edison Mandarino 4 6 1 6 1 6       2 Jan Leschly Thomaz Koch 6 8 3 6 0 6       3 Jan Leschly  /  Torben Ulrich Thomaz Koch  /  José Edison Mandarino 6 4 1 6 3 6 3 6     4 Jan Leschly José Edison Mandarino 2 6 4 6 6 8       5 Carl-Edvard Hedelund Luis Felipe Tavares 6 8 2 6 4 6

Quarterfinals

France vs. Canada

France 5	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [12] 13–15 May 1966 Clay		Canada 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 François Jauffret Mike Belkin 6 1 4 6 6 3 6 4     2 Pierre Darmon Henry Fauquier 6 4 6 2 6 3       3 Patrice Beust  /  Daniel Contet Keith Carpenter  /  Henry Fauquier 6 4 9 7 6 3       4 François Jauffret Henry Fauquier 6 2 6 2 1 6 0 6 6 0   5 Pierre Darmon Mike Belkin 6 8 1 6 7 5 6 0 6 1

Czechoslovakia vs. Israel

Czechoslovakia 5	Prague, Czechoslovakia [13] 13–15 May 1966 Clay		Israel 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jan Kodeš Josef Stabholz 6 1 6 1 6 3       2 Jiří Javorský Yehoshua Shalem 6 0 6 0 6 0       3 Jiří Javorský  /  Jan Kodeš Yehoshua Shalem  /  Josef Stabholz 6 1 6 1 6 2       4 František Pála Josef Stabholz 6 2 6 0 6 2       5 Jan Kodeš Yehoshua Shalem 6 3 7 5 6 0

Poland vs. Egypt

Poland 4	Warsaw, Poland [14] 13–15 May 1966 Clay		Egypt 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Wiesław Gąsiorek Moataz El Sonbol 8 6 7 5 6 0       2 Piotr Jamroz Fathi Mohammed-Ali 6 4 3 6 0 6 3 6     3 Wiesław Gąsiorek  /  Tadeusz Nowicki Moataz El Sonbol  /  Fathi Mohammed-Ali 6 3 6 2 8 6       4 Piotr Jamroz Moataz El Sonbol 6 4 6 4 6 8 6 3     5 Wiesław Gąsiorek Fathi Mohammed-Ali 6 4 6 1 6 2

Spain vs. Brazil

Spain 2	Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spain [15] 14–17 May 1966 Clay		Brazil 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Juan Gisbert Thomaz Koch 3 6 6 4 6 1 6 4     2 Manuel Santana José Edison Mandarino 7 5 7 5 6 4       3 José Luis Arilla  /  Juan Gisbert Thomaz Koch  /  José Edison Mandarino 6 3 2 6 5 7 7 5 4 6   4 Manuel Santana Thomaz Koch 5 7 2 6 1 6       5 Juan Gisbert José Edison Mandarino 5 7 6 3 11 9 6 8 6 8

Semifinals

France vs. Czechoslovakia

France 4	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [16] 10–12 June 1966 Clay		Czechoslovakia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 François Jauffret Jiří Javorský 14 12 1 6 6 2 6 1     2 Pierre Darmon Jan Kodeš 4 6 6 4 6 0 10 8     3 Patrice Beust  /  Daniel Contet Jiří Javorský  /  Jan Kodeš 10 8 7 5 3 6 4 6 2 6   4 François Jauffret Jan Kodeš 3 6 1 6 6 3 6 4 6 4   5 Pierre Darmon Jiří Javorský 6 2 6 4 6 0

Poland vs. Brazil

Poland 1	Warsaw, Poland [17] 10–12 June 1966		Brazil 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Tadeusz Nowicki José Edison Mandarino 2 6 2 6 3 6       2 Wiesław Gąsiorek Thomaz Koch 9 7 6 1 7 5       3 Wiesław Gąsiorek  /  Tadeusz Nowicki Thomaz Koch  /  José Edison Mandarino 1 6 8 10 5 7       4 Tadeusz Nowicki Thomaz Koch 3 6 4 6 1 6       5 Wiesław Gąsiorek José Edison Mandarino 2 6 1 6 2 6

Final

France vs. Brazil

France 1	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [2] 15–17 July 1966 Clay		Brazil 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Pierre Darmon José Edison Mandarino 6 3 3 6 2 6 1 6     2 François Jauffret Thomaz Koch 6 2 1 6 3 6 2 6     3 Patrice Beust  /  Daniel Contet Thomaz Koch  /  José Edison Mandarino 6 3 4 6 7 5 3 6 4 6   4 François Jauffret José Edison Mandarino 4 6 1 6 7 5 2 6     5 Pierre Darmon Thomaz Koch 6 4 9 7 6 2

Zone B

Draw

First Round 22 April–2 May

Quarterfinals 13–16 May

Semifinals 10–12 June

Final 15–18 July

Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg

Luxembourg

0

Lugano, Switzerland

Switzerland

5

Switzerland

1

Freiburg, West Germany (clay)

West Germany

4

West Germany

5

Hanover, West Germany (clay)

Norway

0

West Germany

3

Budapest, Hungary

Great Britain

2

Hungary

4

Budapest, Hungary (clay)

Greece

1

Hungary

2

London, England (clay)

Great Britain

3

Great Britain

4

Munich, West Germany

New Zealand

1

West Germany

3

Bologna, Italy (clay)

South Africa

2

Italy

4

Soviet Union

1

Italy

w/o

Monte Carlo, Monaco

Morocco

Monaco

1

Rome, Italy (clay)

Morocco

4

Italy

2

Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)

South Africa

3

Netherlands

5

Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)

Ireland

0

Netherlands

1

Brussels, Belgium

South Africa

4

Belgium

0

South Africa

5

First round

Luxembourg vs. Switzerland

Luxembourg 0	Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg [18] 30 April–2 May 1966		Switzerland 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Thierry Brasseur Dimitri Sturdza 0 6 1 6 3 6       2 Jean Neuman Theodor Stalder 5 7 6 0 4 6 1 6     3 Frank Baden  /  Thierry Brasseur Dimitri Sturdza  /  Matthias Werren 3 6 3 6 3 6       4 Thierry Brasseur Theodor Stalder 1 6 3 6 2 6       5 Jean Neuman Dimitri Sturdza 1 6 4 6 4 6

West Germany vs. Norway

West Germany 5	Freiburg, West Germany [19] 29 April–1 May 1966 Clay		Norway 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Wilhelm Bungert Gunnar Høst Sjøwall 4 6 6 0 6 3 4 6 6 2   2 Ingo Buding Nils Elvik 6 1 6 1 6 0       3 Ingo Buding  /  Harald Elschenbroich Nils Elvik  /  Finn-Dag Jagge 6 2 7 5 6 0       4 Wilhelm Bungert Nils Elvik 6 2 6 1 6 1       5 Ingo Buding Gunnar Høst Sjøwall 6 0 6 3 6 0

Hungary vs. Greece

Hungary 4	Budapest, Hungary [20] 29 April–1 May 1966		Greece 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 András Szikszay Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 6 2 1 6 6 3 2 6 2 6   2 István Gulyás Nikolaos Kalyvas 6 1 6 2 6 0       3 István Gulyás  /  András Szikszay Periclis Gavrilidis  /  Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 6 4 5 7 6 4 6 4     4 István Gulyás Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 3 6 9 7 6 3 9 7     5 András Szikszay Nikolaos Kalyvas 6 1 6 0 6 2

Great Britain vs. New Zealand

Great Britain 4	Queen's Club, London, England [21] 28–30 April 1966 Clay		New Zealand 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Roger Taylor Brian Fairlie 7 5 8 6 6 2       2 Mike Sangster Lew Gerrard 6 4 6 2 6 2       3 Mike Sangster  /  Bobby Wilson Brian Fairlie  /  Lew Gerrard 6 1 6 0 6 4       4 Mike Sangster Brian Fairlie 3 6 7 5 2 6     retired   5 Roger Taylor Lew Gerrard 6 2 6 3 2 6 6 1

Italy vs. Soviet Union

Italy 4	Bologna, Italy [22] 28–30 April 1966 Clay		Soviet Union 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Nicola Pietrangeli Toomas Leius 6 1 6 3 6 1       2 Sergio Tacchini Alexander Ivanov 5 7 6 4 6 4 6 2     3 Giordano Maioli  /  Gaetano Di Maso Toomas Leius  /  Sergei Likhachev 5 7 0 6 3 6       4 Sergio Tacchini Toomas Leius 6 1 6 3 6 2       5 Nicola Pietrangeli Alexander Ivanov 6 3 6 1 6 4

Monaco vs. Morocco

Monaco 1	Monte Carlo, Monaco [23] 22–24 April 1966		Morocco 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Patrick Landau Mohammed-Haibabi Bouchaib 2 6 3 6 3 6       2 Adrien Viviani Lahcen Chadli 2 6 0 6 2 6       3 Patrick Landau  /  Francis Truchi Ahmed Ben Ali  /  Ali Laroussi 6 2 6 3 6 4       4 Patrick Landau Lahcen Chadli 4 6 6 8 1 6       5 Adrien Viviani Mohammed-Haibabi Bouchaib 5 7 2 6 2 6

Netherlands vs. Ireland

Netherlands 5	Scheveningen, Netherlands [24] 29 April–1 May 1966 Clay		Ireland 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Tom Okker Peter Jackson 6 0 6 4 6 1       2 Jan Hajer Michael Hickey 6 2 6 1 6 1       3 Pieter van Eijsden  /  Tom Okker Derek Arthurs  /  Peter Jackson 6 3 6 2 6 3       4 Tom Okker Michael Hickey 6 3 6 4 6 2       5 Jan Hajer Peter Jackson 6 0 6 1 6 0

Belgium vs. South Africa

Belgium 0	Brussels, Belgium [25] 29 April–1 May 1966		South Africa 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Patrick Hombergen Cliff Drysdale 4 6 1 6 4 6       2 Eric Drossart Keith Diepraam 6 2 2 6 6 2 6 8 3 6   3 Claude de Gronckel  /  Patrick Hombergen Keith Diepraam  /  Frew McMillan 1 6 6 8 5 7       4 Patrick Hombergen Keith Diepraam 12 10 4 6 6 4 1 6 3 6   5 Claude de Gronckel Cliff Drysdale 0 6 2 6 3 6

Quarterfinals

Switzerland vs. West Germany

Switzerland 1	Lugano, Switzerland [26] 13–15 May 1966		West Germany 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Dimitri Sturdza Ingo Buding 2 6 3 6 1 6       2 Theodor Stalder Wilhelm Bungert 2 6 2 6 1 6       3 Dimitri Sturdza  /  Matthias Werren Ingo Buding  /  Harald Elschenbroich 2 6 6 3 3 6 8 10     4 Dimitri Sturdza Wilhelm Bungert 4 6 6 3 2 6 7 5 6 4   5 Theodor Stalder Ingo Buding 2 6 2 6 2 6

Hungary vs. Great Britain

Hungary 2	Budapest, Hungary [27] 14–16 May 1966 Clay		Great Britain 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 István Gulyás Mike Sangster 4 6 6 3 6 4 2 6 7 5   2 András Szikszay Roger Taylor 4 6 2 6 6 2 2 6     3 István Gulyás  /  András Szikszay Mike Sangster  /  Bobby Wilson 2 6 4 6 13 11 4 6     4 András Szikszay Mike Sangster 6 1 6 2 3 6 6 3     5 István Gulyás Roger Taylor 18 16 3 6 1 6 4 6

Netherlands vs. South Africa

Netherlands 1	Scheveningen, Netherlands [28] 13–15 May 1966 Clay		South Africa 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jan Hajer Keith Diepraam 6 4 2 6 0 6 4 6     2 Tom Okker Cliff Drysdale 3 6 4 6 6 4 2 6     3 Jan Hajer  /  Tom Okker Keith Diepraam  /  Frew McMillan 5 7 6 8 1 6       4 Tom Okker Keith Diepraam 6 3 6 2 8 6       5 Jan Hajer Cliff Drysdale 2 6 1 6 0 6

Semifinals

West Germany vs. Great Britain

West Germany 3	Hanover, West Germany [29] 10–12 June 1966 Clay		Great Britain 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ingo Buding Mike Sangster 6 1 6 4 3 6 6 3     2 Wilhelm Bungert Roger Taylor 6 1 2 6 13 11 6 4     3 Ingo Buding  /  Wilhelm Bungert Mike Sangster  /  Bobby Wilson 6 0 8 10 1 6 5 7     4 Wilhelm Bungert Mike Sangster 6 3 6 3 12 10       5 Ingo Buding Roger Taylor 2 6 6 3 2 6 1 1   retired

Italy vs. South Africa

Italy 2	Foro Italico, Rome, Italy [30] 10–12 June 1966 Clay		South Africa 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Sergio Tacchini Cliff Drysdale 1 6 6 1 6 4 6 4     2 Nicola Pietrangeli Keith Diepraam 6 2 6 3 1 6 6 3     3 Giordano Maioli  /  Gaetano Di Maso Keith Diepraam  /  Frew McMillan 6 3 11 9 3 6 4 6 4 6   4 Nicola Pietrangeli Cliff Drysdale 3 6 3 6 6 4 6 2 2 6   5 Sergio Tacchini Keith Diepraam 4 6 5 7 3 6

Final

West Germany vs. South Africa

West Germany 3	Munich, West Germany [3] 15–18 July 1966		South Africa 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Wilhelm Bungert Cliff Drysdale 6 3 0 6 8 6 6 4     2 Ingo Buding Keith Diepraam 6 2 6 1 1 6 6 4     3 Ingo Buding  /  Harald Elschenbroich Keith Diepraam  /  Frew McMillan 1 6 7 5 6 1 5 7 5 7   4 Wilhelm Bungert Keith Diepraam 12 10 6 2 6 3       5 Ingo Buding Cliff Drysdale 4 6 9 7 5 7 0 6

References

1. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN   978-0942257700.
2. "France v Brazil". daviscup.com.
3. "West Germany v South Africa". daviscup.com.
4. "France v Romania". daviscup.com.
5. "Finland v Canada". daviscup.com.
6. "Czechoslovakia v Austria". daviscup.com.
7. "Portugal v Israel". daviscup.com.
8. "Poland v Sweden". daviscup.com.
9. "Turkey v Egypt". daviscup.com.
10. "Spain v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
11. "Denmark v Brazil". daviscup.com.
12. "France v Canada". daviscup.com.
13. "Czechoslovakia v Israel". daviscup.com.
14. "Poland v Egypt". daviscup.com.
15. "Spain v Brazil". daviscup.com.
16. "France v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
17. "Poland v Brazil". daviscup.com.
18. "Luxembourg v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
19. "West Germany v Norway". daviscup.com.
20. "Hungary v Greece". daviscup.com.
21. "Great Britain v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
22. "Italy v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.
23. "Monaco v Morocco". daviscup.com.
24. "Netherlands v Ireland". daviscup.com.
25. "Belgium v South Africa". daviscup.com.
26. "Switzerland v West Germany". daviscup.com.
27. "Hungary v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
28. "Netherlands v South Africa". daviscup.com.
29. "West Germany v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
30. "Italy v South Africa". daviscup.com.

External links

• Davis Cup official website