1971 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Main article: 1971 Davis Cup

The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1971 Davis Cup.

30 teams entered the Europe Zone, competing across 2 sub-zones. The winners of each sub-zone went on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the Americas Zone and Eastern Zone. ^[1]

Czechoslovakia defeated Romania in the Zone A final, and West Germany defeated Spain in the Zone B final, resulting in both Czechoslovakia and Romania progressing to the Inter-Zonal Zone. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Zone A

Draw

First round 30 April–9 May

Quarterfinals 13–16 May

Semifinals 11–13 June

Final 16–18 July

Spain

Basel, Switzerland

bye

Spain

4

Switzerland

0

Switzerland

Barcelona, Spain

bye

Spain

4

Båstad, Sweden (clay)

France

1

Sweden

0

Paris, France (clay)

France

5

France

3

Helsinki, Finland

Finland

0

Finland

5

Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)

Ireland

0

Spain

2

Cairo, Egypt (clay)

Czechoslovakia

3

Egypt

1

Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)

Czechoslovakia

4

Czechoslovakia

5

Lisbon, Portugal (clay)

Portugal

0

Portugal

4

Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)

Turkey

1

Czechoslovakia

4

Athens, Greece

Soviet Union

1

Greece

1

Brussels, Belgium

Belgium

3

Belgium

1

Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)

Soviet Union

4

Denmark

0

Soviet Union

5

First round

Sweden vs. France

Sweden 0	Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden [4] 7–9 May 1971 Clay		France 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ove Bengtson Patrick Proisy 3 6 2 6 3 6       2 Håkan Zahr Pierre Barthès 1 6 4 6 1 6       3 Ove Bengtson  /  Hans Nerell Pierre Barthès  /  François Jauffret 6 3 13 15 6 8 5 7     4 Hans Nerell Patrick Proisy 2 6 3 6 1 6       5 Ove Bengtson Pierre Barthès 3 6 3 6 6 4 6 3 3 6

Finland vs. Ireland

Finland 5	Helsinki, Finland [5] 7–9 May 1971		Ireland 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 George Berner William Brown 6 1 6 4 6 3       2 Pekka Säilä Michael Hickey 6 3 6 2 6 8 6 2     3 George Berner  /  Pekka Säilä Michael Hickey  /  Peter Jackson 6 4 4 6 13 11 6 0     4 George Berner Michael Hickey 6 3 6 1 6 2       5 Pekka Säilä William Brown 6 3 6 1 6 0

Egypt vs. Czechoslovakia

Egypt 1	Cairo, Egypt [6] 30 April–2 May 1971 Clay		Czechoslovakia 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ibrahim Mahmoud Jan Kodeš 2 6 4 6 1 6       2 Moataz El Sonbol František Pála 2 6 1 6 5 7       3 Aly El Dawoudi  /  Ibrahim Mahmoud Jan Kukal  /  Vladimír Zedník 3 6 4 6 2 6       4 Ibrahim Mahmoud František Pála 4 6 2 6 3 6       5 Moataz El Sonbol Vladimír Zedník 7 5 6 3 6 4

Portugal vs. Turkey

Portugal 4	Lisbon, Portugal [7] 1–3 May 1971 Clay		Turkey 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Alfredo Vaz Pinto Remzi Aydın 6 3 6 0 6 0       2 Raúl Peralta Tahsin Gürsoy 6 3 6 3 6 0       3 Raúl Peralta  /  Alfredo Vaz Pinto Remzi Aydın  /  Tahsin Gürsoy 7 5 6 3 6 0       4 José Vilela Beyazıt Anbar 6 0 6 3 6 4       5 Olivio Silva Remzi Aydın 7 5 6 4 2 6 3 6 2 6

Greece vs. Belgium

Greece 1	Athens, Greece [8] 30 April–2 May 1971		Belgium 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos Eric Drossart 6 2 2 6 6 4 4 6 6 3   2 Periclis Gavrilidis Patrick Hombergen 1 6 2 6 6 3 3 6     3 Periclis Gavrilidis  /  Nicholas Kalogeropoulos Eric Drossart  /  Patrick Hombergen 5 7 3 6 3 6       4 Periclis Gavrilidis Eric Drossart 4 6 4 6 1 6       5 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos Patrick Hombergen 6 3 4 6 2 6 6 3 6 6 not completed

Denmark vs. Soviet Union

Denmark 0	Copenhagen, Denmark [9] 7–9 May 1971 Clay		Soviet Union 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jørgen Ulrich Vladimir Korotkov 3 6 2 6 0 6       2 Jan Leschly Alex Metreveli 4 6 3 6 2 6       3 Jan Leschly  /  Jørgen Ulrich Sergei Likhachev  /  Alex Metreveli 0 6 4 6 4 6       4 Jørgen Ulrich Alex Metreveli 2 6 1 6 2 6       5 Jan Leschly Vladimir Korotkov 7 9 6 3 0 6 3 6

Quarterfinals

Switzerland vs. Spain

Switzerland 0	Basel, Switzerland [10] 14–16 May 1971		Spain 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Matthias Werren Manuel Orantes 1 6 1 6 4 6       2 Dimitri Sturdza Juan Gisbert 2 6 4 6 3 6       3 Leonardo Manta  /  Matthias Werren Juan Gisbert  /  Manuel Orantes 4 6 7 9 2 6       4 Dimitri Sturdza Manuel Orantes 5 7 7 9 9 7 6 8     5 Matthias Werren Antonio Muñoz 21 23 1 3       not completed

France vs. Finland

France 3	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [11] 14–16 May 1971 Clay		Finland 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 François Jauffret George Berner 7 5 6 2 6 2       2 Patrick Proisy Pekka Säilä 6 4 6 0 6 2       3 Patrice Dominguez  /  Patrick Proisy George Berner  /  Pekka Säilä 6 4 7 5 7 5       4 Patrick Proisy George Berner 6 3 6 3 4 6 3 0   not completed 5 François Jauffret Pekka Säilä           not played

Czechoslovakia vs. Portugal

Czechoslovakia 5	Prague, Czechoslovakia [12] 13–15 May 1971 Clay		Portugal 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 František Pála Alfredo Vaz Pinto 6 1 6 1 6 1       2 Jan Kodeš Raúl Peralta 8 6 6 0 6 2       3 Jan Kodeš  /  Jan Kukal Raúl Peralta  /  Alfredo Vaz Pinto 6 0 6 2 6 1       4 Jan Kukal Alfredo Vaz Pinto 6 2 6 0 6 2       5 František Pála Raúl Peralta 6 1 6 2 6 1

Belgium vs. Soviet Union

Belgium 1	Brussels, Belgium [13] 14–16 May 1971		Soviet Union 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Eric Drossart Alex Metreveli 3 6 2 6 2 6       2 Patrick Hombergen Vladimir Korotkov 6 3 6 3 6 1       3 Eric Drossart  /  Patrick Hombergen Sergei Likhachev  /  Alex Metreveli 5 7 6 4 11 13 3 6     4 Patrick Hombergen Alex Metreveli 0 6 2 6 0 6       5 Eric Drossart Vladimir Korotkov 6 3 3 6 7 5 7 9 6 8

Semifinals

Spain vs. France

Spain 4	Barcelona, Spain [14] 11–13 June 1971		France 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Juan Gisbert François Jauffret 2 6 3 6 2 6       2 Manuel Orantes Patrick Proisy 6 1 6 2 6 3       3 Juan Gisbert  /  Manuel Orantes Pierre Barthès  /  François Jauffret 6 3 4 6 6 3 6 2     4 Manuel Orantes François Jauffret 6 4 7 9 6 4 5 7 7 5   5 Juan Gisbert Patrick Proisy 6 2 6 3 6 4

Czechoslovakia vs. Soviet Union

Czechoslovakia 4	Prague, Czechoslovakia [15] 11–13 June 1971 Clay		Soviet Union 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jan Kodeš Alex Metreveli 5 7 6 3 6 4 5 7 3 6   2 František Pála Vladimir Korotkov 6 3 6 4 7 5       3 Jan Kodeš  /  Jan Kukal Sergei Likhachev  /  Alex Metreveli 3 6 6 4 2 6 7 5 6 3   4 Jan Kodeš Vladimir Korotkov 6 0 6 3 7 5       5 František Pála Alex Metreveli 6 0 6 4 2 0       retired

Final

Czechoslovakia vs. Spain

Czechoslovakia 3	Prague, Czechoslovakia [2] 16–18 July 1971 Clay		Spain 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 František Pála Manuel Orantes 6 2 4 6 2 6 5 7     2 Jan Kodeš Juan Gisbert 6 3 4 6 9 7 7 5     3 Jan Kodeš  /  Jan Kukal Juan Gisbert  /  Manuel Orantes 4 6 9 11 4 6       4 František Pála Juan Gisbert 6 0 6 1 6 1       5 Jan Kodeš Manuel Orantes 7 5 4 6 7 5 6 4

Zone B

Draw

First round 28 April–8 May

Quarterfinals 14–16 May

Semifinals 10–14 June

Final 16–18 July

West Germany

Augsburg, West Germany

bye

West Germany

4

Austria

1

Austria

Munich, West Germany

bye

West Germany

4

Budapest, Hungary

Hungary

1

Hungary

5

Budapest, Hungary

Poland

0

Hungary

5

Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg

Luxembourg

0

Luxembourg

5

Bucharest, Romania (clay)

Monaco

0

West Germany

0

Tel Aviv, Israel (hard)

Romania

5

Israel

4

Tel Aviv, Israel (hard)

Norway

1

Israel

0

Bucharest, Romania (clay)

Romania

5

Romania

5

Bucharest, Romania (clay)

Netherlands

0

Romania

4

Perugia, Italy (clay)

Yugoslavia

1

Italy

5

Zagreb, Yugoslavia

Bulgaria

0

Italy

2

Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay)

Yugoslavia

3

Great Britain

0

Yugoslavia

3

First round

Hungary vs. Poland

Hungary 5	Budapest, Hungary [16] 30 April–2 May 1971		Poland 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 István Gulyás Tadeusz Nowicki 6 3 6 3 2 6 6 3     2 Szabolcs Baranyi Wiesław Gąsiorek 1 6 6 3 6 1 6 4     3 Szabolcs Baranyi  /  Róbert Machán Jacek Niedźwiedzki  /  Tadeusz Nowicki 6 4 6 4 6 2       4 Szabolcs Baranyi Tadeusz Nowicki 6 4 6 4 6 0       5 István Gulyás Wiesław Gąsiorek 6 4 9 7 6 0

Luxembourg vs. Monaco

Luxembourg 5	Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg [17] 30 April–2 May 1971		Monaco 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Frank Baden Francis Truchi 6 1 6 4 7 5       2 Thierry Brasseur Adrien Viviani 6 3 7 5 6 4       3 Frank Baden  /  Thierry Brasseur Bernard Balleret  /  Francis Truchi 6 2 6 3 7 5       4 Frank Baden Adrien Viviani 6 4 3 6 9 7 6 3     5 Thierry Brasseur Francis Truchi 6 4 9 7 6 2

Israel vs. Norway

Israel 4	Tel Aviv, Israel [18] 6–8 May 1971 Hard		Norway 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Josef Stabholz Erik Melander 3 6 6 4 6 4 6 0     2 Yehoshua Shalem Jon-Erik Ross 10 12 6 4 6 3 6 0     3 Eleazar Davidman  /  Ian Froman Erik Melander  /  Frithjof Prydz 7 5 4 6 3 6 4 6     4 Yehoshua Shalem Erik Melander 6 1 5 7 6 1       retired 5 Josef Stabholz Jon-Erik Ross 7 5 3 6 6 2 1 6 6 1

Romania vs. Netherlands

Romania 5	Bucharest, Romania [19] 30 April–2 May 1971 Clay		Netherlands 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ion Țiriac Fred Hemmes 7 5 6 1 6 3       2 Ilie Năstase Jan Hordijk 6 2 6 2 6 3       3 Ilie Năstase  /  Ion Țiriac Fred Hemmes  /  Jan Hordijk 6 2 6 2 6 3       4 Ion Țiriac Jan Hordijk 6 1 6 1 6 1       5 Ilie Năstase Fred Hemmes 6 0 6 2 6 4

Italy vs. Bulgaria

Italy 5	Perugia, Italy [20] 30 April–2 May 1971 Clay		Bulgaria 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Massimo Di Domenico Bozhidar Pampoulov 3 6 6 2 6 1 6 3     2 Adriano Panatta Ljuben Genov 6 1 6 3 6 3       3 Massimo Di Domenico  /  Adriano Panatta Bozhidar Pampoulov  /  Matei Pampoulov 6 4 6 4 6 4       4 Antonio Zugarelli Ljuben Genov 6 4 6 2 6 3       5 Ezio Di Matteo Bozhidar Pampoulov 6 3 6 3 6 1

Yugoslavia vs. Great Britain

Yugoslavia 3	Zagreb, Yugoslavia [21] 28–30 April 1971 Clay		Great Britain 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Željko Franulović Gerald Battrick 6 2 6 2 6 0       2 Boro Jovanović Stanley Matthews 6 2 6 4 9 11 2 6 6 4   3 Željko Franulović  /  Boro Jovanović Gerald Battrick  /  Stanley Matthews 7 5 5 7 0 6 7 5 6 0   4 Boro Jovanović Gerald Battrick           not played 5 Željko Franulović Stanley Matthews           not played

Quarterfinals

West Germany vs. Austria

West Germany 4	Augsburg, West Germany [22] 14–16 May 1971		Austria 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Wilhelm Bungert Peter Pokorny 5 7 1 6 7 5 8 6 6 2   2 Christian Kuhnke Hans Kary 6 4 6 2 0 6 0 6 5 7   3 Jürgen Fassbender  /  Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Ernst Blanke  /  Rudolf Hoskowetz 6 2 6 4 6 3       4 Christian Kuhnke Peter Pokorny 6 3 6 1 6 4       5 Wilhelm Bungert Hans Kary 6 3 3 6 6 3 2 6 7 5

Hungary vs. Luxembourg

Hungary 5	Budapest, Hungary [23] 14–16 May 1971		Luxembourg 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Szabolcs Baranyi Georges Logelin 6 2 6 1 6 2       2 István Gulyás Joseph Offenheim 6 3 6 2 6 0       3 Szabolcs Baranyi  /  Róbert Machán Georges Logelin  /  Joseph Offenheim 6 2 6 2 6 1       4 István Gulyás Georges Logelin 6 2 6 1 6 1       5 Szabolcs Baranyi Joseph Offenheim 6 1 6 1 6 1

Israel vs. Romania

Israel 0	Tel Aviv, Israel [24] 14–16 May 1971 Hard		Romania 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Josef Stabholz Ion Țiriac 0 6 0 6 0 6       2 Yehoshua Shalem Ilie Năstase 1 6 2 6 3 6       3 Ian Froman  /  Josef Stabholz Sever Dron  /  Ion Țiriac 2 6 2 6 3 6       4 Yehoshua Shalem Ion Țiriac 2 6 0 6 3 6       5 Josef Stabholz Ilie Năstase 0 6 0 6 1 6

Yugoslavia vs. Italy

Yugoslavia 3	Zagreb, Yugoslavia [25] 14–16 May 1971		Italy 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Željko Franulović Nicola Pietrangeli 7 5 8 6 6 1       2 Boro Jovanović Adriano Panatta 6 0 3 6 4 6 6 3 6 2   3 Željko Franulović  /  Boro Jovanović Massimo Di Domenico  /  Adriano Panatta 3 6 6 0 4 6 7 5 6 3   4 Boro Jovanović Nicola Pietrangeli 2 6 2 6 1 6       5 Zlatko Ivančić Antonio Zugarelli 4 6 3 6 2 6

Semifinals

West Germany vs. Hungary

West Germany 4	Munich, West Germany [26] 10–12 June 1971		Hungary 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Christian Kuhnke István Gulyás 3 6 6 4 6 2 2 6 6 3   2 Wilhelm Bungert Szabolcs Baranyi 5 7 6 3 6 3 6 3     3 Jürgen Fassbender  /  Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Szabolcs Baranyi  /  Péter Szőke 5 7 6 3 6 2 4 6 6 4   4 Wilhelm Bungert István Gulyás 6 3 6 4 7 5       5 Christian Kuhnke Szabolcs Baranyi 1 6 8 10 2 6

Romania vs. Yugoslavia

Romania 4	Bucharest, Romania [27] 11–14 June 1971 Clay		Yugoslavia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ilie Năstase Željko Franulović 7 5 6 2 6 3       2 Ion Țiriac Boro Jovanović 6 4 7 5 2 6 6 4     3 Ilie Năstase  /  Ion Țiriac Željko Franulović  /  Boro Jovanović 6 0 6 4 9 7       4 Ion Țiriac Željko Franulović 4 6 0 6 6 4 3 6     5 Ilie Năstase Boro Jovanović 4 6 6 4         retired

Final

Romania vs. West Germany

Romania 5	Bucharest, Romania [3] 16–18 July 1971 Clay		West Germany 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ion Țiriac Christian Kuhnke 6 2 3 6 6 2 7 5     2 Ilie Năstase Wilhelm Bungert 6 2 6 3 6 2       3 Ilie Năstase  /  Ion Țiriac Jürgen Fassbender  /  Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 8 6 6 4 6 4       4 Ilie Năstase Christian Kuhnke 6 0 6 4 6 4       5 Petre Mărmureanu Wilhelm Bungert 6 1 7 5 6 1

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. "Czechoslovakia v Spain". daviscup.com.
3. "Romania v West Germany". daviscup.com.
4. "Sweden v France". daviscup.com.
5. "Finland v Ireland". daviscup.com.
6. "Egypt v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
7. "Portugal v Turkey". daviscup.com.
8. "Greece v Belgium". daviscup.com.
9. "Denmark v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.
10. "Switzerland v Spain". daviscup.com.
11. "France v Finland". daviscup.com.
12. "Czechoslovakia v Portugal". daviscup.com.
13. "Belgium v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.
14. "Spain v France". daviscup.com.
15. "Czechoslovakia v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.
16. "Hungary v Poland". daviscup.com.
17. "Luxembourg v Monaco". daviscup.com.
18. "Israel v Norway". daviscup.com.
19. "Romania v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
20. "Italy v Bulgaria". daviscup.com.
21. "Yugoslavia v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
22. "West Germany v Austria". daviscup.com.
23. "Hungary v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.
24. "Israel v Romania". daviscup.com.
25. "Yugoslavia v Italy". daviscup.com.
26. "West Germany v Hungary". daviscup.com.
27. "Romania v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.

External links

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