1976 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1976 Davis Cup.

32 teams entered the Europe Zone, competing across 2 sub-zones, Zone A and Zone B. 7 teams entered the competition in the pre-qualifying rounds, competing for 3 spots in the preliminary rounds. The 3 winners in the pre-qualifying rounds joined an additional 21 teams in the preliminary rounds, with 12 teams in each sub-zone competing for 4 places in the main draw, to join the 4 finalists from the 1975 Europe Zone.

The winners of each sub-zone's main draw went on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the Americas Zone and Eastern Zone. ^[1]

The Soviet Union defeated Hungary in the Zone A final, and Italy defeated Great Britain in the Zone B final, resulting in both the Soviet Union and Italy progressing to the Inter-Zonal Zone. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Zone A

Pre-qualifying round

Draw

	Pre-qualifying round
	Turkey
	Israel		w/o

Preliminary rounds

Draw

	First Round					Qualifying Round
	Copenhagen, Denmark (indoor carpet)
	Finland		1
						Freiburg, West Germany (clay)
	Denmark		4
						Denmark		0
						West Germany		5
	bye
	West Germany
	Monte Carlo, Monaco
	Monaco		4
						Tbilisi, Soviet Union
	Israel		1
						Monaco		0
						Soviet Union		5
	bye
	Soviet Union
	Brussels, Belgium
	Belgium		4
						Brussels, Belgium
	Netherlands		1
						Belgium		0
						Hungary		5
	bye
	Hungary
	Ireland		w/o
						Cairo, Egypt
	Rhodesia
						Ireland		1
						Egypt		4
	bye
	Egypt

First round

Denmark vs. Finland

Denmark 4	Copenhagen, Denmark [4] 26–28 September 1975 Carpet (indoors)		Finland 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Tom Christensen Matti Timonen 6 1 8 6 7 5       2 Lars Elvstrøm George Berner 6 4 7 5 13 11       3 Tom Christensen  /  Lars Elvstrøm Mikko Horsma  /  Matti Timonen 2 6 9 7 6 2 6 2     4 Lars Elvstrøm Matti Timonen 1 6 3 6 1 6       5 Tom Christensen George Berner 6 3 6 2 1 6 3 6 6 4

Monaco vs. Israel

Monaco 4	Monte Carlo, Monaco [5] 2–4 October 1975		Israel 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Bernard Balleret Yehoshua Shalem 6 0 6 3 6 1       2 Louis Borfiga Yair Wertheimer 6 2 5 7 6 3 6 1     3 Louis Borfiga  /  Emmanuel van der Pol Josef Stabholz  /  Yair Wertheimer 3 6 6 3 2 6 4 6     4 Bernard Balleret Yair Wertheimer 6 3 6 4 6 4       5 Louis Borfiga Yehoshua Shalem 6 2 6 0 6 3

Belgium vs. Netherlands

Belgium 4	Brussels, Belgium [6] 26–28 September 1975		Netherlands 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Patrick Hombergen Louk Sanders 6 4 3 6 6 4 6 4     2 Bernard Mignot Tom Okker 6 3 6 3 12 14 6 4     3 Patrick Hombergen  /  Bernard Mignot Niklaus Fleury  /  Louk Sanders 6 2 4 6 6 4 6 4     4 Patrick Hombergen Fred Hemmes 6 4 8 6 6 3       5 Bernard Mignot Louk Sanders 3 6 5 7 6 3 3 6

Qualifying Draw

West Germany vs. Denmark

West Germany 5	Freiburg, West Germany [7] 30 April–2 May 1976 Clay		Denmark 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Carl-Edvard Hedelund 6 2 6 2 6 3       2 Ulrich Pinner Kasper Rud 6 2 6 0 6 1       3 Jürgen Fassbender  /  Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Carsten Gregers  /  Carl-Edvard Hedelund 6 2 7 5 6 4       4 Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Kasper Rud 6 2 6 1 6 2       5 Ulrich Pinner Carl-Edvard Hedelund 7 5 6 0 6 0

Soviet Union vs. Monaco

Soviet Union 5	Tbilisi, Soviet Union [8] 30 April–2 May 1976		Monaco 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Teimuraz Kakulia Louis Borfiga 7 5 6 3 6 4       2 Vadim Borisov Bernard Balleret 7 5 6 2 10 8       3 Teimuraz Kakulia  /  Konstantin Pugaev Bernard Balleret  /  Louis Borfiga 5 7 6 3 6 3 6 3     4 Konstantin Pugaev Emmanuel van der Pol 6 0 6 2 6 2       5 Vadim Borisov Louis Borfiga 6 4 9 7 7 5

Belgium vs. Hungary

Belgium 0	Brussels, Belgium [9] 30 April–2 May 1976		Hungary 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Patrick Hombergen Balázs Taróczy 4 6 1 6 1 6       2 Bernard Mignot Péter Szőke 1 6 6 8 7 9       3 Patrick Hombergen  /  Bernard Mignot Péter Szőke  /  Balázs Taróczy 2 6 8 6 4 6 6 2 3 6   4 Bernard Mignot Balázs Taróczy 2 6 7 9 6 4 6 2 3 6   5 Patrick Hombergen Péter Szőke 8 10 2 6 3 6

Egypt vs. Ireland

Egypt 4	Cairo, Egypt [10] 1–4 January 1976		Ireland 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Abdel-Ghani Mohammed Michael Hickey 6 2 6 2 6 3       2 Abdel-Gawad Mohammed James McArdle 6 3 6 2 6 2       3 Abdel-Ghani Mohammed  /  Shukry Moubarek Michael Hickey  /  Sean Sorensen 6 2 7 5 6 3       4 Abdel-Gawad Mohammed Michael Hickey 6 2 6 4 4 6 4 6 6 8   5 Abdel-Ghani Mohammed Kevin Menton 8 6 6 3 1 6 6 0

Main draw

Draw

Quarterfinals 14–16 May

Semifinals 23–25 July

Final 13–15 August

Spain

Donetsk, Soviet Union

bye

Spain

1

Bad Homburg, West Germany

Soviet Union

4

West Germany

1

Tbilisi, Soviet Union

Soviet Union

4

Soviet Union

4

Budapest, Hungary

Hungary

1

Hungary

5

Budapest, Hungary (clay)

Egypt

0

Hungary

3

Czechoslovakia

1

bye

Czechoslovakia

Quarterfinals

West Germany vs. Soviet Union

West Germany 1	Bad Homburg, West Germany [11] 14–16 May 1976		Soviet Union 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ulrich Pinner Alex Metreveli 10 8 3 6 4 6 2 6     2 Karl Meiler Teimuraz Kakulia 6 0 6 2 1 1     retired   3 Jürgen Fassbender  /  Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Teimuraz Kakulia  /  Alex Metreveli 6 4 1 6 7 5 7 9 4 6   4 Ulrich Pinner Teimuraz Kakulia 6 4 7 5 7 5       5 Jürgen Fassbender Alex Metreveli 3 6 6 3 1 6 3 6

Hungary vs. Egypt

Hungary 5	Budapest, Hungary [12] 14–16 May 1976		Egypt 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Péter Szőke Abdel-Ghani Mohammed 6 2 6 4 6 0       2 Balázs Taróczy Ismail El Shafei 4 6 6 3 6 1 6 1     3 Péter Szőke  /  Balázs Taróczy Ismail El Shafei  /  Abdel-Ghani Mohammed 6 0 6 1 6 2       4 Péter Szőke Ismail El Shafei 6 1 6 8 6 2 6 4     5 Balázs Taróczy Abdel-Ghani Mohammed 6 2 6 1 6 4

Semifinals

Soviet Union vs. Spain

Soviet Union 4	Donetsk, Soviet Union [13] 23–25 July 1976		Spain 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Alex Metreveli Manuel Orantes 6 4 2 6 6 4 6 4     2 Teimuraz Kakulia Antonio Muñoz 6 2 6 1 6 3       3 Teimuraz Kakulia  /  Alex Metreveli Juan Gisbert  /  Manuel Orantes 1 6 6 8 3 6       4 Alex Metreveli Antonio Muñoz 6 3 6 3 4 6 6 4     5 Teimuraz Kakulia Ángel Giménez 6 2 6 4

Hungary vs. Czechoslovakia

Hungary 3	Budapest, Hungary [14] 23–25 July 1976 Clay		Czechoslovakia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Balázs Taróczy Jan Kodeš 6 3 6 0 6 3       2 Péter Szőke Jiří Hřebec 2 6 3 6 3 6       3 Péter Szőke  /  Balázs Taróczy Jiří Hřebec  /  Jan Kodeš 6 3 6 4 2 6 3 6 6 4   4 Balázs Taróczy Jiří Hřebec 6 3 6 3 6 2       5 Péter Szőke Jan Kodeš 6 4 3 6 6 3 3 6   not completed

Final

Soviet Union vs. Hungary

Soviet Union 4	Tbilisi, Soviet Union [2] 13–15 August 1976		Hungary 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Alex Metreveli János Benyik 6 3 7 5 6 3       2 Teimuraz Kakulia Balázs Taróczy 3 6 3 6 4 6       3 Teimuraz Kakulia  /  Alex Metreveli Péter Szőke  /  Balázs Taróczy 12 10 6 0 6 4       4 Alex Metreveli Balázs Taróczy 7 5 6 1 9 7       5 Teimuraz Kakulia János Benyik 6 4 6 8 3 6 6 3 6 1

Zone B

Pre-qualifying rounds

Draw

	First Round					Qualifying Round
	Iran
	bye
						Iran		w/o
						Nigeria
	Nigeria		w/o
	Algeria
	bye
						Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay)
	Luxembourg
						Luxembourg		0
						Portugal		5
	bye
	Portugal

Qualifying round

Luxembourg vs. Portugal

Luxembourg 0	Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg 22–24 August 1975 Clay		Portugal 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Alphonse Neu José Vilela 1 6 4 6 1 6       2 Théo Storck João Lagos 2 6 1 6 5 7       3 Jean Brucher  /  Fernand Claude Alfredo Vaz Pinto  /  José Vilela 4 6 7 9 0 6       4 Théo Storck José Vilela 1 6 2 6 3 6       5 Alphonse Neu João Lagos 0 6 3 6 1 6

Preliminary rounds

Draw

	First Round					Qualifying Round
	Tehran, Iran
	Iran		2
						Zürich, Switzerland (clay)
	Switzerland		3
						Switzerland		1
						Great Britain		4
	bye
	Great Britain
	Sofia, Bulgaria
	Bulgaria		1
						Vienna, Austria
	Austria		4
						Austria		1
						Romania		4
	bye
	Romania
	Italy
						Florence, Italy (clay)
	bye
						Italy		5
	Warsaw, Poland (clay)
						Poland		0
	Poland		5
	Norway		0
	bye
						Zagreb, Yugoslavia
	Yugoslavia
						Yugoslavia		5
	Athens, Greece (clay)
						Greece		0
	Greece		4
	Portugal		1

First round

Iran vs. Switzerland

Iran 2	Tehran, Iran [15] 10–12 October 1975		Switzerland 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Taghi Akbari Petr Kanderal 2 6 4 6 5 7       2 Kamyab Derafshijavan Heinz Günthardt 6 4 7 5 3 6 6 8 6 3   3 Kamyab Derafshijavan  /  Ali Madani Petr Kanderal  /  Matthias Werren 4 6 1 6 4 6       4 Kamyab Derafshijavan Petr Kanderal 2 6 2 6 4 6       5 Taghi Akbari Heinz Günthardt 6 1 2 6 6 4 6 3

Bulgaria vs. Austria

Bulgaria 1	Sofia, Bulgaria [16] 26–28 September 1975		Austria 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Bozhidar Pampoulov Peter Feigl 6 3 6 2 4 6 1 6 2 6   2 Ljuben Genov Hans Kary 6 3 1 6 1 6 3 6     3 Bozhidar Pampoulov  /  Matei Pampoulov Peter Feigl  /  Hans Kary 4 6 4 6 10 8 5 7     4 Lyubomir Petrov Hans Kary 4 6 0 6 0 6       5 Ljuben Genov Peter Feigl 6 1 10 8 6 3

Poland vs. Norway

Poland 5	Warsaw, Poland [17] 12–14 September 1975 Clay		Norway 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Wojciech Fibak Per Hegna 2 6 6 4 6 0 6 0     2 Jacek Niedźwiedzki Erik Ulleberg 6 8 6 3 7 5 6 2     3 Wojciech Fibak  /  Tadeusz Nowicki Per Hegna  /  Erik Ulleberg 6 0 7 5 6 0       4 Wojciech Fibak Erik Ulleberg 6 1 6 2 6 0       5 Jacek Niedźwiedzki Per Hegna 6 3 5 7 6 4 6 2

Greece vs. Portugal

Greece 4	Athens, Greece [18] 5–7 September 1975 Clay		Portugal 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos José Vilela 6 3 6 2 6 2       2 Nicolas Kelaidis João Lagos 6 4 6 2 6 1       3 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos  /  Nicolas Kelaidis João Lagos  /  José Vilela 7 5 6 3 6 2       4 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos João Lagos 6 1 8 6 6 4       5 Nicolas Kelaidis José Vilela 3 6 9 7 7 5 4 6 3 6

Qualifying round

Switzerland vs. Great Britain

Switzerland 1	Zürich, Switzerland [19] 2–4 April 1976 Clay		Great Britain 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Dimitri Sturdza Buster Mottram 2 6 5 7 2 6       2 Petr Kanderal Roger Taylor 6 3 12 10 3 6 2 6 2 6   3 Petr Kanderal  /  Dimitri Sturdza John Lloyd  /  Buster Mottram 10 12 6 3 6 3 6 4     4 Dimitri Sturdza Roger Taylor 4 6 6 3 2 6 3 6     5 Petr Kanderal Buster Mottram 2 6 2 6 3 6

Austria vs. Romania

Austria 1	Vienna, Austria [20] 30 April–2 May 1976		Romania 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Hans Kary Dumitru Hărădău 6 2 6 4 6 1       2 Peter Feigl Ilie Năstase 1 6 3 6 5 7       3 Peter Feigl  /  Hans Kary Viorel Marcu  /  Ilie Năstase 4 6 6 8 6 3 3 6     4 Hans Kary Ilie Năstase 3 6 5 7 1 6       5 Peter Feigl Dumitru Hărădău 5 7 6 4 6 0 6 8 5 7

Italy vs. Poland

Italy 5	Florence, Italy [21] 30 April–2 May 1976 Clay		Poland 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Adriano Panatta Czesław Dobrowolski 6 1 6 0 6 3       2 Paolo Bertolucci Henryk Drzymalski 7 9 6 4 6 4 6 2     3 Paolo Bertolucci  /  Adriano Panatta Henryk Drzymalski  /  Jerzy Jasiński 6 1 6 4 8 6       4 Paolo Bertolucci Czesław Dobrowolski 6 4 6 4 6 3       5 Adriano Panatta Henryk Drzymalski 6 1 6 0 6 4

Yugoslavia vs. Greece

Yugoslavia 5	Zagreb, Yugoslavia [22] 30 April–2 May 1976		Greece 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Nikola Pilić Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 6 3 6 2 6 2       2 Željko Franulović Nicolas Kelaidis 6 4 6 0 6 2       3 Željko Franulović  /  Nikola Pilić Nicholas Kalogeropoulos  /  Nicolas Kelaidis 6 3 6 3 7 9 6 2     4 Nikola Pilić Nicolas Kelaidis 6 2 6 3 7 5       5 Željko Franulović Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 6 4 6 0 6 0

Main draw

Draw

Quarterfinals 20–23 May

Semifinals 8–18 July

Final 5–7 August

France

Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass)

bye

France

1

Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass)

Great Britain

4

Great Britain

5

Wimbledon, United Kingdom (grass)

Romania

0

Great Britain

1

Bologna, Italy (clay)

Italy

4

Italy

5

Rome, Italy (clay)

Yugoslavia

0

Italy

4

Sweden

0

bye

Sweden

Quarterfinals

Great Britain vs. Romania

Great Britain 5	Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom [23] 20–22 May 1976 Grass		Romania 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Roger Taylor Viorel Sotiriu 6 1 6 1 6 4       2 Buster Mottram Dumitru Hărădău 6 2 6 0 6 2       3 Buster Mottram  /  Roger Taylor Dumitru Hărădău  /  Viorel Marcu 6 2 6 1 6 4       4 Buster Mottram Viorel Sotiriu 6 2 6 0 6 4       5 Roger Taylor Dumitru Hărădău 6 1 5 7 6 3 6 1

Italy vs. Yugoslavia

Italy 5	Bologna, Italy [24] 21–23 May 1976 Clay		Yugoslavia 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Corrado Barazzutti Željko Franulović 6 1 7 5 6 4       2 Adriano Panatta Nikola Pilić 6 3 6 4 6 3       3 Paolo Bertolucci  /  Adriano Panatta Željko Franulović  /  Nikola Pilić 6 2 9 7 7 5       4 Adriano Panatta Željko Franulović 6 1 6 1 6 3       5 Corrado Barazzutti Nikola Pilić 6 0 6 4 6 4

Semifinals

Great Britain vs. France

Great Britain 4	Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom [25] 8–10 July 1976 Grass		France 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Roger Taylor Patrick Proisy 3 6 6 2 6 3 6 2     2 John Lloyd François Jauffret 4 6 6 2 6 4 4 6 8 6   3 David Lloyd  /  John Lloyd François Jauffret  /  Patrick Proisy 6 2 6 4 9 11 6 3     4 John Lloyd Patrick Proisy 1 6 0 6 4 6       5 Roger Taylor François Jauffret 6 2 6 3 6 1

Italy vs. Sweden

Italy 4	Foro Italico, Rome, Italy [26] 16–18 July 1976 Clay		Sweden 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Adriano Panatta Rolf Norberg 6 2 6 2 7 5       2 Corrado Barazzutti Kjell Johansson 6 2 6 4 3 6 3 6 6 2   3 Paolo Bertolucci  /  Adriano Panatta Ove Bengtson  /  Rolf Norberg 7 5 6 2 7 5       4 Antonio Zugarelli Kjell Johansson 7 5 5 7 8 6 4 6 8 6   5 Corrado Barazzutti Rolf Norberg 6 4 2 6       not completed

Final

Great Britain vs. Italy

Great Britain 1	No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, United Kingdom [3] 5–7 August 1976 Grass		Italy 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Roger Taylor Antonio Zugarelli 1 6 5 7 6 3 1 6     2 John Lloyd Adriano Panatta 7 5 3 6 3 6 6 2 4 6   3 David Lloyd  /  John Lloyd Paolo Bertolucci  /  Adriano Panatta 6 8 3 6 6 3 18 16 6 2   4 Roger Taylor Adriano Panatta 6 3 2 6 4 6 4 6     5 John Lloyd Antonio Zugarelli 6 4 8 6 1 6 1 6 1 6

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