1982 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Main article: 1982 Davis Cup

The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1982 Davis Cup.

22 teams entered the Europe Zone in total, split across two sub-zones. The winner of each sub-zone was promoted to the following year's World Group. ^[1]

Ireland defeated Switzerland in the Zone A final, and Denmark defeated Hungary in the Zone B final, resulting in both Ireland and Denmark being promoted to the 1983 World Group. ^{[2] [3]}

Participating nations

Zone A:   Algeria   Austria   Finland   Greece   Ireland   Luxembourg   Monaco   Morocco   Poland    Switzerland   Turkey

Zone B:   Belgium   Bulgaria   Denmark   Egypt   Hungary   Israel   Netherlands   Norway   Portugal   Tunisia   Yugoslavia

Zone A

Draw

First Round 7–9 May

Quarterfinals 11–13 June

Semifinals 9–11 July; 6–8 August

Final 1–3 October

Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard)

Ireland

5

Dublin, Ireland (hard)

Luxembourg

0

Ireland

4

Monaco

1

bye

Dublin, Ireland (hard)

Monaco

Ireland

4

Ankara, Turkey (clay)

Finland

1

Turkey

0

Athens, Greece (clay)

Greece

5

Greece

2

Finland

3

bye

Dublin, Ireland (hard)

Finland

Ireland

4

Switzerland

1

Austria

Vienna, Austria (clay)

bye

Austria

5

Algeria

0

bye

Pörtschach, Austria (clay)

Algeria

Austria

0

Casablanca, Morocco (clay)

Switzerland

4

Morocco

3

Casablanca, Morocco (clay)

Poland

2

Morocco

0

Switzerland

5

bye

Switzerland

First round

Ireland vs. Luxembourg

Ireland 5	Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland [4] 7–9 May 1982 Hard (indoors)		Luxembourg 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Sean Sorensen Johny Goudenbour 6 1 6 1 6 2       2 Matt Doyle Paul Hoffmann 6 0 6 1 6 0       3 Tommy Burke  /  Peter Hannon Johny Goudenbour  /  Stefan Kinsch 6 2 6 3 6 4       4 Sean Sorensen Paul Hoffmann 6 2 6 2 6 1       5 Matt Doyle Johny Goudenbour 7 5 6 4 6 4

Turkey vs. Greece

Turkey 0	Ankara Tennis Club, Ankara, Turkey [5] 7–9 May 1982 Clay		Greece 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Necvet Demir Athanasios Anastopoulos 6 3 4 6 0 6 6 1 4 6   2 Bülent Altınkaya George Kalovelonis 3 6 3 6 3 6       3 Bülent Altınkaya  /  Necvet Demir Athanasios Anastopoulos  /  George Kalovelonis 4 6 10 8 6 3 5 7 0 6   4 Bülent Altınkaya Athanasios Anastopoulos 4 6 4 6 4 6       5 Necvet Demir George Kalovelonis 2 6 5 7 7 9

Morocco vs. Poland

Morocco 3	Al Amal Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco [6] 7–9 May 1982 Clay		Poland 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Omar Laimina Henryk Drzymalski 6 4 6 2 6 4       2 Mohammed Dlimi Witold Meres 4 6 6 4 4 6 6 3 3 6   3 Omar Laimina  /  Houcine Saber Henryk Drzymalski  /  Witold Meres 9 7 6 2 5 7 6 3     4 Houcine Saber Henryk Drzymalski 3 6 6 1 5 7 4 6     5 Omar Laimina Witold Meres 6 8 6 3 8 6 6 2

Quarterfinals

Ireland vs. Monaco

Ireland 4	Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland [7] 11–13 June 1982 Hard		Monaco 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Sean Sorensen Bernard Balleret 6 3 6 3 6 1       2 Matt Doyle Louis Borfiga 6 1 6 3 6 3       3 Tommy Burke  /  Sean Sorensen Bernard Balleret  /  Louis Borfiga 5 7 7 9 10 8 6 3 8 6   4 Sean Sorensen Louis Borfiga 6 1 6 1 6 2       5 Peter Hannon Eric Carlier 4 6 1 6 3 6

Greece vs. Finland

Greece 2	Athens, Greece [8] 11–13 June 1982 Clay		Finland 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 George Kalovelonis Kimmo Alkio 6 1 6 4 6 3       2 Athanasios Anastopoulos Leo Palin 2 6 1 6 6 2 1 6     3 Athanasios Anastopoulos  /  George Kalovelonis Kimmo Alkio  /  Leo Palin 16 18 4 6 4 6       4 George Kalovelonis Leo Palin 6 1 2 6 1 6 3 6     5 Fotis Vazeos Olli Rahnasto 9 7 7 5

Austria vs. Algeria

Austria 5	Post SV Wien, Vienna, Austria [9] 11–13 June 1982 Clay		Algeria 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Robert Reininger Djamel Boudjemline 6 3 6 1 6 4       2 Hans-Peter Kandler Yassine Amier 6 0 6 1 6 3       3 Gerald Mild  /  Ingo Wimmer Yassine Amier  /  Djamel Boudjemline 6 3 6 0 6 3       4 Robert Reininger Yassine Amier 6 1 6 0 6 3       5 Hans-Peter Kandler Djamel Boudjemline 6 1 6 3 9 7

Morocco vs. Switzerland

Morocco 0	Al Amal Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco [10] 11–13 June 1982 Clay		Switzerland 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mohammed Dlimi Ivan Dupasquier 2 6 8 10 6 4 3 6     2 Omar Laimina Heinz Günthardt 6 2 6 2 1 6 3 6 0 6   3 Mohammed Dlimi  /  Omar Laimina Heinz Günthardt  /  Markus Günthardt 6 8 5 7 2 6       4 Omar Laimina Roland Stadler 4 6 1 6 5 7       5 Mohammed Dlimi Heinz Günthardt 3 6 0 6 2 6

Semifinals

Ireland vs. Finland

Ireland 4	Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland [11] 9–11 July 1982 Hard		Finland 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Matt Doyle Leo Palin 6 2 6 1 6 0       2 Sean Sorensen Matti Timonen 6 2 7 5 6 3       3 Matt Doyle  /  Sean Sorensen Kimmo Alkio  /  Leo Palin 6 3 6 4 6 4       4 Matt Doyle Matti Timonen 6 2 6 2         5 Robert Dolan Kimmo Alkio 2 6 3 6

Austria vs. Switzerland

Austria 0	Werzer Arena, Pörtschach, Austria [12] 6–8 August 1982 Clay		Switzerland 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Robert Reininger Heinz Günthardt 4 6 4 6 1 6       2 Hans-Peter Kandler Roland Stadler 1 6 3 6 1 6       3 Gerald Mild  /  Ingo Wimmer Heinz Günthardt  /  Markus Günthardt 2 6 2 6 4 6       4 Hans-Peter Kandler Heinz Günthardt 3 6 5 7 6 4 4 6     5 Robert Reininger Roland Stadler 8 6 8 6 1 1     not completed

Final

Ireland vs. Switzerland

Ireland 4	Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland [2] 1–3 October 1982 Hard		Switzerland 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Matt Doyle Heinz Günthardt 6 0 6 4 6 0       2 Sean Sorensen Roland Stadler 6 3 3 6 8 6 9 7     3 Matt Doyle  /  Sean Sorensen Heinz Günthardt  /  Markus Günthardt 6 8 2 6 5 7       4 Matt Doyle Roland Stadler 6 4 6 2 6 4       5 Sean Sorensen Jakob Hlasek 7 5 7 5

Zone B

Draw

First Round 7–9 May

Quarterfinals 11–13 June

Semifinals 9–11 July

Final 1–3 October

Hungary

Budapest, Hungary (clay)

bye

Hungary

3

Varaždin, Yugoslavia (clay)

Yugoslavia

2

Norway

0

Budapest, Hungary (clay)

Yugoslavia

5

Hungary

4

Israel

1

Israel

Eupen, Belgium (clay)

bye

Israel

3

Belgium

0

bye

Budapest, Hungary (clay)

Belgium

Hungary

2

Porto, Portugal (clay)

Denmark

3

Portugal

5

Lisbon, Portugal (clay)

Tunisia

0

Portugal

0

Egypt

5

bye

Aarhus, Denmark (clay)

Egypt

Egypt

1

Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)

Denmark

4

Denmark

4

Hørsholm, Denmark (clay)

Bulgaria

1

Denmark

3

Netherlands

0

bye

Netherlands

First round

Yugoslavia vs. Norway

Yugoslavia 5	Teniski klub Varteks, Varaždin, Yugoslavia [13] 7–9 May 1982 Clay		Norway 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Marko Ostoja Jan Svensen 6 3 6 1 6 2       2 Slobodan Živojinović Morten Rønneberg 6 1 6 2 4 6 7 9 6 0   3 Marko Ostoja  /  Slobodan Živojinović Gisle Pedersen-Jentoft  /  Jan Svensen 6 2 6 1 6 1       4 Zoran Petković Jan Svensen 9 7 6 1 6 1       5 Branko Horvat Gisle Pedersen-Jentoft 6 3 6 3 6 4

Portugal vs. Tunisia

Portugal 5	Lawn Tennis Club da Foz, Porto, Portugal [14] 7–9 May 1982 Clay		Tunisia 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Pedro Cordeiro Raouf Ben Farhat 6 1 6 1 6 3       2 Miguel Soares Abdel-Aziz Zouhir 6 0 6 2 6 3       3 Pedro Cordeiro  /  Miguel Soares Raouf Ben Farhat  /  Abdel-Aziz Zouhir 6 0 6 4 6 3       4 João Guedes Ikbel Hanachi 6 3 6 2         5 Manuel de Sousa Abdel-Aziz Zouhir 6 3 6 1

Bulgaria vs. Denmark

Bulgaria 1	Sofia, Bulgaria [15] 7–9 May 1982 Clay		Denmark 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Bozhidar Pampoulov Peter Bastiansen 8 6 3 6 6 2       retired 2 Julian Stamatov Michael Mortensen 2 6 9 7 3 6 7 5 5 7   3 Bozhidar Pampoulov  /  Matei Pampoulov Peter Bastiansen  /  Michael Mortensen 4 6 4 6 2 6       4 Julian Stamatov Peter Bastiansen 0 6 1 6 0 6       5 Bozhidar Pampoulov Michael Mortensen 2 6 2 6

Quarterfinals

Hungary vs. Yugoslavia

Hungary 3	Budapest, Hungary [16] 11–13 June 1982 Clay		Yugoslavia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Balázs Taróczy Slobodan Živojinović 6 2 6 2 6 0       2 János Benyik Marko Ostoja 7 5 3 6 1 6 4 6     3 Péter Szőke  /  Balázs Taróczy Marko Ostoja  /  Slobodan Živojinović 6 2 7 5 8 6       4 János Benyik Slobodan Živojinović 8 6 6 4 2 6 3 6 2 6   5 Balázs Taróczy Marko Ostoja 6 3 6 2 9 7

Belgium vs. Israel

Belgium 0	Tennisclub Eupen, Eupen, Belgium [17] 11–13 June 1982 Clay		Israel 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jacques Grandjean Shahar Perkiss 3 6 6 3 8 6 0 6 5 7   2 Bernard Boileau Shlomo Glickstein 6 3 6 8 3 6 6 4 4 6   3 Bernard Boileau  /  Thierry Stevaux Shlomo Glickstein  /  David Schneider 1 6 12 10 9 7 4 6 2 6   4 Bernard Boileau Shahar Perkiss           not played 5 Jacques Grandjean Shlomo Glickstein           not played

Portugal vs. Egypt

Portugal 0	Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal [18] 11–13 June 1982 Clay		Egypt 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Miguel Soares Tarek-Shawki El Sakka 6 4 3 6 4 6 4 6     2 Pedro Cordeiro Ahmed El-Mehelmy 4 6 3 6 6 2 6 1 6 8   3 Pedro Cordeiro  /  Miguel Soares Ahmed El-Mehelmy  /  Ismail El Shafei 4 6 2 6 4 6       4 Miguel Soares Ahmed El-Mehelmy 5 7 3 6         5 Pedro Cordeiro Tarek-Shawki El Sakka 7 9 2 6

Denmark vs. Netherlands

Denmark 3	Hørsholm, Denmark [19] 11–13 June 1982 Clay		Netherlands 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Michael Mortensen Louk Sanders 6 8 4 6 8 6 6 2 6 2   2 Peter Bastiansen Michiel Schapers 6 4 6 3 6 2       3 Peter Bastiansen  /  Michael Mortensen Huub van Boeckel  /  Michiel Schapers 8 10 6 4 6 4 5 7 9 7   4 Michael Mortensen Michiel Schapers           not played 5 Peter Bastiansen Louk Sanders           not played

Semifinals

Hungary vs. Israel

Hungary 4	Budapest, Hungary [20] 9–11 July 1982 Clay		Israel 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Balázs Taróczy Shahar Perkiss 7 5 6 4 6 2       2 János Benyik Shlomo Glickstein 1 6 0 6 2 6       3 Péter Szőke  /  Balázs Taróczy Shlomo Glickstein  /  David Schneider 3 6 6 3 2 6 7 5 8 6   4 János Benyik Shahar Perkiss 5 7 8 6 6 2 9 7     5 Balázs Taróczy Shlomo Glickstein 7 5 6 2

Denmark vs. Egypt

Denmark 4	Aarhus, Denmark [21] 9–11 July 1982 Clay		Egypt 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Michael Mortensen Ahmed El-Mehelmy 6 4 4 6 6 3 6 4     2 Peter Bastiansen Tarek-Shawki El Sakka 6 1 6 0 5 7 6 4     3 Peter Bastiansen  /  Michael Mortensen Ahmed El-Mehelmy  /  Tarek-Shawki El Sakka 5 7 6 1 6 3 6 1     4 Peter Bastiansen Ahmed El-Mehelmy 6 3 6 0         5 Michael Mortensen Tarek-Shawki El Sakka 1 6 6 4 3 6

Final

Hungary vs. Denmark

Hungary 2	Budapest, Hungary [3] 1–3 October 1982 Clay		Denmark 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Róbert Machán Peter Bastiansen 6 4 2 6 6 2 4 6 2 6   2 Balázs Taróczy Michael Mortensen 6 1 6 3 6 3       3 Péter Szőke  /  Balázs Taróczy Peter Bastiansen  /  Michael Mortensen 6 2 7 5 6 0       4 Balázs Taróczy Peter Bastiansen 4 6 4 6 6 2 6 8     5 Róbert Machán Michael Mortensen 2 6 6 3 7 9 9 11

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. "Ireland v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
3. "Hungary v Denmark". daviscup.com.
4. "Ireland v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.
5. "Turkey v Greece". daviscup.com.
6. "Morocco v Poland". daviscup.com.
7. "Ireland v Monaco". daviscup.com.
8. "Greece v Finland". daviscup.com.
9. "Austria v Algeria". daviscup.com.
10. "Morocco v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
11. "Ireland v Finland". daviscup.com.
12. "Austria v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
13. "Yugoslavia v Norway". daviscup.com.
14. "Portugal v Tunisia". daviscup.com.
15. "Bulgaria v Denmark". daviscup.com.
16. "Hungary v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
17. "Belgium v Israel". daviscup.com.
18. "Portugal v Egypt". daviscup.com.
19. "Denmark v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
20. "Hungary v Israel". daviscup.com.
21. "Denmark v Egypt". daviscup.com.

External links

• Davis Cup official website