1985 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Main article: 1985 Davis Cup

The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1985 Davis Cup.

27 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]

Denmark defeated Romania in the Zone A final, and Great Britain defeated Israel in the Zone B final, resulting in both Denmark and Great Britain being promoted to the 1986 World Group. ^{[2] [3]}

Participating nations

Zone A:   Algeria   Belgium   Bulgaria   Cyprus   Denmark   Egypt   Hungary   Iran   Ireland   Monaco   Morocco   Romania   Senegal   Turkey

Zone B:   Austria   Finland   Great Britain   Greece   Israel   Luxembourg   Netherlands   Norway   Poland   Portugal    Switzerland   Tunisia   Zimbabwe

Zone A

Draw

First round 10–12 May

Quarterfinals 14–16 June

Semifinals 2–4 August

Final 4–6 October

Romania

Istanbul, Turkey (clay)

bye

Romania

5

Turkey

0

Turkey

w/o

Bucharest, Romania (clay)

Iran

Romania

4

Casablanca, Morocco (clay)

Egypt

1

Hungary

4

Cairo, Egypt (clay)

Morocco

1

Hungary

2

Cairo, Egypt (clay)

Egypt

3

Egypt

4

Bucharest, Romania (clay)

Algeria

1

Romania

2

Dakar, Senegal (hard)

Denmark

3

Senegal

1

Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)

Monaco

4

Monaco

3

Nicosia, Cyprus (clay)

Ireland

2

Cyprus

1

Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)

Ireland

4

Monaco

0

Brussels, Belgium (clay)

Denmark

5

Bulgaria

1

Holte, Denmark (clay)

Belgium

3

Belgium

0

Denmark

5

bye

Denmark

First round

Morocco vs. Hungary

Morocco 1	Al Amal Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco [4] 10–12 May 1985 Clay		Hungary 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Arafat Chekrouni Ferenc Zentai 6 4 7 9 6 4 2 6 6 1   2 Houcine Saber Balázs Taróczy 6 3 3 6 6 4 4 6 2 6   3 Arafat Chekrouni  /  Houcine Saber Róbert Machán  /  Balázs Taróczy 2 6 2 6 4 6       4 Houcine Saber Ferenc Zentai 6 4 7 9 4 6 0 6     5 Arafat Chekrouni Balázs Taróczy 12 14 1 6

Egypt vs. Algeria

Egypt 4	Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt [5] 10–12 May 1985 Clay		Algeria 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ahmed El-Mehelmy Abdel-Halim Azzi 6 0 6 0 3 6 2 6 6 3   2 Tarek-Shawki El Sakka Djamel Boudjemline 6 1 6 4 6 3       3 Ahmed El-Mehelmy  /  Tarek-Shawki El Sakka Abdel-Halim Azzi  /  Reda Galou 7 5 3 6 6 3 3 6 6 2   4 Ahmed El-Mehelmy Djamel Boudjemline 2 6 7 5 3 6       5 Tarek-Shawki El Sakka Kamel Harrad 6 3 6 2

Senegal vs. Monaco

Senegal 1	Iba Mar Diop Stadium, Dakar, Senegal [6] 10–12 May 1985 Hard		Monaco 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Nagy Kabaz Bernard Balleret 2 6 2 6 1 6       2 Yahiya Doumbia Gilles Ganancia 6 2 6 3 6 1       3 Yahiya Doumbia  /  Nagy Kabaz Bernard Balleret  /  Jacques Vinciléoni 6 4 11 9 4 6 9 11 3 6   4 Nagy Kabaz Gilles Ganancia 2 6 3 6 2 6       5 Miloud Doumbia Albert Viviani 4 6 7 5 4 6

Cyprus vs. Ireland

Cyprus 1	Field Club, Nicosia, Cyprus [7] 10–12 May 1985 Clay		Ireland 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Yiannos Hadjigeorgiou Matt Doyle 0 6 1 6 3 6       2 Alkis Papamichael Sean Sorensen 1 6 4 6 6 8       3 Haig Ashdjian  /  Phivos Zachariades Matt Doyle  /  Sean Sorensen 1 6 2 6 4 6       4 Alkis Papamichael Matt Doyle 3 6 7 5 6 4       5 Yiannos Hadjigeorgiou Sean Sorensen 2 6 1 6

Belgium vs. Bulgaria

Belgium 3	Royal Primerose Tennis Club, Brussels, Belgium [8] 10–12 May 1985 Clay		Bulgaria 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jan Vanlangendonck Krassimir Lazarov 6 2 2 6 6 4 7 5     2 Karel Demuynck Julian Stamatov 5 7 6 3 1 6 9 7 4 6   3 Alain Brichant  /  Jan Vanlangendonck Krassimir Lazarov  /  Marian Lazarov 6 2 6 1 6 0       4 Karel Demuynck Krassimir Lazarov 6 3 4 6 6 4 2 6 6 4   5 Jan Vanlangendonck Julian Stamatov           not played

Quarterfinals

Turkey vs. Romania

Turkey 0	T.E.D. Club, Istanbul, Turkey [9] 14–16 June 1985 Clay		Romania 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Yavuz Erkangil Florin Segărceanu 3 6 0 6 1 6       2 Necvet Demir Adrian Marcu 2 6 2 6 1 6       3 Yavuz Erkangil  /  Alaaddin Karagöz Andrei Dîrzu  /  Florin Segărceanu 4 6 3 6 2 6       4 Alaaddin Karagöz Florin Segărceanu 0 6 1 6         5 Yavuz Erkangil Adrian Marcu 3 6 2 6

Egypt vs. Hungary

Egypt 3	Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt [10] 14–16 June 1985 Clay		Hungary 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ahmed El-Mehelmy Ferenc Zentai 6 1 6 2 6 4       2 Tarek-Shawki El Sakka Balázs Taróczy 5 7 4 6 0 6       3 Ahmed El-Mehelmy  /  Tarek-Shawki El Sakka Róbert Machán  /  Balázs Taróczy 5 7 7 5 11 9 3 6 10 8   4 Tarek-Shawki El Sakka Ferenc Zentai 6 4 6 4 7 5       5 Ahmed El-Mehelmy Balázs Taróczy 5 7 4 6

Monaco vs. Ireland

Monaco 3	Monte Carlo, Monaco [11] 14–16 June 1985 Clay		Ireland 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gilles Ganancia Matt Doyle 7 5 6 4 4 6 0 6 4 6   2 Bernard Balleret Sean Sorensen 7 5 2 6 5 7 2 6     3 Bernard Balleret  /  Jacques Vinciléoni Matt Doyle  /  Sean Sorensen 6 3 2 6 4 6 6 4 6 4   4 Bernard Balleret Matt Doyle 6 3 6 3 6 3       5 Gilles Ganancia Sean Sorensen 8 6 3 6 3 6 6 4 9 7

Denmark vs. Belgium

Denmark 5	Holte, Denmark [12] 14–16 June 1985 Clay		Belgium 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Peter Bastiansen Bernard Boileau 6 3 5 7 6 4 6 3     2 Michael Mortensen Jan Vanlangendonck 5 7 1 6 6 1 6 1 6 3   3 Peter Bastiansen  /  Michael Mortensen Alain Brichant  /  Jan Vanlangendonck 6 4 3 6 6 2 6 3     4 Michael Mortensen Bernard Boileau 6 2 6 2         5 Peter Bastiansen Jan Vanlangendonck 6 3 6 1

Semifinals

Romania vs. Egypt

Romania 4	Bucharest, Romania [13] 2–4 August 1985 Clay		Egypt 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Florin Segărceanu Tarek-Shawki El Sakka 7 5 3 6 6 0 6 2     2 Andrei Dîrzu Ahmed El-Mehelmy 8 6 6 3 6 1       3 Andrei Dîrzu  /  Florin Segărceanu Ahmed El-Mehelmy  /  Tarek-Shawki El Sakka 6 3 3 6 6 3 6 3     4 Florin Segărceanu Ahmed El-Mehelmy 6 3 6 2         5 Andrei Dîrzu Tarek-Shawki El Sakka 4 6 2 6

Monaco vs. Denmark

Monaco 0	Monte Carlo, Monaco [14] 2–4 August 1985 Clay		Denmark 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gilles Ganancia Michael Mortensen 3 6 3 6 1 6       2 Bernard Balleret Peter Bastiansen 4 6 6 8 6 4 6 3 4 6   3 Bernard Balleret  /  Jacques Vinciléoni Peter Bastiansen  /  Michael Mortensen 0 6 6 2 0 6 9 11     4 Gilles Ganancia Peter Bastiansen 1 6 1 6         5 Albert Viviani Michael Tauson 4 6 4 6

Final

Romania vs. Denmark

Romania 2	Bucharest, Romania [2] 4–6 October 1985 Clay		Denmark 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Adrian Marcu Peter Bastiansen 6 1 4 6 1 6 2 6     2 Florin Segărceanu Michael Tauson 6 3 6 1 6 3       3 Ilie Năstase  /  Florin Segărceanu Peter Bastiansen  /  Michael Mortensen 3 6 4 6 7 9       4 Florin Segărceanu Peter Bastiansen 8 6 2 6 6 4 6 2     5 Adrian Marcu Michael Tauson 4 6 6 3 1 6 5 7

Zone B

Draw

First round 10–12 May

Quarterfinals 14–16 June

Semifinals 2–4 August

Final 4–6 October

Israel

Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)

bye

Israel

4

Hilversum, Netherlands (clay)

Netherlands

1

Finland

1

Hartberg, Austria (clay)

Netherlands

4

Israel

3

Austria

2

Austria

Athens, Greece (clay)

bye

Austria

3

Athens, Greece (clay)

Greece

2

Norway

1

Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass)

Greece

4

Israel

1

Warsaw, Poland (clay)

Great Britain

4

Poland

2

Weggis, Switzerland (clay)

Zimbabwe

3

Zimbabwe

0

Tunis, Tunisia (clay)

Switzerland

5

Tunisia

0

Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass)

Switzerland

5

Switzerland

0

Lisbon, Portugal (clay)

Great Britain

3

Portugal

5

Nottingham, United Kingdom (grass)

Luxembourg

0

Portugal

0

Great Britain

5

bye

Great Britain

First round

Netherlands vs. Finland

Netherlands 4	Hilversum, Netherlands [15] 10–12 May 1985 Clay		Finland 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Menno Oosting Leo Palin 6 2 6 1 6 2       2 Michiel Schapers Olli Rahnasto 6 4 0 6 1 6 6 4 6 2   3 Huub van Boeckel  /  Menno Oosting Leo Palin  /  Olli Rahnasto 6 3 6 4 6 8 6 3     4 Michiel Schapers Leo Palin 4 6 7 5 6 1       5 Menno Oosting Olli Rahnasto 6 8 3 6

Greece vs. Norway

Greece 4	Athens, Greece [16] 10–12 May 1985 Clay		Norway 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Anastasios Bavelas Tony Jønsson 3 6 4 6 6 2 6 0 4 6   2 George Kalovelonis Morten Rønneberg 10 12 6 4 6 2 6 3     3 Konstantinos Efraimoglou  /  George Kalovelonis Morten Rønneberg  /  John Erik Rustad 6 2 6 4 6 4       4 Anastasios Bavelas Morten Rønneberg 10 8 6 4 6 2       5 George Kalovelonis Tony Jønsson 2 6 6 2 6 2

Poland vs. Zimbabwe

Poland 2	Legia Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland [17] 10–12 May 1985 Clay		Zimbabwe 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Wojciech Kowalski Philip Tuckniss 6 1 6 2 6 4       2 Waldemar Rogowski Haroon Ismail 1 6 6 3 6 3 6 3     3 Lech Bieńkowski  /  Wojciech Kowalski Haroon Ismail  /  Philip Tuckniss 6 8 2 6 3 6       4 Waldemar Rogowski Philip Tuckniss 1 6 6 4 6 4 1 6 3 6   5 Wojciech Kowalski Haroon Ismail 8 6 6 3 3 6 4 6 2 6

Tunisia vs. Switzerland

Tunisia 0	Tennis Club de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia [18] 10–12 May 1985 Clay		Switzerland 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Hassan Soudani Roland Stadler 1 6 0 6 0 6       2 Abdel-Majid Soudani Dominik Utzinger 4 6 4 6 1 6       3 Abdel-Majid Soudani  /  Hassan Soudani Markus Günthardt  /  Dominik Utzinger 2 6 3 6 1 6       4 Abdel-Majid Soudani Roland Stadler 0 6 2 6         5 Elias Bramly Dominik Utzinger 2 6 2 6

Portugal vs. Luxembourg

Portugal 5	Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal [19] 10–12 May 1985 Clay		Luxembourg 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 João Cunha e Silva Johny Goudenbour 6 2 6 1 6 4       2 Pedro Cordeiro Mike van Kauvenbergh 6 1 6 0 6 1       3 Pedro Cordeiro  /  João Cunha e Silva Georges Faber  /  Johny Goudenbour 6 3 6 2 6 4       4 Pedro Cordeiro Johny Goudenbour 4 6 6 3 6 3       5 João Cunha e Silva Mike van Kauvenbergh 6 1 6 3

Quarterfinals

Israel vs. Netherlands

Israel 4	Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel [20] 14–16 June 1985 Hard		Netherlands 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Shlomo Glickstein Huub van Boeckel 6 2 6 4 11 9       2 Amos Mansdorf Michiel Schapers 2 6 9 11 3 6       3 Shlomo Glickstein  /  Shahar Perkiss Huub van Boeckel  /  Michiel Schapers 2 6 7 5 6 4 6 3     4 Shlomo Glickstein Michiel Schapers 4 6 6 1 3 6 6 0 6 0   5 Amos Mansdorf Huub van Boeckel 10 8 7 5

Greece vs. Austria

Greece 2	Athens, Greece [21] 14–16 June 1985 Clay		Austria 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 George Kalovelonis Thomas Muster 4 6 1 6 1 6       2 Anastasios Bavelas Bernhard Pils 6 4 6 8 7 5 2 6 2 6   3 Konstantinos Efraimoglou  /  George Kalovelonis Alex Antonitsch  /  Peter Feigl 6 8 3 6 5 7       4 Fotis Vazeos Alex Antonitsch 3 6 6 3 6 4       5 George Kalovelonis Bernhard Pils 6 4 6 4

Switzerland vs. Zimbabwe

Switzerland 5	Tennisclub Weggis, Weggis, Switzerland [22] 14–16 June 1985 Clay		Zimbabwe 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Heinz Günthardt Haroon Ismail 6 0 6 1 6 1       2 Jakob Hlasek Philip Tuckniss 6 2 6 2 6 4       3 Heinz Günthardt  /  Jakob Hlasek Haroon Ismail  /  Philip Tuckniss 6 1 6 1 6 1       4 Jakob Hlasek Haroon Ismail 6 3 6 3 6 4       5 Roland Stadler Philip Tuckniss 6 2 6 0 6 1

Great Britain vs. Portugal

Great Britain 5	Nottingham Lawn Tennis Club, Nottingham, United Kingdom [23] 14–16 June 1985 Grass		Portugal 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Steve Shaw João Cunha e Silva 6 3 6 1 6 1       2 Jeremy Bates Pedro Cordeiro 6 4 6 2 6 0       3 Jeremy Bates  /  Steve Shaw Pedro Cordeiro  /  João Cunha e Silva 6 3 6 4 6 2       4 Steve Shaw Pedro Cordeiro 6 4 8 6         5 Jeremy Bates João Cunha e Silva 6 4 6 4

Semifinals

Austria vs. Israel

Austria 2	TSV Hartberg Tennis, Hartberg, Austria [24] 2–4 August 1985 Clay		Israel 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Thomas Muster Amos Mansdorf 7 5 1 6 6 3 6 0     2 Bernhard Pils Shlomo Glickstein 8 6 4 6 6 4 4 6 1 6   3 Alex Antonitsch  /  Peter Feigl Shlomo Glickstein  /  Shahar Perkiss 5 7 5 7 6 8       4 Bernhard Pils Amos Mansdorf 6 2 5 7 1 6 2 6     5 Thomas Muster Shlomo Glickstein 3 6 10 8 6 2

Great Britain vs. Switzerland

Great Britain 3	Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, United Kingdom [25] 2–4 August 1985 Grass		Switzerland 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 John Lloyd Jakob Hlasek 5 7 2 6 6 4 7 5 7 5   2 Jeremy Bates Heinz Günthardt 6 0 6 3 2 6 6 1     3 Colin Dowdeswell` /  John Lloyd Heinz Günthardt  /  Jakob Hlasek 7 5 3 6 4 6 6 3 6 2   4 John Lloyd Heinz Günthardt           not played 5 Jeremy Bates Jakob Hlasek           not played

Final

Great Britain vs. Israel

Great Britain 4	Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, United Kingdom [3] 4–6 October 1985 Grass		Israel 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jeremy Bates Shlomo Glickstein 7 9 6 3 5 7 6 3 3 6   2 John Lloyd Amos Mansdorf 14 12 6 3 4 6 6 3     3 Colin Dowdeswell  /  John Lloyd Shlomo Glickstein  /  Shahar Perkiss 6 4 3 6 7 5 2 6 6 3   4 John Lloyd Shlomo Glickstein 6 1 6 1 3 6 6 3     5 Jeremy Bates Amos Mansdorf 6 2 1 6 6 3

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

External links

• Davis Cup official website