1986 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Main article: 1986 Davis Cup

The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1986 Davis Cup.

A new Africa Zone was contested for the first time, which served as a qualifying round for the Europe Zone. Teams from 9 African nations competed for 2 places in the Europe Zone main draws, joining an additional 24 teams. The winner of each sub-zone was then promoted to the following year's World Group. ^[1]

France defeated Austria in the Zone A final, and Israel defeated Switzerland in the Zone B final, resulting in both France and Israel being promoted to the 1987 World Group. ^{[2] [3]}

Participating nations

Africa Zone:   Algeria   Ivory Coast   Kenya   Libya   Morocco   Nigeria   Senegal   Tunisia   Zimbabwe

Europe Zones:   Austria   Belgium   Bulgaria   Cyprus   Denmark   Egypt   Finland   Great Britain   Greece   Hungary   Iran   Ireland   Israel   Luxembourg   Malta   Monaco   Netherlands   Norway   Poland   Portugal   Romania   Saudi Arabia    Switzerland   Turkey

Africa Zone

Main article: 1986 Davis Cup Africa Zone

Draw

	First round 17–19 January				Second Round 7–9 March				Third Round 3–6 April
	Zimbabwe
					Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)
	bye
					Zimbabwe	5
					Libya	0
	bye
									Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)
	Libya
									Zimbabwe	4
									Morocco	1
	Morocco
					Casablanca, Morocco (hard)
	bye
					Morocco	3
					Kenya	2
	bye
	Kenya
	Tunis, Tunisia (clay)
	Nigeria	5
					Dakar, Senegal (hard)
	Tunisia	0
					Nigeria	4
					Senegal	1
	bye
									Algiers, Algeria (clay)
	Senegal
									Nigeria	3
									Algeria	2
	Ivory Coast
					Algiers, Algeria (clay)
	bye
					Ivory Coast	0
					Algeria	5
	bye
	Algeria

•   Zimbabwe and   Nigeria qualified to the Europe Zone main draws.

Europe Zone A

Draw

First round 9–11 May; 23–25 May

Quarterfinals 13–15 June

Semifinals 18–20 July

Final 1–3 October

France

Istanbul, Turkey (clay)

bye

France

5

İzmir, Turkey (clay)

Turkey

0

Luxembourg

2

Moliets-et-Maa, France (hard)

Turkey

3

France

5

Cairo, Egypt (clay)

Bulgaria

0

Egypt

5

Haskovo, Bulgaria (clay)

Malta

0

Egypt

1

Haskovo, Bulgaria (clay)

Bulgaria

4

Bulgaria

5

Montpellier, France (indoor carpet)

Cyprus

0

France

4

Porto, Portugal (clay)

Austria

1

Zimbabwe

2

Mayrhofen, Austria (clay)

Portugal

3

Portugal

0

Austria

5

bye

Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria (clay)

Austria

Austria

3

Warsaw, Poland (clay)

Romania

2

Finland

2

Warsaw, Poland (clay)

Poland

3

Poland

1

Romania

4

bye

Romania

First round

Turkey vs. Luxembourg

Turkey 3	Culture Park, İzmir, Turkey [4] 9–11 May 1986 Clay		Luxembourg 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Alaaddin Karagöz Johny Goudenbour 3 6 2 6 3 6       2 Necvet Demir Serge Brueck 10 8 6 0 8 6       3 Necvet Demir  /  Alaaddin Karagöz Serge Brueck  /  Johny Goudenbour 5 7 6 4 10 8 6 0     4 Necvet Demir Johny Goudenbour 9 7 6 3 4 6 5 7 4 6   5 Alaaddin Karagöz Serge Brueck 7 5 6 2 6 2

Egypt vs. Malta

Egypt 5	Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt [5] 9–11 May 1986 Clay		Malta 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Hisham Nasser Steven Schranz 6 3 6 0 6 0       2 Ahmed El-Mehelmy Denis Galea 6 0 6 0 6 1       3 Ahmed El-Mehelmy  /  Nael Zaki Daryl Delicata  /  Steven Schranz 6 4 6 1 6 3       4 Ahmed El-Mehelmy Steven Schranz 6 1 6 3         5 Hisham Nasser Denis Galea 6 2 6 2

Bulgaria vs. Cyprus

Bulgaria 5	Haskovo, Bulgaria [6] 9–11 May 1986 Clay		Cyprus 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Krassimir Lazarov Phivos Zachariades 6 0 6 1 6 0       2 Julian Stamatov Alkis Papamichael 6 4 6 0 4 6 6 4     3 Krassimir Lazarov  /  Marian Lazarov Yiannos Hadjigeorgiou  /  Phivos Zachariades 6 3 6 0 6 0       4 Milen Yanakiev Yiannos Hadjigeorgiou 8 6 6 2         5 Krassimir Lazarov Alkis Papamichael 6 2 6 4

Portugal vs. Zimbabwe

Portugal 3	Lawn Tennis Club da Foz, Porto, Portugal [7] 9–11 May 1986 Clay		Zimbabwe 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 João Cunha e Silva Haroon Ismail 6 2 6 2 6 1       2 Pedro Cordeiro Philip Tuckniss 3 6 6 3 5 7 4 6     3 Pedro Cordeiro  /  João Cunha e Silva Haroon Ismail  /  Orlando Lourenco 6 1 6 4 6 1       4 João Cunha e Silva Philip Tuckniss 6 2 6 2 4 6 6 8 4 6   5 Pedro Cordeiro Haroon Ismail 6 3 6 1 6 2

Poland vs. Finland

Poland 3	Legia Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland [8] 23–25 May 1986 Clay		Finland 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Waldemar Rogowski Olli Rahnasto 5 7 6 2 6 2 4 6 6 8   2 Lech Bieńkowski Veli Paloheimo 6 4 6 4 6 2       3 Lech Bieńkowski  /  Wojciech Jamróz Leo Palin  /  Olli Rahnasto 2 6 6 4 6 4 6 3     4 Wojciech Jamróz Olli Rahnasto 6 3 4 6 5 7 2 6     5 Waldemar Rogowski Leo Palin 6 2 4 6 6 2 6 1

Quarterfinals

Turkey vs. France

Turkey 0	T.E.C. Club, Istanbul, Turkey [9] 13–15 June 1986 Clay		France 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Necvet Demir Thierry Tulasne 2 6 5 7 2 6       2 Alaaddin Karagöz Thierry Pham 1 6 3 6 1 6       3 Necvet Demir  /  Alaaddin Karagöz Thierry Tulasne  /  Éric Winogradsky 2 6 5 7 2 6       4 Atlihan Binoz Jean-Philippe Fleurian 2 6 2 6         5 Necvet Demir Thierry Pham 6 3 2 6 2 6

Bulgaria vs. Egypt

Bulgaria 4	Tenis klub Haskovo, Haskovo, Bulgaria [10] 13–15 June 1986 Clay		Egypt 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Krassimir Lazarov Ahmed El-Mehelmy 6 4 6 2 6 2       2 Julian Stamatov Hisham Nasser 6 2 6 3 7 5       3 Krassimir Lazarov  /  Marian Lazarov Ahmed El-Mehelmy  /  Nael Zaki 14 12 3 6 7 5 6 3     4 Ruslan Rainov Nael Zaki 1 6 6 4 7 5       5 Julian Stamatov Ahmed El-Mehelmy 4 6 2 6

Austria vs. Portugal

Austria 5	Mayrhofen, Austria [11] 13–15 June 1986 Clay		Portugal 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Horst Skoff João Cunha e Silva 6 4 6 3 6 2       2 Thomas Muster Nuno Marques 6 0 6 1 6 2       3 Alex Antonitsch  /  Thomas Muster João Cunha e Silva  /  Nuno Marques 6 3 3 6 6 3 6 4     4 Horst Skoff Nuno Marques 6 2 6 1         5 Thomas Muster João Cunha e Silva 6 2 6 1

Poland vs. Romania

Poland 1	Legia Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland [12] 13–15 June 1986 Clay		Romania 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Waldemar Rogowski Florin Segărceanu 5 7 0 6 4 6       2 Lech Bieńkowski Andrei Dîrzu 6 4 6 1 7 5       3 Lech Bieńkowski  /  Wojciech Jamróz Andrei Dîrzu  /  Florin Segărceanu 2 6 3 6 3 6       4 Waldemar Rogowski Andrei Dîrzu 3 6 2 6 4 6       5 Lech Bieńkowski Florin Segărceanu 3 6 6 1 3 6

Semifinals

France vs. Bulgaria

France 5	Centre de Tennis de Moliets, Moliets-et-Maa, France [13] 18–20 July 1986 Hard		Bulgaria 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Guy Forget Julian Stamatov 6 2 4 6 6 4 6 4     2 Henri Leconte Krassimir Lazarov 6 1 6 3 6 3       3 Guy Forget  /  Henri Leconte Krassimir Lazarov  /  Julian Stamatov 6 2 6 2 6 4       4 Guy Forget Krassimir Lazarov 7 5 6 4         5 Henri Leconte Julian Stamatov 6 3 6 3

Austria vs. Romania

Austria 3	Tennisclub Bad Kleinkirchheim, Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria [14] 18–20 July 1986 Clay		Romania 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Thomas Muster Florin Segărceanu 6 4 6 4 5 7 6 4     2 Horst Skoff Andrei Dîrzu 6 3 3 6 6 1 6 4     3 Alex Antonitsch  /  Thomas Muster Andrei Dîrzu  /  Florin Segărceanu 4 6 7 9 3 6       4 Alex Antonitsch Florin Segărceanu 6 4 14 16 8 6 1 6 5 7   5 Thomas Muster Andrei Dîrzu 6 2 6 3 6 2

Final

France vs. Austria

France 4	Palais des Sports, Montpellier, France [2] 1–3 October 1986 Carpet (indoors)		Austria 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Henri Leconte Horst Skoff 6 1 6 2 6 2       2 Thierry Tulasne Thomas Muster 4 6 6 3 3 6 7 5 6 2   3 Guy Forget  /  Henri Leconte Alex Antonitsch  /  Thomas Muster 6 4 6 2 6 2       4 Henri Leconte Thomas Muster 6 3 6 2         5 Thierry Tulasne Horst Skoff 6 2 2 6 3 6

Europe Zone B

Draw

First round 9–11 May

Quarterfinals 13–15 June

Semifinals 18–20 July

Final 3–5 October

Monaco

Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)

bye

Monaco

2

Hungary

3

Iran

Budapest, Hungary (clay)

Hungary

w/o

Hungary

2

Switzerland

3

Switzerland

Lucerne, Switzerland (clay)

bye

Switzerland

5

Filothei, Greece (clay)

Greece

0

Greece

5

St. Gallen, Switzerland (indoor carpet)

Syria

0

Switzerland

1

Lagos, Nigeria (clay)

Israel

4

Nigeria

5

Benin City, Nigeria (clay)

Norway

0

Nigeria

2

Netherlands

3

Saudi Arabia

Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)

Netherlands

w/o

Netherlands

1

Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard)

Israel

3

Belgium

4

Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)

Ireland

1

Belgium

0

Israel

5

bye

Israel

First round

Greece vs. Syria

Greece 5	Filothei, Greece [15] 9–11 May 1986 Clay		Syria 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Fotis Vazeos Dawood Dawoodian 6 3 6 1 6 1       2 George Kalovelonis Shoukry Srourian 6 2 6 1 6 0       3 George Kalovelonis  /  Ioannis Rigas Nasser Al Raai  /  Adnan-Mohammed Al Sadi 6 2 6 0 6 2       4 Ioannis Rigas Dawood Dawoodian 6 3 6 1 6 3       5 Ioannis Kabakoglou Shoukry Srourian 7 5 6 2 6 2

Nigeria vs. Norway

Nigeria 5	Lagos, Nigeria [16] 9–11 May 1986 Clay		Norway 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Tony Mmoh Tony Jønsson 6 1 10 8 6 3       2 Nduka Odizor John Erik Rustad 6 4 6 2 6 4       3 Tony Mmoh  /  Nduka Odizor Audun Jensen  /  John Erik Rustad 6 2 6 1 6 2       4 Nduka Odizor Tony Jønsson 6 3 6 2         5 Tony Mmoh John Erik Rustad 6 3 6 3

Ireland vs. Belgium

Ireland 1	Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland [17] 9–11 May 1986 Hard (indoors)		Belgium 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Matt Doyle Jan Vanlangendonck 2 6 3 6 6 1 7 5 4 6   2 Sean Sorensen Alain Brichant 9 7 7 9 5 7 5 7     3 Matt Doyle  /  Sean Sorensen Alain Brichant  /  Jan Vanlangendonck 2 6 8 10 7 5 4 6     4 Sean Sorensen Jan Vanlangendonck 2 6 6 4 3 6       5 Michael Nugent Alain Brichant 8 6 8 10 6 4

Quarterfinals

Monaco vs. Hungary

Monaco 2	Monte Carlo, Monaco [18] 13–15 June 1986 Clay		Hungary 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Bernard Balleret Ferenc Csépai 7 5 7 5 4 6 6 1     2 Gilles Ganancia Balázs Taróczy 6 8 1 6 3 6       3 Bernard Balleret  /  Jacques Vinciléoni Sándor Kiss  /  Balázs Taróczy 3 6 3 6 3 6       4 Bernard Balleret Balázs Taróczy 4 6 5 7 5 7       5 Gilles Ganancia Ferenc Csépai 6 3 6 4

Switzerland vs. Greece

Switzerland 5	Tennis Club Lido Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland [19] 13–15 June 1986 Clay		Greece 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jakob Hlasek Konstantinos Efraimoglou 6 0 6 3 6 2       2 Roland Stadler George Kalovelonis 6 1 7 5 5 7 6 2     3 Jakob Hlasek  /  Roland Stadler Konstantinos Efraimoglou  /  George Kalovelonis 6 1 7 5 5 7 6 2     4 Roland Stadler Konstantinos Efraimoglou 6 1 6 3         5 Jakob Hlasek George Kalovelonis 6 8 8 6 6 4

Nigeria vs. Netherlands

Nigeria 2	Benin City, Nigeria [20] 13–15 June 1986 Clay		Netherlands 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Tony Mmoh Menno Oosting 7 5 1 6 1 6 1 6     2 Sadiq Abdullahi Tom Nijssen 1 6 6 4 6 2 6 3     3 Sadiq Abdullahi  /  Tony Mmoh Huub van Boeckel  /  Menno Oosting 6 8 7 9 6 2 4 6     4 Sadiq Abdullahi Menno Oosting 8 10 3 6 0 6       5 Tony Mmoh Tom Nijssen 9 7 6 3

Israel vs. Belgium

Israel 5	Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel [21] 13–15 June 1986 Hard		Belgium 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Shlomo Glickstein Alain Brichant 6 1 6 1 6 1       2 Amos Mansdorf Jan Vanlangendonck 6 0 6 1 6 4       3 Shlomo Glickstein  /  Amos Mansdorf Alain Brichant  /  Jan Vanlangendonck 6 2 13 11 6 3       4 Shlomo Glickstein Jan Vanlangendonck 6 3 7 5         5 Gilad Bloom Alain Brichant 6 0 6 2

Semifinals

Hungary vs. Switzerland

Hungary 2	Budapest, Hungary [22] 18–20 July 1986 Clay		Switzerland 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Balázs Taróczy Jakob Hlasek 7 5 6 3 6 3       2 Ferenc Csépai Roland Stadler 0 6 0 6 2 6       3 Sándor Kiss  /  Balázs Taróczy Heinz Günthardt  /  Jakob Hlasek 9 11 7 9 4 6       4 Balázs Taróczy Roland Stadler 4 6 7 5 6 8 10 8 6 4   5 Ferenc Csépai Jakob Hlasek 2 6 4 6 4 6

Netherlands vs. Israel

Netherlands 1	Scheveningen, Netherlands [23] 18–20 July 1986 Clay		Israel 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Menno Oosting Amos Mansdorf 6 0 6 4 6 1       2 Michiel Schapers Shlomo Glickstein 5 7 6 2 9 11 7 9     3 Huub van Boeckel  /  Menno Oosting Shlomo Glickstein  /  Shahar Perkiss 6 2 4 6 8 10 0 6     4 Menno Oosting Shlomo Glickstein 3 6 3 6 3 6       5 Michiel Schapers Amos Mansdorf 3 6 2 1       not completed

Final

Switzerland vs. Israel

Switzerland 1	St. Gallen, Switzerland [3] 3–5 October 1986 Carpet (indoors)		Israel 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Roland Stadler Shlomo Glickstein 6 4 8 6 6 8 1 6 3 4 retired   2 Jakob Hlasek Amos Mansdorf 2 6 6 1 3 6 6 3 10 12   3 Markus Günthardt  /  Jakob Hlasek Shlomo Glickstein  /  Shahar Perkiss 6 2 6 4 6 1       4 Jakob Hlasek Shlomo Glickstein 3 6 6 1 6 8 12 10 9 11   5 Markus Günthardt Amos Mansdorf 5 7 3 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 Austria". daviscup.com.
3. "Switzerland v Israel". daviscup.com.
4. "Turkey v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.
5. "Egypt v Malta". daviscup.com.
6. "Bulgaria v Cyprus". daviscup.com.
7. "Portugal v Zimbabwe". daviscup.com.
8. "Poland v Finland". daviscup.com.
9. "Turkey v France". daviscup.com.
10. "Bulgaria v Egypt". daviscup.com.
11. "Austria v Portugal". daviscup.com.
12. "Poland v Romania". daviscup.com.
13. "France v Bulgaria". daviscup.com.
14. "Austria v Romania". daviscup.com.
15. "Greece v Syria". daviscup.com.
16. "Nigeria v Norway". daviscup.com.
17. "Ireland v Belgium". daviscup.com.
18. "Monaco v Hungary". daviscup.com.
19. "Switzerland v Greece". daviscup.com.
20. "Nigeria v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
21. "Israel v Belgium". daviscup.com.
22. "Hungary v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
23. "Netherlands v Israel". daviscup.com.

External links

• Davis Cup official website