1987 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Main article: 1987 Davis Cup

The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1987 Davis Cup.

32 teams entered the Europe Zone in total, with 11 teams competing in the Africa Zone for 2 places in the Europe Zone main draws, joining an additional 21 teams. The winner of each sub-zone was then promoted to the following year's World Group. ^[1]

Switzerland defeated the Soviet Union in the Zone A final, and Denmark defeated Austria in the Zone B final, resulting in both Switzerland and Denmark being promoted to the 1988 World Group. ^{[2] [3]}

Participating nations

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

Europe Zones:   Austria   Belgium   Bulgaria   Cyprus   Denmark   Finland   Greece   Hungary   Ireland   Luxembourg   Malta   Monaco   Netherlands   Norway   Poland   Portugal   Romania   Soviet Union   Switzerland   Syria   Turkey

Africa Zone

Main article: 1987 Davis Cup Africa Zone

Draw

	First round 30 January–1 February				Second Round 13–22 March				Third Round 3–5 April
	Nigeria
					Abidjan, Ivory Coast (indoor carpet)
	bye
					Nigeria	3
	Abidjan, Ivory Coast (indoor carpet)
					Ivory Coast	2
	Tunisia	0
									Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
	Ivory Coast	5
									Nigeria	2
									Zimbabwe	3
	Zimbabwe
					Nairobi, Kenya (clay)
	bye
					Zimbabwe	5
					Kenya	0
	Kenya	w/o
	Djibouti
	Dakar, Senegal (hard)
	Morocco	2
					Dakar, Senegal (hard)
	Senegal	3
					Senegal	4
					Algeria	1
	bye
									Dakar, Senegal (hard)
	Algeria
									Senegal	3
									Egypt	2
	Libya
	bye
					Libya
					Egypt	w/o
	bye
	Egypt

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

Europe Zone A

Draw

First round 6–10 May

Quarterfinals 12–14 June

Semifinals 24–26 July

Final 2–4 October

Soviet Union

Istanbul, Turkey (clay)

bye

Soviet Union

4

Damascus, Syria (hard)

Turkey

1

Syria

0

Valkenswaard, Netherlands (indoor carpet)

Turkey

5

Soviet Union

4

Netherlands

1

Netherlands

Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard)

bye

Netherlands

4

Marsa, Malta (hard)

Ireland

1

Malta

1

Donetsk, Soviet Union (clay)

Ireland

4

Soviet Union

2

Bergen, Norway (indoor carpet)

Switzerland

3

Senegal

3

Haskovo, Bulgaria (clay)

Norway

2

Senegal

0

Bulgaria

5

bye

Haskovo, Bulgaria (clay)

Bulgaria

Bulgaria

0

Switzerland

5

Belgium

Lugano, Switzerland (clay)

bye

Belgium

0

Switzerland

5

bye

Switzerland

First round

Syria vs. Turkey

Syria 0	Damascus, Syria [4] 8–10 May 1987 Hard		Turkey 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Hrage Magarian Necvet Demir 2 6 5 7 11 13       2 Dawood Dawoodian Yavuz Erkangil 4 6 6 8 1 6       3 Mounged Bouhassoun  /  Hrage Magarian Necvet Demir  /  Alaaddin Karagöz 0 6 4 6 4 6       4 Dawood Dawoodian Necvet Demir 2 6 4 6         5 Hrage Magarian Yavuz Erkangil 3 6 2 6

Malta vs. Ireland

Malta 1	Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta [5] 6–8 May 1987 Hard		Ireland 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gordon Asciak Matt Doyle 3 6 1 6 1 6       2 Daryl Delicata Sean Sorensen 1 6 3 6 0 6       3 Gordon Asciak  /  Steven Schranz Matt Doyle  /  Sean Sorensen 0 6 4 6 2 6       4 Daryl Delicata Matt Doyle 3 6 0 6         5 Gordon Asciak Robert Dolan 6 2 6 2

Norway vs. Senegal

Norway 2	Bergen, Norway [6] 8–10 May 1987 Carpet (indoors)		Senegal 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 John Erik Rustad Yahiya Doumbia 7 5 2 6 4 6 6 2 5 7   2 Anders Håseth Abou Berthé 6 2 6 4 6 1       3 Audun Jensen  /  Bent-Ove Pedersen Abou Berthé  /  Yahiya Doumbia 5 7 3 6 4 6       4 John Erik Rustad Abou Berthé 6 1 6 0 6 1       5 Anders Håseth Yahiya Doumbia 4 6 4 6 1 6

Quarterfinals

Turkey vs. Soviet Union

Turkey 1	Istanbul, Turkey [7] 12–14 June 1987 Clay		Soviet Union 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Necvet Demir Oleksandr Dolgopolov 6 1 4 6 4 6 6 4 6 3   2 Kaya Saydas Andrei Chesnokov 1 6 0 6 0 6       3 Necvet Demir  /  Alaaddin Karagöz Sergey Leonyuk  /  Alexander Zverev 2 6 2 6 4 6       4 Kaya Saydas Oleksandr Dolgopolov 1 6 2 6 1 6       5 Necvet Demir Andrei Chesnokov 2 6 2 6

Ireland vs. Netherlands

Ireland 1	Dublin, Ireland [8] 12–14 June 1987 Hard (indoors)		Netherlands 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Eoin Collins Michiel Schapers 2 6 1 6 2 6       2 Matt Doyle Tom Nijssen 4 6 6 3 6 4 6 1     3 Matt Doyle  /  Sean Sorensen Huub van Boeckel  /  Michiel Schapers 2 6 4 6 4 6       4 Michael Nugent Michiel Schapers 0 6 0 6 1 6       5 Eoin Collins Tom Nijssen 3 6 2 6

Bulgaria vs. Senegal

Bulgaria 5	Haskovo, Bulgaria [9] 12–14 June 1987 Clay		Senegal 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Julian Stamatov Yahiya Doumbia 6 3 3 6 16 14 6 4     2 Krassimir Lazarov Abou Berthé 6 0 6 1 6 0       3 Krassimir Lazarov  /  Julian Stamatov Abou Berthé  /  Yahiya Doumbia 6 3 6 2 2 1       retired 4 Julian Stamatov Abou Berthé 6 1 6 0         5 Krassimir Lazarov Alioune Touré 6 1 6 4

Switzerland vs. Belgium

Switzerland 5	Lugano, Switzerland [10] 12–14 June 1987 Clay		Belgium 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Claudio Mezzadri Karel Demuynck 6 1 6 1 6 2       2 Jakob Hlasek Johan de Preter 6 0 6 3 6 1       3 Jakob Hlasek  /  Claudio Mezzadri Denis Langaskens  /  Jan Vanlangendonck 6 4 7 5 8 6       4 Jakob Hlasek Karel Demuynck 9 7 6 4         5 Claudio Mezzadri Johan de Preter 6 0 6 2

Semifinals

Netherlands vs. Soviet Union

Netherlands 1	Valkenswaard, Netherlands [11] 24–26 July 1987 Carpet (indoors)		Soviet Union 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Michiel Schapers Andrei Chesnokov 22 24 6 1 2 6 2 6     2 Tom Nijssen Alexander Volkov 6 8 5 7 4 6       3 Huub van Boeckel  /  Michiel Schapers Sergey Leonyuk  /  Alexander Zverev 3 6 6 4 6 4 6 4     4 Michiel Schapers Alexander Volkov 2 6 6 8 2 6       5 Tom Nijssen Andrei Chesnokov 3 6 3 6

Bulgaria vs. Switzerland

Bulgaria 0	Haskovo, Bulgaria [12] 24–26 July 1987 Clay		Switzerland 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Krassimir Lazarov Claudio Mezzadri 1 6 1 6 1 6       2 Ruslan Rainov Jakob Hlasek 5 7 2 6 3 6       3 Teodor Bachev  /  Krassimir Lazarov Claudio Mezzadri  /  Roland Stadler 4 6 4 6 3 6       4 Krassimir Lazarov Jakob Hlasek 0 6 4 6         5 Ruslan Rainov Claudio Mezzadri 4 6 0 6

Final

Soviet Union vs. Switzerland

Soviet Union 2	Donetsk, Soviet Union [2] 2–4 October 1987 Clay		Switzerland 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Alexander Zverev Claudio Mezzadri 5 7 2 6 7 5 6 0 2 6   2 Andrei Chesnokov Jakob Hlasek 5 7 9 7 6 4 6 4     3 Alexander Volkov  /  Alexander Zverev Heinz Günthardt  /  Jakob Hlasek 6 4 4 6 3 6 5 7     4 Andrei Chesnokov Claudio Mezzadri 6 2 7 5 7 5       5 Alexander Zverev Jakob Hlasek 4 6 3 6 2 6

Europe Zone B

Draw

First round 8–10 May

Quarterfinals 12–14 June

Semifinals 24–26 July

Final 2–4 October

Austria

Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria (clay)

bye

Austria

4

Rhodes, Greece (clay)

Greece

1

Greece

5

Porto, Portugal (clay)

Luxembourg

0

Austria

4

Portugal

1

Hungary

Lisbon, Portugal (clay)

bye

Hungary

0

Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)

Portugal

5

Portugal

3

Copenhagen, Denmark (indoor carpet)

Monaco

2

Austria

2

Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)

Denmark

3

Zimbabwe

2

Brașov, Romania (clay)

Poland

3

Poland

1

Romania

4

bye

Aarhus, Denmark (clay)

Romania

Romania

2

Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)

Denmark

3

Cyprus

0

Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)

Finland

5

Finland

0

Denmark

5

bye

Denmark

First round

Greece vs. Luxembourg

Greece 5	Rhodes, Greece [13] 8–10 May 1987 Clay		Luxembourg 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 George Kalovelonis Serge Brueck 6 4 6 1 6 4       2 Anastasios Bavelas Johny Goudenbour 3 6 2 6 8 6 6 1 6 3   3 Ioannis Rigas  /  Fotis Vazeos Serge Brueck  /  Jacques Radoux 1 6 6 4 14 12 6 4     4 George Kalovelonis Jacques Radoux 6 4 6 3         5 Anastasios Bavelas Serge Brueck 6 2 6 1

Monaco vs. Portugal

Monaco 2	Monte Carlo, Monaco [14] 8–10 May 1987 Clay		Portugal 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Bernard Balleret Nuno Marques 3 6 1 6 2 6       2 Gilles Ganancia João Cunha e Silva 4 6 6 4 7 5 6 4     3 Bernard Balleret  /  Albert Viviani Pedro Cordeiro  /  João Cunha e Silva 4 6 2 6 4 6       4 Gilles Ganancia Nuno Marques 7 5 6 2 7 5       5 Bernard Balleret João Cunha e Silva 3 6 4 6 6 0 5 7

Zimbabwe vs. Poland

Zimbabwe 2	City Sports Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe [15] 8–10 May 1987 Hard (indoors)		Poland 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mark Gurr Lech Bieńkowski 0 6 4 6 6 1 1 6     2 Byron Black Wojciech Kowalski 4 6 5 7 6 4 6 2 6 1   3 Byron Black  /  Mark Gurr Lech Bieńkowski  /  Wojciech Kowalski 6 8 6 1 7 9 6 8     4 Byron Black Lech Bieńkowski 6 1 6 4 6 2       5 Mark Gurr Wojciech Kowalski 6 3 3 6 3 6 3 6

Finland vs. Cyprus

Finland 5	Talin Tenniskeskus, Helsinki, Finland [16] 8–10 May 1987 Carpet (indoors)		Cyprus 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Veli Paloheimo Alkis Papamichael 6 0 6 1 6 1       2 Olli Rahnasto Yiannos Hadjigeorgiou 8 6 6 2 6 0       3 Mika Hedman  /  Olli Rahnasto Yiannos Hadjigeorgiou  /  Phivos Zachariades 6 1 6 2 6 3       4 Olli Rahnasto Alkis Papamichael 6 1 6 3         5 Veli Paloheimo Yiannos Hadjigeorgiou 6 2 6 1

Quarterfinals

Austria vs. Greece

Austria 4	Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria [17] 12–14 June 1987 Clay		Greece 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Horst Skoff George Kalovelonis 6 2 6 4 6 3       2 Thomas Muster Anastasios Bavelas 7 5 6 0 6 1       3 Alex Antonitsch  /  Thomas Muster George Kalovelonis  /  Ioannis Rigas 6 2 6 2 6 2       4 Thomas Muster George Kalovelonis 6 1 7 5         5 Horst Skoff Anastasios Bavelas 6 8 6 3 4 6

Portugal vs. Hungary

Portugal 5	Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal [18] 12–14 June 1987 Clay		Hungary 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 João Cunha e Silva András Lányi 6 4 6 4 5 7 8 6     2 Nuno Marques László Markovits 6 1 6 3 6 0       3 Pedro Cordeiro  /  João Cunha e Silva Sándor Kiss  /  András Lányi 6 2 7 9 6 4 6 2     4 Nuno Marques András Lányi 6 0 4 6 6 2       5 João Cunha e Silva László Markovits 4 6 6 2 6 1

Romania vs. Poland

Romania 4	Brașov, Romania [19] 12–14 June 1987 Clay		Poland 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Adrian Marcu Wojciech Kowalski 6 1 6 2 6 2       2 Florin Segărceanu Lech Bieńkowski 6 3 6 1 6 3       3 Andrei Dîrzu  /  Florin Segărceanu Lech Bieńkowski  /  Wojciech Kowalski 6 3 7 5 6 2       4 Mihai Vanta Wojciech Kowalski 8 6 3 6 5 7       5 Adrian Marcu Lech Bieńkowski 6 3 6 2

Finland vs. Denmark

Finland 0	Talin Tenniskeskus, Helsinki, Finland [20] 12–14 June 1987 Carpet (indoors)		Denmark 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Olli Rahnasto Morten Christensen 6 1 8 10 4 6 5 7     2 Veli Paloheimo Michael Tauson 6 3 7 5 4 6 2 6 2 6   3 Kimmo Alkio  /  Olli Rahnasto Morten Christensen  /  Michael Tauson 2 6 1 6 2 6       4 Olli Rahnasto Michael Tauson 4 6 4 6         5 Veli Paloheimo Morten Christensen 4 6 11 13

Semifinals

Portugal vs. Austria

Portugal 1	Oporto Tennis Club, Porto, Portugal [21] 24–26 July 1987 Clay		Austria 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Nuno Marques Horst Skoff 6 8 3 6 3 6       2 João Cunha e Silva Thomas Muster 1 6 7 9 3 6       3 Pedro Cordeiro  /  João Cunha e Silva Alex Antonitsch  /  Thomas Muster 3 6 6 4 4 6 3 6     4 Nuno Marques Thomas Muster 3 6 7 5 5 7       5 João Cunha e Silva Horst Skoff 4 6 6 1 6 3

Denmark vs. Romania

Denmark 3	Aarhus, Denmark [22] 24–26 July 1987 Clay		Romania 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Peter Bastiansen Florin Segărceanu 4 6 3 6 6 3 6 3 5 7   2 Michael Tauson Adrian Marcu 6 2 6 2 1 6 4 6 6 3   3 Peter Bastiansen  /  Michael Mortensen Andrei Dîrzu  /  Florin Segărceanu 10 8 6 3 3 6 3 6 6 2   4 Peter Bastiansen Adrian Marcu 1 6 2 6 3 6       5 Michael Tauson Florin Segărceanu 6 4 5 7 6 4 9 7

Final

Denmark vs. Austria

Denmark 3	Copenhagen, Denmark [3] 2–4 October 1987 Carpet (indoors)		Austria 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Morten Christensen Thomas Muster 6 4 6 2 6 2       2 Michael Tauson Horst Skoff 6 4 4 6 6 3 6 2     3 Morten Christensen  /  Michael Mortensen Alex Antonitsch  /  Thomas Muster 5 7 6 3 10 12 3 6     4 Morten Christensen Horst Skoff 8 10 6 4 6 8 1 6     5 Michael Tauson Thomas Muster 6 8 12 10 2 6 6 3 6 4

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. "Soviet Union v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
3. "Denmark v Austria". daviscup.com.
4. "Syria v Turkey". daviscup.com.
5. "Malta v Ireland". daviscup.com.
6. "Norway v Senegal". daviscup.com.
7. "Turkey v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.
8. "Ireland v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
9. "Bulgaria v Senegal". daviscup.com.
10. "Switzerland v Belgium". daviscup.com.
11. "Netherlands v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.
12. "Bulgaria v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
13. "Greece v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.
14. "Monaco v Portugal". daviscup.com.
15. "Zimbabwe v Poland". daviscup.com.
16. "Finland v Cyprus". daviscup.com.
17. "Austria v Greece". daviscup.com.
18. "Portugal v Hungary". daviscup.com.
19. "Romania v Poland". daviscup.com.
20. "Finland v Denmark". daviscup.com.
21. "Portugal v Austria". daviscup.com.
22. "Denmark v Romania". daviscup.com.

External links

• Davis Cup official website