1966 Davis Cup Europe Zone

International tennis competition 1966 Davis Cup The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1966 Davis Cup. 32 teams entered the Europe Zone in total. For this year's tournament the Europe Zone was split into two sub-zones, with the winners of each sub-zone going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the America Zone and Eastern Zone. Brazil defeated France in the Zone A final, and West Germany defeated South Africa in the Zone B final, resulting in both Brazil and West Germany progressing to the Inter-Zonal Zone.Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 495–506 2nd Zone A Draw 29 April–2 May 13–17 May 10–12 June 15–17 July First Round Paris, France (clay) FRA 4 ROU 1965 1 Helsinki, Finland (clay) FIN 1 CAN 4 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (clay) TCH 5 AUT 0 Lisbon, Portugal (clay) POR 2 ISR 3 Szczecin, Poland (clay) POL 1928 3 SWE 2 Istanbul, Turkey TUR 0 EGY 1958 5 Barcelona, Spain (clay) ESP 1945 4 YUG 1 Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) DEN 0 BRA 1960 5 Paris, France (clay) FRA 5 CAN 0 Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) TCH 5 ISR 0 Warsaw, Poland POL 1928 4 EGY 1958 1 Barcelona, Spain (clay) ESP 1945 2 BRA 1960 3 Paris, France (clay) FRA 4 TCH 1 Warsaw, Poland POL 1928 1 BRA 1960 4 Paris, France (clay) FRA 1 BRA 1960 4 First round France vs. Romania France Romania 1965 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, Francehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1966-EUR-A-M-FRA-ROU-01 France v Romania daviscup.com 29 April–1 May 1966 Clay 4 1 François Jauffret 6 6 6 Ion Țiriac 4 4 1 Pierre Darmon 6 6 6 Ilie Năstase 1 2 2 Patrice Beust Daniel Contet 6 2 3 6 6 Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac 4 6 6 0 2 Pierre Darmon 6 0 3 3 Ion Țiriac 3 6 6 6 François Jauffret 6 6 8 Ilie Năstase 1 3 6 Finland vs. Canada Finland Canada Helsinki, Finlandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1966-EUR-A-M-FIN-CAN-01 Finland v Canada daviscup.com 29 April–1 May 1966 Clay 1 4 Pekka Säilä 6 6 3 0 Henry Fauquier 3 8 6 6 Rauno Suominen 1 3 6 3 Mike Belkin 6 6 1 6 Pekka Säilä Rauno Suominen 7 8 0 4 Keith Carpenter Henry Fauquier 9 6 6 6 Rauno Suominen 3 6 8 6 Robert Puddicombe 6 3 6 1 Pekka Säilä 3 0 4 Mike Belkin 6 6 6 Czechoslovakia vs. Austria Czechoslovakia Austria Bratislava, Czechoslovakiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1966-EUR-A-M-TCH-AUT-01 Czechoslovakia v Austria daviscup.com 29 April–1 May 1966 Clay 5 0 Jan Kodeš 4 3 6 6 6 Ernst Blanke 6 6 4 4 2 Jiří Javorský 6 3 6 6 Peter Pokorny 3 6 4 4 Jiří Javorský Jan Kodeš 1 6 4 6 6 Ernst Blanke Peter Pokorny 6 1 6 2 4 Jan Kodeš 2 6 8 6 Peter Pokorny 6 4 6 3 Jiří Javorský 6 6 6 Ernst Blanke 1 0 3 Portugal vs. Israel Portugal Israel Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugalhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1966-EUR-A-M-POR-ISR-01 Portugal v Israel daviscup.com 29 April–1 May 1966 Clay 2 3 Alfredo Vaz Pinto 1 7 6 0 4 Eleazar Davidman 6 5 2 6 6 João Lagos 6 6 6 Yehoshua Shalem 4 2 1 João Lagos João Roquette 3 6 6 3 5 Eleazar Davidman Josef Stabholz 6 3 2 6 7 Alfredo Vaz Pinto 6 6 6 Yehoshua Shalem 0 1 1 João Lagos 5 3 3 Eleazar Davidman 7 6 6 Poland vs. Sweden Poland 1928 Sweden Szczecin, Polandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1966-EUR-A-M-POL-SWE-01 Poland v Sweden daviscup.com 29 April–1 May 1966 Clay 3 2 Piotr Jamroz 12 6 6 Christer Holm 10 4 4 Wiesław Gąsiorek 10 6 6 Bo Holmström 8 3 0 Wiesław Gąsiorek Wiesław Nowicki 7 6 6 9 Bo Holmström Lars Ölander 9 4 2 7 Piotr Jamroz 1 0 1 Bo Holmström 6 6 6 Wiesław Gąsiorek 3 3 0 Christer Holm 6 6 6 Turkey vs. Egypt Turkey Egypt 1958 Istanbul, Turkeyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1966-EUR-A-M-TUR-EGY-01 Turkey v Egypt daviscup.com 29 April–1 May 1966 0 5 Suzan Gürel 6 1 1 5 Moataz El Sonbol 3 6 6 7 Tahsin Gürsoy 1 2 1 Fathi Mohammed-Ali 6 6 6 Demir Ataş Tahsin Gürsoy 1 2 3 Fathi Mohammed-Ali Shukry Moubarek 6 6 6 Demir Ataş 1 1 2 Moataz El Sonbol 6 6 6 Enis Berki 1 2 0 Fathi Mohammed-Ali 6 6 6 Spain vs. Yugoslavia Spain 1945 Yugoslavia Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spainhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1966-EUR-A-M-ESP-YUG-01 Spain v Yugoslavia daviscup.com 29 April–1 May 1966 Clay 4 1 Juan Gisbert 4 3 6 5 Nikola Pilić 6 6 1 7 Manuel Santana 6 6 6 Boro Jovanović 3 3 3 José Luis Arilla Manuel Santana 4 6 7 6 Boro Jovanović Nikola Pilić 6 2 5 4 Juan Gisbert 6 6 6 Boro Jovanović 0 4 3 Manuel Santana 6 6 1 6 Nikola Pilić 1 3 6 2 Denmark vs. Brazil Denmark Brazil 1960 Copenhagen, Denmarkhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1966-EUR-A-M-DEN-BRA-01 Denmark v Brazil daviscup.com 30 April–2 May 1966 Clay 0 5 Torben Ulrich 4 1 1 José Edison Mandarino 6 6 6 Jan Leschly 6 3 0 Thomaz Koch 8 6 6 Jan Leschly Torben Ulrich 6 1 3 3 Thomaz Koch José Edison Mandarino 4 6 6 6 Jan Leschly 2 4 6 José Edison Mandarino 6 6 8 Carl-Edvard Hedelund 6 2 4 Luis Felipe Tavares 8 6 6 Quarterfinals France vs. Canada France Canada Stade Roland Garros, Paris, Francehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1966-EUR-A-M-FRA-CAN-01 France v Canada daviscup.com 13–15 May 1966 Clay 5 0 François Jauffret 6 4 6 6 Mike Belkin 1 6 3 4 Pierre Darmon 6 6 6 Henry Fauquier 4 2 3 Patrice Beust Daniel Contet 6 9 6 Keith Carpenter Henry Fauquier 4 7 3 François Jauffret 6 6 1 0 6 Henry Fauquier 2 2 6 6 0 Pierre Darmon 6 1 7 6 6 Mike Belkin 8 6 5 0 1 Czechoslovakia vs. Israel Czechoslovakia Israel Prague, Czechoslovakiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1966-EUR-A-M-TCH-ISR-01 Czechoslovakia v Israel daviscup.com 13–15 May 1966 Clay 5 0 Jan Kodeš 6 6 6 Josef Stabholz 1 1 3 Jiří Javorský 6 6 6 Yehoshua Shalem 0 0 0 Jiří Javorský Jan Kodeš 6 6 6 Yehoshua Shalem Josef Stabholz 1 1 2 František Pála 6 6 6 Josef Stabholz 2 0 2 Jan Kodeš 6 7 6 Yehoshua Shalem 3 5 0 Poland vs. Egypt Poland 1928 Egypt 1958 Warsaw, Polandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1966-EUR-A-M-POL-EGY-01 Poland v Egypt daviscup.com 13–15 May 1966 Clay 4 1 Wiesław Gąsiorek 8 7 6 Moataz El Sonbol 6 5 0 Piotr Jamroz 6 3 0 3 Fathi Mohammed-Ali 4 6 6 6 Wiesław Gąsiorek Tadeusz Nowicki 6 6 8 Moataz El Sonbol Fathi Mohammed-Ali 3 2 6 Piotr Jamroz 6 6 6 6 Moataz El Sonbol 4 4 8 3 Wiesław Gąsiorek 6 6 6 Fathi Mohammed-Ali 4 1 2 Spain vs. Brazil Spain 1945 Brazil 1960 Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spainhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1966-EUR-A-M-ESP-BRA-01 Spain v Brazil daviscup.com 14–17 May 1966 Clay 2 3 Juan Gisbert 3 6 6 6 Thomaz Koch 6 4 1 4 Manuel Santana 7 7 6 José Edison Mandarino 5 5 4 José Luis Arilla Juan Gisbert 6 2 5 7 4 Thomaz Koch José Edison Mandarino 3 6 7 5 6 Manuel Santana 5 2 1 Thomaz Koch 7 6 6 Juan Gisbert 5 6 11 6 6 José Edison Mandarino 7 3 9 8 8 Semifinals France vs. Czechoslovakia France Czechoslovakia Stade Roland Garros, Paris, Francehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1966-EUR-A-M-FRA-TCH-01 France v Czechoslovakia daviscup.com 10–12 June 1966 Clay 4 1 François Jauffret 14 1 6 6 Jiří Javorský 12 6 2 1 Pierre Darmon 4 6 6 10 Jan Kodeš 6 4 0 8 Patrice Beust Daniel Contet 10 7 3 4 2 Jiří Javorský Jan Kodeš 8 5 6 6 6 François Jauffret 3 1 6 6 6 Jan Kodeš 6 6 3 4 4 Pierre Darmon 6 6 6 Jiří Javorský 2 4 0 Poland vs. Brazil Poland 1928 Brazil 1960 Warsaw, Polandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1966-EUR-A-M-POL-BRA-01 Poland v Brazil daviscup.com 10–12 June 1966 1 4 Tadeusz Nowicki 2 2 3 José Edison Mandarino 6 6 6 Wiesław Gąsiorek 9 6 7 Thomaz Koch 7 1 5 Wiesław Gąsiorek Tadeusz Nowicki 1 8 5 Thomaz Koch José Edison Mandarino 6 10 7 Tadeusz Nowicki 3 4 1 Thomaz Koch 6 6 6 Wiesław Gąsiorek 2 1 2 José Edison Mandarino 6 6 6 Final France vs. Brazil France Brazil 1960 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, Francehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1966-EUR-A-M-FRA-BRA-01 France v Brazil daviscup.com 15–17 July 1966 Clay 1 4 Pierre Darmon 6 3 2 1 José Edison Mandarino 3 6 6 6 François Jauffret 6 1 3 2 Thomaz Koch 2 6 6 6 Patrice Beust Daniel Contet 6 4 7 3 4 Thomaz Koch José Edison Mandarino 3 6 5 6 6 François Jauffret 4 1 7 2 José Edison Mandarino 6 6 5 6 Pierre Darmon 6 9 6 Thomaz Koch 4 7 2 Zone B Draw 22 April–2 May 13–16 May 10–12 June 15–18 July First Round Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg LUX 0 SUI 5 Freiburg, West Germany (clay) FRG 5 NOR 0 Budapest, Hungary HUN 4 GRE old 1 London, England (clay) GBR 4 NZL 1 Bologna, Italy (clay) ITA 4 URS 1 Monte Carlo, Monaco MON 1 MAR 4 Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) NED 5 IRL 0 Brussels, Belgium BEL 0 RSA 1928 5 Lugano, Switzerland SUI 1 FRG 4 Budapest, Hungary (clay) HUN 2 GBR 3 ITA w/o MAR Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) NED 1 RSA 1928 4 Hanover, West Germany (clay) FRG 3 GBR 2 Rome, Italy (clay) ITA 2 RSA 1928 3 Munich, West Germany FRG 3 RSA 1928 2 First round Luxembourg vs. Switzerland Luxembourg Switzerland Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourghttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1966-EUR-B-M-LUX-SUI-01 Luxembourg v Switzerland daviscup.com 30 April–2 May 1966 0 5 Thierry Brasseur 0 1 3 Dimitri Sturdza 6 6 6 Jean Neuman 5 6 4 1 Theodor Stalder 7 0 6 6 Frank Baden Thierry Brasseur 3 3 3 Dimitri Sturdza Matthias Werren 6 6 6 Thierry Brasseur 1 3 2 Theodor Stalder 6 6 6 Jean Neuman 1 4 4 Dimitri Sturdza 6 6 6 West Germany vs. Norway West Germany Norway Freiburg, West Germanyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1966-EUR-B-M-FRG-NOR-01 West Germany v Norway daviscup.com 29 April–1 May 1966 Clay 5 0 Wilhelm Bungert 4 6 6 4 6 Gunnar Høst Sjøwall 6 0 3 6 2 Ingo Buding 6 6 6 Nils Elvik 1 1 0 Ingo Buding Harald Elschenbroich 6 7 6 Nils Elvik Finn-Dag Jagge 2 5 0 Wilhelm Bungert 6 6 6 Nils Elvik 2 1 1 Ingo Buding 6 6 6 Gunnar Høst Sjøwall 0 3 0 Hungary vs. Greece Hungary Greece old Budapest, Hungaryhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1966-EUR-B-M-HUN-GRE-01 Hungary v Greece daviscup.com 29 April–1 May 1966 4 1 András Szikszay 6 1 6 2 2 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 2 6 3 6 6 István Gulyás 6 6 6 Nikolaos Kalyvas 1 2 0 István Gulyás András Szikszay 6 5 6 6 Periclis Gavrilidis Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 4 7 4 4 István Gulyás 3 9 6 9 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 6 7 3 7 András Szikszay 6 6 6 Nikolaos Kalyvas 1 0 2 Great Britain vs. New Zealand Great Britain New Zealand Queen's Club, London, Englandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1966-EUR-B-M-GBR-NZL-01 Great Britain v New Zealand daviscup.com 28–30 April 1966 Clay 4 1 Roger Taylor 7 8 6 Brian Fairlie 5 6 2 Mike Sangster 6 6 6 Lew Gerrard 4 2 2 Mike Sangster Bobby Wilson 6 6 6 Brian Fairlie Lew Gerrard 1 0 4 Mike Sangster 3 7 2 Brian Fairlie 6 5 6 4 Roger Taylor 6 6 2 6 Lew Gerrard 2 3 6 1 Italy vs. Soviet Union Italy Soviet Union Bologna, Italyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1966-EUR-B-M-ITA-URS-01 Italy v Soviet Union daviscup.com 28–30 April 1966 Clay 4 1 Nicola Pietrangeli 6 6 6 Toomas Leius 1 3 1 Sergio Tacchini 5 6 6 6 Alexander Ivanov 7 4 4 2 Giordano Maioli Gaetano Di Maso 5 0 3 Toomas Leius Sergei Likhachev 7 6 6 Sergio Tacchini 6 6 6 Toomas Leius 1 3 2 Nicola Pietrangeli 6 6 6 Alexander Ivanov 3 1 4 Monaco vs. Morocco Monaco Morocco Monte Carlo, Monacohttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1966-EUR-B-M-MON-MAR-01 Monaco v Morocco daviscup.com 22–24 April 1966 1 4 Patrick Landau 2 3 3 Mohammed-Haibabi Bouchaib 6 6 6 Adrien Viviani 2 0 2 Lahcen Chadli 6 6 6 Patrick Landau Francis Truchi 6 6 6 Ahmed Ben Ali Ali Laroussi 2 3 4 Patrick Landau 4 6 1 Lahcen Chadli 6 8 6 Adrien Viviani 5 2 2 Mohammed-Haibabi Bouchaib 7 6 6 Netherlands vs. Ireland Netherlands Ireland Scheveningen, Netherlandshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1966-EUR-B-M-NED-IRL-01 Netherlands v Ireland daviscup.com 29 April–1 May 1966 Clay 5 0 Tom Okker 6 6 6 Peter Jackson 0 4 1 Jan Hajer 6 6 6 Michael Hickey 2 1 1 Pieter van Eijsden Tom Okker 6 6 6 Derek Arthurs Peter Jackson 3 2 3 Tom Okker 6 6 6 Michael Hickey 3 4 2 Jan Hajer 6 6 6 Peter Jackson 0 1 0 Belgium vs. South Africa Belgium South Africa 1928 Brussels, Belgiumhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1966-EUR-B-M-BEL-RSA-01 Belgium v South Africa daviscup.com 29 April–1 May 1966 0 5 Patrick Hombergen 4 1 4 Cliff Drysdale 6 6 6 Eric Drossart 6 2 6 6 3 Keith Diepraam 2 6 2 8 6 Claude De Gronckel Patrick Hombergen 1 6 5 Keith Diepraam Frew McMillan 6 8 7 Patrick Hombergen 12 4 6 1 3 Keith Diepraam 10 6 4 6 6 Claude De Gronckel 0 2 3 Cliff Drysdale 6 6 6 Quarterfinals Switzerland vs. West Germany Switzerland West Germany Lugano, Switzerlandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1966-EUR-B-M-SUI-FRG-01 Switzerland v West Germany daviscup.com 13–15 May 1966 1 4 Dimitri Sturdza 2 3 1 Ingo Buding 6 6 6 Theodor Stalder 2 2 1 Wilhelm Bungert 6 6 6 Dimitri Sturdza Matthias Werren 2 6 3 8 Ingo Buding Harald Elschenbroich 6 3 6 10 Dimitri Sturdza 4 6 2 7 6 Wilhelm Bungert 6 3 6 5 4 Theodor Stalder 2 2 2 Ingo Buding 6 6 6 Hungary vs. Great Britain Hungary Great Britain Budapest, Hungaryhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1966-EUR-B-M-HUN-GBR-01 Hungary v Great Britain daviscup.com 14–16 May 1966 Clay 2 3 István Gulyás 4 6 6 2 7 Mike Sangster 6 3 4 6 5 András Szikszay 4 2 6 2 Roger Taylor 6 6 2 6 István Gulyás András Szikszay 2 4 13 4 Mike Sangster Bobby Wilson 6 6 11 6 András Szikszay 6 6 3 6 Mike Sangster 1 2 6 3 István Gulyás 18 3 1 4 Roger Taylor 16 6 6 6 Netherlands vs. South Africa Netherlands South Africa 1928 Scheveningen, Netherlandshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1966-EUR-B-M-NED-RSA-01 Netherlands v South Africa daviscup.com 13–15 May 1966 Clay 1 4 Jan Hajer 6 2 0 4 Keith Diepraam 4 6 6 6 Tom Okker 3 4 6 2 Cliff Drysdale 6 6 4 6 Jan Hajer Tom Okker 5 6 1 Keith Diepraam Frew McMillan 7 8 6 Tom Okker 6 6 8 Keith Diepraam 3 2 6 Jan Hajer 2 1 0 Cliff Drysdale 6 6 6 Semifinals West Germany vs. Great Britain West Germany Great Britain Hanover, West Germanyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1966-EUR-B-M-FRG-GBR-01 West Germany v Great Britain daviscup.com 10–12 June 1966 Clay 3 2 Ingo Buding 6 6 3 6 Mike Sangster 1 4 6 3 Wilhelm Bungert 6 2 13 6 Roger Taylor 1 6 11 4 Ingo Buding Wilhelm Bungert 6 8 1 5 Mike Sangster Bobby Wilson 0 10 6 7 Wilhelm Bungert 6 6 12 Mike Sangster 3 3 10 Ingo Buding 2 6 2 1 Roger Taylor 6 3 6 1 4 Italy vs. South Africa Italy South Africa 1928 Foro Italico, Rome, Italyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1966-EUR-B-M-ITA-RSA-01 Italy v South Africa daviscup.com 10–12 June 1966 Clay 2 3 Sergio Tacchini 1 6 6 6 Cliff Drysdale 6 1 4 4 Nicola Pietrangeli 6 6 1 6 Keith Diepraam 2 3 6 3 Giordano Maioli Gaetano Di Maso 6 11 3 4 4 Keith Diepraam Frew McMillan 3 9 6 6 6 Nicola Pietrangeli 3 3 6 6 2 Cliff Drysdale 6 6 4 2 6 Sergio Tacchini 4 5 3 Keith Diepraam 6 7 6 Final West Germany vs. South Africa West Germany South Africa 1928 Munich, West Germanyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1966-EUR-B-M-FRG-RSA-01 West Germany v South Africa daviscup.com 15–18 July 1966 3 2 Wilhelm Bungert 6 0 8 6 Cliff Drysdale 3 6 6 4 Ingo Buding 6 6 1 6 Keith Diepraam 2 1 6 4 Ingo Buding Harald Elschenbroich 1 7 6 5 5 Keith Diepraam Frew McMillan 6 5 1 7 7 Wilhelm Bungert 12 6 6 Keith Diepraam 10 2 3 Ingo Buding 4 9 5 0 Cliff Drysdale 6 7 7 6 References External links Davis Cup official website https://web.archive.org/web/20101018182625/http://www.daviscup.com/ 2010-10-18 Category:Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Europe Zone