1973 Davis Cup Europe Zone

International tennis competition 1973 Davis Cup The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1973 Davis Cup. 31 teams entered the Europe Zone, competing across 2 sub-zones. 14 teams competed in the preliminary rounds, with the winners progressing to the main draw and joining the remaining 17 teams. The winners of each sub-zone went on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the Americas Zone and Eastern Zone.Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 495–506 2nd Romania defeated the Soviet Union in the Zone A final, and Czechoslovakia defeated Italy in the Zone B final, resulting in both Romania and Czechoslovakia progressing to the Inter-Zonal Zone. Zone A Preliminary round Draw 1 y 13–22 April Preliminary round Vienna, Austria AUT 3 MON 0 Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard) IRL 0 NOR 5 Athens, Greece GRE 1970 3 FIN 2 Results Austria vs. Monaco Austria Monaco Vienna, Austriahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-EUR-A-PR-AUT-MON-01 Austria v Monaco daviscup.com 20–22 April 1973 3 0 Peter Pokorny 6 6 5 4 7 Louis Borfiga 0 3 7 6 5 Hans Kary 6 6 6 Emmanuel van der Pol 3 2 4 Ernst Walter Gerhard Wimmer 6 4 6 6 Bernard Balleret Louis Borfiga 4 6 1 2 Peter Pokorny Emmanuel van der Pol Hans Kary Louis Borfiga Ireland vs. Norway Ireland Norway Dublin, Irelandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-EUR-A-PR-IRL-NOR-01 Ireland v Norway daviscup.com 13–15 April 1973 Hard (indoors) 0 5 Michael Hickey 5 2 4 Erik Melander 7 6 6 William Brown 5 0 0 Per Hegna 7 6 6 William Brown Michael Hickey 6 1 22 4 4 Erik Melander Thorvald Moe 2 6 20 6 6 Peter Ledbetter 6 3 0 2 Finn Dag Jagge 1 6 6 6 Peter Jackson 4 5 2 Per Hegna 6 7 6 Greece vs. Finland Greece 1970 Finland Athens, Greecehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-EUR-A-PR-GRE-FIN-01 Greece v Finland daviscup.com 13–15 April 1973 3 2 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 2 8 6 1 6 George Berner 6 6 4 6 2 Nicolas Kelaidis 3 3 5 Matti Timonen 6 6 7 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos Nicolas Kelaidis 8 2 6 3 9 Pekka Säilä Matti Timonen 6 6 3 6 7 Nicolas Kelaidis 2 2 3 George Berner 6 6 6 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 7 12 6 Matti Timonen 5 10 2 Main Draw Draw y 3–6 May 18–20 May 20–22 July 3–5 August First Round Tel Aviv, Israel (hard) ISR 1 NED 4 Vienna, Austria AUT 2 NZL 3 Oslo, Norway (clay) NOR 3 DEN 2 Athens, Greece GRE 1970 1 HUN 4 Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) ROU 1965 3 NED 2 Zagreb, Yugoslavia YUG 2 NZL 3 Oslo, Norway (clay) NOR 0 FRA 5 Budapest, Hungary HUN 2 URS 3 Bucharest, Romania (clay) ROU 1965 4 NZL 1 Moscow, Soviet Union FRA 2 URS 3 Bucharest, Romania ROU 1965 3 URS 2 First round Israel vs. Netherlands Israel Netherlands Tel Aviv, Israelhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-EUR-A-M-ISR-NED-01 Israel v Netherlands daviscup.com 3–5 May 1973 Hard 1 4 Ron Lehrner 1 4 7 Niklaus Fleury 6 6 9 Yehoshua Shalem 1 0 2 Jan Hordijk 6 6 6 Josef Stabholz Yair Wertheimer 8 4 2 Niklaus Fleury Jan Hordijk 10 6 6 Yehoshua Shalem 5 7 8 6 Niklaus Fleury 7 5 6 2 Ron Lehrner 3 1 4 Jan Hordijk 6 6 6 Austria vs. New Zealand Austria New Zealand Vienna, Austriahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-EUR-A-M-AUT-NZL-01 Austria v New Zealand daviscup.com 4–6 May 1973 2 3 Hans Kary 3 2 6 6 6 Onny Parun 6 6 3 3 1 Peter Pokorny 1 3 6 0 Brian Fairlie 6 6 3 6 Hans Kary Peter Pokorny 1 2 4 Brian Fairlie Onny Parun 6 6 6 Peter Pokorny 4 1 3 Onny Parun 6 6 6 Hans Kary 6 6 6 Brian Fairlie 4 3 3 Norway vs. Denmark Norway Denmark Oslo, Norwayhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-EUR-A-M-NOR-DEN-01 Norway v Denmark daviscup.com 4–6 May 1973 Clay 3 2 Per Hegna 7 6 6 Lars Elvstrøm 5 4 2 Erik Melander 6 6 9 6 Tom Christensen 3 4 11 3 Thorvald Moe Jon-Erik Ross 6 5 6 3 Tom Christensen Lars Elvstrøm 8 7 3 6 Erik Melander 6 6 3 4 2 Lars Elvstrøm 2 4 6 6 6 Per Hegna 5 6 6 6 Tom Christensen 7 1 3 2 Greece vs. Hungary Greece 1970 Hungary Athens, Greecehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-EUR-A-M-GRE-HUN-01 Greece v Hungary daviscup.com 4–6 May 1973 1 4 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 1 7 6 6 Balázs Taróczy 6 5 8 8 Nicolas Kelaidis 4 0 1 Szabolcs Baranyi 6 6 6 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos Nicolas Kelaidis 4 1 7 Róbert Machán Balázs Taróczy 6 6 9 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 6 7 6 Szabolcs Baranyi 1 5 4 Nicolas Kelaidis 1 8 2 3 Balázs Taróczy 6 6 6 6 Quarterfinals Netherlands vs. Romania Netherlands Romania 1965 Scheveningen, Netherlandshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-EUR-A-M-NED-ROU-01 Netherlands v Romania daviscup.com 18–20 May 1973 Clay 2 3 Tom Okker 5 6 6 6 Toma Ovici 7 2 1 1 Jan Hordijk 3 3 2 Ilie Năstase 6 6 6 Jan Hordijk Tom Okker 8 6 6 Dumitru Hărădău Ilie Năstase 6 1 1 Niklaus Fleury 2 3 4 Toma Ovici 6 6 6 Tom Okker 4 2 4 Ilie Năstase 6 6 6 Yugoslavia vs. New Zealand Yugoslavia New Zealand Zagreb, Yugoslaviahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-EUR-A-M-YUG-NZL-01 Yugoslavia v New Zealand daviscup.com 18–20 May 1973 2 3 Boro Jovanović 6 3 2 2 Onny Parun 1 6 6 6 Željko Franulović 6 6 2 6 6 Brian Fairlie 2 8 6 2 1 Željko Franulović Boro Jovanović 0 3 4 Brian Fairlie Onny Parun 6 6 6 Željko Franulović 3 6 2 2 Onny Parun 6 4 6 6 Boro Jovanović 6 6 6 Brian Fairlie 3 2 0 Norway vs. France Norway France Oslo, Norwayhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-EUR-A-M-NOR-FRA-01 Norway v France daviscup.com 18–20 May 1973 Clay 0 5 Per Hegna 1 1 2 Patrick Proisy 6 6 6 Erik Melander 0 3 2 François Jauffret 6 6 6 Erik Melander Thorvald Moe 5 3 5 Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau Wanaro N'Godrella 7 6 7 Erik Melander 0 0 3 Patrick Proisy 6 6 6 Per Hegna 0 3 2 François Jauffret 6 6 6 Hungary vs. Soviet Union Hungary Soviet Union Budapest, Hungaryhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-EUR-A-M-HUN-URS-01 Hungary v Soviet Union daviscup.com 18–20 May 1973 2 3 Balázs Taróczy 6 0 8 5 5 Teimuraz Kakulia 1 6 6 7 7 Szabolcs Baranyi 2 2 4 Alex Metreveli 6 6 6 Róbert Machán Balázs Taróczy 10 6 2 6 Sergei Likhachev Alex Metreveli 8 2 6 0 Balázs Taróczy 4 4 3 Alex Metreveli 6 6 6 Szabolcs Baranyi 4 Teimuraz Kakulia 6 2 Semifinals Romania vs. New Zealand Romania 1965 New Zealand Bucharest, Romaniahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-EUR-A-M-ROU-NZL-01 Romania v New Zealand daviscup.com 20–22 July 1973 Clay 4 1 Toma Ovici 6 3 3 6 6 Brian Fairlie 1 6 6 0 2 Ilie Năstase 6 8 6 Onny Parun 1 6 2 Ilie Năstase Ionel Sânteiu 6 8 6 Brian Fairlie Onny Parun 1 6 3 Ilie Năstase 4 6 6 6 Brian Fairlie 6 0 3 0 Toma Ovici 3 5 2 Onny Parun 6 7 6 Soviet Union vs. France Soviet Union France Moscow, Soviet Unionhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-EUR-A-M-URS-FRA-01 Soviet Union v France daviscup.com 20–22 July 1973 3 2 Teimuraz Kakulia 4 4 4 François Jauffret 6 6 6 Alex Metreveli 6 6 7 6 Patrick Proisy 3 8 5 2 Sergei Likhachev Alex Metreveli 4 5 9 Pierre Barthès François Jauffret 6 7 11 Teimuraz Kakulia 6 6 6 Patrick Proisy 3 3 4 Alex Metreveli 6 6 4 4 6 François Jauffret 1 3 6 6 4 Final Romania vs. Soviet Union Romania 1965 Soviet Union Bucharest, Romaniahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-EUR-A-M-ROU-URS-01 Romania v Soviet Union daviscup.com 3–5 August 1973 Clay 3 2 Toma Ovici 5 5 2 Alex Metreveli 7 7 6 Ilie Năstase 6 6 6 Teimuraz Kakulia 0 3 0 Ilie Năstase Ionel Sânteiu 0 6 4 7 2 Sergei Likhachev Alex Metreveli 6 3 6 5 6 Ilie Năstase 6 6 6 Alex Metreveli 0 2 4 Toma Ovici 6 6 6 Teimuraz Kakulia 3 3 1 Zone B Preliminary round Draw 1 10–12 November 1972; 6–22 April Preliminary round Cairo, Egypt EGY 1972 5 TUR 0 Lisbon, Portugal (clay) POR 0 SUI 5 Sofia, Bulgaria BUL 1971 5 IRI 1964 0 Casablanca, Morocco MAR 5 LUX 0 Results Egypt vs. Turkey Egypt 1972 Turkey Cairo, Egypthttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-EUR-B-PR-EGY-TUR-01 Egypt v Turkey daviscup.com 20–22 April 1973 5 0 Aly El Dawoudi 8 6 6 Arif Koçak 6 2 0 Ibrahim Mahmoud 6 6 6 Bülent Altınkaya 3 1 0 Aly El Dawoudi Ibrahim Mahmoud 6 6 6 Bülent Altınkaya Hasan Özdemir 0 2 3 Ahmed Hassan 6 6 6 Bülent Altınkaya 3 3 3 Moataz El Sonbol 6 6 6 Arif Koçak 2 3 1 Portugal vs. Switzerland Portugal Switzerland Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugalhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-EUR-B-PR-POR-SUI-01 Portugal v Switzerland daviscup.com 6–8 April 1973 Clay 0 5 Raúl Peralta 2 3 0 Petr Kanderal 6 6 6 Alfredo Vaz Pinto 6 1 5 6 Dimitri Sturdza 4 6 7 8 Raúl Peralta Alfredo Vaz Pinto 2 2 8 Dimitri Sturdza Matthias Werren 6 6 10 Alfredo Vaz Pinto 6 2 3 Petr Kanderal 8 6 6 José Vilela 3 3 3 Dimitri Sturdza 6 6 6 Bulgaria vs. Iran Bulgaria 1971 Iran 1964 Sofia, Bulgariahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-EUR-B-PR-BUL-IRI-01 Bulgaria v Iran daviscup.com 20–22 April 1973 5 0 Bozhidar Pampoulov 6 6 4 8 6 Taghi Akbari 4 2 6 10 3 Ljuben Genov 6 8 6 Hussain Akbari 2 6 2 Bozhidar Pampoulov Matei Pampoulov 6 6 6 Hussain Akbari Taghi Akbari 2 3 4 Bozhidar Pampoulov 6 6 11 Hussain Akbari 0 3 9 Ljuben Genov 6 6 6 Taghi Akbari 4 4 4 Morocco vs. Luxembourg Morocco Luxembourg Casablanca, Moroccohttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-EUR-B-PR-MAR-LUX-01 Morocco v Luxembourg daviscup.com 10–12 November 1972 5 0 Ahmed Ben Omar 6 6 6 Jean Brucher 1 0 2 Omar Laimina 8 6 2 6 Jean Neuman 6 1 6 4 Mohammed-Haibabi Bouchaib Omar Laimina 6 6 8 Jean Brucher Jean Neuman 1 4 6 Mohammed-Haibabi Bouchaib 6 6 4 6 Jean Neuman 3 4 6 3 Mohammed-Chinois El Achraoui 6 6 2 6 Jean Brucher 3 2 6 4 Main Draw Draw yes 27 April–6 May 18–20 May 20–22 July 3–5 August First Round Cairo, Egypt EGY 1972 4 POL 1928 1 Geneva, Switzerland SUI 0 FRG 3 Sofia, Bulgaria BUL 1971 3 BEL 2 Rabat, Morocco (clay) MAR 1 SWE 4 Cairo, Egypt (clay) TCH 4 EGY 1972 1 Munich, West Germany (clay) GBR 1 FRG 4 Reggio Emilia, Italy (clay) BUL 1971 0 ITA 5 Båstad, Sweden (clay) SWE 2 ESP 1945 3 Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) TCH 3 FRG 2 Turin, Italy (clay) ITA 3 ESP 1945 2 Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) TCH 4 ITA 1 First round Egypt vs. Poland Egypt 1972 Poland 1928 Cairo, Egypthttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-EUR-B-M-EGY-POL-01 Egypt v Poland daviscup.com 4–6 May 1973 4 1 Ibrahim Mahmoud 2 7 6 9 Tadeusz Nowicki 6 5 3 7 Ismail El Shafei 6 7 6 Jacek Niedźwiedzki 3 5 1 Aly El Dawoudi Ismail El Shafei 6 7 4 3 6 Jacek Niedźwiedzki Tadeusz Nowicki 1 5 6 6 3 Aly El Dawoudi 1 5 6 7 1 Wojciech Fibak 6 7 3 5 6 Ibrahim Mahmoud 4 Jacek Niedźwiedzki 6 2 Switzerland vs. West Germany Switzerland West Germany Geneva, Switzerlandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-EUR-B-M-SUI-FRG-01 Switzerland v West Germany daviscup.com 27–29 April 1973 0 3 Dimitri Sturdza 6 3 2 2 Jürgen Fassbender 0 6 6 6 Petr Kanderal 7 4 5 Harald Elschenbroich 9 6 7 Dimitri Sturdza Matthias Werren 4 16 4 Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 6 18 6 Petr Kanderal Jürgen Fassbender Dimitri Sturdza Harald Elschenbroich Bulgaria vs. Belgium Bulgaria 1971 Belgium Sofia, Bulgariahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-EUR-B-M-BUL-BEL-01 Bulgaria v Belgium daviscup.com 4–6 May 1973 3 2 Matei Pampoulov 5 3 7 Patrick Hombergen 7 6 9 Ljuben Genov 6 2 1 2 Bernard Mignot 3 6 6 6 Bozhidar Pampoulov Matei Pampoulov 5 6 7 6 Patrick Hombergen Bernard Mignot 7 3 5 4 Bozhidar Pampoulov 6 9 6 Bernard Mignot 4 7 2 Ljuben Genov 5 6 3 12 6 Patrick Hombergen 7 2 6 10 3 Morocco vs. Sweden Morocco Sweden Rabat, Moroccohttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-EUR-B-M-MAR-SWE-01 Morocco v Sweden daviscup.com 4–6 May 1973 Clay 1 4 Omar Laimina 3 2 1 Björn Borg 6 6 6 Ahmed Ben Omar 0 4 4 Kjell Johansson 6 6 6 Ahmed Ben Omar Omar Laimina 5 2 1 Ove Bengtson Björn Borg 7 6 6 Ahmed Ben Omar 1 0 1 Björn Borg 6 6 6 Omar Laimina 6 6 6 Kjell Johansson 4 0 1 Quarterfinals Egypt vs. Czechoslovakia Egypt 1972 Czechoslovakia Cairo, Egypthttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-EUR-B-M-EGY-TCH-01 Egypt v Czechoslovakia daviscup.com 18–20 May 1973 Clay 1 4 Ibrahim Mahmoud 4 4 1 Jan Kodeš 6 6 6 Ismail El Shafei 6 4 6 6 11 Jiří Hřebec 8 6 3 3 13 Aly El Dawoudi Ismail El Shafei 1 4 2 Jan Kodeš Jan Kukal 6 6 6 Aly El Dawoudi 1 6 2 6 4 František Pála 6 3 6 4 6 Ibrahim Mahmoud 1 8 5 Jiří Hřebec 6 6 2 3 West Germany vs. Great Britain West Germany Great Britain Munich, West Germanyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-EUR-B-M-FRG-GBR-01 West Germany v Great Britain daviscup.com 18–20 May 1973 Clay 4 1 Jürgen Fassbender 6 6 1 9 Mark Cox 3 4 6 7 Karl Meiler 6 6 6 Roger Taylor 3 4 4 Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 7 4 6 6 David Lloyd Roger Taylor 5 6 3 4 Jürgen Fassbender 6 8 6 Roger Taylor 4 6 3 Karl Meiler 6 0 4 2 Mark Cox 4 6 6 6 Italy vs. Bulgaria Italy Bulgaria 1971 Reggio Emilia, Italyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-EUR-B-M-ITA-BUL-01 Italy v Bulgaria daviscup.com 18–20 May 1973 Clay 5 0 Paolo Bertolucci 8 6 6 Bozhidar Pampoulov 6 1 4 Adriano Panatta 6 6 6 Ljuben Genov 1 2 3 Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta 6 7 6 Bozhidar Pampoulov Matei Pampoulov 2 5 4 Paolo Bertolucci 6 6 6 Ljuben Genov 3 3 3 Adriano Panatta 6 3 6 6 Bozhidar Pampoulov 4 6 3 3 Sweden vs. Spain Sweden Spain 1945 Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Swedenhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-EUR-B-M-SWE-ESP-01 Sweden v Spain daviscup.com 18–20 May 1973 Clay 2 3 Björn Borg 1 2 1 Manuel Orantes 6 6 6 Ove Bengtson 4 4 6 8 1 Andrés Gimeno 6 6 3 6 6 Ove Bengtson Rolf Norberg 6 6 6 6 Antonio Muñoz Manuel Orantes 3 3 8 3 Ove Bengtson 6 4 1 Manuel Orantes 8 6 6 Björn Borg 5 6 6 3 7 Antonio Muñoz 7 3 3 6 5 Semifinals Czechoslovakia vs. West Germany Czechoslovakia West Germany Prague, Czechoslovakiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-EUR-B-M-TCH-FRG-01 Czechoslovakia v West Germany daviscup.com 20–22 July 1973 Clay 3 2 Jan Kodeš 6 6 6 Karl Meiler 3 4 1 Jiří Hřebec 6 7 6 6 Jürgen Fassbender 1 9 2 3 Jan Kodeš Jan Kukal 2 6 6 7 Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 6 3 8 9 Jan Kodeš 6 6 7 Jürgen Fassbender 2 1 5 Jiří Hřebec 1 1 5 Karl Meiler 6 6 7 Italy vs. Spain Italy Spain 1945 Turin, Italyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-EUR-B-M-ITA-ESP-01 Italy v Spain daviscup.com 20–22 July 1973 Clay 3 2 Corrado Barazzutti 7 1 6 6 Manuel Santana 5 6 4 4 Antonio Zugarelli 7 6 6 José Higueras 5 3 2 Giordano Maioli Pietro Marzano 3 1 6 4 Juan Gisbert José Higueras 6 6 4 6 Corrado Barazzutti 6 6 6 José Higueras 4 3 1 Antonio Zugarelli 6 3 3 2 Manuel Santana 2 6 6 6 Final Czechoslovakia vs. Italy Czechoslovakia Italy Prague, Czechoslovakiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1973-EUR-B-M-TCH-ITA-01 Czechoslovakia v Italy daviscup.com 3–5 August 1973 Clay 4 1 Jan Kodeš 5 6 4 6 1 Corrado Barazzutti 7 3 6 2 6 Jiří Hřebec 12 6 6 Antonio Zugarelli 10 1 1 Jan Kodeš František Pála 6 8 6 Giordano Majoli Pietro Marzano 2 6 4 Jiří Hřebec 9 6 6 Corrado Barazzutti 7 1 4 Jan Kodeš 6 6 0 6 Antonio Zugarelli 1 3 6 2 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 Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup