1976 Davis Cup Europe Zone

International tennis competition 1976 Davis Cup The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1976 Davis Cup. 32 teams entered the Europe Zone, competing across 2 sub-zones, Zone A and Zone B. 7 teams entered the competition in the pre-qualifying rounds, competing for 3 spots in the preliminary rounds. The 3 winners in the pre-qualifying rounds joined an additional 21 teams in the preliminary rounds, with 12 teams in each sub-zone competing for 4 places in the main draw, to join the 4 finalists from the 1975 Europe Zone. The winners of each sub-zone's main draw 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 The Soviet Union defeated Hungary in the Zone A final, and Italy defeated Great Britain in the Zone B final, resulting in both the Soviet Union and Italy progressing to the Inter-Zonal Zone. Zone A Pre-qualifying round Draw Pre-qualifying round TUR ISR w/o Preliminary rounds Draw 2 y 26 September–4 October 1975 1–4 January; 30 April–2 May First Round Qualifying Round Copenhagen, Denmark (indoor carpet) FIN 1 DEN 4 bye FRG Monte Carlo, Monaco MON 4 ISR 1 bye URS Brussels, Belgium BEL 4 NED 1 bye HUN IRL w/o RHO bye EGY 1972 Freiburg, West Germany (clay) DEN 0 FRG 5 Tbilisi, Soviet Union MON 0 URS 5 Brussels, Belgium BEL 0 HUN 5 Cairo, Egypt IRL 1 EGY 1972 4 First round Denmark vs. Finland Denmark Finland Copenhagen, Denmarkhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1976-EUR-A-PR-FIN-DEN-01 Denmark v Finland daviscup.com 26–28 September 1975 Carpet (indoors) 4 1 Tom Christensen 6 8 7 Matti Timonen 1 6 5 Lars Elvstrøm 6 7 13 George Berner 4 5 11 Tom Christensen Lars Elvstrøm 2 9 6 6 Mikko Horsma Matti Timonen 6 7 2 2 Lars Elvstrøm 1 3 1 Matti Timonen 6 6 6 Tom Christensen 6 6 1 3 6 George Berner 3 2 6 6 4 Monaco vs. Israel Monaco Israel Monte Carlo, Monacohttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1976-EUR-A-PR-MON-ISR-01 Monaco v Israel daviscup.com 2–4 October 1975 4 1 Bernard Balleret 6 6 6 Yehoshua Shalem 0 3 1 Louis Borfiga 6 5 6 6 Yair Wertheimer 2 7 3 1 Louis Borfiga Emmanuel van der Pol 3 6 2 4 Josef Stabholz Yair Wertheimer 6 3 6 6 Bernard Balleret 6 6 6 Yair Wertheimer 3 4 4 Louis Borfiga 6 6 6 Yehoshua Shalem 2 0 3 Belgium vs. Netherlands Belgium Netherlands Brussels, Belgiumhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1976-EUR-A-PR-BEL-NED-01 Belgium v Netherlands daviscup.com 26–28 September 1975 4 1 Patrick Hombergen 6 3 6 6 Louk Sanders 4 6 4 4 Bernard Mignot 6 6 12 6 Tom Okker 3 3 14 4 Patrick Hombergen Bernard Mignot 6 4 6 6 Niklaus Fleury Louk Sanders 2 6 4 4 Patrick Hombergen 6 8 6 Fred Hemmes 4 6 3 Bernard Mignot 3 5 6 3 Louk Sanders 6 7 3 6 Qualifying Draw West Germany vs. Denmark West Germany Denmark Freiburg, West Germanyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1976-EUR-A-PR-DEN-FRG-01 West Germany v Denmark daviscup.com 30 April–2 May 1976 Clay 5 0 Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 6 6 6 Carl-Edvard Hedelund 2 2 3 Ulrich Pinner 6 6 6 Kasper Rud 2 0 1 Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 6 7 6 Carsten Gregers Carl-Edvard Hedelund 2 5 4 Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 6 6 6 Kasper Rud 2 1 2 Ulrich Pinner 7 6 6 Carl-Edvard Hedelund 5 0 0 Soviet Union vs. Monaco Soviet Union Monaco Tbilisi, Soviet Unionhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1976-EUR-A-PR-MON-URS-01 Soviet Union v Monaco daviscup.com 30 April–2 May 1976 5 0 Teimuraz Kakulia 7 6 6 Louis Borfiga 5 3 4 Vadim Borisov 7 6 10 Bernard Balleret 5 2 8 Teimuraz Kakulia Konstantin Pugaev 5 6 6 6 Bernard Balleret Louis Borfiga 7 3 3 3 Konstantin Pugaev 6 6 6 Emmanuel van der Pol 0 2 2 Vadim Borisov 6 9 7 Louis Borfiga 4 7 5 Belgium vs. Hungary Belgium Hungary Brussels, Belgiumhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1976-EUR-A-PR-BEL-HUN-01 Belgium v Hungary daviscup.com 30 April–2 May 1976 0 5 Patrick Hombergen 4 1 1 Balázs Taróczy 6 6 6 Bernard Mignot 1 6 7 Péter Szőke 6 8 9 Patrick Hombergen Bernard Mignot 2 8 4 6 3 Péter Szőke Balázs Taróczy 6 6 6 2 6 Bernard Mignot 2 7 6 6 3 Balázs Taróczy 6 9 4 2 6 Patrick Hombergen 8 2 3 Péter Szőke 10 6 6 Egypt vs. Ireland Egypt 1972 Ireland Cairo, Egypthttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1976-EUR-A-PR-IRL-EGY-01 Egypt v Ireland daviscup.com 1–4 January 1976 4 1 Abdel-Ghani Mohammed 6 6 6 Michael Hickey 2 2 3 Abdel-Gawad Mohammed 6 6 6 James McArdle 3 2 2 Abdel-Ghani Mohammed Shukry Moubarek 6 7 6 Michael Hickey Sean Sorensen 2 5 3 Abdel-Gawad Mohammed 6 6 4 4 6 Michael Hickey 2 4 6 6 8 Abdel-Ghani Mohammed 8 6 1 6 Kevin Menton 6 3 6 0 Main draw Draw 14–16 May 23–25 July 13–15 August ESP 1945 bye Bad Homburg, West Germany FRG 1 URS 4 Budapest, Hungary HUN 5 EGY 1972 0 bye TCH Donetsk, Soviet Union ESP 1945 1 URS 4 Budapest, Hungary (clay) HUN 3 TCH 1 Tbilisi, Soviet Union URS 4 HUN 1 Quarterfinals West Germany vs. Soviet Union West Germany Soviet Union Bad Homburg, West Germanyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1976-EUR-A-M-FRG-URS-01 West Germany v Soviet Union daviscup.com 14–16 May 1976 1 4 Ulrich Pinner 10 3 4 2 Alex Metreveli 8 6 6 6 Karl Meiler 6 6 1 Teimuraz Kakulia 0 2 1 3 Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 6 1 7 7 4 Teimuraz Kakulia Alex Metreveli 4 6 5 9 6 Ulrich Pinner 6 7 7 Teimuraz Kakulia 4 5 5 Jürgen Fassbender 3 6 1 3 Alex Metreveli 6 3 6 6 Hungary vs. Egypt Hungary Egypt 1972 Budapest, Hungaryhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1976-EUR-A-M-HUN-EGY-01 Hungary v Egypt daviscup.com 14–16 May 1976 5 0 Péter Szőke 6 6 6 Abdel-Ghani Mohammed 2 4 0 Balázs Taróczy 4 6 6 6 Ismail El Shafei 6 3 1 1 Péter Szőke Balázs Taróczy 6 6 6 Ismail El Shafei Abdel-Ghani Mohammed 0 1 2 Péter Szőke 6 6 6 6 Ismail El Shafei 1 8 2 4 Balázs Taróczy 6 6 6 Abdel-Ghani Mohammed 2 1 4 Semifinals Soviet Union vs. Spain Soviet Union Spain 1945 Donetsk, Soviet Unionhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1976-EUR-A-M-URS-ESP-01 Soviet Union v Spain daviscup.com 23–25 July 1976 4 1 Alex Metreveli 6 2 6 6 Manuel Orantes 4 6 4 4 Teimuraz Kakulia 6 6 6 Antonio Muñoz 2 1 3 Teimuraz Kakulia Alex Metreveli 1 6 3 Juan Gisbert Manuel Orantes 6 8 6 Alex Metreveli 6 6 4 6 Antonio Muñoz 3 3 6 4 Teimuraz Kakulia 6 6 Ángel Giménez 2 4 Hungary vs. Czechoslovakia Hungary Czechoslovakia Budapest, Hungaryhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1976-EUR-A-M-HUN-TCH-01 Hungary v Czechoslovakia daviscup.com 23–25 July 1976 Clay 3 1 Balázs Taróczy 6 6 6 Jan Kodeš 3 0 3 Péter Szőke 2 3 3 Jiří Hřebec 6 6 6 Péter Szőke Balázs Taróczy 6 6 2 3 6 Jiří Hřebec Jan Kodeš 3 4 6 6 4 Balázs Taróczy 6 6 6 Jiří Hřebec 3 3 2 Péter Szőke 6 3 6 3 Jan Kodeš 4 6 3 6 5 Final Soviet Union vs. Hungary Soviet Union Hungary Tbilisi, Soviet Unionhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1976-EUR-A-M-URS-HUN-01 Soviet Union v Hungary daviscup.com 13–15 August 1976 4 1 Alex Metreveli 6 7 6 János Benyik 3 5 3 Teimuraz Kakulia 3 3 4 Balázs Taróczy 6 6 6 Teimuraz Kakulia Alex Metreveli 12 6 6 Péter Szőke Balázs Taróczy 10 0 4 Alex Metreveli 7 6 9 Balázs Taróczy 5 1 7 Teimuraz Kakulia 6 6 3 6 6 János Benyik 4 8 6 3 1 Zone B Pre-qualifying rounds Draw 2 22–24 August 1975 First Round Qualifying Round IRI 1964 bye NGR w/o ALG bye LUX bye POR IRI 1964 w/o NGR Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) LUX 0 POR 5 Qualifying round Luxembourg vs. Portugal Luxembourg Portugal Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg 22–24 August 1975 Clay 0 5 Alphonse Neu 1 4 1 José Vilela 6 6 6 Théo Storck 2 1 5 João Lagos 6 6 7 Jean Brucher Fernand Claude 4 7 0 Alfredo Vaz Pinto José Vilela 6 9 6 Théo Storck 1 2 3 José Vilela 6 6 6 Alphonse Neu 0 3 1 João Lagos 6 6 6 Preliminary rounds Draw 2 y 5 September–12 October 1975 2 April–2 May First Round Qualifying Round Tehran, Iran IRI 1964 2 SUI 3 bye GBR Sofia, Bulgaria BUL 1971 1 AUT 4 bye ROU 1965 ITA bye Warsaw, Poland (clay) POL 1928 5 NOR 0 bye YUG Athens, Greece (clay) GRE old 4 POR 1 Zürich, Switzerland (clay) SUI 1 GBR 4 Vienna, Austria AUT 1 ROU 1965 4 Florence, Italy (clay) ITA 5 POL 1928 0 Zagreb, Yugoslavia YUG 5 GRE old 0 First round Iran vs. Switzerland Iran 1964 Switzerland Tehran, Iranhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1976-EUR-B-PR-IRI-SUI-01 Iran v Switzerland daviscup.com 10–12 October 1975 2 3 Taghi Akbari 2 4 5 Petr Kanderal 6 6 7 Kamyab Derafshijavan 6 7 3 6 6 Heinz Günthardt 4 5 6 8 3 Kamyab Derafshijavan Ali Madani 4 1 4 Petr Kanderal Matthias Werren 6 6 6 Kamyab Derafshijavan 2 2 4 Petr Kanderal 6 6 6 Taghi Akbari 6 2 6 6 Heinz Günthardt 1 6 4 3 Bulgaria vs. Austria Bulgaria 1971 Austria Sofia, Bulgariahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1976-EUR-B-PR-BUL-AUT-01 Bulgaria v Austria daviscup.com 26–28 September 1975 1 4 Bozhidar Pampoulov 6 6 4 1 2 Peter Feigl 3 2 6 6 6 Ljuben Genov 6 1 1 3 Hans Kary 3 6 6 6 Bozhidar Pampoulov Matei Pampoulov 4 4 10 5 Peter Feigl Hans Kary 6 6 8 7 Lyubomir Petrov 4 0 0 Hans Kary 6 6 6 Ljuben Genov 6 10 6 Peter Feigl 1 8 3 Poland vs. Norway Poland 1928 Norway Warsaw, Polandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1976-EUR-B-PR-POL-NOR-01 Poland v Norway daviscup.com 12–14 September 1975 Clay 5 0 Wojciech Fibak 2 6 6 6 Per Hegna 6 4 0 0 Jacek Niedźwiedzki 6 6 7 6 Erik Ulleberg 8 3 5 2 Wojciech Fibak Tadeusz Nowicki 6 7 6 Per Hegna Erik Ulleberg 0 5 0 Wojciech Fibak 6 6 6 Erik Ulleberg 1 2 0 Jacek Niedźwiedzki 6 5 6 6 Per Hegna 3 7 4 2 Greece vs. Portugal Greece old Portugal Athens, Greecehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1976-EUR-B-PR-GRE-POR-01 Greece v Portugal daviscup.com 5–7 September 1975 Clay 4 1 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 6 6 6 José Vilela 3 2 2 Nicolas Kelaidis 6 6 6 João Lagos 4 2 1 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos Nicolas Kelaidis 7 6 6 João Lagos José Vilela 5 3 2 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 6 8 6 João Lagos 1 6 4 Nicolas Kelaidis 3 9 7 4 3 José Vilela 6 7 5 6 6 Qualifying round Switzerland vs. Great Britain Switzerland Great Britain Zürich, Switzerlandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1976-EUR-B-PR-SUI-GBR-01 Switzerland v Great Britain daviscup.com 2–4 April 1976 Clay 1 4 Dimitri Sturdza 2 5 2 Buster Mottram 6 7 6 Petr Kanderal 6 12 3 2 2 Roger Taylor 3 10 6 6 6 Petr Kanderal Dimitri Sturdza 10 6 6 6 John Lloyd Buster Mottram 12 3 3 4 Dimitri Sturdza 4 6 2 3 Roger Taylor 6 3 6 6 Petr Kanderal 2 2 3 Buster Mottram 6 6 6 Austria vs. Romania Austria Romania 1965 Vienna, Austriahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1976-EUR-B-PR-AUT-ROU-01 Austria v Romania daviscup.com 30 April–2 May 1976 1 4 Hans Kary 6 6 6 Dumitru Hărădău 2 4 1 Peter Feigl 1 3 5 Ilie Năstase 6 6 7 Peter Feigl Hans Kary 4 6 6 3 Viorel Marcu Ilie Năstase 6 8 3 6 Hans Kary 3 5 1 Ilie Năstase 6 7 6 Peter Feigl 5 6 6 6 5 Dumitru Hărădău 7 4 0 8 7 Italy vs. Poland Italy Poland 1928 Florence, Italyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1976-EUR-B-PR-ITA-POL-01 Italy v Poland daviscup.com 30 April–2 May 1976 Clay 5 0 Adriano Panatta 6 6 6 Czesław Dobrowolski 1 0 3 Paolo Bertolucci 7 6 6 6 Henryk Drzymalski 9 4 4 2 Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta 6 6 8 Henryk Drzymalski Jerzy Jasiński 1 4 6 Paolo Bertolucci 6 6 6 Czesław Dobrowolski 4 4 3 Adriano Panatta 6 6 6 Henryk Drzymalski 1 0 4 Yugoslavia vs. Greece Yugoslavia Greece old Zagreb, Yugoslaviahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1976-EUR-B-PR-YUG-GRE-01 Yugoslavia v Greece daviscup.com 30 April–2 May 1976 5 0 Nikola Pilić 6 6 6 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 3 2 2 Željko Franulović 6 6 6 Nicolas Kelaidis 4 0 2 Željko Franulović Nikola Pilić 6 6 7 6 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos Nicolas Kelaidis 3 3 9 2 Nikola Pilić 6 6 7 Nicolas Kelaidis 2 3 5 Željko Franulović 6 6 6 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 4 0 0 Main draw Draw 20–23 May 8–18 July 5–7 August FRA bye Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass) GBR 5 ROU 1965 0 Bologna, Italy (clay) ITA 5 YUG 0 bye SWE Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass) FRA 1 GBR 4 Rome, Italy (clay) ITA 4 SWE 0 Wimbledon, United Kingdom (grass) GBR 1 ITA 4 Quarterfinals Great Britain vs. Romania Great Britain Romania 1965 Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdomhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1976-EUR-B-M-GBR-ROU-01 Great Britain v Romania daviscup.com 20–22 May 1976 Grass 5 0 Roger Taylor 6 6 6 Viorel Sotiriu 1 1 4 Buster Mottram 6 6 6 Dumitru Hărădău 2 0 2 Buster Mottram Roger Taylor 6 6 6 Dumitru Hărădău Viorel Marcu 2 1 4 Buster Mottram 6 6 6 Viorel Sotiriu 2 0 4 Roger Taylor 6 5 6 6 Dumitru Hărădău 1 7 3 1 Italy vs. Yugoslavia Italy Yugoslavia Bologna, Italyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1976-EUR-B-M-ITA-YUG-01 Italy v Yugoslavia daviscup.com 21–23 May 1976 Clay 5 0 Corrado Barazzutti 6 7 6 Željko Franulović 1 5 4 Adriano Panatta 6 6 6 Nikola Pilić 3 4 3 Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta 6 9 7 Željko Franulović Nikola Pilić 2 7 5 Adriano Panatta 6 6 6 Željko Franulović 1 1 3 Corrado Barazzutti 6 6 6 Nikola Pilić 0 4 4 Semifinals Great Britain vs. France Great Britain France Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdomhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1976-EUR-B-M-GBR-FRA-01 Great Britain v France daviscup.com 8–10 July 1976 Grass 4 1 Roger Taylor 3 6 6 6 Patrick Proisy 6 2 3 2 John Lloyd 4 6 6 4 8 François Jauffret 6 2 4 6 6 David Lloyd John Lloyd 6 6 9 6 François Jauffret Patrick Proisy 2 4 11 3 John Lloyd 1 0 4 Patrick Proisy 6 6 6 Roger Taylor 6 6 6 François Jauffret 2 3 1 Italy vs. Sweden Italy Sweden Foro Italico, Rome, Italyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1976-EUR-B-M-ITA-SWE-01 Italy v Sweden daviscup.com 16–18 July 1976 Clay 4 0 Adriano Panatta 6 6 7 Rolf Norberg 2 2 5 Corrado Barazzutti 6 6 3 3 6 Kjell Johansson 2 4 6 6 2 Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta 7 6 7 Ove Bengtson Rolf Norberg 5 2 5 Antonio Zugarelli 7 5 8 4 8 Kjell Johansson 5 7 6 6 6 Corrado Barazzutti 6 2 Rolf Norberg 4 6 3 Final Great Britain vs. Italy Great Britain Italy No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, United Kingdomhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1976-EUR-B-M-GBR-ITA-01 Great Britain v Italy daviscup.com 5–7 August 1976 Grass 1 4 Roger Taylor 1 5 6 1 Antonio Zugarelli 6 7 3 6 John Lloyd 7 3 3 6 4 Adriano Panatta 5 6 6 2 6 David Lloyd John Lloyd 6 3 6 18 6 Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta 8 6 3 16 2 Roger Taylor 6 2 4 4 Adriano Panatta 3 6 6 6 John Lloyd 6 8 1 1 1 Antonio Zugarelli 4 6 6 6 6 References Category:Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Europe Zone Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup