1986 Davis Cup Europe Zone

International tennis competition 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.Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 495–506 2nd 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. Participating nations 33% Africa Zone: 10em ALG CIV KEN LBA 1977 MAR NGR SEN TUN 1959 ZIM 66% Europe Zones: 15em AUT BEL BUL 1971 CYP 1960 DEN EGY 1972 FIN GBR GRE HUN IRI IRL ISR LUX MLT MON NED NOR POL POR ROU 1965 KSA SUI TUR Africa Zone 1986 Davis Cup Africa Zone Draw 3 no 17–19 January 7–9 March 3–6 April Second Round Third Round ZIM bye bye LBA 1977 MAR bye bye KEN Tunis, Tunisia (clay) NGR 5 TUN 1959 0 bye SEN CIV bye bye ALG Harare, Zimbabwe (hard) ZIM 5 LBA 1977 0 Casablanca, Morocco (hard) MAR 3 KEN 2 Dakar, Senegal (hard) NGR 4 SEN 1 Algiers, Algeria (clay) CIV 0 ALG 5 Harare, Zimbabwe (hard) ZIM 4 MAR 1 Algiers, Algeria (clay) NGR 3 ALG 2 ZIM and NGR qualified to the Europe Zone main draws. Europe Zone A Draw 9–11 May; 23–25 May 13–15 June 18–20 July 1–3 October FRA bye İzmir, Turkey (clay) LUX 2 TUR 3 Cairo, Egypt (clay) EGY 5 MLT 0 Haskovo, Bulgaria (clay) BUL 1971 5 CYP 1960 0 Porto, Portugal (clay) ZIM 2 POR 3 bye AUT Warsaw, Poland (clay) FIN 2 POL 3 bye ROU 1965 Istanbul, Turkey (clay) FRA 5 TUR 0 Haskovo, Bulgaria (clay) EGY 1 BUL 1971 4 Mayrhofen, Austria (clay) POR 0 AUT 5 Warsaw, Poland (clay) POL 1 ROU 1965 4 Moliets-et-Maa, France (hard) FRA 5 BUL 1971 0 Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria (clay) AUT 3 ROU 1965 2 Montpellier, France (indoor carpet) FRA 4 AUT 1 First round Turkey vs. Luxembourg Turkey Luxembourg Culture Park, İzmir, Turkeyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1986-EUR-A-M-LUX-TUR-01 Turkey v Luxembourg daviscup.com 9–11 May 1986 Clay 3 2 Alaaddin Karagöz 3 2 3 Johny Goudenbour 6 6 6 Necvet Demir 10 6 8 Serge Brueck 8 0 6 Necvet Demir Alaaddin Karagöz 5 6 10 6 Serge Brueck Johny Goudenbour 7 4 8 0 Necvet Demir 9 6 4 5 4 Johny Goudenbour 7 3 6 7 6 Alaaddin Karagöz 7 6 6 Serge Brueck 5 2 2 Egypt vs. Malta Egypt Malta Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypthttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1986-EUR-A-M-EGY-MLT-01 Egypt v Malta daviscup.com 9–11 May 1986 Clay 5 0 Hisham Nasser 6 6 6 Steven Schranz 3 0 0 Ahmed El-Mehelmy 6 6 6 Denis Galea 0 0 1 Ahmed El-Mehelmy Nael Zaki 6 6 6 Daryl Delicata Steven Schranz 4 1 3 Ahmed El-Mehelmy 6 6 Steven Schranz 1 3 Hisham Nasser 6 6 Denis Galea 2 2 Bulgaria vs. Cyprus Bulgaria 1971 Cyprus 1960 Haskovo, Bulgariahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1986-EUR-A-M-CYP-BUL-01 Bulgaria v Cyprus daviscup.com 9–11 May 1986 Clay 5 0 Krassimir Lazarov 6 6 6 Phivos Zachariades 0 1 0 Julian Stamatov 6 6 4 6 Alkis Papamichael 4 0 6 4 Krassimir Lazarov Marian Lazarov 6 6 6 Yiannos Hadjigeorgiou Phivos Zachariades 3 0 0 Milen Yanakiev 8 6 Yiannos Hadjigeorgiou 6 2 Krassimir Lazarov 6 6 Alkis Papamichael 2 4 Portugal vs. Zimbabwe Portugal Zimbabwe Lawn Tennis Club da Foz, Porto, Portugalhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1986-EUR-A-M-ZIM-POR-01 Portugal v Zimbabwe daviscup.com 9–11 May 1986 Clay 3 2 João Cunha e Silva 6 6 6 Haroon Ismail 2 2 1 Pedro Cordeiro 3 6 5 4 Philip Tuckniss 6 3 7 6 Pedro Cordeiro João Cunha e Silva 6 6 6 Haroon Ismail Orlando Lourenco 1 4 1 João Cunha e Silva 6 6 4 6 4 Philip Tuckniss 2 2 6 8 6 Pedro Cordeiro 6 6 6 Haroon Ismail 3 1 2 Poland vs. Finland Poland Finland Legia Warsaw, Warsaw, Polandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1986-EUR-A-M-FIN-POL-01 Poland v Finland daviscup.com 23–25 May 1986 Clay 3 2 Waldemar Rogowski 5 6 6 4 6 Olli Rahnasto 7 2 2 6 8 Lech Bieńkowski 6 6 6 Veli Paloheimo 4 4 2 Lech Bieńkowski Wojciech Jamróz 2 6 6 6 Leo Palin Olli Rahnasto 6 4 4 3 Wojciech Jamróz 6 4 5 2 Olli Rahnasto 3 6 7 6 Waldemar Rogowski 6 4 6 6 Leo Palin 2 6 2 1 Quarterfinals Turkey vs. France Turkey France T.E.C. Club, Istanbul, Turkeyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1986-EUR-A-M-FRA-TUR-01 Turkey v France daviscup.com 13–15 June 1986 Clay 0 5 Necvet Demir 2 5 2 Thierry Tulasne 6 7 6 Alaaddin Karagöz 1 3 1 Thierry Pham 6 6 6 Necvet Demir Alaaddin Karagöz 2 5 2 Thierry Tulasne Éric Winogradsky 6 7 6 Atlihan Binoz 2 2 Jean-Philippe Fleurian 6 6 Necvet Demir 6 2 2 Thierry Pham 3 6 6 Bulgaria vs. Egypt Bulgaria 1971 Egypt Tenis klub Haskovo, Haskovo, Bulgariahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1986-EUR-A-M-EGY-BUL-01 Bulgaria v Egypt daviscup.com 13–15 June 1986 Clay 4 1 Krassimir Lazarov 6 6 6 Ahmed El-Mehelmy 4 2 2 Julian Stamatov 6 6 7 Hisham Nasser 2 3 5 Krassimir Lazarov Marian Lazarov 14 3 7 6 Ahmed El-Mehelmy Nael Zaki 12 6 5 3 Ruslan Rainov 1 6 7 Nael Zaki 6 4 5 Julian Stamatov 4 2 Ahmed El-Mehelmy 6 6 Austria vs. Portugal Austria Portugal Mayrhofen, Austriahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1986-EUR-A-M-POR-AUT-01 Austria v Portugal daviscup.com 13–15 June 1986 Clay 5 0 Horst Skoff 6 6 6 João Cunha e Silva 4 3 2 Thomas Muster 6 6 6 Nuno Marques 0 1 2 Alex Antonitsch Thomas Muster 6 3 6 6 João Cunha e Silva Nuno Marques 3 6 3 4 Horst Skoff 6 6 Nuno Marques 2 1 Thomas Muster 6 6 João Cunha e Silva 2 1 Poland vs. Romania Poland Romania 1965 Legia Warsaw, Warsaw, Polandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1986-EUR-A-M-POL-ROU-01 Poland v Romania daviscup.com 13–15 June 1986 Clay 1 4 Waldemar Rogowski 5 0 4 Florin Segărceanu 7 6 6 Lech Bieńkowski 6 6 7 Andrei Dîrzu 4 1 5 Lech Bieńkowski Wojciech Jamróz 2 3 3 Andrei Dîrzu Florin Segărceanu 6 6 6 Waldemar Rogowski 3 2 4 Andrei Dîrzu 6 6 6 Lech Bieńkowski 3 6 3 Florin Segărceanu 6 1 6 Semifinals France vs. Bulgaria France Bulgaria 1971 Centre de Tennis de Moliets, Moliets-et-Maa, Francehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1986-EUR-A-M-FRA-BUL-01 France v Bulgaria daviscup.com 18–20 July 1986 Hard 5 0 Guy Forget 6 4 6 6 Julian Stamatov 2 6 4 4 Henri Leconte 6 6 6 Krassimir Lazarov 1 3 3 Guy Forget Henri Leconte 6 6 6 Krassimir Lazarov Julian Stamatov 2 2 4 Guy Forget 7 6 Krassimir Lazarov 5 4 Henri Leconte 6 6 Julian Stamatov 3 3 Austria vs. Romania Austria Romania 1965 Tennisclub Bad Kleinkirchheim, Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austriahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1986-EUR-A-M-AUT-ROU-01 Austria v Romania daviscup.com 18–20 July 1986 Clay 3 2 Thomas Muster 6 6 5 6 Florin Segărceanu 4 4 7 4 Horst Skoff 6 3 6 6 Andrei Dîrzu 3 6 1 4 Alex Antonitsch Thomas Muster 4 7 3 Andrei Dîrzu Florin Segărceanu 6 9 6 Alex Antonitsch 6 14 8 1 5 Florin Segărceanu 4 16 6 6 7 Thomas Muster 6 6 6 Andrei Dîrzu 2 3 2 Final France vs. Austria France Austria Palais des Sports, Montpellier, Francehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1986-EUR-A-M-FRA-AUT-01 France v Austria daviscup.com 1–3 October 1986 Carpet (indoors) 4 1 Henri Leconte 6 6 6 Horst Skoff 1 2 2 Thierry Tulasne 4 6 3 7 6 Thomas Muster 6 3 6 5 2 Guy Forget Henri Leconte 6 6 6 Alex Antonitsch Thomas Muster 4 2 2 Henri Leconte 6 6 Thomas Muster 3 2 Thierry Tulasne 6 2 3 Horst Skoff 2 6 6 Europe Zone B Draw 9–11 May 13–15 June 18–20 July 3–5 October MON bye IRI HUN w/o SUI bye Filothei, Greece (clay) GRE 5 SYR 0 Lagos, Nigeria (clay) NGR 5 NOR 0 KSA NED w/o Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard) BEL 4 IRL 1 bye ISR Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) MON 2 HUN 3 Lucerne, Switzerland (clay) SUI 5 GRE 0 Benin City, Nigeria (clay) NGR 2 NED 3 Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) BEL 0 ISR 5 Budapest, Hungary (clay) HUN 2 SUI 3 Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) NED 1 ISR 3 St. Gallen, Switzerland (indoor carpet) SUI 1 ISR 4 First round Greece vs. Syria Greece Syria Filothei, Greecehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1986-EUR-B-M-GRE-SYR-01 Greece v Syria daviscup.com 9–11 May 1986 Clay 5 0 Fotis Vazeos 6 6 6 Dawood Dawoodian 3 1 1 George Kalovelonis 6 6 6 Shoukry Srourian 2 1 0 George Kalovelonis Ioannis Rigas 6 6 6 Nasser Al Raai Adnan-Mohammed Al Sadi 2 0 2 Ioannis Rigas 6 6 6 Dawood Dawoodian 3 1 3 Ioannis Kabakoglou 7 6 6 Shoukry Srourian 5 2 2 Nigeria vs. Norway Nigeria Norway Lagos, Nigeriahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1986-EUR-B-M-NGR-NOR-01 Nigeria v Norway daviscup.com 9–11 May 1986 Clay 5 0 Tony Mmoh 6 10 6 Tony Jønsson 1 8 3 Nduka Odizor 6 6 6 John Erik Rustad 4 2 4 Tony Mmoh Nduka Odizor 6 6 6 Audun Jensen John Erik Rustad 2 1 2 Nduka Odizor 6 6 Tony Jønsson 3 2 Tony Mmoh 6 6 John Erik Rustad 3 3 Ireland vs. Belgium Ireland Belgium Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Irelandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1986-EUR-B-M-BEL-IRL-01 Ireland v Belgium daviscup.com 9–11 May 1986 Hard (indoors) 1 4 Matt Doyle 2 3 6 7 4 Jan Vanlangendonck 6 6 1 5 6 Sean Sorensen 9 7 5 5 Alain Brichant 7 9 7 7 Matt Doyle Sean Sorensen 2 8 7 4 Alain Brichant Jan Vanlangendonck 6 10 5 6 Sean Sorensen 2 6 3 Jan Vanlangendonck 6 4 6 Michael Nugent 8 8 6 Alain Brichant 6 10 4 Quarterfinals Monaco vs. Hungary Monaco Hungary Monte Carlo, Monacohttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1986-EUR-B-M-MON-HUN-01 Monaco v Hungary daviscup.com 13–15 June 1986 Clay 2 3 Bernard Balleret 7 7 4 6 Ferenc Csépai 5 5 6 1 Gilles Ganancia 6 1 3 Balázs Taróczy 8 6 6 Bernard Balleret Jacques Vinciléoni 3 3 3 Sándor Kiss Balázs Taróczy 6 6 6 Bernard Balleret 4 5 5 Balázs Taróczy 6 7 7 Gilles Ganancia 6 6 Ferenc Csépai 3 4 Switzerland vs. Greece Switzerland Greece Tennis Club Lido Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerlandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1986-EUR-B-M-SUI-GRE-01 Switzerland v Greece daviscup.com 13–15 June 1986 Clay 5 0 Jakob Hlasek 6 6 6 Konstantinos Efraimoglou 0 3 2 Roland Stadler 6 7 5 6 George Kalovelonis 1 5 7 2 Jakob Hlasek Roland Stadler 6 7 5 6 Konstantinos Efraimoglou George Kalovelonis 1 5 7 2 Roland Stadler 6 6 Konstantinos Efraimoglou 1 3 Jakob Hlasek 6 8 6 George Kalovelonis 8 6 4 Nigeria vs. Netherlands Nigeria Netherlands Benin City, Nigeriahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1986-EUR-B-M-NGR-NED-01 Nigeria v Netherlands daviscup.com 13–15 June 1986 Clay 2 3 Tony Mmoh 7 1 1 1 Menno Oosting 5 6 6 6 Sadiq Abdullahi 1 6 6 6 Tom Nijssen 6 4 2 3 Sadiq Abdullahi Tony Mmoh 6 7 6 4 Huub van Boeckel Menno Oosting 8 9 2 6 Sadiq Abdullahi 8 3 0 Menno Oosting 10 6 6 Tony Mmoh 9 6 Tom Nijssen 7 3 Israel vs. Belgium Israel Belgium Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israelhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1986-EUR-B-M-BEL-ISR-01 Israel v Belgium daviscup.com 13–15 June 1986 Hard 5 0 Shlomo Glickstein 6 6 6 Alain Brichant 1 1 1 Amos Mansdorf 6 6 6 Jan Vanlangendonck 0 1 4 Shlomo Glickstein Amos Mansdorf 6 13 6 Alain Brichant Jan Vanlangendonck 2 11 3 Shlomo Glickstein 6 7 Jan Vanlangendonck 3 5 Gilad Bloom 6 6 Alain Brichant 0 2 Semifinals Hungary vs. Switzerland Hungary Switzerland Budapest, Hungaryhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1986-EUR-B-M-HUN-SUI-01 Hungary v Switzerland daviscup.com 18–20 July 1986 Clay 2 3 Balázs Taróczy 7 6 6 Jakob Hlasek 5 3 3 Ferenc Csépai 0 0 2 Roland Stadler 6 6 6 Sándor Kiss Balázs Taróczy 9 7 4 Heinz Günthardt Jakob Hlasek 11 9 6 Balázs Taróczy 4 7 6 10 6 Roland Stadler 6 5 8 8 4 Ferenc Csépai 2 4 4 Jakob Hlasek 6 6 6 Netherlands vs. Israel Netherlands Israel Scheveningen, Netherlandshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1986-EUR-B-M-NED-ISR-01 Netherlands v Israel daviscup.com 18–20 July 1986 Clay 1 3 Menno Oosting 6 6 6 Amos Mansdorf 0 4 1 Michiel Schapers 5 6 9 7 Shlomo Glickstein 7 2 11 9 Huub van Boeckel Menno Oosting 6 4 8 0 Shlomo Glickstein Shahar Perkiss 2 6 10 6 Menno Oosting 3 3 3 Shlomo Glickstein 6 6 6 Michiel Schapers 3 2 Amos Mansdorf 6 1 2 Final Switzerland vs. Israel Switzerland Israel St. Gallen, Switzerlandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1986-EUR-B-M-SUI-ISR-01 Switzerland v Israel daviscup.com 3–5 October 1986 Carpet (indoors) 1 4 Roland Stadler 6 8 6 1 3 Shlomo Glickstein 4 6 8 6 4 5 Jakob Hlasek 2 6 3 6 10 Amos Mansdorf 6 1 6 3 12 Markus Günthardt Jakob Hlasek 6 6 6 Shlomo Glickstein Shahar Perkiss 2 4 1 Jakob Hlasek 3 6 6 12 9 Shlomo Glickstein 6 1 8 10 11 Markus Günthardt 5 3 Amos Mansdorf 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