1976 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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.[1]

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.[1][2][3]

Zone A

Draw


	Pre-qualifying round



	Turkey

	Israel		w/o

Draw


First Round		Qualifying Round

Copenhagen, Denmark (indoor carpet)

Finland	1
		Freiburg, West Germany (clay)
Denmark	4
		Denmark	0

		West Germany	5
bye

West Germany

Monte Carlo, Monaco

Monaco	4
		Tbilisi, Soviet Union
Israel	1
		Monaco	0

		Soviet Union	5
bye

Soviet Union

Brussels, Belgium

Belgium	4
		Brussels, Belgium
Netherlands	1
		Belgium	0

		Hungary	5
bye

Hungary



Ireland	w/o
		Cairo, Egypt
Rhodesia
		Ireland	1

		Egypt	4
bye

Egypt

First round

Denmark vs. Finland

Denmark
4

Copenhagen, Denmark[4]
26–28 September 1975
Carpet (indoors)

Finland
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Tom Christensen Matti Timonen	6 1	8 6	7 5
2	Lars Elvstrøm George Berner	6 4	7 5	13 11
3	Tom Christensen / Lars Elvstrøm Mikko Horsma / Matti Timonen	2 6	9 7	6 2	6 2
4	Lars Elvstrøm Matti Timonen	1 6	3 6	1 6
5	Tom Christensen George Berner	6 3	6 2	1 6	3 6	6 4

Monaco vs. Israel

Monaco
4

Monte Carlo, Monaco[5]
2–4 October 1975

Israel
1

		1	2	3	4
1	Bernard Balleret Yehoshua Shalem	6 0	6 3	6 1
2	Louis Borfiga Yair Wertheimer	6 2	5 7	6 3	6 1
3	Louis Borfiga / Emmanuel van der Pol Josef Stabholz / Yair Wertheimer	3 6	6 3	2 6	4 6
4	Bernard Balleret Yair Wertheimer	6 3	6 4	6 4
5	Louis Borfiga Yehoshua Shalem	6 2	6 0	6 3

Belgium vs. Netherlands

Belgium
4

Brussels, Belgium[6]
26–28 September 1975

Netherlands
1

		1	2	3	4
1	Patrick Hombergen Louk Sanders	6 4	3 6	6 4	6 4
2	Bernard Mignot Tom Okker	6 3	6 3	12 14	6 4
3	Patrick Hombergen / Bernard Mignot Niklaus Fleury / Louk Sanders	6 2	4 6	6 4	6 4
4	Patrick Hombergen Fred Hemmes	6 4	8 6	6 3
5	Bernard Mignot Louk Sanders	3 6	5 7	6 3	3 6

Qualifying Draw

West Germany vs. Denmark

West Germany
5

Freiburg, West Germany[7]
30 April–2 May 1976
Clay

Denmark
0

		1	2	3
1	Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Carl-Edvard Hedelund	6 2	6 2	6 3
2	Ulrich Pinner Kasper Rud	6 2	6 0	6 1
3	Jürgen Fassbender / Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Carsten Gregers / Carl-Edvard Hedelund	6 2	7 5	6 4
4	Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Kasper Rud	6 2	6 1	6 2
5	Ulrich Pinner Carl-Edvard Hedelund	7 5	6 0	6 0

Soviet Union vs. Monaco

Soviet Union
5

Tbilisi, Soviet Union[8]
30 April–2 May 1976

Monaco
0

		1	2	3	4
1	Teimuraz Kakulia Louis Borfiga	7 5	6 3	6 4
2	Vadim Borisov Bernard Balleret	7 5	6 2	10 8
3	Teimuraz Kakulia / Konstantin Pugaev Bernard Balleret / Louis Borfiga	5 7	6 3	6 3	6 3
4	Konstantin Pugaev Emmanuel van der Pol	6 0	6 2	6 2
5	Vadim Borisov Louis Borfiga	6 4	9 7	7 5

Belgium vs. Hungary

Belgium
0

Brussels, Belgium[9]
30 April–2 May 1976

Hungary
5

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Patrick Hombergen Balázs Taróczy	4 6	1 6	1 6
2	Bernard Mignot Péter Szőke	1 6	6 8	7 9
3	Patrick Hombergen / Bernard Mignot Péter Szőke / Balázs Taróczy	2 6	8 6	4 6	6 2	3 6
4	Bernard Mignot Balázs Taróczy	2 6	7 9	6 4	6 2	3 6
5	Patrick Hombergen Péter Szőke	8 10	2 6	3 6

Egypt vs. Ireland

Egypt
4

Cairo, Egypt[10]
1–4 January 1976

Ireland
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Abdel-Ghani Mohammed Michael Hickey	6 2	6 2	6 3
2	Abdel-Gawad Mohammed James McArdle	6 3	6 2	6 2
3	Abdel-Ghani Mohammed / Shukry Moubarek Michael Hickey / Sean Sorensen	6 2	7 5	6 3
4	Abdel-Gawad Mohammed Michael Hickey	6 2	6 4	4 6	4 6	6 8
5	Abdel-Ghani Mohammed Kevin Menton	8 6	6 3	1 6	6 0

Draw

Quarterfinals
14–16 May

Semifinals
23–25 July

Final
13–15 August

Spain

Donetsk, Soviet Union

bye

Spain

1

Bad Homburg, West Germany

Soviet Union

4

West Germany

1

Tbilisi, Soviet Union

Soviet Union

4

Soviet Union

4

Budapest, Hungary

Hungary

1

Hungary

5

Budapest, Hungary (clay)

Egypt

0

Hungary

3

Czechoslovakia

1

bye

Czechoslovakia

Quarterfinals

West Germany vs. Soviet Union

West Germany
1

Bad Homburg, West Germany[11]
14–16 May 1976

Soviet Union
4

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Ulrich Pinner Alex Metreveli	10 8	3 6	4 6	2 6
2	Karl Meiler Teimuraz Kakulia	6 0	6 2	1 1			retired
3	Jürgen Fassbender / Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Teimuraz Kakulia / Alex Metreveli	6 4	1 6	7 5	7 9	4 6
4	Ulrich Pinner Teimuraz Kakulia	6 4	7 5	7 5
5	Jürgen Fassbender Alex Metreveli	3 6	6 3	1 6	3 6

Hungary vs. Egypt

Hungary
5

Budapest, Hungary[12]
14–16 May 1976

Egypt
0

		1	2	3	4
1	Péter Szőke Abdel-Ghani Mohammed	6 2	6 4	6 0
2	Balázs Taróczy Ismail El Shafei	4 6	6 3	6 1	6 1
3	Péter Szőke / Balázs Taróczy Ismail El Shafei / Abdel-Ghani Mohammed	6 0	6 1	6 2
4	Péter Szőke Ismail El Shafei	6 1	6 8	6 2	6 4
5	Balázs Taróczy Abdel-Ghani Mohammed	6 2	6 1	6 4

Semifinals

Soviet Union vs. Spain

Soviet Union
4

Donetsk, Soviet Union[13]
23–25 July 1976

Spain
1

		1	2	3	4
1	Alex Metreveli Manuel Orantes	6 4	2 6	6 4	6 4
2	Teimuraz Kakulia Antonio Muñoz	6 2	6 1	6 3
3	Teimuraz Kakulia / Alex Metreveli Juan Gisbert / Manuel Orantes	1 6	6 8	3 6
4	Alex Metreveli Antonio Muñoz	6 3	6 3	4 6	6 4
5	Teimuraz Kakulia Ángel Giménez	6 2	6 4

Hungary vs. Czechoslovakia

Hungary
3

Budapest, Hungary[14]
23–25 July 1976
Clay

Czechoslovakia
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Balázs Taróczy Jan Kodeš	6 3	6 0	6 3
2	Péter Szőke Jiří Hřebec	2 6	3 6	3 6
3	Péter Szőke / Balázs Taróczy Jiří Hřebec / Jan Kodeš	6 3	6 4	2 6	3 6	6 4
4	Balázs Taróczy Jiří Hřebec	6 3	6 3	6 2
5	Péter Szőke Jan Kodeš	6 4	3 6	6 3	3 6		not completed

Final

Soviet Union vs. Hungary

Soviet Union
4

Tbilisi, Soviet Union[2]
13–15 August 1976

Hungary
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Alex Metreveli János Benyik	6 3	7 5	6 3
2	Teimuraz Kakulia Balázs Taróczy	3 6	3 6	4 6
3	Teimuraz Kakulia / Alex Metreveli Péter Szőke / Balázs Taróczy	12 10	6 0	6 4
4	Alex Metreveli Balázs Taróczy	7 5	6 1	9 7
5	Teimuraz Kakulia János Benyik	6 4	6 8	3 6	6 3	6 1

Zone B

Draw


First Round		Qualifying Round



Iran

bye
		Iran	w/o

		Nigeria
Nigeria	w/o

Algeria



bye
		Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay)
Luxembourg
		Luxembourg	0

		Portugal	5
bye

Portugal

Qualifying round

Luxembourg vs. Portugal

Luxembourg
0

Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg
22–24 August 1975
Clay

Portugal
5

		1	2	3
1	Alphonse Neu José Vilela	1 6	4 6	1 6
2	Théo Storck João Lagos	2 6	1 6	5 7
3	Jean Brucher / Fernand Claude Alfredo Vaz Pinto / José Vilela	4 6	7 9	0 6
4	Théo Storck José Vilela	1 6	2 6	3 6
5	Alphonse Neu João Lagos	0 6	3 6	1 6

Draw


First Round		Qualifying Round

Tehran, Iran

Iran	2
		Zürich, Switzerland (clay)
Switzerland	3
		Switzerland	1

		Great Britain	4
bye

Great Britain

Sofia, Bulgaria

Bulgaria	1
		Vienna, Austria
Austria	4
		Austria	1

		Romania	4
bye

Romania



Italy
		Florence, Italy (clay)
bye
		Italy	5
Warsaw, Poland (clay)
		Poland	0
Poland	5

Norway	0



bye
		Zagreb, Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
		Yugoslavia	5
Athens, Greece (clay)
		Greece	0
Greece	4

Portugal	1

First round

Iran vs. Switzerland

Iran
2

Tehran, Iran[15]
10–12 October 1975

Switzerland
3

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Taghi Akbari Petr Kanderal	2 6	4 6	5 7
2	Kamyab Derafshijavan Heinz Günthardt	6 4	7 5	3 6	6 8	6 3
3	Kamyab Derafshijavan / Ali Madani Petr Kanderal / Matthias Werren	4 6	1 6	4 6
4	Kamyab Derafshijavan Petr Kanderal	2 6	2 6	4 6
5	Taghi Akbari Heinz Günthardt	6 1	2 6	6 4	6 3

Bulgaria vs. Austria

Bulgaria
1

Sofia, Bulgaria[16]
26–28 September 1975

Austria
4

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Bozhidar Pampoulov Peter Feigl	6 3	6 2	4 6	1 6	2 6
2	Ljuben Genov Hans Kary	6 3	1 6	1 6	3 6
3	Bozhidar Pampoulov / Matei Pampoulov Peter Feigl / Hans Kary	4 6	4 6	10 8	5 7
4	Lyubomir Petrov Hans Kary	4 6	0 6	0 6
5	Ljuben Genov Peter Feigl	6 1	10 8	6 3

Poland vs. Norway

Poland
5

Warsaw, Poland[17]
12–14 September 1975
Clay

Norway
0

		1	2	3	4
1	Wojciech Fibak Per Hegna	2 6	6 4	6 0	6 0
2	Jacek Niedźwiedzki Erik Ulleberg	6 8	6 3	7 5	6 2
3	Wojciech Fibak / Tadeusz Nowicki Per Hegna / Erik Ulleberg	6 0	7 5	6 0
4	Wojciech Fibak Erik Ulleberg	6 1	6 2	6 0
5	Jacek Niedźwiedzki Per Hegna	6 3	5 7	6 4	6 2

Greece vs. Portugal

Greece
4

Athens, Greece[18]
5–7 September 1975
Clay

Portugal
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Nicholas Kalogeropoulos José Vilela	6 3	6 2	6 2
2	Nicolas Kelaidis João Lagos	6 4	6 2	6 1
3	Nicholas Kalogeropoulos / Nicolas Kelaidis João Lagos / José Vilela	7 5	6 3	6 2
4	Nicholas Kalogeropoulos João Lagos	6 1	8 6	6 4
5	Nicolas Kelaidis José Vilela	3 6	9 7	7 5	4 6	3 6

Qualifying round

Switzerland vs. Great Britain

Switzerland
1

Zürich, Switzerland[19]
2–4 April 1976
Clay

Great Britain
4

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Dimitri Sturdza Buster Mottram	2 6	5 7	2 6
2	Petr Kanderal Roger Taylor	6 3	12 10	3 6	2 6	2 6
3	Petr Kanderal / Dimitri Sturdza John Lloyd / Buster Mottram	10 12	6 3	6 3	6 4
4	Dimitri Sturdza Roger Taylor	4 6	6 3	2 6	3 6
5	Petr Kanderal Buster Mottram	2 6	2 6	3 6

Austria vs. Romania

Austria
1

Vienna, Austria[20]
30 April–2 May 1976

Romania
4

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Hans Kary Dumitru Hărădău	6 2	6 4	6 1
2	Peter Feigl Ilie Năstase	1 6	3 6	5 7
3	Peter Feigl / Hans Kary Viorel Marcu / Ilie Năstase	4 6	6 8	6 3	3 6
4	Hans Kary Ilie Năstase	3 6	5 7	1 6
5	Peter Feigl Dumitru Hărădău	5 7	6 4	6 0	6 8	5 7

Italy vs. Poland

Italy
5

Florence, Italy[21]
30 April–2 May 1976
Clay

Poland
0

		1	2	3	4
1	Adriano Panatta Czesław Dobrowolski	6 1	6 0	6 3
2	Paolo Bertolucci Henryk Drzymalski	7 9	6 4	6 4	6 2
3	Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta Henryk Drzymalski / Jerzy Jasiński	6 1	6 4	8 6
4	Paolo Bertolucci Czesław Dobrowolski	6 4	6 4	6 3
5	Adriano Panatta Henryk Drzymalski	6 1	6 0	6 4

Yugoslavia vs. Greece

Yugoslavia
5

Zagreb, Yugoslavia[22]
30 April–2 May 1976

Greece
0

		1	2	3	4
1	Nikola Pilić Nicholas Kalogeropoulos	6 3	6 2	6 2
2	Željko Franulović Nicolas Kelaidis	6 4	6 0	6 2
3	Željko Franulović / Nikola Pilić Nicholas Kalogeropoulos / Nicolas Kelaidis	6 3	6 3	7 9	6 2
4	Nikola Pilić Nicolas Kelaidis	6 2	6 3	7 5
5	Željko Franulović Nicholas Kalogeropoulos	6 4	6 0	6 0

Draw

Quarterfinals
20–23 May

Semifinals
8–18 July

Final
5–7 August

France

Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass)

bye

France

1

Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass)

Great Britain

4

Great Britain

5

Wimbledon, United Kingdom (grass)

Romania

0

Great Britain

1

Bologna, Italy (clay)

Italy

4

Italy

5

Rome, Italy (clay)

Yugoslavia

0

Italy

4

Sweden

0

bye

Sweden

Quarterfinals

Great Britain vs. Romania

Great Britain
5

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom[23]
20–22 May 1976
Grass

Romania
0

		1	2	3	4
1	Roger Taylor Viorel Sotiriu	6 1	6 1	6 4
2	Buster Mottram Dumitru Hărădău	6 2	6 0	6 2
3	Buster Mottram / Roger Taylor Dumitru Hărădău / Viorel Marcu	6 2	6 1	6 4
4	Buster Mottram Viorel Sotiriu	6 2	6 0	6 4
5	Roger Taylor Dumitru Hărădău	6 1	5 7	6 3	6 1

Italy vs. Yugoslavia

Italy
5

Bologna, Italy[24]
21–23 May 1976
Clay

Yugoslavia
0

		1	2	3
1	Corrado Barazzutti Željko Franulović	6 1	7 5	6 4
2	Adriano Panatta Nikola Pilić	6 3	6 4	6 3
3	Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta Željko Franulović / Nikola Pilić	6 2	9 7	7 5
4	Adriano Panatta Željko Franulović	6 1	6 1	6 3
5	Corrado Barazzutti Nikola Pilić	6 0	6 4	6 4

Semifinals

Great Britain vs. France

Great Britain
4

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom[25]
8–10 July 1976
Grass

France
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Roger Taylor Patrick Proisy	3 6	6 2	6 3	6 2
2	John Lloyd François Jauffret	4 6	6 2	6 4	4 6	8 6
3	David Lloyd / John Lloyd François Jauffret / Patrick Proisy	6 2	6 4	9 11	6 3
4	John Lloyd Patrick Proisy	1 6	0 6	4 6
5	Roger Taylor François Jauffret	6 2	6 3	6 1

Italy vs. Sweden

Italy
4

Foro Italico, Rome, Italy[26]
16–18 July 1976
Clay

Sweden
0

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Adriano Panatta Rolf Norberg	6 2	6 2	7 5
2	Corrado Barazzutti Kjell Johansson	6 2	6 4	3 6	3 6	6 2
3	Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta Ove Bengtson / Rolf Norberg	7 5	6 2	7 5
4	Antonio Zugarelli Kjell Johansson	7 5	5 7	8 6	4 6	8 6
5	Corrado Barazzutti Rolf Norberg	6 4	2 6				not completed

Final

Great Britain vs. Italy

Great Britain
1

No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, United Kingdom[3]
5–7 August 1976
Grass

Italy
4

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Roger Taylor Antonio Zugarelli	1 6	5 7	6 3	1 6
2	John Lloyd Adriano Panatta	7 5	3 6	3 6	6 2	4 6
3	David Lloyd / John Lloyd Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta	6 8	3 6	6 3	18 16	6 2
4	Roger Taylor Adriano Panatta	6 3	2 6	4 6	4 6
5	John Lloyd Antonio Zugarelli	6 4	8 6	1 6	1 6	1 6

References

Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
"Soviet Union v Hungary". daviscup.com.
"Great Britain v Italy". daviscup.com.
"Denmark v Finland". daviscup.com.
"Monaco v Israel". daviscup.com.
"Belgium v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
"West Germany v Denmark". daviscup.com.
"Soviet Union v Monaco". daviscup.com.
"Belgium v Hungary". daviscup.com.
"Egypt v Ireland". daviscup.com.
"West Germany v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.
"Hungary v Egypt". daviscup.com.
"Soviet Union v Spain". daviscup.com.
"Hungary v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
"Iran v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
"Bulgaria v Austria". daviscup.com.
"Poland v Norway". daviscup.com.
"Greece v Portugal". daviscup.com.
"Switzerland v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
"Austria v Romania". daviscup.com.
"Italy v Poland". daviscup.com.
"Yugoslavia v Greece". daviscup.com.
"Great Britain v Romania". daviscup.com.
"Italy v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
"Great Britain v France". daviscup.com.
"Italy v Sweden". daviscup.com.

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[Collins-1] Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.

[A_Final-2] "Soviet Union v Hungary". daviscup.com.

[B_Final-3] "Great Britain v Italy". daviscup.com.

[4] "Denmark v Finland". daviscup.com.

[5] "Monaco v Israel". daviscup.com.

[6] "Belgium v Netherlands". daviscup.com.

[7] "West Germany v Denmark". daviscup.com.

[8] "Soviet Union v Monaco". daviscup.com.

[9] "Belgium v Hungary". daviscup.com.

[10] "Egypt v Ireland". daviscup.com.

[11] "West Germany v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.

[12] "Hungary v Egypt". daviscup.com.

[13] "Soviet Union v Spain". daviscup.com.

[14] "Hungary v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.

[15] "Iran v Switzerland". daviscup.com.

[16] "Bulgaria v Austria". daviscup.com.

[17] "Poland v Norway". daviscup.com.

[18] "Greece v Portugal". daviscup.com.

[19] "Switzerland v Great Britain". daviscup.com.

[20] "Austria v Romania". daviscup.com.

[21] "Italy v Poland". daviscup.com.

[22] "Yugoslavia v Greece". daviscup.com.

[23] "Great Britain v Romania". daviscup.com.

[24] "Italy v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.

[25] "Great Britain v France". daviscup.com.

[26] "Italy v Sweden". daviscup.com.