1976 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Main article: 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.[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

Pre-qualifying round

Draw

Pre-qualifying round
 Turkey
 Israelw/o

Preliminary rounds

Draw

First RoundQualifying Round
Copenhagen, Denmark (indoor carpet)
 Finland1
Freiburg, West Germany (clay)
 Denmark4
 Denmark0
 West Germany5
bye
 West Germany
Monte Carlo, Monaco
 Monaco4
Tbilisi, Soviet Union
 Israel1
 Monaco0
 Soviet Union5
bye
 Soviet Union
Brussels, Belgium
 Belgium4
Brussels, Belgium
 Netherlands1
 Belgium0
 Hungary5
bye
 Hungary
 Irelandw/o
Cairo, Egypt
 Rhodesia
 Ireland1
 Egypt4
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 5
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 5
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 4 5
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 5
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 		   

Main draw

Draw

Quarterfinals
14–16 May		Semifinals
23–25 July		Final
13–15 August
 Spain
Donetsk, Soviet Union
bye
 Spain1
Bad Homburg, West Germany
 Soviet Union4
 West Germany1
Tbilisi, Soviet Union
 Soviet Union4
 Soviet Union4
Budapest, Hungary
 Hungary1
 Hungary5
Budapest, Hungary (clay)
 Egypt0
 Hungary3
 Czechoslovakia1
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 5
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 5
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

Pre-qualifying rounds

Draw

First RoundQualifying Round
 Iran
bye
 Iranw/o
 Nigeria
 Nigeriaw/o
 Algeria
bye
Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay)
 Luxembourg
 Luxembourg0
 Portugal5
bye
 Portugal

Qualifying round

Luxembourg vs. Portugal


Luxembourg
0 		Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg
22–24 August 1975
Clay
Portugal
5
1 2 3 4 5
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 		     

Preliminary rounds

Draw

First RoundQualifying Round
Tehran, Iran
 Iran2
Zürich, Switzerland (clay)
  Switzerland3
  Switzerland1
 Great Britain4
bye
 Great Britain
Sofia, Bulgaria
 Bulgaria1
Vienna, Austria
 Austria4
 Austria1
 Romania4
bye
 Romania
 Italy
Florence, Italy (clay)
bye
 Italy5
Warsaw, Poland (clay)
 Poland0
 Poland5
 Norway0
bye
Zagreb, Yugoslavia
 Yugoslavia
 Yugoslavia5
Athens, Greece (clay)
 Greece0
 Greece4
 Portugal1

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 5
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 5
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 5
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 		     

Main draw

Draw

Quarterfinals
20–23 May		Semifinals
8–18 July		Final
5–7 August
 France
Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass)
bye
 France1
Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass)
 Great Britain4
 Great Britain5
Wimbledon, United Kingdom (grass)
 Romania0
 Great Britain1
Bologna, Italy (clay)
 Italy4
 Italy5
Rome, Italy (clay)
 Yugoslavia0
 Italy4
 Sweden0
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 5
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 4 5
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 		 

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  10. ^ "Egypt v Ireland". daviscup.com.
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  12. ^ "Hungary v Egypt". daviscup.com.
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  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.
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