1974 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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The Europe Zone was one the three zones of competition in the 1974 Davis Cup. Two sub-zones were played, with the winner of each advancing to the Inter-Zonal Zone. Italy and the Soviet Union advanced to the INZ.

Contents 1 Zone A 1.1 Qualifying Rounds 1.2 Preliminary Rounds 1.3 Main draw 1.3.1 First Round 1.3.1.1 West Germany vs. Spain 1.3.1.2 Egypt vs. Yugoslavia 1.3.2 Semifinals 1.3.2.1 West Germany vs. Czechoslovakia 1.3.2.2 Soviet Union vs. Yugoslavia 1.3.3 Final 2 Zone B 2.1 Qualifying Rounds 2.2 Preliminary Rounds 2.3 Main draw 2.3.1 First Round 2.3.1.1 Austria vs. France 2.3.1.2 Sweden vs. Netherlands 2.3.2 Semifinals 2.3.2.1 Romania vs. France 2.3.2.2 Sweden vs. Italy 2.3.3 Final

[edit] Zone A

[edit] Qualifying Rounds

	First round 17-19 December, 1973					Semifinals January-April
	Lagos, Nigeria
		Nigeria	2
						Cairo, Egypt
		Morocco	3
							Morocco	0
							Egypt	3
		Egypt
		bye
		bye
						Tehran, Iran
		Iran
							Iran	4
							Israel	1
		bye
		Israel

• Egypt and Iran advance to Preliminary Rounds

[edit] Preliminary Rounds

	First round 19-21 April					Quarterfinals 3-5 May
		West Germany
						West Berlin, West Germany (clay)
		bye
							West Germany	5
	Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
							Denmark	0
		Monaco	2
		Denmark	3
		Spain
						Barcelona, Spain (clay)
		bye
							Spain	5
	Oslo, Norway (indoor hard)
							Norway	0
		Norway	4
		Iran	1
		Great Britain
						Cairo, Egypt (clay)
		bye
							Great Britain	0
	Cairo, Egypt
							Egypt	5
		Egypt	3
		Bulgaria	1
		Yugoslavia
						Brussels, Belgium
		bye
							Yugoslavia	3
	Brussels, Belgium
							Belgium	2
		Belgium	5
		Greece	0

• West Germany, Spain, Egypt, and Yugoslavia advance to Main Draw

[edit] Main draw

First Round 10-12 May

Semifinals 19-21 July

Finals 26-28 July

Munich, West Germany (clay)

Düsseldorf, West Germany

Czechoslovakia

3

West Germany

3

West Germany

2

Donetsk, Soviet Union (clay)

Spain

2

Czechoslovakia

2

Donetsk, Soviet Union

Soviet Union

3

Cairo, Egypt

Soviet Union

3

Egypt

2

Yugoslavia

1

Yugoslavia

3

[edit] First Round

[edit] West Germany vs. Spain

West Germany 3	Düsseldorf, West Germany 10 May - 12 May 1974		Spain 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Karl Meiler Manuel Orantes 3 6 4 6 6 4 6 4 6 3   2 Jürgen Fassenbender José Higueras 6 8 3 6 6 2 3 6     3 Jürgen Fassenbender / Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Antonio Muñoz / Manuel Orantes 6 3 6 4 4 6 6 4     4 Karl Meiler José Higueras 6 3 6 2 6 1       5 Jürgen Fassenbender Manuel Orantes 4 6 2 6 0 6

[edit] Egypt vs. Yugoslavia

Egypt 2	Cairo, Egypt 10 May - 12 May 1974		Yugoslavia 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ismail El Shafei Željko Franulović 6 2 6 3 6 2       2 Aly El Dawoudi Niki Pilić 0 6 4 6 0 6       3 Aly El Dawoudi / Ismail El Shafei Željko Franulović / Niki Pilić 3 6 1 6 0 6       4 Ismail El Shafei Niki Pilić 2 6 9 7 2 6 6 3     retired 5 Aly El Dawoudi Željko Franulović 2 6 5 7 3 6

[edit] Semifinals

[edit] West Germany vs. Czechoslovakia

West Germany 2	Munich, West Germany 19 July - 21 July 1974 clay		Czechoslovakia 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Jan Kodeš 4 6 1 6 3 6       2 Karl Meiler Jiří Hřebec 6 3 1 6 3 6 13 11 6 4   3 Jürgen Fassenbender / Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Jan Kodeš / Vladimir Zednik 6 4 6 0 6 2       4 Karl Meiler Jan Kodeš 1 6 5 7 0 6       5 Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Jiří Hřebec 4 6 1 6 8 6 10 12

[edit] Soviet Union vs. Yugoslavia

Soviet Union 3	Donetsk, Soviet Union 19 July - 21 July 1974 clay		Yugoslavia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Alex Metreveli Boro Jovanović 6 4 6 1 6 1       2 Teimuraz Kakulia Niki Pilić 7 5 6 8 5 7 1 6     3 Vladimir Korotkov / Alex Metreveli Boro Jovanović / Niki Pilić 6 1 6 1 3 6 6 3     4 Teimuraz Kakulia Boro Jovanović 6 2 6 4 6 0       5 Alex Metreveli Niki Pilić           not played

[edit] Final

Soviet Union 3	Donetsk, Soviet Union 26 July - 28 July 1974 clay		Czechoslovakia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Alex Metreveli František Pala 6 2 6 4 3 6 6 2     2 Teimuraz Kakulia Jan Kodeš 4 6 2 6 3 6       3 Vladimir Korotkov / Alex Metreveli Jan Kodeš / Vladimir Zednik 4 6 1 6 3 6       4 Alex Metreveli Jan Kodeš 4 6 6 3 4 6 6 3 7 5   5 Teimuraz Kakulia František Pala 6 3 4 6 6 4 2 6 6 4

• Soviet Union advance to Inter-Zonal Zone

[edit] Zone B

[edit] Qualifying Rounds

	1st Round 5-7 October, 1973					Final 28-30 December, 1973
	Istanbul, Turkey (indoor clay)
		Turkey	3
		Lebanon	2			Istanbul, Turkey
							Turkey	5
						Luxembourg	0
		bye
		Luxembourg

• Turkey advance to Preliminary Rounds

[edit] Preliminary Rounds

	First round 22 March-21 April					Quarterfinals 3-19 May
		New Zealand
						Vienna, Austria
		bye
							New Zealand	1
	Zürich, Switzerland
							Austria	3
		Switzerland	2
		Austria	3
		France
						Porto, Portugal (clay)
		bye
							France	5
	Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
							Portugal	0
		Portugal	4
		Ireland	1
		Sweden
						Båstad, Sweden (clay)
		bye
							Sweden	4
	Warsaw, Poland
							Poland	1
		Hungary	2
		Poland	3
		Netherlands
						Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)
		bye
							Netherlands	4
	Helsinki, Finland
							Finland	1
		Finland	5
		Turkey	0

• Austria, France, Sweden, and Netherlands advance to Main Draw

[edit] Main draw

First Round 10-26 May

Semifinals 19-21 July

Finals 2-4 August

Bucharest, Romania (clay)

Vienna, Austria

Romania

3

Austria

1

France

2

Mestre, Italy (clay)

France

3

Romania

2

Båstad, Sweden (clay)

Italy

3

Båstad, Sweden (clay)

Italy

3

Sweden

4

Sweden

2

Netherlands

1

[edit] First Round

[edit] Austria vs. France

Austria 1	Vienna, Austria 10 May - 12 May 1974 clay		France 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Hans Kary François Jauffret 7 5 6 1 9 7       2 Petr Pokorný Georges Goven 2 6 2 6 2 6       3 Hans Kary / Petr Pokorný Pierre Barthes / François Jauffret 5 7 4 6 2 6       4 Petr Pokorný François Jauffret 4 6 2 6 3 6       5 Hans Kary Georges Goven 6 2 6 4 4 6 6 8 3 5 not completed

[edit] Sweden vs. Netherlands

Sweden 3	Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 24 May - 26 May 1974 clay		Netherlands 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Björn Borg Rolf Thung 4 6 6 4 6 1 6 1     2 Leif Johansson Jan Hordijk 5 7 4 6 6 0 6 1 6 2   3 Ove Bengtson / Björn Borg Fred Hemmes / Rolf Thung 6 2 7 9 6 1 6 1     4 Leif Johansson Rolf Thung 6 4 6 4 1 6 3 6 3 6   5 Björn Borg Fred Hemmes 6 3 6 3 6 1

[edit] Semifinals

[edit] Romania vs. France

Romania 3	Bucharest, Romania 19 July - 21 July 1974 clay		France 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ilie Năstase François Jauffret 6 2 4 6 2 6 3 6     2 Toma Ovici Pierre Barthes 6 1 10 8 6 2       3 Ilie Năstase / Ion Ţiriac Pierre Barthes / François Jauffret 6 2 6 4 9 7       4 Toma Ovici François Jauffret 2 6 4 6 6 4 5 7     5 Ilie Năstase Pierre Barthes 6 2 6 3 6 3

[edit] Sweden vs. Italy

Sweden 2	Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 19 July - 21 July 1974 clay		Italy 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Björn Borg Paolo Bertolucci 7 5 6 1 6 0       2 Leif Johansson Adriano Panatta 6 8 1 6 6 4 1 6     3 Ove Bengtson / Björn Borg Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta 1 6 7 5 5 7 4 6     4 Leif Johansson Paolo Bertolucci 6 3 3 6 7 5 5 7 6 8   5 Björn Borg Adriano Panatta 6 4 4 6 9 7 6 3

[edit] Final

Italy 3	Mestre, Italy 2 August - 4 August 1974 clay		Romania 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Corrado Barazzutti Ilie Năstase 7 9 0 6 1 6       2 Adriano Panatta Ion Ţiriac 6 1 6 3 6 2       3 Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta Ilie Năstase / Ion Ţiriac 6 4 8 6 6 8 4 6 6 2   4 Corrado Barazzutti Ion Ţiriac 6 3 6 0 6 0       5 Adriano Panatta Ilie Năstase 0 6 0 6 5 7

• Italy advance to Inter-Zonal Zone