1971 Davis Cup

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1971 Davis Cup
Details
Duration19 March – 11 October
Edition60th
Teams51
Champion
Winning Nation United States
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The 1971 Davis Cup was the 60th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 28 teams entered the Europe Zone, 13 teams entered the Americas Zone, and 9 teams entered the Eastern Zone. Bolivia made its first appearance in the tournament.

Brazil defeated Mexico in the Americas Inter-Zonal final, India defeated Japan in the Eastern Inter-Zonal final, and Czechoslovakia and Romania were the winners of the two Europe Zones, defeating Spain and West Germany respectively.

In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Brazil defeated Czechoslovakia and Romania defeated India in the semifinals, and then Romania defeated Brazil in the final. Romania were then defeated by the defending champions the United States in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the Olde Providence Racquet Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States on 8–11 October.[1][2][3]

1971 was the last year the Davis Cup was played under the Challenge Round format.

South Africa was excluded from the tournament as part of the growing international opposition to its apartheid policies.[4]

Americas Zone[]

Further information: 1971 Davis Cup Americas Zone

North & Central America Zone[]

  Quarterfinals
8–10 May 		Semifinals
7–30 May 		Final
4–6 June
                           
  Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
    Mexico 5  
    South Korea 0     Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
      Mexico 3  
      Canada 2  
    Canada
   bye     Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
      Mexico 3
        New Zealand 2
   bye  
    Caribbean/West Indies     Kingston, Jamaica
      Caribbean/West Indies 1
      New Zealand 4  
   bye
    New Zealand  

South America Zone[]

  Quarterfinals
19 March–6 April 		Semifinals
9–18 April 		Final
22–24 April
                           
  Porto Alegre, Brazil
    Brazil 5  
    Bolivia 0     Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay)
      Brazil 4  
  Guayaquil, Ecuador (hard)     Ecuador 1  
    Ecuador 4
    Venezuela 1     Santiago, Chile
      Brazil 3
  Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)       Chile 2
    Uruguay 0  
    Argentina 5     Santiago, Chile
      Argentina 1
  Bogotá, Colombia     Chile 4  
    Colombia 2
    Chile 3  

Americas Inter-Zonal Final[]

Mexico vs. Brazil


Mexico
2 		Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico[5]
17–19 July 1971
Clay
Brazil
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Mexico
Brazil 		Marcello Lara
Thomaz Koch 		4
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
2 Mexico
Brazil 		Joaquín Loyo Mayo
José Edison Mandarino 		6
4 		3
6 		4
6 		7
5 		6
1 		 
3 Mexico
Brazil 		Joaquín Loyo Mayo / Vicente Zarazúa
Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino 		8
6 		7
5 		6
2 		     
4 Mexico
Brazil 		Marcello Lara
José Edison Mandarino 		4
6 		3
6 		7
9 		     
5 Mexico
Brazil 		Joaquín Loyo Mayo
Thomaz Koch 		5
7 		6
4 		9
7 		4
6 		7
9 		 

Eastern Zone[]

Further information: 1971 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

Zone A[]

  Quarterfinals
27–29 March 		Semifinals
2–5 April 		Final
23–25 April
                           
  Hong Kong
    Australia 5  
    Hong Kong 0     Jakarta, Indonesia
      Australia 3  
      Indonesia 2  
    Indonesia
   bye     Tokyo, Japan
      Australia 2
        Japan 3
   bye  
    Philippines     Manila, Philippines
      Philippines 1
      Japan 4  
   bye
    Japan  

Zone B[]

  Semifinals
30 March–4 April 		Final
                 
  Colombo, Ceylon (clay)
    India 4  
    Ceylon 0    
      India w/o
  Lahore, Pakistan     Pakistan
    Malaysia 0
    Pakistan 5  

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final[]

Japan vs. India


Japan
2 		Denen Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan[6]
15–17 May 1971
Clay
India
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
India 		Toshiro Sakai
Jaidip Mukerjea 		0
6 		0
6 		4
6 		     
2 Japan
India 		Keishiro Yanagi
Premjit Lall 		3
6 		6
3 		6
1 		6
2 		   
3 Japan
India 		Jun Kamiwazumi / Toshiro Sakai
Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea 		9
7 		1
6 		6
3 		1
6 		6
8 		 
4 Japan
India 		Toshiro Sakai
Premjit Lall 		2
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
5 Japan
India 		Keishiro Yanagi
Jaidip Mukerjea 		6
4 		6
3 		6
0 		     

Europe Zone[]

Further information: 1971 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Zone A[]

  First Round
30 April–9 May 		Quarterfinals
13–16 May 		Semifinals
11–13 June 		Final
16–18 July
                                     
  Spain  
Basel, Switzerland
 bye  
    Spain 4  
     Switzerland 0  
   Switzerland
Barcelona, Spain
 bye  
    Spain 4  
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
    France 1  
  Sweden 0  
Paris, France (clay)
  France 5  
    France 3
Helsinki, Finland
    Finland 0  
  Finland 5
Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
  Ireland 0  
    Spain 2
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
    Czechoslovakia 3
  Egypt 1  
Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
  Czechoslovakia 4  
    Czechoslovakia 5
Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
    Portugal 0  
  Portugal 4
Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
  Turkey 1  
    Czechoslovakia 4
Athens, Greece
    Soviet Union 1  
  Greece 1  
Brussels, Belgium
  Belgium 3  
    Belgium 1
Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
    Soviet Union 4  
  Denmark 0
  Soviet Union 5  

Zone A Final[]

Czechoslovakia vs. Spain


Czechoslovakia
3 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[7]
16–18 July 1971
Clay
Spain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
Spain 		František Pála
Manuel Orantes 		6
2 		4
6 		2
6 		5
7 		   
2 Czechoslovakia
Spain 		Jan Kodeš
Juan Gisbert 		6
3 		4
6 		9
7 		7
5 		   
3 Czechoslovakia
Spain 		Jan Kodeš / Jan Kukal
Juan Gisbert / Manuel Orantes 		4
6 		9
11 		4
6 		     
4 Czechoslovakia
Spain 		František Pála
Juan Gisbert 		6
0 		6
1 		6
1 		     
5 Czechoslovakia
Spain 		Jan Kodeš
Manuel Orantes 		7
5 		4
6 		7
5 		6
4 		   

Zone B[]

  First Round
28 April–8 May 		Quarterfinals
14–16 May 		Semifinals
10–14 June 		Final
16–18 July
                                     
  West Germany  
Augsburg, West Germany
 bye  
    West Germany 4  
    Austria 1  
  Austria
Munich, West Germany
 bye  
    West Germany 4  
Budapest, Hungary
    Hungary 1  
  Hungary 5  
Budapest, Hungary
  Poland 0  
    Hungary 5
Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg
    Luxembourg 0  
  Luxembourg 5
Bucharest, Romania (clay)
  Monaco 0  
    West Germany 0
Tel Aviv, Israel (hard)
    Romania 5
  Israel 4  
Tel Aviv, Israel (hard)
  Norway 1  
    Israel 0
Bucharest, Romania (clay)
    Romania 5  
  Romania 5
Bucharest, Romania (clay)
  Netherlands 0  
    Romania 4
Perugia, Italy (clay)
    Yugoslavia 1  
  Italy 5  
Zagreb, Yugoslavia
  Bulgaria 0  
    Italy 2
Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay)
    Yugoslavia 3  
  Great Britain 0
  Yugoslavia 3  

Zone B Final[]

Romania vs. West Germany


Romania
5 		Bucharest, Romania[8]
16–18 July 1971
Clay
West Germany
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Romania
West Germany 		Ion Țiriac
Christian Kuhnke 		6
2 		3
6 		6
2 		7
5 		   
2 Romania
West Germany 		Ilie Năstase
Wilhelm Bungert 		6
2 		6
3 		6
2 		     
3 Romania
West Germany 		Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac
Jürgen Fassbender / Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 		8
6 		6
4 		6
4 		     
4 Romania
West Germany 		Ilie Năstase
Christian Kuhnke 		6
0 		6
4 		6
4 		     
5 Romania
West Germany 		Petre Marmureanu
Wilhelm Bungert 		6
1 		7
5 		6
1 		     

Inter-Zonal Zone[]

Draw[]

  Semifinals
1–3 August 		Final
21–23 August
                 
  New Delhi, India
  EUR-B   Romania 4  
  EAS   India 1     São Paulo, Brazil
    EUR-B   Romania 3
  Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay)   AME   Brazil 2
  AME   Brazil 4
  EUR-A   Czechoslovakia 1  

Semifinals[]

India vs. Romania


India
1 		New Delhi, India[9]
1–3 August 1971
Romania
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Romania 		Jaidip Mukerjea
Ilie Năstase 		3
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
2 India
Romania 		Premjit Lall
Ion Țiriac 		14
12 		6
3 		9
7 		     
3 India
Romania 		Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea
Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac 		3
6 		8
6 		6
8 		1
6 		   
4 India
Romania 		Jaidip Mukerjea
Ion Țiriac 		6
3 		5
7 		3
6 		    retired
 
5 India
Romania 		Premjit Lall
Ilie Năstase 		3
6 		10
8 		1
6 		1
6 		   

Brazil vs. Czechoslovakia


Brazil
4 		Porto Alegre, Brazil[10]
1–3 August 1971
Clay
Czechoslovakia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Brazil
Czechoslovakia 		José Edison Mandarino
Jan Kodeš 		8
6 		6
4 		4
6 		6
4 		   
2 Brazil
Czechoslovakia 		Thomaz Koch
František Pála 		6
4 		6
4 		6
2 		     
3 Brazil
Czechoslovakia 		Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino
Jan Kodeš / Jan Kukal 		8
6 		6
2 		6
4 		     
4 Brazil
Czechoslovakia 		Carlos Kirmayr
František Pála 		1
6 		6
2 		6
4 		2
6 		4
6 		 
5 Brazil
Czechoslovakia 		Luis Felipe Tavares
Vladimír Zedník 		7
9 		7
5 		6
4 		4
5 		   
retired

Final[]

Brazil vs. Romania


Brazil
2 		São Paulo, Brazil[11]
21–23 August 1971
Romania
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Brazil
Romania 		José Edison Mandarino
Ilie Năstase 		4
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
2 Brazil
Romania 		Thomaz Koch
Ion Țiriac 		4
6 		6
4 		6
3 		9
7 		   
3 Brazil
Romania 		Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino
Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac 		1
6 		6
3 		6
3 		3
6 		6
4 		 
4 Brazil
Romania 		Thomaz Koch
Ilie Năstase 		4
6 		0
6 		6
8 		     
5 Brazil
Romania 		José Edison Mandarino
Ion Țiriac 		0
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     

Challenge Round[]

United States vs. Romania


United States
3 		Olde Providence Racquet Club, Charlotte, NC, United States[3]
8–11 October 1971
Clay
Romania
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Romania 		Stan Smith
Ilie Năstase 		7
5 		6
3 		6
1 		     
2 United States
Romania 		Frank Froehling
Ion Țiriac 		3
6 		1
6 		6
1 		6
3 		8
6 		 
3 United States
Romania 		Stan Smith / Erik van Dillen
Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac 		5
7 		4
6 		6
8 		     
4 United States
Romania 		Stan Smith
Ion Țiriac 		8
6 		6
3 		6
0 		     
5 United States
Romania 		Frank Froehling
Ilie Năstase 		3
6 		1
6 		6
1 		4
6 		   

References[]

  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.
  3. ^ a b "United States v Romania". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ Steve, Tignor (19 November 2014). "The Shots Not Heard Around the World". tennis.com. Retrieved 29 September 2019. South Africa had been banned from the Davis Cup entirely from 1970 to ’73
  5. ^ "Mexico v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Japan v India". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Czechoslovakia v Spain". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Romania v West Germany". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "India v Romania". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Brazil v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Brazil v Romania". daviscup.com.

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