1977 Davis Cup Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1977 Davis Cup.

33 teams entered the Europe Zone, competing across 2 sub-zones. 8 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 1976 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]

France defeated Romania in the Zone A final, and Italy defeated Spain in the Zone B final, resulting in both France and Italy progressing to the Inter-Zonal Zone.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Zone A[]

Pre-Qualifying Rounds[]

Draw[]

First Round			Qualifying Round 25–27 August 1976


	Iran
	bye		Tehran, Iran (clay)
				Iran	5
				Algeria	0
	Algeria	w/o
	Morocco

Qualifying Round[]

Iran vs. Algeria

Iran
5

Imperial Tennis Club, Tehran, Iran^[4]
25–27 August 1976
Clay

Algeria
0

		1	2	3
1	Taghi Akbari Abdeslam Mahmoudi	6 0	6 4	6 3
2	Sebti Bounaib	6 2	6 2	7 5
3	/ Sebti Bounaib / Abdeslam Mahmoudi	6 2	6 2	6 3
4		6 0	6 1	6 3
5	Abdeslam Mahmoudi	6 1	6 3	6 2

Preliminary Rounds[]

Draw[]

First Round 17–26 September 1976			Qualifying Round 19–21 March; 22 April–1 May

Poznań, Poland (clay)
	Norway	0
			Warsaw, Poland
	Poland	5
				Poland	3

				West Germany	1
	bye

	West Germany

Biel, Switzerland

	Switzerland	3
			Zürich, Switzerland
	Rhodesia	2
				Switzerland	2

				France	3
	bye

	France


	Romania
			Bucharest, Romania (clay)
	bye
				Romania	5
Brussels, Belgium
				Belgium	0
	Bulgaria	2

	Belgium	3



	Czechoslovakia
			Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
	bye
				Czechoslovakia	5
Dublin, Ireland
				Ireland	0
	Iran	2

	Ireland	3

First Round[]

Poland vs. Norway

Poland
5

Poznań, Poland^[5]
24–26 September 1976
Clay

Norway
0

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

Switzerland vs. Rhodesia

Switzerland
3

Biel, Switzerland^[6]
24–26 September 1976

Rhodesia
2

		1	2	3	4
1	Heinz Günthardt	6 1	6 2	6 0
2	Max Hürlimann Colin Dowdeswell	5 7	5 7	6 0	3 6
3	Heinz Günthardt / Petr Kanderal Colin Dowdeswell /	8 6	10 8	6 4
4	Heinz Günthardt Colin Dowdeswell	6 0	7 9	2 6	3 6
5	Max Hürlimann	6 2	6 1	6 0

Belgium vs. Bulgaria

Belgium
3

Brussels, Belgium^[7]
17–19 September 1976

Bulgaria
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Bernard Mignot	6 1	2 6	6 3	1 6	0 6
2	Patrick Hombergen Bozhidar Pampoulov	8 6	6 1	5 7	4 6	6 0
3	Patrick Hombergen / Bernard Mignot Bozhidar Pampoulov / Matei Pampoulov	6 3	6 4	6 2
4	Bernard Mignot Matei Pampoulov	6 2	6 4	6 4
5	Patrick Hombergen	6 2	3 6	6 4	3 6	1 6

Ireland vs. Iran

Ireland
3

Dublin, Ireland^[8]
24–26 September 1976

Iran
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Sean Sorensen Mansour Bahrami	7 5	9 11	3 6	6 2	2 6
2		6 4	6 2	4 6	15 17	6 3
3	/ Sean Sorensen Mansour Bahrami /	6 2	2 6	6 4	6 4
4	Sean Sorensen	7 5	6 3	6 3
5	Mansour Bahrami	3 6	9 11	2 6

Qualifying Round[]

Poland vs. West Germany

Poland
3

Warsaw, Poland^[9]
22–24 April 1977

West Germany
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Jacek Niedźwiedzki Ulrich Pinner	9 11	2 6	1 6
2	Wojciech Fibak Karl Meiler	6 0	6 1	6 1
3	Wojciech Fibak / Tadeusz Nowicki Jürgen Fassbender / Karl Meiler	4 6	8 10	6 3	6 4	6 3
4	Wojciech Fibak Ulrich Pinner	10 8	6 3	6 4
5	Jacek Niedźwiedzki Karl Meiler						not played

Switzerland vs. France

Switzerland
2

Zürich, Switzerland^[10]
19–21 March 1977

France
3

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Petr Kanderal Patrice Dominguez	3 6	14 16	4 6
2	Heinz Günthardt Jean-Louis Haillet	3 6	3 6	3 6
3	Petr Kanderal / Dimitri Sturdza Patrice Dominguez / Jean-Louis Haillet	6 4	7 9	6 4	1 6	4 6
4	Petr Kanderal Jean-Louis Haillet	15 13	7 5	2 6	6 3
5	Heinz Günthardt Patrice Dominguez	8 6	6 3	10 8

Romania vs. Belgium

Romania
5

Bucharest, Romania^[11]
28 April–1 May 1977
Clay

Belgium
0

		1	2	3
1	Ilie Năstase Bernard Boileau	6 1	6 4	6 1
2	Dumitru Hărădău	6 1	6 3	6 3
3	Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac / Thierry Stevaux	6 2	6 1	6 4
4	Dumitru Hărădău Bernard Boileau	6 1	6 2	6 3
5	Ilie Năstase	6 2	6 2	6 2

Czechoslovakia vs. Ireland

Czechoslovakia
5

Prague, Czechoslovakia^[12]
22–24 April 1977
Clay

Ireland
0

		1	2	3
1	Tomáš Šmíd	6 0	6 0	6 2
2	Jiří Hřebec	6 0	6 1	6 2
3	Jiří Granát / Tomáš Šmíd /	6 0	6 0	6 2
4	Jiří Hřebec	6 0	6 1	6 0
5	František Pála	6 2	6 3	6 0

Main Draw[]

Draw[]

Quarterfinals
6–8 May

Semifinals
9–11 June

Final
23–25 July

Soviet Union

bye

Soviet Union

Warsaw, Poland

France

w/o

Poland

0

France

5

Paris, France (clay)

France

3

Bucharest, Romania (clay)

Romania

2

Romania

3

Czechoslovakia

1

Bucharest, Romania (clay)

Romania

4

Great Britain

1

bye

Great Britain

Quarterfinals[]

Poland vs. France

Poland
0

Warsaw, Poland^[13]
6–8 May 1977

France
5

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Patrice Dominguez	6 8	2 6	4 6
2	Tadeusz Nowicki François Jauffret	0 6	0 6	2 6
3	Jacek Niedźwiedzki / Tadeusz Nowicki Patrice Dominguez / François Jauffret	8 6	8 10	6 1	3 6	2 6
4	Tadeusz Nowicki Patrice Dominguez	6 3	5 7	6 8	7 9
5	François Jauffret	4 6	0 6

Romania vs. Czechoslovakia

Romania
3

Bucharest, Romania^[14]
6–8 May 1977
Clay

Czechoslovakia
1

		1	2	3	4
1	Dumitru Hărădău Jan Kodeš	6 2	2 6	2 6	3 6
2	Ilie Năstase Jiří Hřebec	6 1	1 0			retired
3	Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac Jiří Hřebec / Jan Kodeš	6 1	6 3	6 3
4	Ilie Năstase Jan Kodeš	6 2	6 2	6 4
5	Dumitru Hărădău Jiří Hřebec	1 6	6 3			not completed

Semifinals[]

France vs. Soviet Union

Due to their refusal to play against Chile in the 1976 Inter-Zonal semifinals, the Soviet Union were disqualified from the 1977 tournament. Therefore France were declared winners by default and progressed to the final.^[15]^[16]

Romania vs. Great Britain

Romania
4

Bucharest, Romania^[17]
9–11 June 1977
Clay

Great Britain
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Ilie Năstase John Feaver	6 1	6 2	4 6	6 4
2	Dumitru Hărădău John Lloyd	2 6	7 5	6 0	6 1
3	Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac David Lloyd / John Lloyd	9 7	2 6	6 4	9 7
4	Gavorielle Marcu Richard Lewis	6 4	1 6	1 6	3 6
5	Dumitru Hărădău John Feaver	5 7	6 3	4 6	6 1	6 3

Final[]

France vs. Romania

France
3

Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France^[2]
23–25 July 1977
Clay

Romania
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	François Jauffret Ilie Năstase	3 6	0 6	6 4	6 3	6 1
2	Patrick Proisy Dumitru Hărădău	6 2	6 4	8 6
3	Patrice Dominguez / François Jauffret Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac	3 6	4 6	6 3	5 7
4	François Jauffret Dumitru Hărădău	6 1	6 4	6 4
5	Patrick Proisy Ilie Năstase	4 6	6 4	6 8	1 6

Zone B[]

Pre-Qualifying Rounds[]

Draw[]

First Round			Qualifying Round 28 August–19 September 1976


	Israel
			Tel Aviv, Israel (hard)
	bye
				Israel	5

				Turkey	0
	Kenya

	Turkey	w/o



	Luxembourg
			Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg
	bye
				Luxembourg	0

				Finland	5
	bye

	Finland

Qualifying Round[]

Israel vs. Turkey

Israel
5

Tel Aviv, Israel^[18]
17–19 September 1976
Hard

Turkey
0

		1	2	3
1	Shlomo Glickstein	6 5	6 1	6 0
2	Yair Wertheimer	6 0	6 0	6 2
3	/ Yair Wertheimer /	6 1	6 1	6 0
4	Yair Wertheimer	6 1	6 3	6 1
5	Shlomo Glickstein	6 0	6 3	6 0

Luxembourg vs. Finland

Luxembourg
0

Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg^[19]
28–30 August 1976

Finland
5

		1	2	3
1	Leo Palin	3 6	2 6	2 6
2	George Berner	0 6	0 6	1 6
3	/ George Berner / Pekka Säilä	0 6	3 6	1 6
4	Leo Palin	1 6	2 6	1 6
5	George Berner	2 6	1 6	1 6

Preliminary Rounds[]

Draw[]

First Round 24–26 September 1976			Qualifying Round 1–24 April

Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)
	Netherlands	5
			Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)
	Israel	0
				Netherlands	0

				Yugoslavia	5
	bye

	Yugoslavia

Athens, Greece (clay)

	Greece	3
			Athens, Greece
	Denmark	1
				Greece	0

				Spain	5
	bye

	Spain


	Sweden
			Uppsala, Sweden (indoor hard)
	bye
				Sweden	5
Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
				Monaco	0
	Portugal	1

	Monaco	4

Vienna, Austria

	Austria	5
			Vienna, Austria
	Finland	0
				Austria	5

				Egypt	0
	bye

	Egypt

First Round[]

Netherlands vs. Israel

Netherlands
5

Scheveningen, Netherlands^[20]
24–26 September 1976
Clay

Israel
0

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Louk Sanders Shlomo Glickstein	6 2	6 4	6 1
2	Fred Hemmes Yair Wertheimer	5 7	8 6	1 6	6 4	6 0
3	Fred Hemmes / Louk Sanders Shlomo Glickstein / Yair Wertheimer	4 6	6 2	6 2	6 2
4	Fred Hemmes Shlomo Glickstein	6 4	6 2	6 4
5	Louk Sanders Yair Wertheimer	6 3	6 0	6 1

Greece vs. Denmark

Greece
3

Athens, Greece^[21]
24–26 September 1976
Clay

Denmark
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Nicolas Kelaidis Carl-Edvard Hedelund	6 3	4 6	6 8	6 3	10 8
2	Nicholas Kalogeropoulos Tom Christensen	6 1	6 3	6 4
3	Nicholas Kalogeropoulos / Nicolas Kelaidis Tom Christensen / Carl-Edvard Hedelund	2 6	4 6	2 6
4	Nicholas Kalogeropoulos Carl-Edvard Hedelund	6 2	6 3	6 4
5	Nicolas Kelaidis Tom Christensen	4 6	6 1	7 5	7 9		not completed

Portugal vs. Monaco

Portugal
1

Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal^[22]
24–26 September 1976
Clay

Monaco
4

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Bernard Balleret	6 0	2 6	3 6	3 6
2		2 6	4 6	3 6
3	Raúl Peralta / Bernard Balleret /	1 6	5 7	2 6
4	Bernard Balleret	7 5	5 7	7 5	3 6	2 6
5		4 6	2 6	6 4	3 2		retired

Austria vs. Finland

Austria
5

Vienna, Austria^[23]
24–26 September 1976

Finland
0

		1	2	3
1	Peter Feigl Pekka Säilä	6 4	6 2	6 3
2	Hans Kary Matti Timonen	6 4	6 2	6 3
3	Hans Kary / Cliff Letcher George Berner / Pekka Säilä	10 8	6 1	6 2
4	Peter Feigl Matti Timonen	6 2	6 4	6 4
5	Hans Kary Pekka Säilä	6 1	6 1	6 3

Qualifying Round[]

Netherlands vs. Yugoslavia

Netherlands
0

Scheveningen, Netherlands^[24]
22–24 April 1977
Clay

Yugoslavia
5

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Fred Hemmes Nikola Pilić	0 6	3 6	2 6
2	Louk Sanders Željko Franulović	6 3	1 6	4 6	7 5	2 6
3	Louk Sanders / Rolf Thung Željko Franulović / Nikola Pilić	0 6	7 9	6 3	4 6
4	Fred Hemmes Željko Franulović	4 6	2 6	6 4	1 6
5	Louk Sanders Nikola Pilić	5 7	3 6	2 6

Greece vs. Spain

Greece
0

Athens, Greece^[25]
1–3 April 1977

Spain
5

		1	2	3	4
1	Nicolas Kelaidis José Higueras	0 6	0 6	1 6
2	Nicholas Kalogeropoulos Manuel Orantes	1 6	2 6	0 6
3	Nicholas Kalogeropoulos / Nicolas Kelaidis Antonio Muñoz / Javier Soler	3 6	6 3	2 6	6 8
4	Nicholas Kalogeropoulos José Higueras	4 6	0 6	2 6
5	Nicolas Kelaidis Manuel Orantes	2 6	3 6	2 6

Sweden vs. Monaco

Sweden
5

Fyrishallen, Uppsala, Sweden^[26]
15–17 April 1977
Hard (indoors)

Monaco
0

		1	2	3	4
1	Rolf Norberg Bernard Balleret	9 7	3 6	6 4	6 3
2	Kjell Johansson	6 1	6 1	6 1
3	Jan Norbäck / Douglas Palm Bernard Balleret /	7 5	6 2	6 2
4	Rolf Norberg	6 3	6 2	6 2
5	Kjell Johansson Bernard Balleret	6 1	6 1	6 2

Austria vs. Egypt

Austria
5

Vienna, Austria^[27]
22–24 April 1977

Egypt
0

		1	2	3	4
1	Cliff Letcher	6 0	6 0	6 1
2	Hans Kary Ismail El Shafei	6 2	7 5	3 6	6 3
3	Hans Kary / Cliff Letcher Tarek-Shawki El Sakka / Ismail El Shafei	6 2	6 2	7 9	6 2
4	Hans Kary Tarek-Shawki El Sakka	6 2	6 0	6 2
5	Cliff Letcher Ismail El Shafei	6 2	6 2	6 0

Main Draw[]

Draw[]

Quarterfinals
6–8 May

Semifinals
15–25 July

Final
29 July–1 August

Hungary

bye

Budapest, Hungary

Hungary

2

Belgrade, Yugoslavia

Spain

3

Yugoslavia

1

Spain

4

Barcelona, Spain

Spain

2

Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet)

Italy

3

Sweden

5

Austria

0

Båstad, Sweden (clay)

Sweden

1

Italy

4

bye

Italy

Quarterfinals[]

Yugoslavia vs. Spain

Yugoslavia
1

Belgrade, Yugoslavia^[28]
6–8 May 1977

Spain
4

		1	2	3	4
1	Zoltan Ilin Manuel Orantes	1 6	3 6	2 6
2	Nikola Pilić José Higueras	6 3	6 2	6 1
3	Zoltan Ilin / Nikola Pilić Antonio Muñoz / Manuel Orantes	5 7	6 3	2 6	6 8
4	Zoltan Ilin José Higueras	3 6	1 6	6 4	2 6
5	Nikola Pilić Manuel Orantes	5 7	2 6	2 6

Sweden vs. Austria

Sweden
5

Kungliga tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden^[29]
6–8 May 1997
Carpet (indoors)

Austria
0

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Rolf Norberg Cliff Letcher	4 6	4 6	6 3	6 2	6 2
2	Kjell Johansson Hans Kary	4 6	7 5	6 4	6 3
3	Ove Bengtson / Rolf Norberg Hans Kary / Cliff Letcher	6 4	6 4	6 3
4	Rolf Norberg Peter Feigl	9 7	6 4	6 4
5	Kjell Johansson Cliff Letcher	6 1	6 3	6 3

Semifinals[]

Hungary vs. Spain

Hungary
2

Budapest, Hungary^[30]
29 July–1 August 1977

Spain
3

		1	2	3	4	5
1	János Benyik José Higueras	4 6	1 6	1 6
2	Balázs Taróczy Manuel Orantes	7 5	4 6	1 6	6 1	6 1
3	Péter Szőke / Balázs Taróczy José Higueras / Manuel Orantes	6 2	6 3	4 6	6 1
4	János Benyik Manuel Orantes	9 11	3 6	2 6
5	Balázs Taróczy José Higueras	6 0	6 8	4 6	4 6

Sweden vs. Italy

Sweden
1

Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden^[31]
23–25 July 1977
Clay

Italy
4

		1	2	3	4
1	Birger Andersson Adriano Panatta	5 7	4 6	4 6
2	Rolf Norberg Corrado Barazzutti	3 6	1 6	2 6
3	Jan Norbäck / Rolf Norberg Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta	3 6	3 6	6 3	4 6
4	Jan Norbäck Antonio Zugarelli	6 1	3 6	6 2	6 2
5	Birger Andersson Corrado Barazzutti	6 4	2 6	1 6	3 6

Final[]

Spain vs. Italy

Spain
2

Barcelona, Spain^[3]
15–17 July 1977

Italy
3

		1	2	3	4
1	José Higueras Corrado Barazzutti	6 4	6 4	6 3
2	Manuel Orantes Adriano Panatta	4 6	6 3	3 6	1 6
3	José Higueras / Antonio Muñoz Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta	4 6	5 7	4 6
4	Manuel Orantes Corrado Barazzutti	5 7	5 7	1 6
5	Javier Soler Adriano Panatta	6 1	6 0

References[]

^ ^a ^b Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
^ ^a ^b "France v Romania". daviscup.com.
^ ^a ^b "Spain v Italy". daviscup.com.
^ "Iran v Algeria". daviscup.com.
^ "Poland v Norway". daviscup.com.
^ "Switzerland v Rhodesia". daviscup.com.
^ "Belgium v Bulgaria". daviscup.com.
^ "Ireland v Iran". daviscup.com.
^ "Poland v West Germany". daviscup.com.
^ "Switzerland v France". daviscup.com.
^ "Romania v Belgium". daviscup.com.
^ "Czechoslovakia v Ireland". daviscup.com.
^ "Poland v France". daviscup.com.
^ "Romania v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
^ "Soviets Barred from Davis Cup". The Daily Sentinel. United Press International. 8 November 1976. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
^ "France v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.
^ "Romania v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
^ "Israel v Turkey". daviscup.com.
^ "Luxembourg v Finland". daviscup.com.
^ "Netherlands v Israel". daviscup.com.
^ "Greece v Denmark". daviscup.com.
^ "Portugal v Monaco". daviscup.com.
^ "Austria v Finland". daviscup.com.
^ "Netherlands v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
^ "Greece v Spain". daviscup.com.
^ "Sweden v Monaco". daviscup.com.
^ "Austria v Egypt". daviscup.com.
^ "Yugoslavia v Spain". daviscup.com.
^ "Sweden v Austria". daviscup.com.
^ "Hungary v Spain". daviscup.com.
^ "Sweden v Italy". daviscup.com.

[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] "France v Romania". daviscup.com.

[B_Final-3] "Spain v Italy". daviscup.com.

[4] "Iran v Algeria". daviscup.com.

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

[6] "Switzerland v Rhodesia". daviscup.com.

[7] "Belgium v Bulgaria". daviscup.com.

[8] "Ireland v Iran". daviscup.com.

[9] "Poland v West Germany". daviscup.com.

[10] "Switzerland v France". daviscup.com.

[11] "Romania v Belgium". daviscup.com.

[12] "Czechoslovakia v Ireland". daviscup.com.

[13] "Poland v France". daviscup.com.

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

[Soviet-15] "Soviets Barred from Davis Cup". The Daily Sentinel. United Press International. 8 November 1976. Retrieved 26 October 2019.

[16] "France v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.

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

[18] "Israel v Turkey". daviscup.com.

[19] "Luxembourg v Finland". daviscup.com.

[20] "Netherlands v Israel". daviscup.com.

[21] "Greece v Denmark". daviscup.com.

[22] "Portugal v Monaco". daviscup.com.

[23] "Austria v Finland". daviscup.com.

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

[25] "Greece v Spain". daviscup.com.

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

[27] "Austria v Egypt". daviscup.com.

[28] "Yugoslavia v Spain". daviscup.com.

[29] "Sweden v Austria". daviscup.com.

[30] "Hungary v Spain". daviscup.com.

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

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