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. 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
26 September–4 October 1975
Qualifying Round
1–4 January; 30 April–2 May
                 
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 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
   

Draw

  Quarterfinals
14–16 May
Semifinals
23–25 July
Final
13–15 August
                           
 
    Spain  
   bye     Donetsk, Soviet Union
      Spain 1  
  Bad Homburg, West Germany     Soviet Union 4  
    West Germany 1
    Soviet Union 4     Tbilisi, Soviet Union
      Soviet Union 4
  Budapest, Hungary       Hungary 1
    Hungary 5  
    Egypt 0     Budapest, Hungary (clay)
      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 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

Draw

  First Round
Qualifying Round
22–24 August 1975
                 
  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 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
     

Draw

  First Round
5 September–12 October 1975
Qualifying Round
2 April–2 May
                 
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
Kanyab Derafshijavan
Heinz Günthardt
6
4
7
5
3
6
6
8
6
3
 
3
Kanyab Derafshijavan / Ali Madani
Petr Kanderal / Matthias Werren
4
6
1
6
4
6
     
4
Kanyab 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
     

Draw

  Quarterfinals
20–23 May
Semifinals
8–18 July
Final
5–7 August
                           
 
    France  
   bye     Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass)
      France 1  
  Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass)     Great Britain 4  
    Great Britain 5
    Romania 0     Wimbledon, United Kingdom (grass)
      Great Britain 1
  Bologna, Italy (clay)       Italy 4
    Italy 5  
    Yugoslavia 0     Rome, Italy (clay)
      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 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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