1971 Davis Cup

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.

1971 Davis Cup
Details
Duration19 March – 11 October
Edition60th
Teams51
Champion
Winning Nation United States
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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
Marcello Lara
Thomaz Koch		 4
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
2
Joaquín Loyo Mayo
José Edison Mandarino		 6
4		 3
6 		4
6 		7
5		 6
1		  
3
Joaquín Loyo Mayo / Vicente Zarazúa
Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino		 8
6		 7
5		 6
2		      
4
Marcello Lara
José Edison Mandarino		 4
6 		3
6 		7
9 		     
5
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
Toshiro Sakai
Jaidip Mukerjea		 0
6 		0
6 		4
6 		     
2
Keishiro Yanagi
Premjit Lall		 3
6 		6
3		 6
1		 6
2		    
3
Jun Kamiwazumi / Toshiro Sakai
Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea		 9
7		 1
6 		6
3		 1
6 		6
8 		 
4
Toshiro Sakai
Premjit Lall		 2
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
5
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
František Pála
Manuel Orantes		 6
2		 4
6 		2
6 		5
7 		   
2
Jan Kodeš
Juan Gisbert		 6
3		 4
6 		9
7		 7
5		    
3
Jan Kodeš / Jan Kukal
Juan Gisbert / Manuel Orantes		 4
6 		9
11 		4
6 		     
4
František Pála
Juan Gisbert		 6
0		 6
1		 6
1		      
5
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
Ion Țiriac
Christian Kuhnke		 6
2		 3
6 		6
2		 7
5		    
2
Ilie Năstase
Wilhelm Bungert		 6
2		 6
3		 6
2		      
3
Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac
Jürgen Fassbender / Hans-Jürgen Pohmann		 8
6		 6
4		 6
4		      
4
Ilie Năstase
Christian Kuhnke		 6
0		 6
4		 6
4		      
5
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
Jaidip Mukerjea
Ilie Năstase		 3
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
2
Premjit Lall
Ion Țiriac		 14
12		 6
3		 9
7		      
3
Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea
Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac		 3
6 		8
6		 6
8 		1
6 		   
4
Jaidip Mukerjea
Ion Țiriac		 6
3		 5
7 		3
6 		    retired
 
5
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
José Edison Mandarino
Jan Kodeš		 8
6		 6
4		 4
6 		6
4		    
2
Thomaz Koch
František Pála		 6
4		 6
4		 6
2		      
3
Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino
Jan Kodeš / Jan Kukal		 8
6		 6
2		 6
4		      
4
Carlos Kirmayr
František Pála		 1
6 		6
2		 6
4		 2
6 		4
6 		 
5
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
José Edison Mandarino
Ilie Năstase		 4
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
2
Thomaz Koch
Ion Țiriac		 4
6 		6
4		 6
3		 9
7		    
3
Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino
Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac		 1
6 		6
3		 6
3		 3
6 		6
4		  
4
Thomaz Koch
Ilie Năstase		 4
6 		0
6 		6
8 		     
5
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
Stan Smith
Ilie Năstase		 7
5		 6
3		 6
1		      
2
Frank Froehling
Ion Țiriac		 3
6 		1
6 		6
1		 6
3		 8
6		  
3
Stan Smith / Erik van Dillen
Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac		 5
7 		4
6 		6
8 		     
4
Stan Smith
Ion Țiriac		 8
6		 6
3		 6
0		      
5
Frank Froehling
Ilie Năstase		 3
6 		1
6 		6
1		 4
6 		   

References
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  2. Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.
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  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
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  7. "Czechoslovakia v Spain". daviscup.com.
  8. "Romania v West Germany". daviscup.com.
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