1976 Davis Cup Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1976 Davis Cup.

Main article: 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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