- 1974 Davis Cup Europe Zone
The Europe Zone was one the three zones of competition in the 1974 Davis Cup. Two sub-zones were played, with the winner of each advancing to the Inter-Zonal Zone. Italy and the Soviet Union advanced to the INZ.
Zone A
Qualifying Rounds
8Team-2Round-Compact
RD1-date=17-19 December, 1973
RD2-date=January-April
RD2-name=SemifinalsRD1T1-loc=
Lagos ,Nigeria
RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=davis|NGR | RD1-score1=2
RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=davis|MAR | RD1-score2=3RD1T2-loc=
RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=davis|EGY | RD1-score3=
RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=bye | RD1-score4=RD1T3-loc=
RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=bye | RD1-score5=
RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=davis|IRI|1964 | RD1-score6=RD1T4-loc=
RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=bye | RD1-score7=
RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=davis|ISR | RD1-score8=RD2T1-loc=
Cairo ,Egypt
RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=davis|MAR | RD2-score1=0
RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=davis|EGY | RD2-score2=3RD2T2-loc=
Tehran ,Iran
RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=davis|IRI|1964 | RD2-score3=4
RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=davis|ISR | RD2-score4=1
*Egypt and Iran advance to Preliminary RoundsPreliminary Rounds
16Team-2Round-Compact
RD1-date=19-21 April
RD2-date=3-5 MayRD1T1-loc=
RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=davis|FRG | RD1-score1=
RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=RD1T2-loc=
Monte Carlo ,Monaco (clay)
RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=davis|MON | RD1-score3=2
RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=davis|DEN | RD1-score4=3RD1T3-loc=
RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=davis|ESP|1939 | RD1-score5=
RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=bye | RD1-score6=RD1T4-loc=
Oslo ,Norway (indoor hard)
RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=davis|NOR | RD1-score7=4
RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=davis|IRI|1964 | RD1-score8=1RD1T5-loc=
RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9=davis|GBR | RD1-score9=
RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=bye | RD1-score10=RD1T6-loc=
Cairo ,Egypt
RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=davis|EGY | RD1-score11=3
RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=davis|BUL|1971 | RD1-score12=1RD1T7-loc=
RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=davis|YUG | RD1-score13=
RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=bye | RD1-score14=RD1T8-loc=
Brussels ,Belgium
RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=davis|BEL | RD1-score15=5
RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=davis|GRE | RD1-score16=0RD2T1-loc=
West Berlin ,West Germany (clay)
RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=davis|FRG | RD2-score1=5
RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=davis|DEN | RD2-score2=0RD2T2-loc=
Barcelona ,Spain (clay)
RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=davis|ESP|1939 | RD2-score3=5
RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=davis|NOR | RD2-score4=0RD2T3-loc=
Cairo ,Egypt (clay)
RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5=davis|GBR | RD2-score5=0
RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6=davis|EGY | RD2-score6=5RD2T4-loc=
Brussels ,Belgium
RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7=davis|YUG | RD2-score7=3
RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8=davis|BEL | RD2-score8=2
*West Germany, Spain, Egypt, and Yugoslavia advance to Main DrawMain draw
6TeamBracket-info
RD1-date=10-12 May
RD2-date=19-21 July
RD3-date=26-28 JulyRD1T1-loc=
Düsseldorf ,West Germany
RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=davis|FRG | RD1-score1=3
RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=davis|ESP|1939 | RD1-score2=2RD1T2-loc=
Cairo ,Egypt
RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=davis|EGY | RD1-score3=2
RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=davis|YUG | RD1-score4=3RD2T1-loc=
Munich ,West Germany (clay)
RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=davis|TCH | RD2-score1=3
RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=davis|FRG | RD2-score2=2RD2T2-loc=
Donetsk ,Soviet Union
RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=davis|URS | RD2-score3=3
RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=davis|YUG | RD2-score4=1RD3T1-loc=
Donetsk ,Soviet Union (clay)
RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=davis|TCH | RD3-score1=2
RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=davis|URS | RD3-score2=3First Round
West Germany vs. Spain
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team1=West Germany
team2=Spain |team2-var=1939
venue=Düsseldorf ,West Germany
date=10 May - 12 May 1974
surface=
score1=3
score2=2
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Karl Meiler |3 |4 |6 |6 |6 |T2P1=Manuel Orantes |6 |6 |4 |4 |3
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Jürgen Fassenbender |6 |3 |6 |3 | |T2P1=José Higueras |8 |6 |2 |6 |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Jürgen Fassenbender |T1P2=Hans-Jürgen Pohmann |6 |6 |4 |6 | |T2P1=Antonio Muñoz |T2P2=Manuel Orantes |3 |4 |6 |4 |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Karl Meiler |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=José Higueras |3 |2 |1 | |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Jürgen Fassenbender |4 |2 |0 | | |T2P1=Manuel Orantes |6 |6 |6 | |Egypt vs. Yugoslavia
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team1=Egypt
team2=Yugoslavia
venue=Cairo ,Egypt
date=10 May - 12 May 1974
surface=
score1=2
score2=3
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Ismail El Shafei |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Željko Franulović |2 |3 |2 | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Aly El Dawoudi |0 |4 |0 | | |T2P1=Niki Pilić |6 |6 |6 | |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Aly El Dawoudi |T1P2=Ismail El Shafei |3 |1 |0 | | |T2P1=Željko Franulović |T2P2=Niki Pilić |6 |6 |6 | |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Ismail El Shafei |2 |9 |2 |6 | |T2P1=Niki Pilić |6 |7 |6 |3 | |re2=5
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Aly El Dawoudi |2 |5 |3 | | |T2P1=Željko Franulović |6 |7 |6 | |emifinals
West Germany vs. Czechoslovakia
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team1=West Germany
team2=Czechoslovakia
venue=Munich ,West Germany
date=19 July - 21 July 1974
surface=clay
score1=2
score2=3
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Hans-Jürgen Pohmann |4 |1 |3 | | |T2P1=Jan Kodeš |6 |6 |6 | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Karl Meiler |6 |1 |3 |13 |6 |T2P1=Jiří Hřebec |3 |6 |6 |11 |4
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Jürgen Fassenbender |T1P2=Hans-Jürgen Pohmann |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Jan Kodeš |T2P2=Vladimir Zednik |4 |0 |2 | |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Karl Meiler |1 |5 |0 | | |T2P1=Jan Kodeš |6 |7 |6 | |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Hans-Jürgen Pohmann |4 |1 |8 |10 | |T2P1=Jiří Hřebec |6 |6 |6 |12 |oviet Union vs. Yugoslavia
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team1=Soviet Union
team2=Yugoslavia
venue=Donetsk ,Soviet Union
date=19 July - 21 July 1974
surface=clay
score1=3
score2=1
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Alex Metreveli |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Boro Jovanović |4 |1 |1 | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Teimuraz Kakulia |7 |6 |5 |1 | |T2P1=Niki Pilić |5 |8 |7 |6 |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Vladimir Korotkov |T1P2=Alex Metreveli |6 |6 |3 |6 | |T2P1=Boro Jovanović |T2P2=Niki Pilić |1 |1 |6 |3 |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Teimuraz Kakulia |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Boro Jovanović |2 |4 |0 | |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Alex Metreveli | | | | | |T2P1=Niki Pilić | | | | | |np=Final
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team1=Soviet Union
team2=Czechoslovakia
venue=Donetsk ,Soviet Union
date=26 July - 28 July 1974
surface=clay
score1=3
score2=2
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Alex Metreveli |6 |6 |3 |6 | |T2P1=František Pala |2 |4 |6 |2 |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Teimuraz Kakulia |4 |2 |3 | | |T2P1=Jan Kodeš |6 |6 |6 | |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Vladimir Korotkov |T1P2=Alex Metreveli |4 |1 |3 | | |T2P1=Jan Kodeš |T2P2=Vladimir Zednik |6 |6 |6 | |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Alex Metreveli |4 |6 |4 |6 |7 |T2P1=Jan Kodeš |6 |3 |6 |3 |5
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Teimuraz Kakulia |6 |4 |6 |2 |6 |T2P1=František Pala |3 |6 |4 |6 |4
*Soviet Union advance to Inter-Zonal ZoneZone B
Qualifying Rounds
4TeamBracket-info
RD1date=5-7 October, 1973
RD2date=28-30 December, 1973RD1T1-loc=
Istanbul ,Turkey (indoor clay)
RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=davis|TUR | RD1-score1=3
RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=davis|LIB | RD1-score2=2RD1T2-loc=
RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=bye | RD1-score3=
RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=davis|LUX | RD1-score4=RD2T1-loc=
Istanbul ,Turkey
RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=davis|TUR | RD2-score1=5
RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=davis|LUX | RD2-score2=0
*Turkey advance to Preliminary RoundsPreliminary Rounds
16Team-2Round-Compact
RD1-date=22 March-21 April
RD2-date=3-19 MayRD1T1-loc=
RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=davis|NZL | RD1-score1=
RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=RD1T2-loc=
Zürich ,Switzerland
RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=davis|SUI | RD1-score3=2
RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=davis|AUT | RD1-score4=3RD1T3-loc=
RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=davis|FRA | RD1-score5=
RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=bye | RD1-score6=RD1T4-loc=
Lisbon ,Portugal (clay)
RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=davis|POR | RD1-score7=4
RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=davis|IRL | RD1-score8=1RD1T5-loc=
RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9=davis|SWE | RD1-score9=
RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=bye | RD1-score10=RD1T6-loc=
Warsaw ,Poland
RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=davis|HUN | RD1-score11=2
RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=davis|POL | RD1-score12=3RD1T7-loc=
RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=davis|NED | RD1-score13=
RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=bye | RD1-score14=RD1T8-loc=
Helsinki ,Finland
RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=davis|FIN | RD1-score15=5
RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=davis|TUR | RD1-score16=0RD2T1-loc=
Vienna ,Austria
RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=davis|NZL | RD2-score1=1
RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=davis|AUT | RD2-score2=3RD2T2-loc=
Porto ,Portugal (clay)
RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=davis|FRA | RD2-score3=5
RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=davis|POR | RD2-score4=0RD2T3-loc=Båstad,
Sweden (clay)
RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5=davis|SWE | RD2-score5=4
RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6=davis|POL | RD2-score6=1RD2T4-loc=
Scheveningen ,Netherlands (clay)
RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7=davis|NED | RD2-score7=4
RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8=davis|FIN | RD2-score8=1
*Austria, France, Sweden, and Netherlands advance to Main DrawMain draw
6TeamBracket-info
RD1-date=10-26 May
RD2-date=19-21 July
RD3-date=2-4 AugustRD1T1-loc=
Vienna ,Austria
RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=davis|AUT | RD1-score1=1
RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=davis|FRA | RD1-score2=3RD1T2-loc=Båstad,
Sweden (clay)
RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=davis|SWE | RD1-score3=4
RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=davis|NED | RD1-score4=1RD2T1-loc=
Bucharest ,Romania (clay)
RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=davis|ROU|1965 | RD2-score1=3
RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=davis|FRA | RD2-score2=2RD2T2-loc=Båstad,
Sweden (clay)
RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=davis|ITA | RD2-score3=3
RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=davis|SWE | RD2-score4=2RD3T1-loc=
Mestre ,Italy (clay)
RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=davis|ROU|1965 | RD3-score1=2
RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=davis|ITA | RD3-score2=3First Round
Austria vs. France
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team1=Austria
team2=France
venue=Vienna ,Austria
date=10 May - 12 May 1974
surface=clay
score1=1
score2=3
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Hans Kary |7 |6 |9 | | |T2P1=François Jauffret |5 |1 |7 | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Petr Pokorný |2 |2 |2 | | |T2P1=Georges Goven |6 |6 |6 | |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Hans Kary |T1P2=Petr Pokorný |5 |4 |2 | | |T2P1=Pierre Barthes |T2P2=François Jauffret |7 |6 |6 | |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Petr Pokorný |4 |2 |3 | | |T2P1=François Jauffret |6 |6 |6 | |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Hans Kary |6 |6 |4 |6 |3 |T2P1=Georges Goven |2 |4 |6 |8 |5 |nc=5weden vs. Netherlands
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team1=Sweden
team2=Netherlands
venue=Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad,Sweden
date=24 May - 26 May 1974
surface=clay
score1=3
score2=2
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Björn Borg |4 |6 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Rolf Thung |6 |4 |1 |1 |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Leif Johansson |5 |4 |6 |6 |6 |T2P1=Jan Hordijk |7 |6 |0 |1 |2
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Ove Bengtson |T1P2=Björn Borg |6 |7 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Fred Hemmes |T2P2=Rolf Thung |2 |9 |1 |1 |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Leif Johansson |6 |6 |1 |3 |3 |T2P1=Rolf Thung |4 |4 |6 |6 |6
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Björn Borg |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Fred Hemmes |3 |3 |1 | |emifinals
Romania vs. France
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team1=Romania |team1-var=1965
team2=France
venue=Bucharest ,Romania
date=19 July - 21 July 1974
surface=clay
score1=3
score2=2
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Ilie Năstase |6 |4 |2 |3 | |T2P1=François Jauffret |2 |6 |6 |6 |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Toma Ovici |6 |10 |6 | | |T2P1=Pierre Barthes |1 |8 |2 | |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Ilie Năstase |T1P2=Ion Ţiriac |6 |6 |9 | | |T2P1=Pierre Barthes |T2P2=François Jauffret |2 |4 |7 | |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Toma Ovici |2 |4 |6 |5 | |T2P1=François Jauffret |6 |6 |4 |7 |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Ilie Năstase |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Pierre Barthes |2 |3 |3 | |weden vs. Italy
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team1=Sweden
team2=Italy
venue=Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad,Sweden
date=19 July - 21 July 1974
surface=clay
score1=2
score2=3
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Björn Borg |7 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Paolo Bertolucci |5 |1 |0 | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Leif Johansson |6 |1 |6 |1 | |T2P1=Adriano Panatta |8 |6 |4 |6 |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Ove Bengtson |T1P2=Björn Borg |1 |7 |5 |4 | |T2P1=Paolo Bertolucci |T2P2=Adriano Panatta |6 |5 |7 |6 |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Leif Johansson |6 |3 |7 |5 |6 |T2P1=Paolo Bertolucci |3 |6 |5 |7 |8
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Björn Borg |6 |4 |9 |6 | |T2P1=Adriano Panatta |4 |6 |7 |3 |Final
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team1=Italy
team2=Romania |team2-var=1965
venue=Mestre ,Italy
date=2 August - 4 August 1974
surface=clay
score1=3
score2=2
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Corrado Barazzutti |7 |0 |1 | | |T2P1=Ilie Năstase |9 |6 |6 | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Adriano Panatta |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Ion Ţiriac |1 |3 |2 | |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Paolo Bertolucci |T1P2=Adriano Panatta |6 |8 |6 |4 |6 |T2P1=Ilie Năstase |T2P2=Ion Ţiriac |4 |6 |8 |6 |2
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Corrado Barazzutti |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Ion Ţiriac |3 |0 |0 | |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Adriano Panatta |0 |0 |5 | | |T2P1=Ilie Năstase |6 |6 |7 | |
*Italy advance to Inter-Zonal Zone
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