1974 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Main article: 1974 Davis Cup

The Europe Zone was one of 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

  First round
17–19 December 1973
Quarterfinals
January–April
                 
Lagos, Nigeria
  Nigeria 2  
Cairo, Egypt
  Morocco 3  
    Morocco 0
    Egypt 3
  Egypt
 bye  
 bye  
Tehran, Iran
  Iran  
    Iran 4
    Israel 1
 bye
  Israel  

Preliminary Rounds

  First round
19–21 April
Quarterfinals
3–5 May
                 
  West Germany  
West Berlin, West Germany (clay)
 bye  
    West Germany 5
Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
    Denmark 0
  Monaco 2
  Denmark 3  
  Spain  
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
 bye  
    Spain 5
Oslo, Norway (indoor hard)
    Norway 0
  Norway 4
  Iran 1  
  Great Britain  
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
 bye  
    Great Britain 0
Cairo, Egypt
    Egypt 5
  Egypt 3
  Bulgaria 1  
  Yugoslavia  
Brussels, Belgium
 bye  
    Yugoslavia 3
Brussels, Belgium
    Belgium 2
  Belgium 5
  Greece 0  

Main draw

  First Round
10–12 May
    Semifinals
19–21 July
    Finals
26–28 July
                           
  Munich, West Germany (clay)
  Düsseldorf, West Germany       Czechoslovakia 3  
    West Germany 3       West Germany 2     Donetsk, Soviet Union (clay)
    Spain 2           Czechoslovakia 2
  Donetsk, Soviet Union       Soviet Union 3
  Cairo, Egypt       Soviet Union 3    
    Egypt 2       Yugoslavia 1  
    Yugoslavia 3  

First Round

West Germany vs. Spain

West Germany
3
Düsseldorf, West Germany
10–12 May 1974

Spain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 West Germany
Spain
Karl Meiler
Manuel Orantes
3
6
4
6
6
4
6
4
6
3
 
2 West Germany
Spain
Jürgen Fassbender
José Higueras
6
8
3
6
6
2
3
6
   
3 West Germany
Spain
Jürgen Fassbender / Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
Antonio Muñoz / Manuel Orantes
6
3
6
4
4
6
6
4
   
4 West Germany
Spain
Karl Meiler
José Higueras
6
3
6
2
6
1
     
5 West Germany
Spain
Jürgen Fassbender
Manuel Orantes
4
6
2
6
0
6
     
Egypt vs. Yugoslavia

Egypt
2
Cairo, Egypt
10–12 May 1974

Yugoslavia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Egypt
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Ismail El Shafei
Željko Franulović
6
2
6
3
6
2
     
2 Egypt
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Aly El Dawoudi
Niki Pilić
0
6
4
6
0
6
     
3 Egypt
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Aly El Dawoudi / Ismail El Shafei
Željko Franulović / Niki Pilić
3
6
1
6
0
6
     
4 Egypt
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Ismail El Shafei
Niki Pilić
2
6
9
7
2
6
6
3
   
retired
5 Egypt
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Aly El Dawoudi
Željko Franulović
2
6
5
7
3
6
     

Semifinals

West Germany vs. Czechoslovakia

West Germany
2
Munich, West Germany
19–21 July 1974
clay

Czechoslovakia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 West Germany
Czechoslovakia
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
Jan Kodeš
4
6
1
6
3
6
     
2 West Germany
Czechoslovakia
Karl Meiler
Jiří Hřebec
6
3
1
6
3
6
13
11
6
4
 
3 West Germany
Czechoslovakia
Jürgen Fassbender / Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
Jan Kodeš / Vladimir Zednik
6
4
6
0
6
2
     
4 West Germany
Czechoslovakia
Karl Meiler
Jan Kodeš
1
6
5
7
0
6
     
5 West Germany
Czechoslovakia
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
Jiří Hřebec
4
6
1
6
8
6
10
12
   
Soviet Union vs. Yugoslavia

Soviet Union
3
Donetsk, Soviet Union
19–21 July 1974
clay

Yugoslavia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Soviet Union
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Alex Metreveli
Boro Jovanović
6
4
6
1
6
1
     
2 Soviet Union
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Teimuraz Kakulia
Niki Pilić
7
5
6
8
5
7
1
6
   
3 Soviet Union
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Vladimir Korotkov / Alex Metreveli
Boro Jovanović / Niki Pilić
6
1
6
1
3
6
6
3
   
4 Soviet Union
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Teimuraz Kakulia
Boro Jovanović
6
2
6
4
6
0
     
5 Soviet Union
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Alex Metreveli
Niki Pilić
          not
played

Final


Soviet Union
3
Donetsk, Soviet Union
26–28 July 1974
clay

Czechoslovakia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Alex Metreveli
František Pala
6
2
6
4
3
6
6
2
   
2 Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Teimuraz Kakulia
Jan Kodeš
4
6
2
6
3
6
     
3 Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Vladimir Korotkov / Alex Metreveli
Jan Kodeš / Vladimir Zednik
4
6
1
6
3
6
     
4 Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Alex Metreveli
Jan Kodeš
4
6
6
3
4
6
6
3
7
5
 
5 Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Teimuraz Kakulia
František Pala
6
3
4
6
6
4
2
6
6
4
 

Zone B

Qualifying Rounds

  1st round
5–7 October 1973
Final
28–30 December 1973
                 
  Istanbul, Turkey (indoor clay)
    Turkey 3  
    Lebanon 2     Istanbul, Turkey
      Turkey 5
    Luxembourg 0
   bye
    Luxembourg  

Preliminary Rounds

  First round
22 March-21 April
Quarterfinals
3–19 May
                 
  New Zealand  
Vienna, Austria
 bye  
    New Zealand 1
Zürich, Switzerland
    Austria 3
   Switzerland 2
  Austria 3  
  France  
Porto, Portugal (clay)
 bye  
    France 5
Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
    Portugal 0
  Portugal 4
  Ireland 1  
  Sweden  
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
 bye  
    Sweden 4
Warsaw, Poland
    Poland 1
  Hungary 2
  Poland 3  
  Netherlands  
Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)
 bye  
    Netherlands 4
Helsinki, Finland
    Finland 1
  Finland 5
  Turkey 0  

Main draw

  First Round
10–26 May
    Semifinals
19–21 July
    Finals
2–4 August
                           
  Bucharest, Romania (clay)
  Vienna, Austria       Romania 3  
    Austria 1       France 2     Mestre, Italy (clay)
    France 3           Romania 2
  Båstad, Sweden (clay)       Italy 3
  Båstad, Sweden (clay)       Italy 3    
    Sweden 4       Sweden 2  
    Netherlands 1  

First Round

Austria vs. France

Austria
1
Vienna, Austria
10–12 May 1974
clay

France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
France
Hans Kary
François Jauffret
7
5
6
1
9
7
     
2 Austria
France
Petr Pokorný
Georges Goven
2
6
2
6
2
6
     
3 Austria
France
Hans Kary / Petr Pokorný
Pierre Barthes / François Jauffret
5
7
4
6
2
6
     
4 Austria
France
Petr Pokorný
François Jauffret
4
6
2
6
3
6
     
5 Austria
France
Hans Kary
Georges Goven
6
2
6
4
4
6
6
8
3
5
not
completed
Sweden vs. Netherlands

Sweden
3
Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden
24–26 May 1974
clay

Netherlands
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Netherlands
Björn Borg
Rolf Thung
4
6
6
4
6
1
6
1
   
2 Sweden
Netherlands
Leif Johansson
Jan Hordijk
5
7
4
6
6
0
6
1
6
2
 
3 Sweden
Netherlands
Ove Bengtson / Björn Borg
Fred Hemmes / Rolf Thung
6
2
7
9
6
1
6
1
   
4 Sweden
Netherlands
Leif Johansson
Rolf Thung
6
4
6
4
1
6
3
6
3
6
 
5 Sweden
Netherlands
Björn Borg
Fred Hemmes
6
3
6
3
6
1
     

Semifinals

Romania vs. France

Romania
3
Bucharest, Romania
19–21 July 1974
clay

France
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Romania
France
Ilie Năstase
François Jauffret
6
2
4
6
2
6
3
6
   
2 Romania
France
Toma Ovici
Pierre Barthes
6
1
10
8
6
2
     
3 Romania
France
Ilie Năstase / Ion Ţiriac
Pierre Barthes / François Jauffret
6
2
6
4
9
7
     
4 Romania
France
Toma Ovici
François Jauffret
2
6
4
6
6
4
5
7
   
5 Romania
France
Ilie Năstase
Pierre Barthes
6
2
6
3
6
3
     
Sweden vs. Italy

Sweden
2
Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden
19–21 July 1974
clay

Italy
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Italy
Björn Borg
Paolo Bertolucci
7
5
6
1
6
0
     
2 Sweden
Italy
Leif Johansson
Adriano Panatta
6
8
1
6
6
4
1
6
   
3 Sweden
Italy
Ove Bengtson / Björn Borg
Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta
1
6
7
5
5
7
4
6
   
4 Sweden
Italy
Leif Johansson
Paolo Bertolucci
6
3
3
6
7
5
5
7
6
8
 
5 Sweden
Italy
Björn Borg
Adriano Panatta
6
4
4
6
9
7
6
3
   

Final


Italy
3
Mestre, Italy
2–4 August 1974
clay

Romania
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Romania
Corrado Barazzutti
Ilie Năstase
7
9
0
6
1
6
     
2 Italy
Romania
Adriano Panatta
Ion Ţiriac
6
1
6
3
6
2
     
3 Italy
Romania
Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta
Ilie Năstase / Ion Ţiriac
6
4
8
6
6
8
4
6
6
2
 
4 Italy
Romania
Corrado Barazzutti
Ion Ţiriac
6
3
6
0
6
0
     
5 Italy
Romania
Adriano Panatta
Ilie Năstase
0
6
0
6
5
7
     
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