1974 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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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

Quarterfinals
17–19 December 1973
Semifinals
January–April
Final
Lagos, Nigeria
 Nigeria2
Cairo, Egypt
 Morocco3
 Morocco0
 Egypt3
 Egypt
bye
bye
Tehran, Iran
 Iran
 Iran4
 Israel1
bye
 Israel
  • Egypt and Iran advance to Preliminary Rounds

Preliminary Rounds

First round
19–21 April
Quarterfinals
3–5 May
SemifinalsFinal
 West Germany
West Berlin, West Germany (clay)
bye
 West Germany5
Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
 Denmark0
 Monaco2
 Denmark3
 Spain
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
bye
 Spain5
Oslo, Norway (indoor hard)
 Norway0
 Norway4
 Iran1
 Great Britain
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
bye
 Great Britain0
Cairo, Egypt
 Egypt5
 Egypt3
 Bulgaria1
 Yugoslavia
Brussels, Belgium
bye
 Yugoslavia3
Brussels, Belgium
 Belgium2
 Belgium5
 Greece0
  • West Germany, Spain, Egypt, and Yugoslavia advance to Main Draw

Main draw

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
 
  • Soviet Union advance to Inter-Zonal Zone

Zone B

Qualifying Rounds

SemifinalsFinal
Istanbul, Turkey (indoor clay)
 Turkey3
Istanbul, Turkey
 Lebanon2
 Turkey5
 Luxembourg0
bye
 Luxembourg
  • Turkey advance to Preliminary Rounds

Preliminary Rounds

  • Austria, France, Sweden, and Netherlands advance to Main Draw

Main draw

First round
10–26 May
Semifinals
19–21 July
Final
2–4 August
Bucharest, Romania (clay)
Vienna, Austria Romania3
 Austria1 France2Mestre, Italy (clay)
 France3 Romania2
Båstad, Sweden (clay) Italy3
Båstad, Sweden (clay) Italy3
 Sweden4 Sweden2
 Netherlands1

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
     
  • Italy advance to Inter-Zonal Zone