1974 Davis Cup Europe Zone
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 | |||||||||||||
Nigeria | 2 | ||||||||||||
Cairo, Egypt | |||||||||||||
Morocco | 3 | ||||||||||||
Morocco | 0 | ||||||||||||
Egypt | 3 | ||||||||||||
Egypt | |||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
Tehran, Iran | |||||||||||||
Iran | |||||||||||||
Iran | 4 | ||||||||||||
Israel | 1 | ||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
Israel | |||||||||||||
- Egypt and Iran advance to Preliminary Rounds
Preliminary Rounds
First round 19–21 April | Quarterfinals 3–5 May | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||
- West Germany, Spain, Egypt, and Yugoslavia advance to Main Draw
Main draw
First round 10–12 May | Semifinals 19–21 July | Final 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Egypt vs. Yugoslavia
Egypt 2 |
Cairo, Egypt 10–12 May 1974 |
Yugoslavia 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semifinals
West Germany vs. Czechoslovakia
West Germany 2 |
Munich, West Germany 19–21 July 1974 clay |
Czechoslovakia 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Soviet Union vs. Yugoslavia
Soviet Union 3 |
Donetsk, Soviet Union 19–21 July 1974 clay |
Yugoslavia 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
Soviet Union 3 |
Donetsk, Soviet Union 26–28 July 1974 clay |
Czechoslovakia 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Soviet Union advance to Inter-Zonal Zone
Zone B
Qualifying Rounds
Semifinals | Final | |||||||
Istanbul, Turkey (indoor clay) | ||||||||
Turkey | 3 | |||||||
Istanbul, Turkey | ||||||||
Lebanon | 2 | |||||||
Turkey | 5 | |||||||
Luxembourg | 0 | |||||||
bye | ||||||||
Luxembourg | ||||||||
- Turkey advance to Preliminary Rounds
Preliminary Rounds
First round 22 March-21 April | Quarterfinals 3–19 May | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||
- 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 | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sweden vs. Netherlands
Sweden 3 |
Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 24–26 May 1974 clay |
Netherlands 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semifinals
Romania vs. France
Romania 3 |
Bucharest, Romania 19–21 July 1974 clay |
France 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sweden vs. Italy
Sweden 2 |
Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 19–21 July 1974 clay |
Italy 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
Italy 3 |
Mestre, Italy 2–4 August 1974 clay |
Romania 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Italy advance to Inter-Zonal Zone