1971 Davis Cup
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Duration | 19 March – 11 October |
Edition | 60th |
Teams | 51 |
Champion | |
Winning nation | United States |
← 1970 1972 → |
The 1971 Davis Cup was the 60th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 28 teams entered the Europe Zone, 13 teams entered the Americas Zone, and 9 teams entered the Eastern Zone. Bolivia made its first appearance in the tournament.
Brazil defeated Mexico in the Americas Inter-Zonal final, India defeated Japan in the Eastern Inter-Zonal final, and Czechoslovakia and Romania were the winners of the two Europe Zones, defeating Spain and West Germany respectively.
In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Brazil defeated Czechoslovakia and Romania defeated India in the semifinals, and then Romania defeated Brazil in the final. Romania were then defeated by the defending champions the United States in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the Olde Providence Racquet Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States on 8–11 October.[1][2][3]
1971 was the last year the Davis Cup was played under the Challenge Round format.
South Africa was excluded from the tournament as part of the growing international opposition to its apartheid policies.[4]
Americas Zone
North & Central America Zone
Quarterfinals 8–10 May | Semifinals 7–30 May | Final 4–6 June | |||||||||||
Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | |||||||||||||
Mexico | 5 | ||||||||||||
Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | |||||||||||||
South Korea | 0 | ||||||||||||
Mexico | 3 | ||||||||||||
Canada | 2 | ||||||||||||
Canada | |||||||||||||
Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | |||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
Mexico | 3 | ||||||||||||
New Zealand | 2 | ||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
Kingston, Jamaica | |||||||||||||
Caribbean/West Indies | |||||||||||||
Caribbean/West Indies | 1 | ||||||||||||
New Zealand | 4 | ||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
New Zealand | |||||||||||||
South America Zone
Quarterfinals 19 March–6 April | Semifinals 9–18 April | Final 22–24 April | |||||||||||
Porto Alegre, Brazil | |||||||||||||
Brazil | 5 | ||||||||||||
Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay) | |||||||||||||
Bolivia | 0 | ||||||||||||
Brazil | 4 | ||||||||||||
Guayaquil, Ecuador (hard) | |||||||||||||
Ecuador | 1 | ||||||||||||
Ecuador | 4 | ||||||||||||
Santiago, Chile | |||||||||||||
Venezuela | 1 | ||||||||||||
Brazil | 3 | ||||||||||||
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | |||||||||||||
Chile | 2 | ||||||||||||
Uruguay | 0 | ||||||||||||
Santiago, Chile | |||||||||||||
Argentina | 5 | ||||||||||||
Argentina | 1 | ||||||||||||
Bogotá, Colombia | |||||||||||||
Chile | 4 | ||||||||||||
Colombia | 2 | ||||||||||||
Chile | 3 | ||||||||||||
Americas Inter-Zonal Final
Mexico vs. Brazil
Mexico 2 |
Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico [5] 17–19 July 1971 Clay |
Brazil 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eastern Zone
Zone A
Quarterfinals 27–29 March | Semifinals 2–5 April | Final 23–25 April | |||||||||||
Hong Kong | |||||||||||||
Australia | 5 | ||||||||||||
Jakarta, Indonesia | |||||||||||||
Hong Kong | 0 | ||||||||||||
Australia | 3 | ||||||||||||
Indonesia | 2 | ||||||||||||
Indonesia | |||||||||||||
Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
Australia | 2 | ||||||||||||
Japan | 3 | ||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
Manila, Philippines | |||||||||||||
Philippines | |||||||||||||
Philippines | 1 | ||||||||||||
Japan | 4 | ||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
Japan | |||||||||||||
Zone B
Semifinals 30 March–4 April | Final | |||||||
Colombo, Ceylon (clay) | ||||||||
India | 4 | |||||||
Ceylon | 0 | |||||||
India | w/o | |||||||
Lahore, Pakistan | ||||||||
Pakistan | ||||||||
Malaysia | 0 | |||||||
Pakistan | 5 | |||||||
Eastern Inter-Zonal Final
Japan vs. India
Japan 2 |
Denen Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan [6] 15–17 May 1971 Clay |
India 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Europe Zone
Zone A
First Round 30 April–9 May | Quarterfinals 13–16 May | Semifinals 11–13 June | Final 16–18 July | |||||||||||||||
Spain | ||||||||||||||||||
Basel, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||
bye | ||||||||||||||||||
Spain | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Switzerland | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||
Barcelona, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||
bye | ||||||||||||||||||
Spain | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Båstad, Sweden (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
France | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Sweden | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Paris, France (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
France | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
France | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||
Finland | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Finland | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
Ireland | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Spain | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Cairo, Egypt (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
Czechoslovakia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Egypt | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
Czechoslovakia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Czechoslovakia | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
Portugal | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Portugal | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
Turkey | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Czechoslovakia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Athens, Greece | ||||||||||||||||||
Soviet Union | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Greece | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Brussels, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||
Belgium | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Belgium | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
Soviet Union | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Denmark | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Soviet Union | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Zone A Final
Czechoslovakia vs. Spain
Czechoslovakia 3 |
Prague, Czechoslovakia [7] 16–18 July 1971 Clay |
Spain 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zone B
First Round 28 April–8 May | Quarterfinals 14–16 May | Semifinals 10–14 June | Final 16–18 July | |||||||||||||||
West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||
Augsburg, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||
bye | ||||||||||||||||||
West Germany | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Austria | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Austria | ||||||||||||||||||
Munich, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||
bye | ||||||||||||||||||
West Germany | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||
Hungary | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Hungary | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||
Poland | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Hungary | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg | ||||||||||||||||||
Luxembourg | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Luxembourg | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Bucharest, Romania (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
Monaco | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
West Germany | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Tel Aviv, Israel (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
Romania | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Israel | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Tel Aviv, Israel (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
Norway | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Israel | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Bucharest, Romania (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
Romania | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Romania | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Bucharest, Romania (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
Netherlands | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Romania | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Perugia, Italy (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
Yugoslavia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Italy | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Zagreb, Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||
Bulgaria | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Italy | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
Yugoslavia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Great Britain | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Yugoslavia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Zone B Final
Romania vs. West Germany
Romania 5 |
Bucharest, Romania [8] 16–18 July 1971 Clay |
West Germany 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inter-Zonal Zone
Draw
Semifinals 1–3 August | Final 21–23 August | |||||||
New Delhi, India | ||||||||
EUR-B | Romania | 4 | ||||||
São Paulo, Brazil | ||||||||
EAS | India | 1 | ||||||
EUR-B | Romania | 3 | ||||||
Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay) | ||||||||
AME | Brazil | 2 | ||||||
AME | Brazil | 4 | ||||||
EUR-A | Czechoslovakia | 1 | ||||||
Semifinals
India vs. Romania
India 1 |
New Delhi, India [9] 1–3 August 1971 |
Romania 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brazil vs. Czechoslovakia
Brazil 4 |
Porto Alegre, Brazil [10] 1–3 August 1971 Clay |
Czechoslovakia 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
Brazil vs. Romania
Brazil 2 |
São Paulo, Brazil [11] 21–23 August 1971 |
Romania 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Challenge Round
United States vs. Romania
United States 3 |
Olde Providence Racquet Club, Charlotte, NC, United States [3] 8–11 October 1971 Clay |
Romania 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
- ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.
- ^ a b "United States v Romania". daviscup.com.
- ^ Steve, Tignor (19 November 2014). "The Shots Not Heard Around the World". tennis.com. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
South Africa had been banned from the Davis Cup entirely from 1970 to '73
- ^ "Mexico v Brazil". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Japan v India". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Czechoslovakia v Spain". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Romania v West Germany". daviscup.com.
- ^ "India v Romania". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Brazil v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Brazil v Romania". daviscup.com.