1982 Davis Cup Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1982 Davis Cup.

22 teams entered the Europe Zone in total, split across two sub-zones. The winner of each sub-zone was promoted to the following year's World Group.^[1]

Ireland defeated Switzerland in the Zone A final, and Denmark defeated Hungary in the Zone B final, resulting in both Ireland and Denmark being promoted to the 1983 World Group.^[2]^[3]

Participating nations

Zone A:

Zone B:

Zone A

Draw

First round
7–9 May

Quarterfinals
11–13 June

Semifinals
9–11 July; 6–8 August

Final
1–3 October

Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard)

Ireland

5

Dublin, Ireland (hard)

Luxembourg

0

Ireland

4

Monaco

1

bye

Dublin, Ireland (hard)

Monaco

Ireland

4

Ankara, Turkey (clay)

Finland

1

Turkey

0

Athens, Greece (clay)

Greece

5

Greece

2

Finland

3

bye

Dublin, Ireland (hard)

Finland

Ireland

4

Switzerland

1

Austria

Vienna, Austria (clay)

bye

Austria

5

Algeria

0

bye

Pörtschach, Austria (clay)

Algeria

Austria

0

Casablanca, Morocco (clay)

Switzerland

4

Morocco

3

Casablanca, Morocco (clay)

Poland

2

Morocco

0

Switzerland

5

bye

Switzerland

First round

Ireland vs. Luxembourg

Ireland
5

Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland ^[4]
7–9 May 1982
Hard (indoors)

Luxembourg
0

		1	2	3
1	Sean Sorensen Johny Goudenbour	6 1	6 1	6 2
2	Matt Doyle Paul Hoffmann	6 0	6 1	6 0
3	Tommy Burke / Peter Hannon Johny Goudenbour / Stefan Kinsch	6 2	6 3	6 4
4	Sean Sorensen Paul Hoffmann	6 2	6 2	6 1
5	Matt Doyle Johny Goudenbour	7 5	6 4	6 4

Turkey vs. Greece

Turkey
0

Ankara Tennis Club, Ankara, Turkey ^[5]
7–9 May 1982
Clay

Greece
5

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Necvet Demir Athanasios Anastopoulos	6 3	4 6	0 6	6 1	4 6
2	Bülent Altınkaya George Kalovelonis	3 6	3 6	3 6
3	Bülent Altınkaya / Necvet Demir Athanasios Anastopoulos / George Kalovelonis	4 6	10 8	6 3	5 7	0 6
4	Bülent Altınkaya Athanasios Anastopoulos	4 6	4 6	4 6
5	Necvet Demir George Kalovelonis	2 6	5 7	7 9

Morocco vs. Poland

Morocco
3

Al Amal Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco ^[6]
7–9 May 1982
Clay

Poland
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Omar Laimina Henryk Drzymalski	6 4	6 2	6 4
2	Mohammed Dlimi Witold Meres	4 6	6 4	4 6	6 3	3 6
3	Omar Laimina / Houcine Saber Henryk Drzymalski / Witold Meres	9 7	6 2	5 7	6 3
4	Houcine Saber Henryk Drzymalski	3 6	6 1	5 7	4 6
5	Omar Laimina Witold Meres	6 8	6 3	8 6	6 2

Quarterfinals

Ireland vs. Monaco

Ireland
4

Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland ^[7]
11–13 June 1982
Hard

Monaco
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Sean Sorensen Bernard Balleret	6 3	6 3	6 1
2	Matt Doyle Louis Borfiga	6 1	6 3	6 3
3	Tommy Burke / Sean Sorensen Bernard Balleret / Louis Borfiga	5 7	7 9	10 8	6 3	8 6
4	Sean Sorensen Louis Borfiga	6 1	6 1	6 2
5	Peter Hannon Eric Carlier	4 6	1 6	3 6

Greece vs. Finland

Greece
2

Athens, Greece ^[8]
11–13 June 1982
Clay

Finland
3

		1	2	3	4
1	George Kalovelonis Kimmo Alkio	6 1	6 4	6 3
2	Athanasios Anastopoulos Leo Palin	2 6	1 6	6 2	1 6
3	Athanasios Anastopoulos / George Kalovelonis Kimmo Alkio / Leo Palin	16 18	4 6	4 6
4	George Kalovelonis Leo Palin	6 1	2 6	1 6	3 6
5	Fotis Vazeos Olli Rahnasto	9 7	7 5

Austria vs. Algeria

Austria
5

Post SV Wien, Vienna, Austria ^[9]
11–13 June 1982
Clay

Algeria
0

		1	2	3
1	Robert Reininger Djamel Boudjemline	6 3	6 1	6 4
2	Hans-Peter Kandler Yassine Amier	6 0	6 1	6 3
3	Gerald Mild / Ingo Wimmer Yassine Amier / Djamel Boudjemline	6 3	6 0	6 3
4	Robert Reininger Yassine Amier	6 1	6 0	6 3
5	Hans-Peter Kandler Djamel Boudjemline	6 1	6 3	9 7

Morocco vs. Switzerland

Morocco
0

Al Amal Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco ^[10]
11–13 June 1982
Clay

Switzerland
5

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Mohammed Dlimi Ivan Dupasquier	2 6	8 10	6 4	3 6
2	Omar Laimina Heinz Günthardt	6 2	6 2	1 6	3 6	0 6
3	Mohammed Dlimi / Omar Laimina Heinz Günthardt / Markus Günthardt	6 8	5 7	2 6
4	Omar Laimina Roland Stadler	4 6	1 6	5 7
5	Mohammed Dlimi Heinz Günthardt	3 6	0 6	2 6

Semifinals

Ireland vs. Finland

Ireland
4

Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland ^[11]
9–11 July 1982
Hard

Finland
1

		1	2	3
1	Matt Doyle Leo Palin	6 2	6 1	6 0
2	Sean Sorensen Matti Timonen	6 2	7 5	6 3
3	Matt Doyle / Sean Sorensen Kimmo Alkio / Leo Palin	6 3	6 4	6 4
4	Matt Doyle Matti Timonen	6 2	6 2
5	Robert Dolan Kimmo Alkio	2 6	3 6

Austria vs. Switzerland

Austria
0

Werzer Arena, Pörtschach, Austria ^[12]
6–8 August 1982
Clay

Switzerland
4

		1	2	3	4
1	Robert Reininger Heinz Günthardt	4 6	4 6	1 6
2	Hans-Peter Kandler Roland Stadler	1 6	3 6	1 6
3	Gerald Mild / Ingo Wimmer Heinz Günthardt / Markus Günthardt	2 6	2 6	4 6
4	Hans-Peter Kandler Heinz Günthardt	3 6	5 7	6 4	4 6
5	Robert Reininger Roland Stadler	8 6	8 6	1 1		not completed

Final

Ireland vs. Switzerland

Ireland
4

Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland ^[2]
1–3 October 1982
Hard

Switzerland
1

		1	2	3	4
1	Matt Doyle Heinz Günthardt	6 0	6 4	6 0
2	Sean Sorensen Roland Stadler	6 3	3 6	8 6	9 7
3	Matt Doyle / Sean Sorensen Heinz Günthardt / Markus Günthardt	6 8	2 6	5 7
4	Matt Doyle Roland Stadler	6 4	6 2	6 4
5	Sean Sorensen Jakob Hlasek	7 5	7 5

Zone B

Draw

First round
7–9 May

Quarterfinals
11–13 June

Semifinals
9–11 July

Final
1–3 October

Hungary

Budapest, Hungary (clay)

bye

Hungary

3

Varaždin, Yugoslavia (clay)

Yugoslavia

2

Norway

0

Budapest, Hungary (clay)

Yugoslavia

5

Hungary

4

Israel

1

Israel

Eupen, Belgium (clay)

bye

Israel

3

Belgium

0

bye

Budapest, Hungary (clay)

Belgium

Hungary

2

Porto, Portugal (clay)

Denmark

3

Portugal

5

Lisbon, Portugal (clay)

Tunisia

0

Portugal

0

Egypt

5

bye

Aarhus, Denmark (clay)

Egypt

1

Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)

Denmark

4

Denmark

4

Hørsholm, Denmark (clay)

Bulgaria

1

Denmark

3

Netherlands

0

bye

Netherlands

First round

Yugoslavia vs. Norway

Yugoslavia
5

Teniski klub Varteks, Varaždin, Yugoslavia ^[13]
7–9 May 1982
Clay

Norway
0

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Marko Ostoja Jan Svensen	6 3	6 1	6 2
2	Slobodan Živojinović Morten Rønneberg	6 1	6 2	4 6	7 9	6 0
3	Marko Ostoja / Slobodan Živojinović Gisle Pedersen-Jentoft / Jan Svensen	6 2	6 1	6 1
4	Zoran Petković Jan Svensen	9 7	6 1	6 1
5	Branko Horvat Gisle Pedersen-Jentoft	6 3	6 3	6 4

Portugal vs. Tunisia

Portugal
5

Lawn Tennis Club da Foz, Porto, Portugal ^[14]
7–9 May 1982
Clay

Tunisia
0

		1	2	3
1	Pedro Cordeiro Raouf Ben Farhat	6 1	6 1	6 3
2	Miguel Soares Abdel-Aziz Zouhir	6 0	6 2	6 3
3	Pedro Cordeiro / Miguel Soares Raouf Ben Farhat / Abdel-Aziz Zouhir	6 0	6 4	6 3
4	João Guedes Ikbel Hanachi	6 3	6 2
5	Manuel de Sousa Abdel-Aziz Zouhir	6 3	6 1

Bulgaria vs. Denmark

Bulgaria
1

Sofia, Bulgaria ^[15]
7–9 May 1982
Clay

Denmark
4

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Bozhidar Pampoulov Peter Bastiansen	8 6	3 6	6 2			retired
2	Julian Stamatov Michael Mortensen	2 6	9 7	3 6	7 5	5 7
3	Bozhidar Pampoulov / Matei Pampoulov Peter Bastiansen / Michael Mortensen	4 6	4 6	2 6
4	Julian Stamatov Peter Bastiansen	0 6	1 6	0 6
5	Bozhidar Pampoulov Michael Mortensen	2 6	2 6

Quarterfinals

Hungary vs. Yugoslavia

Hungary
3

Budapest, Hungary ^[16]
11–13 June 1982
Clay

Yugoslavia
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Balázs Taróczy Slobodan Živojinović	6 2	6 2	6 0
2	János Benyik Marko Ostoja	7 5	3 6	1 6	4 6
3	Péter Szőke / Balázs Taróczy Marko Ostoja / Slobodan Živojinović	6 2	7 5	8 6
4	János Benyik Slobodan Živojinović	8 6	6 4	2 6	3 6	2 6
5	Balázs Taróczy Marko Ostoja	6 3	6 2	9 7

Belgium vs. Israel

Belgium
0

Tennisclub Eupen, Eupen, Belgium ^[17]
11–13 June 1982
Clay

Israel
3

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Jacques Grandjean Shahar Perkiss	3 6	6 3	8 6	0 6	5 7
2	Bernard Boileau Shlomo Glickstein	6 3	6 8	3 6	6 4	4 6
3	Bernard Boileau / Thierry Stevaux Shlomo Glickstein / David Schneider	1 6	12 10	9 7	4 6	2 6
4	Bernard Boileau Shahar Perkiss						not played
5	Jacques Grandjean Shlomo Glickstein						not played

Portugal vs. Egypt

Portugal
0

Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal ^[18]
11–13 June 1982
Clay

Egypt
5

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Miguel Soares Tarek-Shawki El Sakka	6 4	3 6	4 6	4 6
2	Pedro Cordeiro Ahmed El-Mehelmy	4 6	3 6	6 2	6 1	6 8
3	Pedro Cordeiro / Miguel Soares Ahmed El-Mehelmy / Ismail El Shafei	4 6	2 6	4 6
4	Miguel Soares Ahmed El-Mehelmy	5 7	3 6
5	Pedro Cordeiro Tarek-Shawki El Sakka	7 9	2 6

Denmark vs. Netherlands

Denmark
3

Hørsholm, Denmark ^[19]
11–13 June 1982
Clay

Netherlands
0

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Michael Mortensen Louk Sanders	6 8	4 6	8 6	6 2	6 2
2	Peter Bastiansen Michiel Schapers	6 4	6 3	6 2
3	Peter Bastiansen / Michael Mortensen Huub van Boeckel / Michiel Schapers	8 10	6 4	6 4	5 7	9 7
4	Michael Mortensen Michiel Schapers						not played
5	Peter Bastiansen Louk Sanders						not played

Semifinals

Hungary vs. Israel

Hungary
4

Budapest, Hungary ^[20]
9–11 July 1982
Clay

Israel
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Balázs Taróczy Shahar Perkiss	7 5	6 4	6 2
2	János Benyik Shlomo Glickstein	1 6	0 6	2 6
3	Péter Szőke / Balázs Taróczy Shlomo Glickstein / David Schneider	3 6	6 3	2 6	7 5	8 6
4	János Benyik Shahar Perkiss	5 7	8 6	6 2	9 7
5	Balázs Taróczy Shlomo Glickstein	7 5	6 2

Denmark vs. Egypt

Denmark
4

Aarhus, Denmark ^[21]
9–11 July 1982
Clay

Egypt
1

		1	2	3	4
1	Michael Mortensen Ahmed El-Mehelmy	6 4	4 6	6 3	6 4
2	Peter Bastiansen Tarek-Shawki El Sakka	6 1	6 0	5 7	6 4
3	Peter Bastiansen / Michael Mortensen Ahmed El-Mehelmy / Tarek-Shawki El Sakka	5 7	6 1	6 3	6 1
4	Peter Bastiansen Ahmed El-Mehelmy	6 3	6 0
5	Michael Mortensen Tarek-Shawki El Sakka	1 6	6 4	3 6

Final

Hungary vs. Denmark

Hungary
2

Budapest, Hungary ^[3]
1–3 October 1982
Clay

Denmark
3

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Róbert Machán Peter Bastiansen	6 4	2 6	6 2	4 6	2 6
2	Balázs Taróczy Michael Mortensen	6 1	6 3	6 3
3	Péter Szőke / Balázs Taróczy Peter Bastiansen / Michael Mortensen	6 2	7 5	6 0
4	Balázs Taróczy Peter Bastiansen	4 6	4 6	6 2	6 8
5	Róbert Machán Michael Mortensen	2 6	6 3	7 9	9 11

References

^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
^ ^a ^b "Ireland v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
^ ^a ^b "Hungary v Denmark". daviscup.com.
^ "Ireland v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.
^ "Turkey v Greece". daviscup.com.
^ "Morocco v Poland". daviscup.com.
^ "Ireland v Monaco". daviscup.com.
^ "Greece v Finland". daviscup.com.
^ "Austria v Algeria". daviscup.com.
^ "Morocco v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
^ "Ireland v Finland". daviscup.com.
^ "Austria v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
^ "Yugoslavia v Norway". daviscup.com.
^ "Portugal v Tunisia". daviscup.com.
^ "Bulgaria v Denmark". daviscup.com.
^ "Hungary v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
^ "Belgium v Israel". daviscup.com.
^ "Portugal v Egypt". daviscup.com.
^ "Denmark v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
^ "Hungary v Israel". daviscup.com.
^ "Denmark v Egypt". daviscup.com.

External links

Davis Cup official website

[Collins-1] Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.

[A_Final-2] "Ireland v Switzerland". daviscup.com.

[B_Final-3] "Hungary v Denmark". daviscup.com.

[4] "Ireland v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.

[5] "Turkey v Greece". daviscup.com.

[6] "Morocco v Poland". daviscup.com.

[7] "Ireland v Monaco". daviscup.com.

[8] "Greece v Finland". daviscup.com.

[9] "Austria v Algeria". daviscup.com.

[10] "Morocco v Switzerland". daviscup.com.

[11] "Ireland v Finland". daviscup.com.

[12] "Austria v Switzerland". daviscup.com.

[13] "Yugoslavia v Norway". daviscup.com.

[14] "Portugal v Tunisia". daviscup.com.

[15] "Bulgaria v Denmark". daviscup.com.

[16] "Hungary v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.

[17] "Belgium v Israel". daviscup.com.

[18] "Portugal v Egypt". daviscup.com.

[19] "Denmark v Netherlands". daviscup.com.

[20] "Hungary v Israel". daviscup.com.

[21] "Denmark v Egypt". daviscup.com.

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