1978 Davis Cup Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1978 Davis Cup.

29 teams entered the Europe Zone, competing across 2 sub-zones. 25 teams entered the competition in the qualifying round, competing for 4 places in each sub-zone's main draw to join the 4 finalists from the 1977 Europe Zone. The winners of each sub-zone's main draw went on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the Americas Zone and Eastern Zone.^[1]

Great Britain defeated Czechoslovakia in the Zone A final, and Sweden defeated Hungary in the Zone B final, resulting in both Great Britain and Sweden progressing to the Inter-Zonal Zone.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Zone A[edit]

Preliminary rounds[edit]

Draw[edit]


First Round		Qualifying Round

Monte Carlo, Monaco

Monaco	5
		Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
Luxembourg	0
		Monaco	0

		Great Britain	5
bye

Great Britain

Tel Aviv, Israel (hard)

Israel	5
		Tel Aviv, Israel (hard)
Finland	0
		Israel	2

		Austria	3
bye

Austria



Czechoslovakia
		Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor clay)
bye
		Czechoslovakia	3
Zeist, Netherlands (clay)
		Netherlands	1
Netherlands	4

Greece	1



Poland
		Warsaw, Poland
bye
		Poland	4
Algiers, Algeria (clay)
		Iran	1
Algeria	1

Iran	4

First round[edit]

Monaco vs. Luxembourg

Monaco
5

Monte Carlo, Monaco^[4]
16–18 September 1977

Luxembourg
0

		1	2	3
1	Louis Borfiga Jean Brucher	6 4	6 1	6 2
2	Bernard Balleret Marc Klensch	6 1	6 2	6 1
3	Bernard Balleret / Louis Borfiga Fernand Claude / Théo Storck	6 2	6 0	6 3
4	Bernard Balleret Jean Brucher	6 0	6 3	6 1
5	Louis Borfiga Marc Klensch	6 3	6 1	6 2

Israel vs. Finland

Israel
5

Tel Aviv, Israel^[5]
16–18 September 1977
Hard

Finland
0

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Yair Wertheimer George Berner	3 6	6 0	6 2	6 4
2	Shlomo Glickstein Matti Timonen	2 6	6 2	6 3	6 2
3	Shlomo Glickstein / Yair Wertheimer George Berner / Matti Timonen	6 2	6 1	3 6	2 6	6 1
4	Yair Wertheimer Matti Timonen	6 2	6 3	6 3
5	Ilan Sher Kristian Tammivuori	7 5	4 6	6 2	6 3

Netherlands vs. Greece

Netherlands
4

Zeist, Netherlands^[6]
16–18 September 1977
Clay

Greece
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Louk Sanders Nicolas Kelaidis	7 5	6 1	6 2
2	Wouter Fok Nicholas Kalogeropoulos	4 6	6 0	5 7	6 3	3 6
3	Wouter Fok / Louk Sanders Nicholas Kalogeropoulos / Nicolas Kelaidis	6 1	6 2	6 3
4	Wouter Fok Nicolas Kelaidis	6 2	4 6	2 6	6 0	6 1
5	Louk Sanders Nicholas Kalogeropoulos	8 6	6 4	3 6	8 6

Algeria vs. Iran

Algeria
1

Hydra Athletic Club, Algiers, Algeria^[7]
10–12 August 1977
Clay

Iran
4

		1	2	3	4
1	Abdeslam Mahmoudi Mansour Bahrami	3 6	4 6	4 6
2	Fouad-Kamel Boudjemline Moharram-Ali Khodai	2 6	1 6	2 6
3	Fouad-Kamel Boudjemline / Abdeslam Mahmoudi Mansour Bahrami / Kamyab Derafshijavan	6 3	4 6	1 6	2 6
4	Abdeslam Mahmoudi Moharram-Ali Khodai	6 4	6 4	6 2
5	Hocine Younes Mansour Bahrami	3 6	4 6	6 8

Qualifying round[edit]

Monaco vs. Great Britain

Monaco
0

Monte Carlo, Monaco^[8]
17–19 March 1978
Clay

Great Britain
5

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Louis Borfiga John Lloyd	2 6	1 6	4 6
2	Bernard Balleret Richard Lewis	6 8	6 4	12 10	5 7	1 6
3	Louis Borfiga / Michel Borfiga David Lloyd / John Lloyd	2 6	1 6	1 6
4	Louis Borfiga Richard Lewis	6 2	6 2	6 8	1 6	1 6
5	Bernard Balleret John Lloyd	1 6	2 6

Israel vs. Austria

Israel
2

Tel Aviv, Israel^[9]
17–19 March 1978
Hard

Austria
3

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Shlomo Glickstein Peter Feigl	4 6	3 6	6 1	7 9
2	Steve Krulevitz Hans Kary	4 6	4 6	6 4	6 1	6 2
3	Steve Krulevitz / Yair Wertheimer Peter Feigl / Hans Kary	6 8	4 6	5 7
4	Steve Krulevitz Peter Feigl	6 4	8 6	6 3
5	Shlomo Glickstein Hans Kary	6 3	9 7	4 6	6 8	3 6

Czechoslovakia vs. Netherlands

Czechoslovakia
3

Prague, Czechoslovakia^[10]
17–19 March 1978
Clay (indoors)

Netherlands
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Jan Kodeš Tom Okker	6 4	7 9	6 0	3 6	4 6
2	Jiří Hřebec Louk Sanders	6 2	7 5	6 3
3	Jan Kodeš / Tomáš Šmíd Tom Okker / Louk Sanders	9 7	6 2	6 2
4	Jiří Hřebec Tom Okker	6 3	2 6	6 1	6 4
5	Tomáš Šmíd Louk Sanders	4 6	3 6				not completed

Poland vs. Iran

Poland
4

Warsaw, Poland^[11]
17–19 March 1978

Iran
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Wojciech Fibak Moharram-Ali Khodai	6 0	7 5	6 0
2	Czesław Dobrowolski Mansour Bahrami	6 8	4 6	6 4	6 3	3 6
3	Wojciech Fibak / Tadeusz Nowicki Mansour Bahrami / Kamyab Derafshijavan	6 1	6 1	6 4
4	Wojciech Fibak Mansour Bahrami	6 3	6 1	6 2
5	Czesław Dobrowolski Moharram-Ali Khodai	6 1	6 0	6 4

Main draw[edit]

Draw[edit]

Quarterfinals
16–18 June

Semifinals
13–15 July

Final
15–17 September

France

Paris, France (clay)

bye

France

2

Bristol, United Kingdom (grass)

Great Britain

3

Great Britain

5

Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass)

Austria

0

Great Britain

5

Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)

Czechoslovakia

0

Czechoslovakia

3

Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)

Poland

2

Czechoslovakia

5

Romania

0

bye

Romania

Quarterfinals[edit]

Great Britain vs. Austria

Great Britain
5

Bristol Lawn Tennis Club, Bristol, United Kingdom^[12]
16–18 June 1978
Grass

Austria
0

		1	2	3	4	5
1	John Lloyd Peter Feigl	7 5	6 2	2 6	9 7
2	Buster Mottram Hans Kary	6 2	6 3	6 1
3	David Lloyd / Buster Mottram Peter Feigl / Cliff Letcher	4 6	6 3	4 6	6 4	6 3
4	Richard Lewis Robert Reininger	3 6	6 4	8 6	6 4
5	Buster Mottram Peter Feigl	6 4	6 3	6 1

Czechoslovakia vs. Poland

Czechoslovakia
3

Prague, Czechoslovakia^[13]
16–18 June 1978
Clay

Poland
2

		1	2	3	4
1	Jan Kodeš Henryk Drzymalski	6 0	6 3	7 5
2	Jiří Hřebec Wojciech Fibak	5 7	5 7	4 6
3	Jan Kodeš / Tomáš Šmíd Wojciech Fibak / Tadeusz Nowicki	8 6	6 3	7 5
4	Jan Kodeš Wojciech Fibak	6 8	4 6	2 6
5	Jiří Hřebec Henryk Drzymalski	6 1	6 1	3 6	6 4

Semifinals[edit]

France vs. Great Britain

France
2

Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France^[14]
13–15 July 1978
Clay

Great Britain
3

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Yannick Noah Buster Mottram	6 3	3 6	7 9	3 6
2	Éric Deblicker John Lloyd	2 6	2 6	6 4	6 3	3 6
3	François Jauffret / Yannick Noah David Lloyd / John Lloyd	6 3	6 1	7 5
4	Éric Deblicker Buster Mottram	5 7	4 6	1 6
5	Yannick Noah John Lloyd	6 3	6 2	7 5

Czechoslovakia vs. Romania

Czechoslovakia
5

Prague, Czechoslovakia^[15]
13–15 July 1978
Clay

Romania
0

		1	2	3	4
1	Pavel Složil Andrei Dîrzu	6 2	6 4	7 5
2	Tomáš Šmíd Dumitru Hărădău	7 5	6 1	6 8	6 1
3	Pavel Složil / Tomáš Šmíd Andrei Dîrzu / Florin Segărceanu	6 4	6 2	6 4
4	Pavel Složil Florin Segărceanu	6 3	6 4
5	Tomáš Šmíd Andrei Dîrzu	6 3	6 2

Final[edit]

Great Britain vs. Czechoslovakia

Great Britain
5

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, United Kingdom^[2]
15–17 September 1978
Grass

Czechoslovakia
0

		1	2	3	4	5
1	John Lloyd Jiří Hřebec	9 7	6 3	4 6	5 7	12 10
2	Buster Mottram Ivan Lendl	6 4	7 5	7 5
3	Mark Cox / David Lloyd Jan Kodeš / Tomáš Šmíd	6 4	13 15	6 4	2 6	6 4
4	Mark Cox Ivan Lendl	6 2	6 4	6 3
5	Buster Mottram Jiří Hřebec	5 7	3 6	6 3	6 4	6 0

Zone B[edit]

Pre-qualifying round[edit]

Draw[edit]


	Pre-qualifying round

	Casablanca, Morocco

	Morocco		5

	Turkey		0

Results[edit]

Morocco vs. Turkey

Morocco
5

Casablanca, Morocco^[16]
27–29 August 1977

Turkey
0

		1	2	3
1	Mustapha Dislam Ali Yenilmez	6 3	6 2	6 3
2	Omar Laimina Remzi Aydın	6 1	6 0	6 1
3	Mustapha Dislam / Omar Laimina Remzi Aydın / Ali Yenilmez	6 2	6 0	6 0
4	Houcine Saber Ali Yenilmez	6 3	6 4	6 2
5	Mohammed Dlimi Cevdet Cika	6 0	6 3	7 5

Preliminary rounds[edit]

Draw[edit]


First Round		Qualifying Round

Casablanca, Morocco (clay)

Morocco	4
		Casablanca, Morocco
Norway	1
		Morocco	0

		Yugoslavia	5
bye

Yugoslavia

Dublin, Ireland (grass)

Ireland	4
		Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard)
Portugal	1
		Ireland	0

		Sweden	5
bye

Sweden



Hungary
		Pécs, Hungary
bye
		Hungary	4
Brussels, Belgium (clay)
		Belgium	1
Belgium	3

Denmark	2

Lucerne, Switzerland

Switzerland	5
		Zürich, Switzerland
Egypt	0
		Switzerland	0

		West Germany	5
bye

West Germany

First round[edit]

Morocco vs. Norway

Morocco
4

Casablanca, Morocco^[17]
16–18 September 1977
Clay

Norway
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Houcine Saber Frithjof Prydz	6 2	6 3	6 3
2	Omar Laimina Per Hegna	7 5	5 7	6 1	3 6	7 5
3	Mustapha Dislam / Mohammed Dlimi Frithjof Prydz / Erik Ulleberg	6 3	6 8	6 8	10 8	7 5
4	Houcine Saber Per Hegna	3 6	1 6	1 6
5	Omar Laimina Frithjof Prydz	6 2	6 2	6 2

Ireland vs. Portugal

Ireland
4

Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland^[18]
16–18 September 1977
Grass

Portugal
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Kevin Menton Arsénio Marta	6 2	7 5	4 6	4 6	6 3
2	Sean Sorensen Sergio Cruz	6 2	6 4	10 8
3	Michael Hickey / Sean Sorensen Manuel de Sousa / Miguel Soares	6 1	6 2	6 2
4	Kevin Menton Sergio Cruz	5 7	4 6	4 6
5	Sean Sorensen Arsénio Marta	6 0	6 2	6 4

Belgium vs. Denmark

Belgium
3

Brussels, Belgium^[19]
16–18 September 1977
Clay

Denmark
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Thierry Stevaux Lars Elvstrøm	6 3	6 0	1 6	4 6	6 8
2	Bernard Boileau Torben Ulrich	5 7	3 6	6 2	6 3	6 4
3	Bernard Boileau / Thierry Stevaux Tom Christensen / Lars Elvstrøm	2 6	7 5	3 6	3 6
4	Thierry Stevaux Torben Ulrich	6 3	6 1	6 3
5	Bernard Boileau Lars Elvstrøm	6 2	6 2	6 1

Switzerland vs. Egypt

Switzerland
5

Lucerne, Switzerland^[20]
16–18 September 1977

Egypt
0

		1	2	3	4
1	Max Hürlimann Tarek-Shawki El Sakka	6 0	6 1	6 3
2	Heinz Günthardt Mohammed-Abdul Fatah	6 0	6 1	6 2
3	Petr Kanderal / Dimitri Sturdza Tarek-Shawki El Sakka / Mohammed-Abdul Fatah	6 1	6 1	6 3
4	Heinz Günthardt Tarek-Shawki El Sakka	6 1	6 0	6 0
5	Petr Kanderal Mohammed-Abdul Fatah	6 0	4 6	10 8	7 5

Qualifying round[edit]

Morocco vs. Yugoslavia

Morocco
0

Casablanca, Morocco^[21]
17–19 March 1978

Yugoslavia
5

		1	2	3	4
1	Omar Laimina Dragan Savić	6 4	2 6	2 6	4 6
2	Mustapha Dislam Zoltan Ilin	0 6	4 6	2 6
3	Mustapha Dislam / Mohammed Dlimi Zoltan Ilin / Dragan Savić	5 7	4 6	6 8
4	Mustapha Dislam Dragan Savić	4 6	2 6	2 6
5	Omar Laimina Zoltan Ilin	6 4	3 6	1 6	0 6

Ireland vs. Sweden

Ireland
0

Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland^[22]
17–19 March 1978
Hard (indoors)

Sweden
5

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Michael Hickey Björn Borg	1 6	1 6	0 6
2	Sean Sorensen Kjell Johansson	6 3	6 3	7 9	3 6	2 6
3	Michael Hickey / Sean Sorensen Ove Bengtson / Tenny Svensson	6 4	2 6	4 6	1 6
4	Sean Sorensen Björn Borg	0 6	2 6	0 6
5	Kevin Menton Kjell Johansson	0 6	0 6	0 6

Hungary vs. Belgium

Hungary
4

Pécs, Hungary^[23]
17–19 March 1978

Belgium
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Péter Szőke Bernard Boileau	7 5	6 4	6 1
2	Balázs Taróczy Patrick Hombergen	12 10	6 3	6 3
3	Péter Szőke / Balázs Taróczy Bernard Boileau / Thierry Stevaux	6 3	8 10	6 2	6 1
4	Péter Szőke Patrick Hombergen	6 3	6 2	6 2
5	János Benyik Bernard Boileau	6 3	4 6	1 6	6 3	3 6

Switzerland vs. West Germany

Switzerland
0

Zürich, Switzerland^[24]
17–19 March 1978

West Germany
5

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Michel Burgener Peter Elter	4 6	3 6	2 6
2	Heinz Günthardt Ulrich Pinner	10 8	6 4	2 6	4 6	6 8
3	Petr Kanderal / Dimitri Sturdza Ulrich Pinner / Reinhart Probst	4 6	2 6	3 6
4	Michel Burgener Ulrich Pinner	6 2	4 6	4 6	2 6
5	Heinz Günthardt Peter Elter	3 6	7 9	6 2	7 9

Main draw[edit]

Draw[edit]

Quarterfinals
13–18 June

Semifinals
13–16 July

Final
15–17 September

Spain

Båstad, Sweden (clay)

bye

Spain

2

Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay)

Sweden

3

Yugoslavia

2

Båstad, Sweden (clay)

Sweden

3

Sweden

3

Budapest, Hungary

Hungary

1

Hungary

3

Budapest, Hungary

West Germany

2

Hungary

4

Italy

1

bye

Italy

Quarterfinals[edit]

Yugoslavia vs. Sweden

Yugoslavia
2

Partizan Stadium, Belgrade, Yugoslavia^[25]
13–15 June 1978
Clay

Sweden
3

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Željko Franulović Kjell Johansson	3 6	11 9	7 5	7 5
2	Zoltan Ilin Björn Borg	0 6	0 6	2 6
3	Željko Franulović / Zoltan Ilin Ove Bengtson / Björn Borg	6 4	2 6	0 6	0 6
4	Zoltan Ilin Tenny Svensson	4 6	6 4	3 6	6 0	6 3
5	Željko Franulović Björn Borg	2 6	2 6	7 9

Hungary vs. West Germany

Hungary
3

Budapest, Hungary^[26]
16–18 June 1978

West Germany
2

		1	2	3	4
1	Balázs Taróczy Ulrich Pinner	6 1	6 2	6 1
2	Péter Szőke Peter Elter	6 4	4 6	2 6	3 6
3	Péter Szőke / Balázs Taróczy Ulrich Pinner / Reinhart Probst	6 1	4 6	7 5	6 2
4	Balázs Taróczy Peter Elter	6 0	6 1	6 4
5	Péter Szőke Ulrich Pinner	2 6	2 6	3 6

Semifinals[edit]

Sweden vs. Spain

Sweden
3

Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden^[27]
14–16 July 1978
Clay

Spain
2

		1	2	3	4
1	Kjell Johansson José Higueras	6 2	6 2	5 7	6 2
2	Björn Borg Manuel Orantes	6 2	5 7	6 3	6 3
3	Ove Bengtson / Björn Borg José Higueras / Manuel Orantes	6 3	2 6	2 6	4 6
4	Kjell Johansson Manuel Orantes	4 6	4 6	5 7
5	Björn Borg José Higueras	6 1	6 4	6 2

Hungary vs. Italy

Hungary
4

Budapest, Hungary^[28]
13–15 July 1978

Italy
1

		1	2	3	4
1	Péter Szőke Corrado Barazzutti	6 2	1 6	5 7	3 6
2	Balázs Taróczy Adriano Panatta	6 4	6 3	11 9
3	Péter Szőke / Balázs Taróczy Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta	6 3	6 2	6 4
4	Péter Szőke Adriano Panatta	6 3	3 6	6 0	8 6
5	Balázs Taróczy Corrado Barazzutti	6 3	6 4	6 4

Final[edit]

Sweden vs. Hungary

Sweden
3

Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden^[3]
15–17 September 1978
Clay

Hungary
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Kjell Johansson Balázs Taróczy	7 5	6 2	6 4
2	Björn Borg Péter Szőke	6 2	6 0	6 0
3	Ove Bengtson / Tenny Svensson Péter Szőke / Balázs Taróczy	2 6	1 6	10 12
4	Kjell Johansson Péter Szőke	3 6	7 5	6 1	3 6	6 1
5	Tenny Svensson Balázs Taróczy	2 6	6 4	5 5			not completed

References[edit]

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

[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] "Great Britain v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.

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

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

[5] "Israel v Finland". daviscup.com.

[6] "Netherlands v Greece". daviscup.com.

[7] "Algeria v Iran". daviscup.com.

[8] "Monaco v Great Britain". daviscup.com.

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

[10] "Czechoslovakia v Netherlands". daviscup.com.

[11] "Poland v Iran". daviscup.com.

[12] "Great Britain v Austria". daviscup.com.

[13] "Czechoslovakia v Poland". daviscup.com.

[14] "France v Great Britain". daviscup.com.

[15] "Czechoslovakia v Romania". daviscup.com.

[16] "Morocco v Turkey". daviscup.com.

[17] "Morocco v Norway". daviscup.com.

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

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

[20] "Switzerland v Egypt". daviscup.com.

[21] "Morocco v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.

[22] "Ireland v Sweden". daviscup.com.

[23] "Hungary v Belgium". daviscup.com.

[24] "Switzerland v West Germany". daviscup.com.

[25] "Yugoslavia v Sweden". daviscup.com.

[26] "Hungary v West Germany". daviscup.com.

[27] "Sweden v Spain". daviscup.com.

[28] "Hungary v Italy". daviscup.com.

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