1972 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1972 Davis Cup.

33 teams entered the Europe Zone, competing across 2 sub-zones. The winners of each sub-zone went on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the Americas Zone and Eastern Zone.[1]

Romania defeated the Soviet Union in the Zone A final, and Spain defeated Czechoslovakia in the Zone B final, resulting in both Romania and Spain progressing to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[1][2][3]

Draw

Preliminary round
21–23 April
Tel Aviv, Israel (hard)
 Israel1
 Iran4
First Round
1–13 May		Quarterfinals
18–22 May		Semifinals
9–18 June		Final
21–23 July
Bucharest, Romania (clay)
 Romania5
Bucharest, Romania (clay)
  Switzerland0
 Romania5
Tehran, Iran
 Iran0
 Iran4
Bucharest, Romania (clay)
 Egypt1
 Romania4
Reggio Calabria, Italy (clay)
 Italy1
 Italy5
San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy (clay)
 Austria0
 Italy4
Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)
 Netherlands1
 Netherlands5
Tbilisi, Soviet Union
 Norway0
 Romania3
Helsinki, Finland (clay)
 Soviet Union2
 Finland2
Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
 Denmark3
 Denmark0
Warsaw, Poland
 Poland5
 Poland3
Warsaw, Poland
 Yugoslavia1
 Poland0
Beirut, Lebanon (clay)
 Soviet Union4
 Lebanon0
Casablanca, Morocco
 Morocco5
 Morocco0
Tbilisi, Soviet Union
 Soviet Union5
 Soviet Union3
 Hungary2

Preliminary round

Israel vs. Iran


Israel
1		 Tel Aviv, Israel[4]
21–23 April 1972
Hard
Iran
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Israel
Iran		 Josef Stabholz
Hussain Akbari		 2
6		 4
6		 7
9		      
2 Israel
Iran		 Yehoshua Shalem
Taghi Akbari		 1
6		 1
6		 4
6		      
3 Israel
Iran		 Josef Stabholz / Yair Wertheimer
Hussain Akbari / Nematollah Nemati		 6
2		 6
3		 2
6		 6
3		    
4 Israel
Iran		 Yehoshua Shalem
Hussain Akbari		 5
7		 9
7		 5
7		 6
2		 3
6		  
5 Israel
Iran		 Josef Stabholz
Taghi Akbari		 3
6		 2
6		 0
6		      

First round

Romania vs. Switzerland


Romania
5		 Bucharest, Romania[5]
5–7 May 1972
Clay
Switzerland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Romania
Switzerland		 Ion Țiriac
Matthias Werren		 6
1		 6
2		 6
2		      
2 Romania
Switzerland		 Ilie Năstase
Michel Burgener		 6
1		 6
2		 6
2		      
3 Romania
Switzerland		 Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac
Freddy Blatter / Matthias Werren		 6
0		 6
4		 4
6		 6
1		    
4 Romania
Switzerland		 Petre Mărmureanu
Freddy Blatter		 6
2		 6
2		 6
1		      
5 Romania
Switzerland		 Ion Țiriac
Michel Burgener		 6
3		 6
2		 2
6		 6
0		    

Iran vs. Egypt


Iran
4		 Tehran, Iran[6]
11–13 May 1972
Egypt
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Iran
Egypt		 Taghi Akbari
Ibrahim Mahmoud		 6
1		 6
4		 10
8		      
2 Iran
Egypt		 Hussain Akbari
Aly El Dawoudi		 6
3		 6
3		 6
4		      
3 Iran
Egypt		 Taghi Akbari / Issa Khodaei
Aly El Dawoudi / Ibrahim Mahmoud		 6
4		 6
2		 4
6		 8
6		    
4 Iran
Egypt		 Taghi Akbari
Aly El Dawoudi		 8
6		 4
6		 6
8		 8
6		 3
6		  
5 Iran
Egypt		 Hussain Akbari
Ibrahim Mahmoud		 4
6		 7
5		 6
3		 6
0		    

Italy vs. Austria


Italy
5		 Reggio Calabria, Italy[7]
5–7 May 1972
Clay
Austria
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Austria		 Corrado Barazzutti
Ernst Blanke		 6
2		 0
6		 6
1		 6
3		    
2 Italy
Austria		 Paolo Bertolucci
Hans Kary		 6
3		 6
1		 6
3		      
3 Italy
Austria		 Adriano Panatta / Nicola Pietrangeli
Ernst Blanke / Rudolf Hoskowetz		 6
3		 6
4		 6
4		      
4 Italy
Austria		 Corrado Barazzutti
Hans Kary		 6
8		 6
4		 4
6		 6
3		 6
4		  
5 Italy
Austria		 Paolo Bertolucci
Rudolf Hoskowetz		 6
4		 6
2		 6
3		      

Netherlands vs. Norway


Netherlands
5		 Scheveningen, Netherlands[8]
5–7 May 1972
Clay
Norway
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Norway		 Fred Hemmes
Jon-Erik Ross		 6
1		 10
8		 6
2		      
2 Netherlands
Norway		 Jan Hordijk
Frithjof Prydz		 6
0		 6
1		 6
0		      
3 Netherlands
Norway		 Fred Hemmes / Jan Hordijk
Finn Dag Jagge / Jon-Erik Ross		 6
1		 6
3		 6
3		      
4 Netherlands
Norway		 Fred Hemmes
Frithjof Prydz		 6
0		 6
2		 6
4		      
5 Netherlands
Norway		 Jan Hordijk
Jon-Erik Ross		 6
1		 7
5		 6
1		      

Finland vs. Denmark


Finland
2		 Helsinki, Finland[9]
5–7 May 1972
Clay
Denmark
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Finland
Denmark		 Pekka Säilä
Tom Christensen		 6
1		 6
3		 6
4		      
2 Finland
Denmark		 Matti Timonen
Carl-Edvard Hedelund		 1
6		 2
6		 4
6		      
3 Finland
Denmark		 Pekka Säilä / Matti Timonen
Tom Christensen / Knud-Erik Nielsen		 2
6		 13
11		 4
6		 3
6		    
4 Finland
Denmark		 Rauno Suominen
Tom Christensen		 7
9		 1
6		 2
6		      
5 Finland
Denmark		 Pekka Säilä
Carl-Edvard Hedelund		 8
6		 6
0		 10
8		      

Poland vs. Yugoslavia


Poland
3		 Warsaw, Poland[10]
4–7 May 1972
Yugoslavia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Poland
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia		 Tadeusz Nowicki
Nikola Špear		 4
6		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		    
2 Poland
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia		 Wieslaw Gasiorek
Boro Jovanović		 3
6		 4
6		 3
6		      
3 Poland
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia		 Wieslaw Gasiorek / Tadeusz Nowicki
Boro Jovanović / Nikola Špear		 6
4		 7
9		 6
2		 6
3		    
4 Poland
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia		 Wieslaw Gasiorek
Nikola Špear		 6
2		 7
5		 5
7		 6
4		    
5 Poland
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia		 Tadeusz Nowicki
Boro Jovanović		 3
6		 3
6		       not
completed

Lebanon vs. Morocco


Lebanon
0		 Yarzeh Club, Beirut, Lebanon[11]
1–3 May 1972
Clay
Morocco
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Lebanon
Morocco		 Khoder Issa
Omar Laimina		 6
2		 6
3		 3
6		 4
6		 9
11		  
2 Lebanon
Morocco		 Samir El Khoury
Ahmed Ben Omar		 3
6		 0
6		 4
6		      
3 Lebanon
Morocco		 Najdo Abou Hassoun / Samir El Khoury
Mohammed-Haibabi Bouchaib / Omar Laimina		 6
3		 8
10		 3
6		 2
6		    
4 Lebanon
Morocco		 Khoder Issa
Mohammed-Chinois El Achraoui		 6
1		 5
7		 1
6		 2
6		    
5 Lebanon
Morocco		 Samir El Khoury
Omar Laimina		 0
6		 3
6		 4
6		      

Soviet Union vs. Hungary


Soviet Union
3		 Tbilisi, Soviet Union[12]
5–8 May 1972
Hungary
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Soviet Union
Hungary		 Vladimir Korotkov
Péter Szőke		 6
4		 3
6		 2
6		 1
6		    
2 Soviet Union
Hungary		 Alex Metreveli
Szabolcs Baranyi		 6
3		 2
6		 6
4		 6
0		    
3 Soviet Union
Hungary		 Sergei Likhachev / Alex Metreveli
Szabolcs Baranyi / Péter Szőke		 6
3		 6
4		 10
8		      
4 Soviet Union
Hungary		 Vladimir Korotkov
Szabolcs Baranyi		 2
6		 2
6		 2
6		      
5 Soviet Union
Hungary		 Alex Metreveli
Péter Szőke		 6
3		 6
3		 6
1		      

Quarterfinals

Romania vs. Iran


Romania
5		 Bucharest, Romania[13]
18–20 May 1972
Clay
Iran
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Romania
Iran		 Ilie Năstase
Taghi Akbari		 6
1		 6
1		 6
3		      
2 Romania
Iran		 Ion Țiriac
Hussain Akbari		 6
2		 6
3		 6
3		      
3 Romania
Iran		 Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac
Shirzad Akbari / Issa Khodaei		 6
1		 6
4		 7
5		      
4 Romania
Iran		 Toma Ovici
Hussain Akbari		 6
3		 6
3		 6
1		      
5 Romania
Iran		 Ion Țiriac
Taghi Akbari		 6
2		 4
6		 5
7		 6
3		 6
1		  

Italy vs. Netherlands


Italy
4		 San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy[14]
20–22 May 1972
Clay
Netherlands
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Netherlands		 Adriano Panatta
Jan Hordijk		 10
8		 6
2		 6
3		      
2 Italy
Netherlands		 Paolo Bertolucci
Fred Hemmes		 6
0		 6
4		 2
6		 6
3		    
3 Italy
Netherlands		 Adriano Panatta / Nicola Pietrangeli
Fred Hemmes / Jan Hordijk		 3
6		 6
1		 6
4		 6
2		    
4 Italy
Netherlands		 Paolo Bertolucci
Jan Hordijk		 6
1		 6
8		 6
1		 5
7		 6
8		  
5 Italy
Netherlands		 Adriano Panatta
Fred Hemmes		 6
1		 6
1		 6
1		      

Denmark vs. Poland


Denmark
0		 Copenhagen, Denmark[15]
19–21 May 1972
Clay
Poland
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Poland		 Carl-Edvard Hedelund
Wieslaw Gasiorek		 4
6		 4
6		 2
6		      
2 Denmark
Poland		 Knud-Erik Nielsen
Tadeusz Nowicki		 1
6		 3
6		 4
6		      
3 Denmark
Poland		 Knud-Erik Nielsen / Henrik Nørkjær
Wojciech Fibak / Tadeusz Nowicki		 2
6		 5
7		 5
7		      
4 Denmark
Poland		 Knud-Erik Nielsen
Wieslaw Gasiorek		 4
6		 1
6		 4
6		      
5 Denmark
Poland		 Carl-Edvard Hedelund
Tadeusz Nowicki		 1
6		 1
6		 2
6		      

Morocco vs. Soviet Union


Morocco
0		 Casablanca, Morocco[16]
19–21 May 1972
Soviet Union
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Morocco
Soviet Union		 Omar Laimina
Alex Metreveli		 3
6		 6
3		 0
6		 2
6		    
2 Morocco
Soviet Union		 Ahmed Ben Omar
Vladimir Korotkov		 0
6		 0
6		 2
6		      
3 Morocco
Soviet Union		 Mohammed-Haibabi Bouchaib / Omar Laimina
Sergei Likhachev / Alex Metreveli		 2
6		 2
6		 5
7		      
4 Morocco
Soviet Union		 Omar Laimina
Vladimir Korotkov		 6
3		 1
6		 2
6		 4
6		    
5 Morocco
Soviet Union		 Abdullah Zamjaoui
Alex Metreveli		 4
6		 5
7		 0
6		      

Semifinals

Romania vs. Italy


Romania
4		 Bucharest, Romania[17]
16–18 June 1972
Clay
Italy
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Romania
Italy		 Ilie Năstase
Corrado Barazzutti		 7
5		 6
2		 6
0		      
2 Romania
Italy		 Ion Țiriac
Adriano Panatta		 8
6		 7
5		 0
6		 6
3		    
3 Romania
Italy		 Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac
Adriano Panatta / Nicola Pietrangeli		 6
2		 9
7		 6
4		      
4 Romania
Italy		 Petre Mărmureanu
Corrado Barazzutti		 4
6		 5
7		 2
6		      
5 Romania
Italy		 Ilie Năstase
Adriano Panatta		 4
6		 6
0		 6
3		 6
1		    

Poland vs. Soviet Union


Poland
0		 Warsaw, Poland[18]
9–11 June 1972
Soviet Union
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Poland
Soviet Union		 Tadeusz Nowicki
Alex Metreveli		 3
6		 3
6		 3
6		      
2 Poland
Soviet Union		 Wieslaw Gasiorek
Teimuraz Kakulia		 6
8		 7
5		 3
6		 6
2		 1
6		  
3 Poland
Soviet Union		 Wieslaw Gasiorek / Tadeusz Nowicki
Sergei Likhachev / Alex Metreveli		 5
7		 4
6		 6
4		 7
9		    
4 Poland
Soviet Union		 Wieslaw Gasiorek
Alex Metreveli		 6
4		 5
7		 5
7		 6
8		    
5 Poland
Soviet Union		 Tadeusz Nowicki
Teimuraz Kakulia		           not
played

Final

Soviet Union vs. Romania


Soviet Union
2		 Tbilisi, Soviet Union[2]
21–23 July 1972
Romania
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Soviet Union
Romania		 Alex Metreveli
Ilie Năstase		 4
6		 0
6		 4
6		      
2 Soviet Union
Romania		 Teimuraz Kakulia
Ion Țiriac		 6
4		 7
5		 6
1		      
3 Soviet Union
Romania		 Sergei Likhachev / Alex Metreveli
Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac		 2
6		 4
6		 3
6		      
4 Soviet Union
Romania		 Alex Metreveli
Ion Țiriac		 2
6		 6
4		 1
6		 6
4		 6
3		  
5 Soviet Union
Romania		 Teimuraz Kakulia
Ilie Năstase		 2
6		 2
6		 3
6		      

Zone B

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