1973 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1973 Davis Cup.

31 teams entered the Europe Zone, competing across 2 sub-zones. 14 teams competed in the preliminary rounds, with the winners progressing to the main draw and joining the remaining 17 teams. 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 Czechoslovakia defeated Italy in the Zone B final, resulting in both Romania and Czechoslovakia progressing to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[1][2][3]

Preliminary round

Draw

Preliminary round
13–22 April
Vienna, Austria
 Austria3
 Monaco0
Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard)
 Ireland0
 Norway5
Athens, Greece
 Greece3
 Finland2

Results

Austria vs. Monaco


Austria
3		 Vienna, Austria[4]
20–22 April 1973
Monaco
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
Monaco		 Peter Pokorny
Louis Borfiga		 6
0		 6
3		 5
7		 4
6		 7
5		  
2 Austria
Monaco		 Hans Kary
Emmanuel van der Pol		 6
3		 6
2		 6
4		      
3 Austria
Monaco		 Ernst Walter / Gerhard Wimmer
Bernard Balleret / Louis Borfiga		 6
4		 4
6		 6
1		 6
2		    
4 Austria
Monaco		 Peter Pokorny
Emmanuel van der Pol		           not
played
5 Austria
Monaco		 Hans Kary
Louis Borfiga		           not
played

Ireland vs. Norway


Ireland
0		 Dublin, Ireland[5]
13–15 April 1973
Hard (indoors)
Norway
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Republic of Ireland
Norway		 Michael Hickey
Erik Melander		 5
7		 2
6		 4
6		      
2 Republic of Ireland
Norway		 William Brown
Per Hegna		 5
7		 0
6		 0
6		      
3 Republic of Ireland
Norway		 William Brown / Michael Hickey
Erik Melander / Thorvald Moe		 6
2		 1
6		 22
20		 4
6		 4
6		  
4 Republic of Ireland
Norway		 Peter Ledbetter
Finn Dag Jagge		 6
1		 3
6		 0
6		 2
6		    
5 Republic of Ireland
Norway		 Peter Jackson
Per Hegna		 4
6		 5
7		 2
6		      

Greece vs. Finland


Greece
3		 Athens, Greece[6]
13–15 April 1973
Finland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Greece
Finland		 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos
George Berner		 2
6		 8
6		 6
4		 1
6		 6
2		  
2 Greece
Finland		 Nicolas Kelaidis
Matti Timonen		 3
6		 3
6		 5
7		      
3 Greece
Finland		 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos / Nicolas Kelaidis
Pekka Säilä / Matti Timonen		 8
6		 2
6		 6
3		 3
6		 9
7		  
4 Greece
Finland		 Nicolas Kelaidis
George Berner		 2
6		 2
6		 3
6		      
5 Greece
Finland		 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos
Matti Timonen		 7
5		 12
10		 6
2		      

Main Draw

Draw

First Round
3–6 May		Quarterfinals
18–20 May		Semifinals
20–22 July		Final
3–5 August
Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)
 Romania3
Tel Aviv, Israel (hard)
 Netherlands2
 Israel1
Bucharest, Romania (clay)
 Netherlands4
 Romania4
 New Zealand1
Zagreb, Yugoslavia
 Yugoslavia2
Vienna, Austria
 New Zealand3
 Austria2
Bucharest, Romania
 New Zealand3
 Romania3
Oslo, Norway (clay)
 Soviet Union2
 Norway3
Oslo, Norway (clay)
 Denmark2
 Norway0
 France5
Moscow, Soviet Union
 France2
Athens, Greece
 Soviet Union3
 Greece1
Budapest, Hungary
 Hungary4
 Hungary2
 Soviet Union3

First round

Israel vs. Netherlands


Israel
1		 Tel Aviv, Israel[7]
3–5 May 1973
Hard
Netherlands
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Israel
Netherlands		 Ron Lehrner
Niklaus Fleury		 1
6		 4
6		 7
9		      
2 Israel
Netherlands		 Yehoshua Shalem
Jan Hordijk		 1
6		 0
6		 2
6		      
3 Israel
Netherlands		 Josef Stabholz / Yair Wertheimer
Niklaus Fleury / Jan Hordijk		 8
10		 4
6		 2
6		      
4 Israel
Netherlands		 Yehoshua Shalem
Niklaus Fleury		 5
7		 7
5		 8
6		 6
2		    
5 Israel
Netherlands		 Ron Lehrner
Jan Hordijk		 3
6		 1
6		 4
6		      

Austria vs. New Zealand


Austria
2		 Vienna, Austria[8]
4–6 May 1973
New Zealand
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
New Zealand		 Hans Kary
Onny Parun		 3
6		 2
6		 6
3		 6
3		 6
1		  
2 Austria
New Zealand		 Peter Pokorny
Brian Fairlie		 1
6		 3
6		 6
3		 0
6		    
3 Austria
New Zealand		 Hans Kary / Peter Pokorny
Brian Fairlie / Onny Parun		 1
6		 2
6		 4
6		      
4 Austria
New Zealand		 Peter Pokorny
Onny Parun		 4
6		 1
6		 3
6		      
5 Austria
New Zealand		 Hans Kary
Brian Fairlie		 6
4		 6
3		 6
3		      

Norway vs. Denmark


Norway
3		 Oslo, Norway[9]
4–6 May 1973
Clay
Denmark
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Norway
Denmark		 Per Hegna
Lars Elvstrøm		 7
5		 6
4		 6
2		      
2 Norway
Denmark		 Erik Melander
Tom Christensen		 6
3		 6
4		 9
11		 6
3		    
3 Norway
Denmark		 Thorvald Moe / Jon-Erik Ross
Tom Christensen / Lars Elvstrøm		 6
8		 5
7		 6
3		 3
6		    
4 Norway
Denmark		 Erik Melander
Lars Elvstrøm		 6
2		 6
4		 3
6		 4
6		 2
6		  
5 Norway
Denmark		 Per Hegna
Tom Christensen		 5
7		 6
1		 6
3		 6
2		    

Greece vs. Hungary


Greece
1		 Athens, Greece[10]
4–6 May 1973
Hungary
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Greece
Hungary		 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos
Balázs Taróczy		 1
6		 7
5		 6
8		 6
8		    
2 Greece
Hungary		 Nicolas Kelaidis
Szabolcs Baranyi		 4
6		 0
6		 1
6		      
3 Greece
Hungary		 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos / Nicolas Kelaidis
Róbert Machán / Balázs Taróczy		 4
6		 1
6		 7
9		      
4 Greece
Hungary		 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos
Szabolcs Baranyi		 6
1		 7
5		 6
4		      
5 Greece
Hungary		 Nicolas Kelaidis
Balázs Taróczy		 1
6		 8
6		 2
6		 3
6		    

Quarterfinals

Netherlands vs. Romania


Netherlands
2		 Scheveningen, Netherlands[11]
18–20 May 1973
Clay
Romania
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Romania		 Tom Okker
Toma Ovici		 5
7		 6
2		 6
1		 6
1		    
2 Netherlands
Romania		 Jan Hordijk
Ilie Năstase		 3
6		 3
6		 2
6		      
3 Netherlands
Romania		 Jan Hordijk / Tom Okker
Dumitru Hărădău / Ilie Năstase		 8
6		 6
1		 6
1		      
4 Netherlands
Romania		 Niklaus Fleury
Toma Ovici		 2
6		 3
6		 4
6		      
5 Netherlands
Romania		 Tom Okker
Ilie Năstase		 4
6		 2
6		 4
6		      

Yugoslavia vs. New Zealand


Yugoslavia
2		 Zagreb, Yugoslavia[12]
18–20 May 1973
New Zealand
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
New Zealand		 Boro Jovanović
Onny Parun		 6
1		 3
6		 2
6		 2
6		    
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
New Zealand		 Željko Franulović
Brian Fairlie		 6
2		 6
8		 2
6		 6
2		 6
1		  
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
New Zealand		 Željko Franulović / Boro Jovanović
Brian Fairlie / Onny Parun		 0
6		 3
6		 4
6		      
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
New Zealand		 Željko Franulović
Onny Parun		 3
6		 6
4		 2
6		 2
6		    
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
New Zealand		 Boro Jovanović
Brian Fairlie		 6
3		 6
2		 6
0		      

Norway vs. France


Norway
0		 Oslo, Norway[13]
18–20 May 1973
Clay
France
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Norway
France		 Per Hegna
Patrick Proisy		 1
6		 1
6		 2
6		      
2 Norway
France		 Erik Melander
François Jauffret		 0
6		 3
6		 2
6		      
3 Norway
France		 Erik Melander / Thorvald Moe
Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau / Wanaro N'Godrella		 5
7		 3
6		 5
7		      
4 Norway
France		 Erik Melander
Patrick Proisy		 0
6		 0
6		 3
6		      
5 Norway
France		 Per Hegna
François Jauffret		 0
6		 3
6		 2
6		      

Hungary vs. Soviet Union


Hungary
2		 Budapest, Hungary[14]
18–20 May 1973
Soviet Union
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
Soviet Union		 Balázs Taróczy
Teimuraz Kakulia		 6
1		 0
6		 8
6		 5
7		 5
7		  
2 Hungary
Soviet Union		 Szabolcs Baranyi
Alex Metreveli		 2
6		 2
6		 4
6		      
3 Hungary
Soviet Union		 Róbert Machán / Balázs Taróczy
Sergei Likhachev / Alex Metreveli		 10
8		 6
2		 2
6		 6
0		    
4 Hungary
Soviet Union		 Balázs Taróczy
Alex Metreveli		 4
6		 4
6		 3
6		      
5 Hungary
Soviet Union		 Szabolcs Baranyi
Teimuraz Kakulia		 4
6		          
retired

Semifinals

Romania vs. New Zealand


Romania
4		 Bucharest, Romania[15]
20–22 July 1973
Clay
New Zealand
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Romania
New Zealand		 Toma Ovici
Brian Fairlie		 6
1		 3
6		 3
6		 6
0		 6
2		  
2 Romania
New Zealand		 Ilie Năstase
Onny Parun		 6
1		 8
6		 6
2		      
3 Romania
New Zealand		 Ilie Năstase / Ionel Sânteiu
Brian Fairlie / Onny Parun		 6
1		 8
6		 6
3		      
4 Romania
New Zealand		 Ilie Năstase
Brian Fairlie		 4
6		 6
0		 6
3		 6
0		    
5 Romania
New Zealand		 Toma Ovici
Onny Parun		 3
6		 5
7		 2
6		      

Soviet Union vs. France


Soviet Union
3		 Moscow, Soviet Union[16]
20–22 July 1973
France
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Soviet Union
France		 Teimuraz Kakulia
François Jauffret		 4
6		 4
6		 4
6		      
2 Soviet Union
France		 Alex Metreveli
Patrick Proisy		 6
3		 6
8		 7
5		 6
2		    
3 Soviet Union
France		 Sergei Likhachev / Alex Metreveli
Pierre Barthès / François Jauffret		 4
6		 5
7		 9
11		      
4 Soviet Union
France		 Teimuraz Kakulia
Patrick Proisy		 6
3		 6
3		 6
4		      
5 Soviet Union
France		 Alex Metreveli
François Jauffret		 6
1		 6
3		 4
6		 4
6		 6
4		  

Final

Romania vs. Soviet Union


Romania
3		 Bucharest, Romania[2]
3–5 August 1973
Clay
Soviet Union
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Romania
Soviet Union		 Toma Ovici
Alex Metreveli		 5
7		 5
7		 2
6		      
2 Romania
Soviet Union		 Ilie Năstase
Teimuraz Kakulia		 6
0		 6
3		 6
0		      
3 Romania
Soviet Union		 Ilie Năstase / Ionel Sânteiu
Sergei Likhachev / Alex Metreveli		 0
6		 6
3		 4
6		 7
5		 2
6		  
4 Romania
Soviet Union		 Ilie Năstase
Alex Metreveli		 6
0		 6
2		 6
4		      
5 Romania
Soviet Union		 Toma Ovici
Teimuraz Kakulia		 6
3		 6
3		 6
1		      

Zone B

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