1979 Davis Cup Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1979 Davis Cup.

Main article: 1979 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 1978 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]

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

Zone A

Draw

First round

Finland vs. Morocco


Finland
5		 Helsinki, Finland[4]
15–17 September 1978
Morocco
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Leo Palin
Mustapha Dislam		 6
4		 6
2		 6
1		      
2
Matti Timonen
Omar Laimina		 6
2		 8
6		 4
6 		6
1		    
3
Leo Palin / Reijo Tuomola
Mustapha Dislam / Omar Laimina		 6
3		 6
1		 6
1		      
4
Leo Palin
Omar Laimina		 6
2		 6
2		 6
4		      
5
Matti Timonen
Mustapha Dislam		 6
1		 6
1		 6
3		      

Greece vs. Denmark


Greece
1		 Athens, Greece[5]
15–17 September 1978
Clay
Denmark
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos
Lars Elvstrøm		 3
6 		0
1		       retired
 
2
Nicolas Kelaidis
Finn Christensen		 11
9		 6
2		 1
6 		4
6 		2
6 		 
3
George Kalovelonis / Pavlos Mamasis
Finn Christensen / Lars Elvstrøm		 4
6 		11
9		 6
3		 3
6 		7
5		  
4
Nicolas Kelaidis
Lars Elvstrøm		 0
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
5
Pavlos Mamasis
Finn Christensen		 5
7 		5
7 		6
4		 6
8 		   

Egypt vs. Portugal


Egypt
5		 Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt[6]
15–17 September 1978
Clay
Portugal
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Abdel-Gawad Mohammed
Sergio Cruz		 2
6 		3
6 		6
3		 6
2		 6
1		  
2
Ismail El Shafei
José Vilela		 4
6 		6
1		 6
1		 6
1		    
3
Tarek-Shawki El Sakka / Ismail El Shafei
Luís Filipe Silva / José Vilela		 7
5		 6
2		 6
2		      
4
Tarek-Shawki El Sakka
Luís Filipe Silva		 7
5		 6
2		 6
4		      
5
Ahmed El-Mehelmy
Manuel de Sousa		 6
4		 3
6 		6
3		 6
0		    

Monaco vs. Soviet Union


Monaco
1		 Monte Carlo, Monaco[7]
15–17 September 1978
Soviet Union
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Louis Borfiga
Teimuraz Kakulia		 1
6 		6
4		 4
6 		3
6 		   
2
Bernard Balleret
Alex Metreveli		 3
6 		6
3		 5
7 		2
6 		   
3
Bernard Balleret / Michel Borfiga
Teimuraz Kakulia / Alex Metreveli		 1
6 		5
7 		4
6 		     
4
Bernard Balleret
Teimuraz Kakulia		 6
4		 2
6 		1
6 		6
4		 6
3		  
5
Louis Borfiga
Alex Metreveli		 2
6 		2
6 		       

Qualifying round

Poland vs. Finland


Poland
4		 Warsaw, Poland[8]
16–18 March 1979
Finland
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Henryk Drzymalski
Leo Palin		 2
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
2
Wojciech Fibak
Matti Timonen		 6
1		 6
2		 6
3		      
3
Wojciech Fibak / Tadeusz Nowicki
George Berner / Leo Palin		 6
3		 6
3		 6
0		      
4
Wojciech Fibak
Leo Palin		 6
0		 6
3		 6
3		      
5
Henryk Drzymalski
Matti Timonen		 6
3		 6
4		 7
5		      

Italy vs. Denmark


Italy
5		 Palermo, Italy[9]
16–18 March 1979
Clay
Denmark
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Adriano Panatta
Michael Mortensen		 6
2		 6
0		 6
2		      
2
Corrado Barazzutti
Carl-Edvard Hedelund		 6
1		 6
1		 6
2		      
3
Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta
Carl-Edvard Hedelund / Michael Mortensen		 6
0		 6
8 		6
2		 6
2		    
4
Corrado Barazzutti
Michael Mortensen		 6
1		 6
1		        
5
Adriano Panatta
Carl-Edvard Hedelund		 6
0		 6
3		 6
1		      

Austria vs. Egypt


Austria
5		 Vienna, Austria[10]
16–18 March 1979
Egypt
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Hans Kary
Ismail El Shafei		 6
3		 3
6 		6
4		 6
2		    
2
Peter Feigl
Tarek-Shawki El Sakka		 11
9		 6
4		 6
3		      
3
Peter Feigl / Hans Kary
Tarek-Shawki El Sakka / Ismail El Shafei		 7
5		 6
4		 6
4		      
4
Peter Feigl
Ismail El Shafei		 11
9		 12
10		        
retired
5
Hans Kary
Tarek-Shawki El Sakka		 6
4		 6
4		 6
2		      

Spain vs. Soviet Union


Spain
5		 Barcelona, Spain[11]
16–18 March 1979
Soviet Union
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
José Higueras
Alex Metreveli		 7
5		 6
2		 6
0		      
2
Manuel Orantes
Vadim Borisov		 6
3		 6
4		 6
0		      
3
José Higueras / Manuel Orantes
Vadim Borisov / Alex Metreveli		 7
5		 6
2		 6
0		      
4
Antonio Muñoz
Ramiz Akhmerov		 8
6		 6
2		        
5
Fernando Luna
Vadim Borisov		 6
1		 6
4		        

Draw
Quarterfinals
15–17 June		Semifinals
13–15 July		Final
14–16 September
 Hungary
Rome, Italy (clay)
bye
 Hungary2
Warsaw, Poland
 Italy3
 Poland1
Rome, Italy (clay)
 Italy4
 Italy4
Vienna, Austria
 Great Britain1
 Austria1
Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass)
 Spain3
 Spain1
 Great Britain4
bye
 Great Britain

Quarterfinals

Poland vs. Italy


Poland
1		 Warsaw, Poland[12]
15–17 June 1979
Italy
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Wojciech Fibak
Adriano Panatta		 6
2		 6
0		 2
6 		6
4		    
2
Henryk Drzymalski
Corrado Barazzutti		 3
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
3
Wojciech Fibak / Tadeusz Nowicki
Corrado Barazzutti / Adriano Panatta		 1
6 		6
4		 12
14 		2
6 		   
4
Wojciech Fibak
Corrado Barazzutti		 5
7 		7
5		 6
3		 4
6 		2
6 		 
5
Henryk Drzymalski
Adriano Panatta		 2
6 		1
6 		       

Austria vs. Spain


Austria
1		 Vienna, Austria[13]
15–17 June 1979
Spain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Peter Feigl
José Higueras		 6
3		 4
6 		7
5		 11
9		    
2
Hans Kary
Manuel Orantes		 16
14		 8
10 		3
6 		4
6 		   
3
Peter Feigl / Hans Kary
José Higueras / Manuel Orantes		 12
14 		6
8 		4
6 		     
4
Peter Feigl
Manuel Orantes		 3
6 		15
17 		2
6 		     
5
Hans Kary
José Higueras		           not
played

Semifinals

Italy vs. Hungary


Italy
3		 Foro Italico, Rome, Italy[14]
13–15 July 1979
Clay
Hungary
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Adriano Panatta
Péter Szőke		 6
2		 6
0		 6
3		      
2
Corrado Barazzutti
Balázs Taróczy		 9
7		 6
2		 3
6 		7
5		    
3
Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta
Péter Szőke / Balázs Taróczy		 3
6 		6
3		 0
6 		6
8 		   
4
Corrado Barazzutti
Péter Szőke		 6
4		 6
1		 6
1		      
5
Antonio Zugarelli
Balázs Taróczy		 4
6 		3
6 		       

Great Britain vs. Spain


Great Britain
4		 Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, United Kingdom[15]
13–15 July 1979
Grass
Spain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Buster Mottram
José Higueras		 6
2		 6
3		 6
0		      
2
John Lloyd
Manuel Orantes		 7
5		 6
1		 3
6 		6
2		    
3
Mark Cox / David Lloyd
José Higueras / Manuel Orantes		 2
6 		6
2		 6
4		 6
4		    
4
John Lloyd
José Higueras		 3
6 		0
6 		4
6 		     
5
Mark Cox
Antonio Muñoz		 6
1		 6
3		 6
2		      

Final

Italy vs. Great Britain


Italy
4		 Foro Italico, Rome, Italy[2]
14–16 September 1979
Clay
Great Britain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Adriano Panatta
Buster Mottram		 0
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
2
Corrado Barazzutti
John Lloyd		 6
1		 6
4		 6
4		      
3
Corrado Barazzutti / Antonio Zugarelli
Mark Cox / David Lloyd		 7
5		 10
8		 6
1		      
4
Adriano Panatta
John Lloyd		 6
3		 6
2		 6
3		      
5
Corrado Barazzutti
Buster Mottram		 8
6		 7
5		        

Zone B

Draw
Pre-qualifying round
Ankara, Turkey
 Turkey0
 Iran5

Results

Turkey vs. Iran


Turkey
0		 Ankara, Turkey[16]
August 1978
Iran
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Hakkı Özgenel
Mansour Bahrami		 0
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
2
Kemal Anbar
Moharram-Ali Khodai		 1
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
3
Kemal Anbar / Murat Gürler
Mansour Bahrami / Kamyab Derafshijavan		 4
6 		2
6 		7
9 		     
4
Hakkı Özgenel
Hussain Akbari		 6
4		 3
6 		3
6 		4
6 		   
5
Kemal Anbar
Mansour Bahrami		 0
6 		6
4		 7
5		 2
6 		4
6 		 

Draw

First round

Netherlands vs. Norway


Netherlands
4		 Amersfoort, Netherlands[17]
15–17 September 1978
Clay
Norway
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Rolf Thung
Per Hegna		 8
6		 5
7 		2
6 		2
6 		   
2
Louk Sanders
John Erik Rustad		 6
3		 6
1		 6
1		      
3
Wouter Fok / Louk Sanders
Per Hegna / Frithjof Prydz		 6
2		 6
4		 6
1		      
4
Rolf Thung
John Erik Rustad		 6
3		 6
3		 6
3		      
5
Louk Sanders
Per Hegna		 3
6 		3
6 		6
2		 6
4		 6
0		  

Switzerland vs. Iran


Switzerland
3		 Geneva, Switzerland[18]
15–17 September 1978
Iran
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Heinz Günthardt
Moharram-Ali Khodai		 6
4		 6
2		 1
6 		6
4		    
2
Serge Gramegna
Mansour Bahrami		 6
4		 6
3		 4
6 		4
6 		2
6 		 
3
Serge Gramegna / Heinz Günthardt
Mansour Bahrami / Kamyab Derafshijavan		 6
4		 9
7		 6
0		      
4
Heinz Günthardt
Mansour Bahrami		 6
2		 3
6 		6
2		 12
14 		11
9		  
5
Serge Gramegna
Moharram-Ali Khodai		 2
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     

Belgium vs. Ireland


Belgium
5		 Brussels, Belgium[19]
15–17 September 1978
Ireland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Bernard Boileau
Sean Sorensen		 6
1		 8
6		 6
0		      
2
Thierry Stevaux
Kevin Menton		 6
3		 6
1		 6
4		      
3
Bernard Boileau / Thierry Stevaux
John Biscomb / Sean Sorensen		 6
0		 6
2		 6
3		      
4
Bernard Boileau
Kevin Menton		 6
1		 6
1		 6
1		      
5
Thierry Stevaux
Sean Sorensen		 3
6 		7
9 		9
7		 6
2		 6
4		  

Qualifying round

Netherlands vs. France


Netherlands
2		 Amsterdam, Netherlands[20]
16–18 March 1979
Carpet (indoors)
France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Tom Okker
Pascal Portes		 3
6 		6
4		 6
3		 6
1		    
2
Louk Sanders
Yannick Noah		 2
6 		4
6 		7
5		 3
6 		   
3
Tom Okker / Rolf Thung
Patrice Dominguez / Gilles Moretton		 9
7		 6
8 		6
2		 6
1		    
4
Tom Okker
Yannick Noah		 10
8		 1
6 		9
7		 3
6 		4
6 		 
5
Louk Sanders
Pascal Portes		 6
8 		4
6 		4
6 		     

Switzerland vs. Yugoslavia


Switzerland
4		 Zürich, Switzerland[21]
16–18 March 1979
Yugoslavia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Roland Stadler
Marko Ostoja		 3
6 		6
4		 6
2		 6
4		    
2
Heinz Günthardt
Zoltan Ilin		 6
4		 6
0		 6
2		      
3
Serge Gramegna / Heinz Günthardt
Zoltan Ilin / Marko Ostoja		 10
12 		6
3		 7
5		 3
6 		5
7 		 
4
Roland Stadler
Zoltan Ilin		 6
1		 6
2		 6
4		      
5
Heinz Günthardt
Marko Ostoja		 6
1		 6
3		 6
4		      

West Germany vs. Israel


West Germany
3		 Augsburg, West Germany[22]
16–18 March 1979
Israel
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Rolf Gehring
Shlomo Glickstein		 6
4		 2
6 		6
2		 7
9 		2
6 		 
2
Ulrich Pinner
Steve Krulevitz		 6
3		 6
3		 7
5		      
3
Ulrich Pinner / Werner Zirngibl
Shlomo Glickstein / Yair Wertheimer		 3
6 		6
3		 6
4		 6
4		    
4
Ulrich Pinner
Shlomo Glickstein		 6
2		 6
4		 6
2		      
5
Rolf Gehring
Steve Krulevitz		 1
6 		6
4		 3
6 		9
7		 4
6 		 

Belgium vs. Romania


Belgium
1		 Brussels, Belgium[23]
16–18 March 1979
Romania
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Thierry Stevaux
Gavorielle Marcu		 2
6 		5
7 		4
6 		     
2
Bernard Boileau
Ilie Năstase		 3
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
3
Bernard Boileau / Patrick Hombergen
Gavorielle Marcu / Ilie Năstase		 7
5		 2
6 		4
6 		6
4		 2
6 		 
4
Thierry Stevaux
Ilie Năstase		 0
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
5
Bernard Boileau
Gavorielle Marcu		 4
6 		6
2		 6
3		 6
1		    

Draw
Quarterfinals
15–17 June		Semifinals
13–15 July		Final
14–16 September
 Czechoslovakia
Paris, France (clay)
bye
 Czechoslovakia4
Paris, France (clay)
 France1
 France5
Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
 Switzerland0
 Czechoslovakia3
Bucharest, Romania (clay)
 Sweden2
 Romania4
Bucharest, Romania (clay)
 West Germany1
 Romania2
 Sweden3
bye
 Sweden

Quarterfinals

France vs. Switzerland


France
5		 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[24]
15–17 June 1979
Clay
Switzerland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Yannick Noah
Heinz Günthardt		 6
0		 6
3		 6
2		      
2
Dominique Bedel
Roland Stadler		 2
6 		6
2		 7
5		 6
4		    
3
Gilles Moretton / Yannick Noah
Serge Gramegna / Heinz Günthardt		 2
6 		6
2		 7
5		 6
3		    
4
Yannick Noah
Roland Stadler		 6
4		 6
0		 6
2		      
5
Dominique Bedel
Heinz Günthardt		 2
6 		6
4		 4
6 		14
12		 7
5		  

Romania vs. West Germany


Romania
4		 Bucharest, Romania[25]
15–17 June 1979
Clay
West Germany
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Dumitru Hărădău
Max Wünschig		 6
2		 3
6 		3
6 		4
6 		   
2
Ilie Năstase
Peter Elter		 6
4		 6
4		 6
2		      
3
Gavorielle Marcu / Ilie Năstase
Jürgen Fassbender / Ulrich Marten		 6
2		 7
5		 7
5		      
4
Dumitru Hărădău
Peter Elter		 6
3		 6
4		 5
7 		6
1		    
5
Ilie Năstase
Max Wünschig		 6
1		 6
3		 7
5		      

Semifinals

France vs. Czechoslovakia


France
1		 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[26]
13–15 July 1979
Clay
Czechoslovakia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Yannick Noah
Ivan Lendl		 3
6 		3
6 		6
3		 7
9 		   
2
Gilles Moretton
Tomáš Šmíd		 6
4		 6
4		 3
6 		3
6 		6
8 		 
3
Gilles Moretton / Yannick Noah
Jan Kodeš / Tomáš Šmíd		 5
7 		4
6 		7
5		 2
6 		   
4
Gilles Moretton
Ivan Lendl		 1
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
5
Yannick Noah
Tomáš Šmíd		 7
5		 6
1		 6
2		      

Romania vs. Sweden


Romania
2		 Club Sportiv Progresul, Bucharest, Romania[27]
13–15 July 1979
Clay
Sweden
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ilie Năstase
Stefan Simonsson		 7
9 		5
7 		7
5		 6
3		 6
3		  
2
Dumitru Hărădău
Björn Borg		 3
6 		0
6 		1
6 		     
3
Gavorielle Marcu / Ilie Năstase
Ove Bengtson / Björn Borg		 5
7 		4
6 		3
6 		     
4
Ilie Năstase
Björn Borg		 3
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     
5
Dumitru Hărădău
Stefan Simonsson		 6
3		 6
4		 6
3		      

Final

Czechoslovakia vs. Sweden


Czechoslovakia
3		 Štvanice Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia[3]
14–16 September 1979
Clay
Sweden
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Tomáš Šmíd
Kjell Johansson		 6
4		 6
3		 6
2		      
2
Ivan Lendl
Björn Borg		 4
6 		5
7 		2
6 		     
3
Jan Kodeš / Tomáš Šmíd
Ove Bengtson / Björn Borg		 2
6 		6
3		 6
4		 6
0		    
4
Ivan Lendl
Kjell Johansson		 8
10 		6
4		 6
4		 4
6 		6
1		  
5
Tomáš Šmíd
Per Hjertquist		 3
5		         retired
 

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