1983 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Main article: 1983 Davis Cup

The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1983 Davis Cup.

25 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]

West Germany defeated Switzerland in the Zone A final, and Yugoslavia defeated Hungary in the Zone B final, resulting in both West Germany and Yugoslavia being promoted to the 1984 World Group.[2][3]

Participating nations

Zone A

Draw

First round
6–8 May		Quarterfinals
10–12 June		Semifinals
8–10 July		Final
30 September–2 October
 West Germany
Eupen, Belgium (clay)
bye
 West Germany5
Warsaw, Poland (clay)
 Belgium0
 Poland0
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
 Belgium5
 West Germany3
 Israel2
 Israel
Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
bye
 Israel4
Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
 Monaco1
 Luxembourg1
Freiburg, West Germany (clay)
 Monaco4
 West Germany3
Estoril, Portugal (clay)
  Switzerland2
 Portugal1
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
 Netherlands4
 Netherlands4
 Egypt1
bye
Lugano, Switzerland (clay)
 Egypt
 Netherlands1
  Switzerland3
 Iraq
Ostermundigen, Switzerland (clay)
 Greecew/o
 Greece0
  Switzerland5
bye
  Switzerland

First round

Poland vs. Belgium


Poland
0 		Legia Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland[4]
6–8 May 1983
Clay
Belgium
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Poland
Belgium 		Waldemar Rogowski
Jan Vanlangendonck 		6
8 		8
6 		1
6 		4
6 		   
2 Poland
Belgium 		Lech Bieńkowski
Bernard Boileau 		0
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3 Poland
Belgium 		Lech Bieńkowski / Henryk Drzymalski
Bernard Boileau / Jacques Grandjean 		2
6 		5
7 		4
6 		     
4 Poland
Belgium 		Waldemar Rogowski
Bernard Boileau 		3
6 		2
6 		       
5 Poland
Belgium 		Lech Bieńkowski
Jan Vanlangendonck 		7
5 		6
8 		2
6 		     

Monaco vs. Luxembourg


Monaco
4 		Monte Carlo, Monaco[5]
6–8 May 1983
Clay
Luxembourg
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Monaco
Luxembourg 		Bernard Balleret
Marc Klensch 		6
0 		6
3 		6
2 		     
2 Monaco
Luxembourg 		Michel Borfiga
Johny Goudenbour 		6
3 		10
8 		6
1 		     
3 Monaco
Luxembourg 		Bernard Balleret / Jacques Vinciléoni
Johny Goudenbour / Marc Klensch 		6
1 		6
4 		6
2 		     
4 Monaco
Luxembourg 		Michel Borfiga
Marc Klensch 		6
2 		6
3 		       
5 Monaco
Luxembourg 		Albert Viviani
Johny Goudenbour 		8
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     

Portugal vs. Netherlands


Portugal
1 		Clube de Ténis do Estoril, Estoril, Portugal[6]
6–8 May 1983
Clay
Netherlands
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Portugal
Netherlands 		Pedro Cordeiro
Michiel Schapers 		2
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
2 Portugal
Netherlands 		Manuel de Sousa
Eric Wilborts 		2
6 		3
6 		5
7 		     
3 Portugal
Netherlands 		José Manuel Cordeiro / Pedro Cordeiro
Michiel Schapers / Ton Sie 		6
8 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4 Portugal
Netherlands 		Manuel de Sousa
Michiel Schapers 		2
6 		2
6 		       
5 Portugal
Netherlands 		Pedro Cordeiro
Eric Wilborts 		5
7 		6
1 		6
1 		     

Quarterfinals

Belgium vs. West Germany


Belgium
0 		Tennisclub Eupen, Eupen, Belgium[7]
10–12 June 1983
Clay
West Germany
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
West Germany 		Jan Vanlangendonck
Michael Westphal 		3
6 		4
6 		6
4 		1
6 		   
2 Belgium
West Germany 		Jacques Grandjean
Damir Keretić 		6
4 		1
6 		3
6 		1
6 		   
3 Belgium
West Germany 		Jacques Grandjean / Jan Vanlangendonck
Andreas Maurer / Wolfgang Popp 		4
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
4 Belgium
West Germany 		Jan Vanlangendonck
Damir Keretić 		4
6 		6
3 		6
8 		1
6 		   
5 Belgium
West Germany 		Jacques Grandjean
Michael Westphal 		5
7 		2
6 		       

Monaco vs. Israel


Monaco
1 		Monte Carlo, Monaco[5]
10–12 June 1983
Clay
Israel
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Monaco
Israel 		Bernard Balleret
Shlomo Glickstein 		5
7 		2
6 		2
6 		     
2 Monaco
Israel 		Eric Carlier
Shahar Perkiss 		3
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
3 Monaco
Israel 		Bernard Balleret / Jacques Vinciléoni
Shlomo Glickstein / David Schneider 		6
1 		4
6 		2
6 		11
13 		   
4 Monaco
Israel 		Bernard Balleret
Shahar Perkiss 		6
3 		6
2 		6
4 		     
5 Monaco
Israel 		Eric Carlier
Shlomo Glickstein 		2
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     

Egypt vs. Netherlands


Egypt
1 		Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt[6]
10–12 June 1983
Clay
Netherlands
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Egypt
Netherlands 		Ahmed El-Mehelmy
Huub van Boeckel 		4
6 		3
6 		6
4 		3
6 		   
2 Egypt
Netherlands 		Khaled Baligh
Michiel Schapers 		2
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
3 Egypt
Netherlands 		Khaled Baligh / Ahmed El-Mehelmy
Huub van Boeckel / Michiel Schapers 		2
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
4 Egypt
Netherlands 		Khaled Baligh
Huub van Boeckel 		6
2 		4
6 		2
6 		     
5 Egypt
Netherlands 		Ahmed El-Mehelmy
Michiel Schapers 		6
4 		6
1 		       

Switzerland vs. Greece


Switzerland
5 		Sportcenter Flamingo, Ostermundigen, Switzerland[8]
10–12 June 1983
Clay
Greece
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
Greece 		Roland Stadler
Fotis Vazeos 		6
2 		6
4 		6
1 		     
2 Switzerland
Greece 		Heinz Günthardt
George Kalovelonis 		6
1 		6
3 		6
0 		     
3 Switzerland
Greece 		Heinz Günthardt / Markus Günthardt
George Kalovelonis / Fotis Vazeos 		6
2 		6
4 		6
1 		     
4 Switzerland
Greece 		Heinz Günthardt
Fotis Vazeos 		6
1 		6
2 		       
5 Switzerland
Greece 		Roland Stadler
George Kalovelonis 		6
1 		2
6 		6
4 		     

Semifinals

Israel vs. West Germany


Israel
2 		Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel[9]
8–10 July 1983
Hard
West Germany
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Israel
West Germany 		David Schneider
Damir Keretić 		6
1 		4
6 		2
6 		2
6 		   
2 Israel
West Germany 		Shlomo Glickstein
Michael Westphal 		7
9 		6
1 		6
4 		4
6 		3
6 		 
3 Israel
West Germany 		Shlomo Glickstein / Shahar Perkiss
Andreas Maurer / Wolfgang Popp 		6
4 		8
10 		7
5 		7
5 		   
4 Israel
West Germany 		Shahar Perkiss
Michael Westphal 		6
2 		0
6 		5
7 		9
11 		   
5 Israel
West Germany 		Shlomo Glickstein
Damir Keretić 		6
4 		6
4 		       

Switzerland vs. Netherlands


Switzerland
3 		Tennis Club Lido Lugano, Lugano, Switzerland[10]
8–10 July 1983
Clay
Netherlands
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
Netherlands 		Heinz Günthardt
Huub van Boeckel 		5
7 		6
1 		8
6 		6
0 		   
2 Switzerland
Netherlands 		Roland Stadler
Michiel Schapers 		6
1 		6
2 		6
1 		     
3 Switzerland
Netherlands 		Heinz Günthardt / Markus Günthardt
Huub van Boeckel / Michiel Schapers 		6
4 		6
3 		6
8 		5
7 		7
9 		 
4 Switzerland
Netherlands 		Roland Stadler
Huub van Boeckel 		6
4 		6
4 		6
8 		6
4 		   
5 Switzerland
Netherlands 		Heinz Günthardt
Michiel Schapers 		          not
played

Final

West Germany vs. Switzerland


West Germany
3 		Freiburg, West Germany[2]
30 September–2 October 1983
Clay
Switzerland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 West Germany
Switzerland 		Michael Westphal
Heinz Günthardt 		2
6 		2
6 		8
6 		6
2 		2
6 		 
2 West Germany
Switzerland 		Damir Keretić
Roland Stadler 		6
0 		6
3 		5
7 		1
6 		6
2 		 
3 West Germany
Switzerland 		Andreas Maurer / Wolfgang Popp
Heinz Günthardt / Markus Günthardt 		6
2 		2
6 		6
1 		6
2 		   
4 West Germany
Switzerland 		Michael Westphal
Roland Stadler 		7
5 		6
2 		8
10 		6
2 		   
5 West Germany
Switzerland 		Damir Keretić
Heinz Günthardt 		3
6 		5
7 		       

Zone B

Draw

First round
4–8 May		Quarterfinals
10–12 June		Semifinals
8–10 July		Final
30 September–2 October
 Hungary
Budapest, Hungary (clay)
bye
 Hungary4
Istanbul, Turkey (clay)
 Zimbabwe1
 Zimbabwe5
Pörtschach, Austria (clay)
 Turkey0
 Hungary3
Ternitz, Austria (indoor hard)
 Austria2
 Austria5
Oslo, Norway (clay)
 Morocco0
 Austria
 Norway
 Norwayw/o
Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay)
 Libya
 Hungary0
Algiers, Algeria (clay)
 Yugoslavia4
 Algeria1
Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)
 Bulgaria4
 Bulgaria3
 Finland2
bye
Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)
 Finland
 Bulgaria0
Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay)
 Yugoslavia5
 Tunisia0
Madrid, Spain (clay)
 Yugoslavia3
 Yugoslavia3
 Spain2
bye
 Spain

First round

Turkey vs. Zimbabwe


Turkey
0 		T.E.D. Club, Istanbul, Turkey[11]
6–8 May 1983
Clay
Zimbabwe
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Turkey
Zimbabwe 		Necvet Demir
Orlando Lourenco 		1
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
2 Turkey
Zimbabwe 		Metin Gürel
Philip Tuckniss 		2
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
3 Turkey
Zimbabwe 		Muzaffar Arpacoglou / Yavuz Erkangil
Haroon Ismail / Philip Tuckniss 		3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4 Turkey
Zimbabwe 		Necvet Demir
Philip Tuckniss 		4
6 		6
2 		0
6 		     
5 Turkey
Zimbabwe 		Metin Gürel
Orlando Lourenco 		0
6 		2
6 		       

Austria vs. Morocco


Austria
5 		Sportshalle, Ternitz, Austria[12]
6–8 May 1983
Hard (indoors)
Morocco
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
Morocco 		Gerald Mild
Houcine Saber 		6
1 		3
6 		6
4 		6
1 		   
2 Austria
Morocco 		Robert Reininger
Omar Laimina 		6
2 		7
5 		6
4 		     
3 Austria
Morocco 		Hans Kary / Gerald Mild
Mohammed Dlimi / Omar Laimina 		6
2 		4
6 		6
4 		6
3 		   
4 Austria
Morocco 		Gerald Mild
Omar Laimina 		3
6 		6
3 		6
1 		     
5 Austria
Morocco 		Robert Reininger
Houcine Saber 		6
1 		7
5 		       

Algeria vs. Bulgaria


Algeria
1 		Tennis Club Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria[13]
4–6 May 1983
Clay
Bulgaria
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Algeria
Bulgaria 		Djamel Boudjemline
Julian Stamatov 		4
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
2 Algeria
Bulgaria 		Kamel Harrad
Krassimir Lazarov 		3
6 		0
6 		1
6 		     
3 Algeria
Bulgaria 		Nacir Abbes / Mohammed Bouabdallah
Marian Lazarov / Julian Stamatov 		2
6 		5
7 		3
6 		     
4 Algeria
Bulgaria 		Kamel Harrad
Julian Stamatov 		4
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
5 Algeria
Bulgaria 		Djamel Boudjemline
Krassimir Lazarov 		10
8 		6
3 		6
4 		     

Yugoslavia vs. Tunisia


Yugoslavia
3 		Tenis klub Medveščak, Zagreb, Yugoslavia[14]
6–8 May 1983
Clay
Tunisia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Tunisia 		Slobodan Živojinović
Hichem Riani 		6
2 		6
2 		6
2 		     
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Tunisia 		Marko Ostoja
Abdel-Majid Soudani 		6
0 		6
2 		5
2 		     
retired
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Tunisia 		Marko Ostoja / Slobodan Živojinović
Monir Ben Aziza / Hichem Riani 		6
2 		6
2 		6
3 		     
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Tunisia 		Slobodan Živojinović
Abdel-Majid Soudani 		          not
played
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Tunisia 		Marko Ostoja
Hichem Riani 		          not
played

Quarterfinals

Hungary vs. Zimbabwe


Hungary
4 		Budapest, Hungary[15]
10–12 June 1983
Clay
Zimbabwe
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
Zimbabwe 		Róbert Machán
Haroon Ismail 		6
1 		6
2 		6
8 		4
6 		0
6 		 
2 Hungary
Zimbabwe 		Balázs Taróczy
Philip Tuckniss 		6
4 		6
2 		6
0 		     
3 Hungary
Zimbabwe 		Péter Szőke / Balázs Taróczy
Haroon Ismail / Philip Tuckniss 		6
2 		6
1 		7
5 		     
4 Hungary
Zimbabwe 		Róbert Machán
Philip Tuckniss 		6
4 		6
0 		7
5 		     
5 Hungary
Zimbabwe 		Balázs Taróczy
Haroon Ismail 		6
2 		7
5 		       

Norway vs. Austria


Norway
1 		Oslo Tennisklubb, Oslo, Norway[16]
10–12 June 1983
Clay
Austria
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Norway
Austria 		Tony Jønsson
Robert Reininger 		2
6 		6
8 		6
4 		1
6 		   
2 Norway
Austria 		Morten Rønneberg
Klaus Oberparleiter 		5
7 		6
8 		5
7 		     
3 Norway
Austria 		Terje Persson / Morten Rønneberg
Hans Kary / Robert Reininger 		1
6 		6
3 		7
5 		4
6 		2
6 		 
4 Norway
Austria 		Per Hegna
Robert Reininger 		6
4 		6
3 		       
5 Norway
Austria 		Tony Jønsson
Gerald Mild 		2
6 		4
6 		       

Bulgaria vs. Finland


Bulgaria
3 		Levski Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria[17]
10–12 June 1983
Clay
Finland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Bulgaria
Finland 		Lyubomir Petrov
Leo Palin 		4
6 		2
6 		6
4 		4
6 		   
2 Bulgaria
Finland 		Krassimir Lazarov
Olli Rahnasto 		6
4 		4
6 		6
4 		3
6 		6
3 		 
3 Bulgaria
Finland 		Krassimir Lazarov / Marian Lazarov
Kimmo Alkio / Leo Palin 		4
6 		6
4 		6
3 		6
4 		   
4 Bulgaria
Finland 		Lyubomir Petrov
Olli Rahnasto 		6
4 		1
6 		3
6 		6
2 		3
6 		 
5 Bulgaria
Finland 		Krassimir Lazarov
Leo Palin 		6
1 		6
2 		6
8 		4
6 		6
0 		 

Spain vs. Yugoslavia


Spain
2 		Club Internacional de Tenis de Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain[18]
10–12 June 1983
Clay
Yugoslavia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Sergio Casal
Marko Ostoja 		6
1 		6
4 		3
6 		1
6 		3
6 		 
2 Spain
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Juan Avendaño
Slobodan Živojinović 		6
1 		4
6 		4
6 		6
3 		6
1 		 
3 Spain
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Juan Aguilera / Sergio Casal
Marko Ostoja / Slobodan Živojinović 		6
2 		14
16 		4
6 		6
1 		6
8 		 
4 Spain
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Sergio Casal
Slobodan Živojinović 		7
5 		6
3 		4
6 		3
6 		4
6 		 
5 Spain
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Alberto Tous
Goran Prpić 		3
6 		6
3 		6
3 		     

Semifinals

Austria vs. Hungary


Austria
2 		Werzer Arena, Pörtschach, Austria[19]
8–10 July 1983
Clay
Hungary
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
Hungary 		Bernhard Pils
Róbert Machán 		4
6 		6
2 		6
1 		8
10 		6
4 		 
2 Austria
Hungary 		Peter Feigl
Balázs Taróczy 		1
6 		4
6 		6
3 		4
6 		   
3 Austria
Hungary 		Peter Feigl / Gerald Mild
Péter Szőke / Balázs Taróczy 		4
6 		2
6 		6
4 		4
6 		   
4 Austria
Hungary 		Bernhard Pils
Balázs Taróczy 		1
6 		4
6 		6
3 		4
6 		   
5 Austria
Hungary 		Peter Feigl
Róbert Machán 		6
8 		2
6 		7
5 		6
1 		6
2 		 

Bulgaria vs. Yugoslavia


Bulgaria
0 		Levski Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria[20]
8–10 July 1983
Clay
Yugoslavia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Bulgaria
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Krassimir Lazarov
Marko Ostoja 		6
1 		3
6 		6
4 		4
6 		3
6 		 
2 Bulgaria
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Julian Stamatov
Slobodan Živojinović 		3
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
3 Bulgaria
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Krassimir Lazarov / Marian Lazarov
Slobodan Živojinović / Marko Ostoja 		4
6 		6
3 		1
6 		6
2 		4
6 		 
4 Bulgaria
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Marian Lazarov
Goran Prpić 		2
6 		4
6 		       
5 Bulgaria
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Julian Stamatov
Marko Ostoja 		5
7 		3
6 		       

Final

Yugoslavia vs. Hungary


Yugoslavia
4 		Tenis klub Medveščak, Zagreb, Yugoslavia[3]
30 September–2 October 1983
Clay
Hungary
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Hungary 		Marko Ostoja
Róbert Machán 		6
0 		3
6 		6
2 		6
2 		   
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Hungary 		Slobodan Živojinović
János Benyik 		6
3 		2
6 		6
2 		7
5 		   
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Hungary 		Slobodan Živojinović / Marko Ostoja
Róbert Machán / Péter Szőke 		6
4 		6
3 		10
12 		6
3 		   
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Hungary 		Marko Ostoja
János Benyik 		7
5 		6
2 		       
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Hungary 		Slobodan Živojinović
Róbert Machán 		          not
played

References

  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ a b "West Germany v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ a b "Yugoslavia v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Poland v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ a b "Monaco v Israel". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ a b "Egypt v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Belgium v West Germany". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Switzerland v Greece". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Israel v West Germany". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Switzerland v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Turkey v Zimbabwe". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Austria v Morocco". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Algeria v Bulgaria". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Yugoslavia v Tunisia". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Hungary v Zimbabwe". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Norway v Austria". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ "Bulgaria v Finland". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ "Spain v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ "Austria v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  20. ^ "Bulgaria v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.