1986 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Main article: 1986 Davis Cup

The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1986 Davis Cup.

A new Africa Zone was contested for the first time, which served as a qualifying round for the Europe Zone. Teams from 9 African nations competed for 2 places in the Europe Zone main draws, joining an additional 24 teams. The winner of each sub-zone was then promoted to the following year's World Group.[1]

France defeated Austria in the Zone A final, and Israel defeated Switzerland in the Zone B final, resulting in both France and Israel being promoted to the 1987 World Group.[2][3]

Participating nations

Africa Zone

Main article: 1986 Davis Cup Africa Zone

Draw

First round
17–19 January		Second Round
7–9 March		Third Round
3–6 April
 Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)
bye
 Zimbabwe5
 Libya0
bye
Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)
 Libya
 Zimbabwe4
 Morocco1
 Morocco
Casablanca, Morocco (hard)
bye
 Morocco3
 Kenya2
bye
 Kenya
Tunis, Tunisia (clay)
 Nigeria5
Dakar, Senegal (hard)
 Tunisia0
 Nigeria4
 Senegal1
bye
Algiers, Algeria (clay)
 Senegal
 Nigeria3
 Algeria2
 Ivory Coast
Algiers, Algeria (clay)
bye
 Ivory Coast0
 Algeria5
bye
 Algeria

Europe Zone A

Draw

First round
9–11 May; 23–25 May		Quarterfinals
13–15 June		Semifinals
18–20 July		Final
1–3 October
 France
Istanbul, Turkey (clay)
bye
 France5
İzmir, Turkey (clay)
 Turkey0
 Luxembourg2
Moliets-et-Maa, France (hard)
 Turkey3
 France5
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
 Bulgaria0
 Egypt5
Haskovo, Bulgaria (clay)
 Malta0
 Egypt1
Haskovo, Bulgaria (clay)
 Bulgaria4
 Bulgaria5
Montpellier, France (indoor carpet)
 Cyprus0
 France4
Porto, Portugal (clay)
 Austria1
 Zimbabwe2
Mayrhofen, Austria (clay)
 Portugal3
 Portugal0
 Austria5
bye
Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria (clay)
 Austria
 Austria3
Warsaw, Poland (clay)
 Romania2
 Finland2
Warsaw, Poland (clay)
 Poland3
 Poland1
 Romania4
bye
 Romania

First round

Turkey vs. Luxembourg


Turkey
3 		Culture Park, İzmir, Turkey[4]
9–11 May 1986
Clay
Luxembourg
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Turkey
Luxembourg 		Alaaddin Karagöz
Johny Goudenbour 		3
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
2 Turkey
Luxembourg 		Necvet Demir
Serge Brueck 		10
8 		6
0 		8
6 		     
3 Turkey
Luxembourg 		Necvet Demir / Alaaddin Karagöz
Serge Brueck / Johny Goudenbour 		5
7 		6
4 		10
8 		6
0 		   
4 Turkey
Luxembourg 		Necvet Demir
Johny Goudenbour 		9
7 		6
3 		4
6 		5
7 		4
6 		 
5 Turkey
Luxembourg 		Alaaddin Karagöz
Serge Brueck 		7
5 		6
2 		6
2 		     

Egypt vs. Malta


Egypt
5 		Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt[5]
9–11 May 1986
Clay
Malta
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Egypt
Malta 		Hisham Nasser
Steven Schranz 		6
3 		6
0 		6
0 		     
2 Egypt
Malta 		Ahmed El-Mehelmy
Denis Galea 		6
0 		6
0 		6
1 		     
3 Egypt
Malta 		Ahmed El-Mehelmy / Nael Zaki
Daryl Delicata / Steven Schranz 		6
4 		6
1 		6
3 		     
4 Egypt
Malta 		Ahmed El-Mehelmy
Steven Schranz 		6
1 		6
3 		       
5 Egypt
Malta 		Hisham Nasser
Denis Galea 		6
2 		6
2 		       

Bulgaria vs. Cyprus


Bulgaria
5 		Haskovo, Bulgaria[6]
9–11 May 1986
Clay
Cyprus
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Bulgaria
Cyprus 		Krassimir Lazarov
Phivos Zachariades 		6
0 		6
1 		6
0 		     
2 Bulgaria
Cyprus 		Julian Stamatov
Alkis Papamichael 		6
4 		6
0 		4
6 		6
4 		   
3 Bulgaria
Cyprus 		Krassimir Lazarov / Marian Lazarov
Yiannos Hadjigeorgiou / Phivos Zachariades 		6
3 		6
0 		6
0 		     
4 Bulgaria
Cyprus 		Milen Yanakiev
Yiannos Hadjigeorgiou 		8
6 		6
2 		       
5 Bulgaria
Cyprus 		Krassimir Lazarov
Alkis Papamichael 		6
2 		6
4 		       

Portugal vs. Zimbabwe


Portugal
3 		Lawn Tennis Club da Foz, Porto, Portugal[7]
9–11 May 1986
Clay
Zimbabwe
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Portugal
Zimbabwe 		João Cunha e Silva
Haroon Ismail 		6
2 		6
2 		6
1 		     
2 Portugal
Zimbabwe 		Pedro Cordeiro
Philip Tuckniss 		3
6 		6
3 		5
7 		4
6 		   
3 Portugal
Zimbabwe 		Pedro Cordeiro / João Cunha e Silva
Haroon Ismail / Orlando Lourenco 		6
1 		6
4 		6
1 		     
4 Portugal
Zimbabwe 		João Cunha e Silva
Philip Tuckniss 		6
2 		6
2 		4
6 		6
8 		4
6 		 
5 Portugal
Zimbabwe 		Pedro Cordeiro
Haroon Ismail 		6
3 		6
1 		6
2 		     

Poland vs. Finland


Poland
3 		Legia Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland[8]
23–25 May 1986
Clay
Finland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Poland
Finland 		Waldemar Rogowski
Olli Rahnasto 		5
7 		6
2 		6
2 		4
6 		6
8 		 
2 Poland
Finland 		Lech Bieńkowski
Veli Paloheimo 		6
4 		6
4 		6
2 		     
3 Poland
Finland 		Lech Bieńkowski / Wojciech Jamróz
Leo Palin / Olli Rahnasto 		2
6 		6
4 		6
4 		6
3 		   
4 Poland
Finland 		Wojciech Jamróz
Olli Rahnasto 		6
3 		4
6 		5
7 		2
6 		   
5 Poland
Finland 		Waldemar Rogowski
Leo Palin 		6
2 		4
6 		6
2 		6
1 		   

Quarterfinals

Turkey vs. France


Turkey
0 		T.E.C. Club, Istanbul, Turkey[9]
13–15 June 1986
Clay
France
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Turkey
France 		Necvet Demir
Thierry Tulasne 		2
6 		5
7 		2
6 		     
2 Turkey
France 		Alaaddin Karagöz
Thierry Pham 		1
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
3 Turkey
France 		Necvet Demir / Alaaddin Karagöz
Thierry Tulasne / Éric Winogradsky 		2
6 		5
7 		2
6 		     
4 Turkey
France 		Atlihan Binoz
Jean-Philippe Fleurian 		2
6 		2
6 		       
5 Turkey
France 		Necvet Demir
Thierry Pham 		6
3 		2
6 		2
6 		     

Bulgaria vs. Egypt


Bulgaria
4 		Tenis klub Haskovo, Haskovo, Bulgaria[10]
13–15 June 1986
Clay
Egypt
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Bulgaria
Egypt 		Krassimir Lazarov
Ahmed El-Mehelmy 		6
4 		6
2 		6
2 		     
2 Bulgaria
Egypt 		Julian Stamatov
Hisham Nasser 		6
2 		6
3 		7
5 		     
3 Bulgaria
Egypt 		Krassimir Lazarov / Marian Lazarov
Ahmed El-Mehelmy / Nael Zaki 		14
12 		3
6 		7
5 		6
3 		   
4 Bulgaria
Egypt 		Ruslan Rainov
Nael Zaki 		1
6 		6
4 		7
5 		     
5 Bulgaria
Egypt 		Julian Stamatov
Ahmed El-Mehelmy 		4
6 		2
6 		       

Austria vs. Portugal


Austria
5 		Mayrhofen, Austria[11]
13–15 June 1986
Clay
Portugal
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
Portugal 		Horst Skoff
João Cunha e Silva 		6
4 		6
3 		6
2 		     
2 Austria
Portugal 		Thomas Muster
Nuno Marques 		6
0 		6
1 		6
2 		     
3 Austria
Portugal 		Alex Antonitsch / Thomas Muster
João Cunha e Silva / Nuno Marques 		6
3 		3
6 		6
3 		6
4 		   
4 Austria
Portugal 		Horst Skoff
Nuno Marques 		6
2 		6
1 		       
5 Austria
Portugal 		Thomas Muster
João Cunha e Silva 		6
2 		6
1 		       

Poland vs. Romania


Poland
1 		Legia Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland[12]
13–15 June 1986
Clay
Romania
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Poland
Romania 		Waldemar Rogowski
Florin Segărceanu 		5
7 		0
6 		4
6 		     
2 Poland
Romania 		Lech Bieńkowski
Andrei Dîrzu 		6
4 		6
1 		7
5 		     
3 Poland
Romania 		Lech Bieńkowski / Wojciech Jamróz
Andrei Dîrzu / Florin Segărceanu 		2
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
4 Poland
Romania 		Waldemar Rogowski
Andrei Dîrzu 		3
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
5 Poland
Romania 		Lech Bieńkowski
Florin Segărceanu 		3
6 		6
1 		3
6 		     

Semifinals

France vs. Bulgaria


France
5 		Centre de Tennis de Moliets, Moliets-et-Maa, France[13]
18–20 July 1986
Hard
Bulgaria
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Bulgaria 		Guy Forget
Julian Stamatov 		6
2 		4
6 		6
4 		6
4 		   
2 France
Bulgaria 		Henri Leconte
Krassimir Lazarov 		6
1 		6
3 		6
3 		     
3 France
Bulgaria 		Guy Forget / Henri Leconte
Krassimir Lazarov / Julian Stamatov 		6
2 		6
2 		6
4 		     
4 France
Bulgaria 		Guy Forget
Krassimir Lazarov 		7
5 		6
4 		       
5 France
Bulgaria 		Henri Leconte
Julian Stamatov 		6
3 		6
3 		       

Austria vs. Romania


Austria
3 		Tennisclub Bad Kleinkirchheim, Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria[14]
18–20 July 1986
Clay
Romania
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
Romania 		Thomas Muster
Florin Segărceanu 		6
4 		6
4 		5
7 		6
4 		   
2 Austria
Romania 		Horst Skoff
Andrei Dîrzu 		6
3 		3
6 		6
1 		6
4 		   
3 Austria
Romania 		Alex Antonitsch / Thomas Muster
Andrei Dîrzu / Florin Segărceanu 		4
6 		7
9 		3
6 		     
4 Austria
Romania 		Alex Antonitsch
Florin Segărceanu 		6
4 		14
16 		8
6 		1
6 		5
7 		 
5 Austria
Romania 		Thomas Muster
Andrei Dîrzu 		6
2 		6
3 		6
2 		     

Final

France vs. Austria


France
4 		Palais des Sports, Montpellier, France[2]
1–3 October 1986
Carpet (indoors)
Austria
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Austria 		Henri Leconte
Horst Skoff 		6
1 		6
2 		6
2 		     
2 France
Austria 		Thierry Tulasne
Thomas Muster 		4
6 		6
3 		3
6 		7
5 		6
2 		 
3 France
Austria 		Guy Forget / Henri Leconte
Alex Antonitsch / Thomas Muster 		6
4 		6
2 		6
2 		     
4 France
Austria 		Henri Leconte
Thomas Muster 		6
3 		6
2 		       
5 France
Austria 		Thierry Tulasne
Horst Skoff 		6
2 		2
6 		3
6 		     

Europe Zone B

Draw

First round
9–11 May		Quarterfinals
13–15 June		Semifinals
18–20 July		Final
3–5 October
 Monaco
Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
bye
 Monaco2
 Hungary3
 Iran
Budapest, Hungary (clay)
 Hungaryw/o
 Hungary2
  Switzerland3
  Switzerland
Lucerne, Switzerland (clay)
bye
  Switzerland5
Filothei, Greece (clay)
 Greece0
 Greece5
St. Gallen, Switzerland (indoor carpet)
 Syria0
  Switzerland1
Lagos, Nigeria (clay)
 Israel4
 Nigeria5
Benin City, Nigeria (clay)
 Norway0
 Nigeria2
 Netherlands3
 Saudi Arabia
Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)
 Netherlandsw/o
 Netherlands1
Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard)
 Israel3
 Belgium4
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
 Ireland1
 Belgium0
 Israel5
bye
 Israel

First round

Greece vs. Syria


Greece
5 		Filothei, Greece[15]
9–11 May 1986
Clay
Syria
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Greece
Syria 		Fotis Vazeos
Dawood Dawoodian 		6
3 		6
1 		6
1 		     
2 Greece
Syria 		George Kalovelonis
Shoukry Srourian 		6
2 		6
1 		6
0 		     
3 Greece
Syria 		George Kalovelonis / Ioannis Rigas
Nasser Al Raai / Adnan-Mohammed Al Sadi 		6
2 		6
0 		6
2 		     
4 Greece
Syria 		Ioannis Rigas
Dawood Dawoodian 		6
3 		6
1 		6
3 		     
5 Greece
Syria 		Ioannis Kabakoglou
Shoukry Srourian 		7
5 		6
2 		6
2 		     

Nigeria vs. Norway


Nigeria
5 		Lagos, Nigeria[16]
9–11 May 1986
Clay
Norway
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Nigeria
Norway 		Tony Mmoh
Tony Jønsson 		6
1 		10
8 		6
3 		     
2 Nigeria
Norway 		Nduka Odizor
John Erik Rustad 		6
4 		6
2 		6
4 		     
3 Nigeria
Norway 		Tony Mmoh / Nduka Odizor
Audun Jensen / John Erik Rustad 		6
2 		6
1 		6
2 		     
4 Nigeria
Norway 		Nduka Odizor
Tony Jønsson 		6
3 		6
2 		       
5 Nigeria
Norway 		Tony Mmoh
John Erik Rustad 		6
3 		6
3 		       

Ireland vs. Belgium


Ireland
1 		Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland[17]
9–11 May 1986
Hard (indoors)
Belgium
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Republic of Ireland
Belgium 		Matt Doyle
Jan Vanlangendonck 		2
6 		3
6 		6
1 		7
5 		4
6 		 
2 Republic of Ireland
Belgium 		Sean Sorensen
Alain Brichant 		9
7 		7
9 		5
7 		5
7 		   
3 Republic of Ireland
Belgium 		Matt Doyle / Sean Sorensen
Alain Brichant / Jan Vanlangendonck 		2
6 		8
10 		7
5 		4
6 		   
4 Republic of Ireland
Belgium 		Sean Sorensen
Jan Vanlangendonck 		2
6 		6
4 		3
6 		     
5 Republic of Ireland
Belgium 		Michael Nugent
Alain Brichant 		8
6 		8
10 		6
4 		     

Quarterfinals

Monaco vs. Hungary


Monaco
2 		Monte Carlo, Monaco[18]
13–15 June 1986
Clay
Hungary
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Monaco
Hungary 		Bernard Balleret
Ferenc Csépai 		7
5 		7
5 		4
6 		6
1 		   
2 Monaco
Hungary 		Gilles Ganancia
Balázs Taróczy 		6
8 		1
6 		3
6 		     
3 Monaco
Hungary 		Bernard Balleret / Jacques Vinciléoni
Sándor Kiss / Balázs Taróczy 		3
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
4 Monaco
Hungary 		Bernard Balleret
Balázs Taróczy 		4
6 		5
7 		5
7 		     
5 Monaco
Hungary 		Gilles Ganancia
Ferenc Csépai 		6
3 		6
4 		       

Switzerland vs. Greece


Switzerland
5 		Tennis Club Lido Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland[19]
13–15 June 1986
Clay
Greece
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
Greece 		Jakob Hlasek
Konstantinos Efraimoglou 		6
0 		6
3 		6
2 		     
2 Switzerland
Greece 		Roland Stadler
George Kalovelonis 		6
1 		7
5 		5
7 		6
2 		   
3 Switzerland
Greece 		Jakob Hlasek / Roland Stadler
Konstantinos Efraimoglou / George Kalovelonis 		6
1 		7
5 		5
7 		6
2 		   
4 Switzerland
Greece 		Roland Stadler
Konstantinos Efraimoglou 		6
1 		6
3 		       
5 Switzerland
Greece 		Jakob Hlasek
George Kalovelonis 		6
8 		8
6 		6
4 		     

Nigeria vs. Netherlands


Nigeria
2 		Benin City, Nigeria[20]
13–15 June 1986
Clay
Netherlands
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Nigeria
Netherlands 		Tony Mmoh
Menno Oosting 		7
5 		1
6 		1
6 		1
6 		   
2 Nigeria
Netherlands 		Sadiq Abdullahi
Tom Nijssen 		1
6 		6
4 		6
2 		6
3 		   
3 Nigeria
Netherlands 		Sadiq Abdullahi / Tony Mmoh
Huub van Boeckel / Menno Oosting 		6
8 		7
9 		6
2 		4
6 		   
4 Nigeria
Netherlands 		Sadiq Abdullahi
Menno Oosting 		8
10 		3
6 		0
6 		     
5 Nigeria
Netherlands 		Tony Mmoh
Tom Nijssen 		9
7 		6
3 		       

Israel vs. Belgium


Israel
5 		Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel[21]
13–15 June 1986
Hard
Belgium
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Israel
Belgium 		Shlomo Glickstein
Alain Brichant 		6
1 		6
1 		6
1 		     
2 Israel
Belgium 		Amos Mansdorf
Jan Vanlangendonck 		6
0 		6
1 		6
4 		     
3 Israel
Belgium 		Shlomo Glickstein / Amos Mansdorf
Alain Brichant / Jan Vanlangendonck 		6
2 		13
11 		6
3 		     
4 Israel
Belgium 		Shlomo Glickstein
Jan Vanlangendonck 		6
3 		7
5 		       
5 Israel
Belgium 		Gilad Bloom
Alain Brichant 		6
0 		6
2 		       

Semifinals

Hungary vs. Switzerland


Hungary
2 		Budapest, Hungary[22]
18–20 July 1986
Clay
Switzerland
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
Switzerland 		Balázs Taróczy
Jakob Hlasek 		7
5 		6
3 		6
3 		     
2 Hungary
Switzerland 		Ferenc Csépai
Roland Stadler 		0
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
3 Hungary
Switzerland 		Sándor Kiss / Balázs Taróczy
Heinz Günthardt / Jakob Hlasek 		9
11 		7
9 		4
6 		     
4 Hungary
Switzerland 		Balázs Taróczy
Roland Stadler 		4
6 		7
5 		6
8 		10
8 		6
4 		 
5 Hungary
Switzerland 		Ferenc Csépai
Jakob Hlasek 		2
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     

Netherlands vs. Israel


Netherlands
1 		Scheveningen, Netherlands[23]
18–20 July 1986
Clay
Israel
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Israel 		Menno Oosting
Amos Mansdorf 		6
0 		6
4 		6
1 		     
2 Netherlands
Israel 		Michiel Schapers
Shlomo Glickstein 		5
7 		6
2 		9
11 		7
9 		   
3 Netherlands
Israel 		Huub van Boeckel / Menno Oosting
Shlomo Glickstein / Shahar Perkiss 		6
2 		4
6 		8
10 		0
6 		   
4 Netherlands
Israel 		Menno Oosting
Shlomo Glickstein 		3
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
5 Netherlands
Israel 		Michiel Schapers
Amos Mansdorf 		3
6 		2
1 		      not
completed

Final

Switzerland vs. Israel


Switzerland
1 		St. Gallen, Switzerland[3]
3–5 October 1986
Carpet (indoors)
Israel
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
Israel 		Roland Stadler
Shlomo Glickstein 		6
4 		8
6 		6
8 		1
6 		3
4 		retired
 
2 Switzerland
Israel 		Jakob Hlasek
Amos Mansdorf 		2
6 		6
1 		3
6 		6
3 		10
12 		 
3 Switzerland
Israel 		Markus Günthardt / Jakob Hlasek
Shlomo Glickstein / Shahar Perkiss 		6
2 		6
4 		6
1 		     
4 Switzerland
Israel 		Jakob Hlasek
Shlomo Glickstein 		3
6 		6
1 		6
8 		12
10 		9
11 		 
5 Switzerland
Israel 		Markus Günthardt
Amos Mansdorf 		5
7 		3
6 		       

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 "France v Austria". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ a b "Switzerland v Israel". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Turkey v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Egypt v Malta". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Bulgaria v Cyprus". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Portugal v Zimbabwe". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Poland v Finland". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Turkey v France". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Bulgaria v Egypt". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Austria v Portugal". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Poland v Romania". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "France v Bulgaria". daviscup.com.
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  15. ^ "Greece v Syria". daviscup.com.
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  17. ^ "Ireland v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ "Monaco v Hungary". daviscup.com.
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