1987 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Main article: 1987 Davis Cup

The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1987 Davis Cup.

32 teams entered the Europe Zone in total, with 11 teams competing in the Africa Zone for 2 places in the Europe Zone main draws, joining an additional 21 teams. The winner of each sub-zone was then promoted to the following year's World Group.[1]

Switzerland defeated the Soviet Union in the Zone A final, and Denmark defeated Austria in the Zone B final, resulting in both Switzerland and Denmark being promoted to the 1988 World Group.[2][3]

Participating nations

Africa Zone

Main article: 1987 Davis Cup Africa Zone

Draw

First round
30 January–1 February		Second Round
13–22 March		Third Round
3–5 April
 Nigeria
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (indoor carpet)
bye
 Nigeria3
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (indoor carpet)
 Ivory Coast2
 Tunisia0
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
 Ivory Coast5
 Nigeria2
 Zimbabwe3
 Zimbabwe
Nairobi, Kenya (clay)
bye
 Zimbabwe5
 Kenya0
 Kenyaw/o
 Djibouti
Dakar, Senegal (hard)
 Morocco2
Dakar, Senegal (hard)
 Senegal3
 Senegal4
 Algeria1
bye
Dakar, Senegal (hard)
 Algeria
 Senegal3
 Egypt2
 Libya
bye
 Libya
 Egyptw/o
bye
 Egypt

Europe Zone A

Draw

First round
6–10 May		Quarterfinals
12–14 June		Semifinals
24–26 July		Final
2–4 October
 Soviet Union
Istanbul, Turkey (clay)
bye
 Soviet Union4
Damascus, Syria (hard)
 Turkey1
 Syria0
Valkenswaard, Netherlands (indoor carpet)
 Turkey5
 Soviet Union4
 Netherlands1
 Netherlands
Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard)
bye
 Netherlands4
Marsa, Malta (hard)
 Ireland1
 Malta1
Donetsk, Soviet Union (clay)
 Ireland4
 Soviet Union2
Bergen, Norway (indoor carpet)
  Switzerland3
 Senegal3
Haskovo, Bulgaria (clay)
 Norway2
 Senegal0
 Bulgaria5
bye
Haskovo, Bulgaria (clay)
 Bulgaria
 Bulgaria0
  Switzerland5
 Belgium
Lugano, Switzerland (clay)
bye
 Belgium0
  Switzerland5
bye
  Switzerland

First round

Syria vs. Turkey


Syria
0 		Damascus, Syria[4]
8–10 May 1987
Hard
Turkey
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Syria
Turkey 		Hrage Magarian
Necvet Demir 		2
6 		5
7 		11
13 		     
2 Syria
Turkey 		Dawood Dawoodian
Yavuz Erkangil 		4
6 		6
8 		1
6 		     
3 Syria
Turkey 		Mounged Bouhassoun / Hrage Magarian
Necvet Demir / Alaaddin Karagöz 		0
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4 Syria
Turkey 		Dawood Dawoodian
Necvet Demir 		2
6 		4
6 		       
5 Syria
Turkey 		Hrage Magarian
Yavuz Erkangil 		3
6 		2
6 		       

Malta vs. Ireland


Malta
1 		Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta[5]
6–8 May 1987
Hard
Ireland
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Malta
Republic of Ireland 		Gordon Asciak
Matt Doyle 		3
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
2 Malta
Republic of Ireland 		Daryl Delicata
Sean Sorensen 		1
6 		3
6 		0
6 		     
3 Malta
Republic of Ireland 		Gordon Asciak / Steven Schranz
Matt Doyle / Sean Sorensen 		0
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
4 Malta
Republic of Ireland 		Daryl Delicata
Matt Doyle 		3
6 		0
6 		       
5 Malta
Republic of Ireland 		Gordon Asciak
Robert Dolan 		6
2 		6
2 		       

Norway vs. Senegal


Norway
2 		Bergen, Norway[6]
8–10 May 1987
Carpet (indoors)
Senegal
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Norway
Senegal 		John Erik Rustad
Yahiya Doumbia 		7
5 		2
6 		4
6 		6
2 		5
7 		 
2 Norway
Senegal 		Anders Håseth
Abou Berthé 		6
2 		6
4 		6
1 		     
3 Norway
Senegal 		Audun Jensen / Bent-Ove Pedersen
Abou Berthé / Yahiya Doumbia 		5
7 		3
6 		4
6 		     
4 Norway
Senegal 		John Erik Rustad
Abou Berthé 		6
1 		6
0 		6
1 		     
5 Norway
Senegal 		Anders Håseth
Yahiya Doumbia 		4
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     

Quarterfinals

Turkey vs. Soviet Union


Turkey
1 		Istanbul, Turkey[7]
12–14 June 1987
Clay
Soviet Union
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Turkey
Soviet Union 		Necvet Demir
Oleksandr Dolgopolov 		6
1 		4
6 		4
6 		6
4 		6
3 		 
2 Turkey
Soviet Union 		Kaya Saydas
Andrei Chesnokov 		1
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     
3 Turkey
Soviet Union 		Necvet Demir / Alaaddin Karagöz
Sergey Leonyuk / Alexander Zverev 		2
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
4 Turkey
Soviet Union 		Kaya Saydas
Oleksandr Dolgopolov 		1
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
5 Turkey
Soviet Union 		Necvet Demir
Andrei Chesnokov 		2
6 		2
6 		       

Ireland vs. Netherlands


Ireland
1 		Dublin, Ireland[8]
12–14 June 1987
Hard (indoors)
Netherlands
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Republic of Ireland
Netherlands 		Eoin Collins
Michiel Schapers 		2
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2 Republic of Ireland
Netherlands 		Matt Doyle
Tom Nijssen 		4
6 		6
3 		6
4 		6
1 		   
3 Republic of Ireland
Netherlands 		Matt Doyle / Sean Sorensen
Huub van Boeckel / Michiel Schapers 		2
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4 Republic of Ireland
Netherlands 		Michael Nugent
Michiel Schapers 		0
6 		0
6 		1
6 		     
5 Republic of Ireland
Netherlands 		Eoin Collins
Tom Nijssen 		3
6 		2
6 		       

Bulgaria vs. Senegal


Bulgaria
5 		Haskovo, Bulgaria[9]
12–14 June 1987
Clay
Senegal
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Bulgaria
Senegal 		Julian Stamatov
Yahiya Doumbia 		6
3 		3
6 		16
14 		6
4 		   
2 Bulgaria
Senegal 		Krassimir Lazarov
Abou Berthé 		6
0 		6
1 		6
0 		     
3 Bulgaria
Senegal 		Krassimir Lazarov / Julian Stamatov
Abou Berthé / Yahiya Doumbia 		6
3 		6
2 		2
1 		     
retired
4 Bulgaria
Senegal 		Julian Stamatov
Abou Berthé 		6
1 		6
0 		       
5 Bulgaria
Senegal 		Krassimir Lazarov
Alioune Touré 		6
1 		6
4 		       

Switzerland vs. Belgium


Switzerland
5 		Lugano, Switzerland[10]
12–14 June 1987
Clay
Belgium
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
Belgium 		Claudio Mezzadri
Karel Demuynck 		6
1 		6
1 		6
2 		     
2 Switzerland
Belgium 		Jakob Hlasek
Johan de Preter 		6
0 		6
3 		6
1 		     
3 Switzerland
Belgium 		Jakob Hlasek / Claudio Mezzadri
Denis Langaskens / Jan Vanlangendonck 		6
4 		7
5 		8
6 		     
4 Switzerland
Belgium 		Jakob Hlasek
Karel Demuynck 		9
7 		6
4 		       
5 Switzerland
Belgium 		Claudio Mezzadri
Johan de Preter 		6
0 		6
2 		       

Semifinals

Netherlands vs. Soviet Union


Netherlands
1 		Valkenswaard, Netherlands[11]
24–26 July 1987
Carpet (indoors)
Soviet Union
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Soviet Union 		Michiel Schapers
Andrei Chesnokov 		22
24 		6
1 		2
6 		2
6 		   
2 Netherlands
Soviet Union 		Tom Nijssen
Alexander Volkov 		6
8 		5
7 		4
6 		     
3 Netherlands
Soviet Union 		Huub van Boeckel / Michiel Schapers
Sergey Leonyuk / Alexander Zverev 		3
6 		6
4 		6
4 		6
4 		   
4 Netherlands
Soviet Union 		Michiel Schapers
Alexander Volkov 		2
6 		6
8 		2
6 		     
5 Netherlands
Soviet Union 		Tom Nijssen
Andrei Chesnokov 		3
6 		3
6 		       

Bulgaria vs. Switzerland


Bulgaria
0 		Haskovo, Bulgaria[12]
24–26 July 1987
Clay
Switzerland
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Bulgaria
Switzerland 		Krassimir Lazarov
Claudio Mezzadri 		1
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
2 Bulgaria
Switzerland 		Ruslan Rainov
Jakob Hlasek 		5
7 		2
6 		3
6 		     
3 Bulgaria
Switzerland 		Teodor Bachev / Krassimir Lazarov
Claudio Mezzadri / Roland Stadler 		4
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
4 Bulgaria
Switzerland 		Krassimir Lazarov
Jakob Hlasek 		0
6 		4
6 		       
5 Bulgaria
Switzerland 		Ruslan Rainov
Claudio Mezzadri 		4
6 		0
6 		       

Final

Soviet Union vs. Switzerland


Soviet Union
2 		Donetsk, Soviet Union[2]
2–4 October 1987
Clay
Switzerland
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Soviet Union
Switzerland 		Alexander Zverev
Claudio Mezzadri 		5
7 		2
6 		7
5 		6
0 		2
6 		 
2 Soviet Union
Switzerland 		Andrei Chesnokov
Jakob Hlasek 		5
7 		9
7 		6
4 		6
4 		   
3 Soviet Union
Switzerland 		Alexander Volkov / Alexander Zverev
Heinz Günthardt / Jakob Hlasek 		6
4 		4
6 		3
6 		5
7 		   
4 Soviet Union
Switzerland 		Andrei Chesnokov
Claudio Mezzadri 		6
2 		7
5 		7
5 		     
5 Soviet Union
Switzerland 		Alexander Zverev
Jakob Hlasek 		4
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     

Europe Zone B

Draw

First round
8–10 May		Quarterfinals
12–14 June		Semifinals
24–26 July		Final
2–4 October
 Austria
Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria (clay)
bye
 Austria4
Rhodes, Greece (clay)
 Greece1
 Greece5
Porto, Portugal (clay)
 Luxembourg0
 Austria4
 Portugal1
 Hungary
Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
bye
 Hungary0
Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
 Portugal5
 Portugal3
Copenhagen, Denmark (indoor carpet)
 Monaco2
 Austria2
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
 Denmark3
 Zimbabwe2
Brașov, Romania (clay)
 Poland3
 Poland1
 Romania4
bye
Aarhus, Denmark (clay)
 Romania
 Romania2
Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)
 Denmark3
 Cyprus0
Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)
 Finland5
 Finland0
 Denmark5
bye
 Denmark

First round

Greece vs. Luxembourg


Greece
5 		Rhodes, Greece[13]
8–10 May 1987
Clay
Luxembourg
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Greece
Luxembourg 		George Kalovelonis
Serge Brueck 		6
4 		6
1 		6
4 		     
2 Greece
Luxembourg 		Anastasios Bavelas
Johny Goudenbour 		3
6 		2
6 		8
6 		6
1 		6
3 		 
3 Greece
Luxembourg 		Ioannis Rigas / Fotis Vazeos
Serge Brueck / Jacques Radoux 		1
6 		6
4 		14
12 		6
4 		   
4 Greece
Luxembourg 		George Kalovelonis
Jacques Radoux 		6
4 		6
3 		       
5 Greece
Luxembourg 		Anastasios Bavelas
Serge Brueck 		6
2 		6
1 		       

Monaco vs. Portugal


Monaco
2 		Monte Carlo, Monaco[14]
8–10 May 1987
Clay
Portugal
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Monaco
Portugal 		Bernard Balleret
Nuno Marques 		3
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2 Monaco
Portugal 		Gilles Ganancia
João Cunha e Silva 		4
6 		6
4 		7
5 		6
4 		   
3 Monaco
Portugal 		Bernard Balleret / Albert Viviani
Pedro Cordeiro / João Cunha e Silva 		4
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
4 Monaco
Portugal 		Gilles Ganancia
Nuno Marques 		7
5 		6
2 		7
5 		     
5 Monaco
Portugal 		Bernard Balleret
João Cunha e Silva 		3
6 		4
6 		6
0 		5
7 		   

Zimbabwe vs. Poland


Zimbabwe
2 		City Sports Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe[15]
8–10 May 1987
Hard (indoors)
Poland
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Zimbabwe
Poland 		Mark Gurr
Lech Bieńkowski 		0
6 		4
6 		6
1 		1
6 		   
2 Zimbabwe
Poland 		Byron Black
Wojciech Kowalski 		4
6 		5
7 		6
4 		6
2 		6
1 		 
3 Zimbabwe
Poland 		Byron Black / Mark Gurr
Lech Bieńkowski / Wojciech Kowalski 		6
8 		6
1 		7
9 		6
8 		   
4 Zimbabwe
Poland 		Byron Black
Lech Bieńkowski 		6
1 		6
4 		6
2 		     
5 Zimbabwe
Poland 		Mark Gurr
Wojciech Kowalski 		6
3 		3
6 		3
6 		3
6 		   

Finland vs. Cyprus


Finland
5 		Talin Tenniskeskus, Helsinki, Finland[16]
8–10 May 1987
Carpet (indoors)
Cyprus
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Finland
Cyprus 		Veli Paloheimo
Alkis Papamichael 		6
0 		6
1 		6
1 		     
2 Finland
Cyprus 		Olli Rahnasto
Yiannos Hadjigeorgiou 		8
6 		6
2 		6
0 		     
3 Finland
Cyprus 		Mika Hedman / Olli Rahnasto
Yiannos Hadjigeorgiou / Phivos Zachariades 		6
1 		6
2 		6
3 		     
4 Finland
Cyprus 		Olli Rahnasto
Alkis Papamichael 		6
1 		6
3 		       
5 Finland
Cyprus 		Veli Paloheimo
Yiannos Hadjigeorgiou 		6
2 		6
1 		       

Quarterfinals

Austria vs. Greece


Austria
4 		Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria[17]
12–14 June 1987
Clay
Greece
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
Greece 		Horst Skoff
George Kalovelonis 		6
2 		6
4 		6
3 		     
2 Austria
Greece 		Thomas Muster
Anastasios Bavelas 		7
5 		6
0 		6
1 		     
3 Austria
Greece 		Alex Antonitsch / Thomas Muster
George Kalovelonis / Ioannis Rigas 		6
2 		6
2 		6
2 		     
4 Austria
Greece 		Thomas Muster
George Kalovelonis 		6
1 		7
5 		       
5 Austria
Greece 		Horst Skoff
Anastasios Bavelas 		6
8 		6
3 		4
6 		     

Portugal vs. Hungary


Portugal
5 		Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal[18]
12–14 June 1987
Clay
Hungary
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Portugal
Hungary 		João Cunha e Silva
András Lányi 		6
4 		6
4 		5
7 		8
6 		   
2 Portugal
Hungary 		Nuno Marques
László Markovits 		6
1 		6
3 		6
0 		     
3 Portugal
Hungary 		Pedro Cordeiro / João Cunha e Silva
Sándor Kiss / András Lányi 		6
2 		7
9 		6
4 		6
2 		   
4 Portugal
Hungary 		Nuno Marques
András Lányi 		6
0 		4
6 		6
2 		     
5 Portugal
Hungary 		João Cunha e Silva
László Markovits 		4
6 		6
2 		6
1 		     

Romania vs. Poland


Romania
4 		Brașov, Romania[19]
12–14 June 1987
Clay
Poland
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Romania
Poland 		Adrian Marcu
Wojciech Kowalski 		6
1 		6
2 		6
2 		     
2 Romania
Poland 		Florin Segărceanu
Lech Bieńkowski 		6
3 		6
1 		6
3 		     
3 Romania
Poland 		Andrei Dîrzu / Florin Segărceanu
Lech Bieńkowski / Wojciech Kowalski 		6
3 		7
5 		6
2 		     
4 Romania
Poland 		Mihai Vanta
Wojciech Kowalski 		8
6 		3
6 		5
7 		     
5 Romania
Poland 		Adrian Marcu
Lech Bieńkowski 		6
3 		6
2 		       

Finland vs. Denmark


Finland
0 		Talin Tenniskeskus, Helsinki, Finland[20]
12–14 June 1987
Carpet (indoors)
Denmark
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Finland
Denmark 		Olli Rahnasto
Morten Christensen 		6
1 		8
10 		4
6 		5
7 		   
2 Finland
Denmark 		Veli Paloheimo
Michael Tauson 		6
3 		7
5 		4
6 		2
6 		2
6 		 
3 Finland
Denmark 		Kimmo Alkio / Olli Rahnasto
Morten Christensen / Michael Tauson 		2
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
4 Finland
Denmark 		Olli Rahnasto
Michael Tauson 		4
6 		4
6 		       
5 Finland
Denmark 		Veli Paloheimo
Morten Christensen 		4
6 		11
13 		       

Semifinals

Portugal vs. Austria


Portugal
1 		Oporto Tennis Club, Porto, Portugal[21]
24–26 July 1987
Clay
Austria
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Portugal
Austria 		Nuno Marques
Horst Skoff 		6
8 		3
6 		3
6 		     
2 Portugal
Austria 		João Cunha e Silva
Thomas Muster 		1
6 		7
9 		3
6 		     
3 Portugal
Austria 		Pedro Cordeiro / João Cunha e Silva
Alex Antonitsch / Thomas Muster 		3
6 		6
4 		4
6 		3
6 		   
4 Portugal
Austria 		Nuno Marques
Thomas Muster 		3
6 		7
5 		5
7 		     
5 Portugal
Austria 		João Cunha e Silva
Horst Skoff 		4
6 		6
1 		6
3 		     

Denmark vs. Romania


Denmark
3 		Aarhus, Denmark[22]
24–26 July 1987
Clay
Romania
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Romania 		Peter Bastiansen
Florin Segărceanu 		4
6 		3
6 		6
3 		6
3 		5
7 		 
2 Denmark
Romania 		Michael Tauson
Adrian Marcu 		6
2 		6
2 		1
6 		4
6 		6
3 		 
3 Denmark
Romania 		Peter Bastiansen / Michael Mortensen
Andrei Dîrzu / Florin Segărceanu 		10
8 		6
3 		3
6 		3
6 		6
2 		 
4 Denmark
Romania 		Peter Bastiansen
Adrian Marcu 		1
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
5 Denmark
Romania 		Michael Tauson
Florin Segărceanu 		6
4 		5
7 		6
4 		9
7 		   

Final

Denmark vs. Austria


Denmark
3 		Copenhagen, Denmark[3]
2–4 October 1987
Carpet (indoors)
Austria
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Austria 		Morten Christensen
Thomas Muster 		6
4 		6
2 		6
2 		     
2 Denmark
Austria 		Michael Tauson
Horst Skoff 		6
4 		4
6 		6
3 		6
2 		   
3 Denmark
Austria 		Morten Christensen / Michael Mortensen
Alex Antonitsch / Thomas Muster 		5
7 		6
3 		10
12 		3
6 		   
4 Denmark
Austria 		Morten Christensen
Horst Skoff 		8
10 		6
4 		6
8 		1
6 		   
5 Denmark
Austria 		Michael Tauson
Thomas Muster 		6
8 		12
10 		2
6 		6
3 		6
4 		 

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 "Soviet Union v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ a b "Denmark v Austria". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Syria v Turkey". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Malta v Ireland". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Norway v Senegal". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Turkey v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Ireland v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Bulgaria v Senegal". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Switzerland v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Netherlands v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Bulgaria v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Greece v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Monaco v Portugal". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Zimbabwe v Poland". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Finland v Cyprus". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ "Austria v Greece". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ "Portugal v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ "Romania v Poland". daviscup.com.
  20. ^ "Finland v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  21. ^ "Portugal v Austria". daviscup.com.
  22. ^ "Denmark v Romania". daviscup.com.