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:  Belgium  Egypt  Greece  Iraq  Israel  Luxembourg  Monaco  Netherlands  Poland  Portugal   Switzerland  West Germany

Zone B:  Algeria  Austria  Bulgaria  Finland  Hungary  Libya  Morocco  Norway  Spain  Tunisia  Turkey  Yugoslavia  Zimbabwe

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 Germany

5

Warsaw, Poland (clay)

Belgium

0

Poland

0

Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)

Belgium

5

West Germany

3

Israel

2

Israel

Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)

bye

Israel

4

Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)

Monaco

1

Luxembourg

1

Freiburg, West Germany (clay)

Monaco

4

West Germany

3

Estoril, Portugal (clay)

Switzerland

2

Portugal

1

Cairo, Egypt (clay)

Netherlands

4

Netherlands

4

Egypt

1

bye

Lugano, Switzerland (clay)

Egypt

Netherlands

1

Switzerland

3

Iraq

Ostermundigen, Switzerland (clay)

Greece

w/o

Greece

0

Switzerland

5

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 Waldemar Rogowski Jan Vanlangendonck 6 8 8 6 1 6 4 6     2 Lech Bieńkowski Bernard Boileau 0 6 2 6 2 6       3 Lech Bieńkowski / Henryk Drzymalski Bernard Boileau / Jacques Grandjean 2 6 5 7 4 6       4 Waldemar Rogowski Bernard Boileau 3 6 2 6         5 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 Bernard Balleret Marc Klensch 6 0 6 3 6 2       2 Michel Borfiga Johny Goudenbour 6 3 10 8 6 1       3 Bernard Balleret / Jacques Vinciléoni Johny Goudenbour / Marc Klensch 6 1 6 4 6 2       4 Michel Borfiga Marc Klensch 6 2 6 3         5 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 Pedro Cordeiro Michiel Schapers 2 6 4 6 4 6       2 Manuel de Sousa Eric Wilborts 2 6 3 6 5 7       3 José Manuel Cordeiro / Pedro Cordeiro Michiel Schapers / Ton Sie 6 8 4 6 4 6       4 Manuel de Sousa Michiel Schapers 2 6 2 6         5 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 Jan Vanlangendonck Michael Westphal 3 6 4 6 6 4 1 6     2 Jacques Grandjean Damir Keretić 6 4 1 6 3 6 1 6     3 Jacques Grandjean / Jan Vanlangendonck Andreas Maurer / Wolfgang Popp 4 6 4 6 1 6       4 Jan Vanlangendonck Damir Keretić 4 6 6 3 6 8 1 6     5 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 Bernard Balleret Shlomo Glickstein 5 7 2 6 2 6       2 Eric Carlier Shahar Perkiss 3 6 3 6 1 6       3 Bernard Balleret / Jacques Vinciléoni Shlomo Glickstein / David Schneider 6 1 4 6 2 6 11 13     4 Bernard Balleret Shahar Perkiss 6 3 6 2 6 4       5 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 Ahmed El-Mehelmy Huub van Boeckel 4 6 3 6 6 4 3 6     2 Khaled Baligh Michiel Schapers 2 6 4 6 3 6       3 Khaled Baligh / Ahmed El-Mehelmy Huub van Boeckel / Michiel Schapers 2 6 4 6 2 6       4 Khaled Baligh Huub van Boeckel 6 2 4 6 2 6       5 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 Roland Stadler Fotis Vazeos 6 2 6 4 6 1       2 Heinz Günthardt George Kalovelonis 6 1 6 3 6 0       3 Heinz Günthardt / Markus Günthardt George Kalovelonis / Fotis Vazeos 6 2 6 4 6 1       4 Heinz Günthardt Fotis Vazeos 6 1 6 2         5 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 David Schneider Damir Keretić 6 1 4 6 2 6 2 6     2 Shlomo Glickstein Michael Westphal 7 9 6 1 6 4 4 6 3 6   3 Shlomo Glickstein / Shahar Perkiss Andreas Maurer / Wolfgang Popp 6 4 8 10 7 5 7 5     4 Shahar Perkiss Michael Westphal 6 2 0 6 5 7 9 11     5 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 Heinz Günthardt Huub van Boeckel 5 7 6 1 8 6 6 0     2 Roland Stadler Michiel Schapers 6 1 6 2 6 1       3 Heinz Günthardt / Markus Günthardt Huub van Boeckel / Michiel Schapers 6 4 6 3 6 8 5 7 7 9   4 Roland Stadler Huub van Boeckel 6 4 6 4 6 8 6 4     5 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 Michael Westphal Heinz Günthardt 2 6 2 6 8 6 6 2 2 6   2 Damir Keretić Roland Stadler 6 0 6 3 5 7 1 6 6 2   3 Andreas Maurer / Wolfgang Popp Heinz Günthardt / Markus Günthardt 6 2 2 6 6 1 6 2     4 Michael Westphal Roland Stadler 7 5 6 2 8 10 6 2     5 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

Hungary

4

Istanbul, Turkey (clay)

Zimbabwe

1

Zimbabwe

5

Pörtschach, Austria (clay)

Turkey

0

Hungary

3

Ternitz, Austria (indoor hard)

Austria

2

Austria

5

Oslo, Norway (clay)

Morocco

0

Austria

Norway

Norway

w/o

Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay)

Libya

Hungary

0

Algiers, Algeria (clay)

Yugoslavia

4

Algeria

1

Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)

Bulgaria

4

Bulgaria

3

Finland

2

bye

Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)

Finland

Bulgaria

0

Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay)

Yugoslavia

5

Tunisia

0

Madrid, Spain (clay)

Yugoslavia

3

Yugoslavia

3

Spain

2

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 Necvet Demir Orlando Lourenco 1 6 3 6 1 6       2 Metin Gürel Philip Tuckniss 2 6 1 6 2 6       3 Muzaffar Arpacoglou / Yavuz Erkangil Haroon Ismail / Philip Tuckniss 3 6 4 6 4 6       4 Necvet Demir Philip Tuckniss 4 6 6 2 0 6       5 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 Gerald Mild Houcine Saber 6 1 3 6 6 4 6 1     2 Robert Reininger Omar Laimina 6 2 7 5 6 4       3 Hans Kary / Gerald Mild Mohammed Dlimi / Omar Laimina 6 2 4 6 6 4 6 3     4 Gerald Mild Omar Laimina 3 6 6 3 6 1       5 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 Djamel Boudjemline Julian Stamatov 4 6 1 6 1 6       2 Kamel Harrad Krassimir Lazarov 3 6 0 6 1 6       3 Nacir Abbes / Mohammed Bouabdallah Marian Lazarov / Julian Stamatov 2 6 5 7 3 6       4 Kamel Harrad Julian Stamatov 4 6 1 6 2 6       5 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 Slobodan Živojinović Hichem Riani 6 2 6 2 6 2       2 Marko Ostoja Abdel-Majid Soudani 6 0 6 2 5 2       retired 3 Marko Ostoja / Slobodan Živojinović Monir Ben Aziza / Hichem Riani 6 2 6 2 6 3       4 Slobodan Živojinović Abdel-Majid Soudani           not played 5 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 Róbert Machán Haroon Ismail 6 1 6 2 6 8 4 6 0 6   2 Balázs Taróczy Philip Tuckniss 6 4 6 2 6 0       3 Péter Szőke / Balázs Taróczy Haroon Ismail / Philip Tuckniss 6 2 6 1 7 5       4 Róbert Machán Philip Tuckniss 6 4 6 0 7 5       5 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 Tony Jønsson Robert Reininger 2 6 6 8 6 4 1 6     2 Morten Rønneberg Klaus Oberparleiter 5 7 6 8 5 7       3 Terje Persson / Morten Rønneberg Hans Kary / Robert Reininger 1 6 6 3 7 5 4 6 2 6   4 Per Hegna Robert Reininger 6 4 6 3         5 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 Lyubomir Petrov Leo Palin 4 6 2 6 6 4 4 6     2 Krassimir Lazarov Olli Rahnasto 6 4 4 6 6 4 3 6 6 3   3 Krassimir Lazarov / Marian Lazarov Kimmo Alkio / Leo Palin 4 6 6 4 6 3 6 4     4 Lyubomir Petrov Olli Rahnasto 6 4 1 6 3 6 6 2 3 6   5 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 Sergio Casal Marko Ostoja 6 1 6 4 3 6 1 6 3 6   2 Juan Avendaño Slobodan Živojinović 6 1 4 6 4 6 6 3 6 1   3 Juan Aguilera / Sergio Casal Marko Ostoja / Slobodan Živojinović 6 2 14 16 4 6 6 1 6 8   4 Sergio Casal Slobodan Živojinović 7 5 6 3 4 6 3 6 4 6   5 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 Bernhard Pils Róbert Machán 4 6 6 2 6 1 8 10 6 4   2 Peter Feigl Balázs Taróczy 1 6 4 6 6 3 4 6     3 Peter Feigl / Gerald Mild Péter Szőke / Balázs Taróczy 4 6 2 6 6 4 4 6     4 Bernhard Pils Balázs Taróczy 1 6 4 6 6 3 4 6     5 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 Krassimir Lazarov Marko Ostoja 6 1 3 6 6 4 4 6 3 6   2 Julian Stamatov Slobodan Živojinović 3 6 4 6 2 6       3 Krassimir Lazarov / Marian Lazarov Slobodan Živojinović / Marko Ostoja 4 6 6 3 1 6 6 2 4 6   4 Marian Lazarov Goran Prpić 2 6 4 6         5 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 Marko Ostoja Róbert Machán 6 0 3 6 6 2 6 2     2 Slobodan Živojinović János Benyik 6 3 2 6 6 2 7 5     3 Slobodan Živojinović / Marko Ostoja Róbert Machán / Péter Szőke 6 4 6 3 10 12 6 3     4 Marko Ostoja János Benyik 7 5 6 2         5 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. "West Germany v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
3. "Yugoslavia v Hungary". daviscup.com.
4. "Poland v Belgium". daviscup.com.
5. "Monaco v Israel". daviscup.com.
6. "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.

External links

• Davis Cup official website