1983 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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[edit]

Zone A[edit]

Draw[edit]

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[edit]

Poland vs. Belgium[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Belgium vs. West Germany[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Israel vs. West Germany[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

West Germany vs. Switzerland[edit]

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[edit]

Draw[edit]

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[edit]

Turkey vs. Zimbabwe[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Hungary vs. Zimbabwe[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Austria vs. Hungary[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Yugoslavia vs. Hungary[edit]

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[edit]

External links[edit]

• Davis Cup official website