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1971 Davis Cup

The 1971 Davis Cup was the 60th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 28 teams entered the Europe Zone, 13 teams entered the Americas Zone, and 9 teams entered the Eastern Zone. Bolivia made its first appearance in the tournament.

1971 Davis Cup
Details
Duration19 March – 11 October 1971
Edition60th
Teams51
Champion
Winning nation United States
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Brazil defeated Mexico in the Americas Inter-Zonal final, India defeated Japan in the Eastern Inter-Zonal final, and Czechoslovakia and Romania were the winners of the two Europe Zones, defeating Spain and West Germany respectively.

In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Brazil defeated Czechoslovakia and Romania defeated India in the semifinals, and then Romania defeated Brazil in the final. Romania were then defeated by the defending champions the United States in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the Olde Providence Racquet Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States on 8–11 October.[1][2][3]

1971 was the last year the Davis Cup was played under the Challenge Round format.

South Africa was excluded from the tournament as part of the growing international opposition to its apartheid policies.[4]

Americas Zone

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Further information: 1971 Davis Cup Americas Zone

North & Central America Zone

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Quarterfinals
8–10 May		Semifinals
7–30 May		Final
4–6 June
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
  Mexico5
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
  South Korea0
  Mexico3
  Canada2
  Canada
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
bye
  Mexico3
  New Zealand2
bye
Kingston, Jamaica
  Caribbean/West Indies
  Caribbean/West Indies1
  New Zealand4
bye
  New Zealand

South America Zone

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Quarterfinals
19 March–6 April		Semifinals
9–18 April		Final
22–24 April
Porto Alegre, Brazil
  Brazil5
Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay)
  Bolivia0
  Brazil4
Guayaquil, Ecuador (hard)
  Ecuador1
  Ecuador4
Santiago, Chile
  Venezuela1
  Brazil3
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
  Chile2
  Uruguay0
Santiago, Chile
  Argentina5
  Argentina1
Bogotá, Colombia
  Chile4
  Colombia2
  Chile3

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

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Mexico vs. Brazil

 
Mexico
2 		Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico[5]
17–19 July 1971
Clay 		 
Brazil
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Marcelo Lara
Thomaz Koch 		4
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
2  
  		Joaquín Loyo Mayo
José Edison Mandarino 		6
4 		3
6 		4
6 		7
5 		6
1 		 
3  
  		Joaquín Loyo Mayo / Vicente Zarazúa
Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino 		8
6 		7
5 		6
2 		     
4  
  		Marcelo Lara
José Edison Mandarino 		4
6 		3
6 		7
9 		     
5  
  		Joaquín Loyo Mayo
Thomaz Koch 		5
7 		6
4 		9
7 		4
6 		7
9 		 

Eastern Zone

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Further information: 1971 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

Zone A

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Quarterfinals
27–29 March		Semifinals
2–5 April		Final
23–25 April
Hong Kong
  Australia5
Jakarta, Indonesia
  Hong Kong0
  Australia3
  Indonesia2
  Indonesia
Tokyo, Japan
bye
  Australia2
  Japan3
bye
Manila, Philippines
  Philippines
  Philippines1
  Japan4
bye
  Japan

Zone B

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Semifinals
30 March–4 April		Final
Colombo, Ceylon (clay)
  India4
  Ceylon0
  Indiaw/o
Lahore, Pakistan
  Pakistan
  Malaysia0
  Pakistan5

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

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Japan vs. India

 
Japan
2 		Denen Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan[6]
15–17 May 1971
Clay 		 
India
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Toshiro Sakai
Jaidip Mukerjea 		0
6 		0
6 		4
6 		     
2  
  		Keishiro Yanagi
Premjit Lall 		3
6 		6
3 		6
1 		6
2 		   
3  
  		Jun Kamiwazumi / Toshiro Sakai
Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea 		9
7 		1
6 		6
3 		1
6 		6
8 		 
4  
  		Toshiro Sakai
Premjit Lall 		2
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
5  
  		Keishiro Yanagi
Jaidip Mukerjea 		6
4 		6
3 		6
0 		     

Europe Zone

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Further information: 1971 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Zone A

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First Round
30 April–9 May		Quarterfinals
13–16 May		Semifinals
11–13 June		Final
16–18 July
  Spain
Basel, Switzerland
bye
  Spain4
   Switzerland0
   Switzerland
Barcelona, Spain
bye
  Spain4
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
  France1
  Sweden0
Paris, France (clay)
  France5
  France3
Helsinki, Finland
  Finland0
  Finland5
Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
  Ireland0
  Spain2
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
  Czechoslovakia3
  Egypt1
Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
  Czechoslovakia4
  Czechoslovakia5
Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
  Portugal0
  Portugal4
Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
  Turkey1
  Czechoslovakia4
Athens, Greece
  Soviet Union1
  Greece1
Brussels, Belgium
  Belgium3
  Belgium1
Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
  Soviet Union4
  Denmark0
  Soviet Union5

Zone A Final

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Czechoslovakia vs. Spain

 
Czechoslovakia
3 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[7]
16–18 July 1971
Clay 		 
Spain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		František Pála
Manuel Orantes 		6
2 		4
6 		2
6 		5
7 		   
2  
  		Jan Kodeš
Juan Gisbert 		6
3 		4
6 		9
7 		7
5 		   
3  
  		Jan Kodeš / Jan Kukal
Juan Gisbert / Manuel Orantes 		4
6 		9
11 		4
6 		     
4  
  		František Pála
Juan Gisbert 		6
0 		6
1 		6
1 		     
5  
  		Jan Kodeš
Manuel Orantes 		7
5 		4
6 		7
5 		6
4 		   

Zone B

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First Round
28 April–8 May		Quarterfinals
14–16 May		Semifinals
10–14 June		Final
16–18 July
  West Germany
Augsburg, West Germany
bye
  West Germany4
  Austria1
  Austria
Munich, West Germany
bye
  West Germany4
Budapest, Hungary
  Hungary1
  Hungary5
Budapest, Hungary
  Poland0
  Hungary5
Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg
  Luxembourg0
  Luxembourg5
Bucharest, Romania (clay)
  Monaco0
  West Germany0
Tel Aviv, Israel (hard)
  Romania5
  Israel4
Tel Aviv, Israel (hard)
  Norway1
  Israel0
Bucharest, Romania (clay)
  Romania5
  Romania5
Bucharest, Romania (clay)
  Netherlands0
  Romania4
Perugia, Italy (clay)
  Yugoslavia1
  Italy5
Zagreb, Yugoslavia
  Bulgaria0
  Italy2
Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay)
  Yugoslavia3
  Great Britain0
  Yugoslavia3

Zone B Final

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Romania vs. West Germany

 
Romania
5 		Bucharest, Romania[8]
16–18 July 1971
Clay 		 
West Germany
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Ion Țiriac
Christian Kuhnke 		6
2 		3
6 		6
2 		7
5 		   
2  
  		Ilie Năstase
Wilhelm Bungert 		6
2 		6
3 		6
2 		     
3  
  		Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac
Jürgen Fassbender / Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 		8
6 		6
4 		6
4 		     
4  
  		Ilie Năstase
Christian Kuhnke 		6
0 		6
4 		6
4 		     
5  
  		Petre Mărmureanu
Wilhelm Bungert 		6
1 		7
5 		6
1 		     

Inter-Zonal Zone

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Draw

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Semifinals
1–3 August		Final
21–23 August
New Delhi, India
EUR-B  Romania4
São Paulo, Brazil
EAS  India1
EUR-B  Romania3
Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay)
AME  Brazil2
AME  Brazil4
EUR-A  Czechoslovakia1

Semifinals

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India vs. Romania

 
India
1 		New Delhi, India[9]
1–3 August 1971
  
Romania
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Jaidip Mukerjea
Ilie Năstase 		3
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
2  
  		Premjit Lall
Ion Țiriac 		14
12 		6
3 		9
7 		     
3  
  		Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea
Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac 		3
6 		8
6 		6
8 		1
6 		   
4  
  		Jaidip Mukerjea
Ion Țiriac 		6
3 		5
7 		3
6 		    retired
 
5  
  		Premjit Lall
Ilie Năstase 		3
6 		10
8 		1
6 		1
6 		   

Brazil vs. Czechoslovakia

 
Brazil
4 		Porto Alegre, Brazil[10]
1–3 August 1971
Clay 		 
Czechoslovakia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		José Edison Mandarino
Jan Kodeš 		8
6 		6
4 		4
6 		6
4 		   
2  
  		Thomaz Koch
František Pála 		6
4 		6
4 		6
2 		     
3  
  		Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino
Jan Kodeš / Jan Kukal 		8
6 		6
2 		6
4 		     
4  
  		Carlos Kirmayr
František Pála 		1
6 		6
2 		6
4 		2
6 		4
6 		 
5  
  		Luis Felipe Tavares
Vladimír Zedník 		7
9 		7
5 		6
4 		4
5 		   
retired

Final

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Brazil vs. Romania

 
Brazil
2 		São Paulo, Brazil[11]
21–23 August 1971
  
Romania
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		José Edison Mandarino
Ilie Năstase 		4
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
2  
  		Thomaz Koch
Ion Țiriac 		4
6 		6
4 		6
3 		9
7 		   
3  
  		Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino
Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac 		1
6 		6
3 		6
3 		3
6 		6
4 		 
4  
  		Thomaz Koch
Ilie Năstase 		4
6 		0
6 		6
8 		     
5  
  		José Edison Mandarino
Ion Țiriac 		0
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     

Challenge Round

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United States vs. Romania

 
United States
3 		Olde Providence Racquet Club, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States[3]
8–11 October 1971
Clay 		 
Romania
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Stan Smith
Ilie Năstase 		7
5 		6
3 		6
1 		     
2  
  		Frank Froehling
Ion Țiriac 		3
6 		1
6 		6
1 		6
3 		8
6 		 
3  
  		Stan Smith / Erik van Dillen
Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac 		5
7 		4
6 		6
8 		     
4  
  		Stan Smith
Ion Țiriac 		8
6 		6
3 		6
0 		     
5  
  		Frank Froehling
Ilie Năstase 		3
6 		1
6 		6
1 		4
6 		   

References

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  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.
  3. ^ a b "United States v Romania". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ Steve, Tignor (19 November 2014). "The Shots Not Heard Around the World". tennis.com. Retrieved 29 September 2019. South Africa had been banned from the Davis Cup entirely from 1970 to '73
  5. ^ "Mexico v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Japan v India". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Czechoslovakia v Spain". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Romania v West Germany". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "India v Romania". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Brazil v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Brazil v Romania". daviscup.com.
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