1986 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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

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Africa Zone

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Draw

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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

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Draw

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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

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Turkey vs. Luxembourg

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

Egypt vs. Malta

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

Bulgaria vs. Cyprus

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

Portugal vs. Zimbabwe

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

Poland vs. Finland

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

Quarterfinals

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Turkey vs. France

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

Bulgaria vs. Egypt

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

Austria vs. Portugal

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

Poland vs. Romania

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

Semifinals

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France vs. Bulgaria

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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  
 
Guy Forget
Julian Stamatov
6
2
4
6
6
4
6
4
   
2  
 
Henri Leconte
Krassimir Lazarov
6
1
6
3
6
3
     
3  
 
Guy Forget / Henri Leconte
Krassimir Lazarov / Julian Stamatov
6
2
6
2
6
4
     
4  
 
Guy Forget
Krassimir Lazarov
7
5
6
4
       
5  
 
Henri Leconte
Julian Stamatov
6
3
6
3
       

Austria vs. Romania

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

Final

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France vs. Austria

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

Europe Zone B

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Draw

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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

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Greece vs. Syria

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

Nigeria vs. Norway

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

Ireland vs. Belgium

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

Quarterfinals

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Monaco vs. Hungary

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

Switzerland vs. Greece

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

Nigeria vs. Netherlands

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

Israel vs. Belgium

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

Semifinals

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Hungary vs. Switzerland

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

Netherlands vs. Israel

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Netherlands
1
Scheveningen, Netherlands[23]
18–20 July 1986
Clay
 
Israel
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Menno Oosting
Amos Mansdorf
6
0
6
4
6
1
     
2  
 
Michiel Schapers
Shlomo Glickstein
5
7
6
2
9
11
7
9
   
3  
 
Huub van Boeckel / Menno Oosting
Shlomo Glickstein / Shahar Perkiss
6
2
4
6
8
10
0
6
   
4  
 
Menno Oosting
Shlomo Glickstein
3
6
3
6
3
6
     
5  
 
Michiel Schapers
Amos Mansdorf
3
6
2
1
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Final

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Switzerland vs. Israel

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

References

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  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. 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.
  14. ^ "Austria v Romania". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Greece v Syria". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Nigeria v Norway". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ "Ireland v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ "Monaco v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ "Switzerland v Greece". daviscup.com.
  20. ^ "Nigeria v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  21. ^ "Israel v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  22. ^ "Hungary v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  23. ^ "Netherlands v Israel". daviscup.com.
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