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1974 Davis Cup Europe Zone
The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1974 Davis Cup. 33 teams entered the Europe Zone, competing across 2 sub-zones. 8 teams entered the competition in the pre-qualifying rounds, with 3 teams progressing to the preliminary rounds to join an additional 21 teams. From these 24 teams, 8 teams progressed to the main draw to join the 4 finalists from the 1973 Davis Cup Europe Zone, 1973 Europe Zone. The winners of each sub-zone's main draw went on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the 1974 Davis Cup Americas Zone, Americas Zone and 1974 Davis Cup Eastern Zone, Eastern Zone. Italy Davis Cup team, Italy defeated Romania Davis Cup team, Romania in the Zone A final, and the Soviet Union Davis Cup team, Soviet Union defeated Czechoslovakia Davis Cup team, Czechoslovakia in the Zone B final, resulting in both Italy and the Soviet Union progressing to the 1974 Davis Cup#Inter-Zonal Zone, Inter-Zonal Zone. Zone A Pre-qualifying rounds Draw Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 Davis Cup
The 1974 Davis Cup was the 63rd edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 57 teams would enter the competition, 33 in the Europe Zone, 12 in the Americas Zone, and 12 in the Eastern Zone. Nigeria made its first appearance in the tournament. South Africa defeated Colombia in the Americas Inter-Zonal final, India defeated Australia in the Eastern Zone final, and Italy and the Soviet Union were the winners of the two Europe Zones, defeating Romania and Czechoslovakia respectively. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, South Africa defeated Italy and India defeated the Soviet Union in the semifinals. India refused to travel to South Africa for the final due to their government's opposition to South Africa's apartheid policies: therefore, the final was scratched and South Africa were awarded the Davis Cup. South Africa became only the fifth nation to win the Davis Cup, breaking the dominance of the United States, Great Britain, France and Aust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |