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1978 Davis Cup Europe Zone
The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1978 Davis Cup. 29 teams entered the Europe Zone, competing across 2 sub-zones. 25 teams entered the competition in the qualifying round, competing for 4 places in each sub-zone's main draw to join the 4 finalists from the 1977 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 Americas Zone and Eastern Zone. Great Britain defeated Czechoslovakia in the Zone A final, and Sweden defeated Hungary in the Zone B final, resulting in both Great Britain and Sweden progressing to the Inter-Zonal Zone. Zone A Preliminary Rounds Draw First Round Monaco vs. Luxembourg Israel vs. Finland Netherlands vs. Greece Algeria vs. Iran Qualifying Round Monaco vs. Great Britain Israel vs. Austria Czechoslovakia vs. Netherlands Poland vs. Iran Main Draw Draw Quarterfinals Great Britain vs. Austria Czechoslovakia vs. Poland Semifinals France vs. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Davis Cup
The 1978 Davis Cup was the 67th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 50 teams entered the competition, 29 in the Europe Zone, 10 in the Americas Zone, and 11 in the Eastern Zone. The United States defeated Chile in the Americas Inter-Zonal final, Australia defeated New Zealand in the Eastern Zone final, and Great Britain and Sweden were the winners of the two Europe Zones, defeating Czechoslovakia and Hungary respectively. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, the United States defeated Sweden and Great Britain defeated Australia in the semifinals. The United States then defeated Great Britain in the final to win their 25th title overall and their first since 1972. The final was held at the Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California, United States on 8–10 December. Political controversy The competition was significantly marked by political issues: Canada, Mexico, Venezuela, and the Caribbean/West Indies all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |