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. 31 teams entered the Europe Zone, competing across 2 sub-zones. 14 teams competed in the preliminary rounds, with the winners progressing to the main draw and joining the remaining 17 teams. The winners of each sub-zone went on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the Americas Zone and

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defeated the

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in the Zone A final, and

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defeated

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in the Zone B final, resulting in both Romania and Czechoslovakia progressing to the Inter-Zonal Zone.

Zone A

Preliminary round

Draw

Results

Austria vs. Monaco Ireland vs. Norway Greece vs. Finland

Main Draw

Draw

First round

Israel vs. Netherlands Austria vs. New Zealand Norway vs. Denmark Greece vs. Hungary

Quarterfinals

Netherlands vs. Romania Yugoslavia vs. New Zealand Norway vs. France Hungary vs. Soviet Union

Semifinals

Romania vs. New Zealand Soviet Union vs. France

Final

Romania vs. Soviet Union

Zone B

Preliminary round

Draw

Results

Egypt vs. Turkey Portugal vs. Switzerland Bulgaria vs. Iran Morocco vs. Luxembourg

Main Draw

Draw

First round

Egypt vs. Poland Switzerland vs. West Germany Bulgaria vs. Belgium Morocco vs. Sweden

Quarterfinals

Egypt vs. Czechoslovakia West Germany vs. Great Britain Italy vs. Bulgaria Sweden vs. Spain

Semifinals

Czechoslovakia vs. West Germany Italy vs. Spain

Final

Czechoslovakia vs. Italy

References

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External links

Davis Cup official website
Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Europe Zone

Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organis ...