The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the
1983 Davis Cup
The 1983 Davis Cup (also known as the 1983 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 72nd edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 60 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the Wor ...
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25 teams entered the Europe Zone in total, split across two sub-zones. The winner of each sub-zone was promoted to the following year's World Group.
West Germany
West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O ...
defeated
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
in the Zone A final, and
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...
defeated
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...
in the Zone B final, resulting in both West Germany and Yugoslavia being promoted to the
1984 World Group.
Participating nations
Zone A:
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Zone B:
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Zone A
Draw
First round
Poland vs. Belgium
Monaco vs. Luxembourg
Portugal vs. Netherlands
Quarterfinals
Belgium vs. West Germany
Monaco vs. Israel
Egypt vs. Netherlands
Switzerland vs. Greece
Semifinals
Israel vs. West Germany
Switzerland vs. Netherlands
Final
West Germany vs. Switzerland
Zone B
Draw
First round
Turkey vs. Zimbabwe
Austria vs. Morocco
Algeria vs. Bulgaria
Yugoslavia vs. Tunisia
Quarterfinals
Hungary vs. Zimbabwe
Norway vs. Austria
Bulgaria vs. Finland
Spain vs. Yugoslavia
Semifinals
Austria vs. Hungary
Bulgaria vs. Yugoslavia
Final
Yugoslavia vs. Hungary
References
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External links
Davis Cup official website
Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone
Europe Zone