1977 Davis Cup Europe Zone


The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1977 Davis Cup.
33 teams entered the Europe Zone, competing across 2 sub-zones. 8 teams entered the competition in the pre-qualifying rounds, competing for 3 spots in the preliminary rounds. The 3 winners in the pre-qualifying rounds joined an additional 21 teams in the preliminary rounds, with 12 teams in each sub-zone competing for 4 places in the main draw, to join the 4 finalists from the 1976 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.
France defeated Romania in the Zone A final, and Italy defeated Spain in the Zone B final, resulting in both France and Italy progressing to the Inter-Zonal Zone.

Zone A

Pre-Qualifying Rounds

Draw

Qualifying Round

Iran vs. Algeria

Preliminary Rounds

Draw

First Round

Poland vs. Norway
Switzerland vs. Rhodesia
Belgium vs. Bulgaria
Ireland vs. Iran

Qualifying Round

Poland vs. West Germany
Switzerland vs. France
Romania vs. Belgium
Czechoslovakia vs. Ireland

Main Draw

Draw

Quarterfinals

Poland vs. France
Romania vs. Czechoslovakia

Semifinals

France vs. Soviet Union
Due to their refusal to play against Chile in the 1976 Inter-Zonal semifinals, the Soviet Union were disqualified from the 1977 tournament. Therefore France were declared winners by default and progressed to the final.
Romania vs. Great Britain

Final

France vs. Romania

Zone B

Pre-Qualifying Rounds

Draw

Qualifying Round

Israel vs. Turkey
Luxembourg vs. Finland

Preliminary Rounds

Draw

First Round

Netherlands vs. Israel
Greece vs. Denmark
Portugal vs. Monaco
Austria vs. Finland

Qualifying Round

Netherlands vs. Yugoslavia
Greece vs. Spain
Sweden vs. Monaco
Austria vs. Egypt

Main Draw

Draw

Quarterfinals

Yugoslavia vs. Spain
Sweden vs. Austria

Semifinals

Hungary vs. Spain
Sweden vs. Italy

Final

Spain vs. Italy