1971 Davis Cup

1971 Davis Cup
Details
Duration19 March – 11 October 1971
Edition60th
Teams51
Champion
Winning nation United States
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The 1971 Davis Cup was the 60th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 28 teams entered the Europe Zone, 13 teams entered the Americas Zone, and 9 teams entered the Eastern Zone. Bolivia made its first appearance in the tournament.

Brazil defeated Mexico in the Americas Inter-Zonal final, India defeated Japan in the Eastern Inter-Zonal final, and Czechoslovakia and Romania were the winners of the two Europe Zones, defeating Spain and West Germany respectively.

In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Brazil defeated Czechoslovakia and Romania defeated India in the semifinals, and then Romania defeated Brazil in the final. Romania were then defeated by the defending champions the United States in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the Olde Providence Racquet Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States on 8–11 October.[1][2][3]

1971 was the last year the Davis Cup was played under the Challenge Round format.

South Africa was excluded from the tournament as part of the growing international opposition to its apartheid policies.[4]

Americas Zone

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Further information: 1971 Davis Cup Americas Zone

North & Central America Zone

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Quarterfinals
8–10 May		Semifinals
7–30 May		Final
4–6 June
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 Mexico5
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 South Korea0
 Mexico3
 Canada2
 Canada
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
bye
 Mexico3
 New Zealand2
bye
Kingston, Jamaica
 Caribbean/West Indies
 Caribbean/West Indies1
 New Zealand4
bye
 New Zealand

South America Zone

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Quarterfinals
19 March–6 April		Semifinals
9–18 April		Final
22–24 April
Porto Alegre, Brazil
 Brazil5
Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay)
 Bolivia0
 Brazil4
Guayaquil, Ecuador (hard)
 Ecuador1
 Ecuador4
Santiago, Chile
 Venezuela1
 Brazil3
Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
 Chile2
 Uruguay0
Santiago, Chile
 Argentina5
 Argentina1
Bogotá, Colombia
 Chile4
 Colombia2
 Chile3

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

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Mexico vs. Brazil


Mexico
2 		Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico[5]
17–19 July 1971
Clay
Brazil
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Mexico
Brazil 		Marcelo Lara
Thomaz Koch 		4
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
2 Mexico
Brazil 		Joaquín Loyo Mayo
José Edison Mandarino 		6
4 		3
6 		4
6 		7
5 		6
1 		 
3 Mexico
Brazil 		Joaquín Loyo Mayo / Vicente Zarazúa
Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino 		8
6 		7
5 		6
2 		     
4 Mexico
Brazil 		Marcelo Lara
José Edison Mandarino 		4
6 		3
6 		7
9 		     
5 Mexico
Brazil 		Joaquín Loyo Mayo
Thomaz Koch 		5
7 		6
4 		9
7 		4
6 		7
9 		 

Eastern Zone

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Further information: 1971 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

Zone A

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Quarterfinals
27–29 March		Semifinals
2–5 April		Final
23–25 April
Hong Kong
 Australia5
Jakarta, Indonesia
 Hong Kong0
 Australia3
 Indonesia2
 Indonesia
Tokyo, Japan
bye
 Australia2
 Japan3
bye
Manila, Philippines
 Philippines
 Philippines1
 Japan4
bye
 Japan

Zone B

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Semifinals
30 March–4 April		Final
Colombo, Ceylon (clay)
 India4
 Ceylon0
 Indiaw/o
Lahore, Pakistan
 Pakistan
 Malaysia0
 Pakistan5

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

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Japan vs. India


Japan
2 		Denen Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan[6]
15–17 May 1971
Clay
India
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
India 		Toshiro Sakai
Jaidip Mukerjea 		0
6 		0
6 		4
6 		     
2 Japan
India 		Keishiro Yanagi
Premjit Lall 		3
6 		6
3 		6
1 		6
2 		   
3 Japan
India 		Jun Kamiwazumi / Toshiro Sakai
Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea 		9
7 		1
6 		6
3 		1
6 		6
8 		 
4 Japan
India 		Toshiro Sakai
Premjit Lall 		2
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
5 Japan
India 		Keishiro Yanagi
Jaidip Mukerjea 		6
4 		6
3 		6
0 		     

Europe Zone

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Further information: 1971 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Zone A

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First Round
30 April–9 May		Quarterfinals
13–16 May		Semifinals
11–13 June		Final
16–18 July
 Spain
Basel, Switzerland
bye
 Spain4
  Switzerland0
  Switzerland
Barcelona, Spain
bye
 Spain4
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
 France1
 Sweden0
Paris, France (clay)
 France5
 France3
Helsinki, Finland
 Finland0
 Finland5
Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
 Ireland0
 Spain2
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
 Czechoslovakia3
 Egypt1
Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
 Czechoslovakia4
 Czechoslovakia5
Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
 Portugal0
 Portugal4
Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
 Turkey1
 Czechoslovakia4
Athens, Greece
 Soviet Union1
 Greece1
Brussels, Belgium
 Belgium3
 Belgium1
Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
 Soviet Union4
 Denmark0
 Soviet Union5

Zone A Final

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Czechoslovakia vs. Spain


Czechoslovakia
3 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[7]
16–18 July 1971
Clay
Spain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
Spain 		František Pála
Manuel Orantes 		6
2 		4
6 		2
6 		5
7 		   
2 Czechoslovakia
Spain 		Jan Kodeš
Juan Gisbert 		6
3 		4
6 		9
7 		7
5 		   
3 Czechoslovakia
Spain 		Jan Kodeš / Jan Kukal
Juan Gisbert / Manuel Orantes 		4
6 		9
11 		4
6 		     
4 Czechoslovakia
Spain 		František Pála
Juan Gisbert 		6
0 		6
1 		6
1 		     
5 Czechoslovakia
Spain 		Jan Kodeš
Manuel Orantes 		7
5 		4
6 		7
5 		6
4 		   

Zone B

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Zone B Final

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Romania vs. West Germany


Romania
5 		Bucharest, Romania[8]
16–18 July 1971
Clay
West Germany
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Romania
West Germany 		Ion Țiriac
Christian Kuhnke 		6
2 		3
6 		6
2 		7
5 		   
2 Romania
West Germany 		Ilie Năstase
Wilhelm Bungert 		6
2 		6
3 		6
2 		     
3 Romania
West Germany 		Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac
Jürgen Fassbender / Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 		8
6 		6
4 		6
4 		     
4 Romania
West Germany 		Ilie Năstase
Christian Kuhnke 		6
0 		6
4 		6
4 		     
5 Romania
West Germany 		Petre Mărmureanu
Wilhelm Bungert 		6
1 		7
5 		6
1 		     

Inter-Zonal Zone

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Draw

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Semifinals
1–3 August		Final
21–23 August
New Delhi, India
EUR-B Romania4
São Paulo, Brazil
EAS India1
EUR-B Romania3
Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay)
AME Brazil2
AME Brazil4
EUR-A Czechoslovakia1

Semifinals

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India vs. Romania


India
1 		New Delhi, India[9]
1–3 August 1971
Romania
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Romania 		Jaidip Mukerjea
Ilie Năstase 		3
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
2 India
Romania 		Premjit Lall
Ion Țiriac 		14
12 		6
3 		9
7 		     
3 India
Romania 		Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea
Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac 		3
6 		8
6 		6
8 		1
6 		   
4 India
Romania 		Jaidip Mukerjea
Ion Țiriac 		6
3 		5
7 		3
6 		    retired
 
5 India
Romania 		Premjit Lall
Ilie Năstase 		3
6 		10
8 		1
6 		1
6 		   

Brazil vs. Czechoslovakia


Brazil
4 		Porto Alegre, Brazil[10]
1–3 August 1971
Clay
Czechoslovakia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Brazil
Czechoslovakia 		José Edison Mandarino
Jan Kodeš 		8
6 		6
4 		4
6 		6
4 		   
2 Brazil
Czechoslovakia 		Thomaz Koch
František Pála 		6
4 		6
4 		6
2 		     
3 Brazil
Czechoslovakia 		Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino
Jan Kodeš / Jan Kukal 		8
6 		6
2 		6
4 		     
4 Brazil
Czechoslovakia 		Carlos Kirmayr
František Pála 		1
6 		6
2 		6
4 		2
6 		4
6 		 
5 Brazil
Czechoslovakia 		Luis Felipe Tavares
Vladimír Zedník 		7
9 		7
5 		6
4 		4
5 		   
retired

Final

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Brazil vs. Romania


Brazil
2 		São Paulo, Brazil[11]
21–23 August 1971
Romania
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Brazil
Romania 		José Edison Mandarino
Ilie Năstase 		4
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
2 Brazil
Romania 		Thomaz Koch
Ion Țiriac 		4
6 		6
4 		6
3 		9
7 		   
3 Brazil
Romania 		Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino
Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac 		1
6 		6
3 		6
3 		3
6 		6
4 		 
4 Brazil
Romania 		Thomaz Koch
Ilie Năstase 		4
6 		0
6 		6
8 		     
5 Brazil
Romania 		José Edison Mandarino
Ion Țiriac 		0
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     

Challenge Round

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United States vs. Romania


United States
3 		Olde Providence Racquet Club, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States[3]
8–11 October 1971
Clay
Romania
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Romania 		Stan Smith
Ilie Năstase 		7
5 		6
3 		6
1 		     
2 United States
Romania 		Frank Froehling
Ion Țiriac 		3
6 		1
6 		6
1 		6
3 		8
6 		 
3 United States
Romania 		Stan Smith / Erik van Dillen
Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac 		5
7 		4
6 		6
8 		     
4 United States
Romania 		Stan Smith
Ion Țiriac 		8
6 		6
3 		6
0 		     
5 United States
Romania 		Frank Froehling
Ilie Năstase 		3
6 		1
6 		6
1 		4
6 		   

References

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  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.
  3. ^ a b "United States v Romania". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ Steve, Tignor (19 November 2014). "The Shots Not Heard Around the World". tennis.com. Retrieved 29 September 2019. South Africa had been banned from the Davis Cup entirely from 1970 to '73
  5. ^ "Mexico v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Japan v India". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Czechoslovakia v Spain". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Romania v West Germany". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "India v Romania". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Brazil v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Brazil v Romania". daviscup.com.
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