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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.[1]
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.
Iran vs. Algeria
Poland vs. Norway
Switzerland vs. Rhodesia
Belgium vs. Bulgaria
Ireland vs. Iran
Poland vs. West Germany
Switzerland vs. France
Romania vs. Belgium
Czechoslovakia vs. Ireland
Poland vs. France
Romania vs. Czechoslovakia
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.[2] [3]
Romania vs. Great Britain
France vs. Romania
Israel vs. Turkey
Luxembourg vs. Finland
Netherlands vs. Israel
Greece vs. Denmark
Portugal vs. Monaco
Austria vs. Finland
Netherlands vs. Yugoslavia
Greece vs. Spain
Sweden vs. Monaco
Austria vs. Egypt
Yugoslavia vs. Spain
Sweden vs. Austria
Hungary vs. Spain
Sweden vs. Italy
Spain vs. Italy