1979 Davis Cup Europe Zone


The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1979 Davis Cup.
29 teams entered the Europe Zone, competing across 2 sub-zones. 25 teams entered the competition in the qualifying round, competing for 4 places in each sub-zone's main draw to join the 4 finalists from the 1978 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.
Italy defeated Great Britain in the Zone A final, and Czechoslovakia defeated Sweden in the Zone B final, resulting in both Italy and Czechoslovakia progressing to the Inter-Zonal Zone.

Zone A

Preliminary Rounds

Draw

First Round

Finland vs. Morocco
Greece vs. Denmark
Egypt vs. Portugal
Monaco vs. Soviet Union

Qualifying Round

Poland vs. Finland
Italy vs. Denmark
Austria vs. Egypt
Spain vs. Soviet Union

Main Draw

Draw

Quarterfinals

Poland vs. Italy
Austria vs. Spain

Semifinals

Italy vs. Hungary
Great Britain vs. Spain

Final

Italy vs. Great Britain

Zone B

Pre-Qualifying Round

Draw

Results

Turkey vs. Iran

Preliminary Rounds

Draw

First Round

Netherlands vs. Norway
Switzerland vs. Iran
Belgium vs. Ireland

Qualifying Round

Netherlands vs. France
Switzerland vs. Yugoslavia
West Germany vs. Israel
Belgium vs. Romania

Main Draw

Draw

Quarterfinals

France vs. Switzerland
Romania vs. West Germany

Semifinals

France vs. Czechoslovakia
Romania vs. Sweden

Final

Czechoslovakia vs. Sweden