# 1971 Davis Cup > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1971_Davis_Cup > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1971_Davis_Cup.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_Davis_Cup > Source revision: 1315382884 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1971 edition of the Davis Cup 1971 Davis Cup Details Duration 19 March – 11 October 1971 Edition 60th Teams 51 Champion Winning nation United States ← 1970 1972 → The **1971 Davis Cup** was the 60th edition of the [Davis Cup](/source/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](/source/Bolivia_Davis_Cup_team) made its first appearance in the tournament. [Brazil](/source/Brazil_Davis_Cup_team) defeated [Mexico](/source/Mexico_Davis_Cup_team) in the Americas Inter-Zonal final, [India](/source/India_Davis_Cup_team) defeated [Japan](/source/Japan_Davis_Cup_team) in the Eastern Inter-Zonal final, and [Czechoslovakia](/source/Czechoslovakia_Davis_Cup_team) and [Romania](/source/Romania_Davis_Cup_team) were the winners of the two Europe Zones, defeating [Spain](/source/Spain_Davis_Cup_team) and [West Germany](/source/Germany_Davis_Cup_team) 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](/source/United_States_Davis_Cup_team) in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the Olde Providence Racquet Club in [Charlotte, North Carolina](/source/Charlotte%2C_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](/source/Apartheid).[4] ## Americas Zone Further information: [1971 Davis Cup Americas Zone](/source/1971_Davis_Cup_Americas_Zone) ### North & Central America Zone Quarterfinals 8–10 May Semifinals 7–30 May Final 4–6 June Mexico City, Mexico (clay) Mexico 5 Mexico City, Mexico (clay) South Korea 0 Mexico 3 Canada 2 Canada Mexico City, Mexico (clay) bye Mexico 3 New Zealand 2 bye Kingston, Jamaica Caribbean/West Indies Caribbean/West Indies 1 New Zealand 4 bye New Zealand ### South America Zone Quarterfinals 19 March–6 April Semifinals 9–18 April Final 22–24 April Porto Alegre, Brazil Brazil 5 Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay) Bolivia 0 Brazil 4 Guayaquil, Ecuador (hard) Ecuador 1 Ecuador 4 Santiago, Chile Venezuela 1 Brazil 3 Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) Chile 2 Uruguay 0 Santiago, Chile Argentina 5 Argentina 1 Bogotá, Colombia Chile 4 Colombia 2 Chile 3 ### Americas Inter-Zonal Final **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 Marcelo Lara Thomaz Koch 4 6 2 6 1 6 2 Joaquín Loyo Mayo José Edison Mandarino 6 4 3 6 4 6 7 5 6 1 3 Joaquín Loyo Mayo / Vicente Zarazúa Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino 8 6 7 5 6 2 4 Marcelo Lara José Edison Mandarino 4 6 3 6 7 9 5 Joaquín Loyo Mayo Thomaz Koch 5 7 6 4 9 7 4 6 7 9 ## Eastern Zone Further information: [1971 Davis Cup Eastern Zone](/source/1971_Davis_Cup_Eastern_Zone) ### Zone A Quarterfinals 27–29 March Semifinals 2–5 April Final 23–25 April Hong Kong Australia 5 Jakarta, Indonesia Hong Kong 0 Australia 3 Indonesia 2 Indonesia Tokyo, Japan bye Australia 2 Japan 3 bye Manila, Philippines Philippines Philippines 1 Japan 4 bye Japan ### Zone B Semifinals 30 March–4 April Final Colombo, Ceylon (clay) India 4 Ceylon 0 India w/o Lahore, Pakistan Pakistan Malaysia 0 Pakistan 5 ### Eastern Inter-Zonal Final **Japan vs. India** Japan 2 Denen Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan[6] 15–17 May 1971 Clay India 3 1 2 3 4 5 1 Toshiro Sakai Jaidip Mukerjea 0 6 0 6 4 6 2 Keishiro Yanagi Premjit Lall 3 6 6 3 6 1 6 2 3 Jun Kamiwazumi / Toshiro Sakai Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea 9 7 1 6 6 3 1 6 6 8 4 Toshiro Sakai Premjit Lall 2 6 2 6 4 6 5 Keishiro Yanagi Jaidip Mukerjea 6 4 6 3 6 0 ## Europe Zone Further information: [1971 Davis Cup Europe Zone](/source/1971_Davis_Cup_Europe_Zone) ### Zone A First Round 30 April–9 May Quarterfinals 13–16 May Semifinals 11–13 June Final 16–18 July Spain Basel, Switzerland bye Spain 4 Switzerland 0 Switzerland Barcelona, Spain bye Spain 4 Båstad, Sweden (clay) France 1 Sweden 0 Paris, France (clay) France 5 France 3 Helsinki, Finland Finland 0 Finland 5 Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) Ireland 0 Spain 2 Cairo, Egypt (clay) Czechoslovakia 3 Egypt 1 Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) Czechoslovakia 4 Czechoslovakia 5 Lisbon, Portugal (clay) Portugal 0 Portugal 4 Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) Turkey 1 Czechoslovakia 4 Athens, Greece Soviet Union 1 Greece 1 Brussels, Belgium Belgium 3 Belgium 1 Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) Soviet Union 4 Denmark 0 Soviet Union 5 ### Zone A Final **Czechoslovakia vs. Spain** Czechoslovakia 3 Prague, Czechoslovakia[7] 16–18 July 1971 Clay Spain 2 1 2 3 4 5 1 František Pála Manuel Orantes 6 2 4 6 2 6 5 7 2 Jan Kodeš Juan Gisbert 6 3 4 6 9 7 7 5 3 Jan Kodeš / Jan Kukal Juan Gisbert / Manuel Orantes 4 6 9 11 4 6 4 František Pála Juan Gisbert 6 0 6 1 6 1 5 Jan Kodeš Manuel Orantes 7 5 4 6 7 5 6 4 ### Zone B First Round 28 April–8 May Quarterfinals 14–16 May Semifinals 10–14 June Final 16–18 July West Germany Augsburg, West Germany bye West Germany 4 Austria 1 Austria Munich, West Germany bye West Germany 4 Budapest, Hungary Hungary 1 Hungary 5 Budapest, Hungary Poland 0 Hungary 5 Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg Luxembourg 0 Luxembourg 5 Bucharest, Romania (clay) Monaco 0 West Germany 0 Tel Aviv, Israel (hard) Romania 5 Israel 4 Tel Aviv, Israel (hard) Norway 1 Israel 0 Bucharest, Romania (clay) Romania 5 Romania 5 Bucharest, Romania (clay) Netherlands 0 Romania 4 Perugia, Italy (clay) Yugoslavia 1 Italy 5 Zagreb, Yugoslavia Bulgaria 0 Italy 2 Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay) Yugoslavia 3 Great Britain 0 Yugoslavia 3 ### Zone B Final **Romania vs. West Germany** Romania 5 Bucharest, Romania[8] 16–18 July 1971 Clay West Germany 0 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ion Țiriac Christian Kuhnke 6 2 3 6 6 2 7 5 2 Ilie Năstase Wilhelm Bungert 6 2 6 3 6 2 3 Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac Jürgen Fassbender / Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 8 6 6 4 6 4 4 Ilie Năstase Christian Kuhnke 6 0 6 4 6 4 5 Petre Mărmureanu Wilhelm Bungert 6 1 7 5 6 1 ## Inter-Zonal Zone ### Draw Semifinals 1–3 August Final 21–23 August New Delhi, India EUR-B Romania 4 São Paulo, Brazil EAS India 1 EUR-B Romania 3 Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay) AME Brazil 2 AME Brazil 4 EUR-A Czechoslovakia 1 ### Semifinals **India vs. Romania** India 1 New Delhi, India[9] 1–3 August 1971 Romania 4 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jaidip Mukerjea Ilie Năstase 3 6 3 6 4 6 2 Premjit Lall Ion Țiriac 14 12 6 3 9 7 3 Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac 3 6 8 6 6 8 1 6 4 Jaidip Mukerjea Ion Țiriac 6 3 5 7 3 6 retired 5 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 José Edison Mandarino Jan Kodeš 8 6 6 4 4 6 6 4 2 Thomaz Koch František Pála 6 4 6 4 6 2 3 Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino Jan Kodeš / Jan Kukal 8 6 6 2 6 4 4 Carlos Kirmayr František Pála 1 6 6 2 6 4 2 6 4 6 5 Luis Felipe Tavares Vladimír Zedník 7 9 7 5 6 4 4 5 retired ### Final **Brazil vs. Romania** Brazil 2 São Paulo, Brazil[11] 21–23 August 1971 Romania 3 1 2 3 4 5 1 José Edison Mandarino Ilie Năstase 4 6 1 6 1 6 2 Thomaz Koch Ion Țiriac 4 6 6 4 6 3 9 7 3 Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac 1 6 6 3 6 3 3 6 6 4 4 Thomaz Koch Ilie Năstase 4 6 0 6 6 8 5 José Edison Mandarino Ion Țiriac 0 6 2 6 4 6 ## Challenge Round **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 Stan Smith Ilie Năstase 7 5 6 3 6 1 2 Frank Froehling Ion Țiriac 3 6 1 6 6 1 6 3 8 6 3 Stan Smith / Erik van Dillen Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac 5 7 4 6 6 8 4 Stan Smith Ion Țiriac 8 6 6 3 6 0 5 Frank Froehling Ilie Năstase 3 6 1 6 6 1 4 6 ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Collins_1-0)** Bud Collins (2010). *The Bud Collins History of Tennis* (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0942257700](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0942257700). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Max Robertson (1974). *The Encyclopedia of Tennis*. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0047960426](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0047960426). 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Challenge_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Challenge_3-1) ["United States v Romania"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1971-WG-CHR-USA-ROU-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Steve, Tignor (November 19, 2014). ["The Shots Not Heard Around the World"](https://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2014/11/shots-not-heard-around-world/53301/). *tennis.com*. Retrieved September 29, 2019. South Africa had been banned from the Davis Cup entirely from 1970 to '73 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Mexico v Brazil"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1971-AMI-M-MEX-BRA-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Japan v India"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1971-EAS-M-JPN-IND-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Czechoslovakia v Spain"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1971-EUR-A-M-TCH-ESP-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Romania v West Germany"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1971-EUR-B-M-ROU-FRG-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["India v Romania"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1971-INZ-M-IND-ROU-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Brazil v Czechoslovakia"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1971-INZ-M-BRA-TCH-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Brazil v Romania"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1971-INZ-M-BRA-ROU-01). daviscup.com. ## External links - [Davis Cup Official Website](http://www.daviscup.com) v t e Davis Cup Current champions (2025): Italy Editions 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020–21 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 World Groups / Finals 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020–21 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 World Groups play-offs 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2020 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Qualifying rounds 2019 2020–21 2022 2023 2024 2025 (1R, 2R) 2026 (1R, 2R) 2025 Davis Cup Finals teams Argentina Austria Belgium Czech Republic France Germany Italy Spain Former World Group / Finals teams Australia Belarus Brazil Canada Chile Colombia Croatia Cuba Czechoslovakia Denmark Ecuador Finland Great Britain Hungary India Indonesia Ireland Israel Japan Kazakhstan Mexico Morocco Netherlands New Zealand Paraguay Peru Poland Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia South Korea South Africa Sweden Switzerland United States Yugoslavia Zimbabwe Players American Argentine Australian Austrian Belarusian Belgian Brazilian British Canadian Chilean Croatian Cuban Czech Czechoslovak Danish Dutch Ecuadorian Finnish French German Hungarian Indian Indonesian Irish Israeli Italian Japanese Kazakhstani Korean Kosovar Mexican Montenegrin Moroccan New Zealand Peruvian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Serbian Slovak South African Soviet Spanish Swedish Swiss Yugoslav Zimbabwean List of champions Winning players v t e « 1970 1971 in tennis 1972 » Grand Slam Australian Open French Open Wimbledon Championships US Open Tours Men WCT circuit WCT Finals Grand Prix circuit Grand Prix Masters Women Virginia Slims Circuit Virginia Slims Championships Women's Grand Prix National teams Davis Cup Federation Cup Wightman Cup v t e 1971 Grand Prix Tour « 1970 1972 » A Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open B Hamburg Bournemouth Brussels Båstad Washington Indianapolis Los Angeles Berkeley London Indoor Buenos Aires C Monte Carlo Charlotte Palermo Clemmons Cincinnati D Nice London (Queens) Columbus Team events Davis Cup Pepsi-Cola Masters, Paris --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [1971 Davis Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_Davis_Cup) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_Davis_Cup?action=history)). 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