# 1971 Davis Cup

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.
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.

## Americas Zone
### North & Central America Zone

| Quarterfinals 8–10 May | Quarterfinals 8–10 May | Quarterfinals 8–10 May | Semifinals 7–30 May | Semifinals 7–30 May | Semifinals 7–30 May | Final 4–6 June | Final 4–6 June | Final 4–6 June |
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | | | | | | |
| Mexico | Mexico | 5 | | | | | | |
| Mexico | Mexico | 5 | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | | | |
| South Korea | South Korea | 0 | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | | | |
| South Korea | South Korea | 0 | Mexico | Mexico | 3 | | | |
| | | | Canada | Canada | 2 | | | |
| Canada | Canada | | Canada | Canada | 2 | | | |
| Canada | Canada | | | | | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) |
| bye | bye | | | | | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) |
| bye | bye | | | | | Mexico | Mexico | 3 |
| | | | | | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 2 |
| bye | bye | | | | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 2 |
| bye | bye | | Kingston, Jamaica | Kingston, Jamaica | Kingston, Jamaica | | | |
| Caribbean/West Indies | Caribbean/West Indies | | Kingston, Jamaica | Kingston, Jamaica | Kingston, Jamaica | | | |
| Caribbean/West Indies | Caribbean/West Indies | | Caribbean/West Indies | Caribbean/West Indies | 1 | | | |
| | | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 4 | | | |
| bye | bye | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 4 | | | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | | | | | | | |

### South America Zone

| Quarterfinals 19 March–6 April | Quarterfinals 19 March–6 April | Quarterfinals 19 March–6 April | Semifinals 9–18 April | Semifinals 9–18 April | Semifinals 9–18 April | Final 22–24 April | Final 22–24 April | Final 22–24 April |
| Porto Alegre, Brazil | Porto Alegre, Brazil | Porto Alegre, Brazil | | | | | | |
| Brazil | Brazil | 5 | | | | | | |
| Brazil | Brazil | 5 | Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay) | Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay) | Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay) | | | |
| Bolivia | Bolivia | 0 | Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay) | Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay) | Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay) | | | |
| Bolivia | Bolivia | 0 | Brazil | Brazil | 4 | | | |
| Guayaquil, Ecuador (hard) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (hard) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (hard) | Brazil | Brazil | 4 | | | |
| Guayaquil, Ecuador (hard) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (hard) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (hard) | Ecuador | Ecuador | 1 | | | |
| Ecuador | Ecuador | 4 | Ecuador | Ecuador | 1 | | | |
| Ecuador | Ecuador | 4 | | | | Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile |
| Venezuela | Venezuela | 1 | | | | Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile |
| Venezuela | Venezuela | 1 | | | | Brazil | Brazil | 3 |
| Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | | | | Brazil | Brazil | 3 |
| Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | | | | Chile | Chile | 2 |
| Uruguay | Uruguay | 0 | | | | Chile | Chile | 2 |
| Uruguay | Uruguay | 0 | Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile | | | |
| Argentina | Argentina | 5 | Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile | | | |
| Argentina | Argentina | 5 | Argentina | Argentina | 1 | | | |
| Bogotá, Colombia | Bogotá, Colombia | Bogotá, Colombia | Argentina | Argentina | 1 | | | |
| Bogotá, Colombia | Bogotá, Colombia | Bogotá, Colombia | Chile | Chile | 4 | | | |
| Colombia | Colombia | 2 | Chile | Chile | 4 | | | |
| Chile | Chile | 3 | | | | | | |

### Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Mexico vs. Brazil
| Mexico 2 | Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico 17–19 July 1971 Clay | Estadio Rafael Osuna, Mexico City, Mexico 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
### Zone A

| Quarterfinals 27–29 March | Quarterfinals 27–29 March | Quarterfinals 27–29 March | Semifinals 2–5 April | Semifinals 2–5 April | Semifinals 2–5 April | Final 23–25 April | Final 23–25 April | Final 23–25 April |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | | | | | | |
| Australia | Australia | 5 | | | | | | |
| Australia | Australia | 5 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Jakarta, Indonesia | Jakarta, Indonesia | | | |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 0 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Jakarta, Indonesia | Jakarta, Indonesia | | | |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 0 | Australia | Australia | 3 | | | |
| | | | Indonesia | Indonesia | 2 | | | |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | | Indonesia | Indonesia | 2 | | | |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | | | | | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan |
| bye | bye | | | | | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan |
| bye | bye | | | | | Australia | Australia | 2 |
| | | | | | | Japan | Japan | 3 |
| bye | bye | | | | | Japan | Japan | 3 |
| bye | bye | | Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines | | | |
| Philippines | Philippines | | Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines | | | |
| Philippines | Philippines | | Philippines | Philippines | 1 | | | |
| | | | Japan | Japan | 4 | | | |
| bye | bye | | Japan | Japan | 4 | | | |
| Japan | Japan | | | | | | | |

### Zone B

| Semifinals 30 March–4 April | Semifinals 30 March–4 April | Semifinals 30 March–4 April | Final | Final | Final |
| Colombo, Ceylon (clay) | Colombo, Ceylon (clay) | Colombo, Ceylon (clay) | | | |
| India | India | 4 | | | |
| Ceylon | Ceylon | 0 | | | |
| Ceylon | Ceylon | 0 | India | India | w/o |
| Lahore, Pakistan | Lahore, Pakistan | Lahore, Pakistan | India | India | w/o |
| Lahore, Pakistan | Lahore, Pakistan | Lahore, Pakistan | Pakistan | Pakistan | |
| Malaysia | Malaysia | 0 | Pakistan | Pakistan | |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | 5 | | | |

### Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

Japan vs. India
| Japan 2 | Denen Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan 15–17 May 1971 Clay | Denen Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan 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
### Zone A

| First Round 30 April–9 May | First Round 30 April–9 May | First Round 30 April–9 May | Quarterfinals 13–16 May | Quarterfinals 13–16 May | Quarterfinals 13–16 May | Semifinals 11–13 June | Semifinals 11–13 June | Semifinals 11–13 June | Final 16–18 July | Final 16–18 July | Final 16–18 July |
| Spain | Spain | | | | | | | | | | |
| Spain | Spain | | Basel, Switzerland | Basel, Switzerland | Basel, Switzerland | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Basel, Switzerland | Basel, Switzerland | Basel, Switzerland | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Spain | Spain | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | Switzerland | Switzerland | 0 | | | | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | | Switzerland | Switzerland | 0 | | | | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | | | | | Barcelona, Spain | Barcelona, Spain | Barcelona, Spain | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | Barcelona, Spain | Barcelona, Spain | Barcelona, Spain | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | Spain | Spain | 4 | | | |
| Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | | | | Spain | Spain | 4 | | | |
| Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | | | | France | France | 1 | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 0 | | | | France | France | 1 | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 0 | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | | | |
| France | France | 5 | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | | | |
| France | France | 5 | France | France | 3 | | | | | | |
| Helsinki, Finland | Helsinki, Finland | Helsinki, Finland | France | France | 3 | | | | | | |
| Helsinki, Finland | Helsinki, Finland | Helsinki, Finland | Finland | Finland | 0 | | | | | | |
| Finland | Finland | 5 | Finland | Finland | 0 | | | | | | |
| Finland | Finland | 5 | | | | | | | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) |
| Ireland | Ireland | 0 | | | | | | | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) |
| Ireland | Ireland | 0 | | | | | | | Spain | Spain | 2 |
| Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | | | | | | | Spain | Spain | 2 |
| Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | | | | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 |
| Egypt | Egypt | 1 | | | | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 |
| Egypt | Egypt | 1 | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 4 | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 4 | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 5 | | | | | | |
| Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 5 | | | | | | |
| Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Portugal | Portugal | 0 | | | | | | |
| Portugal | Portugal | 4 | Portugal | Portugal | 0 | | | | | | |
| Portugal | Portugal | 4 | | | | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | | | |
| Turkey | Turkey | 1 | | | | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | | | |
| Turkey | Turkey | 1 | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 4 | | | |
| Athens, Greece | Athens, Greece | Athens, Greece | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 4 | | | |
| Athens, Greece | Athens, Greece | Athens, Greece | | | | Soviet Union | 1 | |
| Greece | Greece | 1 | | | | Soviet Union | 1 | |
| Greece | Greece | 1 | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 3 | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 3 | Belgium | Belgium | 1 | | | | | |
| Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Belgium | Belgium | 1 | | | | | |
| Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 4 | | | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 0 | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 4 | | | | | |
| Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 5 | | | | | | | | |

### Zone A Final

Czechoslovakia vs. Spain
| Czechoslovakia 3 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 16–18 July 1971 Clay | Prague, Czechoslovakia 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 | First Round 28 April–8 May | First Round 28 April–8 May | Quarterfinals 14–16 May | Quarterfinals 14–16 May | Quarterfinals 14–16 May | Semifinals 10–14 June | Semifinals 10–14 June | Semifinals 10–14 June | Final 16–18 July | Final 16–18 July | Final 16–18 July |
| West Germany | West Germany | | | | | | | | | | |
| West Germany | West Germany | | Augsburg, West Germany | Augsburg, West Germany | Augsburg, West Germany | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Augsburg, West Germany | Augsburg, West Germany | Augsburg, West Germany | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | West Germany | West Germany | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | Austria | Austria | 1 | | | | | | |
| Austria | Austria | | Austria | Austria | 1 | | | | | | |
| Austria | Austria | | | | | Munich, West Germany | Munich, West Germany | Munich, West Germany | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | Munich, West Germany | Munich, West Germany | Munich, West Germany | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | West Germany | West Germany | 4 | | | |
| Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | | | | West Germany | West Germany | 4 | | | |
| Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | | | | Hungary | Hungary | 1 | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | 5 | | | | Hungary | Hungary | 1 | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | 5 | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | | | | | | |
| Poland | Poland | 0 | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | | | | | | |
| Poland | Poland | 0 | Hungary | Hungary | 5 | | | | | | |
| Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg | Hungary | Hungary | 5 | | | | | | |
| Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 0 | | | | | | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 5 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 0 | | | | | | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 5 | | | | | | | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) |
| Monaco | Monaco | 0 | | | | | | | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) |
| Monaco | Monaco | 0 | | | | | | | West Germany | West Germany | 0 |
| Tel Aviv, Israel (hard) | Tel Aviv, Israel (hard) | Tel Aviv, Israel (hard) | | | | | | | West Germany | West Germany | 0 |
| Tel Aviv, Israel (hard) | Tel Aviv, Israel (hard) | Tel Aviv, Israel (hard) | | | | | | | Romania | Romania | 5 |
| Israel | Israel | 4 | | | | | | | Romania | Romania | 5 |
| Israel | Israel | 4 | Tel Aviv, Israel (hard) | Tel Aviv, Israel (hard) | Tel Aviv, Israel (hard) | | | | | | |
| Norway | Norway | 1 | Tel Aviv, Israel (hard) | Tel Aviv, Israel (hard) | Tel Aviv, Israel (hard) | | | | | | |
| Norway | Norway | 1 | Israel | Israel | 0 | | | | | | |
| Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Israel | Israel | 0 | | | | | | |
| Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Romania | Romania | 5 | | | | | | |
| Romania | Romania | 5 | Romania | Romania | 5 | | | | | | |
| Romania | Romania | 5 | | | | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 0 | | | | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 0 | | | | Romania | Romania | 4 | | | |
| Perugia, Italy (clay) | Perugia, Italy (clay) | Perugia, Italy (clay) | | | | Romania | Romania | 4 | | | |
| Perugia, Italy (clay) | Perugia, Italy (clay) | Perugia, Italy (clay) | | | | Yugoslavia | 1 | |
| Italy | Italy | 5 | | | | Yugoslavia | 1 | |
| Italy | Italy | 5 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | | | | | |
| Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 0 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | | | | | |
| Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 0 | Italy | Italy | 2 | | | | | |
| Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay) | Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay) | Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay) | Italy | Italy | 2 | | | | | |
| Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay) | Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay) | Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay) | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 3 | | | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 0 | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 3 | | | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 3 | | | | | | | | |

### Zone B Final

Romania vs. West Germany
| Romania 5 | Bucharest, Romania 16–18 July 1971 Clay | Bucharest, Romania 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 | Semifinals 1–3 August | Semifinals 1–3 August | Final 21–23 August | Final 21–23 August | Final 21–23 August |
| New Delhi, India | New Delhi, India | New Delhi, India | | | |
| EUR-B | Romania | 4 | | | |
| EUR-B | Romania | 4 | São Paulo, Brazil | São Paulo, Brazil | São Paulo, Brazil |
| EAS | India | 1 | São Paulo, Brazil | São Paulo, Brazil | São Paulo, Brazil |
| EAS | India | 1 | EUR-B | Romania | 3 |
| Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay) | Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay) | Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay) | EUR-B | Romania | 3 |
| Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay) | Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay) | Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay) | AME | Brazil | 2 |
| AME | Brazil | 4 | AME | Brazil | 2 |
| EUR-A | Czechoslovakia | 1 | | | |

### Semifinals

India vs. Romania
| India 1 | New Delhi, India 1–3 August 1971 | New Delhi, India 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 1–3 August 1971 Clay | Porto Alegre, Brazil 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 21–23 August 1971 | São Paulo, Brazil 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 8–11 October 1971 Clay | Olde Providence Racquet Club, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States 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 ||||