# 1972 Davis Cup Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1972 Davis Cup.
33 teams entered the Europe Zone, competing across 2 sub-zones. The winners of each sub-zone went on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the Americas Zone and Eastern Zone.
Romania defeated the Soviet Union in the Zone A final, and Spain defeated Czechoslovakia in the Zone B final, resulting in both Romania and Spain progressing to the Inter-Zonal Zone.

## Zone A
### Draw

| Preliminary round 21–23 April | Preliminary round 21–23 April | Preliminary round 21–23 April |
| Tel Aviv, Israel (hard) | Tel Aviv, Israel (hard) | Tel Aviv, Israel (hard) |
| Israel | Israel | 1 |
| Iran | Iran | 4 |
| First Round 1–13 May | First Round 1–13 May | First Round 1–13 May | Quarterfinals 18–22 May | Quarterfinals 18–22 May | Quarterfinals 18–22 May | Semifinals 9–18 June | Semifinals 9–18 June | Semifinals 9–18 June | Final 21–23 July | Final 21–23 July | Final 21–23 July |
| Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | | | | | | | | | |
| Romania | Romania | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Romania | Romania | 5 | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | | | | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 0 | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | | | | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 0 | Romania | Romania | 5 | | | | | | |
| Tehran, Iran | Tehran, Iran | Tehran, Iran | Romania | Romania | 5 | | | | | | |
| Tehran, Iran | Tehran, Iran | Tehran, Iran | Iran | Iran | 0 | | | | | | |
| Iran | Iran | 4 | Iran | Iran | 0 | | | | | | |
| Iran | Iran | 4 | | | | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | 1 | | | | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | 1 | | | | Romania | Romania | 4 | | | |
| Reggio Calabria, Italy (clay) | Reggio Calabria, Italy (clay) | Reggio Calabria, Italy (clay) | | | | Romania | Romania | 4 | | | |
| Reggio Calabria, Italy (clay) | Reggio Calabria, Italy (clay) | Reggio Calabria, Italy (clay) | | | | Italy | Italy | 1 | | | |
| Italy | Italy | 5 | | | | Italy | Italy | 1 | | | |
| Italy | Italy | 5 | San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy (clay) | San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy (clay) | San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy (clay) | | | | | | |
| Austria | Austria | 0 | San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy (clay) | San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy (clay) | San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy (clay) | | | | | | |
| Austria | Austria | 0 | Italy | Italy | 4 | | | | | | |
| Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Italy | Italy | 4 | | | | | | |
| Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Netherlands | Netherlands | 1 | | | | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 5 | Netherlands | Netherlands | 1 | | | | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 5 | | | | | | | Tbilisi, Soviet Union | Tbilisi, Soviet Union | Tbilisi, Soviet Union |
| Norway | Norway | 0 | | | | | | | Tbilisi, Soviet Union | Tbilisi, Soviet Union | Tbilisi, Soviet Union |
| Norway | Norway | 0 | | | | | | | Romania | Romania | 3 |
| Helsinki, Finland (clay) | Helsinki, Finland (clay) | Helsinki, Finland (clay) | | | | | | | Romania | Romania | 3 |
| Helsinki, Finland (clay) | Helsinki, Finland (clay) | Helsinki, Finland (clay) | | | | | | | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 2 |
| Finland | Finland | 2 | | | | | | | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 2 |
| Finland | Finland | 2 | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | | | | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 3 | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | | | | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 3 | Denmark | Denmark | 0 | | | | | | |
| Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | Denmark | Denmark | 0 | | | | | | |
| Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | Poland | Poland | 5 | | | | | | |
| Poland | Poland | 3 | Poland | Poland | 5 | | | | | | |
| Poland | Poland | 3 | | | | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 1 | | | | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 1 | | | | Poland | Poland | 0 | | | |
| Beirut, Lebanon (clay) | Beirut, Lebanon (clay) | Beirut, Lebanon (clay) | | | | Poland | Poland | 0 | | | |
| Beirut, Lebanon (clay) | Beirut, Lebanon (clay) | Beirut, Lebanon (clay) | | | | Soviet Union | 4 | |
| Lebanon | Lebanon | 0 | | | | Soviet Union | 4 | |
| Lebanon | Lebanon | 0 | Casablanca, Morocco | Casablanca, Morocco | Casablanca, Morocco | | | | | |
| Morocco | Morocco | 5 | Casablanca, Morocco | Casablanca, Morocco | Casablanca, Morocco | | | | | |
| Morocco | Morocco | 5 | Morocco | Morocco | 0 | | | | | |
| Tbilisi, Soviet Union | Tbilisi, Soviet Union | Tbilisi, Soviet Union | Morocco | Morocco | 0 | | | | | |
| Tbilisi, Soviet Union | Tbilisi, Soviet Union | Tbilisi, Soviet Union | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 5 | | | | | |
| Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 3 | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 5 | | | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | 2 | | | | | | | | |

### Preliminary round

Israel vs. Iran
| Israel 1 | Tel Aviv, Israel 21–23 April 1972 Hard | Tel Aviv, Israel 21–23 April 1972 Hard | Iran 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Josef Stabholz Hussain Akbari 2 6 4 6 7 9       2 Yehoshua Shalem Taghi Akbari 1 6 1 6 4 6       3 Josef Stabholz / Yair Wertheimer Hussain Akbari / Nematollah Nemati 6 2 6 3 2 6 6 3     4 Yehoshua Shalem Hussain Akbari 5 7 9 7 5 7 6 2 3 6   5 Josef Stabholz Taghi Akbari 3 6 2 6 0 6 ||||

### First round

Romania vs. Switzerland
| Romania 5 | Bucharest, Romania 5–7 May 1972 Clay | Bucharest, Romania 5–7 May 1972 Clay | Switzerland 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ion Țiriac Matthias Werren 6 1 6 2 6 2       2 Ilie Năstase Michel Burgener 6 1 6 2 6 2       3 Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac Freddy Blatter / Matthias Werren 6 0 6 4 4 6 6 1     4 Petre Mărmureanu Freddy Blatter 6 2 6 2 6 1       5 Ion Țiriac Michel Burgener 6 3 6 2 2 6 6 0 ||||
Iran vs. Egypt
| Iran 4 | Tehran, Iran 11–13 May 1972 | Tehran, Iran 11–13 May 1972 | Egypt 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Taghi Akbari Ibrahim Mahmoud 6 1 6 4 10 8       2 Hussain Akbari Aly El Dawoudi 6 3 6 3 6 4       3 Taghi Akbari / Issa Khodaei Aly El Dawoudi / Ibrahim Mahmoud 6 4 6 2 4 6 8 6     4 Taghi Akbari Aly El Dawoudi 8 6 4 6 6 8 8 6 3 6   5 Hussain Akbari Ibrahim Mahmoud 4 6 7 5 6 3 6 0 ||||
Italy vs. Austria
| Italy 5 | Reggio Calabria, Italy 5–7 May 1972 Clay | Reggio Calabria, Italy 5–7 May 1972 Clay | Austria 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Corrado Barazzutti Ernst Blanke 6 2 0 6 6 1 6 3     2 Paolo Bertolucci Hans Kary 6 3 6 1 6 3       3 Adriano Panatta / Nicola Pietrangeli Ernst Blanke / Rudolf Hoskowetz 6 3 6 4 6 4       4 Corrado Barazzutti Hans Kary 6 8 6 4 4 6 6 3 6 4   5 Paolo Bertolucci Rudolf Hoskowetz 6 4 6 2 6 3 ||||
Netherlands vs. Norway
| Netherlands 5 | Scheveningen, Netherlands 5–7 May 1972 Clay | Scheveningen, Netherlands 5–7 May 1972 Clay | Norway 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Fred Hemmes Jon-Erik Ross 6 1 10 8 6 2       2 Jan Hordijk Frithjof Prydz 6 0 6 1 6 0       3 Fred Hemmes / Jan Hordijk Finn Dag Jagge / Jon-Erik Ross 6 1 6 3 6 3       4 Fred Hemmes Frithjof Prydz 6 0 6 2 6 4       5 Jan Hordijk Jon-Erik Ross 6 1 7 5 6 1 ||||
Finland vs. Denmark
| Finland 2 | Helsinki, Finland 5–7 May 1972 Clay | Helsinki, Finland 5–7 May 1972 Clay | Denmark 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Pekka Säilä Tom Christensen 6 1 6 3 6 4       2 Matti Timonen Carl-Edvard Hedelund 1 6 2 6 4 6       3 Pekka Säilä / Matti Timonen Tom Christensen / Knud-Erik Nielsen 2 6 13 11 4 6 3 6     4 Rauno Suominen Tom Christensen 7 9 1 6 2 6       5 Pekka Säilä Carl-Edvard Hedelund 8 6 6 0 10 8 ||||
Poland vs. Yugoslavia
| Poland 3 | Warsaw, Poland 4–7 May 1972 | Warsaw, Poland 4–7 May 1972 | Yugoslavia 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Tadeusz Nowicki Nikola Špear 4 6 6 3 6 2 6 2     2 Wieslaw Gasiorek Boro Jovanović 3 6 4 6 3 6       3 Wieslaw Gasiorek / Tadeusz Nowicki Boro Jovanović / Nikola Špear 6 4 7 9 6 2 6 3     4 Wieslaw Gasiorek Nikola Špear 6 2 7 5 5 7 6 4     5 Tadeusz Nowicki Boro Jovanović 3 6 3 6       not completed ||||
Lebanon vs. Morocco
| Lebanon 0 | Yarzeh Club, Beirut, Lebanon 1–3 May 1972 Clay | Yarzeh Club, Beirut, Lebanon 1–3 May 1972 Clay | Morocco 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Khoder Issa Omar Laimina 6 2 6 3 3 6 4 6 9 11   2 Samir El Khoury Ahmed Ben Omar 3 6 0 6 4 6       3 Najdo Abou Hassoun / Samir El Khoury Mohammed-Haibabi Bouchaib / Omar Laimina 6 3 8 10 3 6 2 6     4 Khoder Issa Mohammed-Chinois El Achraoui 6 1 5 7 1 6 2 6     5 Samir El Khoury Omar Laimina 0 6 3 6 4 6 ||||
Soviet Union vs. Hungary
| Soviet Union 3 | Tbilisi, Soviet Union 5–8 May 1972 | Tbilisi, Soviet Union 5–8 May 1972 | Hungary 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Vladimir Korotkov Péter Szőke 6 4 3 6 2 6 1 6     2 Alex Metreveli Szabolcs Baranyi 6 3 2 6 6 4 6 0     3 Sergei Likhachev / Alex Metreveli Szabolcs Baranyi / Péter Szőke 6 3 6 4 10 8       4 Vladimir Korotkov Szabolcs Baranyi 2 6 2 6 2 6       5 Alex Metreveli Péter Szőke 6 3 6 3 6 1 ||||

### Quarterfinals

Romania vs. Iran
| Romania 5 | Bucharest, Romania 18–20 May 1972 Clay | Bucharest, Romania 18–20 May 1972 Clay | Iran 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ilie Năstase Taghi Akbari 6 1 6 1 6 3       2 Ion Țiriac Hussain Akbari 6 2 6 3 6 3       3 Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac Shirzad Akbari / Issa Khodaei 6 1 6 4 7 5       4 Toma Ovici Hussain Akbari 6 3 6 3 6 1       5 Ion Țiriac Taghi Akbari 6 2 4 6 5 7 6 3 6 1 ||||
Italy vs. Netherlands
| Italy 4 | San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy 20–22 May 1972 Clay | San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy 20–22 May 1972 Clay | Netherlands 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Adriano Panatta Jan Hordijk 10 8 6 2 6 3       2 Paolo Bertolucci Fred Hemmes 6 0 6 4 2 6 6 3     3 Adriano Panatta / Nicola Pietrangeli Fred Hemmes / Jan Hordijk 3 6 6 1 6 4 6 2     4 Paolo Bertolucci Jan Hordijk 6 1 6 8 6 1 5 7 6 8   5 Adriano Panatta Fred Hemmes 6 1 6 1 6 1 ||||
Denmark vs. Poland
| Denmark 0 | Copenhagen, Denmark 19–21 May 1972 Clay | Copenhagen, Denmark 19–21 May 1972 Clay | Poland 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Carl-Edvard Hedelund Wieslaw Gasiorek 4 6 4 6 2 6       2 Knud-Erik Nielsen Tadeusz Nowicki 1 6 3 6 4 6       3 Knud-Erik Nielsen / Henrik Nørkjær Wojciech Fibak / Tadeusz Nowicki 2 6 5 7 5 7       4 Knud-Erik Nielsen Wieslaw Gasiorek 4 6 1 6 4 6       5 Carl-Edvard Hedelund Tadeusz Nowicki 1 6 1 6 2 6 ||||
Morocco vs. Soviet Union
| Morocco 0 | Casablanca, Morocco 19–21 May 1972 | Casablanca, Morocco 19–21 May 1972 | Soviet Union 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Omar Laimina Alex Metreveli 3 6 6 3 0 6 2 6     2 Ahmed Ben Omar Vladimir Korotkov 0 6 0 6 2 6       3 Mohammed-Haibabi Bouchaib / Omar Laimina Sergei Likhachev / Alex Metreveli 2 6 2 6 5 7       4 Omar Laimina Vladimir Korotkov 6 3 1 6 2 6 4 6     5 Abdullah Zamjaoui Alex Metreveli 4 6 5 7 0 6 ||||

### Semifinals

Romania vs. Italy
| Romania 4 | Bucharest, Romania 16–18 June 1972 Clay | Bucharest, Romania 16–18 June 1972 Clay | Italy 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ilie Năstase Corrado Barazzutti 7 5 6 2 6 0       2 Ion Țiriac Adriano Panatta 8 6 7 5 0 6 6 3     3 Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac Adriano Panatta / Nicola Pietrangeli 6 2 9 7 6 4       4 Petre Mărmureanu Corrado Barazzutti 4 6 5 7 2 6       5 Ilie Năstase Adriano Panatta 4 6 6 0 6 3 6 1 ||||
Poland vs. Soviet Union
| Poland 0 | Warsaw, Poland 9–11 June 1972 | Warsaw, Poland 9–11 June 1972 | Soviet Union 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Tadeusz Nowicki Alex Metreveli 3 6 3 6 3 6       2 Wieslaw Gasiorek Teimuraz Kakulia 6 8 7 5 3 6 6 2 1 6   3 Wieslaw Gasiorek / Tadeusz Nowicki Sergei Likhachev / Alex Metreveli 5 7 4 6 6 4 7 9     4 Wieslaw Gasiorek Alex Metreveli 6 4 5 7 5 7 6 8     5 Tadeusz Nowicki Teimuraz Kakulia           not played ||||

### Final

Soviet Union vs. Romania
| Soviet Union 2 | Tbilisi, Soviet Union 21–23 July 1972 | Tbilisi, Soviet Union 21–23 July 1972 | Romania 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Alex Metreveli Ilie Năstase 4 6 0 6 4 6       2 Teimuraz Kakulia Ion Țiriac 6 4 7 5 6 1       3 Sergei Likhachev / Alex Metreveli Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac 2 6 4 6 3 6       4 Alex Metreveli Ion Țiriac 2 6 6 4 1 6 6 4 6 3   5 Teimuraz Kakulia Ilie Năstase 2 6 2 6 3 6 ||||

## Zone B
### Draw

| First Round 28 April–7 May | First Round 28 April–7 May | First Round 28 April–7 May | Quarterfinals 19–22 May | Quarterfinals 19–22 May | Quarterfinals 19–22 May | Semifinals 14–18 June | Semifinals 14–18 June | Semifinals 14–18 June | Final 21–24 July | Final 21–24 July | Final 21–24 July |
| Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | | | | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | | | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 2 | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | | | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 2 | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | | | | |
| Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | | | | |
| Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Sweden | Sweden | 1 | | | | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 4 | Sweden | Sweden | 1 | | | | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 4 | | | | Düsseldorf, West Germany (clay) | Düsseldorf, West Germany (clay) | Düsseldorf, West Germany (clay) | | | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | 1 | | | | Düsseldorf, West Germany (clay) | Düsseldorf, West Germany (clay) | Düsseldorf, West Germany (clay) | | | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | 1 | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | |
| Athens, Greece | Athens, Greece | Athens, Greece | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | |
| Athens, Greece | Athens, Greece | Athens, Greece | | | | West Germany | West Germany | 2 | | | |
| Greece | Greece | 0 | | | | West Germany | West Germany | 2 | | | |
| Greece | Greece | 0 | West Berlin | West Berlin | West Berlin | | | | | | |
| West Germany | West Germany | 5 | West Berlin | West Berlin | West Berlin | | | | | | |
| West Germany | West Germany | 5 | West Germany | West Germany | 5 | | | | | | |
| Cork, Ireland | Cork, Ireland | Cork, Ireland | West Germany | West Germany | 5 | | | | | | |
| Cork, Ireland | Cork, Ireland | Cork, Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | 0 | | | | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 5 | Ireland | Ireland | 0 | | | | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 5 | | | | | | | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) |
| Turkey | Turkey | 0 | | | | | | | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) |
| Turkey | Turkey | 0 | | | | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 2 |
| Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 2 |
| Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | | | | Spain | Spain | 3 |
| France | France | 4 | | | | | | | Spain | Spain | 3 |
| France | France | 4 | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 1 | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 1 | France | France | 2 | | | | | | |
| Sofia, Bulgaria | Sofia, Bulgaria | Sofia, Bulgaria | France | France | 2 | | | | | | |
| Sofia, Bulgaria | Sofia, Bulgaria | Sofia, Bulgaria | Spain | Spain | 3 | | | | | | |
| Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 0 | Spain | Spain | 3 | | | | | | |
| Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 0 | | | | Avilés, Spain | Avilés, Spain | Avilés, Spain | | | |
| Spain | Spain | 5 | | | | Avilés, Spain | Avilés, Spain | Avilés, Spain | | | |
| Spain | Spain | 5 | | | | Spain | Spain | 5 | | | |
| Monte Carlo, Monaco | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Monte Carlo, Monaco | | | | Spain | Spain | 5 | | | |
| Monte Carlo, Monaco | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Monte Carlo, Monaco | | | | Monaco | 0 | |
| Monaco | Monaco | 3 | | | | Monaco | 0 | |
| Monaco | Monaco | 3 | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | | | | | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 2 | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | | | | | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 2 | Monaco | Monaco | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | Portugal | Portugal | 2 | | | | | |
| Portugal | Portugal | w/o | Portugal | Portugal | 2 | | | | | |
| South Africa | South Africa | | | | | | | | | |

### First round

Belgium vs. Czechoslovakia
| Belgium 2 | Brussels, Belgium 5–7 May 1972 Clay | Brussels, Belgium 5–7 May 1972 Clay | Czechoslovakia 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Bernard Mignot Jan Kodeš 2 6 2 6 4 6       2 Patrick Hombergen František Pála 6 2 3 6 6 3 3 6 8 10   3 Eric Drossart / Patrick Hombergen Jiří Hřebec / Jan Kukal 6 3 10 8 6 4       4 Patrick Hombergen Jan Kodeš 8 10 2 6 2 6       5 Bernard Mignot František Pála 6 3 6 4 7 5 ||||
Sweden vs. New Zealand
| Sweden 4 | Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 5–7 May 1972 Clay | Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 5–7 May 1972 Clay | New Zealand 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Björn Borg Onny Parun 4 6 3 6 6 3 6 4 6 4   2 Ove Bengtson Jeff Simpson 9 7 6 1 3 6 6 3     3 Ove Bengtson / Björn Borg Onny Parun / Jeff Simpson 6 8 3 6 7 9       4 Ove Bengtson Onny Parun 6 4 16 14 13 11       5 Björn Borg Jeff Simpson 9 7 6 4 5 7 6 1 ||||
Greece vs. West Germany
| Greece 0 | Athens, Greece 5–7 May 1972 | Athens, Greece 5–7 May 1972 | West Germany 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos Harald Elschenbroich 7 5 4 6 4 6 2 6     2 Periclis Gavrilidis Christian Kuhnke 0 6 5 7 4 6       3 Periclis Gavrilidis / Nicholas Kalogeropoulos Jürgen Fassbender / Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 3 6 2 6 4 6       4 Periclis Gavrilidis Harald Elschenbroich 2 6 1 6 0 6       5 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos Christian Kuhnke 6 3 6 8 1 6 4 6 ||||
Ireland vs. Turkey
| Ireland 5 | Rushbrooke Lawn Tennis Club, Cork, Ireland 5–7 May 1972 | Rushbrooke Lawn Tennis Club, Cork, Ireland 5–7 May 1972 | Turkey 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Peter Jackson Beyazıt Anbar 4 6 6 2 6 2 6 3     2 Michael Hickey Bülent Altınkaya 6 3 6 3 11 9       3 William Brown / Michael Hickey Bülent Altınkaya / Tahsin Gürsoy 6 2 6 4 6 0       4 Kenneth Reid Beyazıt Anbar 6 4 9 7 7 5       5 Peter Jackson Bülent Altınkaya 8 6 8 6 3 6 6 0 ||||
France vs. Great Britain
| France 4 | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 5–7 May 1972 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 5–7 May 1972 Clay | Great Britain 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Patrick Proisy David Lloyd 6 1 6 3 6 2       2 Pierre Barthès John Paish 6 0 6 1 6 4       3 Pierre Barthès / Georges Goven David Lloyd / John Paish 3 6 6 4 1 6 3 6     4 Pierre Barthès David Lloyd 6 0 6 3 6 1       5 Patrick Proisy John Paish 6 1 6 0 6 4 ||||
Bulgaria vs. Spain
| Bulgaria 0 | Sofia, Bulgaria 5–7 May 1972 | Sofia, Bulgaria 5–7 May 1972 | Spain 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ljuben Genov Andrés Gimeno 3 6 2 6 1 6       2 Bozhidar Pampoulov Manuel Orantes 4 6 2 6 2 6       3 Bozhidar Pampoulov / Matei Pampoulov Andrés Gimeno / Juan Gisbert 4 6 4 6 5 7       4 Bozhidar Pampoulov Andrés Gimeno 0 6 2 6 5 7       5 Ljuben Genov Antonio Muñoz 4 6 1 6 3 6 ||||
Monaco vs. Luxembourg
| Monaco 3 | Monte Carlo, Monaco 28–30 April 1972 | Monte Carlo, Monaco 28–30 April 1972 | Luxembourg 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Patrick Landau Jean Neuman 8 6 6 2 6 3       2 Francis Truchi Frank Baden 6 4 5 7 3 6 3 6     3 Patrick Landau / Francis Truchi Georges Logelin / Jean Neuman 6 3 6 2 4 6 6 1     4 Patrick Landau Frank Baden 4 6 1 6 6 2 6 4 4 6   5 Francis Truchi Jean Neuman 6 1 6 3 6 3 ||||

### Quarterfinals

Czechoslovakia vs. Sweden
| Czechoslovakia 3 | Štvanice Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia 19–21 May 1972 Clay | Štvanice Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia 19–21 May 1972 Clay | Sweden 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jan Kodeš Björn Borg 6 2 6 3 7 5       2 František Pála Ove Bengtson 8 6 2 6 0 6 3 6     3 Jan Kodeš / Jan Kukal Ove Bengtson / Björn Borg 8 6 6 4 6 3       4 František Pála Björn Borg 6 4 6 4 6 4       5 Jan Kodeš Ove Bengtson 4 6 2 1       not completed ||||
West Germany vs. Ireland
| West Germany 5 | West Berlin 20–22 May 1972 | West Berlin 20–22 May 1972 | Ireland 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Christian Kuhnke Michael Hickey 6 3 6 3 6 0       2 Harald Elschenbroich Kenneth Reid 6 2 6 0 6 0       3 Jürgen Fassbender / Hans-Jürgen Pohmann William Brown / Michael Hickey 6 3 6 3 6 3       4 Christian Kuhnke Peter Jackson 6 2 6 0 6 3       5 Harald Elschenbroich Michael Hickey 6 2 6 0 6 2 ||||
France vs. Spain
| France 2 | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 19–21 May 1972 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 19–21 May 1972 Clay | Spain 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Pierre Barthès Andrés Gimeno 7 5 4 6 7 5 3 6 3 6   2 Patrick Proisy Manuel Orantes 0 6 3 6 3 6       3 Pierre Barthès / Patrick Proisy Juan Gisbert / Manuel Orantes 4 6 6 8 4 6       4 Patrice Dominguez Antonio Muñoz 6 2 9 7 6 3       5 Patrick Proisy Andrés Gimeno 6 2 6 2 9 11 6 3 ||||
Monaco vs. Portugal
| Monaco 3 | Monte Carlo, Monaco 20–22 May 1972 Clay | Monte Carlo, Monaco 20–22 May 1972 Clay | Portugal 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Francis Truchi Raúl Peralta 6 4 1 6 4 6 4 6     2 Patrick Landau Alfredo Vaz Pinto 6 3 5 7 6 1 5 7 6 3   3 Patrick Landau / Francis Truchi Raúl Peralta / José Vilela 6 3 3 6 6 3 3 6 6 3   4 Francis Truchi Alfredo Vaz Pinto 6 1 6 3 1 6 6 4     5 Bernard Balleret José Vilela 2 6 6 2 0 6 4 6 ||||

### Semifinals

West Germany vs. Czechoslovakia
| West Germany 2 | Düsseldorf, West Germany 16–18 June 1972 Clay | Düsseldorf, West Germany 16–18 June 1972 Clay | Czechoslovakia 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Harald Elschenbroich František Pála 6 3 6 4 4 6 6 4     2 Jürgen Fassbender Jan Kodeš 6 3 3 6 2 6 8 10     3 Jürgen Fassbender / Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Jan Kodeš / Jan Kukal 6 4 3 6 6 3 2 6 17 19   4 Harald Elschenbroich Jan Kodeš 4 6 6 4 2 6 6 1 6 8   5 Jürgen Fassbender František Pála 6 4 6 4 6 2 ||||
Spain vs. Monaco
| Spain 5 | Club de Tenis Avilés, Avilés, Spain 14–16 June 1972 | Club de Tenis Avilés, Avilés, Spain 14–16 June 1972 | Monaco 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Manuel Orantes Francis Truchi 6 0 6 1 6 0       2 Andrés Gimeno Patrick Landau 6 3 6 2 6 2       3 Juan Gisbert / Manuel Orantes Patrick Landau / Francis Truchi 6 0 6 2 6 0       4 Antonio Muñoz Patrick Landau 6 1 7 5 6 1       5 Juan Gisbert Bernard Balleret 6 1 6 2 6 0 ||||

### Final

Spain vs. Czechoslovakia
| Spain 3 | Barcelona, Spain 21–24 July 1972 Clay | Barcelona, Spain 21–24 July 1972 Clay | Czechoslovakia 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Juan Gisbert Jan Kodeš 8 6 6 4 5 7 0 6 6 4   2 Manuel Orantes František Pála 5 7 4 6 6 0 7 5 4 6   3 Juan Gisbert / Manuel Orantes Jan Kodeš / Jan Kukal 10 12 6 2 7 5 6 4     4 Juan Gisbert František Pála 6 3 6 3 4 6 6 0     5 Antonio Muñoz Jiří Hřebec 4 6 0 6 3 6 ||||