# 1965 Davis Cup Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1965 Davis Cup.
32 teams entered the Europe Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the America Zone and Eastern Zone. Spain defeated South Africa in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.

## Draw

| First Round 28 April–3 May | First Round 28 April–3 May | First Round 28 April–3 May | Second Round 13–16 May | Second Round 13–16 May | Second Round 13–16 May | Quarterfinals 10–13 June | Quarterfinals 10–13 June | Quarterfinals 10–13 June | Semifinals 16–18 July | Semifinals 16–18 July | Semifinals 16–18 July | Final 30 July–1 August | Final 30 July–1 August | Final 30 July–1 August |
| Sweden | Sweden | 4 | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | | | | | | | | | |
| Poland | Poland | 1 | Sweden | Sweden | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | w/o | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | | | | | | |
| Monaco | Monaco | | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | | |
| Italy | Italy | 5 | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | Italy | Italy | 2 | | | | |
| Portugal | Portugal | 0 | Italy | Italy | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | 2 | Brazil | Brazil | 2 | | | | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | | | |
| Brazil | Brazil | 3 | | | | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 1 | |
| West Germany | West Germany | 5 | Wiesbaden, West Germany | Wiesbaden, West Germany | Wiesbaden, West Germany | | | | Spain | Spain | 4 | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 0 | West Germany | West Germany | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Turkey | Turkey | 2 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 0 | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | | | | | | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 3 | | | | West Germany | West Germany | 1 | | | | |
| Spain | Spain | 5 | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Spain | Spain | 4 | | | | |
| Greece | Greece | 0 | Spain | Spain | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 1 | Chile | Chile | 0 | | | | | | | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) |
| Chile | Chile | 3 | | | | | | | | | | Spain | Spain | 4 |
| Egypt | Egypt | | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | | | | | | | South Africa | South Africa | 1 |
| Norway | Norway | w/o | Norway | Norway | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 0 | South Africa | South Africa | 5 | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | | | | | | |
| South Africa | South Africa | 4 | | | | South Africa | South Africa | 3 | | | | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 0 | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Great Britain | Great Britain | 2 | | | | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 3 | Denmark | Denmark | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Israel | Israel | 1 | Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | | | | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 4 | | | | | | | South Africa | South Africa | 4 | | | |
| Rhodesia | Rhodesia | w/o | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | | | | France | France | 1 | | | |
| Soviet Union | Soviet Union | | Rhodesia | Rhodesia | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Morocco | Morocco | 0 | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 5 | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 5 | | | | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 0 | | | | | | |
| Finland | Finland | 1 | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | France | France | 5 | | | | | | |
| Austria | Austria | 4 | Austria | Austria | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | France | France | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| France | France | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## First round
### Sweden vs. Poland

| Sweden 4 | Kungliga tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden 30 April–2 May 1965 Clay | Kungliga tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden 30 April–2 May 1965 Clay | Poland 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Tadeusz Nowicki 6 1 6 1 6 0       2 Lars Ölander Wiesław Gąsiorek 3 6 7 9 3 6       3 Lennart Bergelin / Jan-Erik Lundqvist Tadeusz Nowicki / Mieczysław Rybarczyk 7 5 4 6 2 6 6 1 6 3   4 Lars Ölander Wiesław Nowicki 6 4 0 6 6 2 9 7     5 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Wiesław Gąsiorek 6 3 6 1 3 6 8 6 ||||

### Italy vs. Portugal

| Italy 5 | Pescara, Italy 30 April–2 May 1965 Clay | Pescara, Italy 30 April–2 May 1965 Clay | Portugal 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Giordano Maioli João Roquette 6 0 6 3 6 0       2 Nicola Pietrangeli Alfredo Vaz Pinto 6 3 6 2 6 1       3 Giordano Maioli / Nicola Pietrangeli João Lagos / Alfredo Vaz Pinto 6 2 6 3 6 2       4 Nicola Pietrangeli João Roquette 6 1 6 0 6 0       5 Giordano Maioli Alfredo Vaz Pinto 6 2 6 3 6 2 ||||

### Hungary vs. Brazil

| Hungary 2 | Budapest, Hungary 30 April–2 May 1965 | Budapest, Hungary 30 April–2 May 1965 | Brazil 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 István Gulyás Ronald Barnes 6 3 6 0 6 2       2 Attila Korpás Thomaz Koch 3 6 2 6 6 8       3 István Gulyás / András Szikszay Ronald Barnes / Thomaz Koch 5 7 8 6 1 6 2 6     4 Attila Korpás Ronald Barnes 6 8 6 8 5 7       5 István Gulyás Thomaz Koch 3 6 5 7 6 4 6 4 6 1 ||||

### West Germany vs. Switzerland

| West Germany 5 | Essen, West Germany 30 April–2 May 1965 | Essen, West Germany 30 April–2 May 1965 | Switzerland 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ingo Buding Theodor Stalder 6 1 6 0 6 3       2 Wilhelm Bungert Dimitri Sturdza 6 3 4 6 7 9 7 5 7 5   3 Harald Elschenbroich / Christian Kuhnke Dimitri Sturdza / Matthias Werren 10 8 6 2 6 4       4 Wilhelm Bungert Theodor Stalder 6 2 2 6 7 5 3 6 6 2   5 Ingo Buding Dimitri Sturdza 6 4 6 4 3 6 6 1 ||||

### Luxembourg vs. Turkey

| Luxembourg 3 | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg 30 April–3 May 1965 | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg 30 April–3 May 1965 | Turkey 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Frank Baden Ziya Kipkizilorenli 7 5 6 1 6 4       2 Thierry Brasseur Nazmi Bari 3 6 0 6 5 7       3 Frank Baden / Jean Neuman Engin Balas / Nazmi Bari 2 6 6 4 7 9 6 4 2 6   4 Frank Baden Nazmi Bari 6 4 7 5 6 2       5 Thierry Brasseur Ziya Kipkizilorenli 3 6 6 2 4 6 8 6 6 2 ||||

### Spain vs. Greece

| Spain 5 | Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spain 30 April–2 May 1965 Clay | Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spain 30 April–2 May 1965 Clay | Greece 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 José Luis Arilla Nikolaos Kalyvas 6 2 6 1 6 1       2 Manuel Santana Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 6 2 6 0 6 4       3 José Luis Arilla / Manuel Santana Periclis Gavrilidis / Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 6 1 6 2 6 2       4 Juan Manuel Couder Nikolaos Kalyvas 6 1 6 1 6 4       5 José Luis Arilla Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 6 3 6 2 6 2 ||||

### Belgium vs. Chile

| Belgium 1 | Brussels, Belgium 30 April–2 May 1965 | Brussels, Belgium 30 April–2 May 1965 | Chile 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Eric Drossart Jaime Pinto Bravo 3 6 4 6 6 3 1 6     2 Jacques Brichant Ernesto Aguirre 4 6 6 3 3 6 1 6     3 Eric Drossart / Claude de Gronckel Ernesto Aguirre / Omar Pabst 6 2 4 6 9 11 5 7     4 Eric Drossart Ernesto Aguirre 6 2 6 4 6 2       5 Jacques Brichant Jaime Pinto Bravo 8 6 8 6 3 5     not completed ||||

### Netherlands vs. South Africa

| Netherlands 0 | Scheveningen, Netherlands 30 April–2 May 1965 Clay | Scheveningen, Netherlands 30 April–2 May 1965 Clay | South Africa 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jan Hajer Cliff Drysdale 0 6 2 6 1 6       2 Tom Okker Keith Diepraam 5 7 4 6 3 6       3 Pieter van Eijsden / Tom Okker Keith Diepraam / Cliff Drysdale 2 6 2 6 2 6       4 Tom Okker Cliff Drysdale 2 6 1 6 2 6       5 Jan Hajer Keith Diepraam 6 1 4 6 6 4 7 9 3 3 not completed ||||

### Ireland vs. Denmark

| Ireland 0 | Dublin, Ireland 30 April–2 May 1965 | Dublin, Ireland 30 April–2 May 1965 | Denmark 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Peter Jackson Torben Ulrich 1 6 1 6 1 6       2 Derek Arthurs Jørgen Ulrich 3 6 1 6 1 6       3 Derek Arthurs / Michael Hickey Jørgen Ulrich / Torben Ulrich 3 6 1 6 4 6       4 Derek Arthurs Torben Ulrich           not played 5 Peter Jackson Jørgen Ulrich           not played ||||

### Great Britain vs. Israel

| Great Britain 4 | Chandos Lawn Tennis Club, London, England 28–30 April 1965 Clay | Chandos Lawn Tennis Club, London, England 28–30 April 1965 Clay | Israel 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Roger Taylor Oded Shay 6 1 6 0 6 1       2 Mike Sangster Eleazar Davidman 6 3 6 2 5 7 5 7 4 6   3 Mike Sangster / Bobby Wilson David Asz / Eleazar Davidman 6 1 6 1 6 3       4 Mike Sangster Oded Shay 6 1 6 1 6 0       5 Roger Taylor Eleazar Davidman 6 1 8 6 7 5 ||||

### Yugoslavia vs. Morocco

| Yugoslavia 5 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia 28–30 April 1965 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia 28–30 April 1965 | Morocco 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Nikola Pilić Lahcen Chadli 6 1 6 3 4 6 6 4     2 Boro Jovanović Mohammed-Haibabi Bouchaib 6 2 6 1 6 0       3 Boro Jovanović / Nikola Pilić Mohammed-Haibabi Bouchaib / Ali Laroussi 6 2 6 4 6 1       4 Nikola Pilić Mohammed-Haibabi Bouchaib 6 2 6 4 6 1       5 Boro Jovanović Lahcen Chadli 6 1 6 4 ||||

### Finland vs. Austria

| Finland 1 | Helsinki, Finland 30 April–2 May 1965 | Helsinki, Finland 30 April–2 May 1965 | Austria 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Pekka Säilä Georg Pazderka 6 4 3 6 2 6 6 3 6 4   2 Sten Ståhle Norbert Klatil 1 6 4 6 6 2 0 6     3 Pekka Säilä / Rauno Suominen Norbert Klatil / Georg Pazderka 0 6 1 6 7 9       4 Sten Ståhle Georg Pazderka 2 6 6 4 2 6 1 6     5 Pekka Säilä Norbert Klatil 0 6 4 6 3 6 ||||

## Second round
### Sweden vs. Czechoslovakia

| Sweden 2 | Kungliga tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden 14–16 May 1965 Clay | Kungliga tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden 14–16 May 1965 Clay | Czechoslovakia 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Milan Holeček 6 4 10 8 6 2       2 Lars Ölander Jiří Javorský 4 6 4 6 3 6       3 Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Lars Ölander Jiří Javorský / Štěpán Koudelka 6 4 3 6 4 6 5 7     4 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Jiří Javorský 6 4 6 2 6 3       5 Lars Ölander Milan Holeček 0 6 1 6 4 6 ||||

### Italy vs. Brazil

| Italy 3 | Milan, Italy 14–16 May 1965 Clay | Milan, Italy 14–16 May 1965 Clay | Brazil 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Nicola Pietrangeli Ronald Barnes 6 4 9 7 6 3       2 Giuseppe Merlo Thomaz Koch 6 4 6 2 6 4       3 Giordano Maioli / Nicola Pietrangeli Ronald Barnes / José Edison Mandarino 2 6 4 6 5 7       4 Nicola Pietrangeli Thomaz Koch 7 5 6 3 6 2       5 Giuseppe Merlo Ronald Barnes 4 6 7 9 6 2 3 6 ||||

### West Germany vs. Luxembourg

| West Germany 5 | Wiesbaden, West Germany 14–16 May 1965 | Wiesbaden, West Germany 14–16 May 1965 | Luxembourg 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Wilhelm Bungert Thierry Brasseur 6 0 6 4 6 1       2 Christian Kuhnke Frank Baden 6 3 6 0 6 0       3 Ingo Buding / Harald Elschenbroich Frank Baden / Thierry Brasseur 6 3 6 2 6 2       4 Christian Kuhnke Thierry Brasseur 6 1 6 1 6 0       5 Wilhelm Bungert Frank Baden 7 5 6 4 4 6 6 3 ||||

### Spain vs. Chile

| Spain 5 | Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spain 14–16 May 1965 Clay | Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spain 14–16 May 1965 Clay | Chile 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Juan Manuel Couder Jaime Pinto Bravo 6 2 6 3 6 3       2 José Luis Arilla Omar Pabst 6 3 6 1 6 3       3 José Luis Arilla / Juan Manuel Couder Ernesto Aguirre / Jaime Pinto Bravo 6 3 6 4 6 1       4 Juan Manuel Couder Patricio Cornejo 6 3 6 2 9 7       5 Juan Gisbert Ernesto Aguirre 6 3 6 2 6 1 ||||

### Norway vs. South Africa

| Norway 0 | Oslo, Norway 14–16 May 1965 Clay | Oslo, Norway 14–16 May 1965 Clay | South Africa 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Gunnar Høst Sjøwall Keith Diepraam 4 6 1 6 4 6       2 Finn-Dag Jagge Cliff Drysdale 1 6 0 6 1 6       3 Jarl Bibow / Finn-Dag Jagge Keith Diepraam / Cliff Drysdale 1 6 6 3 1 6 3 6     4 Nils Elvik Bob Maud 1 6 0 6 1 6       5 Finn-Dag Jagge Keith Diepraam 2 6 2 6 0 6 ||||

### Denmark vs. Great Britain

| Denmark 1 | Copenhagen, Denmark 14–16 May 1965 Clay | Copenhagen, Denmark 14–16 May 1965 Clay | Great Britain 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Torben Ulrich Roger Taylor 6 4 6 3 6 3       2 Jørgen Ulrich Mike Sangster 7 5 6 8 0 6 6 4 5 7   3 Jørgen Ulrich / Torben Ulrich Mike Sangster / Bobby Wilson 8 10 0 6 3 6       4 Torben Ulrich Mike Sangster 11 9 4 6 4 6 4 6     5 Jørgen Ulrich Roger Taylor 8 6 6 5       not completed ||||

### Yugoslavia vs. Rhodesia

| Yugoslavia 5 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia 13–15 May 1965 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia 13–15 May 1965 | Rhodesia 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Nikola Pilić Roy Stilwell 6 0 3 6 6 4 6 1     2 Boro Jovanović Roger Dowdeswell 6 0 6 1 7 5       3 Boro Jovanović / Nikola Pilić Roger Dowdeswell / Roy Stilwell 3 6 7 5 7 5 6 1     4 Boro Jovanović Roy Stilwell 8 6 6 1 6 1       5 Nikola Pilić Roger Dowdeswell 7 5 10 8 6 0 ||||

### Austria vs. France

| Austria 0 | Vienna, Austria 14–16 May 1965 | Vienna, Austria 14–16 May 1965 | France 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Norbert Klatil Pierre Darmon 6 4 1 6 1 6 5 7     2 Georg Pazderka Pierre Barthès 1 6 0 6 1 6       3 Georg Pazderka / Peter Pokorny Pierre Barthès / François Jauffret 6 4 3 6 6 3 2 6 2 6   4 Norbert Klatil Pierre Barthès 4 6 2 6 7 9       5 Georg Pazderka Pierre Darmon 1 6 0 6 0 6 ||||

## Quarterfinals
### Czechoslovakia vs. Italy

| Czechoslovakia 3 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 11–13 June 1965 Clay | Prague, Czechoslovakia 11–13 June 1965 Clay | Italy 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Milan Holeček Giuseppe Merlo 6 4 5 7 8 6 6 1     2 Jiří Javorský Nicola Pietrangeli 3 6 4 6 6 2 4 6     3 Milan Holeček / Jiří Javorský Nicola Pietrangeli / Sergio Tacchini 2 6 6 4 7 5 6 4     4 Jiří Javorský Giuseppe Merlo 1 6 6 4 8 6 6 3     5 Milan Holeček Nicola Pietrangeli 2 6 2 6 2 6 ||||

### Spain vs. West Germany

| Spain 4 | Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spain 11–13 June 1965 Clay | Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spain 11–13 June 1965 Clay | West Germany 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Juan Gisbert Ingo Buding 3 6 5 7 6 1 4 6     2 Manuel Santana Wilhelm Bungert 6 2 6 3 6 3       3 José Luis Arilla / Manuel Santana Wilhelm Bungert / Christian Kuhnke 6 2 2 6 6 3 6 1     4 Manuel Santana Ingo Buding 6 2 6 4 6 3       5 Juan Gisbert Wilhelm Bungert 2 6 2 6 6 0 7 5 6 1 ||||

### Great Britain vs. South Africa

| Great Britain 2 | Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England 10–12 June 1965 Grass | Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England 10–12 June 1965 Grass | South Africa 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mike Sangster Keith Diepraam 6 4 5 7 3 6 6 2 7 9   2 Roger Taylor Cliff Drysdale 1 6 2 6 5 7       3 Mike Sangster / Bobby Wilson Keith Diepraam / Abe Segal 8 6 6 3 3 6 4 6 6 3   4 Mike Sangster Cliff Drysdale 4 6 6 4 0 6 3 6     5 Roger Taylor Keith Diepraam 7 5 3 6 6 4 6 2 ||||

### France vs. Yugoslavia

| France 5 | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 11–13 June 1965 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 11–13 June 1965 Clay | Yugoslavia 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Pierre Barthès Boro Jovanović 6 3 7 9 7 5 6 1     2 Pierre Darmon Nikola Pilić 6 4 6 4 4 6 3 6 7 5   3 Pierre Barthès / François Jauffret Boro Jovanović / Nikola Pilić 6 3 6 2 6 4       4 Pierre Darmon Boro Jovanović 6 4 6 2 2 6 6 2     5 Pierre Barthès Nikola Pilić 9 7 2 6 6 3 7 5 ||||

## Semifinals
### Czechoslovakia vs. Spain

| Czechoslovakia 1 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 16–18 July 1965 Clay | Prague, Czechoslovakia 16–18 July 1965 Clay | Spain 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Milan Holeček Juan Gisbert 3 6 1 6 4 6       2 Jiří Javorský Manuel Santana 3 6 4 6 4 6       3 Milan Holeček / Jiří Javorský José Luis Arilla / Manuel Santana 2 6 2 6 3 6       4 Jiří Javorský Juan Gisbert 4 6 6 2 4 6 6 2 7 5   5 Milan Holeček Manuel Santana 1 6 4 6 4 6 ||||

### France vs. South Africa

| France 1 | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 16–18 July 1965 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 16–18 July 1965 Clay | South Africa 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Pierre Barthès Cliff Drysdale 4 6 2 6 2 6       2 Pierre Darmon Keith Diepraam 7 9 6 2 6 4 4 6 6 4   3 Pierre Barthès / François Jauffret Keith Diepraam / Frew McMillan 0 6 6 2 1 6 5 7     4 Pierre Barthès Keith Diepraam 2 6 3 6 6 2 6 4 6 8   5 Pierre Darmon Cliff Drysdale 6 0 3 6 1 6 2 6 ||||

## Final
### Spain vs. South Africa

| Spain 4 | Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spain 30 July–1 August 1965 Clay | Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spain 30 July–1 August 1965 Clay | South Africa 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Manuel Santana Cliff Drysdale 6 3 6 3 6 2       2 Juan Gisbert Keith Diepraam 6 2 6 1 3 6 3 6 6 2   3 José Luis Arilla / Manuel Santana Keith Diepraam / Frew McMillan 9 7 4 6 6 3 6 2     4 Juan Gisbert Cliff Drysdale 2 6 6 4 3 6 2 6     5 Manuel Santana Keith Diepraam 6 1 6 3 6 3 ||||