1948 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1948 Davis Cup.

25 teams entered the Europe Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Final against the winner of the America Zone.[1] Czechoslovakia defeated Sweden in the final, and went on to face Australia in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw[]

First Round
22 April–5 May
   Second Round
6–18 May
   Quarterfinals
10–14 June
   Semifinals
9–11 July
   Final
27–29 July
  Netherlands    
 bye       Netherlands 5  
  Portugal     Portugal 0    
 bye         Netherlands 1  
  Norway    
Oslo, Norway (clay)
     Great Britain 4  
 bye       Norway 1
  Great Britain 3     Great Britain 4    
  India 2         Great Britain 1  
  Hungary 5    
Paris, France (clay)
     Sweden 4  
  Austria 0       Hungary 4  
  Romania 2     France 1    
  France 3         Hungary 2
  Spain 0         Sweden 3  
  Sweden 4       Sweden 5
   Switzerland 3      Switzerland 0    
  Pakistan 2         Sweden 1
  Ireland 5    
Dublin, Ireland (grass)
     Czechoslovakia 4
  Luxembourg 0       Ireland 2  
  Denmark 3     Denmark 3    
Turin, Italy (clay)
  Egypt 2         Denmark 0  
  Turkey 0         Italy 5  
  Yugoslavia 5       Yugoslavia 2
  Italy w/o     Italy 3    
Milan, Italy (clay)
  Poland         Italy 2
 bye         Czechoslovakia 3  
  Czechoslovakia       Czechoslovakia 4  
 bye     Brazil 1    
  Brazil         Czechoslovakia 3
 bye         Belgium 2  
  Belgium       Belgium 3
 bye     Argentina 2  
  Argentina  

First round[]

Great Britain vs. India[]


Great Britain
3 		Royal Hall Grounds, Harrogate, England[3]
22–24 April 1948
Clay
India
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
India
Dilip Bose 		3
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
2 United Kingdom
India 		Tony Mottram
Sumant Misra 		6
0 		6
3 		7
9 		7
5 		   
3 United Kingdom
India 		Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish
Sumant Misra /  		6
3 		7
5 		6
2 		     
4 United Kingdom
India 		Tony Mottram
Dilip Bose 		6
3 		6
4 		6
4 		     
5 United Kingdom
India
Sumant Misra 		6
2 		6
8 		7
9 		2
6 		   

Hungary vs. Austria[]


Hungary
5 		Budapest, Hungary[4]
29 April–1 May 1948
Austria
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
Austria 		András Ádám-Stolpa
 6
3 		4
6 		6
4 		4
6 		6
3 		 
2 Hungary
Austria 		József Asbóth
 6
2 		6
2 		6
0 		     
3 Hungary
Austria 		József Asbóth / 
 /  		6
2 		6
3 		8
6 		     
4 Hungary
Austria 		József Asbóth
 6
4 		6
2 		6
2 		     
5 Hungary
Austria 		András Ádám-Stolpa
 4
6 		6
0 		6
1 		4
6 		6
3 		 

Romania vs. France[]


Romania
2 		Bucharest, Romania[5]
1–3 May 1948
Clay
France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Romania
France
Bernard Destremau 		6
3 		6
2 		7
5 		     
2 Romania
France
Marcel Bernard 		3
6 		6
4 		6
3 		6
2 		   
3 Romania
France 		 / 
Marcel Bernard /  		3
6 		6
8 		6
8 		     
4 Romania
France
Bernard Destremau 		2
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     
5 Romania
France
Marcel Bernard 		2
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     

Spain vs. Sweden[]


Spain
0 		Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain[6]
1–3 May 1948
Clay
Sweden
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
Sweden
Torsten Johansson 		3
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
2 Spain
Sweden
Lennart Bergelin 		4
6 		2
6 		6
4 		3
6 		   
3 Spain
Sweden 		 / 
Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson 		5
7 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4 Spain
Sweden
Torsten Johansson 		3
6 		9
11 		3
6 		     
5 Spain
Sweden
Lennart Bergelin 		          not
played

Switzerland vs. Pakistan[]


Switzerland
3 		Montreux, Switzerland[7]
30 April–2 May 1948
Pakistan
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
Pakistan
Mahmoud Alam 		6
1 		6
1 		6
2 		     
2 Switzerland
Pakistan
2
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
3 Switzerland
Pakistan 		 / 
 / Mahmoud Alam 		7
5 		6
4 		6
4 		     
4 Switzerland
Pakistan
Mahmoud Alam 		6
1 		6
1 		6
2 		     
5 Switzerland
Pakistan
1
6 		5
7 		6
1 		6
4 		4
6 		 

Ireland vs. Luxembourg[]


Ireland
5 		Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland[8]
1–3 May 1948
Grass
Luxembourg
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Republic of Ireland
Luxembourg
7
5 		6
3 		6
8 		6
4 		   
2 Republic of Ireland
Luxembourg 		Guy Jackson
Géza Wertheim 		7
5 		6
1 		6
1 		     
3 Republic of Ireland
Luxembourg 		 / George McVeagh
 / Géza Wertheim 		10
8 		6
4 		6
3 		     
4 Republic of Ireland
Luxembourg 		Guy Jackson
 5
7 		6
4 		6
2 		6
0 		   
5 Republic of Ireland
Luxembourg
Géza Wertheim 		6
0 		6
2 		6
4 		     

Denmark vs. Egypt[]


Denmark
3 		Copenhagen, Denmark[9]
3–5 May 1948
Clay
Egypt
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Egypt 		Torben Ulrich
Adli El Shafei 		6
1 		7
5 		5
7 		5
7 		8
6 		 
2 Denmark
Egypt 		Kurt Nielsen
 3
6 		6
2 		6
2 		6
3 		   
3 Denmark
Egypt 		Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
 / Adli El Shafei 		5
7 		8
6 		8
6 		4
6 		3
6 		 
4 Denmark
Egypt 		Kurt Nielsen
Adli El Shafei 		6
3 		6
1 		8
6 		     
5 Denmark
Egypt 		Torben Ulrich
 6
2 		1
6 		10
8 		10
12 		0
6 		 

Turkey vs. Yugoslavia[]


Turkey
0 		Istanbul, Turkey[10]
30 April–2 May 1948
Yugoslavia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Turkey
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Dragutin Mitić 		1
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
2 Turkey
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Josip Palada 		1
6 		6
1 		6
8 		3
6 		   
3 Turkey
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		 / 
Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada 		2
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
4 Turkey
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Josip Palada 		4
6 		2
6 		       
5 Turkey
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
2
6 		4
6 		       

Second round[]

Netherlands vs. Portugal[]


Netherlands
5 		Scheveningen, Netherlands[11]
6–8 May 1948
Clay
Portugal
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Portugal 		Hans van Swol
 6
0 		6
3 		6
2 		     
2 Netherlands
Portugal 		Boebi van Meegeren
 6
2 		6
1 		6
1 		     
3 Netherlands
Portugal 		Ivo Rinkel / Hans van Swol
 /  		6
1 		6
0 		6
3 		     
4 Netherlands
Portugal 		Hans van Swol
 6
4 		6
2 		6
4 		     
5 Netherlands
Portugal 		Boebi van Meegeren
 6
1 		6
1 		6
3 		     

Norway vs. Great Britain[]


Norway
1 		Oslo, Norway[12]
11–13 May 1948
Clay
Great Britain
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Norway
United Kingdom 		Johan Haanes
Geoffrey Paish 		6
2 		4
6 		6
3 		6
2 		   
2 Norway
United Kingdom 		Jan Staubo
Tony Mottram 		2
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
3 Norway
United Kingdom 		Johan Haanes / Jan Staubo
Henry Billington / Tony Mottram 		1
6 		5
7 		3
6 		     
4 Norway
United Kingdom 		Jan Staubo
Geoffrey Paish 		6
4 		4
6 		1
6 		2
6 		   
5 Norway
United Kingdom 		Johan Haanes
Tony Mottram 		1
6 		0
6 		7
5 		1
6 		   

France vs. Hungary[]


France
1 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[13]
15–17 May 1948
Clay
Hungary
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Hungary 		Marcel Bernard
József Asbóth 		6
1 		6
4 		4
6 		6
2 		   
2 France
Hungary 		Robert Abdesselam
András Ádám-Stolpa 		6
2 		4
6 		3
6 		6
8 		   
3 France
Hungary 		Marcel Bernard / Bernard Destremau
András Ádám-Stolpa / József Asbóth 		3
6 		3
6 		8
6 		6
2 		2
6 		 
4 France
Hungary 		Robert Abdesselam
József Asbóth 		5
7 		1
6 		2
6 		     
5 France
Hungary 		Marcel Bernard
András Ádám-Stolpa 		6
1 		6
3 		0
6 		3
6 		4
6 		 

Sweden vs. Switzerland[]


Sweden
5 		Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden[14]
15–17 May 1948
Clay
Switzerland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Switzerland 		Lennart Bergelin
 7
5 		6
3 		6
3 		     
2 Sweden
Switzerland 		Torsten Johansson
 6
2 		6
4 		6
3 		     
3 Sweden
Switzerland 		Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson
 /  		6
1 		6
1 		6
3 		     
4 Sweden
Switzerland 		Torsten Johansson
 11
9 		0
6 		6
2 		6
4 		   
5 Sweden
Switzerland 		Lennart Bergelin
 6
2 		6
4 		6
1 		     

Ireland vs. Denmark[]


Ireland
2 		Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland[15]
15–18 May 1948
Grass
Denmark
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Republic of Ireland
Denmark
Torben Ulrich 		6
8 		3
6 		4
6 		     
2 Republic of Ireland
Denmark 		Guy Jackson
Kurt Nielsen 		4
6 		6
2 		4
6 		7
5 		4
6 		 
3 Republic of Ireland
Denmark 		Guy Jackson / 
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich 		6
0 		6
3 		6
8 		3
6 		6
2 		 
4 Republic of Ireland
Denmark
Kurt Nielsen 		4
6 		6
8 		3
6 		     
5 Republic of Ireland
Denmark 		Guy Jackson
Torben Ulrich 		6
4 		6
8 		2
6 		6
2 		6
3 		 

Yugoslavia vs. Italy[]


Yugoslavia
2 		Zagreb, Yugoslavia[16]
14–16 May 1948
Italy
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Italy 		Dragutin Mitić
Giovanni Cucelli 		5
7 		8
6 		6
1 		6
2 		   
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Italy 		Josip Palada
Marcello del Bello 		2
6 		3
6 		8
6 		7
9 		   
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Italy 		Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli 		0
6 		3
6 		6
1 		5
7 		   
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Italy 		Dragutin Mitić
Marcello del Bello 		5
7 		4
6 		6
8 		     
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Italy 		Josip Palada
Giovanni Cucelli 		5
7 		6
4 		6
1 		6
4 		   

Czechoslovakia vs. Brazil[]


Czechoslovakia
4 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[17]
14–16 May 1948
Brazil
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
Brazil 		Jaroslav Drobný
 6
2 		6
2 		6
2 		     
2 Czechoslovakia
Brazil
2
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
3 Czechoslovakia
Brazil 		Jaroslav Drobný / Vladimír Zábrodský
 /  		6
3 		6
4 		6
0 		     
4 Czechoslovakia
Brazil
7
9 		6
3 		6
4 		6
3 		   
5 Czechoslovakia
Brazil 		Jaroslav Drobný
 6
0 		4
1 		       
retired

Belgium vs. Argentina[]


Belgium
3 		Brussels, Belgium[18]
15–17 May 1948
Argentina
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Argentina 		Jacques Peten
Heraldo Weiss 		6
1 		1
6 		6
2 		6
3 		   
2 Belgium
Argentina 		Philippe Washer
Enrique Morea 		6
1 		7
5 		6
2 		     
3 Belgium
Argentina 		Jacques Peten / Philippe Washer
Enrique Morea / Alejo Russell 		10
8 		3
6 		2
6 		6
8 		   
4 Belgium
Argentina 		Jacques Peten
Enrique Morea 		6
1 		6
3 		6
8 		4
6 		8
10 		 
5 Belgium
Argentina 		Philippe Washer
Heraldo Weiss 		8
6 		4
6 		6
4 		6
4 		   

Quarterfinals[]

Great Britain vs. Netherlands[]


Great Britain
4 		Edgbaston Lawn Tennis Club, Birmingham, England[19]
10–12 June 1948
Grass
Netherlands
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Netherlands 		Tony Mottram
Hans van Swol 		6
3 		6
4 		9
11 		6
3 		   
2 United Kingdom
Netherlands 		Geoffrey Paish
Boebi van Meegeren 		6
3 		6
2 		3
6 		7
9 		6
1 		 
3 United Kingdom
Netherlands 		Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish
Ivo Rinkel / Hans van Swol 		3
6 		7
5 		2
6 		6
1 		4
6 		 
4 United Kingdom
Netherlands 		Geoffrey Paish
Hans van Swol 		6
1 		2
6 		7
5 		1
6 		6
4 		 
5 United Kingdom
Netherlands 		Tony Mottram
Boebi van Meegeren 		6
3 		6
4 		6
3 		     

Hungary vs. Sweden[]


Hungary
2 		Budapest, Hungary[20]
11–14 June 1948
Clay
Sweden
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
Sweden 		András Ádám-Stolpa
Lennart Bergelin 		7
5 		4
6 		2
6 		1
6 		   
2 Hungary
Sweden 		József Asbóth
Torsten Johansson 		3
6 		9
7 		6
4 		6
0 		   
3 Hungary
Sweden 		András Ádám-Stolpa / József Asbóth
Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson 		7
5 		3
6 		5
7 		5
7 		   
4 Hungary
Sweden 		András Ádám-Stolpa
Torsten Johansson 		5
7 		1
6 		4
6 		     
5 Hungary
Sweden 		József Asbóth
Lennart Bergelin 		6
4 		6
3 		6
4 		     

Italy vs. Denmark[]


Italy
5 		Turin, Italy[21]
11–13 June 1948
Clay
Denmark
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Denmark 		Giovanni Cucelli
Kurt Nielsen 		6
4 		4
6 		6
1 		6
1 		   
2 Italy
Denmark 		Marcello del Bello
Torben Ulrich 		6
3 		6
3 		6
3 		     
3 Italy
Denmark 		Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich 		6
2 		6
3 		8
6 		     
4 Italy
Denmark 		Giovanni Cucelli
Torben Ulrich 		6
3 		6
3 		6
1 		     
5 Italy
Denmark 		Marcello del Bello
Kurt Nielsen 		6
2 		7
5 		6
3 		     

Czechoslovakia vs. Belgium[]


Czechoslovakia
3 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[22]
11–13 June 1948
Belgium
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
Belgium 		Jaroslav Drobný
Jacques Peten 		6
4 		6
3 		6
1 		     
2 Czechoslovakia
Belgium 		Vladimír Černík
Philippe Washer 		4
6 		6
2 		4
6 		3
6 		   
3 Czechoslovakia
Belgium 		Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný
 / Philippe Washer 		7
5 		4
6 		6
1 		6
3 		   
4 Czechoslovakia
Belgium 		Vladimír Černík
Jacques Peten 		4
6 		6
2 		1
6 		4
6 		   
5 Czechoslovakia
Belgium 		Jaroslav Drobný
Philippe Washer 		6
2 		6
4 		6
2 		     

Semifinals[]

Sweden vs. Great Britain[]


Sweden
4 		Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden[23]
9–11 July 1948
Clay
Great Britain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
United Kingdom 		Lennart Bergelin
Tony Mottram 		6
3 		6
2 		6
3 		     
2 Sweden
United Kingdom 		Torsten Johansson
Geoffrey Paish 		6
2 		2
6 		8
6 		6
1 		   
3 Sweden
United Kingdom 		Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson
Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish 		2
6 		7
5 		6
4 		6
3 		   
4 Sweden
United Kingdom 		Torsten Johansson
Tony Mottram 		3
6 		6
2 		2
6 		2
6 		   
5 Sweden
United Kingdom 		Lennart Bergelin
Geoffrey Paish 		4
6 		6
4 		6
1 		6
2 		   

Italy vs. Czechoslovakia[]


Italy
2 		Milan, Italy[24]
9–11 July 1948
Clay
Czechoslovakia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Czechoslovakia 		Giovanni Cucelli
Jaroslav Drobný 		3
6 		6
3 		2
6 		3
6 		   
2 Italy
Czechoslovakia 		Marcello del Bello
Vladimír Černík 		2
6 		4
6 		9
7 		3
6 		   
3 Italy
Czechoslovakia 		Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný 		6
1 		8
6 		6
2 		     
4 Italy
Czechoslovakia 		Marcello del Bello
Jaroslav Drobný 		9
11 		3
6 		2
6 		     
5 Italy
Czechoslovakia 		Giovanni Cucelli
Vladimír Černík 		6
2 		2
6 		6
3 		6
3 		   

Final[]

Czechoslovakia vs. Sweden[]


Czechoslovakia
4 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[2]
27–29 July 1948
Clay
Sweden
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
Sweden 		Vladimír Černík
Torsten Johansson 		6
4 		4
6 		6
3 		6
3 		   
2 Czechoslovakia
Sweden 		Jaroslav Drobný
Lennart Bergelin 		6
0 		6
3 		7
5 		     
3 Czechoslovakia
Sweden 		Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný
Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson 		6
2 		6
1 		6
2 		     
4 Czechoslovakia
Sweden 		Vladimír Zábrodský
Torsten Johansson 		3
6 		6
3 		2
6 		3
6 		   
5 Czechoslovakia
Sweden
Börje Fornstedt 		6
3 		6
1 		6
3 		     

References[]

  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ a b "Czechoslovakia v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Great Britain v India". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Hungary v Austria". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Romania v France". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Spain v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Switzerland v Pakistan". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Ireland v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Denmark v Egypt". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Turkey v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Netherlands v Portugal". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Norway v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "France v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Sweden v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Ireland v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Yugoslavia v Italy". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ "Czechoslovakia v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ "Belgium v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ "Great Britain v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  20. ^ "Hungary v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  21. ^ "Italy v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  22. ^ "Czechoslovakia v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  23. ^ "Sweden v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  24. ^ "Italy v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.

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