1949 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1949 Davis Cup.

24 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] Italy defeated France in the final, and went on to face Australia in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw[]

First Round
28 April–3 May
   Second Round
6–17 May
   Quarterfinals
9–16 June
   Semifinals
8–11 July
   Final
23–25 July
   Switzerland    
 bye        Switzerland w/o  
  Greece     Greece    
 bye          Switzerland 0  
  Hungary         Hungary 5  
 bye       Hungary 4
  Belgium     Belgium 1    
 bye         Hungary 2  
  Denmark 5    
Paris, France (clay)
     France 3  
  Israel 0       Denmark 1  
  Luxembourg 0     France 4    
Paris, France (clay)
  France 5         France 3
  Portugal 0         Czechoslovakia 2  
  Great Britain 5       Great Britain 1
  Czechoslovakia 5     Czechoslovakia 4    
Paris, France (clay)
  Monaco 0         France 2
  Netherlands 0    
Milan, Italy (clay)
     Italy 3
  South Africa 5       South Africa 1  
  Italy w/o     Italy 4    
Turin, Italy (clay)
  Turkey         Italy 4  
  Ireland 2         Chile 1  
  Chile 3       Chile 3
  Egypt w/o     Egypt 2    
Rome, Italy (clay)
  Argentina         Italy 4
 bye         Yugoslavia 1  
  Sweden       Sweden 5  
 bye     Norway 0    
  Norway         Sweden 2
 bye         Yugoslavia 3  
  Austria       Austria 1
 bye     Yugoslavia 4  
  Yugoslavia  

First round[]

Denmark vs. Israel[]


Denmark
5 		Copenhagen, Denmark[3]
28–30 April 1949
Clay
Israel
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Israel 		Kurt Nielsen
 6
1 		6
2 		6
1 		     
2 Denmark
Israel 		Torben Ulrich
 6
0 		6
1 		6
2 		     
3 Denmark
Israel 		Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
 /  		6
2 		6
3 		6
0 		     
4 Denmark
Israel 		Torben Ulrich
 6
4 		3
6 		1
6 		6
0 		6
3 		 
5 Denmark
Israel 		Kurt Nielsen
 6
1 		6
3 		6
1 		     

Luxembourg vs. France[]


Luxembourg
0 		Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg[4]
29 April–1 May 1949
France
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Luxembourg
France 		Géza Wertheim
Paul Rémy 		0
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
2 Luxembourg
France
Robert Abdesselam 		1
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     
3 Luxembourg
France 		 / Géza Wertheim
 / Paul Rémy 		2
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
4 Luxembourg
France 		Géza Wertheim
 0
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
5 Luxembourg
France
Paul Rémy 		1
6 		3
6 		7
5 		3
6 		   

Portugal vs. Great Britain[]


Portugal
0 		Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal[5]
29 April–1 May 1949
Clay
Great Britain
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Portugal
United Kingdom
Tony Mottram 		6
8 		3
6 		5
7 		     
2 Portugal
United Kingdom
Geoffrey Paish 		4
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
3 Portugal
United Kingdom 		 / 
Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish 		0
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
4 Portugal
United Kingdom
2
6 		6
1 		1
6 		5
7 		   
5 Portugal
United Kingdom
Tony Mottram 		5
7 		6
3 		5
7 		0
6 		   

Czechoslovakia vs. Monaco[]


Czechoslovakia
5 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[6]
30 April–2 May 1949
Monaco
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
Monaco 		Jaroslav Drobný
 6
0 		6
1 		6
0 		     
2 Czechoslovakia
Monaco 		Vladimír Černík
 6
3 		6
2 		6
2 		     
3 Czechoslovakia
Monaco 		Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný
 /  		6
1 		6
2 		6
0 		     
4 Czechoslovakia
Monaco 		Vladimír Černík
 6
1 		6
0 		6
4 		     
5 Czechoslovakia
Monaco 		Jaroslav Drobný
 6
2 		6
2 		6
1 		     

Netherlands vs. South Africa[]


Netherlands
0 		Scheveningen, Netherlands[7]
30 April–2 May 1949
Clay
South Africa
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
South Africa 		Hans van Swol
Eric Sturgess 		4
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
2 Netherlands
South Africa 		Boebi van Meegeren
Eustace Fannin 		3
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
3 Netherlands
South Africa 		Ivo Rinkel / Hans van Swol
Eustace Fannin / Eric Sturgess 		5
7 		3
6 		4
6 		     
4 Netherlands
South Africa 		Boebi van Meegeren
Eric Sturgess 		2
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
5 Netherlands
South Africa 		John Linck
 4
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     

Ireland vs. Chile[]


Ireland
2 		Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland[8]
30 April–3 May 1949
Grass
Chile
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Republic of Ireland
Chile
6
3 		4
6 		6
4 		6
3 		   
2 Republic of Ireland
Chile 		Guy Jackson
 2
6 		6
4 		3
6 		0
6 		   
3 Republic of Ireland
Chile 		Guy Jackson / 
 /  		2
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
4 Republic of Ireland
Chile
8
10 		8
10 		4
6 		     
5 Republic of Ireland
Chile 		Guy Jackson
 6
1 		6
3 		6
2 		     

Second round[]

Hungary vs. Belgium[]


Hungary
4 		Budapest, Hungary[9]
14–17 May 1949
Belgium
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
Belgium 		József Asbóth
Philippe Washer 		6
2 		6
1 		6
3 		     
2 Hungary
Belgium 		András Ádám-Stolpa
Jacques Peten 		6
0 		8
6 		3
6 		6
1 		   
3 Hungary
Belgium 		András Ádám-Stolpa / József Asbóth
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer 		6
1 		3
6 		7
5 		6
4 		   
4 Hungary
Belgium 		József Asbóth
Jacques Peten 		6
3 		6
1 		6
3 		     
5 Hungary
Belgium
Jacques Brichant 		4
6 		4
6 		6
0 		4
6 		   

France vs. Denmark[]


France
4 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[10]
13–15 May 1949
Clay
Denmark
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Denmark 		Robert Abdesselam
Torben Ulrich 		6
0 		6
3 		6
0 		     
2 France
Denmark 		Marcel Bernard
Kurt Nielsen 		3
6 		11
9 		6
3 		6
3 		   
3 France
Denmark 		Marcel Bernard / 
 / Kurt Nielsen 		6
3 		6
4 		6
4 		     
4 France
Denmark 		Robert Abdesselam
Kurt Nielsen 		4
6 		6
3 		5
7 		4
6 		   
5 France
Denmark
3
6 		6
4 		6
0 		6
0 		   

Great Britain vs. Czechoslovakia[]


Great Britain
1 		No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England[11]
14–17 May 1949
Grass
Czechoslovakia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Czechoslovakia 		Tony Mottram
Jaroslav Drobný 		4
6 		3
6 		6
8 		     
2 United Kingdom
Czechoslovakia 		Geoffrey Paish
Vladimír Černík 		3
6 		6
2 		4
6 		4
6 		   
3 United Kingdom
Czechoslovakia 		Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish
Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný 		3
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
4 United Kingdom
Czechoslovakia 		Geoffrey Paish
Jaroslav Drobný 		3
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     
5 United Kingdom
Czechoslovakia 		Tony Mottram
Vladimír Černík 		6
2 		6
4 		6
4 		     

Italy vs. South Africa[]


Italy
4 		Milan, Italy[12]
13–15 May 1949
Clay
South Africa
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
South Africa 		Giovanni Cucelli
Eustace Fannin 		7
5 		7
5 		6
3 		     
2 Italy
South Africa
Eric Sturgess 		3
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
3 Italy
South Africa 		Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Eustace Fannin / Eric Sturgess 		6
3 		7
9 		10
8 		2
6 		8
6 		 
4 Italy
South Africa
Eustace Fannin 		6
4 		7
5 		6
4 		     
5 Italy
South Africa 		Giovanni Cucelli
Eric Sturgess 		6
1 		2
6 		6
0 		6
4 		   

Chile vs. Egypt[]


Chile
3 		Edgbaston Lawn Tennis Club, Birmingham, England[13]
14–17 May 1949
Grass
Egypt
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Chile
Egypt
Adli El Shafei 		6
0 		6
2 		6
2 		     
2 Chile
Egypt
3
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
3 Chile
Egypt 		 / 
 /  		6
4 		6
2 		6
4 		     
4 Chile
Egypt
Adli El Shafei 		3
6 		9
11 		9
11 		     
5 Chile
Egypt
2
6 		6
4 		8
6 		6
1 		   

Sweden vs. Norway[]


Sweden
5 		Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden[14]
13–15 May 1949
Clay
Norway
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Norway 		Lennart Bergelin
 6
4 		6
1 		6
3 		     
2 Sweden
Norway 		Torsten Johansson
Jan Staubo 		6
0 		6
3 		6
3 		     
3 Sweden
Norway 		Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson
 / Jan Staubo 		6
4 		6
4 		6
4 		     
4 Sweden
Norway 		Torsten Johansson
 6
1 		6
2 		6
3 		     
5 Sweden
Norway 		Lennart Bergelin
Jan Staubo 		6
1 		4
6 		6
4 		6
4 		   

Austria vs. Yugoslavia[]


Austria
1 		Vienna, Austria[15]
6–8 May 1949
Yugoslavia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Dragutin Mitić 		2
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
2 Austria
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
6
3 		6
4 		1
6 		4
6 		6
4 		 
3 Austria
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		 / 
Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada 		1
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
4 Austria
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
4
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
5 Austria
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Dragutin Mitić 		9
11 		7
5 		2
6 		7
5 		6
8 		 

Quarterfinals[]

Hungary vs. Switzerland[]


Hungary
5 		Budapest, Hungary[16]
9–11 June 1949
Switzerland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
Switzerland 		József Asbóth
 6
3 		6
3 		5
7 		6
0 		   
2 Hungary
Switzerland 		András Ádám-Stolpa
 6
1 		0
6 		6
4 		7
5 		   
3 Hungary
Switzerland 		András Ádám-Stolpa / József Asbóth
 /  		3
6 		6
3 		6
4 		7
5 		   
4 Hungary
Switzerland 		András Ádám-Stolpa
 6
1 		6
2 		7
5 		     
5 Hungary
Switzerland 		József Asbóth
 6
1 		6
2 		6
1 		     

France vs. Czechoslovakia[]


France
3 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[17]
11–13 June 1949
Clay
Czechoslovakia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Czechoslovakia 		Robert Abdesselam
Vladimír Černík 		6
4 		6
3 		2
6 		6
1 		   
2 France
Czechoslovakia 		Marcel Bernard
Jaroslav Drobný 		3
6 		6
3 		9
7 		7
5 		   
3 France
Czechoslovakia 		Marcel Bernard / 
Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný 		6
4 		6
4 		3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		 
4 France
Czechoslovakia 		Marcel Bernard
Vladimír Černík 		6
4 		6
2 		6
1 		     
5 France
Czechoslovakia 		Robert Abdesselam
Jaroslav Drobný 		4
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     

Italy vs. Chile[]


Italy
4 		Turin, Italy[18]
10–12 June 1949
Clay
Chile
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Chile 		Giovanni Cucelli
 6
1 		6
0 		6
4 		     
2 Italy
Chile 		Marcello del Bello
 3
6 		4
6 		6
4 		3
6 		   
3 Italy
Chile 		Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
 /  		6
3 		6
3 		4
6 		6
4 		   
4 Italy
Chile 		Giovanni Cucelli
 6
4 		8
6 		7
5 		     
5 Italy
Chile 		Marcello del Bello
 8
10 		6
0 		6
1 		     
retired

Yugoslavia vs. Sweden[]


Yugoslavia
3 		Zagreb, Yugoslavia[19]
13–16 June 1949
Clay
Sweden
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Sweden 		Josip Palada
Lennart Bergelin 		5
7 		6
3 		6
2 		6
3 		   
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Sweden 		Dragutin Mitić
Torsten Johansson 		4
6 		6
0 		7
5 		3
6 		4
6 		 
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Sweden 		Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada
Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson 		6
2 		7
5 		6
4 		     
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Sweden 		Josip Palada
Torsten Johansson 		6
4 		4
6 		2
6 		6
4 		3
6 		 
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Sweden 		Dragutin Mitić
Lennart Bergelin 		6
3 		10
8 		6
4 		     

Semifinals[]

Hungary vs. France[]


Hungary
2 		Budapest, Hungary[20]
9–11 July 1949
France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
France 		József Asbóth
Marcel Bernard 		3
6 		6
0 		6
0 		6
3 		   
2 Hungary
France 		András Ádám-Stolpa
Robert Abdesselam 		1
6 		3
6 		8
6 		8
6 		6
8 		 
3 Hungary
France 		József Asbóth / 
Marcel Bernard /  		1
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
4 Hungary
France 		András Ádám-Stolpa
Marcel Bernard 		2
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
5 Hungary
France 		József Asbóth
Robert Abdesselam 		6
2 		7
5 		9
7 		     

Italy vs. Yugoslavia[]


Italy
4 		Foro Italico, Rome, Italy[21]
8–10 July 1949
Clay
Yugoslavia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Giovanni Cucelli
Dragutin Mitić 		5
7 		6
2 		6
1 		7
5 		   
2 Italy
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Josip Palada 		6
4 		6
4 		6
1 		     
3 Italy
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada 		6
4 		6
0 		7
5 		     
4 Italy
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Marcello del Bello
Josip Palada 		6
3 		6
1 		7
5 		     
5 Italy
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Dragutin Mitić 		1
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     

Final[]

France vs. Italy[]


France
2 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[2]
23–25 July 1949
Clay
Italy
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Italy 		Robert Abdesselam
Giovanni Cucelli 		6
1 		8
6 		8
10 		4
6 		2
6 		 
2 France
Italy 		Marcel Bernard
Marcello del Bello 		6
4 		6
3 		4
6 		2
6 		10
8 		 
3 France
Italy 		Marcel Bernard / 
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli 		6
3 		1
6 		6
4 		0
6 		2
6 		 
4 France
Italy 		Robert Abdesselam
Marcello del Bello 		6
3 		6
4 		6
2 		     
5 France
Italy 		Marcel Bernard
Giovanni Cucelli 		6
8 		6
3 		6
4 		0
6 		1
6 		 

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 "France v Italy". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Denmark v Israel". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Luxembourg v France". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Portugal v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Czechoslovakia v Monaco". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Netherlands v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Ireland v Chile". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Hungary v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "France v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Great Britain v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Italy v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Chile v Egypt". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Sweden v Norway". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Austria v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Hungary v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ "France v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ "Italy v Chile". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ "Yugoslavia v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  20. ^ "Hungary v France". daviscup.com.
  21. ^ "Italy v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.

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