1954 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1954 Davis Cup.

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

Draw[]

First Round
30 April–8 May
   Second Round
13–17 May
   Quarterfinals
10–15 June
   Semifinals
9–19 July
   Final
24–26 July
  Denmark    
 bye       Denmark 5  
  Luxembourg     Luxembourg 0    
 bye         Denmark 4  
  West Germany         Hungary 1  
 bye       West Germany 1
  Hungary 3     Hungary 4    
  New Zealand 2         Denmark 1  
  India         France 4  
 bye       India 3  
  Austria 3     Austria 0    
Paris, France (clay)
  Ireland 2         India 1
  France    
Oslo, Norway (clay)
     France 4  
 bye       France 5
  Finland 2     Norway 0    
Paris, France (clay)
  Norway 3         France 0
  Netherlands 1    
Madrid, Spain (clay)
     Sweden 5
  Spain 4       Spain 0  
 bye     Italy 5    
Solna, Sweden (clay)
  Italy         Italy 0  
  Egypt 4    
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
     Sweden 5  
  Turkey 1       Egypt 0
 bye     Sweden 5    
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
  Sweden         Sweden 3
  Monaco 1         Belgium 2  
  Yugoslavia 4       Yugoslavia 0  
 bye     Belgium 5    
  Belgium         Belgium 3
   Switzerland 1         Great Britain 2  
  Brazil 3       Brazil 1
 bye     Great Britain 4  
  Great Britain  

First round[]

Hungary vs. New Zealand[]


Hungary
3 		Budapest, Hungary[3]
1–3 May 1954
New Zealand
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
New Zealand 		András Ádám-Stolpa
John Barry 		6
0 		3
6 		6
3 		8
6 		   
2 Hungary
New Zealand 		József Asbóth
Jeff Robson 		6
3 		4
6 		6
2 		6
0 		   
3 Hungary
New Zealand 		András Ádám-Stolpa / 
Mark Otway / Jeff Robson 		1
6 		1
6 		6
2 		2
6 		   
4 Hungary
New Zealand 		József Asbóth
John Barry 		6
4 		7
5 		6
2 		     
5 Hungary
New Zealand 		András Ádám-Stolpa
Mark Otway 		3
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     

Austria vs. Ireland[]


Austria
3 		Vienna, Austria[4]
30 April–2 May 1954
Ireland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
Republic of Ireland
6
2 		6
1 		6
4 		     
2 Austria
Republic of Ireland
Guy Jackson 		6
3 		9
7 		4
6 		6
5 		  retired
 
3 Austria
Republic of Ireland 		 / 
 / Guy Jackson 		3
6 		1
6 		6
3 		3
6 		   
4 Austria
Republic of Ireland
Guy Jackson 		7
5 		6
4 		6
2 		     
5 Austria
Republic of Ireland
3
6 		6
4 		6
4 		6
3 		   

Finland vs. Norway[]


Finland
2 		Helsinki, Finland[5]
6–8 May 1954
Clay
Norway
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Finland
Norway 		Sakari Salo
 7
5 		6
8 		6
2 		6
4 		   
2 Finland
Norway
2
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
3 Finland
Norway 		Curt Lincoln / Sakari Salo
 /  		5
7 		4
6 		6
4 		2
6 		   
4 Finland
Norway
1
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
5 Finland
Norway 		Sakari Salo
 6
4 		6
2 		6
3 		     

Netherlands vs. Spain[]


Netherlands
1 		Mets Tennis Club, Scheveningen, Netherlands[6]
30 April–2 May 1954
Clay
Spain
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Spain
3
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     
2 Netherlands
Spain 		Fred Dehnert
 5
7 		1
6 		1
6 		     
3 Netherlands
Spain 		Fred Dehnert / Boebi van Meegeren
 /  		4
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
4 Netherlands
Spain 		Fred Dehnert
 3
6 		3
6 		6
3 		8
6 		3
6 		 
5 Netherlands
Spain
6
4 		4
6 		6
3 		6
4 		   

Egypt vs. Turkey[]


Egypt
4 		Cairo, Egypt[7]
30 April–2 May 1954
Turkey
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Egypt
Turkey 		Adli El Shafei
 6
1 		6
0 		6
2 		     
2 Egypt
Turkey
Nazmi Bari 		5
7 		6
3 		6
0 		6
4 		   
3 Egypt
Turkey 		 / 
Nazmi Bari /  		6
1 		6
1 		6
3 		     
4 Egypt
Turkey
5
7 		5
7 		7
5 		6
2 		5
7 		 
5 Egypt
Turkey
6
2 		6
2 		6
0 		     

Monaco vs. Yugoslavia[]


Monaco
1 		Monte Carlo, Monaco[8]
1–3 May 1954
Yugoslavia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Monaco
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Josip Palada 		4
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
2 Monaco
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Vladimir Petrović 		1
6 		5
7 		5
7 		     
3 Monaco
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		 / 
Josip Palada / Vladimir Petrović 		2
6 		2
6 		7
9 		     
4 Monaco
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Ilija Panajotović 		1
6 		3
6 		7
5 		6
4 		6
4 		 
5 Monaco
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
2
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     

Switzerland vs. Brazil[]


Switzerland
1 		Montreux, Switzerland[9]
30 April–2 May 1954
Brazil
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
Brazil
Bob Falkenburg 		2
6 		5
7 		4
6 		     
2 Switzerland
Brazil
Armando Vieira 		1
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
3 Switzerland
Brazil 		 / 
Bob Falkenburg / Armando Vieira 		6
3 		8
6 		4
6 		3
6 		6
2 		 
4 Switzerland
Brazil
Armando Vieira 		2
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
5 Switzerland
Brazil
0
6 		5
6 		      not
completed

Second round[]

Luxembourg vs. Denmark[]


Luxembourg
0 		Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg[10]
14–16 May 1954
Clay
Denmark
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Luxembourg
Denmark
Torben Ulrich 		4
6 		4
6 		0
6 		     
2 Luxembourg
Denmark 		Géza Wertheim
Kurt Nielsen 		2
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     
3 Luxembourg
Denmark 		 / Géza Wertheim
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich 		4
6 		7
9 		0
6 		     
4 Luxembourg
Denmark
Kurt Nielsen 		3
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
5 Luxembourg
Denmark 		Géza Wertheim
Torben Ulrich 		0
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     

Hungary vs. West Germany[]


Hungary
4 		Budapest, Hungary[11]
14–16 May 1954
West Germany
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
West Germany 		József Asbóth
 6
2 		3
6 		6
3 		10
8 		   
2 Hungary
West Germany 		András Ádám-Stolpa
 3
6 		6
4 		6
2 		6
1 		   
3 Hungary
West Germany 		 / 
 /  		2
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     
4 Hungary
West Germany 		József Asbóth
 7
5 		6
3 		6
0 		     
5 Hungary
West Germany
6
0 		6
1 		6
4 		     

Austria vs. India[]


Austria
0 		Vienna, Austria[12]
14–16 May 1954
India
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
India
Naresh Kumar 		6
4 		3
6 		4
6 		5
7 		   
2 Austria
India
Ramanathan Krishnan 		0
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     
3 Austria
India 		 / 
Naresh Kumar /  		3
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
4 Austria
India
Naresh Kumar 		          not
played
5 Austria
India
Ramanathan Krishnan 		          not
played

Norway vs. France[]


Norway
0 		Oslo, Norway[13]
14–16 May 1954
Clay
France
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Norway
France
Jean-Claude Molinari 		3
6 		6
3 		3
6 		2
6 		   
2 Norway
France
Robert Haillet 		5
7 		2
6 		6
4 		4
6 		   
3 Norway
France 		 / 
 / Paul Rémy 		4
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
4 Norway
France
Robert Haillet 		4
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
5 Norway
France
Jean-Claude Molinari 		3
6 		3
6 		7
5 		6
8 		   

Spain vs. Italy[]


Spain
0 		Real Club de la Puerta de Hierro, Madrid, Spain[14]
15–17 May 1954
Clay
Italy
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
Italy
Orlando Sirola 		1
6 		6
8 		5
7 		     
2 Spain
Italy
Marcello del Bello 		2
6 		5
7 		3
6 		     
3 Spain
Italy 		 / 
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli 		3
6 		3
6 		7
5 		4
6 		   
4 Spain
Italy
Nicola Pietrangeli 		4
6 		3
6 		6
2 		2
6 		   
5 Spain
Italy
Orlando Sirola 		2
6 		6
4 		4
6 		4
6 		   

Egypt vs. Sweden[]


Egypt
0 		Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt[15]
14–16 May 1954
Clay
Sweden
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Egypt
Sweden
Sven Davidson 		4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
2 Egypt
Sweden 		Adli El Shafei
Lennart Bergelin 		0
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
3 Egypt
Sweden 		 / 
Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson 		2
6 		3
6 		6
3 		2
6 		   
4 Egypt
Sweden
Lennart Bergelin 		1
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
5 Egypt
Sweden 		Adli El Shafei
Sven Davidson 		0
6 		0
6 		1
6 		     

Belgium vs. Yugoslavia[]


Belgium
5 		Brussels, Belgium[16]
14–16 May 1954
Yugoslavia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Jacques Brichant
Ilija Panajotović 		6
1 		6
4 		6
4 		     
2 Belgium
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Philippe Washer
Vladimir Petrović 		6
3 		6
1 		6
3 		     
3 Belgium
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Josip Palada / Vladimir Petrović 		6
4 		6
2 		6
2 		     
4 Belgium
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Jacques Brichant
Vladimir Petrović 		6
0 		7
5 		6
2 		     
5 Belgium
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Philippe Washer
Ilija Panajotović 		6
0 		6
4 		6
1 		     

Great Britain vs. Brazil[]


Great Britain
4 		Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England[17]
13–17 May 1954
Grass
Brazil
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Brazil 		Tony Mottram
Bob Falkenburg 		8
6 		6
4 		6
0 		     
2 United Kingdom
Brazil 		Geoffrey Paish
Armando Vieira 		6
8 		7
5 		4
6 		2
6 		   
3 United Kingdom
Brazil 		Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish
Bob Falkenburg / Armando Vieira 		5
7 		6
1 		6
2 		6
1 		   
4 United Kingdom
Brazil 		Tony Mottram
Armando Vieira 		6
3 		6
4 		6
3 		     
5 United Kingdom
Brazil 		Gerald Oakley
Bob Falkenburg 		6
1 		5
7 		6
2 		4
6 		6
4 		 

Quarterfinals[]

Denmark vs. Hungary[]


Denmark
4 		Copenhagen, Denmark[18]
11–15 June 1954
Clay
Hungary
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Hungary 		Torben Ulrich
András Ádám-Stolpa 		6
3 		6
3 		4
6 		1
6 		5
7 		 
2 Denmark
Hungary 		Kurt Nielsen
József Asbóth 		6
0 		6
4 		6
1 		     
3 Denmark
Hungary 		Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
 /  		5
7 		6
2 		6
1 		6
4 		   
4 Denmark
Hungary 		Kurt Nielsen
András Ádám-Stolpa 		4
6 		6
2 		6
3 		6
3 		   
5 Denmark
Hungary 		Torben Ulrich
József Asbóth 		0
6 		7
5 		6
3 		6
2 		   

France vs. India[]


France
4 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[19]
11–13 June 1954
Clay
India
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
India 		Robert Haillet
Ramanathan Krishnan 		6
4 		6
4 		8
6 		     
2 France
India 		Paul Rémy
Naresh Kumar 		6
3 		6
4 		6
1 		     
3 France
India 		 / Paul Rémy
Naresh Kumar /  		6
2 		6
2 		3
6 		7
5 		   
4 France
India 		Jean-Claude Molinari
Ramanathan Krishnan 		4
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
5 France
India 		Robert Haillet
Naresh Kumar 		3
6 		9
11 		6
4 		8
6 		6
0 		 

Sweden vs. Italy[]


Sweden
5 		Solna Tennisstadion, Solna, Sweden[20]
10–12 June 1954
Clay
Italy
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Italy 		Sven Davidson
Marcello del Bello 		6
1 		6
2 		6
2 		     
2 Sweden
Italy 		Lennart Bergelin
Nicola Pietrangeli 		7
5 		6
1 		3
6 		6
4 		   
3 Sweden
Italy 		Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli 		4
6 		7
5 		2
6 		6
4 		6
3 		 
4 Sweden
Italy 		Sven Davidson
Nicola Pietrangeli 		6
4 		2
6 		6
4 		6
1 		   
5 Sweden
Italy 		Lennart Bergelin
Orlando Sirola 		6
2 		6
3 		2
6 		6
1 		   

Great Britain vs. Belgium[]


Great Britain
2 		Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Club, Scarborough, England[21]
10–12 June 1954
Grass
Belgium
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Belgium 		Tony Mottram
Jacques Brichant 		6
4 		3
6 		7
5 		2
6 		5
7 		 
2 United Kingdom
Belgium 		Geoffrey Paish
Philippe Washer 		3
6 		0
6 		4
6 		     
3 United Kingdom
Belgium 		Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer 		6
1 		7
5 		6
3 		     
4 United Kingdom
Belgium 		Geoffrey Paish
Jacques Brichant 		6
1 		7
5 		6
3 		     
5 United Kingdom
Belgium 		Tony Mottram
Philippe Washer 		5
7 		4
6 		4
6 		     

Semifinals[]

Denmark vs. France[]


Denmark
1 		Copenhagen, Denmark[22]
9–12 July 1954
Clay
France
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
France 		Torben Ulrich
Paul Rémy 		7
5 		6
1 		3
6 		8
10 		1
6 		 
2 Denmark
France 		Kurt Nielsen
Robert Haillet 		1
6 		9
7 		6
4 		7
5 		   
3 Denmark
France 		Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
 / Paul Rémy 		2
6 		10
12 		3
6 		     
4 Denmark
France 		Torben Ulrich
Robert Haillet 		3
6 		6
2 		5
7 		3
6 		   
5 Denmark
France 		Kurt Nielsen
Paul Rémy 		3
6 		7
9 		2
6 		     

Sweden vs. Belgium[]


Sweden
3 		Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[23]
17–19 July 1954
Clay
Belgium
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Belgium 		Sven Davidson
Jacques Brichant 		6
3 		6
3 		4
6 		6
4 		   
2 Sweden
Belgium 		Lennart Bergelin
Philippe Washer 		4
6 		5
7 		4
6 		     
3 Sweden
Belgium 		Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer 		6
3 		6
8 		3
6 		9
7 		6
3 		 
4 Sweden
Belgium 		Lennart Bergelin
Jacques Brichant 		7
5 		8
6 		5
7 		2
6 		8
10 		 
5 Sweden
Belgium 		Sven Davidson
Philippe Washer 		7
5 		5
7 		8
6 		6
2 		   

Final[]

France vs. Sweden[]


France
0 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[2]
24–26 July 1954
Clay
Sweden
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Sweden 		Robert Haillet
Lennart Bergelin 		6
4 		5
7 		6
3 		3
6 		0
6 		 
2 France
Sweden 		Paul Rémy
Sven Davidson 		1
6 		6
3 		3
6 		4
6 		   
3 France
Sweden 		 / Paul Rémy
Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson 		3
6 		4
6 		6
3 		7
9 		   
4 France
Sweden 		Paul Rémy
Lennart Bergelin 		2
6 		3
6 		8
6 		4
6 		   
5 France
Sweden 		Robert Haillet
Sven Davidson 		4
6 		4
6 		6
4 		3
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 Sweden". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Hungary v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Austria v Ireland". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Finland v Norway". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Netherlands v Spain". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Egypt v Turkey". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Monaco v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Switzerland v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Luxembourg v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Hungary v West Germany". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Austria v India". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Norway v France". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Spain v Italy". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Egypt v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Belgium v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ "Great Britain v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ "Denmark v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ "France v India". daviscup.com.
  20. ^ "Sweden v Italy". daviscup.com.
  21. ^ "Great Britain v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  22. ^ "Denmark v France". daviscup.com.
  23. ^ "Sweden v Belgium". daviscup.com.

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