1955 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1955 Davis Cup.

24 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. Italy defeated Sweden in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[1][2]

Draw[]

First Round
29 April–8 May
   Second Round
12–17 May
   Quarterfinals
9–13 June
   Semifinals
14–17 July
   Final
29–31 July
  Denmark    
 bye       Denmark 3  
  Norway 1     South Africa 2    
  South Africa 4         Denmark 0  
  Italy         Italy 5  
 bye       Italy 5
  West Germany 4     West Germany 0    
  Ireland 1         Italy 5  
  Great Britain    
Vienna, Austria (clay)
     Great Britain 0  
 bye       Great Britain 4  
  Austria 5     Austria 1    
  Finland 0         Great Britain 3
  India         India 2  
 bye       India 5
  Turkey 1     Egypt 0    
Milan, Italy (clay)
  Egypt 4         Italy 4
  Monaco 0    
Paris, France (clay)
     Sweden 1
  Argentina 3       Argentina 2  
 bye     France 3    
  France         France 2  
   Switzerland 3         Sweden 3  
  Netherlands 2        Switzerland 0
 bye     Sweden 5    
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
  Sweden         Sweden 3
  Yugoslavia 0         Chile 2  
  Chile 5       Chile 3  
 bye     Hungary 2    
  Hungary         Chile 3
  Portugal 0         Belgium 2  
  Czechoslovakia 5       Czechoslovakia 0
 bye     Belgium 5  
  Belgium  

First round[]

Norway vs. South Africa[]


Norway
1 		Oslo, Norway[3]
6–8 May 1955
Clay
South Africa
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Norway
South Africa
Ian Vermaak 		1
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2 Norway
South Africa 		Gunnar Høst Sjøwall
 3
6 		3
6 		0
6 		     
3 Norway
South Africa 		 / Gunnar Høst Sjøwall
Abe Segal / Ian Vermaak 		3
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
4 Norway
South Africa
Gordon Forbes 		2
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
5 Norway
South Africa
6
3 		6
4 		2
6 		6
4 		   

West Germany vs. Ireland[]


West Germany
4 		Düsseldorf, West Germany[4]
29 April–1 May 1955
Ireland
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 West Germany
Republic of Ireland
6
0 		6
0 		7
5 		     
2 West Germany
Republic of Ireland
Guy Jackson 		7
9 		7
5 		6
2 		6
0 		   
3 West Germany
Republic of Ireland 		 / 
 / Guy Jackson 		6
1 		6
2 		6
2 		     
4 West Germany
Republic of Ireland
Guy Jackson 		3
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
5 West Germany
Republic of Ireland
6
1 		6
2 		6
0 		     

Austria vs. Finland[]


Austria
5 		Vienna, Austria[5]
29 April–1 May 1955
Finland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
Finland 		Alfred Huber
 8
6 		6
0 		6
1 		     
2 Austria
Finland
Sakari Salo 		6
2 		6
2 		6
2 		     
3 Austria
Finland 		 / 
 / Sakari Salo 		7
5 		6
1 		6
0 		     
4 Austria
Finland
6
3 		6
3 		6
1 		     
5 Austria
Finland 		Alfred Huber
Sakari Salo 		6
4 		6
3 		7
5 		     

Turkey vs. Egypt[]


Turkey
1 		Istanbul, Turkey[6]
29 April–1 May 1955
Egypt
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Turkey
Egypt
6
2 		2
6 		5
7 		5
7 		   
2 Turkey
Egypt 		Nazmi Bari
Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed 		1
6 		6
3 		6
4 		5
7 		14
16 		 
3 Turkey
Egypt 		 / 
 /  		6
1 		6
4 		6
4 		     
4 Turkey
Egypt 		Nazmi Bari
 4
6 		6
4 		8
10 		4
6 		   
5 Turkey
Egypt
Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed 		3
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     

Monaco vs. Argentina[]


Monaco
0 		Monte Carlo, Monaco[7]
29 April–1 May 1955
Argentina
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Monaco
Argentina
Alejo Russell 		6
3 		3
6 		0
6 		0
6 		   
2 Monaco
Argentina
Enrique Morea 		1
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
3 Monaco
Argentina 		 / 
Enrique Morea / Alejo Russell 		3
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
4 Monaco
Argentina
Alejo Russell 		          not
played
5 Monaco
Argentina
Enrique Morea 		          not
played

Switzerland vs. Netherlands[]


Switzerland
3 		Basel, Switzerland[8]
29 April–1 May 1955
Netherlands
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
Netherlands
Hans van Dalsum 		6
0 		6
1 		6
4 		     
2 Switzerland
Netherlands
Fred Dehnert 		5
7 		6
2 		4
6 		4
6 		   
3 Switzerland
Netherlands 		 / 
Hans van Dalsum / Fred Dehnert 		3
6 		6
0 		6
3 		1
6 		2
6 		 
4 Switzerland
Netherlands
Fred Dehnert 		6
3 		6
3 		6
0 		     
5 Switzerland
Netherlands
Hans van Swol 		0
6 		6
2 		9
7 		3
6 		12
10 		 

Yugoslavia vs. Chile[]


Yugoslavia
0 		Karlovac, Yugoslavia[9]
29 April–1 May 1955
Chile
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Chile 		Ilija Panajotović
Luis Ayala 		3
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Chile 		Vladimir Petrović
Andrés Hammersley 		3
6 		6
3 		6
4 		5
7 		2
6 		 
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Chile 		 / Vladimir Petrović
Luis Ayala / Andrés Hammersley 		4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Chile
Andrés Hammersley 		3
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Chile 		Vladimir Petrović
Luis Ayala 		0
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     

Portugal vs. Czechoslovakia[]


Portugal
0 		Monsanto Tennis Club, Lisbon, Portugal[10]
29 April–1 May 1955
Clay
Czechoslovakia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Portugal
Czechoslovakia
Vladimír Zábrodský 		0
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2 Portugal
Czechoslovakia
Jiří Javorský 		0
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
3 Portugal
Czechoslovakia 		 / 
Jiří Javorský / Vladimír Zábrodský 		1
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     
4 Portugal
Czechoslovakia
Vladimír Zábrodský 		4
6 		2
6 		0
6 		     
5 Portugal
Czechoslovakia
Jiří Javorský 		2
6 		0
6 		1
6 		     

Second round[]

Denmark vs. South Africa[]


Denmark
3 		Copenhagen, Denmark[11]
13–15 May 1955
Clay
South Africa
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
South Africa 		Kurt Nielsen
Ian Vermaak 		4
6 		6
1 		6
2 		1
6 		8
6 		 
2 Denmark
South Africa 		Jørgen Ulrich
Abe Segal 		3
6 		6
3 		6
2 		6
4 		   
3 Denmark
South Africa 		 / Kurt Nielsen
Abe Segal / Ian Vermaak 		11
9 		13
15 		1
6 		5
7 		   
4 Denmark
South Africa 		Jørgen Ulrich
Gordon Forbes 		6
2 		1
6 		9
11 		3
6 		   
5 Denmark
South Africa 		Kurt Nielsen
Abe Segal 		6
2 		6
3 		9
7 		     

West Germany vs. Italy[]


West Germany
0 		Munich, West Germany[12]
14–17 May 1955
Italy
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 West Germany
Italy
Fausto Gardini 		2
6 		0
6 		1
6 		     
2 West Germany
Italy
Giuseppe Merlo 		2
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
3 West Germany
Italy 		 / 
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 		1
6 		4
6 		6
2 		6
8 		   
4 West Germany
Italy
Fausto Gardini 		0
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
5 West Germany
Italy
Giuseppe Merlo 		1
6 		6
8 		1
6 		     

Austria vs. Great Britain[]


Austria
1 		Vienna, Austria[13]
13–15 May 1955
Clay
Great Britain
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
United Kingdom 		Alfred Huber
Roger Becker 		6
4 		9
7 		0
6 		6
4 		   
2 Austria
United Kingdom
Tony Mottram 		8
10 		2
6 		4
6 		     
3 Austria
United Kingdom 		Alfred Huber / 
Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish 		2
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
4 Austria
United Kingdom
Roger Becker 		2
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
5 Austria
United Kingdom 		Alfred Huber
Tony Mottram 		3
6 		7
5 		6
2 		4
6 		4
6 		 

Egypt vs. India[]


Egypt
0 		Cairo, Egypt[14]
13–15 May 1955
India
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Egypt
India
Naresh Kumar 		0
6 		3
6 		6
4 		6
2 		1
6 		 
2 Egypt
India 		Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed
Ramanathan Krishnan 		0
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3 Egypt
India 		 / 
Ramanathan Krishnan / Naresh Kumar 		3
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
4 Egypt
India 		Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed
Naresh Kumar 		1
6 		6
1 		4
6 		7
5 		2
6 		 
5 Egypt
India 		Adli El Shafei
Ramanathan Krishnan 		1
6 		7
9 		3
6 		     

France vs. Argentina[]


France
3 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[15]
13–15 May 1955
Clay
Argentina
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Argentina 		Paul Rémy
Alejo Russell 		6
4 		6
1 		6
4 		     
2 France
Argentina 		Robert Haillet
Enrique Morea 		2
6 		4
6 		6
8 		     
3 France
Argentina 		Marcel Bernard / Paul Rémy
Enrique Morea / Alejo Russell 		6
4 		6
3 		6
4 		     
4 France
Argentina 		Paul Rémy
Enrique Morea 		7
9 		3
6 		4
6 		     
5 France
Argentina 		Robert Haillet
Alejo Russell 		6
4 		2
6 		6
3 		6
2 		   

Switzerland vs. Sweden[]


Switzerland
0 		Montreux, Switzerland[16]
13–15 May 1955
Clay
Sweden
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
Sweden
Sven Davidson 		1
6 		5
7 		0
6 		     
2 Switzerland
Sweden
Lennart Bergelin 		2
6 		1
6 		6
0 		2
6 		   
3 Switzerland
Sweden 		 / 
Sven Davidson / Ulf Schmidt 		4
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
4 Switzerland
Sweden
Lennart Bergelin 		6
2 		4
6 		2
6 		0
6 		   
5 Switzerland
Sweden
Ulf Schmidt 		2
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     

Hungary vs. Chile[]


Hungary
2 		Budapest, Hungary[17]
12–14 May 1955
Chile
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
Chile 		József Asbóth
Andrés Hammersley 		2
6 		3
6 		6
4 		12
10 		4
6 		 
2 Hungary
Chile 		András Ádám-Stolpa
Luis Ayala 		3
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
3 Hungary
Chile 		András Ádám-Stolpa / József Asbóth
Luis Ayala / Andrés Hammersley 		7
5 		7
5 		6
4 		     
4 Hungary
Chile 		József Asbóth
Luis Ayala 		6
3 		3
6 		7
5 		2
6 		0
6 		 
5 Hungary
Chile 		András Ádám-Stolpa
Andrés Hammersley 		3
6 		7
5 		5
7 		7
5 		6
1 		 

Czechoslovakia vs. Belgium[]


Czechoslovakia
0 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[18]
13–15 May 1955
Belgium
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
Belgium 		Jiří Javorský
Philippe Washer 		0
6 		1
6 		6
3 		4
6 		   
2 Czechoslovakia
Belgium 		Vladimír Zábrodský
Jacques Brichant 		6
8 		3
6 		6
2 		4
6 		   
3 Czechoslovakia
Belgium 		Jiří Javorský / Vladimír Zábrodský
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer 		1
6 		6
3 		3
6 		7
9 		   
4 Czechoslovakia
Belgium 		Vladimír Zábrodský
Philippe Washer 		2
6 		1
6 		6
3 		4
6 		   
5 Czechoslovakia
Belgium 		Jiří Javorský
Jacques Brichant 		2
6 		9
11 		6
3 		8
10 		   

Quarterfinals[]

Denmark vs. Italy[]


Denmark
0 		Copenhagen, Denmark[19]
10–12 June 1955
Clay
Italy
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Italy 		Kurt Nielsen
Fausto Gardini 		2
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
2 Denmark
Italy 		Torben Ulrich
Giuseppe Merlo 		3
6 		4
6 		6
3 		0
6 		   
3 Denmark
Italy 		Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 		14
16 		3
6 		1
6 		     
4 Denmark
Italy 		Kurt Nielsen
Giuseppe Merlo 		0
6 		6
4 		2
6 		6
4 		5
7 		 
5 Denmark
Italy 		Jørgen Ulrich
Nicola Pietrangeli 		4
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     

Great Britain vs. India[]


Great Britain
3 		Northern Lawn Tennis Club, Manchester, England[20]
9–13 June 1955
Grass
India
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
India 		Roger Becker
Naresh Kumar 		6
2 		7
9 		6
2 		6
3 		   
2 United Kingdom
India 		Tony Mottram
Ramanathan Krishnan 		4
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
3 United Kingdom
India 		Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish
Ramanathan Krishnan / Naresh Kumar 		6
2 		6
1 		3
6 		5
7 		4
6 		 
4 United Kingdom
India 		Roger Becker
Ramanathan Krishnan 		13
11 		6
3 		6
3 		     
5 United Kingdom
India 		Tony Mottram
Naresh Kumar 		2
6 		9
7 		4
6 		7
5 		6
3 		 

Sweden vs. France[]


Sweden
3 		Saltsjöbaden, Sweden[21]
10–12 June 1955
Clay
France
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
France 		Lennart Bergelin
Robert Haillet 		3
6 		6
2 		6
3 		6
3 		   
2 Sweden
France 		Sven Davidson
Paul Rémy 		3
6 		6
3 		6
2 		2
6 		1
6 		 
3 Sweden
France 		Sven Davidson / Ulf Schmidt
Marcel Bernard / Paul Rémy 		4
6 		7
5 		4
6 		6
1 		2
6 		 
4 Sweden
France 		Sven Davidson
Robert Haillet 		11
9 		6
2 		9
7 		     
5 Sweden
France 		Lennart Bergelin
Paul Rémy 		1
6 		6
1 		6
2 		6
2 		   

Belgium vs. Chile[]


Belgium
2 		Brussels, Belgium[22]
10–12 June 1955
Chile
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Chile 		Jacques Brichant
Andrés Hammersley 		5
7 		6
4 		8
6 		8
6 		   
2 Belgium
Chile 		Philippe Washer
Luis Ayala 		1
6 		6
8 		1
6 		     
3 Belgium
Chile 		Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Luis Ayala / Andrés Hammersley 		6
4 		0
6 		6
4 		4
6 		6
4 		 
4 Belgium
Chile 		Jacques Brichant
Luis Ayala 		6
1 		1
6 		9
7 		1
6 		5
7 		 
5 Belgium
Chile 		Philippe Washer
Andrés Hammersley 		2
6 		6
4 		4
6 		6
0 		4
6 		 

Semifinals[]

Great Britain vs. Italy[]


Great Britain
0 		Edgbaston Lawn Tennis Club, Birmingham, England[23]
14–16 July 1955
Grass
Italy
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Italy 		Billy Knight
Fausto Gardini 		9
7 		2
6 		4
6 		1
6 		   
2 United Kingdom
Italy 		Roger Becker
Nicola Pietrangeli 		3
6 		9
7 		4
6 		6
8 		   
3 United Kingdom
Italy 		Mike Davies / Bobby Wilson
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 		6
4 		9
11 		6
8 		3
6 		   
4 United Kingdom
Italy 		Billy Knight
Nicola Pietrangeli 		6
3 		6
4 		4
6 		3
6 		4
6 		 
5 United Kingdom
Italy 		Roger Becker
Orlando Sirola 		8
10 		2
6 		5
7 		     

Sweden vs. Chile[]


Sweden
3 		Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[24]
15–17 July 1955
Clay
Chile
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Chile 		Sven Davidson
Luis Ayala 		6
1 		5
7 		5
7 		3
6 		   
2 Sweden
Chile 		Lennart Bergelin
Andrés Hammersley 		5
7 		7
5 		6
2 		6
3 		   
3 Sweden
Chile 		Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson
Luis Ayala / Andrés Hammersley 		6
0 		6
1 		6
4 		     
4 Sweden
Chile 		Lennart Bergelin
Luis Ayala 		4
6 		6
4 		2
6 		1
6 		   
5 Sweden
Chile 		Sven Davidson
Andrés Hammersley 		6
1 		6
1 		6
3 		     

Final[]

Italy vs. Sweden[]


Italy
4 		Milan, Italy[2]
29–31 July 1955
Clay
Sweden
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Sweden 		Fausto Gardini
Sven Davidson 		6
4 		0
6 		3
6 		6
1 		6
3 		 
2 Italy
Sweden 		Giuseppe Merlo
Lennart Bergelin 		6
1 		6
8 		6
8 		8
6 		6
1 		 
3 Italy
Sweden 		Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson 		6
3 		6
4 		2
6 		2
6 		6
1 		 
4 Italy
Sweden 		Orlando Sirola
Sven Davidson 		2
6 		6
8 		4
6 		     
5 Italy
Sweden 		Fausto Gardini
Staffan Stockenberg 		6
4 		6
1 		6
4 		     

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

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