1957 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1957 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. Belgium defeated Italy in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[1][2]

Draw[]

First Round
19–29 April
   Second Round
10–20 May
   Quarterfinals
7–10 June
   Semifinals
19–22 July
   Final
2–5 August
  Sweden    
Vienna, Austria (clay)
 bye       Sweden 4  
  Romania 0     Austria 1    
  Austria 5         Sweden 4  
  Denmark         Denmark 1  
 bye       Denmark 4
  Spain 0     South Africa 1    
Milan, Italy (clay)
  South Africa 5         Sweden 1  
  Chile         Italy 3  
 bye       Chile 2  
  Luxembourg 0     Poland 3    
Palermo, Italy (clay)
  Poland 5         Poland 1
  Italy         Italy 4  
 bye       Italy 5
  Netherlands 4     Netherlands 0    
  Norway 1         Italy 2
  Hungary w/o         Belgium 3
  Ireland       Hungary 1  
 bye     Belgium 4    
  Belgium         Belgium 3  
  Yugoslavia 0         Mexico 2  
  Mexico 5       Mexico 3
 bye     West Germany 1    
  West Germany         Belgium 3
  Lebanon 0         Great Britain 2  
  New Zealand 5       New Zealand 0  
 bye     Great Britain 5    
Paris, France (clay)
  Great Britain         Great Britain 3
   Switzerland 1    
Lyon, France (clay)
     France 2  
  Czechoslovakia 4       Czechoslovakia 0
 bye     France 4  
  France  

First round[]

Romania vs. Austria[]


Romania
0 		Bucharest, Romania[3]
27–29 April 1957
Clay
Austria
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Romania
Austria
1
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
2 Romania
Austria
Alfred Huber 		1
6 		3
6 		6
4 		4
6 		   
3 Romania
Austria 		 / 
Alfred Huber /  		1
6 		4
6 		10
12 		     
4 Romania
Austria
7
5 		6
2 		6
8 		2
6 		3
6 		 
5 Romania
Austria
Alfred Huber 		3
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     

Spain vs. South Africa[]


Spain
0 		Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain[4]
26–28 April 1957
Clay
South Africa
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
South Africa 		Juan Manuel Couder
Gordon Forbes 		5
7 		6
4 		5
7 		6
4 		3
6 		 
2 Spain
South Africa
Trevor Fancutt 		3
6 		6
3 		2
6 		9
11 		   
3 Spain
South Africa 		Juan Manuel Couder / 
Gordon Forbes / Abe Segal 		4
6 		6
4 		3
6 		6
1 		3
6 		 
4 Spain
South Africa
Abe Segal 		2
6 		12
10 		6
0 		4
6 		3
6 		 
5 Spain
South Africa 		Juan Manuel Couder
Trevor Fancutt 		5
7 		4
6 		6
1 		6
2 		2
6 		 

Luxembourg vs. Poland[]


Luxembourg
0 		Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg[5]
27–29 April 1957
Poland
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Luxembourg
Poland
Władysław Skonecki 		2
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
2 Luxembourg
Poland 		Géza Wertheim
Andrzej Licis 		0
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     
3 Luxembourg
Poland 		 / Géza Wertheim
 / Władysław Skonecki 		2
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4 Luxembourg
Poland
Andrzej Licis 		6
3 		1
6 		1
6 		6
8 		   
5 Luxembourg
Poland 		Géza Wertheim
Władysław Skonecki 		0
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     

Netherlands vs. Norway[]


Netherlands
4 		Scheveningen, Netherlands[6]
26–28 April 1957
Clay
Norway
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Norway 		Hans van Dalsum
Gunnar Høst Sjøwall 		6
2 		4
6 		6
2 		4
6 		6
3 		 
2 Netherlands
Norway 		Fred Dehnert
 1
6 		6
2 		3
6 		7
5 		6
1 		 
3 Netherlands
Norway 		Hans van Dalsum / Fred Dehnert
 / Gunnar Høst Sjøwall 		10
8 		6
2 		7
5 		     
4 Netherlands
Norway
3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
5 Netherlands
Norway 		Fred Dehnert
 6
3 		6
2 		6
0 		     

Yugoslavia vs. Mexico[]


Yugoslavia
0 		Belgrade, Yugoslavia[7]
26–28 April 1957
Mexico
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Mexico 		Ilija Panajotović
Mario Llamas 		2
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Mexico
Francisco Contreras 		5
7 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Mexico 		Sima Nikolić / 
Francisco Contreras / Mario Llamas 		0
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Mexico
Mario Llamas 		3
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Mexico 		Ilija Panajotović
Antonio Palafox 		1
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     

Lebanon vs. New Zealand[]


Lebanon
0 		Alumni Club, Beirut, Lebanon[8]
19–21 April 1957
Clay
New Zealand
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Lebanon
New Zealand
Jeff Robson 		0
6 		0
6 		1
6 		     
2 Lebanon
New Zealand
6
4 		10
12 		1
6 		2
6 		   
3 Lebanon
New Zealand 		 / 
 / Jeff Robson 		6
4 		9
11 		3
6 		3
6 		   
4 Lebanon
New Zealand
Jeff Robson 		3
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
5 Lebanon
New Zealand
Lew Gerrard 		1
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     

Switzerland vs. Czechoslovakia[]


Switzerland
1 		Lugano, Switzerland[9]
26–28 April 1957
Czechoslovakia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
Czechoslovakia
Jiří Javorský 		0
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
2 Switzerland
Czechoslovakia
6
2 		6
4 		6
8 		4
6 		6
1 		 
3 Switzerland
Czechoslovakia 		 / 
Jiří Javorský /  		4
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
4 Switzerland
Czechoslovakia
Jiří Javorský 		1
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
5 Switzerland
Czechoslovakia
2
6 		6
4 		0
6 		4
6 		   

Second round[]

Austria vs. Sweden[]


Austria
1 		Vienna, Austria[10]
10–12 May 1957
Clay
Sweden
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
Sweden 		Alfred Huber
Sven Davidson 		2
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
2 Austria
Sweden
Ulf Schmidt 		6
3 		6
3 		2
6 		1
6 		2
6 		 
3 Austria
Sweden 		Alfred Huber / 
Sven Davidson / Ulf Schmidt 		3
6 		2
6 		6
3 		3
6 		   
4 Austria
Sweden 		Alfred Huber
Ulf Schmidt 		5
7 		4
6 		6
2 		6
2 		6
2 		 
5 Austria
Sweden
Jan-Erik Lundqvist 		2
6 		4
6 		7
9 		     

Denmark vs. South Africa[]


Denmark
4 		Copenhagen, Denmark[11]
17–19 May 1957
Clay
South Africa
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
South Africa 		Kurt Nielsen
Trevor Fancutt 		2
6 		6
8 		6
4 		7
5 		6
4 		 
2 Denmark
South Africa 		Torben Ulrich
Gordon Forbes 		3
6 		6
3 		6
4 		6
2 		   
3 Denmark
South Africa 		Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
Gordon Forbes / Abe Segal 		11
9 		1
6 		6
3 		6
8 		1
6 		 
4 Denmark
South Africa 		Kurt Nielsen
Gordon Forbes 		6
4 		6
2 		1
6 		6
4 		   
5 Denmark
South Africa 		Torben Ulrich
Trevor Fancutt 		2
6 		5
7 		6
4 		6
3 		6
3 		 

Poland vs. Chile[]


Poland
3 		Warsaw, Poland[12]
17–19 May 1957
Chile
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Poland
Chile 		Władysław Skonecki
Luis Ayala 		3
6 		9
7 		6
4 		8
6 		   
2 Poland
Chile 		Andrzej Licis
Andrés Hammersley 		4
6 		6
3 		6
2 		6
4 		   
3 Poland
Chile 		 / 
Luis Ayala / Andrés Hammersley 		2
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
4 Poland
Chile 		Andrzej Licis
Luis Ayala 		2
6 		2
6 		0
6 		     
5 Poland
Chile 		Władysław Skonecki
Andrés Hammersley 		3
6 		7
5 		6
1 		6
3 		   

Netherlands vs. Italy[]


Netherlands
0 		Scheveningen, Netherlands[13]
18–20 May 1957
Clay
Italy
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Italy 		Fred Dehnert
Giuseppe Merlo 		2
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
2 Netherlands
Italy 		Hans van Dalsum
Nicola Pietrangeli 		1
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
3 Netherlands
Italy 		Hans van Dalsum / Fred Dehnert
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 		8
6 		2
6 		8
10 		3
6 		   
4 Netherlands
Italy 		Hans van Dalsum
Giuseppe Merlo 		8
6 		2
6 		8
10 		3
6 		   
5 Netherlands
Italy 		Fred Dehnert
Orlando Sirola 		4
6 		4
6 		7
9 		     

Belgium vs. Hungary[]


Belgium
4 		Brussels, Belgium[14]
17–19 May 1957
Hungary
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Hungary 		Philippe Washer
József Asbóth 		8
6 		6
1 		6
4 		     
2 Belgium
Hungary 		Jacques Brichant
András Ádám-Stolpa 		6
3 		6
2 		6
2 		     
3 Belgium
Hungary 		Jacques Brichant / 
András Ádám-Stolpa / József Asbóth 		6
0 		6
3 		4
6 		4
6 		3
6 		 
4 Belgium
Hungary 		Philippe Washer
András Ádám-Stolpa 		6
1 		4
6 		7
5 		2
6 		6
2 		 
5 Belgium
Hungary 		Jacques Brichant
József Asbóth 		4
6 		6
2 		6
1 		6
2 		   

West Germany vs. Mexico[]


West Germany
1 		Cologne, West Germany[15]
17–19 May 1957
Mexico
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 West Germany
Mexico
Francisco Contreras 		4
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2 West Germany
Mexico
Mario Llamas 		3
6 		5
7 		6
4 		4
6 		   
3 West Germany
Mexico 		 / 
Francisco Contreras / Mario Llamas 		6
8 		3
6 		6
4 		4
6 		   
4 West Germany
Mexico
Antonio Palafox 		6
2 		10
8 		6
1 		     
5 West Germany
Mexico
6
1 		6
0 		4
6 		6
8 		  not
completed

Great Britain vs. New Zealand[]


Great Britain
5 		Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England[16]
16–18 May 1957
Grass
New Zealand
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
New Zealand 		Bobby Wilson
Lew Gerrard 		6
2 		11
9 		6
2 		     
2 United Kingdom
New Zealand 		Mike Davies
Jeff Robson 		6
8 		6
3 		6
2 		6
4 		   
3 United Kingdom
New Zealand 		Mike Davies / Bobby Wilson
Lew Gerrard / Jeff Robson 		6
3 		9
7 		6
2 		     
4 United Kingdom
New Zealand 		Bobby Wilson
Jeff Robson 		4
6 		8
6 		6
1 		6
2 		   
5 United Kingdom
New Zealand 		Mike Davies
 6
1 		6
2 		6
4 		     

France vs. Czechoslovakia[]


France
4 		Stade Henri Cochet, Lyon, France[17]
17–19 May 1957
Clay
Czechoslovakia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Czechoslovakia 		Robert Haillet
Jiří Javorský 		6
8 		7
5 		8
6 		6
4 		   
2 France
Czechoslovakia 		Pierre Darmon
 6
0 		6
1 		6
2 		     
3 France
Czechoslovakia 		Jean-Claude Molinari / Paul Rémy
Jiří Javorský /  		9
7 		6
3 		6
3 		     
4 France
Czechoslovakia 		Robert Haillet
 6
4 		6
2 		6
3 		     
5 France
Czechoslovakia 		Pierre Darmon
Jiří Javorský 		7
9 		1
2 		      not
completed

Quarterfinals[]

Sweden vs. Denmark[]


Sweden
4 		Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden[18]
8–10 June 1957
Clay
Denmark
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Denmark 		Sven Davidson
Torben Ulrich 		6
2 		6
2 		6
2 		     
2 Sweden
Denmark 		Ulf Schmidt
Kurt Nielsen 		4
6 		8
6 		1
6 		8
6 		9
7 		 
3 Sweden
Denmark 		Sven Davidson / Ulf Schmidt
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich 		6
4 		6
3 		6
4 		     
4 Sweden
Denmark 		Sven Davidson
Kurt Nielsen 		6
3 		4
6 		6
4 		3
6 		0
6 		 
5 Sweden
Denmark 		Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Torben Ulrich 		7
5 		6
1 		4
6 		6
4 		   

Italy vs. Poland[]


Italy
4 		Palermo, Italy[19]
7–9 June 1957
Clay
Poland
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Poland 		Giuseppe Merlo
Andrzej Licis 		6
1 		6
4 		6
0 		     
2 Italy
Poland 		Nicola Pietrangeli
Władysław Skonecki 		7
5 		4
6 		7
5 		6
1 		   
3 Italy
Poland 		Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
 / Władysław Skonecki 		6
2 		9
7 		6
2 		     
4 Italy
Poland
Władysław Skonecki 		6
4 		6
0 		6
4 		     
5 Italy
Poland 		Orlando Sirola
Andrzej Licis 		4
6 		7
9 		0
6 		     

Belgium vs. Mexico[]


Belgium
3 		Royal Léopold Club, Brussels, Belgium[20]
8–10 June 1957
Clay
Mexico
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Mexico 		Philippe Washer
Francisco Contreras 		7
5 		3
6 		6
4 		4
6 		3
6 		 
2 Belgium
Mexico 		Jacques Brichant
Mario Llamas 		1
6 		6
4 		4
6 		6
4 		6
1 		 
3 Belgium
Mexico 		Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Francisco Contreras / Mario Llamas 		4
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
4 Belgium
Mexico 		Jacques Brichant
Francisco Contreras 		8
6 		6
1 		6
3 		     
5 Belgium
Mexico 		Philippe Washer
Mario Llamas 		6
4 		6
1 		6
3 		     

France vs. Great Britain[]


France
2 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[21]
8–10 June 1957
Clay
Great Britain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
United Kingdom 		Pierre Darmon
Mike Davies 		7
9 		2
6 		7
5 		4
6 		   
2 France
United Kingdom 		Robert Haillet
Bobby Wilson 		4
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
3 France
United Kingdom 		Jean-Claude Molinari / Paul Rémy
Mike Davies / Bobby Wilson 		3
6 		6
3 		6
1 		6
3 		   
4 France
United Kingdom 		Pierre Darmon
Bobby Wilson 		1
6 		6
4 		6
1 		3
6 		7
5 		 
5 France
United Kingdom 		Robert Haillet
Mike Davies 		8
6 		7
5 		4
6 		1
6 		4
6 		 

Semifinals[]

Italy vs. Sweden[]


Italy
3 		Milan Tennis Club, Milan, Italy[22]
19–21 July 1957
Clay
Sweden
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Sweden 		Giuseppe Merlo
Ulf Schmidt 		6
0 		6
0 		6
3 		     
2 Italy
Sweden 		Nicola Pietrangeli
Sven Davidson 		6
4 		0
6 		1
6 		1
6 		   
3 Italy
Sweden 		Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
Sven Davidson / Ulf Schmidt 		6
4 		6
4 		6
4 		     
4 Italy
Sweden 		Nicola Pietrangeli
Ulf Schmidt 		7
9 		8
6 		6
2 		6
2 		   
5 Italy
Sweden 		Giuseppe Merlo
Sven Davidson 		          not
played

Belgium vs. Great Britain[]


Belgium
3 		Brussels, Belgium[23]
20–22 July 1957
Clay
Great Britain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
United Kingdom 		Philippe Washer
Mike Davies 		7
5 		3
6 		6
8 		4
6 		   
2 Belgium
United Kingdom 		Jacques Brichant
Bobby Wilson 		6
0 		7
5 		6
4 		     
3 Belgium
United Kingdom 		Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Mike Davies / Bobby Wilson 		3
6 		4
6 		6
3 		3
6 		   
4 Belgium
United Kingdom 		Philippe Washer
Bobby Wilson 		3
6 		6
4 		6
4 		6
0 		   
5 Belgium
United Kingdom 		Jacques Brichant
Mike Davies 		1
6 		4
6 		6
3 		6
4 		6
2 		 

Final[]

Belgium vs. Italy[]


Belgium
3 		Brussels, Belgium[2]
2–5 August 1957
Italy
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Italy 		Jacques Brichant
Nicola Pietrangeli 		4
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
2 Belgium
Italy 		Philippe Washer
Giuseppe Merlo 		6
2 		8
6 		6
2 		     
3 Belgium
Italy 		Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 		3
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     
4 Belgium
Italy 		Jacques Brichant
Giuseppe Merlo 		6
8 		7
5 		6
8 		7
5 		6
1 		 
5 Belgium
Italy 		Philippe Washer
Nicola Pietrangeli 		6
4 		3
6 		6
8 		7
5 		6
2 		 

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 "Belgium v Italy". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Romania v Austria". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Spain v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Luxembourg v Poland". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Netherlands v Norway". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Yugoslavia v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Lebanon v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Switzerland v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Austria v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Denmark v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Poland v Chile". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Netherlands v Italy". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Belgium v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "West Germany v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Great Britain v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ "France v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ "Sweden v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ "Italy v Poland". daviscup.com.
  20. ^ "Belgium v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  21. ^ "France v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  22. ^ "Italy v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  23. ^ "Belgium v Great Britain". daviscup.com.

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