1960 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1960 Davis Cup.

28 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
22 April–2 May
   Second Round
13–15 May
   Quarterfinals
10–12 June
   Semifinals
15–17 July
   Final
29–31 July
  Italy    
 bye       Italy 3  
  Hungary 5     Hungary 2    
Turin, Italy (clay)
  Ireland 0         Italy 3  
  Luxembourg 2         Chile 2  
  Monaco 3       Monaco 2
  Israel 1     Chile 3    
  Chile 4         Italy 4  
   Switzerland 2         Great Britain 1  
  Belgium 3       Belgium 3  
  Brazil w/o     Brazil 2    
  Turkey         Belgium 0
  Norway 2         Great Britain 5  
  Netherlands 3       Netherlands 0
 bye     Great Britain 5    
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
  Great Britain         Italy 3
  France    
Paris, France (clay)
     Sweden 2
 bye       France 5  
  Finland 0     Argentina 0    
Paris, France (clay)
  Argentina 5         France 5  
  Denmark 3    
Vienna, Austria (clay)
     Denmark 0  
  Yugoslavia 2       Denmark 3
  Egypt 1     Austria 2    
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
  Austria 4         France 2
  West Germany 3         Sweden 3  
  Czechoslovakia 2       West Germany 4  
  Romania 2     Poland 1    
  Poland 3         West Germany 1
  Sweden 5         Sweden 4  
  South Africa 0       Sweden 3
 bye     Spain 2  
  Spain  

First round[]

Hungary vs. Ireland[]


Hungary
5 		Budapest, Hungary[3]
28–30 April 1960
Ireland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
Republic of Ireland 		András Ádám-Stolpa
Guy Jackson 		6
3 		6
0 		6
3 		     
2 Hungary
Republic of Ireland 		István Gulyás
 6
2 		6
2 		6
1 		     
3 Hungary
Republic of Ireland 		István Gulyás / 
 / Guy Jackson 		7
5 		6
2 		6
2 		     
4 Hungary
Republic of Ireland 		István Gulyás
Guy Jackson 		6
2 		6
3 		2
6 		6
3 		   
5 Hungary
Republic of Ireland
6
1 		6
2 		7
5 		     

Luxembourg v Monaco[]


Luxembourg
2 		Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg[4]
30 April–2 May 1960
Monaco
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Luxembourg
Monaco
6
2 		1
6 		4
6 		3
6 		   
2 Luxembourg
Monaco
6
4 		6
1 		7
5 		     
3 Luxembourg
Monaco 		 / 
 /  		6
2 		3
6 		4
6 		7
5 		6
2 		 
4 Luxembourg
Monaco
1
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
5 Luxembourg
Monaco
2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     

Israel vs. Chile[]


Israel
1 		Tel Aviv, Israel[5]
29 April–1 May 1960
Hard
Chile
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Israel
Chile 		Eleazar Davidman
Patricio Rodríguez 		9
7 		4
6 		6
4 		6
2 		   
2 Israel
Chile
Luis Ayala 		1
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
3 Israel
Chile 		 / Eleazar Davidman
 / Luis Ayala 		2
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
4 Israel
Chile
Patricio Rodríguez 		6
2 		5
7 		0
6 		5
7 		   
5 Israel
Chile 		Eleazar Davidman
Luis Ayala 		2
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     

Switzerland vs. Belgium[]


Switzerland
2 		Geneva, Switzerland[6]
29 April–1 May 1960
Belgium
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
Belgium
Jacques Brichant 		2
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
2 Switzerland
Belgium
3
6 		6
2 		6
4 		6
2 		   
3 Switzerland
Belgium 		 / 
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer 		2
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
4 Switzerland
Belgium
3
6 		6
2 		6
4 		1
6 		7
5 		 
5 Switzerland
Belgium
Jacques Brichant 		1
6 		3
6 		0
6 		     

Norway vs. Netherlands[]


Norway
2 		Oslo, Norway[7]
29 April–1 May 1960
Clay
Netherlands
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Norway
Netherlands 		Gunnar Høst Sjøwall
 3
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
2 Norway
Netherlands 		Thorvald Moe
Pieter van Eijsden 		6
4 		1
6 		4
6 		4
6 		   
3 Norway
Netherlands 		 / Thorvald Moe
Hans van Dalsum /  		6
1 		6
4 		8
6 		     
4 Norway
Netherlands 		Thorvald Moe
 6
4 		8
6 		6
0 		     
5 Norway
Netherlands 		Gunnar Høst Sjøwall
Pieter van Eijsden 		2
6 		6
4 		6
3 		3
6 		3
6 		 

Finland vs. Argentina[]


Finland
0 		Helsinki, Finland[8]
29 April–1 May 1960
Argentina
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Finland
Argentina
Eduardo Soriano 		4
6 		5
7 		4
6 		     
2 Finland
Argentina 		Sakari Salo
Roberto Aubone 		7
9 		5
7 		6
4 		3
6 		   
3 Finland
Argentina 		 / Sakari Salo
Roberto Aubone / Eduardo Soriano 		2
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
4 Finland
Argentina 		Sakari Salo
Eduardo Soriano 		5
7 		8
6 		6
8 		4
6 		   
5 Finland
Argentina
Roberto Aubone 		3
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     

Denmark vs. Yugoslavia[]


Denmark
3 		Copenhagen, Denmark[9]
29 April–1 May 1960
Clay
Yugoslavia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Kurt Nielsen
Boro Jovanović 		6
1 		1
6 		1
6 		4
6 		   
2 Denmark
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Jørgen Ulrich
Ilija Panajotović 		7
5 		5
7 		6
1 		6
1 		   
3 Denmark
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Jørgen Ulrich / Torben Ulrich
Boro Jovanović / Ilija Panajotović 		6
4 		4
6 		6
1 		5
7 		7
5 		 
4 Denmark
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Jørgen Ulrich
Boro Jovanović 		5
7 		6
3 		4
6 		6
0 		9
7 		 
5 Denmark
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Kurt Nielsen
Ilija Panajotović 		4
6 		2
6 		6
3 		6
2 		4
6 		 

Egypt vs. Austria[]


Egypt
1 		Cairo, Egypt[10]
29 April–1 May 1960
Austria
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Egypt
Austria 		Fathi Mohammed-Ali
 2
6 		1
6 		6
3 		3
6 		   
2 Egypt
Austria 		Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed
Ladislav Legenstein 		6
8 		3
6 		7
5 		5
7 		   
3 Egypt
Austria 		Fathi Mohammed-Ali / 
 / Ladislav Legenstein 		1
6 		5
7 		3
6 		     
4 Egypt
Austria 		Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed
 6
3 		2
6 		6
1 		7
5 		   
5 Egypt
Austria 		Fathi Mohammed-Ali
Ladislav Legenstein 		10
8 		3
6 		1
6 		4
5 		  retired
 

West Germany vs. Czechoslovakia[]


West Germany
3 		Hanover, West Germany[11]
29 April–1 May 1960
Czechoslovakia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 West Germany
Czechoslovakia 		Christian Kuhnke
 6
4 		5
7 		6
4 		1
6 		2
6 		 
2 West Germany
Czechoslovakia
Jiří Javorský 		5
7 		6
8 		1
6 		     
3 West Germany
Czechoslovakia 		Christian Kuhnke / 
Jiří Javorský /  		6
4 		3
6 		6
2 		6
2 		   
4 West Germany
Czechoslovakia
6
4 		6
0 		6
1 		     
5 West Germany
Czechoslovakia 		Christian Kuhnke
Jiří Javorský 		6
3 		6
2 		6
4 		     

Romania vs. Poland[]


Romania
2 		Bucharest, Romania[12]
22–24 April 1960
Clay
Poland
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Romania
Poland
Wiesław Gąsiorek 		6
3 		3
6 		6
4 		2
6 		6
3 		 
2 Romania
Poland 		Ion Țiriac
Władysław Skonecki 		5
7 		4
6 		7
5 		3
6 		   
3 Romania
Poland 		 / Ion Țiriac
Wiesław Gąsiorek /  		7
5 		2
6 		4
6 		3
6 		   
4 Romania
Poland
Władysław Skonecki 		6
1 		6
2 		8
6 		     
5 Romania
Poland 		Ion Țiriac
Wiesław Gąsiorek 		6
4 		4
6 		6
8 		3
6 		   

Sweden vs. South Africa[]


Sweden
5 		Kungliga tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden[13]
29 April–1 May 1960
Clay
South Africa
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
South Africa 		Ulf Schmidt
Ian Vermaak 		6
0 		6
8 		6
4 		8
6 		   
2 Sweden
South Africa 		Jan-Erik Lundqvist
 6
1 		6
2 		6
4 		     
3 Sweden
South Africa 		Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt
 / Ian Vermaak 		6
4 		6
2 		6
3 		     
4 Sweden
South Africa 		Jan-Erik Lundqvist
 6
2 		6
8 		3
6 		6
4 		6
1 		 
5 Sweden
South Africa 		Ulf Schmidt
 6
2 		2
6 		6
3 		6
2 		   

Second round[]

Hungary vs. Italy[]


Hungary
2 		Budapest, Hungary[14]
13–15 May 1960
Italy
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
Italy 		András Ádám-Stolpa
Orlando Sirola 		6
2 		2
6 		6
8 		6
2 		6
1 		 
2 Hungary
Italy 		István Gulyás
Nicola Pietrangeli 		6
1 		2
6 		4
6 		4
6 		   
3 Hungary
Italy 		István Gulyás / 
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 		6
1 		3
6 		3
6 		3
6 		   
4 Hungary
Italy 		András Ádám-Stolpa
Nicola Pietrangeli 		2
6 		6
3 		2
6 		4
6 		   
5 Hungary
Italy 		István Gulyás
Sergio Tacchini 		6
3 		6
2 		4
6 		5
7 		6
3 		 

Monaco vs. Chile[]


Monaco
2 		Monte Carlo, Monaco[15]
13–15 May 1960
Chile
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Monaco
Chile
Luis Ayala 		0
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
2 Monaco
Chile
Patricio Rodríguez 		1
6 		1
6 		6
3 		4
6 		   
3 Monaco
Chile 		 / 
 / Luis Ayala 		3
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
4 Monaco
Chile
Patricio Rodríguez 		6
2 		6
2 		6
1 		     
5 Monaco
Chile
6
1 		6
0 		       
retired

Belgium vs. Brazil[]


Belgium
3 		Brussels, Belgium[16]
13–15 May 1960
Brazil
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Brazil 		Claude de Gronckel
Carlos Alberto Fernandes 		3
6 		0
6 		6
8 		     
2 Belgium
Brazil 		Jacques Brichant
Ronald Barnes 		6
2 		6
3 		5
7 		6
1 		   
3 Belgium
Brazil 		Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Ronald Barnes / Carlos Alberto Fernandes 		6
3 		6
2 		4
6 		9
7 		   
4 Belgium
Brazil 		Jacques Brichant
Carlos Alberto Fernandes 		6
1 		6
4 		6
3 		     
5 Belgium
Brazil 		Claude de Gronckel
Ronald Barnes 		5
7 		0
6 		8
10 		     

Netherlands vs. Great Britain[]


Netherlands
0 		Scheveningen, Netherlands[17]
13–15 May 1960
Clay
Great Britain
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
United Kingdom
Billy Knight 		0
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
2 Netherlands
United Kingdom 		Pieter van Eijsden
Mike Davies 		7
9 		4
6 		2
6 		     
3 Netherlands
United Kingdom 		Pieter van Eijsden / 
Mike Davies / Billy Knight 		2
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
4 Netherlands
United Kingdom 		Pieter van Eijsden
Roger Becker 		1
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     
5 Netherlands
United Kingdom
Mike Sangster 		2
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     

France vs. Argentina[]


France
5 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[18]
13–15 May 1960
Clay
Argentina
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Argentina 		Robert Haillet
Eduardo Soriano 		6
3 		6
1 		5
7 		6
2 		   
2 France
Argentina 		Gerard Pilet
Roberto Aubone 		6
0 		6
2 		6
3 		     
3 France
Argentina 		Jean-Noël Grinda / Jean-Claude Molinari
Roberto Aubone / Eduardo Soriano 		6
2 		9
11 		15
13 		6
1 		   
4 France
Argentina 		Robert Haillet
Roberto Aubone 		6
2 		6
1 		6
1 		     
5 France
Argentina 		Gerard Pilet
Eduardo Soriano 		6
4 		6
2 		6
2 		     

Austria vs. Denmark[]


Austria
2 		Vienna, Austria[19]
13–15 May 1960
Clay
Denmark
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
Denmark
Kurt Nielsen 		6
1 		1
6 		4
6 		4
6 		   
2 Austria
Denmark 		Ladislav Legenstein
Jørgen Ulrich 		6
4 		4
6 		3
6 		6
1 		3
6 		 
3 Austria
Denmark 		 / Ladislav Legenstein
Jørgen Ulrich / Torben Ulrich 		1
6 		3
6 		6
0 		6
1 		7
5 		 
4 Austria
Denmark
Jørgen Ulrich 		3
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
5 Austria
Denmark 		Ladislav Legenstein
Kurt Nielsen 		6
4 		6
4 		6
3 		     

Poland vs. West Germany[]


Poland
1 		Warsaw, Poland[20]
13–15 May 1960
West Germany
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Poland
West Germany 		Władysław Skonecki
 6
8 		1
6 		4
6 		     
2 Poland
West Germany 		Wiesław Gąsiorek
Christian Kuhnke 		5
7 		1
6 		7
5 		3
6 		   
3 Poland
West Germany 		Wiesław Gąsiorek / 
Christian Kuhnke /  		1
6 		5
7 		4
6 		     
4 Poland
West Germany 		Andrzej Licis
Wilhelm Bungert 		2
6 		4
6 		6
3 		6
4 		6
2 		 
5 Poland
West Germany 		Wiesław Gąsiorek
 3
6 		5
7 		3
6 		     

Sweden vs. Spain[]


Sweden
3 		Kungliga tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden[21]
13–15 May 1960
Clay
Spain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Spain 		Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Andrés Gimeno 		2
6 		6
4 		3
6 		2
6 		   
2 Sweden
Spain 		Ulf Schmidt
Manuel Santana 		6
2 		6
4 		4
6 		3
6 		6
2 		 
3 Sweden
Spain 		Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt
José Luis Arilla / Andrés Gimeno 		6
4 		7
5 		6
4 		     
4 Sweden
Spain 		Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Manuel Santana 		9
7 		6
4 		6
3 		     
5 Sweden
Spain 		Ulf Schmidt
Andrés Gimeno 		5
7 		3
6 		2
6 		     

Quarterfinals[]

Italy vs. Chile[]


Italy
3 		Turin, Italy[22]
10–12 June 1960
Clay
Chile
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Chile 		Orlando Sirola
Luis Ayala 		4
6 		6
3 		3
6 		2
6 		   
2 Italy
Chile 		Nicola Pietrangeli
Patricio Rodríguez 		6
1 		6
4 		6
1 		     
3 Italy
Chile 		Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
 / Luis Ayala 		6
1 		6
3 		8
6 		     
4 Italy
Chile 		Nicola Pietrangeli
Luis Ayala 		4
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
5 Italy
Chile 		Orlando Sirola
Patricio Rodríguez 		6
0 		7
5 		6
3 		     

Great Britain vs. Belgium[]


Great Britain
5 		Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Club, Scarborough, England[23]
10–12 June 1960
Grass
Belgium
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Belgium 		Billy Knight
Eric Drossart 		6
0 		6
2 		6
1 		     
2 United Kingdom
Belgium 		Mike Davies
Jacques Brichant 		3
6 		9
7 		6
1 		8
6 		   
3 United Kingdom
Belgium 		Mike Davies / Bobby Wilson
Jacques Brichant / Eric Drossart 		6
1 		6
3 		6
4 		     
4 United Kingdom
Belgium 		Bobby Wilson
Eric Drossart 		6
2 		6
1 		6
2 		     
5 United Kingdom
Belgium 		Billy Knight
Jacques Brichant 		6
4 		6
2 		6
2 		     

France vs. Denmark[]


France
5 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[24]
10–12 June 1960
Clay
Denmark
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Denmark 		Pierre Darmon
Kurt Nielsen 		6
1 		6
2 		6
3 		     
2 France
Denmark 		Robert Haillet
Jørgen Ulrich 		10
8 		6
2 		2
6 		6
3 		   
3 France
Denmark 		Jean-Noël Grinda / Jean-Claude Molinari
Kurt Nielsen / Jørgen Ulrich 		6
3 		9
7 		7
5 		     
4 France
Denmark 		Jean-Noël Grinda
Jan Leschly 		6
2 		6
3 		0
6 		6
3 		   
5 France
Denmark 		Robert Haillet
Kurt Nielsen 		6
1 		10
8 		6
8 		6
1 		   

West Germany vs. Sweden[]


West Germany
1 		Rochusclub, Düsseldorf, West Germany[25]
10–12 June 1960
Clay
Sweden
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 West Germany
Sweden 		Christian Kuhnke
Ulf Schmidt 		6
3 		6
4 		6
4 		     
2 West Germany
Sweden
Jan-Erik Lundqvist 		6
8 		1
6 		2
6 		     
3 West Germany
Sweden 		Christian Kuhnke / 
Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt 		3
6 		3
6 		7
5 		7
9 		   
4 West Germany
Sweden 		Christian Kuhnke
Jan-Erik Lundqvist 		3
6 		6
8 		4
6 		     
5 West Germany
Sweden
Ulf Schmidt 		5
7 		2
6 		0
6 		     

Semifinals[]

Great Britain vs. Italy[]


Great Britain
1 		No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England[26]
15–17 July 1960
Grass
Italy
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Italy 		Bobby Wilson
Nicola Pietrangeli 		4
6 		3
6 		6
4 		5
7 		   
2 United Kingdom
Italy 		Mike Davies
Orlando Sirola 		7
9 		5
7 		6
1 		6
2 		4
6 		 
3 United Kingdom
Italy 		Mike Davies / Bobby Wilson
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 		4
6 		6
3 		6
8 		3
6 		   
4 United Kingdom
Italy 		Bobby Wilson
Sergio Tacchini 		3
6 		6
3 		8
6 		6
2 		   
5 United Kingdom
Italy 		Mike Davies
Nicola Pietrangeli 		4
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     

Sweden vs. France[]


Sweden
3 		Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[27]
15–17 July 1960
Clay
France
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
France 		Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Pierre Darmon 		6
0 		6
3 		6
1 		     
2 Sweden
France 		Sven Davidson
Robert Haillet 		4
6 		3
6 		6
2 		6
2 		6
3 		 
3 Sweden
France 		Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt
Jean-Noël Grinda / Jean-Claude Molinari 		2
6 		6
4 		6
4 		6
2 		   
4 Sweden
France 		Sven Davidson
Pierre Darmon 		2
6 		8
6 		7
9 		4
6 		   
5 Sweden
France 		Torsten Johansson
Robert Haillet 		7
9 		3
6 		1
6 		     

Final[]

Sweden vs. Italy[]


Sweden
2 		Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[2]
29–31 July 1960
Clay
Italy
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Italy 		Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Orlando Sirola 		6
4
4 		6
6 		6
3 		   
2 Sweden
Italy 		Ulf Schmidt
Nicola Pietrangeli 		1
6 		4
6 		6
4 		4
6 		   
3 Sweden
Italy 		Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 		16
14 		7
5 		2
6 		3
6 		2
6 		 
4 Sweden
Italy 		Ulf Schmidt
Orlando Sirola 		4
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
5 Sweden
Italy 		Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Sergio Tacchini 		6
2 		6
1 		6
1 		     

References[]

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  2. ^ a b "Sweden v Italy". daviscup.com.
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  4. ^ "Luxembourg v Monaco". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Israel v Chile". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Switzerland v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Norway v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Finland v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Denmark v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Egypt v Austria". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "West Germany v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Romania v Poland". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Sweden v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Hungary v Italy". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Monaco v Chile". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Belgium v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ "Netherlands v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ "France v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ "Austria v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  20. ^ "Poland v West Germany". daviscup.com.
  21. ^ "Sweden v Spain". daviscup.com.
  22. ^ "Italy v Chile". daviscup.com.
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  27. ^ "Sweden v France". daviscup.com.

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