1961 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1961 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
27 April–7 May
   Second Round
1–5 June
   Quarterfinals
10–19 June
   Semifinals
21–23 July
   Final
4–6 August
  Italy    
 bye       Italy 3  
  Belgium 3     Belgium 2    
  Chile 2         Italy 3  
   Switzerland 2         West Germany 2  
  Netherlands 3       Netherlands 0
  Czechoslovakia 2     West Germany 5    
Paris, France (clay)
  West Germany 3         Italy 4  
  Ireland 0         France 1  
  Poland 5       Poland 4  
  Monaco 3     Monaco 1    
  Luxembourg 2         Poland 0
  Egypt 0    
Paris, France (clay)
     France 5  
  Brazil 5       Brazil 1
 bye     France 4    
Milan, Italy (clay)
  France         Italy 4
  Great Britain    
Vienna, Austria (clay)
     Sweden 1
 bye       Great Britain 3  
  Austria 5     Austria 2    
  Norway 0         Great Britain 4  
  Turkey 1         South Africa 1  
  Finland 4       Finland 1
  Romania 0     South Africa 4    
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
  South Africa 5         Great Britain 1
  Yugoslavia 1    
Madrid, Spain (clay)
     Sweden 4  
  Spain 3       Spain 3  
  Israel 0     New Zealand 2    
Madrid, Spain (clay)
  New Zealand 5         Spain 1
  Denmark 2         Sweden 4  
  Hungary 3       Hungary 2
 bye     Sweden 3  
  Sweden  

First round[]

Belgium vs. Chile[]


Belgium
3 		Brussels, Belgium[3]
5–7 May 1961
Chile
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Chile 		Jacques Brichant
Patricio Apey 		6
4 		6
1 		6
1 		     
2 Belgium
Chile
Patricio Rodríguez 		2
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
3 Belgium
Chile 		Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
 / Patricio Rodríguez 		7
5 		7
5 		4
6 		6
4 		   
4 Belgium
Chile
Patricio Apey 		4
6 		6
8 		2
6 		     
5 Belgium
Chile 		Jacques Brichant
Patricio Rodríguez 		6
1 		7
9 		8
6 		6
1 		   

Switzerland vs. Netherlands[]


Switzerland
2 		Lucerne, Switzerland[4]
5–7 May 1961
Netherlands
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
Netherlands
3
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2 Switzerland
Netherlands
Pieter van Eijsden 		7
5 		6
2 		6
4 		     
3 Switzerland
Netherlands 		 / 
Pieter van Eijsden /  		9
11 		3
6 		7
9 		     
4 Switzerland
Netherlands
6
3 		6
1 		6
3 		     
5 Switzerland
Netherlands
Pieter van Eijsden 		7
5 		4
6 		3
6 		2
6 		   

Czechoslovakia vs. West Germany[]


Czechoslovakia
2 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[5]
4–6 May 1961
West Germany
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
West Germany
Wilhelm Bungert 		3
6 		8
10 		6
2 		6
3 		5
7 		 
2 Czechoslovakia
West Germany 		Jiří Javorský
Christian Kuhnke 		6
3 		7
5 		5
7 		2
6 		3
6 		 
3 Czechoslovakia
West Germany 		Jiří Javorský / 
Wilhelm Bungert / Christian Kuhnke 		6
8 		6
3 		6
1 		3
6 		4
6 		 
4 Czechoslovakia
West Germany
Christian Kuhnke 		6
2 		6
2 		6
1 		     
5 Czechoslovakia
West Germany 		Jiří Javorský
 6
4 		2
6 		2
6 		6
4 		6
3 		 

Ireland vs. Poland[]


Ireland
0 		Dublin, Ireland[6]
5–7 May 1961
Poland
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Republic of Ireland
Poland
Władysław Skonecki 		4
6 		6
4 		4
6 		4
6 		   
2 Republic of Ireland
Poland 		Peter Jackson
Wiesław Gąsiorek 		3
6 		7
5 		6
3 		6
8 		4
6 		 
3 Republic of Ireland
Poland 		 / 
Wiesław Gąsiorek / Władysław Skonecki 		3
6 		6
3 		3
6 		6
4 		3
6 		 
4 Republic of Ireland
Poland
Wiesław Gąsiorek 		4
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
5 Republic of Ireland
Poland 		Peter Jackson
 4
6 		3
6 		6
8 		     

Monaco vs. Luxembourg[]


Monaco
3 		Monte Carlo, Monaco[7]
29 April–1 May 1961
Luxembourg
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Monaco
Luxembourg
6
4 		6
0 		6
2 		     
2 Monaco
Luxembourg
5
7 		2
6 		3
6 		     
3 Monaco
Luxembourg 		 / 
 /  		6
4 		6
8 		3
6 		6
3 		6
2 		 
4 Monaco
Luxembourg
9
7 		1
6 		3
6 		2
6 		   
5 Monaco
Luxembourg
6
2 		6
1 		6
2 		     

Egypt vs. Brazil[]


Egypt
0 		Cairo, Egypt[8]
5–7 May 1961
Brazil
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Egypt
Brazil 		Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed
Carlos Alberto Fernandes 		1
6 		6
3 		4
6 		3
6 		   
2 Egypt
Brazil 		Fathi Mohammed-Ali
José Edison Mandarino 		2
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
3 Egypt
Brazil 		Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed / Fathi Mohammed-Ali
Carlos Alberto Fernandes / José Edison Mandarino 		3
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
4 Egypt
Brazil 		Fathi Mohammed-Ali
Carlos Alberto Fernandes 		8
6 		1
6 		0
6 		1
6 		   
5 Egypt
Brazil 		Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed
José Edison Mandarino 		2
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     

Austria vs. Norway[]


Austria
5 		Vienna, Austria[9]
5–7 May 1961
Clay
Norway
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
Norway
6
4 		6
1 		6
1 		     
2 Austria
Norway 		Ladislav Legenstein
Thorvald Moe 		6
4 		6
3 		6
2 		     
3 Austria
Norway 		Ladislav Legenstein / 
 / Thorvald Moe 		6
3 		6
1 		6
1 		     
4 Austria
Norway
Thorvald Moe 		6
4 		6
1 		6
3 		     
5 Austria
Norway
6
4 		6
1 		6
2 		     

Turkey vs. Finland[]


Turkey
1 		Istanbul, Turkey[10]
5–7 May 1961
Finland
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Turkey
Finland 		Nazmi Bari
Sakari Salo 		6
3 		3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		   
2 Turkey
Finland
2
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
3 Turkey
Finland 		 / Nazmi Bari
 / Sakari Salo 		1
6 		10
12 		1
6 		     
4 Turkey
Finland
6
3 		6
3 		6
2 		     
5 Turkey
Finland
6
4 		3
6 		0
6 		1
6 		   

Romania vs. South Africa[]


Romania
0 		Bucharest, Romania[11]
5–7 May 1961
Clay
South Africa
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Romania
South Africa 		Ion Țiriac
 0
6 		6
3 		2
6 		14
12 		0
6 		 
2 Romania
South Africa
Abe Segal 		1
6 		5
7 		4
6 		     
3 Romania
South Africa 		Ion Țiriac / 
 / Abe Segal 		2
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
4 Romania
South Africa
10
8 		5
7 		6
3 		5
7 		0
6 		 
5 Romania
South Africa 		Ion Țiriac
 1
6 		6
2 		6
1 		3
6 		5
7 		 

Yugoslavia vs. Spain[]


Yugoslavia
1 		Split, Yugoslavia[12]
5–7 May 1961
Spain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Spain
8
6 		3
6 		9
7 		6
0 		   
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Spain 		Boro Jovanović
Manuel Santana 		3
6 		6
8 		1
6 		     
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Spain 		Boro Jovanović / Nikola Pilić
Alberto Arilla / Manuel Santana 		3
6 		5
7 		5
7 		     
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Spain
Manuel Santana 		3
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Spain 		Boro Jovanović
           not
played

Israel vs. New Zealand[]


Israel
0 		Tel Aviv, Israel[13]
27–29 April 1961
Hard
New Zealand
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Israel
New Zealand
Mark Otway 		2
6 		6
8 		0
6 		     
2 Israel
New Zealand 		Eleazar Davidman
Lew Gerrard 		1
6 		1
6 		6
3 		4
6 		   
3 Israel
New Zealand 		Eleazar Davidman / 
Lew Gerrard / Mark Otway 		3
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
4 Israel
New Zealand 		Eleazar Davidman
Mark Otway 		4
6 		2
6 		6
8 		     
5 Israel
New Zealand
Lew Gerrard 		2
6 		6
4 		0
6 		1
6 		   

Denmark vs. Hungary[]


Denmark
2 		Aarhus, Denmark[14]
5–7 May 1961
Clay
Hungary
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Hungary 		Jan Leschly
 6
4 		5
7 		5
7 		4
6 		   
2 Denmark
Hungary 		Jørgen Ulrich
István Gulyás 		5
7 		2
6 		6
3 		6
2 		6
4 		 
3 Denmark
Hungary 		Jørgen Ulrich / Torben Ulrich
István Gulyás /  		2
6 		2
6 		6
4 		9
9 		  retired
 
4 Denmark
Hungary 		Jørgen Ulrich
 6
3 		6
0 		6
1 		     
5 Denmark
Hungary 		Jan Leschly
István Gulyás 		5
7 		6
4 		4
6 		4
6 		   

Second round[]

Belgium vs. Italy[]


Belgium
2 		Brussels, Belgium[15]
2–4 June 1961
Clay
Italy
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Italy 		Jacques Brichant
Nicola Pietrangeli 		2
6 		2
6 		6
0 		6
1 		6
1 		 
2 Belgium
Italy 		Eric Drossart
Orlando Sirola 		6
2 		4
6 		5
7 		2
6 		   
3 Belgium
Italy 		Jacques Brichant / 
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 		5
7 		4
6 		3
6 		     
4 Belgium
Italy 		Eric Drossart
Nicola Pietrangeli 		3
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     
5 Belgium
Italy 		Jacques Brichant
Orlando Sirola 		6
1 		7
5 		6
0 		     

Netherlands vs. West Germany[]


Netherlands
0 		Scheveningen, Netherlands[16]
2–4 June 1961
Clay
West Germany
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
West Germany
Christian Kuhnke 		3
6 		1
6 		5
7 		     
2 Netherlands
West Germany 		Pieter van Eijsden
Wilhelm Bungert 		2
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
3 Netherlands
West Germany 		Pieter van Eijsden / 
Wilhelm Bungert / Christian Kuhnke 		5
7 		2
6 		6
3 		6
8 		   
4 Netherlands
West Germany 		Pieter van Eijsden
 2
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
5 Netherlands
West Germany
Ingo Buding 		3
6 		6
4 		0
6 		6
3 		3
6 		 

Poland vs. Monaco[]


Poland
4 		Warsaw, Poland[17]
2–4 June 1961
Monaco
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Poland
Monaco 		Władysław Skonecki
 6
8 		6
3 		6
4 		6
2 		   
2 Poland
Monaco 		Wiesław Gąsiorek
 6
4 		6
1 		6
2 		     
3 Poland
Monaco 		 / 
 /  		6
2 		6
1 		1
6 		3
6 		6
1 		 
4 Poland
Monaco
8
10 		6
3 		6
2 		6
8 		4
6 		 
5 Poland
Monaco
6
4 		6
4 		6
2 		     

France vs. Brazil[]


France
4 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[18]
2–4 June 1961
Clay
Brazil
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Brazil 		Pierre Darmon
Ronald Barnes 		1
6 		6
0 		6
4 		6
1 		   
2 France
Brazil 		Gerard Pilet
Carlos Alberto Fernandes 		6
4 		6
1 		6
1 		     
3 France
Brazil 		Daniel Contet / 
Ronald Barnes / Carlos Alberto Fernandes 		4
6 		3
6 		6
4 		9
7 		3
6 		 
4 France
Brazil 		Gerard Pilet
Ronald Barnes 		6
1 		6
4 		4
6 		2
6 		6
4 		 
5 France
Brazil 		Pierre Darmon
José Edison Mandarino 		5
7 		6
1 		9
7 		3
3 		   
retired

Austria vs. Great Britain[]


Austria
2 		Vienna, Austria[19]
1–3 June 1961
Clay
Great Britain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
United Kingdom 		Ladislav Legenstein
Mike Sangster 		5
7 		3
6 		3
6 		     
2 Austria
United Kingdom
Bobby Wilson 		6
2 		9
7 		4
6 		6
2 		   
3 Austria
United Kingdom 		 / Ladislav Legenstein
Mike Sangster / Bobby Wilson 		6
4 		10
12 		3
6 		5
7 		   
4 Austria
United Kingdom 		Ladislav Legenstein
Bobby Wilson 		4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
5 Austria
United Kingdom
Alan Mills 		6
0 		6
0 		6
3 		     

Finland vs. South Africa[]


Finland
1 		Helsinki, Finland[20]
1–3 June 1961
South Africa
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Finland
South Africa
1
6 		7
5 		6
1 		6
0 		   
2 Finland
South Africa 		Sakari Salo
Abe Segal 		1
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
3 Finland
South Africa 		 / Sakari Salo
 / Abe Segal 		2
6 		0
6 		1
6 		     
4 Finland
South Africa 		Sakari Salo
 1
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
5 Finland
South Africa
Abe Segal 		2
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     

Spain vs. New Zealand[]


Spain
3 		Real Madrid Club de Tenis, Madrid, Spain[21]
2–4 June 1961
Clay
New Zealand
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
New Zealand
Lew Gerrard 		3
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
2 Spain
New Zealand 		Manuel Santana
Mark Otway 		6
3 		6
1 		6
3 		     
3 Spain
New Zealand 		Alberto Arilla / Manuel Santana
Lew Gerrard / Mark Otway 		9
7 		6
4 		6
3 		     
4 Spain
New Zealand
Mark Otway 		4
6 		3
6 		6
8 		     
5 Spain
New Zealand 		Manuel Santana
Lew Gerrard 		6
1 		6
4 		6
2 		     

Hungary vs. Sweden[]


Hungary
2 		Budapest, Hungary[22]
2–5 June 1961
Clay
Sweden
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
Sweden
Ulf Schmidt 		3
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
2 Hungary
Sweden 		István Gulyás
Jan-Erik Lundqvist 		6
0 		5
7 		6
4 		4
6 		4
6 		 
3 Hungary
Sweden 		István Gulyás / 
Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt 		6
4 		7
5 		6
3 		     
4 Hungary
Sweden 		István Gulyás
Ulf Schmidt 		2
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
5 Hungary
Sweden
Jan-Erik Lundqvist 		8
6 		2
6 		6
4 		     
retired

Quarterfinals[]

West Germany vs. Italy[]


West Germany
2 		Munich, West Germany[23]
16–19 June 1961
Clay
Italy
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 West Germany
Italy 		Christian Kuhnke
Nicola Pietrangeli 		1
6 		6
3 		4
6 		6
2 		1
6 		 
2 West Germany
Italy 		Wilhelm Bungert
Orlando Sirola 		6
4 		6
3 		7
5 		     
3 West Germany
Italy 		Wilhelm Bungert / Christian Kuhnke
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 		6
2 		5
7 		6
3 		2
6 		1
6 		 
4 West Germany
Italy 		Christian Kuhnke
Orlando Sirola 		9
7 		6
3 		3
6 		11
9 		   
5 West Germany
Italy 		Wilhelm Bungert
Nicola Pietrangeli 		5
7 		11
9 		0
6 		6
3 		4
6 		 

Poland vs. France[]


Poland
0 		Warsaw, Poland[24]
10–12 June 1961
France
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Poland
France 		Wiesław Gąsiorek
Pierre Darmon 		4
6 		7
9 		0
6 		     
2 Poland
France 		Władysław Skonecki
Gerard Pilet 		1
6 		4
6 		6
3 		4
6 		   
3 Poland
France 		 / Władysław Skonecki
Pierre Darmon /  		3
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
4 Poland
France 		Wiesław Gąsiorek
 4
6 		2
6 		6
1 		1
6 		   
5 Poland
France
Daniel Contet 		6
3 		5
7 		6
4 		6
8 		3
6 		 

Great Britain vs. South Africa[]


Great Britain
4 		Priory Lawn Tennis Club, Birmingham, England[25]
15–17 June 1961
Grass
South Africa
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
South Africa 		Mike Sangster
 6
3 		6
2 		6
4 		     
2 United Kingdom
South Africa 		Bobby Wilson
Abe Segal 		6
4 		6
4 		6
4 		     
3 United Kingdom
South Africa 		Mike Sangster / Bobby Wilson
 / Abe Segal 		9
11 		4
6 		5
7 		     
4 United Kingdom
South Africa 		Bobby Wilson
 6
3 		6
3 		6
2 		     
5 United Kingdom
South Africa 		Mike Sangster
Abe Segal 		6
1 		13
15 		6
2 		10
8 		   

Spain vs. Sweden[]


Spain
1 		Real Madrid Club de Tenis, Madrid, Spain[26]
16–18 June 1961
Clay
Sweden
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
Sweden 		Alberto Arilla
Ulf Schmidt 		0
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
2 Spain
Sweden 		Manuel Santana
Jan-Erik Lundqvist 		3
6 		4
6 		6
2 		6
2 		6
2 		 
3 Spain
Sweden 		Alberto Arilla / Manuel Santana
Sven Davidson / Ulf Schmidt 		2
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
4 Spain
Sweden 		Alberto Arilla
Jan-Erik Lundqvist 		7
9 		4
6 		4
6 		     
5 Spain
Sweden
Ulf Schmidt 		2
6 		6
4 		5
7 		2
6 		   

Semifinals[]

France vs. Italy[]


France
1 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[27]
21–23 July 1961
Clay
Italy
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Italy 		Pierre Darmon
Nicola Pietrangeli 		7
5 		0
6 		4
6 		6
3 		2
6 		 
2 France
Italy 		Gerard Pilet
Fausto Gardini 		6
2 		3
6 		2
6 		3
6 		   
3 France
Italy 		Pierre Darmon / Jean-Noël Grinda
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 		6
4 		3
6 		4
6 		5
7 		   
4 France
Italy
Giuseppe Merlo 		6
3 		0
6 		4
6 		7
5 		6
3 		 
5 France
Italy 		Jean-Noël Grinda
Fausto Gardini 		8
10 		2
6 		5
7 		     

Sweden vs. Great Britain[]


Sweden
4 		Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[28]
21–23 July 1961
Clay
Great Britain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
United Kingdom 		Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Bobby Wilson 		6
4 		6
3 		5
7 		6
4 		   
2 Sweden
United Kingdom 		Ulf Schmidt
Mike Sangster 		6
2 		6
4 		8
6 		     
3 Sweden
United Kingdom 		Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt
Tony Pickard / Bobby Wilson 		3
6 		6
3 		1
6 		6
8 		   
4 Sweden
United Kingdom 		Ulf Schmidt
Bobby Wilson 		9
7 		6
0 		6
4 		     
5 Sweden
United Kingdom 		Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Mike Sangster 		6
4 		6
4 		6
2 		     

Final[]

Italy vs. Sweden[]


Italy
4 		Milan, Italy[2]
4–6 August 1961
Clay
Sweden
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Sweden 		Fausto Gardini
Ulf Schmidt 		6
4 		4
6 		1
6 		6
3 		6
1 		 
2 Italy
Sweden 		Nicola Pietrangeli
Jan-Erik Lundqvist 		2
6 		5
7 		6
1 		4
6 		   
3 Italy
Sweden 		Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
Thomas Hallberg / Jan-Erik Lundqvist 		6
3 		3
6 		6
3 		6
1 		   
4 Italy
Sweden 		Nicola Pietrangeli
Ulf Schmidt 		6
3 		6
2 		3
6 		6
3 		   
5 Italy
Sweden 		Fausto Gardini
Thomas Hallberg 		6
2 		6
1 		6
0 		     

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

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