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1952 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Main article: 1952 Davis Cup

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1952 Davis Cup.

23 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 Belgium in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[1][2]

Draw edit

First Round
1–11 May		Second Round
16–19 May		Quarterfinals
13–16 June		Semifinals
11–14 July		Final
25–28 July
  West GermanyDüsseldorf, West Germany
bye  West Germany3
  Brazil  Brazil2Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
bye  West Germany1
  DenmarkMonte Carlo, Monaco (clay)  Denmark4
bye  Denmark5
  Monaco4  Monaco0Milan, Italy (clay)
  Ireland1  Denmark1
  ItalyRome, Italy (clay)  Italy4
bye  Italy5
  Luxembourg0  Egypt0Bologna, Italy (clay)
  Egypt5  Italy4
  Great BritainBelgrade, Yugoslavia (clay)  Great Britain1
bye  Great Britain3
  Yugoslavia3  Yugoslavia2Milan, Italy (clay)
  Finland2  Italy3
  Norway0Paris, France (clay)  Belgium1
  France5  France4
bye  Netherlands1Paris, France (clay)
  Netherlands  France3
  Turkey1Lausanne, Switzerland  Argentina2
   Switzerland4   Switzerland0
bye  Argentina5Paris, France (clay)
  Argentina  France2
  Austria1Solna, Sweden (clay)  Belgium3
  Chile4  Chile0
bye  Sweden5Brussels, Belgium (clay)
  Sweden  Sweden2
  IsraelBrussels, Belgium  Belgium3
  Hungaryw/o  Hungary1
bye  Belgium4
  Belgium

First round edit

Monaco vs. Ireland edit

 
Monaco
4 		Monte Carlo, Monaco[3]
1–4 May 1952
  
Ireland
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Georges Pasquier
Cyril Kemp 		5
7 		4
6 		6
8 		     
2  
  		Aleco Noghès
Joseph Hackett 		9
11 		8
10 		6
3 		6
4 		8
6 		 
3  
  		Aleco Noghès / Georges Pasquier
Joseph Hackett / Cyril Kemp 		6
1 		6
2 		2
6 		6
2 		   
4  
  		Georges Pasquier
Joseph Hackett 		4
6 		6
2 		6
4 		4
6 		6
3 		 
5  
  		Aleco Noghès
Cyril Kemp 		6
4 		6
4 		6
4 		     

Luxembourg vs. Egypt edit

 
Luxembourg
0 		Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg[4]
1–4 May 1952
  
Egypt
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Paul Decker
Adel Ismail 		1
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
2  
  		Géza Wertheim
Adli El Shafei 		1
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
3  
  		Victor Klees / Géza Wertheim
Marcel Coen / Adli El Shafei 		2
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
4  
  		Paul Decker
Adli El Shafei 		0
6 		0
6 		1
6 		     
5  
  		Géza Wertheim
Marcel Coen 		2
6 		6
0 		2
6 		2
6 		   

Finland vs. Yugoslavia edit

 
Finland
2 		Helsinki, Finland[5]
8–10 May 1952
  
Yugoslavia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Sakari Salo
Vladimir Petrović 		6
8 		1
6 		7
5 		6
4 		7
5 		 
2  
  		Pentti Forsman
Josip Palada 		2
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
3  
  		Pentti Forsman / Sakari Salo
Josip Palada / Vladimir Petrović 		7
5 		3
6 		2
6 		3
6 		   
4  
  		Pentti Forsman
Vladimir Petrović 		6
2 		4
6 		6
8 		3
6 		   
5  
  		Sakari Salo
Ivko Plećević 		6
0 		6
1 		6
0 		     

Norway vs. France edit

 
Norway
0 		Oslo, Norway[6]
9–11 May 1952
Clay 		 
France
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Sverre Lie
Paul Rémy 		4
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
2  
  		Nils-Erik Hessen
Bernard Destremau 		1
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
3  
  		Nils-Erik Hessen / Sverre Lie
Robert Abdesselam / Paul Rémy 		1
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
4  
  		Nils-Erik Hessen
Robert Haillet 		1
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
5  
  		Sverre Lie
Bernard Destremau 		4
6 		6
8 		0
6 		     

Turkey vs. Switzerland edit

 
Turkey
1 		Istanbul, Turkey[7]
3–5 May 1952
  
Switzerland
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Nazmi Bari
Jost Spitzer 		2
6 		0
6 		6
8 		     
2  
  		Fehmi Kızıl
Erwin Balestra 		6
4 		4
6 		2
6 		6
4 		4
6 		 
3  
  		Nazmi Bari / Behbut Cevanşir
Jean-Pierre Blondel / Paul Blondel 		4
6 		2
6 		7
5 		2
6 		   
4  
  		Behbut Cevanşir
Paul Blondel 		3
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
5  
  		Nazmi Bari
Erwin Balestra 		6
2 		3
6 		6
3 		7
5 		   

Austria vs. Chile edit

 
Austria
1 		Vienna, Austria[8]
2–4 May 1952
  
Chile
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Gustav Specht
Ricardo Balbiers 		0
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
2  
  		Alfred Huber
Luis Ayala 		5
7 		10
12 		5
7 		     
3  
  		Alfred Huber / Hans Redl
Luis Ayala / Carlos San Hueza 		2
6 		7
5 		6
2 		6
4 		   
4  
  		Hans Redl
Ricardo Balbiers 		4
6 		6
3 		3
6 		6
1 		1
6 		 
5  
  		Gustav Specht
Luis Ayala 		1
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     

Second round edit

West Germany vs. Brazil edit

 
West Germany
3 		Düsseldorf, West Germany[9]
16–18 May 1952
  
Brazil
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Ernst Buchholz
Eugenio Saller 		4
6 		6
3 		6
3 		6
4 		   
2  
  		Gottfried von Cramm
Armando Vieira 		8
10 		2
6 		8
6 		6
3 		1
6 		 
3  
  		Gottfried von Cramm / Rolf Göpfert
Eugenio Saller / Armando Vieira 		6
3 		7
5 		6
3 		     
4  
  		Gottfried von Cramm
Eugenio Saller 		6
2 		6
2 		6
4 		     
5  
  		Ernst Buchholz
Armando Vieira 		8
10 		7
5 		3
6 		4
6 		   

Monaco vs. Denmark edit

 
Monaco
0 		Monte Carlo, Monaco[10]
16–19 May 1952
Clay 		 
Denmark
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Georges Pasquier
Kurt Nielsen 		0
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
2  
  		Aleco Noghès
Torben Ulrich 		2
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
3  
  		Aleco Noghès / Georges Pasquier
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich 		6
3 		3
6 		6
1 		2
6 		1
6 		 
4  
  		Aleco Noghès
Kurt Nielsen 		2
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
5  
  		Georges Pasquier
Torben Ulrich 		6
0 		2
6 		1
6 		6
3 		0
6 		 

Italy vs. Egypt edit

 
Italy
5 		Foro Italico, Rome, Italy[11]
16–18 May 1952
Clay 		 
Egypt
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Rolando del Bello
Marcel Coen 		6
1 		7
5 		6
1 		     
2  
  		Fausto Gardini
Adli El Shafei 		6
0 		6
3 		6
3 		     
3  
  		Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Marcel Coen / Adli El Shafei 		6
2 		6
3 		6
2 		     
4  
  		Fausto Gardini
Marcel Coen 		6
0 		6
1 		6
1 		     
5  
  		Rolando del Bello
Adli El Shafei 		7
5 		7
5 		2
6 		7
5 		   

Yugoslavia vs. Great Britain edit

 
Yugoslavia
2 		Belgrade, Yugoslavia[12]
17–19 May 1952
Clay 		 
Great Britain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Vladimir Petrović
Tony Mottram 		6
8 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2  
  		Josip Palada
Geoffrey Paish 		9
7 		6
8 		6
3 		7
5 		   
3  
  		Stefan Laslo / Josip Palada
Colin Gregory / Tony Mottram 		4
6 		6
1 		11
9 		2
6 		2
6 		 
4  
  		Vladimir Petrović
Roger Becker 		6
1 		2
6 		4
6 		6
2 		6
1 		 
5  
  		Josip Palada
Tony Mottram 		3
6 		5
7 		2
6 		     

France vs. Netherlands edit

 
France
4 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[13]
16–18 May 1952
Clay 		 
Netherlands
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Bernard Destremau
Hubert Wilton 		3
6 		6
8 		6
1 		2
6 		   
2  
  		Paul Rémy
Hans van Swol 		6
1 		6
2 		1
6 		6
3 		   
3  
  		Robert Abdesselam / Paul Rémy
Ivo Rinkel / Hans van Swol 		6
1 		6
4 		6
3 		     
4  
  		Bernard Destremau
Hans van Swol 		5
7 		7
5 		6
1 		7
5 		   
5  
  		Robert Haillet
Hubert Wilton 		6
2 		3
6 		6
2 		6
3 		   

Switzerland vs. Argentina edit

 
Switzerland
0 		Lausanne, Switzerland[14]
17–19 May 1952
  
Argentina
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Jost Spitzer
Enrique Morea 		2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
2  
  		Max Albrecht
Alejo Russell 		2
6 		6
2 		1
6 		2
6 		   
3  
  		Jean-Pierre Blondel / Paul Blondel
Enrique Morea / Alejo Russell 		3
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
4  
  		Paul Blondel
Salvador Soriano 		2
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
5  
  		Jost Spitzer
Alejo Russell 		2
6 		3
6 		8
6 		1
6 		   

Sweden vs. Chile edit

 
Sweden
5 		Solna Tennisstadion, Solna, Sweden[15]
16–18 May 1952
Clay 		 
Chile
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Sven Davidson
Luis Ayala 		4
6 		3
6 		7
5 		8
6 		6
1 		 
2  
  		Torsten Johansson
Ricardo Balbiers 		6
4 		7
5 		6
4 		     
3  
  		Torsten Johansson / Nils Rohlsson
Luis Ayala / Ricardo Balbiers 		6
3 		2
6 		6
3 		4
6 		6
4 		 
4  
  		Torsten Johansson
Luis Ayala 		3
6 		6
2 		6
4 		6
2 		   
5  
  		Åke Eliaeson
Ricardo Balbiers 		6
2 		3
6 		6
3 		3
6 		6
4 		 

Belgium vs. Hungary edit

 
Belgium
4 		Brussels, Belgium[16]
16–18 May 1952
  
Hungary
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Jacques Brichant
András Ádám-Stolpa 		3
6 		5
7 		8
6 		6
2 		5
7 		 
2  
  		Philippe Washer
József Asbóth 		6
2 		6
0 		6
4 		     
3  
  		Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
András Ádám-Stolpa / József Asbóth 		6
3 		6
4 		6
4 		     
4  
  		Philippe Washer
András Ádám-Stolpa 		6
4 		6
2 		6
0 		     
5  
  		Jacques Brichant
József Asbóth 		3
6 		7
5 		6
4 		6
0 		   

Quarterfinals edit

Denmark vs. West Germany edit

 
Denmark
4 		Copenhagen, Denmark[17]
13–15 June 1952
Clay 		 
West Germany
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Kurt Nielsen
Ernst Buchholz 		7
5 		6
2 		6
4 		     
2  
  		Torben Ulrich
Horst Hermann 		1
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
3  
  		Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
Rolf Göpfert / Horst Hermann 		7
9 		14
16 		8
6 		6
3 		6
3 		 
4  
  		Torben Ulrich
Ernst Buchholz 		6
3 		6
3 		6
0 		     
5  
  		Kurt Nielsen
Horst Hermann 		6
3 		6
3 		6
2 		     

Italy vs. Great Britain edit

 
Italy
4 		Bologna, Italy[18]
13–15 June 1952
Clay 		 
Great Britain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Rolando del Bello
Tony Mottram 		8
6 		6
2 		6
2 		     
2  
  		Fausto Gardini
Geoffrey Paish 		6
2 		6
3 		6
3 		     
3  
  		Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish 		3
6 		1
6 		8
6 		2
6 		   
4  
  		Fausto Gardini
Tony Mottram 		4
6 		4
6 		6
3 		6
1 		6
0 		 
5  
  		Rolando del Bello
Geoffrey Paish 		6
3 		6
4 		6
2 		     

France vs. Argentina edit

 
France
3 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[19]
13–15 June 1952
Clay 		 
Argentina
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Bernard Destremau
Enrique Morea 		2
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
2  
  		Paul Rémy
Alejo Russell 		6
4 		7
5 		6
3 		     
3  
  		Robert Abdesselam / Paul Rémy
Enrique Morea / Alejo Russell 		6
2 		6
4 		6
4 		     
4  
  		Bernard Destremau
Alejo Russell 		5
7 		6
3 		6
3 		6
4 		   
5  
  		Paul Rémy
Enrique Morea 		4
6 		5
7 		3
6 		     

Belgium vs. Sweden edit

 
Belgium
3 		Royal Léopold Club, Brussels, Belgium[20]
14–16 June 1952
Clay 		 
Sweden
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Philippe Washer
Torsten Johansson 		1
6 		6
3 		7
5 		6
4 		   
2  
  		Jacques Brichant
Sven Davidson 		6
4 		8
6 		7
5 		     
3  
  		Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Torsten Johansson / Nils Rohlsson 		3
6 		6
2 		6
1 		7
5 		   
4  
  		Jacques Brichant
Torsten Johansson 		1
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
5  
  		Philippe Washer
Sven Davidson 		6
1 		7
5 		5
7 		    retired
 

Semifinals edit

Italy vs. Denmark edit

 
Italy
4 		Milan, Italy[21]
11–13 July 1952
Clay 		 
Denmark
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Rolando del Bello
Torben Ulrich 		6
4 		6
4 		6
3 		     
2  
  		Fausto Gardini
Kurt Nielsen 		8
6 		6
4 		6
4 		     
3  
  		Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich 		8
6 		6
4 		2
6 		4
6 		6
0 		 
4  
  		Fausto Gardini
Torben Ulrich 		6
0 		6
4 		7
5 		     
5  
  		Rolando del Bello
Kurt Nielsen 		3
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     

France vs. Belgium edit

 
France
2 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[22]
12–14 July 1952
Clay 		 
Belgium
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Paul Rémy
Jacques Brichant 		3
6 		3
6 		10
8 		6
4 		6
1 		 
2  
  		Robert Abdesselam
Philippe Washer 		5
7 		1
6 		3
6 		     
3  
  		Marcel Bernard / Paul Rémy
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer 		6
1 		6
2 		1
6 		4
6 		6
1 		 
4  
  		Paul Rémy
Philippe Washer 		0
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     
5  
  		Robert Abdesselam
Jacques Brichant 		6
8 		8
6 		13
15 		1
6 		   

Final edit

Italy vs. Belgium edit

 
Italy
3 		Milan, Italy[2]
25–28 July 1952
Clay 		 
Belgium
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Rolando del Bello
Jacques Brichant 		7
5 		1
6 		5
7 		6
0 		4
6 		 
2  
  		Fausto Gardini
Philippe Washer 		8
6 		6
1 		3
6 		2
6 		6
4 		 
3  
  		Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer 		6
3 		6
1 		5
7 		3
6 		6
3 		 
4  
  		Fausto Gardini
Jacques Brichant 		4
6 		6
1 		0
6 		6
2 		6
2 		 
5  
  		Rolando del Bello
Philippe Washer 		3
3 		        not
completed

References edit

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

External links edit

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