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1953 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Main article: 1953 Davis Cup

The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1953 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 Denmark in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[1][2]

Draw edit

First Round
24 April–5 May		Second Round
13–19 May		Quarterfinals
10–14 June		Semifinals
10–13 July		Final
18–20 July
  West GermanyWest Berlin
bye  West Germany3
  South Africaw/o  South Africa2Paris, France (clay)
  Monaco  West Germany1
  FranceZagreb, Yugoslavia  France4
bye  France4
  Yugoslavia5  Yugoslavia1Paris, France (clay)
   Switzerland0  France1
  DenmarkVienna, Austria (clay)  Denmark4
bye  Denmark5
  Egypt1  Austria0Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
  Austria4  Denmark4
  PhilippinesHelsinki, Finland  Philippines1
bye  Philippines5
  Finland4  Finland0Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
  Ireland1  Denmark2
  Spain5Barcelona, Spain (clay)  Belgium3
  Israel0  Spain0
bye  Sweden5Turin, Italy (clay)
  Sweden  Sweden1
  Netherlands5Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)  Italy4
  Ceylon0  Netherlands0
bye  Italy5Brussels, Belgium
  Italy  Italy2
  Luxembourg0Oslo, Norway (clay)  Belgium3
  Norway5  Norway0
bye  Great Britain5Brussels, Belgium (clay)
  Great Britain  Great Britain1
  BrazilBudapest, Hungary  Belgium4
  Hungaryw/o  Hungary0
bye  Belgium5
  Belgium

First round edit

Yugoslavia vs. Switzerland edit

 
Yugoslavia
5 		Novi Sad, Yugoslavia[3]
2–4 May 1953
  
Switzerland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Josip Palada
Erwin Balestra 		6
1 		1
6 		6
2 		6
4 		   
2  
  		Vladimir Petrović
Max Albrecht 		1
6 		6
1 		6
4 		6
2 		   
3  
  		Josip Palada / Vladimir Petrović
Jean-Pierre Blondel / Paul Blondel 		3
6 		6
4 		7
5 		6
4 		   
4  
  		Ilija Panajotović
Erwin Balestra 		8
10 		6
2 		6
2 		6
4 		   
5  
  		Petko Milojković
Jean-Pierre Blondel 		1
6 		6
3 		4
6 		     
retired

Egypt vs. Austria edit

 
Egypt
1 		Cairo, Egypt[4]
24–26 April 1953
  
Austria
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Marcel Coen
Alfred Huber 		2
6 		1
6 		6
2 		6
1 		6
3 		 
2  
  		Adli El Shafei
Hans Redl 		1
6 		2
6 		6
1 		6
2 		9
11 		 
3  
  		Marcel Coen / Adli El Shafei
Alfred Huber / Hans Redl 		6
3 		5
7 		1
6 		3
6 		   
4  
  		Adli El Shafei
Alfred Huber 		6
3 		5
7 		1
6 		3
6 		   
5  
  		Marcel Coen
Hans Redl 		6
2 		2
6 		4
6 		6
3 		1
6 		 

Finland vs. Ireland edit

 
Finland
4 		Helsinki, Finland[5]
3–5 May 1953
  
Ireland
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Pentti Forsman
Joseph Hackett 		7
5 		6
3 		2
6 		1
6 		1
6 		 
2  
  		Sakari Salo
Guy Jackson 		6
1 		6
2 		6
3 		     
3  
  		Pentti Forsman / Sakari Salo
Joseph Hackett / Guy Jackson 		7
5 		6
4 		6
4 		     
4  
  		Pentti Forsman
Guy Jackson 		6
2 		7
5 		4
6 		3
6 		7
5 		 
5  
  		Sakari Salo
Joseph Hackett 		6
3 		6
4 		6
0 		     

Spain vs. Israel edit

 
Spain
5 		Barcelona, Spain[6]
2–4 May 1953
Clay 		 
Israel
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		José María Draper
Arie Avidan-Weiss 		2
6 		5
7 		6
2 		6
2 		6
3 		 
2  
  		Carlos Ferrer
Mordechai Apel 		6
1 		6
1 		6
0 		     
3  
  		José María Draper / Fernando Olózaga
Mordechai Apel / Arie Avidan-Weiss 		6
1 		6
3 		8
6 		     
4  
  		Emilio Martínez del Rey
Gabriel Dubitzky 		6
4 		6
1 		9
7 		     
5  
  		Carlos Ferrer
Arie Avidan-Weiss 		6
3 		6
0 		6
3 		     

Netherlands vs. Ceylon edit

 
Netherlands
5 		Scheveningen, Netherlands[7]
1–3 May 1953
Clay 		 
Ceylon
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Hans van Swol
Doug Scharenguivel 		6
3 		6
2 		6
2 		     
2  
  		Hubert Wilton
Percy Ernst 		6
2 		6
2 		5
7 		6
3 		   
3  
  		Hans van Swol / Hubert Wilton
Donald Fonseca / Doug Scharenguivel 		6
2 		7
5 		6
3 		     
4  
  		Hubert Wilton
Doug Scharenguivel 		3
6 		1
6 		7
5 		6
1 		7
5 		 
5  
  		Hans van Swol
Percy Ernst 		6
4 		6
0 		6
3 		     

Luxembourg vs. Norway edit

 
Luxembourg
0 		Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg[8]
1–3 May 1953
Clay 		 
Norway
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Gaston Wampach
Nils-Erik Hessen 		2
6 		6
4 		6
3 		8
10 		3
6 		 
2  
  		Géza Wertheim
Rolf Pape 		3
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
3  
  		Gaston Wampach / Géza Wertheim
Nils-Erik Hessen / Rolf Pape 		1
6 		13
15 		3
6 		     
4  
  		Géza Wertheim
Finn Søhol 		3
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
5  
  		Gaston Wampach
Rolf Pape 		3
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     

Second round edit

West Germany vs. South Africa edit

 
West Germany
3 		West Berlin[9]
15–17 May 1953
  
South Africa
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Engelbert Koch
Ian Vermaak 		6
8 		6
3 		6
4 		6
2 		   
2  
  		Gottfried von Cramm
Russell Seymour 		6
1 		6
2 		7
5 		     
3  
  		Rolf Göpfert / Horst Hermann
Russell Seymour / Bryan Woodroffe 		6
3 		6
3 		2
6 		4
6 		5
7 		 
4  
  		Gottfried von Cramm
Ian Vermaak 		6
1 		6
3 		6
1 		     
5  
  		Engelbert Koch
Russell Seymour 		4
6 		6
4 		4
6 		4
6 		   

Yugoslavia vs. France edit

 
Yugoslavia
1 		Zagreb, Yugoslavia[10]
15–17 May 1953
  
France
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Josip Palada
Paul Rémy 		2
6 		2
6 		8
6 		4
6 		   
2  
  		Vladimir Petrović
Robert Haillet 		3
6 		9
7 		4
6 		8
6 		6
8 		 
3  
  		Petko Milojković / Vladimir Petrović
Marcel Bernard / Paul Rémy 		2
6 		4
6 		7
9 		     
4  
  		Vladimir Petrović
Robert Abdesselam 		8
6 		6
2 		6
1 		     
5  
  		Ilija Panajotović
Robert Haillet 		6
3 		2
6 		4
6 		1
6 		   

Austria vs. Denmark edit

 
Austria
0 		Vienna, Austria[11]
13–15 May 1953
Clay 		 
Denmark
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Hans Redl
Kurt Nielsen 		1
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2  
  		Alfred Huber
Torben Ulrich 		6
3 		5
7 		3
6 		4
6 		   
3  
  		Alfred Huber / Hans Redl
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich 		4
6 		6
3 		6
4 		4
6 		1
6 		 
4  
  		Hans Redl
Torben Ulrich 		4
6 		3
6 		6
2 		4
6 		   
5  
  		Alfred Huber
Kurt Nielsen 		5
7 		1
6 		8
10 		     

Finland vs. Philippines edit

 
Finland
0 		Helsinki, Finland[12]
15–17 May 1953
  
Philippines
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Pentti Forsman
Raymundo Deyro 		3
6 		2
6 		6
4 		0
6 		   
2  
  		Sakari Salo
Felicisimo Ampon 		0
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
3  
  		Pentti Forsman / Sakari Salo
Felicisimo Ampon / Raymundo Deyro 		3
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
4  
  		Sakari Salo
Raymundo Deyro 		3
6 		2
6 		6
3 		6
3 		6
8 		 
5  
  		Pentti Forsman
Felicisimo Ampon 		2
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     

Spain vs. Sweden edit

 
Spain
0 		Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain[13]
14–17 May 1953
Clay 		 
Sweden
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		José María Draper
Lennart Bergelin 		3
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
2  
  		Carlos Ferrer
Sven Davidson 		4
6 		6
2 		6
3 		1
6 		1
6 		 
3  
  		José María Draper / Fernando Olózaga
Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson 		2
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
4  
  		Emilio Martínez del Rey
Sven Davidson 		4
6 		8
10 		5
7 		     
5  
  		Carlos Ferrer
Lennart Bergelin 		2
6 		1
6 		6
4 		2
6 		   

Netherlands vs. Italy edit

 
Netherlands
0 		Scheveningen, Netherlands[14]
14–16 May 1953
Clay 		 
Italy
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Hubert Wilton
Giuseppe Merlo 		3
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
2  
  		Hans van Swol
Rolando del Bello 		4
6 		6
1 		3
6 		6
3 		1
6 		 
3  
  		Hans van Swol / Hubert Wilton
Marcello del Bello / Orlando Sirola 		2
6 		5
7 		1
6 		     
4  
  		Boebi van Meegeren
Rolando del Bello 		6
4 		1
6 		2
6 		3
6 		   
5  
  		Hans van Swol
Giuseppe Merlo 		6
0 		6
2 		5
7 		4
6 		5
7 		 

Norway vs. Great Britain edit

 
Norway
0 		Oslo, Norway[15]
17–19 May 1953
Clay 		 
Great Britain
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Rolf Pape
Geoffrey Paish 		6
4 		0
6 		3
6 		2
6 		   
2  
  		Sverre Lie
Tony Mottram 		3
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
3  
  		Nils-Erik Hessen / Rolf Pape
Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish 		5
7 		0
6 		3
6 		     
4  
  		Rolf Pape
Tony Mottram 		2
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
5  
  		Nils-Erik Hessen
Gerald Oakley 		4
6 		2
6 		0
6 		     

Hungary vs. Belgium edit

 
Hungary
0 		Budapest, Hungary[16]
14–16 May 1953
  
Belgium
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		József Asbóth
Jacques Brichant 		2
6 		3
6 		6
4 		8
10 		   
2  
  		Antal Jancsó
Philippe Washer 		2
6 		6
3 		1
6 		1
6 		   
3  
  		Zoltán Katona / Dezső Vad
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer 		2
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
4  
  		József Asbóth
Philippe Washer 		6
4 		9
11 		4
6 		3
6 		   
5  
  		Antal Jancsó
Jacques Brichant 		4
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     

Quarterfinals edit

France vs. West Germany edit

 
France
4 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[17]
12–14 June 1953
Clay 		 
West Germany
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Paul Rémy
Gottfried von Cramm 		4
6 		0
6 		4
6 		     
2  
  		Robert Haillet
Engelbert Koch 		6
1 		6
3 		6
1 		     
3  
  		Jean Ducos de la Haille / Paul Rémy
Gottfried von Cramm / Rolf Göpfert 		2
6 		6
4 		3
6 		6
2 		6
4 		 
4  
  		Robert Haillet
Gottfried von Cramm 		1
6 		2
6 		6
1 		7
5 		6
4 		 
5  
  		Paul Rémy
Engelbert Koch 		6
2 		6
4 		6
2 		     

Denmark vs. Philippines edit

 
Denmark
4 		Copenhagen, Denmark[18]
10–12 June 1953
Clay 		 
Philippines
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Torben Ulrich
Raymundo Deyro 		6
3 		6
2 		6
4 		     
2  
  		Kurt Nielsen
Felicisimo Ampon 		8
6 		6
3 		8
6 		     
3  
  		Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
Felicisimo Ampon / Raymundo Deyro 		6
3 		6
8 		6
3 		8
6 		   
4  
  		Torben Ulrich
Felicisimo Ampon 		4
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
5  
  		Kurt Nielsen
Raymundo Deyro 		6
2 		6
3 		6
4 		     

Italy vs. Sweden edit

 
Italy
4 		Turin, Italy[19]
12–14 June 1953
Clay 		 
Sweden
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Fausto Gardini
Lennart Bergelin 		7
9 		1
6 		6
2 		7
5 		6
3 		 
2  
  		Giuseppe Merlo
Sven Davidson 		4
6 		6
3 		6
3 		7
5 		   
3  
  		Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson 		6
2 		1
6 		6
2 		6
3 		   
4  
  		Orlando Sirola
Sven Davidson 		3
6 		6
3 		7
5 		3
6 		4
6 		 
5  
  		Giuseppe Merlo
Staffan Stockenberg 		6
4 		6
0 		6
2 		     

Belgium vs. Great Britain edit

 
Belgium
4 		Brussels, Belgium[20]
12–14 June 1953
Clay 		 
Great Britain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Philippe Washer
Tony Mottram 		7
5 		6
4 		7
5 		     
2  
  		Jacques Brichant
Geoffrey Paish 		6
4 		4
6 		6
2 		6
1 		   
3  
  		Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish 		8
6 		1
6 		2
6 		4
6 		   
4  
  		Jacques Brichant
Tony Mottram 		7
5 		6
4 		6
0 		     
5  
  		Philippe Washer
Geoffrey Paish 		6
2 		6
2 		6
2 		     

Semifinals edit

France vs. Denmark edit

 
France
1 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[21]
10–13 July 1953
Clay 		 
Denmark
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Robert Haillet
Kurt Nielsen 		6
3 		2
6 		4
6 		2
6 		   
2  
  		Paul Rémy
Torben Ulrich 		2
6 		6
1 		6
1 		6
2 		   
3  
  		Jean Ducos de la Haille / Paul Rémy
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich 		6
0 		3
6 		6
3 		3
6 		6
8 		 
4  
  		Robert Haillet
Torben Ulrich 		4
6 		2
6 		7
5 		4
6 		   
5  
  		Paul Rémy
Kurt Nielsen 		10
12 		6
1 		6
0 		0
6 		4
6 		 

Belgium vs. Italy edit

 
Belgium
3 		Brussels, Belgium[22]
10–13 July 1953
  
Italy
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Philippe Washer
Fausto Gardini 		6
4 		14
16 		2
6 		6
4 		6
3 		 
2  
  		Jacques Brichant
Giuseppe Merlo 		6
4 		1
6 		6
4 		4
6 		8
10 		 
3  
  		Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli 		3
6 		6
2 		5
7 		1
6 		   
4  
  		Philippe Washer
Giuseppe Merlo 		6
2 		6
2 		6
4 		     
5  
  		Jacques Brichant
Fausto Gardini 		6
2 		7
5 		4
6 		9
7 		   

Final edit

Denmark vs. Belgium edit

 
Denmark
2 		Copenhagen, Denmark[2]
18–20 July 1953
Clay 		 
Belgium
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Kurt Nielsen
Jacques Brichant 		6
1 		7
5 		3
6 		3
6 		6
3 		 
2  
  		Torben Ulrich
Philippe Washer 		6
4 		4
6 		5
7 		1
6 		   
3  
  		Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer 		6
4 		6
3 		7
9 		1
6 		4
6 		 
4  
  		Torben Ulrich
Jacques Brichant 		5
7 		7
5 		3
6 		3
6 		   
5  
  		Kurt Nielsen
Philippe Washer 		8
6 		6
8 		6
2 		6
4 		   

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

External links edit

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