1957 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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 edit

First Round
19–29 April
Second Round
10–20 May
Quarterfinals
7–10 June
Semifinals
19–22 July
Final
2–5 August
  SwedenVienna, Austria (clay)
bye  Sweden4
  Romania0  Austria1Stockholm, Sweden (clay)
  Austria5  Sweden4
  DenmarkCopenhagen, Denmark (clay)  Denmark1
bye  Denmark4
  Spain0  South Africa1Milan, Italy (clay)
  South Africa5  Sweden1
  ChileWarsaw, Poland  Italy3
bye  Chile2
  Luxembourg0  Poland3Palermo, Italy (clay)
  Poland5  Poland1
  ItalyScheveningen, Netherlands (clay)  Italy4
bye  Italy5
  Netherlands4  Netherlands0Brussels, Belgium
  Norway1  Italy2
  Hungaryw/oBrussels, Belgium  Belgium3
  Ireland  Hungary1
bye  Belgium4Brussels, Belgium (clay)
  Belgium  Belgium3
  Yugoslavia0Cologne, West Germany  Mexico2
  Mexico5  Mexico3
bye  West Germany1Brussels, Belgium (clay)
  West Germany  Belgium3
  Lebanon0Eastbourne, England (grass)  Great Britain2
  New Zealand5  New Zealand0
bye  Great Britain5Paris, France (clay)
  Great Britain  Great Britain3
   Switzerland1Lyon, France (clay)  France2
  Czechoslovakia4  Czechoslovakia0
bye  France4
  France

First round edit

Romania vs. Austria edit

 
Romania
0
Bucharest, Romania[3]
27–29 April 1957
Clay
 
Austria
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Cornel Zacopceanu
Franz Saiko
1
6
3
6
1
6
     
2  
 
Gheorghe Viziru
Alfred Huber
1
6
3
6
6
4
4
6
   
3  
 
Gheorghe Viziru / Marian Viziru
Alfred Huber / Franz Saiko
1
6
4
6
10
12
     
4  
 
Gheorghe Viziru
Franz Saiko
7
5
6
2
6
8
2
6
3
6
 
5  
 
Cornel Zacopceanu
Alfred Huber
3
6
2
6
4
6
     

Spain vs. South Africa edit

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

Luxembourg vs. Poland edit

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

Netherlands vs. Norway edit

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

Yugoslavia vs. Mexico edit

 
Yugoslavia
0
Belgrade, Yugoslavia[7]
26–28 April 1957
 
Mexico
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Ilija Panajotović
Mario Llamas
2
6
4
6
4
6
     
2  
 
Ivko Plećević
Francisco Contreras
5
7
2
6
2
6
     
3  
 
Sima Nikolić / Aleksandar Popović
Francisco Contreras / Mario Llamas
0
6
3
6
3
6
     
4  
 
Ivko Plećević
Mario Llamas
3
6
4
6
3
6
     
5  
 
Ilija Panajotović
Antonio Palafox
1
6
4
6
5
7
     

Lebanon vs. New Zealand edit

 
Lebanon
0
Alumni Club, Beirut, Lebanon[8]
19–21 April 1957
Clay
 
New Zealand
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Nadin Hajjar
Jeff Robson
0
6
0
6
1
6
     
2  
 
Samir El Khoury
Corbett Parker
6
4
10
12
1
6
2
6
   
3  
 
Elie Attieh / Samir El Khoury
Corbett Parker / Jeff Robson
6
4
9
11
3
6
3
6
   
4  
 
Samir El Khoury
Jeff Robson
3
6
2
6
2
6
     
5  
 
Roy Karaoglan
Lew Gerrard
1
6
0
6
2
6
     

Switzerland vs. Czechoslovakia edit

 
Switzerland
1
Lugano, Switzerland[9]
26–28 April 1957
 
Czechoslovakia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Paul Blondel
Jiří Javorský
0
6
4
6
4
6
     
2  
 
Martin Froesch
Jiří Parma
6
2
6
4
6
8
4
6
6
1
 
3  
 
Paul Blondel / René Buser
Jiří Javorský / Ján Krajčík
4
6
2
6
3
6
     
4  
 
Martin Froesch
Jiří Javorský
1
6
4
6
1
6
     
5  
 
Paul Blondel
Jiří Parma
2
6
6
4
0
6
4
6
   

Second round edit

Austria vs. Sweden edit

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

Denmark vs. South Africa edit

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

Poland vs. Chile edit

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

Netherlands vs. Italy edit

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

Belgium vs. Hungary edit

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

West Germany vs. Mexico edit

 
West Germany
1
Cologne, West Germany[15]
17–19 May 1957
 
Mexico
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Peter Scholl
Francisco Contreras
4
6
1
6
2
6
     
2  
 
Rupert Huber
Mario Llamas
3
6
5
7
6
4
4
6
   
3  
 
Ernst Buchholz / Horst Hermann
Francisco Contreras / Mario Llamas
6
8
3
6
6
4
4
6
   
4  
 
Rupert Huber
Antonio Palafox
6
2
10
8
6
1
     
5  
 
Peter Scholl
Esteban Reyes Jr.
6
1
6
0
4
6
6
8
  not
completed

Great Britain vs. New Zealand edit

 
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  
 
Bobby Wilson
Lew Gerrard
6
2
11
9
6
2
     
2  
 
Mike Davies
Jeff Robson
6
8
6
3
6
2
6
4
   
3  
 
Mike Davies / Bobby Wilson
Lew Gerrard / Jeff Robson
6
3
9
7
6
2
     
4  
 
Bobby Wilson
Jeff Robson
4
6
8
6
6
1
6
2
   
5  
 
Mike Davies
Corbett Parker
6
1
6
2
6
4
     

France vs. Czechoslovakia edit

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

Quarterfinals edit

Sweden vs. Denmark edit

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

Italy vs. Poland edit

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

Belgium vs. Mexico edit

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

France vs. Great Britain edit

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

Semifinals edit

Italy vs. Sweden edit

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

Belgium vs. Great Britain edit

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

Final edit

Belgium vs. Italy edit

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

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 "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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