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1961 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Main article: 1961 Davis Cup

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 edit

First Round
27 April–7 May		Second Round
1–5 June		Quarterfinals
10–19 June		Semifinals
21–23 July		Final
4–6 August
  ItalyBrussels, Belgium (clay)
bye  Italy3
  Belgium3  Belgium2Munich, West Germany (clay)
  Chile2  Italy3
   Switzerland2Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)  West Germany2
  Netherlands3  Netherlands0
  Czechoslovakia2  West Germany5Paris, France (clay)
  West Germany3  Italy4
  Ireland0Warsaw, Poland  France1
  Poland5  Poland4
  Monaco3  Monaco1Warsaw, Poland
  Luxembourg2  Poland0
  Egypt0Paris, France (clay)  France5
  Brazil5  Brazil1
bye  France4Milan, Italy (clay)
  France  Italy4
  Great BritainVienna, Austria (clay)  Sweden1
bye  Great Britain3
  Austria5  Austria2Birmingham, England (grass)
  Norway0  Great Britain4
  Turkey1Helsinki, Finland  South Africa1
  Finland4  Finland1
  Romania0  South Africa4Båstad, Sweden (clay)
  South Africa5  Great Britain1
  Yugoslavia1Madrid, Spain (clay)  Sweden4
  Spain3  Spain3
  Israel0  New Zealand2Madrid, Spain (clay)
  New Zealand5  Spain1
  Denmark2Budapest, Hungary (clay)  Sweden4
  Hungary3  Hungary2
bye  Sweden3
  Sweden

First round edit

Belgium vs. Chile edit

 
Belgium
3 		Brussels, Belgium[3]
5–7 May 1961
  
Chile
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Jacques Brichant
Patricio Apey 		6
4 		6
1 		6
1 		     
2  
  		Jean-Claude Van der Borght
Patricio Rodríguez 		2
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
3  
  		Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Ernesto Aguirre / Patricio Rodríguez 		7
5 		7
5 		4
6 		6
4 		   
4  
  		Jean-Claude Van der Borght
Patricio Apey 		4
6 		6
8 		2
6 		     
5  
  		Jacques Brichant
Patricio Rodríguez 		6
1 		7
9 		8
6 		6
1 		   

Switzerland vs. Netherlands edit

 
Switzerland
2 		Lucerne, Switzerland[4]
5–7 May 1961
  
Netherlands
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Heinz Grimm
Willem Maris 		3
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2  
  		Martin Froesch
Pieter van Eijsden 		7
5 		6
2 		6
4 		     
3  
  		Heinz Grimm / Ernst Schori
Pieter van Eijsden / Willem Maris 		9
11 		3
6 		7
9 		     
4  
  		Martin Froesch
Willem Maris 		6
3 		6
1 		6
3 		     
5  
  		Heinz Grimm
Pieter van Eijsden 		7
5 		4
6 		3
6 		2
6 		   

Czechoslovakia vs. West Germany edit

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

Ireland vs. Poland edit

 
Ireland
0 		Dublin, Ireland[6]
5–7 May 1961
  
Poland
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		James Buckley
Władysław Skonecki 		4
6 		6
4 		4
6 		4
6 		   
2  
  		Peter Jackson
Wiesław Gąsiorek 		3
6 		7
5 		6
3 		6
8 		4
6 		 
3  
  		Vivian Gotto / Joseph Hackett
Wiesław Gąsiorek / Władysław Skonecki 		3
6 		6
3 		3
6 		6
4 		3
6 		 
4  
  		James Buckley
Wiesław Gąsiorek 		4
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
5  
  		Peter Jackson
Józef Orlikowski 		4
6 		3
6 		6
8 		     

Monaco vs. Luxembourg edit

 
Monaco
3 		Monte Carlo, Monaco[7]
29 April–1 May 1961
  
Luxembourg
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Roland Borghini
Joseph Offenheim 		6
4 		6
0 		6
2 		     
2  
  		Georges Pasquier
Frank Baden 		5
7 		2
6 		3
6 		     
3  
  		Roland Borghini / Georges Pasquier
Joseph Offenheim / Gaston Wampach 		6
4 		6
8 		3
6 		6
3 		6
2 		 
4  
  		Roland Borghini
Frank Baden 		9
7 		1
6 		3
6 		2
6 		   
5  
  		Georges Pasquier
Joseph Offenheim 		6
2 		6
1 		6
2 		     

Egypt vs. Brazil edit

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

Austria vs. Norway edit

 
Austria
5 		Vienna, Austria[9]
5–7 May 1961
Clay 		 
Norway
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Franz Saiko
Finn-Dag Jagge 		6
4 		6
1 		6
1 		     
2  
  		Ladislav Legenstein
Thorvald Moe 		6
4 		6
3 		6
2 		     
3  
  		Ladislav Legenstein / Franz Saiko
Finn-Dag Jagge / Thorvald Moe 		6
3 		6
1 		6
1 		     
4  
  		Franz Saiko
Thorvald Moe 		6
4 		6
1 		6
3 		     
5  
  		Franz Hainka
Finn-Dag Jagge 		6
4 		6
1 		6
2 		     

Turkey vs. Finland edit

 
Turkey
1 		Istanbul, Turkey[10]
5–7 May 1961
  
Finland
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Nazmi Bari
Sakari Salo 		6
3 		3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		   
2  
  		Engin Balas
Reino Nyyssönen 		2
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
3  
  		Engin Balas / Nazmi Bari
Reino Nyyssönen / Sakari Salo 		1
6 		10
12 		1
6 		     
4  
  		Engin Balas
Matti Kinnunen 		6
3 		6
3 		6
2 		     
5  
  		Ziya Kipkizilorenli
Reino Nyyssönen 		6
4 		3
6 		0
6 		1
6 		   

Romania vs. South Africa edit

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

Yugoslavia vs. Spain edit

 
Yugoslavia
1 		Split, Yugoslavia[12]
5–7 May 1961
  
Spain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Vladimir Presečki
Emilio Martínez del Rey 		8
6 		3
6 		9
7 		6
0 		   
2  
  		Boro Jovanović
Manuel Santana 		3
6 		6
8 		1
6 		     
3  
  		Boro Jovanović / Nikola Pilić
Alberto Arilla / Manuel Santana 		3
6 		5
7 		5
7 		     
4  
  		Vladimir Presečki
Manuel Santana 		3
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
5  
  		Boro Jovanović
Emilio Martínez del Rey 		          not
played

Israel vs. New Zealand edit

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

Denmark vs. Hungary edit

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

Second round edit

Belgium vs. Italy edit

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

Netherlands vs. West Germany edit

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

Poland vs. Monaco edit

 
Poland
4 		Warsaw, Poland[17]
2–4 June 1961
  
Monaco
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Władysław Skonecki
Roland Borghini 		6
8 		6
3 		6
4 		6
2 		   
2  
  		Wiesław Gąsiorek
Adrien Viviani 		6
4 		6
1 		6
2 		     
3  
  		Wiesław Nowicki / Józef Orlikowski
Roland Borghini / Adrien Viviani 		6
2 		6
1 		1
6 		3
6 		6
1 		 
4  
  		Józef Orlikowski
Roland Borghini 		8
10 		6
3 		6
2 		6
8 		4
6 		 
5  
  		Wiesław Nowicki
Adrien Viviani 		6
4 		6
4 		6
2 		     

France vs. Brazil edit

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

Austria vs. Great Britain edit

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

Finland vs. South Africa edit

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

Spain vs. New Zealand edit

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

Hungary vs. Sweden edit

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

Quarterfinals edit

West Germany vs. Italy edit

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

Poland vs. France edit

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

Great Britain vs. South Africa edit

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

Spain vs. Sweden edit

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

Semifinals edit

France vs. Italy edit

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

Sweden vs. Great Britain edit

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

Final edit

Italy vs. Sweden edit

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

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 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.

External links edit

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