1946 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Main article: 1946 Davis Cup

1946 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Details
Duration	2 May 1946 – 17 July 1946
Teams	15
Categories	1946 Europe Zone 1946 America Zone
Champion
Winning nation	Sweden Qualified for: 1946 Davis Cup Inter-Zonal Final
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The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1946 Davis Cup.

15 teams entered the Europe Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Final against the winner of the America Zone. ^[1] Sweden defeated Yugoslavia in the final, and went on to face the United States in the Inter-Zonal Final. ^[2]

Draw

First round 2–12 May

Quarterfinals 24–26 May

Semifinals 9–14 June

Final 14–17 July

Ireland

Stockholm, Sweden (clay)

bye

Ireland

0

Stockholm, Sweden (clay)

Sweden

5

Sweden

5

Stockholm, Sweden (clay)

Netherlands

0

Sweden

4

Brussels, Belgium

Belgium

1

Belgium

5

Brussels, Belgium

Monaco

0

Belgium

3

Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)

China

2

Denmark

1

Varberg, Sweden (clay)

China

4

Sweden

3

Paris, France (clay)

Yugoslavia

2

France

5

Montreux, Switzerland

Great Britain

0

France

3

Barcelona, Spain (clay)

Switzerland

2

Spain

2

Paris, France (clay)

Switzerland

3

France

2

Zagreb, Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia

3

Yugoslavia

5

Prague, Czechoslovakia

Egypt

0

Yugoslavia

3

Czechoslovakia

2

Turkey

Czechoslovakia

w/o

First round

Sweden vs. Netherlands

Sweden 5	Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden [3] 10–12 May 1946 Clay		Netherlands 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Lennart Bergelin Ivo Rinkel 5 7 6 0 6 4 6 2     2 Torsten Johansson Hans van Swol 8 6 6 4 7 5       3 Lennart Bergelin  /  Torsten Johansson Ivo Rinkel  /  Hans van Swol 6 4 5 7 4 6 7 5 6 2   4 Lennart Bergelin Hans van Swol 7 5 6 3 6 1       5 Torsten Johansson Ivo Rinkel 9 7 6 1 6 1

Belgium vs. Monaco

Belgium 5	Brussels, Belgium [4] 10–12 May 1946		Monaco 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jacques Van den Eynde René Gallèpe 6 0 6 0 6 2       2 Philippe Washer Vladimir Landau 6 1 6 1 6 1       3 Pierre Geelhand de Merxem  /  Philippe Washer René Gallèpe  /  Vladimir Landau 6 1 6 2 6 1       4 Jacques Van den Eynde Vladimir Landau 6 2 6 3 6 1       5 Philippe Washer René Gallèpe 6 1 6 0 6 2

Denmark vs. China

Denmark 1	Copenhagen, Denmark [5] 10–12 May 1946 Clay		China 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Arne Velschow-Rasmussen Kho Sin-Kie 0 6 1 6 0 6       2 Jannik Ipsen Choy Wai-Chuen 2 6 2 6 3 6       3 Jannik Ipsen  /  Per Thielsen Choy Wai-Chuen  /  Kho Sin-Kie 7 5 2 6 4 6 5 7     4 Jannik Ipsen Kho Sin-Kie 0 6 1 6 4 6       5 Erik Bjerre Kenneth Lo 3 6 6 4 6 1 6 3

France vs. Great Britain

France 5	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [6] 10–12 May 1946 Clay		Great Britain 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Pierre Pellizza Donald MacPhail 6 1 6 2 6 2       2 Yvon Petra Derrick Barton 6 4 6 4 6 3       3 Marcel Bernard  /  Bernard Destremau Henry Billington  /  John Olliff 13 11 4 6 7 5 6 1     4 Pierre Pellizza Derrick Barton 6 2 6 3 6 1       5 Yvon Petra Donald MacPhail 6 0 6 2 6 1

Spain vs. Switzerland

Spain 2	Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain [7] 2–6 May 1946 Clay		Switzerland 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Luis Carles Hans Huonder 6 3 6 4 6 3       2 Pedro Castella Jost Spitzer 0 6 1 6 4 6       3 Jaime Bartroli  /  Luis Carles René Buser  /  Jost Spitzer 7 5 6 8 9 11 7 9     4 Luis Carles Jost Spitzer 7 9 7 5 7 5 3 6 6 2   5 Pedro Castella Hans Huonder 6 3 3 6 1 6 6 4 4 6

Yugoslavia vs. Egypt

Yugoslavia 5	Zagreb, Yugoslavia [8] 10–12 May 1946		Egypt 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Franjo Punčec Adli El Shafei 6 0 6 1 6 3       2 Dragutin Mitić Andre Najar 7 5 6 1 6 3       3 Dragutin Mitić  /  Josip Palada Jacques Grandguillot  /  Mahmoud Talaat 6 2 6 4 3 6 10 8     4 Josip Palada Andre Najar 6 0 6 1 6 2       5 Dragutin Mitić Adli El Shafei 6 0 6 1 6 3

Quarterfinals

Sweden vs. Ireland

Sweden 5	Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden [9] 24–26 May 1946 Clay		Ireland 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Lennart Bergelin Cyril Kemp 2 6 6 2 6 2 6 4     2 Torsten Johansson Raymond Egan 6 2 7 5 1 6 3 6 6 3   3 Lennart Bergelin  /  Torsten Johansson Raymond Egan  /  Cyril Kemp 3 6 6 1 6 3 2 6 6 3   4 Torsten Johansson Cyril Kemp 3 6 6 1 6 3 2 6 6 3   5 Lennart Bergelin Raymond Egan 6 4 6 2 6 0

Belgium vs. China

Belgium 3	Brussels, Belgium [10] 24–26 May 1946		China 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jacques Van den Eynde Kho Sin-Kie 3 6 5 7 3 6       2 Philippe Washer Choy Wai-Chuen 7 5 6 4 6 2       3 Pierre Geelhand de Merxem  /  Philippe Washer Choy Wai-Chuen  /  Kho Sin-Kie 5 7 6 3 6 0 3 6 6 2   4 Jacques Van den Eynde Choy Wai-Chuen 4 6 6 1 6 3 6 4     5 Philippe Washer Kho Sin-Kie 6 1 7 5 3 6 4 6 1 6

Switzerland vs. France

Switzerland 2	Montreux, Switzerland [11] 24–26 May 1946		France 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Hans Huonder Yvon Petra 8 10 0 6 1 6       2 Jost Spitzer Pierre Pellizza 6 2 6 3 6 2       3 René Buser  /  Jost Spitzer Marcel Bernard  /  Yvon Petra 0 6 1 6 2 6       4 Jost Spitzer Yvon Petra 3 6 3 6 4 6       5 Hans Huonder Pierre Pellizza 7 5 6 4 7 5

Czechoslovakia vs. Yugoslavia

Czechoslovakia 2	Prague, Czechoslovakia [12] 24–26 May 1946		Yugoslavia 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Vojtěch Vodička Franjo Punčec 3 6 5 7 5 7       2 Jaroslav Drobný Dragutin Mitić 6 3 4 6 6 0 1 6 3 6   3 Josef Caska  /  Jaroslav Drobný Dragutin Mitić  /  Josip Palada 10 8 6 2 6 4       4 Vojtěch Vodička Dragutin Mitić 2 6 0 6 0 6       5 Jaroslav Drobný Franjo Punčec 6 3 6 2 6 4

Semifinals

Sweden vs. Belgium

Sweden 4	Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden [13] 12–14 June 1946 Clay		Belgium 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Lennart Bergelin Jacques Peten 3 6 6 3 6 1 6 1     2 Torsten Johansson Philippe Washer 2 6 1 6 4 6       3 Lennart Bergelin  /  Torsten Johansson Pierre Geelhand de Merxem  /  Philippe Washer 4 6 6 2 6 4 6 4     4 Torsten Johansson Jacques Peten 6 3 6 3 6 0       5 Lennart Bergelin Philippe Washer 7 5 3 6 6 3 9 7

France vs. Yugoslavia

France 2	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [14] 9–11 June 1946 Clay		Yugoslavia 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Yvon Petra Dragutin Mitić 2 6 8 6 6 4 3 6 8 6   2 Marcel Bernard Franjo Punčec 2 6 6 1 0 6 7 5 6 3   3 Bernard Destremau  /  Pierre Pellizza Dragutin Mitić  /  Franjo Punčec 10 8 6 8 3 6 7 5 8 10   4 Marcel Bernard Dragutin Mitić 3 6 6 4 6 3 0 6 3 6   5 Yvon Petra Franjo Punčec 3 6 6 3 4 6 9 7 0 6

Final

Sweden vs. Yugoslavia

Sweden 3	Centercourt, Varberg, Sweden [2] 14–17 July 1946 Clay		Yugoslavia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Torsten Johansson Dragutin Mitić 6 4 6 1 1 6 2 6 0 6   2 Lennart Bergelin Josip Palada 2 6 2 6 3 6       3 Lennart Bergelin  /  Torsten Johansson Dragutin Mitić  /  Josip Palada 6 1 3 6 3 6 8 6 6 2   4 Torsten Johansson Josip Palada 6 3 6 4 6 4       5 Lennart Bergelin Dragutin Mitić 5 7 3 6 6 3 6 1 10 8

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. "Sweden v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
3. "Sweden v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
4. "Belgium v Monaco". daviscup.com.
5. "Denmark v China". daviscup.com.
6. "France v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
7. "Spain v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
8. "Yugoslavia v Egypt". daviscup.com.
9. "Sweden v Ireland". daviscup.com.
10. "Belgium v China". daviscup.com.
11. "Switzerland v France". daviscup.com.
12. "Czechoslovakia v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
13. "Sweden v Belgium". daviscup.com.
14. "France v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.

External links

• Davis Cup official website