1948 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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1948 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Details
Duration	22 April 1948 – 29 July 1948
Teams	25
Categories	1948 Davis Cup Europe Zone 1948 Davis Cup America Zone
Champion
Winning nation	Czechoslovakia Qualified for: 1948 Davis Cup Inter-Zonal Final
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The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1948 Davis Cup.

25 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] Czechoslovakia defeated Sweden in the final, and went on to face Australia in the Inter-Zonal Final. ^[2]

Draw

First Round 22 April–5 May

Second Round 6–18 May

Quarterfinals 10–14 June

Semifinals 9–11 July

Final 27–29 July

Netherlands

Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)

bye

Netherlands

5

Portugal

Portugal

0

Birmingham, England (grass)

bye

Netherlands

1

Norway

Oslo, Norway (clay)

Great Britain

4

bye

Norway

1

Great Britain

3

Great Britain

4

Stockholm, Sweden (clay)

India

2

Great Britain

1

Hungary

5

Paris, France (clay)

Sweden

4

Austria

0

Hungary

4

Romania

2

France

1

Budapest, Hungary (clay)

France

3

Hungary

2

Spain

0

Stockholm, Sweden (clay)

Sweden

3

Sweden

4

Sweden

5

Switzerland

3

Switzerland

0

Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)

Pakistan

2

Sweden

1

Ireland

5

Dublin, Ireland (grass)

Czechoslovakia

4

Luxembourg

0

Ireland

2

Denmark

3

Denmark

3

Turin, Italy (clay)

Egypt

2

Denmark

0

Turkey

0

Zagreb, Yugoslavia

Italy

5

Yugoslavia

5

Yugoslavia

2

Italy

w/o

Italy

3

Milan, Italy (clay)

Poland

Italy

2

bye

Prague, Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia

3

Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia

4

bye

Brazil

1

Prague, Czechoslovakia

Brazil

Czechoslovakia

3

bye

Brussels, Belgium

Belgium

2

Belgium

Belgium

3

bye

Argentina

2

Argentina

First round

Great Britain vs. India

Great Britain 3	Royal Hall Grounds, Harrogate, England [3] 22–24 April 1948 Clay		India 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Howard Walton Dilip Bose 3 6 3 6 2 6       2 Tony Mottram Sumant Misra 6 0 6 3 7 9 7 5     3 Tony Mottram  /  Geoffrey Paish Sumant Misra  /  Subba Sawhney 6 3 7 5 6 2       4 Tony Mottram Dilip Bose 6 3 6 4 6 4       5 Howard Walton Sumant Misra 6 2 6 8 7 9 2 6

Hungary vs. Austria

Hungary 5	Budapest, Hungary [4] 29 April–1 May 1948		Austria 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 András Ádám-Stolpa Hans Redl 6 3 4 6 6 4 4 6 6 3   2 József Asbóth Gustav Specht 6 2 6 2 6 0       3 József Asbóth  /  Kálmán Fehér Hans Redl  /  Gustav Specht 6 2 6 3 8 6       4 József Asbóth Hans Redl 6 4 6 2 6 2       5 András Ádám-Stolpa Gustav Specht 4 6 6 0 6 1 4 6 6 3

Romania vs. France

Romania 2	Bucharest, Romania [5] 1–3 May 1948 Clay		France 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gheorghe Viziru Bernard Destremau 6 3 6 2 7 5       2 Cristea Caralulis Marcel Bernard 3 6 6 4 6 3 6 2     3 Cristea Caralulis  /  Gheorghe Viziru Marcel Bernard  /  Henri Bolelli 3 6 6 8 6 8       4 Cristea Caralulis Bernard Destremau 2 6 4 6 5 7       5 Gheorghe Viziru Marcel Bernard 2 6 1 6 4 6

Spain vs. Sweden

Spain 0	Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain [6] 1–3 May 1948 Clay		Sweden 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Pedro Castella Torsten Johansson 3 6 2 6 1 6       2 Mario Szavoszt Lennart Bergelin 4 6 2 6 6 4 3 6     3 Jaime Bartroli  /  Mario Szavoszt Lennart Bergelin  /  Torsten Johansson 5 7 4 6 4 6       4 Mario Szavoszt Torsten Johansson 3 6 9 11 3 6       5 Pedro Castella Lennart Bergelin           not played

Switzerland vs. Pakistan

Switzerland 3	Montreux, Switzerland [7] 30 April–2 May 1948		Pakistan 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Max Albrecht Mahmoud Alam 6 1 6 1 6 2       2 Hans Huonder Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed 2 6 4 6 3 6       3 Max Albrecht  /  Hans Huonder Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed  /  Mahmoud Alam 7 5 6 4 6 4       4 Hans Huonder Mahmoud Alam 6 1 6 1 6 2       5 Max Albrecht Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed 1 6 5 7 6 1 6 4 4 6

Ireland vs. Luxembourg

Ireland 5	Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland [8] 1–3 May 1948 Grass		Luxembourg 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Cyril Kemp Gaston Wampach 7 5 6 3 6 8 6 4     2 Guy Jackson Géza Wertheim 7 5 6 1 6 1       3 Cyril Kemp  /  George McVeagh Gaston Wampach  /  Géza Wertheim 10 8 6 4 6 3       4 Guy Jackson Gaston Wampach 5 7 6 4 6 2 6 0     5 Cyril Kemp Géza Wertheim 6 0 6 2 6 4

Denmark vs. Egypt

Denmark 3	Copenhagen, Denmark [9] 3–5 May 1948 Clay		Egypt 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Torben Ulrich Adli El Shafei 6 1 7 5 5 7 5 7 8 6   2 Kurt Nielsen Andre Najar 3 6 6 2 6 2 6 3     3 Kurt Nielsen  /  Torben Ulrich Marcel Coen  /  Adli El Shafei 5 7 8 6 8 6 4 6 3 6   4 Kurt Nielsen Adli El Shafei 6 3 6 1 8 6       5 Torben Ulrich Marcel Coen 6 2 1 6 10 8 10 12 0 6

Turkey vs. Yugoslavia

Turkey 0	Istanbul, Turkey [10] 30 April–2 May 1948		Yugoslavia 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Suzan Gürel Dragutin Mitić 1 6 1 6 0 6       2 Fehmi Kızıl Josip Palada 1 6 6 1 6 8 3 6     3 Fehmi Kızıl  /  Cihat Özgenel Dragutin Mitić  /  Josip Palada 2 6 3 6 3 6       4 Suzan Gürel Josip Palada 4 6 2 6         5 Beliğ Beler Stefan Laslo 2 6 4 6

Second round

Netherlands vs. Portugal

Netherlands 5	Scheveningen, Netherlands [11] 6–8 May 1948 Clay		Portugal 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Hans van Swol José Roquette 6 0 6 3 6 2       2 Boebi van Meegeren Eduardo Ricciardi 6 2 6 1 6 1       3 Ivo Rinkel  /  Hans van Swol Eduardo Ricciardi  /  José da Silva 6 1 6 0 6 3       4 Hans van Swol Eduardo Ricciardi 6 4 6 2 6 4       5 Boebi van Meegeren José Roquette 6 1 6 1 6 3

Norway vs. Great Britain

Norway 1	Oslo, Norway [12] 11–13 May 1948 Clay		Great Britain 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Johan Haanes Geoffrey Paish 6 2 4 6 6 3 6 2     2 Jan Staubo Tony Mottram 2 6 1 6 1 6       3 Johan Haanes  /  Jan Staubo Henry Billington  /  Tony Mottram 1 6 5 7 3 6       4 Jan Staubo Geoffrey Paish 6 4 4 6 1 6 2 6     5 Johan Haanes Tony Mottram 1 6 0 6 7 5 1 6

France vs. Hungary

France 1	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [13] 15–17 May 1948 Clay		Hungary 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Marcel Bernard József Asbóth 6 1 6 4 4 6 6 2     2 Robert Abdesselam András Ádám-Stolpa 6 2 4 6 3 6 6 8     3 Marcel Bernard  /  Bernard Destremau András Ádám-Stolpa  /  József Asbóth 3 6 3 6 8 6 6 2 2 6   4 Robert Abdesselam József Asbóth 5 7 1 6 2 6       5 Marcel Bernard András Ádám-Stolpa 6 1 6 3 0 6 3 6 4 6

Sweden vs. Switzerland

Sweden 5	Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden [14] 15–17 May 1948 Clay		Switzerland 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Lennart Bergelin Max Albrecht 7 5 6 3 6 3       2 Torsten Johansson Hans Huonder 6 2 6 4 6 3       3 Lennart Bergelin  /  Torsten Johansson Max Albrecht  /  Hans Huonder 6 1 6 1 6 3       4 Torsten Johansson Max Albrecht 11 9 0 6 6 2 6 4     5 Lennart Bergelin Hans Huonder 6 2 6 4 6 1

Ireland vs. Denmark

Ireland 2	Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland [15] 15–18 May 1948 Grass		Denmark 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Cyril Kemp Torben Ulrich 6 8 3 6 4 6       2 Guy Jackson Kurt Nielsen 4 6 6 2 4 6 7 5 4 6   3 Guy Jackson  /  Cyril Kemp Kurt Nielsen  /  Torben Ulrich 6 0 6 3 6 8 3 6 6 2   4 Cyril Kemp Kurt Nielsen 4 6 6 8 3 6       5 Guy Jackson Torben Ulrich 6 4 6 8 2 6 6 2 6 3

Yugoslavia vs. Italy

Yugoslavia 2	Zagreb, Yugoslavia [16] 14–16 May 1948		Italy 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Dragutin Mitić Giovanni Cucelli 5 7 8 6 6 1 6 2     2 Josip Palada Marcello del Bello 2 6 3 6 8 6 7 9     3 Dragutin Mitić  /  Josip Palada Marcello del Bello  /  Giovanni Cucelli 0 6 3 6 6 1 5 7     4 Dragutin Mitić Marcello del Bello 5 7 4 6 6 8       5 Josip Palada Giovanni Cucelli 5 7 6 4 6 1 6 4

Czechoslovakia vs. Brazil

Czechoslovakia 4	Prague, Czechoslovakia [17] 14–16 May 1948		Brazil 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jaroslav Drobný Ernesto Petersen 6 2 6 2 6 2       2 Ferdinand Vrba Manoel Fernandes 2 6 4 6 3 6       3 Jaroslav Drobný  /  Vladimír Zábrodský Manoel Fernandes  /  Ernesto Petersen 6 3 6 4 6 0       4 Ferdinand Vrba Ernesto Petersen 7 9 6 3 6 4 6 3     5 Jaroslav Drobný Manoel Fernandes 6 0 4 1         retired

Belgium vs. Argentina

Belgium 3	Brussels, Belgium [18] 15–17 May 1948		Argentina 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jacques Peten Heraldo Weiss 6 1 1 6 6 2 6 3     2 Philippe Washer Enrique Morea 6 1 7 5 6 2       3 Jacques Peten  /  Philippe Washer Enrique Morea  /  Alejo Russell 10 8 3 6 2 6 6 8     4 Jacques Peten Enrique Morea 6 1 6 3 6 8 4 6 8 10   5 Philippe Washer Heraldo Weiss 8 6 4 6 6 4 6 4

Quarterfinals

Great Britain vs. Netherlands

Great Britain 4	Edgbaston Lawn Tennis Club, Birmingham, England [19] 10–12 June 1948 Grass		Netherlands 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Tony Mottram Hans van Swol 6 3 6 4 9 11 6 3     2 Geoffrey Paish Boebi van Meegeren 6 3 6 2 3 6 7 9 6 1   3 Tony Mottram  /  Geoffrey Paish Ivo Rinkel  /  Hans van Swol 3 6 7 5 2 6 6 1 4 6   4 Geoffrey Paish Hans van Swol 6 1 2 6 7 5 1 6 6 4   5 Tony Mottram Boebi van Meegeren 6 3 6 4 6 3

Hungary vs. Sweden

Hungary 2	Budapest, Hungary [20] 11–14 June 1948 Clay		Sweden 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 András Ádám-Stolpa Lennart Bergelin 7 5 4 6 2 6 1 6     2 József Asbóth Torsten Johansson 3 6 9 7 6 4 6 0     3 András Ádám-Stolpa  /  József Asbóth Lennart Bergelin  /  Torsten Johansson 7 5 3 6 5 7 5 7     4 András Ádám-Stolpa Torsten Johansson 5 7 1 6 4 6       5 József Asbóth Lennart Bergelin 6 4 6 3 6 4

Italy vs. Denmark

Italy 5	Turin, Italy [21] 11–13 June 1948 Clay		Denmark 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Giovanni Cucelli Kurt Nielsen 6 4 4 6 6 1 6 1     2 Marcello del Bello Torben Ulrich 6 3 6 3 6 3       3 Marcello del Bello  /  Giovanni Cucelli Kurt Nielsen  /  Torben Ulrich 6 2 6 3 8 6       4 Giovanni Cucelli Torben Ulrich 6 3 6 3 6 1       5 Marcello del Bello Kurt Nielsen 6 2 7 5 6 3

Czechoslovakia vs. Belgium

Czechoslovakia 3	Prague, Czechoslovakia [22] 11–13 June 1948		Belgium 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jaroslav Drobný Jacques Peten 6 4 6 3 6 1       2 Vladimír Černík Philippe Washer 4 6 6 2 4 6 3 6     3 Vladimír Černík  /  Jaroslav Drobný Pierre Geelhand de Merxem  /  Philippe Washer 7 5 4 6 6 1 6 3     4 Vladimír Černík Jacques Peten 4 6 6 2 1 6 4 6     5 Jaroslav Drobný Philippe Washer 6 2 6 4 6 2

Semifinals

Sweden vs. Great Britain

Sweden 4	Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden [23] 9–11 July 1948 Clay		Great Britain 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Lennart Bergelin Tony Mottram 6 3 6 2 6 3       2 Torsten Johansson Geoffrey Paish 6 2 2 6 8 6 6 1     3 Lennart Bergelin  /  Torsten Johansson Tony Mottram  /  Geoffrey Paish 2 6 7 5 6 4 6 3     4 Torsten Johansson Tony Mottram 3 6 6 2 2 6 2 6     5 Lennart Bergelin Geoffrey Paish 4 6 6 4 6 1 6 2

Italy vs. Czechoslovakia

Italy 2	Milan, Italy [24] 9–11 July 1948 Clay		Czechoslovakia 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Giovanni Cucelli Jaroslav Drobný 3 6 6 3 2 6 3 6     2 Marcello del Bello Vladimír Černík 2 6 4 6 9 7 3 6     3 Marcello del Bello  /  Giovanni Cucelli Vladimír Černík  /  Jaroslav Drobný 6 1 8 6 6 2       4 Marcello del Bello Jaroslav Drobný 9 11 3 6 2 6       5 Giovanni Cucelli Vladimír Černík 6 2 2 6 6 3 6 3

Final

Czechoslovakia vs. Sweden

Czechoslovakia 4	Prague, Czechoslovakia [2] 27–29 July 1948 Clay		Sweden 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Vladimír Černík Torsten Johansson 6 4 4 6 6 3 6 3     2 Jaroslav Drobný Lennart Bergelin 6 0 6 3 7 5       3 Vladimír Černík  /  Jaroslav Drobný Lennart Bergelin  /  Torsten Johansson 6 2 6 1 6 2       4 Vladimír Zábrodský Torsten Johansson 3 6 6 3 2 6 3 6     5 Ferdinand Vrba Börje Fornstedt 6 3 6 1 6 3

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. "Czechoslovakia v Sweden". daviscup.com.
3. "Great Britain v India". daviscup.com.
4. "Hungary v Austria". daviscup.com.
5. "Romania v France". daviscup.com.
6. "Spain v Sweden". daviscup.com.
7. "Switzerland v Pakistan". daviscup.com.
8. "Ireland v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.
9. "Denmark v Egypt". daviscup.com.
10. "Turkey v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
11. "Netherlands v Portugal". daviscup.com.
12. "Norway v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
13. "France v Hungary". daviscup.com.
14. "Sweden v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
15. "Ireland v Denmark". daviscup.com.
16. "Yugoslavia v Italy". daviscup.com.
17. "Czechoslovakia v Brazil". daviscup.com.
18. "Belgium v Argentina". daviscup.com.
19. "Great Britain v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
20. "Hungary v Sweden". daviscup.com.
21. "Italy v Denmark". daviscup.com.
22. "Czechoslovakia v Belgium". daviscup.com.
23. "Sweden v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
24. "Italy v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.

External links

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