1951 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Main article: 1951 Davis Cup

1951 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Details
Duration	3 May 1951 – 29 July 1951
Teams	21
Categories	1951 Davis Cup Europe Zone 1951 Davis Cup America Zone
Champion
Winning nation	Sweden Qualified for: 1951 Davis Cup Inter-Zonal Final
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The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1951 Davis Cup.

21 teams entered the Europe Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Final against the winner of the America Zone. A seeding system was introduced for the first time, where the previous year's quarterfinalists were guaranteed a bye in the first round. ^[1]

Sweden defeated West Germany in the final, and went on to face the United States in the Inter-Zonal Final. ^[2]

Draw

First Round 3–11 May

Second Round 11–22 May

Quarterfinals 14–19 June

Semifinals 13–19 July

Final 27–29 July

Sweden

Vienna, Austria (clay)

bye

Sweden

5

Austria

Austria

0

Scarborough, England (grass)

bye

Sweden

5

France

Wimbledon, England (grass)

Great Britain

0

bye

France

2

Great Britain

Great Britain

3

Båstad, Sweden (clay)

bye

Sweden

5

Philippines

Paris, France (clay)

Philippines

0

bye

Philippines

4

Finland

1

Brazil

1

Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)

Brazil

4

Philippines

4

Ireland

Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)

Netherlands

1

bye

Ireland

2

Netherlands

4

Netherlands

3

Båstad, Sweden (clay)

Monaco

1

Sweden

5

Norway

2

Brussels, Belgium

West Germany

0

Egypt

3

Egypt

1

bye

Belgium

4

Cologne, West Germany

Belgium

Belgium

2

Yugoslavia

2

West Berlin (clay)

West Germany

3

West Germany

3

West Germany

4

bye

Denmark

1

Munich, West Germany

Denmark

West Germany

3

Switzerland

5

Zürich, Switzerland

Italy

2

Luxembourg

0

Switzerland

1

bye

Poland

4

Milan, Italy (clay)

Poland

Poland

0

bye

Milan, Italy (clay)

Italy

5

South Africa

South Africa

2

bye

Italy

3

Italy

First round

Finland vs. Brazil

Finland 1	Helsinki, Finland [3] 4–6 May 1951		Brazil 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Pentti Forsman Alcides Procópio 4 6 4 6 6 4 6 2 1 6   2 Sakari Salo Armando Vieira 1 6 1 6 4 6       3 Pentti Forsman  /  Sakari Salo Alcides Procópio  /  Armando Vieira 4 6 4 6 1 6       4 Sakari Salo Roberto Cardozo 6 3 6 4 6 4       5 Pentti Forsman Armando Vieira 6 2 4 6 5 7 6 0 2 6

Netherlands vs. Monaco

Netherlands 4	Scheveningen, Netherlands [4] 3–5 May 1951 Clay		Monaco 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 John Linck Georges Pasquier 3 6 6 2 6 4 9 7     2 Hans van Swol Aleco Noghès 2 6 6 4 6 2 6 0     3 Ivo Rinkel  /  Hans van Swol Aleco Noghès  /  Georges Pasquier 6 1 6 2 6 2       4 Hans van Swol Georges Pasquier 6 1 6 1 6 2       5 John Linck Aleco Noghès 6 3 8 10 6 3 5 7 2 6

Norway vs. Egypt

Norway 2	Oslo, Norway [5] 9–11 May 1951 Clay		Egypt 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Johan Haanes Marcel Coen 6 2 6 2 6 3       2 Jan Staubo Adli El Shafei 8 6 3 6 5 7 2 6     3 Johan Haanes  /  Sverre Lie Marcel Coen  /  Adli El Shafei 9 11 4 6 3 6       4 Johan Haanes Adli El Shafei 1 6 4 6 3 6       5 Jan Staubo Marcel Coen 4 6 6 3 6 3 6 3

Yugoslavia vs. West Germany

Yugoslavia 2	Zagreb, Yugoslavia [6] 4–7 May 1951		West Germany 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Milan Branović Ernst Buchholz 4 6 5 7 6 2 6 2 6 4   2 Dragutin Mitić Gottfried von Cramm 0 6 2 6 6 8       3 Dragutin Mitić  /  Josip Palada Gottfried von Cramm  /  Rolf Göpfert 2 6 9 7 4 6 4 6     4 Dragutin Mitić Ernst Buchholz 6 3 12 10 6 4       5 Milan Branović Gottfried von Cramm 1 6 7 5 7 9 4 6

Switzerland vs. Luxembourg

Switzerland 5	Lausanne, Switzerland [7] 3–6 May 1951		Luxembourg 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Max Albrecht Gaston Wampach 6 3 6 8 6 1 6 0     2 Jost Spitzer Géza Wertheim 6 0 6 4 6 2       3 Paul Blondel  /  René Buser Gaston Wampach  /  Géza Wertheim 3 6 7 9 6 3 6 2 6 2   4 Max Albrecht Géza Wertheim 6 1 6 2 6 1       5 Jost Spitzer Gaston Wampach 6 1 12 10 6 2

Second round

Austria vs. Sweden

Austria 0	Vienna, Austria [8] 19–21 May 1951 Clay		Sweden 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gustav Specht Sven Davidson 1 6 6 8 0 6       2 Hans Redl Lennart Bergelin 9 7 2 6 1 6 1 6     3 Alfred Huber  /  Hans Redl Lennart Bergelin  /  Sven Davidson 3 6 5 7 2 6       4 Hans Redl Sven Davidson 4 6 6 1 4 6 1 6     5 Gustav Specht Torsten Johansson 1 6 5 7 7 5 4 6

Great Britain vs. France

Great Britain 3	No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England [9] 19–22 May 1951 Grass		France 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Geoffrey Paish Paul Rémy 3 6 2 6 3 6       2 Tony Mottram Bernard Destremau 6 3 1 6 6 8 6 2 6 3   3 Tony Mottram  /  Geoffrey Paish Robert Abdesselam  /  Paul Rémy 7 5 6 3 6 8 6 4     4 Tony Mottram Paul Rémy 6 2 6 4 6 4       5 Arthur G. Roberts Bernard Destremau 5 7 2 6 8 6 6 3 3 6

Philippines vs. Brazil

Philippines 4	Paris, France [10] 11–13 May 1951 Clay		Brazil 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Raymundo Deyro Armando Vieira 3 6 2 6 7 9       2 Felicisimo Ampon Alcides Procópio 6 1 6 0 6 1       3 Felicisimo Ampon  /  César Carmona Alcides Procópio  /  Armando Vieira 3 6 6 2 6 1 7 5     4 Felicisimo Ampon Armando Vieira 8 6 3 6 6 0 6 0     5 Raymundo Deyro Roberto Cardozo 6 3 7 5 6 3

Netherlands vs. Ireland

Netherlands 3	Scheveningen, Netherlands [11] 11–13 May 1951 Clay		Ireland 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ludwig Krijt Joseph Hackett 6 3 4 6 6 4 6 2     2 Hans van Swol Guy Jackson 7 5 6 4 4 6 3 6 4 6   3 Ivo Rinkel  /  Hans van Swol Joseph Hackett  /  Cyril Kemp 6 3 6 1 6 2       4 Hans van Swol Joseph Hackett 6 2 6 4 6 1       5 Ludwig Krijt Guy Jackson 2 6 3 6 9 7 5 7

Belgium vs. Egypt

Belgium 4	Brussels, Belgium [12] 19–21 May 1951		Egypt 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jacques Brichant Marcel Coen 6 1 6 1 6 0       2 Philippe Washer Adli El Shafei 4 6 6 2 7 5 6 4     3 Jacques Brichant  /  Philippe Washer Marcel Coen  /  Adli El Shafei 6 2 7 5 2 6 6 2     4 Jacques Peten Marcel Coen 4 6 6 1 5 7 4 6     5 Jacques Brichant Adli El Shafei 6 3 6 1 6 4

West Germany vs. Denmark

West Germany 4	West Berlin [13] 18–20 May 1951 Clay		Denmark 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gottfried von Cramm Kurt Nielsen 6 2 6 4 6 0       2 Ernst Buchholz Torben Ulrich 6 2 3 6 4 6 4 6     3 Gottfried von Cramm  /  Rolf Göpfert Kurt Nielsen  /  Torben Ulrich 6 4 6 4 6 2       4 Ernst Buchholz Kurt Nielsen 2 6 3 6 6 3 6 3 6 4   5 Gottfried von Cramm Torben Ulrich 6 4 6 2 6 4

Switzerland vs. Poland

Switzerland 1	Zürich, Switzerland [14] 18–20 May 1951		Poland 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Max Albrecht Józef Piątek 7 5 6 4 5 7 0 6 1 6   2 Jost Spitzer Władysław Skonecki 6 4 2 6 2 6 5 7     3 René Buser  /  Jost Spitzer Józef Piątek  /  Władysław Skonecki 3 6 7 5 6 1 3 6 6 4   4 Jost Spitzer Józef Piątek 6 8 4 6 4 6       5 Max Albrecht Władysław Skonecki 6 3 6 1 5 7 3 6 3 6

Italy vs. South Africa

Italy 3	Milan, Italy [15] 18–21 May 1951 Clay		South Africa 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Giovanni Cucelli Sydney Levy 9 11 6 0 6 4 7 5     2 Rolando del Bello Eric Sturgess 3 6 1 6 5 7       3 Marcello del Bello  /  Giovanni Cucelli Leon Norgarb  /  Eric Sturgess 13 11 6 4 6 4       4 Rolando del Bello Sydney Levy 6 4 6 3 6 2       5 Giovanni Cucelli Eric Sturgess 3 6 2 6 6 4 7 9

Quarterfinals

Great Britain vs. Sweden

Great Britain 0	Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Club, Scarborough, England [16] 14–16 June 1951 Grass		Sweden 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Geoffrey Paish Lennart Bergelin 7 9 1 6 3 6       2 Tony Mottram Sven Davidson 6 4 5 7 2 6 6 8     3 Tony Mottram  /  Geoffrey Paish Lennart Bergelin  /  Sven Davidson 6 2 3 6 7 9 8 10     4 Tony Mottram Lennart Bergelin 6 3 7 5 3 6 4 6 2 6   5 Geoffrey Paish Sven Davidson 6 2 5 7 1 6 4 6

Netherlands vs. Philippines

Netherlands 1	Noordwijk, Netherlands [17] 15–17 June 1951 Clay		Philippines 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ludwig Krijt Raymundo Deyro 4 6 0 6 1 6       2 John Linck Felicisimo Ampon 1 6 3 6 7 5 1 6     3 Ivo Rinkel  /  Hans van Swol Felicisimo Ampon  /  César Carmona 5 7 6 3 7 5 6 4     4 John Linck Raymundo Deyro 1 6 4 6 6 4 2 6     5 Ludwig Krijt César Carmona 3 6 3 6 1 6

West Germany vs. Belgium

West Germany 3	Cologne, West Germany [18] 15–17 June 1951		Belgium 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gottfried von Cramm Philippe Washer 5 7 6 3 6 4 6 4     2 Ernst Buchholz Jacques Brichant 1 6 3 6 2 6       3 Gottfried von Cramm  /  Rolf Göpfert Jacques Brichant  /  Philippe Washer 8 6 3 6 6 2 6 3     4 Gottfried von Cramm Jacques Brichant 6 0 6 2 3 6 6 3     5 Ernst Buchholz Philippe Washer 6 3 3 6 6 8 3 6

Italy vs. Poland

Italy 5	Milan, Italy [19] 17–19 June 1951 Clay		Poland 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Giovanni Cucelli Józef Piątek 8 6 6 0 6 2       2 Rolando del Bello Jan Radzio 7 9 6 3 7 5 6 1     3 Marcello del Bello  /  Giovanni Cucelli Jan Chytrowski  /  Józef Piątek 6 2 6 3 6 2       4 Rolando del Bello Józef Piątek 6 4 6 0 1 6 6 2     5 Giuseppe Merlo Jan Radzio 6 1 6 1 6 2

Semifinals

Sweden vs. Philippines

Sweden 5	Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden [20] 17–19 July 1951 Clay		Philippines 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Lennart Bergelin Raymundo Deyro 6 1 6 3 6 2       2 Sven Davidson Felicisimo Ampon 6 1 6 4 4 6 0 6 6 3   3 Lennart Bergelin  /  Sven Davidson Felicisimo Ampon  /  César Carmona 6 3 8 6 6 4       4 Lennart Bergelin Felicisimo Ampon 6 3 6 1 0 6 1 6 6 2   5 Sven Davidson Raymundo Deyro 6 4 4 6 3 6 8 6 7 5

West Germany vs. Italy

West Germany 3	Munich, West Germany [21] 13–17 July 1951		Italy 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ernst Buchholz Rolando del Bello 2 6 6 1 8 6 1 6 4 6   2 Gottfried von Cramm Giovanni Cucelli 6 2 4 6 8 6 7 5     3 Gottfried von Cramm  /  Rolf Göpfert Marcello del Bello  /  Giovanni Cucelli 6 4 6 2 4 6 9 7     4 Ernst Buchholz Giovanni Cucelli 2 6 3 6 4 6       5 Gottfried von Cramm Rolando del Bello 7 5 6 4 4 6 6 4

Final

Sweden vs. West Germany

Sweden 5	Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden [2] 27–29 July 1951 Clay		West Germany 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Lennart Bergelin Gottfried von Cramm 6 4 6 1 6 4       2 Sven Davidson Ernst Buchholz 6 2 6 1 6 4       3 Lennart Bergelin  /  Sven Davidson Gottfried von Cramm  /  Rolf Göpfert 9 7 9 7 8 10 6 2     4 Lennart Bergelin Ernst Buchholz 6 1 5 7 6 4 6 3     5 Sven Davidson Helmut Gulcz 6 0 6 2 6 1

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

External links

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