1953 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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1953 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Details
Duration	24 April 1953 – 20 July 1953
Teams	24
Categories	1953 Davis Cup Europe Zone 1953 Davis Cup America Zone
Champion
Winning nation	Belgium Qualified for: 1953 Davis Cup Inter-Zonal Finals
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The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1953 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 Denmark in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone. ^{[1] [2]}

Draw

First Round 24 April–5 May

Second Round 13–19 May

Quarterfinals 10–14 June

Semifinals 10–13 July

Final 18–20 July

West Germany

West Berlin

bye

West Germany

3

South Africa

w/o

South Africa

2

Paris, France (clay)

Monaco

West Germany

1

France

Zagreb, Yugoslavia

France

4

bye

France

4

Yugoslavia

5

Yugoslavia

1

Paris, France (clay)

Switzerland

0

France

1

Denmark

Vienna, Austria (clay)

Denmark

4

bye

Denmark

5

Egypt

1

Austria

0

Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)

Austria

4

Denmark

4

Philippines

Helsinki, Finland

Philippines

1

bye

Philippines

5

Finland

4

Finland

0

Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)

Ireland

1

Denmark

2

Spain

5

Barcelona, Spain (clay)

Belgium

3

Israel

0

Spain

0

bye

Sweden

5

Turin, Italy (clay)

Sweden

Sweden

1

Netherlands

5

Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)

Italy

4

Ceylon

0

Netherlands

0

bye

Italy

5

Brussels, Belgium

Italy

Italy

2

Luxembourg

0

Oslo, Norway (clay)

Belgium

3

Norway

5

Norway

0

bye

Great Britain

5

Brussels, Belgium (clay)

Great Britain

Great Britain

1

Brazil

Budapest, Hungary

Belgium

4

Hungary

w/o

Hungary

0

bye

Belgium

5

Belgium

First round

Yugoslavia vs. Switzerland

Yugoslavia 5	Novi Sad, Yugoslavia [3] 2–4 May 1953		Switzerland 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Josip Palada Erwin Balestra 6 1 1 6 6 2 6 4     2 Vladimir Petrović Max Albrecht 1 6 6 1 6 4 6 2     3 Josip Palada  /  Vladimir Petrović Jean-Pierre Blondel  /  Paul Blondel 3 6 6 4 7 5 6 4     4 Ilija Panajotović Erwin Balestra 8 10 6 2 6 2 6 4     5 Petko Milojković Jean-Pierre Blondel 1 6 6 3 4 6       retired

Egypt vs. Austria

Egypt 1	Cairo, Egypt [4] 24–26 April 1953		Austria 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Marcel Coen Alfred Huber 2 6 1 6 6 2 6 1 6 3   2 Adli El Shafei Hans Redl 1 6 2 6 6 1 6 2 9 11   3 Marcel Coen  /  Adli El Shafei Alfred Huber  /  Hans Redl 6 3 5 7 1 6 3 6     4 Adli El Shafei Alfred Huber 6 3 5 7 1 6 3 6     5 Marcel Coen Hans Redl 6 2 2 6 4 6 6 3 1 6

Finland vs. Ireland

Finland 4	Helsinki, Finland [5] 3–5 May 1953		Ireland 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Pentti Forsman Joseph Hackett 7 5 6 3 2 6 1 6 1 6   2 Sakari Salo Guy Jackson 6 1 6 2 6 3       3 Pentti Forsman  /  Sakari Salo Joseph Hackett  /  Guy Jackson 7 5 6 4 6 4       4 Pentti Forsman Guy Jackson 6 2 7 5 4 6 3 6 7 5   5 Sakari Salo Joseph Hackett 6 3 6 4 6 0

Spain vs. Israel

Spain 5	Barcelona, Spain [6] 2–4 May 1953 Clay		Israel 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 José María Draper Arie Avidan-Weiss 2 6 5 7 6 2 6 2 6 3   2 Carlos Ferrer Mordechai Apel 6 1 6 1 6 0       3 José María Draper  /  Fernando Olózaga Mordechai Apel  /  Arie Avidan-Weiss 6 1 6 3 8 6       4 Emilio Martínez del Rey Gabriel Dubitzky 6 4 6 1 9 7       5 Carlos Ferrer Arie Avidan-Weiss 6 3 6 0 6 3

Netherlands vs. Ceylon

Netherlands 5	Scheveningen, Netherlands [7] 1–3 May 1953 Clay		Ceylon 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Hans van Swol Doug Scharenguivel 6 3 6 2 6 2       2 Hubert Wilton Percy Ernst 6 2 6 2 5 7 6 3     3 Hans van Swol  /  Hubert Wilton Donald Fonseca  /  Doug Scharenguivel 6 2 7 5 6 3       4 Hubert Wilton Doug Scharenguivel 3 6 1 6 7 5 6 1 7 5   5 Hans van Swol Percy Ernst 6 4 6 0 6 3

Luxembourg vs. Norway

Luxembourg 0	Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg [8] 1–3 May 1953 Clay		Norway 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gaston Wampach Nils-Erik Hessen 2 6 6 4 6 3 8 10 3 6   2 Géza Wertheim Rolf Pape 3 6 2 6 1 6       3 Gaston Wampach  /  Géza Wertheim Nils-Erik Hessen  /  Rolf Pape 1 6 13 15 3 6       4 Géza Wertheim Finn Søhol 3 6 4 6 1 6       5 Gaston Wampach Rolf Pape 3 6 4 6 2 6

Second round

West Germany vs. South Africa

West Germany 3	West Berlin [9] 15–17 May 1953		South Africa 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Engelbert Koch Ian Vermaak 6 8 6 3 6 4 6 2     2 Gottfried von Cramm Russell Seymour 6 1 6 2 7 5       3 Rolf Göpfert  /  Horst Hermann Russell Seymour  /  Bryan Woodroffe 6 3 6 3 2 6 4 6 5 7   4 Gottfried von Cramm Ian Vermaak 6 1 6 3 6 1       5 Engelbert Koch Russell Seymour 4 6 6 4 4 6 4 6

Yugoslavia vs. France

Yugoslavia 1	Zagreb, Yugoslavia [10] 15–17 May 1953		France 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Josip Palada Paul Rémy 2 6 2 6 8 6 4 6     2 Vladimir Petrović Robert Haillet 3 6 9 7 4 6 8 6 6 8   3 Petko Milojković  /  Vladimir Petrović Marcel Bernard  /  Paul Rémy 2 6 4 6 7 9       4 Vladimir Petrović Robert Abdesselam 8 6 6 2 6 1       5 Ilija Panajotović Robert Haillet 6 3 2 6 4 6 1 6

Austria vs. Denmark

Austria 0	Vienna, Austria [11] 13–15 May 1953 Clay		Denmark 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Hans Redl Kurt Nielsen 1 6 1 6 2 6       2 Alfred Huber Torben Ulrich 6 3 5 7 3 6 4 6     3 Alfred Huber  /  Hans Redl Kurt Nielsen  /  Torben Ulrich 4 6 6 3 6 4 4 6 1 6   4 Hans Redl Torben Ulrich 4 6 3 6 6 2 4 6     5 Alfred Huber Kurt Nielsen 5 7 1 6 8 10

Finland vs. Philippines

Finland 0	Helsinki, Finland [12] 15–17 May 1953		Philippines 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Pentti Forsman Raymundo Deyro 3 6 2 6 6 4 0 6     2 Sakari Salo Felicisimo Ampon 0 6 2 6 1 6       3 Pentti Forsman  /  Sakari Salo Felicisimo Ampon  /  Raymundo Deyro 3 6 0 6 2 6       4 Sakari Salo Raymundo Deyro 3 6 2 6 6 3 6 3 6 8   5 Pentti Forsman Felicisimo Ampon 2 6 0 6 0 6

Spain vs. Sweden

Spain 0	Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain [13] 14–17 May 1953 Clay		Sweden 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 José María Draper Lennart Bergelin 3 6 1 6 4 6       2 Carlos Ferrer Sven Davidson 4 6 6 2 6 3 1 6 1 6   3 José María Draper  /  Fernando Olózaga Sven Davidson  /  Torsten Johansson 2 6 0 6 2 6       4 Emilio Martínez del Rey Sven Davidson 4 6 8 10 5 7       5 Carlos Ferrer Lennart Bergelin 2 6 1 6 6 4 2 6

Netherlands vs. Italy

Netherlands 0	Scheveningen, Netherlands [14] 14–16 May 1953 Clay		Italy 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Hubert Wilton Giuseppe Merlo 3 6 2 6 1 6       2 Hans van Swol Rolando del Bello 4 6 6 1 3 6 6 3 1 6   3 Hans van Swol  /  Hubert Wilton Marcello del Bello  /  Orlando Sirola 2 6 5 7 1 6       4 Boebi van Meegeren Rolando del Bello 6 4 1 6 2 6 3 6     5 Hans van Swol Giuseppe Merlo 6 0 6 2 5 7 4 6 5 7

Norway vs. Great Britain

Norway 0	Oslo, Norway [15] 17–19 May 1953 Clay		Great Britain 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Rolf Pape Geoffrey Paish 6 4 0 6 3 6 2 6     2 Sverre Lie Tony Mottram 3 6 2 6 1 6       3 Nils-Erik Hessen  /  Rolf Pape Tony Mottram  /  Geoffrey Paish 5 7 0 6 3 6       4 Rolf Pape Tony Mottram 2 6 3 6 1 6       5 Nils-Erik Hessen Gerald Oakley 4 6 2 6 0 6

Hungary vs. Belgium

Hungary 0	Budapest, Hungary [16] 14–16 May 1953		Belgium 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 József Asbóth Jacques Brichant 2 6 3 6 6 4 8 10     2 Antal Jancsó Philippe Washer 2 6 6 3 1 6 1 6     3 Zoltán Katona  /  Dezső Vad Jacques Brichant  /  Philippe Washer 2 6 2 6 4 6       4 József Asbóth Philippe Washer 6 4 9 11 4 6 3 6     5 Antal Jancsó Jacques Brichant 4 6 2 6 2 6

Quarterfinals

France vs. West Germany

France 4	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [17] 12–14 June 1953 Clay		West Germany 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Paul Rémy Gottfried von Cramm 4 6 0 6 4 6       2 Robert Haillet Engelbert Koch 6 1 6 3 6 1       3 Jean Ducos de la Haille  /  Paul Rémy Gottfried von Cramm  /  Rolf Göpfert 2 6 6 4 3 6 6 2 6 4   4 Robert Haillet Gottfried von Cramm 1 6 2 6 6 1 7 5 6 4   5 Paul Rémy Engelbert Koch 6 2 6 4 6 2

Denmark vs. Philippines

Denmark 4	Copenhagen, Denmark [18] 10–12 June 1953 Clay		Philippines 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Torben Ulrich Raymundo Deyro 6 3 6 2 6 4       2 Kurt Nielsen Felicisimo Ampon 8 6 6 3 8 6       3 Kurt Nielsen  /  Torben Ulrich Felicisimo Ampon  /  Raymundo Deyro 6 3 6 8 6 3 8 6     4 Torben Ulrich Felicisimo Ampon 4 6 2 6 3 6       5 Kurt Nielsen Raymundo Deyro 6 2 6 3 6 4

Italy vs. Sweden

Italy 4	Turin, Italy [19] 12–14 June 1953 Clay		Sweden 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Fausto Gardini Lennart Bergelin 7 9 1 6 6 2 7 5 6 3   2 Giuseppe Merlo Sven Davidson 4 6 6 3 6 3 7 5     3 Marcello del Bello  /  Giovanni Cucelli Lennart Bergelin  /  Sven Davidson 6 2 1 6 6 2 6 3     4 Orlando Sirola Sven Davidson 3 6 6 3 7 5 3 6 4 6   5 Giuseppe Merlo Staffan Stockenberg 6 4 6 0 6 2

Belgium vs. Great Britain

Belgium 4	Brussels, Belgium [20] 12–14 June 1953 Clay		Great Britain 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Philippe Washer Tony Mottram 7 5 6 4 7 5       2 Jacques Brichant Geoffrey Paish 6 4 4 6 6 2 6 1     3 Jacques Brichant  /  Philippe Washer Tony Mottram  /  Geoffrey Paish 8 6 1 6 2 6 4 6     4 Jacques Brichant Tony Mottram 7 5 6 4 6 0       5 Philippe Washer Geoffrey Paish 6 2 6 2 6 2

Semifinals

France vs. Denmark

France 1	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [21] 10–13 July 1953 Clay		Denmark 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Robert Haillet Kurt Nielsen 6 3 2 6 4 6 2 6     2 Paul Rémy Torben Ulrich 2 6 6 1 6 1 6 2     3 Jean Ducos de la Haille  /  Paul Rémy Kurt Nielsen  /  Torben Ulrich 6 0 3 6 6 3 3 6 6 8   4 Robert Haillet Torben Ulrich 4 6 2 6 7 5 4 6     5 Paul Rémy Kurt Nielsen 10 12 6 1 6 0 0 6 4 6

Belgium vs. Italy

Belgium 3	Brussels, Belgium [22] 10–13 July 1953		Italy 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Philippe Washer Fausto Gardini 6 4 14 16 2 6 6 4 6 3   2 Jacques Brichant Giuseppe Merlo 6 4 1 6 6 4 4 6 8 10   3 Jacques Brichant  /  Philippe Washer Marcello del Bello  /  Giovanni Cucelli 3 6 6 2 5 7 1 6     4 Philippe Washer Giuseppe Merlo 6 2 6 2 6 4       5 Jacques Brichant Fausto Gardini 6 2 7 5 4 6 9 7

Final

Denmark vs. Belgium

Denmark 2	Copenhagen, Denmark [2] 18–20 July 1953 Clay		Belgium 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Kurt Nielsen Jacques Brichant 6 1 7 5 3 6 3 6 6 3   2 Torben Ulrich Philippe Washer 6 4 4 6 5 7 1 6     3 Kurt Nielsen  /  Torben Ulrich Jacques Brichant  /  Philippe Washer 6 4 6 3 7 9 1 6 4 6   4 Torben Ulrich Jacques Brichant 5 7 7 5 3 6 3 6     5 Kurt Nielsen Philippe Washer 8 6 6 8 6 2 6 4

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

External links

• Davis Cup official website