1954 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Main article: 1954 Davis Cup

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1954 Davis Cup.

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

Draw

First Round 30 April–8 May

Second Round 13–17 May

Quarterfinals 10–15 June

Semifinals 9–19 July

Final 24–26 July

Denmark

Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay)

bye

Denmark

5

Luxembourg

Luxembourg

0

Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)

bye

Denmark

4

West Germany

Budapest, Hungary

Hungary

1

bye

West Germany

1

Hungary

3

Hungary

4

Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)

New Zealand

2

Denmark

1

India

Vienna, Austria

France

4

bye

India

3

Austria

3

Austria

0

Paris, France (clay)

Ireland

2

India

1

France

Oslo, Norway (clay)

France

4

bye

France

5

Finland

2

Norway

0

Paris, France (clay)

Norway

3

France

0

Netherlands

1

Madrid, Spain (clay)

Sweden

5

Spain

4

Spain

0

bye

Italy

5

Solna, Sweden (clay)

Italy

Italy

0

Egypt

4

Cairo, Egypt (clay)

Sweden

5

Turkey

1

Egypt

0

bye

Sweden

5

Båstad, Sweden (clay)

Sweden

Sweden

3

Monaco

1

Brussels, Belgium

Belgium

2

Yugoslavia

4

Yugoslavia

0

bye

Belgium

5

Scarborough, England (grass)

Belgium

Belgium

3

Switzerland

1

Eastbourne, England (grass)

Great Britain

2

Brazil

3

Brazil

1

bye

Great Britain

4

Great Britain

First round

Hungary vs. New Zealand

Hungary 3	Budapest, Hungary [3] 1–3 May 1954		New Zealand 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 András Ádám-Stolpa John Barry 6 0 3 6 6 3 8 6     2 József Asbóth Jeff Robson 6 3 4 6 6 2 6 0     3 András Ádám-Stolpa  /  Antal Jancsó Mark Otway  /  Jeff Robson 1 6 1 6 6 2 2 6     4 József Asbóth John Barry 6 4 7 5 6 2       5 András Ádám-Stolpa Mark Otway 3 6 2 6 2 6

Austria vs. Ireland

Austria 3	Vienna, Austria [4] 30 April–2 May 1954		Ireland 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Franz Saiko Vivian Gotto 6 2 6 1 6 4       2 Hans Redl Guy Jackson 6 3 9 7 4 6 6 5   retired   3 Hans Redl  /  Franz Saiko Vivian Gotto  /  Guy Jackson 3 6 1 6 6 3 3 6     4 Franz Saiko Guy Jackson 7 5 6 4 6 2       5 Hans Redl Vivian Gotto 3 6 6 4 6 4 6 3

Finland vs. Norway

Finland 2	Helsinki, Finland [5] 6–8 May 1954 Clay		Norway 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Sakari Salo Rolf Pape 7 5 6 8 6 2 6 4     2 Lars-Henrik Krause Finn Søhol 2 6 4 6 3 6       3 Curt Lincoln  /  Sakari Salo Nils-Erik Hessen  /  Rolf Pape 5 7 4 6 6 4 2 6     4 Lars-Henrik Krause Rolf Pape 1 6 3 6 2 6       5 Sakari Salo Finn Søhol 6 4 6 2 6 3

Netherlands vs. Spain

Netherlands 1	Mets Tennis Club, Scheveningen, Netherlands [6] 30 April–2 May 1954 Clay		Spain 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ludwig Krijt Emilio Martínez del Rey 3 6 0 6 3 6       2 Fred Dehnert Carlos Ferrer 5 7 1 6 1 6       3 Fred Dehnert  /  Boebi van Meegeren José María Draper  /  Carlos Ferrer 4 6 3 6 4 6       4 Fred Dehnert Emilio Martínez del Rey 3 6 3 6 6 3 8 6 3 6   5 Ludwig Krijt José María Draper 6 4 4 6 6 3 6 4

Egypt vs. Turkey

Egypt 4	Cairo, Egypt [7] 30 April–2 May 1954		Turkey 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Adli El Shafei Suzan Gürel 6 1 6 0 6 2       2 Adel Ismail Nazmi Bari 5 7 6 3 6 0 6 4     3 Donald Acobas  /  Adel Ismail Nazmi Bari  /  Suzan Gürel 6 1 6 1 6 3       4 Donald Acobas Suzan Gürel 5 7 5 7 7 5 6 2 5 7   5 Adel Ismail Behbut Cevanşir 6 2 6 2 6 0

Monaco vs. Yugoslavia

Monaco 1	Monte Carlo, Monaco [8] 1–3 May 1954		Yugoslavia 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Aleco Noghès Josip Palada 4 6 2 6 1 6       2 Georges Pasquier Vladimir Petrović 1 6 5 7 5 7       3 Aleco Noghès  /  Georges Pasquier Josip Palada  /  Vladimir Petrović 2 6 2 6 7 9       4 Georges Pasquier Ilija Panajotović 1 6 3 6 7 5 6 4 6 4   5 Aleco Noghès Ivko Plećević 2 6 3 6 2 6

Switzerland vs. Brazil

Switzerland 1	Montreux, Switzerland [9] 30 April–2 May 1954		Brazil 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Erwin Balestra Bob Falkenburg 2 6 5 7 4 6       2 Paul Blondel Armando Vieira 1 6 2 6 3 6       3 Jean-Pierre Blondel  /  Paul Blondel Bob Falkenburg  /  Armando Vieira 6 3 8 6 4 6 3 6 6 2   4 Erwin Balestra Armando Vieira 2 6 1 6 3 6       5 Paul Blondel Fabio Guimarães 0 6 5 6       not completed

Second round

Luxembourg vs. Denmark

Luxembourg 0	Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg [10] 14–16 May 1954 Clay		Denmark 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gaston Wampach Torben Ulrich 4 6 4 6 0 6       2 Géza Wertheim Kurt Nielsen 2 6 0 6 0 6       3 Gaston Wampach  /  Géza Wertheim Kurt Nielsen  /  Torben Ulrich 4 6 7 9 0 6       4 Gaston Wampach Kurt Nielsen 3 6 1 6 2 6       5 Géza Wertheim Torben Ulrich 0 6 2 6 3 6

Hungary vs. West Germany

Hungary 4	Budapest, Hungary [11] 14–16 May 1954		West Germany 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 József Asbóth Ernst Buchholz 6 2 3 6 6 3 10 8     2 András Ádám-Stolpa Engelbert Koch 3 6 6 4 6 2 6 1     3 Antal Jancsó  /  István Sikorszki Ernst Buchholz  /  Horst Hermann 2 6 4 6 5 7       4 József Asbóth Horst Hermann 7 5 6 3 6 0       5 Antal Jancsó Ernst Buchholz 6 0 6 1 6 4

Austria vs. India

Austria 0	Vienna, Austria [12] 14–16 May 1954		India 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Hans Redl Naresh Kumar 6 4 3 6 4 6 5 7     2 Franz Saiko Ramanathan Krishnan 0 6 2 6 5 7       3 Hans Redl  /  Franz Saiko Naresh Kumar  /  Narendra Nath 3 6 3 6 4 6       4 Franz Saiko Naresh Kumar           not played 5 Hans Redl Ramanathan Krishnan           not played

Norway vs. France

Norway 0	Oslo, Norway [13] 14–16 May 1954 Clay		France 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Nils-Erik Hessen Jean-Claude Molinari 3 6 6 3 3 6 2 6     2 Rolf Pape Robert Haillet 5 7 2 6 6 4 4 6     3 Nils-Erik Hessen  /  Rolf Pape Jean Ducos de la Haille  /  Paul Rémy 4 6 2 6 4 6       4 Nils-Erik Hessen Robert Haillet 4 6 3 6 4 6       5 Rolf Pape Jean-Claude Molinari 3 6 3 6 7 5 6 8

Spain vs. Italy

Spain 0	Real Club de la Puerta de Hierro, Madrid, Spain [14] 15–17 May 1954 Clay		Italy 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Carlos Ferrer Orlando Sirola 1 6 6 8 5 7       2 Emilio Martínez del Rey Marcello del Bello 2 6 5 7 3 6       3 Jaime Bartroli  /  Carlos Ferrer Marcello del Bello  /  Giovanni Cucelli 3 6 3 6 7 5 4 6     4 Carlos Ferrer Nicola Pietrangeli 4 6 3 6 6 2 2 6     5 Emilio Martínez del Rey Orlando Sirola 2 6 6 4 4 6 4 6

Egypt vs. Sweden

Egypt 0	Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt [15] 14–16 May 1954 Clay		Sweden 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Adel Ismail Sven Davidson 4 6 4 6 4 6       2 Adli El Shafei Lennart Bergelin 0 6 2 6 1 6       3 Donald Acobas  /  Adel Ismail Lennart Bergelin  /  Sven Davidson 2 6 3 6 6 3 2 6     4 Adel Ismail Lennart Bergelin 1 6 3 6 3 6       5 Adli El Shafei Sven Davidson 0 6 0 6 1 6

Belgium vs. Yugoslavia

Belgium 5	Brussels, Belgium [16] 14–16 May 1954		Yugoslavia 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jacques Brichant Ilija Panajotović 6 1 6 4 6 4       2 Philippe Washer Vladimir Petrović 6 3 6 1 6 3       3 Jacques Brichant  /  Philippe Washer Josip Palada  /  Vladimir Petrović 6 4 6 2 6 2       4 Jacques Brichant Vladimir Petrović 6 0 7 5 6 2       5 Philippe Washer Ilija Panajotović 6 0 6 4 6 1

Great Britain vs. Brazil

Great Britain 4	Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England [17] 13–17 May 1954 Grass		Brazil 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Tony Mottram Bob Falkenburg 8 6 6 4 6 0       2 Geoffrey Paish Armando Vieira 6 8 7 5 4 6 2 6     3 Tony Mottram  /  Geoffrey Paish Bob Falkenburg  /  Armando Vieira 5 7 6 1 6 2 6 1     4 Tony Mottram Armando Vieira 6 3 6 4 6 3       5 Gerald Oakley Bob Falkenburg 6 1 5 7 6 2 4 6 6 4

Quarterfinals

Denmark vs. Hungary

Denmark 4	Copenhagen, Denmark [18] 11–15 June 1954 Clay		Hungary 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Torben Ulrich András Ádám-Stolpa 6 3 6 3 4 6 1 6 5 7   2 Kurt Nielsen József Asbóth 6 0 6 4 6 1       3 Kurt Nielsen  /  Torben Ulrich Antal Jancsó  /  István Sikorszki 5 7 6 2 6 1 6 4     4 Kurt Nielsen András Ádám-Stolpa 4 6 6 2 6 3 6 3     5 Torben Ulrich József Asbóth 0 6 7 5 6 3 6 2

France vs. India

France 4	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [19] 11–13 June 1954 Clay		India 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Robert Haillet Ramanathan Krishnan 6 4 6 4 8 6       2 Paul Rémy Naresh Kumar 6 3 6 4 6 1       3 Jean Ducos de la Haille  /  Paul Rémy Naresh Kumar  /  Narendra Nath 6 2 6 2 3 6 7 5     4 Jean-Claude Molinari Ramanathan Krishnan 4 6 4 6 2 6       5 Robert Haillet Naresh Kumar 3 6 9 11 6 4 8 6 6 0

Sweden vs. Italy

Sweden 5	Solna Tennisstadion, Solna, Sweden [20] 10–12 June 1954 Clay		Italy 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Sven Davidson Marcello del Bello 6 1 6 2 6 2       2 Lennart Bergelin Nicola Pietrangeli 7 5 6 1 3 6 6 4     3 Lennart Bergelin  /  Sven Davidson Marcello del Bello  /  Giovanni Cucelli 4 6 7 5 2 6 6 4 6 3   4 Sven Davidson Nicola Pietrangeli 6 4 2 6 6 4 6 1     5 Lennart Bergelin Orlando Sirola 6 2 6 3 2 6 6 1

Great Britain vs. Belgium

Great Britain 2	Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Club, Scarborough, England [21] 10–12 June 1954 Grass		Belgium 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Tony Mottram Jacques Brichant 6 4 3 6 7 5 2 6 5 7   2 Geoffrey Paish Philippe Washer 3 6 0 6 4 6       3 Tony Mottram  /  Geoffrey Paish Jacques Brichant  /  Philippe Washer 6 1 7 5 6 3       4 Geoffrey Paish Jacques Brichant 6 1 7 5 6 3       5 Tony Mottram Philippe Washer 5 7 4 6 4 6

Semifinals

Denmark vs. France

Denmark 1	Copenhagen, Denmark [22] 9–12 July 1954 Clay		France 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Torben Ulrich Paul Rémy 7 5 6 1 3 6 8 10 1 6   2 Kurt Nielsen Robert Haillet 1 6 9 7 6 4 7 5     3 Kurt Nielsen  /  Torben Ulrich Jean Ducos de la Haille  /  Paul Rémy 2 6 10 12 3 6       4 Torben Ulrich Robert Haillet 3 6 6 2 5 7 3 6     5 Kurt Nielsen Paul Rémy 3 6 7 9 2 6

Sweden vs. Belgium

Sweden 3	Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden [23] 17–19 July 1954 Clay		Belgium 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Sven Davidson Jacques Brichant 6 3 6 3 4 6 6 4     2 Lennart Bergelin Philippe Washer 4 6 5 7 4 6       3 Sven Davidson  /  Torsten Johansson Jacques Brichant  /  Philippe Washer 6 3 6 8 3 6 9 7 6 3   4 Lennart Bergelin Jacques Brichant 7 5 8 6 5 7 2 6 8 10   5 Sven Davidson Philippe Washer 7 5 5 7 8 6 6 2

Final

France vs. Sweden

France 0	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [2] 24–26 July 1954 Clay		Sweden 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Robert Haillet Lennart Bergelin 6 4 5 7 6 3 3 6 0 6   2 Paul Rémy Sven Davidson 1 6 6 3 3 6 4 6     3 Jean Ducos de la Haille  /  Paul Rémy Sven Davidson  /  Torsten Johansson 3 6 4 6 6 3 7 9     4 Paul Rémy Lennart Bergelin 2 6 3 6 8 6 4 6     5 Robert Haillet Sven Davidson 4 6 4 6 6 4 3 6

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. "France v Sweden". daviscup.com.
3. "Hungary v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
4. "Austria v Ireland". daviscup.com.
5. "Finland v Norway". daviscup.com.
6. "Netherlands v Spain". daviscup.com.
7. "Egypt v Turkey". daviscup.com.
8. "Monaco v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
9. "Switzerland v Brazil". daviscup.com.
10. "Luxembourg v Denmark". daviscup.com.
11. "Hungary v West Germany". daviscup.com.
12. "Austria v India". daviscup.com.
13. "Norway v France". daviscup.com.
14. "Spain v Italy". daviscup.com.
15. "Egypt v Sweden". daviscup.com.
16. "Belgium v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
17. "Great Britain v Brazil". daviscup.com.
18. "Denmark v Hungary". daviscup.com.
19. "France v India". daviscup.com.
20. "Sweden v Italy". daviscup.com.
21. "Great Britain v Belgium". daviscup.com.
22. "Denmark v France". daviscup.com.
23. "Sweden v Belgium". daviscup.com.

External links

• Davis Cup official website