1958 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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1958 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Details
Duration	25 April 1958 – 3 August 1958
Teams	24
Categories	1958 Davis Cup America Zone 1958 Davis Cup Eastern Zone 1958 Davis Cup Europe Zone
Champion
Winning nation	Italy Qualified for: 1958 Davis Cup Inter-Zonal Finals
← 1957 1959 →

The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1958 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. Italy defeated Great Britain in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone. ^{[1] [2]}

Draw

First Round 25 April–4 May

Second Round 15–20 May

Quarterfinals 5–8 June

Semifinals 18–21 July

Final 1–3 August

Italy

Florence, Italy (clay)

bye

Italy

3

Monaco

0

India

2

Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)

India

5

Italy

5

Denmark

Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)

Denmark

0

bye

Denmark

3

Yugoslavia

0

Czechoslovakia

2

Warsaw, Poland

Czechoslovakia

5

Italy

4

Mexico

Helsinki, Finland

Poland

1

bye

Mexico

5

Luxembourg

0

Finland

0

Warsaw, Poland

Finland

5

Mexico

2

Poland

Lausanne, Switzerland

Poland

3

bye

Poland

4

Switzerland

3

Switzerland

1

Milan, Italy (clay)

Austria

2

Italy

4

Turkey

1

Paris, France (clay)

Great Britain

1

Chile

4

Chile

1

bye

France

4

Paris, France (clay)

France

France

3

Egypt

1

Barcelona, Spain (clay)

Sweden

2

Spain

4

Spain

2

bye

Sweden

3

Manchester, England (grass)

Sweden

France

0

Hungary

2

Eastbourne, England (grass)

Great Britain

5

Brazil

3

Brazil

0

bye

Great Britain

5

Scarborough, England (grass)

Great Britain

Great Britain

5

West Germany

4

Cologne, West Germany

West Germany

0

Netherlands

0

West Germany

3

bye

Belgium

2

Belgium

First round

Monaco vs. India

Monaco 0	Monte Carlo, Monaco [3] 25–27 April 1958		India 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Georges Pasquier Ramanathan Krishnan 0 6 1 6 0 6       2 Roland Borghini Naresh Kumar 8 6 2 6 3 6 4 6     3 Roland Borghini  /  Georges Pasquier Ramanathan Krishnan  /  Naresh Kumar 0 6 1 6 3 6       4 Roland Borghini Ramanathan Krishnan 7 5 3 6 2 6 0 6     5 Georges Pasquier Akhtar Ali 3 6 3 6 4 6

Yugoslavia vs. Czechoslovakia

Yugoslavia 0	Zagreb, Yugoslavia [4] 25–27 April 1958		Czechoslovakia 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ivko Plećević Jiří Javorský 4 6 4 6 4 6       2 Kamilo Keretić Pavel Benda 3 6 6 4 6 1 3 6 4 6   3 Ilija Panajotović  /  Ivko Plećević Jiří Javorský  /  Milan Nečas 6 4 4 6 3 6 1 6     4 Kamilo Keretić Jiří Javorský 2 6 6 8 6 1 2 6     5 Ivko Plećević Pavel Benda 6 3 7 5 1 6 1 6 5 7

Luxembourg vs. Finland

Luxembourg 0	Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg [5] 25–27 April 1958		Finland 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Frank Baden Reino Nyyssönen 3 6 7 5 2 6 6 3 5 7   2 Gaston Wampach Sakari Salo 2 6 2 6 6 8       3 Frank Baden  /  Gaston Wampach Reino Nyyssönen  /  Sakari Salo 1 6 7 5 6 4 4 6 4 6   4 Frank Baden Sakari Salo 2 6 2 6 6 2 2 6     5 Gaston Wampach Reino Nyyssönen 6 4 1 6 3 6 2 6

Switzerland vs. Austria

Switzerland 3	Bern, Switzerland [6] 2–4 May 1958		Austria 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Martin Froesch Franz Saiko 3 6 6 4 5 7 4 6     2 Erwin Balestra Franz Hainka 6 4 6 1 7 5       3 Paul Blondel  /  Martin Froesch Peter Böck  /  Franz Hainka 6 3 4 6 6 4 10 8     4 Erwin Balestra Franz Saiko 7 5 5 7 1 6 0 6     5 Martin Froesch Franz Hainka 6 0 6 4 6 1

Turkey vs. Chile

Turkey 1	Istanbul, Turkey [7] 26–28 April 1958		Chile 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Suzan Gürel Luis Ayala 1 6 1 6 2 6       2 Nazmi Bari Patricio Rodríguez 2 6 8 10 1 6       3 Engin Balas  /  Nazmi Bari Luis Ayala  /  Patricio Rodríguez 2 6 3 6 0 6       4 Suzan Gürel Patricio Rodríguez 2 6 1 6 2 6       5 Nazmi Bari Daniel Achondo 3 6 3 6 6 3 6 3 6 0

Egypt vs. Spain

Egypt 1	Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt [8] 25–27 April 1958 Clay		Spain 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed Andrés Gimeno 4 6 3 6 3 6       2 Adel Ismail Manuel Santana 5 7 1 6 6 1 4 6     3 Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed  /  Adel Ismail Juan Manuel Couder  /  Andrés Gimeno 3 6 3 6 1 6       4 Nabil Hassan Andrés Gimeno 6 3 1 6 0 6 1 6     5 Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed Manuel Santana 6 1 2 6 2 6 8 6 6 4

Hungary vs. Brazil

Hungary 2	Budapest, Hungary [9] 25–27 April 1958		Brazil 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 András Ádám-Stolpa Carlos Alberto Fernandes 2 6 5 7 4 6       2 István Gulyás Ivo Ribeiro 6 3 6 3 5 7 7 5     3 András Ádám-Stolpa  /  István Gulyás Ronald Barnes  /  Carlos Alberto Fernandes 4 6 6 2 6 3 2 6 4 6   4 István Gulyás Carlos Alberto Fernandes 2 6 3 6 2 6       5 András Ádám-Stolpa Ivo Ribeiro 5 7 6 8 6 4 6 4 6 4

West Germany vs. Netherlands

West Germany 4	Munich, West Germany [10] 25–27 April 1958		Netherlands 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Rupert Huber Pieter van Eijsden 6 1 7 5 6 1       2 Wilhelm Bungert Hans van Dalsum 7 5 6 4 6 2       3 Wilhelm Bungert  /  Rupert Huber Willem Maris  /  Hans van de Weg 6 2 6 4 6 4       4 Wilhelm Bungert Pieter van Eijsden 6 3 9 7 6 8 6 8 7 5   5 Rupert Huber Hans van Dalsum           not played

Second round

Italy vs. India

Italy 3	Florence, Italy [11] 15–18 May 1958 Clay		India 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Nicola Pietrangeli Naresh Kumar 8 6 8 6 10 8       2 Orlando Sirola Ramanathan Krishnan 2 6 7 5 6 3 6 3     3 Nicola Pietrangeli  /  Orlando Sirola Ramanathan Krishnan  /  Naresh Kumar 1 6 9 7 4 6 6 2 6 3   4 Orlando Sirola Naresh Kumar 7 5 5 7 6 3 4 6 4 6   5 Antonio Maggi Ramanathan Krishnan 0 6 6 2 4 6 2 6

Denmark vs. Czechoslovakia

Denmark 3	Copenhagen, Denmark [12] 15–17 May 1958 Clay		Czechoslovakia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Torben Ulrich Pavel Benda 6 1 6 4 6 0       2 Kurt Nielsen Jiří Javorský 6 2 8 10 7 9 12 10 6 1   3 Kurt Nielsen  /  Torben Ulrich Jiří Javorský  /  Milan Nečas 4 6 3 6 4 6       4 Kurt Nielsen Pavel Benda 5 7 6 4 6 4 6 2     5 Jørgen Ulrich Jiří Javorský 10 8 3 6 1 6 6 4 5 7

Finland vs. Mexico

Finland 0	Helsinki, Finland [13] 16–18 May 1958		Mexico 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Heikki Hedman Francisco Contreras 3 6 0 6 2 6       2 Sakari Salo Mario Llamas 3 6 6 4 3 6 7 9     3 Matti Kinnunen  /  Sakari Salo Rafael Osuna  /  Antonio Palafox 2 6 1 6 2 6       4 Sakari Salo Rafael Osuna 11 9 12 10 8 10 3 6 4 6   5 Heikki Hedman Antonio Palafox 5 7 3 6 5 7

Switzerland vs. Poland

Switzerland 1	Lausanne, Switzerland [14] 15–17 May 1958		Poland 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Martin Froesch Władysław Skonecki 4 6 5 7 4 6       2 Erwin Balestra Andrzej Licis 2 6 1 6 0 6       3 Paul Blondel  /  Martin Froesch Józef Piątek  /  Jan Radzio 6 2 6 4 7 5       4 Martin Froesch Andrzej Licis 3 6 1 6 4 6       5 Erwin Balestra Władysław Skonecki 7 5 6 3 4 6 3 6 2 6

France vs. Chile

France 4	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [15] 15–17 May 1958 Clay		Chile 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Robert Haillet Patricio Rodríguez 6 2 6 4 6 3       2 Pierre Darmon Luis Ayala 7 9 4 6 7 5 1 6     3 Pierre Darmon  /  Paul Rémy Luis Ayala  /  Patricio Rodríguez 6 2 6 4 6 4       4 Robert Haillet Luis Ayala 6 0 6 4 6 4       5 Pierre Darmon Patricio Rodríguez 6 2 6 3 6 2

Spain vs. Sweden

Spain 2	Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain [16] 18–20 May 1958 Clay		Sweden 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Andrés Gimeno Sven Davidson 6 3 2 6 3 6 6 3 3 6   2 Manuel Santana Ulf Schmidt 2 6 3 6 5 7       3 Alberto Arilla  /  Andrés Gimeno Jan-Erik Lundqvist  /  Ulf Schmidt 9 7 8 6 9 7       4 Andrés Gimeno Ulf Schmidt 4 6 6 3 5 7 4 6     5 Manuel Santana Jan-Erik Lundqvist 1 6 6 4 6 0 6 4

Great Britain vs. Brazil

Great Britain 5	Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England [17] 15–17 May 1958 Grass		Brazil 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Billy Knight Ronald Barnes 6 0 6 2 6 0       2 Mike Davies Carlos Alberto Fernandes 6 4 6 2 6 3       3 Mike Davies  /  Bobby Wilson Ronald Barnes  /  Carlos Alberto Fernandes 6 2 6 4 6 4       4 Mike Davies Ivo Ribeiro 6 2 6 1 6 3       5 Roger Becker Carlos Alberto Fernandes 6 3 6 1 6 1

West Germany vs. Belgium

West Germany 3	Cologne, West Germany [18] 16–18 May 1958		Belgium 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Rupert Huber André Jamar 6 4 6 2 6 1       2 Wilhelm Bungert Jacques Brichant 4 6 2 6 8 6 6 8     3 Rupert Huber  /  Peter Scholl Jacques Brichant  /  Jean-Pierre Froment 6 2 6 1 6 0       4 Wilhelm Bungert André Jamar 6 2 6 3 6 1       5 Rupert Huber Jacques Brichant 8 10 2 6 6 2 2 6

Quarterfinals

Denmark vs. Italy

Denmark 0	Copenhagen, Denmark [19] 5–7 June 1958 Clay		Italy 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Kurt Nielsen Orlando Sirola 2 6 6 4 5 7 14 12 5 7   2 Torben Ulrich Nicola Pietrangeli 2 6 3 6 1 6       3 Kurt Nielsen  /  Torben Ulrich Nicola Pietrangeli  /  Orlando Sirola 2 6 6 2 3 6 2 6     4 Torben Ulrich Orlando Sirola 8 6 3 6 4 6 6 3 3 6   5 Kurt Nielsen Nicola Pietrangeli 1 6 6 3 4 6 4 6

Poland vs. Mexico

Poland 3	Warsaw, Poland [20] 6–8 June 1958		Mexico 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Andrzej Licis Francisco Contreras 6 2 6 2 8 6       2 Władysław Skonecki Mario Llamas 8 6 4 6 6 3 7 5     3 Józef Piątek  /  Jan Radzio Rafael Osuna  /  Antonio Palafox 3 6 5 7 4 6       4 Andrzej Licis Mario Llamas 3 6 5 7 3 6       5 Władysław Skonecki Francisco Contreras 6 8 6 2 8 6 6 4

France vs. Sweden

France 3	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [21] 6–8 June 1958 Clay		Sweden 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Pierre Darmon Sven Davidson 3 6 6 3 6 0 6 0     2 Robert Haillet Ulf Schmidt 6 3 6 3 6 4       3 Pierre Darmon  /  Paul Rémy Sven Davidson  /  Ulf Schmidt 3 6 3 6 6 2 4 6     4 Robert Haillet Sven Davidson 4 6 4 6 4 6       5 Pierre Darmon Ulf Schmidt 6 3 6 2 6 4

Great Britain vs. West Germany

Great Britain 5	Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Club, Scarborough, England [22] 5–7 June 1958 Grass		West Germany 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Roger Becker Rupert Huber 6 1 8 6 6 3       2 Mike Davies Wilhelm Bungert 6 2 6 2 6 3       3 Mike Davies  /  Bobby Wilson Rupert Huber  /  Peter Scholl 6 2 6 4 6 3       4 Billy Knight Rupert Huber 6 2 6 0 6 4       5 Roger Becker Wilhelm Bungert 6 2 4 6 7 5 6 2

Semifinals

Poland vs. Italy

Poland 1	Warsaw, Poland [23] 18–20 July 1958		Italy 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Władysław Skonecki Nicola Pietrangeli 3 6 2 6 6 4 1 6     2 Andrzej Licis Orlando Sirola 4 6 6 3 4 6 3 6     3 Józef Piątek  /  Jan Radzio Nicola Pietrangeli  /  Orlando Sirola 3 6 1 6 1 6       4 Andrzej Licis Nicola Pietrangeli 6 4 6 2 6 1       5 Władysław Skonecki Orlando Sirola 6 1 6 3 0 6 2 6 2 6

Great Britain vs. France

Great Britain 5	Northern Lawn Tennis Club, Manchester, England [24] 19–21 July 1958 Grass		France 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mike Davies Paul Rémy 4 6 4 6 6 3 6 4 6 1   2 Bobby Wilson Pierre Darmon 6 1 9 7 6 3       3 Mike Davies  /  Bobby Wilson Pierre Darmon  /  Jean-Claude Molinari 4 6 6 3 6 4 6 1     4 Bobby Wilson Paul Rémy 6 3 8 6 6 4       5 Billy Knight Pierre Darmon 6 2 4 6 6 3 9 7

Final

Italy vs. Great Britain

Italy 4	Milan, Italy [2] 1–3 August 1958 Clay		Great Britain 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Nicola Pietrangeli Mike Davies 4 6 3 6 1 6       2 Orlando Sirola Billy Knight 6 3 7 5 6 3       3 Nicola Pietrangeli  /  Orlando Sirola Mike Davies  /  Billy Knight 6 3 5 7 6 4 4 6 9 7   4 Nicola Pietrangeli Billy Knight 4 6 6 3 6 4 6 1     5 Orlando Sirola Mike Davies 6 3 6 2 6 2

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

External links

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