1959 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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1959 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Details
Duration	17 April 1959 – 27 July 1959
Teams	27
Categories	1959 Davis Cup America Zone 1959 Davis Cup Eastern Zone 1959 Davis Cup Europe Zone
Champion
Winning nation	Italy Qualified for: 1959 Davis Cup Inter-Zonal Finals
← 1958 1960 →

The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1959 Davis Cup.

The seeding system for the Europe Zone was modified so that only the previous year's semifinalists were guaranteed first round byes, allowing more countries to compete. 27 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. ^[1]

Italy defeated Spain in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone. ^{[1] [2]}

Draw

First Round 17 April–4 May

Second Round 1–18 May

Quarterfinals 11–15 June

Semifinals 9–12 July

Final 24–27 July

Italy

Brussels, Belgium

bye

Italy

4

Belgium

4

Belgium

1

Florence, Italy (clay)

Netherlands

1

Italy

4

Lebanon

1

Bournemouth, England (clay)

South Africa

1

Colombia

4

Colombia

0

Norway

0

South Africa

5

Sanremo, Italy (clay)

South Africa

5

Italy

4

Egypt

2

Bucharest, Romania (clay)

France

1

Romania

3

Romania

3

Ireland

0

New Zealand

2

Paris, France (clay)

New Zealand

5

Romania

0

Yugoslavia

1

Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)

France

5

Denmark

4

Denmark

0

bye

France

5

Milan, Italy (clay)

France

Italy

4

Poland

Warsaw, Poland

Spain

1

bye

Poland

2

West Germany

0

Brazil

3

Barcelona, Spain (clay)

Brazil

4

Brazil

2

Finland

0

Madrid, Spain (clay)

Spain

3

Spain

5

Spain

5

Israel

2

Switzerland

0

Barcelona, Spain (clay)

Switzerland

3

Spain

3

Sweden

5

Stockholm, Sweden (clay)

Great Britain

2

Hungary

0

Sweden

2

Austria

1

Chile

3

Eastbourne, England (grass)

Chile

3

Chile

2

bye

Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay)

Great Britain

3

Luxembourg

Luxembourg

0

bye

Great Britain

5

Great Britain

First round

Belgium vs. Netherlands

Belgium 4	Brussels, Belgium [3] 1–3 May 1959		Netherlands 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jacques Brichant Pieter van Eijsden 6 1 6 2 6 3       2 Jean-Pierre Froment Willem Maris 4 6 4 6 5 7       3 Jacques Brichant  /  Philippe Washer Willem Maris  /  Hans van de Weg 6 4 6 4 6 0       4 Jean-Pierre Froment Pieter van Eijsden 6 3 6 3 11 9       5 Jacques Brichant Willem Maris 6 2 6 0 6 1

Lebanon vs. Colombia

Lebanon 1	Renaissance Club, Beirut, Lebanon [4] 1–3 May 1959 Clay		Colombia 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Karim Fawaz William Álvarez 0 6 2 6 3 6       2 Samir El Khoury Hernando Salas 6 2 4 6 6 4 6 2     3 Elie Attieh  /  Nadin Hajjar William Álvarez  /  Hernando Salas 5 7 3 6 6 4 3 6     4 Karim Fawaz Hernando Salas 6 8 1 6 4 6       5 Samir El Khoury William Álvarez 0 6 7 9 1 6

Norway vs. South Africa

Norway 0	Oslo, Norway [5] 1–3 May 1959 Clay		South Africa 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Finn-Dag Jagge Gordon Forbes 1 6 1 6 0 6       2 Gunnar Høst Sjøwall Abe Segal 2 6 1 6 3 6       3 Finn-Dag Jagge  /  Gunnar Høst Sjøwall Gordon Forbes  /  Abe Segal 3 6 2 6 3 6       4 Gunnar Høst Sjøwall Raymond Weedon 5 7 6 4 1 6 8 6 5 7   5 Rolf Pape Abe Segal 4 6 0 6 5 7

Egypt vs. Romania

Egypt 2	Cairo, Egypt [6] 17–19 April 1959		Romania 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Kamel Moubarek Constantin Năstase 6 1 6 4 2 6 6 2     2 Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed Gheorghe Viziru 1 6 3 6 2 6       3 Fathi Mohammed-Ali  /  Nabil Hassan Gheorghe Viziru  /  Marian Viziru 3 6 4 6 3 6       4 Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed Constantin Năstase 8 10 6 0 3 6 7 5 6 1   5 Kamel Moubarek Gheorghe Viziru 4 6 6 3 6 0 6 8 4 6

Ireland vs. New Zealand

Ireland 0	Dublin, Ireland [7] 30 April–2 May 1959		New Zealand 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Peter Jackson Lew Gerrard 1 6 6 8 4 6       2 Joseph Hackett Mark Otway 3 6 3 6 1 6       3 Joseph Hackett  /  Guy Jackson Lew Gerrard  /  Mark Otway 2 6 6 1 4 6 5 7     4 Peter Jackson Mark Otway 2 6 3 6 2 6       5 James Buckley Brian Woolf 4 6 3 6 2 6

Yugoslavia vs. Denmark

Yugoslavia 1	Zagreb, Yugoslavia [8] 25–27 April 1959 Clay		Denmark 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Kamilo Keretić Kurt Nielsen 0 6 3 6 2 6       2 Ilija Panajotović Torben Ulrich 2 6 4 6 7 9       3 Boro Jovanović  /  Ilija Panajotović Kurt Nielsen  /  Torben Ulrich 8 6 6 4 4 6 4 6 15 13   4 Ilija Panajotović Kurt Nielsen 4 6 4 6 2 6       5 Boro Jovanović Torben Ulrich 6 4 6 8 3 6 1 6

West Germany vs. Brazil

West Germany 0	West Berlin [9] 1–3 May 1959		Brazil 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Wilhelm Bungert Carlos Alberto Fernandes 2 6 4 6 4 6       2 Dieter Ecklebe Ronald Barnes 8 6 3 6 3 6 2 6     3 Wilhelm Bungert  /  Dieter Ecklebe Ronald Barnes  /  Carlos Alberto Fernandes 6 1 8 10 2 6 2 6     4 Dieter Ecklebe Carlos Alberto Fernandes 1 6 6 8 3 6       5 Wilhelm Bungert Ronald Barnes 8 10 4 3       not completed

Finland vs. Spain

Finland 0	Helsinki, Finland [10] 1–3 May 1959		Spain 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Sakari Salo Andrés Gimeno 2 6 1 6 2 6       2 Reino Nyyssönen Juan Manuel Couder 2 6 4 6 6 8       3 Reino Nyyssönen  /  Sakari Salo Alberto Arilla  /  Andrés Gimeno 4 6 3 6 2 6       4 Reino Nyyssönen Andrés Gimeno 4 6 3 6 2 6       5 Sakari Salo Manuel Santana 3 6 1 6 1 6

Israel vs. Switzerland

Israel 2	Tel Aviv, Israel [11] 23–25 April 1959 Hard		Switzerland 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Eleazar Davidman Martin Froesch 2 6 4 6 7 9       2 Arie Avidan-Weiss Paul Blondel 2 6 4 6 3 6       3 Arie Avidan-Weiss  /  Eleazar Davidman Paul Blondel  /  Martin Froesch 4 6 6 4 6 3 6 1     4 Arie Avidan-Weiss Martin Froesch 4 6 4 6 2 6       5 Eleazar Davidman Paul Blondel 6 3 6 1 6 2

Sweden vs. Hungary

Sweden 5	Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden [12] 1–4 May 1959 Clay		Hungary 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jan-Erik Lundqvist András Ádám-Stolpa 6 4 6 4 6 3       2 Ulf Schmidt István Gulyás 7 5 6 4 6 1       3 Sven Davidson  /  Ulf Schmidt András Ádám-Stolpa  /  István Gulyás 6 4 6 1 9 7       4 Jan-Erik Lundqvist István Gulyás 6 3 7 5 6 1       5 Ulf Schmidt András Ádám-Stolpa 2 6 6 3 6 4 7 5

Austria vs. Chile

Austria 1	Vienna, Austria [13] 1–3 May 1959		Chile 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Franz Saiko Patricio Rodríguez 6 1 6 4 7 5       2 Franz Hainka Luis Ayala 4 6 4 6 2 6       3 Peter Böck  /  Franz Saiko Ernesto Aguirre  /  Luis Ayala 6 8 4 6 6 2 0 6     4 Franz Hainka Patricio Rodríguez 6 1 0 6 6 3 4 6 3 6   5 Franz Saiko Luis Ayala           not played

Second round

Belgium vs. Italy

Belgium 1	Brussels, Belgium [14] 16–18 May 1959		Italy 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jacques Brichant Nicola Pietrangeli 4 6 8 6 6 1 1 6 2 6   2 Jean-Pierre Froment Orlando Sirola 2 6 2 6 3 6       3 Jacques Brichant  /  Philippe Washer Nicola Pietrangeli  /  Orlando Sirola 2 6 3 6 4 6       4 Jean-Pierre Froment Sergio Tacchini 3 6 6 0 4 6 6 8     5 Jacques Brichant Orlando Sirola 5 7 6 3 7 5 10 12 7 5

South Africa vs. Colombia

South Africa 5	West Hants Lawn Tennis Club, Bournemouth, England [15] 14–16 May 1959 Clay		Colombia 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ian Vermaak Hernando Salas 6 1 6 1 6 2       2 Gordon Forbes William Álvarez 6 4 6 1 6 3       3 Gordon Forbes  /  Abe Segal William Álvarez  /  Hernando Salas 6 4 6 1 6 1       4 Ian Vermaak William Álvarez 6 8 6 2 8 6 6 2     5 Raymond Weedon Hernando Salas 6 3 6 3 3 6 6 2

Romania vs. New Zealand

Romania 3	Bucharest, Romania [16] 15–17 May 1959 Clay		New Zealand 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gheorghe Viziru Mark Otway 3 6 7 5 6 0 6 1     2 Ion Țiriac Lew Gerrard 4 6 13 15 6 8       3 Gheorghe Viziru  /  Marian Viziru Lew Gerrard  /  Mark Otway 6 8 3 6 2 6       4 Gheorghe Viziru Lew Gerrard 6 0 6 4 8 6       5 Ion Țiriac Mark Otway 6 3 2 6 6 4 6 4

Denmark vs. France

Denmark 0	Copenhagen, Denmark [17] 10–12 May 1959 Clay		France 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Kurt Nielsen Pierre Darmon 2 6 5 7 4 6       2 Torben Ulrich Robert Haillet 4 6 6 8 6 4 1 5   retired   3 Kurt Nielsen  /  Torben Ulrich Jean-Noël Grinda  /  Jean-Claude Molinari 7 9 4 6 2 6       4 Kurt Nielsen Jean-Noël Grinda 7 9 6 8 0 6       5 Søren Højberg Jean-Claude Molinari 4 6 2 6 4 6

Poland vs. Brazil

Poland 2	Warsaw, Poland [18] 15–17 May 1959		Brazil 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Władysław Skonecki Ronald Barnes 6 1 4 6 5 7 6 1 6 1   2 Andrzej Licis Carlos Alberto Fernandes 5 7 6 4 4 6 1 6     3 Wiesław Gąsiorek  /  Józef Piątek Ronald Barnes  /  Carlos Alberto Fernandes 1 6 1 6 6 8       4 Władysław Skonecki Carlos Alberto Fernandes 8 6 6 4 8 10 6 1     5 Andrzej Licis Ronald Barnes 1 6 1 6 2 6

Spain vs. Switzerland

Spain 5	Alameda Tennis Club, Madrid, Spain [19] 8–10 May 1959 Clay		Switzerland 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Juan Manuel Couder Martin Froesch 6 2 6 2 6 2       2 Andrés Gimeno Paul Blondel 6 1 6 0 6 2       3 José Luis Arilla  /  Andrés Gimeno Paul Blondel  /  Martin Froesch 6 2 6 3 6 0       4 Andrés Gimeno Ernst Schori 6 4 6 3 6 1       5 Juan Manuel Couder Paul Blondel 6 0 6 2 6 3

Sweden vs. Chile

Sweden 2	Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden [20] 15–17 May 1959 Clay		Chile 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Patricio Rodríguez 6 2 6 4 6 1       2 Ulf Schmidt Luis Ayala 4 6 4 6 1 6       3 Sven Davidson  /  Ulf Schmidt Ernesto Aguirre  /  Luis Ayala 6 2 5 7 3 6 5 7     4 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Luis Ayala 6 3 8 10 1 6 3 6     5 Ulf Schmidt Patricio Rodríguez 6 1 6 2 6 3

Luxembourg vs. Great Britain

Luxembourg 0	Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg [21] 1–3 May 1959 Clay		Great Britain 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Joseph Offenheim Alan Mills 0 6 0 6 0 6       2 Frank Baden Billy Knight 1 6 2 6 6 2 3 6     3 Frank Baden  /  Gaston Wampach Billy Knight  /  Bobby Wilson 1 6 1 6 2 6       4 Joseph Offenheim Billy Knight 0 6 1 6 1 6       5 Frank Baden Alan Mills 1 6 7 5 10 8 2 6 2 6

Quarterfinals

Italy vs. South Africa

Italy 4	Florence, Italy [22] 12–14 June 1959 Clay		South Africa 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Orlando Sirola Ian Vermaak 6 4 6 3 6 4       2 Nicola Pietrangeli Gordon Forbes 7 5 6 2 6 4       3 Nicola Pietrangeli  /  Orlando Sirola Gordon Forbes  /  Abe Segal 6 4 6 3 14 12       4 Orlando Sirola Abe Segal 3 6 8 10 6 4 4 6     5 Giuseppe Merlo Ian Vermaak 6 4 6 2 6 4

France vs. Romania

France 5	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [23] 12–14 June 1959 Clay		Romania 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Robert Haillet Gheorghe Viziru 6 4 6 2 6 0       2 Pierre Darmon Ion Țiriac 6 0 6 0 8 6       3 Jean-Noël Grinda  /  Jean-Claude Molinari Gheorghe Viziru  /  Marian Viziru 6 1 6 1 6 4       4 Pierre Darmon Gheorghe Viziru 6 3 7 5 6 2       5 Robert Haillet Ion Țiriac 6 3 6 3 6 0

Spain vs. Brazil

Spain 3	Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain [24] 12–15 June 1959 Clay		Brazil 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Manuel Santana Carlos Alberto Fernandes 8 10 6 4 6 0 5 7 6 3   2 Juan Manuel Couder Ronald Barnes 6 2 6 2 6 8 9 7     3 José Luis Arilla  /  Andrés Gimeno Ronald Barnes  /  Carlos Alberto Fernandes 3 6 2 6 11 9 3 6     4 Manuel Santana Ronald Barnes 6 1 6 1 6 4       5 Andrés Gimeno Carlos Alberto Fernandes 1 6 5 7 2 6

Great Britain vs. Chile

Great Britain 3	Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England [25] 11–13 June 1959 Grass		Chile 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Bobby Wilson Luis Ayala 6 1 6 3 5 7 6 2     2 Mike Davies Patricio Rodríguez 6 3 6 4 6 2       3 Mike Davies  /  Bobby Wilson Ernesto Aguirre  /  Luis Ayala 6 8 6 3 4 6 12 10 3 6   4 Bobby Wilson Patricio Rodríguez 8 6 6 3 6 3       5 Mike Davies Luis Ayala 7 9 0 6 2 6

Semifinals

Italy vs. France

Italy 4	Sanremo, Italy [26] 10–12 July 1959 Clay		France 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Nicola Pietrangeli Robert Haillet 6 4 6 2 6 1       2 Orlando Sirola Pierre Darmon 6 1 6 1 3 6 8 6     3 Nicola Pietrangeli  /  Orlando Sirola Pierre Darmon  /  Jean-Noël Grinda 6 3 6 2 7 5       4 Giuseppe Merlo Gérard Pilet 1 6 6 4 3 6 4 6     5 Nicola Pietrangeli Pierre Darmon 3 6 6 4 9 7 6 1

Spain vs. Great Britain

Spain 3	Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain [27] 9–11 July 1959 Clay		Great Britain 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Andrés Gimeno Mike Davies 9 7 6 3 2 6 6 2     2 Manuel Santana Billy Knight 7 9 1 6 3 6       3 Juan Manuel Couder  /  Andrés Gimeno Mike Davies  /  Bobby Wilson 1 6 6 1 15 13 4 6 1 6   4 Andrés Gimeno Billy Knight 7 5 3 6 6 3 7 5     5 Manuel Santana Mike Davies 6 2 3 6 4 6 6 0 6 1

Final

Italy vs. Spain

Italy 4	Milan Tennis Club, Milan, Italy [2] 24–27 July 1959 Clay		Spain 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Orlando Sirola Juan Manuel Couder 2 8 6 7 6 2 5 6 6   2 Nicola Pietrangeli Andrés Gimeno 8 6 6 3 6 3       3 Nicola Pietrangeli  /  Orlando Sirola Juan Manuel Couder  /  Andrés Gimeno 6 4 8 6 6 4       4 Sergio Tacchini Andrés Gimeno 4 6 1 6 1 6       5 Nicola Pietrangeli Juan Manuel Couder 6 8 4 6 6 2 6 0 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. "Italy v Spain". daviscup.com.
3. "Belgium v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
4. "Lebanon v Colombia". daviscup.com.
5. "Norway v South Africa". daviscup.com.
6. "Egypt v Romania". daviscup.com.
7. "Ireland v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
8. "Yugoslavia v Denmark". daviscup.com.
9. "West Germany v Brazil". daviscup.com.
10. "Finland v Spain". daviscup.com.
11. "Israel v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
12. "Sweden v Hungary". daviscup.com.
13. "Austria v Chile". daviscup.com.
14. "Belgium v Italy". daviscup.com.
15. "South Africa v Colombia". daviscup.com.
16. "Romania v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
17. "Denmark v France". daviscup.com.
18. "Poland v Brazil". daviscup.com.
19. "Spain v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
20. "Sweden v Chile". daviscup.com.
21. "Luxembourg v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
22. "Italy v South Africa". daviscup.com.
23. "France v Romania". daviscup.com.
24. "Spain v Brazil". daviscup.com.
25. "Great Britain v Chile". daviscup.com.
26. "Italy v France". daviscup.com.
27. "Spain v Great Britain". daviscup.com.

External links

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