1963 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Main article: 1963 Davis Cup

The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1963 Davis Cup.

32 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. Great Britain defeated Sweden in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone. ^{[1] [2]}

Draw

Preliminary round 12–22 April

Semifinals

Final

Istanbul, Turkey

Turkey

1

Israel

4

Estoril, Portugal (clay)

Portugal

3

Luxembourg

2

Beirut, Lebanon (clay)

Lebanon

0

Egypt

5

Dublin, Ireland

Ireland

2

Greece

3

First Round 3–5 May

Second Round 24 May–4 June

Quarterfinals 13–16 June

Semifinals 18–21 July

Final 1–5 August

Sweden

Stockholm, Sweden (clay)

bye

Sweden

3

Rhodesia

4

Rhodesia

2

Stockholm, Sweden (clay)

Netherlands

1

Sweden

4

Yugoslavia

5

Zagreb, Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia

1

Monaco

0

Yugoslavia

5

Austria

5

Austria

0

Båstad, Sweden (clay)

Israel

0

Sweden

5

South Africa

Bucharest, Romania (clay)

South Africa

0

bye

South Africa

3

Romania

5

Romania

2

Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)

Switzerland

0

South Africa

4

Denmark

4

Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)

Denmark

1

Czechoslovakia

1

Denmark

4

Norway

5

Norway

1

Wimbledon, England (grass)

Portugal

0

Sweden

2

Egypt

0

Moscow, Soviet Union

Great Britain

3

Chile

5

Chile

1

Soviet Union

5

Soviet Union

4

Eastbourne, England (grass)

Finland

0

Soviet Union

1

Hungary

2

Brussels, Belgium (clay)

Great Britain

4

Belgium

3

Belgium

0

bye

Great Britain

5

Bristol, England (grass)

Great Britain

Great Britain

4

Greece

2

Paris, France (clay)

Spain

1

Brazil

3

Brazil

1

Poland

0

France

4

Barcelona, Spain (clay)

France

5

France

1

Spain

3

Barcelona, Spain (clay)

Spain

4

West Germany

2

Spain

4

bye

Italy

1

Italy

Preliminary round

Turkey vs. Israel

Turkey 1	Istanbul, Turkey [3] 19–21 April 1963		Israel 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ziya Kipkizilorenli Eleazar Davidman 2 6 1 6 1 6       2 Nazmi Bari Gabriel Dubitzky 3 6 6 2 6 1 6 1     3 Engin Balas  /  Nazmi Bari Eleazar Davidman  /  Gabriel Dubitzky 2 6 3 6 3 6       4 Ziya Kipkizilorenli Gabriel Dubitzky 5 7 6 8 6 8       5 Nazmi Bari Eleazar Davidman 3 6 6 1 4 6 6 3 3 6

Portugal vs. Luxembourg

Portugal 3	Clube de Ténis do Estoril, Estoril, Portugal [4] 12–15 April 1963 Clay		Luxembourg 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 David Cohen Joseph Offenheim 6 0 6 4 4 6 6 3     2 Alfredo Vaz Pinto Frank Baden 6 4 2 6 7 5 7 5     3 Antonio Azevedo Gomes  /  Manuel Dinis Frank Baden  /  Gaston Wampach 5 7 5 7 5 7       4 David Cohen Frank Baden 3 6 4 6 2 6       5 Alfredo Vaz Pinto Joseph Offenheim 6 2 6 0 6 1

Lebanon vs. Egypt

Lebanon 0	Yarzeh Club, Beirut, Lebanon [5] 13–15 April 1963 Clay		Egypt 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Édouard Samuel Saeed Mohammed-Mabrouk 1 6 2 6 4 6       2 Karim Fawaz Fathi Mohammed-Ali 6 1 1 6 2 6 2 6     3 Elie Attieh  /  Karim Fawaz Fathi Mohammed-Ali  /  Saeed Mohammed-Mabrouk 1 6 2 6 0 6       4 Édouard Samuel Fathi Mohammed-Ali 0 6 2 6 4 6       5 Karim Fawaz Saeed Mohammed-Mabrouk 0 6 3 6 6 2 1 6

Ireland vs. Greece

Ireland 2	Dublin, Ireland [6] 19–22 April 1922		Greece 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Derek Arthurs Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 6 1 5 7 4 6 6 4 4 6   2 Peter Jackson Nikolaos Kalyvas 2 6 5 7 6 4 1 6     3 Derek Arthurs  /  Michael Hickey Nicholas Kalogeropoulos  /  Dimitrios Kanellopoulos 3 6 6 2 6 3 3 6 6 1   4 Derek Arthurs Nikolaos Kalyvas 6 4 3 6 1 6 6 2 6 3   5 Michael Hickey Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 0 6 3 6 2 6

First round

Netherlands vs. Rhodesia

Netherlands 1	Scheveningen, Netherlands [7] 3–5 May 1963 Clay		Rhodesia 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Pieter van Eijsden Adrian Bey 3 6 9 7 6 3 6 3     2 Willem Maris Frank Saloman 3 6 1 6 3 6       3 Pieter van Eijsden  /  Willem Maris Adrian Bey  /  Frank Saloman 3 6 3 6 3 6       4 Willem Maris Adrian Bey 6 3 6 3 6 8 4 6 4 6   5 Pieter van Eijsden Frank Saloman 6 3 3 6 6 1 3 6 3 6

Yugoslavia vs. Monaco

Yugoslavia 5	Split, Yugoslavia [8] 3–5 May 1963		Monaco 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Nikola Pilić Roland Borghini 6 2 6 2 7 5       2 Boro Jovanović Adrien Viviani 6 1 6 1 6 1       3 Boro Jovanović  /  Nikola Pilić Roland Borghini  /  Adrien Viviani 6 2 6 4 6 2       4 Srdjan Jelić Roland Borghini 6 2 5 7 6 2 6 3     5 Vladimir Presečki Adrien Viviani 6 3 6 3 6 3

Austria vs. Israel

Austria 5	Vienna, Austria [9] 3–5 May 1963		Israel 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Franz Hainka Gabriel Dubitzky 6 2 6 0 6 0       2 Detlef Herdy Eleazar Davidman 6 1 3 6 6 2 4 6 6 2   3 Detlef Herdy  /  Peter Pokorny Eleazar Davidman  /  Gabriel Dubitzky 0 6 6 3 10 8 6 1     4 Peter Pokorny Gabriel Dubitzky 6 4 6 1 6 2       5 Franz Hainka Eleazar Davidman 6 4 6 1 6 3

Romania vs. Switzerland

Romania 5	Bucharest, Romania [10] 3–5 May 1963 Clay		Switzerland 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ion Țiriac Paul Blondel 6 1 6 1 6 1       2 Alexandru Bardan Bruno Schweizer 3 6 4 6 6 3 6 3 6 0   3 Petre Mărmureanu  /  Ion Țiriac Bernard Auberson  /  Paul Blondel 6 2 7 5 6 3       4 Ion Țiriac Bruno Schweizer 6 3 6 4 6 1       5 Alexandru Bardan Paul Blondel 6 2 6 2 6 2

Denmark vs. Czechoslovakia

Denmark 4	Copenhagen, Denmark [11] 3–5 May 1963 Clay		Czechoslovakia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jørgen Ulrich Jiří Javorský 6 4 6 1 8 6       2 Jan Leschly Petr Štrobl 6 2 6 4 6 1       3 Jan Leschly  /  Jørgen Ulrich Jiří Javorský  /  Petr Štrobl 4 6 4 6 4 6       4 Jørgen Ulrich Petr Štrobl 6 1 6 3 6 3       5 Jan Leschly Štěpán Koudelka 9 7 6 1 6 2

Portugal vs. Norway

Portugal 0	Clube de Ténis do Estoril, Estoril, Portugal [12] 3–5 May 1963 Clay		Norway 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Antonio Azevedo Gomes Gunnar Høst Sjøwall 3 6 6 4 4 6 3 6     2 Alfredo Vaz Pinto Finn Søhol 5 7 4 6 3 6       3 Manuel Dinis  /  João Roquette Per Hegna  /  Gunnar Høst Sjøwall 9 7 0 6 2 6 2 6     4 Alfredo Vaz Pinto Gunnar Høst Sjøwall 4 6 4 6 4 6       5 Antonio Azevedo Gomes Finn Søhol 3 6 6 8 2 6

Egypt vs. Chile

Egypt 0	Cairo, Egypt [13] 3–5 May 1963		Chile 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ismail El Shafei Ernesto Aguirre 1 6 4 6 6 2 6 3 6 8   2 Fathi Mohammed-Ali Patricio Rodríguez 3 6 4 6 4 6       3 Ismail El Shafei  /  Fathi Mohammed-Ali Ernesto Aguirre  /  Jaime Pinto Bravo 4 6 2 6 1 6       4 Ismail El Shafei Patricio Rodríguez 0 6 2 6 2 6       5 Fathi Mohammed-Ali Ernesto Aguirre 2 6 2 6       retired

Finland vs. Soviet Union

Finland 0	Helsinki, Finland [14] 3–5 May 1963		Soviet Union 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Pekka Petersen-Dyggve Mikhail Mozer 3 6 1 6 4 6       2 Tapio Jokinen Toomas Leius 0 6 3 6 2 6       3 Matti Kinnunen  /  Sakari Salo Toomas Leius  /  Sergei Likhachev 1 6 4 6 0 6       4 Pekka Petersen-Dyggve Toomas Leius 5 7 0 6 2 6       5 Tapio Jokinen Mikhail Mozer 4 6 4 6 2 6

Hungary vs. Belgium

Hungary 2	Budapest, Hungary [15] 3–5 May 1963		Belgium 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 István Gulyás Jacques Brichant 6 2 6 1 6 2       2 Ferenc Komáromy Eric Drossart 6 8 7 9 4 6       3 István Gulyás  /  András Szikszay Jacques Brichant  /  Eric Drossart 1 6 3 6 6 1 3 6     4 Ferenc Komáromy Jacques Brichant 3 6 6 8 2 6       5 István Gulyás Eric Drossart 6 0 6 2 6 1

Greece vs. Brazil

Greece 2	Athens, Greece [16] 3–5 May 1963		Brazil 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Nikolaos Kalyvas José Edison Mandarino 1 6 7 9 1 6       2 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos Ronald Barnes 6 4 0 6 5 7 2 6     3 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos  /  Nikolaos Kalyvas Ronald Barnes  /  José Edison Mandarino           w/o   4 Nikolaos Kalyvas Ronald Barnes 4 6 6 1 6 3 1 6 6 4   5 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos José Edison Mandarino 1 6 1 6 3 6

France vs. Poland

France 5	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [17] 3–5 May 1963 Clay		Poland 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jean-Claude Barclay Wiesław Biełanowicz 6 1 6 0 6 2       2 Pierre Darmon Stanisław Szczukiewicz 6 0 6 1 6 1       3 Patrice Beust  /  Daniel Contet Wiesław Biełanowicz  /  Stanisław Szczukiewicz 6 2 6 3 6 2       4 Jean-Claude Barclay Stanisław Szczukiewicz 6 4 6 2 6 3       5 Pierre Darmon Wiesław Biełanowicz 6 0 6 3 6 1

West Germany vs. Spain

West Germany 2	Cologne, West Germany [18] 3–5 May 1963		Spain 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Wilhelm Bungert Manuel Santana 7 9 6 8 3 6       2 Christian Kuhnke Juan Manuel Couder 6 4 6 4 8 6       3 Wilhelm Bungert  /  Christian Kuhnke Alberto Arilla  /  José Luis Arilla 6 0 6 4 3 6 6 3     4 Christian Kuhnke Manuel Santana 2 6 4 6 0 6       5 Wilhelm Bungert Juan Manuel Couder 6 3 6 4 3 6 5 7 3 6

Second round

Sweden vs. Rhodesia

Sweden 3	Kungliga tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden [19] 29–31 May 1963 Clay		Rhodesia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Adrian Bey 6 3 5 7 6 0 5 7 5 7   2 Ulf Schmidt Frank Saloman 6 3 6 1 6 2       3 Jan-Erik Lundqvist  /  Ulf Schmidt Adrian Bey  /  Frank Saloman 6 3 9 7 6 1       4 Ulf Schmidt Adrian Bey 6 4 6 0 6 4       5 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Frank Saloman 6 1 1 6 2 6 2 6

Yugoslavia vs. Austria

Yugoslavia 5	Zagreb, Yugoslavia [20] 31 May–2 June 1963		Austria 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Nikola Pilić Detlef Herdy 6 3 6 3 6 2       2 Boro Jovanović Franz Hainka 6 3 6 3 6 2       3 Boro Jovanović  /  Nikola Pilić Detlef Herdy  /  Peter Pokorny 6 2 7 5 6 4       4 Vladimir Presečki Detlef Herdy 6 2 2 6 4 6 6 3 7 5   5 Srdjan Jelić Dieter Schultheiss 6 4 7 5 6 4

Romania vs. South Africa

Romania 2	Bucharest, Romania [21] 31 May–2 June 1963 Clay		South Africa 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ion Țiriac Gordon Forbes 6 4 5 7 7 5 6 4     2 Alexandru Bardan Abe Segal 4 6 3 6 4 6       3 Alexandru Bardan  /  Ion Țiriac Gordon Forbes  /  Abe Segal 2 6 9 7 2 6 2 6     4 Alexandru Bardan Gordon Forbes 2 6 4 6 0 6       5 Ion Țiriac Abe Segal 6 1 13 11 6 3

Denmark vs. Norway

Denmark 4	Copenhagen, Denmark [22] 24–26 May 1963 Clay		Norway 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jørgen Ulrich Per Hegna 7 5 2 6 6 2 6 3     2 Jan Leschly Gunnar Høst Sjøwall 6 3 6 2 6 3       3 Jan Leschly  /  Jørgen Ulrich Per Hegna  /  Gunnar Høst Sjøwall 11 9 6 2 6 4       4 Jørgen Ulrich Gunnar Høst Sjøwall 2 6 2 6 4 6       5 Carl-Edvard Hedelund Per Hegna 6 1 6 3 6 4

Soviet Union vs. Chile

Soviet Union 4	Moscow, Soviet Union [23] 31 May–2 June 1963		Chile 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Toomas Leius Patricio Rodríguez 7 9 0 6 7 9       2 Mikhail Mozer Ernesto Aguirre 7 9 3 6 6 2 6 4 6 4   3 Toomas Leius  /  Sergei Likhachev Ernesto Aguirre  /  Patricio Rodríguez 4 6 6 0 1 6 7 5 6 2   4 Toomas Leius Ernesto Aguirre 6 3 6 3 6 4       5 Mikhail Mozer Jaime Pinto Bravo 3 6 6 1 7 5 6 4

Belgium vs. Great Britain

Belgium 0	Brussels, Belgium [24] 28–30 May 1963 Clay		Great Britain 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jacques Brichant Billy Knight 3 6 2 6 8 6 2 6     2 Eric Drossart Mike Sangster 6 8 5 7 4 6       3 Jacques Brichant  /  Eric Drossart Tony Pickard  /  Bobby Wilson 8 6 6 2 3 6 5 7 9 11   4 Eric Drossart Billy Knight 0 6 3 6 6 3 4 6     5 Jacques Brichant Mike Sangster 6 4 4 6 1 6 2 6

France vs. Brazil

France 4	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [25] 1–3 June 1963 Clay		Brazil 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Pierre Darmon José Edison Mandarino 6 4 6 2 6 4       2 Jean-Claude Barclay Ronald Barnes 3 6 6 8 2 6       3 Patrice Beust  /  Daniel Contet Ronald Barnes  /  Carlos Alberto Fernandes 2 6 12 10 6 2 6 2     4 Jean-Claude Barclay José Edison Mandarino 3 6 6 2 6 0 6 4     5 Pierre Darmon Ronald Barnes 6 3 6 4 6 1

Spain vs. Italy

Spain 4	Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spain [26] 31 May–4 June 1963 Clay		Italy 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Manuel Santana Nicola Pietrangeli 4 6 4 6 6 3 6 8     2 Juan Manuel Couder Fausto Gardini 9 7 7 5 6 1       3 José Luis Arilla  /  Manuel Santana Nicola Pietrangeli  /  Orlando Sirola 7 5 6 4 6 1       4 Manuel Santana Fausto Gardini 6 1 6 1 10 8       5 Juan Manuel Couder Nicola Pietrangeli 3 6 6 3 6 3 6 3

Quarterfinals

Sweden vs. Yugoslavia

Sweden 4	Kungliga tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden [27] 14–16 June 1963 Clay		Yugoslavia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ulf Schmidt Nikola Pilić 3 6 6 1 6 2 6 1     2 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Boro Jovanović 6 0 5 7 6 2 6 4     3 Jan-Erik Lundqvist  /  Ulf Schmidt Boro Jovanović  /  Nikola Pilić 6 2 3 6 6 4 6 1     4 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Nikola Pilić 6 3 4 6 13 11 6 3     5 Ulf Schmidt Boro Jovanović 6 2 4 6 5 7 5 7

Denmark vs. South Africa

Denmark 1	Copenhagen, Denmark [28] 14–16 June 1963 Clay		South Africa 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Carl-Edvard Hedelund Cliff Drysdale 1 6 2 6 0 6       2 Jørgen Ulrich Gordon Forbes 2 6 2 6 4 6       3 Carl-Edvard Hedelund  /  Jørgen Ulrich Gordon Forbes  /  Abe Segal 8 10 2 6 4 6       4 Jørgen Ulrich Abe Segal 6 3 9 7 3 6 6 3     5 Carl-Edvard Hedelund Gordon Forbes 2 6 4 6 5 7

Great Britain vs. Soviet Union

Great Britain 4	Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England [29] 13–15 June 1963 Grass		Soviet Union 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mike Sangster Alex Metreveli 6 4 6 3 6 3       2 Bobby Wilson Toomas Leius 7 5 4 6 8 10 4 6     3 Billy Knight  /  Mike Sangster Toomas Leius  /  Sergei Likhachev 6 2 6 3 4 6 15 13     4 Bobby Wilson Alex Metreveli 7 5 8 6 6 2       5 Mike Sangster Toomas Leius 6 4 6 4 6 3

Spain vs. France

Spain 4	Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spain [30] 14–16 June 1963 Clay		France 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Manuel Santana Jean-Claude Barclay 6 1 6 2 6 2       2 Juan Manuel Couder Pierre Darmon 4 6 2 6 0 6       3 José Luis Arilla  /  Manuel Santana Patrice Beust  /  Daniel Contet 7 5 6 2 6 2       4 Manuel Santana Pierre Darmon 6 3 6 4 10 8       5 Juan Manuel Couder Jean-Claude Barclay 6 2 6 1 6 1

Semifinals

Sweden vs. South Africa

Sweden 5	Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden [31] 19–21 July 1963 Clay		South Africa 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Cliff Drysdale 3 6 3 6 6 0 6 3 6 0   2 Ulf Schmidt Gordon Forbes 6 4 6 4 3 6 6 4     3 Jan-Erik Lundqvist  /  Ulf Schmidt Gordon Forbes  /  Abe Segal 8 6 5 7 7 5 6 3     4 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Gordon Forbes 6 2 6 3 6 2       5 Ulf Schmidt Cliff Drysdale 6 2 3 6 7 5 6 0

Great Britain vs. Spain

Great Britain 4	Bristol Lawn Tennis Club, Bristol, England [32] 18–20 July 1963 Grass		Spain 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mike Sangster José Luis Arilla 6 2 6 4 6 4       2 Bobby Wilson Manuel Santana 4 6 4 6 8 6 6 2 5 7   3 Mike Sangster  /  Bobby Wilson José Luis Arilla  /  Manuel Santana 8 10 7 5 9 7 4 6 6 1   4 Bobby Wilson José Luis Arilla 6 4 7 5 6 3       5 Mike Sangster Manuel Santana 6 4 7 5 3 6 4 6 7 5

Final

Great Britain vs. Sweden

Great Britain 3	No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England [2] 1–5 August 1963 Grass		Sweden 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mike Sangster Jan-Erik Lundqvist 3 6 6 2 4 6 12 10 9 7   2 Bobby Wilson Ulf Schmidt 4 6 6 4 4 6 6 4 4 6   3 Mike Sangster  /  Bobby Wilson Jan-Erik Lundqvist  /  Ulf Schmidt 22 20 6 4 6 3       4 Bobby Wilson Jan-Erik Lundqvist 6 3 6 2 2 6 2 6 1 6   5 Mike Sangster Ulf Schmidt 7 5 6 2 9 11 3 6 6 3

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. "Great Britain v Sweden". daviscup.com.
3. "Turkey v Israel". daviscup.com.
4. "Portugal v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.
5. "Lebanon v Egypt". daviscup.com.
6. "Ireland v Greece". daviscup.com.
7. "Netherlands v Rhodesia". daviscup.com.
8. "Yugoslavia v Monaco". daviscup.com.
9. "Austria v Israel". daviscup.com.
10. "Romania v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
11. "Denmark v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
12. "Portugal v Norway". daviscup.com.
13. "Egypt v Chile". daviscup.com.
14. "Finland v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.
15. "Hungary v Belgium". daviscup.com.
16. "Greece v Brazil". daviscup.com.
17. "France v Poland". daviscup.com.
18. "West Germany v Spain". daviscup.com.
19. "Sweden v Rhodesia". daviscup.com.
20. "Yugoslavia v Austria". daviscup.com.
21. "Romania v South Africa". daviscup.com.
22. "Denmark v Norway". daviscup.com.
23. "Soviet Union v Chile". daviscup.com.
24. "Belgium v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
25. "France v Brazil". daviscup.com.
26. "Spain v Italy". daviscup.com.
27. "Sweden v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
28. "Denmark v South Africa". daviscup.com.
29. "Great Britain v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.
30. "Spain v France". daviscup.com.
31. "Sweden v South Africa". daviscup.com.
32. "Great Britain v Spain". daviscup.com.

External links

• Davis Cup official website