1953 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Main article: 1953 Davis Cup
1953 Davis Cup Europe Zone
Details
Duration24 April 1953 – 20 July 1953
Teams24
Categories1953 Davis Cup Europe Zone
1953 Davis Cup America Zone
Champion
Winning nation Belgium
Qualified for: 1953 Davis Cup
Inter-Zonal Finals
← 1952
1954 →

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 GermanyWest Berlin
bye West Germany3
 South Africaw/o South Africa2Paris, France (clay)
 Monaco West Germany1
 FranceZagreb, Yugoslavia France4
bye France4
 Yugoslavia5 Yugoslavia1Paris, France (clay)
  Switzerland0 France1
 DenmarkVienna, Austria (clay) Denmark4
bye Denmark5
 Egypt1 Austria0Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
 Austria4 Denmark4
 PhilippinesHelsinki, Finland Philippines1
bye Philippines5
 Finland4 Finland0Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
 Ireland1 Denmark2
 Spain5Barcelona, Spain (clay) Belgium3
 Israel0 Spain0
bye Sweden5Turin, Italy (clay)
 Sweden Sweden1
 Netherlands5Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) Italy4
 Ceylon0 Netherlands0
bye Italy5Brussels, Belgium
 Italy Italy2
 Luxembourg0Oslo, Norway (clay) Belgium3
 Norway5 Norway0
bye Great Britain5Brussels, Belgium (clay)
 Great Britain Great Britain1
 BrazilBudapest, Hungary Belgium4
 Hungaryw/o Hungary0
bye Belgium5
 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. ^ a b "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.
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