1951 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Main article: 1951 Davis Cup
1951 Davis Cup Europe Zone
Details
Duration3 May 1951 – 29 July 1951
Teams21
Categories1951 Davis Cup Europe Zone
1951 Davis Cup America Zone
Champion
Winning nation Sweden
Qualified for: 1951 Davis Cup
Inter-Zonal Final
← 1950
1952 →

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1951 Davis Cup.

21 teams entered the Europe Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Final against the winner of the America Zone. A seeding system was introduced for the first time, where the previous year's quarterfinalists were guaranteed a bye in the first round.[1]

Sweden defeated West Germany in the final, and went on to face the United States in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw

First Round
3–11 May		Second Round
11–22 May		Quarterfinals
14–19 June		Semifinals
13–19 July		Final
27–29 July
 SwedenVienna, Austria (clay)
bye Sweden5
 Austria Austria0Scarborough, England (grass)
bye Sweden5
 FranceWimbledon, England (grass) Great Britain0
bye France2
 Great Britain Great Britain3Båstad, Sweden (clay)
bye Sweden5
 PhilippinesParis, France (clay) Philippines0
bye Philippines4
 Finland1 Brazil1Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)
 Brazil4 Philippines4
 IrelandScheveningen, Netherlands (clay) Netherlands1
bye Ireland2
 Netherlands4 Netherlands3Båstad, Sweden (clay)
 Monaco1 Sweden5
 Norway2Brussels, Belgium West Germany0
 Egypt3 Egypt1
bye Belgium4Cologne, West Germany
 Belgium Belgium2
 Yugoslavia2West Berlin (clay) West Germany3
 West Germany3 West Germany4
bye Denmark1Munich, West Germany
 Denmark West Germany3
  Switzerland5Zürich, Switzerland Italy2
 Luxembourg0  Switzerland1
bye Poland4Milan, Italy (clay)
 Poland Poland0
byeMilan, Italy (clay) Italy5
 South Africa South Africa2
bye Italy3
 Italy

First round

Finland vs. Brazil


Finland
1 		Helsinki, Finland[3]
4–6 May 1951
Brazil
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Finland
Brazil 		Pentti Forsman
Alcides Procópio 		4
6 		4
6 		6
4 		6
2 		1
6 		 
2 Finland
Brazil 		Sakari Salo
Armando Vieira 		1
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
3 Finland
Brazil 		Pentti Forsman / Sakari Salo
Alcides Procópio / Armando Vieira 		4
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
4 Finland
Brazil 		Sakari Salo
Roberto Cardozo 		6
3 		6
4 		6
4 		     
5 Finland
Brazil 		Pentti Forsman
Armando Vieira 		6
2 		4
6 		5
7 		6
0 		2
6 		 

Netherlands vs. Monaco


Netherlands
4 		Scheveningen, Netherlands[4]
3–5 May 1951
Clay
Monaco
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Monaco 		John Linck
Georges Pasquier 		3
6 		6
2 		6
4 		9
7 		   
2 Netherlands
Monaco 		Hans van Swol
Aleco Noghès 		2
6 		6
4 		6
2 		6
0 		   
3 Netherlands
Monaco 		Ivo Rinkel / Hans van Swol
Aleco Noghès / Georges Pasquier 		6
1 		6
2 		6
2 		     
4 Netherlands
Monaco 		Hans van Swol
Georges Pasquier 		6
1 		6
1 		6
2 		     
5 Netherlands
Monaco 		John Linck
Aleco Noghès 		6
3 		8
10 		6
3 		5
7 		2
6 		 

Norway vs. Egypt


Norway
2 		Oslo, Norway[5]
9–11 May 1951
Clay
Egypt
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Norway
Egypt 		Johan Haanes
Marcel Coen 		6
2 		6
2 		6
3 		     
2 Norway
Egypt 		Jan Staubo
Adli El Shafei 		8
6 		3
6 		5
7 		2
6 		   
3 Norway
Egypt 		Johan Haanes / Sverre Lie
Marcel Coen / Adli El Shafei 		9
11 		4
6 		3
6 		     
4 Norway
Egypt 		Johan Haanes
Adli El Shafei 		1
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
5 Norway
Egypt 		Jan Staubo
Marcel Coen 		4
6 		6
3 		6
3 		6
3 		   

Yugoslavia vs. West Germany


Yugoslavia
2 		Zagreb, Yugoslavia[6]
4–7 May 1951
West Germany
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
West Germany 		Milan Branović
Ernst Buchholz 		4
6 		5
7 		6
2 		6
2 		6
4 		 
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
West Germany 		Dragutin Mitić
Gottfried von Cramm 		0
6 		2
6 		6
8 		     
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
West Germany 		Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada
Gottfried von Cramm / Rolf Göpfert 		2
6 		9
7 		4
6 		4
6 		   
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
West Germany 		Dragutin Mitić
Ernst Buchholz 		6
3 		12
10 		6
4 		     
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
West Germany 		Milan Branović
Gottfried von Cramm 		1
6 		7
5 		7
9 		4
6 		   

Switzerland vs. Luxembourg


Switzerland
5 		Lausanne, Switzerland[7]
3–6 May 1951
Luxembourg
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
Luxembourg 		Max Albrecht
Gaston Wampach 		6
3 		6
8 		6
1 		6
0 		   
2 Switzerland
Luxembourg 		Jost Spitzer
Géza Wertheim 		6
0 		6
4 		6
2 		     
3 Switzerland
Luxembourg 		Paul Blondel / René Buser
Gaston Wampach / Géza Wertheim 		3
6 		7
9 		6
3 		6
2 		6
2 		 
4 Switzerland
Luxembourg 		Max Albrecht
Géza Wertheim 		6
1 		6
2 		6
1 		     
5 Switzerland
Luxembourg 		Jost Spitzer
Gaston Wampach 		6
1 		12
10 		6
2 		     

Second round

Austria vs. Sweden


Austria
0 		Vienna, Austria[8]
19–21 May 1951
Clay
Sweden
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
Sweden 		Gustav Specht
Sven Davidson 		1
6 		6
8 		0
6 		     
2 Austria
Sweden 		Hans Redl
Lennart Bergelin 		9
7 		2
6 		1
6 		1
6 		   
3 Austria
Sweden 		Alfred Huber / Hans Redl
Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson 		3
6 		5
7 		2
6 		     
4 Austria
Sweden 		Hans Redl
Sven Davidson 		4
6 		6
1 		4
6 		1
6 		   
5 Austria
Sweden 		Gustav Specht
Torsten Johansson 		1
6 		5
7 		7
5 		4
6 		   

Great Britain vs. France


Great Britain
3 		No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England[9]
19–22 May 1951
Grass
France
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
France 		Geoffrey Paish
Paul Rémy 		3
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
2 United Kingdom
France 		Tony Mottram
Bernard Destremau 		6
3 		1
6 		6
8 		6
2 		6
3 		 
3 United Kingdom
France 		Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish
Robert Abdesselam / Paul Rémy 		7
5 		6
3 		6
8 		6
4 		   
4 United Kingdom
France 		Tony Mottram
Paul Rémy 		6
2 		6
4 		6
4 		     
5 United Kingdom
France 		Arthur G. Roberts
Bernard Destremau 		5
7 		2
6 		8
6 		6
3 		3
6 		 

Philippines vs. Brazil


Philippines
4 		Paris, France[10]
11–13 May 1951
Clay
Brazil
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Philippines
Brazil 		Raymundo Deyro
Armando Vieira 		3
6 		2
6 		7
9 		     
2 Philippines
Brazil 		Felicisimo Ampon
Alcides Procópio 		6
1 		6
0 		6
1 		     
3 Philippines
Brazil 		Felicisimo Ampon / César Carmona
Alcides Procópio / Armando Vieira 		3
6 		6
2 		6
1 		7
5 		   
4 Philippines
Brazil 		Felicisimo Ampon
Armando Vieira 		8
6 		3
6 		6
0 		6
0 		   
5 Philippines
Brazil 		Raymundo Deyro
Roberto Cardozo 		6
3 		7
5 		6
3 		     

Netherlands vs. Ireland


Netherlands
3 		Scheveningen, Netherlands[11]
11–13 May 1951
Clay
Ireland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Republic of Ireland 		Ludwig Krijt
Joseph Hackett 		6
3 		4
6 		6
4 		6
2 		   
2 Netherlands
Republic of Ireland 		Hans van Swol
Guy Jackson 		7
5 		6
4 		4
6 		3
6 		4
6 		 
3 Netherlands
Republic of Ireland 		Ivo Rinkel / Hans van Swol
Joseph Hackett / Cyril Kemp 		6
3 		6
1 		6
2 		     
4 Netherlands
Republic of Ireland 		Hans van Swol
Joseph Hackett 		6
2 		6
4 		6
1 		     
5 Netherlands
Republic of Ireland 		Ludwig Krijt
Guy Jackson 		2
6 		3
6 		9
7 		5
7 		   

Belgium vs. Egypt


Belgium
4 		Brussels, Belgium[12]
19–21 May 1951
Egypt
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Egypt 		Jacques Brichant
Marcel Coen 		6
1 		6
1 		6
0 		     
2 Belgium
Egypt 		Philippe Washer
Adli El Shafei 		4
6 		6
2 		7
5 		6
4 		   
3 Belgium
Egypt 		Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Marcel Coen / Adli El Shafei 		6
2 		7
5 		2
6 		6
2 		   
4 Belgium
Egypt 		Jacques Peten
Marcel Coen 		4
6 		6
1 		5
7 		4
6 		   
5 Belgium
Egypt 		Jacques Brichant
Adli El Shafei 		6
3 		6
1 		6
4 		     

West Germany vs. Denmark


West Germany
4 		West Berlin[13]
18–20 May 1951
Clay
Denmark
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 West Germany
Denmark 		Gottfried von Cramm
Kurt Nielsen 		6
2 		6
4 		6
0 		     
2 West Germany
Denmark 		Ernst Buchholz
Torben Ulrich 		6
2 		3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		   
3 West Germany
Denmark 		Gottfried von Cramm / Rolf Göpfert
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich 		6
4 		6
4 		6
2 		     
4 West Germany
Denmark 		Ernst Buchholz
Kurt Nielsen 		2
6 		3
6 		6
3 		6
3 		6
4 		 
5 West Germany
Denmark 		Gottfried von Cramm
Torben Ulrich 		6
4 		6
2 		6
4 		     

Switzerland vs. Poland


Switzerland
1 		Zürich, Switzerland[14]
18–20 May 1951
Poland
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
Poland 		Max Albrecht
Józef Piątek 		7
5 		6
4 		5
7 		0
6 		1
6 		 
2 Switzerland
Poland 		Jost Spitzer
Władysław Skonecki 		6
4 		2
6 		2
6 		5
7 		   
3 Switzerland
Poland 		René Buser / Jost Spitzer
Józef Piątek / Władysław Skonecki 		3
6 		7
5 		6
1 		3
6 		6
4 		 
4 Switzerland
Poland 		Jost Spitzer
Józef Piątek 		6
8 		4
6 		4
6 		     
5 Switzerland
Poland 		Max Albrecht
Władysław Skonecki 		6
3 		6
1 		5
7 		3
6 		3
6 		 

Italy vs. South Africa


Italy
3 		Milan, Italy[15]
18–21 May 1951
Clay
South Africa
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
South Africa 		Giovanni Cucelli
Sydney Levy 		9
11 		6
0 		6
4 		7
5 		   
2 Italy
South Africa 		Rolando del Bello
Eric Sturgess 		3
6 		1
6 		5
7 		     
3 Italy
South Africa 		Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Leon Norgarb / Eric Sturgess 		13
11 		6
4 		6
4 		     
4 Italy
South Africa 		Rolando del Bello
Sydney Levy 		6
4 		6
3 		6
2 		     
5 Italy
South Africa 		Giovanni Cucelli
Eric Sturgess 		3
6 		2
6 		6
4 		7
9 		   

Quarterfinals

Great Britain vs. Sweden


Great Britain
0 		Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Club, Scarborough, England[16]
14–16 June 1951
Grass
Sweden
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Sweden 		Geoffrey Paish
Lennart Bergelin 		7
9 		1
6 		3
6 		     
2 United Kingdom
Sweden 		Tony Mottram
Sven Davidson 		6
4 		5
7 		2
6 		6
8 		   
3 United Kingdom
Sweden 		Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish
Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson 		6
2 		3
6 		7
9 		8
10 		   
4 United Kingdom
Sweden 		Tony Mottram
Lennart Bergelin 		6
3 		7
5 		3
6 		4
6 		2
6 		 
5 United Kingdom
Sweden 		Geoffrey Paish
Sven Davidson 		6
2 		5
7 		1
6 		4
6 		   

Netherlands vs. Philippines


Netherlands
1 		Noordwijk, Netherlands[17]
15–17 June 1951
Clay
Philippines
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Philippines 		Ludwig Krijt
Raymundo Deyro 		4
6 		0
6 		1
6 		     
2 Netherlands
Philippines 		John Linck
Felicisimo Ampon 		1
6 		3
6 		7
5 		1
6 		   
3 Netherlands
Philippines 		Ivo Rinkel / Hans van Swol
Felicisimo Ampon / César Carmona 		5
7 		6
3 		7
5 		6
4 		   
4 Netherlands
Philippines 		John Linck
Raymundo Deyro 		1
6 		4
6 		6
4 		2
6 		   
5 Netherlands
Philippines 		Ludwig Krijt
César Carmona 		3
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     

West Germany vs. Belgium


West Germany
3 		Cologne, West Germany[18]
15–17 June 1951
Belgium
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 West Germany
Belgium 		Gottfried von Cramm
Philippe Washer 		5
7 		6
3 		6
4 		6
4 		   
2 West Germany
Belgium 		Ernst Buchholz
Jacques Brichant 		1
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
3 West Germany
Belgium 		Gottfried von Cramm / Rolf Göpfert
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer 		8
6 		3
6 		6
2 		6
3 		   
4 West Germany
Belgium 		Gottfried von Cramm
Jacques Brichant 		6
0 		6
2 		3
6 		6
3 		   
5 West Germany
Belgium 		Ernst Buchholz
Philippe Washer 		6
3 		3
6 		6
8 		3
6 		   

Italy vs. Poland


Italy
5 		Milan, Italy[19]
17–19 June 1951
Clay
Poland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Poland 		Giovanni Cucelli
Józef Piątek 		8
6 		6
0 		6
2 		     
2 Italy
Poland 		Rolando del Bello
Jan Radzio 		7
9 		6
3 		7
5 		6
1 		   
3 Italy
Poland 		Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Jan Chytrowski / Józef Piątek 		6
2 		6
3 		6
2 		     
4 Italy
Poland 		Rolando del Bello
Józef Piątek 		6
4 		6
0 		1
6 		6
2 		   
5 Italy
Poland 		Giuseppe Merlo
Jan Radzio 		6
1 		6
1 		6
2 		     

Semifinals

Sweden vs. Philippines


Sweden
5 		Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[20]
17–19 July 1951
Clay
Philippines
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Philippines 		Lennart Bergelin
Raymundo Deyro 		6
1 		6
3 		6
2 		     
2 Sweden
Philippines 		Sven Davidson
Felicisimo Ampon 		6
1 		6
4 		4
6 		0
6 		6
3 		 
3 Sweden
Philippines 		Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson
Felicisimo Ampon / César Carmona 		6
3 		8
6 		6
4 		     
4 Sweden
Philippines 		Lennart Bergelin
Felicisimo Ampon 		6
3 		6
1 		0
6 		1
6 		6
2 		 
5 Sweden
Philippines 		Sven Davidson
Raymundo Deyro 		6
4 		4
6 		3
6 		8
6 		7
5 		 

West Germany vs. Italy


West Germany
3 		Munich, West Germany[21]
13–17 July 1951
Italy
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 West Germany
Italy 		Ernst Buchholz
Rolando del Bello 		2
6 		6
1 		8
6 		1
6 		4
6 		 
2 West Germany
Italy 		Gottfried von Cramm
Giovanni Cucelli 		6
2 		4
6 		8
6 		7
5 		   
3 West Germany
Italy 		Gottfried von Cramm / Rolf Göpfert
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli 		6
4 		6
2 		4
6 		9
7 		   
4 West Germany
Italy 		Ernst Buchholz
Giovanni Cucelli 		2
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
5 West Germany
Italy 		Gottfried von Cramm
Rolando del Bello 		7
5 		6
4 		4
6 		6
4 		   

Final

Sweden vs. West Germany


Sweden
5 		Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[2]
27–29 July 1951
Clay
West Germany
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
West Germany 		Lennart Bergelin
Gottfried von Cramm 		6
4 		6
1 		6
4 		     
2 Sweden
West Germany 		Sven Davidson
Ernst Buchholz 		6
2 		6
1 		6
4 		     
3 Sweden
West Germany 		Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson
Gottfried von Cramm / Rolf Göpfert 		9
7 		9
7 		8
10 		6
2 		   
4 Sweden
West Germany 		Lennart Bergelin
Ernst Buchholz 		6
1 		5
7 		6
4 		6
3 		   
5 Sweden
West Germany 		Sven Davidson
Helmut Gulcz 		6
0 		6
2 		6
1 		     

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 "Sweden v West Germany". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Finland v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Netherlands v Monaco". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Norway v Egypt". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Yugoslavia v West Germany". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Switzerland v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Austria v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Great Britain v France". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Philippines v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Netherlands v Ireland". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Belgium v Egypt". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "West Germany v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Switzerland v Poland". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Italy v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Great Britain v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ "Netherlands v Philippines". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ "West Germany v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ "Italy v Poland". daviscup.com.
  20. ^ "Sweden v Philippines". daviscup.com.
  21. ^ "West Germany v Italy". daviscup.com.