1954 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Main article: 1954 Davis Cup
1954 Davis Cup Europe Zone
Details
Duration30 April 1954 – 26 July 1954
Teams23
Categories1954 Davis Cup Europe Zone
1954 Davis Cup America Zone
Champion
Winning nation Sweden
Qualified for: 1954 Davis Cup
Inter-Zonal Final
← 1953
1955 →

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1954 Davis Cup.

23 teams entered the Europe Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Final against the winner of the America Zone. Sweden defeated France in the final, and went on to face the United States in the Inter-Zonal Final.[1][2]

Draw

First Round
30 April–8 May		Second Round
13–17 May		Quarterfinals
10–15 June		Semifinals
9–19 July		Final
24–26 July
 DenmarkMondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay)
bye Denmark5
 Luxembourg Luxembourg0Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
bye Denmark4
 West GermanyBudapest, Hungary Hungary1
bye West Germany1
 Hungary3 Hungary4Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
 New Zealand2 Denmark1
 IndiaVienna, Austria France4
bye India3
 Austria3 Austria0Paris, France (clay)
 Ireland2 India1
 FranceOslo, Norway (clay) France4
bye France5
 Finland2 Norway0Paris, France (clay)
 Norway3 France0
 Netherlands1Madrid, Spain (clay) Sweden5
 Spain4 Spain0
bye Italy5Solna, Sweden (clay)
 Italy Italy0
 Egypt4Cairo, Egypt (clay) Sweden5
 Turkey1 Egypt0
bye Sweden5Båstad, Sweden (clay)
 Sweden Sweden3
 Monaco1Brussels, Belgium Belgium2
 Yugoslavia4 Yugoslavia0
bye Belgium5Scarborough, England (grass)
 Belgium Belgium3
  Switzerland1Eastbourne, England (grass) Great Britain2
 Brazil3 Brazil1
bye Great Britain4
 Great Britain

First round

Hungary vs. New Zealand


Hungary
3 		Budapest, Hungary[3]
1–3 May 1954
New Zealand
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
New Zealand 		András Ádám-Stolpa
John Barry 		6
0 		3
6 		6
3 		8
6 		   
2 Hungary
New Zealand 		József Asbóth
Jeff Robson 		6
3 		4
6 		6
2 		6
0 		   
3 Hungary
New Zealand 		András Ádám-Stolpa / Antal Jancsó
Mark Otway / Jeff Robson 		1
6 		1
6 		6
2 		2
6 		   
4 Hungary
New Zealand 		József Asbóth
John Barry 		6
4 		7
5 		6
2 		     
5 Hungary
New Zealand 		András Ádám-Stolpa
Mark Otway 		3
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     

Austria vs. Ireland


Austria
3 		Vienna, Austria[4]
30 April–2 May 1954
Ireland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
Republic of Ireland 		Franz Saiko
Vivian Gotto 		6
2 		6
1 		6
4 		     
2 Austria
Republic of Ireland 		Hans Redl
Guy Jackson 		6
3 		9
7 		4
6 		6
5 		  retired
 
3 Austria
Republic of Ireland 		Hans Redl / Franz Saiko
Vivian Gotto / Guy Jackson 		3
6 		1
6 		6
3 		3
6 		   
4 Austria
Republic of Ireland 		Franz Saiko
Guy Jackson 		7
5 		6
4 		6
2 		     
5 Austria
Republic of Ireland 		Hans Redl
Vivian Gotto 		3
6 		6
4 		6
4 		6
3 		   

Finland vs. Norway


Finland
2 		Helsinki, Finland[5]
6–8 May 1954
Clay
Norway
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Finland
Norway 		Sakari Salo
Rolf Pape 		7
5 		6
8 		6
2 		6
4 		   
2 Finland
Norway 		Lars-Henrik Krause
Finn Søhol 		2
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
3 Finland
Norway 		Curt Lincoln / Sakari Salo
Nils-Erik Hessen / Rolf Pape 		5
7 		4
6 		6
4 		2
6 		   
4 Finland
Norway 		Lars-Henrik Krause
Rolf Pape 		1
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
5 Finland
Norway 		Sakari Salo
Finn Søhol 		6
4 		6
2 		6
3 		     

Netherlands vs. Spain


Netherlands
1 		Mets Tennis Club, Scheveningen, Netherlands[6]
30 April–2 May 1954
Clay
Spain
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Spain 		Ludwig Krijt
Emilio Martínez del Rey 		3
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     
2 Netherlands
Spain 		Fred Dehnert
Carlos Ferrer 		5
7 		1
6 		1
6 		     
3 Netherlands
Spain 		Fred Dehnert / Boebi van Meegeren
José María Draper / Carlos Ferrer 		4
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
4 Netherlands
Spain 		Fred Dehnert
Emilio Martínez del Rey 		3
6 		3
6 		6
3 		8
6 		3
6 		 
5 Netherlands
Spain 		Ludwig Krijt
José María Draper 		6
4 		4
6 		6
3 		6
4 		   

Egypt vs. Turkey


Egypt
4 		Cairo, Egypt[7]
30 April–2 May 1954
Turkey
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Egypt
Turkey 		Adli El Shafei
Suzan Gürel 		6
1 		6
0 		6
2 		     
2 Egypt
Turkey 		Adel Ismail
Nazmi Bari 		5
7 		6
3 		6
0 		6
4 		   
3 Egypt
Turkey 		Donald Acobas / Adel Ismail
Nazmi Bari / Suzan Gürel 		6
1 		6
1 		6
3 		     
4 Egypt
Turkey 		Donald Acobas
Suzan Gürel 		5
7 		5
7 		7
5 		6
2 		5
7 		 
5 Egypt
Turkey 		Adel Ismail
Behbut Cevanşir 		6
2 		6
2 		6
0 		     

Monaco vs. Yugoslavia


Monaco
1 		Monte Carlo, Monaco[8]
1–3 May 1954
Yugoslavia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Monaco
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Aleco Noghès
Josip Palada 		4
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
2 Monaco
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Georges Pasquier
Vladimir Petrović 		1
6 		5
7 		5
7 		     
3 Monaco
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Aleco Noghès / Georges Pasquier
Josip Palada / Vladimir Petrović 		2
6 		2
6 		7
9 		     
4 Monaco
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Georges Pasquier
Ilija Panajotović 		1
6 		3
6 		7
5 		6
4 		6
4 		 
5 Monaco
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Aleco Noghès
Ivko Plećević 		2
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     

Switzerland vs. Brazil


Switzerland
1 		Montreux, Switzerland[9]
30 April–2 May 1954
Brazil
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
Brazil 		Erwin Balestra
Bob Falkenburg 		2
6 		5
7 		4
6 		     
2 Switzerland
Brazil 		Paul Blondel
Armando Vieira 		1
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
3 Switzerland
Brazil 		Jean-Pierre Blondel / Paul Blondel
Bob Falkenburg / Armando Vieira 		6
3 		8
6 		4
6 		3
6 		6
2 		 
4 Switzerland
Brazil 		Erwin Balestra
Armando Vieira 		2
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
5 Switzerland
Brazil 		Paul Blondel
Fabio Guimarães 		0
6 		5
6 		      not
completed

Second round

Luxembourg vs. Denmark


Luxembourg
0 		Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg[10]
14–16 May 1954
Clay
Denmark
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Luxembourg
Denmark 		Gaston Wampach
Torben Ulrich 		4
6 		4
6 		0
6 		     
2 Luxembourg
Denmark 		Géza Wertheim
Kurt Nielsen 		2
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     
3 Luxembourg
Denmark 		Gaston Wampach / Géza Wertheim
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich 		4
6 		7
9 		0
6 		     
4 Luxembourg
Denmark 		Gaston Wampach
Kurt Nielsen 		3
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
5 Luxembourg
Denmark 		Géza Wertheim
Torben Ulrich 		0
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     

Hungary vs. West Germany


Hungary
4 		Budapest, Hungary[11]
14–16 May 1954
West Germany
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
West Germany 		József Asbóth
Ernst Buchholz 		6
2 		3
6 		6
3 		10
8 		   
2 Hungary
West Germany 		András Ádám-Stolpa
Engelbert Koch 		3
6 		6
4 		6
2 		6
1 		   
3 Hungary
West Germany 		Antal Jancsó / István Sikorszki
Ernst Buchholz / Horst Hermann 		2
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     
4 Hungary
West Germany 		József Asbóth
Horst Hermann 		7
5 		6
3 		6
0 		     
5 Hungary
West Germany 		Antal Jancsó
Ernst Buchholz 		6
0 		6
1 		6
4 		     

Austria vs. India


Austria
0 		Vienna, Austria[12]
14–16 May 1954
India
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
India 		Hans Redl
Naresh Kumar 		6
4 		3
6 		4
6 		5
7 		   
2 Austria
India 		Franz Saiko
Ramanathan Krishnan 		0
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     
3 Austria
India 		Hans Redl / Franz Saiko
Naresh Kumar / Narendra Nath 		3
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
4 Austria
India 		Franz Saiko
Naresh Kumar 		          not
played
5 Austria
India 		Hans Redl
Ramanathan Krishnan 		          not
played

Norway vs. France


Norway
0 		Oslo, Norway[13]
14–16 May 1954
Clay
France
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Norway
France 		Nils-Erik Hessen
Jean-Claude Molinari 		3
6 		6
3 		3
6 		2
6 		   
2 Norway
France 		Rolf Pape
Robert Haillet 		5
7 		2
6 		6
4 		4
6 		   
3 Norway
France 		Nils-Erik Hessen / Rolf Pape
Jean Ducos de la Haille / Paul Rémy 		4
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
4 Norway
France 		Nils-Erik Hessen
Robert Haillet 		4
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
5 Norway
France 		Rolf Pape
Jean-Claude Molinari 		3
6 		3
6 		7
5 		6
8 		   

Spain vs. Italy


Spain
0 		Real Club de la Puerta de Hierro, Madrid, Spain[14]
15–17 May 1954
Clay
Italy
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
Italy 		Carlos Ferrer
Orlando Sirola 		1
6 		6
8 		5
7 		     
2 Spain
Italy 		Emilio Martínez del Rey
Marcello del Bello 		2
6 		5
7 		3
6 		     
3 Spain
Italy 		Jaime Bartroli / Carlos Ferrer
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli 		3
6 		3
6 		7
5 		4
6 		   
4 Spain
Italy 		Carlos Ferrer
Nicola Pietrangeli 		4
6 		3
6 		6
2 		2
6 		   
5 Spain
Italy 		Emilio Martínez del Rey
Orlando Sirola 		2
6 		6
4 		4
6 		4
6 		   

Egypt vs. Sweden


Egypt
0 		Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt[15]
14–16 May 1954
Clay
Sweden
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Egypt
Sweden 		Adel Ismail
Sven Davidson 		4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
2 Egypt
Sweden 		Adli El Shafei
Lennart Bergelin 		0
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
3 Egypt
Sweden 		Donald Acobas / Adel Ismail
Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson 		2
6 		3
6 		6
3 		2
6 		   
4 Egypt
Sweden 		Adel Ismail
Lennart Bergelin 		1
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
5 Egypt
Sweden 		Adli El Shafei
Sven Davidson 		0
6 		0
6 		1
6 		     

Belgium vs. Yugoslavia


Belgium
5 		Brussels, Belgium[16]
14–16 May 1954
Yugoslavia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Jacques Brichant
Ilija Panajotović 		6
1 		6
4 		6
4 		     
2 Belgium
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Philippe Washer
Vladimir Petrović 		6
3 		6
1 		6
3 		     
3 Belgium
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Josip Palada / Vladimir Petrović 		6
4 		6
2 		6
2 		     
4 Belgium
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Jacques Brichant
Vladimir Petrović 		6
0 		7
5 		6
2 		     
5 Belgium
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Philippe Washer
Ilija Panajotović 		6
0 		6
4 		6
1 		     

Great Britain vs. Brazil


Great Britain
4 		Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England[17]
13–17 May 1954
Grass
Brazil
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Brazil 		Tony Mottram
Bob Falkenburg 		8
6 		6
4 		6
0 		     
2 United Kingdom
Brazil 		Geoffrey Paish
Armando Vieira 		6
8 		7
5 		4
6 		2
6 		   
3 United Kingdom
Brazil 		Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish
Bob Falkenburg / Armando Vieira 		5
7 		6
1 		6
2 		6
1 		   
4 United Kingdom
Brazil 		Tony Mottram
Armando Vieira 		6
3 		6
4 		6
3 		     
5 United Kingdom
Brazil 		Gerald Oakley
Bob Falkenburg 		6
1 		5
7 		6
2 		4
6 		6
4 		 

Quarterfinals

Denmark vs. Hungary


Denmark
4 		Copenhagen, Denmark[18]
11–15 June 1954
Clay
Hungary
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Hungary 		Torben Ulrich
András Ádám-Stolpa 		6
3 		6
3 		4
6 		1
6 		5
7 		 
2 Denmark
Hungary 		Kurt Nielsen
József Asbóth 		6
0 		6
4 		6
1 		     
3 Denmark
Hungary 		Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
Antal Jancsó / István Sikorszki 		5
7 		6
2 		6
1 		6
4 		   
4 Denmark
Hungary 		Kurt Nielsen
András Ádám-Stolpa 		4
6 		6
2 		6
3 		6
3 		   
5 Denmark
Hungary 		Torben Ulrich
József Asbóth 		0
6 		7
5 		6
3 		6
2 		   

France vs. India


France
4 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[19]
11–13 June 1954
Clay
India
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
India 		Robert Haillet
Ramanathan Krishnan 		6
4 		6
4 		8
6 		     
2 France
India 		Paul Rémy
Naresh Kumar 		6
3 		6
4 		6
1 		     
3 France
India 		Jean Ducos de la Haille / Paul Rémy
Naresh Kumar / Narendra Nath 		6
2 		6
2 		3
6 		7
5 		   
4 France
India 		Jean-Claude Molinari
Ramanathan Krishnan 		4
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
5 France
India 		Robert Haillet
Naresh Kumar 		3
6 		9
11 		6
4 		8
6 		6
0 		 

Sweden vs. Italy


Sweden
5 		Solna Tennisstadion, Solna, Sweden[20]
10–12 June 1954
Clay
Italy
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Italy 		Sven Davidson
Marcello del Bello 		6
1 		6
2 		6
2 		     
2 Sweden
Italy 		Lennart Bergelin
Nicola Pietrangeli 		7
5 		6
1 		3
6 		6
4 		   
3 Sweden
Italy 		Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli 		4
6 		7
5 		2
6 		6
4 		6
3 		 
4 Sweden
Italy 		Sven Davidson
Nicola Pietrangeli 		6
4 		2
6 		6
4 		6
1 		   
5 Sweden
Italy 		Lennart Bergelin
Orlando Sirola 		6
2 		6
3 		2
6 		6
1 		   

Great Britain vs. Belgium


Great Britain
2 		Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Club, Scarborough, England[21]
10–12 June 1954
Grass
Belgium
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Belgium 		Tony Mottram
Jacques Brichant 		6
4 		3
6 		7
5 		2
6 		5
7 		 
2 United Kingdom
Belgium 		Geoffrey Paish
Philippe Washer 		3
6 		0
6 		4
6 		     
3 United Kingdom
Belgium 		Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer 		6
1 		7
5 		6
3 		     
4 United Kingdom
Belgium 		Geoffrey Paish
Jacques Brichant 		6
1 		7
5 		6
3 		     
5 United Kingdom
Belgium 		Tony Mottram
Philippe Washer 		5
7 		4
6 		4
6 		     

Semifinals

Denmark vs. France


Denmark
1 		Copenhagen, Denmark[22]
9–12 July 1954
Clay
France
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
France 		Torben Ulrich
Paul Rémy 		7
5 		6
1 		3
6 		8
10 		1
6 		 
2 Denmark
France 		Kurt Nielsen
Robert Haillet 		1
6 		9
7 		6
4 		7
5 		   
3 Denmark
France 		Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
Jean Ducos de la Haille / Paul Rémy 		2
6 		10
12 		3
6 		     
4 Denmark
France 		Torben Ulrich
Robert Haillet 		3
6 		6
2 		5
7 		3
6 		   
5 Denmark
France 		Kurt Nielsen
Paul Rémy 		3
6 		7
9 		2
6 		     

Sweden vs. Belgium


Sweden
3 		Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[23]
17–19 July 1954
Clay
Belgium
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Belgium 		Sven Davidson
Jacques Brichant 		6
3 		6
3 		4
6 		6
4 		   
2 Sweden
Belgium 		Lennart Bergelin
Philippe Washer 		4
6 		5
7 		4
6 		     
3 Sweden
Belgium 		Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer 		6
3 		6
8 		3
6 		9
7 		6
3 		 
4 Sweden
Belgium 		Lennart Bergelin
Jacques Brichant 		7
5 		8
6 		5
7 		2
6 		8
10 		 
5 Sweden
Belgium 		Sven Davidson
Philippe Washer 		7
5 		5
7 		8
6 		6
2 		   

Final

France vs. Sweden


France
0 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[2]
24–26 July 1954
Clay
Sweden
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Sweden 		Robert Haillet
Lennart Bergelin 		6
4 		5
7 		6
3 		3
6 		0
6 		 
2 France
Sweden 		Paul Rémy
Sven Davidson 		1
6 		6
3 		3
6 		4
6 		   
3 France
Sweden 		Jean Ducos de la Haille / Paul Rémy
Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson 		3
6 		4
6 		6
3 		7
9 		   
4 France
Sweden 		Paul Rémy
Lennart Bergelin 		2
6 		3
6 		8
6 		4
6 		   
5 France
Sweden 		Robert Haillet
Sven Davidson 		4
6 		4
6 		6
4 		3
6 		   

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