1949 DAVIS CUP EUROPE ZONE

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1949 Davis Cup.

24 teams entered the Europe Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Final against the winner of the America Zone.^[1] Italy defeated France in the final, and went on to face Australia in the Inter-Zonal Final.^[2]

Draw

First Round
28 April–3 May

Second Round
6–17 May

Quarterfinals
9–16 June

Semifinals
8–11 July

Final
23–25 July

Switzerland

bye

Switzerland

w/o

Greece

Budapest, Hungary

bye

Switzerland

0

Hungary

Budapest, Hungary

Hungary

5

bye

Hungary

4

Belgium

1

Budapest, Hungary

bye

Hungary

2

Denmark

5

Paris, France (clay)

France

3

Israel

0

Denmark

1

Luxembourg

0

France

4

Paris, France (clay)

France

5

France

3

Portugal

0

Wimbledon, England (grass)

2

5

1

5

4

Paris, France (clay)

Monaco

0

France

2

Netherlands

0

Milan, Italy (clay)

Italy

3

South Africa

5

South Africa

1

Italy

w/o

Italy

4

Turin, Italy (clay)

Turkey

Italy

4

Ireland

2

Birmingham, England (grass)

Chile

1

Chile

3

Chile

3

Egypt

w/o

Egypt

2

Rome, Italy (clay)

Argentina

Italy

4

bye

Stockholm, Sweden (clay)

Yugoslavia

1

Sweden

5

bye

Norway

0

Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay)

Norway

Sweden

2

bye

Vienna, Austria

Yugoslavia

3

Austria

1

bye

Yugoslavia

4

Yugoslavia

First round

Denmark vs. Israel

Denmark
5

Copenhagen, Denmark^[3]
28–30 April 1949
Clay

Israel
0

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Kurt Nielsen Arie Avidan-Weiss	6 1	6 2	6 1
2	Torben Ulrich Yehuda Finkelkraut	6 0	6 1	6 2
3	Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich Yehuda Finkelkraut / Rafael Gornitsky	6 2	6 3	6 0
4	Torben Ulrich Arie Avidan-Weiss	6 4	3 6	1 6	6 0	6 3
5	Kurt Nielsen Yehuda Finkelkraut	6 1	6 3	6 1

Luxembourg vs. France

Luxembourg
0

Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg^[4]
29 April–1 May 1949

France
5

		1	2	3	4
1	Géza Wertheim Paul Rémy	0 6	1 6	1 6
2	Gaston Wampach Robert Abdesselam	1 6	2 6	5 7
3	Gaston Wampach / Géza Wertheim Henri Bolleli / Paul Rémy	2 6	1 6	1 6
4	Géza Wertheim Henri Bolleli	0 6	2 6	1 6
5	Gaston Wampach Paul Rémy	1 6	3 6	7 5	3 6

Portugal vs. Great Britain

Portugal
0

Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal^[5]
29 April–1 May 1949
Clay

Great Britain
5

		1	2	3	4
1	José Roquette Tony Mottram	6 8	3 6	5 7
2	José da Silva Geoffrey Paish	4 6	1 6	3 6
3	José Roquette / José da Silva Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish	0 6	2 6	1 6
4	José Roquette Tim Lewis	2 6	6 1	1 6	5 7
5	José da Silva Tony Mottram	5 7	6 3	5 7	0 6

Czechoslovakia vs. Monaco

Czechoslovakia
5

Prague, Czechoslovakia^[6]
30 April–2 May 1949

Monaco
0

		1	2	3
1	Jaroslav Drobný Georges Pasquier	6 0	6 1	6 0
2	Vladimír Černík Aleco Noghès	6 3	6 2	6 2
3	Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný Aleco Noghès / Georges Pasquier	6 1	6 2	6 0
4	Vladimír Černík Georges Pasquier	6 1	6 0	6 4
5	Jaroslav Drobný Aleco Noghès	6 2	6 2	6 1

Netherlands vs. South Africa

Netherlands
0

Scheveningen, Netherlands^[7]
30 April–2 May 1949
Clay

South Africa
5

		1	2	3
1	Hans van Swol Eric Sturgess	4 6	3 6	2 6
2	Boebi van Meegeren Eustace Fannin	3 6	2 6	4 6
3	Ivo Rinkel / Hans van Swol Eustace Fannin / Eric Sturgess	5 7	3 6	4 6
4	Boebi van Meegeren Eric Sturgess	2 6	3 6	1 6
5	John Linck Sydney Levy	4 6	3 6	4 6

Ireland vs. Chile

Ireland
2

Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland^[8]
30 April–3 May 1949
Grass

Chile
3

		1	2	3	4
1	Cyril Kemp Marcelo Taverne	6 3	4 6	6 4	6 3
2	Guy Jackson Ricardo Balbiers	2 6	6 4	3 6	0 6
3	Guy Jackson / Cyril Kemp Ricardo Balbiers / Marcelo Taverne	2 6	3 6	4 6
4	Cyril Kemp Ricardo Balbiers	8 10	8 10	4 6
5	Guy Jackson Marcelo Taverne	6 1	6 3	6 2

Second round

Hungary vs. Belgium

Hungary
4

Budapest, Hungary^[9]
14–17 May 1949

Belgium
1

		1	2	3	4
1	József Asbóth Philippe Washer	6 2	6 1	6 3
2	András Ádám-Stolpa Jacques Peten	6 0	8 6	3 6	6 1
3	András Ádám-Stolpa / József Asbóth Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer	6 1	3 6	7 5	6 4
4	József Asbóth Jacques Peten	6 3	6 1	6 3
5	Zoltán Katona Jacques Brichant	4 6	4 6	6 0	4 6

France vs. Denmark

France
4

Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France^[10]
13–15 May 1949
Clay

Denmark
1

		1	2	3	4
1	Robert Abdesselam Torben Ulrich	6 0	6 3	6 0
2	Marcel Bernard Kurt Nielsen	3 6	11 9	6 3	6 3
3	Marcel Bernard / Henri Bolleli Erik Bjerre / Kurt Nielsen	6 3	6 4	6 4
4	Robert Abdesselam Kurt Nielsen	4 6	6 3	5 7	4 6
5	Jacques Thomas Erik Bjerre	3 6	6 4	6 0	6 0

Great Britain vs. Czechoslovakia

Great Britain
1

No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England^[11]
14–17 May 1949
Grass

Czechoslovakia
4

		1	2	3	4
1	Tony Mottram Jaroslav Drobný	4 6	3 6	6 8
2	Geoffrey Paish Vladimír Černík	3 6	6 2	4 6	4 6
3	Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný	3 6	3 6	1 6
4	Geoffrey Paish Jaroslav Drobný	3 6	0 6	3 6
5	Tony Mottram Vladimír Černík	6 2	6 4	6 4

Italy vs. South Africa

Italy
4

Milan, Italy^[12]
13–15 May 1949
Clay

South Africa
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Giovanni Cucelli Eustace Fannin	7 5	7 5	6 3
2	Vanni Canepele Eric Sturgess	3 6	1 6	4 6
3	Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli Eustace Fannin / Eric Sturgess	6 3	7 9	10 8	2 6	8 6
4	Vanni Canepele Eustace Fannin	6 4	7 5	6 4
5	Giovanni Cucelli Eric Sturgess	6 1	2 6	6 0	6 4

Chile vs. Egypt

Chile
3

Edgbaston Lawn Tennis Club, Birmingham, England^[13]
14–17 May 1949
Grass

Egypt
2

		1	2	3	4
1	Ricardo Balbiers Adli El Shafei	6 0	6 2	6 2
2	Marcelo Taverne Marcel Coen	3 6	4 6	2 6
3	Ricardo Balbiers / Marcelo Taverne Marcel Coen / Mahmoud Talaat	6 4	6 2	6 4
4	Marcelo Taverne Adli El Shafei	3 6	9 11	9 11
5	Ricardo Balbiers Marcel Coen	2 6	6 4	8 6	6 1

Sweden vs. Norway

Sweden
5

Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden^[14]
13–15 May 1949
Clay

Norway
0

		1	2	3	4
1	Lennart Bergelin Nils-Erik Hessen	6 4	6 1	6 3
2	Torsten Johansson Jan Staubo	6 0	6 3	6 3
3	Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson Nils-Erik Hessen / Jan Staubo	6 4	6 4	6 4
4	Torsten Johansson Nils-Erik Hessen	6 1	6 2	6 3
5	Lennart Bergelin Jan Staubo	6 1	4 6	6 4	6 4

Austria vs. Yugoslavia

Austria
1

Vienna, Austria^[15]
6–8 May 1949

Yugoslavia
4

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Ljubomir Czajkowsky Dragutin Mitić	2 6	2 6	2 6
2	Hans Redl Milan Branović	6 3	6 4	1 6	4 6	6 4
3	Hans Hardwich / Hans Redl Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada	1 6	1 6	4 6
4	Ljubomir Czajkowsky Milan Branović	4 6	3 6	4 6
5	Hans Redl Dragutin Mitić	9 11	7 5	2 6	7 5	6 8

Quarterfinals

Hungary vs. Switzerland

Hungary
5

Budapest, Hungary^[16]
9–11 June 1949

Switzerland
0

		1	2	3	4
1	József Asbóth Max Albrecht	6 3	6 3	5 7	6 0
2	András Ádám-Stolpa Hans Huonder	6 1	0 6	6 4	7 5
3	András Ádám-Stolpa / József Asbóth René Buser / Hans Huonder	3 6	6 3	6 4	7 5
4	András Ádám-Stolpa Max Albrecht	6 1	6 2	7 5
5	József Asbóth Hans Huonder	6 1	6 2	6 1

France vs. Czechoslovakia

France
3

Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France^[17]
11–13 June 1949
Clay

Czechoslovakia
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Robert Abdesselam Vladimír Černík	6 4	6 3	2 6	6 1
2	Marcel Bernard Jaroslav Drobný	3 6	6 3	9 7	7 5
3	Marcel Bernard / Henri Bolleli Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný	6 4	6 4	3 6	4 6	4 6
4	Marcel Bernard Vladimír Černík	6 4	6 2	6 1
5	Robert Abdesselam Jaroslav Drobný	4 6	1 6	3 6

Italy vs. Chile

Italy
4

Turin, Italy^[18]
10–12 June 1949
Clay

Chile
1

		1	2	3	4
1	Giovanni Cucelli Marcelo Taverne	6 1	6 0	6 4
2	Marcello del Bello Ricardo Balbiers	3 6	4 6	6 4	3 6
3	Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli Ricardo Balbiers / Marcelo Taverne	6 3	6 3	4 6	6 4
4	Giovanni Cucelli Ricardo Balbiers	6 4	8 6	7 5
5	Marcello del Bello Marcelo Taverne	8 10	6 0	6 1		retired

Yugoslavia vs. Sweden

Yugoslavia
3

Zagreb, Yugoslavia^[19]
13–16 June 1949
Clay

Sweden
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Josip Palada Lennart Bergelin	5 7	6 3	6 2	6 3
2	Dragutin Mitić Torsten Johansson	4 6	6 0	7 5	3 6	4 6
3	Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson	6 2	7 5	6 4
4	Josip Palada Torsten Johansson	6 4	4 6	2 6	6 4	3 6
5	Dragutin Mitić Lennart Bergelin	6 3	10 8	6 4

Semifinals

Hungary vs. France

Hungary
2

Budapest, Hungary^[20]
9–11 July 1949

France
3

		1	2	3	4	5
1	József Asbóth Marcel Bernard	3 6	6 0	6 0	6 3
2	András Ádám-Stolpa Robert Abdesselam	1 6	3 6	8 6	8 6	6 8
3	József Asbóth / Kálmán Fehér Marcel Bernard / Henri Bolleli	1 6	2 6	3 6
4	András Ádám-Stolpa Marcel Bernard	2 6	4 6	1 6
5	József Asbóth Robert Abdesselam	6 2	7 5	9 7

Italy vs. Yugoslavia

Italy
4

Foro Italico, Rome, Italy^[21]
8–10 July 1949
Clay

Yugoslavia
1

		1	2	3	4
1	Giovanni Cucelli Dragutin Mitić	5 7	6 2	6 1	7 5
2	Vanni Canepele Josip Palada	6 4	6 4	6 1
3	Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada	6 4	6 0	7 5
4	Marcello del Bello Josip Palada	6 3	6 1	7 5
5	Vanni Canepele Dragutin Mitić	1 6	4 6	3 6

Final

France vs. Italy

France
2

Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France^[2]
23–25 July 1949
Clay

Italy
3

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Robert Abdesselam Giovanni Cucelli	6 1	8 6	8 10	4 6	2 6
2	Marcel Bernard Marcello del Bello	6 4	6 3	4 6	2 6	10 8
3	Marcel Bernard / Henri Bolleli Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli	6 3	1 6	6 4	0 6	2 6
4	Robert Abdesselam Marcello del Bello	6 3	6 4	6 2
5	Marcel Bernard Giovanni Cucelli	6 8	6 3	6 4	0 6	1 6

References

^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
^ ^a ^b "France v Italy". daviscup.com.
^ "Denmark v Israel". daviscup.com.
^ "Luxembourg v France". daviscup.com.
^ "Portugal v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
^ "Czechoslovakia v Monaco". daviscup.com.
^ "Netherlands v South Africa". daviscup.com.
^ "Ireland v Chile". daviscup.com.
^ "Hungary v Belgium". daviscup.com.
^ "France v Denmark". daviscup.com.
^ "Great Britain v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
^ "Italy v South Africa". daviscup.com.
^ "Chile v Egypt". daviscup.com.
^ "Sweden v Norway". daviscup.com.
^ "Austria v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
^ "Hungary v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
^ "France v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
^ "Italy v Chile". daviscup.com.
^ "Yugoslavia v Sweden". daviscup.com.
^ "Hungary v France". daviscup.com.
^ "Italy v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.

External links

Davis Cup official website

[Collins-1] Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.

[Europe_Final-2] "France v Italy". daviscup.com.

[3] "Denmark v Israel". daviscup.com.

[4] "Luxembourg v France". daviscup.com.

[5] "Portugal v Great Britain". daviscup.com.

[6] "Czechoslovakia v Monaco". daviscup.com.

[7] "Netherlands v South Africa". daviscup.com.

[8] "Ireland v Chile". daviscup.com.

[9] "Hungary v Belgium". daviscup.com.

[10] "France v Denmark". daviscup.com.

[11] "Great Britain v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.

[12] "Italy v South Africa". daviscup.com.

[13] "Chile v Egypt". daviscup.com.

[14] "Sweden v Norway". daviscup.com.

[15] "Austria v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.

[16] "Hungary v Switzerland". daviscup.com.

[17] "France v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.

[18] "Italy v Chile". daviscup.com.

[19] "Yugoslavia v Sweden". daviscup.com.

[20] "Hungary v France". daviscup.com.

[21] "Italy v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.

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