1959 Davis Cup Europe Zone

International tennis competition 1959 Davis Cup 1959 Davis Cup Europe Zone 17 April 1959 – 27 July 1959 27 1959 Davis Cup America Zone 1959 Davis Cup Eastern Zone 1959 Davis Cup Europe Zone ITA Qualified for: 1959 Davis Cup Inter-Zonal Finals 1958 1960 The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1959 Davis Cup. The seeding system for the Europe Zone was modified so that only the previous year's semifinalists were guaranteed first round byes, allowing more countries to compete. 27 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.Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 495–506 2nd Italy defeated Spain in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone. Draw y 17 April–4 May 1–18 May 11–15 June 9–12 July 24–27 July First Round Second Round 25 150 ITA bye BEL 4 NED 1 LIB 1 COL 4 NOR 0 RSA 1928 5 EGY 1958 2 ROU 1952 3 IRL 0 NZL 5 YUG 1 DEN 4 bye FRA POL 1928 bye FRG 0 BRA 1889 4 FIN 0 ESP 1945 5 ISR 2 SUI 3 SWE 5 HUN 0 AUT 1 CHI 3 bye LUX bye GBR Brussels, Belgium ITA 4 BEL 1 Bournemouth, England (clay) COL 0 RSA 1928 5 Bucharest, Romania (clay) ROU 1952 3 NZL 2 Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) DEN 0 FRA 5 Warsaw, Poland POL 1928 2 BRA 1889 3 Madrid, Spain (clay) ESP 1945 5 SUI 0 Stockholm, Sweden (clay) SWE 2 CHI 3 Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) LUX 0 GBR 5 Florence, Italy (clay) ITA 4 RSA 1928 1 Paris, France (clay) ROU 1952 0 FRA 5 Barcelona, Spain (clay) BRA 1889 2 ESP 1945 3 Eastbourne, England (grass) CHI 2 GBR 3 Sanremo, Italy (clay) ITA 4 FRA 1 Barcelona, Spain (clay) ESP 1945 3 GBR 2 Milan, Italy (clay) ITA 4 ESP 1945 1 First round Belgium vs. Netherlands Belgium Netherlands Brussels, Belgiumhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1959-EUR-M-BEL-NED-01 Belgium v Netherlands daviscup.com 1–3 May 1959 4 1 Jacques Brichant 6 6 6 Pieter van Eijsden 1 2 3 Jean-Pierre Froment 4 4 5 Willem Maris 6 6 7 Jacques Brichant Philippe Washer 6 6 6 Willem Maris Hans van de Weg 4 4 0 Jean-Pierre Froment 6 6 11 Pieter van Eijsden 3 3 9 Jacques Brichant 6 6 6 Willem Maris 2 0 1 Lebanon vs. Colombia Lebanon Colombia Renaissance Club, Beirut, Lebanonhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1959-EUR-M-LBN-COL-01 Lebanon v Colombia daviscup.com 1–3 May 1959 Clay 1 4 Karim Fawaz 0 2 3 William Álvarez 6 6 6 Samir El Khoury 6 4 6 6 Hernando Salas 2 6 4 2 Elie Attieh Nadin Hajjar 5 3 6 3 William Álvarez Hernando Salas 7 6 4 6 Karim Fawaz 6 1 4 Hernando Salas 8 6 6 Samir El Khoury 0 7 1 William Álvarez 6 9 6 Norway vs. South Africa Norway South Africa 1928 Oslo, Norwayhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1959-EUR-M-NOR-RSA-01 Norway v South Africa daviscup.com 1–3 May 1959 Clay 0 5 Finn-Dag Jagge 1 1 0 Gordon Forbes 6 6 6 Gunnar Høst Sjøwall 2 1 3 Abe Segal 6 6 6 Finn-Dag Jagge Gunnar Høst Sjøwall 3 2 3 Gordon Forbes Abe Segal 6 6 6 Gunnar Høst Sjøwall 5 6 1 8 5 Raymond Weedon 7 4 6 6 7 Rolf Pape 4 0 5 Abe Segal 6 6 7 Egypt vs. Romania Egypt 1958 Romania 1952 Cairo, Egypthttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1959-EUR-M-EGY-ROU-01 Egypt v Romania daviscup.com 17–19 April 1959 2 3 Kamel Moubarek 6 6 2 6 Constantin Năstase 1 4 6 2 Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed 1 3 2 Gheorghe Viziru 6 6 6 Fathi Mohammed-Ali Nabil Hassan 3 4 3 Gheorghe Viziru Marian Viziru 6 6 6 Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed 8 6 3 7 6 Constantin Năstase 10 0 6 5 1 Kamel Moubarek 4 6 6 6 4 Gheorghe Viziru 6 3 0 8 6 Ireland vs. New Zealand Ireland New Zealand Dublin, Irelandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1959-EUR-M-IRL-NZL-01 Ireland v New Zealand daviscup.com 30 April–2 May 1959 0 5 Peter Jackson 1 6 4 Lew Gerrard 6 8 6 Joseph Hackett 3 3 1 Mark Otway 6 6 6 Joseph Hackett Guy Jackson 2 6 4 5 Lew Gerrard Mark Otway 6 1 6 7 Peter Jackson 2 3 2 Mark Otway 6 6 6 James Buckley 4 3 2 Brian Woolf 6 6 6 Yugoslavia vs. Denmark Yugoslavia Denmark Zagreb, Yugoslaviahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1959-EUR-M-YUG-DEN-01 Yugoslavia v Denmark daviscup.com 25–27 April 1959 Clay 1 4 Kamilo Keretić 0 3 2 Kurt Nielsen 6 6 6 Ilija Panajotović 2 4 7 Torben Ulrich 6 6 9 Boro Jovanović Ilija Panajotović 8 6 4 4 15 Kurt Nielsen Torben Ulrich 6 4 6 6 13 Ilija Panajotović 4 4 2 Kurt Nielsen 6 6 6 Boro Jovanović 6 6 3 1 Torben Ulrich 4 8 6 6 West Germany vs. Brazil West Germany Brazil 1889 West Berlinhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1959-EUR-M-GER-BRA-01 West Germany v Brazil daviscup.com 1–3 May 1959 0 4 Wilhelm Bungert 2 4 4 Carlos Alberto Fernandes 6 6 6 Dieter Ecklebe 8 3 3 2 Ronald Barnes 6 6 6 6 Wilhelm Bungert Dieter Ecklebe 6 8 2 2 Ronald Barnes Carlos Alberto Fernandes 1 10 6 6 Dieter Ecklebe 1 6 3 Carlos Alberto Fernandes 6 8 6 Wilhelm Bungert 8 4 Ronald Barnes 10 3 2 Finland vs. Spain Finland Spain 1945 Helsinki, Finlandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1959-EUR-M-FIN-ESP-01 Finland v Spain daviscup.com 1–3 May 1959 0 5 Sakari Salo 2 1 2 Andrés Gimeno 6 6 6 Reino Nyyssönen 2 4 6 Juan Manuel Couder 6 6 8 Reino Nyyssönen Sakari Salo 4 3 2 Alberto Arilla Andrés Gimeno 6 6 6 Reino Nyyssönen 4 3 2 Andrés Gimeno 6 6 6 Sakari Salo 3 1 1 Manuel Santana 6 6 6 Israel vs. Switzerland Israel Switzerland Tel Aviv, Israelhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1959-EUR-M-ISR-SUI-01 Israel v Switzerland daviscup.com 23–25 April 1959 Hard 2 3 Eleazar Davidman 2 4 7 Martin Froesch 6 6 9 Arie Avidan-Weiss 2 4 3 Paul Blondel 6 6 6 Arie Avidan-Weiss Eleazar Davidman 4 6 6 6 Paul Blondel Martin Froesch 6 4 3 1 Arie Avidan-Weiss 4 4 2 Martin Froesch 6 6 6 Eleazar Davidman 6 6 6 Paul Blondel 3 1 2 Sweden vs. Hungary Sweden Hungary 1952 Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Swedenhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1959-EUR-M-SWE-HUN-01 Sweden v Hungary daviscup.com 1–4 May 1959 Clay 5 0 Jan-Erik Lundqvist 6 6 6 András Ádám-Stolpa 4 4 3 Ulf Schmidt 7 6 6 István Gulyás 5 4 1 Sven Davidson Ulf Schmidt 6 6 9 András Ádám-Stolpa István Gulyás 4 1 7 Jan-Erik Lundqvist 6 7 6 István Gulyás 3 5 1 Ulf Schmidt 2 6 6 7 András Ádám-Stolpa 6 3 4 5 Austria vs. Chile Austria Chile Vienna, Austriahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1959-EUR-M-AUT-CHI-01 Austria v Chile daviscup.com 1–3 May 1959 1 3 Franz Saiko 6 6 7 Patricio Rodríguez 1 4 5 Franz Hainka 4 4 2 Luis Ayala 6 6 6 Peter Böck Franz Saiko 6 4 6 0 Ernesto Aguirre Luis Ayala 8 6 2 6 Franz Hainka 6 0 6 4 3 Patricio Rodríguez 1 6 3 6 6 Franz Saiko Luis Ayala Second round Belgium vs. Italy Belgium Italy Brussels, Belgiumhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1959-EUR-M-BEL-ITA-01 Belgium v Italy daviscup.com 16–18 May 1959 1 4 Jacques Brichant 4 8 6 1 2 Nicola Pietrangeli 6 6 1 6 6 Jean-Pierre Froment 2 2 3 Orlando Sirola 6 6 6 Jacques Brichant Philippe Washer 2 3 4 Nicola Pietrangeli Orlando Sirola 6 6 6 Jean-Pierre Froment 3 6 4 6 Sergio Tacchini 6 0 6 8 Jacques Brichant 5 6 7 10 7 Orlando Sirola 7 3 5 12 5 South Africa vs. Colombia South Africa 1928 Colombia West Hants Lawn Tennis Club, Bournemouth, Englandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1959-EUR-M-RSA-COL-01 South Africa v Colombia daviscup.com 14–16 May 1959 Clay 5 0 Ian Vermaak 6 6 6 Hernando Salas 1 1 2 Gordon Forbes 6 6 6 William Álvarez 4 1 3 Gordon Forbes Abe Segal 6 6 6 William Álvarez Hernando Salas 4 1 1 Ian Vermaak 6 6 8 6 William Álvarez 8 2 6 2 Raymond Weedon 6 6 3 6 Hernando Salas 3 3 6 2 Romania vs. New Zealand Romania 1952 New Zealand Bucharest, Romaniahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1959-EUR-M-ROU-NZL-01 Romania v New Zealand daviscup.com 15–17 May 1959 Clay 3 2 Gheorghe Viziru 3 7 6 6 Mark Otway 6 5 0 1 Ion Țiriac 4 13 6 Lew Gerrard 6 15 8 Gheorghe Viziru Marian Viziru 6 3 2 Lew Gerrard Mark Otway 8 6 6 Gheorghe Viziru 6 6 8 Lew Gerrard 0 4 6 Ion Țiriac 6 2 6 6 Mark Otway 3 6 4 4 Denmark vs. France Denmark France Copenhagen, Denmarkhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1959-EUR-M-DEN-FRA-01 Denmark v France daviscup.com 10–12 May 1959 Clay 0 5 Kurt Nielsen 2 5 4 Pierre Darmon 6 7 6 Torben Ulrich 4 6 6 1 Robert Haillet 6 8 4 5 4 Kurt Nielsen Torben Ulrich 7 4 2 Jean-Noël Grinda Jean-Claude Molinari 9 6 6 Kurt Nielsen 7 6 0 Jean-Noël Grinda 9 8 6 Søren Højberg 4 2 4 Jean-Claude Molinari 6 6 6 Poland vs. Brazil Poland 1928 Brazil 1889 Warsaw, Polandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1959-EUR-M-POL-BRA-01 Poland v Brazil daviscup.com 15–17 May 1959 2 3 Władysław Skonecki 6 4 5 6 6 Ronald Barnes 1 6 7 1 1 Andrzej Licis 5 6 4 1 Carlos Alberto Fernandes 7 4 6 6 Wiesław Gąsiorek Józef Piątek 1 1 6 Ronald Barnes Carlos Alberto Fernandes 6 6 8 Władysław Skonecki 8 6 8 6 Carlos Alberto Fernandes 6 4 10 1 Andrzej Licis 1 1 2 Ronald Barnes 6 6 6 Spain vs. Switzerland Spain 1945 Switzerland Alameda Tennis Club, Madrid, Spainhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1959-EUR-M-ESP-SUI-01 Spain v Switzerland daviscup.com 8–10 May 1959 Clay 5 0 Juan Manuel Couder 6 6 6 Martin Froesch 2 2 2 Andrés Gimeno 6 6 6 Paul Blondel 1 0 2 José Luis Arilla Andrés Gimeno 6 6 6 Paul Blondel Martin Froesch 2 3 0 Andrés Gimeno 6 6 6 Ernst Schori 4 3 1 Juan Manuel Couder 6 6 6 Paul Blondel 0 2 3 Sweden vs. Chile Sweden Chile Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Swedenhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1959-EUR-M-SWE-CHI-01 Sweden v Chile daviscup.com 15–17 May 1959 Clay 2 3 Jan-Erik Lundqvist 6 6 6 Patricio Rodríguez 2 4 1 Ulf Schmidt 4 4 1 Luis Ayala 6 6 6 Sven Davidson Ulf Schmidt 6 5 3 5 Ernesto Aguirre Luis Ayala 2 7 6 7 Jan-Erik Lundqvist 6 8 1 3 Luis Ayala 3 10 6 6 Ulf Schmidt 6 6 6 Patricio Rodríguez 1 2 3 Luxembourg vs. Great Britain Luxembourg Great Britain Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourghttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1959-EUR-M-LUX-GBR-01 Luxembourg v Great Britain daviscup.com 1–3 May 1959 Clay 0 5 Joseph Offenheim 0 0 0 Alan Mills 6 6 6 Frank Baden 1 2 6 3 Billy Knight 6 6 2 6 Frank Baden Gaston Wampach 1 1 2 Billy Knight Bobby Wilson 6 6 6 Joseph Offenheim 0 1 1 Billy Knight 6 6 6 Frank Baden 1 7 10 2 2 Alan Mills 6 5 8 6 6 Quarterfinals Italy vs. South Africa Italy South Africa 1928 Florence, Italyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1959-EUR-M-ITA-RSA-01 Italy v South Africa daviscup.com 12–14 June 1959 Clay 4 1 Orlando Sirola 6 6 6 Ian Vermaak 4 3 4 Nicola Pietrangeli 7 6 6 Gordon Forbes 5 2 4 Nicola Pietrangeli Orlando Sirola 6 6 14 Gordon Forbes Abe Segal 4 3 12 Orlando Sirola 3 8 6 4 Abe Segal 6 10 4 6 Giuseppe Merlo 6 6 6 Ian Vermaak 4 2 4 France vs. Romania France Romania 1952 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, Francehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1959-EUR-M-FRA-ROU-01 France v Romania daviscup.com 12–14 June 1959 Clay 5 0 Robert Haillet 6 6 6 Gheorghe Viziru 4 2 0 Pierre Darmon 6 6 8 Ion Țiriac 0 0 6 Jean-Noël Grinda Jean-Claude Molinari 6 6 6 Gheorghe Viziru Marian Viziru 1 1 4 Pierre Darmon 6 7 6 Gheorghe Viziru 3 5 2 Robert Haillet 6 6 6 Ion Țiriac 3 3 0 Spain vs. Brazil Spain 1945 Brazil 1889 Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spainhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1959-EUR-M-ESP-BRA-01 Spain v Brazil daviscup.com 12–15 June 1959 Clay 3 2 Manuel Santana 8 6 6 5 6 Carlos Alberto Fernandes 10 4 0 7 3 Juan Manuel Couder 6 6 6 9 Ronald Barnes 2 2 8 7 José Luis Arilla Andrés Gimeno 3 2 11 3 Ronald Barnes Carlos Alberto Fernandes 6 6 9 6 Manuel Santana 6 6 6 Ronald Barnes 1 1 4 Andrés Gimeno 1 5 2 Carlos Alberto Fernandes 6 7 6 Great Britain vs. Chile Great Britain Chile Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, Englandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1959-EUR-M-GBR-CHI-01 Great Britain v Chile daviscup.com 11–13 June 1959 Grass 3 2 Bobby Wilson 6 6 5 6 Luis Ayala 1 3 7 2 Mike Davies 6 6 6 Patricio Rodríguez 3 4 2 Mike Davies Bobby Wilson 6 6 4 12 3 Ernesto Aguirre Luis Ayala 8 3 6 10 6 Bobby Wilson 8 6 6 Patricio Rodríguez 6 3 3 Mike Davies 7 0 2 Luis Ayala 9 6 6 Semifinals Italy vs. France Italy France Sanremo, Italyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1959-EUR-M-ITA-FRA-01 Italy v France daviscup.com 10–12 July 1959 Clay 4 1 Nicola Pietrangeli 6 6 6 Robert Haillet 4 2 1 Orlando Sirola 6 6 3 8 Pierre Darmon 1 1 6 6 Nicola Pietrangeli Orlando Sirola 6 6 7 Pierre Darmon Jean-Noël Grinda 3 2 5 Giuseppe Merlo 1 6 3 4 Gérard Pilet 6 4 6 6 Nicola Pietrangeli 3 6 9 6 Pierre Darmon 6 4 7 1 Spain vs. Great Britain Spain 1945 Great Britain Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spainhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1959-EUR-M-ESP-GBR-01 Spain v Great Britain daviscup.com 9–11 July 1959 Clay 3 2 Andrés Gimeno 9 6 2 6 Mike Davies 7 3 6 2 Manuel Santana 7 1 3 Billy Knight 9 6 6 Juan Manuel Couder Andrés Gimeno 1 6 15 4 1 Mike Davies Bobby Wilson 6 1 13 6 6 Andrés Gimeno 7 3 6 7 Billy Knight 5 6 3 5 Manuel Santana 6 3 4 6 6 Mike Davies 2 6 6 0 1 Final Italy vs. Spain Italy Spain 1945 Milan Tennis Club, Milan, Italyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1959-EUR-M-ITA-ESP-01 Italy v Spain daviscup.com 24–27 July 1959 Clay 4 1 Orlando Sirola 2 8 7 2 6 Juan Manuel Couder 6 6 5 6 4 Nicola Pietrangeli 8 6 6 Andrés Gimeno 6 3 3 Nicola Pietrangeli Orlando Sirola 6 8 6 Juan Manuel Couder Andrés Gimeno 4 6 4 Sergio Tacchini 4 1 1 Andrés Gimeno 6 6 6 Nicola Pietrangeli 6 4 6 6 6 Juan Manuel Couder 8 6 2 0 4 References External links Davis Cup official website https://web.archive.org/web/20101018182625/http://www.daviscup.com/ 2010-10-18 Category:Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Europe Zone