1949 Davis Cup Europe Zone

International tennis competition 1949 Davis Cup 1949 Davis Cup Europe Zone 28 April 1949 – 25 July 1949 24 1949 Davis Cup Europe Zone 1949 Davis Cup America Zone Italy Qualified for: 1949 Davis Cup Inter-Zonal Final 1948 1950 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.Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 495–506 2nd Italy defeated France in the final, and went on to face Australia in the Inter-Zonal Final. Draw y 28 April–3 May 6–17 May 9–16 June 8–11 July 23–25 July First Round Second Round 25 150 SUI bye GRE old bye HUN 1946 bye BEL bye DEN 5 ISR 0 LUX 0 FRA 1830 5 POR 0 GBR 5 TCH 5 MON 0 NED 0 RSA 1928 5 ITA TUR IRL 2 CHI 3 EGY 1922 ARG bye SWE bye NOR bye AUT bye YUG SUI GRE old Budapest, Hungary HUN 1946 4 BEL 1 Paris, France (clay) DEN 1 FRA 1830 4 Wimbledon, England (grass) GBR 1 TCH 4 Milan, Italy (clay) RSA 1928 1 ITA 4 Birmingham, England (grass) CHI 3 EGY 1922 2 Stockholm, Sweden (clay) SWE 5 NOR 0 Vienna, Austria AUT 1 YUG 4 Budapest, Hungary SUI 0 HUN 1946 5 Paris, France (clay) FRA 1830 3 TCH 2 Turin, Italy (clay) ITA 4 CHI 1 Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay) SWE 2 YUG 3 Budapest, Hungary HUN 1946 2 FRA 1830 3 Rome, Italy (clay) ITA 4 YUG 1 Paris, France (clay) FRA 1830 2 ITA 3 First round Denmark vs. Israel Denmark Israel Copenhagen, Denmarkhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1949-EUR-M-DEN-ISR-01 Denmark v Israel daviscup.com 28–30 April 1949 Clay 5 0 Kurt Nielsen 6 6 6 Arie Avidan-Weiss 1 2 1 Torben Ulrich 6 6 6 Yehuda Finkelkraut 0 1 2 Kurt Nielsen Torben Ulrich 6 6 6 Yehuda Finkelkraut Rafael Gornitsky 2 3 0 Torben Ulrich 6 3 1 6 6 Arie Avidan-Weiss 4 6 6 0 3 Kurt Nielsen 6 6 6 Yehuda Finkelkraut 1 3 1 Luxembourg vs. France Luxembourg France 1830 Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourghttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1949-EUR-M-LUX-FRA-01 Luxembourg v France daviscup.com 29 April–1 May 1949 0 5 Géza Wertheim 0 1 1 Paul Rémy 6 6 6 Gaston Wampach 1 2 5 Robert Abdesselam 6 6 7 Gaston Wampach Géza Wertheim 2 1 1 Henri Bolleli Paul Rémy 6 6 6 Géza Wertheim 0 2 1 Henri Bolleli 6 6 6 Gaston Wampach 1 3 7 3 Paul Rémy 6 6 5 6 Portugal vs. Great Britain Portugal Great Britain Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugalhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1949-EUR-M-POR-GBR-01 Portugal v Great Britain daviscup.com 29 April–1 May 1949 Clay 0 5 José Roquette 6 3 5 Tony Mottram 8 6 7 José da Silva 4 1 3 Geoffrey Paish 6 6 6 José Roquette José da Silva 0 2 1 Tony Mottram Geoffrey Paish 6 6 6 José Roquette 2 6 1 5 Tim Lewis 6 1 6 7 José da Silva 5 6 5 0 Tony Mottram 7 3 7 6 Czechoslovakia vs. Monaco Czechoslovakia Monaco Prague, Czechoslovakiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1949-EUR-M-TCH-MON-01 Czechoslovakia v Monaco daviscup.com 30 April–2 May 1949 5 0 Jaroslav Drobný 6 6 6 Georges Pasquier 0 1 0 Vladimír Černík 6 6 6 Aleco Noghès 3 2 2 Vladimír Černík Jaroslav Drobný 6 6 6 Aleco Noghès Georges Pasquier 1 2 0 Vladimír Černík 6 6 6 Georges Pasquier 1 0 4 Jaroslav Drobný 6 6 6 Aleco Noghès 2 2 1 Netherlands vs. South Africa Netherlands South Africa 1928 Scheveningen, Netherlandshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1949-EUR-M-NED-RSA-01 Netherlands v South Africa daviscup.com 30 April–2 May 1949 Clay 0 5 Hans van Swol 4 3 2 Eric Sturgess 6 6 6 Boebi van Meegeren 3 2 4 Eustace Fannin 6 6 6 Ivo Rinkel Hans van Swol 5 3 4 Eustace Fannin Eric Sturgess 7 6 6 Boebi van Meegeren 2 3 1 Eric Sturgess 6 6 6 John Linck 4 3 4 Sydney Levy 6 6 6 Ireland vs. Chile Ireland Chile Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Irelandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1949-EUR-M-IRL-CHI-01 Ireland v Chile daviscup.com 30 April–3 May 1949 Grass 2 3 Cyril Kemp 6 4 6 6 Marcelo Taverne 3 6 4 3 Guy Jackson 2 6 3 0 Ricardo Balbiers 6 4 6 6 Guy Jackson Cyril Kemp 2 3 4 Ricardo Balbiers Marcelo Taverne 6 6 6 Cyril Kemp 8 8 4 Ricardo Balbiers 10 10 6 Guy Jackson 6 6 6 Marcelo Taverne 1 3 2 Second round Hungary vs. Belgium Hungary 1946 Belgium Budapest, Hungaryhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1949-EUR-M-HUN-BEL-01 Hungary v Belgium daviscup.com 14–17 May 1949 4 1 József Asbóth 6 6 6 Philippe Washer 2 1 3 András Ádám-Stolpa 6 8 3 6 Jacques Peten 0 6 6 1 András Ádám-Stolpa József Asbóth 6 3 7 6 Jacques Brichant Philippe Washer 1 6 5 4 József Asbóth 6 6 6 Jacques Peten 3 1 3 Zoltán Katona 4 4 6 4 Jacques Brichant 6 6 0 6 France vs. Denmark France 1830 Denmark Stade Roland Garros, Paris, Francehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1949-EUR-M-FRA-DEN-01 France v Denmark daviscup.com 13–15 May 1949 Clay 4 1 Robert Abdesselam 6 6 6 Torben Ulrich 0 3 0 Marcel Bernard 3 11 6 6 Kurt Nielsen 6 9 3 3 Marcel Bernard Henri Bolleli 6 6 6 Erik Bjerre Kurt Nielsen 3 4 4 Robert Abdesselam 4 6 5 4 Kurt Nielsen 6 3 7 6 Jacques Thomas 3 6 6 6 Erik Bjerre 6 4 0 0 Great Britain vs. Czechoslovakia Great Britain Czechoslovakia No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, Englandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1949-EUR-M-GBR-TCH-01 Great Britain v Czechoslovakia daviscup.com 14–17 May 1949 Grass 1 4 Tony Mottram 4 3 6 Jaroslav Drobný 6 6 8 Geoffrey Paish 3 6 4 4 Vladimír Černík 6 2 6 6 Tony Mottram Geoffrey Paish 3 3 1 Vladimír Černík Jaroslav Drobný 6 6 6 Geoffrey Paish 3 0 3 Jaroslav Drobný 6 6 6 Tony Mottram 6 6 6 Vladimír Černík 2 4 4 Italy vs. South Africa Italy South Africa 1928 Milan, Italyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1949-EUR-M-ITA-RSA-01 Italy v South Africa daviscup.com 13–15 May 1949 Clay 4 1 Giovanni Cucelli 7 7 6 Eustace Fannin 5 5 3 Vanni Canepele 3 1 4 Eric Sturgess 6 6 6 Marcello del Bello Giovanni Cucelli 6 7 10 2 8 Eustace Fannin Eric Sturgess 3 9 8 6 6 Vanni Canepele 6 7 6 Eustace Fannin 4 5 4 Giovanni Cucelli 6 2 6 6 Eric Sturgess 1 6 0 4 Chile vs. Egypt Chile Egypt 1922 Edgbaston Lawn Tennis Club, Birmingham, Englandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1949-EUR-M-CHI-EGY-01 Chile v Egypt daviscup.com 14–17 May 1949 Grass 3 2 Ricardo Balbiers 6 6 6 Adli El Shafei 0 2 2 Marcelo Taverne 3 4 2 Marcel Coen 6 6 6 Ricardo Balbiers Marcelo Taverne 6 6 6 Marcel Coen Mahmoud Talaat 4 2 4 Marcelo Taverne 3 9 9 Adli El Shafei 6 11 11 Ricardo Balbiers 2 6 8 6 Marcel Coen 6 4 6 1 Sweden vs. Norway Sweden Norway Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Swedenhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1949-EUR-M-SWE-NOR-01 Sweden v Norway daviscup.com 13–15 May 1949 Clay 5 0 Lennart Bergelin 6 6 6 Nils-Erik Hessen 4 1 3 Torsten Johansson 6 6 6 Jan Staubo 0 3 3 Lennart Bergelin Torsten Johansson 6 6 6 Nils-Erik Hessen Jan Staubo 4 4 4 Torsten Johansson 6 6 6 Nils-Erik Hessen 1 2 3 Lennart Bergelin 6 4 6 6 Jan Staubo 1 6 4 4 Austria vs. Yugoslavia Austria Yugoslavia Vienna, Austriahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1949-EUR-M-AUT-YUG-01 Austria v Yugoslavia daviscup.com 6–8 May 1949 1 4 Ljubomir Czajkowsky 2 2 2 Dragutin Mitić 6 6 6 Hans Redl 6 6 1 4 6 Milan Branović 3 4 6 6 4 Hans Hardwich Hans Redl 1 1 4 Dragutin Mitić Josip Palada 6 6 6 Ljubomir Czajkowsky 4 3 4 Milan Branović 6 6 6 Hans Redl 9 7 2 7 6 Dragutin Mitić 11 5 6 5 8 Quarterfinals Hungary vs. Switzerland Hungary 1922 Switzerland Budapest, Hungaryhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1949-EUR-M-HUN-SUI-01 Hungary v Switzerland daviscup.com 9–11 June 1949 5 0 József Asbóth 6 6 5 6 Max Albrecht 3 3 7 0 András Ádám-Stolpa 6 0 6 7 Hans Huonder 1 6 4 5 András Ádám-Stolpa József Asbóth 3 6 6 7 René Buser Hans Huonder 6 3 4 5 András Ádám-Stolpa 6 6 7 Max Albrecht 1 2 5 József Asbóth 6 6 6 Hans Huonder 1 2 1 France vs. Czechoslovakia France 1830 Czechoslovakia Stade Roland Garros, Paris, Francehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1949-EUR-M-FRA-TCH-01 France v Czechoslovakia daviscup.com 11–13 June 1949 Clay 3 2 Robert Abdesselam 6 6 2 6 Vladimír Černík 4 3 6 1 Marcel Bernard 3 6 9 7 Jaroslav Drobný 6 3 7 5 Marcel Bernard Henri Bolleli 6 6 3 4 4 Vladimír Černík Jaroslav Drobný 4 4 6 6 6 Marcel Bernard 6 6 6 Vladimír Černík 4 2 1 Robert Abdesselam 4 1 3 Jaroslav Drobný 6 6 6 Italy vs. Chile Italy Chile Turin, Italyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1949-EUR-M-ITA-CHI-01 Italy v Chile daviscup.com 10–12 June 1949 Clay 4 1 Giovanni Cucelli 6 6 6 Marcelo Taverne 1 0 4 Marcello del Bello 3 4 6 3 Ricardo Balbiers 6 6 4 6 Marcello del Bello Giovanni Cucelli 6 6 4 6 Ricardo Balbiers Marcelo Taverne 3 3 6 4 Giovanni Cucelli 6 8 7 Ricardo Balbiers 4 6 5 Marcello del Bello 8 6 6 Marcelo Taverne 10 0 1 4 Yugoslavia vs. Sweden Yugoslavia Sweden Zagreb, Yugoslaviahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1949-EUR-M-YUG-SWE-01 Yugoslavia v Sweden daviscup.com 13–16 June 1949 Clay 3 2 Josip Palada 5 6 6 6 Lennart Bergelin 7 3 2 3 Dragutin Mitić 4 6 7 3 4 Torsten Johansson 6 0 5 6 6 Dragutin Mitić Josip Palada 6 7 6 Lennart Bergelin Torsten Johansson 2 5 4 Josip Palada 6 4 2 6 3 Torsten Johansson 4 6 6 4 6 Dragutin Mitić 6 10 6 Lennart Bergelin 3 8 4 Semifinals Hungary vs. France Hungary 1946 France 1830 Budapest, Hungaryhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1949-EUR-M-HUN-FRA-01 Hungary v France daviscup.com 9–11 July 1949 2 3 József Asbóth 3 6 6 6 Marcel Bernard 6 0 0 3 András Ádám-Stolpa 1 3 8 8 6 Robert Abdesselam 6 6 6 6 8 József Asbóth Kálmán Fehér 1 2 3 Marcel Bernard Henri Bolleli 6 6 6 András Ádám-Stolpa 2 4 1 Marcel Bernard 6 6 6 József Asbóth 6 7 9 Robert Abdesselam 2 5 7 Italy vs. Yugoslavia Italy Yugoslavia Foro Italico, Rome, Italyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1949-EUR-M-ITA-YUG-01 Italy v Yugoslavia daviscup.com 8–10 July 1949 Clay 4 1 Giovanni Cucelli 5 6 6 7 Dragutin Mitić 7 2 1 5 Vanni Canepele 6 6 6 Josip Palada 4 4 1 Marcello del Bello Giovanni Cucelli 6 6 7 Dragutin Mitić Josip Palada 4 0 5 Marcello del Bello 6 6 7 Josip Palada 3 1 5 Vanni Canepele 1 4 3 Dragutin Mitić 6 6 6 Final France vs. Italy France 1830 Italy Stade Roland Garros, Paris, Francehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1949-EUR-M-FRA-ITA-01 France v Italy daviscup.com 23–25 July 1949 Clay 2 3 Robert Abdesselam 6 8 8 4 2 Giovanni Cucelli 1 6 10 6 6 Marcel Bernard 6 6 4 2 10 Marcello del Bello 4 3 6 6 8 Marcel Bernard Henri Bolleli 6 1 6 0 2 Marcello del Bello Giovanni Cucelli 3 6 4 6 6 Robert Abdesselam 6 6 6 Marcello del Bello 3 4 2 Marcel Bernard 6 6 6 0 1 Giovanni Cucelli 8 3 4 6 6 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