1955 Davis Cup Europe Zone

International tennis competition 1955 Davis Cup 1955 Davis Cup Europe Zone 29 April 1955 – 31 July 1955 24 1955 Davis Cup Europe Zone 1955 Davis Cup America Zone 1955 Davis Cup Eastern Zone ITA Qualified for: 1955 Davis Cup Inter-Zonal Finals 1954 1956 The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1955 Davis Cup. 24 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. Italy defeated Sweden in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 495–506 2nd Draw y 29 April–8 May 12–17 May 9–13 June 14–17 July 29–31 July First Round Second Round 25 150 DEN bye NOR 1 RSA 1928 4 ITA bye FRG 4 IRL 1 GBR bye AUT 5 FIN 0 IND bye TUR 1 EGY 1922 4 MON 0 ARG 3 bye FRA 1830 SUI 3 NED 2 bye SWE YUG 0 CHI 5 bye HUN 1949 POR 0 TCH 5 bye BEL Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) DEN 3 RSA 1928 2 Munich, West Germany ITA 5 FRG 0 Vienna, Austria (clay) GBR 4 AUT 1 Cairo, Egypt IND 5 EGY 1922 0 Paris, France (clay) ARG 2 FRA 1830 3 Montreux, Switzerland (clay) SUI 0 SWE 5 Budapest, Hungary CHI 3 HUN 1949 2 Prague, Czechoslovakia TCH 0 BEL 5 Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) DEN 0 ITA 5 Manchester, England (grass) GBR 3 IND 2 Saltsjöbaden, Sweden (clay) FRA 1830 2 SWE 3 Brussels, Belgium CHI 3 BEL 2 Birmingham, England (grass) ITA 5 GBR 0 Båstad, Sweden (clay) SWE 3 CHI 2 Milan, Italy (clay) ITA 4 SWE 1 First round Norway vs. South Africa Norway South Africa 1928 Oslo, Norwayhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1955-EUR-M-NOR-RSA-01 Norway v South Africa daviscup.com 6–8 May 1955 Clay 1 4 Nils-Erik Hessen 1 1 2 Ian Vermaak 6 6 6 Gunnar Høst Sjøwall 3 3 0 Russell Seymour 6 6 6 Finn-Dag Jagge Gunnar Høst Sjøwall 3 4 1 Abe Segal Ian Vermaak 6 6 6 Finn-Dag Jagge 2 1 2 Gordon Forbes 6 6 6 Finn Søhol 6 6 2 6 Russell Seymour 3 4 6 4 West Germany vs. Ireland West Germany Ireland Düsseldorf, West Germanyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1955-EUR-M-GER-IRL-01 West Germany v Ireland daviscup.com 29 April–1 May 1955 4 1 Christoph Biederlack 6 6 7 Alan Haughton 0 0 5 Ernst Buchholz 7 7 6 6 Guy Jackson 9 5 2 0 Ernst Buchholz Horst Hermann 6 6 6 Vivian Gotto Guy Jackson 1 2 2 Christoph Biederlack 3 2 2 Guy Jackson 6 6 6 Rupert Huber 6 6 6 Alan Haughton 1 2 0 Austria vs. Finland Austria Finland Vienna, Austriahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1955-EUR-M-AUT-FIN-01 Austria v Finland daviscup.com 29 April–1 May 1955 5 0 Alfred Huber 8 6 6 Reino Nyyssönen 6 0 1 Franz Saiko 6 6 6 Sakari Salo 2 2 2 Hans Redl Franz Saiko 7 6 6 Lars-Henrik Krause Sakari Salo 5 1 0 Franz Saiko 6 6 6 Reino Nyyssönen 3 3 1 Alfred Huber 6 6 7 Sakari Salo 4 3 5 Turkey vs. Egypt Turkey Egypt 1922 Istanbul, Turkeyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1955-EUR-M-TUR-EGY-01 Turkey v Egypt daviscup.com 29 April–1 May 1955 1 4 Behbut Cevanşir 6 2 5 5 Adel Ismail 2 6 7 7 Nazmi Bari 1 6 6 5 14 Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed 6 3 4 7 16 Engin Balas Behbut Cevanşir 6 6 6 Donald Acobas Adel Ismail 1 4 4 Nazmi Bari 4 6 8 4 Adel Ismail 6 4 10 6 Engin Balas 3 0 0 Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed 6 6 6 Monaco vs. Argentina Monaco Argentina Monte Carlo, Monacohttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1955-EUR-M-MON-ARG-01 Monaco v Argentina daviscup.com 29 April–1 May 1955 0 3 Georges Pasquier 6 3 0 0 Alejo Russell 3 6 6 6 Yvan Médecin 1 1 0 Enrique Morea 6 6 6 Yvan Médecin Georges Pasquier 3 1 2 Enrique Morea Alejo Russell 6 6 6 Yvan Médecin Alejo Russell Georges Pasquier Enrique Morea Switzerland vs. Netherlands Switzerland Netherlands Basel, Switzerlandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1955-EUR-M-SUI-NED-01 Switzerland v Netherlands daviscup.com 29 April–1 May 1955 3 2 Martin Froesch 6 6 6 Hans van Dalsum 0 1 4 Paul Blondel 5 6 4 4 Fred Dehnert 7 2 6 6 René Buser Bernard du Pont 3 6 6 1 2 Hans van Dalsum Fred Dehnert 6 0 3 6 6 Martin Froesch 6 6 6 Fred Dehnert 3 3 0 Paul Blondel 0 6 9 3 12 Hans van Swol 6 2 7 6 10 Yugoslavia vs. Chile Yugoslavia Chile Karlovac, Yugoslaviahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1955-EUR-M-YUG-CHI-01 Yugoslavia v Chile daviscup.com 29 April–1 May 1955 0 5 Ilija Panajotović 3 1 4 Luis Ayala 6 6 6 Vladimir Petrović 3 6 6 5 2 Andrés Hammersley 6 3 4 7 6 Ladislav Jagec Vladimir Petrović 4 4 4 Luis Ayala Andrés Hammersley 6 6 6 Ladislav Jagec 3 4 2 Andrés Hammersley 6 6 6 Vladimir Petrović 0 4 3 Luis Ayala 6 6 6 Portugal vs. Czechoslovakia Portugal Czechoslovakia Monsanto Tennis Club, Lisbon, Portugalhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1955-EUR-M-POR-TCH-01 Portugal v Czechoslovakia daviscup.com 29 April–1 May 1955 Clay 0 5 David Cohen 0 1 2 Vladimír Zábrodský 6 6 6 José da Silva 0 1 3 Jiří Javorský 6 6 6 António Azevedo Gomes José da Silva 1 0 0 Jiří Javorský Vladimír Zábrodský 6 6 6 José da Silva 4 2 0 Vladimír Zábrodský 6 6 6 David Cohen 2 0 1 Jiří Javorský 6 6 6 Second round Denmark vs. South Africa Denmark South Africa 1928 Copenhagen, Denmarkhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1955-EUR-M-DEN-RSA-01 Denmark v South Africa daviscup.com 13–15 May 1955 Clay 3 2 Kurt Nielsen 4 6 6 1 8 Ian Vermaak 6 1 2 6 6 Jørgen Ulrich 3 6 6 6 Abe Segal 6 3 2 4 Søren Højberg Kurt Nielsen 11 13 1 5 Abe Segal Ian Vermaak 9 15 6 7 Jørgen Ulrich 6 1 9 3 Gordon Forbes 2 6 11 6 Kurt Nielsen 6 6 9 Abe Segal 2 3 7 West Germany vs. Italy West Germany Italy Munich, West Germanyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1955-EUR-M-GER-ITA-01 West Germany v Italy daviscup.com 14–17 May 1955 0 5 Christoph Biederlack 2 0 1 Fausto Gardini 6 6 6 Rupert Huber 2 3 3 Giuseppe Merlo 6 6 6 Ernst Buchholz Horst Hermann 1 4 6 6 Nicola Pietrangeli Orlando Sirola 6 6 2 8 Rupert Huber 0 3 3 Fausto Gardini 6 6 6 Christoph Biederlack 1 6 1 Giuseppe Merlo 6 8 6 Austria vs. Great Britain Austria Great Britain Vienna, Austriahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1955-EUR-M-AUT-GBR-01 Austria v Great Britain daviscup.com 13–15 May 1955 Clay 1 4 Alfred Huber 6 9 0 6 Roger Becker 4 7 6 4 Franz Saiko 8 2 4 Tony Mottram 10 6 6 Alfred Huber Hans Redl 2 2 4 Tony Mottram Geoffrey Paish 6 6 6 Franz Saiko 2 3 2 Roger Becker 6 6 6 Alfred Huber 3 7 6 4 4 Tony Mottram 6 5 2 6 6 Egypt vs. India Egypt 1922 India Cairo, Egypthttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1955-EUR-M-EGY-IND-01 Egypt v India daviscup.com 13–15 May 1955 0 5 Adel Ismail 0 3 6 6 1 Naresh Kumar 6 6 4 2 6 Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed 0 2 2 Ramanathan Krishnan 6 6 6 Donald Acobas Adel Ismail 3 3 4 Ramanathan Krishnan Naresh Kumar 6 6 6 Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed 1 6 4 7 2 Naresh Kumar 6 1 6 5 6 Adli El Shafei 1 7 3 Ramanathan Krishnan 6 9 6 France vs. Argentina France 1830 Argentina Stade Roland Garros, Paris, Francehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1955-EUR-M-FRA-ARG-01 France v Argentina daviscup.com 13–15 May 1955 Clay 3 2 Paul Rémy 6 6 6 Alejo Russell 4 1 4 Robert Haillet 2 4 6 Enrique Morea 6 6 8 Marcel Bernard Paul Rémy 6 6 6 Enrique Morea Alejo Russell 4 3 4 Paul Rémy 7 3 4 Enrique Morea 9 6 6 Robert Haillet 6 2 6 6 Alejo Russell 4 6 3 2 Switzerland vs. Sweden Switzerland Sweden Montreux, Switzerlandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1955-EUR-M-SUI-SWE-01 Switzerland v Sweden daviscup.com 13–15 May 1955 Clay 0 5 Martin Froesch 1 5 0 Sven Davidson 6 7 6 Paul Blondel 2 1 6 2 Lennart Bergelin 6 6 0 6 Paul Blondel René Buser 4 2 1 Sven Davidson Ulf Schmidt 6 6 6 Martin Froesch 6 4 2 0 Lennart Bergelin 2 6 6 6 Paul Blondel 2 3 4 Ulf Schmidt 6 6 6 Hungary vs. Chile Hungary 1949 Chile Budapest, Hungaryhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1955-EUR-M-HUN-CHI-01 Hungary v Chile daviscup.com 12–14 May 1955 2 3 József Asbóth 2 3 6 12 4 Andrés Hammersley 6 6 4 10 6 András Ádám-Stolpa 3 3 3 Luis Ayala 6 6 6 András Ádám-Stolpa József Asbóth 7 7 6 Luis Ayala Andrés Hammersley 5 5 4 József Asbóth 6 3 7 2 0 Luis Ayala 3 6 5 6 6 András Ádám-Stolpa 3 7 5 7 6 Andrés Hammersley 6 5 7 5 1 Czechoslovakia vs. Belgium Czechoslovakia Belgium Prague, Czechoslovakiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1955-EUR-M-TCH-BEL-01 Czechoslovakia v Belgium daviscup.com 13–15 May 1955 0 5 Jiří Javorský 0 1 6 4 Philippe Washer 6 6 3 6 Vladimír Zábrodský 6 3 6 4 Jacques Brichant 8 6 2 6 Jiří Javorský Vladimír Zábrodský 1 6 3 7 Jacques Brichant Philippe Washer 6 3 6 9 Vladimír Zábrodský 2 1 6 4 Philippe Washer 6 6 3 6 Jiří Javorský 2 9 6 8 Jacques Brichant 6 11 3 10 Quarterfinals Denmark vs. Italy Denmark Italy Copenhagen, Denmarkhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1955-EUR-M-DEN-ITA-01 Denmark v Italy daviscup.com 10–12 June 1955 Clay 0 5 Kurt Nielsen 2 3 1 Fausto Gardini 6 6 6 Torben Ulrich 3 4 6 0 Giuseppe Merlo 6 6 3 6 Kurt Nielsen Torben Ulrich 14 3 1 Nicola Pietrangeli Orlando Sirola 16 6 6 Kurt Nielsen 0 6 2 6 5 Giuseppe Merlo 6 4 6 4 7 Jørgen Ulrich 4 2 3 Nicola Pietrangeli 6 6 6 Great Britain vs. India Great Britain India Northern Lawn Tennis Club, Manchester, Englandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1955-EUR-M-GBR-IND-01 Great Britain v India daviscup.com 9–13 June 1955 Grass 3 2 Roger Becker 6 7 6 6 Naresh Kumar 2 9 2 3 Tony Mottram 4 0 2 Ramanathan Krishnan 6 6 6 Tony Mottram Geoffrey Paish 6 6 3 5 4 Ramanathan Krishnan Naresh Kumar 2 1 6 7 6 Roger Becker 13 6 6 Ramanathan Krishnan 11 3 3 Tony Mottram 2 9 4 7 6 Naresh Kumar 6 7 6 5 3 Sweden vs. France Sweden France 1830 Saltsjöbaden, Swedenhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1955-EUR-M-SWE-FRA-01 Sweden v France daviscup.com 10–12 June 1955 Clay 3 2 Lennart Bergelin 3 6 6 6 Robert Haillet 6 2 3 3 Sven Davidson 3 6 6 2 1 Paul Rémy 6 3 2 6 6 Sven Davidson Ulf Schmidt 4 7 4 6 2 Marcel Bernard Paul Rémy 6 5 6 1 6 Sven Davidson 11 6 9 Robert Haillet 9 2 7 Lennart Bergelin 1 6 6 6 Paul Rémy 6 1 2 2 Belgium vs. Chile Belgium Chile Brussels, Belgiumhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1955-EUR-M-BEL-CHI-01 Belgium v Chile daviscup.com 10–12 June 1955 2 3 Jacques Brichant 5 6 8 8 Andrés Hammersley 7 4 6 6 Philippe Washer 1 6 1 Luis Ayala 6 8 6 Jacques Brichant Philippe Washer 6 0 6 4 6 Luis Ayala Andrés Hammersley 4 6 4 6 4 Jacques Brichant 6 1 9 1 5 Luis Ayala 1 6 7 6 7 Philippe Washer 2 6 4 6 4 Andrés Hammersley 6 4 6 0 6 Semifinals Great Britain vs. Italy Great Britain Italy Edgbaston Lawn Tennis Club, Birmingham, Englandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1955-EUR-M-GBR-ITA-01 Great Britain v Italy daviscup.com 14–16 July 1955 Grass 0 5 Billy Knight 9 2 4 1 Fausto Gardini 7 6 6 6 Roger Becker 3 9 4 6 Nicola Pietrangeli 6 7 6 8 Mike Davies Bobby Wilson 6 9 6 3 Nicola Pietrangeli Orlando Sirola 4 11 8 6 Billy Knight 6 6 4 3 4 Nicola Pietrangeli 3 4 6 6 6 Roger Becker 8 2 5 Orlando Sirola 10 6 7 Sweden vs. Chile Sweden Chile Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Swedenhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1955-EUR-M-SWE-CHI-01 Sweden v Chile daviscup.com 15–17 July 1955 Clay 3 2 Sven Davidson 6 5 5 3 Luis Ayala 1 7 7 6 Lennart Bergelin 5 7 6 6 Andrés Hammersley 7 5 2 3 Sven Davidson Torsten Johansson 6 6 6 Luis Ayala Andrés Hammersley 0 1 4 Lennart Bergelin 4 6 2 1 Luis Ayala 6 4 6 6 Sven Davidson 6 6 6 Andrés Hammersley 1 1 3 Final Italy vs. Sweden Italy Sweden Milan, Italyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1955-EUR-M-ITA-SWE-01 Italy v Sweden daviscup.com 29–31 July 1955 Clay 4 1 Fausto Gardini 6 0 3 6 6 Sven Davidson 4 6 6 1 3 Giuseppe Merlo 6 6 6 8 6 Lennart Bergelin 1 8 8 6 1 Nicola Pietrangeli Orlando Sirola 6 6 2 2 6 Sven Davidson Torsten Johansson 3 4 6 6 1 Orlando Sirola 2 6 4 Sven Davidson 6 8 6 Fausto Gardini 6 6 6 Staffan Stockenberg 4 1 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