1950 Davis Cup Europe Zone

International tennis competition 1950 Davis Cup 1950 Davis Cup Europe Zone 7 April 1950 – 30 July 1950 22 1950 Davis Cup Europe Zone 1950 Davis Cup America Zone Italy Qualified for: 1950 Davis Cup Inter-Zonal Final 1949 1951 The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1950 Davis Cup. 22 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 Sweden defeated Denmark in the final, and went on to face Australia in the Inter-Zonal Final. Draw y 7 April–9 May 18–22 May 8–18 June 13–16 July 28–30 July First Round Second Round 25 150 POL 1928 bye ISR bye IRL bye MON bye PER bye PHI 1936 5 PAK 0 NOR HUN 1949 NED 1 SWE 4 BEL 4 FIN 1 YUG 5 AUT 0 GBR 2 ITA 3 bye LUX bye DEN bye EGY 1922 bye FRA 1830 bye SUI Warsaw, Poland POL 1928 5 ISR 0 Dublin, Ireland (grass) IRL 5 MON 0 PER PHI 1936 Oslo, Norway (clay) NOR 0 SWE 5 Zagreb, Yugoslavia BEL 3 YUG 2 Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg ITA 5 LUX 0 Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) DEN 3 EGY 1922 0 Paris, France (clay) FRA 1830 4 SUI 0 Warsaw, Poland POL 1928 3 IRL 2 Solna, Sweden (clay) PHI 1936 0 SWE 5 Brussels, Belgium BEL 2 ITA 3 Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) DEN 3 FRA 1830 2 Båstad, Sweden (clay) POL 1928 0 SWE 5 Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) ITA 1 DEN 4 Båstad, Sweden (clay) SWE 4 DEN 0 First round Philippines vs. Pakistan Philippines 1936 Pakistan Manila, Philippineshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1950-EUR-M-PHI-PAK-01 Philippines v Pakistan daviscup.com 7–9 April 1950 5 0 Raymundo Deyro 6 6 6 Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed 2 0 3 Felicisimo Ampon 6 6 6 Mahmoud Alam 0 1 0 Felicisimo Ampon César Carmona 6 6 6 Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed Mahmoud Alam 3 1 1 Raymundo Deyro 6 6 6 Mahmoud Alam 0 2 0 Felicisimo Ampon 6 6 6 Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed 0 4 0 Netherlands vs. Sweden Netherlands Sweden Mets Banen, Scheveningen, Netherlandshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1950-EUR-M-NED-SWE-01 Netherlands v Sweden daviscup.com 5–7 May 1950 Clay 1 4 John Linck 3 2 1 Lennart Bergelin 6 6 6 Boebi van Meegeren 1 2 4 Torsten Johansson 6 6 6 Ivo Rinkel Hans van Swol 6 5 2 8 6 Lennart Bergelin Torsten Johansson 3 7 6 6 1 Boebi van Meegeren 1 2 2 Lennart Bergelin 6 6 6 John Linck 2 2 4 Torsten Johansson 6 6 6 Belgium vs. Finland Belgium Finland Brussels, Belgiumhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1950-EUR-M-BEL-FIN-01 Belgium v Finland daviscup.com 5–7 May 1950 4 1 Philippe Washer 6 6 6 Pentti Forsman 2 0 2 Jacques Brichant 6 8 6 Sakari Salo 4 6 4 Jacques Brichant Philippe Washer 6 6 6 Pentti Forsman Sakari Salo 4 2 3 Jacques Peten 1 1 6 6 3 Sakari Salo 6 6 4 2 6 Jacques Brichant 8 6 7 Pentti Forsman 6 2 5 Yugoslavia vs. Austria Yugoslavia Austria Zagreb, Yugoslaviahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1950-EUR-M-YUG-AUT-01 Yugoslavia v Austria daviscup.com 5–7 May 1950 5 0 Josip Palada 6 6 6 Hans Redl 3 2 2 Milan Branović 6 6 6 Alfred Huber 2 1 4 Petko Milojković Josip Palada 7 6 7 Alfred Huber Hans Redl 5 1 5 Josip Palada 7 6 6 Alfred Huber 5 4 4 Milan Branović 8 6 6 Hans Redl 6 1 2 Great Britain vs. Italy Great Britain Italy Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, Englandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1950-EUR-M-GBR-ITA-01 Great Britain v Italy daviscup.com 6–9 May 1950 Grass 2 3 Tony Mottram 7 3 5 4 Giovanni Cucelli 5 6 7 6 Geoffrey Paish 6 4 6 4 6 Marcello del Bello 4 6 3 6 3 Tony Mottram Geoffrey Paish 7 2 4 Marcello del Bello Giovanni Cucelli 9 6 6 Tony Mottram 6 6 8 Marcello del Bello 3 3 6 Geoffrey Paish 6 2 4 6 Giovanni Cucelli 1 6 6 8 Second round Poland vs. Israel Poland 1928 Israel Warsaw, Polandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1950-EUR-M-POL-ISR-01 Poland v Israel daviscup.com 19–21 May 1950 5 0 Władysław Skonecki 6 6 6 Arie Avidan-Weiss 3 2 4 Józef Piątek 4 6 8 6 Jacob Buntmann 6 0 6 1 Józef Piątek Władysław Skonecki 7 6 6 Arie Avidan-Weiss Yehuda Finkelkraut 5 3 4 Władysław Skonecki 6 6 6 Jacob Buntmann 2 0 2 Józef Piątek 6 6 4 4 6 Arie Avidan-Weiss 1 0 6 6 2 Ireland vs. Monaco Ireland Monaco Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Irelandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1950-EUR-M-IRL-MON-01 Ireland v Monaco daviscup.com 18–20 May 1950 Grass 5 0 Cyril Kemp 6 6 6 Georges Pasquier 3 2 2 Matthew Murphy 6 2 6 6 Aleco Noghès 3 6 3 2 Joseph Hackett Matthew Murphy 6 7 7 Aleco Noghès Georges Pasquier 3 5 5 Matthew Murphy 6 7 4 6 Georges Pasquier 0 5 6 1 Joseph Hackett 8 11 6 Aleco Noghès 6 9 3 Norway vs. Sweden Norway Sweden Oslo Tennis Club, Oslo, Norwayhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1950-EUR-M-NOR-SWE-01 Norway v Sweden daviscup.com 19–21 May 1950 Clay 0 5 Thorgny Haanes 1 2 3 Lennart Bergelin 6 6 6 Nils-Erik Hessen 5 2 6 6 Torsten Johansson 7 6 3 8 Thorgny Haanes Nils-Erik Hessen 1 1 2 Lennart Bergelin Sven Davidson 6 6 6 Thorgny Haanes 2 3 6 Torsten Johansson 6 6 8 Nils-Erik Hessen 3 3 4 Sven Davidson 6 6 6 Yugoslavia vs. Belgium Yugoslavia Belgium Zagreb, Yugoslaviahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1950-EUR-M-YUG-BEL-01 Yugoslavia v Belgium daviscup.com 19–21 May 1950 2 3 Dragutin Mitić 6 6 4 6 Philippe Washer 3 4 6 3 Milan Branović 4 2 4 Jacques Brichant 6 6 6 Dragutin Mitić Josip Palada 4 4 7 6 4 Jacques Brichant Philippe Washer 6 6 5 3 6 Dragutin Mitić 7 6 6 Jacques Brichant 5 1 3 Milan Branović 4 1 1 Philippe Washer 6 6 6 Luxembourg vs. Italy Luxembourg Italy Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourghttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1950-EUR-M-LUX-ITA-01 Luxembourg v Italy daviscup.com 20–22 May 1950 0 5 Gaston Wampach 2 2 1 Giovanni Cucelli 6 6 6 Géza Wertheim 1 2 2 Rolando del Bello 6 6 6 Gaston Wampach Géza Wertheim 0 2 1 Marcello del Bello Giovanni Cucelli 6 6 6 Géza Wertheim 3 0 2 Marcello del Bello 6 6 6 Gaston Wampach 1 5 4 Rolando del Bello 6 7 6 Denmark vs. Egypt Denmark Egypt 1922 Copenhagen, Denmarkhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1950-EUR-M-DEN-EGY-01 Denmark v Egypt daviscup.com 19–21 May 1950 Clay 3 0 Torben Ulrich 6 6 6 Marcel Coen 1 0 0 Kurt Nielsen 6 3 8 6 Adli El Shafei 4 6 6 1 Kurt Nielsen Torben Ulrich 2 9 6 6 Marcel Coen Adli El Shafei 6 7 4 3 Kurt Nielsen Marcel Coen Torben Ulrich Adli El Shafei France vs. Switzerland France 1830 Switzerland Stade Roland Garros, Paris, Francehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1950-EUR-M-FRA-SUI-01 France v Switzerland daviscup.com 19–21 May 1950 Clay 4 0 Jacques Thomas 6 6 7 Georges Grange 0 1 5 Bernard Destremau 6 6 6 Max Albrecht 1 2 1 Robert Abdesselam Paul Rémy 6 6 8 Jean-Pierre Blondel René Buser 3 4 6 Bernard Destremau 6 6 8 Georges Grange 2 3 6 Jacques Thomas 7 6 1 0 Max Albrecht 5 4 6 1 4 Quarterfinals Poland vs. Ireland Poland 1928 Ireland Warsaw, Polandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1950-EUR-M-POL-IRL-01 Poland v Ireland daviscup.com 8–10 June 1950 3 2 Władysław Skonecki 9 6 6 Matthew Murphy 7 3 2 Józef Piątek 6 6 9 Cyril Kemp 1 1 7 Jan Chytrowski Władysław Skonecki 8 10 14 5 1 Joseph Hackett Matthew Murphy 10 8 12 7 6 Józef Piątek 6 2 3 2 Matthew Murphy 0 6 6 6 Władysław Skonecki 6 6 6 Cyril Kemp 3 2 0 Sweden vs. Philippines Sweden Philippines 1936 Solna Tennisstadion, Solna, Swedenhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1950-EUR-M-SWE-PHI-01 Sweden v Philippines daviscup.com 16–18 June 1950 Clay 5 0 Lennart Bergelin 6 4 6 6 Felicisimo Ampon 4 6 1 2 Torsten Johansson 6 3 6 6 Raymundo Deyro 2 6 2 3 Lennart Bergelin Sven Davidson 6 6 6 Felicisimo Ampon César Carmona 2 3 3 Sven Davidson 6 6 6 Raymundo Deyro 1 0 1 Torsten Johansson 6 8 6 6 6 Felicisimo Ampon 8 10 4 1 1 Belgium vs. Italy Belgium Italy Brussels, Belgiumhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1950-EUR-M-BEL-ITA-01 Belgium v Italy daviscup.com 16–18 June 1950 2 3 Philippe Washer 6 11 6 Giovanni Cucelli 2 9 4 Jacques Brichant 4 1 3 Rolando del Bello 6 6 6 Jacques Brichant Philippe Washer 6 2 2 6 Rolando del Bello Giovanni Cucelli 4 6 6 8 Philippe Washer 6 6 6 Rolando del Bello 4 1 1 Jacques Brichant 2 7 4 2 Giovanni Cucelli 6 5 6 6 Denmark vs. France Denmark France 1830 Copenhagen, Denmarkhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1950-EUR-M-DEN-FRA-01 Denmark v France daviscup.com 16–18 June 1950 Clay 3 2 Kurt Nielsen 6 4 6 6 Marcel Bernard 3 6 1 2 Torben Ulrich 9 4 0 4 Bernard Destremau 7 6 6 6 Kurt Nielsen Torben Ulrich 7 6 12 Paul Rémy Jacques Thomas 5 4 10 Kurt Nielsen 6 3 6 6 Bernard Destremau 2 6 4 3 Torben Ulrich 3 4 0 Marcel Bernard 6 6 6 Semifinals Sweden vs. Poland Sweden Poland 1928 Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Swedenhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1950-EUR-M-SWE-POL-01 Sweden v Poland daviscup.com 13–15 July 1950 Clay 5 0 Torsten Johansson 6 6 6 Józef Piątek 1 1 3 Lennart Bergelin 6 6 1 6 Władysław Skonecki 2 2 6 1 Sven Davidson Torsten Johansson 6 6 7 Józef Piątek Władysław Skonecki 4 0 5 Torsten Johansson 6 6 6 Władysław Skonecki 3 3 3 Sven Davidson 6 6 6 Józef Piątek 0 2 2 Denmark vs. Italy Denmark Italy Copenhagen, Denmarkhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1950-EUR-M-DEN-ITA-01 Denmark v Italy daviscup.com 14–16 July 1950 Clay 4 1 Torben Ulrich 6 6 6 Rolando del Bello 0 2 2 Kurt Nielsen 6 7 0 0 6 Giovanni Cucelli 3 5 6 6 4 Kurt Nielsen Torben Ulrich 2 4 2 Marcello del Bello Giovanni Cucelli 6 6 6 Kurt Nielsen 6 7 6 Rolando del Bello 3 5 4 Torben Ulrich 3 6 6 6 Giovanni Cucelli 6 2 2 3 Final Sweden vs. Denmark Sweden Denmark Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Swedenhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1950-EUR-M-SWE-DEN-01 Sweden v Denmark daviscup.com 28–30 July 1950 Clay 4 0 Torsten Johansson 6 4 6 6 Torben Ulrich 1 6 3 1 Sven Davidson 7 3 6 6 Kurt Nielsen 5 6 2 4 Lennart Bergelin Sven Davidson 6 6 6 Kurt Nielsen Torben Ulrich 2 2 2 Torsten Johansson 3 7 6 4 6 Kurt Nielsen 6 5 0 6 2 Lennart Bergelin 6 6 Torben Ulrich 0 2 3 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