1956 Davis Cup Europe Zone

International tennis competition 1956 Davis Cup 1956 Davis Cup Europe Zone 27 April 1956 – 22 July 1956 24 1956 Davis Cup America Zone 1956 Davis Cup Eastern Zone 1956 Davis Cup Europe Zone ITA Qualified for: 1956 Davis Cup Inter-Zonal Finals 1955 1957 The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1956 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 27 April–1 May 10–15 May 31 May-4 June 15–17 July 20–22 July First round Second round 25 150 ITA bye POL 1928 3 AUT 2 DEN bye TCH 5 PAK 0 FRA 1830 bye LUX 2 SUI 3 FRG bye IRL 4 FIN 1 TUR 0 NED 5 bye CHI YUG 4 EGY 1956 1 bye GBR MON 2 ESP 1945 3 bye BEL NOR 4 ISR 1 bye SWE Warsaw, Poland ITA 5 POL 1928 0 Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) DEN 4 TCH 1 Lausanne, Switzerland FRA 1830 5 SUI 0 Dublin, Ireland FRG 4 IRL 1 Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) NED 0 CHI 5 Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay) YUG 0 GBR 5 Barcelona, Spain (clay) ESP 1945 1 BEL 4 Oslo, Norway (clay) NOR 0 SWE 5 Bologna, Italy (clay) ITA 4 DEN 1 Duisburg, West Germany (clay) FRA 1830 4 FRG 1 Bristol, England (grass) CHI 2 GBR 3 Brussels, Belgium (clay) BEL 1 SWE 4 Paris, France (clay) ITA 3 FRA 1830 2 Solna, Sweden (clay) GBR 1 SWE 4 Båstad, Sweden (clay) ITA 5 SWE 0 First round Poland vs. Austria Poland 1928 Austria Warsaw, Polandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1956-EUR-M-POL-AUT-01 Poland v Austria daviscup.com 27–29 April 1956 3 2 Władysław Skonecki 6 6 6 Alfred Huber 2 3 4 Andrzej Licis 6 4 4 4 Franz Saiko 2 6 6 6 Józef Piątek Władysław Skonecki 3 3 1 Alfred Huber Franz Saiko 6 6 6 Władysław Skonecki 6 5 6 6 Franz Saiko 3 7 2 3 Andrzej Licis 2 6 6 6 Alfred Huber 6 0 4 3 Czechoslovakia vs. Pakistan Czechoslovakia Pakistan Prague, Czechoslovakiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1956-EUR-M-TCH-PAK-01 Czechoslovakia v Pakistan daviscup.com 27–30 April 1956 5 0 Jiří Parma 4 11 6 2 6 Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed 6 9 3 6 4 Jiří Javorský 6 6 6 Khwaja Saeed Hai 1 2 3 Jiří Javorský Vladimír Zábrodský 6 10 5 6 Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed Khwaja Saeed Hai 3 8 7 2 Jiří Parma 6 6 8 Khwaja Saeed Hai 2 2 6 Jiří Javorský 6 4 6 6 Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed 3 6 3 2 Luxembourg vs. Switzerland Luxembourg Switzerland Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourghttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1956-EUR-M-LUX-SUI-01 Luxembourg v Switzerland daviscup.com 27 April–1 May 1956 2 3 Géza Wertheim 4 3 4 Paul Blondel 6 6 6 Gaston Wampach 6 6 5 1 6 Bernard du Pont 4 4 7 6 0 Gaston Wampach Géza Wertheim 2 1 1 Paul Blondel René Buser 6 6 6 Géza Wertheim 1 1 1 Bernard du Pont 6 6 6 Gaston Wampach 6 6 4 6 Erwin Balestra 4 1 6 2 Ireland vs. Finland Ireland Finland Dublin, Irelandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1956-EUR-M-IRL-FIN-01 Ireland v Finland daviscup.com 27–30 April 1956 4 1 Joseph Hackett 6 6 6 Reino Nyyssönen 3 3 1 Guy Jackson 3 6 6 2 3 Sakari Salo 6 3 2 6 6 Joseph Hackett Guy Jackson 6 12 3 6 Reino Nyyssönen Sakari Salo 3 10 6 3 Guy Jackson 6 6 6 Reino Nyyssönen 2 3 2 Joseph Hackett 6 6 6 Sakari Salo 2 3 1 Turkey vs. Netherlands Turkey Netherlands Ankara, Turkeyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1956-EUR-M-TUR-NED-01 Turkey v Netherlands daviscup.com 27–29 April 1956 0 5 Nazmi Bari 9 6 5 4 Fred Dehnert 11 2 7 6 Şefik Fenmen 3 2 3 Hans van Dalsum 6 6 6 Nazmi Bari Şefik Fenmen 5 2 3 Hans van Dalsum Fred Dehnert 7 6 6 Şefik Fenmen 7 1 6 Fred Dehnert 9 6 8 Nazmi Bari 6 3 4 6 Hans van Dalsum 0 6 6 8 Yugoslavia vs. Egypt Yugoslavia Egypt 1956 Belgrade, Yugoslaviahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1956-EUR-M-YUG-EGY-01 Yugoslavia v Egypt daviscup.com 27–30 April 1956 4 1 Ivko Plećević 2 6 6 2 6 Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed 6 1 1 6 3 Josip Palada 6 6 6 Adel Ismail 2 4 4 Ilija Panajotović Ivko Plećević 6 6 4 6 Donald Acobas Adel Ismail 2 3 6 3 Ilija Panajotović 6 6 6 Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed 2 1 2 Ivko Plećević 6 6 4 6 2 Adel Ismail 1 1 6 8 6 Monaco vs. Spain Monaco Spain 1945 Monte Carlo Country Club, Monte Carlo, Monacohttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1956-EUR-M-MON-ESP-01 Monaco v Spain daviscup.com 27–30 April 1956 Clay 2 3 Roland Borghini 4 5 7 5 Emilio Martínez del Rey 6 7 5 7 Georges Pasquier 3 6 1 6 6 José María Draper 6 4 6 2 4 Roland Borghini Georges Pasquier 6 3 0 Emilio Martínez del Rey Fernando Olózaga 8 6 6 Georges Pasquier 6 10 0 6 Emilio Martínez del Rey 3 8 6 1 Roland Borghini 7 3 5 1 José María Draper 5 6 7 6 Norway vs. Israel Norway Israel Oslo, Norwayhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1956-EUR-M-NOR-ISR-01 Norway v Israel daviscup.com 27 April–1 May 1956 Clay 4 1 Finn Søhol 6 6 6 Arie Avidan-Weiss 1 3 3 Gunnar Høst Sjøwall 6 6 6 Eleazar Davidman 1 2 3 Gunnar Høst Sjøwall Finn Søhol 4 6 3 6 Arie Avidan-Weiss Eleazar Davidman 6 2 6 8 Finn Søhol 7 6 2 6 6 Eleazar Davidman 5 8 6 3 4 Gunnar Høst Sjøwall 6 6 6 Arie Avidan-Weiss 2 0 1 Second round Poland vs. Italy Poland 1928 Italy Warsaw, Polandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1956-EUR-M-POL-ITA-01 Poland v Italy daviscup.com 12–14 May 1956 0 5 Władysław Skonecki 0 2 3 Giuseppe Merlo 6 6 6 Andrzej Licis 4 4 5 Nicola Pietrangeli 6 6 7 Józef Piątek Jan Radzio 3 2 4 Nicola Pietrangeli Orlando Sirola 6 6 6 Andrzej Licis 3 3 5 Giuseppe Merlo 6 6 7 Władysław Skonecki 2 2 1 Nicola Pietrangeli 6 6 6 Czechoslovakia vs. Denmark Czechoslovakia Denmark Prague, Czechoslovakiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1956-EUR-M-TCH-DEN-01 Czechoslovakia v Denmark daviscup.com 11–13 May 1956 Clay 1 4 Jiří Parma 6 2 6 Kurt Nielsen 8 6 8 Jiří Javorský 4 3 5 Torben Ulrich 6 6 7 Jiří Javorský Vladimír Zábrodský 6 4 7 5 Kurt Nielsen Torben Ulrich 8 6 5 7 Jiří Parma 6 3 6 4 Torben Ulrich 3 6 8 6 Jiří Javorský 7 2 5 6 7 Kurt Nielsen 5 6 7 4 5 Switzerland vs. France Switzerland France 1830 Lausanne, Switzerlandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1956-EUR-M-SUI-FRA-01 Switzerland v France daviscup.com 10–12 May 1956 0 5 Paul Blondel 2 4 1 Robert Haillet 6 6 6 Martin Froesch 9 6 2 8 2 Pierre Darmon 11 1 6 6 6 Paul Blondel René Buser 1 3 3 Marcel Bernard Paul Rémy 6 6 6 Martin Froesch 6 3 4 Robert Haillet 8 6 6 Paul Blondel 1 1 2 Pierre Darmon 6 6 6 Ireland vs. West Germany Ireland West Germany Dublin, Irelandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1956-EUR-M-IRL-GER-01 Ireland v West Germany daviscup.com 10–12 May 1956 1 4 Guy Jackson 6 4 7 Rupert Huber 8 6 9 Joseph Hackett 0 7 3 6 1 Franz Feldbausch 6 5 6 3 6 Joseph Hackett Guy Jackson 6 6 6 Franz Feldbausch Peter Scholl 2 4 4 Guy Jackson 0 4 6 6 1 Franz Feldbausch 6 6 3 4 6 Joseph Hackett 4 6 3 4 Rupert Huber 6 3 6 6 Netherlands vs. Chile Netherlands Chile Scheveningen, Netherlandshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1956-EUR-M-NED-CHI-01 Netherlands v Chile daviscup.com 11–13 May 1956 Clay 0 5 Hans van Dalsum 6 4 2 Andrés Hammersley 8 6 6 Fred Dehnert 3 1 0 Luis Ayala 6 6 6 Hans van Dalsum Fred Dehnert 1 8 3 2 Luis Ayala Andrés Hammersley 6 6 6 6 Hans van Dalsum 5 4 4 Luis Ayala 7 6 6 Fred Dehnert 1 2 2 Andrés Hammersley 6 6 6 Yugoslavia vs. Great Britain Yugoslavia Great Britain Belgrade, Yugoslaviahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1956-EUR-M-YUG-GBR-01 Yugoslavia v Great Britain daviscup.com 13–15 May 1956 Clay 0 5 Josip Palada 4 0 2 Roger Becker 6 6 6 Ilija Panajotović 4 4 2 Billy Knight 6 6 6 Ilija Panajotović Ivko Plećević 2 6 2 Mike Davies Billy Knight 6 8 6 Ilija Panajotović 1 3 0 Roger Becker 6 6 6 Ivko Plećević 1 3 1 Mike Davies 6 6 6 Spain vs. Belgium Spain 1945 Belgium Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spainhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1956-EUR-M-ESP-BEL-01 Spain v Belgium daviscup.com 10–13 May 1956 Clay 1 4 Juan Manuel Couder 3 5 1 Jacques Brichant 6 7 6 Emilio Martínez del Rey 4 2 4 Gino Mezzi 6 6 6 Juan Manuel Couder Fernando Olózaga 2 1 4 Jacques Brichant Gino Mezzi 6 6 6 Emilio Martínez del Rey 2 2 6 Jacques Brichant 6 6 8 Juan Manuel Couder 8 2 6 6 Gino Mezzi 6 6 3 4 Norway vs. Sweden Norway Sweden Oslo Tennis Club, Oslo, Norwayhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1956-EUR-M-NOR-SWE-01 Norway v Sweden daviscup.com 11–13 May 1956 Clay 0 5 Gunnar Høst Sjøwall 7 6 2 3 Sven Davidson 9 4 6 6 Nils-Erik Hessen 1 1 3 Ulf Schmidt 6 6 6 Nils-Erik Hessen Gunnar Høst Sjøwall 2 3 5 Sven Davidson Torsten Johansson 6 6 7 Gunnar Høst Sjøwall 6 3 0 2 Ulf Schmidt 2 6 6 6 Nils-Erik Hessen 3 3 2 Bengt Axelsson 6 6 6 Quarterfinals Italy vs. Denmark Italy Denmark Bologna, Italyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1956-EUR-M-ITA-DEN-01 Italy v Denmark daviscup.com 2-4 June 1956 Clay 4 1 Giuseppe Merlo 7 6 3 4 Kurt Nielsen 9 1 6 6 Nicola Pietrangeli 4 6 6 6 Torben Ulrich 6 2 1 0 Nicola Pietrangeli Orlando Sirola 6 6 3 6 Kurt Nielsen Torben Ulrich 4 2 6 3 Giuseppe Merlo 6 6 6 Torben Ulrich 0 4 2 Nicola Pietrangeli 8 6 4 2 6 Kurt Nielsen 6 4 6 6 4 West Germany vs. France West Germany France 1830 Duisburg, West Germanyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1956-EUR-M-GER-FRA-01 West Germany v France daviscup.com 1-3 June 1956 Clay 1 4 Peter Scholl 6 1 5 Robert Haillet 8 6 7 Rupert Huber 4 2 6 3 Paul Rémy 6 6 3 6 Franz Feldbausch Peter Scholl 3 2 2 Marcel Bernard Paul Rémy 6 6 6 Peter Scholl 6 6 6 Pierre Darmon 2 0 4 Franz Feldbausch 2 3 2 Robert Haillet 6 6 6 Great Britain vs. Chile Great Britain Chile Bristol Lawn Tennis Club, Bristol, Englandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1956-EUR-M-GBR-CHI-01 Great Britain v Chile daviscup.com 31 May-2 June 1956 Grass 3 2 Roger Becker 6 4 3 6 3 Luis Ayala 3 6 6 3 6 Billy Knight 6 6 6 Andrés Hammersley 3 3 4 John Barrett Roger Becker 6 6 9 Luis Ayala Andrés Hammersley 1 4 7 Roger Becker 6 6 6 Andrés Hammersley 4 1 1 Billy Knight 6 3 3 0 Luis Ayala 1 6 6 6 Belgium vs. Sweden Belgium Sweden Royal Léopold Club, Brussels, Belgiumhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1956-EUR-M-BEL-SWE-01 Belgium v Sweden daviscup.com 1-3 June 1956 Clay 1 4 Jacques Brichant 3 6 9 1 3 Sven Davidson 6 2 7 6 6 Gino Mezzi 6 4 0 4 Torsten Johansson 2 6 6 6 Jacques Brichant Gino Mezzi 3 7 4 6 4 Sven Davidson Torsten Johansson 6 5 6 2 6 Gino Mezzi 3 1 1 Sven Davidson 6 6 6 Jacques Brichant 6 6 6 Ulf Schmidt 0 2 3 Semifinals France vs. Italy France 1830 Italy Stade Roland Garros, Paris, Francehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1956-EUR-M-FRA-ITA-01 France v Italy daviscup.com 15–17 July 1956 Clay 2 3 Pierre Darmon 3 6 6 2 6 Nicola Pietrangeli 6 3 3 6 3 Paul Rémy 7 6 6 6 Giuseppe Merlo 5 8 2 2 Marcel Bernard Paul Rémy 2 2 6 1 Nicola Pietrangeli Orlando Sirola 6 6 2 6 Pierre Darmon 3 6 7 4 Giuseppe Merlo 6 4 9 6 Paul Rémy 3 6 2 Nicola Pietrangeli 6 8 6 Sweden vs. Great Britain Sweden Great Britain Solna Tennisstadion, Solna, Swedenhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1956-EUR-M-SWE-GBR-01 Sweden v Great Britain daviscup.com 15–17 July 1956 Clay 4 1 Sven Davidson 6 6 10 Billy Knight 1 3 8 Ulf Schmidt 3 1 6 6 6 Roger Becker 6 6 2 1 2 Sven Davidson Torsten Johansson 6 8 7 Roger Becker Mike Davies 3 6 5 Sven Davidson 4 1 1 Mike Davies 6 6 6 Ulf Schmidt 6 6 4 6 6 Billy Knight 0 8 6 3 4 Final Sweden vs. Italy Sweden Italy Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Swedenhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1956-EUR-M-SWE-ITA-01 Sweden v Italy daviscup.com 20–22 July 1956 Clay 0 5 Sven Davidson 4 6 1 4 Nicola Pietrangeli 6 3 6 6 Ulf Schmidt 7 2 5 1 Giuseppe Merlo 5 6 7 6 Sven Davidson Torsten Johansson 4 7 2 3 Nicola Pietrangeli Orlando Sirola 6 5 6 6 Torsten Johansson 4 6 2 1 Orlando Sirola 6 1 6 6 Ulf Schmidt 5 3 6 3 Nicola Pietrangeli 7 6 1 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