1946 Davis Cup Europe Zone

International sporting competition 1946 Davis Cup 1946 Davis Cup Europe Zone 2 May 1946 – 17 July 1946 15 1946 Europe Zone 1946 America Zone SWE Qualified for: 1946 Davis Cup Inter-Zonal Final 1939 1947 The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1946 Davis Cup. 15 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 Yugoslavia in the final, and went on to face the United States in the Inter-Zonal Final. Draw 2–12 May 24–26 May 9–14 June 14–17 July IRL bye Stockholm, Sweden (clay) SWE 5 NED 0 Brussels, Belgium BEL 5 MON 0 Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) DEN 1 ROC 4 Paris, France (clay) FRA 1830 5 GBR 0 Barcelona, Spain (clay) ESP 1945 2 SUI 3 Zagreb, Yugoslavia YUG 5 EGY 1922 0 TUR TCH w/o Stockholm, Sweden (clay) IRL 0 SWE 5 Brussels, Belgium BEL 3 ROC 2 Montreux, Switzerland FRA 1830 3 SUI 2 Prague, Czechoslovakia YUG 3 TCH 2 Stockholm, Sweden (clay) SWE 4 BEL 1 Paris, France (clay) FRA 1830 2 YUG 3 Varberg, Sweden (clay) SWE 3 YUG 2 First round Sweden vs. Netherlands Sweden Netherlands Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Swedenhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1946-EUR-M-SWE-NED-01 Sweden v Netherlands daviscup.com 10–12 May 1946 Clay 5 0 Lennart Bergelin 5 6 6 6 Ivo Rinkel 7 0 4 2 Torsten Johansson 8 6 7 Hans van Swol 6 4 5 Lennart Bergelin Torsten Johansson 6 5 4 7 6 Ivo Rinkel Hans van Swol 4 7 6 5 2 Lennart Bergelin 7 6 6 Hans van Swol 5 3 1 Torsten Johansson 9 6 6 Ivo Rinkel 7 1 1 Belgium vs. Monaco Belgium Monaco Brussels, Belgiumhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1946-EUR-M-BEL-MON-01 Belgium v Monaco daviscup.com 10–12 May 1946 5 0 Jacques Van den Eynde 6 6 6 René Gallèpe 0 0 2 Philippe Washer 6 6 6 Vladimir Landau 1 1 1 Pierre Geelhand de Merxem Philippe Washer 6 6 6 René Gallèpe Vladimir Landau 1 2 1 Jacques Van den Eynde 6 6 6 Vladimir Landau 2 3 1 Philippe Washer 6 6 6 René Gallèpe 1 0 2 Denmark vs. China Denmark Republic of China Copenhagen, Denmarkhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1946-EUR-M-DEN-CHN-01 Denmark v China daviscup.com 10–12 May 1946 Clay 1 4 Arne Velschow-Rasmussen 0 1 0 Kho Sin-Kie 6 6 6 Jannik Ipsen 2 2 3 Choy Wai-Chuen 6 6 6 Jannik Ipsen Per Thielsen 7 2 4 5 Choy Wai-Chuen Kho Sin-Kie 5 6 6 7 Jannik Ipsen 0 1 4 Kho Sin-Kie 6 6 6 Erik Bjerre 3 6 6 6 Kenneth Lo 6 4 1 3 France vs. Great Britain France 1830 Great Britain Stade Roland Garros, Paris, Francehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1946-EUR-M-FRA-GBR-01 France v Great Britain daviscup.com 10–12 May 1946 Clay 5 0 Pierre Pellizza 6 6 6 Donald MacPhail 1 2 2 Yvon Petra 6 6 6 Derrick Barton 4 4 3 Marcel Bernard Bernard Destremau 13 4 7 6 Henry Billington John Olliff 11 6 5 1 Pierre Pellizza 6 6 6 Derrick Barton 2 3 1 Yvon Petra 6 6 6 Donald MacPhail 0 2 1 Spain vs. Switzerland Spain 1945 Switzerland Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spainhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1946-EUR-M-ESP-SUI-01 Spain v Switzerland daviscup.com 2–6 May 1946 Clay 2 3 Luis Carles 6 6 6 Hans Huonder 3 4 3 Pedro Castella 0 1 4 Jost Spitzer 6 6 6 Jaime Bartroli Luis Carles 7 6 9 7 René Buser Jost Spitzer 5 8 11 9 Luis Carles 7 7 7 3 6 Jost Spitzer 9 5 5 6 2 Pedro Castella 6 3 1 6 4 Hans Huonder 3 6 6 4 6 Yugoslavia vs. Egypt Yugoslavia Egypt 1922 Zagreb, Yugoslaviahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1946-EUR-M-YUG-EGY-01 Yugoslavia v Egypt daviscup.com 10–12 May 1946 5 0 Franjo Punčec 6 6 6 Adli El Shafei 0 1 3 Dragutin Mitić 7 6 6 Andre Najar 5 1 3 Dragutin Mitić Josip Palada 6 6 3 10 Jacques Grandguillot Mahmoud Talaat 2 4 6 8 Josip Palada 6 6 6 Andre Najar 0 1 2 Dragutin Mitić 6 6 6 Adli El Shafei 0 1 3 Quarterfinals Sweden vs. Ireland Sweden Ireland Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Swedenhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1946-EUR-M-SWE-IRL-01 Sweden v Ireland daviscup.com 24–26 May 1946 Clay 5 0 Lennart Bergelin 2 6 6 6 Cyril Kemp 6 2 2 4 Torsten Johansson 6 7 1 3 6 Raymond Egan 2 5 6 6 3 Lennart Bergelin Torsten Johansson 3 6 6 2 6 Raymond Egan Cyril Kemp 6 1 3 6 3 Torsten Johansson 3 6 6 2 6 Cyril Kemp 6 1 3 6 3 Lennart Bergelin 6 6 6 Raymond Egan 4 2 0 Belgium vs. China Belgium Republic of China Brussels, Belgiumhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1946-EUR-M-BEL-CHN-01 Belgium v China daviscup.com 24–26 May 1946 3 2 Jacques Van den Eynde 3 5 3 Kho Sin-Kie 6 7 6 Philippe Washer 7 6 6 Choy Wai-Chuen 5 4 2 Pierre Geelhand de Merxem Philippe Washer 5 6 6 3 6 Choy Wai-Chuen Kho Sin-Kie 7 3 0 6 2 Jacques Van den Eynde 4 6 6 6 Choy Wai-Chuen 6 1 3 4 Philippe Washer 6 7 3 4 1 Kho Sin-Kie 1 5 6 6 6 Switzerland vs. France Switzerland France 1830 Montreux, Switzerlandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1946-EUR-M-SUI-FRA-01 Switzerland v France daviscup.com 24–26 May 1946 2 3 Hans Huonder 8 0 1 Yvon Petra 10 6 6 Jost Spitzer 6 6 6 Pierre Pellizza 2 3 2 René Buser Jost Spitzer 0 1 2 Marcel Bernard Yvon Petra 6 6 6 Jost Spitzer 3 3 4 Yvon Petra 6 6 6 Hans Huonder 7 6 7 Pierre Pellizza 5 4 5 Czechoslovakia vs. Yugoslavia Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia Prague, Czechoslovakiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1946-EUR-M-TCH-YUG-01 Czechoslovakia v Yugoslavia daviscup.com 24–26 May 1946 2 3 Vojtěch Vodička 3 5 5 Franjo Punčec 6 7 7 Jaroslav Drobný 6 4 6 1 3 Dragutin Mitić 3 6 0 6 6 Josef Caska Jaroslav Drobný 10 6 6 Dragutin Mitić Josip Palada 8 2 4 Vojtěch Vodička 2 0 0 Dragutin Mitić 6 6 6 Jaroslav Drobný 6 6 6 Franjo Punčec 3 2 4 Semifinals Sweden vs. Belgium Sweden Belgium Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Swedenhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1946-EUR-M-SWE-BEL-01 Sweden v Belgium daviscup.com 12–14 June 1946 Clay 4 1 Lennart Bergelin 3 6 6 6 Jacques Peten 6 3 1 1 Torsten Johansson 2 1 4 Philippe Washer 6 6 6 Lennart Bergelin Torsten Johansson 4 6 6 6 Pierre Geelhand de Merxem Philippe Washer 6 2 4 4 Torsten Johansson 6 6 6 Jacques Peten 3 3 0 Lennart Bergelin 7 3 6 9 Philippe Washer 5 6 3 7 France vs. Yugoslavia France 1830 Yugoslavia Stade Roland Garros, Paris, Francehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1946-EUR-M-FRA-YUG-01 France v Yugoslavia daviscup.com 9–11 June 1946 Clay 2 3 Yvon Petra 2 8 6 3 8 Dragutin Mitić 6 6 4 6 6 Marcel Bernard 2 6 0 7 6 Franjo Punčec 6 1 6 5 3 Bernard Destremau Pierre Pellizza 10 6 3 7 8 Dragutin Mitić Franjo Punčec 8 8 6 5 10 Marcel Bernard 3 6 6 0 3 Dragutin Mitić 6 4 3 6 6 Yvon Petra 3 6 4 9 0 Franjo Punčec 6 3 6 7 6 Final Sweden vs. Yugoslavia Sweden Yugoslavia Centercourt, Varberg, Swedenhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1946-EUR-M-SWE-YUG-01 Sweden v Yugoslavia daviscup.com 14–17 July 1946 Clay 3 2 Torsten Johansson 6 6 1 2 0 Dragutin Mitić 4 1 6 6 6 Lennart Bergelin 2 2 3 Josip Palada 6 6 6 Lennart Bergelin Torsten Johansson 6 3 3 8 6 Dragutin Mitić Josip Palada 1 6 6 6 2 Torsten Johansson 6 6 6 Josip Palada 3 4 4 Lennart Bergelin 5 3 6 6 10 Dragutin Mitić 7 6 3 1 8 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