1954 Davis Cup Europe Zone

International tennis competition 1954 Davis Cup 1954 Davis Cup Europe Zone 30 April 1954 – 26 July 1954 23 1954 Davis Cup Europe Zone 1954 Davis Cup America Zone SWE Qualified for: 1954 Davis Cup Inter-Zonal Final 1953 1955 The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1954 Davis Cup. 23 teams entered the Europe Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Final against the winner of the America Zone. Sweden defeated France in the final, and went on to face the United States in the Inter-Zonal Final.Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 495–506 2nd Draw y 30 April–8 May 13–17 May 10–15 June 9–19 July 24–26 July First Round Second Round 25 150 DEN bye LUX bye FRG bye HUN 1949 3 NZL 2 IND bye AUT 3 IRL 2 FRA 1830 bye FIN 2 NOR 3 NED 1 ESP 1945 4 bye ITA EGY 1922 4 TUR 1 bye SWE MON 1 YUG 4 bye BEL SUI 1 BRA 1889 3 bye GBR Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) DEN 5 LUX 0 Budapest, Hungary FRG 1 HUN 1949 4 Vienna, Austria IND 3 AUT 0 Oslo, Norway (clay) FRA 1830 5 NOR 0 Madrid, Spain (clay) ESP 1945 0 ITA 5 Cairo, Egypt (clay) EGY 1922 0 SWE 5 Brussels, Belgium YUG 0 BEL 5 Eastbourne, England (grass) BRA 1889 1 GBR 4 Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) DEN 4 HUN 1949 1 Paris, France (clay) IND 1 FRA 1830 4 Solna, Sweden (clay) ITA 0 SWE 5 Scarborough, England (grass) BEL 3 GBR 2 Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) DEN 1 FRA 1830 4 Båstad, Sweden (clay) SWE 3 BEL 2 Paris, France (clay) FRA 1830 0 SWE 5 First round Hungary vs. New Zealand Hungary 1949 New Zealand Budapest, Hungaryhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1954-EUR-M-HUN-NZL-01 Hungary v New Zealand daviscup.com 1–3 May 1954 3 2 András Ádám-Stolpa 6 3 6 8 John Barry 0 6 3 6 József Asbóth 6 4 6 6 Jeff Robson 3 6 2 0 András Ádám-Stolpa Antal Jancsó 1 1 6 2 Mark Otway Jeff Robson 6 6 2 6 József Asbóth 6 7 6 John Barry 4 5 2 András Ádám-Stolpa 3 2 2 Mark Otway 6 6 6 Austria vs. Ireland Austria Ireland Vienna, Austriahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1954-EUR-M-AUT-IRL-01 Austria v Ireland daviscup.com 30 April–2 May 1954 3 2 Franz Saiko 6 6 6 Vivian Gotto 2 1 4 Hans Redl 6 9 4 6 Guy Jackson 3 7 6 5 4 Hans Redl Franz Saiko 3 1 6 3 Vivian Gotto Guy Jackson 6 6 3 6 Franz Saiko 7 6 6 Guy Jackson 5 4 2 Hans Redl 3 6 6 6 Vivian Gotto 6 4 4 3 Finland vs. Norway Finland Norway Helsinki, Finlandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1954-EUR-M-FIN-NOR-01 Finland v Norway daviscup.com 6–8 May 1954 Clay 2 3 Sakari Salo 7 6 6 6 Rolf Pape 5 8 2 4 Lars-Henrik Krause 2 4 3 Finn Søhol 6 6 6 Curt Lincoln Sakari Salo 5 4 6 2 Nils-Erik Hessen Rolf Pape 7 6 4 6 Lars-Henrik Krause 1 3 2 Rolf Pape 6 6 6 Sakari Salo 6 6 6 Finn Søhol 4 2 3 Netherlands vs. Spain Netherlands Spain 1945 Mets Tennis Club, Scheveningen, Netherlandshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1954-EUR-M-NED-ESP-01 Netherlands v Spain daviscup.com 30 April–2 May 1954 Clay 1 4 Ludwig Krijt 3 0 3 Emilio Martínez del Rey 6 6 6 Fred Dehnert 5 1 1 Carlos Ferrer 7 6 6 Fred Dehnert Boebi van Meegeren 4 3 4 José María Draper Carlos Ferrer 6 6 6 Fred Dehnert 3 3 6 8 3 Emilio Martínez del Rey 6 6 3 6 6 Ludwig Krijt 6 4 6 6 José María Draper 4 6 3 4 Egypt vs. Turkey Egypt 1922 Turkey Cairo, Egypthttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1954-EUR-M-EGY-TUR-01 Egypt v Turkey daviscup.com 30 April–2 May 1954 4 1 Adli El Shafei 6 6 6 Suzan Gürel 1 0 2 Adel Ismail 5 6 6 6 Nazmi Bari 7 3 0 4 Donald Acobas Adel Ismail 6 6 6 Nazmi Bari Suzan Gürel 1 1 3 Donald Acobas 5 5 7 6 5 Suzan Gürel 7 7 5 2 7 Adel Ismail 6 6 6 Behbut Cevanşir 2 2 0 Monaco vs. Yugoslavia Monaco Yugoslavia Monte Carlo, Monacohttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1954-EUR-M-MON-YUG-01 Monaco v Yugoslavia daviscup.com 1–3 May 1954 1 4 Aleco Noghès 4 2 1 Josip Palada 6 6 6 Georges Pasquier 1 5 5 Vladimir Petrović 6 7 7 Aleco Noghès Georges Pasquier 2 2 7 Josip Palada Vladimir Petrović 6 6 9 Georges Pasquier 1 3 7 6 6 Ilija Panajotović 6 6 5 4 4 Aleco Noghès 2 3 2 Ivko Plećević 6 6 6 Switzerland vs. Brazil Switzerland Brazil 1889 Montreux, Switzerlandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1954-EUR-M-SUI-BRA-01 Switzerland v Brazil daviscup.com 30 April–2 May 1954 1 3 Erwin Balestra 2 5 4 Bob Falkenburg 6 7 6 Paul Blondel 1 2 3 Armando Vieira 6 6 6 Jean-Pierre Blondel Paul Blondel 6 8 4 3 6 Bob Falkenburg Armando Vieira 3 6 6 6 2 Erwin Balestra 2 1 3 Armando Vieira 6 6 6 Paul Blondel 0 5 Fabio Guimarães 6 6 2 Second round Luxembourg vs. Denmark Luxembourg Denmark Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourghttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1954-EUR-M-LUX-DEN-01 Luxembourg v Denmark daviscup.com 14–16 May 1954 Clay 0 5 Gaston Wampach 4 4 0 Torben Ulrich 6 6 6 Géza Wertheim 2 0 0 Kurt Nielsen 6 6 6 Gaston Wampach Géza Wertheim 4 7 0 Kurt Nielsen Torben Ulrich 6 9 6 Gaston Wampach 3 1 2 Kurt Nielsen 6 6 6 Géza Wertheim 0 2 3 Torben Ulrich 6 6 6 Hungary vs. West Germany Hungary 1949 West Germany Budapest, Hungaryhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1954-EUR-M-HUN-GER-01 Hungary v West Germany daviscup.com 14–16 May 1954 4 1 József Asbóth 6 3 6 10 Ernst Buchholz 2 6 3 8 András Ádám-Stolpa 3 6 6 6 Engelbert Koch 6 4 2 1 Antal Jancsó István Sikorszki 2 4 5 Ernst Buchholz Horst Hermann 6 6 7 József Asbóth 7 6 6 Horst Hermann 5 3 0 Antal Jancsó 6 6 6 Ernst Buchholz 0 1 4 Austria vs. India Austria India Vienna, Austriahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1954-EUR-M-AUT-IND-01 Austria v India daviscup.com 14–16 May 1954 0 3 Hans Redl 6 3 4 5 Naresh Kumar 4 6 6 7 Franz Saiko 0 2 5 Ramanathan Krishnan 6 6 7 Hans Redl Franz Saiko 3 3 4 Naresh Kumar Narendra Nath 6 6 6 Franz Saiko Naresh Kumar Hans Redl Ramanathan Krishnan Norway vs. France Norway France 1830 Oslo, Norwayhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1954-EUR-M-NOR-FRA-01 Norway v France daviscup.com 14–16 May 1954 Clay 0 5 Nils-Erik Hessen 3 6 3 2 Jean-Claude Molinari 6 3 6 6 Rolf Pape 5 2 6 4 Robert Haillet 7 6 4 6 Nils-Erik Hessen Rolf Pape 4 2 4 Jean Ducos de la Haille Paul Rémy 6 6 6 Nils-Erik Hessen 4 3 4 Robert Haillet 6 6 6 Rolf Pape 3 3 7 6 Jean-Claude Molinari 6 6 5 8 Spain vs. Italy Spain 1945 Italy Real Club de la Puerta de Hierro, Madrid, Spainhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1954-EUR-M-ESP-ITA-01 Spain v Italy daviscup.com 15–17 May 1954 Clay 0 5 Carlos Ferrer 1 6 5 Orlando Sirola 6 8 7 Emilio Martínez del Rey 2 5 3 Marcello del Bello 6 7 6 Jaime Bartroli Carlos Ferrer 3 3 7 4 Marcello del Bello Giovanni Cucelli 6 6 5 6 Carlos Ferrer 4 3 6 2 Nicola Pietrangeli 6 6 2 6 Emilio Martínez del Rey 2 6 4 4 Orlando Sirola 6 4 6 6 Egypt vs. Sweden Egypt 1922 Sweden Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypthttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1954-EUR-M-EGY-SWE-01 Egypt v Sweden daviscup.com 14–16 May 1954 Clay 0 5 Adel Ismail 4 4 4 Sven Davidson 6 6 6 Adli El Shafei 0 2 1 Lennart Bergelin 6 6 6 Donald Acobas Adel Ismail 2 3 6 2 Lennart Bergelin Sven Davidson 6 6 3 6 Adel Ismail 1 3 3 Lennart Bergelin 6 6 6 Adli El Shafei 0 0 1 Sven Davidson 6 6 6 Belgium vs. Yugoslavia Belgium Yugoslavia Brussels, Belgiumhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1954-EUR-M-BEL-YUG-01 Belgium v Yugoslavia daviscup.com 14–16 May 1954 5 0 Jacques Brichant 6 6 6 Ilija Panajotović 1 4 4 Philippe Washer 6 6 6 Vladimir Petrović 3 1 3 Jacques Brichant Philippe Washer 6 6 6 Josip Palada Vladimir Petrović 4 2 2 Jacques Brichant 6 7 6 Vladimir Petrović 0 5 2 Philippe Washer 6 6 6 Ilija Panajotović 0 4 1 Great Britain vs. Brazil Great Britain Brazil 1889 Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, Englandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1954-EUR-M-GBR-BRA-01 Great Britain v Brazil daviscup.com 13–17 May 1954 Grass 4 1 Tony Mottram 8 6 6 Bob Falkenburg 6 4 0 Geoffrey Paish 6 7 4 2 Armando Vieira 8 5 6 6 Tony Mottram Geoffrey Paish 5 6 6 6 Bob Falkenburg Armando Vieira 7 1 2 1 Tony Mottram 6 6 6 Armando Vieira 3 4 3 Gerald Oakley 6 5 6 4 6 Bob Falkenburg 1 7 2 6 4 Quarterfinals Denmark vs. Hungary Denmark Hungary 1949 Copenhagen, Denmarkhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1954-EUR-M-DEN-HUN-01 Denmark v Hungary daviscup.com 11–15 June 1954 Clay 4 1 Torben Ulrich 6 6 4 1 5 András Ádám-Stolpa 3 3 6 6 7 Kurt Nielsen 6 6 6 József Asbóth 0 4 1 Kurt Nielsen Torben Ulrich 5 6 6 6 Antal Jancsó István Sikorszki 7 2 1 4 Kurt Nielsen 4 6 6 6 András Ádám-Stolpa 6 2 3 3 Torben Ulrich 0 7 6 6 József Asbóth 6 5 3 2 France vs. India France 1830 India Stade Roland Garros, Paris, Francehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1954-EUR-M-FRA-IND-01 France v India daviscup.com 11–13 June 1954 Clay 4 1 Robert Haillet 6 6 8 Ramanathan Krishnan 4 4 6 Paul Rémy 6 6 6 Naresh Kumar 3 4 1 Jean Ducos de la Haille Paul Rémy 6 6 3 7 Naresh Kumar Narendra Nath 2 2 6 5 Jean-Claude Molinari 4 4 2 Ramanathan Krishnan 6 6 6 Robert Haillet 3 9 6 8 6 Naresh Kumar 6 11 4 6 0 Sweden vs. Italy Sweden Italy Solna Tennisstadion, Solna, Swedenhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1954-EUR-M-SWE-ITA-01 Sweden v Italy daviscup.com 10–12 June 1954 Clay 5 0 Sven Davidson 6 6 6 Marcello del Bello 1 2 2 Lennart Bergelin 7 6 3 6 Nicola Pietrangeli 5 1 6 4 Lennart Bergelin Sven Davidson 4 7 2 6 6 Marcello del Bello Giovanni Cucelli 6 5 6 4 3 Sven Davidson 6 2 6 6 Nicola Pietrangeli 4 6 4 1 Lennart Bergelin 6 6 2 6 Orlando Sirola 2 3 6 1 Great Britain vs. Belgium Great Britain Belgium Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Club, Scarborough, Englandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1954-EUR-M-GBR-BEL-01 Great Britain v Belgium daviscup.com 10–12 June 1954 Grass 2 3 Tony Mottram 6 3 7 2 5 Jacques Brichant 4 6 5 6 7 Geoffrey Paish 3 0 4 Philippe Washer 6 6 6 Tony Mottram Geoffrey Paish 6 7 6 Jacques Brichant Philippe Washer 1 5 3 Geoffrey Paish 6 7 6 Jacques Brichant 1 5 3 Tony Mottram 5 4 4 Philippe Washer 7 6 6 Semifinals Denmark vs. France Denmark France 1830 Copenhagen, Denmarkhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1954-EUR-M-DEN-FRA-01 Denmark v France daviscup.com 9–12 July 1954 Clay 1 4 Torben Ulrich 7 6 3 8 1 Paul Rémy 5 1 6 10 6 Kurt Nielsen 1 9 6 7 Robert Haillet 6 7 4 5 Kurt Nielsen Torben Ulrich 2 10 3 Jean Ducos de la Haille Paul Rémy 6 12 6 Torben Ulrich 3 6 5 3 Robert Haillet 6 2 7 6 Kurt Nielsen 3 7 2 Paul Rémy 6 9 6 Sweden vs. Belgium Sweden Belgium Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Swedenhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1954-EUR-M-SWE-BEL-01 Sweden v Belgium daviscup.com 17–19 July 1954 Clay 3 2 Sven Davidson 6 6 4 6 Jacques Brichant 3 3 6 4 Lennart Bergelin 4 5 4 Philippe Washer 6 7 6 Sven Davidson Torsten Johansson 6 6 3 9 6 Jacques Brichant Philippe Washer 3 8 6 7 3 Lennart Bergelin 7 8 5 2 8 Jacques Brichant 5 6 7 6 10 Sven Davidson 7 5 8 6 Philippe Washer 5 7 6 2 Final France vs. Sweden France 1830 Sweden Stade Roland Garros, Paris, Francehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1954-EUR-M-FRA-SWE-01 France v Sweden daviscup.com 24–26 July 1954 Clay 0 5 Robert Haillet 6 5 6 3 0 Lennart Bergelin 4 7 3 6 6 Paul Rémy 1 6 3 4 Sven Davidson 6 3 6 6 Jean Ducos de la Haille Paul Rémy 3 4 6 7 Sven Davidson Torsten Johansson 6 6 3 9 Paul Rémy 2 3 8 4 Lennart Bergelin 6 6 6 6 Robert Haillet 4 4 6 3 Sven Davidson 6 6 4 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