1946 Davis Cup Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1946 Davis Cup.

Main article: 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.[1] Sweden defeated Yugoslavia in the final, and went on to face the United States in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw
  First Round
2–12 May		 Quarterfinals
24–26 May		 Semifinals
9–14 June		 Final
14–17 July
                                     
  Ireland  
Stockholm, Sweden (clay)
 bye  
    Ireland 0  
Stockholm, Sweden (clay)
    Sweden 5  
  Sweden 5
Stockholm, Sweden (clay)
  Netherlands 0  
    Sweden 4  
Brussels, Belgium
    Belgium 1  
  Belgium 5  
Brussels, Belgium
  Monaco 0  
    Belgium 3
Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
    China 2  
  Denmark 1
Varberg, Sweden (clay)
  China 4  
    Sweden 3
Paris, France (clay)
    Yugoslavia 2
  France 5  
Montreux, Switzerland
  Great Britain 0  
    France 3
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
     Switzerland 2  
  Spain 2
Paris, France (clay)
   Switzerland 3  
    France 2
Zagreb, Yugoslavia
    Yugoslavia 3  
  Yugoslavia 5  
Prague, Czechoslovakia
  Egypt 0  
    Yugoslavia 3
    Czechoslovakia 2  
  Turkey
  Czechoslovakia w/o  

First round

Sweden vs. Netherlands

Sweden
5		 Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden [3]
10–12 May 1946
Clay
Netherlands
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Lennart Bergelin
Ivo Rinkel		 5
7 		6
0		 6
4		 6
2		    
2
Torsten Johansson
Hans van Swol		 8
6		 6
4		 7
5		      
3
Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson
Ivo Rinkel / Hans van Swol		 6
4		 5
7 		4
6 		7
5		 6
2		  
4
Lennart Bergelin
Hans van Swol		 7
5		 6
3		 6
1		      
5
Torsten Johansson
Ivo Rinkel		 9
7		 6
1		 6
1		      

Belgium vs. Monaco

Belgium
5		 Brussels, Belgium [4]
10–12 May 1946
Monaco
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jacques Van den Eynde
René Gallèpe		 6
0		 6
0		 6
2		      
2
Philippe Washer
Vladimir Landau		 6
1		 6
1		 6
1		      
3
Pierre Geelhand de Merxem / Philippe Washer
René Gallèpe / Vladimir Landau		 6
1		 6
2		 6
1		      
4
Jacques Van den Eynde
Vladimir Landau		 6
2		 6
3		 6
1		      
5
Philippe Washer
René Gallèpe		 6
1		 6
0		 6
2		      

Denmark vs. China

Denmark
1		 Copenhagen, Denmark [5]
10–12 May 1946
Clay
China
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Arne Velschow-Rasmussen
Kho Sin-Kie		 0
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
2
Jannik Ipsen
Choy Wai-Chuen		 2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
3
Jannik Ipsen / Per Thielsen
Choy Wai-Chuen / Kho Sin-Kie		 7
5		 2
6 		4
6 		5
7 		   
4
Jannik Ipsen
Kho Sin-Kie		 0
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
5
Erik Bjerre
Kenneth Lo		 3
6 		6
4		 6
1		 6
3		    

France vs. Great Britain

France
5		 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [6]
10–12 May 1946
Clay
Great Britain
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Pierre Pellizza
Donald MacPhail		 6
1		 6
2		 6
2		      
2
Yvon Petra
Derrick Barton		 6
4		 6
4		 6
3		      
3
Marcel Bernard / Bernard Destremau
Henry Billington / John Olliff		 13
11		 4
6 		7
5		 6
1		    
4
Pierre Pellizza
Derrick Barton		 6
2		 6
3		 6
1		      
5
Yvon Petra
Donald MacPhail		 6
0		 6
2		 6
1		      

Spain vs. Switzerland

Spain
2		 Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain [7]
2–6 May 1946
Clay
Switzerland
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Luis Carles
Hans Huonder		 6
3		 6
4		 6
3		      
2
Pedro Castella
Jost Spitzer		 0
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
3
Jaime Bartroli / Luis Carles
René Buser / Jost Spitzer		 7
5		 6
8 		9
11 		7
9 		   
4
Luis Carles
Jost Spitzer		 7
9 		7
5		 7
5		 3
6 		6
2		  
5
Pedro Castella
Hans Huonder		 6
3		 3
6 		1
6 		6
4		 4
6 		 

Yugoslavia vs. Egypt

Yugoslavia
5		 Zagreb, Yugoslavia [8]
10–12 May 1946
Egypt
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Franjo Punčec
Adli El Shafei		 6
0		 6
1		 6
3		      
2
Dragutin Mitić
Andre Najar		 7
5		 6
1		 6
3		      
3
Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada
Jacques Grandguillot / Mahmoud Talaat		 6
2		 6
4		 3
6 		10
8		    
4
Josip Palada
Andre Najar		 6
0		 6
1		 6
2		      
5
Dragutin Mitić
Adli El Shafei		 6
0		 6
1		 6
3		      

Quarterfinals

Sweden vs. Ireland

Sweden
5		 Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden [9]
24–26 May 1946
Clay
Ireland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Lennart Bergelin
Cyril Kemp		 2
6 		6
2		 6
2		 6
4		    
2
Torsten Johansson
Raymond Egan		 6
2		 7
5		 1
6 		3
6 		6
3		  
3
Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson
Raymond Egan / Cyril Kemp		 3
6 		6
1		 6
3		 2
6 		6
3		  
4
Torsten Johansson
Cyril Kemp		 3
6 		6
1		 6
3		 2
6 		6
3		  
5
Lennart Bergelin
Raymond Egan		 6
4		 6
2		 6
0		      

Belgium vs. China

Belgium
3		 Brussels, Belgium [10]
24–26 May 1946
China
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jacques Van den Eynde
Kho Sin-Kie		 3
6 		5
7 		3
6 		     
2
Philippe Washer
Choy Wai-Chuen		 7
5		 6
4		 6
2		      
3
Pierre Geelhand de Merxem / Philippe Washer
Choy Wai-Chuen / Kho Sin-Kie		 5
7 		6
3		 6
0		 3
6 		6
2		  
4
Jacques Van den Eynde
Choy Wai-Chuen		 4
6 		6
1		 6
3		 6
4		    
5
Philippe Washer
Kho Sin-Kie		 6
1		 7
5		 3
6 		4
6 		1
6 		 

Switzerland vs. France

Switzerland
2		 Montreux, Switzerland [11]
24–26 May 1946
France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Hans Huonder
Yvon Petra		 8
10 		0
6 		1
6 		     
2
Jost Spitzer
Pierre Pellizza		 6
2		 6
3		 6
2		      
3
René Buser / Jost Spitzer
Marcel Bernard / Yvon Petra		 0
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
4
Jost Spitzer
Yvon Petra		 3
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
5
Hans Huonder
Pierre Pellizza		 7
5		 6
4		 7
5		      

Czechoslovakia vs. Yugoslavia

Czechoslovakia
2		 Prague, Czechoslovakia [12]
24–26 May 1946
Yugoslavia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Vojtěch Vodička
Franjo Punčec		 3
6 		5
7 		5
7 		     
2
Jaroslav Drobný
Dragutin Mitić		 6
3		 4
6 		6
0		 1
6 		3
6 		 
3
Josef Caska / Jaroslav Drobný
Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada		 10
8		 6
2		 6
4		      
4
Vojtěch Vodička
Dragutin Mitić		 2
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     
5
Jaroslav Drobný
Franjo Punčec		 6
3		 6
2		 6
4		      

Semifinals

Sweden vs. Belgium

Sweden
4		 Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden [13]
12–14 June 1946
Clay
Belgium
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Lennart Bergelin
Jacques Peten		 3
6 		6
3		 6
1		 6
1		    
2
Torsten Johansson
Philippe Washer		 2
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
3
Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson
Pierre Geelhand de Merxem / Philippe Washer		 4
6 		6
2		 6
4		 6
4		    
4
Torsten Johansson
Jacques Peten		 6
3		 6
3		 6
0		      
5
Lennart Bergelin
Philippe Washer		 7
5		 3
6 		6
3		 9
7		    

France vs. Yugoslavia

France
2		 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [14]
9–11 June 1946
Clay
Yugoslavia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Yvon Petra
Dragutin Mitić		 2
6 		8
6		 6
4		 3
6 		8
6		  
2
Marcel Bernard
Franjo Punčec		 2
6 		6
1		 0
6 		7
5		 6
3		  
3
Bernard Destremau / Pierre Pellizza
Dragutin Mitić / Franjo Punčec		 10
8		 6
8 		3
6 		7
5		 8
10 		 
4
Marcel Bernard
Dragutin Mitić		 3
6 		6
4		 6
3		 0
6 		3
6 		 
5
Yvon Petra
Franjo Punčec		 3
6 		6
3		 4
6 		9
7		 0
6 		 

Final

Sweden vs. Yugoslavia

Sweden
3		 Centercourt, Varberg, Sweden [2]
14–17 July 1946
Clay
Yugoslavia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Torsten Johansson
Dragutin Mitić		 6
4		 6
1		 1
6 		2
6 		0
6 		 
2
Lennart Bergelin
Josip Palada		 2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
3
Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson
Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada		 6
1		 3
6 		3
6 		8
6		 6
2		  
4
Torsten Johansson
Josip Palada		 6
3		 6
4		 6
4		      
5
Lennart Bergelin
Dragutin Mitić		 5
7 		3
6 		6
3		 6
1		 10
8		  

References
  1. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. "Sweden v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  3. "Sweden v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  4. "Belgium v Monaco". daviscup.com.
  5. "Denmark v China". daviscup.com.
  6. "France v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  7. "Spain v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  8. "Yugoslavia v Egypt". daviscup.com.
  9. "Sweden v Ireland". daviscup.com.
  10. "Belgium v China". daviscup.com.
  11. "Switzerland v France". daviscup.com.
  12. "Czechoslovakia v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  13. "Sweden v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  14. "France v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
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