1948 Davis Cup Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1948 Davis Cup.

Main article: 1948 Davis Cup

25 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] Czechoslovakia defeated Sweden in the final, and went on to face Australia in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw
First Round
22 April–5 May
   Second Round
6–18 May
   Quarterfinals
10–14 June
   Semifinals
9–11 July
   Final
27–29 July
  Netherlands    
 bye       Netherlands 5  
  Portugal     Portugal 0    
 bye         Netherlands 1  
  Norway    
Oslo, Norway (clay)
     Great Britain 4  
 bye       Norway 1
  Great Britain 3     Great Britain 4    
  India 2         Great Britain 1  
  Hungary 5    
Paris, France (clay)
     Sweden 4  
  Austria 0       Hungary 4  
  Romania 2     France 1    
  France 3         Hungary 2
  Spain 0         Sweden 3  
  Sweden 4       Sweden 5
   Switzerland 3      Switzerland 0    
  Pakistan 2         Sweden 1
  Ireland 5    
Dublin, Ireland (grass)
     Czechoslovakia 4
  Luxembourg 0       Ireland 2  
  Denmark 3     Denmark 3    
Turin, Italy (clay)
  Egypt 2         Denmark 0  
  Turkey 0         Italy 5  
  Yugoslavia 5       Yugoslavia 2
  Italy w/o     Italy 3    
Milan, Italy (clay)
  Poland         Italy 2
 bye         Czechoslovakia 3  
  Czechoslovakia       Czechoslovakia 4  
 bye     Brazil 1    
  Brazil         Czechoslovakia 3
 bye         Belgium 2  
  Belgium       Belgium 3
 bye     Argentina 2  
  Argentina  

First round

Great Britain vs. India

Great Britain
3		 Royal Hall Grounds, Harrogate, England [3]
22–24 April 1948
Clay
India
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Howard Walton
Dilip Bose		 3
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
2
Tony Mottram
Sumant Misra		 6
0		 6
3		 7
9 		7
5		    
3
Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish
Sumant Misra / Subba Sawhney		 6
3		 7
5		 6
2		      
4
Tony Mottram
Dilip Bose		 6
3		 6
4		 6
4		      
5
Howard Walton
Sumant Misra		 6
2		 6
8 		7
9 		2
6 		   

Hungary vs. Austria

Hungary
5		 Budapest, Hungary [4]
29 April–1 May 1948
Austria
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
András Ádám-Stolpa
Hans Redl		 6
3		 4
6 		6
4		 4
6 		6
3		  
2
József Asbóth
Gustav Specht		 6
2		 6
2		 6
0		      
3
József Asbóth / Kálmán Fehér
Hans Redl / Gustav Specht		 6
2		 6
3		 8
6		      
4
József Asbóth
Hans Redl		 6
4		 6
2		 6
2		      
5
András Ádám-Stolpa
Gustav Specht		 4
6 		6
0		 6
1		 4
6 		6
3		  

Romania vs. France

Romania
2		 Bucharest, Romania [5]
1–3 May 1948
Clay
France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Gheorghe Viziru
Bernard Destremau		 6
3		 6
2		 7
5		      
2
Cristea Caralulis
Marcel Bernard		 3
6 		6
4		 6
3		 6
2		    
3
Cristea Caralulis / Gheorghe Viziru
Marcel Bernard / Henri Bolelli		 3
6 		6
8 		6
8 		     
4
Cristea Caralulis
Bernard Destremau		 2
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     
5
Gheorghe Viziru
Marcel Bernard		 2
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     

Spain vs. Sweden

Spain
0		 Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain [6]
1–3 May 1948
Clay
Sweden
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Pedro Castella
Torsten Johansson		 3
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
2
Mario Szavoszt
Lennart Bergelin		 4
6 		2
6 		6
4		 3
6 		   
3
Jaime Bartroli / Mario Szavoszt
Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson		 5
7 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4
Mario Szavoszt
Torsten Johansson		 3
6 		9
11 		3
6 		     
5
Pedro Castella
Lennart Bergelin		           not
played

Switzerland vs. Pakistan

Switzerland
3		 Montreux, Switzerland [7]
30 April–2 May 1948
Pakistan
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Max Albrecht
Mahmoud Alam		 6
1		 6
1		 6
2		      
2
Hans Huonder
Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed		 2
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
3
Max Albrecht / Hans Huonder
Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed / Mahmoud Alam		 7
5		 6
4		 6
4		      
4
Hans Huonder
Mahmoud Alam		 6
1		 6
1		 6
2		      
5
Max Albrecht
Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed		 1
6 		5
7 		6
1		 6
4		 4
6 		 

Ireland vs. Luxembourg

Ireland
5		 Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland [8]
1–3 May 1948
Grass
Luxembourg
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Cyril Kemp
Gaston Wampach		 7
5		 6
3		 6
8 		6
4		    
2
Guy Jackson
Géza Wertheim		 7
5		 6
1		 6
1		      
3
Cyril Kemp / George McVeagh
Gaston Wampach / Géza Wertheim		 10
8		 6
4		 6
3		      
4
Guy Jackson
Gaston Wampach		 5
7 		6
4		 6
2		 6
0		    
5
Cyril Kemp
Géza Wertheim		 6
0		 6
2		 6
4		      

Denmark vs. Egypt

Denmark
3		 Copenhagen, Denmark [9]
3–5 May 1948
Clay
Egypt
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Torben Ulrich
Adli El Shafei		 6
1		 7
5		 5
7 		5
7 		8
6		  
2
Kurt Nielsen
Andre Najar		 3
6 		6
2		 6
2		 6
3		    
3
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
Marcel Coen / Adli El Shafei		 5
7 		8
6		 8
6		 4
6 		3
6 		 
4
Kurt Nielsen
Adli El Shafei		 6
3		 6
1		 8
6		      
5
Torben Ulrich
Marcel Coen		 6
2		 1
6 		10
8		 10
12 		0
6 		 

Turkey vs. Yugoslavia

Turkey
0		 Istanbul, Turkey [10]
30 April–2 May 1948
Yugoslavia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Suzan Gürel
Dragutin Mitić		 1
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
2
Fehmi Kızıl
Josip Palada		 1
6 		6
1		 6
8 		3
6 		   
3
Fehmi Kızıl / Cihat Özgenel
Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada		 2
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
4
Suzan Gürel
Josip Palada		 4
6 		2
6 		       
5
Beliğ Beler
Stefan Laslo		 2
6 		4
6 		       

Second round

Netherlands vs. Portugal

Netherlands
5		 Scheveningen, Netherlands [11]
6–8 May 1948
Clay
Portugal
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Hans van Swol
José Roquette		 6
0		 6
3		 6
2		      
2
Boebi van Meegeren
Eduardo Ricciardi		 6
2		 6
1		 6
1		      
3
Ivo Rinkel / Hans van Swol
Eduardo Ricciardi / José da Silva		 6
1		 6
0		 6
3		      
4
Hans van Swol
Eduardo Ricciardi		 6
4		 6
2		 6
4		      
5
Boebi van Meegeren
José Roquette		 6
1		 6
1		 6
3		      

Norway vs. Great Britain

Norway
1		 Oslo, Norway [12]
11–13 May 1948
Clay
Great Britain
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Johan Haanes
Geoffrey Paish		 6
2		 4
6 		6
3		 6
2		    
2
Jan Staubo
Tony Mottram		 2
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
3
Johan Haanes / Jan Staubo
Henry Billington / Tony Mottram		 1
6 		5
7 		3
6 		     
4
Jan Staubo
Geoffrey Paish		 6
4		 4
6 		1
6 		2
6 		   
5
Johan Haanes
Tony Mottram		 1
6 		0
6 		7
5		 1
6 		   

France vs. Hungary

France
1		 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [13]
15–17 May 1948
Clay
Hungary
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Marcel Bernard
József Asbóth		 6
1		 6
4		 4
6 		6
2		    
2
Robert Abdesselam
András Ádám-Stolpa		 6
2		 4
6 		3
6 		6
8 		   
3
Marcel Bernard / Bernard Destremau
András Ádám-Stolpa / József Asbóth		 3
6 		3
6 		8
6		 6
2		 2
6 		 
4
Robert Abdesselam
József Asbóth		 5
7 		1
6 		2
6 		     
5
Marcel Bernard
András Ádám-Stolpa		 6
1		 6
3		 0
6 		3
6 		4
6 		 

Sweden vs. Switzerland

Sweden
5		 Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden [14]
15–17 May 1948
Clay
Switzerland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Lennart Bergelin
Max Albrecht		 7
5		 6
3		 6
3		      
2
Torsten Johansson
Hans Huonder		 6
2		 6
4		 6
3		      
3
Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson
Max Albrecht / Hans Huonder		 6
1		 6
1		 6
3		      
4
Torsten Johansson
Max Albrecht		 11
9		 0
6 		6
2		 6
4		    
5
Lennart Bergelin
Hans Huonder		 6
2		 6
4		 6
1		      

Ireland vs. Denmark

Ireland
2		 Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland [15]
15–18 May 1948
Grass
Denmark
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Cyril Kemp
Torben Ulrich		 6
8 		3
6 		4
6 		     
2
Guy Jackson
Kurt Nielsen		 4
6 		6
2		 4
6 		7
5		 4
6 		 
3
Guy Jackson / Cyril Kemp
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich		 6
0		 6
3		 6
8 		3
6 		6
2		  
4
Cyril Kemp
Kurt Nielsen		 4
6 		6
8 		3
6 		     
5
Guy Jackson
Torben Ulrich		 6
4		 6
8 		2
6 		6
2		 6
3		  

Yugoslavia vs. Italy

Yugoslavia
2		 Zagreb, Yugoslavia [16]
14–16 May 1948
Italy
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Dragutin Mitić
Giovanni Cucelli		 5
7 		8
6		 6
1		 6
2		    
2
Josip Palada
Marcello del Bello		 2
6 		3
6 		8
6		 7
9 		   
3
Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli		 0
6 		3
6 		6
1		 5
7 		   
4
Dragutin Mitić
Marcello del Bello		 5
7 		4
6 		6
8 		     
5
Josip Palada
Giovanni Cucelli		 5
7 		6
4		 6
1		 6
4		    

Czechoslovakia vs. Brazil

Czechoslovakia
4		 Prague, Czechoslovakia [17]
14–16 May 1948
Brazil
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jaroslav Drobný
Ernesto Petersen		 6
2		 6
2		 6
2		      
2
Ferdinand Vrba
Manoel Fernandes		 2
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
3
Jaroslav Drobný / Vladimír Zábrodský
Manoel Fernandes / Ernesto Petersen		 6
3		 6
4		 6
0		      
4
Ferdinand Vrba
Ernesto Petersen		 7
9 		6
3		 6
4		 6
3		    
5
Jaroslav Drobný
Manoel Fernandes		 6
0		 4
1		        
retired

Belgium vs. Argentina

Belgium
3		 Brussels, Belgium [18]
15–17 May 1948
Argentina
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jacques Peten
Heraldo Weiss		 6
1		 1
6 		6
2		 6
3		    
2
Philippe Washer
Enrique Morea		 6
1		 7
5		 6
2		      
3
Jacques Peten / Philippe Washer
Enrique Morea / Alejo Russell		 10
8		 3
6 		2
6 		6
8 		   
4
Jacques Peten
Enrique Morea		 6
1		 6
3		 6
8 		4
6 		8
10 		 
5
Philippe Washer
Heraldo Weiss		 8
6		 4
6 		6
4		 6
4		    

Quarterfinals

Great Britain vs. Netherlands

Great Britain
4		 Edgbaston Lawn Tennis Club, Birmingham, England [19]
10–12 June 1948
Grass
Netherlands
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Tony Mottram
Hans van Swol		 6
3		 6
4		 9
11 		6
3		    
2
Geoffrey Paish
Boebi van Meegeren		 6
3		 6
2		 3
6 		7
9 		6
1		  
3
Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish
Ivo Rinkel / Hans van Swol		 3
6 		7
5		 2
6 		6
1		 4
6 		 
4
Geoffrey Paish
Hans van Swol		 6
1		 2
6 		7
5		 1
6 		6
4		  
5
Tony Mottram
Boebi van Meegeren		 6
3		 6
4		 6
3		      

Hungary vs. Sweden

Hungary
2		 Budapest, Hungary [20]
11–14 June 1948
Clay
Sweden
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
András Ádám-Stolpa
Lennart Bergelin		 7
5		 4
6 		2
6 		1
6 		   
2
József Asbóth
Torsten Johansson		 3
6 		9
7		 6
4		 6
0		    
3
András Ádám-Stolpa / József Asbóth
Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson		 7
5		 3
6 		5
7 		5
7 		   
4
András Ádám-Stolpa
Torsten Johansson		 5
7 		1
6 		4
6 		     
5
József Asbóth
Lennart Bergelin		 6
4		 6
3		 6
4		      

Italy vs. Denmark

Italy
5		 Turin, Italy [21]
11–13 June 1948
Clay
Denmark
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Giovanni Cucelli
Kurt Nielsen		 6
4		 4
6 		6
1		 6
1		    
2
Marcello del Bello
Torben Ulrich		 6
3		 6
3		 6
3		      
3
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich		 6
2		 6
3		 8
6		      
4
Giovanni Cucelli
Torben Ulrich		 6
3		 6
3		 6
1		      
5
Marcello del Bello
Kurt Nielsen		 6
2		 7
5		 6
3		      

Czechoslovakia vs. Belgium

Czechoslovakia
3		 Prague, Czechoslovakia [22]
11–13 June 1948
Belgium
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jaroslav Drobný
Jacques Peten		 6
4		 6
3		 6
1		      
2
Vladimír Černík
Philippe Washer		 4
6 		6
2		 4
6 		3
6 		   
3
Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný
Pierre Geelhand de Merxem / Philippe Washer		 7
5		 4
6 		6
1		 6
3		    
4
Vladimír Černík
Jacques Peten		 4
6 		6
2		 1
6 		4
6 		   
5
Jaroslav Drobný
Philippe Washer		 6
2		 6
4		 6
2		      

Semifinals

Sweden vs. Great Britain

Sweden
4		 Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden [23]
9–11 July 1948
Clay
Great Britain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Lennart Bergelin
Tony Mottram		 6
3		 6
2		 6
3		      
2
Torsten Johansson
Geoffrey Paish		 6
2		 2
6 		8
6		 6
1		    
3
Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson
Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish		 2
6 		7
5		 6
4		 6
3		    
4
Torsten Johansson
Tony Mottram		 3
6 		6
2		 2
6 		2
6 		   
5
Lennart Bergelin
Geoffrey Paish		 4
6 		6
4		 6
1		 6
2		    

Italy vs. Czechoslovakia

Italy
2		 Milan, Italy [24]
9–11 July 1948
Clay
Czechoslovakia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Giovanni Cucelli
Jaroslav Drobný		 3
6 		6
3		 2
6 		3
6 		   
2
Marcello del Bello
Vladimír Černík		 2
6 		4
6 		9
7		 3
6 		   
3
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný		 6
1		 8
6		 6
2		      
4
Marcello del Bello
Jaroslav Drobný		 9
11 		3
6 		2
6 		     
5
Giovanni Cucelli
Vladimír Černík		 6
2		 2
6 		6
3		 6
3		    

Final

Czechoslovakia vs. Sweden

Czechoslovakia
4		 Prague, Czechoslovakia [2]
27–29 July 1948
Clay
Sweden
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Vladimír Černík
Torsten Johansson		 6
4		 4
6 		6
3		 6
3		    
2
Jaroslav Drobný
Lennart Bergelin		 6
0		 6
3		 7
5		      
3
Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný
Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson		 6
2		 6
1		 6
2		      
4
Vladimír Zábrodský
Torsten Johansson		 3
6 		6
3		 2
6 		3
6 		   
5
Ferdinand Vrba
Börje Fornstedt		 6
3		 6
1		 6
3		      

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. "Czechoslovakia v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  3. "Great Britain v India". daviscup.com.
  4. "Hungary v Austria". daviscup.com.
  5. "Romania v France". daviscup.com.
  6. "Spain v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  7. "Switzerland v Pakistan". daviscup.com.
  8. "Ireland v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.
  9. "Denmark v Egypt". daviscup.com.
  10. "Turkey v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  11. "Netherlands v Portugal". daviscup.com.
  12. "Norway v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  13. "France v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  14. "Sweden v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  15. "Ireland v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  16. "Yugoslavia v Italy". daviscup.com.
  17. "Czechoslovakia v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  18. "Belgium v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  19. "Great Britain v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  20. "Hungary v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  21. "Italy v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  22. "Czechoslovakia v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  23. "Sweden v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  24. "Italy v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
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