1949 Davis Cup Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1949 Davis Cup.

Main article: 1949 Davis Cup

24 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] Italy defeated France in the final, and went on to face Australia in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw
First Round
28 April–3 May
   Second Round
6–17 May
   Quarterfinals
9–16 June
   Semifinals
8–11 July
   Final
23–25 July
   Switzerland    
 bye        Switzerland w/o  
  Greece     Greece    
 bye          Switzerland 0  
  Hungary         Hungary 5  
 bye       Hungary 4
  Belgium     Belgium 1    
 bye         Hungary 2  
  Denmark 5    
Paris, France (clay)
     France 3  
  Israel 0       Denmark 1  
  Luxembourg 0     France 4    
Paris, France (clay)
  France 5         France 3
  Portugal 0         Czechoslovakia 2  
  Great Britain 5       Great Britain 1
  Czechoslovakia 5     Czechoslovakia 4    
Paris, France (clay)
  Monaco 0         France 2
  Netherlands 0    
Milan, Italy (clay)
     Italy 3
  South Africa 5       South Africa 1  
  Italy w/o     Italy 4    
Turin, Italy (clay)
  Turkey         Italy 4  
  Ireland 2         Chile 1  
  Chile 3       Chile 3
  Egypt w/o     Egypt 2    
Rome, Italy (clay)
  Argentina         Italy 4
 bye         Yugoslavia 1  
  Sweden       Sweden 5  
 bye     Norway 0    
  Norway         Sweden 2
 bye         Yugoslavia 3  
  Austria       Austria 1
 bye     Yugoslavia 4  
  Yugoslavia  

First round

Denmark vs. Israel

Denmark
5		 Copenhagen, Denmark [3]
28–30 April 1949
Clay
Israel
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Kurt Nielsen
Arie Avidan-Weiss		 6
1		 6
2		 6
1		      
2
Torben Ulrich
Yehuda Finkelkraut		 6
0		 6
1		 6
2		      
3
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
Yehuda Finkelkraut / Rafael Gornitsky		 6
2		 6
3		 6
0		      
4
Torben Ulrich
Arie Avidan-Weiss		 6
4		 3
6 		1
6 		6
0		 6
3		  
5
Kurt Nielsen
Yehuda Finkelkraut		 6
1		 6
3		 6
1		      

Luxembourg vs. France

Luxembourg
0		 Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg [4]
29 April–1 May 1949
France
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Géza Wertheim
Paul Rémy		 0
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
2
Gaston Wampach
Robert Abdesselam		 1
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     
3
Gaston Wampach / Géza Wertheim
Henri Bolleli / Paul Rémy		 2
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
4
Géza Wertheim
Henri Bolleli		 0
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
5
Gaston Wampach
Paul Rémy		 1
6 		3
6 		7
5		 3
6 		   

Portugal vs. Great Britain

Portugal
0		 Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal [5]
29 April–1 May 1949
Clay
Great Britain
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
José Roquette
Tony Mottram		 6
8 		3
6 		5
7 		     
2
José da Silva
Geoffrey Paish		 4
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
3
José Roquette / José da Silva
Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish		 0
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
4
José Roquette
Norman Lewis		 2
6 		6
1		 1
6 		5
7 		   
5
José da Silva
Tony Mottram		 5
7 		6
3		 5
7 		0
6 		   

Czechoslovakia vs. Monaco

Czechoslovakia
5		 Prague, Czechoslovakia [6]
30 April–2 May 1949
Monaco
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jaroslav Drobný
Georges Pasquier		 6
0		 6
1		 6
0		      
2
Vladimír Černík
Aleco Noghès		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      
3
Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný
Aleco Noghès / Georges Pasquier		 6
1		 6
2		 6
0		      
4
Vladimír Černík
Georges Pasquier		 6
1		 6
0		 6
4		      
5
Jaroslav Drobný
Aleco Noghès		 6
2		 6
2		 6
1		      

Netherlands vs. South Africa

Netherlands
0		 Scheveningen, Netherlands [7]
30 April–2 May 1949
Clay
South Africa
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Hans van Swol
Eric Sturgess		 4
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
2
Boebi van Meegeren
Eustace Fannin		 3
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
3
Ivo Rinkel / Hans van Swol
Eustace Fannin / Eric Sturgess		 5
7 		3
6 		4
6 		     
4
Boebi van Meegeren
Eric Sturgess		 2
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
5
John Linck
Sydney Levy		 4
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     

Ireland vs. Chile

Ireland
2		 Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland [8]
30 April–3 May 1949
Grass
Chile
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Cyril Kemp
Marcelo Taverne		 6
3		 4
6 		6
4		 6
3		    
2
Guy Jackson
Ricardo Balbiers		 2
6 		6
4		 3
6 		0
6 		   
3
Guy Jackson / Cyril Kemp
Ricardo Balbiers / Marcelo Taverne		 2
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
4
Cyril Kemp
Ricardo Balbiers		 8
10 		8
10 		4
6 		     
5
Guy Jackson
Marcelo Taverne		 6
1		 6
3		 6
2		      

Second round

Hungary vs. Belgium

Hungary
4		 Budapest, Hungary [9]
14–17 May 1949
Belgium
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
József Asbóth
Philippe Washer		 6
2		 6
1		 6
3		      
2
András Ádám-Stolpa
Jacques Peten		 6
0		 8
6		 3
6 		6
1		    
3
András Ádám-Stolpa / József Asbóth
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer		 6
1		 3
6 		7
5		 6
4		    
4
József Asbóth
Jacques Peten		 6
3		 6
1		 6
3		      
5
Zoltán Katona
Jacques Brichant		 4
6 		4
6 		6
0		 4
6 		   

France vs. Denmark

France
4		 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [10]
13–15 May 1949
Clay
Denmark
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Robert Abdesselam
Torben Ulrich		 6
0		 6
3		 6
0		      
2
Marcel Bernard
Kurt Nielsen		 3
6 		11
9		 6
3		 6
3		    
3
Marcel Bernard / Henri Bolleli
Erik Bjerre / Kurt Nielsen		 6
3		 6
4		 6
4		      
4
Robert Abdesselam
Kurt Nielsen		 4
6 		6
3		 5
7 		4
6 		   
5
Jacques Thomas
Erik Bjerre		 3
6 		6
4		 6
0		 6
0		    

Great Britain vs. Czechoslovakia

Great Britain
1		 No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England [11]
14–17 May 1949
Grass
Czechoslovakia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Tony Mottram
Jaroslav Drobný		 4
6 		3
6 		6
8 		     
2
Geoffrey Paish
Vladimír Černík		 3
6 		6
2		 4
6 		4
6 		   
3
Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish
Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný		 3
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
4
Geoffrey Paish
Jaroslav Drobný		 3
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     
5
Tony Mottram
Vladimír Černík		 6
2		 6
4		 6
4		      

Italy vs. South Africa

Italy
4		 Milan, Italy [12]
13–15 May 1949
Clay
South Africa
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Giovanni Cucelli
Eustace Fannin		 7
5		 7
5		 6
3		      
2
Vanni Canepele
Eric Sturgess		 3
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
3
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Eustace Fannin / Eric Sturgess		 6
3		 7
9 		10
8		 2
6 		8
6		  
4
Vanni Canepele
Eustace Fannin		 6
4		 7
5		 6
4		      
5
Giovanni Cucelli
Eric Sturgess		 6
1		 2
6 		6
0		 6
4		    

Chile vs. Egypt

Chile
3		 Edgbaston Lawn Tennis Club, Birmingham, England [13]
14–17 May 1949
Grass
Egypt
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ricardo Balbiers
Adli El Shafei		 6
0		 6
2		 6
2		      
2
Marcelo Taverne
Marcel Coen		 3
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
3
Ricardo Balbiers / Marcelo Taverne
Marcel Coen / Mahmoud Talaat		 6
4		 6
2		 6
4		      
4
Marcelo Taverne
Adli El Shafei		 3
6 		9
11 		9
11 		     
5
Ricardo Balbiers
Marcel Coen		 2
6 		6
4		 8
6		 6
1		    

Sweden vs. Norway

Sweden
5		 Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden [14]
13–15 May 1949
Clay
Norway
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Lennart Bergelin
Nils-Erik Hessen		 6
4		 6
1		 6
3		      
2
Torsten Johansson
Jan Staubo		 6
0		 6
3		 6
3		      
3
Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson
Nils-Erik Hessen / Jan Staubo		 6
4		 6
4		 6
4		      
4
Torsten Johansson
Nils-Erik Hessen		 6
1		 6
2		 6
3		      
5
Lennart Bergelin
Jan Staubo		 6
1		 4
6 		6
4		 6
4		    

Austria vs. Yugoslavia

Austria
1		 Vienna, Austria [15]
6–8 May 1949
Yugoslavia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ljubomir Czajkowsky
Dragutin Mitić		 2
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
2
Hans Redl
Milan Branović		 6
3		 6
4		 1
6 		4
6 		6
4		  
3
Hans Hardwich / Hans Redl
Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada		 1
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
4
Ljubomir Czajkowsky
Milan Branović		 4
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
5
Hans Redl
Dragutin Mitić		 9
11 		7
5		 2
6 		7
5		 6
8 		 

Quarterfinals

Hungary vs. Switzerland

Hungary
5		 Budapest, Hungary [16]
9–11 June 1949
Switzerland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
József Asbóth
Max Albrecht		 6
3		 6
3		 5
7 		6
0		    
2
András Ádám-Stolpa
Hans Huonder		 6
1		 0
6 		6
4		 7
5		    
3
András Ádám-Stolpa / József Asbóth
René Buser / Hans Huonder		 3
6 		6
3		 6
4		 7
5		    
4
András Ádám-Stolpa
Max Albrecht		 6
1		 6
2		 7
5		      
5
József Asbóth
Hans Huonder		 6
1		 6
2		 6
1		      

France vs. Czechoslovakia

France
3		 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [17]
11–13 June 1949
Clay
Czechoslovakia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Robert Abdesselam
Vladimír Černík		 6
4		 6
3		 2
6 		6
1		    
2
Marcel Bernard
Jaroslav Drobný		 3
6 		6
3		 9
7		 7
5		    
3
Marcel Bernard / Henri Bolleli
Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný		 6
4		 6
4		 3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		 
4
Marcel Bernard
Vladimír Černík		 6
4		 6
2		 6
1		      
5
Robert Abdesselam
Jaroslav Drobný		 4
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     

Italy vs. Chile

Italy
4		 Turin, Italy [18]
10–12 June 1949
Clay
Chile
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Giovanni Cucelli
Marcelo Taverne		 6
1		 6
0		 6
4		      
2
Marcello del Bello
Ricardo Balbiers		 3
6 		4
6 		6
4		 3
6 		   
3
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Ricardo Balbiers / Marcelo Taverne		 6
3		 6
3		 4
6 		6
4		    
4
Giovanni Cucelli
Ricardo Balbiers		 6
4		 8
6		 7
5		      
5
Marcello del Bello
Marcelo Taverne		 8
10 		6
0		 6
1		      
retired

Yugoslavia vs. Sweden

Yugoslavia
3		 Zagreb, Yugoslavia [19]
13–16 June 1949
Clay
Sweden
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Josip Palada
Lennart Bergelin		 5
7 		6
3		 6
2		 6
3		    
2
Dragutin Mitić
Torsten Johansson		 4
6 		6
0		 7
5		 3
6 		4
6 		 
3
Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada
Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson		 6
2		 7
5		 6
4		      
4
Josip Palada
Torsten Johansson		 6
4		 4
6 		2
6 		6
4		 3
6 		 
5
Dragutin Mitić
Lennart Bergelin		 6
3		 10
8		 6
4		      

Semifinals

Hungary vs. France

Hungary
2		 Budapest, Hungary [20]
9–11 July 1949
France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
József Asbóth
Marcel Bernard		 3
6 		6
0		 6
0		 6
3		    
2
András Ádám-Stolpa
Robert Abdesselam		 1
6 		3
6 		8
6		 8
6		 6
8 		 
3
József Asbóth / Kálmán Fehér
Marcel Bernard / Henri Bolleli		 1
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
4
András Ádám-Stolpa
Marcel Bernard		 2
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
5
József Asbóth
Robert Abdesselam		 6
2		 7
5		 9
7		      

Italy vs. Yugoslavia

Italy
4		 Foro Italico, Rome, Italy [21]
8–10 July 1949
Clay
Yugoslavia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Giovanni Cucelli
Dragutin Mitić		 5
7 		6
2		 6
1		 7
5		    
2
Vanni Canepele
Josip Palada		 6
4		 6
4		 6
1		      
3
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada		 6
4		 6
0		 7
5		      
4
Marcello del Bello
Josip Palada		 6
3		 6
1		 7
5		      
5
Vanni Canepele
Dragutin Mitić		 1
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     

Final

France vs. Italy

France
2		 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [2]
23–25 July 1949
Clay
Italy
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Robert Abdesselam
Giovanni Cucelli		 6
1		 8
6		 8
10 		4
6 		2
6 		 
2
Marcel Bernard
Marcello del Bello		 6
4		 6
3		 4
6 		2
6 		10
8		  
3
Marcel Bernard / Henri Bolleli
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli		 6
3		 1
6 		6
4		 0
6 		2
6 		 
4
Robert Abdesselam
Marcello del Bello		 6
3		 6
4		 6
2		      
5
Marcel Bernard
Giovanni Cucelli		 6
8 		6
3		 6
4		 0
6 		1
6 		 

References
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  2. "France v Italy". daviscup.com.
  3. "Denmark v Israel". daviscup.com.
  4. "Luxembourg v France". daviscup.com.
  5. "Portugal v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  6. "Czechoslovakia v Monaco". daviscup.com.
  7. "Netherlands v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  8. "Ireland v Chile". daviscup.com.
  9. "Hungary v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  10. "France v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  11. "Great Britain v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  12. "Italy v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  13. "Chile v Egypt". daviscup.com.
  14. "Sweden v Norway". daviscup.com.
  15. "Austria v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  16. "Hungary v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  17. "France v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  18. "Italy v Chile". daviscup.com.
  19. "Yugoslavia v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  20. "Hungary v France". daviscup.com.
  21. "Italy v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
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