1950 Davis Cup Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1950 Davis Cup.

Main article: 1950 Davis Cup

22 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 Denmark in the final, and went on to face Australia in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw
First Round
7 April–9 May
   Second Round
18–22 May
   Quarterfinals
8–18 June
   Semifinals
13–16 July
   Final
28–30 July
  Poland    
 bye       Poland 5  
  Israel     Israel 0    
 bye         Poland 3  
  Ireland    
Dublin, Ireland (grass)
     Ireland 2  
 bye       Ireland 5
  Monaco     Monaco 0    
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
 bye         Poland 0  
  Peru    
    Sweden 5  
 bye       Peru  
  Philippines 5     Philippines w/o    
Solna, Sweden (clay)
  Pakistan 0         Philippines 0
  Norway w/o    
Oslo, Norway (clay)
     Sweden 5  
  Hungary       Norway 0
  Netherlands 1     Sweden 5    
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
  Sweden 4         Sweden 4
  Belgium 4         Denmark 0
  Finland 1       Belgium 3  
  Yugoslavia 5     Yugoslavia 2    
  Austria 0         Belgium 2  
  Great Britain 2         Italy 3  
  Italy 3       Italy 5
 bye     Luxembourg 0    
  Luxembourg         Italy 1
 bye         Denmark 4  
  Denmark       Denmark 3  
 bye     Egypt 0    
  Egypt         Denmark 3
 bye    
Paris, France (clay)
     France 2  
  France       France 4
 bye      Switzerland 0  
   Switzerland  

First round

Philippines vs. Pakistan

Philippines
5		 Manila, Philippines [3]
7–9 April 1950
Pakistan
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Raymundo Deyro
Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed		 6
2		 6
0		 6
3		      
2
Felicisimo Ampon
Mahmoud Alam		 6
0		 6
1		 6
0		      
3
Felicisimo Ampon / César Carmona
Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed / Mahmoud Alam		 6
3		 6
1		 6
1		      
4
Raymundo Deyro
Mahmoud Alam		 6
0		 6
2		 6
0		      
5
Felicisimo Ampon
Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed		 6
0		 6
4		 6
0		      

Netherlands vs. Sweden

Netherlands
1		 Mets Banen, Scheveningen, Netherlands [4]
5–7 May 1950
Clay
Sweden
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
John Linck
Lennart Bergelin		 3
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
2
Boebi van Meegeren
Torsten Johansson		 1
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
3
Ivo Rinkel / Hans van Swol
Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson		 6
3		 5
7 		2
6 		8
6		 6
1		  
4
Boebi van Meegeren
Lennart Bergelin		 1
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
5
John Linck
Torsten Johansson		 2
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     

Belgium vs. Finland

Belgium
4		 Brussels, Belgium [5]
5–7 May 1950
Finland
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Philippe Washer
Pentti Forsman		 6
2		 6
0		 6
2		      
2
Jacques Brichant
Sakari Salo		 6
4		 8
6		 6
4		      
3
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Pentti Forsman / Sakari Salo		 6
4		 6
2		 6
3		      
4
Jacques Peten
Sakari Salo		 1
6 		1
6 		6
4		 6
2		 3
6 		 
5
Jacques Brichant
Pentti Forsman		 8
6		 6
2		 7
5		      

Yugoslavia vs. Austria

Yugoslavia
5		 Zagreb, Yugoslavia [6]
5–7 May 1950
Austria
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Josip Palada
Hans Redl		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      
2
Milan Branović
Alfred Huber		 6
2		 6
1		 6
4		      
3
Petko Milojković / Josip Palada
Alfred Huber / Hans Redl		 7
5		 6
1		 7
5		      
4
Josip Palada
Alfred Huber		 7
5		 6
4		 6
4		      
5
Milan Branović
Hans Redl		 8
6		 6
1		 6
2		      

Great Britain vs. Italy

Great Britain
2		 Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England [7]
6–9 May 1950
Grass
Italy
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Tony Mottram
Giovanni Cucelli		 7
5		 3
6 		5
7 		4
6 		   
2
Geoffrey Paish
Marcello del Bello		 6
4		 4
6 		6
3		 4
6 		6
3		  
3
Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli		 7
9 		2
6 		4
6 		     
4
Tony Mottram
Marcello del Bello		 6
3		 6
3		 8
6		      
5
Geoffrey Paish
Giovanni Cucelli		 6
1		 2
6 		4
6 		6
8 		   

Second round

Poland vs. Israel

Poland
5		 Warsaw, Poland [8]
19–21 May 1950
Israel
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Władysław Skonecki
Arie Avidan-Weiss		 6
3		 6
2		 6
4		      
2
Józef Piątek
Jacob Buntmann		 4
6 		6
0		 8
6		 6
1		    
3
Józef Piątek / Władysław Skonecki
Arie Avidan-Weiss / Yehuda Finkelkraut		 7
5		 6
3		 6
4		      
4
Władysław Skonecki
Jacob Buntmann		 6
2		 6
0		 6
2		      
5
Józef Piątek
Arie Avidan-Weiss		 6
1		 6
0		 4
6 		4
6 		6
2		  

Ireland vs. Monaco

Ireland
5		 Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland [9]
18–20 May 1950
Grass
Monaco
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Cyril Kemp
Georges Pasquier		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      
2
Matthew Murphy
Aleco Noghès		 6
3		 2
6 		6
3		 6
2		    
3
Joseph Hackett / Matthew Murphy
Aleco Noghès / Georges Pasquier		 6
3		 7
5		 7
5		      
4
Matthew Murphy
Georges Pasquier		 6
0		 7
5		 4
6 		6
1		    
5
Joseph Hackett
Aleco Noghès		 8
6		 11
9		 6
3		      

Norway vs. Sweden

Norway
0		 Oslo Tennis Club, Oslo, Norway [10]
19–21 May 1950
Clay
Sweden
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Thorgny Haanes
Lennart Bergelin		 1
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
2
Nils-Erik Hessen
Torsten Johansson		 5
7 		2
6 		6
3		 6
8 		   
3
Thorgny Haanes / Nils-Erik Hessen
Lennart Bergelin /  Sven Davidson		 1
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
4
Thorgny Haanes
Torsten Johansson		 2
6 		3
6 		6
8 		     
5
Nils-Erik Hessen
Sven Davidson		 3
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     

Yugoslavia vs. Belgium

Yugoslavia
2		 Zagreb, Yugoslavia [11]
19–21 May 1950
Belgium
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Dragutin Mitić
Philippe Washer		 6
3		 6
4		 4
6 		6
3		    
2
Milan Branović
Jacques Brichant		 4
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
3
Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer		 4
6 		4
6 		7
5		 6
3		 4
6 		 
4
Dragutin Mitić
Jacques Brichant		 7
5		 6
1		 6
3		      
5
Milan Branović
Philippe Washer		 4
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     

Luxembourg vs. Italy

Luxembourg
0		 Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg [12]
20–22 May 1950
Italy
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Gaston Wampach
Giovanni Cucelli		 2
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
2
Géza Wertheim
Rolando del Bello		 1
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3
Gaston Wampach / Géza Wertheim
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli		 0
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
4
Géza Wertheim
Marcello del Bello		 3
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
5
Gaston Wampach
Rolando del Bello		 1
6 		5
7 		4
6 		     

Denmark vs. Egypt

Denmark
3		 Copenhagen, Denmark [13]
19–21 May 1950
Clay
Egypt
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Torben Ulrich
Marcel Coen		 6
1		 6
0		 6
0		      
2
Kurt Nielsen
Adli El Shafei		 6
4		 3
6 		8
6		 6
1		    
3
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
Marcel Coen / Adli El Shafei		 2
6 		9
7		 6
4		 6
3		    
4
Kurt Nielsen
Marcel Coen		           not
played
5
Torben Ulrich
Adli El Shafei		           not
played

France vs. Switzerland

France
4		 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [14]
19–21 May 1950
Clay
Switzerland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jacques Thomas
Georges Grange		 6
0		 6
1		 7
5		      
2
Bernard Destremau
Max Albrecht		 6
1		 6
2		 6
1		      
3
Robert Abdesselam / Paul Rémy
Jean-Pierre Blondel / René Buser		 6
3		 6
4		 8
6		      
4
Bernard Destremau
Georges Grange		 6
2		 6
3		 8
6		      
5
Jacques Thomas
Max Albrecht		 7
5		 6
4		 1
6 		0
1		   not
completed

Quarterfinals

Poland vs. Ireland

Poland
3		 Warsaw, Poland [15]
8–10 June 1950
Ireland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Władysław Skonecki
Matthew Murphy		 9
7		 6
3		 6
2		      
2
Józef Piątek
Cyril Kemp		 6
1		 6
1		 9
7		      
3
Jan Chytrowski / Władysław Skonecki
Joseph Hackett / Matthew Murphy		 8
10 		10
8		 14
12		 5
7 		1
6 		 
4
Józef Piątek
Matthew Murphy		 6
0		 2
6 		3
6 		2
6 		   
5
Władysław Skonecki
Cyril Kemp		 6
3		 6
2		 6
0		      

Sweden vs. Philippines

Sweden
5		 Solna Tennisstadion, Solna, Sweden [16]
16–18 June 1950
Clay
Philippines
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Lennart Bergelin
Felicisimo Ampon		 6
4		 4
6 		6
1		 6
2		    
2
Torsten Johansson
Raymundo Deyro		 6
2		 3
6 		6
2		 6
3		    
3
Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson
Felicisimo Ampon / César Carmona		 6
2		 6
3		 6
3		      
4
Sven Davidson
Raymundo Deyro		 6
1		 6
0		 6
1		      
5
Torsten Johansson
Felicisimo Ampon		 6
8 		8
10 		6
4		 6
1		 6
1		  

Belgium vs. Italy

Belgium
2		 Brussels, Belgium [17]
16–18 June 1950
Italy
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Philippe Washer
Giovanni Cucelli		 6
2		 11
9		 6
4		      
2
Jacques Brichant
Rolando del Bello		 4
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
3
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Rolando del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli		 6
4		 2
6 		2
6 		6
8 		   
4
Philippe Washer
Rolando del Bello		 6
4		 6
1		 6
1		      
5
Jacques Brichant
Giovanni Cucelli		 2
6 		7
5		 4
6 		2
6 		   

Denmark vs. France

Denmark
3		 Copenhagen, Denmark [18]
16–18 June 1950
Clay
France
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Kurt Nielsen
Marcel Bernard		 6
3		 4
6 		6
1		 6
2		    
2
Torben Ulrich
Bernard Destremau		 9
7		 4
6 		0
6 		4
6 		   
3
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
Paul Rémy / Jacques Thomas		 7
5		 6
4		 12
10		      
4
Kurt Nielsen
Bernard Destremau		 6
2		 3
6 		6
4		 6
3		    
5
Torben Ulrich
Marcel Bernard		 3
6 		4
6 		0
6 		     

Semifinals

Sweden vs. Poland

Sweden
5		 Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden [19]
13–15 July 1950
Clay
Poland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Torsten Johansson
Józef Piątek		 6
1		 6
1		 6
3		      
2
Lennart Bergelin
Władysław Skonecki		 6
2		 6
2		 1
6 		6
1		    
3
Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson
Józef Piątek / Władysław Skonecki		 6
4		 6
0		 7
5		      
4
Torsten Johansson
Władysław Skonecki		 6
3		 6
3		 6
3		      
5
Sven Davidson
Józef Piątek		 6
0		 6
2		 6
2		      

Denmark vs. Italy

Denmark
4		 Copenhagen, Denmark [20]
14–16 July 1950
Clay
Italy
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Torben Ulrich
Rolando del Bello		 6
0		 6
2		 6
2		      
2
Kurt Nielsen
Giovanni Cucelli		 6
3		 7
5		 0
6 		0
6 		6
4		  
3
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli		 2
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
4
Kurt Nielsen
Rolando del Bello		 6
3		 7
5		 6
4		      
5
Torben Ulrich
Giovanni Cucelli		 3
6 		6
2		 6
2		 6
3		    

Final

Sweden vs. Denmark

Sweden
4		 Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden [2]
28–30 July 1950
Clay
Denmark
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Torsten Johansson
Torben Ulrich		 6
1		 4
6 		6
3		 6
1		    
2
Sven Davidson
Kurt Nielsen		 7
5		 3
6 		6
2		 6
4		    
3
Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich		 6
2		 6
2		 6
2		      
4
Torsten Johansson
Kurt Nielsen		 3
6 		7
5		 6
0		 4
6 		6
2		  
5
Lennart Bergelin
Torben Ulrich		 6
0		 6
2		       not
completed

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 Denmark". daviscup.com.
  3. "Philippines v Pakistan". daviscup.com.
  4. "Netherlands v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  5. "Belgium v Finland". daviscup.com.
  6. "Yugoslavia v Austria". daviscup.com.
  7. "Great Britain v Italy". daviscup.com.
  8. "Poland v Israel". daviscup.com.
  9. "Ireland v Monaco". daviscup.com.
  10. "Norway v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  11. "Yugoslavia v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  12. "Luxembourg v Italy". daviscup.com.
  13. "Denmark v Egypt". daviscup.com.
  14. "France v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  15. "Poland v Ireland". daviscup.com.
  16. "Sweden v Philippines". daviscup.com.
  17. "Belgium v Italy". daviscup.com.
  18. "Denmark v France". daviscup.com.
  19. "Sweden v Poland". daviscup.com.
  20. "Denmark v Italy". daviscup.com.
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