1957 Davis Cup Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1957 Davis Cup.

Main article: 1957 Davis Cup

24 teams entered the Europe Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the America Zone and Eastern Zone. Belgium defeated Italy in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[1][2]

Draw
First Round
19–29 April
   Second Round
10–20 May
   Quarterfinals
7–10 June
   Semifinals
19–22 July
   Final
2–5 August
  Sweden    
Vienna, Austria (clay)
 bye       Sweden 4  
  Romania 0     Austria 1    
  Austria 5         Sweden 4  
  Denmark         Denmark 1  
 bye       Denmark 4
  Spain 0     South Africa 1    
Milan, Italy (clay)
  South Africa 5         Sweden 1  
  Chile         Italy 3  
 bye       Chile 2  
  Luxembourg 0     Poland 3    
Palermo, Italy (clay)
  Poland 5         Poland 1
  Italy         Italy 4  
 bye       Italy 5
  Netherlands 4     Netherlands 0    
  Norway 1         Italy 2
  Hungary w/o         Belgium 3
  Ireland       Hungary 1  
 bye     Belgium 4    
  Belgium         Belgium 3  
  Yugoslavia 0         Mexico 2  
  Mexico 5       Mexico 3
 bye     West Germany 1    
  West Germany         Belgium 3
  Lebanon 0         Great Britain 2  
  New Zealand 5       New Zealand 0  
 bye     Great Britain 5    
Paris, France (clay)
  Great Britain         Great Britain 3
   Switzerland 1    
Lyon, France (clay)
     France 2  
  Czechoslovakia 4       Czechoslovakia 0
 bye     France 4  
  France  

First round

Romania vs. Austria

Romania
0		 Bucharest, Romania [3]
27–29 April 1957
Clay
Austria
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Cornel Zacopceanu
Franz Saiko		 1
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
2
Gheorghe Viziru
Alfred Huber		 1
6 		3
6 		6
4		 4
6 		   
3
Gheorghe Viziru / Marian Viziru
Alfred Huber / Franz Saiko		 1
6 		4
6 		10
12 		     
4
Gheorghe Viziru
Franz Saiko		 7
5		 6
2		 6
8 		2
6 		3
6 		 
5
Cornel Zacopceanu
Alfred Huber		 3
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     

Spain vs. South Africa

Spain
0		 Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain [4]
26–28 April 1957
Clay
South Africa
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Juan Manuel Couder
Gordon Forbes		 5
7 		6
4		 5
7 		6
4		 3
6 		 
2
Emilio Martínez del Rey
Trevor Fancutt		 3
6 		6
3		 2
6 		9
11 		   
3
Juan Manuel Couder / Fernando Olózaga
Gordon Forbes / Abe Segal		 4
6 		6
4		 3
6 		6
1		 3
6 		 
4
Emilio Martínez del Rey
Abe Segal		 2
6 		12
10		 6
0		 4
6 		3
6 		 
5
Juan Manuel Couder
Trevor Fancutt		 5
7 		4
6 		6
1		 6
2		 2
6 		 

Luxembourg vs. Poland

Luxembourg
0		 Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg [5]
27–29 April 1957
Poland
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Louis Wagner
Władysław Skonecki		 2
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
2
Géza Wertheim
Andrzej Licis		 0
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     
3
Gaston Wampach / Géza Wertheim
Józef Piątek / Władysław Skonecki		 2
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4
Louis Wagner
Andrzej Licis		 6
3		 1
6 		1
6 		6
8 		   
5
Géza Wertheim
Władysław Skonecki		 0
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     

Netherlands vs. Norway

Netherlands
4		 Scheveningen, Netherlands [6]
26–28 April 1957
Clay
Norway
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Hans van Dalsum
Gunnar Høst Sjøwall		 6
2		 4
6 		6
2		 4
6 		6
3		  
2
Fred Dehnert
Finn Søhol		 1
6 		6
2		 3
6 		7
5		 6
1		  
3
Hans van Dalsum / Fred Dehnert
Finn-Dag Jagge / Gunnar Høst Sjøwall		 10
8		 6
2		 7
5		      
4
Hendrik Goris
Finn Søhol		 3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
5
Fred Dehnert
Finn-Dag Jagge		 6
3		 6
2		 6
0		      

Yugoslavia vs. Mexico

Yugoslavia
0		 Belgrade, Yugoslavia [7]
26–28 April 1957
Mexico
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ilija Panajotović
Mario Llamas		 2
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
2
Ivko Plećević
Francisco Contreras		 5
7 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3
Sima Nikolić / Aleksandar Popović
Francisco Contreras / Mario Llamas		 0
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
4
Ivko Plećević
Mario Llamas		 3
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
5
Ilija Panajotović
Antonio Palafox		 1
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     

Lebanon vs. New Zealand

Lebanon
0		 Alumni Club, Beirut, Lebanon [8]
19–21 April 1957
Clay
New Zealand
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Nadin Hajjar
Jeff Robson		 0
6 		0
6 		1
6 		     
2
Samir El Khoury
Corbett Parker		 6
4		 10
12 		1
6 		2
6 		   
3
Elie Attieh / Samir El Khoury
Corbett Parker / Jeff Robson		 6
4		 9
11 		3
6 		3
6 		   
4
Samir El Khoury
Jeff Robson		 3
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
5
Roy Karaoglan
Lew Gerrard		 1
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     

Switzerland vs. Czechoslovakia

Switzerland
1		 Lugano, Switzerland [9]
26–28 April 1957
Czechoslovakia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Paul Blondel
Jiří Javorský		 0
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
2
Martin Froesch
Jiří Parma		 6
2		 6
4		 6
8 		4
6 		6
1		  
3
Paul Blondel / René Buser
Jiří Javorský / Ján Krajčík		 4
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
4
Martin Froesch
Jiří Javorský		 1
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
5
Paul Blondel
Jiří Parma		 2
6 		6
4		 0
6 		4
6 		   

Second round

Austria vs. Sweden

Austria
1		 Vienna, Austria [10]
10–12 May 1957
Clay
Sweden
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Alfred Huber
Sven Davidson		 2
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
2
Franz Saiko
Ulf Schmidt		 6
3		 6
3		 2
6 		1
6 		2
6 		 
3
Alfred Huber / Franz Saiko
Sven Davidson / Ulf Schmidt		 3
6 		2
6 		6
3		 3
6 		   
4
Alfred Huber
Ulf Schmidt		 5
7 		4
6 		6
2		 6
2		 6
2		  
5
Franz Hainka
Jan-Erik Lundqvist		 2
6 		4
6 		7
9 		     

Denmark vs. South Africa

Denmark
4		 Copenhagen, Denmark [11]
17–19 May 1957
Clay
South Africa
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Kurt Nielsen
Trevor Fancutt		 2
6 		6
8 		6
4		 7
5		 6
4		  
2
Torben Ulrich
Gordon Forbes		 3
6 		6
3		 6
4		 6
2		    
3
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
Gordon Forbes / Abe Segal		 11
9		 1
6 		6
3		 6
8 		1
6 		 
4
Kurt Nielsen
Gordon Forbes		 6
4		 6
2		 1
6 		6
4		    
5
Torben Ulrich
Trevor Fancutt		 2
6 		5
7 		6
4		 6
3		 6
3		  

Poland vs. Chile

Poland
3		 Warsaw, Poland [12]
17–19 May 1957
Chile
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Władysław Skonecki
Luis Ayala		 3
6 		9
7		 6
4		 8
6		    
2
Andrzej Licis
Andrés Hammersley		 4
6 		6
3		 6
2		 6
4		    
3
Józef Piątek / Jan Radzio
Luis Ayala / Andrés Hammersley		 2
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
4
Andrzej Licis
Luis Ayala		 2
6 		2
6 		0
6 		     
5
Władysław Skonecki
Andrés Hammersley		 3
6 		7
5		 6
1		 6
3		    

Netherlands vs. Italy

Netherlands
0		 Scheveningen, Netherlands [13]
18–20 May 1957
Clay
Italy
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Fred Dehnert
Giuseppe Merlo		 2
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
2
Hans van Dalsum
Nicola Pietrangeli		 1
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
3
Hans van Dalsum / Fred Dehnert
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola		 8
6		 2
6 		8
10 		3
6 		   
4
Hans van Dalsum
Giuseppe Merlo		 8
6		 2
6 		8
10 		3
6 		   
5
Fred Dehnert
Orlando Sirola		 4
6 		4
6 		7
9 		     

Belgium vs. Hungary

Belgium
4		 Brussels, Belgium [14]
17–19 May 1957
Hungary
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Philippe Washer
József Asbóth		 8
6		 6
1		 6
4		      
2
Jacques Brichant
András Ádám-Stolpa		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      
3
Jacques Brichant / Gino Mezzi
András Ádám-Stolpa / József Asbóth		 6
0		 6
3		 4
6 		4
6 		3
6 		 
4
Philippe Washer
András Ádám-Stolpa		 6
1		 4
6 		7
5		 2
6 		6
2		  
5
Jacques Brichant
József Asbóth		 4
6 		6
2		 6
1		 6
2		    

West Germany vs. Mexico

West Germany
1		 Cologne, West Germany [15]
17–19 May 1957
Mexico
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Peter Scholl
Francisco Contreras		 4
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2
Rupert Huber
Mario Llamas		 3
6 		5
7 		6
4		 4
6 		   
3
Ernst Buchholz / Horst Hermann
Francisco Contreras / Mario Llamas		 6
8 		3
6 		6
4		 4
6 		   
4
Rupert Huber
Antonio Palafox		 6
2		 10
8		 6
1		      
5
Peter Scholl
Esteban Reyes Jr.		 6
1		 6
0		 4
6 		6
8 		  not
completed

Great Britain vs. New Zealand

Great Britain
5		 Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England [16]
16–18 May 1957
Grass
New Zealand
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Bobby Wilson
Lew Gerrard		 6
2		 11
9		 6
2		      
2
Mike Davies
Jeff Robson		 6
8 		6
3		 6
2		 6
4		    
3
Mike Davies / Bobby Wilson
Lew Gerrard / Jeff Robson		 6
3		 9
7		 6
2		      
4
Bobby Wilson
Jeff Robson		 4
6 		8
6		 6
1		 6
2		    
5
Mike Davies
Corbett Parker		 6
1		 6
2		 6
4		      

France vs. Czechoslovakia

France
4		 Stade Henri Cochet, Lyon, France [17]
17–19 May 1957
Clay
Czechoslovakia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Robert Haillet
Jiří Javorský		 6
8 		7
5		 8
6		 6
4		    
2
Pierre Darmon
Ján Krajčík		 6
0		 6
1		 6
2		      
3
Jean-Claude Molinari / Paul Rémy
Jiří Javorský / Ján Krajčík		 9
7		 6
3		 6
3		      
4
Robert Haillet
Ján Krajčík		 6
4		 6
2		 6
3		      
5
Pierre Darmon
Jiří Javorský		 7
9 		1
2		       not
completed

Quarterfinals

Sweden vs. Denmark

Sweden
4		 Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden [18]
8–10 June 1957
Clay
Denmark
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Sven Davidson
Torben Ulrich		 6
2		 6
2		 6
2		      
2
Ulf Schmidt
Kurt Nielsen		 4
6 		8
6		 1
6 		8
6		 9
7		  
3
Sven Davidson / Ulf Schmidt
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich		 6
4		 6
3		 6
4		      
4
Sven Davidson
Kurt Nielsen		 6
3		 4
6 		6
4		 3
6 		0
6 		 
5
Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Torben Ulrich		 7
5		 6
1		 4
6 		6
4		    

Italy vs. Poland

Italy
4		 Palermo, Italy [19]
7–9 June 1957
Clay
Poland
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Giuseppe Merlo
Andrzej Licis		 6
1		 6
4		 6
0		      
2
Nicola Pietrangeli
Władysław Skonecki		 7
5		 4
6 		7
5		 6
1		    
3
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
Józef Piątek / Władysław Skonecki		 6
2		 9
7		 6
2		      
4
Antonio Maggi
Władysław Skonecki		 6
4		 6
0		 6
4		      
5
Orlando Sirola
Andrzej Licis		 4
6 		7
9 		0
6		      

Belgium vs. Mexico

Belgium
3		 Royal Léopold Club, Brussels, Belgium [20]
8–10 June 1957
Clay
Mexico
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Philippe Washer
Francisco Contreras		 7
5		 3
6 		6
4		 4
6 		3
6 		 
2
Jacques Brichant
Mario Llamas		 1
6 		6
4		 4
6 		6
4		 6
1		  
3
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Francisco Contreras / Mario Llamas		 4
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
4
Jacques Brichant
Francisco Contreras		 8
6		 6
1		 6
3		      
5
Philippe Washer
Mario Llamas		 6
4		 6
1		 6
3		      

France vs. Great Britain

France
2		 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [21]
8–10 June 1957
Clay
Great Britain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Pierre Darmon
Mike Davies		 7
9 		2
6 		7
5		 4
6 		   
2
Robert Haillet
Bobby Wilson		 4
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
3
Jean-Claude Molinari / Paul Rémy
Mike Davies / Bobby Wilson		 3
6 		6
3		 6
1		 6
3		    
4
Pierre Darmon
Bobby Wilson		 1
6 		6
4		 6
1		 3
6 		7
5		  
5
Robert Haillet
Mike Davies		 8
6		 7
5		 4
6 		1
6 		4
6 		 

Semifinals

Italy vs. Sweden

Italy
3		 Milan Tennis Club, Milan, Italy [22]
19–21 July 1957
Clay
Sweden
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Giuseppe Merlo
Ulf Schmidt		 6
0		 6
0		 6
3		      
2
Nicola Pietrangeli
Sven Davidson		 6
4		 0
6 		1
6 		1
6 		   
3
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
Sven Davidson / Ulf Schmidt		 6
4		 6
4		 6
4		      
4
Nicola Pietrangeli
Ulf Schmidt		 7
9 		8
6		 6
2		 6
2		    
5
Giuseppe Merlo
Sven Davidson		           not
played

Belgium vs. Great Britain

Belgium
3		 Brussels, Belgium [23]
20–22 July 1957
Clay
Great Britain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Philippe Washer
Mike Davies		 7
5		 3
6 		6
8 		4
6 		   
2
Jacques Brichant
Bobby Wilson		 6
0		 7
5		 6
4		      
3
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Mike Davies / Bobby Wilson		 3
6 		4
6 		6
3		 3
6 		   
4
Philippe Washer
Bobby Wilson		 3
6 		6
4		 6
4		 6
0		    
5
Jacques Brichant
Mike Davies		 1
6 		4
6 		6
3		 6
4		 6
2		  

Final

Belgium vs. Italy

Belgium
3		 Brussels, Belgium [2]
2–5 August 1957
Italy
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jacques Brichant
Nicola Pietrangeli		 4
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
2
Philippe Washer
Giuseppe Merlo		 6
2		 8
6		 6
2		      
3
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola		 3
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     
4
Jacques Brichant
Giuseppe Merlo		 6
8 		7
5		 6
8 		7
5		 6
1		  
5
Philippe Washer
Nicola Pietrangeli		 6
4		 3
6 		6
8 		7
5		 6
2		  
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References
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  2. "Belgium v Italy". daviscup.com.
  3. "Romania v Austria". daviscup.com.
  4. "Spain v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  5. "Luxembourg v Poland". daviscup.com.
  6. "Netherlands v Norway". daviscup.com.
  7. "Yugoslavia v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  8. "Lebanon v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  9. "Switzerland v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  10. "Austria v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  11. "Denmark v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  12. "Poland v Chile". daviscup.com.
  13. "Netherlands v Italy". daviscup.com.
  14. "Belgium v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  15. "West Germany v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  16. "Great Britain v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  17. "France v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  18. "Sweden v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  19. "Italy v Poland". daviscup.com.
  20. "Belgium v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  21. "France v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  22. "Italy v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  23. "Belgium v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
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