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1947 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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1947 Davis Cup Europe Zone
Details
Duration2 May 1947 – 15 July 1947
Teams20
Categories1947 Europe Zone
1947 America Zone
Champion
Winning nation Czechoslovakia
Qualified for: 1947 Davis Cup
Inter-Zonal Final
1946
1948

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1947 Davis Cup.

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

Draw

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First Round
2–4 May
Second Round
15–18 May
Quarterfinals
30 May–1 June
Semifinals
13–16 June
Final
13–15 July
 PolandWarsaw, Poland (clay)
bye Poland2
 Great Britain Great Britain3Scarborough, England (grass)
bye Great Britain1
 NetherlandsAmsterdam, Netherlands (clay) South Africa4
bye Netherlands1
 South Africa South Africa4Zagreb, Yugoslavia
bye South Africa2
 IrelandDublin, Ireland (grass) Yugoslavia3
bye Ireland2
 Yugoslavia Yugoslavia3Brussels, Belgium
bye Yugoslavia4
 Belgium5Brussels, Belgium Belgium1
 Luxembourg0 Belgium4
 Spain2 Egypt1Zagreb, Yugoslavia
 Egypt3 Yugoslavia0
 Greece1Prague, Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia4
  Switzerland4  Switzerland1
 Sweden2 Czechoslovakia4Prague, Czechoslovakia
 Czechoslovakia3 Czechoslovakia5
byeOslo, Norway (clay) New Zealand0
 Norway Norway2
bye New Zealand3Prague, Czechoslovakia
 New Zealand Czechoslovakia4
byeParis, France (clay) France0
 France France5
bye India0Paris, France (clay)
 India France5
bye Monaco0
 Monaco Monacow/o
bye Denmark
 Denmark

First round

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Belgium vs. Luxembourg

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Belgium
5
Brussels, Belgium[3]
2–4 May 1947

Luxembourg
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Luxembourg
Philippe Washer
Géza Wertheim
6
2
6
2
6
1
     
2 Belgium
Luxembourg
Jacques Peten
Gaston Wampach
4
6
6
2
9
7
3
6
6
3
 
3 Belgium
Luxembourg
Pierre Geelhand de Merxem / Philippe Washer
Gaston Wampach / Géza Wertheim
6
4
6
3
6
2
     
4 Belgium
Luxembourg
Philippe Washer
Gaston Wampach
7
5
1
6
6
2
6
2
   
5 Belgium
Luxembourg
Jacques Peten
Géza Wertheim
6
2
6
0
6
0
     

Spain vs. Egypt

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Spain
2
Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain[4]
2–4 May 1947
Clay

Egypt
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
Egypt
Mario Szavoszt
Andre Najar
3
6
3
6
9
7
6
3
3
6
 
2 Spain
Egypt
Luis Carles
Adli El Shafei
6
3
3
6
4
6
5
7
   
3 Spain
Egypt
Jaime Bartroli / Luis Carles
Marcel Coen / Mahmoud Talaat
4
6
6
3
3
6
6
3
4
6
 
4 Spain
Egypt
Jaime Bartroli
Andre Najar
6
3
6
1
6
3
     
5 Spain
Egypt
Mario Szavoszt
Adli El Shafei
6
2
3
6
6
4
3
6
6
4
 

Greece vs. Switzerland

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Greece
1
Athens, Greece[5]
2–4 May 1947

Switzerland
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Greece
Switzerland
Andreas Manuilidis
Jost Spitzer
2
6
5
7
1
6
     
2 Greece
Switzerland
Lazaros Stalios
Hans Huonder
2
6
10
8
6
3
6
3
   
3 Greece
Switzerland
Georgios Nikolaides / Lazaros Stalios
Hans Huonder / Jost Spitzer
7
5
8
6
0
6
7
9
1
6
 
4 Greece
Switzerland
Andreas Manuilidis
Hans Huonder
0
6
1
6
1
6
     
5 Greece
Switzerland
Lazaros Stalios
Jost Spitzer
6
1
6
8
0
6
1
6
   

Sweden vs. Czechoslovakia

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Sweden
2
Malmö Tennisstadion, Malmö, Sweden[6]
2–4 May 1947
Clay

Czechoslovakia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Czechoslovakia
Torsten Johansson
Vladimír Černík
7
5
6
4
6
8
6
2
   
2 Sweden
Czechoslovakia
Lennart Bergelin
Jaroslav Drobný
6
4
1
6
4
6
4
6
   
3 Sweden
Czechoslovakia
Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson
Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný
1
6
9
7
5
7
2
6
   
4 Sweden
Czechoslovakia
Torsten Johansson
Jaroslav Drobný
1
6
6
2
3
6
6
4
4
6
 
5 Sweden
Czechoslovakia
Lennart Bergelin
Vladimír Černík
6
4
6
8
6
1
6
1
   

Second round

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Poland vs. Great Britain

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Poland
2
Warsaw, Poland[7]
15–17 May 1947
Clay

Great Britain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Poland
United Kingdom
Józef Hebda
Tony Mottram
6
2
1
6
1
6
3
6
   
2 Poland
United Kingdom
Władysław Skonecki
Derrick Barton
6
3
7
5
13
11
     
3 Poland
United Kingdom
Józef Hebda / Władysław Skonecki
Donald Butler / Geoffrey Paish
2
6
4
6
3
6
     
4 Poland
United Kingdom
Józef Hebda
Derrick Barton
2
6
6
3
6
4
4
6
6
4
 
5 Poland
United Kingdom
Władysław Skonecki
Tony Mottram
4
6
2
6
5
7
     

Netherlands vs. South Africa

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Netherlands
1
Amsterdam, Netherlands[8]
15–17 May 1947
Clay

South Africa
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
South Africa
Hubert Wilton
Eric Sturgess
6
4
1
6
3
6
2
6
   
2 Netherlands
South Africa
Hans van Swol
Eustace Fannin
6
3
3
6
5
7
2
6
   
3 Netherlands
South Africa
Ivo Rinkel / Hans van Swol
Eustace Fannin / Eric Sturgess
6
3
6
1
6
0
     
4 Netherlands
South Africa
Hans van Swol
Eric Sturgess
2
6
5
7
6
2
3
6
   
5 Netherlands
South Africa
Hubert Wilton
Eustace Fannin
9
7
3
6
1
6
3
6
   

Ireland vs. Yugoslavia

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Ireland
2
Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland[9]
16–18 May 1947
Grass

Yugoslavia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Republic of Ireland
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Cyril Kemp
Dragutin Mitić
10
8
9
7
3
6
4
6
1
6
 
2 Republic of Ireland
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Joseph McHale
Josip Palada
3
6
3
6
3
6
     
3 Republic of Ireland
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Raymond Egan / Cyril Kemp
Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada
2
6
4
6
2
6
     
4 Republic of Ireland
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Cyril Kemp
Josip Palada
4
6
6
1
6
0
6
3
   
5 Republic of Ireland
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Joseph McHale
Josip Šarić
9
7
6
1
7
5
     

Belgium vs. Egypt

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Belgium
4
Brussels, Belgium[10]
16–18 May 1947

Egypt
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Egypt
Pierre Geelhand de Merxem
Andre Najar
4
6
6
3
0
6
6
3
6
2
 
2 Belgium
Egypt
Philippe Washer
Adli El Shafei
6
2
2
6
6
0
8
6
   
3 Belgium
Egypt
André Lacroix / Philippe Washer
Marcel Coen / Mahmoud Talaat
6
4
6
1
6
3
     
4 Belgium
Egypt
Pierre Geelhand de Merxem
Adli El Shafei
4
6
4
6
5
7
     
5 Belgium
Egypt
Philippe Washer
Andre Najar
6
2
6
4
6
2
     

Czechoslovakia vs. Switzerland

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Czechoslovakia
4
Prague, Czechoslovakia[11]
16–18 May 1947

Switzerland
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
Switzerland
Jaroslav Drobný
Hans Huonder
6
1
6
1
6
1
     
2 Czechoslovakia
Switzerland
Vladimír Černík
Jost Spitzer
2
6
6
4
6
0
5
7
1
6
 
3 Czechoslovakia
Switzerland
Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný
Hans Pfaff / Jost Spitzer
6
1
6
2
6
3
     
4 Czechoslovakia
Switzerland
Vladimír Černík
Hans Huonder
6
3
6
3
6
4
     
5 Czechoslovakia
Switzerland
Jaroslav Drobný
Jost Spitzer
6
2
6
1
6
2
     

Norway vs. New Zealand

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Norway
2
Oslo, Norway[12]
16–18 May 1947
Clay

New Zealand
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Norway
New Zealand
Johan Haanes
John Barry
6
0
7
5
6
4
     
2 Norway
New Zealand
Jan Staubo
Ron McKenzie
6
2
6
3
3
6
6
2
   
3 Norway
New Zealand
Birger Andersen-Brem / Johan Haanes
Ron McKenzie / Jeff Robson
6
4
4
6
4
6
2
6
   
4 Norway
New Zealand
Jan Staubo
John Barry
6
4
5
7
6
3
5
7
2
6
 
5 Norway
New Zealand
Johan Haanes
Ron McKenzie
4
6
6
0
3
6
7
9
   

France vs. India

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France
5
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[13]
16–18 May 1947
Clay

India
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
India
Bernard Destremau
Sumant Misra
6
0
6
3
6
3
     
2 France
India
Marcel Bernard
Ghaus Mohammad Khan
6
3
6
2
6
0
     
3 France
India
Marcel Bernard / Pierre Pellizza
Manek Mehta / Sumant Misra
6
3
6
2
6
3
     
4 France
India
Marcel Bernard
Sumant Misra
6
4
6
3
6
1
     
5 France
India
Bernard Destremau
Dilip Bose
6
0
6
1
6
2
     

Quarterfinals

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Great Britain vs. South Africa

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Great Britain
1
Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Club, Scarborough, England[14]
30 May–1 June 1947
Grass

South Africa
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
South Africa
Tony Mottram
Eric Sturgess
7
5
2
6
1
6
3
6
   
2 United Kingdom
South Africa
Donald Butler
Eustace Fannin
4
6
6
4
7
9
3
3
  retired
 
3 United Kingdom
South Africa
Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish
Eustace Fannin / Eric Sturgess
1
6
6
4
6
2
3
6
4
6
 
4 United Kingdom
South Africa
Donald Butler
Eric Sturgess
1
6
1
6
0
6
     
5 United Kingdom
South Africa
Tony Mottram
Eustace Fannin
6
4
5
7
6
2
7
5
   

Belgium vs. Yugoslavia

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Belgium
1
Brussels, Belgium[15]
30 May–1 June 1947

Yugoslavia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Philippe Washer
Dragutin Mitić
6
4
6
3
1
6
6
3
   
2 Belgium
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Pierre Geelhand de Merxem
Josip Palada
1
6
6
4
3
6
3
6
   
3 Belgium
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
André Lacroix / Philippe Washer
Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada
6
2
6
1
2
6
1
6
2
6
 
4 Belgium
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Pierre Geelhand de Merxem
Dragutin Mitić
0
6
3
6
4
6
     
5 Belgium
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Philippe Washer
Josip Palada
3
6
2
6
0
6
     

Czechoslovakia vs. New Zealand

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Czechoslovakia
5
Prague, Czechoslovakia[16]
30 May–1 June 1947

New Zealand
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
New Zealand
Jaroslav Drobný
Jeff Robson
6
2
6
2
8
6
     
2 Czechoslovakia
New Zealand
Vladimír Černík
Ron McKenzie
6
3
6
4
7
5
     
3 Czechoslovakia
New Zealand
Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný
Ron McKenzie / Jeff Robson
6
2
4
6
9
7
3
6
10
8
 
4 Czechoslovakia
New Zealand
Vladimír Černík
Jeff Robson
6
3
6
0
6
0
     
5 Czechoslovakia
New Zealand
Ferdinand Vrba
John Barry
6
4
6
2
6
2
     

France vs. Monaco

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France
5
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[17]
30 May–1 June 1947
Clay

Monaco
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Monaco
Marcel Bernard
Aleco Noghès
6
1
6
2
6
0
     
2 France
Monaco
Bernard Destremau
Vladimir Landau
6
3
6
2
6
1
     
3 France
Monaco
Robert Abdesselam / Pierre Pellizza
Vladimir Landau / Gaston Médécin
6
2
6
1
6
0
     
4 France
Monaco
Robert Abdesselam
Vladimir Landau
6
2
6
1
6
0
     
5 France
Monaco
Bernard Destremau
Aleco Noghès
7
5
6
2
6
1
     

Semifinals

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Yugoslavia vs. South Africa

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Yugoslavia
3
Zagreb, Yugoslavia[18]
13–15 June 1947

South Africa
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
South Africa
Dragutin Mitić
Eric Sturgess
3
6
7
5
6
2
3
6
6
3
 
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
South Africa
Josip Palada
Eustace Fannin
6
1
6
4
7
5
     
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
South Africa
Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada
Eustace Fannin / Eric Sturgess
3
6
5
7
5
7
     
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
South Africa
Josip Palada
Eric Sturgess
6
3
3
6
0
6
7
5
3
6
 
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
South Africa
Dragutin Mitić
Eustace Fannin
6
2
6
3
6
4
     

Czechoslovakia vs. France

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Czechoslovakia
4
Prague, Czechoslovakia[19]
14–16 June 1947

France
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
France
Vladimír Černík
Marcel Bernard
2
6
9
7
6
4
4
6
6
4
 
2 Czechoslovakia
France
Jaroslav Drobný
Bernard Destremau
6
2
6
0
6
1
     
3 Czechoslovakia
France
Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný
Jean Borotra / Yvon Petra
10
8
14
12
6
3
     
4 Czechoslovakia
France
Jaroslav Drobný
Marcel Bernard
6
3
2
6
6
4
4
6
6
4
 
5 Czechoslovakia
France
Vladimír Černík
Bernard Destremau
          not
played

Final

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Yugoslavia vs. Czechoslovakia

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Yugoslavia
0
Zagreb, Yugoslavia[2]
13–15 July 1947

Czechoslovakia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
Dragutin Mitić
Vladimír Černík
6
3
0
6
6
2
1
6
2
6
 
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
Josip Palada
Jaroslav Drobný
3
6
6
8
6
2
3
6
   
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada
Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný
3
6
1
6
3
6
     
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
Dragutin Mitić
Jaroslav Drobný
6
1
3
6
4
6
6
4
1
6
 
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
Josip Palada
Ján Smolinský
          not
played

References

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  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ a b "Yugoslavia v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Belgium v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Spain v Egypt". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Greece v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Sweden v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Poland v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Netherlands v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Ireland v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Belgium v Egypt". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Czechoslovakia v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Norway v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "France v India". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Great Britain v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Belgium v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Czechoslovakia v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ "France v Monaco". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ "Yugoslavia v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ "Czechoslovakia v France". daviscup.com.
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