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1954 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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1954 Davis Cup Europe Zone
Details
Duration30 April 1954 – 26 July 1954
Teams23
Categories1954 Davis Cup Europe Zone
1954 Davis Cup America Zone
Champion
Winning nation Sweden
Qualified for: 1954 Davis Cup
Inter-Zonal Final
1953
1955

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1954 Davis Cup.

23 teams entered the Europe Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Final against the winner of the America Zone. Sweden defeated France in the final, and went on to face the United States in the Inter-Zonal Final.[1][2]

Draw

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First Round
30 April–8 May
Second Round
13–17 May
Quarterfinals
10–15 June
Semifinals
9–19 July
Final
24–26 July
 DenmarkMondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay)
bye Denmark5
 Luxembourg Luxembourg0Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
bye Denmark4
 West GermanyBudapest, Hungary Hungary1
bye West Germany1
 Hungary3 Hungary4Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
 New Zealand2 Denmark1
 IndiaVienna, Austria France4
bye India3
 Austria3 Austria0Paris, France (clay)
 Ireland2 India1
 FranceOslo, Norway (clay) France4
bye France5
 Finland2 Norway0Paris, France (clay)
 Norway3 France0
 Netherlands1Madrid, Spain (clay) Sweden5
 Spain4 Spain0
bye Italy5Solna, Sweden (clay)
 Italy Italy0
 Egypt4Cairo, Egypt (clay) Sweden5
 Turkey1 Egypt0
bye Sweden5Båstad, Sweden (clay)
 Sweden Sweden3
 Monaco1Brussels, Belgium Belgium2
 Yugoslavia4 Yugoslavia0
bye Belgium5Scarborough, England (grass)
 Belgium Belgium3
  Switzerland1Eastbourne, England (grass) Great Britain2
 Brazil3 Brazil1
bye Great Britain4
 Great Britain

First round

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Hungary vs. New Zealand

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Hungary
3
Budapest, Hungary[3]
1–3 May 1954

New Zealand
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
New Zealand
András Ádám-Stolpa
John Barry
6
0
3
6
6
3
8
6
   
2 Hungary
New Zealand
József Asbóth
Jeff Robson
6
3
4
6
6
2
6
0
   
3 Hungary
New Zealand
András Ádám-Stolpa / Antal Jancsó
Mark Otway / Jeff Robson
1
6
1
6
6
2
2
6
   
4 Hungary
New Zealand
József Asbóth
John Barry
6
4
7
5
6
2
     
5 Hungary
New Zealand
András Ádám-Stolpa
Mark Otway
3
6
2
6
2
6
     

Austria vs. Ireland

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Austria
3
Vienna, Austria[4]
30 April–2 May 1954

Ireland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
Republic of Ireland
Franz Saiko
Vivian Gotto
6
2
6
1
6
4
     
2 Austria
Republic of Ireland
Hans Redl
Guy Jackson
6
3
9
7
4
6
6
5
  retired
 
3 Austria
Republic of Ireland
Hans Redl / Franz Saiko
Vivian Gotto / Guy Jackson
3
6
1
6
6
3
3
6
   
4 Austria
Republic of Ireland
Franz Saiko
Guy Jackson
7
5
6
4
6
2
     
5 Austria
Republic of Ireland
Hans Redl
Vivian Gotto
3
6
6
4
6
4
6
3
   

Finland vs. Norway

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Finland
2
Helsinki, Finland[5]
6–8 May 1954
Clay

Norway
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Finland
Norway
Sakari Salo
Rolf Pape
7
5
6
8
6
2
6
4
   
2 Finland
Norway
Lars-Henrik Krause
Finn Søhol
2
6
4
6
3
6
     
3 Finland
Norway
Curt Lincoln / Sakari Salo
Nils-Erik Hessen / Rolf Pape
5
7
4
6
6
4
2
6
   
4 Finland
Norway
Lars-Henrik Krause
Rolf Pape
1
6
3
6
2
6
     
5 Finland
Norway
Sakari Salo
Finn Søhol
6
4
6
2
6
3
     

Netherlands vs. Spain

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Netherlands
1
Mets Tennis Club, Scheveningen, Netherlands[6]
30 April–2 May 1954
Clay

Spain
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Spain
Ludwig Krijt
Emilio Martínez del Rey
3
6
0
6
3
6
     
2 Netherlands
Spain
Fred Dehnert
Carlos Ferrer
5
7
1
6
1
6
     
3 Netherlands
Spain
Fred Dehnert / Boebi van Meegeren
José María Draper / Carlos Ferrer
4
6
3
6
4
6
     
4 Netherlands
Spain
Fred Dehnert
Emilio Martínez del Rey
3
6
3
6
6
3
8
6
3
6
 
5 Netherlands
Spain
Ludwig Krijt
José María Draper
6
4
4
6
6
3
6
4
   

Egypt vs. Turkey

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Egypt
4
Cairo, Egypt[7]
30 April–2 May 1954

Turkey
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Egypt
Turkey
Adli El Shafei
Suzan Gürel
6
1
6
0
6
2
     
2 Egypt
Turkey
Adel Ismail
Nazmi Bari
5
7
6
3
6
0
6
4
   
3 Egypt
Turkey
Donald Acobas / Adel Ismail
Nazmi Bari / Suzan Gürel
6
1
6
1
6
3
     
4 Egypt
Turkey
Donald Acobas
Suzan Gürel
5
7
5
7
7
5
6
2
5
7
 
5 Egypt
Turkey
Adel Ismail
Behbut Cevanşir
6
2
6
2
6
0
     

Monaco vs. Yugoslavia

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Monaco
1
Monte Carlo, Monaco[8]
1–3 May 1954

Yugoslavia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Monaco
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Aleco Noghès
Josip Palada
4
6
2
6
1
6
     
2 Monaco
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Georges Pasquier
Vladimir Petrović
1
6
5
7
5
7
     
3 Monaco
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Aleco Noghès / Georges Pasquier
Josip Palada / Vladimir Petrović
2
6
2
6
7
9
     
4 Monaco
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Georges Pasquier
Ilija Panajotović
1
6
3
6
7
5
6
4
6
4
 
5 Monaco
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Aleco Noghès
Ivko Plećević
2
6
3
6
2
6
     

Switzerland vs. Brazil

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Switzerland
1
Montreux, Switzerland[9]
30 April–2 May 1954

Brazil
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
Brazil
Erwin Balestra
Bob Falkenburg
2
6
5
7
4
6
     
2 Switzerland
Brazil
Paul Blondel
Armando Vieira
1
6
2
6
3
6
     
3 Switzerland
Brazil
Jean-Pierre Blondel / Paul Blondel
Bob Falkenburg / Armando Vieira
6
3
8
6
4
6
3
6
6
2
 
4 Switzerland
Brazil
Erwin Balestra
Armando Vieira
2
6
1
6
3
6
     
5 Switzerland
Brazil
Paul Blondel
Fabio Guimarães
0
6
5
6
      not
completed

Second round

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Luxembourg vs. Denmark

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Luxembourg
0
Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg[10]
14–16 May 1954
Clay

Denmark
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Luxembourg
Denmark
Gaston Wampach
Torben Ulrich
4
6
4
6
0
6
     
2 Luxembourg
Denmark
Géza Wertheim
Kurt Nielsen
2
6
0
6
0
6
     
3 Luxembourg
Denmark
Gaston Wampach / Géza Wertheim
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
4
6
7
9
0
6
     
4 Luxembourg
Denmark
Gaston Wampach
Kurt Nielsen
3
6
1
6
2
6
     
5 Luxembourg
Denmark
Géza Wertheim
Torben Ulrich
0
6
2
6
3
6
     

Hungary vs. West Germany

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Hungary
4
Budapest, Hungary[11]
14–16 May 1954

West Germany
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
West Germany
József Asbóth
Ernst Buchholz
6
2
3
6
6
3
10
8
   
2 Hungary
West Germany
András Ádám-Stolpa
Engelbert Koch
3
6
6
4
6
2
6
1
   
3 Hungary
West Germany
Antal Jancsó / István Sikorszki
Ernst Buchholz / Horst Hermann
2
6
4
6
5
7
     
4 Hungary
West Germany
József Asbóth
Horst Hermann
7
5
6
3
6
0
     
5 Hungary
West Germany
Antal Jancsó
Ernst Buchholz
6
0
6
1
6
4
     

Austria vs. India

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Austria
0
Vienna, Austria[12]
14–16 May 1954

India
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
India
Hans Redl
Naresh Kumar
6
4
3
6
4
6
5
7
   
2 Austria
India
Franz Saiko
Ramanathan Krishnan
0
6
2
6
5
7
     
3 Austria
India
Hans Redl / Franz Saiko
Naresh Kumar / Narendra Nath
3
6
3
6
4
6
     
4 Austria
India
Franz Saiko
Naresh Kumar
          not
played
5 Austria
India
Hans Redl
Ramanathan Krishnan
          not
played

Norway vs. France

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Norway
0
Oslo, Norway[13]
14–16 May 1954
Clay

France
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Norway
France
Nils-Erik Hessen
Jean-Claude Molinari
3
6
6
3
3
6
2
6
   
2 Norway
France
Rolf Pape
Robert Haillet
5
7
2
6
6
4
4
6
   
3 Norway
France
Nils-Erik Hessen / Rolf Pape
Jean Ducos de la Haille / Paul Rémy
4
6
2
6
4
6
     
4 Norway
France
Nils-Erik Hessen
Robert Haillet
4
6
3
6
4
6
     
5 Norway
France
Rolf Pape
Jean-Claude Molinari
3
6
3
6
7
5
6
8
   

Spain vs. Italy

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Spain
0
Real Club de la Puerta de Hierro, Madrid, Spain[14]
15–17 May 1954
Clay

Italy
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
Italy
Carlos Ferrer
Orlando Sirola
1
6
6
8
5
7
     
2 Spain
Italy
Emilio Martínez del Rey
Marcello del Bello
2
6
5
7
3
6
     
3 Spain
Italy
Jaime Bartroli / Carlos Ferrer
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
3
6
3
6
7
5
4
6
   
4 Spain
Italy
Carlos Ferrer
Nicola Pietrangeli
4
6
3
6
6
2
2
6
   
5 Spain
Italy
Emilio Martínez del Rey
Orlando Sirola
2
6
6
4
4
6
4
6
   

Egypt vs. Sweden

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Egypt
0
Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt[15]
14–16 May 1954
Clay

Sweden
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Egypt
Sweden
Adel Ismail
Sven Davidson
4
6
4
6
4
6
     
2 Egypt
Sweden
Adli El Shafei
Lennart Bergelin
0
6
2
6
1
6
     
3 Egypt
Sweden
Donald Acobas / Adel Ismail
Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson
2
6
3
6
6
3
2
6
   
4 Egypt
Sweden
Adel Ismail
Lennart Bergelin
1
6
3
6
3
6
     
5 Egypt
Sweden
Adli El Shafei
Sven Davidson
0
6
0
6
1
6
     

Belgium vs. Yugoslavia

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Belgium
5
Brussels, Belgium[16]
14–16 May 1954

Yugoslavia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Jacques Brichant
Ilija Panajotović
6
1
6
4
6
4
     
2 Belgium
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Philippe Washer
Vladimir Petrović
6
3
6
1
6
3
     
3 Belgium
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Josip Palada / Vladimir Petrović
6
4
6
2
6
2
     
4 Belgium
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Jacques Brichant
Vladimir Petrović
6
0
7
5
6
2
     
5 Belgium
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Philippe Washer
Ilija Panajotović
6
0
6
4
6
1
     

Great Britain vs. Brazil

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Great Britain
4
Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England[17]
13–17 May 1954
Grass

Brazil
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Brazil
Tony Mottram
Bob Falkenburg
8
6
6
4
6
0
     
2 United Kingdom
Brazil
Geoffrey Paish
Armando Vieira
6
8
7
5
4
6
2
6
   
3 United Kingdom
Brazil
Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish
Bob Falkenburg / Armando Vieira
5
7
6
1
6
2
6
1
   
4 United Kingdom
Brazil
Tony Mottram
Armando Vieira
6
3
6
4
6
3
     
5 United Kingdom
Brazil
Gerald Oakley
Bob Falkenburg
6
1
5
7
6
2
4
6
6
4
 

Quarterfinals

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Denmark vs. Hungary

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Denmark
4
Copenhagen, Denmark[18]
11–15 June 1954
Clay

Hungary
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Hungary
Torben Ulrich
András Ádám-Stolpa
6
3
6
3
4
6
1
6
5
7
 
2 Denmark
Hungary
Kurt Nielsen
József Asbóth
6
0
6
4
6
1
     
3 Denmark
Hungary
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
Antal Jancsó / István Sikorszki
5
7
6
2
6
1
6
4
   
4 Denmark
Hungary
Kurt Nielsen
András Ádám-Stolpa
4
6
6
2
6
3
6
3
   
5 Denmark
Hungary
Torben Ulrich
József Asbóth
0
6
7
5
6
3
6
2
   

France vs. India

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France
4
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[19]
11–13 June 1954
Clay

India
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
India
Robert Haillet
Ramanathan Krishnan
6
4
6
4
8
6
     
2 France
India
Paul Rémy
Naresh Kumar
6
3
6
4
6
1
     
3 France
India
Jean Ducos de la Haille / Paul Rémy
Naresh Kumar / Narendra Nath
6
2
6
2
3
6
7
5
   
4 France
India
Jean-Claude Molinari
Ramanathan Krishnan
4
6
4
6
2
6
     
5 France
India
Robert Haillet
Naresh Kumar
3
6
9
11
6
4
8
6
6
0
 

Sweden vs. Italy

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Sweden
5
Solna Tennisstadion, Solna, Sweden[20]
10–12 June 1954
Clay

Italy
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Italy
Sven Davidson
Marcello del Bello
6
1
6
2
6
2
     
2 Sweden
Italy
Lennart Bergelin
Nicola Pietrangeli
7
5
6
1
3
6
6
4
   
3 Sweden
Italy
Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
4
6
7
5
2
6
6
4
6
3
 
4 Sweden
Italy
Sven Davidson
Nicola Pietrangeli
6
4
2
6
6
4
6
1
   
5 Sweden
Italy
Lennart Bergelin
Orlando Sirola
6
2
6
3
2
6
6
1
   

Great Britain vs. Belgium

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Great Britain
2
Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Club, Scarborough, England[21]
10–12 June 1954
Grass

Belgium
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Belgium
Tony Mottram
Jacques Brichant
6
4
3
6
7
5
2
6
5
7
 
2 United Kingdom
Belgium
Geoffrey Paish
Philippe Washer
3
6
0
6
4
6
     
3 United Kingdom
Belgium
Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
6
1
7
5
6
3
     
4 United Kingdom
Belgium
Geoffrey Paish
Jacques Brichant
6
1
7
5
6
3
     
5 United Kingdom
Belgium
Tony Mottram
Philippe Washer
5
7
4
6
4
6
     

Semifinals

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Denmark vs. France

[edit]

Denmark
1
Copenhagen, Denmark[22]
9–12 July 1954
Clay

France
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
France
Torben Ulrich
Paul Rémy
7
5
6
1
3
6
8
10
1
6
 
2 Denmark
France
Kurt Nielsen
Robert Haillet
1
6
9
7
6
4
7
5
   
3 Denmark
France
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
Jean Ducos de la Haille / Paul Rémy
2
6
10
12
3
6
     
4 Denmark
France
Torben Ulrich
Robert Haillet
3
6
6
2
5
7
3
6
   
5 Denmark
France
Kurt Nielsen
Paul Rémy
3
6
7
9
2
6
     

Sweden vs. Belgium

[edit]

Sweden
3
Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[23]
17–19 July 1954
Clay

Belgium
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Belgium
Sven Davidson
Jacques Brichant
6
3
6
3
4
6
6
4
   
2 Sweden
Belgium
Lennart Bergelin
Philippe Washer
4
6
5
7
4
6
     
3 Sweden
Belgium
Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
6
3
6
8
3
6
9
7
6
3
 
4 Sweden
Belgium
Lennart Bergelin
Jacques Brichant
7
5
8
6
5
7
2
6
8
10
 
5 Sweden
Belgium
Sven Davidson
Philippe Washer
7
5
5
7
8
6
6
2
   

Final

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France vs. Sweden

[edit]

France
0
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[2]
24–26 July 1954
Clay

Sweden
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Sweden
Robert Haillet
Lennart Bergelin
6
4
5
7
6
3
3
6
0
6
 
2 France
Sweden
Paul Rémy
Sven Davidson
1
6
6
3
3
6
4
6
   
3 France
Sweden
Jean Ducos de la Haille / Paul Rémy
Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson
3
6
4
6
6
3
7
9
   
4 France
Sweden
Paul Rémy
Lennart Bergelin
2
6
3
6
8
6
4
6
   
5 France
Sweden
Robert Haillet
Sven Davidson
4
6
4
6
6
4
3
6
   

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 "France v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Hungary v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Austria v Ireland". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Finland v Norway". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Netherlands v Spain". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Egypt v Turkey". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Monaco v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Switzerland v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Luxembourg v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Hungary v West Germany". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Austria v India". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Norway v France". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Spain v Italy". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Egypt v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Belgium v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ "Great Britain v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ "Denmark v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ "France v India". daviscup.com.
  20. ^ "Sweden v Italy". daviscup.com.
  21. ^ "Great Britain v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  22. ^ "Denmark v France". daviscup.com.
  23. ^ "Sweden v Belgium". daviscup.com.
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