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1957 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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1957 Davis Cup Europe Zone
Details
Duration19 April 1957 – 5 August 1957
Teams24
Categories1957 Davis Cup America Zone
1957 Davis Cup Eastern Zone
1957 Davis Cup Europe Zone
Champion
Winning nation Belgium
Qualified for: 1957 Davis Cup
Inter-Zonal Finals
1956
1958

The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 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

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First Round
19–29 April
Second Round
10–20 May
Quarterfinals
7–10 June
Semifinals
19–22 July
Final
2–5 August
 SwedenVienna, Austria (clay)
bye Sweden4
 Romania0 Austria1Stockholm, Sweden (clay)
 Austria5 Sweden4
 DenmarkCopenhagen, Denmark (clay) Denmark1
bye Denmark4
 Spain0 South Africa1Milan, Italy (clay)
 South Africa5 Sweden1
 ChileWarsaw, Poland Italy3
bye Chile2
 Luxembourg0 Poland3Palermo, Italy (clay)
 Poland5 Poland1
 ItalyScheveningen, Netherlands (clay) Italy4
bye Italy5
 Netherlands4 Netherlands0Brussels, Belgium
 Norway1 Italy2
 Hungaryw/oBrussels, Belgium Belgium3
 Ireland Hungary1
bye Belgium4Brussels, Belgium (clay)
 Belgium Belgium3
 Yugoslavia0Cologne, West Germany Mexico2
 Mexico5 Mexico3
bye West Germany1Brussels, Belgium (clay)
 West Germany Belgium3
 Lebanon0Eastbourne, England (grass) Great Britain2
 New Zealand5 New Zealand0
bye Great Britain5Paris, France (clay)
 Great Britain Great Britain3
  Switzerland1Lyon, France (clay) France2
 Czechoslovakia4 Czechoslovakia0
bye France4
 France

First round

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Romania vs. Austria

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Romania
0
Bucharest, Romania[3]
27–29 April 1957
Clay

Austria
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Romania
Austria
Cornel Zacopceanu
Franz Saiko
1
6
3
6
1
6
     
2 Romania
Austria
Gheorghe Viziru
Alfred Huber
1
6
3
6
6
4
4
6
   
3 Romania
Austria
Gheorghe Viziru / Marian Viziru
Alfred Huber / Franz Saiko
1
6
4
6
10
12
     
4 Romania
Austria
Gheorghe Viziru
Franz Saiko
7
5
6
2
6
8
2
6
3
6
 
5 Romania
Austria
Cornel Zacopceanu
Alfred Huber
3
6
2
6
4
6
     

Spain vs. South Africa

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Spain
0
Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain[4]
26–28 April 1957
Clay

South Africa
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
South Africa
Juan Manuel Couder
Gordon Forbes
5
7
6
4
5
7
6
4
3
6
 
2 Spain
South Africa
Emilio Martínez del Rey
Trevor Fancutt
3
6
6
3
2
6
9
11
   
3 Spain
South Africa
Juan Manuel Couder / Fernando Olózaga
Gordon Forbes / Abe Segal
4
6
6
4
3
6
6
1
3
6
 
4 Spain
South Africa
Emilio Martínez del Rey
Abe Segal
2
6
12
10
6
0
4
6
3
6
 
5 Spain
South Africa
Juan Manuel Couder
Trevor Fancutt
5
7
4
6
6
1
6
2
2
6
 

Luxembourg vs. Poland

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Luxembourg
0
Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg[5]
27–29 April 1957

Poland
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Luxembourg
Poland
Louis Wagner
Władysław Skonecki
2
6
1
6
1
6
     
2 Luxembourg
Poland
Géza Wertheim
Andrzej Licis
0
6
0
6
0
6
     
3 Luxembourg
Poland
Gaston Wampach / Géza Wertheim
Józef Piątek / Władysław Skonecki
2
6
4
6
4
6
     
4 Luxembourg
Poland
Louis Wagner
Andrzej Licis
6
3
1
6
1
6
6
8
   
5 Luxembourg
Poland
Géza Wertheim
Władysław Skonecki
0
6
4
6
3
6
     

Netherlands vs. Norway

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Netherlands
4
Scheveningen, Netherlands[6]
26–28 April 1957
Clay

Norway
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Norway
Hans van Dalsum
Gunnar Høst Sjøwall
6
2
4
6
6
2
4
6
6
3
 
2 Netherlands
Norway
Fred Dehnert
Finn Søhol
1
6
6
2
3
6
7
5
6
1
 
3 Netherlands
Norway
Hans van Dalsum / Fred Dehnert
Finn-Dag Jagge / Gunnar Høst Sjøwall
10
8
6
2
7
5
     
4 Netherlands
Norway
Hendrik Goris
Finn Søhol
3
6
4
6
4
6
     
5 Netherlands
Norway
Fred Dehnert
Finn-Dag Jagge
6
3
6
2
6
0
     

Yugoslavia vs. Mexico

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Yugoslavia
0
Belgrade, Yugoslavia[7]
26–28 April 1957

Mexico
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Mexico
Ilija Panajotović
Mario Llamas
2
6
4
6
4
6
     
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Mexico
Ivko Plećević
Francisco Contreras
5
7
2
6
2
6
     
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Mexico
Sima Nikolić / Aleksandar Popović
Francisco Contreras / Mario Llamas
0
6
3
6
3
6
     
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Mexico
Ivko Plećević
Mario Llamas
3
6
4
6
3
6
     
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Mexico
Ilija Panajotović
Antonio Palafox
1
6
4
6
5
7
     

Lebanon vs. New Zealand

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Lebanon
0
Alumni Club, Beirut, Lebanon[8]
19–21 April 1957
Clay

New Zealand
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Lebanon
New Zealand
Nadin Hajjar
Jeff Robson
0
6
0
6
1
6
     
2 Lebanon
New Zealand
Samir El Khoury
Corbett Parker
6
4
10
12
1
6
2
6
   
3 Lebanon
New Zealand
Elie Attieh / Samir El Khoury
Corbett Parker / Jeff Robson
6
4
9
11
3
6
3
6
   
4 Lebanon
New Zealand
Samir El Khoury
Jeff Robson
3
6
2
6
2
6
     
5 Lebanon
New Zealand
Roy Karaoglan
Lew Gerrard
1
6
0
6
2
6
     

Switzerland vs. Czechoslovakia

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Switzerland
1
Lugano, Switzerland[9]
26–28 April 1957

Czechoslovakia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
Czechoslovakia
Paul Blondel
Jiří Javorský
0
6
4
6
4
6
     
2 Switzerland
Czechoslovakia
Martin Froesch
Jiří Parma
6
2
6
4
6
8
4
6
6
1
 
3 Switzerland
Czechoslovakia
Paul Blondel / René Buser
Jiří Javorský / Ján Krajčík
4
6
2
6
3
6
     
4 Switzerland
Czechoslovakia
Martin Froesch
Jiří Javorský
1
6
4
6
1
6
     
5 Switzerland
Czechoslovakia
Paul Blondel
Jiří Parma
2
6
6
4
0
6
4
6
   

Second round

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Austria vs. Sweden

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Austria
1
Vienna, Austria[10]
10–12 May 1957
Clay

Sweden
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
Sweden
Alfred Huber
Sven Davidson
2
6
0
6
2
6
     
2 Austria
Sweden
Franz Saiko
Ulf Schmidt
6
3
6
3
2
6
1
6
2
6
 
3 Austria
Sweden
Alfred Huber / Franz Saiko
Sven Davidson / Ulf Schmidt
3
6
2
6
6
3
3
6
   
4 Austria
Sweden
Alfred Huber
Ulf Schmidt
5
7
4
6
6
2
6
2
6
2
 
5 Austria
Sweden
Franz Hainka
Jan-Erik Lundqvist
2
6
4
6
7
9
     

Denmark vs. South Africa

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Denmark
4
Copenhagen, Denmark[11]
17–19 May 1957
Clay

South Africa
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
South Africa
Kurt Nielsen
Trevor Fancutt
2
6
6
8
6
4
7
5
6
4
 
2 Denmark
South Africa
Torben Ulrich
Gordon Forbes
3
6
6
3
6
4
6
2
   
3 Denmark
South Africa
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
Gordon Forbes / Abe Segal
11
9
1
6
6
3
6
8
1
6
 
4 Denmark
South Africa
Kurt Nielsen
Gordon Forbes
6
4
6
2
1
6
6
4
   
5 Denmark
South Africa
Torben Ulrich
Trevor Fancutt
2
6
5
7
6
4
6
3
6
3
 

Poland vs. Chile

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Poland
3
Warsaw, Poland[12]
17–19 May 1957

Chile
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Poland
Chile
Władysław Skonecki
Luis Ayala
3
6
9
7
6
4
8
6
   
2 Poland
Chile
Andrzej Licis
Andrés Hammersley
4
6
6
3
6
2
6
4
   
3 Poland
Chile
Józef Piątek / Jan Radzio
Luis Ayala / Andrés Hammersley
2
6
4
6
3
6
     
4 Poland
Chile
Andrzej Licis
Luis Ayala
2
6
2
6
0
6
     
5 Poland
Chile
Władysław Skonecki
Andrés Hammersley
3
6
7
5
6
1
6
3
   

Netherlands vs. Italy

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Netherlands
0
Scheveningen, Netherlands[13]
18–20 May 1957
Clay

Italy
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Italy
Fred Dehnert
Giuseppe Merlo
2
6
1
6
1
6
     
2 Netherlands
Italy
Hans van Dalsum
Nicola Pietrangeli
1
6
1
6
1
6
     
3 Netherlands
Italy
Hans van Dalsum / Fred Dehnert
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
8
6
2
6
8
10
3
6
   
4 Netherlands
Italy
Hans van Dalsum
Giuseppe Merlo
8
6
2
6
8
10
3
6
   
5 Netherlands
Italy
Fred Dehnert
Orlando Sirola
4
6
4
6
7
9
     

Belgium vs. Hungary

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Belgium
4
Brussels, Belgium[14]
17–19 May 1957

Hungary
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Hungary
Philippe Washer
József Asbóth
8
6
6
1
6
4
     
2 Belgium
Hungary
Jacques Brichant
András Ádám-Stolpa
6
3
6
2
6
2
     
3 Belgium
Hungary
Jacques Brichant / Gino Mezzi
András Ádám-Stolpa / József Asbóth
6
0
6
3
4
6
4
6
3
6
 
4 Belgium
Hungary
Philippe Washer
András Ádám-Stolpa
6
1
4
6
7
5
2
6
6
2
 
5 Belgium
Hungary
Jacques Brichant
József Asbóth
4
6
6
2
6
1
6
2
   

West Germany vs. Mexico

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West Germany
1
Cologne, West Germany[15]
17–19 May 1957

Mexico
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 West Germany
Mexico
Peter Scholl
Francisco Contreras
4
6
1
6
2
6
     
2 West Germany
Mexico
Rupert Huber
Mario Llamas
3
6
5
7
6
4
4
6
   
3 West Germany
Mexico
Ernst Buchholz / Horst Hermann
Francisco Contreras / Mario Llamas
6
8
3
6
6
4
4
6
   
4 West Germany
Mexico
Rupert Huber
Antonio Palafox
6
2
10
8
6
1
     
5 West Germany
Mexico
Peter Scholl
Esteban Reyes Jr.
6
1
6
0
4
6
6
8
  not
completed

Great Britain vs. New Zealand

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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 United Kingdom
New Zealand
Bobby Wilson
Lew Gerrard
6
2
11
9
6
2
     
2 United Kingdom
New Zealand
Mike Davies
Jeff Robson
6
8
6
3
6
2
6
4
   
3 United Kingdom
New Zealand
Mike Davies / Bobby Wilson
Lew Gerrard / Jeff Robson
6
3
9
7
6
2
     
4 United Kingdom
New Zealand
Bobby Wilson
Jeff Robson
4
6
8
6
6
1
6
2
   
5 United Kingdom
New Zealand
Mike Davies
Corbett Parker
6
1
6
2
6
4
     

France vs. Czechoslovakia

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France
4
Stade Henri Cochet, Lyon, France[17]
17–19 May 1957
Clay

Czechoslovakia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Czechoslovakia
Robert Haillet
Jiří Javorský
6
8
7
5
8
6
6
4
   
2 France
Czechoslovakia
Pierre Darmon
Ján Krajčík
6
0
6
1
6
2
     
3 France
Czechoslovakia
Jean-Claude Molinari / Paul Rémy
Jiří Javorský / Ján Krajčík
9
7
6
3
6
3
     
4 France
Czechoslovakia
Robert Haillet
Ján Krajčík
6
4
6
2
6
3
     
5 France
Czechoslovakia
Pierre Darmon
Jiří Javorský
7
9
1
2
      not
completed

Quarterfinals

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Sweden vs. Denmark

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Sweden
4
Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden[18]
8–10 June 1957
Clay

Denmark
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Denmark
Sven Davidson
Torben Ulrich
6
2
6
2
6
2
     
2 Sweden
Denmark
Ulf Schmidt
Kurt Nielsen
4
6
8
6
1
6
8
6
9
7
 
3 Sweden
Denmark
Sven Davidson / Ulf Schmidt
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
6
4
6
3
6
4
     
4 Sweden
Denmark
Sven Davidson
Kurt Nielsen
6
3
4
6
6
4
3
6
0
6
 
5 Sweden
Denmark
Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Torben Ulrich
7
5
6
1
4
6
6
4
   

Italy vs. Poland

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Italy
4
Palermo, Italy[19]
7–9 June 1957
Clay

Poland
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Poland
Giuseppe Merlo
Andrzej Licis
6
1
6
4
6
0
     
2 Italy
Poland
Nicola Pietrangeli
Władysław Skonecki
7
5
4
6
7
5
6
1
   
3 Italy
Poland
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
Józef Piątek / Władysław Skonecki
6
2
9
7
6
2
     
4 Italy
Poland
Antonio Maggi
Władysław Skonecki
6
4
6
0
6
4
     
5 Italy
Poland
Orlando Sirola
Andrzej Licis
4
6
7
9
0
6
     

Belgium vs. Mexico

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Belgium
3
Royal Léopold Club, Brussels, Belgium[20]
8–10 June 1957
Clay

Mexico
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Mexico
Philippe Washer
Francisco Contreras
7
5
3
6
6
4
4
6
3
6
 
2 Belgium
Mexico
Jacques Brichant
Mario Llamas
1
6
6
4
4
6
6
4
6
1
 
3 Belgium
Mexico
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Francisco Contreras / Mario Llamas
4
6
4
6
1
6
     
4 Belgium
Mexico
Jacques Brichant
Francisco Contreras
8
6
6
1
6
3
     
5 Belgium
Mexico
Philippe Washer
Mario Llamas
6
4
6
1
6
3
     

France vs. Great Britain

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France
2
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[21]
8–10 June 1957
Clay

Great Britain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
United Kingdom
Pierre Darmon
Mike Davies
7
9
2
6
7
5
4
6
   
2 France
United Kingdom
Robert Haillet
Bobby Wilson
4
6
3
6
2
6
     
3 France
United Kingdom
Jean-Claude Molinari / Paul Rémy
Mike Davies / Bobby Wilson
3
6
6
3
6
1
6
3
   
4 France
United Kingdom
Pierre Darmon
Bobby Wilson
1
6
6
4
6
1
3
6
7
5
 
5 France
United Kingdom
Robert Haillet
Mike Davies
8
6
7
5
4
6
1
6
4
6
 

Semifinals

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Italy vs. Sweden

[edit]

Italy
3
Milan Tennis Club, Milan, Italy[22]
19–21 July 1957
Clay

Sweden
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Sweden
Giuseppe Merlo
Ulf Schmidt
6
0
6
0
6
3
     
2 Italy
Sweden
Nicola Pietrangeli
Sven Davidson
6
4
0
6
1
6
1
6
   
3 Italy
Sweden
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
Sven Davidson / Ulf Schmidt
6
4
6
4
6
4
     
4 Italy
Sweden
Nicola Pietrangeli
Ulf Schmidt
7
9
8
6
6
2
6
2
   
5 Italy
Sweden
Giuseppe Merlo
Sven Davidson
          not
played

Belgium vs. Great Britain

[edit]

Belgium
3
Brussels, Belgium[23]
20–22 July 1957
Clay

Great Britain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
United Kingdom
Philippe Washer
Mike Davies
7
5
3
6
6
8
4
6
   
2 Belgium
United Kingdom
Jacques Brichant
Bobby Wilson
6
0
7
5
6
4
     
3 Belgium
United Kingdom
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Mike Davies / Bobby Wilson
3
6
4
6
6
3
3
6
   
4 Belgium
United Kingdom
Philippe Washer
Bobby Wilson
3
6
6
4
6
4
6
0
   
5 Belgium
United Kingdom
Jacques Brichant
Mike Davies
1
6
4
6
6
3
6
4
6
2
 

Final

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Belgium vs. Italy

[edit]

Belgium
3
Brussels, Belgium[2]
2–5 August 1957

Italy
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Italy
Jacques Brichant
Nicola Pietrangeli
4
6
4
6
3
6
     
2 Belgium
Italy
Philippe Washer
Giuseppe Merlo
6
2
8
6
6
2
     
3 Belgium
Italy
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
3
6
2
6
5
7
     
4 Belgium
Italy
Jacques Brichant
Giuseppe Merlo
6
8
7
5
6
8
7
5
6
1
 
5 Belgium
Italy
Philippe Washer
Nicola Pietrangeli
6
4
3
6
6
8
7
5
6
2
 

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 "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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