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1959 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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1959 Davis Cup Europe Zone
Details
Duration17 April 1959 – 27 July 1959
Teams27
Categories1959 Davis Cup America Zone
1959 Davis Cup Eastern Zone
1959 Davis Cup Europe Zone
Champion
Winning nation Italy
Qualified for: 1959 Davis Cup
Inter-Zonal Finals
1958
1960

The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1959 Davis Cup.

The seeding system for the Europe Zone was modified so that only the previous year's semifinalists were guaranteed first round byes, allowing more countries to compete. 27 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.[1]

Italy defeated Spain in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[1][2]

Draw

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First Round
17 April–4 May
Second Round
1–18 May
Quarterfinals
11–15 June
Semifinals
9–12 July
Final
24–27 July
 ItalyBrussels, Belgium
bye Italy4
 Belgium4 Belgium1Florence, Italy (clay)
 Netherlands1 Italy4
 Lebanon1Bournemouth, England (clay) South Africa1
 Colombia4 Colombia0
 Norway0 South Africa5Sanremo, Italy (clay)
 South Africa5 Italy4
 Egypt2Bucharest, Romania (clay) France1
 Romania3 Romania3
 Ireland0 New Zealand2Paris, France (clay)
 New Zealand5 Romania0
 Yugoslavia1Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) France5
 Denmark4 Denmark0
bye France5Milan, Italy (clay)
 France Italy4
 PolandWarsaw, Poland Spain1
bye Poland2
 West Germany0 Brazil3Barcelona, Spain (clay)
 Brazil4 Brazil2
 Finland0Madrid, Spain (clay) Spain3
 Spain5 Spain5
 Israel2  Switzerland0Barcelona, Spain (clay)
  Switzerland3 Spain3
 Sweden5Stockholm, Sweden (clay) Great Britain2
 Hungary0 Sweden2
 Austria1 Chile3Eastbourne, England (grass)
 Chile3 Chile2
byeMondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) Great Britain3
 Luxembourg Luxembourg0
bye Great Britain5
 Great Britain

First round

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Belgium vs. Netherlands

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Belgium
4
Brussels, Belgium[3]
1–3 May 1959

Netherlands
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Netherlands
Jacques Brichant
Pieter van Eijsden
6
1
6
2
6
3
     
2 Belgium
Netherlands
Jean-Pierre Froment
Willem Maris
4
6
4
6
5
7
     
3 Belgium
Netherlands
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Willem Maris / Hans van de Weg
6
4
6
4
6
0
     
4 Belgium
Netherlands
Jean-Pierre Froment
Pieter van Eijsden
6
3
6
3
11
9
     
5 Belgium
Netherlands
Jacques Brichant
Willem Maris
6
2
6
0
6
1
     

Lebanon vs. Colombia

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Lebanon
1
Renaissance Club, Beirut, Lebanon[4]
1–3 May 1959
Clay

Colombia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Lebanon
Colombia
Karim Fawaz
William Álvarez
0
6
2
6
3
6
     
2 Lebanon
Colombia
Samir El Khoury
Hernando Salas
6
2
4
6
6
4
6
2
   
3 Lebanon
Colombia
Elie Attieh / Nadin Hajjar
William Álvarez / Hernando Salas
5
7
3
6
6
4
3
6
   
4 Lebanon
Colombia
Karim Fawaz
Hernando Salas
6
8
1
6
4
6
     
5 Lebanon
Colombia
Samir El Khoury
William Álvarez
0
6
7
9
1
6
     

Norway vs. South Africa

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Norway
0
Oslo, Norway[5]
1–3 May 1959
Clay

South Africa
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Norway
South Africa
Finn-Dag Jagge
Gordon Forbes
1
6
1
6
0
6
     
2 Norway
South Africa
Gunnar Høst Sjøwall
Abe Segal
2
6
1
6
3
6
     
3 Norway
South Africa
Finn-Dag Jagge / Gunnar Høst Sjøwall
Gordon Forbes / Abe Segal
3
6
2
6
3
6
     
4 Norway
South Africa
Gunnar Høst Sjøwall
Raymond Weedon
5
7
6
4
1
6
8
6
5
7
 
5 Norway
South Africa
Rolf Pape
Abe Segal
4
6
0
6
5
7
     

Egypt vs. Romania

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Egypt
2
Cairo, Egypt[6]
17–19 April 1959

Romania
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Egypt
Romania
Kamel Moubarek
Constantin Năstase
6
1
6
4
2
6
6
2
   
2 Egypt
Romania
Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed
Gheorghe Viziru
1
6
3
6
2
6
     
3 Egypt
Romania
Fathi Mohammed-Ali / Nabil Hassan
Gheorghe Viziru / Marian Viziru
3
6
4
6
3
6
     
4 Egypt
Romania
Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed
Constantin Năstase
8
10
6
0
3
6
7
5
6
1
 
5 Egypt
Romania
Kamel Moubarek
Gheorghe Viziru
4
6
6
3
6
0
6
8
4
6
 

Ireland vs. New Zealand

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Ireland
0
Dublin, Ireland[7]
30 April–2 May 1959

New Zealand
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Republic of Ireland
New Zealand
Peter Jackson
Lew Gerrard
1
6
6
8
4
6
     
2 Republic of Ireland
New Zealand
Joseph Hackett
Mark Otway
3
6
3
6
1
6
     
3 Republic of Ireland
New Zealand
Joseph Hackett / Guy Jackson
Lew Gerrard / Mark Otway
2
6
6
1
4
6
5
7
   
4 Republic of Ireland
New Zealand
Peter Jackson
Mark Otway
2
6
3
6
2
6
     
5 Republic of Ireland
New Zealand
James Buckley
Brian Woolf
4
6
3
6
2
6
     

Yugoslavia vs. Denmark

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Yugoslavia
1
Zagreb, Yugoslavia[8]
25–27 April 1959
Clay

Denmark
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Denmark
Kamilo Keretić
Kurt Nielsen
0
6
3
6
2
6
     
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Denmark
Ilija Panajotović
Torben Ulrich
2
6
4
6
7
9
     
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Denmark
Boro Jovanović / Ilija Panajotović
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
8
6
6
4
4
6
4
6
15
13
 
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Denmark
Ilija Panajotović
Kurt Nielsen
4
6
4
6
2
6
     
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Denmark
Boro Jovanović
Torben Ulrich
6
4
6
8
3
6
1
6
   

West Germany vs. Brazil

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West Germany
0
West Berlin[9]
1–3 May 1959

Brazil
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 West Germany
Brazil
Wilhelm Bungert
Carlos Alberto Fernandes
2
6
4
6
4
6
     
2 West Germany
Brazil
Dieter Ecklebe
Ronald Barnes
8
6
3
6
3
6
2
6
   
3 West Germany
Brazil
Wilhelm Bungert / Dieter Ecklebe
Ronald Barnes / Carlos Alberto Fernandes
6
1
8
10
2
6
2
6
   
4 West Germany
Brazil
Dieter Ecklebe
Carlos Alberto Fernandes
1
6
6
8
3
6
     
5 West Germany
Brazil
Wilhelm Bungert
Ronald Barnes
8
10
4
3
      not
completed

Finland vs. Spain

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Finland
0
Helsinki, Finland[10]
1–3 May 1959

Spain
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Finland
Spain
Sakari Salo
Andrés Gimeno
2
6
1
6
2
6
     
2 Finland
Spain
Reino Nyyssönen
Juan Manuel Couder
2
6
4
6
6
8
     
3 Finland
Spain
Reino Nyyssönen / Sakari Salo
Alberto Arilla / Andrés Gimeno
4
6
3
6
2
6
     
4 Finland
Spain
Reino Nyyssönen
Andrés Gimeno
4
6
3
6
2
6
     
5 Finland
Spain
Sakari Salo
Manuel Santana
3
6
1
6
1
6
     

Israel vs. Switzerland

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Israel
2
Tel Aviv, Israel[11]
23–25 April 1959
Hard

Switzerland
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Israel
Switzerland
Eleazar Davidman
Martin Froesch
2
6
4
6
7
9
     
2 Israel
Switzerland
Arie Avidan-Weiss
Paul Blondel
2
6
4
6
3
6
     
3 Israel
Switzerland
Arie Avidan-Weiss / Eleazar Davidman
Paul Blondel / Martin Froesch
4
6
6
4
6
3
6
1
   
4 Israel
Switzerland
Arie Avidan-Weiss
Martin Froesch
4
6
4
6
2
6
     
5 Israel
Switzerland
Eleazar Davidman
Paul Blondel
6
3
6
1
6
2
     

Sweden vs. Hungary

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Sweden
5
Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden[12]
1–4 May 1959
Clay

Hungary
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Hungary
Jan-Erik Lundqvist
András Ádám-Stolpa
6
4
6
4
6
3
     
2 Sweden
Hungary
Ulf Schmidt
István Gulyás
7
5
6
4
6
1
     
3 Sweden
Hungary
Sven Davidson / Ulf Schmidt
András Ádám-Stolpa / István Gulyás
6
4
6
1
9
7
     
4 Sweden
Hungary
Jan-Erik Lundqvist
István Gulyás
6
3
7
5
6
1
     
5 Sweden
Hungary
Ulf Schmidt
András Ádám-Stolpa
2
6
6
3
6
4
7
5
   

Austria vs. Chile

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Austria
1
Vienna, Austria[13]
1–3 May 1959

Chile
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
Chile
Franz Saiko
Patricio Rodríguez
6
1
6
4
7
5
     
2 Austria
Chile
Franz Hainka
Luis Ayala
4
6
4
6
2
6
     
3 Austria
Chile
Peter Böck / Franz Saiko
Ernesto Aguirre / Luis Ayala
6
8
4
6
6
2
0
6
   
4 Austria
Chile
Franz Hainka
Patricio Rodríguez
6
1
0
6
6
3
4
6
3
6
 
5 Austria
Chile
Franz Saiko
Luis Ayala
          not
played

Second round

[edit]

Belgium vs. Italy

[edit]

Belgium
1
Brussels, Belgium[14]
16–18 May 1959

Italy
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Italy
Jacques Brichant
Nicola Pietrangeli
4
6
8
6
6
1
1
6
2
6
 
2 Belgium
Italy
Jean-Pierre Froment
Orlando Sirola
2
6
2
6
3
6
     
3 Belgium
Italy
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
2
6
3
6
4
6
     
4 Belgium
Italy
Jean-Pierre Froment
Sergio Tacchini
3
6
6
0
4
6
6
8
   
5 Belgium
Italy
Jacques Brichant
Orlando Sirola
5
7
6
3
7
5
10
12
7
5
 

South Africa vs. Colombia

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South Africa
5
West Hants Lawn Tennis Club, Bournemouth, England[15]
14–16 May 1959
Clay

Colombia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 South Africa
Colombia
Ian Vermaak
Hernando Salas
6
1
6
1
6
2
     
2 South Africa
Colombia
Gordon Forbes
William Álvarez
6
4
6
1
6
3
     
3 South Africa
Colombia
Gordon Forbes / Abe Segal
William Álvarez / Hernando Salas
6
4
6
1
6
1
     
4 South Africa
Colombia
Ian Vermaak
William Álvarez
6
8
6
2
8
6
6
2
   
5 South Africa
Colombia
Raymond Weedon
Hernando Salas
6
3
6
3
3
6
6
2
   

Romania vs. New Zealand

[edit]

Romania
3
Bucharest, Romania[16]
15–17 May 1959
Clay

New Zealand
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Romania
New Zealand
Gheorghe Viziru
Mark Otway
3
6
7
5
6
0
6
1
   
2 Romania
New Zealand
Ion Țiriac
Lew Gerrard
4
6
13
15
6
8
     
3 Romania
New Zealand
Gheorghe Viziru / Marian Viziru
Lew Gerrard / Mark Otway
6
8
3
6
2
6
     
4 Romania
New Zealand
Gheorghe Viziru
Lew Gerrard
6
0
6
4
8
6
     
5 Romania
New Zealand
Ion Țiriac
Mark Otway
6
3
2
6
6
4
6
4
   

Denmark vs. France

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Denmark
0
Copenhagen, Denmark[17]
10–12 May 1959
Clay

France
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
France
Kurt Nielsen
Pierre Darmon
2
6
5
7
4
6
     
2 Denmark
France
Torben Ulrich
Robert Haillet
4
6
6
8
6
4
1
5
  retired
 
3 Denmark
France
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
Jean-Noël Grinda / Jean-Claude Molinari
7
9
4
6
2
6
     
4 Denmark
France
Kurt Nielsen
Jean-Noël Grinda
7
9
6
8
0
6
     
5 Denmark
France
Søren Højberg
Jean-Claude Molinari
4
6
2
6
4
6
     

Poland vs. Brazil

[edit]

Poland
2
Warsaw, Poland[18]
15–17 May 1959

Brazil
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Poland
Brazil
Władysław Skonecki
Ronald Barnes
6
1
4
6
5
7
6
1
6
1
 
2 Poland
Brazil
Andrzej Licis
Carlos Alberto Fernandes
5
7
6
4
4
6
1
6
   
3 Poland
Brazil
Wiesław Gąsiorek / Józef Piątek
Ronald Barnes / Carlos Alberto Fernandes
1
6
1
6
6
8
     
4 Poland
Brazil
Władysław Skonecki
Carlos Alberto Fernandes
8
6
6
4
8
10
6
1
   
5 Poland
Brazil
Andrzej Licis
Ronald Barnes
1
6
1
6
2
6
     

Spain vs. Switzerland

[edit]

Spain
5
Alameda Tennis Club, Madrid, Spain[19]
8–10 May 1959
Clay

Switzerland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
Switzerland
Juan Manuel Couder
Martin Froesch
6
2
6
2
6
2
     
2 Spain
Switzerland
Andrés Gimeno
Paul Blondel
6
1
6
0
6
2
     
3 Spain
Switzerland
José Luis Arilla / Andrés Gimeno
Paul Blondel / Martin Froesch
6
2
6
3
6
0
     
4 Spain
Switzerland
Andrés Gimeno
Ernst Schori
6
4
6
3
6
1
     
5 Spain
Switzerland
Juan Manuel Couder
Paul Blondel
6
0
6
2
6
3
     

Sweden vs. Chile

[edit]

Sweden
2
Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden[20]
15–17 May 1959
Clay

Chile
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Chile
Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Patricio Rodríguez
6
2
6
4
6
1
     
2 Sweden
Chile
Ulf Schmidt
Luis Ayala
4
6
4
6
1
6
     
3 Sweden
Chile
Sven Davidson / Ulf Schmidt
Ernesto Aguirre / Luis Ayala
6
2
5
7
3
6
5
7
   
4 Sweden
Chile
Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Luis Ayala
6
3
8
10
1
6
3
6
   
5 Sweden
Chile
Ulf Schmidt
Patricio Rodríguez
6
1
6
2
6
3
     

Luxembourg vs. Great Britain

[edit]

Luxembourg
0
Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg[21]
1–3 May 1959
Clay

Great Britain
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Luxembourg
United Kingdom
Joseph Offenheim
Alan Mills
0
6
0
6
0
6
     
2 Luxembourg
United Kingdom
Frank Baden
Billy Knight
1
6
2
6
6
2
3
6
   
3 Luxembourg
United Kingdom
Frank Baden / Gaston Wampach
Billy Knight / Bobby Wilson
1
6
1
6
2
6
     
4 Luxembourg
United Kingdom
Joseph Offenheim
Billy Knight
0
6
1
6
1
6
     
5 Luxembourg
United Kingdom
Frank Baden
Alan Mills
1
6
7
5
10
8
2
6
2
6
 

Quarterfinals

[edit]

Italy vs. South Africa

[edit]

Italy
4
Florence, Italy[22]
12–14 June 1959
Clay

South Africa
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
South Africa
Orlando Sirola
Ian Vermaak
6
4
6
3
6
4
     
2 Italy
South Africa
Nicola Pietrangeli
Gordon Forbes
7
5
6
2
6
4
     
3 Italy
South Africa
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
Gordon Forbes / Abe Segal
6
4
6
3
14
12
     
4 Italy
South Africa
Orlando Sirola
Abe Segal
3
6
8
10
6
4
4
6
   
5 Italy
South Africa
Giuseppe Merlo
Ian Vermaak
6
4
6
2
6
4
     

France vs. Romania

[edit]

France
5
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[23]
12–14 June 1959
Clay

Romania
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Romania
Robert Haillet
Gheorghe Viziru
6
4
6
2
6
0
     
2 France
Romania
Pierre Darmon
Ion Țiriac
6
0
6
0
8
6
     
3 France
Romania
Jean-Noël Grinda / Jean-Claude Molinari
Gheorghe Viziru / Marian Viziru
6
1
6
1
6
4
     
4 France
Romania
Pierre Darmon
Gheorghe Viziru
6
3
7
5
6
2
     
5 France
Romania
Robert Haillet
Ion Țiriac
6
3
6
3
6
0
     

Spain vs. Brazil

[edit]

Spain
3
Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain[24]
12–15 June 1959
Clay

Brazil
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
Brazil
Manuel Santana
Carlos Alberto Fernandes
8
10
6
4
6
0
5
7
6
3
 
2 Spain
Brazil
Juan Manuel Couder
Ronald Barnes
6
2
6
2
6
8
9
7
   
3 Spain
Brazil
José Luis Arilla / Andrés Gimeno
Ronald Barnes / Carlos Alberto Fernandes
3
6
2
6
11
9
3
6
   
4 Spain
Brazil
Manuel Santana
Ronald Barnes
6
1
6
1
6
4
     
5 Spain
Brazil
Andrés Gimeno
Carlos Alberto Fernandes
1
6
5
7
2
6
     

Great Britain vs. Chile

[edit]

Great Britain
3
Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England[25]
11–13 June 1959
Grass

Chile
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Chile
Bobby Wilson
Luis Ayala
6
1
6
3
5
7
6
2
   
2 United Kingdom
Chile
Mike Davies
Patricio Rodríguez
6
3
6
4
6
2
     
3 United Kingdom
Chile
Mike Davies / Bobby Wilson
Ernesto Aguirre / Luis Ayala
6
8
6
3
4
6
12
10
3
6
 
4 United Kingdom
Chile
Bobby Wilson
Patricio Rodríguez
8
6
6
3
6
3
     
5 United Kingdom
Chile
Mike Davies
Luis Ayala
7
9
0
6
2
6
     

Semifinals

[edit]

Italy vs. France

[edit]

Italy
4
Sanremo, Italy[26]
10–12 July 1959
Clay

France
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
France
Nicola Pietrangeli
Robert Haillet
6
4
6
2
6
1
     
2 Italy
France
Orlando Sirola
Pierre Darmon
6
1
6
1
3
6
8
6
   
3 Italy
France
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
Pierre Darmon / Jean-Noël Grinda
6
3
6
2
7
5
     
4 Italy
France
Giuseppe Merlo
Gérard Pilet
1
6
6
4
3
6
4
6
   
5 Italy
France
Nicola Pietrangeli
Pierre Darmon
3
6
6
4
9
7
6
1
   

Spain vs. Great Britain

[edit]

Spain
3
Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain[27]
9–11 July 1959
Clay

Great Britain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
United Kingdom
Andrés Gimeno
Mike Davies
9
7
6
3
2
6
6
2
   
2 Spain
United Kingdom
Manuel Santana
Billy Knight
7
9
1
6
3
6
     
3 Spain
United Kingdom
Juan Manuel Couder / Andrés Gimeno
Mike Davies / Bobby Wilson
1
6
6
1
15
13
4
6
1
6
 
4 Spain
United Kingdom
Andrés Gimeno
Billy Knight
7
5
3
6
6
3
7
5
   
5 Spain
United Kingdom
Manuel Santana
Mike Davies
6
2
3
6
4
6
6
0
6
1
 

Final

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Italy vs. Spain

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Italy
4
Milan Tennis Club, Milan, Italy[2]
24–27 July 1959
Clay

Spain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Spain
Orlando Sirola
Juan Manuel Couder
2
8
6
7
6
2
5
6
6
 
2 Italy
Spain
Nicola Pietrangeli
Andrés Gimeno
8
6
6
3
6
3
     
3 Italy
Spain
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
Juan Manuel Couder / Andrés Gimeno
6
4
8
6
6
4
     
4 Italy
Spain
Sergio Tacchini
Andrés Gimeno
4
6
1
6
1
6
     
5 Italy
Spain
Nicola Pietrangeli
Juan Manuel Couder
6
8
4
6
6
2
6
0
6
4
 

References

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  1. ^ a b 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 "Italy v Spain". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Belgium v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Lebanon v Colombia". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Norway v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Egypt v Romania". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Ireland v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Yugoslavia v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "West Germany v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Finland v Spain". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Israel v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Sweden v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Austria v Chile". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Belgium v Italy". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "South Africa v Colombia". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Romania v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ "Denmark v France". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ "Poland v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ "Spain v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  20. ^ "Sweden v Chile". daviscup.com.
  21. ^ "Luxembourg v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  22. ^ "Italy v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  23. ^ "France v Romania". daviscup.com.
  24. ^ "Spain v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  25. ^ "Great Britain v Chile". daviscup.com.
  26. ^ "Italy v France". daviscup.com.
  27. ^ "Spain v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
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