1948 Davis Cup Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1948 Davis Cup.

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

Draw

First Round
22 April–5 May
  Second Round
6–18 May
  Quarterfinals
10–14 June
  Semifinals
9–11 July
  Final
27–29 July
  Netherlands    
 bye       Netherlands 5  
  Portugal     Portugal 0    
 bye         Netherlands 1  
  Norway    
Oslo, Norway (clay)
    Great Britain 4  
 bye       Norway 1
  Great Britain 3     Great Britain 4    
  India 2         Great Britain 1  
  Hungary 5    
Paris, France (clay)
    Sweden 4  
  Austria 0       Hungary 4  
  Romania 2     France 1    
  France 3         Hungary 2
  Spain 0         Sweden 3  
  Sweden 4       Sweden 5
   Switzerland 3      Switzerland 0    
  Pakistan 2         Sweden 1
  Ireland 5    
Dublin, Ireland (grass)
    Czechoslovakia 4
  Luxembourg 0       Ireland 2  
  Denmark 3     Denmark 3    
Turin, Italy (clay)
  Egypt 2         Denmark 0  
  Turkey 0         Italy 5  
  Yugoslavia 5       Yugoslavia 2
  Italy w/o     Italy 3    
Milan, Italy (clay)
  Poland         Italy 2
 bye         Czechoslovakia 3  
  Czechoslovakia       Czechoslovakia 4  
 bye     Brazil 1    
  Brazil         Czechoslovakia 3
 bye         Belgium 2  
  Belgium       Belgium 3
 bye     Argentina 2  
  Argentina  

First round

Great Britain vs. India


Great Britain
3
Royal Hall Grounds, Harrogate, England [3]
22–24 April 1948
Clay

India
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Howard Walton
Dilip Bose
3
6
3
6
2
6
     
2
Tony Mottram
Sumant Misra
6
0
6
3
7
9
7
5
   
3
Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish
Sumant Misra / Subba Sawhney
6
3
7
5
6
2
     
4
Tony Mottram
Dilip Bose
6
3
6
4
6
4
     
5
Howard Walton
Sumant Misra
6
2
6
8
7
9
2
6
   

Hungary vs. Austria


Hungary
5
Budapest, Hungary [4]
29 April–1 May 1948

Austria
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
András Ádám-Stolpa
Hans Redl
6
3
4
6
6
4
4
6
6
3
 
2
József Asbóth
Gustav Specht
6
2
6
2
6
0
     
3
József Asbóth / Kálmán Fehér
Hans Redl / Gustav Specht
6
2
6
3
8
6
     
4
József Asbóth
Hans Redl
6
4
6
2
6
2
     
5
András Ádám-Stolpa
Gustav Specht
4
6
6
0
6
1
4
6
6
3
 

Romania vs. France


Romania
2
Bucharest, Romania [5]
1–3 May 1948
Clay

France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Gheorghe Viziru
Bernard Destremau
6
3
6
2
7
5
     
2
Cristea Caralulis
Marcel Bernard
3
6
6
4
6
3
6
2
   
3
Cristea Caralulis / Gheorghe Viziru
Marcel Bernard / Henri Bolelli
3
6
6
8
6
8
     
4
Cristea Caralulis
Bernard Destremau
2
6
4
6
5
7
     
5
Gheorghe Viziru
Marcel Bernard
2
6
1
6
4
6
     

Spain vs. Sweden


Spain
0
Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain [6]
1–3 May 1948
Clay

Sweden
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Pedro Castella
Torsten Johansson
3
6
2
6
1
6
     
2
Mario Szavoszt
Lennart Bergelin
4
6
2
6
6
4
3
6
   
3
Jaime Bartroli / Mario Szavoszt
Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson
5
7
4
6
4
6
     
4
Mario Szavoszt
Torsten Johansson
3
6
9
11
3
6
     
5
Pedro Castella
Lennart Bergelin
          not
played

Switzerland vs. Pakistan


Switzerland
3
Montreux, Switzerland [7]
30 April–2 May 1948

Pakistan
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Max Albrecht
Mahmoud Alam
6
1
6
1
6
2
     
2
Hans Huonder
Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed
2
6
4
6
3
6
     
3
Max Albrecht / Hans Huonder
Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed / Mahmoud Alam
7
5
6
4
6
4
     
4
Hans Huonder
Mahmoud Alam
6
1
6
1
6
2
     
5
Max Albrecht
Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed
1
6
5
7
6
1
6
4
4
6
 

Ireland vs. Luxembourg


Ireland
5
Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland [8]
1–3 May 1948
Grass

Luxembourg
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Cyril Kemp
Gaston Wampach
7
5
6
3
6
8
6
4
   
2
Guy Jackson
Géza Wertheim
7
5
6
1
6
1
     
3
Cyril Kemp / George McVeagh
Gaston Wampach / Géza Wertheim
10
8
6
4
6
3
     
4
Guy Jackson
Gaston Wampach
5
7
6
4
6
2
6
0
   
5
Cyril Kemp
Géza Wertheim
6
0
6
2
6
4
     

Denmark vs. Egypt


Denmark
3
Copenhagen, Denmark [9]
3–5 May 1948
Clay

Egypt
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Torben Ulrich
Adli El Shafei
6
1
7
5
5
7
5
7
8
6
 
2
Kurt Nielsen
Andre Najar
3
6
6
2
6
2
6
3
   
3
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
Marcel Coen / Adli El Shafei
5
7
8
6
8
6
4
6
3
6
 
4
Kurt Nielsen
Adli El Shafei
6
3
6
1
8
6
     
5
Torben Ulrich
Marcel Coen
6
2
1
6
10
8
10
12
0
6
 

Turkey vs. Yugoslavia


Turkey
0
Istanbul, Turkey [10]
30 April–2 May 1948

Yugoslavia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Suzan Gürel
Dragutin Mitić
1
6
1
6
0
6
     
2
Fehmi Kızıl
Josip Palada
1
6
6
1
6
8
3
6
   
3
Fehmi Kızıl / Cihat Özgenel
Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada
2
6
3
6
3
6
     
4
Suzan Gürel
Josip Palada
4
6
2
6
       
5
Beliğ Beler
Stefan Laslo
2
6
4
6
       

Second round

Netherlands vs. Portugal


Netherlands
5
Scheveningen, Netherlands [11]
6–8 May 1948
Clay

Portugal
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Hans van Swol
José Roquette
6
0
6
3
6
2
     
2
Boebi van Meegeren
Eduardo Ricciardi
6
2
6
1
6
1
     
3
Ivo Rinkel / Hans van Swol
Eduardo Ricciardi / José da Silva
6
1
6
0
6
3
     
4
Hans van Swol
Eduardo Ricciardi
6
4
6
2
6
4
     
5
Boebi van Meegeren
José Roquette
6
1
6
1
6
3
     

Norway vs. Great Britain


Norway
1
Oslo, Norway [12]
11–13 May 1948
Clay

Great Britain
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Johan Haanes
Geoffrey Paish
6
2
4
6
6
3
6
2
   
2
Jan Staubo
Tony Mottram
2
6
1
6
1
6
     
3
Johan Haanes / Jan Staubo
Henry Billington / Tony Mottram
1
6
5
7
3
6
     
4
Jan Staubo
Geoffrey Paish
6
4
4
6
1
6
2
6
   
5
Johan Haanes
Tony Mottram
1
6
0
6
7
5
1
6
   

France vs. Hungary


France
1
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [13]
15–17 May 1948
Clay

Hungary
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Marcel Bernard
József Asbóth
6
1
6
4
4
6
6
2
   
2
Robert Abdesselam
András Ádám-Stolpa
6
2
4
6
3
6
6
8
   
3
Marcel Bernard / Bernard Destremau
András Ádám-Stolpa / József Asbóth
3
6
3
6
8
6
6
2
2
6
 
4
Robert Abdesselam
József Asbóth
5
7
1
6
2
6
     
5
Marcel Bernard
András Ádám-Stolpa
6
1
6
3
0
6
3
6
4
6
 

Sweden vs. Switzerland


Sweden
5
Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden [14]
15–17 May 1948
Clay

Switzerland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Lennart Bergelin
Max Albrecht
7
5
6
3
6
3
     
2
Torsten Johansson
Hans Huonder
6
2
6
4
6
3
     
3
Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson
Max Albrecht / Hans Huonder
6
1
6
1
6
3
     
4
Torsten Johansson
Max Albrecht
11
9
0
6
6
2
6
4
   
5
Lennart Bergelin
Hans Huonder
6
2
6
4
6
1
     

Ireland vs. Denmark


Ireland
2
Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland [15]
15–18 May 1948
Grass

Denmark
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Cyril Kemp
Torben Ulrich
6
8
3
6
4
6
     
2
Guy Jackson
Kurt Nielsen
4
6
6
2
4
6
7
5
4
6
 
3
Guy Jackson / Cyril Kemp
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
6
0
6
3
6
8
3
6
6
2
 
4
Cyril Kemp
Kurt Nielsen
4
6
6
8
3
6
     
5
Guy Jackson
Torben Ulrich
6
4
6
8
2
6
6
2
6
3
 

Yugoslavia vs. Italy


Yugoslavia
2
Zagreb, Yugoslavia [16]
14–16 May 1948

Italy
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Dragutin Mitić
Giovanni Cucelli
5
7
8
6
6
1
6
2
   
2
Josip Palada
Marcello del Bello
2
6
3
6
8
6
7
9
   
3
Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
0
6
3
6
6
1
5
7
   
4
Dragutin Mitić
Marcello del Bello
5
7
4
6
6
8
     
5
Josip Palada
Giovanni Cucelli
5
7
6
4
6
1
6
4
   

Czechoslovakia vs. Brazil


Czechoslovakia
4
Prague, Czechoslovakia [17]
14–16 May 1948

Brazil
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jaroslav Drobný
Ernesto Petersen
6
2
6
2
6
2
     
2
Ferdinand Vrba
Manoel Fernandes
2
6
4
6
3
6
     
3
Jaroslav Drobný / Vladimír Zábrodský
Manoel Fernandes / Ernesto Petersen
6
3
6
4
6
0
     
4
Ferdinand Vrba
Ernesto Petersen
7
9
6
3
6
4
6
3
   
5
Jaroslav Drobný
Manoel Fernandes
6
0
4
1
       
retired

Belgium vs. Argentina


Belgium
3
Brussels, Belgium [18]
15–17 May 1948

Argentina
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jacques Peten
Heraldo Weiss
6
1
1
6
6
2
6
3
   
2
Philippe Washer
Enrique Morea
6
1
7
5
6
2
     
3
Jacques Peten / Philippe Washer
Enrique Morea / Alejo Russell
10
8
3
6
2
6
6
8
   
4
Jacques Peten
Enrique Morea
6
1
6
3
6
8
4
6
8
10
 
5
Philippe Washer
Heraldo Weiss
8
6
4
6
6
4
6
4
   

Quarterfinals

Great Britain vs. Netherlands


Great Britain
4
Edgbaston Lawn Tennis Club, Birmingham, England [19]
10–12 June 1948
Grass

Netherlands
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Tony Mottram
Hans van Swol
6
3
6
4
9
11
6
3
   
2
Geoffrey Paish
Boebi van Meegeren
6
3
6
2
3
6
7
9
6
1
 
3
Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish
Ivo Rinkel / Hans van Swol
3
6
7
5
2
6
6
1
4
6
 
4
Geoffrey Paish
Hans van Swol
6
1
2
6
7
5
1
6
6
4
 
5
Tony Mottram
Boebi van Meegeren
6
3
6
4
6
3
     

Hungary vs. Sweden


Hungary
2
Budapest, Hungary [20]
11–14 June 1948
Clay

Sweden
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
András Ádám-Stolpa
Lennart Bergelin
7
5
4
6
2
6
1
6
   
2
József Asbóth
Torsten Johansson
3
6
9
7
6
4
6
0
   
3
András Ádám-Stolpa / József Asbóth
Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson
7
5
3
6
5
7
5
7
   
4
András Ádám-Stolpa
Torsten Johansson
5
7
1
6
4
6
     
5
József Asbóth
Lennart Bergelin
6
4
6
3
6
4
     

Italy vs. Denmark


Italy
5
Turin, Italy [21]
11–13 June 1948
Clay

Denmark
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Giovanni Cucelli
Kurt Nielsen
6
4
4
6
6
1
6
1
   
2
Marcello del Bello
Torben Ulrich
6
3
6
3
6
3
     
3
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
6
2
6
3
8
6
     
4
Giovanni Cucelli
Torben Ulrich
6
3
6
3
6
1
     
5
Marcello del Bello
Kurt Nielsen
6
2
7
5
6
3
     

Czechoslovakia vs. Belgium


Czechoslovakia
3
Prague, Czechoslovakia [22]
11–13 June 1948

Belgium
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jaroslav Drobný
Jacques Peten
6
4
6
3
6
1
     
2
Vladimír Černík
Philippe Washer
4
6
6
2
4
6
3
6
   
3
Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný
Pierre Geelhand de Merxem / Philippe Washer
7
5
4
6
6
1
6
3
   
4
Vladimír Černík
Jacques Peten
4
6
6
2
1
6
4
6
   
5
Jaroslav Drobný
Philippe Washer
6
2
6
4
6
2
     

Semifinals

Sweden vs. Great Britain


Sweden
4
Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden [23]
9–11 July 1948
Clay

Great Britain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Lennart Bergelin
Tony Mottram
6
3
6
2
6
3
     
2
Torsten Johansson
Geoffrey Paish
6
2
2
6
8
6
6
1
   
3
Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson
Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish
2
6
7
5
6
4
6
3
   
4
Torsten Johansson
Tony Mottram
3
6
6
2
2
6
2
6
   
5
Lennart Bergelin
Geoffrey Paish
4
6
6
4
6
1
6
2
   

Italy vs. Czechoslovakia


Italy
2
Milan, Italy [24]
9–11 July 1948
Clay

Czechoslovakia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Giovanni Cucelli
Jaroslav Drobný
3
6
6
3
2
6
3
6
   
2
Marcello del Bello
Vladimír Černík
2
6
4
6
9
7
3
6
   
3
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný
6
1
8
6
6
2
     
4
Marcello del Bello
Jaroslav Drobný
9
11
3
6
2
6
     
5
Giovanni Cucelli
Vladimír Černík
6
2
2
6
6
3
6
3
   

Final

Czechoslovakia vs. Sweden


Czechoslovakia
4
Prague, Czechoslovakia [2]
27–29 July 1948
Clay

Sweden
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Vladimír Černík
Torsten Johansson
6
4
4
6
6
3
6
3
   
2
Jaroslav Drobný
Lennart Bergelin
6
0
6
3
7
5
     
3
Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný
Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson
6
2
6
1
6
2
     
4
Vladimír Zábrodský
Torsten Johansson
3
6
6
3
2
6
3
6
   
5
Ferdinand Vrba
Börje Fornstedt
6
3
6
1
6
3
     

References

  1. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. "Czechoslovakia v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  3. "Great Britain v India". daviscup.com.
  4. "Hungary v Austria". daviscup.com.
  5. "Romania v France". daviscup.com.
  6. "Spain v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  7. "Switzerland v Pakistan". daviscup.com.
  8. "Ireland v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.
  9. "Denmark v Egypt". daviscup.com.
  10. "Turkey v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  11. "Netherlands v Portugal". daviscup.com.
  12. "Norway v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  13. "France v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  14. "Sweden v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  15. "Ireland v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  16. "Yugoslavia v Italy". daviscup.com.
  17. "Czechoslovakia v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  18. "Belgium v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  19. "Great Britain v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  20. "Hungary v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  21. "Italy v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  22. "Czechoslovakia v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  23. "Sweden v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  24. "Italy v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
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