1951 Davis Cup Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1951 Davis Cup.

Main article: 1951 Davis Cup

21 teams entered the Europe Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Final against the winner of the America Zone. A seeding system was introduced for the first time, where the previous year's quarterfinalists were guaranteed a bye in the first round.[1]

Sweden defeated West Germany in the final, and went on to face the United States in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw
First Round
3–11 May
   Second Round
11–22 May
   Quarterfinals
14–19 June
   Semifinals
13–19 July
   Final
27–29 July
  Sweden    
Vienna, Austria (clay)
 bye       Sweden 5  
  Austria     Austria 0    
 bye         Sweden 5  
  France         Great Britain 0  
 bye       France 2
  Great Britain     Great Britain 3    
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
 bye         Sweden 5  
  Philippines    
Paris, France (clay)
     Philippines 0  
 bye       Philippines 4  
  Finland 1     Brazil 1    
  Brazil 4         Philippines 4
  Ireland         Netherlands 1  
 bye       Ireland 2
  Netherlands 4     Netherlands 3    
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
  Monaco 1         Sweden 5
  Norway 2         West Germany 0
  Egypt 3       Egypt 1  
 bye     Belgium 4    
  Belgium         Belgium 2  
  Yugoslavia 2         West Germany 3  
  West Germany 3       West Germany 4
 bye     Denmark 1    
  Denmark         West Germany 3
   Switzerland 5         Italy 2  
  Luxembourg 0        Switzerland 1  
 bye     Poland 4    
Milan, Italy (clay)
  Poland         Poland 0
 bye    
Milan, Italy (clay)
     Italy 5  
  South Africa       South Africa 2
 bye     Italy 3  
  Italy  

First round

Finland vs. Brazil

Finland
1		 Helsinki, Finland [3]
4–6 May 1951
Brazil
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Pentti Forsman
Alcides Procópio		 4
6 		4
6 		6
4		 6
2		 1
6 		 
2
Sakari Salo
Armando Vieira		 1
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
3
Pentti Forsman / Sakari Salo
Alcides Procópio / Armando Vieira		 4
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
4
Sakari Salo
Roberto Cardozo		 6
3		 6
4		 6
4		      
5
Pentti Forsman
Armando Vieira		 6
2		 4
6 		5
7 		6
0		 2
6 		 

Netherlands vs. Monaco

Netherlands
4		 Scheveningen, Netherlands [4]
3–5 May 1951
Clay
Monaco
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
John Linck
Georges Pasquier		 3
6 		6
2		 6
4		 9
7		    
2
Hans van Swol
Aleco Noghès		 2
6 		6
4		 6
2		 6
0		    
3
Ivo Rinkel / Hans van Swol
Aleco Noghès / Georges Pasquier		 6
1		 6
2		 6
2		      
4
Hans van Swol
Georges Pasquier		 6
1		 6
1		 6
2		      
5
John Linck
Aleco Noghès		 6
3		 8
10 		6
3		 5
7 		2
6 		 

Norway vs. Egypt

Norway
2		 Oslo, Norway [5]
9–11 May 1951
Clay
Egypt
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Johan Haanes
Marcel Coen		 6
2		 6
2		 6
3		      
2
Jan Staubo
Adli El Shafei		 8
6		 3
6 		5
7 		2
6 		   
3
Johan Haanes / Sverre Lie
Marcel Coen / Adli El Shafei		 9
11 		4
6 		3
6 		     
4
Johan Haanes
Adli El Shafei		 1
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
5
Jan Staubo
Marcel Coen		 4
6 		6
3		 6
3		 6
3		    

Yugoslavia vs. West Germany

Yugoslavia
2		 Zagreb, Yugoslavia [6]
4–7 May 1951
West Germany
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Milan Branović
Ernst Buchholz		 4
6 		5
7 		6
2		 6
2		 6
4		  
2
Dragutin Mitić
Gottfried von Cramm		 0
6 		2
6 		6
8 		     
3
Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada
Gottfried von Cramm / Rolf Göpfert		 2
6 		9
7		 4
6 		4
6 		   
4
Dragutin Mitić
Ernst Buchholz		 6
3		 12
10		 6
4		      
5
Milan Branović
Gottfried von Cramm		 1
6 		7
5		 7
9 		4
6 		   

Switzerland vs. Luxembourg

Switzerland
5		 Lausanne, Switzerland [7]
3–6 May 1951
Luxembourg
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Max Albrecht
Gaston Wampach		 6
3		 6
8 		6
1		 6
0		    
2
Jost Spitzer
Géza Wertheim		 6
0		 6
4		 6
2		      
3
Paul Blondel / René Buser
Gaston Wampach / Géza Wertheim		 3
6 		7
9 		6
3		 6
2		 6
2		  
4
Max Albrecht
Géza Wertheim		 6
1		 6
2		 6
1		      
5
Jost Spitzer
Gaston Wampach		 6
1		 12
10		 6
2		      

Second round

Austria vs. Sweden

Austria
0		 Vienna, Austria [8]
19–21 May 1951
Clay
Sweden
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Gustav Specht
Sven Davidson		 1
6 		6
8 		0
6 		     
2
Hans Redl
Lennart Bergelin		 9
7		 2
6 		1
6 		1
6 		   
3
Alfred Huber / Hans Redl
Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson		 3
6 		5
7 		2
6 		     
4
Hans Redl
Sven Davidson		 4
6 		6
1		 4
6 		1
6 		   
5
Gustav Specht
Torsten Johansson		 1
6 		5
7 		7
5		 4
6 		   

Great Britain vs. France

Great Britain
3		 No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England [9]
19–22 May 1951
Grass
France
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Geoffrey Paish
Paul Rémy		 3
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
2
Tony Mottram
Bernard Destremau		 6
3		 1
6 		6
8 		6
2		 6
3		  
3
Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish
Robert Abdesselam / Paul Rémy		 7
5		 6
3		 6
8 		6
4		    
4
Tony Mottram
Paul Rémy		 6
2		 6
4		 6
4		      
5
Arthur G. Roberts
Bernard Destremau		 5
7 		2
6 		8
6		 6
3		 3
6 		 

Philippines vs. Brazil

Philippines
4		 Paris, France [10]
11–13 May 1951
Clay
Brazil
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Raymundo Deyro
Armando Vieira		 3
6 		2
6 		7
9 		     
2
Felicisimo Ampon
Alcides Procópio		 6
1		 6
0		 6
1		      
3
Felicisimo Ampon / César Carmona
Alcides Procópio / Armando Vieira		 3
6 		6
2		 6
1		 7
5		    
4
Felicisimo Ampon
Armando Vieira		 8
6		 3
6 		6
0		 6
0		    
5
Raymundo Deyro
Roberto Cardozo		 6
3		 7
5		 6
3		      

Netherlands vs. Ireland

Netherlands
3		 Scheveningen, Netherlands [11]
11–13 May 1951
Clay
Ireland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ludwig Krijt
Joseph Hackett		 6
3		 4
6 		6
4		 6
2		    
2
Hans van Swol
Guy Jackson		 7
5		 6
4		 4
6 		3
6 		4
6 		 
3
Ivo Rinkel / Hans van Swol
Joseph Hackett / Cyril Kemp		 6
3		 6
1		 6
2		      
4
Hans van Swol
Joseph Hackett		 6
2		 6
4		 6
1		      
5
Ludwig Krijt
Guy Jackson		 2
6 		3
6 		9
7		 5
7 		   

Belgium vs. Egypt

Belgium
4		 Brussels, Belgium [12]
19–21 May 1951
Egypt
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jacques Brichant
Marcel Coen		 6
1		 6
1		 6
0		      
2
Philippe Washer
Adli El Shafei		 4
6 		6
2		 7
5		 6
4		    
3
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Marcel Coen / Adli El Shafei		 6
2		 7
5		 2
6 		6
2		    
4
Jacques Peten
Marcel Coen		 4
6 		6
1		 5
7 		4
6 		   
5
Jacques Brichant
Adli El Shafei		 6
3		 6
1		 6
4		      

West Germany vs. Denmark

West Germany
4		 West Berlin [13]
18–20 May 1951
Clay
Denmark
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Gottfried von Cramm
Kurt Nielsen		 6
2		 6
4		 6
0		      
2
Ernst Buchholz
Torben Ulrich		 6
2		 3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		   
3
Gottfried von Cramm / Rolf Göpfert
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich		 6
4		 6
4		 6
2		      
4
Ernst Buchholz
Kurt Nielsen		 2
6 		3
6 		6
3		 6
3		 6
4		  
5
Gottfried von Cramm
Torben Ulrich		 6
4		 6
2		 6
4		      

Switzerland vs. Poland

Switzerland
1		 Zürich, Switzerland [14]
18–20 May 1951
Poland
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Max Albrecht
Józef Piątek		 7
5		 6
4		 5
7 		0
6 		1
6 		 
2
Jost Spitzer
Władysław Skonecki		 6
4		 2
6 		2
6 		5
7 		   
3
René Buser / Jost Spitzer
Józef Piątek / Władysław Skonecki		 3
6 		7
5		 6
1		 3
6 		6
4		  
4
Jost Spitzer
Józef Piątek		 6
8 		4
6 		4
6 		     
5
Max Albrecht
Władysław Skonecki		 6
3		 6
1		 5
7 		3
6 		3
6 		 

Italy vs. South Africa

Italy
3		 Milan, Italy [15]
18–21 May 1951
Clay
South Africa
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Giovanni Cucelli
Sydney Levy		 9
11 		6
0		 6
4		 7
5		    
2
Rolando del Bello
Eric Sturgess		 3
6 		1
6 		5
7 		     
3
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Leon Norgarb / Eric Sturgess		 13
11		 6
4		 6
4		      
4
Rolando del Bello
Sydney Levy		 6
4		 6
3		 6
2		      
5
Giovanni Cucelli
Eric Sturgess		 3
6 		2
6 		6
4		 7
9 		   

Quarterfinals

Great Britain vs. Sweden

Great Britain
0		 Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Club, Scarborough, England [16]
14–16 June 1951
Grass
Sweden
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Geoffrey Paish
Lennart Bergelin		 7
9 		1
6 		3
6 		     
2
Tony Mottram
Sven Davidson		 6
4		 5
7 		2
6 		6
8 		   
3
Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish
Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson		 6
2		 3
6 		7
9 		8
10 		   
4
Tony Mottram
Lennart Bergelin		 6
3		 7
5		 3
6 		4
6 		2
6 		 
5
Geoffrey Paish
Sven Davidson		 6
2		 5
7 		1
6 		4
6 		   

Netherlands vs. Philippines

Netherlands
1		 Noordwijk, Netherlands [17]
15–17 June 1951
Clay
Philippines
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ludwig Krijt
Raymundo Deyro		 4
6 		0
6 		1
6 		     
2
John Linck
Felicisimo Ampon		 1
6 		3
6 		7
5		 1
6 		   
3
Ivo Rinkel / Hans van Swol
Felicisimo Ampon / César Carmona		 5
7 		6
3		 7
5		 6
4		    
4
John Linck
Raymundo Deyro		 1
6 		4
6 		6
4		 2
6 		   
5
Ludwig Krijt
César Carmona		 3
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     

West Germany vs. Belgium

West Germany
3		 Cologne, West Germany [18]
15–17 June 1951
Belgium
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Gottfried von Cramm
Philippe Washer		 5
7 		6
3		 6
4		 6
4		    
2
Ernst Buchholz
Jacques Brichant		 1
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
3
Gottfried von Cramm / Rolf Göpfert
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer		 8
6		 3
6 		6
2		 6
3		    
4
Gottfried von Cramm
Jacques Brichant		 6
0		 6
2		 3
6 		6
3		    
5
Ernst Buchholz
Philippe Washer		 6
3		 3
6 		6
8 		3
6 		   

Italy vs. Poland

Italy
5		 Milan, Italy [19]
17–19 June 1951
Clay
Poland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Giovanni Cucelli
Józef Piątek		 8
6		 6
0		 6
2		      
2
Rolando del Bello
Jan Radzio		 7
9 		6
3		 7
5		 6
1		    
3
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Jan Chytrowski / Józef Piątek		 6
2		 6
3		 6
2		      
4
Rolando del Bello
Józef Piątek		 6
4		 6
0		 1
6 		6
2		    
5
Giuseppe Merlo
Jan Radzio		 6
1		 6
1		 6
2		      

Semifinals

Sweden vs. Philippines

Sweden
5		 Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden [20]
17–19 July 1951
Clay
Philippines
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Lennart Bergelin
Raymundo Deyro		 6
1		 6
3		 6
2		      
2
Sven Davidson
Felicisimo Ampon		 6
1		 6
4		 4
6 		0
6 		6
3		  
3
Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson
Felicisimo Ampon / César Carmona		 6
3		 8
6		 6
4		      
4
Lennart Bergelin
Felicisimo Ampon		 6
3		 6
1		 0
6 		1
6 		6
2		  
5
Sven Davidson
Raymundo Deyro		 6
4		 4
6 		3
6 		8
6		 7
5		  

West Germany vs. Italy

West Germany
3		 Munich, West Germany [21]
13–17 July 1951
Italy
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ernst Buchholz
Rolando del Bello		 2
6 		6
1		 8
6		 1
6 		4
6 		 
2
Gottfried von Cramm
Giovanni Cucelli		 6
2		 4
6 		8
6		 7
5		    
3
Gottfried von Cramm / Rolf Göpfert
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli		 6
4		 6
2		 4
6 		9
7		    
4
Ernst Buchholz
Giovanni Cucelli		 2
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
5
Gottfried von Cramm
Rolando del Bello		 7
5		 6
4		 4
6 		6
4		    

Final

Sweden vs. West Germany

Sweden
5		 Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden [2]
27–29 July 1951
Clay
West Germany
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Lennart Bergelin
Gottfried von Cramm		 6
4		 6
1		 6
4		      
2
Sven Davidson
Ernst Buchholz		 6
2		 6
1		 6
4		      
3
Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson
Gottfried von Cramm / Rolf Göpfert		 9
7		 9
7		 8
10 		6
2		    
4
Lennart Bergelin
Ernst Buchholz		 6
1		 5
7 		6
4		 6
3		    
5
Sven Davidson
Helmut Gulcz		 6
0		 6
2		 6
1		      

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. "Sweden v West Germany". daviscup.com.
  3. "Finland v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  4. "Netherlands v Monaco". daviscup.com.
  5. "Norway v Egypt". daviscup.com.
  6. "Yugoslavia v West Germany". daviscup.com.
  7. "Switzerland v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.
  8. "Austria v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  9. "Great Britain v France". daviscup.com.
  10. "Philippines v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  11. "Netherlands v Ireland". daviscup.com.
  12. "Belgium v Egypt". daviscup.com.
  13. "West Germany v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  14. "Switzerland v Poland". daviscup.com.
  15. "Italy v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  16. "Great Britain v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  17. "Netherlands v Philippines". daviscup.com.
  18. "West Germany v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  19. "Italy v Poland". daviscup.com.
  20. "Sweden v Philippines". daviscup.com.
  21. "West Germany v Italy". daviscup.com.
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