1954 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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

Main article: 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
First Round
30 April–8 May
   Second Round
13–17 May
   Quarterfinals
10–15 June
   Semifinals
9–19 July
   Final
24–26 July
  Denmark    
 bye       Denmark 5  
  Luxembourg     Luxembourg 0    
 bye         Denmark 4  
  West Germany         Hungary 1  
 bye       West Germany 1
  Hungary 3     Hungary 4    
  New Zealand 2         Denmark 1  
  India         France 4  
 bye       India 3  
  Austria 3     Austria 0    
Paris, France (clay)
  Ireland 2         India 1
  France    
Oslo, Norway (clay)
     France 4  
 bye       France 5
  Finland 2     Norway 0    
Paris, France (clay)
  Norway 3         France 0
  Netherlands 1    
Madrid, Spain (clay)
     Sweden 5
  Spain 4       Spain 0  
 bye     Italy 5    
Solna, Sweden (clay)
  Italy         Italy 0  
  Egypt 4    
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
     Sweden 5  
  Turkey 1       Egypt 0
 bye     Sweden 5    
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
  Sweden         Sweden 3
  Monaco 1         Belgium 2  
  Yugoslavia 4       Yugoslavia 0  
 bye     Belgium 5    
  Belgium         Belgium 3
   Switzerland 1         Great Britain 2  
  Brazil 3       Brazil 1
 bye     Great Britain 4  
  Great Britain  

First round

Hungary vs. New Zealand

Hungary
3		 Budapest, Hungary [3]
1–3 May 1954
New Zealand
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
András Ádám-Stolpa
John Barry		 6
0		 3
6 		6
3		 8
6		    
2
József Asbóth
Jeff Robson		 6
3		 4
6 		6
2		 6
0		    
3
András Ádám-Stolpa / Antal Jancsó
Mark Otway / Jeff Robson		 1
6 		1
6 		6
2		 2
6 		   
4
József Asbóth
John Barry		 6
4		 7
5		 6
2		      
5
András Ádám-Stolpa
Mark Otway		 3
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     

Austria vs. Ireland

Austria
3		 Vienna, Austria [4]
30 April–2 May 1954
Ireland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Franz Saiko
Vivian Gotto		 6
2		 6
1		 6
4		      
2
Hans Redl
Guy Jackson		 6
3		 9
7		 4
6 		6
5		   retired
 
3
Hans Redl / Franz Saiko
Vivian Gotto / Guy Jackson		 3
6 		1
6 		6
3		 3
6 		   
4
Franz Saiko
Guy Jackson		 7
5		 6
4		 6
2		      
5
Hans Redl
Vivian Gotto		 3
6 		6
4		 6
4		 6
3		    

Finland vs. Norway

Finland
2		 Helsinki, Finland [5]
6–8 May 1954
Clay
Norway
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Sakari Salo
Rolf Pape		 7
5		 6
8 		6
2		 6
4		    
2
Lars-Henrik Krause
Finn Søhol		 2
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
3
Curt Lincoln / Sakari Salo
Nils-Erik Hessen / Rolf Pape		 5
7 		4
6 		6
4		 2
6 		   
4
Lars-Henrik Krause
Rolf Pape		 1
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
5
Sakari Salo
Finn Søhol		 6
4		 6
2		 6
3		      

Netherlands vs. Spain

Netherlands
1		 Mets Tennis Club, Scheveningen, Netherlands [6]
30 April–2 May 1954
Clay
Spain
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ludwig Krijt
Emilio Martínez del Rey		 3
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     
2
Fred Dehnert
Carlos Ferrer		 5
7 		1
6 		1
6 		     
3
Fred Dehnert / Boebi van Meegeren
José María Draper / Carlos Ferrer		 4
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
4
Fred Dehnert
Emilio Martínez del Rey		 3
6 		3
6 		6
3		 8
6		 3
6 		 
5
Ludwig Krijt
José María Draper		 6
4		 4
6 		6
3		 6
4		    

Egypt vs. Turkey

Egypt
4		 Cairo, Egypt [7]
30 April–2 May 1954
Turkey
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Adli El Shafei
Suzan Gürel		 6
1		 6
0		 6
2		      
2
Adel Ismail
Nazmi Bari		 5
7 		6
3		 6
0		 6
4		    
3
Donald Acobas / Adel Ismail
Nazmi Bari / Suzan Gürel		 6
1		 6
1		 6
3		      
4
Donald Acobas
Suzan Gürel		 5
7 		5
7 		7
5		 6
2		 5
7 		 
5
Adel Ismail
Behbut Cevanşir		 6
2		 6
2		 6
0		      

Monaco vs. Yugoslavia

Monaco
1		 Monte Carlo, Monaco [8]
1–3 May 1954
Yugoslavia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Aleco Noghès
Josip Palada		 4
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
2
Georges Pasquier
Vladimir Petrović		 1
6 		5
7 		5
7 		     
3
Aleco Noghès / Georges Pasquier
Josip Palada / Vladimir Petrović		 2
6 		2
6 		7
9 		     
4
Georges Pasquier
Ilija Panajotović		 1
6 		3
6 		7
5		 6
4		 6
4		  
5
Aleco Noghès
Ivko Plećević		 2
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     

Switzerland vs. Brazil

Switzerland
1		 Montreux, Switzerland [9]
30 April–2 May 1954
Brazil
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Erwin Balestra
Bob Falkenburg		 2
6 		5
7 		4
6 		     
2
Paul Blondel
Armando Vieira		 1
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
3
Jean-Pierre Blondel / Paul Blondel
Bob Falkenburg / Armando Vieira		 6
3		 8
6		 4
6 		3
6 		6
2		  
4
Erwin Balestra
Armando Vieira		 2
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
5
Paul Blondel
Fabio Guimarães		 0
6 		5
6		       not
completed

Second round

Luxembourg vs. Denmark

Luxembourg
0		 Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg [10]
14–16 May 1954
Clay
Denmark
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Gaston Wampach
Torben Ulrich		 4
6 		4
6 		0
6 		     
2
Géza Wertheim
Kurt Nielsen		 2
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     
3
Gaston Wampach / Géza Wertheim
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich		 4
6 		7
9 		0
6 		     
4
Gaston Wampach
Kurt Nielsen		 3
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
5
Géza Wertheim
Torben Ulrich		 0
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     

Hungary vs. West Germany

Hungary
4		 Budapest, Hungary [11]
14–16 May 1954
West Germany
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
József Asbóth
Ernst Buchholz		 6
2		 3
6 		6
3		 10
8		    
2
András Ádám-Stolpa
Engelbert Koch		 3
6 		6
4		 6
2		 6
1		    
3
Antal Jancsó / István Sikorszki
Ernst Buchholz / Horst Hermann		 2
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     
4
József Asbóth
Horst Hermann		 7
5		 6
3		 6
0		      
5
Antal Jancsó
Ernst Buchholz		 6
0		 6
1		 6
4		      

Austria vs. India

Austria
0		 Vienna, Austria [12]
14–16 May 1954
India
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Hans Redl
Naresh Kumar		 6
4		 3
6 		4
6 		5
7 		   
2
Franz Saiko
Ramanathan Krishnan		 0
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     
3
Hans Redl / Franz Saiko
Naresh Kumar / Narendra Nath		 3
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
4
Franz Saiko
Naresh Kumar		           not
played
5
Hans Redl
Ramanathan Krishnan		           not
played

Norway vs. France

Norway
0		 Oslo, Norway [13]
14–16 May 1954
Clay
France
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Nils-Erik Hessen
Jean-Claude Molinari		 3
6 		6
3		 3
6 		2
6 		   
2
Rolf Pape
Robert Haillet		 5
7 		2
6 		6
4		 4
6 		   
3
Nils-Erik Hessen / Rolf Pape
Jean Ducos de la Haille / Paul Rémy		 4
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
4
Nils-Erik Hessen
Robert Haillet		 4
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
5
Rolf Pape
Jean-Claude Molinari		 3
6 		3
6 		7
5		 6
8 		   

Spain vs. Italy

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

Egypt vs. Sweden

Egypt
0		 Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt [15]
14–16 May 1954
Clay
Sweden
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Adel Ismail
Sven Davidson		 4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
2
Adli El Shafei
Lennart Bergelin		 0
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
3
Donald Acobas / Adel Ismail
Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson		 2
6 		3
6 		6
3		 2
6 		   
4
Adel Ismail
Lennart Bergelin		 1
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
5
Adli El Shafei
Sven Davidson		 0
6 		0
6 		1
6 		     

Belgium vs. Yugoslavia

Belgium
5		 Brussels, Belgium [16]
14–16 May 1954
Yugoslavia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jacques Brichant
Ilija Panajotović		 6
1		 6
4		 6
4		      
2
Philippe Washer
Vladimir Petrović		 6
3		 6
1		 6
3		      
3
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Josip Palada / Vladimir Petrović		 6
4		 6
2		 6
2		      
4
Jacques Brichant
Vladimir Petrović		 6
0		 7
5		 6
2		      
5
Philippe Washer
Ilija Panajotović		 6
0		 6
4		 6
1		      

Great Britain vs. Brazil

Great Britain
4		 Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England [17]
13–17 May 1954
Grass
Brazil
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Tony Mottram
Bob Falkenburg		 8
6		 6
4		 6
0		      
2
Geoffrey Paish
Armando Vieira		 6
8 		7
5		 4
6 		2
6 		   
3
Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish
Bob Falkenburg / Armando Vieira		 5
7 		6
1		 6
2		 6
1		    
4
Tony Mottram
Armando Vieira		 6
3		 6
4		 6
3		      
5
Gerald Oakley
Bob Falkenburg		 6
1		 5
7 		6
2		 4
6 		6
4		  

Quarterfinals

Denmark vs. Hungary

Denmark
4		 Copenhagen, Denmark [18]
11–15 June 1954
Clay
Hungary
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Torben Ulrich
András Ádám-Stolpa		 6
3		 6
3		 4
6 		1
6 		5
7 		 
2
Kurt Nielsen
József Asbóth		 6
0		 6
4		 6
1		      
3
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
Antal Jancsó / István Sikorszki		 5
7 		6
2		 6
1		 6
4		    
4
Kurt Nielsen
András Ádám-Stolpa		 4
6 		6
2		 6
3		 6
3		    
5
Torben Ulrich
József Asbóth		 0
6 		7
5		 6
3		 6
2		    

France vs. India

France
4		 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [19]
11–13 June 1954
Clay
India
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Robert Haillet
Ramanathan Krishnan		 6
4		 6
4		 8
6		      
2
Paul Rémy
Naresh Kumar		 6
3		 6
4		 6
1		      
3
Jean Ducos de la Haille / Paul Rémy
Naresh Kumar / Narendra Nath		 6
2		 6
2		 3
6 		7
5		    
4
Jean-Claude Molinari
Ramanathan Krishnan		 4
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
5
Robert Haillet
Naresh Kumar		 3
6 		9
11 		6
4		 8
6		 6
0		  

Sweden vs. Italy

Sweden
5		 Solna Tennisstadion, Solna, Sweden [20]
10–12 June 1954
Clay
Italy
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Sven Davidson
Marcello del Bello		 6
1		 6
2		 6
2		      
2
Lennart Bergelin
Nicola Pietrangeli		 7
5		 6
1		 3
6 		6
4		    
3
Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli		 4
6 		7
5		 2
6 		6
4		 6
3		  
4
Sven Davidson
Nicola Pietrangeli		 6
4		 2
6 		6
4		 6
1		    
5
Lennart Bergelin
Orlando Sirola		 6
2		 6
3		 2
6 		6
1		    

Great Britain vs. Belgium

Great Britain
2		 Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Club, Scarborough, England [21]
10–12 June 1954
Grass
Belgium
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Tony Mottram
Jacques Brichant		 6
4		 3
6 		7
5		 2
6 		5
7 		 
2
Geoffrey Paish
Philippe Washer		 3
6 		0
6 		4
6 		     
3
Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer		 6
1		 7
5		 6
3		      
4
Geoffrey Paish
Jacques Brichant		 6
1		 7
5		 6
3		      
5
Tony Mottram
Philippe Washer		 5
7 		4
6 		4
6 		     

Semifinals

Denmark vs. France

Denmark
1		 Copenhagen, Denmark [22]
9–12 July 1954
Clay
France
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Torben Ulrich
Paul Rémy		 7
5		 6
1		 3
6 		8
10 		1
6 		 
2
Kurt Nielsen
Robert Haillet		 1
6 		9
7		 6
4		 7
5		    
3
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
Jean Ducos de la Haille / Paul Rémy		 2
6 		10
12 		3
6 		     
4
Torben Ulrich
Robert Haillet		 3
6 		6
2		 5
7 		3
6 		   
5
Kurt Nielsen
Paul Rémy		 3
6 		7
9 		2
6 		     

Sweden vs. Belgium

Sweden
3		 Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden [23]
17–19 July 1954
Clay
Belgium
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Sven Davidson
Jacques Brichant		 6
3		 6
3		 4
6 		6
4		    
2
Lennart Bergelin
Philippe Washer		 4
6 		5
7 		4
6 		     
3
Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer		 6
3		 6
8 		3
6 		9
7		 6
3		  
4
Lennart Bergelin
Jacques Brichant		 7
5		 8
6		 5
7 		2
6 		8
10 		 
5
Sven Davidson
Philippe Washer		 7
5		 5
7 		8
6		 6
2		    

Final

France vs. Sweden

France
0		 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [2]
24–26 July 1954
Clay
Sweden
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Robert Haillet
Lennart Bergelin		 6
4		 5
7 		6
3		 3
6 		0
6 		 
2
Paul Rémy
Sven Davidson		 1
6 		6
3		 3
6 		4
6 		   
3
Jean Ducos de la Haille / Paul Rémy
Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson		 3
6 		4
6 		6
3		 7
9 		   
4
Paul Rémy
Lennart Bergelin		 2
6 		3
6 		8
6		 4
6 		   
5
Robert Haillet
Sven Davidson		 4
6 		4
6 		6
4		 3
6 		   

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. "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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