1955 Davis Cup Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1955 Davis Cup.

Main article: 1955 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. Italy defeated Sweden in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[1][2]

Draw
First Round
29 April–8 May
   Second Round
12–17 May
   Quarterfinals
9–13 June
   Semifinals
14–17 July
   Final
29–31 July
  Denmark    
 bye       Denmark 3  
  Norway 1     South Africa 2    
  South Africa 4         Denmark 0  
  Italy         Italy 5  
 bye       Italy 5
  West Germany 4     West Germany 0    
  Ireland 1         Italy 5  
  Great Britain    
Vienna, Austria (clay)
     Great Britain 0  
 bye       Great Britain 4  
  Austria 5     Austria 1    
  Finland 0         Great Britain 3
  India         India 2  
 bye       India 5
  Turkey 1     Egypt 0    
Milan, Italy (clay)
  Egypt 4         Italy 4
  Monaco 0    
Paris, France (clay)
     Sweden 1
  Argentina 3       Argentina 2  
 bye     France 3    
  France         France 2  
   Switzerland 3         Sweden 3  
  Netherlands 2        Switzerland 0
 bye     Sweden 5    
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
  Sweden         Sweden 3
  Yugoslavia 0         Chile 2  
  Chile 5       Chile 3  
 bye     Hungary 2    
  Hungary         Chile 3
  Portugal 0         Belgium 2  
  Czechoslovakia 5       Czechoslovakia 0
 bye     Belgium 5  
  Belgium  

First round

Norway vs. South Africa

Norway
1		 Oslo, Norway [3]
6–8 May 1955
Clay
South Africa
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Nils-Erik Hessen
Ian Vermaak		 1
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2
Gunnar Høst Sjøwall
Russell Seymour		 3
6 		3
6 		0
6 		     
3
Finn-Dag Jagge / Gunnar Høst Sjøwall
Abe Segal / Ian Vermaak		 3
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
4
Finn-Dag Jagge
Gordon Forbes		 2
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
5
Finn Søhol
Russell Seymour		 6
3		 6
4		 2
6 		6
4		    

West Germany vs. Ireland

West Germany
4		 Düsseldorf, West Germany [4]
29 April–1 May 1955
Ireland
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Christoph Biederlack
Alan Haughton		 6
0		 6
0		 7
5		      
2
Ernst Buchholz
Guy Jackson		 7
9 		7
5		 6
2		 6
0		    
3
Ernst Buchholz / Horst Hermann
Vivian Gotto / Guy Jackson		 6
1		 6
2		 6
2		      
4
Christoph Biederlack
Guy Jackson		 3
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
5
Rupert Huber
Alan Haughton		 6
1		 6
2		 6
0		      

Austria vs. Finland

Austria
5		 Vienna, Austria [5]
29 April–1 May 1955
Finland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Alfred Huber
Reino Nyyssönen		 8
6		 6
0		 6
1		      
2
Franz Saiko
Sakari Salo		 6
2		 6
2		 6
2		      
3
Hans Redl / Franz Saiko
Lars-Henrik Krause / Sakari Salo		 7
5		 6
1		 6
0		      
4
Franz Saiko
Reino Nyyssönen		 6
3		 6
3		 6
1		      
5
Alfred Huber
Sakari Salo		 6
4		 6
3		 7
5		      

Turkey vs. Egypt

Turkey
1		 Istanbul, Turkey [6]
29 April–1 May 1955
Egypt
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Behbut Cevanşir
Adel Ismail		 6
2		 2
6 		5
7 		5
7 		   
2
Nazmi Bari
Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed		 1
6 		6
3		 6
4		 5
7 		14
16 		 
3
Engin Balas / Behbut Cevanşir
Donald Acobas / Adel Ismail		 6
1		 6
4		 6
4		      
4
Nazmi Bari
Adel Ismail		 4
6 		6
4		 8
10 		4
6 		   
5
Engin Balas
Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed		 3
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     

Monaco vs. Argentina

Monaco
0		 Monte Carlo, Monaco [7]
29 April–1 May 1955
Argentina
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Georges Pasquier
Alejo Russell		 6
3		 3
6 		0
6 		0
6 		   
2
Yvan Médecin
Enrique Morea		 1
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
3
Yvan Médecin / Georges Pasquier
Enrique Morea / Alejo Russell		 3
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
4
Yvan Médecin
Alejo Russell		           not
played
5
Georges Pasquier
Enrique Morea		           not
played

Switzerland vs. Netherlands

Switzerland
3		 Basel, Switzerland [8]
29 April–1 May 1955
Netherlands
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Martin Froesch
Hans van Dalsum		 6
0		 6
1		 6
4		      
2
Paul Blondel
Fred Dehnert		 5
7 		6
2		 4
6 		4
6 		   
3
René Buser / Bernard du Pont
Hans van Dalsum / Fred Dehnert		 3
6 		6
0		 6
3		 1
6 		2
6 		 
4
Martin Froesch
Fred Dehnert		 6
3		 6
3		 6
0		      
5
Paul Blondel
Hans van Swol		 0
6 		6
2		 9
7		 3
6 		12
10		  

Yugoslavia vs. Chile

Yugoslavia
0		 Karlovac, Yugoslavia [9]
29 April–1 May 1955
Chile
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ilija Panajotović
Luis Ayala		 3
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
2
Vladimir Petrović
Andrés Hammersley		 3
6 		6
3		 6
4		 5
7 		2
6 		 
3
Ladislav Jagec / Vladimir Petrović
Luis Ayala / Andrés Hammersley		 4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4
Ladislav Jagec
Andrés Hammersley		 3
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
5
Vladimir Petrović
Luis Ayala		 0
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     

Portugal vs. Czechoslovakia

Portugal
0		 Monsanto Tennis Club, Lisbon, Portugal [10]
29 April–1 May 1955
Clay
Czechoslovakia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
David Cohen
Vladimír Zábrodský		 0
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2
José da Silva
Jiří Javorský		 0
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
3
António Azevedo Gomes / José da Silva
Jiří Javorský / Vladimír Zábrodský		 1
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     
4
José da Silva
Vladimír Zábrodský		 4
6 		2
6 		0
6 		     
5
David Cohen
Jiří Javorský		 2
6 		0
6 		1
6 		     

Second round

Denmark vs. South Africa

Denmark
3		 Copenhagen, Denmark [11]
13–15 May 1955
Clay
South Africa
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Kurt Nielsen
Ian Vermaak		 4
6 		6
1		 6
2		 1
6 		8
6		  
2
Jørgen Ulrich
Abe Segal		 3
6 		6
3		 6
2		 6
4		    
3
Søren Højberg / Kurt Nielsen
Abe Segal / Ian Vermaak		 11
9		 13
15 		1
6 		5
7 		   
4
Jørgen Ulrich
Gordon Forbes		 6
2		 1
6 		9
11 		3
6 		   
5
Kurt Nielsen
Abe Segal		 6
2		 6
3		 9
7		      

West Germany vs. Italy

West Germany
0		 Munich, West Germany [12]
14–17 May 1955
Italy
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Christoph Biederlack
Fausto Gardini		 2
6 		0
6 		1
6 		     
2
Rupert Huber
Giuseppe Merlo		 2
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
3
Ernst Buchholz / Horst Hermann
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola		 1
6 		4
6 		6
2		 6
8 		   
4
Rupert Huber
Fausto Gardini		 0
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
5
Christoph Biederlack
Giuseppe Merlo		 1
6 		6
8 		1
6 		     

Austria vs. Great Britain

Austria
1		 Vienna, Austria [13]
13–15 May 1955
Clay
Great Britain
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Alfred Huber
Roger Becker		 6
4		 9
7		 0
6 		6
4		    
2
Franz Saiko
Tony Mottram		 8
10 		2
6 		4
6 		     
3
Alfred Huber / Hans Redl
Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish		 2
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
4
Franz Saiko
Roger Becker		 2
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
5
Alfred Huber
Tony Mottram		 3
6 		7
5		 6
2		 4
6 		4
6 		 

Egypt vs. India

Egypt
0		 Cairo, Egypt [14]
13–15 May 1955
India
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Adel Ismail
Naresh Kumar		 0
6 		3
6 		6
4		 6
2		 1
6 		 
2
Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed
Ramanathan Krishnan		 0
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3
Donald Acobas / Adel Ismail
Ramanathan Krishnan / Naresh Kumar		 3
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
4
Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed
Naresh Kumar		 1
6 		6
1		 4
6 		7
5		 2
6 		 
5
Adli El Shafei
Ramanathan Krishnan		 1
6 		7
9 		3
6 		     

France vs. Argentina

France
3		 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [15]
13–15 May 1955
Clay
Argentina
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Paul Rémy
Alejo Russell		 6
4		 6
1		 6
4		      
2
Robert Haillet
Enrique Morea		 2
6 		4
6 		6
8 		     
3
Marcel Bernard / Paul Rémy
Enrique Morea / Alejo Russell		 6
4		 6
3		 6
4		      
4
Paul Rémy
Enrique Morea		 7
9 		3
6 		4
6 		     
5
Robert Haillet
Alejo Russell		 6
4		 2
6 		6
3		 6
2		    

Switzerland vs. Sweden

Switzerland
0		 Montreux, Switzerland [16]
13–15 May 1955
Clay
Sweden
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Martin Froesch
Sven Davidson		 1
6 		5
7 		0
6 		     
2
Paul Blondel
Lennart Bergelin		 2
6 		1
6 		6
0		 2
6 		   
3
Paul Blondel / René Buser
Sven Davidson / Ulf Schmidt		 4
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
4
Martin Froesch
Lennart Bergelin		 6
2		 4
6 		2
6 		0
6 		   
5
Paul Blondel
Ulf Schmidt		 2
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     

Hungary vs. Chile

Hungary
2		 Budapest, Hungary [17]
12–14 May 1955
Chile
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
József Asbóth
Andrés Hammersley		 2
6 		3
6 		6
4		 12
10		 4
6 		 
2
András Ádám-Stolpa
Luis Ayala		 3
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
3
András Ádám-Stolpa / József Asbóth
Luis Ayala / Andrés Hammersley		 7
5		 7
5		 6
4		      
4
József Asbóth
Luis Ayala		 6
3		 3
6 		7
5		 2
6 		0
6 		 
5
András Ádám-Stolpa
Andrés Hammersley		 3
6 		7
5		 5
7 		7
5		 6
1		  

Czechoslovakia vs. Belgium

Czechoslovakia
0		 Prague, Czechoslovakia [18]
13–15 May 1955
Belgium
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jiří Javorský
Philippe Washer		 0
6 		1
6 		6
3		 4
6 		   
2
Vladimír Zábrodský
Jacques Brichant		 6
8 		3
6 		6
2		 4
6 		   
3
Jiří Javorský / Vladimír Zábrodský
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer		 1
6 		6
3		 3
6 		7
9 		   
4
Vladimír Zábrodský
Philippe Washer		 2
6 		1
6 		6
3		 4
6 		   
5
Jiří Javorský
Jacques Brichant		 2
6 		9
11 		6
3		 8
10 		   

Quarterfinals

Denmark vs. Italy

Denmark
0		 Copenhagen, Denmark [19]
10–12 June 1955
Clay
Italy
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Kurt Nielsen
Fausto Gardini		 2
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
2
Torben Ulrich
Giuseppe Merlo		 3
6 		4
6 		6
3		 0
6 		   
3
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola		 14
16 		3
6 		1
6 		     
4
Kurt Nielsen
Giuseppe Merlo		 0
6 		6
4		 2
6 		6
4		 5
7 		 
5
Jørgen Ulrich
Nicola Pietrangeli		 4
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     

Great Britain vs. India

Great Britain
3		 Northern Lawn Tennis Club, Manchester, England [20]
9–13 June 1955
Grass
India
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Roger Becker
Naresh Kumar		 6
2		 7
9 		6
2		 6
3		    
2
Tony Mottram
Ramanathan Krishnan		 4
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
3
Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish
Ramanathan Krishnan / Naresh Kumar		 6
2		 6
1		 3
6 		5
7 		4
6 		 
4
Roger Becker
Ramanathan Krishnan		 13
11		 6
3		 6
3		      
5
Tony Mottram
Naresh Kumar		 2
6 		9
7		 4
6 		7
5		 6
3		  

Sweden vs. France

Sweden
3		 Saltsjöbaden, Sweden [21]
10–12 June 1955
Clay
France
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Lennart Bergelin
Robert Haillet		 3
6 		6
2		 6
3		 6
3		    
2
Sven Davidson
Paul Rémy		 3
6 		6
3		 6
2		 2
6 		1
6 		 
3
Sven Davidson / Ulf Schmidt
Marcel Bernard / Paul Rémy		 4
6 		7
5		 4
6 		6
1		 2
6 		 
4
Sven Davidson
Robert Haillet		 11
9		 6
2		 9
7		      
5
Lennart Bergelin
Paul Rémy		 1
6 		6
1		 6
2		 6
2		    

Belgium vs. Chile

Belgium
2		 Brussels, Belgium [22]
10–12 June 1955
Chile
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jacques Brichant
Andrés Hammersley		 5
7 		6
4		 8
6		 8
6		    
2
Philippe Washer
Luis Ayala		 1
6 		6
8 		1
6 		     
3
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Luis Ayala / Andrés Hammersley		 6
4		 0
6 		6
4		 4
6 		6
4		  
4
Jacques Brichant
Luis Ayala		 6
1		 1
6 		9
7		 1
6 		5
7 		 
5
Philippe Washer
Andrés Hammersley		 2
6 		6
4		 4
6 		6
0		 4
6 		 

Semifinals

Great Britain vs. Italy

Great Britain
0		 Edgbaston Lawn Tennis Club, Birmingham, England [23]
14–16 July 1955
Grass
Italy
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Billy Knight
Fausto Gardini		 9
7		 2
6 		4
6 		1
6 		   
2
Roger Becker
Nicola Pietrangeli		 3
6 		9
7		 4
6 		6
8 		   
3
Mike Davies / Bobby Wilson
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola		 6
4		 9
11 		6
8 		3
6 		   
4
Billy Knight
Nicola Pietrangeli		 6
3		 6
4		 4
6 		3
6 		4
6 		 
5
Roger Becker
Orlando Sirola		 8
10 		2
6 		5
7 		     

Sweden vs. Chile

Sweden
3		 Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden [24]
15–17 July 1955
Clay
Chile
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Sven Davidson
Luis Ayala		 6
1		 5
7 		5
7 		3
6 		   
2
Lennart Bergelin
Andrés Hammersley		 5
7 		7
5		 6
2		 6
3		    
3
Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson
Luis Ayala / Andrés Hammersley		 6
0		 6
1		 6
4		      
4
Lennart Bergelin
Luis Ayala		 4
6 		6
4		 2
6 		1
6 		   
5
Sven Davidson
Andrés Hammersley		 6
1		 6
1		 6
3		      

Final

Italy vs. Sweden

Italy
4		 Milan, Italy [2]
29–31 July 1955
Clay
Sweden
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Fausto Gardini
Sven Davidson		 6
4		 0
6 		3
6 		6
1		 6
3		  
2
Giuseppe Merlo
Lennart Bergelin		 6
1		 6
8 		6
8 		8
6		 6
1		  
3
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson		 6
3		 6
4		 2
6 		2
6 		6
1		  
4
Orlando Sirola
Sven Davidson		 2
6 		6
8 		4
6 		     
5
Fausto Gardini
Staffan Stockenberg		 6
4		 6
1		 6
4		      

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. "Italy v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  3. "Norway v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  4. "West Germany v Ireland". daviscup.com.
  5. "Austria v Finland". daviscup.com.
  6. "Turkey v Egypt". daviscup.com.
  7. "Monaco v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  8. "Switzerland v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  9. "Yugoslavia v Chile". daviscup.com.
  10. "Portugal v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  11. "Denmark v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  12. "West Germany v Italy". daviscup.com.
  13. "Austria v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  14. "Egypt v India". daviscup.com.
  15. "France v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  16. "Switzerland v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  17. "Hungary v Chile". daviscup.com.
  18. "Czechoslovakia v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  19. "Denmark v Italy". daviscup.com.
  20. "Great Britain v India". daviscup.com.
  21. "Sweden v France". daviscup.com.
  22. "Belgium v Chile". daviscup.com.
  23. "Great Britain v Italy". daviscup.com.
  24. "Sweden v Chile". daviscup.com.
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