1959 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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

Main article: 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
First Round
17 April–4 May
   Second Round
1–18 May
   Quarterfinals
11–15 June
   Semifinals
9–12 July
   Final
24–27 July
  Italy    
 bye       Italy 4  
  Belgium 4     Belgium 1    
Florence, Italy (clay)
  Netherlands 1         Italy 4  
  Lebanon 1         South Africa 1  
  Colombia 4       Colombia 0
  Norway 0     South Africa 5    
Sanremo, Italy (clay)
  South Africa 5         Italy 4  
  Egypt 2         France 1  
  Romania 3       Romania 3  
  Ireland 0     New Zealand 2    
Paris, France (clay)
  New Zealand 5         Romania 0
  Yugoslavia 1         France 5  
  Denmark 4       Denmark 0
 bye     France 5    
Milan, Italy (clay)
  France         Italy 4
  Poland         Spain 1
 bye       Poland 2  
  West Germany 0     Brazil 3    
  Brazil 4         Brazil 2  
  Finland 0    
Madrid, Spain (clay)
     Spain 3  
  Spain 5       Spain 5
  Israel 2      Switzerland 0    
   Switzerland 3         Spain 3
  Sweden 5         Great Britain 2  
  Hungary 0       Sweden 2  
  Austria 1     Chile 3    
  Chile 3         Chile 2
 bye         Great Britain 3  
  Luxembourg       Luxembourg 0
 bye     Great Britain 5  
  Great Britain  

First round

Belgium vs. Netherlands

Belgium
4		 Brussels, Belgium [3]
1–3 May 1959
Netherlands
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jacques Brichant
Pieter van Eijsden		 6
1		 6
2		 6
3		      
2
Jean-Pierre Froment
Willem Maris		 4
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     
3
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Willem Maris / Hans van de Weg		 6
4		 6
4		 6
0		      
4
Jean-Pierre Froment
Pieter van Eijsden		 6
3		 6
3		 11
9		      
5
Jacques Brichant
Willem Maris		 6
2		 6
0		 6
1		      

Lebanon vs. Colombia

Lebanon
1		 Renaissance Club, Beirut, Lebanon [4]
1–3 May 1959
Clay
Colombia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Karim Fawaz
William Álvarez		 0
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
2
Samir El Khoury
Hernando Salas		 6
2		 4
6 		6
4		 6
2		    
3
Elie Attieh / Nadin Hajjar
William Álvarez / Hernando Salas		 5
7 		3
6 		6
4		 3
6 		   
4
Karim Fawaz
Hernando Salas		 6
8 		1
6 		4
6 		     
5
Samir El Khoury
William Álvarez		 0
6 		7
9 		1
6 		     

Norway vs. South Africa

Norway
0		 Oslo, Norway [5]
1–3 May 1959
Clay
South Africa
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Finn-Dag Jagge
Gordon Forbes		 1
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
2
Gunnar Høst Sjøwall
Abe Segal		 2
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
3
Finn-Dag Jagge / Gunnar Høst Sjøwall
Gordon Forbes / Abe Segal		 3
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
4
Gunnar Høst Sjøwall
Raymond Weedon		 5
7 		6
4		 1
6 		8
6		 5
7 		 
5
Rolf Pape
Abe Segal		 4
6 		0
6 		5
7 		     

Egypt vs. Romania

Egypt
2		 Cairo, Egypt [6]
17–19 April 1959
Romania
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Kamel Moubarek
Constantin Năstase		 6
1		 6
4		 2
6 		6
2		    
2
Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed
Gheorghe Viziru		 1
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
3
Fathi Mohammed-Ali / Nabil Hassan
Gheorghe Viziru / Marian Viziru		 3
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
4
Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed
Constantin Năstase		 8
10 		6
0		 3
6 		7
5		 6
1		  
5
Kamel Moubarek
Gheorghe Viziru		 4
6 		6
3		 6
0		 6
8 		4
6 		 

Ireland vs. New Zealand

Ireland
0		 Dublin, Ireland [7]
30 April–2 May 1959
New Zealand
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Peter Jackson
Lew Gerrard		 1
6 		6
8 		4
6 		     
2
Joseph Hackett
Mark Otway		 3
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
3
Joseph Hackett / Guy Jackson
Lew Gerrard / Mark Otway		 2
6 		6
1		 4
6 		5
7 		   
4
Peter Jackson
Mark Otway		 2
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
5
James Buckley
Brian Woolf		 4
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     

Yugoslavia vs. Denmark

Yugoslavia
1		 Zagreb, Yugoslavia [8]
25–27 April 1959
Clay
Denmark
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Kamilo Keretić
Kurt Nielsen		 0
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
2
Ilija Panajotović
Torben Ulrich		 2
6 		4
6 		7
9 		     
3
Boro Jovanović / Ilija Panajotović
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich		 8
6		 6
4		 4
6 		4
6 		15
13		  
4
Ilija Panajotović
Kurt Nielsen		 4
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
5
Boro Jovanović
Torben Ulrich		 6
4		 6
8 		3
6 		1
6 		   

West Germany vs. Brazil

West Germany
0		 West Berlin [9]
1–3 May 1959
Brazil
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Wilhelm Bungert
Carlos Alberto Fernandes		 2
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
2
Dieter Ecklebe
Ronald Barnes		 8
6		 3
6 		3
6 		2
6 		   
3
Wilhelm Bungert / Dieter Ecklebe
Ronald Barnes / Carlos Alberto Fernandes		 6
1		 8
10 		2
6 		2
6 		   
4
Dieter Ecklebe
Carlos Alberto Fernandes		 1
6 		6
8 		3
6 		     
5
Wilhelm Bungert
Ronald Barnes		 8
10 		4
3		       not
completed

Finland vs. Spain

Finland
0		 Helsinki, Finland [10]
1–3 May 1959
Spain
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Sakari Salo
Andrés Gimeno		 2
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2
Reino Nyyssönen
Juan Manuel Couder		 2
6 		4
6 		6
8 		     
3
Reino Nyyssönen / Sakari Salo
Alberto Arilla / Andrés Gimeno		 4
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
4
Reino Nyyssönen
Andrés Gimeno		 4
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
5
Sakari Salo
Manuel Santana		 3
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     

Israel vs. Switzerland

Israel
2		 Tel Aviv, Israel [11]
23–25 April 1959
Hard
Switzerland
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Eleazar Davidman
Martin Froesch		 2
6 		4
6 		7
9 		     
2
Arie Avidan-Weiss
Paul Blondel		 2
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
3
Arie Avidan-Weiss / Eleazar Davidman
Paul Blondel / Martin Froesch		 4
6 		6
4		 6
3		 6
1		    
4
Arie Avidan-Weiss
Martin Froesch		 4
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
5
Eleazar Davidman
Paul Blondel		 6
3		 6
1		 6
2		      

Sweden vs. Hungary

Sweden
5		 Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden [12]
1–4 May 1959
Clay
Hungary
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jan-Erik Lundqvist
András Ádám-Stolpa		 6
4		 6
4		 6
3		      
2
Ulf Schmidt
István Gulyás		 7
5		 6
4		 6
1		      
3
Sven Davidson / Ulf Schmidt
András Ádám-Stolpa / István Gulyás		 6
4		 6
1		 9
7		      
4
Jan-Erik Lundqvist
István Gulyás		 6
3		 7
5		 6
1		      
5
Ulf Schmidt
András Ádám-Stolpa		 2
6 		6
3		 6
4		 7
5		    

Austria vs. Chile

Austria
1		 Vienna, Austria [13]
1–3 May 1959
Chile
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Franz Saiko
Patricio Rodríguez		 6
1		 6
4		 7
5		      
2
Franz Hainka
Luis Ayala		 4
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
3
Peter Böck / Franz Saiko
Ernesto Aguirre / Luis Ayala		 6
8 		4
6 		6
2		 0
6 		   
4
Franz Hainka
Patricio Rodríguez		 6
1		 0
6 		6
3		 4
6 		3
6 		 
5
Franz Saiko
Luis Ayala		           not
played

Second round

Belgium vs. Italy

Belgium
1		 Brussels, Belgium [14]
16–18 May 1959
Italy
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jacques Brichant
Nicola Pietrangeli		 4
6 		8
6		 6
1		 1
6 		2
6 		 
2
Jean-Pierre Froment
Orlando Sirola		 2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
3
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola		 2
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
4
Jean-Pierre Froment
Sergio Tacchini		 3
6 		6
0		 4
6 		6
8 		   
5
Jacques Brichant
Orlando Sirola		 5
7 		6
3		 7
5		 10
12 		7
5		  

South Africa vs. Colombia

South Africa
5		 West Hants Lawn Tennis Club, Bournemouth, England [15]
14–16 May 1959
Clay
Colombia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ian Vermaak
Hernando Salas		 6
1		 6
1		 6
2		      
2
Gordon Forbes
William Álvarez		 6
4		 6
1		 6
3		      
3
Gordon Forbes / Abe Segal
William Álvarez / Hernando Salas		 6
4		 6
1		 6
1		      
4
Ian Vermaak
William Álvarez		 6
8 		6
2		 8
6		 6
2		    
5
Raymond Weedon
Hernando Salas		 6
3		 6
3		 3
6 		6
2		    

Romania vs. New Zealand

Romania
3		 Bucharest, Romania [16]
15–17 May 1959
Clay
New Zealand
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Gheorghe Viziru
Mark Otway		 3
6 		7
5		 6
0		 6
1		    
2
Ion Țiriac
Lew Gerrard		 4
6 		13
15 		6
8 		     
3
Gheorghe Viziru / Marian Viziru
Lew Gerrard / Mark Otway		 6
8 		3
6 		2
6 		     
4
Gheorghe Viziru
Lew Gerrard		 6
0		 6
4		 8
6		      
5
Ion Țiriac
Mark Otway		 6
3		 2
6 		6
4		 6
4		    

Denmark vs. France

Denmark
0		 Copenhagen, Denmark [17]
10–12 May 1959
Clay
France
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Kurt Nielsen
Pierre Darmon		 2
6 		5
7 		4
6 		     
2
Torben Ulrich
Robert Haillet		 4
6 		6
8 		6
4		 1
5		   retired
 
3
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
Jean-Noël Grinda / Jean-Claude Molinari		 7
9 		4
6 		2
6 		     
4
Kurt Nielsen
Jean-Noël Grinda		 7
9 		6
8 		0
6 		     
5
Søren Højberg
Jean-Claude Molinari		 4
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     

Poland vs. Brazil

Poland
2		 Warsaw, Poland [18]
15–17 May 1959
Brazil
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Władysław Skonecki
Ronald Barnes		 6
1		 4
6 		5
7 		6
1		 6
1		  
2
Andrzej Licis
Carlos Alberto Fernandes		 5
7 		6
4		 4
6 		1
6 		   
3
Wiesław Gąsiorek / Józef Piątek
Ronald Barnes / Carlos Alberto Fernandes		 1
6 		1
6 		6
8 		     
4
Władysław Skonecki
Carlos Alberto Fernandes		 8
6		 6
4		 8
10 		6
1		    
5
Andrzej Licis
Ronald Barnes		 1
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     

Spain vs. Switzerland

Spain
5		 Alameda Tennis Club, Madrid, Spain [19]
8–10 May 1959
Clay
Switzerland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Juan Manuel Couder
Martin Froesch		 6
2		 6
2		 6
2		      
2
Andrés Gimeno
Paul Blondel		 6
1		 6
0		 6
2		      
3
José Luis Arilla / Andrés Gimeno
Paul Blondel / Martin Froesch		 6
2		 6
3		 6
0		      
4
Andrés Gimeno
Ernst Schori		 6
4		 6
3		 6
1		      
5
Juan Manuel Couder
Paul Blondel		 6
0		 6
2		 6
3		      

Sweden vs. Chile

Sweden
2		 Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden [20]
15–17 May 1959
Clay
Chile
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Patricio Rodríguez		 6
2		 6
4		 6
1		      
2
Ulf Schmidt
Luis Ayala		 4
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
3
Sven Davidson / Ulf Schmidt
Ernesto Aguirre / Luis Ayala		 6
2		 5
7 		3
6 		5
7 		   
4
Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Luis Ayala		 6
3		 8
10 		1
6 		3
6 		   
5
Ulf Schmidt
Patricio Rodríguez		 6
1		 6
2		 6
3		      

Luxembourg vs. Great Britain

Luxembourg
0		 Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg [21]
1–3 May 1959
Clay
Great Britain
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Joseph Offenheim
Alan Mills		 0
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     
2
Frank Baden
Billy Knight		 1
6 		2
6 		6
2		 3
6 		   
3
Frank Baden / Gaston Wampach
Billy Knight / Bobby Wilson		 1
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
4
Joseph Offenheim
Billy Knight		 0
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
5
Frank Baden
Alan Mills		 1
6 		7
5		 10
8		 2
6 		2
6 		 

Quarterfinals

Italy vs. South Africa

Italy
4		 Florence, Italy [22]
12–14 June 1959
Clay
South Africa
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Orlando Sirola
Ian Vermaak		 6
4		 6
3		 6
4		      
2
Nicola Pietrangeli
Gordon Forbes		 7
5		 6
2		 6
4		      
3
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
Gordon Forbes / Abe Segal		 6
4		 6
3		 14
12		      
4
Orlando Sirola
Abe Segal		 3
6 		8
10 		6
4		 4
6 		   
5
Giuseppe Merlo
Ian Vermaak		 6
4		 6
2		 6
4		      

France vs. Romania

France
5		 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [23]
12–14 June 1959
Clay
Romania
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Robert Haillet
Gheorghe Viziru		 6
4		 6
2		 6
0		      
2
Pierre Darmon
Ion Țiriac		 6
0		 6
0		 8
6		      
3
Jean-Noël Grinda / Jean-Claude Molinari
Gheorghe Viziru / Marian Viziru		 6
1		 6
1		 6
4		      
4
Pierre Darmon
Gheorghe Viziru		 6
3		 7
5		 6
2		      
5
Robert Haillet
Ion Țiriac		 6
3		 6
3		 6
0		      

Spain vs. Brazil

Spain
3		 Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain [24]
12–15 June 1959
Clay
Brazil
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Manuel Santana
Carlos Alberto Fernandes		 8
10 		6
4		 6
0		 5
7 		6
3		  
2
Juan Manuel Couder
Ronald Barnes		 6
2		 6
2		 6
8 		9
7		    
3
José Luis Arilla / Andrés Gimeno
Ronald Barnes / Carlos Alberto Fernandes		 3
6 		2
6 		11
9		 3
6 		   
4
Manuel Santana
Ronald Barnes		 6
1		 6
1		 6
4		      
5
Andrés Gimeno
Carlos Alberto Fernandes		 1
6 		5
7 		2
6 		     

Great Britain vs. Chile

Great Britain
3		 Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England [25]
11–13 June 1959
Grass
Chile
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Bobby Wilson
Luis Ayala		 6
1		 6
3		 5
7 		6
2		    
2
Mike Davies
Patricio Rodríguez		 6
3		 6
4		 6
2		      
3
Mike Davies / Bobby Wilson
Ernesto Aguirre / Luis Ayala		 6
8 		6
3		 4
6 		12
10		 3
6 		 
4
Bobby Wilson
Patricio Rodríguez		 8
6		 6
3		 6
3		      
5
Mike Davies
Luis Ayala		 7
9 		0
6 		2
6 		     

Semifinals

Italy vs. France

Italy
4		 Sanremo, Italy [26]
10–12 July 1959
Clay
France
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Nicola Pietrangeli
Robert Haillet		 6
4		 6
2		 6
1		      
2
Orlando Sirola
Pierre Darmon		 6
1		 6
1		 3
6 		8
6		    
3
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
Pierre Darmon / Jean-Noël Grinda		 6
3		 6
2		 7
5		      
4
Giuseppe Merlo
Gerard Pilet		 1
6 		6
4		 3
6 		4
6 		   
5
Nicola Pietrangeli
Pierre Darmon		 3
6 		6
4		 9
7		 6
1		    

Spain vs. Great Britain

Spain
3		 Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain [27]
9–11 July 1959
Clay
Great Britain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Andrés Gimeno
Mike Davies		 9
7		 6
3		 2
6 		6
2		    
2
Manuel Santana
Billy Knight		 7
9 		1
6 		3
6 		     
3
Juan Manuel Couder / Andrés Gimeno
Mike Davies / Bobby Wilson		 1
6 		6
1		 15
13		 4
6 		1
6 		 
4
Andrés Gimeno
Billy Knight		 7
5		 3
6 		6
3		 7
5		    
5
Manuel Santana
Mike Davies		 6
2		 3
6 		4
6 		6
0		 6
1		  

Final

Italy vs. Spain

Italy
4		 Milan Tennis Club, Milan, Italy [2]
24–27 July 1959
Clay
Spain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Orlando Sirola
Juan Manuel Couder		 2
8
6		 7
6		 2
5 		6
6 		 
2
Nicola Pietrangeli
Andrés Gimeno		 8
6		 6
3		 6
3		      
3
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
Juan Manuel Couder / Andrés Gimeno		 6
4		 8
6		 6
4		      
4
Sergio Tacchini
Andrés Gimeno		 4
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
5
Nicola Pietrangeli
Juan Manuel Couder		 6
8 		4
6 		6
2		 6
0		 6
4		  

References
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  2. "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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