1953 Davis Cup Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1953 Davis Cup.

Main article: 1953 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. Belgium defeated Denmark in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[1][2]

Draw
First Round
24 April–5 May
   Second Round
13–19 May
   Quarterfinals
10–14 June
   Semifinals
10–13 July
   Final
18–20 July
  West Germany    
 bye       West Germany 3  
  South Africa w/o     South Africa 2    
Paris, France (clay)
  Monaco         West Germany 1  
  France         France 4  
 bye       France 4
  Yugoslavia 5     Yugoslavia 1    
Paris, France (clay)
   Switzerland 0         France 1  
  Denmark    
Vienna, Austria (clay)
     Denmark 4  
 bye       Denmark 5  
  Egypt 1     Austria 0    
  Austria 4         Denmark 4
  Philippines         Philippines 1  
 bye       Philippines 5
  Finland 4     Finland 0    
  Ireland 1         Denmark 2
  Spain 5         Belgium 3
  Israel 0       Spain 0  
 bye     Sweden 5    
Turin, Italy (clay)
  Sweden         Sweden 1  
  Netherlands 5         Italy 4  
  Ceylon 0       Netherlands 0
 bye     Italy 5    
  Italy         Italy 2
  Luxembourg 0    
Oslo, Norway (clay)
     Belgium 3  
  Norway 5       Norway 0  
 bye     Great Britain 5    
  Great Britain         Great Britain 1
  Brazil         Belgium 4  
  Hungary w/o       Hungary 0
 bye     Belgium 5  
  Belgium  

First round

Yugoslavia vs. Switzerland

Yugoslavia
5		 Novi Sad, Yugoslavia [3]
2–4 May 1953
Switzerland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Josip Palada
Erwin Balestra		 6
1		 1
6 		6
2		 6
4		    
2
Vladimir Petrović
Max Albrecht		 1
6 		6
1		 6
4		 6
2		    
3
Josip Palada / Vladimir Petrović
Jean-Pierre Blondel / Paul Blondel		 3
6 		6
4		 7
5		 6
4		    
4
Ilija Panajotović
Erwin Balestra		 8
10 		6
2		 6
2		 6
4		    
5
Petko Milojković
Jean-Pierre Blondel		 1
6 		6
3		 4
6 		     
retired

Egypt vs. Austria

Egypt
1		 Cairo, Egypt [4]
24–26 April 1953
Austria
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Marcel Coen
Alfred Huber		 2
6 		1
6 		6
2		 6
1		 6
3		  
2
Adli El Shafei
Hans Redl		 1
6 		2
6 		6
1		 6
2		 9
11 		 
3
Marcel Coen / Adli El Shafei
Alfred Huber / Hans Redl		 6
3		 5
7 		1
6 		3
6 		   
4
Adli El Shafei
Alfred Huber		 6
3		 5
7 		1
6 		3
6 		   
5
Marcel Coen
Hans Redl		 6
2		 2
6 		4
6 		6
3		 1
6 		 

Finland vs. Ireland

Finland
4		 Helsinki, Finland [5]
3–5 May 1953
Ireland
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Pentti Forsman
Joseph Hackett		 7
5		 6
3		 2
6 		1
6 		1
6 		 
2
Sakari Salo
Guy Jackson		 6
1		 6
2		 6
3		      
3
Pentti Forsman / Sakari Salo
Joseph Hackett / Guy Jackson		 7
5		 6
4		 6
4		      
4
Pentti Forsman
Guy Jackson		 6
2		 7
5		 4
6 		3
6 		7
5		  
5
Sakari Salo
Joseph Hackett		 6
3		 6
4		 6
0		      

Spain vs. Israel

Spain
5		 Barcelona, Spain [6]
2–4 May 1953
Clay
Israel
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
José María Draper
Arie Avidan-Weiss		 2
6 		5
7 		6
2		 6
2		 6
3		  
2
Carlos Ferrer
Mordechai Apel		 6
1		 6
1		 6
0		      
3
José María Draper / Fernando Olózaga
Mordechai Apel / Arie Avidan-Weiss		 6
1		 6
3		 8
6		      
4
Emilio Martínez del Rey
Gabriel Dubitzky		 6
4		 6
1		 9
7		      
5
Carlos Ferrer
Arie Avidan-Weiss		 6
3		 6
0		 6
3		      

Netherlands vs. Ceylon

Netherlands
5		 Scheveningen, Netherlands [7]
1–3 May 1953
Clay
Ceylon
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Hans van Swol
Doug Scharenguivel		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      
2
Hubert Wilton
Percy Ernst		 6
2		 6
2		 5
7 		6
3		    
3
Hans van Swol / Hubert Wilton
Donald Fonseca / Doug Scharenguivel		 6
2		 7
5		 6
3		      
4
Hubert Wilton
Doug Scharenguivel		 3
6 		1
6 		7
5		 6
1		 7
5		  
5
Hans van Swol
Percy Ernst		 6
4		 6
0		 6
3		      

Luxembourg vs. Norway

Luxembourg
0		 Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg [8]
1–3 May 1953
Clay
Norway
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Gaston Wampach
Nils-Erik Hessen		 2
6 		6
4		 6
3		 8
10 		3
6 		 
2
Géza Wertheim
Rolf Pape		 3
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
3
Gaston Wampach / Géza Wertheim
Nils-Erik Hessen / Rolf Pape		 1
6 		13
15 		3
6 		     
4
Géza Wertheim
Finn Søhol		 3
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
5
Gaston Wampach
Rolf Pape		 3
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     

Second round

West Germany vs. South Africa

West Germany
3		 West Berlin [9]
15–17 May 1953
South Africa
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Engelbert Koch
Ian Vermaak		 6
8 		6
3		 6
4		 6
2		    
2
Gottfried von Cramm
Russell Seymour		 6
1		 6
2		 7
5		      
3
Rolf Göpfert / Horst Hermann
Russell Seymour / Bryan Woodroffe		 6
3		 6
3		 2
6 		4
6 		5
7 		 
4
Gottfried von Cramm
Ian Vermaak		 6
1		 6
3		 6
1		      
5
Engelbert Koch
Russell Seymour		 4
6 		6
4		 4
6 		4
6 		   

Yugoslavia vs. France

Yugoslavia
1		 Zagreb, Yugoslavia [10]
15–17 May 1953
France
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Josip Palada
Paul Rémy		 2
6 		2
6 		8
6		 4
6 		   
2
Vladimir Petrović
Robert Haillet		 3
6 		9
7		 4
6 		8
6		 6
8 		 
3
Petko Milojković / Vladimir Petrović
Marcel Bernard / Paul Rémy		 2
6 		4
6 		7
9 		     
4
Vladimir Petrović
Robert Abdesselam		 8
6		 6
2		 6
1		      
5
Ilija Panajotović
Robert Haillet		 6
3		 2
6 		4
6 		1
6 		   

Austria vs. Denmark

Austria
0		 Vienna, Austria [11]
13–15 May 1953
Clay
Denmark
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Hans Redl
Kurt Nielsen		 1
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2
Alfred Huber
Torben Ulrich		 6
3		 5
7 		3
6 		4
6 		   
3
Alfred Huber / Hans Redl
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich		 4
6 		6
3		 6
4		 4
6 		1
6 		 
4
Hans Redl
Torben Ulrich		 4
6 		3
6 		6
2		 4
6 		   
5
Alfred Huber
Kurt Nielsen		 5
7 		1
6 		8
10 		     

Finland vs. Philippines

Finland
0		 Helsinki, Finland [12]
15–17 May 1953
Philippines
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Pentti Forsman
Raymundo Deyro		 3
6 		2
6 		6
4		 0
6 		   
2
Sakari Salo
Felicisimo Ampon		 0
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
3
Pentti Forsman / Sakari Salo
Felicisimo Ampon / Raymundo Deyro		 3
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
4
Sakari Salo
Raymundo Deyro		 3
6 		2
6 		6
3		 6
3		 6
8 		 
5
Pentti Forsman
Felicisimo Ampon		 2
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     

Spain vs. Sweden

Spain
0		 Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain [13]
14–17 May 1953
Clay
Sweden
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
José María Draper
Lennart Bergelin		 3
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
2
Carlos Ferrer
Sven Davidson		 4
6 		6
2		 6
3		 1
6 		1
6 		 
3
José María Draper / Fernando Olózaga
Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson		 2
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
4
Emilio Martínez del Rey
Sven Davidson		 4
6 		8
10 		5
7 		     
5
Carlos Ferrer
Lennart Bergelin		 2
6 		1
6 		6
4		 2
6 		   

Netherlands vs. Italy

Netherlands
0		 Scheveningen, Netherlands [14]
14–16 May 1953
Clay
Italy
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Hubert Wilton
Giuseppe Merlo		 3
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
2
Hans van Swol
Rolando del Bello		 4
6 		6
1		 3
6 		6
3		 1
6 		 
3
Hans van Swol / Hubert Wilton
Marcello del Bello / Orlando Sirola		 2
6 		5
7 		1
6 		     
4
Boebi van Meegeren
Rolando del Bello		 6
4		 1
6 		2
6 		3
6 		   
5
Hans van Swol
Giuseppe Merlo		 6
0		 6
2		 5
7 		4
6 		5
7 		 

Norway vs. Great Britain

Norway
0		 Oslo, Norway [15]
17–19 May 1953
Clay
Great Britain
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Rolf Pape
Geoffrey Paish		 6
4		 0
6 		3
6 		2
6 		   
2
Sverre Lie
Tony Mottram		 3
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
3
Nils-Erik Hessen / Rolf Pape
Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish		 5
7 		0
6 		3
6 		     
4
Rolf Pape
Tony Mottram		 2
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
5
Nils-Erik Hessen
Gerald Oakley		 4
6 		2
6 		0
6 		     

Hungary vs. Belgium

Hungary
0		 Budapest, Hungary [16]
14–16 May 1953
Belgium
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
József Asbóth
Jacques Brichant		 2
6 		3
6 		6
4		 8
10 		   
2
Antal Jancsó
Philippe Washer		 2
6 		6
3		 1
6 		1
6 		   
3
Zoltán Katona / Dezső Vad
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer		 2
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
4
József Asbóth
Philippe Washer		 6
4		 9
11 		4
6 		3
6 		   
5
Antal Jancsó
Jacques Brichant		 4
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     

Quarterfinals

France vs. West Germany

France
4		 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [17]
12–14 June 1953
Clay
West Germany
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Paul Rémy
Gottfried von Cramm		 4
6 		0
6 		4
6 		     
2
Robert Haillet
Engelbert Koch		 6
1		 6
3		 6
1		      
3
Jean Ducos de la Haille / Paul Rémy
Gottfried von Cramm / Rolf Göpfert		 2
6 		6
4		 3
6 		6
2		 6
4		  
4
Robert Haillet
Gottfried von Cramm		 1
6 		2
6 		6
1		 7
5		 6
4		  
5
Paul Rémy
Engelbert Koch		 6
2		 6
4		 6
2		      

Denmark vs. Philippines

Denmark
4		 Copenhagen, Denmark [18]
10–12 June 1953
Clay
Philippines
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Torben Ulrich
Raymundo Deyro		 6
3		 6
2		 6
4		      
2
Kurt Nielsen
Felicisimo Ampon		 8
6		 6
3		 8
6		      
3
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
Felicisimo Ampon / Raymundo Deyro		 6
3		 6
8 		6
3		 8
6		    
4
Torben Ulrich
Felicisimo Ampon		 4
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
5
Kurt Nielsen
Raymundo Deyro		 6
2		 6
3		 6
4		      

Italy vs. Sweden

Italy
4		 Turin, Italy [19]
12–14 June 1953
Clay
Sweden
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Fausto Gardini
Lennart Bergelin		 7
9 		1
6 		6
2		 7
5		 6
3		  
2
Giuseppe Merlo
Sven Davidson		 4
6 		6
3		 6
3		 7
5		    
3
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson		 6
2		 1
6 		6
2		 6
3		    
4
Orlando Sirola
Sven Davidson		 3
6 		6
3		 7
5		 3
6 		4
6 		 
5
Giuseppe Merlo
Staffan Stockenberg		 6
4		 6
0		 6
2		      

Belgium vs. Great Britain

Belgium
4		 Brussels, Belgium [20]
12–14 June 1953
Clay
Great Britain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Philippe Washer
Tony Mottram		 7
5		 6
4		 7
5		      
2
Jacques Brichant
Geoffrey Paish		 6
4		 4
6 		6
2		 6
1		    
3
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish		 8
6		 1
6 		2
6 		4
6 		   
4
Jacques Brichant
Tony Mottram		 7
5		 6
4		 6
0		      
5
Philippe Washer
Geoffrey Paish		 6
2		 6
2		 6
2		      

Semifinals

France vs. Denmark

France
1		 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [21]
10–13 July 1953
Clay
Denmark
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Robert Haillet
Kurt Nielsen		 6
3		 2
6 		4
6 		2
6 		   
2
Paul Rémy
Torben Ulrich		 2
6 		6
1		 6
1		 6
2		    
3
Jean Ducos de la Haille / Paul Rémy
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich		 6
0		 3
6 		6
3		 3
6 		6
8 		 
4
Robert Haillet
Torben Ulrich		 4
6 		2
6 		7
5		 4
6 		   
5
Paul Rémy
Kurt Nielsen		 10
12 		6
1		 6
0		 0
6 		4
6 		 

Belgium vs. Italy

Belgium
3		 Brussels, Belgium [22]
10–13 July 1953
Italy
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Philippe Washer
Fausto Gardini		 6
4		 14
16 		2
6 		6
4		 6
3		  
2
Jacques Brichant
Giuseppe Merlo		 6
4		 1
6 		6
4		 4
6 		8
10 		 
3
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli		 3
6 		6
2		 5
7 		1
6 		   
4
Philippe Washer
Giuseppe Merlo		 6
2		 6
2		 6
4		      
5
Jacques Brichant
Fausto Gardini		 6
2		 7
5		 4
6 		9
7		    

Final

Denmark vs. Belgium

Denmark
2		 Copenhagen, Denmark [2]
18–20 July 1953
Clay
Belgium
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Kurt Nielsen
Jacques Brichant		 6
1		 7
5		 3
6 		3
6 		6
3		  
2
Torben Ulrich
Philippe Washer		 6
4		 4
6 		5
7 		1
6 		   
3
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer		 6
4		 6
3		 7
9 		1
6 		4
6 		 
4
Torben Ulrich
Jacques Brichant		 5
7 		7
5		 3
6 		3
6 		   
5
Kurt Nielsen
Philippe Washer		 8
6		 6
8 		6
2		 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. "Denmark v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  3. "Yugoslavia v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  4. "Egypt v Austria". daviscup.com.
  5. "Finland v Ireland". daviscup.com.
  6. "Spain v Israel". daviscup.com.
  7. "Netherlands v Ceylon". daviscup.com.
  8. "Luxembourg v Norway". daviscup.com.
  9. "West Germany v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  10. "Yugoslavia v France". daviscup.com.
  11. "Austria v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  12. "Finland v Philippines". daviscup.com.
  13. "Spain v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  14. "Netherlands v Italy". daviscup.com.
  15. "Norway v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  16. "Hungary v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  17. "France v West Germany". daviscup.com.
  18. "Denmark v Philippines". daviscup.com.
  19. "Italy v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  20. "Belgium v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  21. "France v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  22. "Belgium v Italy". daviscup.com.
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