1949 Davis Cup Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1949 Davis Cup.

Main article: 1949 Davis Cup

24 teams entered the Europe Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Final against the winner of the America Zone.[1] Italy defeated France in the final, and went on to face Australia in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw
First Round
28 April–3 May		Second Round
6–17 May		Quarterfinals
9–16 June		Semifinals
8–11 July		Final
23–25 July
  Switzerland
bye  Switzerlandw/o
 Greece GreeceBudapest, Hungary
bye  Switzerland0
 HungaryBudapest, Hungary Hungary5
bye Hungary4
 Belgium Belgium1Budapest, Hungary
bye Hungary2
 Denmark5Paris, France (clay) France3
 Israel0 Denmark1
 Luxembourg0 France4Paris, France (clay)
 France5 France3
 Portugal0Wimbledon, England (grass) Czechoslovakia2
 Great Britain5 Great Britain1
 Czechoslovakia5 Czechoslovakia4Paris, France (clay)
 Monaco0 France2
 Netherlands0Milan, Italy (clay) Italy3
 South Africa5 South Africa1
 Italyw/o Italy4Turin, Italy (clay)
 Turkey Italy4
 Ireland2Birmingham, England (grass) Chile1
 Chile3 Chile3
 Egyptw/o Egypt2Rome, Italy (clay)
 Argentina Italy4
byeStockholm, Sweden (clay) Yugoslavia1
 Sweden Sweden5
bye Norway0Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay)
 Norway Sweden2
byeVienna, Austria Yugoslavia3
 Austria Austria1
bye Yugoslavia4
 Yugoslavia

First round

Denmark vs. Israel

Denmark
5		 Copenhagen, Denmark[3]
28–30 April 1949
Clay
Israel
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Israel		 Kurt Nielsen
Arie Avidan-Weiss		 6
1		 6
2		 6
1		      
2 Denmark
Israel		 Torben Ulrich
Yehuda Finkelkraut		 6
0		 6
1		 6
2		      
3 Denmark
Israel		 Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
Yehuda Finkelkraut / Rafael Gornitsky		 6
2		 6
3		 6
0		      
4 Denmark
Israel		 Torben Ulrich
Arie Avidan-Weiss		 6
4		 3
6 		1
6 		6
0		 6
3		  
5 Denmark
Israel		 Kurt Nielsen
Yehuda Finkelkraut		 6
1		 6
3		 6
1		      

Luxembourg vs. France

Luxembourg
0		 Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg[4]
29 April–1 May 1949
France
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Luxembourg
France		 Géza Wertheim
Paul Rémy		 0
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
2 Luxembourg
France		 Gaston Wampach
Robert Abdesselam		 1
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     
3 Luxembourg
France		 Gaston Wampach / Géza Wertheim
Henri Bolleli / Paul Rémy		 2
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
4 Luxembourg
France		 Géza Wertheim
Henri Bolleli		 0
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
5 Luxembourg
France		 Gaston Wampach
Paul Rémy		 1
6 		3
6 		7
5		 3
6 		   

Portugal vs. Great Britain

Portugal
0		 Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal[5]
29 April–1 May 1949
Clay
Great Britain
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Portugal
United Kingdom		 José Roquette
Tony Mottram		 6
8 		3
6 		5
7 		     
2 Portugal
United Kingdom		 José da Silva
Geoffrey Paish		 4
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
3 Portugal
United Kingdom		 José Roquette / José da Silva
Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish		 0
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
4 Portugal
United Kingdom		 José Roquette
Tim Lewis		 2
6 		6
1		 1
6 		5
7 		   
5 Portugal
United Kingdom		 José da Silva
Tony Mottram		 5
7 		6
3		 5
7 		0
6 		   

Czechoslovakia vs. Monaco

Czechoslovakia
5		 Prague, Czechoslovakia[6]
30 April–2 May 1949
Monaco
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
Monaco		 Jaroslav Drobný
Georges Pasquier		 6
0		 6
1		 6
0		      
2 Czechoslovakia
Monaco		 Vladimír Černík
Aleco Noghès		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      
3 Czechoslovakia
Monaco		 Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný
Aleco Noghès / Georges Pasquier		 6
1		 6
2		 6
0		      
4 Czechoslovakia
Monaco		 Vladimír Černík
Georges Pasquier		 6
1		 6
0		 6
4		      
5 Czechoslovakia
Monaco		 Jaroslav Drobný
Aleco Noghès		 6
2		 6
2		 6
1		      

Netherlands vs. South Africa

Netherlands
0		 Scheveningen, Netherlands[7]
30 April–2 May 1949
Clay
South Africa
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
South Africa		 Hans van Swol
Eric Sturgess		 4
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
2 Netherlands
South Africa		 Boebi van Meegeren
Eustace Fannin		 3
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
3 Netherlands
South Africa		 Ivo Rinkel / Hans van Swol
Eustace Fannin / Eric Sturgess		 5
7 		3
6 		4
6 		     
4 Netherlands
South Africa		 Boebi van Meegeren
Eric Sturgess		 2
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
5 Netherlands
South Africa		 John Linck
Sydney Levy		 4
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     

Ireland vs. Chile

Ireland
2		 Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland[8]
30 April–3 May 1949
Grass
Chile
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Republic of Ireland
Chile		 Cyril Kemp
Marcelo Taverne		 6
3		 4
6 		6
4		 6
3		    
2 Republic of Ireland
Chile		 Guy Jackson
Ricardo Balbiers		 2
6 		6
4		 3
6 		0
6 		   
3 Republic of Ireland
Chile		 Guy Jackson / Cyril Kemp
Ricardo Balbiers / Marcelo Taverne		 2
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
4 Republic of Ireland
Chile		 Cyril Kemp
Ricardo Balbiers		 8
10 		8
10 		4
6 		     
5 Republic of Ireland
Chile		 Guy Jackson
Marcelo Taverne		 6
1		 6
3		 6
2		      

Second round

Hungary vs. Belgium

Hungary
4		 Budapest, Hungary[9]
14–17 May 1949
Belgium
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
Belgium		 József Asbóth
Philippe Washer		 6
2		 6
1		 6
3		      
2 Hungary
Belgium		 András Ádám-Stolpa
Jacques Peten		 6
0		 8
6		 3
6 		6
1		    
3 Hungary
Belgium		 András Ádám-Stolpa / József Asbóth
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer		 6
1		 3
6 		7
5		 6
4		    
4 Hungary
Belgium		 József Asbóth
Jacques Peten		 6
3		 6
1		 6
3		      
5 Hungary
Belgium		 Zoltán Katona
Jacques Brichant		 4
6 		4
6 		6
0		 4
6 		   

France vs. Denmark

France
4		 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[10]
13–15 May 1949
Clay
Denmark
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Denmark		 Robert Abdesselam
Torben Ulrich		 6
0		 6
3		 6
0		      
2 France
Denmark		 Marcel Bernard
Kurt Nielsen		 3
6 		11
9		 6
3		 6
3		    
3 France
Denmark		 Marcel Bernard / Henri Bolleli
Erik Bjerre / Kurt Nielsen		 6
3		 6
4		 6
4		      
4 France
Denmark		 Robert Abdesselam
Kurt Nielsen		 4
6 		6
3		 5
7 		4
6 		   
5 France
Denmark		 Jacques Thomas
Erik Bjerre		 3
6 		6
4		 6
0		 6
0		    

Great Britain vs. Czechoslovakia

Great Britain
1		 No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England[11]
14–17 May 1949
Grass
Czechoslovakia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Czechoslovakia		 Tony Mottram
Jaroslav Drobný		 4
6 		3
6 		6
8 		     
2 United Kingdom
Czechoslovakia		 Geoffrey Paish
Vladimír Černík		 3
6 		6
2		 4
6 		4
6 		   
3 United Kingdom
Czechoslovakia		 Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish
Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný		 3
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
4 United Kingdom
Czechoslovakia		 Geoffrey Paish
Jaroslav Drobný		 3
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     
5 United Kingdom
Czechoslovakia		 Tony Mottram
Vladimír Černík		 6
2		 6
4		 6
4		      

Italy vs. South Africa

Italy
4		 Milan, Italy[12]
13–15 May 1949
Clay
South Africa
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
South Africa		 Giovanni Cucelli
Eustace Fannin		 7
5		 7
5		 6
3		      
2 Italy
South Africa		 Vanni Canepele
Eric Sturgess		 3
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
3 Italy
South Africa		 Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Eustace Fannin / Eric Sturgess		 6
3		 7
9 		10
8		 2
6 		8
6		  
4 Italy
South Africa		 Vanni Canepele
Eustace Fannin		 6
4		 7
5		 6
4		      
5 Italy
South Africa		 Giovanni Cucelli
Eric Sturgess		 6
1		 2
6 		6
0		 6
4		    

Chile vs. Egypt

Chile
3		 Edgbaston Lawn Tennis Club, Birmingham, England[13]
14–17 May 1949
Grass
Egypt
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Chile
Egypt		 Ricardo Balbiers
Adli El Shafei		 6
0		 6
2		 6
2		      
2 Chile
Egypt		 Marcelo Taverne
Marcel Coen		 3
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
3 Chile
Egypt		 Ricardo Balbiers / Marcelo Taverne
Marcel Coen / Mahmoud Talaat		 6
4		 6
2		 6
4		      
4 Chile
Egypt		 Marcelo Taverne
Adli El Shafei		 3
6 		9
11 		9
11 		     
5 Chile
Egypt		 Ricardo Balbiers
Marcel Coen		 2
6 		6
4		 8
6		 6
1		    

Sweden vs. Norway

Sweden
5		 Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden[14]
13–15 May 1949
Clay
Norway
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Norway		 Lennart Bergelin
Nils-Erik Hessen		 6
4		 6
1		 6
3		      
2 Sweden
Norway		 Torsten Johansson
Jan Staubo		 6
0		 6
3		 6
3		      
3 Sweden
Norway		 Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson
Nils-Erik Hessen / Jan Staubo		 6
4		 6
4		 6
4		      
4 Sweden
Norway		 Torsten Johansson
Nils-Erik Hessen		 6
1		 6
2		 6
3		      
5 Sweden
Norway		 Lennart Bergelin
Jan Staubo		 6
1		 4
6 		6
4		 6
4		    

Austria vs. Yugoslavia

Austria
1		 Vienna, Austria[15]
6–8 May 1949
Yugoslavia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia		 Ljubomir Czajkowsky
Dragutin Mitić		 2
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
2 Austria
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia		 Hans Redl
Milan Branović		 6
3		 6
4		 1
6 		4
6 		6
4		  
3 Austria
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia		 Hans Hardwich / Hans Redl
Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada		 1
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
4 Austria
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia		 Ljubomir Czajkowsky
Milan Branović		 4
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
5 Austria
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia		 Hans Redl
Dragutin Mitić		 9
11 		7
5		 2
6 		7
5		 6
8 		 

Quarterfinals

Hungary vs. Switzerland

Hungary
5		 Budapest, Hungary[16]
9–11 June 1949
Switzerland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
Switzerland		 József Asbóth
Max Albrecht		 6
3		 6
3		 5
7 		6
0		    
2 Hungary
Switzerland		 András Ádám-Stolpa
Hans Huonder		 6
1		 0
6 		6
4		 7
5		    
3 Hungary
Switzerland		 András Ádám-Stolpa / József Asbóth
René Buser / Hans Huonder		 3
6 		6
3		 6
4		 7
5		    
4 Hungary
Switzerland		 András Ádám-Stolpa
Max Albrecht		 6
1		 6
2		 7
5		      
5 Hungary
Switzerland		 József Asbóth
Hans Huonder		 6
1		 6
2		 6
1		      

France vs. Czechoslovakia

France
3		 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[17]
11–13 June 1949
Clay
Czechoslovakia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Czechoslovakia		 Robert Abdesselam
Vladimír Černík		 6
4		 6
3		 2
6 		6
1		    
2 France
Czechoslovakia		 Marcel Bernard
Jaroslav Drobný		 3
6 		6
3		 9
7		 7
5		    
3 France
Czechoslovakia		 Marcel Bernard / Henri Bolleli
Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný		 6
4		 6
4		 3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		 
4 France
Czechoslovakia		 Marcel Bernard
Vladimír Černík		 6
4		 6
2		 6
1		      
5 France
Czechoslovakia		 Robert Abdesselam
Jaroslav Drobný		 4
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     

Italy vs. Chile

Italy
4		 Turin, Italy[18]
10–12 June 1949
Clay
Chile
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Chile		 Giovanni Cucelli
Marcelo Taverne		 6
1		 6
0		 6
4		      
2 Italy
Chile		 Marcello del Bello
Ricardo Balbiers		 3
6 		4
6 		6
4		 3
6 		   
3 Italy
Chile		 Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Ricardo Balbiers / Marcelo Taverne		 6
3		 6
3		 4
6 		6
4		    
4 Italy
Chile		 Giovanni Cucelli
Ricardo Balbiers		 6
4		 8
6		 7
5		      
5 Italy
Chile		 Marcello del Bello
Marcelo Taverne		 8
10 		6
0		 6
1		      
retired

Yugoslavia vs. Sweden

Yugoslavia
3		 Zagreb, Yugoslavia[19]
13–16 June 1949
Clay
Sweden
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Sweden		 Josip Palada
Lennart Bergelin		 5
7 		6
3		 6
2		 6
3		    
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Sweden		 Dragutin Mitić
Torsten Johansson		 4
6 		6
0		 7
5		 3
6 		4
6 		 
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Sweden		 Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada
Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson		 6
2		 7
5		 6
4		      
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Sweden		 Josip Palada
Torsten Johansson		 6
4		 4
6 		2
6 		6
4		 3
6 		 
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Sweden		 Dragutin Mitić
Lennart Bergelin		 6
3		 10
8		 6
4		      

Semifinals

Hungary vs. France

Hungary
2		 Budapest, Hungary[20]
9–11 July 1949
France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
France		 József Asbóth
Marcel Bernard		 3
6 		6
0		 6
0		 6
3		    
2 Hungary
France		 András Ádám-Stolpa
Robert Abdesselam		 1
6 		3
6 		8
6		 8
6		 6
8 		 
3 Hungary
France		 József Asbóth / Kálmán Fehér
Marcel Bernard / Henri Bolleli		 1
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
4 Hungary
France		 András Ádám-Stolpa
Marcel Bernard		 2
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
5 Hungary
France		 József Asbóth
Robert Abdesselam		 6
2		 7
5		 9
7		      

Italy vs. Yugoslavia

Italy
4		 Foro Italico, Rome, Italy[21]
8–10 July 1949
Clay
Yugoslavia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia		 Giovanni Cucelli
Dragutin Mitić		 5
7 		6
2		 6
1		 7
5		    
2 Italy
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia		 Vanni Canepele
Josip Palada		 6
4		 6
4		 6
1		      
3 Italy
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia		 Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada		 6
4		 6
0		 7
5		      
4 Italy
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia		 Marcello del Bello
Josip Palada		 6
3		 6
1		 7
5		      
5 Italy
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia		 Vanni Canepele
Dragutin Mitić		 1
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     

Final

France vs. Italy

France
2		 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[2]
23–25 July 1949
Clay
Italy
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Italy		 Robert Abdesselam
Giovanni Cucelli		 6
1		 8
6		 8
10 		4
6 		2
6 		 
2 France
Italy		 Marcel Bernard
Marcello del Bello		 6
4		 6
3		 4
6 		2
6 		10
8		  
3 France
Italy		 Marcel Bernard / Henri Bolleli
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli		 6
3		 1
6 		6
4		 0
6 		2
6 		 
4 France
Italy		 Robert Abdesselam
Marcello del Bello		 6
3		 6
4		 6
2		      
5 France
Italy		 Marcel Bernard
Giovanni Cucelli		 6
8 		6
3		 6
4		 0
6 		1
6 		 

References
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  2. "France v Italy". daviscup.com.
  3. "Denmark v Israel". daviscup.com.
  4. "Luxembourg v France". daviscup.com.
  5. "Portugal v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  6. "Czechoslovakia v Monaco". daviscup.com.
  7. "Netherlands v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  8. "Ireland v Chile". daviscup.com.
  9. "Hungary v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  10. "France v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  11. "Great Britain v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  12. "Italy v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  13. "Chile v Egypt". daviscup.com.
  14. "Sweden v Norway". daviscup.com.
  15. "Austria v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  16. "Hungary v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  17. "France v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  18. "Italy v Chile". daviscup.com.
  19. "Yugoslavia v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  20. "Hungary v France". daviscup.com.
  21. "Italy v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
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