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 GermanyWest Berlin
bye West Germany3
 South Africaw/o South Africa2Paris, France (clay)
 Monaco West Germany1
 FranceZagreb, Yugoslavia France4
bye France4
 Yugoslavia5 Yugoslavia1Paris, France (clay)
  Switzerland0 France1
 DenmarkVienna, Austria (clay) Denmark4
bye Denmark5
 Egypt1 Austria0Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
 Austria4 Denmark4
 PhilippinesHelsinki, Finland Philippines1
bye Philippines5
 Finland4 Finland0Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
 Ireland1 Denmark2
 Spain5Barcelona, Spain (clay) Belgium3
 Israel0 Spain0
bye Sweden5Turin, Italy (clay)
 Sweden Sweden1
 Netherlands5Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) Italy4
 Ceylon0 Netherlands0
bye Italy5Brussels, Belgium
 Italy Italy2
 Luxembourg0Oslo, Norway (clay) Belgium3
 Norway5 Norway0
bye Great Britain5Brussels, Belgium (clay)
 Great Britain Great Britain1
 BrazilBudapest, Hungary Belgium4
 Hungaryw/o Hungary0
bye Belgium5
 Belgium

First round

Yugoslavia vs. Switzerland

Yugoslavia
5		 Novi Sad, Yugoslavia[3]
2–4 May 1953
Switzerland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Switzerland		 Josip Palada
Erwin Balestra		 6
1		 1
6 		6
2		 6
4		    
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Switzerland		 Vladimir Petrović
Max Albrecht		 1
6 		6
1		 6
4		 6
2		    
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Switzerland		 Josip Palada / Vladimir Petrović
Jean-Pierre Blondel / Paul Blondel		 3
6 		6
4		 7
5		 6
4		    
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Switzerland		 Ilija Panajotović
Erwin Balestra		 8
10 		6
2		 6
2		 6
4		    
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Switzerland		 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 Egypt
Austria		 Marcel Coen
Alfred Huber		 2
6 		1
6 		6
2		 6
1		 6
3		  
2 Egypt
Austria		 Adli El Shafei
Hans Redl		 1
6 		2
6 		6
1		 6
2		 9
11 		 
3 Egypt
Austria		 Marcel Coen / Adli El Shafei
Alfred Huber / Hans Redl		 6
3		 5
7 		1
6 		3
6 		   
4 Egypt
Austria		 Adli El Shafei
Alfred Huber		 6
3		 5
7 		1
6 		3
6 		   
5 Egypt
Austria		 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 Finland
Republic of Ireland		 Pentti Forsman
Joseph Hackett		 7
5		 6
3		 2
6 		1
6 		1
6 		 
2 Finland
Republic of Ireland		 Sakari Salo
Guy Jackson		 6
1		 6
2		 6
3		      
3 Finland
Republic of Ireland		 Pentti Forsman / Sakari Salo
Joseph Hackett / Guy Jackson		 7
5		 6
4		 6
4		      
4 Finland
Republic of Ireland		 Pentti Forsman
Guy Jackson		 6
2		 7
5		 4
6 		3
6 		7
5		  
5 Finland
Republic of Ireland		 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 Spain
Israel		 José María Draper
Arie Avidan-Weiss		 2
6 		5
7 		6
2		 6
2		 6
3		  
2 Spain
Israel		 Carlos Ferrer
Mordechai Apel		 6
1		 6
1		 6
0		      
3 Spain
Israel		 José María Draper / Fernando Olózaga
Mordechai Apel / Arie Avidan-Weiss		 6
1		 6
3		 8
6		      
4 Spain
Israel		 Emilio Martínez del Rey
Gabriel Dubitzky		 6
4		 6
1		 9
7		      
5 Spain
Israel		 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 Netherlands
Dominion of Ceylon		 Hans van Swol
Doug Scharenguivel		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      
2 Netherlands
Dominion of Ceylon		 Hubert Wilton
Percy Ernst		 6
2		 6
2		 5
7 		6
3		    
3 Netherlands
Dominion of Ceylon		 Hans van Swol / Hubert Wilton
Donald Fonseca / Doug Scharenguivel		 6
2		 7
5		 6
3		      
4 Netherlands
Dominion of Ceylon		 Hubert Wilton
Doug Scharenguivel		 3
6 		1
6 		7
5		 6
1		 7
5		  
5 Netherlands
Dominion of Ceylon		 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 Luxembourg
Norway		 Gaston Wampach
Nils-Erik Hessen		 2
6 		6
4		 6
3		 8
10 		3
6 		 
2 Luxembourg
Norway		 Géza Wertheim
Rolf Pape		 3
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
3 Luxembourg
Norway		 Gaston Wampach / Géza Wertheim
Nils-Erik Hessen / Rolf Pape		 1
6 		13
15 		3
6 		     
4 Luxembourg
Norway		 Géza Wertheim
Finn Søhol		 3
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
5 Luxembourg
Norway		 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 West Germany
South Africa		 Engelbert Koch
Ian Vermaak		 6
8 		6
3		 6
4		 6
2		    
2 West Germany
South Africa		 Gottfried von Cramm
Russell Seymour		 6
1		 6
2		 7
5		      
3 West Germany
South Africa		 Rolf Göpfert / Horst Hermann
Russell Seymour / Bryan Woodroffe		 6
3		 6
3		 2
6 		4
6 		5
7 		 
4 West Germany
South Africa		 Gottfried von Cramm
Ian Vermaak		 6
1		 6
3		 6
1		      
5 West Germany
South Africa		 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 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
France		 Josip Palada
Paul Rémy		 2
6 		2
6 		8
6		 4
6 		   
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
France		 Vladimir Petrović
Robert Haillet		 3
6 		9
7		 4
6 		8
6		 6
8 		 
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
France		 Petko Milojković / Vladimir Petrović
Marcel Bernard / Paul Rémy		 2
6 		4
6 		7
9 		     
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
France		 Vladimir Petrović
Robert Abdesselam		 8
6		 6
2		 6
1		      
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
France		 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 Austria
Denmark		 Hans Redl
Kurt Nielsen		 1
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2 Austria
Denmark		 Alfred Huber
Torben Ulrich		 6
3		 5
7 		3
6 		4
6 		   
3 Austria
Denmark		 Alfred Huber / Hans Redl
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich		 4
6 		6
3		 6
4		 4
6 		1
6 		 
4 Austria
Denmark		 Hans Redl
Torben Ulrich		 4
6 		3
6 		6
2		 4
6 		   
5 Austria
Denmark		 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 Finland
Philippines		 Pentti Forsman
Raymundo Deyro		 3
6 		2
6 		6
4		 0
6 		   
2 Finland
Philippines		 Sakari Salo
Felicisimo Ampon		 0
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
3 Finland
Philippines		 Pentti Forsman / Sakari Salo
Felicisimo Ampon / Raymundo Deyro		 3
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
4 Finland
Philippines		 Sakari Salo
Raymundo Deyro		 3
6 		2
6 		6
3		 6
3		 6
8 		 
5 Finland
Philippines		 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 Spain
Sweden		 José María Draper
Lennart Bergelin		 3
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
2 Spain
Sweden		 Carlos Ferrer
Sven Davidson		 4
6 		6
2		 6
3		 1
6 		1
6 		 
3 Spain
Sweden		 José María Draper / Fernando Olózaga
Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson		 2
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
4 Spain
Sweden		 Emilio Martínez del Rey
Sven Davidson		 4
6 		8
10 		5
7 		     
5 Spain
Sweden		 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 Netherlands
Italy		 Hubert Wilton
Giuseppe Merlo		 3
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
2 Netherlands
Italy		 Hans van Swol
Rolando del Bello		 4
6 		6
1		 3
6 		6
3		 1
6 		 
3 Netherlands
Italy		 Hans van Swol / Hubert Wilton
Marcello del Bello / Orlando Sirola		 2
6 		5
7 		1
6 		     
4 Netherlands
Italy		 Boebi van Meegeren
Rolando del Bello		 6
4		 1
6 		2
6 		3
6 		   
5 Netherlands
Italy		 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 Norway
United Kingdom		 Rolf Pape
Geoffrey Paish		 6
4		 0
6 		3
6 		2
6 		   
2 Norway
United Kingdom		 Sverre Lie
Tony Mottram		 3
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
3 Norway
United Kingdom		 Nils-Erik Hessen / Rolf Pape
Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish		 5
7 		0
6 		3
6 		     
4 Norway
United Kingdom		 Rolf Pape
Tony Mottram		 2
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
5 Norway
United Kingdom		 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 Hungary
Belgium		 József Asbóth
Jacques Brichant		 2
6 		3
6 		6
4		 8
10 		   
2 Hungary
Belgium		 Antal Jancsó
Philippe Washer		 2
6 		6
3		 1
6 		1
6 		   
3 Hungary
Belgium		 Zoltán Katona / Dezső Vad
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer		 2
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
4 Hungary
Belgium		 József Asbóth
Philippe Washer		 6
4		 9
11 		4
6 		3
6 		   
5 Hungary
Belgium		 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 France
West Germany		 Paul Rémy
Gottfried von Cramm		 4
6 		0
6 		4
6 		     
2 France
West Germany		 Robert Haillet
Engelbert Koch		 6
1		 6
3		 6
1		      
3 France
West Germany		 Jean Ducos de la Haille / Paul Rémy
Gottfried von Cramm / Rolf Göpfert		 2
6 		6
4		 3
6 		6
2		 6
4		  
4 France
West Germany		 Robert Haillet
Gottfried von Cramm		 1
6 		2
6 		6
1		 7
5		 6
4		  
5 France
West Germany		 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 Denmark
Philippines		 Torben Ulrich
Raymundo Deyro		 6
3		 6
2		 6
4		      
2 Denmark
Philippines		 Kurt Nielsen
Felicisimo Ampon		 8
6		 6
3		 8
6		      
3 Denmark
Philippines		 Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
Felicisimo Ampon / Raymundo Deyro		 6
3		 6
8 		6
3		 8
6		    
4 Denmark
Philippines		 Torben Ulrich
Felicisimo Ampon		 4
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
5 Denmark
Philippines		 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 Italy
Sweden		 Fausto Gardini
Lennart Bergelin		 7
9 		1
6 		6
2		 7
5		 6
3		  
2 Italy
Sweden		 Giuseppe Merlo
Sven Davidson		 4
6 		6
3		 6
3		 7
5		    
3 Italy
Sweden		 Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson		 6
2		 1
6 		6
2		 6
3		    
4 Italy
Sweden		 Orlando Sirola
Sven Davidson		 3
6 		6
3		 7
5		 3
6 		4
6 		 
5 Italy
Sweden		 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 Belgium
United Kingdom		 Philippe Washer
Tony Mottram		 7
5		 6
4		 7
5		      
2 Belgium
United Kingdom		 Jacques Brichant
Geoffrey Paish		 6
4		 4
6 		6
2		 6
1		    
3 Belgium
United Kingdom		 Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish		 8
6		 1
6 		2
6 		4
6 		   
4 Belgium
United Kingdom		 Jacques Brichant
Tony Mottram		 7
5		 6
4		 6
0		      
5 Belgium
United Kingdom		 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 France
Denmark		 Robert Haillet
Kurt Nielsen		 6
3		 2
6 		4
6 		2
6 		   
2 France
Denmark		 Paul Rémy
Torben Ulrich		 2
6 		6
1		 6
1		 6
2		    
3 France
Denmark		 Jean Ducos de la Haille / Paul Rémy
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich		 6
0		 3
6 		6
3		 3
6 		6
8 		 
4 France
Denmark		 Robert Haillet
Torben Ulrich		 4
6 		2
6 		7
5		 4
6 		   
5 France
Denmark		 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 Belgium
Italy		 Philippe Washer
Fausto Gardini		 6
4		 14
16 		2
6 		6
4		 6
3		  
2 Belgium
Italy		 Jacques Brichant
Giuseppe Merlo		 6
4		 1
6 		6
4		 4
6 		8
10 		 
3 Belgium
Italy		 Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli		 3
6 		6
2		 5
7 		1
6 		   
4 Belgium
Italy		 Philippe Washer
Giuseppe Merlo		 6
2		 6
2		 6
4		      
5 Belgium
Italy		 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 Denmark
Belgium		 Kurt Nielsen
Jacques Brichant		 6
1		 7
5		 3
6 		3
6 		6
3		  
2 Denmark
Belgium		 Torben Ulrich
Philippe Washer		 6
4		 4
6 		5
7 		1
6 		   
3 Denmark
Belgium		 Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer		 6
4		 6
3		 7
9 		1
6 		4
6 		 
4 Denmark
Belgium		 Torben Ulrich
Jacques Brichant		 5
7 		7
5		 3
6 		3
6 		   
5 Denmark
Belgium		 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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