1957 Davis Cup Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1957 Davis Cup.

Main article: 1957 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 Italy in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[1][2]

Draw
First Round
19–29 April		Second Round
10–20 May		Quarterfinals
7–10 June		Semifinals
19–22 July		Final
2–5 August
 SwedenVienna, Austria (clay)
bye Sweden4
 Romania0 Austria1Stockholm, Sweden (clay)
 Austria5 Sweden4
 DenmarkCopenhagen, Denmark (clay) Denmark1
bye Denmark4
 Spain0 South Africa1Milan, Italy (clay)
 South Africa5 Sweden1
 ChileWarsaw, Poland Italy3
bye Chile2
 Luxembourg0 Poland3Palermo, Italy (clay)
 Poland5 Poland1
 ItalyScheveningen, Netherlands (clay) Italy4
bye Italy5
 Netherlands4 Netherlands0Brussels, Belgium
 Norway1 Italy2
 Hungaryw/oBrussels, Belgium Belgium3
 Ireland Hungary1
bye Belgium4Brussels, Belgium (clay)
 Belgium Belgium3
 Yugoslavia0Cologne, West Germany Mexico2
 Mexico5 Mexico3
bye West Germany1Brussels, Belgium (clay)
 West Germany Belgium3
 Lebanon0Eastbourne, England (grass) Great Britain2
 New Zealand5 New Zealand0
bye Great Britain5Paris, France (clay)
 Great Britain Great Britain3
  Switzerland1Lyon, France (clay) France2
 Czechoslovakia4 Czechoslovakia0
bye France4
 France

First round

Romania vs. Austria

Romania
0		 Bucharest, Romania[3]
27–29 April 1957
Clay
Austria
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Romania
Austria		 Cornel Zacopceanu
Franz Saiko		 1
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
2 Romania
Austria		 Gheorghe Viziru
Alfred Huber		 1
6 		3
6 		6
4		 4
6 		   
3 Romania
Austria		 Gheorghe Viziru / Marian Viziru
Alfred Huber / Franz Saiko		 1
6 		4
6 		10
12 		     
4 Romania
Austria		 Gheorghe Viziru
Franz Saiko		 7
5		 6
2		 6
8 		2
6 		3
6 		 
5 Romania
Austria		 Cornel Zacopceanu
Alfred Huber		 3
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     

Spain vs. South Africa

Spain
0		 Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain[4]
26–28 April 1957
Clay
South Africa
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
South Africa		 Juan Manuel Couder
Gordon Forbes		 5
7 		6
4		 5
7 		6
4		 3
6 		 
2 Spain
South Africa		 Emilio Martínez del Rey
Trevor Fancutt		 3
6 		6
3		 2
6 		9
11 		   
3 Spain
South Africa		 Juan Manuel Couder / Fernando Olózaga
Gordon Forbes / Abe Segal		 4
6 		6
4		 3
6 		6
1		 3
6 		 
4 Spain
South Africa		 Emilio Martínez del Rey
Abe Segal		 2
6 		12
10		 6
0		 4
6 		3
6 		 
5 Spain
South Africa		 Juan Manuel Couder
Trevor Fancutt		 5
7 		4
6 		6
1		 6
2		 2
6 		 

Luxembourg vs. Poland

Luxembourg
0		 Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg[5]
27–29 April 1957
Poland
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Luxembourg
Poland		 Louis Wagner
Władysław Skonecki		 2
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
2 Luxembourg
Poland		 Géza Wertheim
Andrzej Licis		 0
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     
3 Luxembourg
Poland		 Gaston Wampach / Géza Wertheim
Józef Piątek / Władysław Skonecki		 2
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4 Luxembourg
Poland		 Louis Wagner
Andrzej Licis		 6
3		 1
6 		1
6 		6
8 		   
5 Luxembourg
Poland		 Géza Wertheim
Władysław Skonecki		 0
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     

Netherlands vs. Norway

Netherlands
4		 Scheveningen, Netherlands[6]
26–28 April 1957
Clay
Norway
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Norway		 Hans van Dalsum
Gunnar Høst Sjøwall		 6
2		 4
6 		6
2		 4
6 		6
3		  
2 Netherlands
Norway		 Fred Dehnert
Finn Søhol		 1
6 		6
2		 3
6 		7
5		 6
1		  
3 Netherlands
Norway		 Hans van Dalsum / Fred Dehnert
Finn-Dag Jagge / Gunnar Høst Sjøwall		 10
8		 6
2		 7
5		      
4 Netherlands
Norway		 Hendrik Goris
Finn Søhol		 3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
5 Netherlands
Norway		 Fred Dehnert
Finn-Dag Jagge		 6
3		 6
2		 6
0		      

Yugoslavia vs. Mexico

Yugoslavia
0		 Belgrade, Yugoslavia[7]
26–28 April 1957
Mexico
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Mexico		 Ilija Panajotović
Mario Llamas		 2
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Mexico		 Ivko Plećević
Francisco Contreras		 5
7 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Mexico		 Sima Nikolić / Aleksandar Popović
Francisco Contreras / Mario Llamas		 0
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Mexico		 Ivko Plećević
Mario Llamas		 3
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Mexico		 Ilija Panajotović
Antonio Palafox		 1
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     

Lebanon vs. New Zealand

Lebanon
0		 Alumni Club, Beirut, Lebanon[8]
19–21 April 1957
Clay
New Zealand
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Lebanon
New Zealand		 Nadin Hajjar
Jeff Robson		 0
6 		0
6 		1
6 		     
2 Lebanon
New Zealand		 Samir El Khoury
Corbett Parker		 6
4		 10
12 		1
6 		2
6 		   
3 Lebanon
New Zealand		 Elie Attieh / Samir El Khoury
Corbett Parker / Jeff Robson		 6
4		 9
11 		3
6 		3
6 		   
4 Lebanon
New Zealand		 Samir El Khoury
Jeff Robson		 3
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
5 Lebanon
New Zealand		 Roy Karaoglan
Lew Gerrard		 1
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     

Switzerland vs. Czechoslovakia

Switzerland
1		 Lugano, Switzerland[9]
26–28 April 1957
Czechoslovakia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
Czechoslovakia		 Paul Blondel
Jiří Javorský		 0
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
2 Switzerland
Czechoslovakia		 Martin Froesch
Jiří Parma		 6
2		 6
4		 6
8 		4
6 		6
1		  
3 Switzerland
Czechoslovakia		 Paul Blondel / René Buser
Jiří Javorský / Ján Krajčík		 4
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
4 Switzerland
Czechoslovakia		 Martin Froesch
Jiří Javorský		 1
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
5 Switzerland
Czechoslovakia		 Paul Blondel
Jiří Parma		 2
6 		6
4		 0
6 		4
6 		   

Second round

Austria vs. Sweden

Austria
1		 Vienna, Austria[10]
10–12 May 1957
Clay
Sweden
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
Sweden		 Alfred Huber
Sven Davidson		 2
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
2 Austria
Sweden		 Franz Saiko
Ulf Schmidt		 6
3		 6
3		 2
6 		1
6 		2
6 		 
3 Austria
Sweden		 Alfred Huber / Franz Saiko
Sven Davidson / Ulf Schmidt		 3
6 		2
6 		6
3		 3
6 		   
4 Austria
Sweden		 Alfred Huber
Ulf Schmidt		 5
7 		4
6 		6
2		 6
2		 6
2		  
5 Austria
Sweden		 Franz Hainka
Jan-Erik Lundqvist		 2
6 		4
6 		7
9 		     

Denmark vs. South Africa

Denmark
4		 Copenhagen, Denmark[11]
17–19 May 1957
Clay
South Africa
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
South Africa		 Kurt Nielsen
Trevor Fancutt		 2
6 		6
8 		6
4		 7
5		 6
4		  
2 Denmark
South Africa		 Torben Ulrich
Gordon Forbes		 3
6 		6
3		 6
4		 6
2		    
3 Denmark
South Africa		 Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
Gordon Forbes / Abe Segal		 11
9		 1
6 		6
3		 6
8 		1
6 		 
4 Denmark
South Africa		 Kurt Nielsen
Gordon Forbes		 6
4		 6
2		 1
6 		6
4		    
5 Denmark
South Africa		 Torben Ulrich
Trevor Fancutt		 2
6 		5
7 		6
4		 6
3		 6
3		  

Poland vs. Chile

Poland
3		 Warsaw, Poland[12]
17–19 May 1957
Chile
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Poland
Chile		 Władysław Skonecki
Luis Ayala		 3
6 		9
7		 6
4		 8
6		    
2 Poland
Chile		 Andrzej Licis
Andrés Hammersley		 4
6 		6
3		 6
2		 6
4		    
3 Poland
Chile		 Józef Piątek / Jan Radzio
Luis Ayala / Andrés Hammersley		 2
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
4 Poland
Chile		 Andrzej Licis
Luis Ayala		 2
6 		2
6 		0
6 		     
5 Poland
Chile		 Władysław Skonecki
Andrés Hammersley		 3
6 		7
5		 6
1		 6
3		    

Netherlands vs. Italy

Netherlands
0		 Scheveningen, Netherlands[13]
18–20 May 1957
Clay
Italy
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Italy		 Fred Dehnert
Giuseppe Merlo		 2
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
2 Netherlands
Italy		 Hans van Dalsum
Nicola Pietrangeli		 1
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
3 Netherlands
Italy		 Hans van Dalsum / Fred Dehnert
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola		 8
6		 2
6 		8
10 		3
6 		   
4 Netherlands
Italy		 Hans van Dalsum
Giuseppe Merlo		 8
6		 2
6 		8
10 		3
6 		   
5 Netherlands
Italy		 Fred Dehnert
Orlando Sirola		 4
6 		4
6 		7
9 		     

Belgium vs. Hungary

Belgium
4		 Brussels, Belgium[14]
17–19 May 1957
Hungary
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Hungary		 Philippe Washer
József Asbóth		 8
6		 6
1		 6
4		      
2 Belgium
Hungary		 Jacques Brichant
András Ádám-Stolpa		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      
3 Belgium
Hungary		 Jacques Brichant / Gino Mezzi
András Ádám-Stolpa / József Asbóth		 6
0		 6
3		 4
6 		4
6 		3
6 		 
4 Belgium
Hungary		 Philippe Washer
András Ádám-Stolpa		 6
1		 4
6 		7
5		 2
6 		6
2		  
5 Belgium
Hungary		 Jacques Brichant
József Asbóth		 4
6 		6
2		 6
1		 6
2		    

West Germany vs. Mexico

West Germany
1		 Cologne, West Germany[15]
17–19 May 1957
Mexico
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 West Germany
Mexico		 Peter Scholl
Francisco Contreras		 4
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2 West Germany
Mexico		 Rupert Huber
Mario Llamas		 3
6 		5
7 		6
4		 4
6 		   
3 West Germany
Mexico		 Ernst Buchholz / Horst Hermann
Francisco Contreras / Mario Llamas		 6
8 		3
6 		6
4		 4
6 		   
4 West Germany
Mexico		 Rupert Huber
Antonio Palafox		 6
2		 10
8		 6
1		      
5 West Germany
Mexico		 Peter Scholl
Esteban Reyes Jr.		 6
1		 6
0		 4
6 		6
8 		  not
completed

Great Britain vs. New Zealand

Great Britain
5		 Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England[16]
16–18 May 1957
Grass
New Zealand
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
New Zealand		 Bobby Wilson
Lew Gerrard		 6
2		 11
9		 6
2		      
2 United Kingdom
New Zealand		 Mike Davies
Jeff Robson		 6
8 		6
3		 6
2		 6
4		    
3 United Kingdom
New Zealand		 Mike Davies / Bobby Wilson
Lew Gerrard / Jeff Robson		 6
3		 9
7		 6
2		      
4 United Kingdom
New Zealand		 Bobby Wilson
Jeff Robson		 4
6 		8
6		 6
1		 6
2		    
5 United Kingdom
New Zealand		 Mike Davies
Corbett Parker		 6
1		 6
2		 6
4		      

France vs. Czechoslovakia

France
4		 Stade Henri Cochet, Lyon, France[17]
17–19 May 1957
Clay
Czechoslovakia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Czechoslovakia		 Robert Haillet
Jiří Javorský		 6
8 		7
5		 8
6		 6
4		    
2 France
Czechoslovakia		 Pierre Darmon
Ján Krajčík		 6
0		 6
1		 6
2		      
3 France
Czechoslovakia		 Jean-Claude Molinari / Paul Rémy
Jiří Javorský / Ján Krajčík		 9
7		 6
3		 6
3		      
4 France
Czechoslovakia		 Robert Haillet
Ján Krajčík		 6
4		 6
2		 6
3		      
5 France
Czechoslovakia		 Pierre Darmon
Jiří Javorský		 7
9 		1
2		       not
completed

Quarterfinals

Sweden vs. Denmark

Sweden
4		 Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden[18]
8–10 June 1957
Clay
Denmark
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Denmark		 Sven Davidson
Torben Ulrich		 6
2		 6
2		 6
2		      
2 Sweden
Denmark		 Ulf Schmidt
Kurt Nielsen		 4
6 		8
6		 1
6 		8
6		 9
7		  
3 Sweden
Denmark		 Sven Davidson / Ulf Schmidt
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich		 6
4		 6
3		 6
4		      
4 Sweden
Denmark		 Sven Davidson
Kurt Nielsen		 6
3		 4
6 		6
4		 3
6 		0
6 		 
5 Sweden
Denmark		 Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Torben Ulrich		 7
5		 6
1		 4
6 		6
4		    

Italy vs. Poland

Italy
4		 Palermo, Italy[19]
7–9 June 1957
Clay
Poland
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Poland		 Giuseppe Merlo
Andrzej Licis		 6
1		 6
4		 6
0		      
2 Italy
Poland		 Nicola Pietrangeli
Władysław Skonecki		 7
5		 4
6 		7
5		 6
1		    
3 Italy
Poland		 Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
Józef Piątek / Władysław Skonecki		 6
2		 9
7		 6
2		      
4 Italy
Poland		 Antonio Maggi
Władysław Skonecki		 6
4		 6
0		 6
4		      
5 Italy
Poland		 Orlando Sirola
Andrzej Licis		 4
6 		7
9 		0
6		      

Belgium vs. Mexico

Belgium
3		 Royal Léopold Club, Brussels, Belgium[20]
8–10 June 1957
Clay
Mexico
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Mexico		 Philippe Washer
Francisco Contreras		 7
5		 3
6 		6
4		 4
6 		3
6 		 
2 Belgium
Mexico		 Jacques Brichant
Mario Llamas		 1
6 		6
4		 4
6 		6
4		 6
1		  
3 Belgium
Mexico		 Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Francisco Contreras / Mario Llamas		 4
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
4 Belgium
Mexico		 Jacques Brichant
Francisco Contreras		 8
6		 6
1		 6
3		      
5 Belgium
Mexico		 Philippe Washer
Mario Llamas		 6
4		 6
1		 6
3		      

France vs. Great Britain

France
2		 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[21]
8–10 June 1957
Clay
Great Britain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
United Kingdom		 Pierre Darmon
Mike Davies		 7
9 		2
6 		7
5		 4
6 		   
2 France
United Kingdom		 Robert Haillet
Bobby Wilson		 4
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
3 France
United Kingdom		 Jean-Claude Molinari / Paul Rémy
Mike Davies / Bobby Wilson		 3
6 		6
3		 6
1		 6
3		    
4 France
United Kingdom		 Pierre Darmon
Bobby Wilson		 1
6 		6
4		 6
1		 3
6 		7
5		  
5 France
United Kingdom		 Robert Haillet
Mike Davies		 8
6		 7
5		 4
6 		1
6 		4
6 		 

Semifinals

Italy vs. Sweden

Italy
3		 Milan Tennis Club, Milan, Italy[22]
19–21 July 1957
Clay
Sweden
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Sweden		 Giuseppe Merlo
Ulf Schmidt		 6
0		 6
0		 6
3		      
2 Italy
Sweden		 Nicola Pietrangeli
Sven Davidson		 6
4		 0
6 		1
6 		1
6 		   
3 Italy
Sweden		 Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
Sven Davidson / Ulf Schmidt		 6
4		 6
4		 6
4		      
4 Italy
Sweden		 Nicola Pietrangeli
Ulf Schmidt		 7
9 		8
6		 6
2		 6
2		    
5 Italy
Sweden		 Giuseppe Merlo
Sven Davidson		           not
played

Belgium vs. Great Britain

Belgium
3		 Brussels, Belgium[23]
20–22 July 1957
Clay
Great Britain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
United Kingdom		 Philippe Washer
Mike Davies		 7
5		 3
6 		6
8 		4
6 		   
2 Belgium
United Kingdom		 Jacques Brichant
Bobby Wilson		 6
0		 7
5		 6
4		      
3 Belgium
United Kingdom		 Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Mike Davies / Bobby Wilson		 3
6 		4
6 		6
3		 3
6 		   
4 Belgium
United Kingdom		 Philippe Washer
Bobby Wilson		 3
6 		6
4		 6
4		 6
0		    
5 Belgium
United Kingdom		 Jacques Brichant
Mike Davies		 1
6 		4
6 		6
3		 6
4		 6
2		  

Final

Belgium vs. Italy

Belgium
3		 Brussels, Belgium[2]
2–5 August 1957
Italy
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Italy		 Jacques Brichant
Nicola Pietrangeli		 4
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
2 Belgium
Italy		 Philippe Washer
Giuseppe Merlo		 6
2		 8
6		 6
2		      
3 Belgium
Italy		 Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola		 3
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     
4 Belgium
Italy		 Jacques Brichant
Giuseppe Merlo		 6
8 		7
5		 6
8 		7
5		 6
1		  
5 Belgium
Italy		 Philippe Washer
Nicola Pietrangeli		 6
4		 3
6 		6
8 		7
5		 6
2		  

References
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  2. "Belgium v Italy". daviscup.com.
  3. "Romania v Austria". daviscup.com.
  4. "Spain v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  5. "Luxembourg v Poland". daviscup.com.
  6. "Netherlands v Norway". daviscup.com.
  7. "Yugoslavia v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  8. "Lebanon v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  9. "Switzerland v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  10. "Austria v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  11. "Denmark v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  12. "Poland v Chile". daviscup.com.
  13. "Netherlands v Italy". daviscup.com.
  14. "Belgium v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  15. "West Germany v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  16. "Great Britain v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  17. "France v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  18. "Sweden v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  19. "Italy v Poland". daviscup.com.
  20. "Belgium v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  21. "France v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  22. "Italy v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  23. "Belgium v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
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