1948 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Main article: 1948 Davis Cup
1948 Davis Cup Europe Zone
Details
Duration22 April 1948 – 29 July 1948
Teams25
Categories1948 Davis Cup Europe Zone
1948 Davis Cup America Zone
Champion
Winning nation Czechoslovakia
Qualified for: 1948 Davis Cup
Inter-Zonal Final
← 1947
1949 →

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1948 Davis Cup.

25 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] Czechoslovakia defeated Sweden in the final, and went on to face Australia in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw

First Round
22 April–5 May		Second Round
6–18 May		Quarterfinals
10–14 June		Semifinals
9–11 July		Final
27–29 July
 NetherlandsScheveningen, Netherlands (clay)
bye Netherlands5
 Portugal Portugal0Birmingham, England (grass)
bye Netherlands1
 NorwayOslo, Norway (clay) Great Britain4
bye Norway1
 Great Britain3 Great Britain4Stockholm, Sweden (clay)
 India2 Great Britain1
 Hungary5Paris, France (clay) Sweden4
 Austria0 Hungary4
 Romania2 France1Budapest, Hungary (clay)
 France3 Hungary2
 Spain0Stockholm, Sweden (clay) Sweden3
 Sweden4 Sweden5
  Switzerland3  Switzerland0Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
 Pakistan2 Sweden1
 Ireland5Dublin, Ireland (grass) Czechoslovakia4
 Luxembourg0 Ireland2
 Denmark3 Denmark3Turin, Italy (clay)
 Egypt2 Denmark0
 Turkey0Zagreb, Yugoslavia Italy5
 Yugoslavia5 Yugoslavia2
 Italyw/o Italy3Milan, Italy (clay)
 Poland Italy2
byePrague, Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia3
 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia4
bye Brazil1Prague, Czechoslovakia
 Brazil Czechoslovakia3
byeBrussels, Belgium Belgium2
 Belgium Belgium3
bye Argentina2
 Argentina

First round

Great Britain vs. India


Great Britain
3 		Royal Hall Grounds, Harrogate, England[3]
22–24 April 1948
Clay
India
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
India 		Howard Walton
Dilip Bose 		3
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
2 United Kingdom
India 		Tony Mottram
Sumant Misra 		6
0 		6
3 		7
9 		7
5 		   
3 United Kingdom
India 		Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish
Sumant Misra / Subba Sawhney 		6
3 		7
5 		6
2 		     
4 United Kingdom
India 		Tony Mottram
Dilip Bose 		6
3 		6
4 		6
4 		     
5 United Kingdom
India 		Howard Walton
Sumant Misra 		6
2 		6
8 		7
9 		2
6 		   

Hungary vs. Austria


Hungary
5 		Budapest, Hungary[4]
29 April–1 May 1948
Austria
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
Austria 		András Ádám-Stolpa
Hans Redl 		6
3 		4
6 		6
4 		4
6 		6
3 		 
2 Hungary
Austria 		József Asbóth
Gustav Specht 		6
2 		6
2 		6
0 		     
3 Hungary
Austria 		József Asbóth / Kálmán Fehér
Hans Redl / Gustav Specht 		6
2 		6
3 		8
6 		     
4 Hungary
Austria 		József Asbóth
Hans Redl 		6
4 		6
2 		6
2 		     
5 Hungary
Austria 		András Ádám-Stolpa
Gustav Specht 		4
6 		6
0 		6
1 		4
6 		6
3 		 

Romania vs. France


Romania
2 		Bucharest, Romania[5]
1–3 May 1948
Clay
France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Romania
France 		Gheorghe Viziru
Bernard Destremau 		6
3 		6
2 		7
5 		     
2 Romania
France 		Cristea Caralulis
Marcel Bernard 		3
6 		6
4 		6
3 		6
2 		   
3 Romania
France 		Cristea Caralulis / Gheorghe Viziru
Marcel Bernard / Henri Bolelli 		3
6 		6
8 		6
8 		     
4 Romania
France 		Cristea Caralulis
Bernard Destremau 		2
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     
5 Romania
France 		Gheorghe Viziru
Marcel Bernard 		2
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     

Spain vs. Sweden


Spain
0 		Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain[6]
1–3 May 1948
Clay
Sweden
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
Sweden 		Pedro Castella
Torsten Johansson 		3
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
2 Spain
Sweden 		Mario Szavoszt
Lennart Bergelin 		4
6 		2
6 		6
4 		3
6 		   
3 Spain
Sweden 		Jaime Bartroli / Mario Szavoszt
Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson 		5
7 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4 Spain
Sweden 		Mario Szavoszt
Torsten Johansson 		3
6 		9
11 		3
6 		     
5 Spain
Sweden 		Pedro Castella
Lennart Bergelin 		          not
played

Switzerland vs. Pakistan


Switzerland
3 		Montreux, Switzerland[7]
30 April–2 May 1948
Pakistan
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
Pakistan 		Max Albrecht
Mahmoud Alam 		6
1 		6
1 		6
2 		     
2 Switzerland
Pakistan 		Hans Huonder
Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed 		2
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
3 Switzerland
Pakistan 		Max Albrecht / Hans Huonder
Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed / Mahmoud Alam 		7
5 		6
4 		6
4 		     
4 Switzerland
Pakistan 		Hans Huonder
Mahmoud Alam 		6
1 		6
1 		6
2 		     
5 Switzerland
Pakistan 		Max Albrecht
Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed 		1
6 		5
7 		6
1 		6
4 		4
6 		 

Ireland vs. Luxembourg


Ireland
5 		Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland[8]
1–3 May 1948
Grass
Luxembourg
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Republic of Ireland
Luxembourg 		Cyril Kemp
Gaston Wampach 		7
5 		6
3 		6
8 		6
4 		   
2 Republic of Ireland
Luxembourg 		Guy Jackson
Géza Wertheim 		7
5 		6
1 		6
1 		     
3 Republic of Ireland
Luxembourg 		Cyril Kemp / George McVeagh
Gaston Wampach / Géza Wertheim 		10
8 		6
4 		6
3 		     
4 Republic of Ireland
Luxembourg 		Guy Jackson
Gaston Wampach 		5
7 		6
4 		6
2 		6
0 		   
5 Republic of Ireland
Luxembourg 		Cyril Kemp
Géza Wertheim 		6
0 		6
2 		6
4 		     

Denmark vs. Egypt


Denmark
3 		Copenhagen, Denmark[9]
3–5 May 1948
Clay
Egypt
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Egypt 		Torben Ulrich
Adli El Shafei 		6
1 		7
5 		5
7 		5
7 		8
6 		 
2 Denmark
Egypt 		Kurt Nielsen
Andre Najar 		3
6 		6
2 		6
2 		6
3 		   
3 Denmark
Egypt 		Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
Marcel Coen / Adli El Shafei 		5
7 		8
6 		8
6 		4
6 		3
6 		 
4 Denmark
Egypt 		Kurt Nielsen
Adli El Shafei 		6
3 		6
1 		8
6 		     
5 Denmark
Egypt 		Torben Ulrich
Marcel Coen 		6
2 		1
6 		10
8 		10
12 		0
6 		 

Turkey vs. Yugoslavia


Turkey
0 		Istanbul, Turkey[10]
30 April–2 May 1948
Yugoslavia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Turkey
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Suzan Gürel
Dragutin Mitić 		1
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
2 Turkey
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Fehmi Kızıl
Josip Palada 		1
6 		6
1 		6
8 		3
6 		   
3 Turkey
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Fehmi Kızıl / Cihat Özgenel
Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada 		2
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
4 Turkey
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Suzan Gürel
Josip Palada 		4
6 		2
6 		       
5 Turkey
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Beliğ Beler
Stefan Laslo 		2
6 		4
6 		       

Second round

Netherlands vs. Portugal


Netherlands
5 		Scheveningen, Netherlands[11]
6–8 May 1948
Clay
Portugal
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Portugal 		Hans van Swol
José Roquette 		6
0 		6
3 		6
2 		     
2 Netherlands
Portugal 		Boebi van Meegeren
Eduardo Ricciardi 		6
2 		6
1 		6
1 		     
3 Netherlands
Portugal 		Ivo Rinkel / Hans van Swol
Eduardo Ricciardi / José da Silva 		6
1 		6
0 		6
3 		     
4 Netherlands
Portugal 		Hans van Swol
Eduardo Ricciardi 		6
4 		6
2 		6
4 		     
5 Netherlands
Portugal 		Boebi van Meegeren
José Roquette 		6
1 		6
1 		6
3 		     

Norway vs. Great Britain


Norway
1 		Oslo, Norway[12]
11–13 May 1948
Clay
Great Britain
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Norway
United Kingdom 		Johan Haanes
Geoffrey Paish 		6
2 		4
6 		6
3 		6
2 		   
2 Norway
United Kingdom 		Jan Staubo
Tony Mottram 		2
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
3 Norway
United Kingdom 		Johan Haanes / Jan Staubo
Henry Billington / Tony Mottram 		1
6 		5
7 		3
6 		     
4 Norway
United Kingdom 		Jan Staubo
Geoffrey Paish 		6
4 		4
6 		1
6 		2
6 		   
5 Norway
United Kingdom 		Johan Haanes
Tony Mottram 		1
6 		0
6 		7
5 		1
6 		   

France vs. Hungary


France
1 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[13]
15–17 May 1948
Clay
Hungary
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Hungary 		Marcel Bernard
József Asbóth 		6
1 		6
4 		4
6 		6
2 		   
2 France
Hungary 		Robert Abdesselam
András Ádám-Stolpa 		6
2 		4
6 		3
6 		6
8 		   
3 France
Hungary 		Marcel Bernard / Bernard Destremau
András Ádám-Stolpa / József Asbóth 		3
6 		3
6 		8
6 		6
2 		2
6 		 
4 France
Hungary 		Robert Abdesselam
József Asbóth 		5
7 		1
6 		2
6 		     
5 France
Hungary 		Marcel Bernard
András Ádám-Stolpa 		6
1 		6
3 		0
6 		3
6 		4
6 		 

Sweden vs. Switzerland


Sweden
5 		Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden[14]
15–17 May 1948
Clay
Switzerland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Switzerland 		Lennart Bergelin
Max Albrecht 		7
5 		6
3 		6
3 		     
2 Sweden
Switzerland 		Torsten Johansson
Hans Huonder 		6
2 		6
4 		6
3 		     
3 Sweden
Switzerland 		Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson
Max Albrecht / Hans Huonder 		6
1 		6
1 		6
3 		     
4 Sweden
Switzerland 		Torsten Johansson
Max Albrecht 		11
9 		0
6 		6
2 		6
4 		   
5 Sweden
Switzerland 		Lennart Bergelin
Hans Huonder 		6
2 		6
4 		6
1 		     

Ireland vs. Denmark


Ireland
2 		Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland[15]
15–18 May 1948
Grass
Denmark
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Republic of Ireland
Denmark 		Cyril Kemp
Torben Ulrich 		6
8 		3
6 		4
6 		     
2 Republic of Ireland
Denmark 		Guy Jackson
Kurt Nielsen 		4
6 		6
2 		4
6 		7
5 		4
6 		 
3 Republic of Ireland
Denmark 		Guy Jackson / Cyril Kemp
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich 		6
0 		6
3 		6
8 		3
6 		6
2 		 
4 Republic of Ireland
Denmark 		Cyril Kemp
Kurt Nielsen 		4
6 		6
8 		3
6 		     
5 Republic of Ireland
Denmark 		Guy Jackson
Torben Ulrich 		6
4 		6
8 		2
6 		6
2 		6
3 		 

Yugoslavia vs. Italy


Yugoslavia
2 		Zagreb, Yugoslavia[16]
14–16 May 1948
Italy
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Italy 		Dragutin Mitić
Giovanni Cucelli 		5
7 		8
6 		6
1 		6
2 		   
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Italy 		Josip Palada
Marcello del Bello 		2
6 		3
6 		8
6 		7
9 		   
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Italy 		Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli 		0
6 		3
6 		6
1 		5
7 		   
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Italy 		Dragutin Mitić
Marcello del Bello 		5
7 		4
6 		6
8 		     
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Italy 		Josip Palada
Giovanni Cucelli 		5
7 		6
4 		6
1 		6
4 		   

Czechoslovakia vs. Brazil


Czechoslovakia
4 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[17]
14–16 May 1948
Brazil
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
Brazil 		Jaroslav Drobný
Ernesto Petersen 		6
2 		6
2 		6
2 		     
2 Czechoslovakia
Brazil 		Ferdinand Vrba
Manoel Fernandes 		2
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
3 Czechoslovakia
Brazil 		Jaroslav Drobný / Vladimír Zábrodský
Manoel Fernandes / Ernesto Petersen 		6
3 		6
4 		6
0 		     
4 Czechoslovakia
Brazil 		Ferdinand Vrba
Ernesto Petersen 		7
9 		6
3 		6
4 		6
3 		   
5 Czechoslovakia
Brazil 		Jaroslav Drobný
Manoel Fernandes 		6
0 		4
1 		       
retired

Belgium vs. Argentina


Belgium
3 		Brussels, Belgium[18]
15–17 May 1948
Argentina
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Argentina 		Jacques Peten
Heraldo Weiss 		6
1 		1
6 		6
2 		6
3 		   
2 Belgium
Argentina 		Philippe Washer
Enrique Morea 		6
1 		7
5 		6
2 		     
3 Belgium
Argentina 		Jacques Peten / Philippe Washer
Enrique Morea / Alejo Russell 		10
8 		3
6 		2
6 		6
8 		   
4 Belgium
Argentina 		Jacques Peten
Enrique Morea 		6
1 		6
3 		6
8 		4
6 		8
10 		 
5 Belgium
Argentina 		Philippe Washer
Heraldo Weiss 		8
6 		4
6 		6
4 		6
4 		   

Quarterfinals

Great Britain vs. Netherlands


Great Britain
4 		Edgbaston Lawn Tennis Club, Birmingham, England[19]
10–12 June 1948
Grass
Netherlands
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Netherlands 		Tony Mottram
Hans van Swol 		6
3 		6
4 		9
11 		6
3 		   
2 United Kingdom
Netherlands 		Geoffrey Paish
Boebi van Meegeren 		6
3 		6
2 		3
6 		7
9 		6
1 		 
3 United Kingdom
Netherlands 		Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish
Ivo Rinkel / Hans van Swol 		3
6 		7
5 		2
6 		6
1 		4
6 		 
4 United Kingdom
Netherlands 		Geoffrey Paish
Hans van Swol 		6
1 		2
6 		7
5 		1
6 		6
4 		 
5 United Kingdom
Netherlands 		Tony Mottram
Boebi van Meegeren 		6
3 		6
4 		6
3 		     

Hungary vs. Sweden


Hungary
2 		Budapest, Hungary[20]
11–14 June 1948
Clay
Sweden
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
Sweden 		András Ádám-Stolpa
Lennart Bergelin 		7
5 		4
6 		2
6 		1
6 		   
2 Hungary
Sweden 		József Asbóth
Torsten Johansson 		3
6 		9
7 		6
4 		6
0 		   
3 Hungary
Sweden 		András Ádám-Stolpa / József Asbóth
Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson 		7
5 		3
6 		5
7 		5
7 		   
4 Hungary
Sweden 		András Ádám-Stolpa
Torsten Johansson 		5
7 		1
6 		4
6 		     
5 Hungary
Sweden 		József Asbóth
Lennart Bergelin 		6
4 		6
3 		6
4 		     

Italy vs. Denmark


Italy
5 		Turin, Italy[21]
11–13 June 1948
Clay
Denmark
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Denmark 		Giovanni Cucelli
Kurt Nielsen 		6
4 		4
6 		6
1 		6
1 		   
2 Italy
Denmark 		Marcello del Bello
Torben Ulrich 		6
3 		6
3 		6
3 		     
3 Italy
Denmark 		Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich 		6
2 		6
3 		8
6 		     
4 Italy
Denmark 		Giovanni Cucelli
Torben Ulrich 		6
3 		6
3 		6
1 		     
5 Italy
Denmark 		Marcello del Bello
Kurt Nielsen 		6
2 		7
5 		6
3 		     

Czechoslovakia vs. Belgium


Czechoslovakia
3 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[22]
11–13 June 1948
Belgium
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
Belgium 		Jaroslav Drobný
Jacques Peten 		6
4 		6
3 		6
1 		     
2 Czechoslovakia
Belgium 		Vladimír Černík
Philippe Washer 		4
6 		6
2 		4
6 		3
6 		   
3 Czechoslovakia
Belgium 		Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný
Pierre Geelhand de Merxem / Philippe Washer 		7
5 		4
6 		6
1 		6
3 		   
4 Czechoslovakia
Belgium 		Vladimír Černík
Jacques Peten 		4
6 		6
2 		1
6 		4
6 		   
5 Czechoslovakia
Belgium 		Jaroslav Drobný
Philippe Washer 		6
2 		6
4 		6
2 		     

Semifinals

Sweden vs. Great Britain


Sweden
4 		Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden[23]
9–11 July 1948
Clay
Great Britain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
United Kingdom 		Lennart Bergelin
Tony Mottram 		6
3 		6
2 		6
3 		     
2 Sweden
United Kingdom 		Torsten Johansson
Geoffrey Paish 		6
2 		2
6 		8
6 		6
1 		   
3 Sweden
United Kingdom 		Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson
Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish 		2
6 		7
5 		6
4 		6
3 		   
4 Sweden
United Kingdom 		Torsten Johansson
Tony Mottram 		3
6 		6
2 		2
6 		2
6 		   
5 Sweden
United Kingdom 		Lennart Bergelin
Geoffrey Paish 		4
6 		6
4 		6
1 		6
2 		   

Italy vs. Czechoslovakia


Italy
2 		Milan, Italy[24]
9–11 July 1948
Clay
Czechoslovakia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Czechoslovakia 		Giovanni Cucelli
Jaroslav Drobný 		3
6 		6
3 		2
6 		3
6 		   
2 Italy
Czechoslovakia 		Marcello del Bello
Vladimír Černík 		2
6 		4
6 		9
7 		3
6 		   
3 Italy
Czechoslovakia 		Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný 		6
1 		8
6 		6
2 		     
4 Italy
Czechoslovakia 		Marcello del Bello
Jaroslav Drobný 		9
11 		3
6 		2
6 		     
5 Italy
Czechoslovakia 		Giovanni Cucelli
Vladimír Černík 		6
2 		2
6 		6
3 		6
3 		   

Final

Czechoslovakia vs. Sweden


Czechoslovakia
4 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[2]
27–29 July 1948
Clay
Sweden
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
Sweden 		Vladimír Černík
Torsten Johansson 		6
4 		4
6 		6
3 		6
3 		   
2 Czechoslovakia
Sweden 		Jaroslav Drobný
Lennart Bergelin 		6
0 		6
3 		7
5 		     
3 Czechoslovakia
Sweden 		Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný
Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson 		6
2 		6
1 		6
2 		     
4 Czechoslovakia
Sweden 		Vladimír Zábrodský
Torsten Johansson 		3
6 		6
3 		2
6 		3
6 		   
5 Czechoslovakia
Sweden 		Ferdinand Vrba
Börje Fornstedt 		6
3 		6
1 		6
3 		     

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. ^ a b "Czechoslovakia v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Great Britain v India". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Hungary v Austria". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Romania v France". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Spain v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Switzerland v Pakistan". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Ireland v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Denmark v Egypt". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Turkey v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Netherlands v Portugal". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Norway v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "France v Hungary". daviscup.com.
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  15. ^ "Ireland v Denmark". daviscup.com.
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