1950 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Main article: 1950 Davis Cup
1950 Davis Cup Europe Zone
Details
Duration7 April 1950 – 30 July 1950
Teams22
Categories1950 Davis Cup Europe Zone
1950 Davis Cup America Zone
Champion
Winning nation Italy
Qualified for: 1950 Davis Cup
Inter-Zonal Final
← 1949
1951 →

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1950 Davis Cup.

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

Draw

First Round
7 April–9 May		Second Round
18–22 May		Quarterfinals
8–18 June		Semifinals
13–16 July		Final
28–30 July
 PolandWarsaw, Poland
bye Poland5
 Israel Israel0Warsaw, Poland
bye Poland3
 IrelandDublin, Ireland (grass) Ireland2
bye Ireland5
 Monaco Monaco0Båstad, Sweden (clay)
bye Poland0
 Peru Sweden5
bye Peru
 Philippines5 Philippinesw/oSolna, Sweden (clay)
 Pakistan0 Philippines0
 Norwayw/oOslo, Norway (clay) Sweden5
 Hungary Norway0
 Netherlands1 Sweden5Båstad, Sweden (clay)
 Sweden4 Sweden4
 Belgium4Zagreb, Yugoslavia Denmark0
 Finland1 Belgium3
 Yugoslavia5 Yugoslavia2Brussels, Belgium
 Austria0 Belgium2
 Great Britain2Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg Italy3
 Italy3 Italy5
bye Luxembourg0Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
 Luxembourg Italy1
byeCopenhagen, Denmark (clay) Denmark4
 Denmark Denmark3
bye Egypt0Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
 Egypt Denmark3
byeParis, France (clay) France2
 France France4
bye  Switzerland0
  Switzerland

First round

Philippines vs. Pakistan


Philippines
5 		Manila, Philippines[3]
7–9 April 1950
Pakistan
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Philippines
Pakistan 		Raymundo Deyro
Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed 		6
2 		6
0 		6
3 		     
2 Philippines
Pakistan 		Felicisimo Ampon
Mahmoud Alam 		6
0 		6
1 		6
0 		     
3 Philippines
Pakistan 		Felicisimo Ampon / César Carmona
Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed / Mahmoud Alam 		6
3 		6
1 		6
1 		     
4 Philippines
Pakistan 		Raymundo Deyro
Mahmoud Alam 		6
0 		6
2 		6
0 		     
5 Philippines
Pakistan 		Felicisimo Ampon
Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed 		6
0 		6
4 		6
0 		     

Netherlands vs. Sweden


Netherlands
1 		Mets Banen, Scheveningen, Netherlands[4]
5–7 May 1950
Clay
Sweden
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Sweden 		John Linck
Lennart Bergelin 		3
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
2 Netherlands
Sweden 		Boebi van Meegeren
Torsten Johansson 		1
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
3 Netherlands
Sweden 		Ivo Rinkel / Hans van Swol
Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson 		6
3 		5
7 		2
6 		8
6 		6
1 		 
4 Netherlands
Sweden 		Boebi van Meegeren
Lennart Bergelin 		1
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
5 Netherlands
Sweden 		John Linck
Torsten Johansson 		2
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     

Belgium vs. Finland


Belgium
4 		Brussels, Belgium[5]
5–7 May 1950
Finland
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Finland 		Philippe Washer
Pentti Forsman 		6
2 		6
0 		6
2 		     
2 Belgium
Finland 		Jacques Brichant
Sakari Salo 		6
4 		8
6 		6
4 		     
3 Belgium
Finland 		Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Pentti Forsman / Sakari Salo 		6
4 		6
2 		6
3 		     
4 Belgium
Finland 		Jacques Peten
Sakari Salo 		1
6 		1
6 		6
4 		6
2 		3
6 		 
5 Belgium
Finland 		Jacques Brichant
Pentti Forsman 		8
6 		6
2 		7
5 		     

Yugoslavia vs. Austria


Yugoslavia
5 		Zagreb, Yugoslavia[6]
5–7 May 1950
Austria
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Austria 		Josip Palada
Hans Redl 		6
3 		6
2 		6
2 		     
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Austria 		Milan Branović
Alfred Huber 		6
2 		6
1 		6
4 		     
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Austria 		Petko Milojković / Josip Palada
Alfred Huber / Hans Redl 		7
5 		6
1 		7
5 		     
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Austria 		Josip Palada
Alfred Huber 		7
5 		6
4 		6
4 		     
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Austria 		Milan Branović
Hans Redl 		8
6 		6
1 		6
2 		     

Great Britain vs. Italy


Great Britain
2 		Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England[7]
6–9 May 1950
Grass
Italy
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Italy 		Tony Mottram
Giovanni Cucelli 		7
5 		3
6 		5
7 		4
6 		   
2 United Kingdom
Italy 		Geoffrey Paish
Marcello del Bello 		6
4 		4
6 		6
3 		4
6 		6
3 		 
3 United Kingdom
Italy 		Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli 		7
9 		2
6 		4
6 		     
4 United Kingdom
Italy 		Tony Mottram
Marcello del Bello 		6
3 		6
3 		8
6 		     
5 United Kingdom
Italy 		Geoffrey Paish
Giovanni Cucelli 		6
1 		2
6 		4
6 		6
8 		   

Second round

Poland vs. Israel


Poland
5 		Warsaw, Poland[8]
19–21 May 1950
Israel
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Poland
Israel 		Władysław Skonecki
Arie Avidan-Weiss 		6
3 		6
2 		6
4 		     
2 Poland
Israel 		Józef Piątek
Jacob Buntmann 		4
6 		6
0 		8
6 		6
1 		   
3 Poland
Israel 		Józef Piątek / Władysław Skonecki
Arie Avidan-Weiss / Yehuda Finkelkraut 		7
5 		6
3 		6
4 		     
4 Poland
Israel 		Władysław Skonecki
Jacob Buntmann 		6
2 		6
0 		6
2 		     
5 Poland
Israel 		Józef Piątek
Arie Avidan-Weiss 		6
1 		6
0 		4
6 		4
6 		6
2 		 

Ireland vs. Monaco


Ireland
5 		Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland[9]
18–20 May 1950
Grass
Monaco
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Republic of Ireland
Monaco 		Cyril Kemp
Georges Pasquier 		6
3 		6
2 		6
2 		     
2 Republic of Ireland
Monaco 		Matthew Murphy
Aleco Noghès 		6
3 		2
6 		6
3 		6
2 		   
3 Republic of Ireland
Monaco 		Joseph Hackett / Matthew Murphy
Aleco Noghès / Georges Pasquier 		6
3 		7
5 		7
5 		     
4 Republic of Ireland
Monaco 		Matthew Murphy
Georges Pasquier 		6
0 		7
5 		4
6 		6
1 		   
5 Republic of Ireland
Monaco 		Joseph Hackett
Aleco Noghès 		8
6 		11
9 		6
3 		     

Norway vs. Sweden


Norway
0 		Oslo Tennis Club, Oslo, Norway[10]
19–21 May 1950
Clay
Sweden
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Norway
Sweden 		Thorgny Haanes
Lennart Bergelin 		1
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
2 Norway
Sweden 		Nils-Erik Hessen
Torsten Johansson 		5
7 		2
6 		6
3 		6
8 		   
3 Norway
Sweden 		Thorgny Haanes / Nils-Erik Hessen
Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson 		1
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
4 Norway
Sweden 		Thorgny Haanes
Torsten Johansson 		2
6 		3
6 		6
8 		     
5 Norway
Sweden 		Nils-Erik Hessen
Sven Davidson 		3
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     

Yugoslavia vs. Belgium


Yugoslavia
2 		Zagreb, Yugoslavia[11]
19–21 May 1950
Belgium
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Belgium 		Dragutin Mitić
Philippe Washer 		6
3 		6
4 		4
6 		6
3 		   
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Belgium 		Milan Branović
Jacques Brichant 		4
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Belgium 		Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer 		4
6 		4
6 		7
5 		6
3 		4
6 		 
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Belgium 		Dragutin Mitić
Jacques Brichant 		7
5 		6
1 		6
3 		     
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Belgium 		Milan Branović
Philippe Washer 		4
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     

Luxembourg vs. Italy


Luxembourg
0 		Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg[12]
20–22 May 1950
Italy
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Luxembourg
Italy 		Gaston Wampach
Giovanni Cucelli 		2
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
2 Luxembourg
Italy 		Géza Wertheim
Rolando del Bello 		1
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3 Luxembourg
Italy 		Gaston Wampach / Géza Wertheim
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli 		0
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
4 Luxembourg
Italy 		Géza Wertheim
Marcello del Bello 		3
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
5 Luxembourg
Italy 		Gaston Wampach
Rolando del Bello 		1
6 		5
7 		4
6 		     

Denmark vs. Egypt


Denmark
3 		Copenhagen, Denmark[13]
19–21 May 1950
Clay
Egypt
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Egypt 		Torben Ulrich
Marcel Coen 		6
1 		6
0 		6
0 		     
2 Denmark
Egypt 		Kurt Nielsen
Adli El Shafei 		6
4 		3
6 		8
6 		6
1 		   
3 Denmark
Egypt 		Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
Marcel Coen / Adli El Shafei 		2
6 		9
7 		6
4 		6
3 		   
4 Denmark
Egypt 		Kurt Nielsen
Marcel Coen 		          not
played
5 Denmark
Egypt 		Torben Ulrich
Adli El Shafei 		          not
played

France vs. Switzerland


France
4 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[14]
19–21 May 1950
Clay
Switzerland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Switzerland 		Jacques Thomas
Georges Grange 		6
0 		6
1 		7
5 		     
2 France
Switzerland 		Bernard Destremau
Max Albrecht 		6
1 		6
2 		6
1 		     
3 France
Switzerland 		Robert Abdesselam / Paul Rémy
Jean-Pierre Blondel / René Buser 		6
3 		6
4 		8
6 		     
4 France
Switzerland 		Bernard Destremau
Georges Grange 		6
2 		6
3 		8
6 		     
5 France
Switzerland 		Jacques Thomas
Max Albrecht 		7
5 		6
4 		1
6 		0
1 		  not
completed

Quarterfinals

Poland vs. Ireland


Poland
3 		Warsaw, Poland[15]
8–10 June 1950
Ireland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Poland
Republic of Ireland 		Władysław Skonecki
Matthew Murphy 		9
7 		6
3 		6
2 		     
2 Poland
Republic of Ireland 		Józef Piątek
Cyril Kemp 		6
1 		6
1 		9
7 		     
3 Poland
Republic of Ireland 		Jan Chytrowski / Władysław Skonecki
Joseph Hackett / Matthew Murphy 		8
10 		10
8 		14
12 		5
7 		1
6 		 
4 Poland
Republic of Ireland 		Józef Piątek
Matthew Murphy 		6
0 		2
6 		3
6 		2
6 		   
5 Poland
Republic of Ireland 		Władysław Skonecki
Cyril Kemp 		6
3 		6
2 		6
0 		     

Sweden vs. Philippines


Sweden
5 		Solna Tennisstadion, Solna, Sweden[16]
16–18 June 1950
Clay
Philippines
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Philippines 		Lennart Bergelin
Felicisimo Ampon 		6
4 		4
6 		6
1 		6
2 		   
2 Sweden
Philippines 		Torsten Johansson
Raymundo Deyro 		6
2 		3
6 		6
2 		6
3 		   
3 Sweden
Philippines 		Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson
Felicisimo Ampon / César Carmona 		6
2 		6
3 		6
3 		     
4 Sweden
Philippines 		Sven Davidson
Raymundo Deyro 		6
1 		6
0 		6
1 		     
5 Sweden
Philippines 		Torsten Johansson
Felicisimo Ampon 		6
8 		8
10 		6
4 		6
1 		6
1 		 

Belgium vs. Italy


Belgium
2 		Brussels, Belgium[17]
16–18 June 1950
Italy
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Italy 		Philippe Washer
Giovanni Cucelli 		6
2 		11
9 		6
4 		     
2 Belgium
Italy 		Jacques Brichant
Rolando del Bello 		4
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
3 Belgium
Italy 		Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Rolando del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli 		6
4 		2
6 		2
6 		6
8 		   
4 Belgium
Italy 		Philippe Washer
Rolando del Bello 		6
4 		6
1 		6
1 		     
5 Belgium
Italy 		Jacques Brichant
Giovanni Cucelli 		2
6 		7
5 		4
6 		2
6 		   

Denmark vs. France


Denmark
3 		Copenhagen, Denmark[18]
16–18 June 1950
Clay
France
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
France 		Kurt Nielsen
Marcel Bernard 		6
3 		4
6 		6
1 		6
2 		   
2 Denmark
France 		Torben Ulrich
Bernard Destremau 		9
7 		4
6 		0
6 		4
6 		   
3 Denmark
France 		Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
Paul Rémy / Jacques Thomas 		7
5 		6
4 		12
10 		     
4 Denmark
France 		Kurt Nielsen
Bernard Destremau 		6
2 		3
6 		6
4 		6
3 		   
5 Denmark
France 		Torben Ulrich
Marcel Bernard 		3
6 		4
6 		0
6 		     

Semifinals

Sweden vs. Poland


Sweden
5 		Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[19]
13–15 July 1950
Clay
Poland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Poland 		Torsten Johansson
Józef Piątek 		6
1 		6
1 		6
3 		     
2 Sweden
Poland 		Lennart Bergelin
Władysław Skonecki 		6
2 		6
2 		1
6 		6
1 		   
3 Sweden
Poland 		Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson
Józef Piątek / Władysław Skonecki 		6
4 		6
0 		7
5 		     
4 Sweden
Poland 		Torsten Johansson
Władysław Skonecki 		6
3 		6
3 		6
3 		     
5 Sweden
Poland 		Sven Davidson
Józef Piątek 		6
0 		6
2 		6
2 		     

Denmark vs. Italy


Denmark
4 		Copenhagen, Denmark[20]
14–16 July 1950
Clay
Italy
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Italy 		Torben Ulrich
Rolando del Bello 		6
0 		6
2 		6
2 		     
2 Denmark
Italy 		Kurt Nielsen
Giovanni Cucelli 		6
3 		7
5 		0
6 		0
6 		6
4 		 
3 Denmark
Italy 		Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli 		2
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
4 Denmark
Italy 		Kurt Nielsen
Rolando del Bello 		6
3 		7
5 		6
4 		     
5 Denmark
Italy 		Torben Ulrich
Giovanni Cucelli 		3
6 		6
2 		6
2 		6
3 		   

Final

Sweden vs. Denmark


Sweden
4 		Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[2]
28–30 July 1950
Clay
Denmark
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Denmark 		Torsten Johansson
Torben Ulrich 		6
1 		4
6 		6
3 		6
1 		   
2 Sweden
Denmark 		Sven Davidson
Kurt Nielsen 		7
5 		3
6 		6
2 		6
4 		   
3 Sweden
Denmark 		Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich 		6
2 		6
2 		6
2 		     
4 Sweden
Denmark 		Torsten Johansson
Kurt Nielsen 		3
6 		7
5 		6
0 		4
6 		6
2 		 
5 Sweden
Denmark 		Lennart Bergelin
Torben Ulrich 		6
0 		6
2 		      not
completed

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 "Sweden v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Philippines v Pakistan". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Netherlands v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Belgium v Finland". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Yugoslavia v Austria". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Great Britain v Italy". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Poland v Israel". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Ireland v Monaco". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Norway v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Yugoslavia v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Luxembourg v Italy". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Denmark v Egypt". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "France v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Poland v Ireland". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Sweden v Philippines". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ "Belgium v Italy". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ "Denmark v France". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ "Sweden v Poland". daviscup.com.
  20. ^ "Denmark v Italy". daviscup.com.