1954 Davis Cup Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1954 Davis Cup.

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

Draw

First Round
30 April–8 May
  Second Round
13–17 May
  Quarterfinals
10–15 June
  Semifinals
9–19 July
  Final
24–26 July
  Denmark    
 bye       Denmark 5  
  Luxembourg     Luxembourg 0    
 bye         Denmark 4  
  West Germany         Hungary 1  
 bye       West Germany 1
  Hungary 3     Hungary 4    
  New Zealand 2         Denmark 1  
  India         France 4  
 bye       India 3  
  Austria 3     Austria 0    
Paris, France (clay)
  Ireland 2         India 1
  France    
Oslo, Norway (clay)
    France 4  
 bye       France 5
  Finland 2     Norway 0    
Paris, France (clay)
  Norway 3         France 0
  Netherlands 1    
Madrid, Spain (clay)
    Sweden 5
  Spain 4       Spain 0  
 bye     Italy 5    
Solna, Sweden (clay)
  Italy         Italy 0  
  Egypt 4    
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
    Sweden 5  
  Turkey 1       Egypt 0
 bye     Sweden 5    
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
  Sweden         Sweden 3
  Monaco 1         Belgium 2  
  Yugoslavia 4       Yugoslavia 0  
 bye     Belgium 5    
  Belgium         Belgium 3
   Switzerland 1         Great Britain 2  
  Brazil 3       Brazil 1
 bye     Great Britain 4  
  Great Britain  

First round

Hungary vs. New Zealand


Hungary
3
Budapest, Hungary [3]
1–3 May 1954

New Zealand
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
András Ádám-Stolpa
John Barry
6
0
3
6
6
3
8
6
   
2
József Asbóth
Jeff Robson
6
3
4
6
6
2
6
0
   
3
András Ádám-Stolpa / Antal Jancsó
Mark Otway / Jeff Robson
1
6
1
6
6
2
2
6
   
4
József Asbóth
John Barry
6
4
7
5
6
2
     
5
András Ádám-Stolpa
Mark Otway
3
6
2
6
2
6
     

Austria vs. Ireland


Austria
3
Vienna, Austria [4]
30 April–2 May 1954

Ireland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Franz Saiko
Vivian Gotto
6
2
6
1
6
4
     
2
Hans Redl
Guy Jackson
6
3
9
7
4
6
6
5
  retired
 
3
Hans Redl / Franz Saiko
Vivian Gotto / Guy Jackson
3
6
1
6
6
3
3
6
   
4
Franz Saiko
Guy Jackson
7
5
6
4
6
2
     
5
Hans Redl
Vivian Gotto
3
6
6
4
6
4
6
3
   

Finland vs. Norway


Finland
2
Helsinki, Finland [5]
6–8 May 1954
Clay

Norway
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Sakari Salo
Rolf Pape
7
5
6
8
6
2
6
4
   
2
Lars-Henrik Krause
Finn Søhol
2
6
4
6
3
6
     
3
Curt Lincoln / Sakari Salo
Nils-Erik Hessen / Rolf Pape
5
7
4
6
6
4
2
6
   
4
Lars-Henrik Krause
Rolf Pape
1
6
3
6
2
6
     
5
Sakari Salo
Finn Søhol
6
4
6
2
6
3
     

Netherlands vs. Spain


Netherlands
1
Mets Tennis Club, Scheveningen, Netherlands [6]
30 April–2 May 1954
Clay

Spain
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ludwig Krijt
Emilio Martínez del Rey
3
6
0
6
3
6
     
2
Fred Dehnert
Carlos Ferrer
5
7
1
6
1
6
     
3
Fred Dehnert / Boebi van Meegeren
José María Draper / Carlos Ferrer
4
6
3
6
4
6
     
4
Fred Dehnert
Emilio Martínez del Rey
3
6
3
6
6
3
8
6
3
6
 
5
Ludwig Krijt
José María Draper
6
4
4
6
6
3
6
4
   

Egypt vs. Turkey


Egypt
4
Cairo, Egypt [7]
30 April–2 May 1954

Turkey
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Adli El Shafei
Suzan Gürel
6
1
6
0
6
2
     
2
Adel Ismail
Nazmi Bari
5
7
6
3
6
0
6
4
   
3
Donald Acobas / Adel Ismail
Nazmi Bari / Suzan Gürel
6
1
6
1
6
3
     
4
Donald Acobas
Suzan Gürel
5
7
5
7
7
5
6
2
5
7
 
5
Adel Ismail
Behbut Cevanşir
6
2
6
2
6
0
     

Monaco vs. Yugoslavia


Monaco
1
Monte Carlo, Monaco [8]
1–3 May 1954

Yugoslavia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Aleco Noghès
Josip Palada
4
6
2
6
1
6
     
2
Georges Pasquier
Vladimir Petrović
1
6
5
7
5
7
     
3
Aleco Noghès / Georges Pasquier
Josip Palada / Vladimir Petrović
2
6
2
6
7
9
     
4
Georges Pasquier
Ilija Panajotović
1
6
3
6
7
5
6
4
6
4
 
5
Aleco Noghès
Ivko Plećević
2
6
3
6
2
6
     

Switzerland vs. Brazil


Switzerland
1
Montreux, Switzerland [9]
30 April–2 May 1954

Brazil
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Erwin Balestra
Bob Falkenburg
2
6
5
7
4
6
     
2
Paul Blondel
Armando Vieira
1
6
2
6
3
6
     
3
Jean-Pierre Blondel / Paul Blondel
Bob Falkenburg / Armando Vieira
6
3
8
6
4
6
3
6
6
2
 
4
Erwin Balestra
Armando Vieira
2
6
1
6
3
6
     
5
Paul Blondel
Fabio Guimarães
0
6
5
6
      not
completed

Second round

Luxembourg vs. Denmark


Luxembourg
0
Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg [10]
14–16 May 1954
Clay

Denmark
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Gaston Wampach
Torben Ulrich
4
6
4
6
0
6
     
2
Géza Wertheim
Kurt Nielsen
2
6
0
6
0
6
     
3
Gaston Wampach / Géza Wertheim
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
4
6
7
9
0
6
     
4
Gaston Wampach
Kurt Nielsen
3
6
1
6
2
6
     
5
Géza Wertheim
Torben Ulrich
0
6
2
6
3
6
     

Hungary vs. West Germany


Hungary
4
Budapest, Hungary [11]
14–16 May 1954

West Germany
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
József Asbóth
Ernst Buchholz
6
2
3
6
6
3
10
8
   
2
András Ádám-Stolpa
Engelbert Koch
3
6
6
4
6
2
6
1
   
3
Antal Jancsó / István Sikorszki
Ernst Buchholz / Horst Hermann
2
6
4
6
5
7
     
4
József Asbóth
Horst Hermann
7
5
6
3
6
0
     
5
Antal Jancsó
Ernst Buchholz
6
0
6
1
6
4
     

Austria vs. India


Austria
0
Vienna, Austria [12]
14–16 May 1954

India
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Hans Redl
Naresh Kumar
6
4
3
6
4
6
5
7
   
2
Franz Saiko
Ramanathan Krishnan
0
6
2
6
5
7
     
3
Hans Redl / Franz Saiko
Naresh Kumar / Narendra Nath
3
6
3
6
4
6
     
4
Franz Saiko
Naresh Kumar
          not
played
5
Hans Redl
Ramanathan Krishnan
          not
played

Norway vs. France


Norway
0
Oslo, Norway [13]
14–16 May 1954
Clay

France
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Nils-Erik Hessen
Jean-Claude Molinari
3
6
6
3
3
6
2
6
   
2
Rolf Pape
Robert Haillet
5
7
2
6
6
4
4
6
   
3
Nils-Erik Hessen / Rolf Pape
Jean Ducos de la Haille / Paul Rémy
4
6
2
6
4
6
     
4
Nils-Erik Hessen
Robert Haillet
4
6
3
6
4
6
     
5
Rolf Pape
Jean-Claude Molinari
3
6
3
6
7
5
6
8
   

Spain vs. Italy


Spain
0
Real Club de la Puerta de Hierro, Madrid, Spain [14]
15–17 May 1954
Clay

Italy
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Carlos Ferrer
Orlando Sirola
1
6
6
8
5
7
     
2
Emilio Martínez del Rey
Marcello del Bello
2
6
5
7
3
6
     
3
Jaime Bartroli / Carlos Ferrer
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
3
6
3
6
7
5
4
6
   
4
Carlos Ferrer
Nicola Pietrangeli
4
6
3
6
6
2
2
6
   
5
Emilio Martínez del Rey
Orlando Sirola
2
6
6
4
4
6
4
6
   

Egypt vs. Sweden


Egypt
0
Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt [15]
14–16 May 1954
Clay

Sweden
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Adel Ismail
Sven Davidson
4
6
4
6
4
6
     
2
Adli El Shafei
Lennart Bergelin
0
6
2
6
1
6
     
3
Donald Acobas / Adel Ismail
Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson
2
6
3
6
6
3
2
6
   
4
Adel Ismail
Lennart Bergelin
1
6
3
6
3
6
     
5
Adli El Shafei
Sven Davidson
0
6
0
6
1
6
     

Belgium vs. Yugoslavia


Belgium
5
Brussels, Belgium [16]
14–16 May 1954

Yugoslavia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jacques Brichant
Ilija Panajotović
6
1
6
4
6
4
     
2
Philippe Washer
Vladimir Petrović
6
3
6
1
6
3
     
3
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Josip Palada / Vladimir Petrović
6
4
6
2
6
2
     
4
Jacques Brichant
Vladimir Petrović
6
0
7
5
6
2
     
5
Philippe Washer
Ilija Panajotović
6
0
6
4
6
1
     

Great Britain vs. Brazil


Great Britain
4
Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England [17]
13–17 May 1954
Grass

Brazil
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Tony Mottram
Bob Falkenburg
8
6
6
4
6
0
     
2
Geoffrey Paish
Armando Vieira
6
8
7
5
4
6
2
6
   
3
Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish
Bob Falkenburg / Armando Vieira
5
7
6
1
6
2
6
1
   
4
Tony Mottram
Armando Vieira
6
3
6
4
6
3
     
5
Gerald Oakley
Bob Falkenburg
6
1
5
7
6
2
4
6
6
4
 

Quarterfinals

Denmark vs. Hungary


Denmark
4
Copenhagen, Denmark [18]
11–15 June 1954
Clay

Hungary
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Torben Ulrich
András Ádám-Stolpa
6
3
6
3
4
6
1
6
5
7
 
2
Kurt Nielsen
József Asbóth
6
0
6
4
6
1
     
3
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
Antal Jancsó / István Sikorszki
5
7
6
2
6
1
6
4
   
4
Kurt Nielsen
András Ádám-Stolpa
4
6
6
2
6
3
6
3
   
5
Torben Ulrich
József Asbóth
0
6
7
5
6
3
6
2
   

France vs. India


France
4
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [19]
11–13 June 1954
Clay

India
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Robert Haillet
Ramanathan Krishnan
6
4
6
4
8
6
     
2
Paul Rémy
Naresh Kumar
6
3
6
4
6
1
     
3
Jean Ducos de la Haille / Paul Rémy
Naresh Kumar / Narendra Nath
6
2
6
2
3
6
7
5
   
4
Jean-Claude Molinari
Ramanathan Krishnan
4
6
4
6
2
6
     
5
Robert Haillet
Naresh Kumar
3
6
9
11
6
4
8
6
6
0
 

Sweden vs. Italy


Sweden
5
Solna Tennisstadion, Solna, Sweden [20]
10–12 June 1954
Clay

Italy
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Sven Davidson
Marcello del Bello
6
1
6
2
6
2
     
2
Lennart Bergelin
Nicola Pietrangeli
7
5
6
1
3
6
6
4
   
3
Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
4
6
7
5
2
6
6
4
6
3
 
4
Sven Davidson
Nicola Pietrangeli
6
4
2
6
6
4
6
1
   
5
Lennart Bergelin
Orlando Sirola
6
2
6
3
2
6
6
1
   

Great Britain vs. Belgium


Great Britain
2
Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Club, Scarborough, England [21]
10–12 June 1954
Grass

Belgium
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Tony Mottram
Jacques Brichant
6
4
3
6
7
5
2
6
5
7
 
2
Geoffrey Paish
Philippe Washer
3
6
0
6
4
6
     
3
Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
6
1
7
5
6
3
     
4
Geoffrey Paish
Jacques Brichant
6
1
7
5
6
3
     
5
Tony Mottram
Philippe Washer
5
7
4
6
4
6
     

Semifinals

Denmark vs. France


Denmark
1
Copenhagen, Denmark [22]
9–12 July 1954
Clay

France
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Torben Ulrich
Paul Rémy
7
5
6
1
3
6
8
10
1
6
 
2
Kurt Nielsen
Robert Haillet
1
6
9
7
6
4
7
5
   
3
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
Jean Ducos de la Haille / Paul Rémy
2
6
10
12
3
6
     
4
Torben Ulrich
Robert Haillet
3
6
6
2
5
7
3
6
   
5
Kurt Nielsen
Paul Rémy
3
6
7
9
2
6
     

Sweden vs. Belgium


Sweden
3
Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden [23]
17–19 July 1954
Clay

Belgium
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Sven Davidson
Jacques Brichant
6
3
6
3
4
6
6
4
   
2
Lennart Bergelin
Philippe Washer
4
6
5
7
4
6
     
3
Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
6
3
6
8
3
6
9
7
6
3
 
4
Lennart Bergelin
Jacques Brichant
7
5
8
6
5
7
2
6
8
10
 
5
Sven Davidson
Philippe Washer
7
5
5
7
8
6
6
2
   

Final

France vs. Sweden


France
0
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [2]
24–26 July 1954
Clay

Sweden
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Robert Haillet
Lennart Bergelin
6
4
5
7
6
3
3
6
0
6
 
2
Paul Rémy
Sven Davidson
1
6
6
3
3
6
4
6
   
3
Jean Ducos de la Haille / Paul Rémy
Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson
3
6
4
6
6
3
7
9
   
4
Paul Rémy
Lennart Bergelin
2
6
3
6
8
6
4
6
   
5
Robert Haillet
Sven Davidson
4
6
4
6
6
4
3
6
   

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. "France v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  3. "Hungary v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  4. "Austria v Ireland". daviscup.com.
  5. "Finland v Norway". daviscup.com.
  6. "Netherlands v Spain". daviscup.com.
  7. "Egypt v Turkey". daviscup.com.
  8. "Monaco v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  9. "Switzerland v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  10. "Luxembourg v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  11. "Hungary v West Germany". daviscup.com.
  12. "Austria v India". daviscup.com.
  13. "Norway v France". daviscup.com.
  14. "Spain v Italy". daviscup.com.
  15. "Egypt v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  16. "Belgium v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  17. "Great Britain v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  18. "Denmark v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  19. "France v India". daviscup.com.
  20. "Sweden v Italy". daviscup.com.
  21. "Great Britain v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  22. "Denmark v France". daviscup.com.
  23. "Sweden v Belgium". daviscup.com.
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