1958 Davis Cup Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1958 Davis Cup.

Main article: 1958 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. Italy defeated Great Britain in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[1][2]

Draw
First Round
25 April–4 May
   Second Round
15–20 May
   Quarterfinals
5–8 June
   Semifinals
18–21 July
   Final
1–3 August
  Italy    
Florence, Italy (clay)
 bye       Italy 3  
  Monaco 0     India 2    
  India 5         Italy 5  
  Denmark         Denmark 0  
 bye       Denmark 3
  Yugoslavia 0     Czechoslovakia 2    
  Czechoslovakia 5         Italy 4  
  Mexico         Poland 1  
 bye       Mexico 5  
  Luxembourg 0     Finland 0    
  Finland 5         Mexico 2
  Poland         Poland 3  
 bye       Poland 4
   Switzerland 3      Switzerland 1    
Milan, Italy (clay)
  Austria 2         Italy 4
  Turkey 1    
Paris, France (clay)
     Great Britain 1
  Chile 4       Chile 1  
 bye     France 4    
Paris, France (clay)
  France         France 3  
  Egypt 1         Sweden 2  
  Spain 4       Spain 2
 bye     Sweden 3    
  Sweden         France 0
  Hungary 2         Great Britain 5  
  Brazil 3       Brazil 0  
 bye     Great Britain 5    
  Great Britain         Great Britain 5
  West Germany 4         West Germany 0  
  Netherlands 0       West Germany 3
 bye     Belgium 2  
  Belgium  

First round

Monaco vs. India

Monaco
0		 Monte Carlo, Monaco [3]
25–27 April 1958
India
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Georges Pasquier
Ramanathan Krishnan		 0
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
2
Roland Borghini
Naresh Kumar		 8
6		 2
6 		3
6 		4
6 		   
3
Roland Borghini / Georges Pasquier
Ramanathan Krishnan / Naresh Kumar		 0
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
4
Roland Borghini
Ramanathan Krishnan		 7
5		 3
6 		2
6 		0
6 		   
5
Georges Pasquier
Akhtar Ali		 3
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     

Yugoslavia vs. Czechoslovakia

Yugoslavia
0		 Zagreb, Yugoslavia [4]
25–27 April 1958
Czechoslovakia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ivko Plećević
Jiří Javorský		 4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
2
Kamilo Keretić
Pavel Benda		 3
6 		6
4		 6
1		 3
6 		4
6 		 
3
Ilija Panajotović / Ivko Plećević
Jiří Javorský / Milan Nečas		 6
4		 4
6 		3
6 		1
6 		   
4
Kamilo Keretić
Jiří Javorský		 2
6 		6
8 		6
1		 2
6 		   
5
Ivko Plećević
Pavel Benda		 6
3		 7
5		 1
6 		1
6 		5
7 		 

Luxembourg vs. Finland

Luxembourg
0		 Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg [5]
25–27 April 1958
Finland
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Frank Baden
Reino Nyyssönen		 3
6 		7
5		 2
6 		6
3		 5
7 		 
2
Gaston Wampach
Sakari Salo		 2
6 		2
6 		6
8 		     
3
Frank Baden / Gaston Wampach
Reino Nyyssönen / Sakari Salo		 1
6 		7
5		 6
4		 4
6 		4
6 		 
4
Frank Baden
Sakari Salo		 2
6 		2
6 		6
2		 2
6 		   
5
Gaston Wampach
Reino Nyyssönen		 6
4		 1
6 		3
6 		2
6 		   

Switzerland vs. Austria

Switzerland
3		 Bern, Switzerland [6]
2–4 May 1958
Austria
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Martin Froesch
Franz Saiko		 3
6 		6
4		 5
7 		4
6 		   
2
Erwin Balestra
Franz Hainka		 6
4		 6
1		 7
5		      
3
Paul Blondel / Martin Froesch
Peter Böck / Franz Hainka		 6
3		 4
6 		6
4		 10
8		    
4
Erwin Balestra
Franz Saiko		 7
5		 5
7 		1
6 		0
6 		   
5
Martin Froesch
Franz Hainka		 6
0		 6
4		 6
1		      

Turkey vs. Chile

Turkey
1		 Istanbul, Turkey [7]
26–28 April 1958
Chile
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Suzan Gürel
Luis Ayala		 1
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2
Nazmi Bari
Patricio Rodríguez		 2
6 		8
10 		1
6 		     
3
Engin Balas / Nazmi Bari
Luis Ayala / Patricio Rodríguez		 2
6 		3
6 		0
6 		     
4
Suzan Gürel
Patricio Rodríguez		 2
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
5
Nazmi Bari
Daniel Achondo		 3
6 		3
6 		6
3		 6
3		 6
0		  

Egypt vs. Spain

Egypt
1		 Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt [8]
25–27 April 1958
Clay
Spain
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed
Andrés Gimeno		 4
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
2
Adel Ismail
Manuel Santana		 5
7 		1
6 		6
1		 4
6 		   
3
Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed / Adel Ismail
Juan Manuel Couder / Andrés Gimeno		 3
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
4
Nabil Hassan
Andrés Gimeno		 6
3		 1
6 		0
6 		1
6 		   
5
Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed
Manuel Santana		 6
1		 2
6 		2
6 		8
6		 6
4		  

Hungary vs. Brazil

Hungary
2		 Budapest, Hungary [9]
25–27 April 1958
Brazil
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
András Ádám-Stolpa
Carlos Alberto Fernandes		 2
6 		5
7 		4
6 		     
2
István Gulyás
Ivo Ribeiro		 6
3		 6
3		 5
7 		7
5		    
3
András Ádám-Stolpa / István Gulyás
Ronald Barnes / Carlos Alberto Fernandes		 4
6 		6
2		 6
3		 2
6 		4
6 		 
4
István Gulyás
Carlos Alberto Fernandes		 2
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
5
András Ádám-Stolpa
Ivo Ribeiro		 5
7 		6
8 		6
4		 6
4		 6
4		  

West Germany vs. Netherlands

West Germany
4		 Munich, West Germany [10]
25–27 April 1958
Netherlands
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Rupert Huber
Pieter van Eijsden		 6
1		 7
5		 6
1		      
2
Wilhelm Bungert
Hans van Dalsum		 7
5		 6
4		 6
2		      
3
Wilhelm Bungert / Rupert Huber
Willem Maris / Hans van de Weg		 6
2		 6
4		 6
4		      
4
Wilhelm Bungert
Pieter van Eijsden		 6
3		 9
7		 6
8 		6
8 		7
5		  
5
Rupert Huber
Hans van Dalsum		           not
played

Second round

Italy vs. India

Italy
3		 Florence, Italy [11]
15–18 May 1958
Clay
India
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Nicola Pietrangeli
Naresh Kumar		 8
6		 8
6		 10
8		      
2
Orlando Sirola
Ramanathan Krishnan		 2
6 		7
5		 6
3		 6
3		    
3
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
Ramanathan Krishnan / Naresh Kumar		 1
6 		9
7		 4
6 		6
2		 6
3		  
4
Orlando Sirola
Naresh Kumar		 7
5		 5
7 		6
3		 4
6 		4
6 		 
5
Antonio Maggi
Ramanathan Krishnan		 0
6 		6
2		 4
6 		2
6 		   

Denmark vs. Czechoslovakia

Denmark
3		 Copenhagen, Denmark [12]
15–17 May 1958
Clay
Czechoslovakia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Torben Ulrich
Pavel Benda		 6
1		 6
4		 6
0		      
2
Kurt Nielsen
Jiří Javorský		 6
2		 8
10 		7
9 		12
10		 6
1		  
3
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
Jiří Javorský / Milan Nečas		 4
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
4
Kurt Nielsen
Pavel Benda		 5
7 		6
4		 6
4		 6
2		    
5
Jørgen Ulrich
Jiří Javorský		 10
8		 3
6 		1
6 		6
4		 5
7 		 

Finland vs. Mexico

Finland
0		 Helsinki, Finland [13]
16–18 May 1958
Mexico
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Heikki Hedman
Francisco Contreras		 3
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
2
Sakari Salo
Mario Llamas		 3
6 		6
4		 3
6 		7
9 		   
3
Matti Kinnunen / Sakari Salo
Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox		 2
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
4
Sakari Salo
Rafael Osuna		 11
9		 12
10		 8
10 		3
6 		4
6 		 
5
Heikki Hedman
Antonio Palafox		 5
7 		3
6 		5
7		      

Switzerland vs. Poland

Switzerland
1		 Lausanne, Switzerland [14]
15–17 May 1958
Poland
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Martin Froesch
Władysław Skonecki		 4
6 		5
7 		4
6 		     
2
Erwin Balestra
Andrzej Licis		 2
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
3
Paul Blondel / Martin Froesch
Józef Piątek / Jan Radzio		 6
2		 6
4		 7
5		      
4
Martin Froesch
Andrzej Licis		 3
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
5
Erwin Balestra
Władysław Skonecki		 7
5		 6
3		 4
6 		3
6 		2
6 		 

France vs. Chile

France
4		 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [15]
15–17 May 1958
Clay
Chile
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Robert Haillet
Patricio Rodríguez		 6
2		 6
4		 6
3		      
2
Pierre Darmon
Luis Ayala		 7
9 		4
6 		7
5		 1
6 		   
3
Pierre Darmon / Paul Rémy
Luis Ayala / Patricio Rodríguez		 6
2		 6
4		 6
4		      
4
Robert Haillet
Luis Ayala		 6
0		 6
4		 6
4		      
5
Pierre Darmon
Patricio Rodríguez		 6
2		 6
3		 6
2		      

Spain vs. Sweden

Spain
2		 Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain [16]
18–20 May 1958
Clay
Sweden
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Andrés Gimeno
Sven Davidson		 6
3		 2
6 		3
6 		6
3		 3
6 		 
2
Manuel Santana
Ulf Schmidt		 2
6 		3
6 		5
7 		     
3
Alberto Arilla / Andrés Gimeno
Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt		 9
7		 8
6		 9
7		      
4
Andrés Gimeno
Ulf Schmidt		 4
6 		6
3		 5
7 		4
6 		   
5
Manuel Santana
Jan-Erik Lundqvist		 1
6 		6
4		 6
0		 6
4		    

Great Britain vs. Brazil

Great Britain
5		 Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England [17]
15–17 May 1958
Grass
Brazil
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Billy Knight
Ronald Barnes		 6
0		 6
2		 6
0		      
2
Mike Davies
Carlos Alberto Fernandes		 6
4		 6
2		 6
3		      
3
Mike Davies / Bobby Wilson
Ronald Barnes / Carlos Alberto Fernandes		 6
2		 6
4		 6
4		      
4
Mike Davies
Ivo Ribeiro		 6
2		 6
1		 6
3		      
5
Roger Becker
Carlos Alberto Fernandes		 6
3		 6
1		 6
1		      

West Germany vs. Belgium

West Germany
3		 Cologne, West Germany [18]
16–18 May 1958
Belgium
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Rupert Huber
André Jamar		 6
4		 6
2		 6
1		      
2
Wilhelm Bungert
Jacques Brichant		 4
6 		2
6 		8
6		 6
8 		   
3
Rupert Huber / Peter Scholl
Jacques Brichant / Jean-Pierre Froment		 6
2		 6
1		 6
0		      
4
Wilhelm Bungert
André Jamar		 6
2		 6
3		 6
1		      
5
Rupert Huber
Jacques Brichant		 8
10 		2
6 		6
2		 2
6 		   

Quarterfinals

Denmark vs. Italy

Denmark
0		 Copenhagen, Denmark [19]
5–7 June 1958
Clay
Italy
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Kurt Nielsen
Orlando Sirola		 2
6 		6
4		 5
7 		14
12		 5
7 		 
2
Torben Ulrich
Nicola Pietrangeli		 2
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
3
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola		 2
6 		6
2		 3
6 		2
6 		   
4
Torben Ulrich
Orlando Sirola		 8
6		 3
6 		4
6 		6
3		 3
6 		 
5
Kurt Nielsen
Nicola Pietrangeli		 1
6 		6
3		 4
6 		4
6 		   

Poland vs. Mexico

Poland
3		 Warsaw, Poland [20]
6–8 June 1958
Mexico
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Andrzej Licis
Francisco Contreras		 6
2		 6
2		 8
6		      
2
Władysław Skonecki
Mario Llamas		 8
6		 4
6 		6
3		 7
5		    
3
Józef Piątek / Jan Radzio
Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox		 3
6 		5
7 		4
6 		     
4
Andrzej Licis
Mario Llamas		 3
6 		5
7 		3
6 		     
5
Władysław Skonecki
Francisco Contreras		 6
8 		6
2		 8
6		 6
4		    

France vs. Sweden

France
3		 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [21]
6–8 June 1958
Clay
Sweden
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Pierre Darmon
Sven Davidson		 3
6 		6
3		 6
0		 6
0		    
2
Robert Haillet
Ulf Schmidt		 6
3		 6
3		 6
4		      
3
Pierre Darmon / Paul Rémy
Sven Davidson / Ulf Schmidt		 3
6 		3
6 		6
2		 4
6 		   
4
Robert Haillet
Sven Davidson		 4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
5
Pierre Darmon
Ulf Schmidt		 6
3		 6
2		 6
4		      

Great Britain vs. West Germany

Great Britain
5		 Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Club, Scarborough, England [22]
5–7 June 1958
Grass
West Germany
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Roger Becker
Rupert Huber		 6
1		 8
6		 6
3		      
2
Mike Davies
Wilhelm Bungert		 6
2		 6
2		 6
3		      
3
Mike Davies / Bobby Wilson
Rupert Huber / Peter Scholl		 6
2		 6
4		 6
3		      
4
Billy Knight
Rupert Huber		 6
2		 6
0		 6
4		      
5
Roger Becker
Wilhelm Bungert		 6
2		 4
6 		7
5		 6
2		    

Semifinals

Poland vs. Italy

Poland
1		 Warsaw, Poland [23]
18–20 July 1958
Italy
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Władysław Skonecki
Nicola Pietrangeli		 3
6 		2
6 		6
4		 1
6 		   
2
Andrzej Licis
Orlando Sirola		 4
6 		6
3		 4
6 		3
6 		   
3
Józef Piątek / Jan Radzio
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola		 3
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
4
Andrzej Licis
Nicola Pietrangeli		 6
4		 6
2		 6
1		      
5
Władysław Skonecki
Orlando Sirola		 6
1		 6
3		 0
6 		2
6 		2
6 		 

Great Britain vs. France

Great Britain
5		 Northern Lawn Tennis Club, Manchester, England [24]
19–21 July 1958
Grass
France
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Mike Davies
Paul Rémy		 4
6 		4
6 		6
3		 6
4		 6
1		  
2
Bobby Wilson
Pierre Darmon		 6
1		 9
7		 6
3		      
3
Mike Davies / Bobby Wilson
Pierre Darmon / Jean-Claude Molinari		 4
6 		6
3		 6
4		 6
1		    
4
Bobby Wilson
Paul Rémy		 6
3		 8
6		 6
4		      
5
Billy Knight
Pierre Darmon		 6
2		 4
6 		6
3		 9
7		    

Final

Italy vs. Great Britain

Italy
4		 Milan, Italy [2]
1–3 August 1958
Clay
Great Britain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Nicola Pietrangeli
Mike Davies		 4
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
2
Orlando Sirola
Billy Knight		 6
3		 7
5		 6
3		      
3
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
Mike Davies / Billy Knight		 6
3		 5
7 		6
4		 4
6 		9
7		  
4
Nicola Pietrangeli
Billy Knight		 4
6 		6
3		 6
4		 6
1		    
5
Orlando Sirola
Mike Davies		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      

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