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1950 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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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

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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

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Philippines vs. Pakistan

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Poland vs. Israel

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Poland vs. Ireland

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Sweden vs. Poland

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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

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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

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Sweden vs. Denmark

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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

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  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.
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