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1953 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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1953 Davis Cup Europe Zone
Details
Duration24 April 1953 – 20 July 1953
Teams24
Categories1953 Davis Cup Europe Zone
1953 Davis Cup America Zone
Champion
Winning nation Belgium
Qualified for: 1953 Davis Cup
Inter-Zonal Finals
1952
1954

The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1953 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. Belgium defeated Denmark in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[1][2]

Draw

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First Round
24 April–5 May
Second Round
13–19 May
Quarterfinals
10–14 June
Semifinals
10–13 July
Final
18–20 July
 West GermanyWest Berlin
bye West Germany3
 South Africaw/o South Africa2Paris, France (clay)
 Monaco West Germany1
 FranceZagreb, Yugoslavia France4
bye France4
 Yugoslavia5 Yugoslavia1Paris, France (clay)
  Switzerland0 France1
 DenmarkVienna, Austria (clay) Denmark4
bye Denmark5
 Egypt1 Austria0Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
 Austria4 Denmark4
 PhilippinesHelsinki, Finland Philippines1
bye Philippines5
 Finland4 Finland0Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
 Ireland1 Denmark2
 Spain5Barcelona, Spain (clay) Belgium3
 Israel0 Spain0
bye Sweden5Turin, Italy (clay)
 Sweden Sweden1
 Netherlands5Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) Italy4
 Ceylon0 Netherlands0
bye Italy5Brussels, Belgium
 Italy Italy2
 Luxembourg0Oslo, Norway (clay) Belgium3
 Norway5 Norway0
bye Great Britain5Brussels, Belgium (clay)
 Great Britain Great Britain1
 BrazilBudapest, Hungary Belgium4
 Hungaryw/o Hungary0
bye Belgium5
 Belgium

First round

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Yugoslavia vs. Switzerland

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Yugoslavia
5
Novi Sad, Yugoslavia[3]
2–4 May 1953

Switzerland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Switzerland
Josip Palada
Erwin Balestra
6
1
1
6
6
2
6
4
   
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Switzerland
Vladimir Petrović
Max Albrecht
1
6
6
1
6
4
6
2
   
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Switzerland
Josip Palada / Vladimir Petrović
Jean-Pierre Blondel / Paul Blondel
3
6
6
4
7
5
6
4
   
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Switzerland
Ilija Panajotović
Erwin Balestra
8
10
6
2
6
2
6
4
   
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Switzerland
Petko Milojković
Jean-Pierre Blondel
1
6
6
3
4
6
     
retired

Egypt vs. Austria

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Egypt
1
Cairo, Egypt[4]
24–26 April 1953

Austria
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Egypt
Austria
Marcel Coen
Alfred Huber
2
6
1
6
6
2
6
1
6
3
 
2 Egypt
Austria
Adli El Shafei
Hans Redl
1
6
2
6
6
1
6
2
9
11
 
3 Egypt
Austria
Marcel Coen / Adli El Shafei
Alfred Huber / Hans Redl
6
3
5
7
1
6
3
6
   
4 Egypt
Austria
Adli El Shafei
Alfred Huber
6
3
5
7
1
6
3
6
   
5 Egypt
Austria
Marcel Coen
Hans Redl
6
2
2
6
4
6
6
3
1
6
 

Finland vs. Ireland

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Finland
4
Helsinki, Finland[5]
3–5 May 1953

Ireland
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Finland
Republic of Ireland
Pentti Forsman
Joseph Hackett
7
5
6
3
2
6
1
6
1
6
 
2 Finland
Republic of Ireland
Sakari Salo
Guy Jackson
6
1
6
2
6
3
     
3 Finland
Republic of Ireland
Pentti Forsman / Sakari Salo
Joseph Hackett / Guy Jackson
7
5
6
4
6
4
     
4 Finland
Republic of Ireland
Pentti Forsman
Guy Jackson
6
2
7
5
4
6
3
6
7
5
 
5 Finland
Republic of Ireland
Sakari Salo
Joseph Hackett
6
3
6
4
6
0
     

Spain vs. Israel

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Spain
5
Barcelona, Spain[6]
2–4 May 1953
Clay

Israel
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
Israel
José María Draper
Arie Avidan-Weiss
2
6
5
7
6
2
6
2
6
3
 
2 Spain
Israel
Carlos Ferrer
Mordechai Apel
6
1
6
1
6
0
     
3 Spain
Israel
José María Draper / Fernando Olózaga
Mordechai Apel / Arie Avidan-Weiss
6
1
6
3
8
6
     
4 Spain
Israel
Emilio Martínez del Rey
Gabriel Dubitzky
6
4
6
1
9
7
     
5 Spain
Israel
Carlos Ferrer
Arie Avidan-Weiss
6
3
6
0
6
3
     

Netherlands vs. Ceylon

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Netherlands
5
Scheveningen, Netherlands[7]
1–3 May 1953
Clay

Ceylon
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Dominion of Ceylon
Hans van Swol
Doug Scharenguivel
6
3
6
2
6
2
     
2 Netherlands
Dominion of Ceylon
Hubert Wilton
Percy Ernst
6
2
6
2
5
7
6
3
   
3 Netherlands
Dominion of Ceylon
Hans van Swol / Hubert Wilton
Donald Fonseca / Doug Scharenguivel
6
2
7
5
6
3
     
4 Netherlands
Dominion of Ceylon
Hubert Wilton
Doug Scharenguivel
3
6
1
6
7
5
6
1
7
5
 
5 Netherlands
Dominion of Ceylon
Hans van Swol
Percy Ernst
6
4
6
0
6
3
     

Luxembourg vs. Norway

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Luxembourg
0
Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg[8]
1–3 May 1953
Clay

Norway
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Luxembourg
Norway
Gaston Wampach
Nils-Erik Hessen
2
6
6
4
6
3
8
10
3
6
 
2 Luxembourg
Norway
Géza Wertheim
Rolf Pape
3
6
2
6
1
6
     
3 Luxembourg
Norway
Gaston Wampach / Géza Wertheim
Nils-Erik Hessen / Rolf Pape
1
6
13
15
3
6
     
4 Luxembourg
Norway
Géza Wertheim
Finn Søhol
3
6
4
6
1
6
     
5 Luxembourg
Norway
Gaston Wampach
Rolf Pape
3
6
4
6
2
6
     

Second round

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West Germany vs. South Africa

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West Germany
3
West Berlin[9]
15–17 May 1953

South Africa
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 West Germany
South Africa
Engelbert Koch
Ian Vermaak
6
8
6
3
6
4
6
2
   
2 West Germany
South Africa
Gottfried von Cramm
Russell Seymour
6
1
6
2
7
5
     
3 West Germany
South Africa
Rolf Göpfert / Horst Hermann
Russell Seymour / Bryan Woodroffe
6
3
6
3
2
6
4
6
5
7
 
4 West Germany
South Africa
Gottfried von Cramm
Ian Vermaak
6
1
6
3
6
1
     
5 West Germany
South Africa
Engelbert Koch
Russell Seymour
4
6
6
4
4
6
4
6
   

Yugoslavia vs. France

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Yugoslavia
1
Zagreb, Yugoslavia[10]
15–17 May 1953

France
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
France
Josip Palada
Paul Rémy
2
6
2
6
8
6
4
6
   
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
France
Vladimir Petrović
Robert Haillet
3
6
9
7
4
6
8
6
6
8
 
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
France
Petko Milojković / Vladimir Petrović
Marcel Bernard / Paul Rémy
2
6
4
6
7
9
     
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
France
Vladimir Petrović
Robert Abdesselam
8
6
6
2
6
1
     
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
France
Ilija Panajotović
Robert Haillet
6
3
2
6
4
6
1
6
   

Austria vs. Denmark

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Austria
0
Vienna, Austria[11]
13–15 May 1953
Clay

Denmark
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
Denmark
Hans Redl
Kurt Nielsen
1
6
1
6
2
6
     
2 Austria
Denmark
Alfred Huber
Torben Ulrich
6
3
5
7
3
6
4
6
   
3 Austria
Denmark
Alfred Huber / Hans Redl
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
4
6
6
3
6
4
4
6
1
6
 
4 Austria
Denmark
Hans Redl
Torben Ulrich
4
6
3
6
6
2
4
6
   
5 Austria
Denmark
Alfred Huber
Kurt Nielsen
5
7
1
6
8
10
     

Finland vs. Philippines

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Finland
0
Helsinki, Finland[12]
15–17 May 1953

Philippines
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Finland
Philippines
Pentti Forsman
Raymundo Deyro
3
6
2
6
6
4
0
6
   
2 Finland
Philippines
Sakari Salo
Felicisimo Ampon
0
6
2
6
1
6
     
3 Finland
Philippines
Pentti Forsman / Sakari Salo
Felicisimo Ampon / Raymundo Deyro
3
6
0
6
2
6
     
4 Finland
Philippines
Sakari Salo
Raymundo Deyro
3
6
2
6
6
3
6
3
6
8
 
5 Finland
Philippines
Pentti Forsman
Felicisimo Ampon
2
6
0
6
0
6
     

Spain vs. Sweden

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Spain
0
Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain[13]
14–17 May 1953
Clay

Sweden
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
Sweden
José María Draper
Lennart Bergelin
3
6
1
6
4
6
     
2 Spain
Sweden
Carlos Ferrer
Sven Davidson
4
6
6
2
6
3
1
6
1
6
 
3 Spain
Sweden
José María Draper / Fernando Olózaga
Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson
2
6
0
6
2
6
     
4 Spain
Sweden
Emilio Martínez del Rey
Sven Davidson
4
6
8
10
5
7
     
5 Spain
Sweden
Carlos Ferrer
Lennart Bergelin
2
6
1
6
6
4
2
6
   

Netherlands vs. Italy

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Netherlands
0
Scheveningen, Netherlands[14]
14–16 May 1953
Clay

Italy
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Italy
Hubert Wilton
Giuseppe Merlo
3
6
2
6
1
6
     
2 Netherlands
Italy
Hans van Swol
Rolando del Bello
4
6
6
1
3
6
6
3
1
6
 
3 Netherlands
Italy
Hans van Swol / Hubert Wilton
Marcello del Bello / Orlando Sirola
2
6
5
7
1
6
     
4 Netherlands
Italy
Boebi van Meegeren
Rolando del Bello
6
4
1
6
2
6
3
6
   
5 Netherlands
Italy
Hans van Swol
Giuseppe Merlo
6
0
6
2
5
7
4
6
5
7
 

Norway vs. Great Britain

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Norway
0
Oslo, Norway[15]
17–19 May 1953
Clay

Great Britain
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Norway
United Kingdom
Rolf Pape
Geoffrey Paish
6
4
0
6
3
6
2
6
   
2 Norway
United Kingdom
Sverre Lie
Tony Mottram
3
6
2
6
1
6
     
3 Norway
United Kingdom
Nils-Erik Hessen / Rolf Pape
Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish
5
7
0
6
3
6
     
4 Norway
United Kingdom
Rolf Pape
Tony Mottram
2
6
3
6
1
6
     
5 Norway
United Kingdom
Nils-Erik Hessen
Gerald Oakley
4
6
2
6
0
6
     

Hungary vs. Belgium

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Hungary
0
Budapest, Hungary[16]
14–16 May 1953

Belgium
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
Belgium
József Asbóth
Jacques Brichant
2
6
3
6
6
4
8
10
   
2 Hungary
Belgium
Antal Jancsó
Philippe Washer
2
6
6
3
1
6
1
6
   
3 Hungary
Belgium
Zoltán Katona / Dezső Vad
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
2
6
2
6
4
6
     
4 Hungary
Belgium
József Asbóth
Philippe Washer
6
4
9
11
4
6
3
6
   
5 Hungary
Belgium
Antal Jancsó
Jacques Brichant
4
6
2
6
2
6
     

Quarterfinals

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France vs. West Germany

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France
4
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[17]
12–14 June 1953
Clay

West Germany
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
West Germany
Paul Rémy
Gottfried von Cramm
4
6
0
6
4
6
     
2 France
West Germany
Robert Haillet
Engelbert Koch
6
1
6
3
6
1
     
3 France
West Germany
Jean Ducos de la Haille / Paul Rémy
Gottfried von Cramm / Rolf Göpfert
2
6
6
4
3
6
6
2
6
4
 
4 France
West Germany
Robert Haillet
Gottfried von Cramm
1
6
2
6
6
1
7
5
6
4
 
5 France
West Germany
Paul Rémy
Engelbert Koch
6
2
6
4
6
2
     

Denmark vs. Philippines

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Denmark
4
Copenhagen, Denmark[18]
10–12 June 1953
Clay

Philippines
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Philippines
Torben Ulrich
Raymundo Deyro
6
3
6
2
6
4
     
2 Denmark
Philippines
Kurt Nielsen
Felicisimo Ampon
8
6
6
3
8
6
     
3 Denmark
Philippines
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
Felicisimo Ampon / Raymundo Deyro
6
3
6
8
6
3
8
6
   
4 Denmark
Philippines
Torben Ulrich
Felicisimo Ampon
4
6
2
6
3
6
     
5 Denmark
Philippines
Kurt Nielsen
Raymundo Deyro
6
2
6
3
6
4
     

Italy vs. Sweden

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Italy
4
Turin, Italy[19]
12–14 June 1953
Clay

Sweden
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Sweden
Fausto Gardini
Lennart Bergelin
7
9
1
6
6
2
7
5
6
3
 
2 Italy
Sweden
Giuseppe Merlo
Sven Davidson
4
6
6
3
6
3
7
5
   
3 Italy
Sweden
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson
6
2
1
6
6
2
6
3
   
4 Italy
Sweden
Orlando Sirola
Sven Davidson
3
6
6
3
7
5
3
6
4
6
 
5 Italy
Sweden
Giuseppe Merlo
Staffan Stockenberg
6
4
6
0
6
2
     

Belgium vs. Great Britain

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Belgium
4
Brussels, Belgium[20]
12–14 June 1953
Clay

Great Britain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
United Kingdom
Philippe Washer
Tony Mottram
7
5
6
4
7
5
     
2 Belgium
United Kingdom
Jacques Brichant
Geoffrey Paish
6
4
4
6
6
2
6
1
   
3 Belgium
United Kingdom
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish
8
6
1
6
2
6
4
6
   
4 Belgium
United Kingdom
Jacques Brichant
Tony Mottram
7
5
6
4
6
0
     
5 Belgium
United Kingdom
Philippe Washer
Geoffrey Paish
6
2
6
2
6
2
     

Semifinals

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France vs. Denmark

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France
1
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[21]
10–13 July 1953
Clay

Denmark
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Denmark
Robert Haillet
Kurt Nielsen
6
3
2
6
4
6
2
6
   
2 France
Denmark
Paul Rémy
Torben Ulrich
2
6
6
1
6
1
6
2
   
3 France
Denmark
Jean Ducos de la Haille / Paul Rémy
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
6
0
3
6
6
3
3
6
6
8
 
4 France
Denmark
Robert Haillet
Torben Ulrich
4
6
2
6
7
5
4
6
   
5 France
Denmark
Paul Rémy
Kurt Nielsen
10
12
6
1
6
0
0
6
4
6
 

Belgium vs. Italy

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Belgium
3
Brussels, Belgium[22]
10–13 July 1953

Italy
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Italy
Philippe Washer
Fausto Gardini
6
4
14
16
2
6
6
4
6
3
 
2 Belgium
Italy
Jacques Brichant
Giuseppe Merlo
6
4
1
6
6
4
4
6
8
10
 
3 Belgium
Italy
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
3
6
6
2
5
7
1
6
   
4 Belgium
Italy
Philippe Washer
Giuseppe Merlo
6
2
6
2
6
4
     
5 Belgium
Italy
Jacques Brichant
Fausto Gardini
6
2
7
5
4
6
9
7
   

Final

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Denmark vs. Belgium

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Denmark
2
Copenhagen, Denmark[2]
18–20 July 1953
Clay

Belgium
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Belgium
Kurt Nielsen
Jacques Brichant
6
1
7
5
3
6
3
6
6
3
 
2 Denmark
Belgium
Torben Ulrich
Philippe Washer
6
4
4
6
5
7
1
6
   
3 Denmark
Belgium
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
6
4
6
3
7
9
1
6
4
6
 
4 Denmark
Belgium
Torben Ulrich
Jacques Brichant
5
7
7
5
3
6
3
6
   
5 Denmark
Belgium
Kurt Nielsen
Philippe Washer
8
6
6
8
6
2
6
4
   

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 "Denmark v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Yugoslavia v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Egypt v Austria". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Finland v Ireland". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Spain v Israel". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Netherlands v Ceylon". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Luxembourg v Norway". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "West Germany v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Yugoslavia v France". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Austria v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Finland v Philippines". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Spain v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Netherlands v Italy". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Norway v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Hungary v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ "France v West Germany". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ "Denmark v Philippines". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ "Italy v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  20. ^ "Belgium v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  21. ^ "France v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  22. ^ "Belgium v Italy". daviscup.com.
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