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1948 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1948 Davis Cup.

1948 Davis Cup Europe Zone
Details
Duration22 April 1948 – 29 July 1948
Teams25
Categories1948 Davis Cup Europe Zone
1948 Davis Cup America Zone
Champion
Winning nation Czechoslovakia
Qualified for: 1948 Davis Cup
Inter-Zonal Final
← 1947
1949 →

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

Draw

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First Round
22 April–5 May		Second Round
6–18 May		Quarterfinals
10–14 June		Semifinals
9–11 July		Final
27–29 July
  NetherlandsScheveningen, Netherlands (clay)
bye  Netherlands5
  Portugal  Portugal0Birmingham, England (grass)
bye  Netherlands1
  NorwayOslo, Norway (clay)  Great Britain4
bye  Norway1
  Great Britain3  Great Britain4Stockholm, Sweden (clay)
  India2  Great Britain1
  Hungary5Paris, France (clay)  Sweden4
  Austria0  Hungary4
  Romania2  France1Budapest, Hungary (clay)
  France3  Hungary2
  Spain0Stockholm, Sweden (clay)  Sweden3
  Sweden4  Sweden5
   Switzerland3   Switzerland0Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
  Pakistan2  Sweden1
  Ireland5Dublin, Ireland (grass)  Czechoslovakia4
  Luxembourg0  Ireland2
  Denmark3  Denmark3Turin, Italy (clay)
  Egypt2  Denmark0
  Turkey0Zagreb, Yugoslavia  Italy5
  Yugoslavia5  Yugoslavia2
  Italyw/o  Italy3Milan, Italy (clay)
  Poland  Italy2
byePrague, Czechoslovakia  Czechoslovakia3
  Czechoslovakia  Czechoslovakia4
bye  Brazil1Prague, Czechoslovakia
  Brazil  Czechoslovakia3
byeBrussels, Belgium  Belgium2
  Belgium  Belgium3
bye  Argentina2
  Argentina

First round

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Great Britain vs. India

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Great Britain
3 		Royal Hall Grounds, Harrogate, England[3]
22–24 April 1948
Clay 		 
India
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Howard Walton
Dilip Bose 		3
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
2  
  		Tony Mottram
Sumant Misra 		6
0 		6
3 		7
9 		7
5 		   
3  
  		Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish
Sumant Misra / Subba Sawhney 		6
3 		7
5 		6
2 		     
4  
  		Tony Mottram
Dilip Bose 		6
3 		6
4 		6
4 		     
5  
  		Howard Walton
Sumant Misra 		6
2 		6
8 		7
9 		2
6 		   

Hungary vs. Austria

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Hungary
5 		Budapest, Hungary[4]
29 April–1 May 1948
  
Austria
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		András Ádám-Stolpa
Hans Redl 		6
3 		4
6 		6
4 		4
6 		6
3 		 
2  
  		József Asbóth
Gustav Specht 		6
2 		6
2 		6
0 		     
3  
  		József Asbóth / Kálmán Fehér
Hans Redl / Gustav Specht 		6
2 		6
3 		8
6 		     
4  
  		József Asbóth
Hans Redl 		6
4 		6
2 		6
2 		     
5  
  		András Ádám-Stolpa
Gustav Specht 		4
6 		6
0 		6
1 		4
6 		6
3 		 

Romania vs. France

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Romania
2 		Bucharest, Romania[5]
1–3 May 1948
Clay 		 
France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Gheorghe Viziru
Bernard Destremau 		6
3 		6
2 		7
5 		     
2  
  		Cristea Caralulis
Marcel Bernard 		3
6 		6
4 		6
3 		6
2 		   
3  
  		Cristea Caralulis / Gheorghe Viziru
Marcel Bernard / Henri Bolelli 		3
6 		6
8 		6
8 		     
4  
  		Cristea Caralulis
Bernard Destremau 		2
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     
5  
  		Gheorghe Viziru
Marcel Bernard 		2
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     

Spain vs. Sweden

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Spain
0 		Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain[6]
1–3 May 1948
Clay 		 
Sweden
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Pedro Castella
Torsten Johansson 		3
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
2  
  		Mario Szavoszt
Lennart Bergelin 		4
6 		2
6 		6
4 		3
6 		   
3  
  		Jaime Bartroli / Mario Szavoszt
Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson 		5
7 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4  
  		Mario Szavoszt
Torsten Johansson 		3
6 		9
11 		3
6 		     
5  
  		Pedro Castella
Lennart Bergelin 		          not
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Switzerland vs. Pakistan

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Switzerland
3 		Montreux, Switzerland[7]
30 April–2 May 1948
  
Pakistan
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Max Albrecht
Mahmoud Alam 		6
1 		6
1 		6
2 		     
2  
  		Hans Huonder
Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed 		2
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
3  
  		Max Albrecht / Hans Huonder
Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed / Mahmoud Alam 		7
5 		6
4 		6
4 		     
4  
  		Hans Huonder
Mahmoud Alam 		6
1 		6
1 		6
2 		     
5  
  		Max Albrecht
Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed 		1
6 		5
7 		6
1 		6
4 		4
6 		 

Ireland vs. Luxembourg

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Ireland
5 		Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland[8]
1–3 May 1948
Grass 		 
Luxembourg
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Cyril Kemp
Gaston Wampach 		7
5 		6
3 		6
8 		6
4 		   
2  
  		Guy Jackson
Géza Wertheim 		7
5 		6
1 		6
1 		     
3  
  		Cyril Kemp / George McVeagh
Gaston Wampach / Géza Wertheim 		10
8 		6
4 		6
3 		     
4  
  		Guy Jackson
Gaston Wampach 		5
7 		6
4 		6
2 		6
0 		   
5  
  		Cyril Kemp
Géza Wertheim 		6
0 		6
2 		6
4 		     

Denmark vs. Egypt

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Denmark
3 		Copenhagen, Denmark[9]
3–5 May 1948
Clay 		 
Egypt
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Torben Ulrich
Adli El Shafei 		6
1 		7
5 		5
7 		5
7 		8
6 		 
2  
  		Kurt Nielsen
Andre Najar 		3
6 		6
2 		6
2 		6
3 		   
3  
  		Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
Marcel Coen / Adli El Shafei 		5
7 		8
6 		8
6 		4
6 		3
6 		 
4  
  		Kurt Nielsen
Adli El Shafei 		6
3 		6
1 		8
6 		     
5  
  		Torben Ulrich
Marcel Coen 		6
2 		1
6 		10
8 		10
12 		0
6 		 

Turkey vs. Yugoslavia

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Turkey
0 		Istanbul, Turkey[10]
30 April–2 May 1948
  
Yugoslavia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Suzan Gürel
Dragutin Mitić 		1
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
2  
  		Fehmi Kızıl
Josip Palada 		1
6 		6
1 		6
8 		3
6 		   
3  
  		Fehmi Kızıl / Cihat Özgenel
Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada 		2
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
4  
  		Suzan Gürel
Josip Palada 		4
6 		2
6 		       
5  
  		Beliğ Beler
Stefan Laslo 		2
6 		4
6 		       

Second round

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Netherlands vs. Portugal

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Netherlands
5 		Scheveningen, Netherlands[11]
6–8 May 1948
Clay 		 
Portugal
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Hans van Swol
José Roquette 		6
0 		6
3 		6
2 		     
2  
  		Boebi van Meegeren
Eduardo Ricciardi 		6
2 		6
1 		6
1 		     
3  
  		Ivo Rinkel / Hans van Swol
Eduardo Ricciardi / José da Silva 		6
1 		6
0 		6
3 		     
4  
  		Hans van Swol
Eduardo Ricciardi 		6
4 		6
2 		6
4 		     
5  
  		Boebi van Meegeren
José Roquette 		6
1 		6
1 		6
3 		     

Norway vs. Great Britain

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Norway
1 		Oslo, Norway[12]
11–13 May 1948
Clay 		 
Great Britain
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Johan Haanes
Geoffrey Paish 		6
2 		4
6 		6
3 		6
2 		   
2  
  		Jan Staubo
Tony Mottram 		2
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
3  
  		Johan Haanes / Jan Staubo
Henry Billington / Tony Mottram 		1
6 		5
7 		3
6 		     
4  
  		Jan Staubo
Geoffrey Paish 		6
4 		4
6 		1
6 		2
6 		   
5  
  		Johan Haanes
Tony Mottram 		1
6 		0
6 		7
5 		1
6 		   

France vs. Hungary

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France
1 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[13]
15–17 May 1948
Clay 		 
Hungary
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Marcel Bernard
József Asbóth 		6
1 		6
4 		4
6 		6
2 		   
2  
  		Robert Abdesselam
András Ádám-Stolpa 		6
2 		4
6 		3
6 		6
8 		   
3  
  		Marcel Bernard / Bernard Destremau
András Ádám-Stolpa / József Asbóth 		3
6 		3
6 		8
6 		6
2 		2
6 		 
4  
  		Robert Abdesselam
József Asbóth 		5
7 		1
6 		2
6 		     
5  
  		Marcel Bernard
András Ádám-Stolpa 		6
1 		6
3 		0
6 		3
6 		4
6 		 

Sweden vs. Switzerland

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Sweden
5 		Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden[14]
15–17 May 1948
Clay 		 
Switzerland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Lennart Bergelin
Max Albrecht 		7
5 		6
3 		6
3 		     
2  
  		Torsten Johansson
Hans Huonder 		6
2 		6
4 		6
3 		     
3  
  		Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson
Max Albrecht / Hans Huonder 		6
1 		6
1 		6
3 		     
4  
  		Torsten Johansson
Max Albrecht 		11
9 		0
6 		6
2 		6
4 		   
5  
  		Lennart Bergelin
Hans Huonder 		6
2 		6
4 		6
1 		     

Ireland vs. Denmark

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Ireland
2 		Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland[15]
15–18 May 1948
Grass 		 
Denmark
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Cyril Kemp
Torben Ulrich 		6
8 		3
6 		4
6 		     
2  
  		Guy Jackson
Kurt Nielsen 		4
6 		6
2 		4
6 		7
5 		4
6 		 
3  
  		Guy Jackson / Cyril Kemp
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich 		6
0 		6
3 		6
8 		3
6 		6
2 		 
4  
  		Cyril Kemp
Kurt Nielsen 		4
6 		6
8 		3
6 		     
5  
  		Guy Jackson
Torben Ulrich 		6
4 		6
8 		2
6 		6
2 		6
3 		 

Yugoslavia vs. Italy

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Yugoslavia
2 		Zagreb, Yugoslavia[16]
14–16 May 1948
  
Italy
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Dragutin Mitić
Giovanni Cucelli 		5
7 		8
6 		6
1 		6
2 		   
2  
  		Josip Palada
Marcello del Bello 		2
6 		3
6 		8
6 		7
9 		   
3  
  		Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli 		0
6 		3
6 		6
1 		5
7 		   
4  
  		Dragutin Mitić
Marcello del Bello 		5
7 		4
6 		6
8 		     
5  
  		Josip Palada
Giovanni Cucelli 		5
7 		6
4 		6
1 		6
4 		   

Czechoslovakia vs. Brazil

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Czechoslovakia
4 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[17]
14–16 May 1948
  
Brazil
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Jaroslav Drobný
Ernesto Petersen 		6
2 		6
2 		6
2 		     
2  
  		Ferdinand Vrba
Manoel Fernandes 		2
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
3  
  		Jaroslav Drobný / Vladimír Zábrodský
Manoel Fernandes / Ernesto Petersen 		6
3 		6
4 		6
0 		     
4  
  		Ferdinand Vrba
Ernesto Petersen 		7
9 		6
3 		6
4 		6
3 		   
5  
  		Jaroslav Drobný
Manoel Fernandes 		6
0 		4
1 		       
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Belgium vs. Argentina

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Belgium
3 		Brussels, Belgium[18]
15–17 May 1948
  
Argentina
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Jacques Peten
Heraldo Weiss 		6
1 		1
6 		6
2 		6
3 		   
2  
  		Philippe Washer
Enrique Morea 		6
1 		7
5 		6
2 		     
3  
  		Jacques Peten / Philippe Washer
Enrique Morea / Alejo Russell 		10
8 		3
6 		2
6 		6
8 		   
4  
  		Jacques Peten
Enrique Morea 		6
1 		6
3 		6
8 		4
6 		8
10 		 
5  
  		Philippe Washer
Heraldo Weiss 		8
6 		4
6 		6
4 		6
4 		   

Quarterfinals

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Great Britain vs. Netherlands

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Great Britain
4 		Edgbaston Lawn Tennis Club, Birmingham, England[19]
10–12 June 1948
Grass 		 
Netherlands
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Tony Mottram
Hans van Swol 		6
3 		6
4 		9
11 		6
3 		   
2  
  		Geoffrey Paish
Boebi van Meegeren 		6
3 		6
2 		3
6 		7
9 		6
1 		 
3  
  		Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish
Ivo Rinkel / Hans van Swol 		3
6 		7
5 		2
6 		6
1 		4
6 		 
4  
  		Geoffrey Paish
Hans van Swol 		6
1 		2
6 		7
5 		1
6 		6
4 		 
5  
  		Tony Mottram
Boebi van Meegeren 		6
3 		6
4 		6
3 		     

Hungary vs. Sweden

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Hungary
2 		Budapest, Hungary[20]
11–14 June 1948
Clay 		 
Sweden
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		András Ádám-Stolpa
Lennart Bergelin 		7
5 		4
6 		2
6 		1
6 		   
2  
  		József Asbóth
Torsten Johansson 		3
6 		9
7 		6
4 		6
0 		   
3  
  		András Ádám-Stolpa / József Asbóth
Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson 		7
5 		3
6 		5
7 		5
7 		   
4  
  		András Ádám-Stolpa
Torsten Johansson 		5
7 		1
6 		4
6 		     
5  
  		József Asbóth
Lennart Bergelin 		6
4 		6
3 		6
4 		     

Italy vs. Denmark

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Italy
5 		Turin, Italy[21]
11–13 June 1948
Clay 		 
Denmark
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Giovanni Cucelli
Kurt Nielsen 		6
4 		4
6 		6
1 		6
1 		   
2  
  		Marcello del Bello
Torben Ulrich 		6
3 		6
3 		6
3 		     
3  
  		Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich 		6
2 		6
3 		8
6 		     
4  
  		Giovanni Cucelli
Torben Ulrich 		6
3 		6
3 		6
1 		     
5  
  		Marcello del Bello
Kurt Nielsen 		6
2 		7
5 		6
3 		     

Czechoslovakia vs. Belgium

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Czechoslovakia
3 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[22]
11–13 June 1948
  
Belgium
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Jaroslav Drobný
Jacques Peten 		6
4 		6
3 		6
1 		     
2  
  		Vladimír Černík
Philippe Washer 		4
6 		6
2 		4
6 		3
6 		   
3  
  		Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný
Pierre Geelhand de Merxem / Philippe Washer 		7
5 		4
6 		6
1 		6
3 		   
4  
  		Vladimír Černík
Jacques Peten 		4
6 		6
2 		1
6 		4
6 		   
5  
  		Jaroslav Drobný
Philippe Washer 		6
2 		6
4 		6
2 		     

Semifinals

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Sweden vs. Great Britain

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Sweden
4 		Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden[23]
9–11 July 1948
Clay 		 
Great Britain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Lennart Bergelin
Tony Mottram 		6
3 		6
2 		6
3 		     
2  
  		Torsten Johansson
Geoffrey Paish 		6
2 		2
6 		8
6 		6
1 		   
3  
  		Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson
Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish 		2
6 		7
5 		6
4 		6
3 		   
4  
  		Torsten Johansson
Tony Mottram 		3
6 		6
2 		2
6 		2
6 		   
5  
  		Lennart Bergelin
Geoffrey Paish 		4
6 		6
4 		6
1 		6
2 		   

Italy vs. Czechoslovakia

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Italy
2 		Milan, Italy[24]
9–11 July 1948
Clay 		 
Czechoslovakia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Giovanni Cucelli
Jaroslav Drobný 		3
6 		6
3 		2
6 		3
6 		   
2  
  		Marcello del Bello
Vladimír Černík 		2
6 		4
6 		9
7 		3
6 		   
3  
  		Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný 		6
1 		8
6 		6
2 		     
4  
  		Marcello del Bello
Jaroslav Drobný 		9
11 		3
6 		2
6 		     
5  
  		Giovanni Cucelli
Vladimír Černík 		6
2 		2
6 		6
3 		6
3 		   

Final

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Czechoslovakia vs. Sweden

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Czechoslovakia
4 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[2]
27–29 July 1948
Clay 		 
Sweden
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Vladimír Černík
Torsten Johansson 		6
4 		4
6 		6
3 		6
3 		   
2  
  		Jaroslav Drobný
Lennart Bergelin 		6
0 		6
3 		7
5 		     
3  
  		Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný
Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson 		6
2 		6
1 		6
2 		     
4  
  		Vladimír Zábrodský
Torsten Johansson 		3
6 		6
3 		2
6 		3
6 		   
5  
  		Ferdinand Vrba
Börje Fornstedt 		6
3 		6
1 		6
3 		     

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 "Czechoslovakia v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Great Britain v India". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Hungary v Austria". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Romania v France". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Spain v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Switzerland v Pakistan". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Ireland v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Denmark v Egypt". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Turkey v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Netherlands v Portugal". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Norway v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "France v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Sweden v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Ireland v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Yugoslavia v Italy". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ "Czechoslovakia v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ "Belgium v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ "Great Britain v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  20. ^ "Hungary v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  21. ^ "Italy v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  22. ^ "Czechoslovakia v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  23. ^ "Sweden v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  24. ^ "Italy v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
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