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1949 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1949 Davis Cup.

1949 Davis Cup Europe Zone
Details
Duration28 April 1949 – 25 July 1949
Teams24
Categories1949 Davis Cup Europe Zone
1949 Davis Cup America Zone
Champion
Winning nation Italy
Qualified for: 1949 Davis Cup
Inter-Zonal Final
← 1948
1950 →

24 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] Italy defeated France in the final, and went on to face Australia in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw

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First Round
28 April–3 May		Second Round
6–17 May		Quarterfinals
9–16 June		Semifinals
8–11 July		Final
23–25 July
   Switzerland
bye   Switzerlandw/o
  Greece  GreeceBudapest, Hungary
bye   Switzerland0
  HungaryBudapest, Hungary  Hungary5
bye  Hungary4
  Belgium  Belgium1Budapest, Hungary
bye  Hungary2
  Denmark5Paris, France (clay)  France3
  Israel0  Denmark1
  Luxembourg0  France4Paris, France (clay)
  France5  France3
  Portugal0Wimbledon, England (grass)  Czechoslovakia2
  Great Britain5  Great Britain1
  Czechoslovakia5  Czechoslovakia4Paris, France (clay)
  Monaco0  France2
  Netherlands0Milan, Italy (clay)  Italy3
  South Africa5  South Africa1
  Italyw/o  Italy4Turin, Italy (clay)
  Turkey  Italy4
  Ireland2Birmingham, England (grass)  Chile1
  Chile3  Chile3
  Egyptw/o  Egypt2Rome, Italy (clay)
  Argentina  Italy4
byeStockholm, Sweden (clay)  Yugoslavia1
  Sweden  Sweden5
bye  Norway0Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay)
  Norway  Sweden2
byeVienna, Austria  Yugoslavia3
  Austria  Austria1
bye  Yugoslavia4
  Yugoslavia

First round

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Denmark vs. Israel

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Denmark
5 		Copenhagen, Denmark[3]
28–30 April 1949
Clay 		 
Israel
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Kurt Nielsen
Arie Avidan-Weiss 		6
1 		6
2 		6
1 		     
2  
  		Torben Ulrich
Yehuda Finkelkraut 		6
0 		6
1 		6
2 		     
3  
  		Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
Yehuda Finkelkraut / Rafael Gornitsky 		6
2 		6
3 		6
0 		     
4  
  		Torben Ulrich
Arie Avidan-Weiss 		6
4 		3
6 		1
6 		6
0 		6
3 		 
5  
  		Kurt Nielsen
Yehuda Finkelkraut 		6
1 		6
3 		6
1 		     

Luxembourg vs. France

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Luxembourg
0 		Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg[4]
29 April–1 May 1949
  
France
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Géza Wertheim
Paul Rémy 		0
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
2  
  		Gaston Wampach
Robert Abdesselam 		1
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     
3  
  		Gaston Wampach / Géza Wertheim
Henri Bolleli / Paul Rémy 		2
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
4  
  		Géza Wertheim
Henri Bolleli 		0
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
5  
  		Gaston Wampach
Paul Rémy 		1
6 		3
6 		7
5 		3
6 		   

Portugal vs. Great Britain

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Portugal
0 		Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal[5]
29 April–1 May 1949
Clay 		 
Great Britain
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		José Roquette
Tony Mottram 		6
8 		3
6 		5
7 		     
2  
  		José da Silva
Geoffrey Paish 		4
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
3  
  		José Roquette / José da Silva
Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish 		0
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
4  
  		José Roquette
Tim Lewis 		2
6 		6
1 		1
6 		5
7 		   
5  
  		José da Silva
Tony Mottram 		5
7 		6
3 		5
7 		0
6 		   

Czechoslovakia vs. Monaco

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Czechoslovakia
5 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[6]
30 April–2 May 1949
  
Monaco
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Jaroslav Drobný
Georges Pasquier 		6
0 		6
1 		6
0 		     
2  
  		Vladimír Černík
Aleco Noghès 		6
3 		6
2 		6
2 		     
3  
  		Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný
Aleco Noghès / Georges Pasquier 		6
1 		6
2 		6
0 		     
4  
  		Vladimír Černík
Georges Pasquier 		6
1 		6
0 		6
4 		     
5  
  		Jaroslav Drobný
Aleco Noghès 		6
2 		6
2 		6
1 		     

Netherlands vs. South Africa

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Netherlands
0 		Scheveningen, Netherlands[7]
30 April–2 May 1949
Clay 		 
South Africa
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Hans van Swol
Eric Sturgess 		4
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
2  
  		Boebi van Meegeren
Eustace Fannin 		3
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
3  
  		Ivo Rinkel / Hans van Swol
Eustace Fannin / Eric Sturgess 		5
7 		3
6 		4
6 		     
4  
  		Boebi van Meegeren
Eric Sturgess 		2
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
5  
  		John Linck
Sydney Levy 		4
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     

Ireland vs. Chile

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Ireland
2 		Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland[8]
30 April–3 May 1949
Grass 		 
Chile
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Cyril Kemp
Marcelo Taverne 		6
3 		4
6 		6
4 		6
3 		   
2  
  		Guy Jackson
Ricardo Balbiers 		2
6 		6
4 		3
6 		0
6 		   
3  
  		Guy Jackson / Cyril Kemp
Ricardo Balbiers / Marcelo Taverne 		2
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
4  
  		Cyril Kemp
Ricardo Balbiers 		8
10 		8
10 		4
6 		     
5  
  		Guy Jackson
Marcelo Taverne 		6
1 		6
3 		6
2 		     

Second round

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Hungary vs. Belgium

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Hungary
4 		Budapest, Hungary[9]
14–17 May 1949
  
Belgium
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		József Asbóth
Philippe Washer 		6
2 		6
1 		6
3 		     
2  
  		András Ádám-Stolpa
Jacques Peten 		6
0 		8
6 		3
6 		6
1 		   
3  
  		András Ádám-Stolpa / József Asbóth
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer 		6
1 		3
6 		7
5 		6
4 		   
4  
  		József Asbóth
Jacques Peten 		6
3 		6
1 		6
3 		     
5  
  		Zoltán Katona
Jacques Brichant 		4
6 		4
6 		6
0 		4
6 		   

France vs. Denmark

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France
4 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[10]
13–15 May 1949
Clay 		 
Denmark
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Robert Abdesselam
Torben Ulrich 		6
0 		6
3 		6
0 		     
2  
  		Marcel Bernard
Kurt Nielsen 		3
6 		11
9 		6
3 		6
3 		   
3  
  		Marcel Bernard / Henri Bolleli
Erik Bjerre / Kurt Nielsen 		6
3 		6
4 		6
4 		     
4  
  		Robert Abdesselam
Kurt Nielsen 		4
6 		6
3 		5
7 		4
6 		   
5  
  		Jacques Thomas
Erik Bjerre 		3
6 		6
4 		6
0 		6
0 		   

Great Britain vs. Czechoslovakia

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Great Britain
1 		No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England[11]
14–17 May 1949
Grass 		 
Czechoslovakia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Tony Mottram
Jaroslav Drobný 		4
6 		3
6 		6
8 		     
2  
  		Geoffrey Paish
Vladimír Černík 		3
6 		6
2 		4
6 		4
6 		   
3  
  		Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish
Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný 		3
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
4  
  		Geoffrey Paish
Jaroslav Drobný 		3
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     
5  
  		Tony Mottram
Vladimír Černík 		6
2 		6
4 		6
4 		     

Italy vs. South Africa

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Italy
4 		Milan, Italy[12]
13–15 May 1949
Clay 		 
South Africa
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Giovanni Cucelli
Eustace Fannin 		7
5 		7
5 		6
3 		     
2  
  		Vanni Canepele
Eric Sturgess 		3
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
3  
  		Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Eustace Fannin / Eric Sturgess 		6
3 		7
9 		10
8 		2
6 		8
6 		 
4  
  		Vanni Canepele
Eustace Fannin 		6
4 		7
5 		6
4 		     
5  
  		Giovanni Cucelli
Eric Sturgess 		6
1 		2
6 		6
0 		6
4 		   

Chile vs. Egypt

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Chile
3 		Edgbaston Lawn Tennis Club, Birmingham, England[13]
14–17 May 1949
Grass 		 
Egypt
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Ricardo Balbiers
Adli El Shafei 		6
0 		6
2 		6
2 		     
2  
  		Marcelo Taverne
Marcel Coen 		3
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
3  
  		Ricardo Balbiers / Marcelo Taverne
Marcel Coen / Mahmoud Talaat 		6
4 		6
2 		6
4 		     
4  
  		Marcelo Taverne
Adli El Shafei 		3
6 		9
11 		9
11 		     
5  
  		Ricardo Balbiers
Marcel Coen 		2
6 		6
4 		8
6 		6
1 		   

Sweden vs. Norway

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Sweden
5 		Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden[14]
13–15 May 1949
Clay 		 
Norway
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Lennart Bergelin
Nils-Erik Hessen 		6
4 		6
1 		6
3 		     
2  
  		Torsten Johansson
Jan Staubo 		6
0 		6
3 		6
3 		     
3  
  		Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson
Nils-Erik Hessen / Jan Staubo 		6
4 		6
4 		6
4 		     
4  
  		Torsten Johansson
Nils-Erik Hessen 		6
1 		6
2 		6
3 		     
5  
  		Lennart Bergelin
Jan Staubo 		6
1 		4
6 		6
4 		6
4 		   

Austria vs. Yugoslavia

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Austria
1 		Vienna, Austria[15]
6–8 May 1949
  
Yugoslavia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Ljubomir Czajkowsky
Dragutin Mitić 		2
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
2  
  		Hans Redl
Milan Branović 		6
3 		6
4 		1
6 		4
6 		6
4 		 
3  
  		Hans Hardwich / Hans Redl
Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada 		1
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
4  
  		Ljubomir Czajkowsky
Milan Branović 		4
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
5  
  		Hans Redl
Dragutin Mitić 		9
11 		7
5 		2
6 		7
5 		6
8 		 

Quarterfinals

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Hungary vs. Switzerland

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Hungary
5 		Budapest, Hungary[16]
9–11 June 1949
  
Switzerland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		József Asbóth
Max Albrecht 		6
3 		6
3 		5
7 		6
0 		   
2  
  		András Ádám-Stolpa
Hans Huonder 		6
1 		0
6 		6
4 		7
5 		   
3  
  		András Ádám-Stolpa / József Asbóth
René Buser / Hans Huonder 		3
6 		6
3 		6
4 		7
5 		   
4  
  		András Ádám-Stolpa
Max Albrecht 		6
1 		6
2 		7
5 		     
5  
  		József Asbóth
Hans Huonder 		6
1 		6
2 		6
1 		     

France vs. Czechoslovakia

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France
3 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[17]
11–13 June 1949
Clay 		 
Czechoslovakia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Robert Abdesselam
Vladimír Černík 		6
4 		6
3 		2
6 		6
1 		   
2  
  		Marcel Bernard
Jaroslav Drobný 		3
6 		6
3 		9
7 		7
5 		   
3  
  		Marcel Bernard / Henri Bolleli
Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný 		6
4 		6
4 		3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		 
4  
  		Marcel Bernard
Vladimír Černík 		6
4 		6
2 		6
1 		     
5  
  		Robert Abdesselam
Jaroslav Drobný 		4
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     

Italy vs. Chile

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Italy
4 		Turin, Italy[18]
10–12 June 1949
Clay 		 
Chile
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Giovanni Cucelli
Marcelo Taverne 		6
1 		6
0 		6
4 		     
2  
  		Marcello del Bello
Ricardo Balbiers 		3
6 		4
6 		6
4 		3
6 		   
3  
  		Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Ricardo Balbiers / Marcelo Taverne 		6
3 		6
3 		4
6 		6
4 		   
4  
  		Giovanni Cucelli
Ricardo Balbiers 		6
4 		8
6 		7
5 		     
5  
  		Marcello del Bello
Marcelo Taverne 		8
10 		6
0 		6
1 		     
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Yugoslavia vs. Sweden

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Yugoslavia
3 		Zagreb, Yugoslavia[19]
13–16 June 1949
Clay 		 
Sweden
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Josip Palada
Lennart Bergelin 		5
7 		6
3 		6
2 		6
3 		   
2  
  		Dragutin Mitić
Torsten Johansson 		4
6 		6
0 		7
5 		3
6 		4
6 		 
3  
  		Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada
Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson 		6
2 		7
5 		6
4 		     
4  
  		Josip Palada
Torsten Johansson 		6
4 		4
6 		2
6 		6
4 		3
6 		 
5  
  		Dragutin Mitić
Lennart Bergelin 		6
3 		10
8 		6
4 		     

Semifinals

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Hungary vs. France

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Hungary
2 		Budapest, Hungary[20]
9–11 July 1949
  
France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		József Asbóth
Marcel Bernard 		3
6 		6
0 		6
0 		6
3 		   
2  
  		András Ádám-Stolpa
Robert Abdesselam 		1
6 		3
6 		8
6 		8
6 		6
8 		 
3  
  		József Asbóth / Kálmán Fehér
Marcel Bernard / Henri Bolleli 		1
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
4  
  		András Ádám-Stolpa
Marcel Bernard 		2
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
5  
  		József Asbóth
Robert Abdesselam 		6
2 		7
5 		9
7 		     

Italy vs. Yugoslavia

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Italy
4 		Foro Italico, Rome, Italy[21]
8–10 July 1949
Clay 		 
Yugoslavia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Giovanni Cucelli
Dragutin Mitić 		5
7 		6
2 		6
1 		7
5 		   
2  
  		Vanni Canepele
Josip Palada 		6
4 		6
4 		6
1 		     
3  
  		Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada 		6
4 		6
0 		7
5 		     
4  
  		Marcello del Bello
Josip Palada 		6
3 		6
1 		7
5 		     
5  
  		Vanni Canepele
Dragutin Mitić 		1
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     

Final

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France vs. Italy

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France
2 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[2]
23–25 July 1949
Clay 		 
Italy
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Robert Abdesselam
Giovanni Cucelli 		6
1 		8
6 		8
10 		4
6 		2
6 		 
2  
  		Marcel Bernard
Marcello del Bello 		6
4 		6
3 		4
6 		2
6 		10
8 		 
3  
  		Marcel Bernard / Henri Bolleli
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli 		6
3 		1
6 		6
4 		0
6 		2
6 		 
4  
  		Robert Abdesselam
Marcello del Bello 		6
3 		6
4 		6
2 		     
5  
  		Marcel Bernard
Giovanni Cucelli 		6
8 		6
3 		6
4 		0
6 		1
6 		 

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