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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 →

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

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 Denmark
Israel 		Kurt Nielsen
Arie Avidan-Weiss 		6
1 		6
2 		6
1 		     
2 Denmark
Israel 		Torben Ulrich
Yehuda Finkelkraut 		6
0 		6
1 		6
2 		     
3 Denmark
Israel 		Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
Yehuda Finkelkraut / Rafael Gornitsky 		6
2 		6
3 		6
0 		     
4 Denmark
Israel 		Torben Ulrich
Arie Avidan-Weiss 		6
4 		3
6 		1
6 		6
0 		6
3 		 
5 Denmark
Israel 		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 Luxembourg
France 		Géza Wertheim
Paul Rémy 		0
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
2 Luxembourg
France 		Gaston Wampach
Robert Abdesselam 		1
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     
3 Luxembourg
France 		Gaston Wampach / Géza Wertheim
Henri Bolleli / Paul Rémy 		2
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
4 Luxembourg
France 		Géza Wertheim
Henri Bolleli 		0
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
5 Luxembourg
France 		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 Portugal
United Kingdom 		José Roquette
Tony Mottram 		6
8 		3
6 		5
7 		     
2 Portugal
United Kingdom 		José da Silva
Geoffrey Paish 		4
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
3 Portugal
United Kingdom 		José Roquette / José da Silva
Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish 		0
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
4 Portugal
United Kingdom 		José Roquette
Tim Lewis 		2
6 		6
1 		1
6 		5
7 		   
5 Portugal
United Kingdom 		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 Czechoslovakia
Monaco 		Jaroslav Drobný
Georges Pasquier 		6
0 		6
1 		6
0 		     
2 Czechoslovakia
Monaco 		Vladimír Černík
Aleco Noghès 		6
3 		6
2 		6
2 		     
3 Czechoslovakia
Monaco 		Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný
Aleco Noghès / Georges Pasquier 		6
1 		6
2 		6
0 		     
4 Czechoslovakia
Monaco 		Vladimír Černík
Georges Pasquier 		6
1 		6
0 		6
4 		     
5 Czechoslovakia
Monaco 		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 Netherlands
South Africa 		Hans van Swol
Eric Sturgess 		4
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
2 Netherlands
South Africa 		Boebi van Meegeren
Eustace Fannin 		3
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
3 Netherlands
South Africa 		Ivo Rinkel / Hans van Swol
Eustace Fannin / Eric Sturgess 		5
7 		3
6 		4
6 		     
4 Netherlands
South Africa 		Boebi van Meegeren
Eric Sturgess 		2
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
5 Netherlands
South Africa 		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 Republic of Ireland
Chile 		Cyril Kemp
Marcelo Taverne 		6
3 		4
6 		6
4 		6
3 		   
2 Republic of Ireland
Chile 		Guy Jackson
Ricardo Balbiers 		2
6 		6
4 		3
6 		0
6 		   
3 Republic of Ireland
Chile 		Guy Jackson / Cyril Kemp
Ricardo Balbiers / Marcelo Taverne 		2
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
4 Republic of Ireland
Chile 		Cyril Kemp
Ricardo Balbiers 		8
10 		8
10 		4
6 		     
5 Republic of Ireland
Chile 		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 Hungary
Belgium 		József Asbóth
Philippe Washer 		6
2 		6
1 		6
3 		     
2 Hungary
Belgium 		András Ádám-Stolpa
Jacques Peten 		6
0 		8
6 		3
6 		6
1 		   
3 Hungary
Belgium 		András Ádám-Stolpa / József Asbóth
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer 		6
1 		3
6 		7
5 		6
4 		   
4 Hungary
Belgium 		József Asbóth
Jacques Peten 		6
3 		6
1 		6
3 		     
5 Hungary
Belgium 		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 France
Denmark 		Robert Abdesselam
Torben Ulrich 		6
0 		6
3 		6
0 		     
2 France
Denmark 		Marcel Bernard
Kurt Nielsen 		3
6 		11
9 		6
3 		6
3 		   
3 France
Denmark 		Marcel Bernard / Henri Bolleli
Erik Bjerre / Kurt Nielsen 		6
3 		6
4 		6
4 		     
4 France
Denmark 		Robert Abdesselam
Kurt Nielsen 		4
6 		6
3 		5
7 		4
6 		   
5 France
Denmark 		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 United Kingdom
Czechoslovakia 		Tony Mottram
Jaroslav Drobný 		4
6 		3
6 		6
8 		     
2 United Kingdom
Czechoslovakia 		Geoffrey Paish
Vladimír Černík 		3
6 		6
2 		4
6 		4
6 		   
3 United Kingdom
Czechoslovakia 		Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish
Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný 		3
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
4 United Kingdom
Czechoslovakia 		Geoffrey Paish
Jaroslav Drobný 		3
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     
5 United Kingdom
Czechoslovakia 		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 Italy
South Africa 		Giovanni Cucelli
Eustace Fannin 		7
5 		7
5 		6
3 		     
2 Italy
South Africa 		Vanni Canepele
Eric Sturgess 		3
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
3 Italy
South Africa 		Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Eustace Fannin / Eric Sturgess 		6
3 		7
9 		10
8 		2
6 		8
6 		 
4 Italy
South Africa 		Vanni Canepele
Eustace Fannin 		6
4 		7
5 		6
4 		     
5 Italy
South Africa 		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 Chile
Egypt 		Ricardo Balbiers
Adli El Shafei 		6
0 		6
2 		6
2 		     
2 Chile
Egypt 		Marcelo Taverne
Marcel Coen 		3
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
3 Chile
Egypt 		Ricardo Balbiers / Marcelo Taverne
Marcel Coen / Mahmoud Talaat 		6
4 		6
2 		6
4 		     
4 Chile
Egypt 		Marcelo Taverne
Adli El Shafei 		3
6 		9
11 		9
11 		     
5 Chile
Egypt 		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 Sweden
Norway 		Lennart Bergelin
Nils-Erik Hessen 		6
4 		6
1 		6
3 		     
2 Sweden
Norway 		Torsten Johansson
Jan Staubo 		6
0 		6
3 		6
3 		     
3 Sweden
Norway 		Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson
Nils-Erik Hessen / Jan Staubo 		6
4 		6
4 		6
4 		     
4 Sweden
Norway 		Torsten Johansson
Nils-Erik Hessen 		6
1 		6
2 		6
3 		     
5 Sweden
Norway 		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 Austria
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Ljubomir Czajkowsky
Dragutin Mitić 		2
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
2 Austria
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Hans Redl
Milan Branović 		6
3 		6
4 		1
6 		4
6 		6
4 		 
3 Austria
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Hans Hardwich / Hans Redl
Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada 		1
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
4 Austria
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Ljubomir Czajkowsky
Milan Branović 		4
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
5 Austria
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		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 Hungary
Switzerland 		József Asbóth
Max Albrecht 		6
3 		6
3 		5
7 		6
0 		   
2 Hungary
Switzerland 		András Ádám-Stolpa
Hans Huonder 		6
1 		0
6 		6
4 		7
5 		   
3 Hungary
Switzerland 		András Ádám-Stolpa / József Asbóth
René Buser / Hans Huonder 		3
6 		6
3 		6
4 		7
5 		   
4 Hungary
Switzerland 		András Ádám-Stolpa
Max Albrecht 		6
1 		6
2 		7
5 		     
5 Hungary
Switzerland 		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 France
Czechoslovakia 		Robert Abdesselam
Vladimír Černík 		6
4 		6
3 		2
6 		6
1 		   
2 France
Czechoslovakia 		Marcel Bernard
Jaroslav Drobný 		3
6 		6
3 		9
7 		7
5 		   
3 France
Czechoslovakia 		Marcel Bernard / Henri Bolleli
Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný 		6
4 		6
4 		3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		 
4 France
Czechoslovakia 		Marcel Bernard
Vladimír Černík 		6
4 		6
2 		6
1 		     
5 France
Czechoslovakia 		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 Italy
Chile 		Giovanni Cucelli
Marcelo Taverne 		6
1 		6
0 		6
4 		     
2 Italy
Chile 		Marcello del Bello
Ricardo Balbiers 		3
6 		4
6 		6
4 		3
6 		   
3 Italy
Chile 		Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Ricardo Balbiers / Marcelo Taverne 		6
3 		6
3 		4
6 		6
4 		   
4 Italy
Chile 		Giovanni Cucelli
Ricardo Balbiers 		6
4 		8
6 		7
5 		     
5 Italy
Chile 		Marcello del Bello
Marcelo Taverne 		8
10 		6
0 		6
1 		     
retired

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 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Sweden 		Josip Palada
Lennart Bergelin 		5
7 		6
3 		6
2 		6
3 		   
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Sweden 		Dragutin Mitić
Torsten Johansson 		4
6 		6
0 		7
5 		3
6 		4
6 		 
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Sweden 		Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada
Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson 		6
2 		7
5 		6
4 		     
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Sweden 		Josip Palada
Torsten Johansson 		6
4 		4
6 		2
6 		6
4 		3
6 		 
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Sweden 		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 Hungary
France 		József Asbóth
Marcel Bernard 		3
6 		6
0 		6
0 		6
3 		   
2 Hungary
France 		András Ádám-Stolpa
Robert Abdesselam 		1
6 		3
6 		8
6 		8
6 		6
8 		 
3 Hungary
France 		József Asbóth / Kálmán Fehér
Marcel Bernard / Henri Bolleli 		1
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
4 Hungary
France 		András Ádám-Stolpa
Marcel Bernard 		2
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
5 Hungary
France 		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 Italy
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Giovanni Cucelli
Dragutin Mitić 		5
7 		6
2 		6
1 		7
5 		   
2 Italy
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Vanni Canepele
Josip Palada 		6
4 		6
4 		6
1 		     
3 Italy
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada 		6
4 		6
0 		7
5 		     
4 Italy
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Marcello del Bello
Josip Palada 		6
3 		6
1 		7
5 		     
5 Italy
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		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 France
Italy 		Robert Abdesselam
Giovanni Cucelli 		6
1 		8
6 		8
10 		4
6 		2
6 		 
2 France
Italy 		Marcel Bernard
Marcello del Bello 		6
4 		6
3 		4
6 		2
6 		10
8 		 
3 France
Italy 		Marcel Bernard / Henri Bolleli
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli 		6
3 		1
6 		6
4 		0
6 		2
6 		 
4 France
Italy 		Robert Abdesselam
Marcello del Bello 		6
3 		6
4 		6
2 		     
5 France
Italy 		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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