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1951 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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1951 Davis Cup Europe Zone
Details
Duration3 May 1951 – 29 July 1951
Teams21
Categories1951 Davis Cup Europe Zone
1951 Davis Cup America Zone
Champion
Winning nation Sweden
Qualified for: 1951 Davis Cup
Inter-Zonal Final
1950
1952

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1951 Davis Cup.

21 teams entered the Europe Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Final against the winner of the America Zone. A seeding system was introduced for the first time, where the previous year's quarterfinalists were guaranteed a bye in the first round.[1]

Sweden defeated West Germany in the final, and went on to face the United States in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw

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First Round
3–11 May
Second Round
11–22 May
Quarterfinals
14–19 June
Semifinals
13–19 July
Final
27–29 July
 SwedenVienna, Austria (clay)
bye Sweden5
 Austria Austria0Scarborough, England (grass)
bye Sweden5
 FranceWimbledon, England (grass) Great Britain0
bye France2
 Great Britain Great Britain3Båstad, Sweden (clay)
bye Sweden5
 PhilippinesParis, France (clay) Philippines0
bye Philippines4
 Finland1 Brazil1Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)
 Brazil4 Philippines4
 IrelandScheveningen, Netherlands (clay) Netherlands1
bye Ireland2
 Netherlands4 Netherlands3Båstad, Sweden (clay)
 Monaco1 Sweden5
 Norway2Brussels, Belgium West Germany0
 Egypt3 Egypt1
bye Belgium4Cologne, West Germany
 Belgium Belgium2
 Yugoslavia2West Berlin (clay) West Germany3
 West Germany3 West Germany4
bye Denmark1Munich, West Germany
 Denmark West Germany3
  Switzerland5Zürich, Switzerland Italy2
 Luxembourg0  Switzerland1
bye Poland4Milan, Italy (clay)
 Poland Poland0
byeMilan, Italy (clay) Italy5
 South Africa South Africa2
bye Italy3
 Italy

First round

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Finland vs. Brazil

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Finland
1
Helsinki, Finland[3]
4–6 May 1951

Brazil
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Finland
Brazil
Pentti Forsman
Alcides Procópio
4
6
4
6
6
4
6
2
1
6
 
2 Finland
Brazil
Sakari Salo
Armando Vieira
1
6
1
6
4
6
     
3 Finland
Brazil
Pentti Forsman / Sakari Salo
Alcides Procópio / Armando Vieira
4
6
4
6
1
6
     
4 Finland
Brazil
Sakari Salo
Roberto Cardozo
6
3
6
4
6
4
     
5 Finland
Brazil
Pentti Forsman
Armando Vieira
6
2
4
6
5
7
6
0
2
6
 

Netherlands vs. Monaco

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Netherlands
4
Scheveningen, Netherlands[4]
3–5 May 1951
Clay

Monaco
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Monaco
John Linck
Georges Pasquier
3
6
6
2
6
4
9
7
   
2 Netherlands
Monaco
Hans van Swol
Aleco Noghès
2
6
6
4
6
2
6
0
   
3 Netherlands
Monaco
Ivo Rinkel / Hans van Swol
Aleco Noghès / Georges Pasquier
6
1
6
2
6
2
     
4 Netherlands
Monaco
Hans van Swol
Georges Pasquier
6
1
6
1
6
2
     
5 Netherlands
Monaco
John Linck
Aleco Noghès
6
3
8
10
6
3
5
7
2
6
 

Norway vs. Egypt

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Norway
2
Oslo, Norway[5]
9–11 May 1951
Clay

Egypt
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Norway
Egypt
Johan Haanes
Marcel Coen
6
2
6
2
6
3
     
2 Norway
Egypt
Jan Staubo
Adli El Shafei
8
6
3
6
5
7
2
6
   
3 Norway
Egypt
Johan Haanes / Sverre Lie
Marcel Coen / Adli El Shafei
9
11
4
6
3
6
     
4 Norway
Egypt
Johan Haanes
Adli El Shafei
1
6
4
6
3
6
     
5 Norway
Egypt
Jan Staubo
Marcel Coen
4
6
6
3
6
3
6
3
   

Yugoslavia vs. West Germany

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Yugoslavia
2
Zagreb, Yugoslavia[6]
4–7 May 1951

West Germany
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
West Germany
Milan Branović
Ernst Buchholz
4
6
5
7
6
2
6
2
6
4
 
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
West Germany
Dragutin Mitić
Gottfried von Cramm
0
6
2
6
6
8
     
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
West Germany
Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada
Gottfried von Cramm / Rolf Göpfert
2
6
9
7
4
6
4
6
   
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
West Germany
Dragutin Mitić
Ernst Buchholz
6
3
12
10
6
4
     
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
West Germany
Milan Branović
Gottfried von Cramm
1
6
7
5
7
9
4
6
   

Switzerland vs. Luxembourg

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Switzerland
5
Lausanne, Switzerland[7]
3–6 May 1951

Luxembourg
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
Luxembourg
Max Albrecht
Gaston Wampach
6
3
6
8
6
1
6
0
   
2 Switzerland
Luxembourg
Jost Spitzer
Géza Wertheim
6
0
6
4
6
2
     
3 Switzerland
Luxembourg
Paul Blondel / René Buser
Gaston Wampach / Géza Wertheim
3
6
7
9
6
3
6
2
6
2
 
4 Switzerland
Luxembourg
Max Albrecht
Géza Wertheim
6
1
6
2
6
1
     
5 Switzerland
Luxembourg
Jost Spitzer
Gaston Wampach
6
1
12
10
6
2
     

Second round

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Austria vs. Sweden

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Austria
0
Vienna, Austria[8]
19–21 May 1951
Clay

Sweden
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
Sweden
Gustav Specht
Sven Davidson
1
6
6
8
0
6
     
2 Austria
Sweden
Hans Redl
Lennart Bergelin
9
7
2
6
1
6
1
6
   
3 Austria
Sweden
Alfred Huber / Hans Redl
Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson
3
6
5
7
2
6
     
4 Austria
Sweden
Hans Redl
Sven Davidson
4
6
6
1
4
6
1
6
   
5 Austria
Sweden
Gustav Specht
Torsten Johansson
1
6
5
7
7
5
4
6
   

Great Britain vs. France

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Great Britain
3
No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England[9]
19–22 May 1951
Grass

France
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
France
Geoffrey Paish
Paul Rémy
3
6
2
6
3
6
     
2 United Kingdom
France
Tony Mottram
Bernard Destremau
6
3
1
6
6
8
6
2
6
3
 
3 United Kingdom
France
Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish
Robert Abdesselam / Paul Rémy
7
5
6
3
6
8
6
4
   
4 United Kingdom
France
Tony Mottram
Paul Rémy
6
2
6
4
6
4
     
5 United Kingdom
France
Arthur G. Roberts
Bernard Destremau
5
7
2
6
8
6
6
3
3
6
 

Philippines vs. Brazil

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Philippines
4
Paris, France[10]
11–13 May 1951
Clay

Brazil
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Philippines
Brazil
Raymundo Deyro
Armando Vieira
3
6
2
6
7
9
     
2 Philippines
Brazil
Felicisimo Ampon
Alcides Procópio
6
1
6
0
6
1
     
3 Philippines
Brazil
Felicisimo Ampon / César Carmona
Alcides Procópio / Armando Vieira
3
6
6
2
6
1
7
5
   
4 Philippines
Brazil
Felicisimo Ampon
Armando Vieira
8
6
3
6
6
0
6
0
   
5 Philippines
Brazil
Raymundo Deyro
Roberto Cardozo
6
3
7
5
6
3
     

Netherlands vs. Ireland

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Netherlands
3
Scheveningen, Netherlands[11]
11–13 May 1951
Clay

Ireland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Republic of Ireland
Ludwig Krijt
Joseph Hackett
6
3
4
6
6
4
6
2
   
2 Netherlands
Republic of Ireland
Hans van Swol
Guy Jackson
7
5
6
4
4
6
3
6
4
6
 
3 Netherlands
Republic of Ireland
Ivo Rinkel / Hans van Swol
Joseph Hackett / Cyril Kemp
6
3
6
1
6
2
     
4 Netherlands
Republic of Ireland
Hans van Swol
Joseph Hackett
6
2
6
4
6
1
     
5 Netherlands
Republic of Ireland
Ludwig Krijt
Guy Jackson
2
6
3
6
9
7
5
7
   

Belgium vs. Egypt

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Belgium
4
Brussels, Belgium[12]
19–21 May 1951

Egypt
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Egypt
Jacques Brichant
Marcel Coen
6
1
6
1
6
0
     
2 Belgium
Egypt
Philippe Washer
Adli El Shafei
4
6
6
2
7
5
6
4
   
3 Belgium
Egypt
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Marcel Coen / Adli El Shafei
6
2
7
5
2
6
6
2
   
4 Belgium
Egypt
Jacques Peten
Marcel Coen
4
6
6
1
5
7
4
6
   
5 Belgium
Egypt
Jacques Brichant
Adli El Shafei
6
3
6
1
6
4
     

West Germany vs. Denmark

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West Germany
4
West Berlin[13]
18–20 May 1951
Clay

Denmark
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 West Germany
Denmark
Gottfried von Cramm
Kurt Nielsen
6
2
6
4
6
0
     
2 West Germany
Denmark
Ernst Buchholz
Torben Ulrich
6
2
3
6
4
6
4
6
   
3 West Germany
Denmark
Gottfried von Cramm / Rolf Göpfert
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
6
4
6
4
6
2
     
4 West Germany
Denmark
Ernst Buchholz
Kurt Nielsen
2
6
3
6
6
3
6
3
6
4
 
5 West Germany
Denmark
Gottfried von Cramm
Torben Ulrich
6
4
6
2
6
4
     

Switzerland vs. Poland

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Switzerland
1
Zürich, Switzerland[14]
18–20 May 1951

Poland
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
Poland
Max Albrecht
Józef Piątek
7
5
6
4
5
7
0
6
1
6
 
2 Switzerland
Poland
Jost Spitzer
Władysław Skonecki
6
4
2
6
2
6
5
7
   
3 Switzerland
Poland
René Buser / Jost Spitzer
Józef Piątek / Władysław Skonecki
3
6
7
5
6
1
3
6
6
4
 
4 Switzerland
Poland
Jost Spitzer
Józef Piątek
6
8
4
6
4
6
     
5 Switzerland
Poland
Max Albrecht
Władysław Skonecki
6
3
6
1
5
7
3
6
3
6
 

Italy vs. South Africa

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Italy
3
Milan, Italy[15]
18–21 May 1951
Clay

South Africa
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
South Africa
Giovanni Cucelli
Sydney Levy
9
11
6
0
6
4
7
5
   
2 Italy
South Africa
Rolando del Bello
Eric Sturgess
3
6
1
6
5
7
     
3 Italy
South Africa
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Leon Norgarb / Eric Sturgess
13
11
6
4
6
4
     
4 Italy
South Africa
Rolando del Bello
Sydney Levy
6
4
6
3
6
2
     
5 Italy
South Africa
Giovanni Cucelli
Eric Sturgess
3
6
2
6
6
4
7
9
   

Quarterfinals

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Great Britain vs. Sweden

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Great Britain
0
Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Club, Scarborough, England[16]
14–16 June 1951
Grass

Sweden
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Sweden
Geoffrey Paish
Lennart Bergelin
7
9
1
6
3
6
     
2 United Kingdom
Sweden
Tony Mottram
Sven Davidson
6
4
5
7
2
6
6
8
   
3 United Kingdom
Sweden
Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish
Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson
6
2
3
6
7
9
8
10
   
4 United Kingdom
Sweden
Tony Mottram
Lennart Bergelin
6
3
7
5
3
6
4
6
2
6
 
5 United Kingdom
Sweden
Geoffrey Paish
Sven Davidson
6
2
5
7
1
6
4
6
   

Netherlands vs. Philippines

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Netherlands
1
Noordwijk, Netherlands[17]
15–17 June 1951
Clay

Philippines
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Philippines
Ludwig Krijt
Raymundo Deyro
4
6
0
6
1
6
     
2 Netherlands
Philippines
John Linck
Felicisimo Ampon
1
6
3
6
7
5
1
6
   
3 Netherlands
Philippines
Ivo Rinkel / Hans van Swol
Felicisimo Ampon / César Carmona
5
7
6
3
7
5
6
4
   
4 Netherlands
Philippines
John Linck
Raymundo Deyro
1
6
4
6
6
4
2
6
   
5 Netherlands
Philippines
Ludwig Krijt
César Carmona
3
6
3
6
1
6
     

West Germany vs. Belgium

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West Germany
3
Cologne, West Germany[18]
15–17 June 1951

Belgium
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 West Germany
Belgium
Gottfried von Cramm
Philippe Washer
5
7
6
3
6
4
6
4
   
2 West Germany
Belgium
Ernst Buchholz
Jacques Brichant
1
6
3
6
2
6
     
3 West Germany
Belgium
Gottfried von Cramm / Rolf Göpfert
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
8
6
3
6
6
2
6
3
   
4 West Germany
Belgium
Gottfried von Cramm
Jacques Brichant
6
0
6
2
3
6
6
3
   
5 West Germany
Belgium
Ernst Buchholz
Philippe Washer
6
3
3
6
6
8
3
6
   

Italy vs. Poland

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Italy
5
Milan, Italy[19]
17–19 June 1951
Clay

Poland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Poland
Giovanni Cucelli
Józef Piątek
8
6
6
0
6
2
     
2 Italy
Poland
Rolando del Bello
Jan Radzio
7
9
6
3
7
5
6
1
   
3 Italy
Poland
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Jan Chytrowski / Józef Piątek
6
2
6
3
6
2
     
4 Italy
Poland
Rolando del Bello
Józef Piątek
6
4
6
0
1
6
6
2
   
5 Italy
Poland
Giuseppe Merlo
Jan Radzio
6
1
6
1
6
2
     

Semifinals

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Sweden vs. Philippines

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Sweden
5
Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[20]
17–19 July 1951
Clay

Philippines
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Philippines
Lennart Bergelin
Raymundo Deyro
6
1
6
3
6
2
     
2 Sweden
Philippines
Sven Davidson
Felicisimo Ampon
6
1
6
4
4
6
0
6
6
3
 
3 Sweden
Philippines
Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson
Felicisimo Ampon / César Carmona
6
3
8
6
6
4
     
4 Sweden
Philippines
Lennart Bergelin
Felicisimo Ampon
6
3
6
1
0
6
1
6
6
2
 
5 Sweden
Philippines
Sven Davidson
Raymundo Deyro
6
4
4
6
3
6
8
6
7
5
 

West Germany vs. Italy

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West Germany
3
Munich, West Germany[21]
13–17 July 1951

Italy
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 West Germany
Italy
Ernst Buchholz
Rolando del Bello
2
6
6
1
8
6
1
6
4
6
 
2 West Germany
Italy
Gottfried von Cramm
Giovanni Cucelli
6
2
4
6
8
6
7
5
   
3 West Germany
Italy
Gottfried von Cramm / Rolf Göpfert
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
6
4
6
2
4
6
9
7
   
4 West Germany
Italy
Ernst Buchholz
Giovanni Cucelli
2
6
3
6
4
6
     
5 West Germany
Italy
Gottfried von Cramm
Rolando del Bello
7
5
6
4
4
6
6
4
   

Final

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Sweden vs. West Germany

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Sweden
5
Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[2]
27–29 July 1951
Clay

West Germany
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
West Germany
Lennart Bergelin
Gottfried von Cramm
6
4
6
1
6
4
     
2 Sweden
West Germany
Sven Davidson
Ernst Buchholz
6
2
6
1
6
4
     
3 Sweden
West Germany
Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson
Gottfried von Cramm / Rolf Göpfert
9
7
9
7
8
10
6
2
   
4 Sweden
West Germany
Lennart Bergelin
Ernst Buchholz
6
1
5
7
6
4
6
3
   
5 Sweden
West Germany
Sven Davidson
Helmut Gulcz
6
0
6
2
6
1
     

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