1950 Davis Cup Europe Zone

1950 Davis Cup Europe Zone
Details
Duration	7 April 1950 – 30 July 1950
Teams	22
Categories	1950 Davis Cup Europe Zone ; 1950 Davis Cup America Zone
Champion
Winning nation	Italy ; Qualified for: 1950 Davis Cup ; Inter-Zonal Final
	← 1949 1951 →

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1950 Davis Cup.

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

Draw

First Round
7 April–9 May

Second Round
18–22 May

Quarterfinals
8–18 June

Semifinals
13–16 July

Final
28–30 July

Poland

Warsaw, Poland

bye

Poland

5

Israel

0

Warsaw, Poland

bye

Poland

3

Ireland

Dublin, Ireland (grass)

Ireland

2

bye

Ireland

5

Monaco

0

Båstad, Sweden (clay)

bye

Poland

0

Peru

Sweden

5

bye

Peru

5

Solna, Sweden (clay)

0

0

Norway

w/o

Oslo, Norway (clay)

Sweden

5

Hungary

Norway

0

Netherlands

1

Sweden

5

Båstad, Sweden (clay)

Sweden

4

Sweden

4

Belgium

4

Zagreb, Yugoslavia

Denmark

0

Finland

1

Belgium

3

Yugoslavia

5

Yugoslavia

2

Brussels, Belgium

Austria

0

Belgium

2

Great Britain

2

Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg

Italy

3

Italy

3

Italy

5

bye

Luxembourg

0

Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)

Luxembourg

Italy

1

bye

Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)

Denmark

4

Denmark

3

bye

Egypt

0

Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)

Egypt

Denmark

3

bye

Paris, France (clay)

France

2

France

4

bye

Switzerland

0

Switzerland

First round

Philippines vs. Pakistan

Philippines
5

Manila, Philippines^[3]
7–9 April 1950

Pakistan
0

		1	2	3
1	Raymundo Deyro Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed	6 2	6 0	6 3
2	Felicisimo Ampon Mahmoud Alam	6 0	6 1	6 0
3	Felicisimo Ampon / César Carmona Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed / Mahmoud Alam	6 3	6 1	6 1
4	Raymundo Deyro Mahmoud Alam	6 0	6 2	6 0
5	Felicisimo Ampon Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed	6 0	6 4	6 0

Netherlands vs. Sweden

Netherlands
1

Mets Banen, Scheveningen, Netherlands^[4]
5–7 May 1950
Clay

Sweden
4

		1	2	3	4	5
1	John Linck Lennart Bergelin	3 6	2 6	1 6
2	Boebi van Meegeren Torsten Johansson	1 6	2 6	4 6
3	Ivo Rinkel / Hans van Swol Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson	6 3	5 7	2 6	8 6	6 1
4	Boebi van Meegeren Lennart Bergelin	1 6	2 6	2 6
5	John Linck Torsten Johansson	2 6	2 6	4 6

Belgium vs. Finland

Belgium
4

Brussels, Belgium^[5]
5–7 May 1950

Finland
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Philippe Washer Pentti Forsman	6 2	6 0	6 2
2	Jacques Brichant Sakari Salo	6 4	8 6	6 4
3	Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer Pentti Forsman / Sakari Salo	6 4	6 2	6 3
4	Jacques Peten Sakari Salo	1 6	1 6	6 4	6 2	3 6
5	Jacques Brichant Pentti Forsman	8 6	6 2	7 5

Yugoslavia vs. Austria

Yugoslavia
5

Zagreb, Yugoslavia^[6]
5–7 May 1950

Austria
0

		1	2	3
1	Josip Palada Hans Redl	6 3	6 2	6 2
2	Milan Branović Alfred Huber	6 2	6 1	6 4
3	Petko Milojković / Josip Palada Alfred Huber / Hans Redl	7 5	6 1	7 5
4	Josip Palada Alfred Huber	7 5	6 4	6 4
5	Milan Branović Hans Redl	8 6	6 1	6 2

Great Britain vs. Italy

Great Britain
2

Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England^[7]
6–9 May 1950
Grass

Italy
3

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Tony Mottram Giovanni Cucelli	7 5	3 6	5 7	4 6
2	Geoffrey Paish Marcello del Bello	6 4	4 6	6 3	4 6	6 3
3	Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli	7 9	2 6	4 6
4	Tony Mottram Marcello del Bello	6 3	6 3	8 6
5	Geoffrey Paish Giovanni Cucelli	6 1	2 6	4 6	6 8

Second round

Poland vs. Israel

Poland
5

Warsaw, Poland^[8]
19–21 May 1950

Israel
0

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Władysław Skonecki Arie Avidan-Weiss	6 3	6 2	6 4
2	Józef Piątek Jacob Buntmann	4 6	6 0	8 6	6 1
3	Józef Piątek / Władysław Skonecki Arie Avidan-Weiss / Yehuda Finkelkraut	7 5	6 3	6 4
4	Władysław Skonecki Jacob Buntmann	6 2	6 0	6 2
5	Józef Piątek Arie Avidan-Weiss	6 1	6 0	4 6	4 6	6 2

Ireland vs. Monaco

Ireland
5

Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland^[9]
18–20 May 1950
Grass

Monaco
0

		1	2	3	4
1	Cyril Kemp Georges Pasquier	6 3	6 2	6 2
2	Matthew Murphy Aleco Noghès	6 3	2 6	6 3	6 2
3	Joseph Hackett / Matthew Murphy Aleco Noghès / Georges Pasquier	6 3	7 5	7 5
4	Matthew Murphy Georges Pasquier	6 0	7 5	4 6	6 1
5	Joseph Hackett Aleco Noghès	8 6	11 9	6 3

Norway vs. Sweden

Norway
0

Oslo Tennis Club, Oslo, Norway^[10]
19–21 May 1950
Clay

Sweden
5

		1	2	3	4
1	Thorgny Haanes Lennart Bergelin	1 6	2 6	3 6
2	Nils-Erik Hessen Torsten Johansson	5 7	2 6	6 3	6 8
3	Thorgny Haanes / Nils-Erik Hessen Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson	1 6	1 6	2 6
4	Thorgny Haanes Torsten Johansson	2 6	3 6	6 8
5	Nils-Erik Hessen Sven Davidson	3 6	3 6	4 6

Yugoslavia vs. Belgium

Yugoslavia
2

Zagreb, Yugoslavia^[11]
19–21 May 1950

Belgium
3

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Dragutin Mitić Philippe Washer	6 3	6 4	4 6	6 3
2	Milan Branović Jacques Brichant	4 6	2 6	4 6
3	Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer	4 6	4 6	7 5	6 3	4 6
4	Dragutin Mitić Jacques Brichant	7 5	6 1	6 3
5	Milan Branović Philippe Washer	4 6	1 6	1 6

Luxembourg vs. Italy

Luxembourg
0

Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg^[12]
20–22 May 1950

Italy
5

		1	2	3
1	Gaston Wampach Giovanni Cucelli	2 6	2 6	1 6
2	Géza Wertheim Rolando del Bello	1 6	2 6	2 6
3	Gaston Wampach / Géza Wertheim Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli	0 6	2 6	1 6
4	Géza Wertheim Marcello del Bello	3 6	0 6	2 6
5	Gaston Wampach Rolando del Bello	1 6	5 7	4 6

Denmark vs. Egypt

Denmark
3

Copenhagen, Denmark^[13]
19–21 May 1950
Clay

Egypt
0

		1	2	3	4
1	Torben Ulrich Marcel Coen	6 1	6 0	6 0
2	Kurt Nielsen Adli El Shafei	6 4	3 6	8 6	6 1
3	Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich Marcel Coen / Adli El Shafei	2 6	9 7	6 4	6 3
4	Kurt Nielsen Marcel Coen					not played
5	Torben Ulrich Adli El Shafei					not played

France vs. Switzerland

France
4

Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France^[14]
19–21 May 1950
Clay

Switzerland
0

		1	2	3	4
1	Jacques Thomas Georges Grange	6 0	6 1	7 5
2	Bernard Destremau Max Albrecht	6 1	6 2	6 1
3	Robert Abdesselam / Paul Rémy Jean-Pierre Blondel / René Buser	6 3	6 4	8 6
4	Bernard Destremau Georges Grange	6 2	6 3	8 6
5	Jacques Thomas Max Albrecht	7 5	6 4	1 6	0 1	not completed

Quarterfinals

Poland vs. Ireland

Poland
3

Warsaw, Poland^[15]
8–10 June 1950

Ireland
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Władysław Skonecki Matthew Murphy	9 7	6 3	6 2
2	Józef Piątek Cyril Kemp	6 1	6 1	9 7
3	Jan Chytrowski / Władysław Skonecki Joseph Hackett / Matthew Murphy	8 10	10 8	14 12	5 7	1 6
4	Józef Piątek Matthew Murphy	6 0	2 6	3 6	2 6
5	Władysław Skonecki Cyril Kemp	6 3	6 2	6 0

Sweden vs. Philippines

Sweden
5

Solna Tennisstadion, Solna, Sweden^[16]
16–18 June 1950
Clay

Philippines
0

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Lennart Bergelin Felicisimo Ampon	6 4	4 6	6 1	6 2
2	Torsten Johansson Raymundo Deyro	6 2	3 6	6 2	6 3
3	Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson Felicisimo Ampon / César Carmona	6 2	6 3	6 3
4	Sven Davidson Raymundo Deyro	6 1	6 0	6 1
5	Torsten Johansson Felicisimo Ampon	6 8	8 10	6 4	6 1	6 1

Belgium vs. Italy

Belgium
2

Brussels, Belgium^[17]
16–18 June 1950

Italy
3

		1	2	3	4
1	Philippe Washer Giovanni Cucelli	6 2	11 9	6 4
2	Jacques Brichant Rolando del Bello	4 6	1 6	3 6
3	Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer Rolando del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli	6 4	2 6	2 6	6 8
4	Philippe Washer Rolando del Bello	6 4	6 1	6 1
5	Jacques Brichant Giovanni Cucelli	2 6	7 5	4 6	2 6

Denmark vs. France

Denmark
3

Copenhagen, Denmark^[18]
16–18 June 1950
Clay

France
2

		1	2	3	4
1	Kurt Nielsen Marcel Bernard	6 3	4 6	6 1	6 2
2	Torben Ulrich Bernard Destremau	9 7	4 6	0 6	4 6
3	Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich Paul Rémy / Jacques Thomas	7 5	6 4	12 10
4	Kurt Nielsen Bernard Destremau	6 2	3 6	6 4	6 3
5	Torben Ulrich Marcel Bernard	3 6	4 6	0 6

Semifinals

Sweden vs. Poland

Sweden
5

Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden^[19]
13–15 July 1950
Clay

Poland
0

		1	2	3	4
1	Torsten Johansson Józef Piątek	6 1	6 1	6 3
2	Lennart Bergelin Władysław Skonecki	6 2	6 2	1 6	6 1
3	Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson Józef Piątek / Władysław Skonecki	6 4	6 0	7 5
4	Torsten Johansson Władysław Skonecki	6 3	6 3	6 3
5	Sven Davidson Józef Piątek	6 0	6 2	6 2

Denmark vs. Italy

Denmark
4

Copenhagen, Denmark^[20]
14–16 July 1950
Clay

Italy
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Torben Ulrich Rolando del Bello	6 0	6 2	6 2
2	Kurt Nielsen Giovanni Cucelli	6 3	7 5	0 6	0 6	6 4
3	Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli	2 6	4 6	2 6
4	Kurt Nielsen Rolando del Bello	6 3	7 5	6 4
5	Torben Ulrich Giovanni Cucelli	3 6	6 2	6 2	6 3

Final

Sweden vs. Denmark

Sweden
4

Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden^[2]
28–30 July 1950
Clay

Denmark
0

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Torsten Johansson Torben Ulrich	6 1	4 6	6 3	6 1
2	Sven Davidson Kurt Nielsen	7 5	3 6	6 2	6 4
3	Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich	6 2	6 2	6 2
4	Torsten Johansson Kurt Nielsen	3 6	7 5	6 0	4 6	6 2
5	Lennart Bergelin Torben Ulrich	6 0	6 2				not completed

References

↑ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
1 2 "Sweden v Denmark". daviscup.com.
↑ "Philippines v Pakistan". daviscup.com.
↑ "Netherlands v Sweden". daviscup.com.
↑ "Belgium v Finland". daviscup.com.
↑ "Yugoslavia v Austria". daviscup.com.
↑ "Great Britain v Italy". daviscup.com.
↑ "Poland v Israel". daviscup.com.
↑ "Ireland v Monaco". daviscup.com.
↑ "Norway v Sweden". daviscup.com.
↑ "Yugoslavia v Belgium". daviscup.com.
↑ "Luxembourg v Italy". daviscup.com.
↑ "Denmark v Egypt". daviscup.com.
↑ "France v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
↑ "Poland v Ireland". daviscup.com.
↑ "Sweden v Philippines". daviscup.com.
↑ "Belgium v Italy". daviscup.com.
↑ "Denmark v France". daviscup.com.
↑ "Sweden v Poland". daviscup.com.
↑ "Denmark v Italy". daviscup.com.

External links

Davis Cup official website

[Collins-1] Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.

[Europe_Final-2] 1 2 "Sweden v Denmark". daviscup.com.

[3] "Philippines v Pakistan". daviscup.com.

[4] "Netherlands v Sweden". daviscup.com.

[5] "Belgium v Finland". daviscup.com.

[6] "Yugoslavia v Austria". daviscup.com.

[7] "Great Britain v Italy". daviscup.com.

[8] "Poland v Israel". daviscup.com.

[9] "Ireland v Monaco". daviscup.com.

[10] "Norway v Sweden". daviscup.com.

[11] "Yugoslavia v Belgium". daviscup.com.

[12] "Luxembourg v Italy". daviscup.com.

[13] "Denmark v Egypt". daviscup.com.

[14] "France v Switzerland". daviscup.com.

[15] "Poland v Ireland". daviscup.com.

[16] "Sweden v Philippines". daviscup.com.

[17] "Belgium v Italy". daviscup.com.

[18] "Denmark v France". daviscup.com.

[19] "Sweden v Poland". daviscup.com.

[20] "Denmark v Italy". daviscup.com.

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