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1950 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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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 edit

First Round
7 April–9 May		Second Round
18–22 May		Quarterfinals
8–18 June		Semifinals
13–16 July		Final
28–30 July
  PolandWarsaw, Poland
bye  Poland5
  Israel  Israel0Warsaw, Poland
bye  Poland3
  IrelandDublin, Ireland (grass)  Ireland2
bye  Ireland5
  Monaco  Monaco0Båstad, Sweden (clay)
bye  Poland0
  Peru  Sweden5
bye  Peru
  Philippines5  Philippinesw/oSolna, Sweden (clay)
  Pakistan0  Philippines0
  Norwayw/oOslo, Norway (clay)  Sweden5
  Hungary  Norway0
  Netherlands1  Sweden5Båstad, Sweden (clay)
  Sweden4  Sweden4
  Belgium4Zagreb, Yugoslavia  Denmark0
  Finland1  Belgium3
  Yugoslavia5  Yugoslavia2Brussels, Belgium
  Austria0  Belgium2
  Great Britain2Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg  Italy3
  Italy3  Italy5
bye  Luxembourg0Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
  Luxembourg  Italy1
byeCopenhagen, Denmark (clay)  Denmark4
  Denmark  Denmark3
bye  Egypt0Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
  Egypt  Denmark3
byeParis, France (clay)  France2
  France  France4
bye   Switzerland0
   Switzerland

First round edit

Philippines vs. Pakistan edit

 
Philippines
5 		Manila, Philippines[3]
7–9 April 1950
  
Pakistan
0
1 2 3 4 5
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 edit

 
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 edit

 
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 edit

 
Yugoslavia
5 		Zagreb, Yugoslavia[6]
5–7 May 1950
  
Austria
0
1 2 3 4 5
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 edit

 
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 edit

Poland vs. Israel edit

 
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 edit

 
Ireland
5 		Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland[9]
18–20 May 1950
Grass 		 
Monaco
0
1 2 3 4 5
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 edit

 
Norway
0 		Oslo Tennis Club, Oslo, Norway[10]
19–21 May 1950
Clay 		 
Sweden
5
1 2 3 4 5
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 edit

 
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 edit

 
Luxembourg
0 		Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg[12]
20–22 May 1950
  
Italy
5
1 2 3 4 5
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 edit

 
Denmark
3 		Copenhagen, Denmark[13]
19–21 May 1950
Clay 		 
Egypt
0
1 2 3 4 5
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 edit

 
France
4 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[14]
19–21 May 1950
Clay 		 
Switzerland
0
1 2 3 4 5
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 edit

Poland vs. Ireland edit

 
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 edit

 
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 edit

 
Belgium
2 		Brussels, Belgium[17]
16–18 June 1950
  
Italy
3
1 2 3 4 5
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 edit

 
Denmark
3 		Copenhagen, Denmark[18]
16–18 June 1950
Clay 		 
France
2
1 2 3 4 5
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 edit

Sweden vs. Poland edit

 
Sweden
5 		Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[19]
13–15 July 1950
Clay 		 
Poland
0
1 2 3 4 5
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 edit

 
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 edit

Sweden vs. Denmark edit

 
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 edit

  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 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.

External links edit

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