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1956 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Main article: 1956 Davis Cup

The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1956 Davis Cup.

24 teams entered the Europe Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the America Zone and Eastern Zone. Italy defeated Sweden in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[1][2]

Draw edit

First round
27 April–1 May		Second round
10–15 May		Quarterfinals
31 May-4 June		Semifinals
15–17 July		Final
20–22 July
  ItalyWarsaw, Poland
bye  Italy5
  Poland3  Poland0Bologna, Italy (clay)
  Austria2  Italy4
  DenmarkPrague, Czechoslovakia (clay)  Denmark1
bye  Denmark4
  Czechoslovakia5  Czechoslovakia1Paris, France (clay)
  Pakistan0  Italy3
  FranceLausanne, Switzerland  France2
bye  France5
  Luxembourg2   Switzerland0Duisburg, West Germany (clay)
   Switzerland3  France4
  West GermanyDublin, Ireland  West Germany1
bye  West Germany4
  Ireland4  Ireland1Båstad, Sweden (clay)
  Finland1  Italy5
  Turkey0Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)  Sweden0
  Netherlands5  Netherlands0
bye  Chile5Bristol, England (grass)
  Chile  Chile2
  Yugoslavia4Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay)  Great Britain3
  Egypt1  Yugoslavia0
bye  Great Britain5Solna, Sweden (clay)
  Great Britain  Great Britain1
  Monaco2Barcelona, Spain (clay)  Sweden4
  Spain3  Spain1
bye  Belgium4Brussels, Belgium (clay)
  Belgium  Belgium1
  Norway4Oslo, Norway (clay)  Sweden4
  Israel1  Norway0
bye  Sweden5
  Sweden

First round edit

Poland vs. Austria edit

 
Poland
3 		Warsaw, Poland[3]
27–29 April 1956
  
Austria
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Władysław Skonecki
Alfred Huber 		6
2 		6
3 		6
4 		     
2  
  		Andrzej Licis
Franz Saiko 		6
2 		4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		   
3  
  		Józef Piątek / Władysław Skonecki
Alfred Huber / Franz Saiko 		3
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
4  
  		Władysław Skonecki
Franz Saiko 		6
3 		5
7 		6
2 		6
3 		   
5  
  		Andrzej Licis
Alfred Huber 		2
6 		6
0 		6
4 		6
3 		   

Czechoslovakia vs. Pakistan edit

 
Czechoslovakia
5 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[4]
27–30 April 1956
  
Pakistan
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Jiří Parma
Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed 		4
6 		11
9 		6
3 		2
6 		6
4 		 
2  
  		Jiří Javorský
Khwaja Saeed Hai 		6
1 		6
2 		6
3 		     
3  
  		Jiří Javorský / Vladimír Zábrodský
Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed / Khwaja Saeed Hai 		6
3 		10
8 		5
7 		6
2 		   
4  
  		Jiří Parma
Khwaja Saeed Hai 		6
2 		6
2 		8
6 		     
5  
  		Jiří Javorský
Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed 		6
3 		4
6 		6
3 		6
2 		   

Luxembourg vs. Switzerland edit

 
Luxembourg
2 		Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg[5]
27 April–1 May 1956
  
Switzerland
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Géza Wertheim
Paul Blondel 		4
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
2  
  		Gaston Wampach
Bernard du Pont 		6
4 		6
4 		5
7 		1
6 		6
0 		 
3  
  		Gaston Wampach / Géza Wertheim
Paul Blondel / René Buser 		2
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
4  
  		Géza Wertheim
Bernard du Pont 		1
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
5  
  		Gaston Wampach
Erwin Balestra 		6
4 		6
1 		4
6 		6
2 		   

Ireland vs. Finland edit

 
Ireland
4 		Dublin, Ireland[6]
27–30 April 1956
  
Finland
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Joseph Hackett
Reino Nyyssönen 		6
3 		6
3 		6
1 		     
2  
  		Guy Jackson
Sakari Salo 		3
6 		6
3 		6
2 		2
6 		3
6 		 
3  
  		Joseph Hackett / Guy Jackson
Reino Nyyssönen / Sakari Salo 		6
3 		12
10 		3
6 		6
3 		   
4  
  		Guy Jackson
Reino Nyyssönen 		6
2 		6
3 		6
2 		     
5  
  		Joseph Hackett
Sakari Salo 		6
2 		6
3 		6
1 		     

Turkey vs. Netherlands edit

 
Turkey
0 		Ankara, Turkey[7]
27–29 April 1956
  
Netherlands
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Nazmi Bari
Fred Dehnert 		9
11 		6
2 		5
7 		4
6 		   
2  
  		Şefik Fenmen
Hans van Dalsum 		3
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
3  
  		Nazmi Bari / Şefik Fenmen
Hans van Dalsum / Fred Dehnert 		5
7 		2
6 		3
6 		     
4  
  		Şefik Fenmen
Fred Dehnert 		7
9 		1
6 		6
8 		     
5  
  		Nazmi Bari
Hans van Dalsum 		6
0 		3
6 		4
6 		6
8 		   

Yugoslavia vs. Egypt edit

 
Yugoslavia
4 		Belgrade, Yugoslavia[8]
27–30 April 1956
  
Egypt
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Ivko Plećević
Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed 		2
6 		6
1 		6
1 		2
6 		6
3 		 
2  
  		Josip Palada
Adel Ismail 		6
2 		6
4 		6
4 		     
3  
  		Ilija Panajotović / Ivko Plećević
Donald Acobas / Adel Ismail 		6
2 		6
3 		4
6 		6
3 		   
4  
  		Ilija Panajotović
Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed 		6
2 		6
1 		6
2 		     
5  
  		Ivko Plećević
Adel Ismail 		6
1 		6
1 		4
6 		6
8 		2
6 		 

Monaco vs. Spain edit

 
Monaco
2 		Monte Carlo Country Club, Monte Carlo, Monaco[9]
27–30 April 1956
Clay 		 
Spain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Roland Borghini
Emilio Martínez del Rey 		4
6 		5
7 		7
5 		5
7 		   
2  
  		Georges Pasquier
José María Draper 		3
6 		6
4 		1
6 		6
2 		6
4 		 
3  
  		Roland Borghini / Georges Pasquier
Emilio Martínez del Rey / Fernando Olózaga 		6
8 		3
6 		0
6 		     
4  
  		Georges Pasquier
Emilio Martínez del Rey 		6
3 		10
8 		0
6 		6
1 		   
5  
  		Roland Borghini
José María Draper 		7
5 		3
6 		5
7 		1
6 		   

Norway vs. Israel edit

 
Norway
4 		Oslo, Norway[10]
27 April–1 May 1956
Clay 		 
Israel
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Finn Søhol
Arie Avidan-Weiss 		6
1 		6
3 		6
3 		     
2  
  		Gunnar Høst Sjøwall
Eleazar Davidman 		6
1 		6
2 		6
3 		     
3  
  		Gunnar Høst Sjøwall / Finn Søhol
Arie Avidan-Weiss / Eleazar Davidman 		4
6 		6
2 		3
6 		6
8 		   
4  
  		Finn Søhol
Eleazar Davidman 		7
5 		6
8 		2
6 		6
3 		6
4 		 
5  
  		Gunnar Høst Sjøwall
Arie Avidan-Weiss 		6
2 		6
0 		6
1 		     

Second round edit

Poland vs. Italy edit

 
Poland
0 		Warsaw, Poland[11]
12–14 May 1956
  
Italy
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Władysław Skonecki
Giuseppe Merlo 		0
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
2  
  		Andrzej Licis
Nicola Pietrangeli 		4
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     
3  
  		Józef Piątek / Jan Radzio
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 		3
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
4  
  		Andrzej Licis
Giuseppe Merlo 		3
6 		3
6 		5
7 		     
5  
  		Władysław Skonecki
Nicola Pietrangeli 		2
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     

Czechoslovakia vs. Denmark edit

 
Czechoslovakia
1 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[12]
11–13 May 1956
Clay 		 
Denmark
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Jiří Parma
Kurt Nielsen 		6
8 		2
6 		6
8 		     
2  
  		Jiří Javorský
Torben Ulrich 		4
6 		3
6 		5
7 		     
3  
  		Jiří Javorský / Vladimír Zábrodský
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich 		6
8 		4
6 		7
5 		5
7 		   
4  
  		Jiří Parma
Torben Ulrich 		6
3 		3
6 		6
8 		4
6 		   
5  
  		Jiří Javorský
Kurt Nielsen 		7
5 		2
6 		5
7 		6
4 		7
5 		 

Switzerland vs. France edit

 
Switzerland
0 		Lausanne, Switzerland[13]
10–12 May 1956
  
France
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Paul Blondel
Robert Haillet 		2
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
2  
  		Martin Froesch
Pierre Darmon 		9
11 		6
1 		2
6 		8
6 		2
6 		 
3  
  		Paul Blondel / René Buser
Marcel Bernard / Paul Rémy 		1
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
4  
  		Martin Froesch
Robert Haillet 		6
8 		3
6 		4
6 		     
5  
  		Paul Blondel
Pierre Darmon 		1
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     

Ireland vs. West Germany edit

 
Ireland
1 		Dublin, Ireland[14]
10–12 May 1956
  
West Germany
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Guy Jackson
Rupert Huber 		6
8 		4
6 		7
9 		     
2  
  		Joseph Hackett
Franz Feldbausch 		0
6 		7
5 		3
6 		6
3 		1
6 		 
3  
  		Joseph Hackett / Guy Jackson
Franz Feldbausch / Peter Scholl 		6
2 		6
4 		6
4 		     
4  
  		Guy Jackson
Franz Feldbausch 		0
6 		4
6 		6
3 		6
4 		1
6 		 
5  
  		Joseph Hackett
Rupert Huber 		4
6 		6
3 		3
6 		4
6 		   

Netherlands vs. Chile edit

 
Netherlands
0 		Scheveningen, Netherlands[15]
11–13 May 1956
Clay 		 
Chile
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Hans van Dalsum
Andrés Hammersley 		6
8 		4
6 		2
6 		     
2  
  		Fred Dehnert
Luis Ayala 		3
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
3  
  		Hans van Dalsum / Fred Dehnert
Luis Ayala / Andrés Hammersley 		1
6 		8
6 		3
6 		2
6 		   
4  
  		Hans van Dalsum
Luis Ayala 		5
7 		4
6 		4
6 		     
5  
  		Fred Dehnert
Andrés Hammersley 		1
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     

Yugoslavia vs. Great Britain edit

 
Yugoslavia
0 		Belgrade, Yugoslavia[16]
13–15 May 1956
Clay 		 
Great Britain
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Josip Palada
Roger Becker 		4
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
2  
  		Ilija Panajotović
Billy Knight 		4
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
3  
  		Ilija Panajotović / Ivko Plećević
Mike Davies / Billy Knight 		2
6 		6
8 		2
6 		     
4  
  		Ilija Panajotović
Roger Becker 		1
6 		3
6 		0
6 		     
5  
  		Ivko Plećević
Mike Davies 		1
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     

Spain vs. Belgium edit

 
Spain
1 		Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain[17]
10–13 May 1956
Clay 		 
Belgium
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Juan Manuel Couder
Jacques Brichant 		3
6 		5
7 		1
6 		     
2  
  		Emilio Martínez del Rey
Gino Mezzi 		4
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
3  
  		Juan Manuel Couder / Fernando Olózaga
Jacques Brichant / Gino Mezzi 		2
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
4  
  		Emilio Martínez del Rey
Jacques Brichant 		2
6 		2
6 		6
8 		     
5  
  		Juan Manuel Couder
Gino Mezzi 		8
6 		2
6 		6
3 		6
4 		   

Norway vs. Sweden edit

 
Norway
0 		Oslo Tennis Club, Oslo, Norway[18]
11–13 May 1956
Clay 		 
Sweden
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Gunnar Høst Sjøwall
Sven Davidson 		7
9 		6
4 		2
6 		3
6 		   
2  
  		Nils-Erik Hessen
Ulf Schmidt 		1
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
3  
  		Nils-Erik Hessen / Gunnar Høst Sjøwall
Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson 		2
6 		3
6 		5
7 		     
4  
  		Gunnar Høst Sjøwall
Ulf Schmidt 		6
2 		3
6 		0
6 		2
6 		   
5  
  		Nils-Erik Hessen
Bengt Axelsson 		3
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     

Quarterfinals edit

Italy vs. Denmark edit

 
Italy
4 		Bologna, Italy[19]
2-4 June 1956
Clay 		 
Denmark
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Giuseppe Merlo
Kurt Nielsen 		7
9 		6
1 		3
6 		4
6 		   
2  
  		Nicola Pietrangeli
Torben Ulrich 		4
6 		6
2 		6
1 		6
0 		   
3  
  		Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich 		6
4 		6
2 		3
6 		6
3 		   
4  
  		Giuseppe Merlo
Torben Ulrich 		6
0 		6
4 		6
2 		     
5  
  		Nicola Pietrangeli
Kurt Nielsen 		8
6 		6
4 		4
6 		2
6 		6
4 		 

West Germany vs. France edit

 
West Germany
1 		Duisburg, West Germany[20]
1-3 June 1956
Clay 		 
France
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Peter Scholl
Robert Haillet 		6
8 		1
6 		5
7 		     
2  
  		Rupert Huber
Paul Rémy 		4
6 		2
6 		6
3 		3
6 		   
3  
  		Franz Feldbausch / Peter Scholl
Marcel Bernard / Paul Rémy 		3
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
4  
  		Peter Scholl
Pierre Darmon 		6
2 		6
0 		6
4 		     
5  
  		Franz Feldbausch
Robert Haillet 		2
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     

Great Britain vs. Chile edit

 
Great Britain
3 		Bristol Lawn Tennis Club, Bristol, England[21]
31 May-2 June 1956
Grass 		 
Chile
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Roger Becker
Luis Ayala 		6
3 		4
6 		3
6 		6
3 		3
6 		 
2  
  		Billy Knight
Andrés Hammersley 		6
3 		6
3 		6
4 		     
3  
  		John Barrett / Roger Becker
Luis Ayala / Andrés Hammersley 		6
1 		6
4 		9
7 		     
4  
  		Roger Becker
Andrés Hammersley 		6
4 		6
1 		6
1 		     
5  
  		Billy Knight
Luis Ayala 		6
1 		3
6 		3
6 		0
6 		   

Belgium vs. Sweden edit

 
Belgium
1 		Royal Léopold Club, Brussels, Belgium[22]
1-3 June 1956
Clay 		 
Sweden
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Jacques Brichant
Sven Davidson 		3
6 		6
2 		9
7 		1
6 		3
6 		 
2  
  		Gino Mezzi
Torsten Johansson 		6
2 		4
6 		0
6 		4
6 		   
3  
  		Jacques Brichant / Gino Mezzi
Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson 		3
6 		7
5 		4
6 		6
2 		4
6 		 
4  
  		Gino Mezzi
Sven Davidson 		3
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
5  
  		Jacques Brichant
Ulf Schmidt 		6
0 		6
2 		6
3 		     

Semifinals edit

France vs. Italy edit

 
France
2 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[23]
15–17 July 1956
Clay 		 
Italy
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Pierre Darmon
Nicola Pietrangeli 		3
6 		6
3 		6
3 		2
6 		6
3 		 
2  
  		Paul Rémy
Giuseppe Merlo 		7
5 		6
8 		6
2 		6
2 		   
3  
  		Marcel Bernard / Paul Rémy
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 		2
6 		2
6 		6
2 		1
6 		   
4  
  		Pierre Darmon
Giuseppe Merlo 		3
6 		6
4 		7
9 		4
6 		   
5  
  		Paul Rémy
Nicola Pietrangeli 		3
6 		6
8 		2
6 		     

Sweden vs. Great Britain edit

 
Sweden
4 		Solna Tennisstadion, Solna, Sweden[24]
15–17 July 1956
Clay 		 
Great Britain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Sven Davidson
Billy Knight 		6
1 		6
3 		10
8 		     
2  
  		Ulf Schmidt
Roger Becker 		3
6 		1
6 		6
2 		6
1 		6
2 		 
3  
  		Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson
Roger Becker / Mike Davies 		6
3 		8
6 		7
5 		     
4  
  		Sven Davidson
Mike Davies 		4
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
5  
  		Ulf Schmidt
Billy Knight 		6
0 		6
8 		4
6 		6
3 		6
4 		 

Final edit

Sweden vs. Italy edit

 
Sweden
0 		Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[2]
20–22 July 1956
Clay 		 
Italy
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Sven Davidson
Nicola Pietrangeli 		4
6 		6
3 		1
6 		4
6 		   
2  
  		Ulf Schmidt
Giuseppe Merlo 		7
5 		2
6 		5
7 		1
6 		   
3  
  		Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 		4
6 		7
5 		2
6 		3
6 		   
4  
  		Torsten Johansson
Orlando Sirola 		4
6 		6
1 		2
6 		1
6 		   
5  
  		Ulf Schmidt
Nicola Pietrangeli 		5
7 		3
6 		6
1 		3
6 		   

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 Italy". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Poland v Austria". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Czechoslovakia v Pakistan". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Luxembourg v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Ireland v Finland". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Turkey v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Yugoslavia v Egypt". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Monaco v Spain". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Norway v Israel". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Poland v Italy". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Czechoslovakia v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Switzerland v France". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Ireland v West Germany". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Netherlands v Chile". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Yugoslavia v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ "Spain v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ "Norway v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ "Italy v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  20. ^ "West Germany v France". daviscup.com.
  21. ^ "Great Britain v Chile". daviscup.com.
  22. ^ "Belgium v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  23. ^ "France v Italy". daviscup.com.
  24. ^ "Sweden v Great Britain". daviscup.com.

External links edit

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