1955 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1955 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
29 April–8 May		Second Round
12–17 May		Quarterfinals
9–13 June		Semifinals
14–17 July		Final
29–31 July
 DenmarkCopenhagen, Denmark (clay)
bye Denmark3
 Norway1 South Africa2Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
 South Africa4 Denmark0
 ItalyMunich, West Germany Italy5
bye Italy5
 West Germany4 West Germany0Birmingham, England (grass)
 Ireland1 Italy5
 Great BritainVienna, Austria (clay) Great Britain0
bye Great Britain4
 Austria5 Austria1Manchester, England (grass)
 Finland0 Great Britain3
 IndiaCairo, Egypt India2
bye India5
 Turkey1 Egypt0Milan, Italy (clay)
 Egypt4 Italy4
 Monaco0Paris, France (clay) Sweden1
 Argentina3 Argentina2
bye France3Saltsjöbaden, Sweden (clay)
 France France2
  Switzerland3Montreux, Switzerland (clay) Sweden3
 Netherlands2  Switzerland0
bye Sweden5Båstad, Sweden (clay)
 Sweden Sweden3
 Yugoslavia0Budapest, Hungary Chile2
 Chile5 Chile3
bye Hungary2Brussels, Belgium
 Hungary Chile3
 Portugal0Prague, Czechoslovakia Belgium2
 Czechoslovakia5 Czechoslovakia0
bye Belgium5
 Belgium

First round[edit]

Norway vs. South Africa[edit]


Norway
1 		Oslo, Norway[3]
6–8 May 1955
Clay
South Africa
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Norway
South Africa 		Nils-Erik Hessen
Ian Vermaak 		1
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2 Norway
South Africa 		Gunnar Høst Sjøwall
Russell Seymour 		3
6 		3
6 		0
6 		     
3 Norway
South Africa 		Finn-Dag Jagge / Gunnar Høst Sjøwall
Abe Segal / Ian Vermaak 		3
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
4 Norway
South Africa 		Finn-Dag Jagge
Gordon Forbes 		2
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
5 Norway
South Africa 		Finn Søhol
Russell Seymour 		6
3 		6
4 		2
6 		6
4 		   

West Germany vs. Ireland[edit]


West Germany
4 		Düsseldorf, West Germany[4]
29 April–1 May 1955
Ireland
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 West Germany
Republic of Ireland 		Christoph Biederlack
Alan Haughton 		6
0 		6
0 		7
5 		     
2 West Germany
Republic of Ireland 		Ernst Buchholz
Guy Jackson 		7
9 		7
5 		6
2 		6
0 		   
3 West Germany
Republic of Ireland 		Ernst Buchholz / Horst Hermann
Vivian Gotto / Guy Jackson 		6
1 		6
2 		6
2 		     
4 West Germany
Republic of Ireland 		Christoph Biederlack
Guy Jackson 		3
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
5 West Germany
Republic of Ireland 		Rupert Huber
Alan Haughton 		6
1 		6
2 		6
0 		     

Austria vs. Finland[edit]


Austria
5 		Vienna, Austria[5]
29 April–1 May 1955
Finland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
Finland 		Alfred Huber
Reino Nyyssönen 		8
6 		6
0 		6
1 		     
2 Austria
Finland 		Franz Saiko
Sakari Salo 		6
2 		6
2 		6
2 		     
3 Austria
Finland 		Hans Redl / Franz Saiko
Lars-Henrik Krause / Sakari Salo 		7
5 		6
1 		6
0 		     
4 Austria
Finland 		Franz Saiko
Reino Nyyssönen 		6
3 		6
3 		6
1 		     
5 Austria
Finland 		Alfred Huber
Sakari Salo 		6
4 		6
3 		7
5 		     

Turkey vs. Egypt[edit]


Turkey
1 		Istanbul, Turkey[6]
29 April–1 May 1955
Egypt
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Turkey
Egypt 		Behbut Cevanşir
Adel Ismail 		6
2 		2
6 		5
7 		5
7 		   
2 Turkey
Egypt 		Nazmi Bari
Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed 		1
6 		6
3 		6
4 		5
7 		14
16 		 
3 Turkey
Egypt 		Engin Balas / Behbut Cevanşir
Donald Acobas / Adel Ismail 		6
1 		6
4 		6
4 		     
4 Turkey
Egypt 		Nazmi Bari
Adel Ismail 		4
6 		6
4 		8
10 		4
6 		   
5 Turkey
Egypt 		Engin Balas
Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed 		3
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     

Monaco vs. Argentina[edit]


Monaco
0 		Monte Carlo, Monaco[7]
29 April–1 May 1955
Argentina
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Monaco
Argentina 		Georges Pasquier
Alejo Russell 		6
3 		3
6 		0
6 		0
6 		   
2 Monaco
Argentina 		Yvan Médecin
Enrique Morea 		1
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
3 Monaco
Argentina 		Yvan Médecin / Georges Pasquier
Enrique Morea / Alejo Russell 		3
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
4 Monaco
Argentina 		Yvan Médecin
Alejo Russell 		          not
played
5 Monaco
Argentina 		Georges Pasquier
Enrique Morea 		          not
played

Switzerland vs. Netherlands[edit]


Switzerland
3 		Basel, Switzerland[8]
29 April–1 May 1955
Netherlands
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
Netherlands 		Martin Froesch
Hans van Dalsum 		6
0 		6
1 		6
4 		     
2 Switzerland
Netherlands 		Paul Blondel
Fred Dehnert 		5
7 		6
2 		4
6 		4
6 		   
3 Switzerland
Netherlands 		René Buser / Bernard du Pont
Hans van Dalsum / Fred Dehnert 		3
6 		6
0 		6
3 		1
6 		2
6 		 
4 Switzerland
Netherlands 		Martin Froesch
Fred Dehnert 		6
3 		6
3 		6
0 		     
5 Switzerland
Netherlands 		Paul Blondel
Hans van Swol 		0
6 		6
2 		9
7 		3
6 		12
10 		 

Yugoslavia vs. Chile[edit]


Yugoslavia
0 		Karlovac, Yugoslavia[9]
29 April–1 May 1955
Chile
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Chile 		Ilija Panajotović
Luis Ayala 		3
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Chile 		Vladimir Petrović
Andrés Hammersley 		3
6 		6
3 		6
4 		5
7 		2
6 		 
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Chile 		Ladislav Jagec / Vladimir Petrović
Luis Ayala / Andrés Hammersley 		4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Chile 		Ladislav Jagec
Andrés Hammersley 		3
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Chile 		Vladimir Petrović
Luis Ayala 		0
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     

Portugal vs. Czechoslovakia[edit]


Portugal
0 		Monsanto Tennis Club, Lisbon, Portugal[10]
29 April–1 May 1955
Clay
Czechoslovakia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Portugal
Czechoslovakia 		David Cohen
Vladimír Zábrodský 		0
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2 Portugal
Czechoslovakia 		José da Silva
Jiří Javorský 		0
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
3 Portugal
Czechoslovakia 		António Azevedo Gomes / José da Silva
Jiří Javorský / Vladimír Zábrodský 		1
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     
4 Portugal
Czechoslovakia 		José da Silva
Vladimír Zábrodský 		4
6 		2
6 		0
6 		     
5 Portugal
Czechoslovakia 		David Cohen
Jiří Javorský 		2
6 		0
6 		1
6 		     

Second round[edit]

Denmark vs. South Africa[edit]


Denmark
3 		Copenhagen, Denmark[11]
13–15 May 1955
Clay
South Africa
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
South Africa 		Kurt Nielsen
Ian Vermaak 		4
6 		6
1 		6
2 		1
6 		8
6 		 
2 Denmark
South Africa 		Jørgen Ulrich
Abe Segal 		3
6 		6
3 		6
2 		6
4 		   
3 Denmark
South Africa 		Søren Højberg / Kurt Nielsen
Abe Segal / Ian Vermaak 		11
9 		13
15 		1
6 		5
7 		   
4 Denmark
South Africa 		Jørgen Ulrich
Gordon Forbes 		6
2 		1
6 		9
11 		3
6 		   
5 Denmark
South Africa 		Kurt Nielsen
Abe Segal 		6
2 		6
3 		9
7 		     

West Germany vs. Italy[edit]


West Germany
0 		Munich, West Germany[12]
14–17 May 1955
Italy
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 West Germany
Italy 		Christoph Biederlack
Fausto Gardini 		2
6 		0
6 		1
6 		     
2 West Germany
Italy 		Rupert Huber
Giuseppe Merlo 		2
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
3 West Germany
Italy 		Ernst Buchholz / Horst Hermann
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 		1
6 		4
6 		6
2 		6
8 		   
4 West Germany
Italy 		Rupert Huber
Fausto Gardini 		0
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
5 West Germany
Italy 		Christoph Biederlack
Giuseppe Merlo 		1
6 		6
8 		1
6 		     

Austria vs. Great Britain[edit]


Austria
1 		Vienna, Austria[13]
13–15 May 1955
Clay
Great Britain
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
United Kingdom 		Alfred Huber
Roger Becker 		6
4 		9
7 		0
6 		6
4 		   
2 Austria
United Kingdom 		Franz Saiko
Tony Mottram 		8
10 		2
6 		4
6 		     
3 Austria
United Kingdom 		Alfred Huber / Hans Redl
Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish 		2
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
4 Austria
United Kingdom 		Franz Saiko
Roger Becker 		2
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
5 Austria
United Kingdom 		Alfred Huber
Tony Mottram 		3
6 		7
5 		6
2 		4
6 		4
6 		 

Egypt vs. India[edit]


Egypt
0 		Cairo, Egypt[14]
13–15 May 1955
India
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Egypt
India 		Adel Ismail
Naresh Kumar 		0
6 		3
6 		6
4 		6
2 		1
6 		 
2 Egypt
India 		Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed
Ramanathan Krishnan 		0
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3 Egypt
India 		Donald Acobas / Adel Ismail
Ramanathan Krishnan / Naresh Kumar 		3
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
4 Egypt
India 		Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed
Naresh Kumar 		1
6 		6
1 		4
6 		7
5 		2
6 		 
5 Egypt
India 		Adli El Shafei
Ramanathan Krishnan 		1
6 		7
9 		3
6 		     

France vs. Argentina[edit]


France
3 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[15]
13–15 May 1955
Clay
Argentina
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Argentina 		Paul Rémy
Alejo Russell 		6
4 		6
1 		6
4 		     
2 France
Argentina 		Robert Haillet
Enrique Morea 		2
6 		4
6 		6
8 		     
3 France
Argentina 		Marcel Bernard / Paul Rémy
Enrique Morea / Alejo Russell 		6
4 		6
3 		6
4 		     
4 France
Argentina 		Paul Rémy
Enrique Morea 		7
9 		3
6 		4
6 		     
5 France
Argentina 		Robert Haillet
Alejo Russell 		6
4 		2
6 		6
3 		6
2 		   

Switzerland vs. Sweden[edit]


Switzerland
0 		Montreux, Switzerland[16]
13–15 May 1955
Clay
Sweden
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
Sweden 		Martin Froesch
Sven Davidson 		1
6 		5
7 		0
6 		     
2 Switzerland
Sweden 		Paul Blondel
Lennart Bergelin 		2
6 		1
6 		6
0 		2
6 		   
3 Switzerland
Sweden 		Paul Blondel / René Buser
Sven Davidson / Ulf Schmidt 		4
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
4 Switzerland
Sweden 		Martin Froesch
Lennart Bergelin 		6
2 		4
6 		2
6 		0
6 		   
5 Switzerland
Sweden 		Paul Blondel
Ulf Schmidt 		2
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     

Hungary vs. Chile[edit]


Hungary
2 		Budapest, Hungary[17]
12–14 May 1955
Chile
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
Chile 		József Asbóth
Andrés Hammersley 		2
6 		3
6 		6
4 		12
10 		4
6 		 
2 Hungary
Chile 		András Ádám-Stolpa
Luis Ayala 		3
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
3 Hungary
Chile 		András Ádám-Stolpa / József Asbóth
Luis Ayala / Andrés Hammersley 		7
5 		7
5 		6
4 		     
4 Hungary
Chile 		József Asbóth
Luis Ayala 		6
3 		3
6 		7
5 		2
6 		0
6 		 
5 Hungary
Chile 		András Ádám-Stolpa
Andrés Hammersley 		3
6 		7
5 		5
7 		7
5 		6
1 		 

Czechoslovakia vs. Belgium[edit]


Czechoslovakia
0 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[18]
13–15 May 1955
Belgium
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
Belgium 		Jiří Javorský
Philippe Washer 		0
6 		1
6 		6
3 		4
6 		   
2 Czechoslovakia
Belgium 		Vladimír Zábrodský
Jacques Brichant 		6
8 		3
6 		6
2 		4
6 		   
3 Czechoslovakia
Belgium 		Jiří Javorský / Vladimír Zábrodský
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer 		1
6 		6
3 		3
6 		7
9 		   
4 Czechoslovakia
Belgium 		Vladimír Zábrodský
Philippe Washer 		2
6 		1
6 		6
3 		4
6 		   
5 Czechoslovakia
Belgium 		Jiří Javorský
Jacques Brichant 		2
6 		9
11 		6
3 		8
10 		   

Quarterfinals[edit]

Denmark vs. Italy[edit]


Denmark
0 		Copenhagen, Denmark[19]
10–12 June 1955
Clay
Italy
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Italy 		Kurt Nielsen
Fausto Gardini 		2
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
2 Denmark
Italy 		Torben Ulrich
Giuseppe Merlo 		3
6 		4
6 		6
3 		0
6 		   
3 Denmark
Italy 		Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 		14
16 		3
6 		1
6 		     
4 Denmark
Italy 		Kurt Nielsen
Giuseppe Merlo 		0
6 		6
4 		2
6 		6
4 		5
7 		 
5 Denmark
Italy 		Jørgen Ulrich
Nicola Pietrangeli 		4
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     

Great Britain vs. India[edit]


Great Britain
3 		Northern Lawn Tennis Club, Manchester, England[20]
9–13 June 1955
Grass
India
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
India 		Roger Becker
Naresh Kumar 		6
2 		7
9 		6
2 		6
3 		   
2 United Kingdom
India 		Tony Mottram
Ramanathan Krishnan 		4
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
3 United Kingdom
India 		Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish
Ramanathan Krishnan / Naresh Kumar 		6
2 		6
1 		3
6 		5
7 		4
6 		 
4 United Kingdom
India 		Roger Becker
Ramanathan Krishnan 		13
11 		6
3 		6
3 		     
5 United Kingdom
India 		Tony Mottram
Naresh Kumar 		2
6 		9
7 		4
6 		7
5 		6
3 		 

Sweden vs. France[edit]


Sweden
3 		Saltsjöbaden, Sweden[21]
10–12 June 1955
Clay
France
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
France 		Lennart Bergelin
Robert Haillet 		3
6 		6
2 		6
3 		6
3 		   
2 Sweden
France 		Sven Davidson
Paul Rémy 		3
6 		6
3 		6
2 		2
6 		1
6 		 
3 Sweden
France 		Sven Davidson / Ulf Schmidt
Marcel Bernard / Paul Rémy 		4
6 		7
5 		4
6 		6
1 		2
6 		 
4 Sweden
France 		Sven Davidson
Robert Haillet 		11
9 		6
2 		9
7 		     
5 Sweden
France 		Lennart Bergelin
Paul Rémy 		1
6 		6
1 		6
2 		6
2 		   

Belgium vs. Chile[edit]


Belgium
2 		Brussels, Belgium[22]
10–12 June 1955
Chile
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Chile 		Jacques Brichant
Andrés Hammersley 		5
7 		6
4 		8
6 		8
6 		   
2 Belgium
Chile 		Philippe Washer
Luis Ayala 		1
6 		6
8 		1
6 		     
3 Belgium
Chile 		Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Luis Ayala / Andrés Hammersley 		6
4 		0
6 		6
4 		4
6 		6
4 		 
4 Belgium
Chile 		Jacques Brichant
Luis Ayala 		6
1 		1
6 		9
7 		1
6 		5
7 		 
5 Belgium
Chile 		Philippe Washer
Andrés Hammersley 		2
6 		6
4 		4
6 		6
0 		4
6 		 

Semifinals[edit]

Great Britain vs. Italy[edit]


Great Britain
0 		Edgbaston Lawn Tennis Club, Birmingham, England[23]
14–16 July 1955
Grass
Italy
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Italy 		Billy Knight
Fausto Gardini 		9
7 		2
6 		4
6 		1
6 		   
2 United Kingdom
Italy 		Roger Becker
Nicola Pietrangeli 		3
6 		9
7 		4
6 		6
8 		   
3 United Kingdom
Italy 		Mike Davies / Bobby Wilson
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 		6
4 		9
11 		6
8 		3
6 		   
4 United Kingdom
Italy 		Billy Knight
Nicola Pietrangeli 		6
3 		6
4 		4
6 		3
6 		4
6 		 
5 United Kingdom
Italy 		Roger Becker
Orlando Sirola 		8
10 		2
6 		5
7 		     

Sweden vs. Chile[edit]


Sweden
3 		Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[24]
15–17 July 1955
Clay
Chile
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Chile 		Sven Davidson
Luis Ayala 		6
1 		5
7 		5
7 		3
6 		   
2 Sweden
Chile 		Lennart Bergelin
Andrés Hammersley 		5
7 		7
5 		6
2 		6
3 		   
3 Sweden
Chile 		Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson
Luis Ayala / Andrés Hammersley 		6
0 		6
1 		6
4 		     
4 Sweden
Chile 		Lennart Bergelin
Luis Ayala 		4
6 		6
4 		2
6 		1
6 		   
5 Sweden
Chile 		Sven Davidson
Andrés Hammersley 		6
1 		6
1 		6
3 		     

Final[edit]

Italy vs. Sweden[edit]


Italy
4 		Milan, Italy[2]
29–31 July 1955
Clay
Sweden
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Sweden 		Fausto Gardini
Sven Davidson 		6
4 		0
6 		3
6 		6
1 		6
3 		 
2 Italy
Sweden 		Giuseppe Merlo
Lennart Bergelin 		6
1 		6
8 		6
8 		8
6 		6
1 		 
3 Italy
Sweden 		Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson 		6
3 		6
4 		2
6 		2
6 		6
1 		 
4 Italy
Sweden 		Orlando Sirola
Sven Davidson 		2
6 		6
8 		4
6 		     
5 Italy
Sweden 		Fausto Gardini
Staffan Stockenberg 		6
4 		6
1 		6
4 		     

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

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