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1955 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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1955 Davis Cup Europe Zone
Details
Duration29 April 1955 – 31 July 1955
Teams24
Categories1955 Davis Cup Europe Zone
1955 Davis Cup America Zone
1955 Davis Cup Eastern Zone
Champion
Winning nation Italy
Qualified for: 1955 Davis Cup
Inter-Zonal Finals
1954
1956

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

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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

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Norway vs. South Africa

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Denmark vs. South Africa

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Denmark vs. Italy

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 "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.
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