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1952 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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1952 Davis Cup Europe Zone
Details
Duration1 May 1952 – 28 July 1952
Teams21
Categories1952 Davis Cup Europe Zone
1952 Davis Cup America Zone
Champion
Winning nation Italy
Qualified for: 1952 Davis Cup
Inter-Zonal Finals
1951
1953

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1952 Davis Cup.

23 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 Belgium in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[1][2]

Draw

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First Round
1–11 May
Second Round
16–19 May
Quarterfinals
13–16 June
Semifinals
11–14 July
Final
25–28 July
 West GermanyDüsseldorf, West Germany
bye West Germany3
 Brazil Brazil2Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
bye West Germany1
 DenmarkMonte Carlo, Monaco (clay) Denmark4
bye Denmark5
 Monaco4 Monaco0Milan, Italy (clay)
 Ireland1 Denmark1
 ItalyRome, Italy (clay) Italy4
bye Italy5
 Luxembourg0 Egypt0Bologna, Italy (clay)
 Egypt5 Italy4
 Great BritainBelgrade, Yugoslavia (clay) Great Britain1
bye Great Britain3
 Yugoslavia3 Yugoslavia2Milan, Italy (clay)
 Finland2 Italy3
 Norway0Paris, France (clay) Belgium1
 France5 France4
bye Netherlands1Paris, France (clay)
 Netherlands France3
 Turkey1Lausanne, Switzerland Argentina2
  Switzerland4  Switzerland0
bye Argentina5Paris, France (clay)
 Argentina France2
 Austria1Solna, Sweden (clay) Belgium3
 Chile4 Chile0
bye Sweden5Brussels, Belgium (clay)
 Sweden Sweden2
 IsraelBrussels, Belgium Belgium3
 Hungaryw/o Hungary1
bye Belgium4
 Belgium

First round

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Monaco vs. Ireland

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Monaco
4
Monte Carlo, Monaco[3]
1–4 May 1952

Ireland
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Monaco
Republic of Ireland
Georges Pasquier
Cyril Kemp
5
7
4
6
6
8
     
2 Monaco
Republic of Ireland
Aleco Noghès
Joseph Hackett
9
11
8
10
6
3
6
4
8
6
 
3 Monaco
Republic of Ireland
Aleco Noghès / Georges Pasquier
Joseph Hackett / Cyril Kemp
6
1
6
2
2
6
6
2
   
4 Monaco
Republic of Ireland
Georges Pasquier
Joseph Hackett
4
6
6
2
6
4
4
6
6
3
 
5 Monaco
Republic of Ireland
Aleco Noghès
Cyril Kemp
6
4
6
4
6
4
     

Luxembourg vs. Egypt

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Luxembourg
0
Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg[4]
1–4 May 1952

Egypt
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Luxembourg
Egypt
Paul Decker
Adel Ismail
1
6
1
6
0
6
     
2 Luxembourg
Egypt
Géza Wertheim
Adli El Shafei
1
6
3
6
2
6
     
3 Luxembourg
Egypt
Victor Klees / Géza Wertheim
Marcel Coen / Adli El Shafei
2
6
2
6
2
6
     
4 Luxembourg
Egypt
Paul Decker
Adli El Shafei
0
6
0
6
1
6
     
5 Luxembourg
Egypt
Géza Wertheim
Marcel Coen
2
6
6
0
2
6
2
6
   

Finland vs. Yugoslavia

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Finland
2
Helsinki, Finland[5]
8–10 May 1952

Yugoslavia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Finland
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Sakari Salo
Vladimir Petrović
6
8
1
6
7
5
6
4
7
5
 
2 Finland
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Pentti Forsman
Josip Palada
2
6
1
6
0
6
     
3 Finland
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Pentti Forsman / Sakari Salo
Josip Palada / Vladimir Petrović
7
5
3
6
2
6
3
6
   
4 Finland
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Pentti Forsman
Vladimir Petrović
6
2
4
6
6
8
3
6
   
5 Finland
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Sakari Salo
Ivko Plećević
6
0
6
1
6
0
     

Norway vs. France

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Norway
0
Oslo, Norway[6]
9–11 May 1952
Clay

France
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Norway
France
Sverre Lie
Paul Rémy
4
6
3
6
3
6
     
2 Norway
France
Nils-Erik Hessen
Bernard Destremau
1
6
4
6
3
6
     
3 Norway
France
Nils-Erik Hessen / Sverre Lie
Robert Abdesselam / Paul Rémy
1
6
3
6
2
6
     
4 Norway
France
Nils-Erik Hessen
Robert Haillet
1
6
3
6
3
6
     
5 Norway
France
Sverre Lie
Bernard Destremau
4
6
6
8
0
6
     

Turkey vs. Switzerland

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Turkey
1
Istanbul, Turkey[7]
3–5 May 1952

Switzerland
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Turkey
Switzerland
Nazmi Bari
Jost Spitzer
2
6
0
6
6
8
     
2 Turkey
Switzerland
Fehmi Kızıl
Erwin Balestra
6
4
4
6
2
6
6
4
4
6
 
3 Turkey
Switzerland
Nazmi Bari / Behbut Cevanşir
Jean-Pierre Blondel / Paul Blondel
4
6
2
6
7
5
2
6
   
4 Turkey
Switzerland
Behbut Cevanşir
Paul Blondel
3
6
2
6
3
6
     
5 Turkey
Switzerland
Nazmi Bari
Erwin Balestra
6
2
3
6
6
3
7
5
   

Austria vs. Chile

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Austria
1
Vienna, Austria[8]
2–4 May 1952

Chile
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
Chile
Gustav Specht
Ricardo Balbiers
0
6
2
6
3
6
     
2 Austria
Chile
Alfred Huber
Luis Ayala
5
7
10
12
5
7
     
3 Austria
Chile
Alfred Huber / Hans Redl
Luis Ayala / Carlos San Hueza
2
6
7
5
6
2
6
4
   
4 Austria
Chile
Hans Redl
Ricardo Balbiers
4
6
6
3
3
6
6
1
1
6
 
5 Austria
Chile
Gustav Specht
Luis Ayala
1
6
2
6
1
6
     

Second round

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West Germany vs. Brazil

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West Germany
3
Düsseldorf, West Germany[9]
16–18 May 1952

Brazil
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 West Germany
Brazil
Ernst Buchholz
Eugenio Saller
4
6
6
3
6
3
6
4
   
2 West Germany
Brazil
Gottfried von Cramm
Armando Vieira
8
10
2
6
8
6
6
3
1
6
 
3 West Germany
Brazil
Gottfried von Cramm / Rolf Göpfert
Eugenio Saller / Armando Vieira
6
3
7
5
6
3
     
4 West Germany
Brazil
Gottfried von Cramm
Eugenio Saller
6
2
6
2
6
4
     
5 West Germany
Brazil
Ernst Buchholz
Armando Vieira
8
10
7
5
3
6
4
6
   

Monaco vs. Denmark

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Monaco
0
Monte Carlo, Monaco[10]
16–19 May 1952
Clay

Denmark
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Monaco
Denmark
Georges Pasquier
Kurt Nielsen
0
6
2
6
3
6
     
2 Monaco
Denmark
Aleco Noghès
Torben Ulrich
2
6
2
6
4
6
     
3 Monaco
Denmark
Aleco Noghès / Georges Pasquier
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
6
3
3
6
6
1
2
6
1
6
 
4 Monaco
Denmark
Aleco Noghès
Kurt Nielsen
2
6
3
6
4
6
     
5 Monaco
Denmark
Georges Pasquier
Torben Ulrich
6
0
2
6
1
6
6
3
0
6
 

Italy vs. Egypt

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Italy
5
Foro Italico, Rome, Italy[11]
16–18 May 1952
Clay

Egypt
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Egypt
Rolando del Bello
Marcel Coen
6
1
7
5
6
1
     
2 Italy
Egypt
Fausto Gardini
Adli El Shafei
6
0
6
3
6
3
     
3 Italy
Egypt
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Marcel Coen / Adli El Shafei
6
2
6
3
6
2
     
4 Italy
Egypt
Fausto Gardini
Marcel Coen
6
0
6
1
6
1
     
5 Italy
Egypt
Rolando del Bello
Adli El Shafei
7
5
7
5
2
6
7
5
   

Yugoslavia vs. Great Britain

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Yugoslavia
2
Belgrade, Yugoslavia[12]
17–19 May 1952
Clay

Great Britain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
United Kingdom
Vladimir Petrović
Tony Mottram
6
8
1
6
2
6
     
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
United Kingdom
Josip Palada
Geoffrey Paish
9
7
6
8
6
3
7
5
   
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
United Kingdom
Stefan Laslo / Josip Palada
Colin Gregory / Tony Mottram
4
6
6
1
11
9
2
6
2
6
 
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
United Kingdom
Vladimir Petrović
Roger Becker
6
1
2
6
4
6
6
2
6
1
 
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
United Kingdom
Josip Palada
Tony Mottram
3
6
5
7
2
6
     

France vs. Netherlands

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France
4
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[13]
16–18 May 1952
Clay

Netherlands
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Netherlands
Bernard Destremau
Hubert Wilton
3
6
6
8
6
1
2
6
   
2 France
Netherlands
Paul Rémy
Hans van Swol
6
1
6
2
1
6
6
3
   
3 France
Netherlands
Robert Abdesselam / Paul Rémy
Ivo Rinkel / Hans van Swol
6
1
6
4
6
3
     
4 France
Netherlands
Bernard Destremau
Hans van Swol
5
7
7
5
6
1
7
5
   
5 France
Netherlands
Robert Haillet
Hubert Wilton
6
2
3
6
6
2
6
3
   

Switzerland vs. Argentina

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Switzerland
0
Lausanne, Switzerland[14]
17–19 May 1952

Argentina
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
Argentina
Jost Spitzer
Enrique Morea
2
6
2
6
3
6
     
2 Switzerland
Argentina
Max Albrecht
Alejo Russell
2
6
6
2
1
6
2
6
   
3 Switzerland
Argentina
Jean-Pierre Blondel / Paul Blondel
Enrique Morea / Alejo Russell
3
6
2
6
4
6
     
4 Switzerland
Argentina
Paul Blondel
Salvador Soriano
2
6
2
6
2
6
     
5 Switzerland
Argentina
Jost Spitzer
Alejo Russell
2
6
3
6
8
6
1
6
   

Sweden vs. Chile

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Sweden
5
Solna Tennisstadion, Solna, Sweden[15]
16–18 May 1952
Clay

Chile
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Chile
Sven Davidson
Luis Ayala
4
6
3
6
7
5
8
6
6
1
 
2 Sweden
Chile
Torsten Johansson
Ricardo Balbiers
6
4
7
5
6
4
     
3 Sweden
Chile
Torsten Johansson / Nils Rohlsson
Luis Ayala / Ricardo Balbiers
6
3
2
6
6
3
4
6
6
4
 
4 Sweden
Chile
Torsten Johansson
Luis Ayala
3
6
6
2
6
4
6
2
   
5 Sweden
Chile
Åke Eliaeson
Ricardo Balbiers
6
2
3
6
6
3
3
6
6
4
 

Belgium vs. Hungary

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Belgium
4
Brussels, Belgium[16]
16–18 May 1952

Hungary
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Hungary
Jacques Brichant
András Ádám-Stolpa
3
6
5
7
8
6
6
2
5
7
 
2 Belgium
Hungary
Philippe Washer
József Asbóth
6
2
6
0
6
4
     
3 Belgium
Hungary
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
András Ádám-Stolpa / József Asbóth
6
3
6
4
6
4
     
4 Belgium
Hungary
Philippe Washer
András Ádám-Stolpa
6
4
6
2
6
0
     
5 Belgium
Hungary
Jacques Brichant
József Asbóth
3
6
7
5
6
4
6
0
   

Quarterfinals

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Denmark vs. West Germany

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Denmark
4
Copenhagen, Denmark[17]
13–15 June 1952
Clay

West Germany
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
West Germany
Kurt Nielsen
Ernst Buchholz
7
5
6
2
6
4
     
2 Denmark
West Germany
Torben Ulrich
Horst Hermann
1
6
3
6
2
6
     
3 Denmark
West Germany
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
Rolf Göpfert / Horst Hermann
7
9
14
16
8
6
6
3
6
3
 
4 Denmark
West Germany
Torben Ulrich
Ernst Buchholz
6
3
6
3
6
0
     
5 Denmark
West Germany
Kurt Nielsen
Horst Hermann
6
3
6
3
6
2
     

Italy vs. Great Britain

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Italy
4
Bologna, Italy[18]
13–15 June 1952
Clay

Great Britain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
United Kingdom
Rolando del Bello
Tony Mottram
8
6
6
2
6
2
     
2 Italy
United Kingdom
Fausto Gardini
Geoffrey Paish
6
2
6
3
6
3
     
3 Italy
United Kingdom
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish
3
6
1
6
8
6
2
6
   
4 Italy
United Kingdom
Fausto Gardini
Tony Mottram
4
6
4
6
6
3
6
1
6
0
 
5 Italy
United Kingdom
Rolando del Bello
Geoffrey Paish
6
3
6
4
6
2
     

France vs. Argentina

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France
3
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[19]
13–15 June 1952
Clay

Argentina
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Argentina
Bernard Destremau
Enrique Morea
2
6
2
6
2
6
     
2 France
Argentina
Paul Rémy
Alejo Russell
6
4
7
5
6
3
     
3 France
Argentina
Robert Abdesselam / Paul Rémy
Enrique Morea / Alejo Russell
6
2
6
4
6
4
     
4 France
Argentina
Bernard Destremau
Alejo Russell
5
7
6
3
6
3
6
4
   
5 France
Argentina
Paul Rémy
Enrique Morea
4
6
5
7
3
6
     

Belgium vs. Sweden

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Belgium
3
Royal Léopold Club, Brussels, Belgium[20]
14–16 June 1952
Clay

Sweden
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Sweden
Philippe Washer
Torsten Johansson
1
6
6
3
7
5
6
4
   
2 Belgium
Sweden
Jacques Brichant
Sven Davidson
6
4
8
6
7
5
     
3 Belgium
Sweden
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Torsten Johansson / Nils Rohlsson
3
6
6
2
6
1
7
5
   
4 Belgium
Sweden
Jacques Brichant
Torsten Johansson
1
6
3
6
2
6
     
5 Belgium
Sweden
Philippe Washer
Sven Davidson
6
1
7
5
5
7
    retired
 

Semifinals

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Italy vs. Denmark

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Italy
4
Milan, Italy[21]
11–13 July 1952
Clay

Denmark
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Denmark
Rolando del Bello
Torben Ulrich
6
4
6
4
6
3
     
2 Italy
Denmark
Fausto Gardini
Kurt Nielsen
8
6
6
4
6
4
     
3 Italy
Denmark
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
8
6
6
4
2
6
4
6
6
0
 
4 Italy
Denmark
Fausto Gardini
Torben Ulrich
6
0
6
4
7
5
     
5 Italy
Denmark
Rolando del Bello
Kurt Nielsen
3
6
1
6
4
6
     

France vs. Belgium

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France
2
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[22]
12–14 July 1952
Clay

Belgium
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Belgium
Paul Rémy
Jacques Brichant
3
6
3
6
10
8
6
4
6
1
 
2 France
Belgium
Robert Abdesselam
Philippe Washer
5
7
1
6
3
6
     
3 France
Belgium
Marcel Bernard / Paul Rémy
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
6
1
6
2
1
6
4
6
6
1
 
4 France
Belgium
Paul Rémy
Philippe Washer
0
6
0
6
3
6
     
5 France
Belgium
Robert Abdesselam
Jacques Brichant
6
8
8
6
13
15
1
6
   

Final

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Italy vs. Belgium

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Italy
3
Milan, Italy[2]
25–28 July 1952
Clay

Belgium
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Belgium
Rolando del Bello
Jacques Brichant
7
5
1
6
5
7
6
0
4
6
 
2 Italy
Belgium
Fausto Gardini
Philippe Washer
8
6
6
1
3
6
2
6
6
4
 
3 Italy
Belgium
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
6
3
6
1
5
7
3
6
6
3
 
4 Italy
Belgium
Fausto Gardini
Jacques Brichant
4
6
6
1
0
6
6
2
6
2
 
5 Italy
Belgium
Rolando del Bello
Philippe Washer
3
3
        not
completed

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