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Main article: 1953 Davis Cup
1953 Davis Cup Europe Zone
Details
Duration24 April 1953 – 20 July 1953
Teams24
Categories1953 Davis Cup Europe Zone
1953 Davis Cup America Zone
Champion
Winning nation Belgium
Qualified for: 1953 Davis Cup
Inter-Zonal Finals
← 1952 1954 →

The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1953 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. Belgium defeated Denmark in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.

Draw

First Round
24 April–5 May		Second Round
13–19 May		Quarterfinals
10–14 June		Semifinals
10–13 July		Final
18–20 July
 West GermanyWest Berlin
bye West Germany3
 South Africaw/o South Africa2Paris, France (clay)
 Monaco West Germany1
 FranceZagreb, Yugoslavia France4
bye France4
 Yugoslavia5 Yugoslavia1Paris, France (clay)
  Switzerland0 France1
 DenmarkVienna, Austria (clay) Denmark4
bye Denmark5
 Egypt1 Austria0Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
 Austria4 Denmark4
 PhilippinesHelsinki, Finland Philippines1
bye Philippines5
 Finland4 Finland0Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
 Ireland1 Denmark2
 Spain5Barcelona, Spain (clay) Belgium3
 Israel0 Spain0
bye Sweden5Turin, Italy (clay)
 Sweden Sweden1
 Netherlands5Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) Italy4
 Ceylon0 Netherlands0
bye Italy5Brussels, Belgium
 Italy Italy2
 Luxembourg0Oslo, Norway (clay) Belgium3
 Norway5 Norway0
bye Great Britain5Brussels, Belgium (clay)
 Great Britain Great Britain1
 BrazilBudapest, Hungary Belgium4
 Hungaryw/o Hungary0
bye Belgium5
 Belgium

First round

Yugoslavia vs. Switzerland


Yugoslavia
5 		Novi Sad, Yugoslavia
2–4 May 1953
Switzerland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Switzerland 		Josip Palada
Erwin Balestra 		6
1 		1
6 		6
2 		6
4 		   
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Switzerland 		Vladimir Petrović
Max Albrecht 		1
6 		6
1 		6
4 		6
2 		   
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Switzerland 		Josip Palada / Vladimir Petrović
Jean-Pierre Blondel / Paul Blondel 		3
6 		6
4 		7
5 		6
4 		   
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Switzerland 		Ilija Panajotović
Erwin Balestra 		8
10 		6
2 		6
2 		6
4 		   
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Switzerland 		Petko Milojković
Jean-Pierre Blondel 		1
6 		6
3 		4
6 		     
retired

Egypt vs. Austria


Egypt
1 		Cairo, Egypt
24–26 April 1953
Austria
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Egypt
Austria 		Marcel Coen
Alfred Huber 		2
6 		1
6 		6
2 		6
1 		6
3 		 
2 Egypt
Austria 		Adli El Shafei
Hans Redl 		1
6 		2
6 		6
1 		6
2 		9
11 		 
3 Egypt
Austria 		Marcel Coen / Adli El Shafei
Alfred Huber / Hans Redl 		6
3 		5
7 		1
6 		3
6 		   
4 Egypt
Austria 		Adli El Shafei
Alfred Huber 		6
3 		5
7 		1
6 		3
6 		   
5 Egypt
Austria 		Marcel Coen
Hans Redl 		6
2 		2
6 		4
6 		6
3 		1
6 		 

Finland vs. Ireland


Finland
4 		Helsinki, Finland
3–5 May 1953
Ireland
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Finland
Republic of Ireland 		Pentti Forsman
Joseph Hackett 		7
5 		6
3 		2
6 		1
6 		1
6 		 
2 Finland
Republic of Ireland 		Sakari Salo
Guy Jackson 		6
1 		6
2 		6
3 		     
3 Finland
Republic of Ireland 		Pentti Forsman / Sakari Salo
Joseph Hackett / Guy Jackson 		7
5 		6
4 		6
4 		     
4 Finland
Republic of Ireland 		Pentti Forsman
Guy Jackson 		6
2 		7
5 		4
6 		3
6 		7
5 		 
5 Finland
Republic of Ireland 		Sakari Salo
Joseph Hackett 		6
3 		6
4 		6
0 		     

Spain vs. Israel


Spain
5 		Barcelona, Spain
2–4 May 1953
Clay
Israel
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
Israel 		José María Draper
Arie Avidan-Weiss 		2
6 		5
7 		6
2 		6
2 		6
3 		 
2 Spain
Israel 		Carlos Ferrer
Mordechai Apel 		6
1 		6
1 		6
0 		     
3 Spain
Israel 		José María Draper / Fernando Olózaga
Mordechai Apel / Arie Avidan-Weiss 		6
1 		6
3 		8
6 		     
4 Spain
Israel 		Emilio Martínez del Rey
Gabriel Dubitzky 		6
4 		6
1 		9
7 		     
5 Spain
Israel 		Carlos Ferrer
Arie Avidan-Weiss 		6
3 		6
0 		6
3 		     

Netherlands vs. Ceylon


Netherlands
5 		Scheveningen, Netherlands
1–3 May 1953
Clay
Ceylon
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Dominion of Ceylon 		Hans van Swol
Doug Scharenguivel 		6
3 		6
2 		6
2 		     
2 Netherlands
Dominion of Ceylon 		Hubert Wilton
Percy Ernst 		6
2 		6
2 		5
7 		6
3 		   
3 Netherlands
Dominion of Ceylon 		Hans van Swol / Hubert Wilton
Donald Fonseca / Doug Scharenguivel 		6
2 		7
5 		6
3 		     
4 Netherlands
Dominion of Ceylon 		Hubert Wilton
Doug Scharenguivel 		3
6 		1
6 		7
5 		6
1 		7
5 		 
5 Netherlands
Dominion of Ceylon 		Hans van Swol
Percy Ernst 		6
4 		6
0 		6
3 		     

Luxembourg vs. Norway


Luxembourg
0 		Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg
1–3 May 1953
Clay
Norway
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Luxembourg
Norway 		Gaston Wampach
Nils-Erik Hessen 		2
6 		6
4 		6
3 		8
10 		3
6 		 
2 Luxembourg
Norway 		Géza Wertheim
Rolf Pape 		3
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
3 Luxembourg
Norway 		Gaston Wampach / Géza Wertheim
Nils-Erik Hessen / Rolf Pape 		1
6 		13
15 		3
6 		     
4 Luxembourg
Norway 		Géza Wertheim
Finn Søhol 		3
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
5 Luxembourg
Norway 		Gaston Wampach
Rolf Pape 		3
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     

Second round

West Germany vs. South Africa


West Germany
3 		West Berlin
15–17 May 1953
South Africa
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 West Germany
South Africa 		Engelbert Koch
Ian Vermaak 		6
8 		6
3 		6
4 		6
2 		   
2 West Germany
South Africa 		Gottfried von Cramm
Russell Seymour 		6
1 		6
2 		7
5 		     
3 West Germany
South Africa 		Rolf Göpfert / Horst Hermann
Russell Seymour / Bryan Woodroffe 		6
3 		6
3 		2
6 		4
6 		5
7 		 
4 West Germany
South Africa 		Gottfried von Cramm
Ian Vermaak 		6
1 		6
3 		6
1 		     
5 West Germany
South Africa 		Engelbert Koch
Russell Seymour 		4
6 		6
4 		4
6 		4
6 		   

Yugoslavia vs. France


Yugoslavia
1 		Zagreb, Yugoslavia
15–17 May 1953
France
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
France 		Josip Palada
Paul Rémy 		2
6 		2
6 		8
6 		4
6 		   
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
France 		Vladimir Petrović
Robert Haillet 		3
6 		9
7 		4
6 		8
6 		6
8 		 
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
France 		Petko Milojković / Vladimir Petrović
Marcel Bernard / Paul Rémy 		2
6 		4
6 		7
9 		     
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
France 		Vladimir Petrović
Robert Abdesselam 		8
6 		6
2 		6
1 		     
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
France 		Ilija Panajotović
Robert Haillet 		6
3 		2
6 		4
6 		1
6 		   

Austria vs. Denmark


Austria
0 		Vienna, Austria
13–15 May 1953
Clay
Denmark
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
Denmark 		Hans Redl
Kurt Nielsen 		1
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2 Austria
Denmark 		Alfred Huber
Torben Ulrich 		6
3 		5
7 		3
6 		4
6 		   
3 Austria
Denmark 		Alfred Huber / Hans Redl
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich 		4
6 		6
3 		6
4 		4
6 		1
6 		 
4 Austria
Denmark 		Hans Redl
Torben Ulrich 		4
6 		3
6 		6
2 		4
6 		   
5 Austria
Denmark 		Alfred Huber
Kurt Nielsen 		5
7 		1
6 		8
10 		     

Finland vs. Philippines


Finland
0 		Helsinki, Finland
15–17 May 1953
Philippines
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Finland
Philippines 		Pentti Forsman
Raymundo Deyro 		3
6 		2
6 		6
4 		0
6 		   
2 Finland
Philippines 		Sakari Salo
Felicisimo Ampon 		0
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
3 Finland
Philippines 		Pentti Forsman / Sakari Salo
Felicisimo Ampon / Raymundo Deyro 		3
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
4 Finland
Philippines 		Sakari Salo
Raymundo Deyro 		3
6 		2
6 		6
3 		6
3 		6
8 		 
5 Finland
Philippines 		Pentti Forsman
Felicisimo Ampon 		2
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     

Spain vs. Sweden


Spain
0 		Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
14–17 May 1953
Clay
Sweden
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
Sweden 		José María Draper
Lennart Bergelin 		3
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
2 Spain
Sweden 		Carlos Ferrer
Sven Davidson 		4
6 		6
2 		6
3 		1
6 		1
6 		 
3 Spain
Sweden 		José María Draper / Fernando Olózaga
Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson 		2
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
4 Spain
Sweden 		Emilio Martínez del Rey
Sven Davidson 		4
6 		8
10 		5
7 		     
5 Spain
Sweden 		Carlos Ferrer
Lennart Bergelin 		2
6 		1
6 		6
4 		2
6 		   

Netherlands vs. Italy


Netherlands
0 		Scheveningen, Netherlands
14–16 May 1953
Clay
Italy
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Italy 		Hubert Wilton
Giuseppe Merlo 		3
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
2 Netherlands
Italy 		Hans van Swol
Rolando del Bello 		4
6 		6
1 		3
6 		6
3 		1
6 		 
3 Netherlands
Italy 		Hans van Swol / Hubert Wilton
Marcello del Bello / Orlando Sirola 		2
6 		5
7 		1
6 		     
4 Netherlands
Italy 		Boebi van Meegeren
Rolando del Bello 		6
4 		1
6 		2
6 		3
6 		   
5 Netherlands
Italy 		Hans van Swol
Giuseppe Merlo 		6
0 		6
2 		5
7 		4
6 		5
7 		 

Norway vs. Great Britain


Norway
0 		Oslo, Norway
17–19 May 1953
Clay
Great Britain
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Norway
United Kingdom 		Rolf Pape
Geoffrey Paish 		6
4 		0
6 		3
6 		2
6 		   
2 Norway
United Kingdom 		Sverre Lie
Tony Mottram 		3
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
3 Norway
United Kingdom 		Nils-Erik Hessen / Rolf Pape
Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish 		5
7 		0
6 		3
6 		     
4 Norway
United Kingdom 		Rolf Pape
Tony Mottram 		2
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
5 Norway
United Kingdom 		Nils-Erik Hessen
Gerald Oakley 		4
6 		2
6 		0
6 		     

Hungary vs. Belgium


Hungary
0 		Budapest, Hungary
14–16 May 1953
Belgium
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
Belgium 		József Asbóth
Jacques Brichant 		2
6 		3
6 		6
4 		8
10 		   
2 Hungary
Belgium 		Antal Jancsó
Philippe Washer 		2
6 		6
3 		1
6 		1
6 		   
3 Hungary
Belgium 		Zoltán Katona / Dezső Vad
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer 		2
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
4 Hungary
Belgium 		József Asbóth
Philippe Washer 		6
4 		9
11 		4
6 		3
6 		   
5 Hungary
Belgium 		Antal Jancsó
Jacques Brichant 		4
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     

Quarterfinals

France vs. West Germany


France
4 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France
12–14 June 1953
Clay
West Germany
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
West Germany 		Paul Rémy
Gottfried von Cramm 		4
6 		0
6 		4
6 		     
2 France
West Germany 		Robert Haillet
Engelbert Koch 		6
1 		6
3 		6
1 		     
3 France
West Germany 		Jean Ducos de la Haille / Paul Rémy
Gottfried von Cramm / Rolf Göpfert 		2
6 		6
4 		3
6 		6
2 		6
4 		 
4 France
West Germany 		Robert Haillet
Gottfried von Cramm 		1
6 		2
6 		6
1 		7
5 		6
4 		 
5 France
West Germany 		Paul Rémy
Engelbert Koch 		6
2 		6
4 		6
2 		     

Denmark vs. Philippines


Denmark
4 		Copenhagen, Denmark
10–12 June 1953
Clay
Philippines
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Philippines 		Torben Ulrich
Raymundo Deyro 		6
3 		6
2 		6
4 		     
2 Denmark
Philippines 		Kurt Nielsen
Felicisimo Ampon 		8
6 		6
3 		8
6 		     
3 Denmark
Philippines 		Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
Felicisimo Ampon / Raymundo Deyro 		6
3 		6
8 		6
3 		8
6 		   
4 Denmark
Philippines 		Torben Ulrich
Felicisimo Ampon 		4
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
5 Denmark
Philippines 		Kurt Nielsen
Raymundo Deyro 		6
2 		6
3 		6
4 		     

Italy vs. Sweden


Italy
4 		Turin, Italy
12–14 June 1953
Clay
Sweden
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Sweden 		Fausto Gardini
Lennart Bergelin 		7
9 		1
6 		6
2 		7
5 		6
3 		 
2 Italy
Sweden 		Giuseppe Merlo
Sven Davidson 		4
6 		6
3 		6
3 		7
5 		   
3 Italy
Sweden 		Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson 		6
2 		1
6 		6
2 		6
3 		   
4 Italy
Sweden 		Orlando Sirola
Sven Davidson 		3
6 		6
3 		7
5 		3
6 		4
6 		 
5 Italy
Sweden 		Giuseppe Merlo
Staffan Stockenberg 		6
4 		6
0 		6
2 		     

Belgium vs. Great Britain


Belgium
4 		Brussels, Belgium
12–14 June 1953
Clay
Great Britain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
United Kingdom 		Philippe Washer
Tony Mottram 		7
5 		6
4 		7
5 		     
2 Belgium
United Kingdom 		Jacques Brichant
Geoffrey Paish 		6
4 		4
6 		6
2 		6
1 		   
3 Belgium
United Kingdom 		Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish 		8
6 		1
6 		2
6 		4
6 		   
4 Belgium
United Kingdom 		Jacques Brichant
Tony Mottram 		7
5 		6
4 		6
0 		     
5 Belgium
United Kingdom 		Philippe Washer
Geoffrey Paish 		6
2 		6
2 		6
2 		     

Semifinals

France vs. Denmark


France
1 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France
10–13 July 1953
Clay
Denmark
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Denmark 		Robert Haillet
Kurt Nielsen 		6
3 		2
6 		4
6 		2
6 		   
2 France
Denmark 		Paul Rémy
Torben Ulrich 		2
6 		6
1 		6
1 		6
2 		   
3 France
Denmark 		Jean Ducos de la Haille / Paul Rémy
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich 		6
0 		3
6 		6
3 		3
6 		6
8 		 
4 France
Denmark 		Robert Haillet
Torben Ulrich 		4
6 		2
6 		7
5 		4
6 		   
5 France
Denmark 		Paul Rémy
Kurt Nielsen 		10
12 		6
1 		6
0 		0
6 		4
6 		 

Belgium vs. Italy


Belgium
3 		Brussels, Belgium
10–13 July 1953
Italy
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Italy 		Philippe Washer
Fausto Gardini 		6
4 		14
16 		2
6 		6
4 		6
3 		 
2 Belgium
Italy 		Jacques Brichant
Giuseppe Merlo 		6
4 		1
6 		6
4 		4
6 		8
10 		 
3 Belgium
Italy 		Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli 		3
6 		6
2 		5
7 		1
6 		   
4 Belgium
Italy 		Philippe Washer
Giuseppe Merlo 		6
2 		6
2 		6
4 		     
5 Belgium
Italy 		Jacques Brichant
Fausto Gardini 		6
2 		7
5 		4
6 		9
7 		   

Final

Denmark vs. Belgium


Denmark
2 		Copenhagen, Denmark
18–20 July 1953
Clay
Belgium
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Belgium 		Kurt Nielsen
Jacques Brichant 		6
1 		7
5 		3
6 		3
6 		6
3 		 
2 Denmark
Belgium 		Torben Ulrich
Philippe Washer 		6
4 		4
6 		5
7 		1
6 		   
3 Denmark
Belgium 		Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer 		6
4 		6
3 		7
9 		1
6 		4
6 		 
4 Denmark
Belgium 		Torben Ulrich
Jacques Brichant 		5
7 		7
5 		3
6 		3
6 		   
5 Denmark
Belgium 		Kurt Nielsen
Philippe Washer 		8
6 		6
8 		6
2 		6
4 		   

References

  1. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). : New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ "Denmark v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  3. "Yugoslavia v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  4. "Egypt v Austria". daviscup.com.
  5. "Finland v Ireland". daviscup.com.
  6. "Spain v Israel". daviscup.com.
  7. "Netherlands v Ceylon". daviscup.com.
  8. "Luxembourg v Norway". daviscup.com.
  9. "West Germany v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  10. "Yugoslavia v France". daviscup.com.
  11. "Austria v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  12. "Finland v Philippines". daviscup.com.
  13. "Spain v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  14. "Netherlands v Italy". daviscup.com.
  15. "Norway v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  16. "Hungary v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  17. "France v West Germany". daviscup.com.
  18. "Denmark v Philippines". daviscup.com.
  19. "Italy v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  20. "Belgium v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  21. "France v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  22. "Belgium v Italy". daviscup.com.

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