1946 Davis Cup Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1946 Davis Cup.

15 teams entered the Europe Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Final against the winner of the America Zone.[1] Sweden defeated Yugoslavia in the final, and went on to face the United States in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw

First round
2–12 May		Quarterfinals
24–26 May		Semifinals
9–14 June		Final
14–17 July
 Ireland
Stockholm, Sweden (clay)
bye
 Ireland0
Stockholm, Sweden (clay)
 Sweden5
 Sweden5
Stockholm, Sweden (clay)
 Netherlands0
 Sweden4
Brussels, Belgium
 Belgium1
 Belgium5
Brussels, Belgium
 Monaco0
 Belgium3
Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
 China2
 Denmark1
Varberg, Sweden (clay)
 China4
 Sweden3
Paris, France (clay)
 Yugoslavia2
 France5
Montreux, Switzerland
 Great Britain0
 France3
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
  Switzerland2
 Spain2
Paris, France (clay)
  Switzerland3
 France2
Zagreb, Yugoslavia
 Yugoslavia3
 Yugoslavia5
Prague, Czechoslovakia
 Egypt0
 Yugoslavia3
 Czechoslovakia2
 Turkey
 Czechoslovakiaw/o

First round

Sweden vs. Netherlands


Sweden
5 		Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden[3]
10–12 May 1946
Clay
Netherlands
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Netherlands 		Lennart Bergelin
Ivo Rinkel 		5
7 		6
0 		6
4 		6
2 		   
2 Sweden
Netherlands 		Torsten Johansson
Hans van Swol 		8
6 		6
4 		7
5 		     
3 Sweden
Netherlands 		Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson
Ivo Rinkel / Hans van Swol 		6
4 		5
7 		4
6 		7
5 		6
2 		 
4 Sweden
Netherlands 		Lennart Bergelin
Hans van Swol 		7
5 		6
3 		6
1 		     
5 Sweden
Netherlands 		Torsten Johansson
Ivo Rinkel 		9
7 		6
1 		6
1 		     

Belgium vs. Monaco


Belgium
5 		Brussels, Belgium[4]
10–12 May 1946
Monaco
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Monaco 		Jacques Van den Eynde
René Gallèpe 		6
0 		6
0 		6
2 		     
2 Belgium
Monaco 		Philippe Washer
Vladimir Landau 		6
1 		6
1 		6
1 		     
3 Belgium
Monaco 		Pierre Geelhand de Merxem / Philippe Washer
René Gallèpe / Vladimir Landau 		6
1 		6
2 		6
1 		     
4 Belgium
Monaco 		Jacques Van den Eynde
Vladimir Landau 		6
2 		6
3 		6
1 		     
5 Belgium
Monaco 		Philippe Washer
René Gallèpe 		6
1 		6
0 		6
2 		     

Denmark vs. China


Denmark
1 		Copenhagen, Denmark[5]
10–12 May 1946
Clay
China
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Taiwan 		Arne Velschow-Rasmussen
Kho Sin-Kie 		0
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
2 Denmark
Taiwan 		Jannik Ipsen
Choy Wai-Chuen 		2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
3 Denmark
Taiwan 		Jannik Ipsen / Per Thielsen
Choy Wai-Chuen / Kho Sin-Kie 		7
5 		2
6 		4
6 		5
7 		   
4 Denmark
Taiwan 		Jannik Ipsen
Kho Sin-Kie 		0
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
5 Denmark
Taiwan 		Erik Bjerre
Kenneth Lo 		3
6 		6
4 		6
1 		6
3 		   

France vs. Great Britain


France
5 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[6]
10–12 May 1946
Clay
Great Britain
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
United Kingdom 		Pierre Pellizza
Donald MacPhail 		6
1 		6
2 		6
2 		     
2 France
United Kingdom 		Yvon Petra
Derrick Barton 		6
4 		6
4 		6
3 		     
3 France
United Kingdom 		Marcel Bernard / Bernard Destremau
Henry Billington / John Olliff 		13
11 		4
6 		7
5 		6
1 		   
4 France
United Kingdom 		Pierre Pellizza
Derrick Barton 		6
2 		6
3 		6
1 		     
5 France
United Kingdom 		Yvon Petra
Donald MacPhail 		6
0 		6
2 		6
1 		     

Spain vs. Switzerland


Spain
2 		Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain[7]
2–6 May 1946
Clay
Switzerland
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
Switzerland 		Luis Carles
Hans Huonder 		6
3 		6
4 		6
3 		     
2 Spain
Switzerland 		Pedro Castella
Jost Spitzer 		0
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
3 Spain
Switzerland 		Jaime Bartroli / Luis Carles
René Buser / Jost Spitzer 		7
5 		6
8 		9
11 		7
9 		   
4 Spain
Switzerland 		Luis Carles
Jost Spitzer 		7
9 		7
5 		7
5 		3
6 		6
2 		 
5 Spain
Switzerland 		Pedro Castella
Hans Huonder 		6
3 		3
6 		1
6 		6
4 		4
6 		 

Yugoslavia vs. Egypt


Yugoslavia
5 		Zagreb, Yugoslavia[8]
10–12 May 1946
Egypt
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Egypt 		Franjo Punčec
Adli El Shafei 		6
0 		6
1 		6
3 		     
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Egypt 		Dragutin Mitić
Andre Najar 		7
5 		6
1 		6
3 		     
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Egypt 		Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada
Jacques Grandguillot / Mahmoud Talaat 		6
2 		6
4 		3
6 		10
8 		   
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Egypt 		Josip Palada
Andre Najar 		6
0 		6
1 		6
2 		     
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Egypt 		Dragutin Mitić
Adli El Shafei 		6
0 		6
1 		6
3 		     

Quarterfinals

Sweden vs. Ireland


Sweden
5 		Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden[9]
24–26 May 1946
Clay
Ireland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Republic of Ireland 		Lennart Bergelin
Cyril Kemp 		2
6 		6
2 		6
2 		6
4 		   
2 Sweden
Republic of Ireland 		Torsten Johansson
Raymond Egan 		6
2 		7
5 		1
6 		3
6 		6
3 		 
3 Sweden
Republic of Ireland 		Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson
Raymond Egan / Cyril Kemp 		3
6 		6
1 		6
3 		2
6 		6
3 		 
4 Sweden
Republic of Ireland 		Torsten Johansson
Cyril Kemp 		3
6 		6
1 		6
3 		2
6 		6
3 		 
5 Sweden
Republic of Ireland 		Lennart Bergelin
Raymond Egan 		6
4 		6
2 		6
0 		     

Belgium vs. China


Belgium
3 		Brussels, Belgium[10]
24–26 May 1946
China
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Taiwan 		Jacques Van den Eynde
Kho Sin-Kie 		3
6 		5
7 		3
6 		     
2 Belgium
Taiwan 		Philippe Washer
Choy Wai-Chuen 		7
5 		6
4 		6
2 		     
3 Belgium
Taiwan 		Pierre Geelhand de Merxem / Philippe Washer
Choy Wai-Chuen / Kho Sin-Kie 		5
7 		6
3 		6
0 		3
6 		6
2 		 
4 Belgium
Taiwan 		Jacques Van den Eynde
Choy Wai-Chuen 		4
6 		6
1 		6
3 		6
4 		   
5 Belgium
Taiwan 		Philippe Washer
Kho Sin-Kie 		6
1 		7
5 		3
6 		4
6 		1
6 		 

Switzerland vs. France


Switzerland
2 		Montreux, Switzerland[11]
24–26 May 1946
France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
France 		Hans Huonder
Yvon Petra 		8
10 		0
6 		1
6 		     
2 Switzerland
France 		Jost Spitzer
Pierre Pellizza 		6
2 		6
3 		6
2 		     
3 Switzerland
France 		René Buser / Jost Spitzer
Marcel Bernard / Yvon Petra 		0
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
4 Switzerland
France 		Jost Spitzer
Yvon Petra 		3
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
5 Switzerland
France 		Hans Huonder
Pierre Pellizza 		7
5 		6
4 		7
5 		     

Czechoslovakia vs. Yugoslavia


Czechoslovakia
2 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[12]
24–26 May 1946
Yugoslavia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Vojtěch Vodička
Franjo Punčec 		3
6 		5
7 		5
7 		     
2 Czechoslovakia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Jaroslav Drobný
Dragutin Mitić 		6
3 		4
6 		6
0 		1
6 		3
6 		 
3 Czechoslovakia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Josef Caska / Jaroslav Drobný
Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada 		10
8 		6
2 		6
4 		     
4 Czechoslovakia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Vojtěch Vodička
Dragutin Mitić 		2
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     
5 Czechoslovakia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Jaroslav Drobný
Franjo Punčec 		6
3 		6
2 		6
4 		     

Semifinals

Sweden vs. Belgium


Sweden
4 		Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden[13]
12–14 June 1946
Clay
Belgium
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Belgium 		Lennart Bergelin
Jacques Peten 		3
6 		6
3 		6
1 		6
1 		   
2 Sweden
Belgium 		Torsten Johansson
Philippe Washer 		2
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
3 Sweden
Belgium 		Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson
Pierre Geelhand de Merxem / Philippe Washer 		4
6 		6
2 		6
4 		6
4 		   
4 Sweden
Belgium 		Torsten Johansson
Jacques Peten 		6
3 		6
3 		6
0 		     
5 Sweden
Belgium 		Lennart Bergelin
Philippe Washer 		7
5 		3
6 		6
3 		9
7 		   

France vs. Yugoslavia


France
2 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[14]
9–11 June 1946
Clay
Yugoslavia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Yvon Petra
Dragutin Mitić 		2
6 		8
6 		6
4 		3
6 		8
6 		 
2 France
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Marcel Bernard
Franjo Punčec 		2
6 		6
1 		0
6 		7
5 		6
3 		 
3 France
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Bernard Destremau / Pierre Pellizza
Dragutin Mitić / Franjo Punčec 		10
8 		6
8 		3
6 		7
5 		8
10 		 
4 France
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Marcel Bernard
Dragutin Mitić 		3
6 		6
4 		6
3 		0
6 		3
6 		 
5 France
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Yvon Petra
Franjo Punčec 		3
6 		6
3 		4
6 		9
7 		0
6 		 

Final

Sweden vs. Yugoslavia


Sweden
3 		Centercourt, Varberg, Sweden[2]
14–17 July 1946
Clay
Yugoslavia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Torsten Johansson
Dragutin Mitić 		6
4 		6
1 		1
6 		2
6 		0
6 		 
2 Sweden
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Lennart Bergelin
Josip Palada 		2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
3 Sweden
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson
Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada 		6
1 		3
6 		3
6 		8
6 		6
2 		 
4 Sweden
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Torsten Johansson
Josip Palada 		6
3 		6
4 		6
4 		     
5 Sweden
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Lennart Bergelin
Dragutin Mitić 		5
7 		3
6 		6
3 		6
1 		10
8 		 

References

  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 Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Sweden v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Belgium v Monaco". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Denmark v China". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "France v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Spain v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Yugoslavia v Egypt". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Sweden v Ireland". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Belgium v China". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Switzerland v France". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Czechoslovakia v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Sweden v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "France v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
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