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1952 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Details
Duration	1 May 1952 – 28 July 1952
Teams	21
Categories	1952 Davis Cup Europe Zone 1952 Davis Cup America Zone
Champion
Winning nation	Italy Qualified for: 1952 Davis Cup Inter-Zonal Finals
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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.

Draw

First Round 1–11 May

Second Round 16–19 May

Quarterfinals 13–16 June

Semifinals 11–14 July

Final 25–28 July

West Germany

Düsseldorf, West Germany

bye

West Germany

3

Brazil

Brazil

2

Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)

bye

West Germany

1

Denmark

Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)

Denmark

4

bye

Denmark

5

Monaco

4

Monaco

0

Milan, Italy (clay)

Ireland

1

Denmark

1

Italy

Rome, Italy (clay)

Italy

4

bye

Italy

5

Luxembourg

0

Egypt

0

Bologna, Italy (clay)

Egypt

5

Italy

4

Great Britain

Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay)

Great Britain

1

bye

Great Britain

3

Yugoslavia

3

Yugoslavia

2

Milan, Italy (clay)

Finland

2

Italy

3

Norway

0

Paris, France (clay)

Belgium

1

France

5

France

4

bye

Netherlands

1

Paris, France (clay)

Netherlands

France

3

Turkey

1

Lausanne, Switzerland

Argentina

2

Switzerland

4

Switzerland

0

bye

Argentina

5

Paris, France (clay)

Argentina

France

2

Austria

1

Solna, Sweden (clay)

Belgium

3

Chile

4

Chile

0

bye

Sweden

5

Brussels, Belgium (clay)

Sweden

Sweden

2

Israel

Brussels, Belgium

Belgium

3

Hungary

w/o

Hungary

1

bye

Belgium

4

Belgium

First round

Monaco vs. Ireland

Monaco 4	Monte Carlo, Monaco 1–4 May 1952		Ireland 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Georges Pasquier Cyril Kemp 5 7 4 6 6 8       2 Aleco Noghès Joseph Hackett 9 11 8 10 6 3 6 4 8 6   3 Aleco Noghès / Georges Pasquier Joseph Hackett / Cyril Kemp 6 1 6 2 2 6 6 2     4 Georges Pasquier Joseph Hackett 4 6 6 2 6 4 4 6 6 3   5 Aleco Noghès Cyril Kemp 6 4 6 4 6 4

Luxembourg vs. Egypt

Luxembourg 0	Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg 1–4 May 1952		Egypt 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Paul Decker Adel Ismail 1 6 1 6 0 6       2 Géza Wertheim Adli El Shafei 1 6 3 6 2 6       3 Victor Klees / Géza Wertheim Marcel Coen / Adli El Shafei 2 6 2 6 2 6       4 Paul Decker Adli El Shafei 0 6 0 6 1 6       5 Géza Wertheim Marcel Coen 2 6 6 0 2 6 2 6

Finland vs. Yugoslavia

Finland 2	Helsinki, Finland 8–10 May 1952		Yugoslavia 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Sakari Salo Vladimir Petrović 6 8 1 6 7 5 6 4 7 5   2 Pentti Forsman Josip Palada 2 6 1 6 0 6       3 Pentti Forsman / Sakari Salo Josip Palada / Vladimir Petrović 7 5 3 6 2 6 3 6     4 Pentti Forsman Vladimir Petrović 6 2 4 6 6 8 3 6     5 Sakari Salo Ivko Plećević 6 0 6 1 6 0

Norway vs. France

Norway 0	Oslo, Norway 9–11 May 1952 Clay		France 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Sverre Lie Paul Rémy 4 6 3 6 3 6       2 Nils-Erik Hessen Bernard Destremau 1 6 4 6 3 6       3 Nils-Erik Hessen / Sverre Lie Robert Abdesselam / Paul Rémy 1 6 3 6 2 6       4 Nils-Erik Hessen Robert Haillet 1 6 3 6 3 6       5 Sverre Lie Bernard Destremau 4 6 6 8 0 6

Turkey vs. Switzerland

Turkey 1	Istanbul, Turkey 3–5 May 1952		Switzerland 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Nazmi Bari Jost Spitzer 2 6 0 6 6 8       2 Fehmi Kızıl Erwin Balestra 6 4 4 6 2 6 6 4 4 6   3 Nazmi Bari / Behbut Cevanşir Jean-Pierre Blondel / Paul Blondel 4 6 2 6 7 5 2 6     4 Behbut Cevanşir Paul Blondel 3 6 2 6 3 6       5 Nazmi Bari Erwin Balestra 6 2 3 6 6 3 7 5

Austria vs. Chile

Austria 1	Vienna, Austria 2–4 May 1952		Chile 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gustav Specht Ricardo Balbiers 0 6 2 6 3 6       2 Alfred Huber Luis Ayala 5 7 10 12 5 7       3 Alfred Huber / Hans Redl Luis Ayala / Carlos San Hueza 2 6 7 5 6 2 6 4     4 Hans Redl Ricardo Balbiers 4 6 6 3 3 6 6 1 1 6   5 Gustav Specht Luis Ayala 1 6 2 6 1 6

Second round

West Germany vs. Brazil

West Germany 3	Düsseldorf, West Germany 16–18 May 1952		Brazil 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ernst Buchholz Eugenio Saller 4 6 6 3 6 3 6 4     2 Gottfried von Cramm Armando Vieira 8 10 2 6 8 6 6 3 1 6   3 Gottfried von Cramm / Rolf Göpfert Eugenio Saller / Armando Vieira 6 3 7 5 6 3       4 Gottfried von Cramm Eugenio Saller 6 2 6 2 6 4       5 Ernst Buchholz Armando Vieira 8 10 7 5 3 6 4 6

Monaco vs. Denmark

Monaco 0	Monte Carlo, Monaco 16–19 May 1952 Clay		Denmark 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Georges Pasquier Kurt Nielsen 0 6 2 6 3 6       2 Aleco Noghès Torben Ulrich 2 6 2 6 4 6       3 Aleco Noghès / Georges Pasquier Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich 6 3 3 6 6 1 2 6 1 6   4 Aleco Noghès Kurt Nielsen 2 6 3 6 4 6       5 Georges Pasquier Torben Ulrich 6 0 2 6 1 6 6 3 0 6

Italy vs. Egypt

Italy 5	Foro Italico, Rome, Italy 16–18 May 1952 Clay		Egypt 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Rolando del Bello Marcel Coen 6 1 7 5 6 1       2 Fausto Gardini Adli El Shafei 6 0 6 3 6 3       3 Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli Marcel Coen / Adli El Shafei 6 2 6 3 6 2       4 Fausto Gardini Marcel Coen 6 0 6 1 6 1       5 Rolando del Bello Adli El Shafei 7 5 7 5 2 6 7 5

Yugoslavia vs. Great Britain

Yugoslavia 2	Belgrade, Yugoslavia 17–19 May 1952 Clay		Great Britain 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Vladimir Petrović Tony Mottram 6 8 1 6 2 6       2 Josip Palada Geoffrey Paish 9 7 6 8 6 3 7 5     3 Stefan Laslo / Josip Palada Colin Gregory / Tony Mottram 4 6 6 1 11 9 2 6 2 6   4 Vladimir Petrović Roger Becker 6 1 2 6 4 6 6 2 6 1   5 Josip Palada Tony Mottram 3 6 5 7 2 6

France vs. Netherlands

France 4	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 16–18 May 1952 Clay		Netherlands 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Bernard Destremau Hubert Wilton 3 6 6 8 6 1 2 6     2 Paul Rémy Hans van Swol 6 1 6 2 1 6 6 3     3 Robert Abdesselam / Paul Rémy Ivo Rinkel / Hans van Swol 6 1 6 4 6 3       4 Bernard Destremau Hans van Swol 5 7 7 5 6 1 7 5     5 Robert Haillet Hubert Wilton 6 2 3 6 6 2 6 3

Switzerland vs. Argentina

Switzerland 0	Lausanne, Switzerland 17–19 May 1952		Argentina 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jost Spitzer Enrique Morea 2 6 2 6 3 6       2 Max Albrecht Alejo Russell 2 6 6 2 1 6 2 6     3 Jean-Pierre Blondel / Paul Blondel Enrique Morea / Alejo Russell 3 6 2 6 4 6       4 Paul Blondel Salvador Soriano 2 6 2 6 2 6       5 Jost Spitzer Alejo Russell 2 6 3 6 8 6 1 6

Sweden vs. Chile

Sweden 5	Solna Tennisstadion, Solna, Sweden 16–18 May 1952 Clay		Chile 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Sven Davidson Luis Ayala 4 6 3 6 7 5 8 6 6 1   2 Torsten Johansson Ricardo Balbiers 6 4 7 5 6 4       3 Torsten Johansson / Nils Rohlsson Luis Ayala / Ricardo Balbiers 6 3 2 6 6 3 4 6 6 4   4 Torsten Johansson Luis Ayala 3 6 6 2 6 4 6 2     5 Åke Eliaeson Ricardo Balbiers 6 2 3 6 6 3 3 6 6 4

Belgium vs. Hungary

Belgium 4	Brussels, Belgium 16–18 May 1952		Hungary 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jacques Brichant András Ádám-Stolpa 3 6 5 7 8 6 6 2 5 7   2 Philippe Washer József Asbóth 6 2 6 0 6 4       3 Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer András Ádám-Stolpa / József Asbóth 6 3 6 4 6 4       4 Philippe Washer András Ádám-Stolpa 6 4 6 2 6 0       5 Jacques Brichant József Asbóth 3 6 7 5 6 4 6 0

Quarterfinals

Denmark vs. West Germany

Denmark 4	Copenhagen, Denmark 13–15 June 1952 Clay		West Germany 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Kurt Nielsen Ernst Buchholz 7 5 6 2 6 4       2 Torben Ulrich Horst Hermann 1 6 3 6 2 6       3 Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich Rolf Göpfert / Horst Hermann 7 9 14 16 8 6 6 3 6 3   4 Torben Ulrich Ernst Buchholz 6 3 6 3 6 0       5 Kurt Nielsen Horst Hermann 6 3 6 3 6 2

Italy vs. Great Britain

Italy 4	Bologna, Italy 13–15 June 1952 Clay		Great Britain 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Rolando del Bello Tony Mottram 8 6 6 2 6 2       2 Fausto Gardini Geoffrey Paish 6 2 6 3 6 3       3 Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish 3 6 1 6 8 6 2 6     4 Fausto Gardini Tony Mottram 4 6 4 6 6 3 6 1 6 0   5 Rolando del Bello Geoffrey Paish 6 3 6 4 6 2

France vs. Argentina

France 3	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 13–15 June 1952 Clay		Argentina 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Bernard Destremau Enrique Morea 2 6 2 6 2 6       2 Paul Rémy Alejo Russell 6 4 7 5 6 3       3 Robert Abdesselam / Paul Rémy Enrique Morea / Alejo Russell 6 2 6 4 6 4       4 Bernard Destremau Alejo Russell 5 7 6 3 6 3 6 4     5 Paul Rémy Enrique Morea 4 6 5 7 3 6

Belgium vs. Sweden

Belgium 3	Royal Léopold Club, Brussels, Belgium 14–16 June 1952 Clay		Sweden 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Philippe Washer Torsten Johansson 1 6 6 3 7 5 6 4     2 Jacques Brichant Sven Davidson 6 4 8 6 7 5       3 Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer Torsten Johansson / Nils Rohlsson 3 6 6 2 6 1 7 5     4 Jacques Brichant Torsten Johansson 1 6 3 6 2 6       5 Philippe Washer Sven Davidson 6 1 7 5 5 7     retired

Semifinals

Italy vs. Denmark

Italy 4	Milan, Italy 11–13 July 1952 Clay		Denmark 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Rolando del Bello Torben Ulrich 6 4 6 4 6 3       2 Fausto Gardini Kurt Nielsen 8 6 6 4 6 4       3 Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich 8 6 6 4 2 6 4 6 6 0   4 Fausto Gardini Torben Ulrich 6 0 6 4 7 5       5 Rolando del Bello Kurt Nielsen 3 6 1 6 4 6

France vs. Belgium

France 2	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 12–14 July 1952 Clay		Belgium 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Paul Rémy Jacques Brichant 3 6 3 6 10 8 6 4 6 1   2 Robert Abdesselam Philippe Washer 5 7 1 6 3 6       3 Marcel Bernard / Paul Rémy Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer 6 1 6 2 1 6 4 6 6 1   4 Paul Rémy Philippe Washer 0 6 0 6 3 6       5 Robert Abdesselam Jacques Brichant 6 8 8 6 13 15 1 6

Final

Italy vs. Belgium

Italy 3	Milan, Italy 25–28 July 1952 Clay		Belgium 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Rolando del Bello Jacques Brichant 7 5 1 6 5 7 6 0 4 6   2 Fausto Gardini Philippe Washer 8 6 6 1 3 6 2 6 6 4   3 Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer 6 3 6 1 5 7 3 6 6 3   4 Fausto Gardini Jacques Brichant 4 6 6 1 0 6 6 2 6 2   5 Rolando del Bello Philippe Washer 3 3         not completed

References

1. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). : New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
2. ^ "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.

External links

• Davis Cup official website

• Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone
• 1952 Davis Cup
• 1952 in tennis