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1955 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Details
Duration	29 April 1955 – 31 July 1955
Teams	24
Categories	1955 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
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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.

Draw

First Round 29 April–8 May

Second Round 12–17 May

Quarterfinals 9–13 June

Semifinals 14–17 July

Final 29–31 July

Denmark

Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)

bye

Denmark

3

Norway

1

South Africa

2

Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)

South Africa

4

Denmark

0

Italy

Munich, West Germany

Italy

5

bye

Italy

5

West Germany

4

West Germany

0

Birmingham, England (grass)

Ireland

1

Italy

5

Great Britain

Vienna, Austria (clay)

Great Britain

0

bye

Great Britain

4

Austria

5

Austria

1

Manchester, England (grass)

Finland

0

Great Britain

3

India

Cairo, Egypt

India

2

bye

India

5

Turkey

1

Egypt

0

Milan, Italy (clay)

Egypt

4

Italy

4

Monaco

0

Paris, France (clay)

Sweden

1

Argentina

3

Argentina

2

bye

France

3

Saltsjöbaden, Sweden (clay)

France

France

2

Switzerland

3

Montreux, Switzerland (clay)

Sweden

3

Netherlands

2

Switzerland

0

bye

Sweden

5

Båstad, Sweden (clay)

Sweden

Sweden

3

Yugoslavia

0

Budapest, Hungary

Chile

2

Chile

5

Chile

3

bye

Hungary

2

Brussels, Belgium

Hungary

Chile

3

Portugal

0

Prague, Czechoslovakia

Belgium

2

Czechoslovakia

5

Czechoslovakia

0

bye

Belgium

5

Belgium

First round

Norway vs. South Africa

Norway 1	Oslo, Norway 6–8 May 1955 Clay		South Africa 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Nils-Erik Hessen Ian Vermaak 1 6 1 6 2 6       2 Gunnar Høst Sjøwall Russell Seymour 3 6 3 6 0 6       3 Finn-Dag Jagge / Gunnar Høst Sjøwall Abe Segal / Ian Vermaak 3 6 4 6 1 6       4 Finn-Dag Jagge Gordon Forbes 2 6 1 6 2 6       5 Finn Søhol Russell Seymour 6 3 6 4 2 6 6 4

West Germany vs. Ireland

West Germany 4	Düsseldorf, West Germany 29 April–1 May 1955		Ireland 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Christoph Biederlack Alan Haughton 6 0 6 0 7 5       2 Ernst Buchholz Guy Jackson 7 9 7 5 6 2 6 0     3 Ernst Buchholz / Horst Hermann Vivian Gotto / Guy Jackson 6 1 6 2 6 2       4 Christoph Biederlack Guy Jackson 3 6 2 6 2 6       5 Rupert Huber Alan Haughton 6 1 6 2 6 0

Austria vs. Finland

Austria 5	Vienna, Austria 29 April–1 May 1955		Finland 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Alfred Huber Reino Nyyssönen 8 6 6 0 6 1       2 Franz Saiko Sakari Salo 6 2 6 2 6 2       3 Hans Redl / Franz Saiko Lars-Henrik Krause / Sakari Salo 7 5 6 1 6 0       4 Franz Saiko Reino Nyyssönen 6 3 6 3 6 1       5 Alfred Huber Sakari Salo 6 4 6 3 7 5

Turkey vs. Egypt

Turkey 1	Istanbul, Turkey 29 April–1 May 1955		Egypt 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Behbut Cevanşir Adel Ismail 6 2 2 6 5 7 5 7     2 Nazmi Bari Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed 1 6 6 3 6 4 5 7 14 16   3 Engin Balas / Behbut Cevanşir Donald Acobas / Adel Ismail 6 1 6 4 6 4       4 Nazmi Bari Adel Ismail 4 6 6 4 8 10 4 6     5 Engin Balas Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed 3 6 0 6 0 6

Monaco vs. Argentina

Monaco 0	Monte Carlo, Monaco 29 April–1 May 1955		Argentina 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Georges Pasquier Alejo Russell 6 3 3 6 0 6 0 6     2 Yvan Médecin Enrique Morea 1 6 1 6 0 6       3 Yvan Médecin / Georges Pasquier Enrique Morea / Alejo Russell 3 6 1 6 2 6       4 Yvan Médecin Alejo Russell           not played 5 Georges Pasquier Enrique Morea           not played

Switzerland vs. Netherlands

Switzerland 3	Basel, Switzerland 29 April–1 May 1955		Netherlands 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Martin Froesch Hans van Dalsum 6 0 6 1 6 4       2 Paul Blondel Fred Dehnert 5 7 6 2 4 6 4 6     3 René Buser / Bernard du Pont Hans van Dalsum / Fred Dehnert 3 6 6 0 6 3 1 6 2 6   4 Martin Froesch Fred Dehnert 6 3 6 3 6 0       5 Paul Blondel Hans van Swol 0 6 6 2 9 7 3 6 12 10

Yugoslavia vs. Chile

Yugoslavia 0	Karlovac, Yugoslavia 29 April–1 May 1955		Chile 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ilija Panajotović Luis Ayala 3 6 1 6 4 6       2 Vladimir Petrović Andrés Hammersley 3 6 6 3 6 4 5 7 2 6   3 Ladislav Jagec / Vladimir Petrović Luis Ayala / Andrés Hammersley 4 6 4 6 4 6       4 Ladislav Jagec Andrés Hammersley 3 6 4 6 2 6       5 Vladimir Petrović Luis Ayala 0 6 4 6 3 6

Portugal vs. Czechoslovakia

Portugal 0	Monsanto Tennis Club, Lisbon, Portugal 29 April–1 May 1955 Clay		Czechoslovakia 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 David Cohen Vladimír Zábrodský 0 6 1 6 2 6       2 José da Silva Jiří Javorský 0 6 1 6 3 6       3 António Azevedo Gomes / José da Silva Jiří Javorský / Vladimír Zábrodský 1 6 0 6 0 6       4 José da Silva Vladimír Zábrodský 4 6 2 6 0 6       5 David Cohen Jiří Javorský 2 6 0 6 1 6

Second round

Denmark vs. South Africa

Denmark 3	Copenhagen, Denmark 13–15 May 1955 Clay		South Africa 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Kurt Nielsen Ian Vermaak 4 6 6 1 6 2 1 6 8 6   2 Jørgen Ulrich Abe Segal 3 6 6 3 6 2 6 4     3 Søren Højberg / Kurt Nielsen Abe Segal / Ian Vermaak 11 9 13 15 1 6 5 7     4 Jørgen Ulrich Gordon Forbes 6 2 1 6 9 11 3 6     5 Kurt Nielsen Abe Segal 6 2 6 3 9 7

West Germany vs. Italy

West Germany 0	Munich, West Germany 14–17 May 1955		Italy 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Christoph Biederlack Fausto Gardini 2 6 0 6 1 6       2 Rupert Huber Giuseppe Merlo 2 6 3 6 3 6       3 Ernst Buchholz / Horst Hermann Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 1 6 4 6 6 2 6 8     4 Rupert Huber Fausto Gardini 0 6 3 6 3 6       5 Christoph Biederlack Giuseppe Merlo 1 6 6 8 1 6

Austria vs. Great Britain

Austria 1	Vienna, Austria 13–15 May 1955 Clay		Great Britain 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Alfred Huber Roger Becker 6 4 9 7 0 6 6 4     2 Franz Saiko Tony Mottram 8 10 2 6 4 6       3 Alfred Huber / Hans Redl Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish 2 6 2 6 4 6       4 Franz Saiko Roger Becker 2 6 3 6 2 6       5 Alfred Huber Tony Mottram 3 6 7 5 6 2 4 6 4 6

Egypt vs. India

Egypt 0	Cairo, Egypt 13–15 May 1955		India 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Adel Ismail Naresh Kumar 0 6 3 6 6 4 6 2 1 6   2 Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed Ramanathan Krishnan 0 6 2 6 2 6       3 Donald Acobas / Adel Ismail Ramanathan Krishnan / Naresh Kumar 3 6 3 6 4 6       4 Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed Naresh Kumar 1 6 6 1 4 6 7 5 2 6   5 Adli El Shafei Ramanathan Krishnan 1 6 7 9 3 6

France vs. Argentina

France 3	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 13–15 May 1955 Clay		Argentina 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Paul Rémy Alejo Russell 6 4 6 1 6 4       2 Robert Haillet Enrique Morea 2 6 4 6 6 8       3 Marcel Bernard / Paul Rémy Enrique Morea / Alejo Russell 6 4 6 3 6 4       4 Paul Rémy Enrique Morea 7 9 3 6 4 6       5 Robert Haillet Alejo Russell 6 4 2 6 6 3 6 2

Switzerland vs. Sweden

Switzerland 0	Montreux, Switzerland 13–15 May 1955 Clay		Sweden 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Martin Froesch Sven Davidson 1 6 5 7 0 6       2 Paul Blondel Lennart Bergelin 2 6 1 6 6 0 2 6     3 Paul Blondel / René Buser Sven Davidson / Ulf Schmidt 4 6 2 6 1 6       4 Martin Froesch Lennart Bergelin 6 2 4 6 2 6 0 6     5 Paul Blondel Ulf Schmidt 2 6 3 6 4 6

Hungary vs. Chile

Hungary 2	Budapest, Hungary 12–14 May 1955		Chile 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 József Asbóth Andrés Hammersley 2 6 3 6 6 4 12 10 4 6   2 András Ádám-Stolpa Luis Ayala 3 6 3 6 3 6       3 András Ádám-Stolpa / József Asbóth Luis Ayala / Andrés Hammersley 7 5 7 5 6 4       4 József Asbóth Luis Ayala 6 3 3 6 7 5 2 6 0 6   5 András Ádám-Stolpa Andrés Hammersley 3 6 7 5 5 7 7 5 6 1

Czechoslovakia vs. Belgium

Czechoslovakia 0	Prague, Czechoslovakia 13–15 May 1955		Belgium 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jiří Javorský Philippe Washer 0 6 1 6 6 3 4 6     2 Vladimír Zábrodský Jacques Brichant 6 8 3 6 6 2 4 6     3 Jiří Javorský / Vladimír Zábrodský Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer 1 6 6 3 3 6 7 9     4 Vladimír Zábrodský Philippe Washer 2 6 1 6 6 3 4 6     5 Jiří Javorský Jacques Brichant 2 6 9 11 6 3 8 10

Quarterfinals

Denmark vs. Italy

Denmark 0	Copenhagen, Denmark 10–12 June 1955 Clay		Italy 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Kurt Nielsen Fausto Gardini 2 6 3 6 1 6       2 Torben Ulrich Giuseppe Merlo 3 6 4 6 6 3 0 6     3 Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 14 16 3 6 1 6       4 Kurt Nielsen Giuseppe Merlo 0 6 6 4 2 6 6 4 5 7   5 Jørgen Ulrich Nicola Pietrangeli 4 6 2 6 3 6

Great Britain vs. India

Great Britain 3	Northern Lawn Tennis Club, Manchester, England 9–13 June 1955 Grass		India 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Roger Becker Naresh Kumar 6 2 7 9 6 2 6 3     2 Tony Mottram Ramanathan Krishnan 4 6 0 6 2 6       3 Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish Ramanathan Krishnan / Naresh Kumar 6 2 6 1 3 6 5 7 4 6   4 Roger Becker Ramanathan Krishnan 13 11 6 3 6 3       5 Tony Mottram Naresh Kumar 2 6 9 7 4 6 7 5 6 3

Sweden vs. France

Sweden 3	Saltsjöbaden, Sweden 10–12 June 1955 Clay		France 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Lennart Bergelin Robert Haillet 3 6 6 2 6 3 6 3     2 Sven Davidson Paul Rémy 3 6 6 3 6 2 2 6 1 6   3 Sven Davidson / Ulf Schmidt Marcel Bernard / Paul Rémy 4 6 7 5 4 6 6 1 2 6   4 Sven Davidson Robert Haillet 11 9 6 2 9 7       5 Lennart Bergelin Paul Rémy 1 6 6 1 6 2 6 2

Belgium vs. Chile

Belgium 2	Brussels, Belgium 10–12 June 1955		Chile 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jacques Brichant Andrés Hammersley 5 7 6 4 8 6 8 6     2 Philippe Washer Luis Ayala 1 6 6 8 1 6       3 Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer Luis Ayala / Andrés Hammersley 6 4 0 6 6 4 4 6 6 4   4 Jacques Brichant Luis Ayala 6 1 1 6 9 7 1 6 5 7   5 Philippe Washer Andrés Hammersley 2 6 6 4 4 6 6 0 4 6

Semifinals

Great Britain vs. Italy

Great Britain 0	Edgbaston Lawn Tennis Club, Birmingham, England 14–16 July 1955 Grass		Italy 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Billy Knight Fausto Gardini 9 7 2 6 4 6 1 6     2 Roger Becker Nicola Pietrangeli 3 6 9 7 4 6 6 8     3 Mike Davies / Bobby Wilson Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 6 4 9 11 6 8 3 6     4 Billy Knight Nicola Pietrangeli 6 3 6 4 4 6 3 6 4 6   5 Roger Becker Orlando Sirola 8 10 2 6 5 7

Sweden vs. Chile

Sweden 3	Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 15–17 July 1955 Clay		Chile 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Sven Davidson Luis Ayala 6 1 5 7 5 7 3 6     2 Lennart Bergelin Andrés Hammersley 5 7 7 5 6 2 6 3     3 Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson Luis Ayala / Andrés Hammersley 6 0 6 1 6 4       4 Lennart Bergelin Luis Ayala 4 6 6 4 2 6 1 6     5 Sven Davidson Andrés Hammersley 6 1 6 1 6 3

Final

Italy vs. Sweden

Italy 4	Milan, Italy 29–31 July 1955 Clay		Sweden 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Fausto Gardini Sven Davidson 6 4 0 6 3 6 6 1 6 3   2 Giuseppe Merlo Lennart Bergelin 6 1 6 8 6 8 8 6 6 1   3 Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson 6 3 6 4 2 6 2 6 6 1   4 Orlando Sirola Sven Davidson 2 6 6 8 4 6       5 Fausto Gardini Staffan Stockenberg 6 4 6 1 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. ^ "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.
22. "Belgium v Chile". daviscup.com.
23. "Great Britain v Italy". daviscup.com.
24. "Sweden v Chile". daviscup.com.

External links

• Davis Cup official website

• Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone
• 1955 Davis Cup
• 1955 in tennis