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1957 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Details
Duration	19 April 1957 – 5 August 1957
Teams	24
Categories	1957 Davis Cup America Zone 1957 Davis Cup Eastern Zone 1957 Davis Cup Europe Zone
Champion
Winning nation	Belgium Qualified for: 1957 Davis Cup Inter-Zonal Finals
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The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1957 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 Italy in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.

Draw

First Round 19–29 April

Second Round 10–20 May

Quarterfinals 7–10 June

Semifinals 19–22 July

Final 2–5 August

Sweden

Vienna, Austria (clay)

bye

Sweden

4

Romania

0

Austria

1

Stockholm, Sweden (clay)

Austria

5

Sweden

4

Denmark

Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)

Denmark

1

bye

Denmark

4

Spain

0

South Africa

1

Milan, Italy (clay)

South Africa

5

Sweden

1

Chile

Warsaw, Poland

Italy

3

bye

Chile

2

Luxembourg

0

Poland

3

Palermo, Italy (clay)

Poland

5

Poland

1

Italy

Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)

Italy

4

bye

Italy

5

Netherlands

4

Netherlands

0

Brussels, Belgium

Norway

1

Italy

2

Hungary

w/o

Brussels, Belgium

Belgium

3

Ireland

Hungary

1

bye

Belgium

4

Brussels, Belgium (clay)

Belgium

Belgium

3

Yugoslavia

0

Cologne, West Germany

Mexico

2

Mexico

5

Mexico

3

bye

West Germany

1

Brussels, Belgium (clay)

West Germany

Belgium

3

Lebanon

0

Eastbourne, England (grass)

Great Britain

2

New Zealand

5

New Zealand

0

bye

Great Britain

5

Paris, France (clay)

Great Britain

Great Britain

3

Switzerland

1

Lyon, France (clay)

France

2

Czechoslovakia

4

Czechoslovakia

0

bye

France

4

France

First round

Romania vs. Austria

Romania 0	Bucharest, Romania 27–29 April 1957 Clay		Austria 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Cornel Zacopceanu Franz Saiko 1 6 3 6 1 6       2 Gheorghe Viziru Alfred Huber 1 6 3 6 6 4 4 6     3 Gheorghe Viziru / Marian Viziru Alfred Huber / Franz Saiko 1 6 4 6 10 12       4 Gheorghe Viziru Franz Saiko 7 5 6 2 6 8 2 6 3 6   5 Cornel Zacopceanu Alfred Huber 3 6 2 6 4 6

Spain vs. South Africa

Spain 0	Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 26–28 April 1957 Clay		South Africa 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Juan Manuel Couder Gordon Forbes 5 7 6 4 5 7 6 4 3 6   2 Emilio Martínez del Rey Trevor Fancutt 3 6 6 3 2 6 9 11     3 Juan Manuel Couder / Fernando Olózaga Gordon Forbes / Abe Segal 4 6 6 4 3 6 6 1 3 6   4 Emilio Martínez del Rey Abe Segal 2 6 12 10 6 0 4 6 3 6   5 Juan Manuel Couder Trevor Fancutt 5 7 4 6 6 1 6 2 2 6

Luxembourg vs. Poland

Luxembourg 0	Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg 27–29 April 1957		Poland 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Louis Wagner Władysław Skonecki 2 6 1 6 1 6       2 Géza Wertheim Andrzej Licis 0 6 0 6 0 6       3 Gaston Wampach / Géza Wertheim Józef Piątek / Władysław Skonecki 2 6 4 6 4 6       4 Louis Wagner Andrzej Licis 6 3 1 6 1 6 6 8     5 Géza Wertheim Władysław Skonecki 0 6 4 6 3 6

Netherlands vs. Norway

Netherlands 4	Scheveningen, Netherlands 26–28 April 1957 Clay		Norway 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Hans van Dalsum Gunnar Høst Sjøwall 6 2 4 6 6 2 4 6 6 3   2 Fred Dehnert Finn Søhol 1 6 6 2 3 6 7 5 6 1   3 Hans van Dalsum / Fred Dehnert Finn-Dag Jagge / Gunnar Høst Sjøwall 10 8 6 2 7 5       4 Hendrik Goris Finn Søhol 3 6 4 6 4 6       5 Fred Dehnert Finn-Dag Jagge 6 3 6 2 6 0

Yugoslavia vs. Mexico

Yugoslavia 0	Belgrade, Yugoslavia 26–28 April 1957		Mexico 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ilija Panajotović Mario Llamas 2 6 4 6 4 6       2 Ivko Plećević Francisco Contreras 5 7 2 6 2 6       3 Sima Nikolić / Aleksandar Popović Francisco Contreras / Mario Llamas 0 6 3 6 3 6       4 Ivko Plećević Mario Llamas 3 6 4 6 3 6       5 Ilija Panajotović Antonio Palafox 1 6 4 6 5 7

Lebanon vs. New Zealand

Lebanon 0	Alumni Club, Beirut, Lebanon 19–21 April 1957 Clay		New Zealand 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Nadin Hajjar Jeff Robson 0 6 0 6 1 6       2 Samir El Khoury Corbett Parker 6 4 10 12 1 6 2 6     3 Elie Attieh / Samir El Khoury Corbett Parker / Jeff Robson 6 4 9 11 3 6 3 6     4 Samir El Khoury Jeff Robson 3 6 2 6 2 6       5 Roy Karaoglan Lew Gerrard 1 6 0 6 2 6

Switzerland vs. Czechoslovakia

Switzerland 1	Lugano, Switzerland 26–28 April 1957		Czechoslovakia 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Paul Blondel Jiří Javorský 0 6 4 6 4 6       2 Martin Froesch Jiří Parma 6 2 6 4 6 8 4 6 6 1   3 Paul Blondel / René Buser Jiří Javorský / Ján Krajčík 4 6 2 6 3 6       4 Martin Froesch Jiří Javorský 1 6 4 6 1 6       5 Paul Blondel Jiří Parma 2 6 6 4 0 6 4 6

Second round

Austria vs. Sweden

Austria 1	Vienna, Austria 10–12 May 1957 Clay		Sweden 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Alfred Huber Sven Davidson 2 6 0 6 2 6       2 Franz Saiko Ulf Schmidt 6 3 6 3 2 6 1 6 2 6   3 Alfred Huber / Franz Saiko Sven Davidson / Ulf Schmidt 3 6 2 6 6 3 3 6     4 Alfred Huber Ulf Schmidt 5 7 4 6 6 2 6 2 6 2   5 Franz Hainka Jan-Erik Lundqvist 2 6 4 6 7 9

Denmark vs. South Africa

Denmark 4	Copenhagen, Denmark 17–19 May 1957 Clay		South Africa 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Kurt Nielsen Trevor Fancutt 2 6 6 8 6 4 7 5 6 4   2 Torben Ulrich Gordon Forbes 3 6 6 3 6 4 6 2     3 Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich Gordon Forbes / Abe Segal 11 9 1 6 6 3 6 8 1 6   4 Kurt Nielsen Gordon Forbes 6 4 6 2 1 6 6 4     5 Torben Ulrich Trevor Fancutt 2 6 5 7 6 4 6 3 6 3

Poland vs. Chile

Poland 3	Warsaw, Poland 17–19 May 1957		Chile 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Władysław Skonecki Luis Ayala 3 6 9 7 6 4 8 6     2 Andrzej Licis Andrés Hammersley 4 6 6 3 6 2 6 4     3 Józef Piątek / Jan Radzio Luis Ayala / Andrés Hammersley 2 6 4 6 3 6       4 Andrzej Licis Luis Ayala 2 6 2 6 0 6       5 Władysław Skonecki Andrés Hammersley 3 6 7 5 6 1 6 3

Netherlands vs. Italy

Netherlands 0	Scheveningen, Netherlands 18–20 May 1957 Clay		Italy 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Fred Dehnert Giuseppe Merlo 2 6 1 6 1 6       2 Hans van Dalsum Nicola Pietrangeli 1 6 1 6 1 6       3 Hans van Dalsum / Fred Dehnert Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 8 6 2 6 8 10 3 6     4 Hans van Dalsum Giuseppe Merlo 8 6 2 6 8 10 3 6     5 Fred Dehnert Orlando Sirola 4 6 4 6 7 9

Belgium vs. Hungary

Belgium 4	Brussels, Belgium 17–19 May 1957		Hungary 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Philippe Washer József Asbóth 8 6 6 1 6 4       2 Jacques Brichant András Ádám-Stolpa 6 3 6 2 6 2       3 Jacques Brichant / Gino Mezzi András Ádám-Stolpa / József Asbóth 6 0 6 3 4 6 4 6 3 6   4 Philippe Washer András Ádám-Stolpa 6 1 4 6 7 5 2 6 6 2   5 Jacques Brichant József Asbóth 4 6 6 2 6 1 6 2

West Germany vs. Mexico

West Germany 1	Cologne, West Germany 17–19 May 1957		Mexico 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Peter Scholl Francisco Contreras 4 6 1 6 2 6       2 Rupert Huber Mario Llamas 3 6 5 7 6 4 4 6     3 Ernst Buchholz / Horst Hermann Francisco Contreras / Mario Llamas 6 8 3 6 6 4 4 6     4 Rupert Huber Antonio Palafox 6 2 10 8 6 1       5 Peter Scholl Esteban Reyes Jr. 6 1 6 0 4 6 6 8   not completed

Great Britain vs. New Zealand

Great Britain 5	Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England 16–18 May 1957 Grass		New Zealand 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Bobby Wilson Lew Gerrard 6 2 11 9 6 2       2 Mike Davies Jeff Robson 6 8 6 3 6 2 6 4     3 Mike Davies / Bobby Wilson Lew Gerrard / Jeff Robson 6 3 9 7 6 2       4 Bobby Wilson Jeff Robson 4 6 8 6 6 1 6 2     5 Mike Davies Corbett Parker 6 1 6 2 6 4

France vs. Czechoslovakia

France 4	Stade Henri Cochet, Lyon, France 17–19 May 1957 Clay		Czechoslovakia 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Robert Haillet Jiří Javorský 6 8 7 5 8 6 6 4     2 Pierre Darmon Ján Krajčík 6 0 6 1 6 2       3 Jean-Claude Molinari / Paul Rémy Jiří Javorský / Ján Krajčík 9 7 6 3 6 3       4 Robert Haillet Ján Krajčík 6 4 6 2 6 3       5 Pierre Darmon Jiří Javorský 7 9 1 2       not completed

Quarterfinals

Sweden vs. Denmark

Sweden 4	Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden 8–10 June 1957 Clay		Denmark 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Sven Davidson Torben Ulrich 6 2 6 2 6 2       2 Ulf Schmidt Kurt Nielsen 4 6 8 6 1 6 8 6 9 7   3 Sven Davidson / Ulf Schmidt Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich 6 4 6 3 6 4       4 Sven Davidson Kurt Nielsen 6 3 4 6 6 4 3 6 0 6   5 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Torben Ulrich 7 5 6 1 4 6 6 4

Italy vs. Poland

Italy 4	Palermo, Italy 7–9 June 1957 Clay		Poland 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Giuseppe Merlo Andrzej Licis 6 1 6 4 6 0       2 Nicola Pietrangeli Władysław Skonecki 7 5 4 6 7 5 6 1     3 Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola Józef Piątek / Władysław Skonecki 6 2 9 7 6 2       4 Antonio Maggi Władysław Skonecki 6 4 6 0 6 4       5 Orlando Sirola Andrzej Licis 4 6 7 9 0 6

Belgium vs. Mexico

Belgium 3	Royal Léopold Club, Brussels, Belgium 8–10 June 1957 Clay		Mexico 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Philippe Washer Francisco Contreras 7 5 3 6 6 4 4 6 3 6   2 Jacques Brichant Mario Llamas 1 6 6 4 4 6 6 4 6 1   3 Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer Francisco Contreras / Mario Llamas 4 6 4 6 1 6       4 Jacques Brichant Francisco Contreras 8 6 6 1 6 3       5 Philippe Washer Mario Llamas 6 4 6 1 6 3

France vs. Great Britain

France 2	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 8–10 June 1957 Clay		Great Britain 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Pierre Darmon Mike Davies 7 9 2 6 7 5 4 6     2 Robert Haillet Bobby Wilson 4 6 3 6 2 6       3 Jean-Claude Molinari / Paul Rémy Mike Davies / Bobby Wilson 3 6 6 3 6 1 6 3     4 Pierre Darmon Bobby Wilson 1 6 6 4 6 1 3 6 7 5   5 Robert Haillet Mike Davies 8 6 7 5 4 6 1 6 4 6

Semifinals

Italy vs. Sweden

Italy 3	Milan Tennis Club, Milan, Italy 19–21 July 1957 Clay		Sweden 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Giuseppe Merlo Ulf Schmidt 6 0 6 0 6 3       2 Nicola Pietrangeli Sven Davidson 6 4 0 6 1 6 1 6     3 Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola Sven Davidson / Ulf Schmidt 6 4 6 4 6 4       4 Nicola Pietrangeli Ulf Schmidt 7 9 8 6 6 2 6 2     5 Giuseppe Merlo Sven Davidson           not played

Belgium vs. Great Britain

Belgium 3	Brussels, Belgium 20–22 July 1957 Clay		Great Britain 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Philippe Washer Mike Davies 7 5 3 6 6 8 4 6     2 Jacques Brichant Bobby Wilson 6 0 7 5 6 4       3 Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer Mike Davies / Bobby Wilson 3 6 4 6 6 3 3 6     4 Philippe Washer Bobby Wilson 3 6 6 4 6 4 6 0     5 Jacques Brichant Mike Davies 1 6 4 6 6 3 6 4 6 2

Final

Belgium vs. Italy

Belgium 3	Brussels, Belgium 2–5 August 1957		Italy 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jacques Brichant Nicola Pietrangeli 4 6 4 6 3 6       2 Philippe Washer Giuseppe Merlo 6 2 8 6 6 2       3 Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 3 6 2 6 5 7       4 Jacques Brichant Giuseppe Merlo 6 8 7 5 6 8 7 5 6 1   5 Philippe Washer Nicola Pietrangeli 6 4 3 6 6 8 7 5 6 2

References

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

External links

• Davis Cup official website

• Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone
• 1957 Davis Cup
• 1957 in tennis