The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1947 Davis Cup.

20 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] Czechoslovakia defeated Yugoslavia in the final, and went on to face Australia in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw

First round

Belgium vs. Luxembourg


Belgium
5		 Brussels, Belgium[3]
2–4 May 1947
Luxembourg
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Luxembourg		 Philippe Washer
Géza Wertheim		 6
2		 6
2		 6
1		      
2 Belgium
Luxembourg		 Jacques Peten
Gaston Wampach		 4
6 		6
2		 9
7		 3
6 		6
3		  
3 Belgium
Luxembourg		 Pierre Geelhand de Merxem / Philippe Washer
Gaston Wampach / Géza Wertheim		 6
4		 6
3		 6
2		      
4 Belgium
Luxembourg		 Philippe Washer
Gaston Wampach		 7
5		 1
6 		6
2		 6
2		    
5 Belgium
Luxembourg		 Jacques Peten
Géza Wertheim		 6
2		 6
0		 6
0		      

Spain vs. Egypt


Spain
2		 Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain[4]
2–4 May 1947
Clay
Egypt
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
Egypt		 Mario Szavoszt
Andre Najar		 3
6 		3
6 		9
7		 6
3		 3
6 		 
2 Spain
Egypt		 Luis Carles
Adli El Shafei		 6
3		 3
6 		4
6 		5
7 		   
3 Spain
Egypt		 Jaime Bartroli / Luis Carles
Marcel Coen / Mahmoud Talaat		 4
6 		6
3		 3
6 		6
3		 4
6 		 
4 Spain
Egypt		 Jaime Bartroli
Andre Najar		 6
3		 6
1		 6
3		      
5 Spain
Egypt		 Mario Szavoszt
Adli El Shafei		 6
2		 3
6 		6
4		 3
6 		6
4		  

Greece vs. Switzerland


Greece
1		 Athens, Greece[5]
2–4 May 1947
Switzerland
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Greece
Switzerland		 Andreas Manuilidis
Jost Spitzer		 2
6 		5
7 		1
6 		     
2 Greece
Switzerland		 Lazaros Stalios
Hans Huonder		 2
6 		10
8		 6
3		 6
3		    
3 Greece
Switzerland		 Georgios Nikolaides / Lazaros Stalios
Hans Huonder / Jost Spitzer		 7
5		 8
6		 0
6 		7
9 		1
6 		 
4 Greece
Switzerland		 Andreas Manuilidis
Hans Huonder		 0
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
5 Greece
Switzerland		 Lazaros Stalios
Jost Spitzer		 6
1		 6
8 		0
6 		1
6 		   

Sweden vs. Czechoslovakia


Sweden
2		 Malmö Tennisstadion, Malmö, Sweden[6]
2–4 May 1947
Clay
Czechoslovakia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Czechoslovakia		 Torsten Johansson
Vladimír Černík		 7
5		 6
4		 6
8 		6
2		    
2 Sweden
Czechoslovakia		 Lennart Bergelin
Jaroslav Drobný		 6
4		 1
6 		4
6 		4
6 		   
3 Sweden
Czechoslovakia		 Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson
Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný		 1
6 		9
7		 5
7 		2
6 		   
4 Sweden
Czechoslovakia		 Torsten Johansson
Jaroslav Drobný		 1
6 		6
2		 3
6 		6
4		 4
6 		 
5 Sweden
Czechoslovakia		 Lennart Bergelin
Vladimír Černík		 6
4		 6
8 		6
1		 6
1		    

Second round

Poland vs. Great Britain


Poland
2		 Warsaw, Poland[7]
15–17 May 1947
Clay
Great Britain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Poland
United Kingdom		 Józef Hebda
Tony Mottram		 6
2		 1
6 		1
6 		3
6 		   
2 Poland
United Kingdom		 Władysław Skonecki
Derrick Barton		 6
3		 7
5		 13
11		      
3 Poland
United Kingdom		 Józef Hebda / Władysław Skonecki
Donald Butler / Geoffrey Paish		 2
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
4 Poland
United Kingdom		 Józef Hebda
Derrick Barton		 2
6 		6
3		 6
4		 4
6 		6
4		  
5 Poland
United Kingdom		 Władysław Skonecki
Tony Mottram		 4
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     

Netherlands vs. South Africa


Netherlands
1		 Amsterdam, Netherlands[8]
15–17 May 1947
Clay
South Africa
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
South Africa		 Hubert Wilton
Eric Sturgess		 6
4		 1
6 		3
6 		2
6 		   
2 Netherlands
South Africa		 Hans van Swol
Eustace Fannin		 6
3		 3
6 		5
7 		2
6 		   
3 Netherlands
South Africa		 Ivo Rinkel / Hans van Swol
Eustace Fannin / Eric Sturgess		 6
3		 6
1		 6
0		      
4 Netherlands
South Africa		 Hans van Swol
Eric Sturgess		 2
6 		5
7 		6
2		 3
6 		   
5 Netherlands
South Africa		 Hubert Wilton
Eustace Fannin		 9
7		 3
6 		1
6 		3
6 		   

Ireland vs. Yugoslavia


Ireland
2		 Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland[9]
16–18 May 1947
Grass
Yugoslavia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Republic of Ireland
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia		 Cyril Kemp
Dragutin Mitić		 10
8		 9
7		 3
6 		4
6 		1
6 		 
2 Republic of Ireland
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia		 Joseph McHale
Josip Palada		 3
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
3 Republic of Ireland
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia		 Raymond Egan / Cyril Kemp
Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada		 2
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
4 Republic of Ireland
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia		 Cyril Kemp
Josip Palada		 4
6 		6
1		 6
0		 6
3		    
5 Republic of Ireland
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia		 Joseph McHale
Josip Šarić		 9
7		 6
1		 7
5		      

Belgium vs. Egypt


Belgium
4		 Brussels, Belgium[10]
16–18 May 1947
Egypt
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Egypt		 Pierre Geelhand de Merxem
Andre Najar		 4
6 		6
3		 0
6 		6
3		 6
2		  
2 Belgium
Egypt		 Philippe Washer
Adli El Shafei		 6
2		 2
6 		6
0		 8
6		    
3 Belgium
Egypt		 André Lacroix / Philippe Washer
Marcel Coen / Mahmoud Talaat		 6
4		 6
1		 6
3		      
4 Belgium
Egypt		 Pierre Geelhand de Merxem
Adli El Shafei		 4
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     
5 Belgium
Egypt		 Philippe Washer
Andre Najar		 6
2		 6
4		 6
2		      

Czechoslovakia vs. Switzerland


Czechoslovakia
4		 Prague, Czechoslovakia[11]
16–18 May 1947
Switzerland
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
Switzerland		 Jaroslav Drobný
Hans Huonder		 6
1		 6
1		 6
1		      
2 Czechoslovakia
Switzerland		 Vladimír Černík
Jost Spitzer		 2
6 		6
4		 6
0		 5
7 		1
6 		 
3 Czechoslovakia
Switzerland		 Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný
Hans Pfaff / Jost Spitzer		 6
1		 6
2		 6
3		      
4 Czechoslovakia
Switzerland		 Vladimír Černík
Hans Huonder		 6
3		 6
3		 6
4		      
5 Czechoslovakia
Switzerland		 Jaroslav Drobný
Jost Spitzer		 6
2		 6
1		 6
2		      

Norway vs. New Zealand


Norway
2		 Oslo, Norway[12]
16–18 May 1947
Clay
New Zealand
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Norway
New Zealand		 Johan Haanes
John Barry		 6
0		 7
5		 6
4		      
2 Norway
New Zealand		 Jan Staubo
Ron McKenzie		 6
2		 6
3		 3
6 		6
2		    
3 Norway
New Zealand		 Birger Andersen-Brem / Johan Haanes
Ron McKenzie / Jeff Robson		 6
4		 4
6 		4
6 		2
6 		   
4 Norway
New Zealand		 Jan Staubo
John Barry		 6
4		 5
7 		6
3		 5
7 		2
6 		 
5 Norway
New Zealand		 Johan Haanes
Ron McKenzie		 4
6 		6
0		 3
6 		7
9 		   

France vs. India


France
5		 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[13]
16–18 May 1947
Clay
India
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
India		 Bernard Destremau
Sumant Misra		 6
0		 6
3		 6
3		      
2 France
India		 Marcel Bernard
Ghaus Mohammad Khan		 6
3		 6
2		 6
0		      
3 France
India		 Marcel Bernard / Pierre Pellizza
Manek Mehta / Sumant Misra		 6
3		 6
2		 6
3		      
4 France
India		 Marcel Bernard
Sumant Misra		 6
4		 6
3		 6
1		      
5 France
India		 Bernard Destremau
Dilip Bose		 6
0		 6
1		 6
2		      

Quarterfinals

Great Britain vs. South Africa


Great Britain
1		 Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Club, Scarborough, England[14]
30 May–1 June 1947
Grass
South Africa
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
South Africa		 Tony Mottram
Eric Sturgess		 7
5		 2
6 		1
6 		3
6 		   
2 United Kingdom
South Africa		 Donald Butler
Eustace Fannin		 4
6 		6
4		 7
9 		3
3		   retired
 
3 United Kingdom
South Africa		 Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish
Eustace Fannin / Eric Sturgess		 1
6 		6
4		 6
2		 3
6 		4
6 		 
4 United Kingdom
South Africa		 Donald Butler
Eric Sturgess		 1
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
5 United Kingdom
South Africa		 Tony Mottram
Eustace Fannin		 6
4		 5
7 		6
2		 7
5		    

Belgium vs. Yugoslavia


Belgium
1		 Brussels, Belgium[15]
30 May–1 June 1947
Yugoslavia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia		 Philippe Washer
Dragutin Mitić		 6
4		 6
3		 1
6 		6
3		    
2 Belgium
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia		 Pierre Geelhand de Merxem
Josip Palada		 1
6 		6
4		 3
6 		3
6 		   
3 Belgium
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia		 André Lacroix / Philippe Washer
Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada		 6
2		 6
1		 2
6 		1
6 		2
6 		 
4 Belgium
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia		 Pierre Geelhand de Merxem
Dragutin Mitić		 0
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
5 Belgium
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia		 Philippe Washer
Josip Palada		 3
6 		2
6 		0
6 		     

Czechoslovakia vs. New Zealand


Czechoslovakia
5		 Prague, Czechoslovakia[16]
30 May–1 June 1947
New Zealand
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
New Zealand		 Jaroslav Drobný
Jeff Robson		 6
2		 6
2		 8
6		      
2 Czechoslovakia
New Zealand		 Vladimír Černík
Ron McKenzie		 6
3		 6
4		 7
5		      
3 Czechoslovakia
New Zealand		 Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný
Ron McKenzie / Jeff Robson		 6
2		 4
6 		9
7		 3
6 		10
8		  
4 Czechoslovakia
New Zealand		 Vladimír Černík
Jeff Robson		 6
3		 6
0		 6
0		      
5 Czechoslovakia
New Zealand		 Ferdinand Vrba
John Barry		 6
4		 6
2		 6
2		      

France vs. Monaco


France
5		 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[17]
30 May–1 June 1947
Clay
Monaco
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Monaco		 Marcel Bernard
Aleco Noghès		 6
1		 6
2		 6
0		      
2 France
Monaco		 Bernard Destremau
Vladimir Landau		 6
3		 6
2		 6
1		      
3 France
Monaco		 Robert Abdesselam / Pierre Pellizza
Vladimir Landau / Gaston Médécin		 6
2		 6
1		 6
0		      
4 France
Monaco		 Robert Abdesselam
Vladimir Landau		 6
2		 6
1		 6
0		      
5 France
Monaco		 Bernard Destremau
Aleco Noghès		 7
5		 6
2		 6
1		      

Semifinals

Yugoslavia vs. South Africa


Yugoslavia
3		 Zagreb, Yugoslavia[18]
13–15 June 1947
South Africa
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
South Africa		 Dragutin Mitić
Eric Sturgess		 3
6 		7
5		 6
2		 3
6 		6
3		  
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
South Africa		 Josip Palada
Eustace Fannin		 6
1		 6
4		 7
5		      
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
South Africa		 Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada
Eustace Fannin / Eric Sturgess		 3
6 		5
7 		5
7 		     
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
South Africa		 Josip Palada
Eric Sturgess		 6
3		 3
6 		0
6 		7
5		 3
6 		 
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
South Africa		 Dragutin Mitić
Eustace Fannin		 6
2		 6
3		 6
4		      

Czechoslovakia vs. France


Czechoslovakia
4		 Prague, Czechoslovakia[19]
14–16 June 1947
France
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
France		 Vladimír Černík
Marcel Bernard		 2
6 		9
7		 6
4		 4
6 		6
4		  
2 Czechoslovakia
France		 Jaroslav Drobný
Bernard Destremau		 6
2		 6
0		 6
1		      
3 Czechoslovakia
France		 Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný
Jean Borotra / Yvon Petra		 10
8		 14
12		 6
3		      
4 Czechoslovakia
France		 Jaroslav Drobný
Marcel Bernard		 6
3		 2
6 		6
4		 4
6 		6
4		  
5 Czechoslovakia
France		 Vladimír Černík
Bernard Destremau		           not
played

Final

Yugoslavia vs. Czechoslovakia


Yugoslavia
0		 Zagreb, Yugoslavia[2]
13–15 July 1947
Czechoslovakia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia		 Dragutin Mitić
Vladimír Černík		 6
3		 0
6 		6
2		 1
6 		2
6 		 
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia		 Josip Palada
Jaroslav Drobný		 3
6 		6
8 		6
2		 3
6 		   
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia		 Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada
Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný		 3
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia		 Dragutin Mitić
Jaroslav Drobný		 6
1		 3
6 		4
6 		6
4		 1
6 		 
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia		 Josip Palada
Ján Smolinský		           not
played

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. 1 2 "Yugoslavia v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  3. ↑ "Belgium v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.
  4. ↑ "Spain v Egypt". daviscup.com.
  5. ↑ "Greece v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  6. ↑ "Sweden v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  7. ↑ "Poland v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  8. ↑ "Netherlands v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  9. ↑ "Ireland v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  10. ↑ "Belgium v Egypt". daviscup.com.
  11. ↑ "Czechoslovakia v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  12. ↑ "Norway v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  13. ↑ "France v India". daviscup.com.
  14. ↑ "Great Britain v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  15. ↑ "Belgium v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  16. ↑ "Czechoslovakia v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  17. ↑ "France v Monaco". daviscup.com.
  18. ↑ "Yugoslavia v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  19. ↑ "Czechoslovakia v France". daviscup.com.
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