The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1950 Davis Cup.

22 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 Denmark in the final, and went on to face Australia in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw

First round

Philippines vs. Pakistan


Philippines
5		 Manila, Philippines[3]
7–9 April 1950
Pakistan
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Philippines
Pakistan		 Raymundo Deyro
Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed		 6
2		 6
0		 6
3		      
2 Philippines
Pakistan		 Felicisimo Ampon
Mahmoud Alam		 6
0		 6
1		 6
0		      
3 Philippines
Pakistan		 Felicisimo Ampon / César Carmona
Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed / Mahmoud Alam		 6
3		 6
1		 6
1		      
4 Philippines
Pakistan		 Raymundo Deyro
Mahmoud Alam		 6
0		 6
2		 6
0		      
5 Philippines
Pakistan		 Felicisimo Ampon
Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed		 6
0		 6
4		 6
0		      

Netherlands vs. Sweden


Netherlands
1		 Mets Banen, Scheveningen, Netherlands[4]
5–7 May 1950
Clay
Sweden
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Sweden		 John Linck
Lennart Bergelin		 3
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
2 Netherlands
Sweden		 Boebi van Meegeren
Torsten Johansson		 1
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
3 Netherlands
Sweden		 Ivo Rinkel / Hans van Swol
Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson		 6
3		 5
7 		2
6 		8
6		 6
1		  
4 Netherlands
Sweden		 Boebi van Meegeren
Lennart Bergelin		 1
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
5 Netherlands
Sweden		 John Linck
Torsten Johansson		 2
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     

Belgium vs. Finland


Belgium
4		 Brussels, Belgium[5]
5–7 May 1950
Finland
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Finland		 Philippe Washer
Pentti Forsman		 6
2		 6
0		 6
2		      
2 Belgium
Finland		 Jacques Brichant
Sakari Salo		 6
4		 8
6		 6
4		      
3 Belgium
Finland		 Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Pentti Forsman / Sakari Salo		 6
4		 6
2		 6
3		      
4 Belgium
Finland		 Jacques Peten
Sakari Salo		 1
6 		1
6 		6
4		 6
2		 3
6 		 
5 Belgium
Finland		 Jacques Brichant
Pentti Forsman		 8
6		 6
2		 7
5		      

Yugoslavia vs. Austria


Yugoslavia
5		 Zagreb, Yugoslavia[6]
5–7 May 1950
Austria
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Austria		 Josip Palada
Hans Redl		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Austria		 Milan Branović
Alfred Huber		 6
2		 6
1		 6
4		      
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Austria		 Petko Milojković / Josip Palada
Alfred Huber / Hans Redl		 7
5		 6
1		 7
5		      
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Austria		 Josip Palada
Alfred Huber		 7
5		 6
4		 6
4		      
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Austria		 Milan Branović
Hans Redl		 8
6		 6
1		 6
2		      

Great Britain vs. Italy


Great Britain
2		 Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England[7]
6–9 May 1950
Grass
Italy
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Italy		 Tony Mottram
Giovanni Cucelli		 7
5		 3
6 		5
7 		4
6 		   
2 United Kingdom
Italy		 Geoffrey Paish
Marcello del Bello		 6
4		 4
6 		6
3		 4
6 		6
3		  
3 United Kingdom
Italy		 Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli		 7
9 		2
6 		4
6 		     
4 United Kingdom
Italy		 Tony Mottram
Marcello del Bello		 6
3		 6
3		 8
6		      
5 United Kingdom
Italy		 Geoffrey Paish
Giovanni Cucelli		 6
1		 2
6 		4
6 		6
8 		   

Second round

Poland vs. Israel


Poland
5		 Warsaw, Poland[8]
19–21 May 1950
Israel
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Poland
Israel		 Władysław Skonecki
Arie Avidan-Weiss		 6
3		 6
2		 6
4		      
2 Poland
Israel		 Józef Piątek
Jacob Buntmann		 4
6 		6
0		 8
6		 6
1		    
3 Poland
Israel		 Józef Piątek / Władysław Skonecki
Arie Avidan-Weiss / Yehuda Finkelkraut		 7
5		 6
3		 6
4		      
4 Poland
Israel		 Władysław Skonecki
Jacob Buntmann		 6
2		 6
0		 6
2		      
5 Poland
Israel		 Józef Piątek
Arie Avidan-Weiss		 6
1		 6
0		 4
6 		4
6 		6
2		  

Ireland vs. Monaco


Ireland
5		 Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland[9]
18–20 May 1950
Grass
Monaco
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Republic of Ireland
Monaco		 Cyril Kemp
Georges Pasquier		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      
2 Republic of Ireland
Monaco		 Matthew Murphy
Aleco Noghès		 6
3		 2
6 		6
3		 6
2		    
3 Republic of Ireland
Monaco		 Joseph Hackett / Matthew Murphy
Aleco Noghès / Georges Pasquier		 6
3		 7
5		 7
5		      
4 Republic of Ireland
Monaco		 Matthew Murphy
Georges Pasquier		 6
0		 7
5		 4
6 		6
1		    
5 Republic of Ireland
Monaco		 Joseph Hackett
Aleco Noghès		 8
6		 11
9		 6
3		      

Norway vs. Sweden


Norway
0		 Oslo Tennis Club, Oslo, Norway[10]
19–21 May 1950
Clay
Sweden
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Norway
Sweden		 Thorgny Haanes
Lennart Bergelin		 1
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
2 Norway
Sweden		 Nils-Erik Hessen
Torsten Johansson		 5
7 		2
6 		6
3		 6
8 		   
3 Norway
Sweden		 Thorgny Haanes / Nils-Erik Hessen
Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson		 1
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
4 Norway
Sweden		 Thorgny Haanes
Torsten Johansson		 2
6 		3
6 		6
8 		     
5 Norway
Sweden		 Nils-Erik Hessen
Sven Davidson		 3
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     

Yugoslavia vs. Belgium


Yugoslavia
2		 Zagreb, Yugoslavia[11]
19–21 May 1950
Belgium
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Belgium		 Dragutin Mitić
Philippe Washer		 6
3		 6
4		 4
6 		6
3		    
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Belgium		 Milan Branović
Jacques Brichant		 4
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Belgium		 Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer		 4
6 		4
6 		7
5		 6
3		 4
6 		 
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Belgium		 Dragutin Mitić
Jacques Brichant		 7
5		 6
1		 6
3		      
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Belgium		 Milan Branović
Philippe Washer		 4
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     

Luxembourg vs. Italy


Luxembourg
0		 Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg[12]
20–22 May 1950
Italy
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Luxembourg
Italy		 Gaston Wampach
Giovanni Cucelli		 2
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
2 Luxembourg
Italy		 Géza Wertheim
Rolando del Bello		 1
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3 Luxembourg
Italy		 Gaston Wampach / Géza Wertheim
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli		 0
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
4 Luxembourg
Italy		 Géza Wertheim
Marcello del Bello		 3
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
5 Luxembourg
Italy		 Gaston Wampach
Rolando del Bello		 1
6 		5
7 		4
6 		     

Denmark vs. Egypt


Denmark
3		 Copenhagen, Denmark[13]
19–21 May 1950
Clay
Egypt
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Egypt		 Torben Ulrich
Marcel Coen		 6
1		 6
0		 6
0		      
2 Denmark
Egypt		 Kurt Nielsen
Adli El Shafei		 6
4		 3
6 		8
6		 6
1		    
3 Denmark
Egypt		 Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
Marcel Coen / Adli El Shafei		 2
6 		9
7		 6
4		 6
3		    
4 Denmark
Egypt		 Kurt Nielsen
Marcel Coen		           not
played
5 Denmark
Egypt		 Torben Ulrich
Adli El Shafei		           not
played

France vs. Switzerland


France
4		 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[14]
19–21 May 1950
Clay
Switzerland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Switzerland		 Jacques Thomas
Georges Grange		 6
0		 6
1		 7
5		      
2 France
Switzerland		 Bernard Destremau
Max Albrecht		 6
1		 6
2		 6
1		      
3 France
Switzerland		 Robert Abdesselam / Paul Rémy
Jean-Pierre Blondel / René Buser		 6
3		 6
4		 8
6		      
4 France
Switzerland		 Bernard Destremau
Georges Grange		 6
2		 6
3		 8
6		      
5 France
Switzerland		 Jacques Thomas
Max Albrecht		 7
5		 6
4		 1
6 		0
1		   not
completed

Quarterfinals

Poland vs. Ireland


Poland
3		 Warsaw, Poland[15]
8–10 June 1950
Ireland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Poland
Republic of Ireland		 Władysław Skonecki
Matthew Murphy		 9
7		 6
3		 6
2		      
2 Poland
Republic of Ireland		 Józef Piątek
Cyril Kemp		 6
1		 6
1		 9
7		      
3 Poland
Republic of Ireland		 Jan Chytrowski / Władysław Skonecki
Joseph Hackett / Matthew Murphy		 8
10 		10
8		 14
12		 5
7 		1
6 		 
4 Poland
Republic of Ireland		 Józef Piątek
Matthew Murphy		 6
0		 2
6 		3
6 		2
6 		   
5 Poland
Republic of Ireland		 Władysław Skonecki
Cyril Kemp		 6
3		 6
2		 6
0		      

Sweden vs. Philippines


Sweden
5		 Solna Tennisstadion, Solna, Sweden[16]
16–18 June 1950
Clay
Philippines
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Philippines		 Lennart Bergelin
Felicisimo Ampon		 6
4		 4
6 		6
1		 6
2		    
2 Sweden
Philippines		 Torsten Johansson
Raymundo Deyro		 6
2		 3
6 		6
2		 6
3		    
3 Sweden
Philippines		 Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson
Felicisimo Ampon / César Carmona		 6
2		 6
3		 6
3		      
4 Sweden
Philippines		 Sven Davidson
Raymundo Deyro		 6
1		 6
0		 6
1		      
5 Sweden
Philippines		 Torsten Johansson
Felicisimo Ampon		 6
8 		8
10 		6
4		 6
1		 6
1		  

Belgium vs. Italy


Belgium
2		 Brussels, Belgium[17]
16–18 June 1950
Italy
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Italy		 Philippe Washer
Giovanni Cucelli		 6
2		 11
9		 6
4		      
2 Belgium
Italy		 Jacques Brichant
Rolando del Bello		 4
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
3 Belgium
Italy		 Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Rolando del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli		 6
4		 2
6 		2
6 		6
8 		   
4 Belgium
Italy		 Philippe Washer
Rolando del Bello		 6
4		 6
1		 6
1		      
5 Belgium
Italy		 Jacques Brichant
Giovanni Cucelli		 2
6 		7
5		 4
6 		2
6 		   

Denmark vs. France


Denmark
3		 Copenhagen, Denmark[18]
16–18 June 1950
Clay
France
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
France		 Kurt Nielsen
Marcel Bernard		 6
3		 4
6 		6
1		 6
2		    
2 Denmark
France		 Torben Ulrich
Bernard Destremau		 9
7		 4
6 		0
6 		4
6 		   
3 Denmark
France		 Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
Paul Rémy / Jacques Thomas		 7
5		 6
4		 12
10		      
4 Denmark
France		 Kurt Nielsen
Bernard Destremau		 6
2		 3
6 		6
4		 6
3		    
5 Denmark
France		 Torben Ulrich
Marcel Bernard		 3
6 		4
6 		0
6 		     

Semifinals

Sweden vs. Poland


Sweden
5		 Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[19]
13–15 July 1950
Clay
Poland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Poland		 Torsten Johansson
Józef Piątek		 6
1		 6
1		 6
3		      
2 Sweden
Poland		 Lennart Bergelin
Władysław Skonecki		 6
2		 6
2		 1
6 		6
1		    
3 Sweden
Poland		 Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson
Józef Piątek / Władysław Skonecki		 6
4		 6
0		 7
5		      
4 Sweden
Poland		 Torsten Johansson
Władysław Skonecki		 6
3		 6
3		 6
3		      
5 Sweden
Poland		 Sven Davidson
Józef Piątek		 6
0		 6
2		 6
2		      

Denmark vs. Italy


Denmark
4		 Copenhagen, Denmark[20]
14–16 July 1950
Clay
Italy
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Italy		 Torben Ulrich
Rolando del Bello		 6
0		 6
2		 6
2		      
2 Denmark
Italy		 Kurt Nielsen
Giovanni Cucelli		 6
3		 7
5		 0
6 		0
6 		6
4		  
3 Denmark
Italy		 Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli		 2
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
4 Denmark
Italy		 Kurt Nielsen
Rolando del Bello		 6
3		 7
5		 6
4		      
5 Denmark
Italy		 Torben Ulrich
Giovanni Cucelli		 3
6 		6
2		 6
2		 6
3		    

Final

Sweden vs. Denmark


Sweden
4		 Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[2]
28–30 July 1950
Clay
Denmark
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Denmark		 Torsten Johansson
Torben Ulrich		 6
1		 4
6 		6
3		 6
1		    
2 Sweden
Denmark		 Sven Davidson
Kurt Nielsen		 7
5		 3
6 		6
2		 6
4		    
3 Sweden
Denmark		 Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich		 6
2		 6
2		 6
2		      
4 Sweden
Denmark		 Torsten Johansson
Kurt Nielsen		 3
6 		7
5		 6
0		 4
6 		6
2		  
5 Sweden
Denmark		 Lennart Bergelin
Torben Ulrich		 6
0		 6
2		       not
completed

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 "Sweden v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  3. ↑ "Philippines v Pakistan". daviscup.com.
  4. ↑ "Netherlands v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  5. ↑ "Belgium v Finland". daviscup.com.
  6. ↑ "Yugoslavia v Austria". daviscup.com.
  7. ↑ "Great Britain v Italy". daviscup.com.
  8. ↑ "Poland v Israel". daviscup.com.
  9. ↑ "Ireland v Monaco". daviscup.com.
  10. ↑ "Norway v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  11. ↑ "Yugoslavia v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  12. ↑ "Luxembourg v Italy". daviscup.com.
  13. ↑ "Denmark v Egypt". daviscup.com.
  14. ↑ "France v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  15. ↑ "Poland v Ireland". daviscup.com.
  16. ↑ "Sweden v Philippines". daviscup.com.
  17. ↑ "Belgium v Italy". daviscup.com.
  18. ↑ "Denmark v France". daviscup.com.
  19. ↑ "Sweden v Poland". daviscup.com.
  20. ↑ "Denmark v Italy". daviscup.com.
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