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.[1][2]

Draw

First round

Monaco vs. Ireland


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

Luxembourg vs. Egypt


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

Finland vs. Yugoslavia


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

Norway vs. France


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

Turkey vs. Switzerland


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

Austria vs. Chile


Austria
1		 Vienna, Austria[8]
2–4 May 1952
Chile
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
Chile		 Gustav Specht
Ricardo Balbiers		 0
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
2 Austria
Chile		 Alfred Huber
Luis Ayala		 5
7 		10
12 		5
7 		     
3 Austria
Chile		 Alfred Huber / Hans Redl
Luis Ayala / Carlos San Hueza		 2
6 		7
5		 6
2		 6
4		    
4 Austria
Chile		 Hans Redl
Ricardo Balbiers		 4
6 		6
3		 3
6 		6
1		 1
6 		 
5 Austria
Chile		 Gustav Specht
Luis Ayala		 1
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     

Second round

West Germany vs. Brazil


West Germany
3		 Düsseldorf, West Germany[9]
16–18 May 1952
Brazil
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 West Germany
Brazil		 Ernst Buchholz
Eugenio Saller		 4
6 		6
3		 6
3		 6
4		    
2 West Germany
Brazil		 Gottfried von Cramm
Armando Vieira		 8
10 		2
6 		8
6		 6
3		 1
6 		 
3 West Germany
Brazil		 Gottfried von Cramm / Rolf Göpfert
Eugenio Saller / Armando Vieira		 6
3		 7
5		 6
3		      
4 West Germany
Brazil		 Gottfried von Cramm
Eugenio Saller		 6
2		 6
2		 6
4		      
5 West Germany
Brazil		 Ernst Buchholz
Armando Vieira		 8
10 		7
5		 3
6 		4
6 		   

Monaco vs. Denmark


Monaco
0		 Monte Carlo, Monaco[10]
16–19 May 1952
Clay
Denmark
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Monaco
Denmark		 Georges Pasquier
Kurt Nielsen		 0
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
2 Monaco
Denmark		 Aleco Noghès
Torben Ulrich		 2
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
3 Monaco
Denmark		 Aleco Noghès / Georges Pasquier
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich		 6
3		 3
6 		6
1		 2
6 		1
6 		 
4 Monaco
Denmark		 Aleco Noghès
Kurt Nielsen		 2
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
5 Monaco
Denmark		 Georges Pasquier
Torben Ulrich		 6
0		 2
6 		1
6 		6
3		 0
6 		 

Italy vs. Egypt


Italy
5		 Foro Italico, Rome, Italy[11]
16–18 May 1952
Clay
Egypt
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Egypt		 Rolando del Bello
Marcel Coen		 6
1		 7
5		 6
1		      
2 Italy
Egypt		 Fausto Gardini
Adli El Shafei		 6
0		 6
3		 6
3		      
3 Italy
Egypt		 Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Marcel Coen / Adli El Shafei		 6
2		 6
3		 6
2		      
4 Italy
Egypt		 Fausto Gardini
Marcel Coen		 6
0		 6
1		 6
1		      
5 Italy
Egypt		 Rolando del Bello
Adli El Shafei		 7
5		 7
5		 2
6 		7
5		    

Yugoslavia vs. Great Britain


Yugoslavia
2		 Belgrade, Yugoslavia[12]
17–19 May 1952
Clay
Great Britain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
United Kingdom		 Vladimir Petrović
Tony Mottram		 6
8 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
United Kingdom		 Josip Palada
Geoffrey Paish		 9
7		 6
8 		6
3		 7
5		    
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
United Kingdom		 Stefan Laslo / Josip Palada
Colin Gregory / Tony Mottram		 4
6 		6
1		 11
9		 2
6 		2
6 		 
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
United Kingdom		 Vladimir Petrović
Roger Becker		 6
1		 2
6 		4
6 		6
2		 6
1		  
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
United Kingdom		 Josip Palada
Tony Mottram		 3
6 		5
7 		2
6 		     

France vs. Netherlands


France
4		 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[13]
16–18 May 1952
Clay
Netherlands
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Netherlands		 Bernard Destremau
Hubert Wilton		 3
6 		6
8 		6
1		 2
6 		   
2 France
Netherlands		 Paul Rémy
Hans van Swol		 6
1		 6
2		 1
6 		6
3		    
3 France
Netherlands		 Robert Abdesselam / Paul Rémy
Ivo Rinkel / Hans van Swol		 6
1		 6
4		 6
3		      
4 France
Netherlands		 Bernard Destremau
Hans van Swol		 5
7 		7
5		 6
1		 7
5		    
5 France
Netherlands		 Robert Haillet
Hubert Wilton		 6
2		 3
6 		6
2		 6
3		    

Switzerland vs. Argentina


Switzerland
0		 Lausanne, Switzerland[14]
17–19 May 1952
Argentina
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
Argentina		 Jost Spitzer
Enrique Morea		 2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
2 Switzerland
Argentina		 Max Albrecht
Alejo Russell		 2
6 		6
2		 1
6 		2
6 		   
3 Switzerland
Argentina		 Jean-Pierre Blondel / Paul Blondel
Enrique Morea / Alejo Russell		 3
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
4 Switzerland
Argentina		 Paul Blondel
Salvador Soriano		 2
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
5 Switzerland
Argentina		 Jost Spitzer
Alejo Russell		 2
6 		3
6 		8
6		 1
6 		   

Sweden vs. Chile


Sweden
5		 Solna Tennisstadion, Solna, Sweden[15]
16–18 May 1952
Clay
Chile
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Chile		 Sven Davidson
Luis Ayala		 4
6 		3
6 		7
5		 8
6		 6
1		  
2 Sweden
Chile		 Torsten Johansson
Ricardo Balbiers		 6
4		 7
5		 6
4		      
3 Sweden
Chile		 Torsten Johansson / Nils Rohlsson
Luis Ayala / Ricardo Balbiers		 6
3		 2
6 		6
3		 4
6 		6
4		  
4 Sweden
Chile		 Torsten Johansson
Luis Ayala		 3
6 		6
2		 6
4		 6
2		    
5 Sweden
Chile		 Åke Eliaeson
Ricardo Balbiers		 6
2		 3
6 		6
3		 3
6 		6
4		  

Belgium vs. Hungary


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

Quarterfinals

Denmark vs. West Germany


Denmark
4		 Copenhagen, Denmark[17]
13–15 June 1952
Clay
West Germany
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
West Germany		 Kurt Nielsen
Ernst Buchholz		 7
5		 6
2		 6
4		      
2 Denmark
West Germany		 Torben Ulrich
Horst Hermann		 1
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
3 Denmark
West Germany		 Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
Rolf Göpfert / Horst Hermann		 7
9 		14
16 		8
6		 6
3		 6
3		  
4 Denmark
West Germany		 Torben Ulrich
Ernst Buchholz		 6
3		 6
3		 6
0		      
5 Denmark
West Germany		 Kurt Nielsen
Horst Hermann		 6
3		 6
3		 6
2		      

Italy vs. Great Britain


Italy
4		 Bologna, Italy[18]
13–15 June 1952
Clay
Great Britain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
United Kingdom		 Rolando del Bello
Tony Mottram		 8
6		 6
2		 6
2		      
2 Italy
United Kingdom		 Fausto Gardini
Geoffrey Paish		 6
2		 6
3		 6
3		      
3 Italy
United Kingdom		 Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish		 3
6 		1
6 		8
6		 2
6 		   
4 Italy
United Kingdom		 Fausto Gardini
Tony Mottram		 4
6 		4
6 		6
3		 6
1		 6
0		  
5 Italy
United Kingdom		 Rolando del Bello
Geoffrey Paish		 6
3		 6
4		 6
2		      

France vs. Argentina


France
3		 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[19]
13–15 June 1952
Clay
Argentina
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Argentina		 Bernard Destremau
Enrique Morea		 2
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
2 France
Argentina		 Paul Rémy
Alejo Russell		 6
4		 7
5		 6
3		      
3 France
Argentina		 Robert Abdesselam / Paul Rémy
Enrique Morea / Alejo Russell		 6
2		 6
4		 6
4		      
4 France
Argentina		 Bernard Destremau
Alejo Russell		 5
7 		6
3		 6
3		 6
4		    
5 France
Argentina		 Paul Rémy
Enrique Morea		 4
6 		5
7 		3
6 		     

Belgium vs. Sweden


Belgium
3		 Royal Léopold Club, Brussels, Belgium[20]
14–16 June 1952
Clay
Sweden
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Sweden		 Philippe Washer
Torsten Johansson		 1
6 		6
3		 7
5		 6
4		    
2 Belgium
Sweden		 Jacques Brichant
Sven Davidson		 6
4		 8
6		 7
5		      
3 Belgium
Sweden		 Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Torsten Johansson / Nils Rohlsson		 3
6 		6
2		 6
1		 7
5		    
4 Belgium
Sweden		 Jacques Brichant
Torsten Johansson		 1
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
5 Belgium
Sweden		 Philippe Washer
Sven Davidson		 6
1		 7
5		 5
7 		    retired
 

Semifinals

Italy vs. Denmark


Italy
4		 Milan, Italy[21]
11–13 July 1952
Clay
Denmark
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Denmark		 Rolando del Bello
Torben Ulrich		 6
4		 6
4		 6
3		      
2 Italy
Denmark		 Fausto Gardini
Kurt Nielsen		 8
6		 6
4		 6
4		      
3 Italy
Denmark		 Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich		 8
6		 6
4		 2
6 		4
6 		6
0		  
4 Italy
Denmark		 Fausto Gardini
Torben Ulrich		 6
0		 6
4		 7
5		      
5 Italy
Denmark		 Rolando del Bello
Kurt Nielsen		 3
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     

France vs. Belgium


France
2		 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[22]
12–14 July 1952
Clay
Belgium
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Belgium		 Paul Rémy
Jacques Brichant		 3
6 		3
6 		10
8		 6
4		 6
1		  
2 France
Belgium		 Robert Abdesselam
Philippe Washer		 5
7 		1
6 		3
6 		     
3 France
Belgium		 Marcel Bernard / Paul Rémy
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer		 6
1		 6
2		 1
6 		4
6 		6
1		  
4 France
Belgium		 Paul Rémy
Philippe Washer		 0
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     
5 France
Belgium		 Robert Abdesselam
Jacques Brichant		 6
8 		8
6		 13
15 		1
6 		   

Final

Italy vs. Belgium


Italy
3		 Milan, Italy[2]
25–28 July 1952
Clay
Belgium
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Belgium		 Rolando del Bello
Jacques Brichant		 7
5		 1
6 		5
7 		6
0		 4
6 		 
2 Italy
Belgium		 Fausto Gardini
Philippe Washer		 8
6		 6
1		 3
6 		2
6 		6
4		  
3 Italy
Belgium		 Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer		 6
3		 6
1		 5
7 		3
6 		6
3		  
4 Italy
Belgium		 Fausto Gardini
Jacques Brichant		 4
6 		6
1		 0
6 		6
2		 6
2		  
5 Italy
Belgium		 Rolando del Bello
Philippe Washer		 3
3		         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 "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.
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