1947 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Main article: 1947 Davis Cup

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[edit]

First Round
2–4 May		Second Round
15–18 May		Quarterfinals
30 May–1 June		Semifinals
13–16 June		Final
13–15 July
 PolandWarsaw, Poland (clay)
bye Poland2
 Great Britain Great Britain3Scarborough, England (grass)
bye Great Britain1
 NetherlandsAmsterdam, Netherlands (clay) South Africa4
bye Netherlands1
 South Africa South Africa4Zagreb, Yugoslavia
bye South Africa2
 IrelandDublin, Ireland (grass) Yugoslavia3
bye Ireland2
 Yugoslavia Yugoslavia3Brussels, Belgium
bye Yugoslavia4
 Belgium5Brussels, Belgium Belgium1
 Luxembourg0 Belgium4
 Spain2 Egypt1Zagreb, Yugoslavia
 Egypt3 Yugoslavia0
 Greece1Prague, Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia4
  Switzerland4  Switzerland1
 Sweden2 Czechoslovakia4Prague, Czechoslovakia
 Czechoslovakia3 Czechoslovakia5
byeOslo, Norway (clay) New Zealand0
 Norway Norway2
bye New Zealand3Prague, Czechoslovakia
 New Zealand Czechoslovakia4
byeParis, France (clay) France0
 France France5
bye India0Paris, France (clay)
 India France5
bye Monaco0
 Monaco Monacow/o
bye Denmark
 Denmark

First round[edit]

Belgium vs. Luxembourg[edit]


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[edit]


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[edit]


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[edit]


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[edit]

Poland vs. Great Britain[edit]


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[edit]


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[edit]


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[edit]


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[edit]


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[edit]


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[edit]


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[edit]

Great Britain vs. South Africa[edit]


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[edit]


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[edit]


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[edit]


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[edit]

Yugoslavia vs. South Africa[edit]


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[edit]


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[edit]

Yugoslavia vs. Czechoslovakia[edit]


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[edit]

  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ a b "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.

External links[edit]

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