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1952 Davis Cup Europe Zone
Details
Duration1 May 1952 – 28 July 1952
Teams21
Categories1952 Davis Cup Europe Zone
1952 Davis Cup America Zone
Champion
Winning nation Italy
Qualified for: 1952 Davis Cup
Inter-Zonal Finals
← 1951
1953 →

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

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First Round
1–11 May		Second Round
16–19 May		Quarterfinals
13–16 June		Semifinals
11–14 July		Final
25–28 July
 West GermanyDüsseldorf, West Germany
bye West Germany3
 Brazil Brazil2Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
bye West Germany1
 DenmarkMonte Carlo, Monaco (clay) Denmark4
bye Denmark5
 Monaco4 Monaco0Milan, Italy (clay)
 Ireland1 Denmark1
 ItalyRome, Italy (clay) Italy4
bye Italy5
 Luxembourg0 Egypt0Bologna, Italy (clay)
 Egypt5 Italy4
 Great BritainBelgrade, Yugoslavia (clay) Great Britain1
bye Great Britain3
 Yugoslavia3 Yugoslavia2Milan, Italy (clay)
 Finland2 Italy3
 Norway0Paris, France (clay) Belgium1
 France5 France4
bye Netherlands1Paris, France (clay)
 Netherlands France3
 Turkey1Lausanne, Switzerland Argentina2
  Switzerland4  Switzerland0
bye Argentina5Paris, France (clay)
 Argentina France2
 Austria1Solna, Sweden (clay) Belgium3
 Chile4 Chile0
bye Sweden5Brussels, Belgium (clay)
 Sweden Sweden2
 IsraelBrussels, Belgium Belgium3
 Hungaryw/o Hungary1
bye Belgium4
 Belgium

First round

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Monaco vs. Ireland

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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West Germany vs. Brazil

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Denmark vs. West Germany

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Italy vs. Denmark

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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

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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

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Italy vs. Belgium

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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

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  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 "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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