1956 Davis Cup Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1956 Davis Cup.

24 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 Sweden in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[1][2]

Draw

First Round
27 April–1 May
  Second Round
10–15 May
  Quarterfinals
31 May-4 June
  Semifinals
15–17 July
  Final
20–22 July
  Italy    
 bye       Italy 5  
  Poland 3     Poland 0    
Bologna, Italy (clay)
  Austria 2         Italy 4  
  Denmark         Denmark 1  
 bye       Denmark 4
  Czechoslovakia 5     Czechoslovakia 1    
Paris, France (clay)
  Pakistan 0         Italy 3  
  France         France 2  
 bye       France 5  
  Luxembourg 2      Switzerland 0    
   Switzerland 3         France 4
  West Germany         West Germany 1  
 bye       West Germany 4
  Ireland 4     Ireland 1    
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
  Finland 1         Italy 5
  Turkey 0         Sweden 0
  Netherlands 5       Netherlands 0  
 bye     Chile 5    
Bristol, England (grass)
  Chile         Chile 2  
  Yugoslavia 4         Great Britain 3  
  Egypt 1       Yugoslavia 0
 bye     Great Britain 5    
Solna, Sweden (clay)
  Great Britain         Great Britain 1
  Monaco 2         Sweden 4  
  Spain 3       Spain 1  
 bye     Belgium 4    
  Belgium         Belgium 1
  Norway 4    
Oslo, Norway (clay)
    Sweden 4  
  Israel 1       Norway 0
 bye     Sweden 5  
  Sweden  

First round

Poland vs. Austria


Poland
3
Warsaw, Poland [3]
27–29 April 1956

Austria
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Władysław Skonecki
Alfred Huber
6
2
6
3
6
4
     
2
Andrzej Licis
Franz Saiko
6
2
4
6
4
6
4
6
   
3
Józef Piątek / Władysław Skonecki
Alfred Huber / Franz Saiko
3
6
3
6
1
6
     
4
Władysław Skonecki
Franz Saiko
6
3
5
7
6
2
6
3
   
5
Andrzej Licis
Alfred Huber
2
6
6
0
6
4
6
3
   

Czechoslovakia vs. Pakistan


Czechoslovakia
5
Prague, Czechoslovakia [4]
27–30 April 1956

Pakistan
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jiří Parma
Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed
4
6
11
9
6
3
2
6
6
4
 
2
Jiří Javorský
Khwaja Saeed Hai
6
1
6
2
6
3
     
3
Jiří Javorský / Vladimír Zábrodský
Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed / Khwaja Saeed Hai
6
3
10
8
5
7
6
2
   
4
Jiří Parma
Khwaja Saeed Hai
6
2
6
2
8
6
     
5
Jiří Javorský
Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed
6
3
4
6
6
3
6
2
   

Luxembourg vs. Switzerland


Luxembourg
2
Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg [5]
27 April–1 May 1956

Switzerland
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Géza Wertheim
Paul Blondel
4
6
3
6
4
6
     
2
Gaston Wampach
Bernard du Pont
6
4
6
4
5
7
1
6
6
0
 
3
Gaston Wampach / Géza Wertheim
Paul Blondel / René Buser
2
6
1
6
1
6
     
4
Géza Wertheim
Bernard du Pont
1
6
1
6
1
6
     
5
Gaston Wampach
Erwin Balestra
6
4
6
1
4
6
6
2
   

Ireland vs. Finland


Ireland
4
Dublin, Ireland [6]
27–30 April 1956

Finland
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Joseph Hackett
Reino Nyyssönen
6
3
6
3
6
1
     
2
Guy Jackson
Sakari Salo
3
6
6
3
6
2
2
6
3
6
 
3
Joseph Hackett / Guy Jackson
Reino Nyyssönen / Sakari Salo
6
3
12
10
3
6
6
3
   
4
Guy Jackson
Reino Nyyssönen
6
2
6
3
6
2
     
5
Joseph Hackett
Sakari Salo
6
2
6
3
6
1
     

Turkey vs. Netherlands


Turkey
0
Ankara, Turkey [7]
27–29 April 1956

Netherlands
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Nazmi Bari
Fred Dehnert
9
11
6
2
5
7
4
6
   
2
Şefik Fenmen
Hans van Dalsum
3
6
2
6
3
6
     
3
Nazmi Bari / Şefik Fenmen
Hans van Dalsum / Fred Dehnert
5
7
2
6
3
6
     
4
Şefik Fenmen
Fred Dehnert
7
9
1
6
6
8
     
5
Nazmi Bari
Hans van Dalsum
6
0
3
6
4
6
6
8
   

Yugoslavia vs. Egypt


Yugoslavia
4
Belgrade, Yugoslavia [8]
27–30 April 1956

Egypt
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ivko Plećević
Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed
2
6
6
1
6
1
2
6
6
3
 
2
Josip Palada
Adel Ismail
6
2
6
4
6
4
     
3
Ilija Panajotović / Ivko Plećević
Donald Acobas / Adel Ismail
6
2
6
3
4
6
6
3
   
4
Ilija Panajotović
Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed
6
2
6
1
6
2
     
5
Ivko Plećević
Adel Ismail
6
1
6
1
4
6
6
8
2
6
 

Monaco vs. Spain


Monaco
2
Monte Carlo Country Club, Monte Carlo, Monaco [9]
27–30 April 1956
Clay

Spain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Roland Borghini
Emilio Martínez del Rey
4
6
5
7
7
5
5
7
   
2
Georges Pasquier
José María Draper
3
6
6
4
1
6
6
2
6
4
 
3
Roland Borghini / Georges Pasquier
Emilio Martínez del Rey / Fernando Olózaga
6
8
3
6
0
6
     
4
Georges Pasquier
Emilio Martínez del Rey
6
3
10
8
0
6
6
1
   
5
Roland Borghini
José María Draper
7
5
3
6
5
7
1
6
   

Norway vs. Israel


Norway
4
Oslo, Norway [10]
27 April–1 May 1956
Clay

Israel
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Finn Søhol
Arie Avidan-Weiss
6
1
6
3
6
3
     
2
Gunnar Høst Sjøwall
Eleazar Davidman
6
1
6
2
6
3
     
3
Gunnar Høst Sjøwall / Finn Søhol
Arie Avidan-Weiss / Eleazar Davidman
4
6
6
2
3
6
6
8
   
4
Finn Søhol
Eleazar Davidman
7
5
6
8
2
6
6
3
6
4
 
5
Gunnar Høst Sjøwall
Arie Avidan-Weiss
6
2
6
0
6
1
     

Second round

Poland vs. Italy


Poland
0
Warsaw, Poland [11]
12–14 May 1956

Italy
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Władysław Skonecki
Giuseppe Merlo
0
6
2
6
3
6
     
2
Andrzej Licis
Nicola Pietrangeli
4
6
4
6
5
7
     
3
Józef Piątek / Jan Radzio
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
3
6
2
6
4
6
     
4
Andrzej Licis
Giuseppe Merlo
3
6
3
6
5
7
     
5
Władysław Skonecki
Nicola Pietrangeli
2
6
2
6
1
6
     

Czechoslovakia vs. Denmark


Czechoslovakia
1
Prague, Czechoslovakia [12]
11–13 May 1956
Clay

Denmark
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jiří Parma
Kurt Nielsen
6
8
2
6
6
8
     
2
Jiří Javorský
Torben Ulrich
4
6
3
6
5
7
     
3
Jiří Javorský / Vladimír Zábrodský
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
6
8
4
6
7
5
5
7
   
4
Jiří Parma
Torben Ulrich
6
3
3
6
6
8
4
6
   
5
Jiří Javorský
Kurt Nielsen
7
5
2
6
5
7
6
4
7
5
 

Switzerland vs. France


Switzerland
0
Lausanne, Switzerland [13]
10–12 May 1956

France
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Paul Blondel
Robert Haillet
2
6
4
6
1
6
     
2
Martin Froesch
Pierre Darmon
9
11
6
1
2
6
8
6
2
6
 
3
Paul Blondel / René Buser
Marcel Bernard / Paul Rémy
1
6
3
6
3
6
     
4
Martin Froesch
Robert Haillet
6
8
3
6
4
6
     
5
Paul Blondel
Pierre Darmon
1
6
1
6
2
6
     

Ireland vs. West Germany


Ireland
1
Dublin, Ireland [14]
10–12 May 1956

West Germany
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Guy Jackson
Rupert Huber
6
8
4
6
7
9
     
2
Joseph Hackett
Franz Feldbausch
0
6
7
5
3
6
6
3
1
6
 
3
Joseph Hackett / Guy Jackson
Franz Feldbausch / Peter Scholl
6
2
6
4
6
4
     
4
Guy Jackson
Franz Feldbausch
0
6
4
6
6
3
6
4
1
6
 
5
Joseph Hackett
Rupert Huber
4
6
6
3
3
6
4
6
   

Netherlands vs. Chile


Netherlands
0
Scheveningen, Netherlands [15]
11–13 May 1956
Clay

Chile
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Hans van Dalsum
Andrés Hammersley
6
8
4
6
2
6
     
2
Fred Dehnert
Luis Ayala
3
6
1
6
0
6
     
3
Hans van Dalsum / Fred Dehnert
Luis Ayala / Andrés Hammersley
1
6
8
6
3
6
2
6
   
4
Hans van Dalsum
Luis Ayala
5
7
4
6
4
6
     
5
Fred Dehnert
Andrés Hammersley
1
6
2
6
2
6
     

Yugoslavia vs. Great Britain


Yugoslavia
0
Belgrade, Yugoslavia [16]
13–15 May 1956
Clay

Great Britain
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Josip Palada
Roger Becker
4
6
0
6
2
6
     
2
Ilija Panajotović
Billy Knight
4
6
4
6
2
6
     
3
Ilija Panajotović / Ivko Plećević
Mike Davies / Billy Knight
2
6
6
8
2
6
     
4
Ilija Panajotović
Roger Becker
1
6
3
6
0
6
     
5
Ivko Plećević
Mike Davies
1
6
3
6
1
6
     

Spain vs. Belgium


Spain
1
Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain [17]
10–13 May 1956
Clay

Belgium
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Juan Manuel Couder
Jacques Brichant
3
6
5
7
1
6
     
2
Emilio Martínez del Rey
Gino Mezzi
4
6
2
6
4
6
     
3
Juan Manuel Couder / Fernando Olózaga
Jacques Brichant / Gino Mezzi
2
6
1
6
4
6
     
4
Emilio Martínez del Rey
Jacques Brichant
2
6
2
6
6
8
     
5
Juan Manuel Couder
Gino Mezzi
8
6
2
6
6
3
6
4
   

Norway vs. Sweden


Norway
0
Oslo Tennis Club, Oslo, Norway [18]
11–13 May 1956
Clay

Sweden
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Gunnar Høst Sjøwall
Sven Davidson
7
9
6
4
2
6
3
6
   
2
Nils-Erik Hessen
Ulf Schmidt
1
6
1
6
3
6
     
3
Nils-Erik Hessen / Gunnar Høst Sjøwall
Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson
2
6
3
6
5
7
     
4
Gunnar Høst Sjøwall
Ulf Schmidt
6
2
3
6
0
6
2
6
   
5
Nils-Erik Hessen
Bengt Axelsson
3
6
3
6
2
6
     

Quarterfinals

Italy vs. Denmark


Italy
4
Bologna, Italy [19]
2-4 June 1956
Clay

Denmark
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Giuseppe Merlo
Kurt Nielsen
7
9
6
1
3
6
4
6
   
2
Nicola Pietrangeli
Torben Ulrich
4
6
6
2
6
1
6
0
   
3
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich
6
4
6
2
3
6
6
3
   
4
Giuseppe Merlo
Torben Ulrich
6
0
6
4
6
2
     
5
Nicola Pietrangeli
Kurt Nielsen
8
6
6
4
4
6
2
6
6
4
 

West Germany vs. France


West Germany
1
Duisburg, West Germany [20]
1-3 June 1956
Clay

France
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Peter Scholl
Robert Haillet
6
8
1
6
5
7
     
2
Rupert Huber
Paul Rémy
4
6
2
6
6
3
3
6
   
3
Franz Feldbausch / Peter Scholl
Marcel Bernard / Paul Rémy
3
6
2
6
2
6
     
4
Peter Scholl
Pierre Darmon
6
2
6
0
6
4
     
5
Franz Feldbausch
Robert Haillet
2
6
3
6
2
6
     

Great Britain vs. Chile


Great Britain
3
Bristol Lawn Tennis Club, Bristol, England [21]
31 May-2 June 1956
Grass

Chile
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Roger Becker
Luis Ayala
6
3
4
6
3
6
6
3
3
6
 
2
Billy Knight
Andrés Hammersley
6
3
6
3
6
4
     
3
John Barrett / Roger Becker
Luis Ayala / Andrés Hammersley
6
1
6
4
9
7
     
4
Roger Becker
Andrés Hammersley
6
4
6
1
6
1
     
5
Billy Knight
Luis Ayala
6
1
3
6
3
6
0
6
   

Belgium vs. Sweden


Belgium
1
Royal Léopold Club, Brussels, Belgium [22]
1-3 June 1956
Clay

Sweden
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jacques Brichant
Sven Davidson
3
6
6
2
9
7
1
6
3
6
 
2
Gino Mezzi
Torsten Johansson
6
2
4
6
0
6
4
6
   
3
Jacques Brichant / Gino Mezzi
Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson
3
6
7
5
4
6
6
2
4
6
 
4
Gino Mezzi
Sven Davidson
3
6
1
6
1
6
     
5
Jacques Brichant
Ulf Schmidt
6
0
6
2
6
3
     

Semifinals

France vs. Italy


France
2
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [23]
15–17 July 1956
Clay

Italy
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Pierre Darmon
Nicola Pietrangeli
3
6
6
3
6
3
2
6
6
3
 
2
Paul Rémy
Giuseppe Merlo
7
5
6
8
6
2
6
2
   
3
Marcel Bernard / Paul Rémy
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
2
6
2
6
6
2
1
6
   
4
Pierre Darmon
Giuseppe Merlo
3
6
6
4
7
9
4
6
   
5
Paul Rémy
Nicola Pietrangeli
3
6
6
8
2
6
     

Sweden vs. Great Britain


Sweden
4
Solna Tennisstadion, Solna, Sweden [24]
15–17 July 1956
Clay

Great Britain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Sven Davidson
Billy Knight
6
1
6
3
10
8
     
2
Ulf Schmidt
Roger Becker
3
6
1
6
6
2
6
1
6
2
 
3
Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson
Roger Becker / Mike Davies
6
3
8
6
7
5
     
4
Sven Davidson
Mike Davies
4
6
1
6
1
6
     
5
Ulf Schmidt
Billy Knight
6
0
6
8
4
6
6
3
6
4
 

Final

Sweden vs. Italy


Sweden
0
Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden [2]
20–22 July 1956
Clay

Italy
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Sven Davidson
Nicola Pietrangeli
4
6
6
3
1
6
4
6
   
2
Ulf Schmidt
Giuseppe Merlo
7
5
2
6
5
7
1
6
   
3
Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
4
6
7
5
2
6
3
6
   
4
Torsten Johansson
Orlando Sirola
4
6
6
1
2
6
1
6
   
5
Ulf Schmidt
Nicola Pietrangeli
5
7
3
6
6
1
3
6
   

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. "Sweden v Italy". daviscup.com.
  3. "Poland v Austria". daviscup.com.
  4. "Czechoslovakia v Pakistan". daviscup.com.
  5. "Luxembourg v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  6. "Ireland v Finland". daviscup.com.
  7. "Turkey v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  8. "Yugoslavia v Egypt". daviscup.com.
  9. "Monaco v Spain". daviscup.com.
  10. "Norway v Israel". daviscup.com.
  11. "Poland v Italy". daviscup.com.
  12. "Czechoslovakia v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  13. "Switzerland v France". daviscup.com.
  14. "Ireland v West Germany". daviscup.com.
  15. "Netherlands v Chile". daviscup.com.
  16. "Yugoslavia v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  17. "Spain v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  18. "Norway v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  19. "Italy v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  20. "West Germany v France". daviscup.com.
  21. "Great Britain v Chile". daviscup.com.
  22. "Belgium v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  23. "France v Italy". daviscup.com.
  24. "Sweden v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
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