# 1947 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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. Czechoslovakia defeated Yugoslavia in the final, and went on to face Australia in the Inter-Zonal Final.

## Draw

| First Round 2–4 May | First Round 2–4 May | First Round 2–4 May | Second Round 15–18 May | Second Round 15–18 May | Second Round 15–18 May | Quarterfinals 30 May–1 June | Quarterfinals 30 May–1 June | Quarterfinals 30 May–1 June | Semifinals 13–16 June | Semifinals 13–16 June | Semifinals 13–16 June | Final 13–15 July | Final 13–15 July | Final 13–15 July |
| Poland | Poland | | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Poland | Poland | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | Scarborough, England (grass) | Scarborough, England (grass) | Scarborough, England (grass) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 1 | | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | | Amsterdam, Netherlands (clay) | Amsterdam, Netherlands (clay) | Amsterdam, Netherlands (clay) | South Africa | South Africa | 4 | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Netherlands | Netherlands | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| South Africa | South Africa | | South Africa | South Africa | 4 | | | | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | | | | South Africa | South Africa | 2 | |
| Ireland | Ireland | | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | | | | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 3 | |
| bye | bye | | Ireland | Ireland | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 3 | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 4 | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 5 | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Belgium | Belgium | 1 | | | | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 0 | Belgium | Belgium | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Spain | Spain | 2 | Egypt | Egypt | 1 | | | | | | | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia |
| Egypt | Egypt | 3 | | | | | | | | | | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 0 |
| Greece | Greece | 1 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | | | | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 4 |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 4 | Switzerland | Switzerland | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 2 | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 4 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 5 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | New Zealand | New Zealand | 0 | | | | | | |
| Norway | Norway | | Norway | Norway | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 | | | | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | | | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | | | | | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 4 | | | |
| bye | bye | | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | France | France | 0 | | | |
| France | France | | France | France | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | India | India | 0 | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | | | |
| India | India | | | | | France | France | 5 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | Monaco | Monaco | 0 | | | | | | |
| Monaco | Monaco | | Monaco | Monaco | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Denmark | Denmark | | | | | | | | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## First round
### Belgium vs. Luxembourg

| Belgium 5 | Brussels, Belgium 2–4 May 1947 | Brussels, Belgium 2–4 May 1947 | Luxembourg 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Philippe Washer Géza Wertheim 6 2 6 2 6 1       2 Jacques Peten Gaston Wampach 4 6 6 2 9 7 3 6 6 3   3 Pierre Geelhand de Merxem / Philippe Washer Gaston Wampach / Géza Wertheim 6 4 6 3 6 2       4 Philippe Washer Gaston Wampach 7 5 1 6 6 2 6 2     5 Jacques Peten Géza Wertheim 6 2 6 0 6 0 ||||

### Spain vs. Egypt

| Spain 2 | Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 2–4 May 1947 Clay | Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 2–4 May 1947 Clay | Egypt 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mario Szavoszt Andre Najar 3 6 3 6 9 7 6 3 3 6   2 Luis Carles Adli El Shafei 6 3 3 6 4 6 5 7     3 Jaime Bartroli / Luis Carles Marcel Coen / Mahmoud Talaat 4 6 6 3 3 6 6 3 4 6   4 Jaime Bartroli Andre Najar 6 3 6 1 6 3       5 Mario Szavoszt Adli El Shafei 6 2 3 6 6 4 3 6 6 4 ||||

### Greece vs. Switzerland

| Greece 1 | Athens, Greece 2–4 May 1947 | Athens, Greece 2–4 May 1947 | Switzerland 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Andreas Manuilidis Jost Spitzer 2 6 5 7 1 6       2 Lazaros Stalios Hans Huonder 2 6 10 8 6 3 6 3     3 Georgios Nikolaides / Lazaros Stalios Hans Huonder / Jost Spitzer 7 5 8 6 0 6 7 9 1 6   4 Andreas Manuilidis Hans Huonder 0 6 1 6 1 6       5 Lazaros Stalios Jost Spitzer 6 1 6 8 0 6 1 6 ||||

### Sweden vs. Czechoslovakia

| Sweden 2 | Malmö Tennisstadion, Malmö, Sweden 2–4 May 1947 Clay | Malmö Tennisstadion, Malmö, Sweden 2–4 May 1947 Clay | Czechoslovakia 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Torsten Johansson Vladimír Černík 7 5 6 4 6 8 6 2     2 Lennart Bergelin Jaroslav Drobný 6 4 1 6 4 6 4 6     3 Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný 1 6 9 7 5 7 2 6     4 Torsten Johansson Jaroslav Drobný 1 6 6 2 3 6 6 4 4 6   5 Lennart Bergelin Vladimír Černík 6 4 6 8 6 1 6 1 ||||

## Second round
### Poland vs. Great Britain

| Poland 2 | Warsaw, Poland 15–17 May 1947 Clay | Warsaw, Poland 15–17 May 1947 Clay | Great Britain 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Józef Hebda Tony Mottram 6 2 1 6 1 6 3 6     2 Władysław Skonecki Derrick Barton 6 3 7 5 13 11       3 Józef Hebda / Władysław Skonecki Donald Butler / Geoffrey Paish 2 6 4 6 3 6       4 Józef Hebda Derrick Barton 2 6 6 3 6 4 4 6 6 4   5 Władysław Skonecki Tony Mottram 4 6 2 6 5 7 ||||

### Netherlands vs. South Africa

| Netherlands 1 | Amsterdam, Netherlands 15–17 May 1947 Clay | Amsterdam, Netherlands 15–17 May 1947 Clay | South Africa 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Hubert Wilton Eric Sturgess 6 4 1 6 3 6 2 6     2 Hans van Swol Eustace Fannin 6 3 3 6 5 7 2 6     3 Ivo Rinkel / Hans van Swol Eustace Fannin / Eric Sturgess 6 3 6 1 6 0       4 Hans van Swol Eric Sturgess 2 6 5 7 6 2 3 6     5 Hubert Wilton Eustace Fannin 9 7 3 6 1 6 3 6 ||||

### Ireland vs. Yugoslavia

| Ireland 2 | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 16–18 May 1947 Grass | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 16–18 May 1947 Grass | Yugoslavia 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Cyril Kemp Dragutin Mitić 10 8 9 7 3 6 4 6 1 6   2 Joseph McHale Josip Palada 3 6 3 6 3 6       3 Raymond Egan / Cyril Kemp Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada 2 6 4 6 2 6       4 Cyril Kemp Josip Palada 4 6 6 1 6 0 6 3     5 Joseph McHale Josip Šarić 9 7 6 1 7 5 ||||

### Belgium vs. Egypt

| Belgium 4 | Brussels, Belgium 16–18 May 1947 | Brussels, Belgium 16–18 May 1947 | Egypt 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Pierre Geelhand de Merxem Andre Najar 4 6 6 3 0 6 6 3 6 2   2 Philippe Washer Adli El Shafei 6 2 2 6 6 0 8 6     3 André Lacroix / Philippe Washer Marcel Coen / Mahmoud Talaat 6 4 6 1 6 3       4 Pierre Geelhand de Merxem Adli El Shafei 4 6 4 6 5 7       5 Philippe Washer Andre Najar 6 2 6 4 6 2 ||||

### Czechoslovakia vs. Switzerland

| Czechoslovakia 4 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 16–18 May 1947 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 16–18 May 1947 | Switzerland 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jaroslav Drobný Hans Huonder 6 1 6 1 6 1       2 Vladimír Černík Jost Spitzer 2 6 6 4 6 0 5 7 1 6   3 Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný Hans Pfaff / Jost Spitzer 6 1 6 2 6 3       4 Vladimír Černík Hans Huonder 6 3 6 3 6 4       5 Jaroslav Drobný Jost Spitzer 6 2 6 1 6 2 ||||

### Norway vs. New Zealand

| Norway 2 | Oslo, Norway 16–18 May 1947 Clay | Oslo, Norway 16–18 May 1947 Clay | New Zealand 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Johan Haanes John Barry 6 0 7 5 6 4       2 Jan Staubo Ron McKenzie 6 2 6 3 3 6 6 2     3 Birger Andersen-Brem / Johan Haanes Ron McKenzie / Jeff Robson 6 4 4 6 4 6 2 6     4 Jan Staubo John Barry 6 4 5 7 6 3 5 7 2 6   5 Johan Haanes Ron McKenzie 4 6 6 0 3 6 7 9 ||||

### France vs. India

| France 5 | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 16–18 May 1947 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 16–18 May 1947 Clay | India 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Bernard Destremau Sumant Misra 6 0 6 3 6 3       2 Marcel Bernard Ghaus Mohammad Khan 6 3 6 2 6 0       3 Marcel Bernard / Pierre Pellizza Manek Mehta / Sumant Misra 6 3 6 2 6 3       4 Marcel Bernard Sumant Misra 6 4 6 3 6 1       5 Bernard Destremau Dilip Bose 6 0 6 1 6 2 ||||

## Quarterfinals
### Great Britain vs. South Africa

| Great Britain 1 | Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Club, Scarborough, England 30 May–1 June 1947 Grass | Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Club, Scarborough, England 30 May–1 June 1947 Grass | South Africa 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Tony Mottram Eric Sturgess 7 5 2 6 1 6 3 6     2 Donald Butler Eustace Fannin 4 6 6 4 7 9 3 3   retired  3 Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish Eustace Fannin / Eric Sturgess 1 6 6 4 6 2 3 6 4 6   4 Donald Butler Eric Sturgess 1 6 1 6 0 6       5 Tony Mottram Eustace Fannin 6 4 5 7 6 2 7 5 ||||

### Belgium vs. Yugoslavia

| Belgium 1 | Brussels, Belgium 30 May–1 June 1947 | Brussels, Belgium 30 May–1 June 1947 | Yugoslavia 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Philippe Washer Dragutin Mitić 6 4 6 3 1 6 6 3     2 Pierre Geelhand de Merxem Josip Palada 1 6 6 4 3 6 3 6     3 André Lacroix / Philippe Washer Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada 6 2 6 1 2 6 1 6 2 6   4 Pierre Geelhand de Merxem Dragutin Mitić 0 6 3 6 4 6       5 Philippe Washer Josip Palada 3 6 2 6 0 6 ||||

### Czechoslovakia vs. New Zealand

| Czechoslovakia 5 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 30 May–1 June 1947 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 30 May–1 June 1947 | New Zealand 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jaroslav Drobný Jeff Robson 6 2 6 2 8 6       2 Vladimír Černík Ron McKenzie 6 3 6 4 7 5       3 Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný Ron McKenzie / Jeff Robson 6 2 4 6 9 7 3 6 10 8   4 Vladimír Černík Jeff Robson 6 3 6 0 6 0       5 Ferdinand Vrba John Barry 6 4 6 2 6 2 ||||

### France vs. Monaco

| France 5 | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 30 May–1 June 1947 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 30 May–1 June 1947 Clay | Monaco 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Marcel Bernard Aleco Noghès 6 1 6 2 6 0       2 Bernard Destremau Vladimir Landau 6 3 6 2 6 1       3 Robert Abdesselam / Pierre Pellizza Vladimir Landau / Gaston Médécin 6 2 6 1 6 0       4 Robert Abdesselam Vladimir Landau 6 2 6 1 6 0       5 Bernard Destremau Aleco Noghès 7 5 6 2 6 1 ||||

## Semifinals
### Yugoslavia vs. South Africa

| Yugoslavia 3 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia 13–15 June 1947 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia 13–15 June 1947 | South Africa 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Dragutin Mitić Eric Sturgess 3 6 7 5 6 2 3 6 6 3   2 Josip Palada Eustace Fannin 6 1 6 4 7 5       3 Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada Eustace Fannin / Eric Sturgess 3 6 5 7 5 7       4 Josip Palada Eric Sturgess 6 3 3 6 0 6 7 5 3 6   5 Dragutin Mitić Eustace Fannin 6 2 6 3 6 4 ||||

### Czechoslovakia vs. France

| Czechoslovakia 4 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 14–16 June 1947 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 14–16 June 1947 | France 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Vladimír Černík Marcel Bernard 2 6 9 7 6 4 4 6 6 4   2 Jaroslav Drobný Bernard Destremau 6 2 6 0 6 1       3 Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný Jean Borotra / Yvon Petra 10 8 14 12 6 3       4 Jaroslav Drobný Marcel Bernard 6 3 2 6 6 4 4 6 6 4   5 Vladimír Černík Bernard Destremau           not played ||||

## Final
### Yugoslavia vs. Czechoslovakia

| Yugoslavia 0 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia 13–15 July 1947 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia 13–15 July 1947 | Czechoslovakia 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Dragutin Mitić Vladimír Černík 6 3 0 6 6 2 1 6 2 6   2 Josip Palada Jaroslav Drobný 3 6 6 8 6 2 3 6     3 Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný 3 6 1 6 3 6       4 Dragutin Mitić Jaroslav Drobný 6 1 3 6 4 6 6 4 1 6   5 Josip Palada Ján Smolinský           not played ||||