# 1954 Davis Cup Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1954 Davis Cup.
23 teams entered the Europe Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Final against the winner of the America Zone. Sweden defeated France in the final, and went on to face the United States in the Inter-Zonal Final.

## Draw

| First Round 30 April–8 May | First Round 30 April–8 May | First Round 30 April–8 May | Second Round 13–17 May | Second Round 13–17 May | Second Round 13–17 May | Quarterfinals 10–15 June | Quarterfinals 10–15 June | Quarterfinals 10–15 June | Semifinals 9–19 July | Semifinals 9–19 July | Semifinals 9–19 July | Final 24–26 July | Final 24–26 July | Final 24–26 July |
| Denmark | Denmark | | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Denmark | Denmark | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 0 | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | Denmark | Denmark | 4 | | | | |
| West Germany | West Germany | | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | Hungary | Hungary | 1 | | | | |
| bye | bye | | West Germany | West Germany | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | 3 | Hungary | Hungary | 4 | | | | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | | | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | 2 | | | | | | | Denmark | Denmark | 1 | |
| India | India | | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | | | | France | France | 4 | |
| bye | bye | | India | India | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Austria | Austria | 3 | Austria | Austria | 0 | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 2 | | | | India | India | 1 | | | | |
| France | France | | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | France | France | 4 | | | | |
| bye | bye | | France | France | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Finland | Finland | 2 | Norway | Norway | 0 | | | | | | | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) |
| Norway | Norway | 3 | | | | | | | | | | France | France | 0 |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 1 | Madrid, Spain (clay) | Madrid, Spain (clay) | Madrid, Spain (clay) | | | | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 5 |
| Spain | Spain | 4 | Spain | Spain | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Italy | Italy | 5 | Solna, Sweden (clay) | Solna, Sweden (clay) | Solna, Sweden (clay) | | | | | | |
| Italy | Italy | | | | | Italy | Italy | 0 | | | | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | 4 | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Sweden | Sweden | 5 | | | | | | |
| Turkey | Turkey | 1 | Egypt | Egypt | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Sweden | Sweden | 5 | | | | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | | | | | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 3 | | | |
| Monaco | Monaco | 1 | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | | | | Belgium | Belgium | 2 | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 4 | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Belgium | Belgium | 5 | Scarborough, England (grass) | Scarborough, England (grass) | Scarborough, England (grass) | | | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | | | | | Belgium | Belgium | 3 | | | | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 1 | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Great Britain | Great Britain | 2 | | | | | | |
| Brazil | Brazil | 3 | Brazil | Brazil | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## First round
### Hungary vs. New Zealand

| Hungary 3 | Budapest, Hungary 1–3 May 1954 | Budapest, Hungary 1–3 May 1954 | New Zealand 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 András Ádám-Stolpa John Barry 6 0 3 6 6 3 8 6     2 József Asbóth Jeff Robson 6 3 4 6 6 2 6 0     3 András Ádám-Stolpa / Antal Jancsó Mark Otway / Jeff Robson 1 6 1 6 6 2 2 6     4 József Asbóth John Barry 6 4 7 5 6 2       5 András Ádám-Stolpa Mark Otway 3 6 2 6 2 6 ||||

### Austria vs. Ireland

| Austria 3 | Vienna, Austria 30 April–2 May 1954 | Vienna, Austria 30 April–2 May 1954 | Ireland 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Franz Saiko Vivian Gotto 6 2 6 1 6 4       2 Hans Redl Guy Jackson 6 3 9 7 4 6 6 5   retired  3 Hans Redl / Franz Saiko Vivian Gotto / Guy Jackson 3 6 1 6 6 3 3 6     4 Franz Saiko Guy Jackson 7 5 6 4 6 2       5 Hans Redl Vivian Gotto 3 6 6 4 6 4 6 3 ||||

### Finland vs. Norway

| Finland 2 | Helsinki, Finland 6–8 May 1954 Clay | Helsinki, Finland 6–8 May 1954 Clay | Norway 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Sakari Salo Rolf Pape 7 5 6 8 6 2 6 4     2 Lars-Henrik Krause Finn Søhol 2 6 4 6 3 6       3 Curt Lincoln / Sakari Salo Nils-Erik Hessen / Rolf Pape 5 7 4 6 6 4 2 6     4 Lars-Henrik Krause Rolf Pape 1 6 3 6 2 6       5 Sakari Salo Finn Søhol 6 4 6 2 6 3 ||||

### Netherlands vs. Spain

| Netherlands 1 | Mets Tennis Club, Scheveningen, Netherlands 30 April–2 May 1954 Clay | Mets Tennis Club, Scheveningen, Netherlands 30 April–2 May 1954 Clay | Spain 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ludwig Krijt Emilio Martínez del Rey 3 6 0 6 3 6       2 Fred Dehnert Carlos Ferrer 5 7 1 6 1 6       3 Fred Dehnert / Boebi van Meegeren José María Draper / Carlos Ferrer 4 6 3 6 4 6       4 Fred Dehnert Emilio Martínez del Rey 3 6 3 6 6 3 8 6 3 6   5 Ludwig Krijt José María Draper 6 4 4 6 6 3 6 4 ||||

### Egypt vs. Turkey

| Egypt 4 | Cairo, Egypt 30 April–2 May 1954 | Cairo, Egypt 30 April–2 May 1954 | Turkey 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Adli El Shafei Suzan Gürel 6 1 6 0 6 2       2 Adel Ismail Nazmi Bari 5 7 6 3 6 0 6 4     3 Donald Acobas / Adel Ismail Nazmi Bari / Suzan Gürel 6 1 6 1 6 3       4 Donald Acobas Suzan Gürel 5 7 5 7 7 5 6 2 5 7   5 Adel Ismail Behbut Cevanşir 6 2 6 2 6 0 ||||

### Monaco vs. Yugoslavia

| Monaco 1 | Monte Carlo, Monaco 1–3 May 1954 | Monte Carlo, Monaco 1–3 May 1954 | Yugoslavia 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Aleco Noghès Josip Palada 4 6 2 6 1 6       2 Georges Pasquier Vladimir Petrović 1 6 5 7 5 7       3 Aleco Noghès / Georges Pasquier Josip Palada / Vladimir Petrović 2 6 2 6 7 9       4 Georges Pasquier Ilija Panajotović 1 6 3 6 7 5 6 4 6 4   5 Aleco Noghès Ivko Plećević 2 6 3 6 2 6 ||||

### Switzerland vs. Brazil

| Switzerland 1 | Montreux, Switzerland 30 April–2 May 1954 | Montreux, Switzerland 30 April–2 May 1954 | Brazil 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Erwin Balestra Bob Falkenburg 2 6 5 7 4 6       2 Paul Blondel Armando Vieira 1 6 2 6 3 6       3 Jean-Pierre Blondel / Paul Blondel Bob Falkenburg / Armando Vieira 6 3 8 6 4 6 3 6 6 2   4 Erwin Balestra Armando Vieira 2 6 1 6 3 6       5 Paul Blondel Fabio Guimarães 0 6 5 6       not completed ||||

## Second round
### Luxembourg vs. Denmark

| Luxembourg 0 | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg 14–16 May 1954 Clay | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg 14–16 May 1954 Clay | Denmark 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Gaston Wampach Torben Ulrich 4 6 4 6 0 6       2 Géza Wertheim Kurt Nielsen 2 6 0 6 0 6       3 Gaston Wampach / Géza Wertheim Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich 4 6 7 9 0 6       4 Gaston Wampach Kurt Nielsen 3 6 1 6 2 6       5 Géza Wertheim Torben Ulrich 0 6 2 6 3 6 ||||

### Hungary vs. West Germany

| Hungary 4 | Budapest, Hungary 14–16 May 1954 | Budapest, Hungary 14–16 May 1954 | West Germany 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 József Asbóth Ernst Buchholz 6 2 3 6 6 3 10 8     2 András Ádám-Stolpa Engelbert Koch 3 6 6 4 6 2 6 1     3 Antal Jancsó / István Sikorszki Ernst Buchholz / Horst Hermann 2 6 4 6 5 7       4 József Asbóth Horst Hermann 7 5 6 3 6 0       5 Antal Jancsó Ernst Buchholz 6 0 6 1 6 4 ||||

### Austria vs. India

| Austria 0 | Vienna, Austria 14–16 May 1954 | Vienna, Austria 14–16 May 1954 | India 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Hans Redl Naresh Kumar 6 4 3 6 4 6 5 7     2 Franz Saiko Ramanathan Krishnan 0 6 2 6 5 7       3 Hans Redl / Franz Saiko Naresh Kumar / Narendra Nath 3 6 3 6 4 6       4 Franz Saiko Naresh Kumar           not played 5 Hans Redl Ramanathan Krishnan           not played ||||

### Norway vs. France

| Norway 0 | Oslo, Norway 14–16 May 1954 Clay | Oslo, Norway 14–16 May 1954 Clay | France 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Nils-Erik Hessen Jean-Claude Molinari 3 6 6 3 3 6 2 6     2 Rolf Pape Robert Haillet 5 7 2 6 6 4 4 6     3 Nils-Erik Hessen / Rolf Pape Jean Ducos de la Haille / Paul Rémy 4 6 2 6 4 6       4 Nils-Erik Hessen Robert Haillet 4 6 3 6 4 6       5 Rolf Pape Jean-Claude Molinari 3 6 3 6 7 5 6 8 ||||

### Spain vs. Italy

| Spain 0 | Real Club de la Puerta de Hierro, Madrid, Spain 15–17 May 1954 Clay | Real Club de la Puerta de Hierro, Madrid, Spain 15–17 May 1954 Clay | Italy 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Carlos Ferrer Orlando Sirola 1 6 6 8 5 7       2 Emilio Martínez del Rey Marcello del Bello 2 6 5 7 3 6       3 Jaime Bartroli / Carlos Ferrer Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli 3 6 3 6 7 5 4 6     4 Carlos Ferrer Nicola Pietrangeli 4 6 3 6 6 2 2 6     5 Emilio Martínez del Rey Orlando Sirola 2 6 6 4 4 6 4 6 ||||

### Egypt vs. Sweden

| Egypt 0 | Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt 14–16 May 1954 Clay | Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt 14–16 May 1954 Clay | Sweden 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Adel Ismail Sven Davidson 4 6 4 6 4 6       2 Adli El Shafei Lennart Bergelin 0 6 2 6 1 6       3 Donald Acobas / Adel Ismail Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson 2 6 3 6 6 3 2 6     4 Adel Ismail Lennart Bergelin 1 6 3 6 3 6       5 Adli El Shafei Sven Davidson 0 6 0 6 1 6 ||||

### Belgium vs. Yugoslavia

| Belgium 5 | Brussels, Belgium 14–16 May 1954 | Brussels, Belgium 14–16 May 1954 | Yugoslavia 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jacques Brichant Ilija Panajotović 6 1 6 4 6 4       2 Philippe Washer Vladimir Petrović 6 3 6 1 6 3       3 Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer Josip Palada / Vladimir Petrović 6 4 6 2 6 2       4 Jacques Brichant Vladimir Petrović 6 0 7 5 6 2       5 Philippe Washer Ilija Panajotović 6 0 6 4 6 1 ||||

### Great Britain vs. Brazil

| Great Britain 4 | Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England 13–17 May 1954 Grass | Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England 13–17 May 1954 Grass | Brazil 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Tony Mottram Bob Falkenburg 8 6 6 4 6 0       2 Geoffrey Paish Armando Vieira 6 8 7 5 4 6 2 6     3 Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish Bob Falkenburg / Armando Vieira 5 7 6 1 6 2 6 1     4 Tony Mottram Armando Vieira 6 3 6 4 6 3       5 Gerald Oakley Bob Falkenburg 6 1 5 7 6 2 4 6 6 4 ||||

## Quarterfinals
### Denmark vs. Hungary

| Denmark 4 | Copenhagen, Denmark 11–15 June 1954 Clay | Copenhagen, Denmark 11–15 June 1954 Clay | Hungary 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Torben Ulrich András Ádám-Stolpa 6 3 6 3 4 6 1 6 5 7   2 Kurt Nielsen József Asbóth 6 0 6 4 6 1       3 Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich Antal Jancsó / István Sikorszki 5 7 6 2 6 1 6 4     4 Kurt Nielsen András Ádám-Stolpa 4 6 6 2 6 3 6 3     5 Torben Ulrich József Asbóth 0 6 7 5 6 3 6 2 ||||

### France vs. India

| France 4 | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 11–13 June 1954 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 11–13 June 1954 Clay | India 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Robert Haillet Ramanathan Krishnan 6 4 6 4 8 6       2 Paul Rémy Naresh Kumar 6 3 6 4 6 1       3 Jean Ducos de la Haille / Paul Rémy Naresh Kumar / Narendra Nath 6 2 6 2 3 6 7 5     4 Jean-Claude Molinari Ramanathan Krishnan 4 6 4 6 2 6       5 Robert Haillet Naresh Kumar 3 6 9 11 6 4 8 6 6 0 ||||

### Sweden vs. Italy

| Sweden 5 | Solna Tennisstadion, Solna, Sweden 10–12 June 1954 Clay | Solna Tennisstadion, Solna, Sweden 10–12 June 1954 Clay | Italy 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Sven Davidson Marcello del Bello 6 1 6 2 6 2       2 Lennart Bergelin Nicola Pietrangeli 7 5 6 1 3 6 6 4     3 Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli 4 6 7 5 2 6 6 4 6 3   4 Sven Davidson Nicola Pietrangeli 6 4 2 6 6 4 6 1     5 Lennart Bergelin Orlando Sirola 6 2 6 3 2 6 6 1 ||||

### Great Britain vs. Belgium

| Great Britain 2 | Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Club, Scarborough, England 10–12 June 1954 Grass | Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Club, Scarborough, England 10–12 June 1954 Grass | Belgium 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Tony Mottram Jacques Brichant 6 4 3 6 7 5 2 6 5 7   2 Geoffrey Paish Philippe Washer 3 6 0 6 4 6       3 Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer 6 1 7 5 6 3       4 Geoffrey Paish Jacques Brichant 6 1 7 5 6 3       5 Tony Mottram Philippe Washer 5 7 4 6 4 6 ||||

## Semifinals
### Denmark vs. France

| Denmark 1 | Copenhagen, Denmark 9–12 July 1954 Clay | Copenhagen, Denmark 9–12 July 1954 Clay | France 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Torben Ulrich Paul Rémy 7 5 6 1 3 6 8 10 1 6   2 Kurt Nielsen Robert Haillet 1 6 9 7 6 4 7 5     3 Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich Jean Ducos de la Haille / Paul Rémy 2 6 10 12 3 6       4 Torben Ulrich Robert Haillet 3 6 6 2 5 7 3 6     5 Kurt Nielsen Paul Rémy 3 6 7 9 2 6 ||||

### Sweden vs. Belgium

| Sweden 3 | Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 17–19 July 1954 Clay | Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 17–19 July 1954 Clay | Belgium 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Sven Davidson Jacques Brichant 6 3 6 3 4 6 6 4     2 Lennart Bergelin Philippe Washer 4 6 5 7 4 6       3 Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer 6 3 6 8 3 6 9 7 6 3   4 Lennart Bergelin Jacques Brichant 7 5 8 6 5 7 2 6 8 10   5 Sven Davidson Philippe Washer 7 5 5 7 8 6 6 2 ||||

## Final
### France vs. Sweden

| France 0 | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 24–26 July 1954 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 24–26 July 1954 Clay | Sweden 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Robert Haillet Lennart Bergelin 6 4 5 7 6 3 3 6 0 6   2 Paul Rémy Sven Davidson 1 6 6 3 3 6 4 6     3 Jean Ducos de la Haille / Paul Rémy Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson 3 6 4 6 6 3 7 9     4 Paul Rémy Lennart Bergelin 2 6 3 6 8 6 4 6     5 Robert Haillet Sven Davidson 4 6 4 6 6 4 3 6 ||||