# 1960 Davis Cup Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1960 Davis Cup.
28 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.

## Draw

| First Round 22 April–2 May | First Round 22 April–2 May | First Round 22 April–2 May | Second Round 13–15 May | Second Round 13–15 May | Second Round 13–15 May | Quarterfinals 10–12 June | Quarterfinals 10–12 June | Quarterfinals 10–12 June | Semifinals 15–17 July | Semifinals 15–17 July | Semifinals 15–17 July | Final 29–31 July | Final 29–31 July | Final 29–31 July |
| Italy | Italy | | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Italy | Italy | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | 5 | Hungary | Hungary | 2 | Turin, Italy (clay) | Turin, Italy (clay) | Turin, Italy (clay) | | | | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 0 | | | | Italy | Italy | 3 | | | | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 2 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Chile | Chile | 2 | | | | |
| Monaco | Monaco | 3 | Monaco | Monaco | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Israel | Israel | 1 | Chile | Chile | 3 | | | | Wimbledon, England (grass) | Wimbledon, England (grass) | Wimbledon, England (grass) | | | |
| Chile | Chile | 4 | | | | | | | Italy | Italy | 4 | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 2 | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 1 | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 3 | Belgium | Belgium | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Brazil | Brazil | w/o | Brazil | Brazil | 2 | Scarborough, England (grass) | Scarborough, England (grass) | Scarborough, England (grass) | | | | | | |
| Turkey | Turkey | | | | | Belgium | Belgium | 0 | | | | |
| Norway | Norway | 2 | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 | | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 3 | Netherlands | Netherlands | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 | | | | | | | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | | | | | | | | | | | Italy | Italy | 3 |
| France | France | | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 2 |
| bye | bye | | France | France | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Finland | Finland | 0 | Argentina | Argentina | 0 | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | | | |
| Argentina | Argentina | 5 | | | | France | France | 5 | | | | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 3 | Vienna, Austria (clay) | Vienna, Austria (clay) | Vienna, Austria (clay) | Denmark | Denmark | 0 | | | | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 2 | Denmark | Denmark | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | 1 | Austria | Austria | 2 | | | | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | | | |
| Austria | Austria | 4 | | | | | | | France | France | 2 | | | |
| West Germany | West Germany | 3 | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 3 | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 2 | West Germany | West Germany | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Romania | Romania | 2 | Poland | Poland | 1 | Düsseldorf, West Germany (clay) | Düsseldorf, West Germany (clay) | Düsseldorf, West Germany (clay) | | | | | | |
| Poland | Poland | 3 | | | | West Germany | West Germany | 1 | | | | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 5 | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | Sweden | Sweden | 4 | | | | | | |
| South Africa | South Africa | 0 | Sweden | Sweden | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Spain | Spain | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Spain | Spain | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## First round
### Hungary vs. Ireland

| Hungary 5 | Budapest, Hungary 28–30 April 1960 | Budapest, Hungary 28–30 April 1960 | Ireland 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 András Ádám-Stolpa Guy Jackson 6 3 6 0 6 3       2 István Gulyás Joseph Hackett 6 2 6 2 6 1       3 István Gulyás / András Szikszay Joseph Hackett / Guy Jackson 7 5 6 2 6 2       4 István Gulyás Guy Jackson 6 2 6 3 2 6 6 3     5 Ferenc Komáromy Joseph Hackett 6 1 6 2 7 5 ||||

### Luxembourg v Monaco

| Luxembourg 2 | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg 30 April–2 May 1960 | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg 30 April–2 May 1960 | Monaco 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Joseph Offenheim Roland Borghini 6 2 1 6 4 6 3 6     2 Frank Baden Georges Pasquier 6 4 6 1 7 5       3 Frank Baden / Gaston Wampach Roland Borghini / Georges Pasquier 6 2 3 6 4 6 7 5 6 2   4 Joseph Offenheim Georges Pasquier 1 6 1 6 1 6       5 Frank Baden Roland Borghini 2 6 2 6 3 6 ||||

### Israel vs. Chile

| Israel 1 | Tel Aviv, Israel 29 April–1 May 1960 Hard | Tel Aviv, Israel 29 April–1 May 1960 Hard | Chile 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Eleazar Davidman Patricio Rodríguez 9 7 4 6 6 4 6 2     2 Arie Avidan-Weiss Luis Ayala 1 6 1 6 2 6       3 Arie Avidan-Weiss / Eleazar Davidman Ernesto Aguirre / Luis Ayala 2 6 1 6 0 6       4 Arie Avidan-Weiss Patricio Rodríguez 6 2 5 7 0 6 5 7     5 Eleazar Davidman Luis Ayala 2 6 1 6 1 6 ||||

### Switzerland vs. Belgium

| Switzerland 2 | Geneva, Switzerland 29 April–1 May 1960 | Geneva, Switzerland 29 April–1 May 1960 | Belgium 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Paul Blondel Jacques Brichant 2 6 2 6 1 6       2 Heinz Grimm Jean-Pierre Froment 3 6 6 2 6 4 6 2     3 Heinz Grimm / Ernst Schori Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer 2 6 0 6 2 6       4 Paul Blondel Jean-Pierre Froment 3 6 6 2 6 4 1 6 7 5   5 Heinz Grimm Jacques Brichant 1 6 3 6 0 6 ||||

### Norway vs. Netherlands

| Norway 2 | Oslo, Norway 29 April–1 May 1960 Clay | Oslo, Norway 29 April–1 May 1960 Clay | Netherlands 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Gunnar Høst Sjøwall Willem Maris 3 6 2 6 4 6       2 Thorvald Moe Pieter van Eijsden 6 4 1 6 4 6 4 6     3 Finn-Dag Jagge / Thorvald Moe Hans van Dalsum / Willem Maris 6 1 6 4 8 6       4 Thorvald Moe Willem Maris 6 4 8 6 6 0       5 Gunnar Høst Sjøwall Pieter van Eijsden 2 6 6 4 6 3 3 6 3 6 ||||

### Finland vs. Argentina

| Finland 0 | Helsinki, Finland 29 April–1 May 1960 | Helsinki, Finland 29 April–1 May 1960 | Argentina 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Reino Nyyssönen Eduardo Soriano 4 6 5 7 4 6       2 Sakari Salo Roberto Aubone 7 9 5 7 6 4 3 6     3 Matti Kinnunen / Sakari Salo Roberto Aubone / Eduardo Soriano 2 6 4 6 3 6       4 Sakari Salo Eduardo Soriano 5 7 8 6 6 8 4 6     5 Tapio Jokinen Roberto Aubone 3 6 4 6 3 6 ||||

### Denmark vs. Yugoslavia

| Denmark 3 | Copenhagen, Denmark 29 April–1 May 1960 Clay | Copenhagen, Denmark 29 April–1 May 1960 Clay | Yugoslavia 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Kurt Nielsen Boro Jovanović 6 1 1 6 1 6 4 6     2 Jørgen Ulrich Ilija Panajotović 7 5 5 7 6 1 6 1     3 Jørgen Ulrich / Torben Ulrich Boro Jovanović / Ilija Panajotović 6 4 4 6 6 1 5 7 7 5   4 Jørgen Ulrich Boro Jovanović 5 7 6 3 4 6 6 0 9 7   5 Kurt Nielsen Ilija Panajotović 4 6 2 6 6 3 6 2 4 6 ||||

### Egypt vs. Austria

| Egypt 1 | Cairo, Egypt 29 April–1 May 1960 | Cairo, Egypt 29 April–1 May 1960 | Austria 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Fathi Mohammed-Ali Franz Saiko 2 6 1 6 6 3 3 6     2 Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed Ladislav Legenstein 6 8 3 6 7 5 5 7     3 Fathi Mohammed-Ali / Nabil Hassan Franz Hainka / Ladislav Legenstein 1 6 5 7 3 6       4 Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed Franz Hainka 6 3 2 6 6 1 7 5     5 Fathi Mohammed-Ali Ladislav Legenstein 10 8 3 6 1 6 4 5   retired ||||

### West Germany vs. Czechoslovakia

| West Germany 3 | Hanover, West Germany 29 April–1 May 1960 | Hanover, West Germany 29 April–1 May 1960 | Czechoslovakia 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Christian Kuhnke Pavel Korda 6 4 5 7 6 4 1 6 2 6   2 Wolfgang Stuck Jiří Javorský 5 7 6 8 1 6       3 Christian Kuhnke / Wolfgang Stuck Jiří Javorský / Pavel Korda 6 4 3 6 6 2 6 2     4 Wolfgang Stuck Pavel Korda 6 4 6 0 6 1       5 Christian Kuhnke Jiří Javorský 6 3 6 2 6 4 ||||

### Romania vs. Poland

| Romania 2 | Bucharest, Romania 22–24 April 1960 Clay | Bucharest, Romania 22–24 April 1960 Clay | Poland 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Gheorghe Viziru Wiesław Gąsiorek 6 3 3 6 6 4 2 6 6 3   2 Ion Țiriac Władysław Skonecki 5 7 4 6 7 5 3 6     3 Ștefan Georgescu / Ion Țiriac Wiesław Gąsiorek / Józef Piątek 7 5 2 6 4 6 3 6     4 Gheorghe Viziru Władysław Skonecki 6 1 6 2 8 6       5 Ion Țiriac Wiesław Gąsiorek 6 4 4 6 6 8 3 6 ||||

### Sweden vs. South Africa

| Sweden 5 | Kungliga tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden 29 April–1 May 1960 Clay | Kungliga tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden 29 April–1 May 1960 Clay | South Africa 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ulf Schmidt Ian Vermaak 6 0 6 8 6 4 8 6     2 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Gaetan Koenig 6 1 6 2 6 4       3 Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt Albert Gaertner / Ian Vermaak 6 4 6 2 6 3       4 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Albert Gaertner 6 2 6 8 3 6 6 4 6 1   5 Ulf Schmidt Gaetan Koenig 6 2 2 6 6 3 6 2 ||||

## Second round
### Hungary vs. Italy

| Hungary 2 | Budapest, Hungary 13–15 May 1960 | Budapest, Hungary 13–15 May 1960 | Italy 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 András Ádám-Stolpa Orlando Sirola 6 2 2 6 6 8 6 2 6 1   2 István Gulyás Nicola Pietrangeli 6 1 2 6 4 6 4 6     3 István Gulyás / András Szikszay Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 6 1 3 6 3 6 3 6     4 András Ádám-Stolpa Nicola Pietrangeli 2 6 6 3 2 6 4 6     5 István Gulyás Sergio Tacchini 6 3 6 2 4 6 5 7 6 3 ||||

### Monaco vs. Chile

| Monaco 2 | Monte Carlo, Monaco 13–15 May 1960 | Monte Carlo, Monaco 13–15 May 1960 | Chile 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Roland Borghini Luis Ayala 0 6 2 6 1 6       2 Georges Pasquier Patricio Rodríguez 1 6 1 6 6 3 4 6     3 Roland Borghini / Adrien Viviani Ernesto Aguirre / Luis Ayala 3 6 2 6 3 6       4 Roland Borghini Patricio Rodríguez 6 2 6 2 6 1       5 Adrien Viviani Ernesto Aguirre 6 1 6 0        retired ||||

### Belgium vs. Brazil

| Belgium 3 | Brussels, Belgium 13–15 May 1960 | Brussels, Belgium 13–15 May 1960 | Brazil 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Claude de Gronckel Carlos Alberto Fernandes 3 6 0 6 6 8       2 Jacques Brichant Ronald Barnes 6 2 6 3 5 7 6 1     3 Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer Ronald Barnes / Carlos Alberto Fernandes 6 3 6 2 4 6 9 7     4 Jacques Brichant Carlos Alberto Fernandes 6 1 6 4 6 3       5 Claude de Gronckel Ronald Barnes 5 7 0 6 8 10 ||||

### Netherlands vs. Great Britain

| Netherlands 0 | Scheveningen, Netherlands 13–15 May 1960 Clay | Scheveningen, Netherlands 13–15 May 1960 Clay | Great Britain 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Willem Maris Billy Knight 0 6 4 6 3 6       2 Pieter van Eijsden Mike Davies 7 9 4 6 2 6       3 Pieter van Eijsden / Willem Maris Mike Davies / Billy Knight 2 6 2 6 2 6       4 Pieter van Eijsden Roger Becker 1 6 0 6 3 6       5 Willem Maris Mike Sangster 2 6 3 6 3 6 ||||

### France vs. Argentina

| France 5 | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 13–15 May 1960 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 13–15 May 1960 Clay | Argentina 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Robert Haillet Eduardo Soriano 6 3 6 1 5 7 6 2     2 Gérard Pilet Roberto Aubone 6 0 6 2 6 3       3 Jean-Noël Grinda / Jean-Claude Molinari Roberto Aubone / Eduardo Soriano 6 2 9 11 15 13 6 1     4 Robert Haillet Roberto Aubone 6 2 6 1 6 1       5 Gérard Pilet Eduardo Soriano 6 4 6 2 6 2 ||||

### Austria vs. Denmark

| Austria 2 | Vienna, Austria 13–15 May 1960 Clay | Vienna, Austria 13–15 May 1960 Clay | Denmark 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Franz Saiko Kurt Nielsen 6 1 1 6 4 6 4 6     2 Ladislav Legenstein Jørgen Ulrich 6 4 4 6 3 6 6 1 3 6   3 Franz Hainka / Ladislav Legenstein Jørgen Ulrich / Torben Ulrich 1 6 3 6 6 0 6 1 7 5   4 Franz Saiko Jørgen Ulrich 3 6 0 6 2 6       5 Ladislav Legenstein Kurt Nielsen 6 4 6 4 6 3 ||||

### Poland vs. West Germany

| Poland 1 | Warsaw, Poland 13–15 May 1960 | Warsaw, Poland 13–15 May 1960 | West Germany 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Władysław Skonecki Wolfgang Stuck 6 8 1 6 4 6       2 Wiesław Gąsiorek Christian Kuhnke 5 7 1 6 7 5 3 6     3 Wiesław Gąsiorek / Józef Piątek Christian Kuhnke / Wolfgang Stuck 1 6 5 7 4 6       4 Andrzej Licis Wilhelm Bungert 2 6 4 6 6 3 6 4 6 2   5 Wiesław Gąsiorek Wolfgang Stuck 3 6 5 7 3 6 ||||

### Sweden vs. Spain

| Sweden 3 | Kungliga tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden 13–15 May 1960 Clay | Kungliga tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden 13–15 May 1960 Clay | Spain 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Andrés Gimeno 2 6 6 4 3 6 2 6     2 Ulf Schmidt Manuel Santana 6 2 6 4 4 6 3 6 6 2   3 Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt José Luis Arilla / Andrés Gimeno 6 4 7 5 6 4       4 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Manuel Santana 9 7 6 4 6 3       5 Ulf Schmidt Andrés Gimeno 5 7 3 6 2 6 ||||

## Quarterfinals
### Italy vs. Chile

| Italy 3 | Turin, Italy 10–12 June 1960 Clay | Turin, Italy 10–12 June 1960 Clay | Chile 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Orlando Sirola Luis Ayala 4 6 6 3 3 6 2 6     2 Nicola Pietrangeli Patricio Rodríguez 6 1 6 4 6 1       3 Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola Ernesto Aguirre / Luis Ayala 6 1 6 3 8 6       4 Nicola Pietrangeli Luis Ayala 4 6 1 6 1 6       5 Orlando Sirola Patricio Rodríguez 6 0 7 5 6 3 ||||

### Great Britain vs. Belgium

| Great Britain 5 | Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Club, Scarborough, England 10–12 June 1960 Grass | Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Club, Scarborough, England 10–12 June 1960 Grass | Belgium 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Billy Knight Eric Drossart 6 0 6 2 6 1       2 Mike Davies Jacques Brichant 3 6 9 7 6 1 8 6     3 Mike Davies / Bobby Wilson Jacques Brichant / Eric Drossart 6 1 6 3 6 4       4 Bobby Wilson Eric Drossart 6 2 6 1 6 2       5 Billy Knight Jacques Brichant 6 4 6 2 6 2 ||||

### France vs. Denmark

| France 5 | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 10–12 June 1960 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 10–12 June 1960 Clay | Denmark 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Pierre Darmon Kurt Nielsen 6 1 6 2 6 3       2 Robert Haillet Jørgen Ulrich 10 8 6 2 2 6 6 3     3 Jean-Noël Grinda / Jean-Claude Molinari Kurt Nielsen / Jørgen Ulrich 6 3 9 7 7 5       4 Jean-Noël Grinda Jan Leschly 6 2 6 3 0 6 6 3     5 Robert Haillet Kurt Nielsen 6 1 10 8 6 8 6 1 ||||

### West Germany vs. Sweden

| West Germany 1 | Rochusclub, Düsseldorf, West Germany 10–12 June 1960 Clay | Rochusclub, Düsseldorf, West Germany 10–12 June 1960 Clay | Sweden 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Christian Kuhnke Ulf Schmidt 6 3 6 4 6 4       2 Wolfgang Stuck Jan-Erik Lundqvist 6 8 1 6 2 6       3 Christian Kuhnke / Wolfgang Stuck Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt 3 6 3 6 7 5 7 9     4 Christian Kuhnke Jan-Erik Lundqvist 3 6 6 8 4 6       5 Wolfgang Stuck Ulf Schmidt 5 7 2 6 0 6 ||||

## Semifinals
### Great Britain vs. Italy

| Great Britain 1 | No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England 15–17 July 1960 Grass | No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England 15–17 July 1960 Grass | Italy 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Bobby Wilson Nicola Pietrangeli 4 6 3 6 6 4 5 7     2 Mike Davies Orlando Sirola 7 9 5 7 6 1 6 2 4 6   3 Mike Davies / Bobby Wilson Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 4 6 6 3 6 8 3 6     4 Bobby Wilson Sergio Tacchini 3 6 6 3 8 6 6 2     5 Mike Davies Nicola Pietrangeli 4 6 3 6 4 6 ||||

### Sweden vs. France

| Sweden 3 | Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 15–17 July 1960 Clay | Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 15–17 July 1960 Clay | France 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Pierre Darmon 6 0 6 3 6 1       2 Sven Davidson Robert Haillet 4 6 3 6 6 2 6 2 6 3   3 Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt Jean-Noël Grinda / Jean-Claude Molinari 2 6 6 4 6 4 6 2     4 Sven Davidson Pierre Darmon 2 6 8 6 7 9 4 6     5 Torsten Johansson Robert Haillet 7 9 3 6 1 6 ||||

## Final
### Sweden vs. Italy

| Sweden 2 | Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 29–31 July 1960 Clay | Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 29–31 July 1960 Clay | Italy 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Orlando Sirola 6 4 4 6 6 3 6 3     2 Ulf Schmidt Nicola Pietrangeli 1 6 4 6 6 4 4 6     3 Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 16 14 7 5 2 6 3 6 2 6   4 Ulf Schmidt Orlando Sirola 4 6 2 6 1 6       5 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Sergio Tacchini 6 2 6 1 6 1 ||||