# 1952 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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.

## Draw

| First Round 1–11 May | First Round 1–11 May | First Round 1–11 May | Second Round 16–19 May | Second Round 16–19 May | Second Round 16–19 May | Quarterfinals 13–16 June | Quarterfinals 13–16 June | Quarterfinals 13–16 June | Semifinals 11–14 July | Semifinals 11–14 July | Semifinals 11–14 July | Final 25–28 July | Final 25–28 July | Final 25–28 July |
| West Germany | West Germany | | Düsseldorf, West Germany | Düsseldorf, West Germany | Düsseldorf, West Germany | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | West Germany | West Germany | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Brazil | Brazil | | Brazil | Brazil | 2 | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | West Germany | West Germany | 1 | | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Denmark | Denmark | 4 | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Denmark | Denmark | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Monaco | Monaco | 4 | Monaco | Monaco | 0 | | | | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 1 | | | | | | | Denmark | Denmark | 1 | |
| Italy | Italy | | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | | | | Italy | Italy | 4 | |
| bye | bye | | Italy | Italy | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 0 | Egypt | Egypt | 0 | Bologna, Italy (clay) | Bologna, Italy (clay) | Bologna, Italy (clay) | | | | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | 5 | | | | Italy | Italy | 4 | | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | | Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay) | Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay) | Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay) | Great Britain | Great Britain | 1 | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 3 | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 2 | | | | | | | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) |
| Finland | Finland | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Italy | Italy | 3 |
| Norway | Norway | 0 | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | | | | Belgium | Belgium | 1 |
| France | France | 5 | France | France | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Netherlands | Netherlands | 1 | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | | | | | France | France | 3 | | | | | | |
| Turkey | Turkey | 1 | Lausanne, Switzerland | Lausanne, Switzerland | Lausanne, Switzerland | Argentina | Argentina | 2 | | | | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 4 | Switzerland | Switzerland | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Argentina | Argentina | 5 | | | | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | |
| Argentina | Argentina | | | | | | | | France | France | 2 | | | |
| Austria | Austria | 1 | Solna, Sweden (clay) | Solna, Sweden (clay) | Solna, Sweden (clay) | | | | Belgium | Belgium | 3 | | | |
| Chile | Chile | 4 | Chile | Chile | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Sweden | Sweden | 5 | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | | | | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 2 | | | | | | |
| Israel | Israel | | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Belgium | Belgium | 3 | | | | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | w/o | Hungary | Hungary | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Belgium | Belgium | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## First round
### Monaco vs. Ireland

| Monaco 4 | Monte Carlo, Monaco 1–4 May 1952 | Monte Carlo, Monaco 1–4 May 1952 | Ireland 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Georges Pasquier Cyril Kemp 5 7 4 6 6 8       2 Aleco Noghès Joseph Hackett 9 11 8 10 6 3 6 4 8 6   3 Aleco Noghès / Georges Pasquier Joseph Hackett / Cyril Kemp 6 1 6 2 2 6 6 2     4 Georges Pasquier Joseph Hackett 4 6 6 2 6 4 4 6 6 3   5 Aleco Noghès Cyril Kemp 6 4 6 4 6 4 ||||

### Luxembourg vs. Egypt

| Luxembourg 0 | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg 1–4 May 1952 | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg 1–4 May 1952 | Egypt 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Paul Decker Adel Ismail 1 6 1 6 0 6       2 Géza Wertheim Adli El Shafei 1 6 3 6 2 6       3 Victor Klees / Géza Wertheim Marcel Coen / Adli El Shafei 2 6 2 6 2 6       4 Paul Decker Adli El Shafei 0 6 0 6 1 6       5 Géza Wertheim Marcel Coen 2 6 6 0 2 6 2 6 ||||

### Finland vs. Yugoslavia

| Finland 2 | Helsinki, Finland 8–10 May 1952 | Helsinki, Finland 8–10 May 1952 | Yugoslavia 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Sakari Salo Vladimir Petrović 6 8 1 6 7 5 6 4 7 5   2 Pentti Forsman Josip Palada 2 6 1 6 0 6       3 Pentti Forsman / Sakari Salo Josip Palada / Vladimir Petrović 7 5 3 6 2 6 3 6     4 Pentti Forsman Vladimir Petrović 6 2 4 6 6 8 3 6     5 Sakari Salo Ivko Plećević 6 0 6 1 6 0 ||||

### Norway vs. France

| Norway 0 | Oslo, Norway 9–11 May 1952 Clay | Oslo, Norway 9–11 May 1952 Clay | France 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Sverre Lie Paul Rémy 4 6 3 6 3 6       2 Nils-Erik Hessen Bernard Destremau 1 6 4 6 3 6       3 Nils-Erik Hessen / Sverre Lie Robert Abdesselam / Paul Rémy 1 6 3 6 2 6       4 Nils-Erik Hessen Robert Haillet 1 6 3 6 3 6       5 Sverre Lie Bernard Destremau 4 6 6 8 0 6 ||||

### Turkey vs. Switzerland

| Turkey 1 | Istanbul, Turkey 3–5 May 1952 | Istanbul, Turkey 3–5 May 1952 | Switzerland 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Nazmi Bari Jost Spitzer 2 6 0 6 6 8       2 Fehmi Kızıl Erwin Balestra 6 4 4 6 2 6 6 4 4 6   3 Nazmi Bari / Behbut Cevanşir Jean-Pierre Blondel / Paul Blondel 4 6 2 6 7 5 2 6     4 Behbut Cevanşir Paul Blondel 3 6 2 6 3 6       5 Nazmi Bari Erwin Balestra 6 2 3 6 6 3 7 5 ||||

### Austria vs. Chile

| Austria 1 | Vienna, Austria 2–4 May 1952 | Vienna, Austria 2–4 May 1952 | Chile 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Gustav Specht Ricardo Balbiers 0 6 2 6 3 6       2 Alfred Huber Luis Ayala 5 7 10 12 5 7       3 Alfred Huber / Hans Redl Luis Ayala / Carlos San Hueza 2 6 7 5 6 2 6 4     4 Hans Redl Ricardo Balbiers 4 6 6 3 3 6 6 1 1 6   5 Gustav Specht Luis Ayala 1 6 2 6 1 6 ||||

## Second round
### West Germany vs. Brazil

| West Germany 3 | Düsseldorf, West Germany 16–18 May 1952 | Düsseldorf, West Germany 16–18 May 1952 | Brazil 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ernst Buchholz Eugenio Saller 4 6 6 3 6 3 6 4     2 Gottfried von Cramm Armando Vieira 8 10 2 6 8 6 6 3 1 6   3 Gottfried von Cramm / Rolf Göpfert Eugenio Saller / Armando Vieira 6 3 7 5 6 3       4 Gottfried von Cramm Eugenio Saller 6 2 6 2 6 4       5 Ernst Buchholz Armando Vieira 8 10 7 5 3 6 4 6 ||||

### Monaco vs. Denmark

| Monaco 0 | Monte Carlo, Monaco 16–19 May 1952 Clay | Monte Carlo, Monaco 16–19 May 1952 Clay | Denmark 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Georges Pasquier Kurt Nielsen 0 6 2 6 3 6       2 Aleco Noghès Torben Ulrich 2 6 2 6 4 6       3 Aleco Noghès / Georges Pasquier Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich 6 3 3 6 6 1 2 6 1 6   4 Aleco Noghès Kurt Nielsen 2 6 3 6 4 6       5 Georges Pasquier Torben Ulrich 6 0 2 6 1 6 6 3 0 6 ||||

### Italy vs. Egypt

| Italy 5 | Foro Italico, Rome, Italy 16–18 May 1952 Clay | Foro Italico, Rome, Italy 16–18 May 1952 Clay | Egypt 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Rolando del Bello Marcel Coen 6 1 7 5 6 1       2 Fausto Gardini Adli El Shafei 6 0 6 3 6 3       3 Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli Marcel Coen / Adli El Shafei 6 2 6 3 6 2       4 Fausto Gardini Marcel Coen 6 0 6 1 6 1       5 Rolando del Bello Adli El Shafei 7 5 7 5 2 6 7 5 ||||

### Yugoslavia vs. Great Britain

| Yugoslavia 2 | Belgrade, Yugoslavia 17–19 May 1952 Clay | Belgrade, Yugoslavia 17–19 May 1952 Clay | Great Britain 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Vladimir Petrović Tony Mottram 6 8 1 6 2 6       2 Josip Palada Geoffrey Paish 9 7 6 8 6 3 7 5     3 Stefan Laslo / Josip Palada Colin Gregory / Tony Mottram 4 6 6 1 11 9 2 6 2 6   4 Vladimir Petrović Roger Becker 6 1 2 6 4 6 6 2 6 1   5 Josip Palada Tony Mottram 3 6 5 7 2 6 ||||

### France vs. Netherlands

| France 4 | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 16–18 May 1952 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 16–18 May 1952 Clay | Netherlands 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Bernard Destremau Hubert Wilton 3 6 6 8 6 1 2 6     2 Paul Rémy Hans van Swol 6 1 6 2 1 6 6 3     3 Robert Abdesselam / Paul Rémy Ivo Rinkel / Hans van Swol 6 1 6 4 6 3       4 Bernard Destremau Hans van Swol 5 7 7 5 6 1 7 5     5 Robert Haillet Hubert Wilton 6 2 3 6 6 2 6 3 ||||

### Switzerland vs. Argentina

| Switzerland 0 | Lausanne, Switzerland 17–19 May 1952 | Lausanne, Switzerland 17–19 May 1952 | Argentina 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jost Spitzer Enrique Morea 2 6 2 6 3 6       2 Max Albrecht Alejo Russell 2 6 6 2 1 6 2 6     3 Jean-Pierre Blondel / Paul Blondel Enrique Morea / Alejo Russell 3 6 2 6 4 6       4 Paul Blondel Salvador Soriano 2 6 2 6 2 6       5 Jost Spitzer Alejo Russell 2 6 3 6 8 6 1 6 ||||

### Sweden vs. Chile

| Sweden 5 | Solna Tennisstadion, Solna, Sweden 16–18 May 1952 Clay | Solna Tennisstadion, Solna, Sweden 16–18 May 1952 Clay | Chile 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Sven Davidson Luis Ayala 4 6 3 6 7 5 8 6 6 1   2 Torsten Johansson Ricardo Balbiers 6 4 7 5 6 4       3 Torsten Johansson / Nils Rohlsson Luis Ayala / Ricardo Balbiers 6 3 2 6 6 3 4 6 6 4   4 Torsten Johansson Luis Ayala 3 6 6 2 6 4 6 2     5 Åke Eliaeson Ricardo Balbiers 6 2 3 6 6 3 3 6 6 4 ||||

### Belgium vs. Hungary

| Belgium 4 | Brussels, Belgium 16–18 May 1952 | Brussels, Belgium 16–18 May 1952 | Hungary 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jacques Brichant András Ádám-Stolpa 3 6 5 7 8 6 6 2 5 7   2 Philippe Washer József Asbóth 6 2 6 0 6 4       3 Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer András Ádám-Stolpa / József Asbóth 6 3 6 4 6 4       4 Philippe Washer András Ádám-Stolpa 6 4 6 2 6 0       5 Jacques Brichant József Asbóth 3 6 7 5 6 4 6 0 ||||

## Quarterfinals
### Denmark vs. West Germany

| Denmark 4 | Copenhagen, Denmark 13–15 June 1952 Clay | Copenhagen, Denmark 13–15 June 1952 Clay | West Germany 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Kurt Nielsen Ernst Buchholz 7 5 6 2 6 4       2 Torben Ulrich Horst Hermann 1 6 3 6 2 6       3 Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich Rolf Göpfert / Horst Hermann 7 9 14 16 8 6 6 3 6 3   4 Torben Ulrich Ernst Buchholz 6 3 6 3 6 0       5 Kurt Nielsen Horst Hermann 6 3 6 3 6 2 ||||

### Italy vs. Great Britain

| Italy 4 | Bologna, Italy 13–15 June 1952 Clay | Bologna, Italy 13–15 June 1952 Clay | Great Britain 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Rolando del Bello Tony Mottram 8 6 6 2 6 2       2 Fausto Gardini Geoffrey Paish 6 2 6 3 6 3       3 Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish 3 6 1 6 8 6 2 6     4 Fausto Gardini Tony Mottram 4 6 4 6 6 3 6 1 6 0   5 Rolando del Bello Geoffrey Paish 6 3 6 4 6 2 ||||

### France vs. Argentina

| France 3 | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 13–15 June 1952 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 13–15 June 1952 Clay | Argentina 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Bernard Destremau Enrique Morea 2 6 2 6 2 6       2 Paul Rémy Alejo Russell 6 4 7 5 6 3       3 Robert Abdesselam / Paul Rémy Enrique Morea / Alejo Russell 6 2 6 4 6 4       4 Bernard Destremau Alejo Russell 5 7 6 3 6 3 6 4     5 Paul Rémy Enrique Morea 4 6 5 7 3 6 ||||

### Belgium vs. Sweden

| Belgium 3 | Royal Léopold Club, Brussels, Belgium 14–16 June 1952 Clay | Royal Léopold Club, Brussels, Belgium 14–16 June 1952 Clay | Sweden 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Philippe Washer Torsten Johansson 1 6 6 3 7 5 6 4     2 Jacques Brichant Sven Davidson 6 4 8 6 7 5       3 Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer Torsten Johansson / Nils Rohlsson 3 6 6 2 6 1 7 5     4 Jacques Brichant Torsten Johansson 1 6 3 6 2 6       5 Philippe Washer Sven Davidson 6 1 7 5 5 7     retired ||||

## Semifinals
### Italy vs. Denmark

| Italy 4 | Milan, Italy 11–13 July 1952 Clay | Milan, Italy 11–13 July 1952 Clay | Denmark 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Rolando del Bello Torben Ulrich 6 4 6 4 6 3       2 Fausto Gardini Kurt Nielsen 8 6 6 4 6 4       3 Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich 8 6 6 4 2 6 4 6 6 0   4 Fausto Gardini Torben Ulrich 6 0 6 4 7 5       5 Rolando del Bello Kurt Nielsen 3 6 1 6 4 6 ||||

### France vs. Belgium

| France 2 | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 12–14 July 1952 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 12–14 July 1952 Clay | Belgium 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Paul Rémy Jacques Brichant 3 6 3 6 10 8 6 4 6 1   2 Robert Abdesselam Philippe Washer 5 7 1 6 3 6       3 Marcel Bernard / Paul Rémy Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer 6 1 6 2 1 6 4 6 6 1   4 Paul Rémy Philippe Washer 0 6 0 6 3 6       5 Robert Abdesselam Jacques Brichant 6 8 8 6 13 15 1 6 ||||

## Final
### Italy vs. Belgium

| Italy 3 | Milan, Italy 25–28 July 1952 Clay | Milan, Italy 25–28 July 1952 Clay | Belgium 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Rolando del Bello Jacques Brichant 7 5 1 6 5 7 6 0 4 6   2 Fausto Gardini Philippe Washer 8 6 6 1 3 6 2 6 6 4   3 Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer 6 3 6 1 5 7 3 6 6 3   4 Fausto Gardini Jacques Brichant 4 6 6 1 0 6 6 2 6 2   5 Rolando del Bello Philippe Washer 3 3         not completed ||||