# 1948 Davis Cup Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1948 Davis Cup.
25 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 Sweden in the final, and went on to face Australia in the Inter-Zonal Final.

## Draw

| First Round 22 April–5 May | First Round 22 April–5 May | First Round 22 April–5 May | Second Round 6–18 May | Second Round 6–18 May | Second Round 6–18 May | Quarterfinals 10–14 June | Quarterfinals 10–14 June | Quarterfinals 10–14 June | Semifinals 9–11 July | Semifinals 9–11 July | Semifinals 9–11 July | Final 27–29 July | Final 27–29 July | Final 27–29 July |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Netherlands | Netherlands | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Portugal | Portugal | | Portugal | Portugal | 0 | Birmingham, England (grass) | Birmingham, England (grass) | Birmingham, England (grass) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | Netherlands | Netherlands | 1 | | | | |
| Norway | Norway | | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Great Britain | Great Britain | 4 | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Norway | Norway | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | Great Britain | Great Britain | 4 | | | | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | | | |
| India | India | 2 | | | | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 1 | |
| Hungary | Hungary | 5 | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 4 | |
| Austria | Austria | 0 | Hungary | Hungary | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Romania | Romania | 2 | France | France | 1 | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | | | | | | |
| France | France | 3 | | | | Hungary | Hungary | 2 | | | | |
| Spain | Spain | 0 | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | Sweden | Sweden | 3 | | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 4 | Sweden | Sweden | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 3 | Switzerland | Switzerland | 0 | | | | | | | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 1 |
| Ireland | Ireland | 5 | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | | | | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 4 |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 0 | Ireland | Ireland | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 3 | Denmark | Denmark | 3 | Turin, Italy (clay) | Turin, Italy (clay) | Turin, Italy (clay) | | | | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | 2 | | | | Denmark | Denmark | 0 | | | | | | |
| Turkey | Turkey | 0 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Italy | Italy | 5 | | | | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 5 | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Italy | Italy | w/o | Italy | Italy | 3 | | | | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | | | |
| Poland | Poland | | | | | | | | Italy | Italy | 2 | | | |
| bye | bye | | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Brazil | Brazil | 1 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | | | | | | |
| Brazil | Brazil | | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Belgium | Belgium | 2 | | | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | | Belgium | Belgium | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Argentina | Argentina | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Argentina | Argentina | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## First round
### Great Britain vs. India

| Great Britain 3 | Royal Hall Grounds, Harrogate, England 22–24 April 1948 Clay | Royal Hall Grounds, Harrogate, England 22–24 April 1948 Clay | India 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Howard Walton Dilip Bose 3 6 3 6 2 6       2 Tony Mottram Sumant Misra 6 0 6 3 7 9 7 5     3 Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish Sumant Misra / Subba Sawhney 6 3 7 5 6 2       4 Tony Mottram Dilip Bose 6 3 6 4 6 4       5 Howard Walton Sumant Misra 6 2 6 8 7 9 2 6 ||||

### Hungary vs. Austria

| Hungary 5 | Budapest, Hungary 29 April–1 May 1948 | Budapest, Hungary 29 April–1 May 1948 | Austria 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 András Ádám-Stolpa Hans Redl 6 3 4 6 6 4 4 6 6 3   2 József Asbóth Gustav Specht 6 2 6 2 6 0       3 József Asbóth / Kálmán Fehér Hans Redl / Gustav Specht 6 2 6 3 8 6       4 József Asbóth Hans Redl 6 4 6 2 6 2       5 András Ádám-Stolpa Gustav Specht 4 6 6 0 6 1 4 6 6 3 ||||

### Romania vs. France

| Romania 2 | Bucharest, Romania 1–3 May 1948 Clay | Bucharest, Romania 1–3 May 1948 Clay | France 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Gheorghe Viziru Bernard Destremau 6 3 6 2 7 5       2 Cristea Caralulis Marcel Bernard 3 6 6 4 6 3 6 2     3 Cristea Caralulis / Gheorghe Viziru Marcel Bernard / Henri Bolelli 3 6 6 8 6 8       4 Cristea Caralulis Bernard Destremau 2 6 4 6 5 7       5 Gheorghe Viziru Marcel Bernard 2 6 1 6 4 6 ||||

### Spain vs. Sweden

| Spain 0 | Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 1–3 May 1948 Clay | Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 1–3 May 1948 Clay | Sweden 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Pedro Castella Torsten Johansson 3 6 2 6 1 6       2 Mario Szavoszt Lennart Bergelin 4 6 2 6 6 4 3 6     3 Jaime Bartroli / Mario Szavoszt Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson 5 7 4 6 4 6       4 Mario Szavoszt Torsten Johansson 3 6 9 11 3 6       5 Pedro Castella Lennart Bergelin           not played ||||

### Switzerland vs. Pakistan

| Switzerland 3 | Montreux, Switzerland 30 April–2 May 1948 | Montreux, Switzerland 30 April–2 May 1948 | Pakistan 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Max Albrecht Mahmoud Alam 6 1 6 1 6 2       2 Hans Huonder Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed 2 6 4 6 3 6       3 Max Albrecht / Hans Huonder Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed / Mahmoud Alam 7 5 6 4 6 4       4 Hans Huonder Mahmoud Alam 6 1 6 1 6 2       5 Max Albrecht Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed 1 6 5 7 6 1 6 4 4 6 ||||

### Ireland vs. Luxembourg

| Ireland 5 | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 1–3 May 1948 Grass | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 1–3 May 1948 Grass | Luxembourg 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Cyril Kemp Gaston Wampach 7 5 6 3 6 8 6 4     2 Guy Jackson Géza Wertheim 7 5 6 1 6 1       3 Cyril Kemp / George McVeagh Gaston Wampach / Géza Wertheim 10 8 6 4 6 3       4 Guy Jackson Gaston Wampach 5 7 6 4 6 2 6 0     5 Cyril Kemp Géza Wertheim 6 0 6 2 6 4 ||||

### Denmark vs. Egypt

| Denmark 3 | Copenhagen, Denmark 3–5 May 1948 Clay | Copenhagen, Denmark 3–5 May 1948 Clay | Egypt 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Torben Ulrich Adli El Shafei 6 1 7 5 5 7 5 7 8 6   2 Kurt Nielsen Andre Najar 3 6 6 2 6 2 6 3     3 Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich Marcel Coen / Adli El Shafei 5 7 8 6 8 6 4 6 3 6   4 Kurt Nielsen Adli El Shafei 6 3 6 1 8 6       5 Torben Ulrich Marcel Coen 6 2 1 6 10 8 10 12 0 6 ||||

### Turkey vs. Yugoslavia

| Turkey 0 | Istanbul, Turkey 30 April–2 May 1948 | Istanbul, Turkey 30 April–2 May 1948 | Yugoslavia 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Suzan Gürel Dragutin Mitić 1 6 1 6 0 6       2 Fehmi Kızıl Josip Palada 1 6 6 1 6 8 3 6     3 Fehmi Kızıl / Cihat Özgenel Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada 2 6 3 6 3 6       4 Suzan Gürel Josip Palada 4 6 2 6         5 Beliğ Beler Stefan Laslo 2 6 4 6 ||||

## Second round
### Netherlands vs. Portugal

| Netherlands 5 | Scheveningen, Netherlands 6–8 May 1948 Clay | Scheveningen, Netherlands 6–8 May 1948 Clay | Portugal 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Hans van Swol José Roquette 6 0 6 3 6 2       2 Boebi van Meegeren Eduardo Ricciardi 6 2 6 1 6 1       3 Ivo Rinkel / Hans van Swol Eduardo Ricciardi / José da Silva 6 1 6 0 6 3       4 Hans van Swol Eduardo Ricciardi 6 4 6 2 6 4       5 Boebi van Meegeren José Roquette 6 1 6 1 6 3 ||||

### Norway vs. Great Britain

| Norway 1 | Oslo, Norway 11–13 May 1948 Clay | Oslo, Norway 11–13 May 1948 Clay | Great Britain 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Johan Haanes Geoffrey Paish 6 2 4 6 6 3 6 2     2 Jan Staubo Tony Mottram 2 6 1 6 1 6       3 Johan Haanes / Jan Staubo Henry Billington / Tony Mottram 1 6 5 7 3 6       4 Jan Staubo Geoffrey Paish 6 4 4 6 1 6 2 6     5 Johan Haanes Tony Mottram 1 6 0 6 7 5 1 6 ||||

### France vs. Hungary

| France 1 | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 15–17 May 1948 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 15–17 May 1948 Clay | Hungary 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Marcel Bernard József Asbóth 6 1 6 4 4 6 6 2     2 Robert Abdesselam András Ádám-Stolpa 6 2 4 6 3 6 6 8     3 Marcel Bernard / Bernard Destremau András Ádám-Stolpa / József Asbóth 3 6 3 6 8 6 6 2 2 6   4 Robert Abdesselam József Asbóth 5 7 1 6 2 6       5 Marcel Bernard András Ádám-Stolpa 6 1 6 3 0 6 3 6 4 6 ||||

### Sweden vs. Switzerland

| Sweden 5 | Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden 15–17 May 1948 Clay | Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden 15–17 May 1948 Clay | Switzerland 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Lennart Bergelin Max Albrecht 7 5 6 3 6 3       2 Torsten Johansson Hans Huonder 6 2 6 4 6 3       3 Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson Max Albrecht / Hans Huonder 6 1 6 1 6 3       4 Torsten Johansson Max Albrecht 11 9 0 6 6 2 6 4     5 Lennart Bergelin Hans Huonder 6 2 6 4 6 1 ||||

### Ireland vs. Denmark

| Ireland 2 | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 15–18 May 1948 Grass | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 15–18 May 1948 Grass | Denmark 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Cyril Kemp Torben Ulrich 6 8 3 6 4 6       2 Guy Jackson Kurt Nielsen 4 6 6 2 4 6 7 5 4 6   3 Guy Jackson / Cyril Kemp Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich 6 0 6 3 6 8 3 6 6 2   4 Cyril Kemp Kurt Nielsen 4 6 6 8 3 6       5 Guy Jackson Torben Ulrich 6 4 6 8 2 6 6 2 6 3 ||||

### Yugoslavia vs. Italy

| Yugoslavia 2 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia 14–16 May 1948 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia 14–16 May 1948 | Italy 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Dragutin Mitić Giovanni Cucelli 5 7 8 6 6 1 6 2     2 Josip Palada Marcello del Bello 2 6 3 6 8 6 7 9     3 Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli 0 6 3 6 6 1 5 7     4 Dragutin Mitić Marcello del Bello 5 7 4 6 6 8       5 Josip Palada Giovanni Cucelli 5 7 6 4 6 1 6 4 ||||

### Czechoslovakia vs. Brazil

| Czechoslovakia 4 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 14–16 May 1948 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 14–16 May 1948 | Brazil 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jaroslav Drobný Ernesto Petersen 6 2 6 2 6 2       2 Ferdinand Vrba Manoel Fernandes 2 6 4 6 3 6       3 Jaroslav Drobný / Vladimír Zábrodský Manoel Fernandes / Ernesto Petersen 6 3 6 4 6 0       4 Ferdinand Vrba Ernesto Petersen 7 9 6 3 6 4 6 3     5 Jaroslav Drobný Manoel Fernandes 6 0 4 1        retired ||||

### Belgium vs. Argentina

| Belgium 3 | Brussels, Belgium 15–17 May 1948 | Brussels, Belgium 15–17 May 1948 | Argentina 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jacques Peten Heraldo Weiss 6 1 1 6 6 2 6 3     2 Philippe Washer Enrique Morea 6 1 7 5 6 2       3 Jacques Peten / Philippe Washer Enrique Morea / Alejo Russell 10 8 3 6 2 6 6 8     4 Jacques Peten Enrique Morea 6 1 6 3 6 8 4 6 8 10   5 Philippe Washer Heraldo Weiss 8 6 4 6 6 4 6 4 ||||

## Quarterfinals
### Great Britain vs. Netherlands

| Great Britain 4 | Edgbaston Lawn Tennis Club, Birmingham, England 10–12 June 1948 Grass | Edgbaston Lawn Tennis Club, Birmingham, England 10–12 June 1948 Grass | Netherlands 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Tony Mottram Hans van Swol 6 3 6 4 9 11 6 3     2 Geoffrey Paish Boebi van Meegeren 6 3 6 2 3 6 7 9 6 1   3 Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish Ivo Rinkel / Hans van Swol 3 6 7 5 2 6 6 1 4 6   4 Geoffrey Paish Hans van Swol 6 1 2 6 7 5 1 6 6 4   5 Tony Mottram Boebi van Meegeren 6 3 6 4 6 3 ||||

### Hungary vs. Sweden

| Hungary 2 | Budapest, Hungary 11–14 June 1948 Clay | Budapest, Hungary 11–14 June 1948 Clay | Sweden 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 András Ádám-Stolpa Lennart Bergelin 7 5 4 6 2 6 1 6     2 József Asbóth Torsten Johansson 3 6 9 7 6 4 6 0     3 András Ádám-Stolpa / József Asbóth Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson 7 5 3 6 5 7 5 7     4 András Ádám-Stolpa Torsten Johansson 5 7 1 6 4 6       5 József Asbóth Lennart Bergelin 6 4 6 3 6 4 ||||

### Italy vs. Denmark

| Italy 5 | Turin, Italy 11–13 June 1948 Clay | Turin, Italy 11–13 June 1948 Clay | Denmark 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Giovanni Cucelli Kurt Nielsen 6 4 4 6 6 1 6 1     2 Marcello del Bello Torben Ulrich 6 3 6 3 6 3       3 Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich 6 2 6 3 8 6       4 Giovanni Cucelli Torben Ulrich 6 3 6 3 6 1       5 Marcello del Bello Kurt Nielsen 6 2 7 5 6 3 ||||

### Czechoslovakia vs. Belgium

| Czechoslovakia 3 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 11–13 June 1948 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 11–13 June 1948 | Belgium 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jaroslav Drobný Jacques Peten 6 4 6 3 6 1       2 Vladimír Černík Philippe Washer 4 6 6 2 4 6 3 6     3 Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný Pierre Geelhand de Merxem / Philippe Washer 7 5 4 6 6 1 6 3     4 Vladimír Černík Jacques Peten 4 6 6 2 1 6 4 6     5 Jaroslav Drobný Philippe Washer 6 2 6 4 6 2 ||||

## Semifinals
### Sweden vs. Great Britain

| Sweden 4 | Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden 9–11 July 1948 Clay | Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden 9–11 July 1948 Clay | Great Britain 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Lennart Bergelin Tony Mottram 6 3 6 2 6 3       2 Torsten Johansson Geoffrey Paish 6 2 2 6 8 6 6 1     3 Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish 2 6 7 5 6 4 6 3     4 Torsten Johansson Tony Mottram 3 6 6 2 2 6 2 6     5 Lennart Bergelin Geoffrey Paish 4 6 6 4 6 1 6 2 ||||

### Italy vs. Czechoslovakia

| Italy 2 | Milan, Italy 9–11 July 1948 Clay | Milan, Italy 9–11 July 1948 Clay | Czechoslovakia 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Giovanni Cucelli Jaroslav Drobný 3 6 6 3 2 6 3 6     2 Marcello del Bello Vladimír Černík 2 6 4 6 9 7 3 6     3 Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný 6 1 8 6 6 2       4 Marcello del Bello Jaroslav Drobný 9 11 3 6 2 6       5 Giovanni Cucelli Vladimír Černík 6 2 2 6 6 3 6 3 ||||

## Final
### Czechoslovakia vs. Sweden

| Czechoslovakia 4 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 27–29 July 1948 Clay | Prague, Czechoslovakia 27–29 July 1948 Clay | Sweden 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Vladimír Černík Torsten Johansson 6 4 4 6 6 3 6 3     2 Jaroslav Drobný Lennart Bergelin 6 0 6 3 7 5       3 Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson 6 2 6 1 6 2       4 Vladimír Zábrodský Torsten Johansson 3 6 6 3 2 6 3 6     5 Ferdinand Vrba Börje Fornstedt 6 3 6 1 6 3 ||||