# 1950 Davis Cup Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1950 Davis Cup.
22 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 Denmark in the final, and went on to face Australia in the Inter-Zonal Final.

## Draw

| First Round 7 April–9 May | First Round 7 April–9 May | First Round 7 April–9 May | Second Round 18–22 May | Second Round 18–22 May | Second Round 18–22 May | Quarterfinals 8–18 June | Quarterfinals 8–18 June | Quarterfinals 8–18 June | Semifinals 13–16 July | Semifinals 13–16 July | Semifinals 13–16 July | Final 28–30 July | Final 28–30 July | Final 28–30 July |
| Poland | Poland | | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Poland | Poland | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Israel | Israel | | Israel | Israel | 0 | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | Poland | Poland | 3 | | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Ireland | Ireland | 2 | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Ireland | Ireland | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Monaco | Monaco | | Monaco | Monaco | 0 | | | | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | | | | Poland | Poland | 0 | |
| Peru | Peru | | | | | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 5 | |
| bye | bye | | Peru | Peru | | | | | | | | | | |
| Philippines | Philippines | 5 | Philippines | Philippines | w/o | Solna, Sweden (clay) | Solna, Sweden (clay) | Solna, Sweden (clay) | | | | | | |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | 0 | | | | Philippines | Philippines | 0 | | | | |
| Norway | Norway | w/o | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Sweden | Sweden | 5 | | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | | Norway | Norway | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 1 | Sweden | Sweden | 5 | | | | | | | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) |
| Sweden | Sweden | 4 | | | | | | | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 4 |
| Belgium | Belgium | 4 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | | | | | | | Denmark | Denmark | 0 |
| Finland | Finland | 1 | Belgium | Belgium | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 5 | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 2 | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | | | | | | |
| Austria | Austria | 0 | | | | Belgium | Belgium | 2 | | | | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 2 | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg | Italy | Italy | 3 | | | | | | |
| Italy | Italy | 3 | Italy | Italy | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 0 | | | | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | | | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | | | | | | | | Italy | Italy | 1 | | | |
| bye | bye | | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | | | | Denmark | Denmark | 4 | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | | Denmark | Denmark | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Egypt | Egypt | 0 | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | | | | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | | | | | Denmark | Denmark | 3 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | France | France | 2 | | | | | | |
| France | France | | France | France | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Switzerland | Switzerland | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## First round
### Philippines vs. Pakistan

| Philippines 5 | Manila, Philippines 7–9 April 1950 | Manila, Philippines 7–9 April 1950 | Pakistan 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Raymundo Deyro Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed 6 2 6 0 6 3       2 Felicisimo Ampon Mahmoud Alam 6 0 6 1 6 0       3 Felicisimo Ampon / César Carmona Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed / Mahmoud Alam 6 3 6 1 6 1       4 Raymundo Deyro Mahmoud Alam 6 0 6 2 6 0       5 Felicisimo Ampon Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed 6 0 6 4 6 0 ||||

### Netherlands vs. Sweden

| Netherlands 1 | Mets Banen, Scheveningen, Netherlands 5–7 May 1950 Clay | Mets Banen, Scheveningen, Netherlands 5–7 May 1950 Clay | Sweden 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 John Linck Lennart Bergelin 3 6 2 6 1 6       2 Boebi van Meegeren Torsten Johansson 1 6 2 6 4 6       3 Ivo Rinkel / Hans van Swol Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson 6 3 5 7 2 6 8 6 6 1   4 Boebi van Meegeren Lennart Bergelin 1 6 2 6 2 6       5 John Linck Torsten Johansson 2 6 2 6 4 6 ||||

### Belgium vs. Finland

| Belgium 4 | Brussels, Belgium 5–7 May 1950 | Brussels, Belgium 5–7 May 1950 | Finland 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Philippe Washer Pentti Forsman 6 2 6 0 6 2       2 Jacques Brichant Sakari Salo 6 4 8 6 6 4       3 Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer Pentti Forsman / Sakari Salo 6 4 6 2 6 3       4 Jacques Peten Sakari Salo 1 6 1 6 6 4 6 2 3 6   5 Jacques Brichant Pentti Forsman 8 6 6 2 7 5 ||||

### Yugoslavia vs. Austria

| Yugoslavia 5 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia 5–7 May 1950 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia 5–7 May 1950 | Austria 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Josip Palada Hans Redl 6 3 6 2 6 2       2 Milan Branović Alfred Huber 6 2 6 1 6 4       3 Petko Milojković / Josip Palada Alfred Huber / Hans Redl 7 5 6 1 7 5       4 Josip Palada Alfred Huber 7 5 6 4 6 4       5 Milan Branović Hans Redl 8 6 6 1 6 2 ||||

### Great Britain vs. Italy

| Great Britain 2 | Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England 6–9 May 1950 Grass | Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England 6–9 May 1950 Grass | Italy 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Tony Mottram Giovanni Cucelli 7 5 3 6 5 7 4 6     2 Geoffrey Paish Marcello del Bello 6 4 4 6 6 3 4 6 6 3   3 Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli 7 9 2 6 4 6       4 Tony Mottram Marcello del Bello 6 3 6 3 8 6       5 Geoffrey Paish Giovanni Cucelli 6 1 2 6 4 6 6 8 ||||

## Second round
### Poland vs. Israel

| Poland 5 | Warsaw, Poland 19–21 May 1950 | Warsaw, Poland 19–21 May 1950 | Israel 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Władysław Skonecki Arie Avidan-Weiss 6 3 6 2 6 4       2 Józef Piątek Jacob Buntmann 4 6 6 0 8 6 6 1     3 Józef Piątek / Władysław Skonecki Arie Avidan-Weiss / Yehuda Finkelkraut 7 5 6 3 6 4       4 Władysław Skonecki Jacob Buntmann 6 2 6 0 6 2       5 Józef Piątek Arie Avidan-Weiss 6 1 6 0 4 6 4 6 6 2 ||||

### Ireland vs. Monaco

| Ireland 5 | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 18–20 May 1950 Grass | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 18–20 May 1950 Grass | Monaco 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Cyril Kemp Georges Pasquier 6 3 6 2 6 2       2 Matthew Murphy Aleco Noghès 6 3 2 6 6 3 6 2     3 Joseph Hackett / Matthew Murphy Aleco Noghès / Georges Pasquier 6 3 7 5 7 5       4 Matthew Murphy Georges Pasquier 6 0 7 5 4 6 6 1     5 Joseph Hackett Aleco Noghès 8 6 11 9 6 3 ||||

### Norway vs. Sweden

| Norway 0 | Oslo Tennis Club, Oslo, Norway 19–21 May 1950 Clay | Oslo Tennis Club, Oslo, Norway 19–21 May 1950 Clay | Sweden 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Thorgny Haanes Lennart Bergelin 1 6 2 6 3 6       2 Nils-Erik Hessen Torsten Johansson 5 7 2 6 6 3 6 8     3 Thorgny Haanes / Nils-Erik Hessen Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson 1 6 1 6 2 6       4 Thorgny Haanes Torsten Johansson 2 6 3 6 6 8       5 Nils-Erik Hessen Sven Davidson 3 6 3 6 4 6 ||||

### Yugoslavia vs. Belgium

| Yugoslavia 2 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia 19–21 May 1950 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia 19–21 May 1950 | Belgium 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Dragutin Mitić Philippe Washer 6 3 6 4 4 6 6 3     2 Milan Branović Jacques Brichant 4 6 2 6 4 6       3 Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer 4 6 4 6 7 5 6 3 4 6   4 Dragutin Mitić Jacques Brichant 7 5 6 1 6 3       5 Milan Branović Philippe Washer 4 6 1 6 1 6 ||||

### Luxembourg vs. Italy

| Luxembourg 0 | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg 20–22 May 1950 | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg 20–22 May 1950 | Italy 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Gaston Wampach Giovanni Cucelli 2 6 2 6 1 6       2 Géza Wertheim Rolando del Bello 1 6 2 6 2 6       3 Gaston Wampach / Géza Wertheim Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli 0 6 2 6 1 6       4 Géza Wertheim Marcello del Bello 3 6 0 6 2 6       5 Gaston Wampach Rolando del Bello 1 6 5 7 4 6 ||||

### Denmark vs. Egypt

| Denmark 3 | Copenhagen, Denmark 19–21 May 1950 Clay | Copenhagen, Denmark 19–21 May 1950 Clay | Egypt 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Torben Ulrich Marcel Coen 6 1 6 0 6 0       2 Kurt Nielsen Adli El Shafei 6 4 3 6 8 6 6 1     3 Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich Marcel Coen / Adli El Shafei 2 6 9 7 6 4 6 3     4 Kurt Nielsen Marcel Coen           not played 5 Torben Ulrich Adli El Shafei           not played ||||

### France vs. Switzerland

| France 4 | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 19–21 May 1950 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 19–21 May 1950 Clay | Switzerland 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jacques Thomas Georges Grange 6 0 6 1 7 5       2 Bernard Destremau Max Albrecht 6 1 6 2 6 1       3 Robert Abdesselam / Paul Rémy Jean-Pierre Blondel / René Buser 6 3 6 4 8 6       4 Bernard Destremau Georges Grange 6 2 6 3 8 6       5 Jacques Thomas Max Albrecht 7 5 6 4 1 6 0 1   not completed ||||

## Quarterfinals
### Poland vs. Ireland

| Poland 3 | Warsaw, Poland 8–10 June 1950 | Warsaw, Poland 8–10 June 1950 | Ireland 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Władysław Skonecki Matthew Murphy 9 7 6 3 6 2       2 Józef Piątek Cyril Kemp 6 1 6 1 9 7       3 Jan Chytrowski / Władysław Skonecki Joseph Hackett / Matthew Murphy 8 10 10 8 14 12 5 7 1 6   4 Józef Piątek Matthew Murphy 6 0 2 6 3 6 2 6     5 Władysław Skonecki Cyril Kemp 6 3 6 2 6 0 ||||

### Sweden vs. Philippines

| Sweden 5 | Solna Tennisstadion, Solna, Sweden 16–18 June 1950 Clay | Solna Tennisstadion, Solna, Sweden 16–18 June 1950 Clay | Philippines 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Lennart Bergelin Felicisimo Ampon 6 4 4 6 6 1 6 2     2 Torsten Johansson Raymundo Deyro 6 2 3 6 6 2 6 3     3 Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson Felicisimo Ampon / César Carmona 6 2 6 3 6 3       4 Sven Davidson Raymundo Deyro 6 1 6 0 6 1       5 Torsten Johansson Felicisimo Ampon 6 8 8 10 6 4 6 1 6 1 ||||

### Belgium vs. Italy

| Belgium 2 | Brussels, Belgium 16–18 June 1950 | Brussels, Belgium 16–18 June 1950 | Italy 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Philippe Washer Giovanni Cucelli 6 2 11 9 6 4       2 Jacques Brichant Rolando del Bello 4 6 1 6 3 6       3 Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer Rolando del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli 6 4 2 6 2 6 6 8     4 Philippe Washer Rolando del Bello 6 4 6 1 6 1       5 Jacques Brichant Giovanni Cucelli 2 6 7 5 4 6 2 6 ||||

### Denmark vs. France

| Denmark 3 | Copenhagen, Denmark 16–18 June 1950 Clay | Copenhagen, Denmark 16–18 June 1950 Clay | France 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Kurt Nielsen Marcel Bernard 6 3 4 6 6 1 6 2     2 Torben Ulrich Bernard Destremau 9 7 4 6 0 6 4 6     3 Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich Paul Rémy / Jacques Thomas 7 5 6 4 12 10       4 Kurt Nielsen Bernard Destremau 6 2 3 6 6 4 6 3     5 Torben Ulrich Marcel Bernard 3 6 4 6 0 6 ||||

## Semifinals
### Sweden vs. Poland

| Sweden 5 | Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 13–15 July 1950 Clay | Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 13–15 July 1950 Clay | Poland 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Torsten Johansson Józef Piątek 6 1 6 1 6 3       2 Lennart Bergelin Władysław Skonecki 6 2 6 2 1 6 6 1     3 Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson Józef Piątek / Władysław Skonecki 6 4 6 0 7 5       4 Torsten Johansson Władysław Skonecki 6 3 6 3 6 3       5 Sven Davidson Józef Piątek 6 0 6 2 6 2 ||||

### Denmark vs. Italy

| Denmark 4 | Copenhagen, Denmark 14–16 July 1950 Clay | Copenhagen, Denmark 14–16 July 1950 Clay | Italy 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Torben Ulrich Rolando del Bello 6 0 6 2 6 2       2 Kurt Nielsen Giovanni Cucelli 6 3 7 5 0 6 0 6 6 4   3 Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli 2 6 4 6 2 6       4 Kurt Nielsen Rolando del Bello 6 3 7 5 6 4       5 Torben Ulrich Giovanni Cucelli 3 6 6 2 6 2 6 3 ||||

## Final
### Sweden vs. Denmark

| Sweden 4 | Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 28–30 July 1950 Clay | Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 28–30 July 1950 Clay | Denmark 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Torsten Johansson Torben Ulrich 6 1 4 6 6 3 6 1     2 Sven Davidson Kurt Nielsen 7 5 3 6 6 2 6 4     3 Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich 6 2 6 2 6 2       4 Torsten Johansson Kurt Nielsen 3 6 7 5 6 0 4 6 6 2   5 Lennart Bergelin Torben Ulrich 6 0 6 2       not completed ||||