# 1949 Davis Cup Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1949 Davis Cup.
24 teams entered the Europe Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Final against the winner of the America Zone. Italy defeated France in the final, and went on to face Australia in the Inter-Zonal Final.

## Draw

| First Round 28 April–3 May | First Round 28 April–3 May | First Round 28 April–3 May | Second Round 6–17 May | Second Round 6–17 May | Second Round 6–17 May | Quarterfinals 9–16 June | Quarterfinals 9–16 June | Quarterfinals 9–16 June | Semifinals 8–11 July | Semifinals 8–11 July | Semifinals 8–11 July | Final 23–25 July | Final 23–25 July | Final 23–25 July |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Switzerland | Switzerland | w/o | | | | | | | |
| Greece | Greece | | Greece | Greece | | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | Switzerland | Switzerland | 0 | | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | Hungary | Hungary | 5 | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Hungary | Hungary | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | | Belgium | Belgium | 1 | | | | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | | | | Hungary | Hungary | 2 | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 5 | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | France | France | 3 | |
| Israel | Israel | 0 | Denmark | Denmark | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 0 | France | France | 4 | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | | | |
| France | France | 5 | | | | France | France | 3 | | | | |
| Portugal | Portugal | 0 | Wimbledon, England (grass) | Wimbledon, England (grass) | Wimbledon, England (grass) | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 2 | | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 | Great Britain | Great Britain | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 5 | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 4 | | | | | | | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) |
| Monaco | Monaco | 0 | | | | | | | | | | France | France | 2 |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 0 | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | | | | | | | Italy | Italy | 3 |
| South Africa | South Africa | 5 | South Africa | South Africa | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Italy | Italy | w/o | Italy | Italy | 4 | Turin, Italy (clay) | Turin, Italy (clay) | Turin, Italy (clay) | | | | | | |
| Turkey | Turkey | | | | | Italy | Italy | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 2 | Birmingham, England (grass) | Birmingham, England (grass) | Birmingham, England (grass) | Chile | Chile | 1 | | | | | | |
| Chile | Chile | 3 | Chile | Chile | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | w/o | Egypt | Egypt | 2 | | | | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | | | |
| Argentina | Argentina | | | | | | | | Italy | Italy | 4 | | | |
| bye | bye | | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | | | | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 1 | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | | Sweden | Sweden | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Norway | Norway | 0 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay) | Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay) | Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay) | | | | | | |
| Norway | Norway | | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 2 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 3 | | | | | | |
| Austria | Austria | | Austria | Austria | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## First round
### Denmark vs. Israel

| Denmark 5 | Copenhagen, Denmark 28–30 April 1949 Clay | Copenhagen, Denmark 28–30 April 1949 Clay | Israel 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Kurt Nielsen Arie Avidan-Weiss 6 1 6 2 6 1       2 Torben Ulrich Yehuda Finkelkraut 6 0 6 1 6 2       3 Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich Yehuda Finkelkraut / Rafael Gornitsky 6 2 6 3 6 0       4 Torben Ulrich Arie Avidan-Weiss 6 4 3 6 1 6 6 0 6 3   5 Kurt Nielsen Yehuda Finkelkraut 6 1 6 3 6 1 ||||

### Luxembourg vs. France

| Luxembourg 0 | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg 29 April–1 May 1949 | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg 29 April–1 May 1949 | France 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Géza Wertheim Paul Rémy 0 6 1 6 1 6       2 Gaston Wampach Robert Abdesselam 1 6 2 6 5 7       3 Gaston Wampach / Géza Wertheim Henri Bolleli / Paul Rémy 2 6 1 6 1 6       4 Géza Wertheim Henri Bolleli 0 6 2 6 1 6       5 Gaston Wampach Paul Rémy 1 6 3 6 7 5 3 6 ||||

### Portugal vs. Great Britain

| Portugal 0 | Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal 29 April–1 May 1949 Clay | Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal 29 April–1 May 1949 Clay | Great Britain 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 José Roquette Tony Mottram 6 8 3 6 5 7       2 José da Silva Geoffrey Paish 4 6 1 6 3 6       3 José Roquette / José da Silva Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish 0 6 2 6 1 6       4 José Roquette Tim Lewis 2 6 6 1 1 6 5 7     5 José da Silva Tony Mottram 5 7 6 3 5 7 0 6 ||||

### Czechoslovakia vs. Monaco

| Czechoslovakia 5 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 30 April–2 May 1949 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 30 April–2 May 1949 | Monaco 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jaroslav Drobný Georges Pasquier 6 0 6 1 6 0       2 Vladimír Černík Aleco Noghès 6 3 6 2 6 2       3 Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný Aleco Noghès / Georges Pasquier 6 1 6 2 6 0       4 Vladimír Černík Georges Pasquier 6 1 6 0 6 4       5 Jaroslav Drobný Aleco Noghès 6 2 6 2 6 1 ||||

### Netherlands vs. South Africa

| Netherlands 0 | Scheveningen, Netherlands 30 April–2 May 1949 Clay | Scheveningen, Netherlands 30 April–2 May 1949 Clay | South Africa 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Hans van Swol Eric Sturgess 4 6 3 6 2 6       2 Boebi van Meegeren Eustace Fannin 3 6 2 6 4 6       3 Ivo Rinkel / Hans van Swol Eustace Fannin / Eric Sturgess 5 7 3 6 4 6       4 Boebi van Meegeren Eric Sturgess 2 6 3 6 1 6       5 John Linck Sydney Levy 4 6 3 6 4 6 ||||

### Ireland vs. Chile

| Ireland 2 | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 30 April–3 May 1949 Grass | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 30 April–3 May 1949 Grass | Chile 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Cyril Kemp Marcelo Taverne 6 3 4 6 6 4 6 3     2 Guy Jackson Ricardo Balbiers 2 6 6 4 3 6 0 6     3 Guy Jackson / Cyril Kemp Ricardo Balbiers / Marcelo Taverne 2 6 3 6 4 6       4 Cyril Kemp Ricardo Balbiers 8 10 8 10 4 6       5 Guy Jackson Marcelo Taverne 6 1 6 3 6 2 ||||

## Second round
### Hungary vs. Belgium

| Hungary 4 | Budapest, Hungary 14–17 May 1949 | Budapest, Hungary 14–17 May 1949 | Belgium 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 József Asbóth Philippe Washer 6 2 6 1 6 3       2 András Ádám-Stolpa Jacques Peten 6 0 8 6 3 6 6 1     3 András Ádám-Stolpa / József Asbóth Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer 6 1 3 6 7 5 6 4     4 József Asbóth Jacques Peten 6 3 6 1 6 3       5 Zoltán Katona Jacques Brichant 4 6 4 6 6 0 4 6 ||||

### France vs. Denmark

| France 4 | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 13–15 May 1949 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 13–15 May 1949 Clay | Denmark 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Robert Abdesselam Torben Ulrich 6 0 6 3 6 0       2 Marcel Bernard Kurt Nielsen 3 6 11 9 6 3 6 3     3 Marcel Bernard / Henri Bolleli Erik Bjerre / Kurt Nielsen 6 3 6 4 6 4       4 Robert Abdesselam Kurt Nielsen 4 6 6 3 5 7 4 6     5 Jacques Thomas Erik Bjerre 3 6 6 4 6 0 6 0 ||||

### Great Britain vs. Czechoslovakia

| Great Britain 1 | No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England 14–17 May 1949 Grass | No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England 14–17 May 1949 Grass | Czechoslovakia 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Tony Mottram Jaroslav Drobný 4 6 3 6 6 8       2 Geoffrey Paish Vladimír Černík 3 6 6 2 4 6 4 6     3 Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný 3 6 3 6 1 6       4 Geoffrey Paish Jaroslav Drobný 3 6 0 6 3 6       5 Tony Mottram Vladimír Černík 6 2 6 4 6 4 ||||

### Italy vs. South Africa

| Italy 4 | Milan, Italy 13–15 May 1949 Clay | Milan, Italy 13–15 May 1949 Clay | South Africa 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Giovanni Cucelli Eustace Fannin 7 5 7 5 6 3       2 Vanni Canepele Eric Sturgess 3 6 1 6 4 6       3 Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli Eustace Fannin / Eric Sturgess 6 3 7 9 10 8 2 6 8 6   4 Vanni Canepele Eustace Fannin 6 4 7 5 6 4       5 Giovanni Cucelli Eric Sturgess 6 1 2 6 6 0 6 4 ||||

### Chile vs. Egypt

| Chile 3 | Edgbaston Lawn Tennis Club, Birmingham, England 14–17 May 1949 Grass | Edgbaston Lawn Tennis Club, Birmingham, England 14–17 May 1949 Grass | Egypt 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ricardo Balbiers Adli El Shafei 6 0 6 2 6 2       2 Marcelo Taverne Marcel Coen 3 6 4 6 2 6       3 Ricardo Balbiers / Marcelo Taverne Marcel Coen / Mahmoud Talaat 6 4 6 2 6 4       4 Marcelo Taverne Adli El Shafei 3 6 9 11 9 11       5 Ricardo Balbiers Marcel Coen 2 6 6 4 8 6 6 1 ||||

### Sweden vs. Norway

| Sweden 5 | Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden 13–15 May 1949 Clay | Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden 13–15 May 1949 Clay | Norway 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Lennart Bergelin Nils-Erik Hessen 6 4 6 1 6 3       2 Torsten Johansson Jan Staubo 6 0 6 3 6 3       3 Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson Nils-Erik Hessen / Jan Staubo 6 4 6 4 6 4       4 Torsten Johansson Nils-Erik Hessen 6 1 6 2 6 3       5 Lennart Bergelin Jan Staubo 6 1 4 6 6 4 6 4 ||||

### Austria vs. Yugoslavia

| Austria 1 | Vienna, Austria 6–8 May 1949 | Vienna, Austria 6–8 May 1949 | Yugoslavia 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ljubomir Czajkowsky Dragutin Mitić 2 6 2 6 2 6       2 Hans Redl Milan Branović 6 3 6 4 1 6 4 6 6 4   3 Hans Hardwich / Hans Redl Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada 1 6 1 6 4 6       4 Ljubomir Czajkowsky Milan Branović 4 6 3 6 4 6       5 Hans Redl Dragutin Mitić 9 11 7 5 2 6 7 5 6 8 ||||

## Quarterfinals
### Hungary vs. Switzerland

| Hungary 5 | Budapest, Hungary 9–11 June 1949 | Budapest, Hungary 9–11 June 1949 | Switzerland 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 József Asbóth Max Albrecht 6 3 6 3 5 7 6 0     2 András Ádám-Stolpa Hans Huonder 6 1 0 6 6 4 7 5     3 András Ádám-Stolpa / József Asbóth René Buser / Hans Huonder 3 6 6 3 6 4 7 5     4 András Ádám-Stolpa Max Albrecht 6 1 6 2 7 5       5 József Asbóth Hans Huonder 6 1 6 2 6 1 ||||

### France vs. Czechoslovakia

| France 3 | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 11–13 June 1949 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 11–13 June 1949 Clay | Czechoslovakia 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Robert Abdesselam Vladimír Černík 6 4 6 3 2 6 6 1     2 Marcel Bernard Jaroslav Drobný 3 6 6 3 9 7 7 5     3 Marcel Bernard / Henri Bolleli Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný 6 4 6 4 3 6 4 6 4 6   4 Marcel Bernard Vladimír Černík 6 4 6 2 6 1       5 Robert Abdesselam Jaroslav Drobný 4 6 1 6 3 6 ||||

### Italy vs. Chile

| Italy 4 | Turin, Italy 10–12 June 1949 Clay | Turin, Italy 10–12 June 1949 Clay | Chile 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Giovanni Cucelli Marcelo Taverne 6 1 6 0 6 4       2 Marcello del Bello Ricardo Balbiers 3 6 4 6 6 4 3 6     3 Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli Ricardo Balbiers / Marcelo Taverne 6 3 6 3 4 6 6 4     4 Giovanni Cucelli Ricardo Balbiers 6 4 8 6 7 5       5 Marcello del Bello Marcelo Taverne 8 10 6 0 6 1      retired ||||

### Yugoslavia vs. Sweden

| Yugoslavia 3 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia 13–16 June 1949 Clay | Zagreb, Yugoslavia 13–16 June 1949 Clay | Sweden 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Josip Palada Lennart Bergelin 5 7 6 3 6 2 6 3     2 Dragutin Mitić Torsten Johansson 4 6 6 0 7 5 3 6 4 6   3 Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson 6 2 7 5 6 4       4 Josip Palada Torsten Johansson 6 4 4 6 2 6 6 4 3 6   5 Dragutin Mitić Lennart Bergelin 6 3 10 8 6 4 ||||

## Semifinals
### Hungary vs. France

| Hungary 2 | Budapest, Hungary 9–11 July 1949 | Budapest, Hungary 9–11 July 1949 | France 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 József Asbóth Marcel Bernard 3 6 6 0 6 0 6 3     2 András Ádám-Stolpa Robert Abdesselam 1 6 3 6 8 6 8 6 6 8   3 József Asbóth / Kálmán Fehér Marcel Bernard / Henri Bolleli 1 6 2 6 3 6       4 András Ádám-Stolpa Marcel Bernard 2 6 4 6 1 6       5 József Asbóth Robert Abdesselam 6 2 7 5 9 7 ||||

### Italy vs. Yugoslavia

| Italy 4 | Foro Italico, Rome, Italy 8–10 July 1949 Clay | Foro Italico, Rome, Italy 8–10 July 1949 Clay | Yugoslavia 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Giovanni Cucelli Dragutin Mitić 5 7 6 2 6 1 7 5     2 Vanni Canepele Josip Palada 6 4 6 4 6 1       3 Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada 6 4 6 0 7 5       4 Marcello del Bello Josip Palada 6 3 6 1 7 5       5 Vanni Canepele Dragutin Mitić 1 6 4 6 3 6 ||||

## Final
### France vs. Italy

| France 2 | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 23–25 July 1949 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 23–25 July 1949 Clay | Italy 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Robert Abdesselam Giovanni Cucelli 6 1 8 6 8 10 4 6 2 6   2 Marcel Bernard Marcello del Bello 6 4 6 3 4 6 2 6 10 8   3 Marcel Bernard / Henri Bolleli Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli 6 3 1 6 6 4 0 6 2 6   4 Robert Abdesselam Marcello del Bello 6 3 6 4 6 2       5 Marcel Bernard Giovanni Cucelli 6 8 6 3 6 4 0 6 1 6 ||||