# 1953 Davis Cup Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1953 Davis Cup.
24 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. Belgium defeated Denmark in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.

## Draw

| First Round 24 April–5 May | First Round 24 April–5 May | First Round 24 April–5 May | Second Round 13–19 May | Second Round 13–19 May | Second Round 13–19 May | Quarterfinals 10–14 June | Quarterfinals 10–14 June | Quarterfinals 10–14 June | Semifinals 10–13 July | Semifinals 10–13 July | Semifinals 10–13 July | Final 18–20 July | Final 18–20 July | Final 18–20 July |
| West Germany | West Germany | | West Berlin | West Berlin | West Berlin | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | West Germany | West Germany | 3 | | | | | | | |
| South Africa | South Africa | w/o | South Africa | South Africa | 2 | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | | | |
| Monaco | Monaco | | | | | West Germany | West Germany | 1 | | | | |
| France | France | | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | France | France | 4 | | | | |
| bye | bye | | France | France | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 5 | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 1 | | | | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 0 | | | | | | | France | France | 1 | |
| Denmark | Denmark | | Vienna, Austria (clay) | Vienna, Austria (clay) | Vienna, Austria (clay) | | | | Denmark | Denmark | 4 | |
| bye | bye | | Denmark | Denmark | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | 1 | Austria | Austria | 0 | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | | | | | | |
| Austria | Austria | 4 | | | | Denmark | Denmark | 4 | | | | |
| Philippines | Philippines | | Helsinki, Finland | Helsinki, Finland | Helsinki, Finland | Philippines | Philippines | 1 | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Philippines | Philippines | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Finland | Finland | 4 | Finland | Finland | 0 | | | | | | | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) |
| Ireland | Ireland | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Denmark | Denmark | 2 |
| Spain | Spain | 5 | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | | | | | | | Belgium | Belgium | 3 |
| Israel | Israel | 0 | Spain | Spain | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Sweden | Sweden | 5 | Turin, Italy (clay) | Turin, Italy (clay) | Turin, Italy (clay) | | | | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 1 | | | | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 5 | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Italy | Italy | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ceylon | Ceylon | 0 | Netherlands | Netherlands | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Italy | Italy | 5 | | | | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | | | |
| Italy | Italy | | | | | | | | Italy | Italy | 2 | | | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 0 | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | | | | Belgium | Belgium | 3 | | | |
| Norway | Norway | 5 | Norway | Norway | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | | | | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 1 | | | | | | |
| Brazil | Brazil | | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | Belgium | Belgium | 4 | | | | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | w/o | Hungary | Hungary | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Belgium | Belgium | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## First round
### Yugoslavia vs. Switzerland

| Yugoslavia 5 | Novi Sad, Yugoslavia 2–4 May 1953 | Novi Sad, Yugoslavia 2–4 May 1953 | Switzerland 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Josip Palada Erwin Balestra 6 1 1 6 6 2 6 4     2 Vladimir Petrović Max Albrecht 1 6 6 1 6 4 6 2     3 Josip Palada / Vladimir Petrović Jean-Pierre Blondel / Paul Blondel 3 6 6 4 7 5 6 4     4 Ilija Panajotović Erwin Balestra 8 10 6 2 6 2 6 4     5 Petko Milojković Jean-Pierre Blondel 1 6 6 3 4 6      retired ||||

### Egypt vs. Austria

| Egypt 1 | Cairo, Egypt 24–26 April 1953 | Cairo, Egypt 24–26 April 1953 | Austria 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Marcel Coen Alfred Huber 2 6 1 6 6 2 6 1 6 3   2 Adli El Shafei Hans Redl 1 6 2 6 6 1 6 2 9 11   3 Marcel Coen / Adli El Shafei Alfred Huber / Hans Redl 6 3 5 7 1 6 3 6     4 Adli El Shafei Alfred Huber 6 3 5 7 1 6 3 6     5 Marcel Coen Hans Redl 6 2 2 6 4 6 6 3 1 6 ||||

### Finland vs. Ireland

| Finland 4 | Helsinki, Finland 3–5 May 1953 | Helsinki, Finland 3–5 May 1953 | Ireland 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Pentti Forsman Joseph Hackett 7 5 6 3 2 6 1 6 1 6   2 Sakari Salo Guy Jackson 6 1 6 2 6 3       3 Pentti Forsman / Sakari Salo Joseph Hackett / Guy Jackson 7 5 6 4 6 4       4 Pentti Forsman Guy Jackson 6 2 7 5 4 6 3 6 7 5   5 Sakari Salo Joseph Hackett 6 3 6 4 6 0 ||||

### Spain vs. Israel

| Spain 5 | Barcelona, Spain 2–4 May 1953 Clay | Barcelona, Spain 2–4 May 1953 Clay | Israel 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 José María Draper Arie Avidan-Weiss 2 6 5 7 6 2 6 2 6 3   2 Carlos Ferrer Mordechai Apel 6 1 6 1 6 0       3 José María Draper / Fernando Olózaga Mordechai Apel / Arie Avidan-Weiss 6 1 6 3 8 6       4 Emilio Martínez del Rey Gabriel Dubitzky 6 4 6 1 9 7       5 Carlos Ferrer Arie Avidan-Weiss 6 3 6 0 6 3 ||||

### Netherlands vs. Ceylon

| Netherlands 5 | Scheveningen, Netherlands 1–3 May 1953 Clay | Scheveningen, Netherlands 1–3 May 1953 Clay | Ceylon 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Hans van Swol Doug Scharenguivel 6 3 6 2 6 2       2 Hubert Wilton Percy Ernst 6 2 6 2 5 7 6 3     3 Hans van Swol / Hubert Wilton Donald Fonseca / Doug Scharenguivel 6 2 7 5 6 3       4 Hubert Wilton Doug Scharenguivel 3 6 1 6 7 5 6 1 7 5   5 Hans van Swol Percy Ernst 6 4 6 0 6 3 ||||

### Luxembourg vs. Norway

| Luxembourg 0 | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg 1–3 May 1953 Clay | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg 1–3 May 1953 Clay | Norway 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Gaston Wampach Nils-Erik Hessen 2 6 6 4 6 3 8 10 3 6   2 Géza Wertheim Rolf Pape 3 6 2 6 1 6       3 Gaston Wampach / Géza Wertheim Nils-Erik Hessen / Rolf Pape 1 6 13 15 3 6       4 Géza Wertheim Finn Søhol 3 6 4 6 1 6       5 Gaston Wampach Rolf Pape 3 6 4 6 2 6 ||||

## Second round
### West Germany vs. South Africa

| West Germany 3 | West Berlin 15–17 May 1953 | West Berlin 15–17 May 1953 | South Africa 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Engelbert Koch Ian Vermaak 6 8 6 3 6 4 6 2     2 Gottfried von Cramm Russell Seymour 6 1 6 2 7 5       3 Rolf Göpfert / Horst Hermann Russell Seymour / Bryan Woodroffe 6 3 6 3 2 6 4 6 5 7   4 Gottfried von Cramm Ian Vermaak 6 1 6 3 6 1       5 Engelbert Koch Russell Seymour 4 6 6 4 4 6 4 6 ||||

### Yugoslavia vs. France

| Yugoslavia 1 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia 15–17 May 1953 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia 15–17 May 1953 | France 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Josip Palada Paul Rémy 2 6 2 6 8 6 4 6     2 Vladimir Petrović Robert Haillet 3 6 9 7 4 6 8 6 6 8   3 Petko Milojković / Vladimir Petrović Marcel Bernard / Paul Rémy 2 6 4 6 7 9       4 Vladimir Petrović Robert Abdesselam 8 6 6 2 6 1       5 Ilija Panajotović Robert Haillet 6 3 2 6 4 6 1 6 ||||

### Austria vs. Denmark

| Austria 0 | Vienna, Austria 13–15 May 1953 Clay | Vienna, Austria 13–15 May 1953 Clay | Denmark 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Hans Redl Kurt Nielsen 1 6 1 6 2 6       2 Alfred Huber Torben Ulrich 6 3 5 7 3 6 4 6     3 Alfred Huber / Hans Redl Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich 4 6 6 3 6 4 4 6 1 6   4 Hans Redl Torben Ulrich 4 6 3 6 6 2 4 6     5 Alfred Huber Kurt Nielsen 5 7 1 6 8 10 ||||

### Finland vs. Philippines

| Finland 0 | Helsinki, Finland 15–17 May 1953 | Helsinki, Finland 15–17 May 1953 | Philippines 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Pentti Forsman Raymundo Deyro 3 6 2 6 6 4 0 6     2 Sakari Salo Felicisimo Ampon 0 6 2 6 1 6       3 Pentti Forsman / Sakari Salo Felicisimo Ampon / Raymundo Deyro 3 6 0 6 2 6       4 Sakari Salo Raymundo Deyro 3 6 2 6 6 3 6 3 6 8   5 Pentti Forsman Felicisimo Ampon 2 6 0 6 0 6 ||||

### Spain vs. Sweden

| Spain 0 | Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 14–17 May 1953 Clay | Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 14–17 May 1953 Clay | Sweden 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 José María Draper Lennart Bergelin 3 6 1 6 4 6       2 Carlos Ferrer Sven Davidson 4 6 6 2 6 3 1 6 1 6   3 José María Draper / Fernando Olózaga Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson 2 6 0 6 2 6       4 Emilio Martínez del Rey Sven Davidson 4 6 8 10 5 7       5 Carlos Ferrer Lennart Bergelin 2 6 1 6 6 4 2 6 ||||

### Netherlands vs. Italy

| Netherlands 0 | Scheveningen, Netherlands 14–16 May 1953 Clay | Scheveningen, Netherlands 14–16 May 1953 Clay | Italy 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Hubert Wilton Giuseppe Merlo 3 6 2 6 1 6       2 Hans van Swol Rolando del Bello 4 6 6 1 3 6 6 3 1 6   3 Hans van Swol / Hubert Wilton Marcello del Bello / Orlando Sirola 2 6 5 7 1 6       4 Boebi van Meegeren Rolando del Bello 6 4 1 6 2 6 3 6     5 Hans van Swol Giuseppe Merlo 6 0 6 2 5 7 4 6 5 7 ||||

### Norway vs. Great Britain

| Norway 0 | Oslo, Norway 17–19 May 1953 Clay | Oslo, Norway 17–19 May 1953 Clay | Great Britain 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Rolf Pape Geoffrey Paish 6 4 0 6 3 6 2 6     2 Sverre Lie Tony Mottram 3 6 2 6 1 6       3 Nils-Erik Hessen / Rolf Pape Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish 5 7 0 6 3 6       4 Rolf Pape Tony Mottram 2 6 3 6 1 6       5 Nils-Erik Hessen Gerald Oakley 4 6 2 6 0 6 ||||

### Hungary vs. Belgium

| Hungary 0 | Budapest, Hungary 14–16 May 1953 | Budapest, Hungary 14–16 May 1953 | Belgium 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 József Asbóth Jacques Brichant 2 6 3 6 6 4 8 10     2 Antal Jancsó Philippe Washer 2 6 6 3 1 6 1 6     3 Zoltán Katona / Dezső Vad Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer 2 6 2 6 4 6       4 József Asbóth Philippe Washer 6 4 9 11 4 6 3 6     5 Antal Jancsó Jacques Brichant 4 6 2 6 2 6 ||||

## Quarterfinals
### France vs. West Germany

| France 4 | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 12–14 June 1953 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 12–14 June 1953 Clay | West Germany 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Paul Rémy Gottfried von Cramm 4 6 0 6 4 6       2 Robert Haillet Engelbert Koch 6 1 6 3 6 1       3 Jean Ducos de la Haille / Paul Rémy Gottfried von Cramm / Rolf Göpfert 2 6 6 4 3 6 6 2 6 4   4 Robert Haillet Gottfried von Cramm 1 6 2 6 6 1 7 5 6 4   5 Paul Rémy Engelbert Koch 6 2 6 4 6 2 ||||

### Denmark vs. Philippines

| Denmark 4 | Copenhagen, Denmark 10–12 June 1953 Clay | Copenhagen, Denmark 10–12 June 1953 Clay | Philippines 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Torben Ulrich Raymundo Deyro 6 3 6 2 6 4       2 Kurt Nielsen Felicisimo Ampon 8 6 6 3 8 6       3 Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich Felicisimo Ampon / Raymundo Deyro 6 3 6 8 6 3 8 6     4 Torben Ulrich Felicisimo Ampon 4 6 2 6 3 6       5 Kurt Nielsen Raymundo Deyro 6 2 6 3 6 4 ||||

### Italy vs. Sweden

| Italy 4 | Turin, Italy 12–14 June 1953 Clay | Turin, Italy 12–14 June 1953 Clay | Sweden 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Fausto Gardini Lennart Bergelin 7 9 1 6 6 2 7 5 6 3   2 Giuseppe Merlo Sven Davidson 4 6 6 3 6 3 7 5     3 Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson 6 2 1 6 6 2 6 3     4 Orlando Sirola Sven Davidson 3 6 6 3 7 5 3 6 4 6   5 Giuseppe Merlo Staffan Stockenberg 6 4 6 0 6 2 ||||

### Belgium vs. Great Britain

| Belgium 4 | Brussels, Belgium 12–14 June 1953 Clay | Brussels, Belgium 12–14 June 1953 Clay | Great Britain 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Philippe Washer Tony Mottram 7 5 6 4 7 5       2 Jacques Brichant Geoffrey Paish 6 4 4 6 6 2 6 1     3 Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish 8 6 1 6 2 6 4 6     4 Jacques Brichant Tony Mottram 7 5 6 4 6 0       5 Philippe Washer Geoffrey Paish 6 2 6 2 6 2 ||||

## Semifinals
### France vs. Denmark

| France 1 | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 10–13 July 1953 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 10–13 July 1953 Clay | Denmark 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Robert Haillet Kurt Nielsen 6 3 2 6 4 6 2 6     2 Paul Rémy Torben Ulrich 2 6 6 1 6 1 6 2     3 Jean Ducos de la Haille / Paul Rémy Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich 6 0 3 6 6 3 3 6 6 8   4 Robert Haillet Torben Ulrich 4 6 2 6 7 5 4 6     5 Paul Rémy Kurt Nielsen 10 12 6 1 6 0 0 6 4 6 ||||

### Belgium vs. Italy

| Belgium 3 | Brussels, Belgium 10–13 July 1953 | Brussels, Belgium 10–13 July 1953 | Italy 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Philippe Washer Fausto Gardini 6 4 14 16 2 6 6 4 6 3   2 Jacques Brichant Giuseppe Merlo 6 4 1 6 6 4 4 6 8 10   3 Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli 3 6 6 2 5 7 1 6     4 Philippe Washer Giuseppe Merlo 6 2 6 2 6 4       5 Jacques Brichant Fausto Gardini 6 2 7 5 4 6 9 7 ||||

## Final
### Denmark vs. Belgium

| Denmark 2 | Copenhagen, Denmark 18–20 July 1953 Clay | Copenhagen, Denmark 18–20 July 1953 Clay | Belgium 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Kurt Nielsen Jacques Brichant 6 1 7 5 3 6 3 6 6 3   2 Torben Ulrich Philippe Washer 6 4 4 6 5 7 1 6     3 Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer 6 4 6 3 7 9 1 6 4 6   4 Torben Ulrich Jacques Brichant 5 7 7 5 3 6 3 6     5 Kurt Nielsen Philippe Washer 8 6 6 8 6 2 6 4 ||||