# 1956 Davis Cup Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1956 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. Italy defeated Sweden in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.

## Draw

| First round 27 April–1 May | First round 27 April–1 May | First round 27 April–1 May | Second round 10–15 May | Second round 10–15 May | Second round 10–15 May | Quarterfinals 31 May-4 June | Quarterfinals 31 May-4 June | Quarterfinals 31 May-4 June | Semifinals 15–17 July | Semifinals 15–17 July | Semifinals 15–17 July | Final 20–22 July | Final 20–22 July | Final 20–22 July |
| Italy | Italy | | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Italy | Italy | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Poland | Poland | 3 | Poland | Poland | 0 | Bologna, Italy (clay) | Bologna, Italy (clay) | Bologna, Italy (clay) | | | | | | |
| Austria | Austria | 2 | | | | Italy | Italy | 4 | | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Denmark | Denmark | 1 | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Denmark | Denmark | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 5 | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 1 | | | | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | 0 | | | | | | | Italy | Italy | 3 | |
| France | France | | Lausanne, Switzerland | Lausanne, Switzerland | Lausanne, Switzerland | | | | France | France | 2 | |
| bye | bye | | France | France | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 2 | Switzerland | Switzerland | 0 | Duisburg, West Germany (clay) | Duisburg, West Germany (clay) | Duisburg, West Germany (clay) | | | | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 3 | | | | France | France | 4 | | | | |
| West Germany | West Germany | | Dublin, Ireland | Dublin, Ireland | Dublin, Ireland | West Germany | West Germany | 1 | | | | |
| bye | bye | | West Germany | West Germany | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 4 | Ireland | Ireland | 1 | | | | | | | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) |
| Finland | Finland | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Italy | Italy | 5 |
| Turkey | Turkey | 0 | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | | | | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 0 |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 5 | Netherlands | Netherlands | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Chile | Chile | 5 | Bristol, England (grass) | Bristol, England (grass) | Bristol, England (grass) | | | | | | |
| Chile | Chile | | | | | Chile | Chile | 2 | | | | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 4 | Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay) | Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay) | Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay) | Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | | | | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | 1 | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 | | | | Solna, Sweden (clay) | Solna, Sweden (clay) | Solna, Sweden (clay) | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | | | | | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 1 | | | |
| Monaco | Monaco | 2 | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 4 | | | |
| Spain | Spain | 3 | Spain | Spain | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Belgium | Belgium | 4 | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | | | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | | | | | Belgium | Belgium | 1 | | | | | | |
| Norway | Norway | 4 | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Sweden | Sweden | 4 | | | | | | |
| Israel | Israel | 1 | Norway | Norway | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Sweden | Sweden | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## First round
### Poland vs. Austria

| Poland 3 | Warsaw, Poland 27–29 April 1956 | Warsaw, Poland 27–29 April 1956 | Austria 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Władysław Skonecki Alfred Huber 6 2 6 3 6 4       2 Andrzej Licis Franz Saiko 6 2 4 6 4 6 4 6     3 Józef Piątek / Władysław Skonecki Alfred Huber / Franz Saiko 3 6 3 6 1 6       4 Władysław Skonecki Franz Saiko 6 3 5 7 6 2 6 3     5 Andrzej Licis Alfred Huber 2 6 6 0 6 4 6 3 ||||

### Czechoslovakia vs. Pakistan

| Czechoslovakia 5 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 27–30 April 1956 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 27–30 April 1956 | Pakistan 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jiří Parma Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed 4 6 11 9 6 3 2 6 6 4   2 Jiří Javorský Khwaja Saeed Hai 6 1 6 2 6 3       3 Jiří Javorský / Vladimír Zábrodský Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed / Khwaja Saeed Hai 6 3 10 8 5 7 6 2     4 Jiří Parma Khwaja Saeed Hai 6 2 6 2 8 6       5 Jiří Javorský Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed 6 3 4 6 6 3 6 2 ||||

### Luxembourg vs. Switzerland

| Luxembourg 2 | Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg 27 April–1 May 1956 | Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg 27 April–1 May 1956 | Switzerland 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Géza Wertheim Paul Blondel 4 6 3 6 4 6       2 Gaston Wampach Bernard du Pont 6 4 6 4 5 7 1 6 6 0   3 Gaston Wampach / Géza Wertheim Paul Blondel / René Buser 2 6 1 6 1 6       4 Géza Wertheim Bernard du Pont 1 6 1 6 1 6       5 Gaston Wampach Erwin Balestra 6 4 6 1 4 6 6 2 ||||

### Ireland vs. Finland

| Ireland 4 | Dublin, Ireland 27–30 April 1956 | Dublin, Ireland 27–30 April 1956 | Finland 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Joseph Hackett Reino Nyyssönen 6 3 6 3 6 1       2 Guy Jackson Sakari Salo 3 6 6 3 6 2 2 6 3 6   3 Joseph Hackett / Guy Jackson Reino Nyyssönen / Sakari Salo 6 3 12 10 3 6 6 3     4 Guy Jackson Reino Nyyssönen 6 2 6 3 6 2       5 Joseph Hackett Sakari Salo 6 2 6 3 6 1 ||||

### Turkey vs. Netherlands

| Turkey 0 | Ankara, Turkey 27–29 April 1956 | Ankara, Turkey 27–29 April 1956 | Netherlands 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Nazmi Bari Fred Dehnert 9 11 6 2 5 7 4 6     2 Şefik Fenmen Hans van Dalsum 3 6 2 6 3 6       3 Nazmi Bari / Şefik Fenmen Hans van Dalsum / Fred Dehnert 5 7 2 6 3 6       4 Şefik Fenmen Fred Dehnert 7 9 1 6 6 8       5 Nazmi Bari Hans van Dalsum 6 0 3 6 4 6 6 8 ||||

### Yugoslavia vs. Egypt

| Yugoslavia 4 | Belgrade, Yugoslavia 27–30 April 1956 | Belgrade, Yugoslavia 27–30 April 1956 | Egypt 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ivko Plećević Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed 2 6 6 1 6 1 2 6 6 3   2 Josip Palada Adel Ismail 6 2 6 4 6 4       3 Ilija Panajotović / Ivko Plećević Donald Acobas / Adel Ismail 6 2 6 3 4 6 6 3     4 Ilija Panajotović Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed 6 2 6 1 6 2       5 Ivko Plećević Adel Ismail 6 1 6 1 4 6 6 8 2 6 ||||

### Monaco vs. Spain

| Monaco 2 | Monte Carlo Country Club, Monte Carlo, Monaco 27–30 April 1956 Clay | Monte Carlo Country Club, Monte Carlo, Monaco 27–30 April 1956 Clay | Spain 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Roland Borghini Emilio Martínez del Rey 4 6 5 7 7 5 5 7     2 Georges Pasquier José María Draper 3 6 6 4 1 6 6 2 6 4   3 Roland Borghini / Georges Pasquier Emilio Martínez del Rey / Fernando Olózaga 6 8 3 6 0 6       4 Georges Pasquier Emilio Martínez del Rey 6 3 10 8 0 6 6 1     5 Roland Borghini José María Draper 7 5 3 6 5 7 1 6 ||||

### Norway vs. Israel

| Norway 4 | Oslo, Norway 27 April–1 May 1956 Clay | Oslo, Norway 27 April–1 May 1956 Clay | Israel 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Finn Søhol Arie Avidan-Weiss 6 1 6 3 6 3       2 Gunnar Høst Sjøwall Eleazar Davidman 6 1 6 2 6 3       3 Gunnar Høst Sjøwall / Finn Søhol Arie Avidan-Weiss / Eleazar Davidman 4 6 6 2 3 6 6 8     4 Finn Søhol Eleazar Davidman 7 5 6 8 2 6 6 3 6 4   5 Gunnar Høst Sjøwall Arie Avidan-Weiss 6 2 6 0 6 1 ||||

## Second round
### Poland vs. Italy

| Poland 0 | Warsaw, Poland 12–14 May 1956 | Warsaw, Poland 12–14 May 1956 | Italy 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Władysław Skonecki Giuseppe Merlo 0 6 2 6 3 6       2 Andrzej Licis Nicola Pietrangeli 4 6 4 6 5 7       3 Józef Piątek / Jan Radzio Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 3 6 2 6 4 6       4 Andrzej Licis Giuseppe Merlo 3 6 3 6 5 7       5 Władysław Skonecki Nicola Pietrangeli 2 6 2 6 1 6 ||||

### Czechoslovakia vs. Denmark

| Czechoslovakia 1 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 11–13 May 1956 Clay | Prague, Czechoslovakia 11–13 May 1956 Clay | Denmark 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jiří Parma Kurt Nielsen 6 8 2 6 6 8       2 Jiří Javorský Torben Ulrich 4 6 3 6 5 7       3 Jiří Javorský / Vladimír Zábrodský Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich 6 8 4 6 7 5 5 7     4 Jiří Parma Torben Ulrich 6 3 3 6 6 8 4 6     5 Jiří Javorský Kurt Nielsen 7 5 2 6 5 7 6 4 7 5 ||||

### Switzerland vs. France

| Switzerland 0 | Lausanne, Switzerland 10–12 May 1956 | Lausanne, Switzerland 10–12 May 1956 | France 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Paul Blondel Robert Haillet 2 6 4 6 1 6       2 Martin Froesch Pierre Darmon 9 11 6 1 2 6 8 6 2 6   3 Paul Blondel / René Buser Marcel Bernard / Paul Rémy 1 6 3 6 3 6       4 Martin Froesch Robert Haillet 6 8 3 6 4 6       5 Paul Blondel Pierre Darmon 1 6 1 6 2 6 ||||

### Ireland vs. West Germany

| Ireland 1 | Dublin, Ireland 10–12 May 1956 | Dublin, Ireland 10–12 May 1956 | West Germany 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Guy Jackson Rupert Huber 6 8 4 6 7 9       2 Joseph Hackett Franz Feldbausch 0 6 7 5 3 6 6 3 1 6   3 Joseph Hackett / Guy Jackson Franz Feldbausch / Peter Scholl 6 2 6 4 6 4       4 Guy Jackson Franz Feldbausch 0 6 4 6 6 3 6 4 1 6   5 Joseph Hackett Rupert Huber 4 6 6 3 3 6 4 6 ||||

### Netherlands vs. Chile

| Netherlands 0 | Scheveningen, Netherlands 11–13 May 1956 Clay | Scheveningen, Netherlands 11–13 May 1956 Clay | Chile 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Hans van Dalsum Andrés Hammersley 6 8 4 6 2 6       2 Fred Dehnert Luis Ayala 3 6 1 6 0 6       3 Hans van Dalsum / Fred Dehnert Luis Ayala / Andrés Hammersley 1 6 8 6 3 6 2 6     4 Hans van Dalsum Luis Ayala 5 7 4 6 4 6       5 Fred Dehnert Andrés Hammersley 1 6 2 6 2 6 ||||

### Yugoslavia vs. Great Britain

| Yugoslavia 0 | Belgrade, Yugoslavia 13–15 May 1956 Clay | Belgrade, Yugoslavia 13–15 May 1956 Clay | Great Britain 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Josip Palada Roger Becker 4 6 0 6 2 6       2 Ilija Panajotović Billy Knight 4 6 4 6 2 6       3 Ilija Panajotović / Ivko Plećević Mike Davies / Billy Knight 2 6 6 8 2 6       4 Ilija Panajotović Roger Becker 1 6 3 6 0 6       5 Ivko Plećević Mike Davies 1 6 3 6 1 6 ||||

### Spain vs. Belgium

| Spain 1 | Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 10–13 May 1956 Clay | Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 10–13 May 1956 Clay | Belgium 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Juan Manuel Couder Jacques Brichant 3 6 5 7 1 6       2 Emilio Martínez del Rey Gino Mezzi 4 6 2 6 4 6       3 Juan Manuel Couder / Fernando Olózaga Jacques Brichant / Gino Mezzi 2 6 1 6 4 6       4 Emilio Martínez del Rey Jacques Brichant 2 6 2 6 6 8       5 Juan Manuel Couder Gino Mezzi 8 6 2 6 6 3 6 4 ||||

### Norway vs. Sweden

| Norway 0 | Oslo Tennis Club, Oslo, Norway 11–13 May 1956 Clay | Oslo Tennis Club, Oslo, Norway 11–13 May 1956 Clay | Sweden 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Gunnar Høst Sjøwall Sven Davidson 7 9 6 4 2 6 3 6     2 Nils-Erik Hessen Ulf Schmidt 1 6 1 6 3 6       3 Nils-Erik Hessen / Gunnar Høst Sjøwall Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson 2 6 3 6 5 7       4 Gunnar Høst Sjøwall Ulf Schmidt 6 2 3 6 0 6 2 6     5 Nils-Erik Hessen Bengt Axelsson 3 6 3 6 2 6 ||||

## Quarterfinals
### Italy vs. Denmark

| Italy 4 | Bologna, Italy 2-4 June 1956 Clay | Bologna, Italy 2-4 June 1956 Clay | Denmark 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Giuseppe Merlo Kurt Nielsen 7 9 6 1 3 6 4 6     2 Nicola Pietrangeli Torben Ulrich 4 6 6 2 6 1 6 0     3 Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich 6 4 6 2 3 6 6 3     4 Giuseppe Merlo Torben Ulrich 6 0 6 4 6 2       5 Nicola Pietrangeli Kurt Nielsen 8 6 6 4 4 6 2 6 6 4 ||||

### West Germany vs. France

| West Germany 1 | Duisburg, West Germany 1-3 June 1956 Clay | Duisburg, West Germany 1-3 June 1956 Clay | France 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Peter Scholl Robert Haillet 6 8 1 6 5 7       2 Rupert Huber Paul Rémy 4 6 2 6 6 3 3 6     3 Franz Feldbausch / Peter Scholl Marcel Bernard / Paul Rémy 3 6 2 6 2 6       4 Peter Scholl Pierre Darmon 6 2 6 0 6 4       5 Franz Feldbausch Robert Haillet 2 6 3 6 2 6 ||||

### Great Britain vs. Chile

| Great Britain 3 | Bristol Lawn Tennis Club, Bristol, England 31 May-2 June 1956 Grass | Bristol Lawn Tennis Club, Bristol, England 31 May-2 June 1956 Grass | Chile 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Roger Becker Luis Ayala 6 3 4 6 3 6 6 3 3 6   2 Billy Knight Andrés Hammersley 6 3 6 3 6 4       3 John Barrett / Roger Becker Luis Ayala / Andrés Hammersley 6 1 6 4 9 7       4 Roger Becker Andrés Hammersley 6 4 6 1 6 1       5 Billy Knight Luis Ayala 6 1 3 6 3 6 0 6 ||||

### Belgium vs. Sweden

| Belgium 1 | Royal Léopold Club, Brussels, Belgium 1-3 June 1956 Clay | Royal Léopold Club, Brussels, Belgium 1-3 June 1956 Clay | Sweden 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jacques Brichant Sven Davidson 3 6 6 2 9 7 1 6 3 6   2 Gino Mezzi Torsten Johansson 6 2 4 6 0 6 4 6     3 Jacques Brichant / Gino Mezzi Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson 3 6 7 5 4 6 6 2 4 6   4 Gino Mezzi Sven Davidson 3 6 1 6 1 6       5 Jacques Brichant Ulf Schmidt 6 0 6 2 6 3 ||||

## Semifinals
### France vs. Italy

| France 2 | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 15–17 July 1956 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 15–17 July 1956 Clay | Italy 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Pierre Darmon Nicola Pietrangeli 3 6 6 3 6 3 2 6 6 3   2 Paul Rémy Giuseppe Merlo 7 5 6 8 6 2 6 2     3 Marcel Bernard / Paul Rémy Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 2 6 2 6 6 2 1 6     4 Pierre Darmon Giuseppe Merlo 3 6 6 4 7 9 4 6     5 Paul Rémy Nicola Pietrangeli 3 6 6 8 2 6 ||||

### Sweden vs. Great Britain

| Sweden 4 | Solna Tennisstadion, Solna, Sweden 15–17 July 1956 Clay | Solna Tennisstadion, Solna, Sweden 15–17 July 1956 Clay | Great Britain 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Sven Davidson Billy Knight 6 1 6 3 10 8       2 Ulf Schmidt Roger Becker 3 6 1 6 6 2 6 1 6 2   3 Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson Roger Becker / Mike Davies 6 3 8 6 7 5       4 Sven Davidson Mike Davies 4 6 1 6 1 6       5 Ulf Schmidt Billy Knight 6 0 6 8 4 6 6 3 6 4 ||||

## Final
### Sweden vs. Italy

| Sweden 0 | Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 20–22 July 1956 Clay | Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 20–22 July 1956 Clay | Italy 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Sven Davidson Nicola Pietrangeli 4 6 6 3 1 6 4 6     2 Ulf Schmidt Giuseppe Merlo 7 5 2 6 5 7 1 6     3 Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 4 6 7 5 2 6 3 6     4 Torsten Johansson Orlando Sirola 4 6 6 1 2 6 1 6     5 Ulf Schmidt Nicola Pietrangeli 5 7 3 6 6 1 3 6 ||||