# 1962 Davis Cup Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1962 Davis Cup.
28 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. Sweden defeated Italy in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.

## Draw

| First Round 4–7 May | First Round 4–7 May | First Round 4–7 May | Second Round 18–21 May | Second Round 18–21 May | Second Round 18–21 May | Quarterfinals 14–17 June | Quarterfinals 14–17 June | Quarterfinals 14–17 June | Semifinals 13–15 July | Semifinals 13–15 July | Semifinals 13–15 July | Final 27–29 July | Final 27–29 July | Final 27–29 July |
| Italy | Italy | | Florence, Italy (clay) | Florence, Italy (clay) | Florence, Italy (clay) | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Italy | Italy | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 0 | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 0 | Brescia, Italy (clay) | Brescia, Italy (clay) | Brescia, Italy (clay) | | | | | | |
| Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 5 | | | | Italy | Italy | 4 | | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | 5 | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Hungary | Hungary | 1 | | | | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 0 | Hungary | Hungary | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 4 | Denmark | Denmark | 0 | | | | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | | | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | 1 | | | | | | | Italy | Italy | 5 | |
| Norway | Norway | 0 | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 0 | |
| Poland | Poland | 5 | Poland | Poland | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Monaco | Monaco | 0 | Brazil | Brazil | 3 | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | | | | | | |
| Brazil | Brazil | 5 | | | | Brazil | Brazil | 1 | | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 1 | Vienna, Austria (clay) | Vienna, Austria (clay) | Vienna, Austria (clay) | Great Britain | Great Britain | 4 | | | | |
| Austria | Austria | 4 | Austria | Austria | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 4 | | | | | | | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | | | | | | | | | | | Italy | Italy | 1 |
| France | France | | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 4 |
| bye | bye | | France | France | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 0 | South Africa | South Africa | 3 | West Berlin | West Berlin | West Berlin | | | | | | |
| South Africa | South Africa | 4 | | | | South Africa | South Africa | 3 | | | | | | |
| Spain | Spain | 2 | Hanover, West Germany | Hanover, West Germany | Hanover, West Germany | West Germany | West Germany | 2 | | | | | | |
| West Germany | West Germany | 3 | West Germany | West Germany | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Romania | Romania | 4 | Romania | Romania | 0 | | | | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | | | |
| Israel | Israel | 1 | | | | | | | South Africa | South Africa | 1 | | | |
| Lebanon | Lebanon | 1 | Helsinki, Finland | Helsinki, Finland | Helsinki, Finland | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 4 | | | |
| Finland | Finland | 4 | Finland | Finland | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 4 | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 5 | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | | | | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | 1 | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 0 | | | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 4 | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Sweden | Sweden | 5 | | | | | | |
| Chile | Chile | 1 | Belgium | Belgium | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Sweden | Sweden | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## First round
### Netherlands vs. Soviet Union

| Netherlands 0 | Scheveningen, Netherlands 5–7 May 1962 Clay | Scheveningen, Netherlands 5–7 May 1962 Clay | Soviet Union 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Willem Maris Toomas Leius 1 6 1 6 2 6       2 Evert Schneider Sergei Likhachev 3 6 1 6 6 4 4 6     3 Willem Maris / Evert Schneider Toomas Leius / Sergei Likhachev 1 6 5 7 2 6       4 Pieter van Eijsden Sergei Likhachev 1 6 1 6 1 6       5 Evert Schneider Rudolf Sivokhin 5 7 5 7 2 6 ||||

### Hungary vs. Luxembourg

| Hungary 5 | Budapest, Hungary 4–6 May 1962 | Budapest, Hungary 4–6 May 1962 | Luxembourg 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Zoltán Katona Jean Neuman 6 0 6 2 6 3       2 István Gulyás Joseph Offenheim 6 3 6 1 6 1       3 István Gulyás / András Szikszay Joseph Offenheim / Gaston Wampach 6 1 6 1 6 3       4 István Gulyás Jean Neuman 6 1 6 2 6 3       5 Zoltán Katona Joseph Offenheim 6 1 6 2 6 2 ||||

### Denmark vs. New Zealand

| Denmark 4 | Copenhagen, Denmark 4–6 May 1962 Clay | Copenhagen, Denmark 4–6 May 1962 Clay | New Zealand 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jan Leschly John Souter 6 2 7 5 6 4       2 Jørgen Ulrich Ian Crookenden 6 2 1 6 10 8 2 6 10 8   3 Jan Leschly / Jørgen Ulrich Ian Crookenden / John Souter 8 6 6 3 6 4       4 Jan Leschly Ian Crookenden 6 2 3 6 8 6 6 0     5 Carl-Edvard Hedelund John Souter 3 6 2 6 6 4 0 6 ||||

### Norway vs. Poland

| Norway 0 | Oslo, Norway 4–7 May 1962 Clay | Oslo, Norway 4–7 May 1962 Clay | Poland 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Per Hegna Władysław Skonecki 3 6 1 6 0 6       2 Finn Søhol Wiesław Gąsiorek 2 6 6 3 2 6 2 6     3 Sjur Lars Galtung-Hansen / Finn Søhol Wiesław Gąsiorek / Józef Orlikowski 4 6 4 6 1 6       4 Per Hegna Wiesław Gąsiorek 2 6 6 4 1 6 4 6     5 Finn Søhol Józef Orlikowski 6 1 6 2 3 6 3 6 4 6 ||||

### Monaco vs. Brazil

| Monaco 0 | Monte Carlo, Monaco 4–6 May 1962 | Monte Carlo, Monaco 4–6 May 1962 | Brazil 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Adrien Viviani José Edison Mandarino 0 6 1 6 0 6       2 Roland Borghini Carlos Alberto Fernandes 4 6 2 6 2 6       3 Roland Borghini / René Ruzic Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino 0 6 2 6 3 6       4 Adrien Viviani Carlos Alberto Fernandes 1 6 2 6 3 6       5 Roland Borghini Thomaz Koch 5 7 3 6 1 6 ||||

### Ireland vs. Austria

| Ireland 1 | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 4–6 May 1962 Grass | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 4–6 May 1962 Grass | Austria 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Peter Jackson Franz Saiko 5 7 2 6 1 6       2 Robin Condy Ladislav Legenstein 0 6 2 6 2 6       3 Derek Arthurs / Michael Hickey Detlef Herdy / Ladislav Legenstein 3 6 3 6 7 9       4 Derek Arthurs Franz Saiko 1 6 2 6         5 Peter Jackson Detlef Herdy 6 4 1 6 6 4 ||||

### Switzerland vs. South Africa

| Switzerland 0 | Lausanne, Switzerland 4–6 May 1962 | Lausanne, Switzerland 4–6 May 1962 | South Africa 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Martin Froesch Abe Segal 2 6 1 6 3 6       2 Jorge Paulo Lemann Gordon Forbes 3 6 7 5 6 3 5 7 1 6   3 Paul Blondel / Bruno Spielmann Gordon Forbes / Abe Segal 3 6 1 6 2 6       4 Jorge Paulo Lemann Cliff Drysdale 9 11 2 6 4 6       5 Martin Froesch Gordon Forbes           not played ||||

### Spain vs. West Germany

| Spain 2 | Real Madrid Club de Tenis, Madrid, Spain 4–6 May 1962 Clay | Real Madrid Club de Tenis, Madrid, Spain 4–6 May 1962 Clay | West Germany 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Manuel Santana Ingo Buding 6 3 1 6 2 6 6 2 5 7   2 Juan Manuel Couder Wilhelm Bungert 1 6 6 4 6 2 4 6 7 5   3 José Luis Arilla / Manuel Santana Wilhelm Bungert / Christian Kuhnke 7 9 4 6 6 3 9 11     4 Manuel Santana Wilhelm Bungert 2 6 5 7 3 6       5 Juan Manuel Couder Ingo Buding 6 4 6 3 6 2 ||||

### Romania vs. Israel

| Romania 4 | Bucharest, Romania 4–6 May 1962 Clay | Bucharest, Romania 4–6 May 1962 Clay | Israel 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ion Țiriac Eleazar Davidman 6 0 6 3 6 3       2 Constantin Năstase Gabriel Dubitzky 6 0 6 1 6 1       3 Petre Mărmureanu / Ion Țiriac Eleazar Davidman / Gabriel Dubitzky 6 4 6 1 6 4       4 Constantin Năstase Eleazar Davidman 6 4 6 1 1 6 3 6 4 6   5 Ion Țiriac Gabriel Dubitzky 6 3 6 1 6 1 ||||

### Lebanon vs. Finland

| Lebanon 1 | Alumni Club, Beirut, Lebanon 4–6 May 1962 Clay | Alumni Club, Beirut, Lebanon 4–6 May 1962 Clay | Finland 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Édouard Samuel Reino Nyyssönen 1 6 0 6 2 6       2 Karim Fawaz Sakari Salo 6 4 6 3 7 5       3 Karim Fawaz / Édouard Samuel Reino Nyyssönen / Sakari Salo 2 6 7 5 6 8 7 9     4 Édouard Samuel Sakari Salo 8 6 2 6 2 6 1 6     5 Karim Fawaz Reino Nyyssönen 6 3 4 6 1 6 0 6 ||||

### Czechoslovakia vs. Egypt

| Czechoslovakia 4 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 4–6 May 1962 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 4–6 May 1962 | Egypt 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Petr Štrobl Kamel Moubarek 6 1 6 4 4 6 3 6 6 4   2 Jiří Javorský Fathi Mohammed-Ali 6 3 6 2 6 4       3 Jiří Javorský / Petr Štrobl Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed / Fathi Mohammed-Ali 6 2 3 6 6 0 6 3     4 Petr Štrobl Fathi Mohammed-Ali 4 6 4 6 2 6       5 Pavel Korda Kamel Moubarek 6 2 6 1 6 2 ||||

### Belgium vs. Chile

| Belgium 4 | Brussels, Belgium 4–6 May 1962 | Brussels, Belgium 4–6 May 1962 | Chile 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Eric Drossart Patricio Apey 7 5 6 2 6 2       2 Jacques Brichant Patricio Rodríguez 6 0 7 5 6 4       3 Jacques Brichant / Eric Drossart Ernesto Aguirre / Patricio Rodríguez 4 6 3 6 6 3 6 0 6 2   4 Claude de Gronckel Patricio Apey 3 6 5 7 6 4 7 9     5 Eric Drossart Patricio Rodríguez 6 4 4 6 7 5 2 6 6 2 ||||

## Second round
### Italy vs. Soviet Union

| Italy 5 | Florence, Italy 18–20 May 1962 Clay | Florence, Italy 18–20 May 1962 Clay | Soviet Union 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Nicola Pietrangeli Toomas Leius 6 4 1 6 6 3 6 1     2 Fausto Gardini Sergei Likhachev 6 0 6 2 6 3       3 Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola Toomas Leius / Sergei Likhachev 7 5 6 2 6 3       4 Nicola Pietrangeli Sergei Likhachev 0 6 8 6 8 6 6 1     5 Fausto Gardini Toomas Leius 6 4 2 6 6 3 6 3 ||||

### Hungary vs. Denmark

| Hungary 5 | Budapest, Hungary 18–20 May 1962 Clay | Budapest, Hungary 18–20 May 1962 Clay | Denmark 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 András Szikszay Carl-Edvard Hedelund 6 2 7 5 6 4       2 István Gulyás Thorkild Larsen 6 3 6 0 6 2       3 István Gulyás / András Szikszay Carl-Edvard Hedelund / Thorkild Larsen 6 3 6 2 6 2       4 András Szikszay Thorkild Larsen 6 2 6 4 6 4       5 István Gulyás Carl-Edvard Hedelund 6 0 6 3 6 4 ||||

### Poland vs. Brazil

| Poland 0 | Warsaw, Poland 18–20 May 1962 | Warsaw, Poland 18–20 May 1962 | Brazil 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Władysław Skonecki Carlos Alberto Fernandes 4 6 6 2 6 8 4 6     2 Wiesław Gąsiorek José Edison Mandarino 5 7 2 6 2 6       3 Wiesław Biełanowicz / Wiesław Nowicki Ronald Barnes / Carlos Alberto Fernandes 3 6 2 6 3 6       4 Wiesław Gąsiorek Carlos Alberto Fernandes           not played 5 Władysław Skonecki José Edison Mandarino           not played ||||

### Austria vs. Great Britain

| Austria 1 | Vienna, Austria 19–21 May 1962 Clay | Vienna, Austria 19–21 May 1962 Clay | Great Britain 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ladislav Legenstein Billy Knight 0 6 6 3 2 6 3 6     2 Franz Saiko Mike Sangster 6 3 3 6 2 6 6 4 6 3   3 Ladislav Legenstein / Franz Saiko Billy Knight / Tony Pickard 0 6 2 6 6 3 6 4 0 6   4 Franz Saiko Billy Knight 2 6 4 6 7 9       5 Detlef Herdy Mike Sangster 8 10 4 6 6 3 5 7 ||||

### France vs. South Africa

| France 2 | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 18–20 May 1962 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 18–20 May 1962 Clay | South Africa 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Gérard Pilet Cliff Drysdale 5 7 6 2 3 6 10 12     2 Pierre Darmon Gordon Forbes 6 3 6 1 6 2       3 Jean-Claude Barclay / Jacques Renavand Gordon Forbes / Abe Segal 4 6 1 6 3 6       4 Pierre Darmon Cliff Drysdale 6 4 7 5 6 2       5 Gérard Pilet Gordon Forbes 1 6 1 6 7 9 ||||

### West Germany vs. Romania

| West Germany 5 | Hanover, West Germany 18–20 May 1962 | Hanover, West Germany 18–20 May 1962 | Romania 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Wilhelm Bungert Constantin Năstase 6 1 8 6 6 2       2 Ingo Buding Ion Țiriac 6 4 6 0 6 3       3 Wilhelm Bungert / Christian Kuhnke Constantin Năstase / Ion Țiriac 6 0 6 3 6 4       4 Wilhelm Bungert Ion Țiriac 6 1 6 2 6 2       5 Ingo Buding Constantin Năstase 6 2 6 2 6 1 ||||

### Finland vs. Czechoslovakia

| Finland 0 | Helsinki, Finland 18–20 May 1962 | Helsinki, Finland 18–20 May 1962 | Czechoslovakia 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Reino Nyyssönen Jiří Javorský 6 8 2 6 4 6       2 Pekka Säilä Pavel Korda 0 6 7 9 4 6       3 Reino Nyyssönen / Sakari Salo Jiří Javorský / Petr Štrobl 0 6 6 3 6 8 4 6     4 Pekka Säilä Petr Štrobl 2 6 3 6 3 6       5 Reino Nyyssönen Pavel Korda 6 4 6 4 4 6 1 6 3 6 ||||

### Belgium vs. Sweden

| Belgium 0 | Royal Léopold Club, Brussels, Belgium 18–20 May 1962 Clay | Royal Léopold Club, Brussels, Belgium 18–20 May 1962 Clay | Sweden 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jacques Brichant Jan-Erik Lundqvist 6 2 3 6 4 6 3 6     2 Eric Drossart Ulf Schmidt 2 6 4 6 1 6       3 Jacques Brichant / Eric Drossart Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt 0 6 3 6 1 6       4 Jacques Brichant Ulf Schmidt 2 6 6 4 4 6 2 6     5 Eric Drossart Jan-Erik Lundqvist 1 6 2 6 2 6 ||||

## Quarterfinals
### Italy vs. Hungary

| Italy 4 | Brescia, Italy 15–17 June 1962 Clay | Brescia, Italy 15–17 June 1962 Clay | Hungary 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Fausto Gardini Zoltán Katona 6 1 6 3 6 1       2 Nicola Pietrangeli István Gulyás 6 1 4 6 3 6 2 6     3 Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola István Gulyás / András Szikszay 1 6 6 2 6 1 4 6 6 3   4 Nicola Pietrangeli Zoltán Katona 6 0 6 2 6 3       5 Fausto Gardini István Gulyás 6 1 2 6 6 3 6 2 ||||

### Great Britain vs. Brazil

| Great Britain 4 | Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England 14–16 June 1962 Grass | Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England 14–16 June 1962 Grass | Brazil 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mike Sangster Carlos Alberto Fernandes 6 4 6 4 6 4       2 Billy Knight Thomaz Koch 6 3 6 3 6 1       3 Billy Knight / Tony Pickard Ronald Barnes / José Edison Mandarino 17 19 6 1 4 6 7 9     4 Billy Knight Carlos Alberto Fernandes 10 8 6 3 3 6 7 5     5 Mike Sangster José Edison Mandarino 4 6 6 3 6 3 2 6 7 5 ||||

### West Germany vs. South Africa

| West Germany 2 | West Berlin 15–17 June 1962 | West Berlin 15–17 June 1962 | South Africa 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ingo Buding Cliff Drysdale 4 6 7 5 6 4 9 11 6 3   2 Wilhelm Bungert Gordon Forbes 6 3 6 8 4 6 6 3 6 4   3 Wilhelm Bungert / Christian Kuhnke Gordon Forbes / Abe Segal 6 4 4 6 2 6 6 3 3 6   4 Ingo Buding Gordon Forbes 3 6 2 6 7 5 4 6     5 Wilhelm Bungert Cliff Drysdale 2 6 6 0 6 8 2 6 ||||

### Sweden vs. Czechoslovakia

| Sweden 5 | Kungliga tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden 15–17 June 1962 Clay | Kungliga tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden 15–17 June 1962 Clay | Czechoslovakia 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ulf Schmidt Pavel Korda 6 2 6 4 6 2       2 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Jiří Javorský 6 0 10 8 6 2       3 Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt Jiří Javorský / Petr Štrobl 8 6 6 3 6 0       4 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Pavel Korda 6 2 6 0 6 4       5 Ulf Schmidt Jiří Javorský 6 4 3 6 6 3 6 2 ||||

## Semifinals
### Italy vs. Great Britain

| Italy 5 | Milan, Italy 13–15 July 1962 Clay | Milan, Italy 13–15 July 1962 Clay | Great Britain 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Nicola Pietrangeli Mike Sangster 6 3 4 6 7 5 8 6     2 Fausto Gardini Billy Knight 6 1 6 8 6 3 6 1     3 Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola Billy Knight / Tony Pickard 6 3 6 4 6 8 6 3     4 Nicola Pietrangeli Tony Pickard 8 6 6 0 6 1       5 Fausto Gardini Mike Sangster 6 1 6 3 6 0 ||||

### Sweden vs. South Africa

| Sweden 4 | Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 13–15 July 1962 Clay | Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 13–15 July 1962 Clay | South Africa 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ulf Schmidt Cliff Drysdale 3 6 2 6 6 3 3 6     2 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Gordon Forbes 6 2 6 4 6 1       3 Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt Cliff Drysdale / Abe Segal 6 4 6 2 9 7       4 Ulf Schmidt Abe Segal 11 9 6 4 6 1       5 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Cliff Drysdale 6 4 6 4 6 2 ||||

## Final
### Sweden vs. Italy

| Sweden 4 | Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 27–29 July 1962 Clay | Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 27–29 July 1962 Clay | Italy 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ulf Schmidt Fausto Gardini 3 6 6 3 5 7 3 6     2 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Nicola Pietrangeli 6 2 6 4 6 1       3 Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 6 1 3 6 6 8 6 4 9 7   4 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Fausto Gardini 6 0 6 2 6 1       5 Ulf Schmidt Nicola Pietrangeli 6 1 8 6 6 3 ||||