# 1961 Davis Cup Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1961 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. Italy defeated Sweden in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.

## Draw

| First Round 27 April–7 May | First Round 27 April–7 May | First Round 27 April–7 May | Second Round 1–5 June | Second Round 1–5 June | Second Round 1–5 June | Quarterfinals 10–19 June | Quarterfinals 10–19 June | Quarterfinals 10–19 June | Semifinals 21–23 July | Semifinals 21–23 July | Semifinals 21–23 July | Final 4–6 August | Final 4–6 August | Final 4–6 August |
| Italy | Italy | | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Italy | Italy | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 3 | Belgium | Belgium | 2 | Munich, West Germany (clay) | Munich, West Germany (clay) | Munich, West Germany (clay) | | | | | | |
| Chile | Chile | 2 | | | | Italy | Italy | 3 | | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 2 | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | West Germany | West Germany | 2 | | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 3 | Netherlands | Netherlands | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 2 | West Germany | West Germany | 5 | | | | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | |
| West Germany | West Germany | 3 | | | | | | | Italy | Italy | 4 | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 0 | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | | | | France | France | 1 | |
| Poland | Poland | 5 | Poland | Poland | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Monaco | Monaco | 3 | Monaco | Monaco | 1 | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | | | | | | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 2 | | | | Poland | Poland | 0 | | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | 0 | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | France | France | 5 | | | | |
| Brazil | Brazil | 5 | Brazil | Brazil | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | France | France | 4 | | | | | | | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) |
| France | France | | | | | | | | | | | Italy | Italy | 4 |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | | Vienna, Austria (clay) | Vienna, Austria (clay) | Vienna, Austria (clay) | | | | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 1 |
| bye | bye | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Austria | Austria | 5 | Austria | Austria | 2 | Birmingham, England (grass) | Birmingham, England (grass) | Birmingham, England (grass) | | | | | | |
| Norway | Norway | 0 | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 4 | | | | | | |
| Turkey | Turkey | 1 | Helsinki, Finland | Helsinki, Finland | Helsinki, Finland | South Africa | South Africa | 1 | | | | | | |
| Finland | Finland | 4 | Finland | Finland | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Romania | Romania | 0 | South Africa | South Africa | 4 | | | | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | | | |
| South Africa | South Africa | 5 | | | | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 1 | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 1 | Madrid, Spain (clay) | Madrid, Spain (clay) | Madrid, Spain (clay) | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 4 | | | |
| Spain | Spain | 3 | Spain | Spain | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Israel | Israel | 0 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 2 | Madrid, Spain (clay) | Madrid, Spain (clay) | Madrid, Spain (clay) | | | | | | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | 5 | | | | Spain | Spain | 1 | | | | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 2 | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Sweden | Sweden | 4 | | | | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | 3 | Hungary | Hungary | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Sweden | Sweden | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## First round
### Belgium vs. Chile

| Belgium 3 | Brussels, Belgium 5–7 May 1961 | Brussels, Belgium 5–7 May 1961 | Chile 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jacques Brichant Patricio Apey 6 4 6 1 6 1       2 Jean-Claude Van der Borght Patricio Rodríguez 2 6 3 6 3 6       3 Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer Ernesto Aguirre / Patricio Rodríguez 7 5 7 5 4 6 6 4     4 Jean-Claude Van der Borght Patricio Apey 4 6 6 8 2 6       5 Jacques Brichant Patricio Rodríguez 6 1 7 9 8 6 6 1 ||||

### Switzerland vs. Netherlands

| Switzerland 2 | Lucerne, Switzerland 5–7 May 1961 | Lucerne, Switzerland 5–7 May 1961 | Netherlands 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Heinz Grimm Willem Maris 3 6 1 6 2 6       2 Martin Froesch Pieter van Eijsden 7 5 6 2 6 4       3 Heinz Grimm / Ernst Schori Pieter van Eijsden / Willem Maris 9 11 3 6 7 9       4 Martin Froesch Willem Maris 6 3 6 1 6 3       5 Heinz Grimm Pieter van Eijsden 7 5 4 6 3 6 2 6 ||||

### Czechoslovakia vs. West Germany

| Czechoslovakia 2 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 4–6 May 1961 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 4–6 May 1961 | West Germany 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Pavel Korda Wilhelm Bungert 3 6 8 10 6 2 6 3 5 7   2 Jiří Javorský Christian Kuhnke 6 3 7 5 5 7 2 6 3 6   3 Jiří Javorský / Jiří Parma Wilhelm Bungert / Christian Kuhnke 6 8 6 3 6 1 3 6 4 6   4 Pavel Korda Christian Kuhnke 6 2 6 2 6 1       5 Jiří Javorský Dieter Ecklebe 6 4 2 6 2 6 6 4 6 3 ||||

### Ireland vs. Poland

| Ireland 0 | Dublin, Ireland 5–7 May 1961 | Dublin, Ireland 5–7 May 1961 | Poland 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 James Buckley Władysław Skonecki 4 6 6 4 4 6 4 6     2 Peter Jackson Wiesław Gąsiorek 3 6 7 5 6 3 6 8 4 6   3 Vivian Gotto / Joseph Hackett Wiesław Gąsiorek / Władysław Skonecki 3 6 6 3 3 6 6 4 3 6   4 James Buckley Wiesław Gąsiorek 4 6 4 6 3 6       5 Peter Jackson Józef Orlikowski 4 6 3 6 6 8 ||||

### Monaco vs. Luxembourg

| Monaco 3 | Monte Carlo, Monaco 29 April–1 May 1961 | Monte Carlo, Monaco 29 April–1 May 1961 | Luxembourg 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Roland Borghini Joseph Offenheim 6 4 6 0 6 2       2 Georges Pasquier Frank Baden 5 7 2 6 3 6       3 Roland Borghini / Georges Pasquier Joseph Offenheim / Gaston Wampach 6 4 6 8 3 6 6 3 6 2   4 Roland Borghini Frank Baden 9 7 1 6 3 6 2 6     5 Georges Pasquier Joseph Offenheim 6 2 6 1 6 2 ||||

### Egypt vs. Brazil

| Egypt 0 | Cairo, Egypt 5–7 May 1961 | Cairo, Egypt 5–7 May 1961 | Brazil 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed Carlos Alberto Fernandes 1 6 6 3 4 6 3 6     2 Fathi Mohammed-Ali José Edison Mandarino 2 6 1 6 3 6       3 Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed / Fathi Mohammed-Ali Carlos Alberto Fernandes / José Edison Mandarino 3 6 3 6 3 6       4 Fathi Mohammed-Ali Carlos Alberto Fernandes 8 6 1 6 0 6 1 6     5 Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed José Edison Mandarino 2 6 2 6 2 6 ||||

### Austria vs. Norway

| Austria 5 | Vienna, Austria 5–7 May 1961 Clay | Vienna, Austria 5–7 May 1961 Clay | Norway 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Franz Saiko Finn-Dag Jagge 6 4 6 1 6 1       2 Ladislav Legenstein Thorvald Moe 6 4 6 3 6 2       3 Ladislav Legenstein / Franz Saiko Finn-Dag Jagge / Thorvald Moe 6 3 6 1 6 1       4 Franz Saiko Thorvald Moe 6 4 6 1 6 3       5 Franz Hainka Finn-Dag Jagge 6 4 6 1 6 2 ||||

### Turkey vs. Finland

| Turkey 1 | Istanbul, Turkey 5–7 May 1961 | Istanbul, Turkey 5–7 May 1961 | Finland 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Nazmi Bari Sakari Salo 6 3 3 6 4 6 4 6     2 Engin Balas Reino Nyyssönen 2 6 1 6 0 6       3 Engin Balas / Nazmi Bari Reino Nyyssönen / Sakari Salo 1 6 10 12 1 6       4 Engin Balas Matti Kinnunen 6 3 6 3 6 2       5 Ziya Kipkizilorenli Reino Nyyssönen 6 4 3 6 0 6 1 6 ||||

### Romania vs. South Africa

| Romania 0 | Bucharest, Romania 5–7 May 1961 Clay | Bucharest, Romania 5–7 May 1961 Clay | South Africa 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ion Țiriac Julius Mayer 0 6 6 3 2 6 14 12 0 6   2 Gheorghe Viziru Abe Segal 1 6 5 7 4 6       3 Ion Țiriac / Gheorghe Viziru Albert Gaertner / Abe Segal 2 6 2 6 2 6       4 Gheorghe Viziru Julius Mayer 10 8 5 7 6 3 5 7 0 6   5 Ion Țiriac Albert Gaertner 1 6 6 2 6 1 3 6 5 7 ||||

### Yugoslavia vs. Spain

| Yugoslavia 1 | Split, Yugoslavia 5–7 May 1961 | Split, Yugoslavia 5–7 May 1961 | Spain 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Vladimir Presečki Emilio Martínez del Rey 8 6 3 6 9 7 6 0     2 Boro Jovanović Manuel Santana 3 6 6 8 1 6       3 Boro Jovanović / Nikola Pilić Alberto Arilla / Manuel Santana 3 6 5 7 5 7       4 Vladimir Presečki Manuel Santana 3 6 2 6 1 6       5 Boro Jovanović Emilio Martínez del Rey           not played ||||

### Israel vs. New Zealand

| Israel 0 | Tel Aviv, Israel 27–29 April 1961 Hard | Tel Aviv, Israel 27–29 April 1961 Hard | New Zealand 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Gabriel Dubitzky Mark Otway 2 6 6 8 0 6       2 Eleazar Davidman Lew Gerrard 1 6 1 6 6 3 4 6     3 Eleazar Davidman / Gabriel Dubitzky Lew Gerrard / Mark Otway 3 6 2 6 3 6       4 Eleazar Davidman Mark Otway 4 6 2 6 6 8       5 Gabriel Dubitzky Lew Gerrard 2 6 6 4 0 6 1 6 ||||

### Denmark vs. Hungary

| Denmark 2 | Aarhus, Denmark 5–7 May 1961 Clay | Aarhus, Denmark 5–7 May 1961 Clay | Hungary 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jan Leschly Zoltán Katona 6 4 5 7 5 7 4 6     2 Jørgen Ulrich István Gulyás 5 7 2 6 6 3 6 2 6 4   3 Jørgen Ulrich / Torben Ulrich István Gulyás / András Szikszay 2 6 2 6 6 4 9 9   retired  4 Jørgen Ulrich Zoltán Katona 6 3 6 0 6 1       5 Jan Leschly István Gulyás 5 7 6 4 4 6 4 6 ||||

## Second round
### Belgium vs. Italy

| Belgium 2 | Brussels, Belgium 2–4 June 1961 Clay | Brussels, Belgium 2–4 June 1961 Clay | Italy 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jacques Brichant Nicola Pietrangeli 2 6 2 6 6 0 6 1 6 1   2 Eric Drossart Orlando Sirola 6 2 4 6 5 7 2 6     3 Jacques Brichant / Jean-Claude Van der Borght Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 5 7 4 6 3 6       4 Eric Drossart Nicola Pietrangeli 3 6 2 6 5 7       5 Jacques Brichant Orlando Sirola 6 1 7 5 6 0 ||||

### Netherlands vs. West Germany

| Netherlands 0 | Scheveningen, Netherlands 2–4 June 1961 Clay | Scheveningen, Netherlands 2–4 June 1961 Clay | West Germany 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Willem Maris Christian Kuhnke 3 6 1 6 5 7       2 Pieter van Eijsden Wilhelm Bungert 2 6 4 6 4 6       3 Pieter van Eijsden / Willem Maris Wilhelm Bungert / Christian Kuhnke 5 7 2 6 6 3 6 8     4 Pieter van Eijsden Dieter Ecklebe 2 6 3 6 1 6       5 Willem Maris Ingo Buding 3 6 6 4 0 6 6 3 3 6 ||||

### Poland vs. Monaco

| Poland 4 | Warsaw, Poland 2–4 June 1961 | Warsaw, Poland 2–4 June 1961 | Monaco 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Władysław Skonecki Roland Borghini 6 8 6 3 6 4 6 2     2 Wiesław Gąsiorek Adrien Viviani 6 4 6 1 6 2       3 Wiesław Nowicki / Józef Orlikowski Roland Borghini / Adrien Viviani 6 2 6 1 1 6 3 6 6 1   4 Józef Orlikowski Roland Borghini 8 10 6 3 6 2 6 8 4 6   5 Wiesław Nowicki Adrien Viviani 6 4 6 4 6 2 ||||

### France vs. Brazil

| France 4 | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 2–4 June 1961 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 2–4 June 1961 Clay | Brazil 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Pierre Darmon Ronald Barnes 1 6 6 0 6 4 6 1     2 Gérard Pilet Carlos Alberto Fernandes 6 4 6 1 6 1       3 Daniel Contet / Jacques Renavand Ronald Barnes / Carlos Alberto Fernandes 4 6 3 6 6 4 9 7 3 6   4 Gérard Pilet Ronald Barnes 6 1 6 4 4 6 2 6 6 4   5 Pierre Darmon José Edison Mandarino 5 7 6 1 9 7 3 3    retired ||||

### Austria vs. Great Britain

| Austria 2 | Vienna, Austria 1–3 June 1961 Clay | Vienna, Austria 1–3 June 1961 Clay | Great Britain 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ladislav Legenstein Mike Sangster 5 7 3 6 3 6       2 Franz Saiko Bobby Wilson 6 2 9 7 4 6 6 2     3 Franz Hainka / Ladislav Legenstein Mike Sangster / Bobby Wilson 6 4 10 12 3 6 5 7     4 Ladislav Legenstein Bobby Wilson 4 6 4 6 4 6       5 Franz Saiko Alan Mills 6 0 6 0 6 3 ||||

### Finland vs. South Africa

| Finland 1 | Helsinki, Finland 1–3 June 1961 | Helsinki, Finland 1–3 June 1961 | South Africa 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Reino Nyyssönen Julius Mayer 1 6 7 5 6 1 6 0     2 Sakari Salo Abe Segal 1 6 2 6 3 6       3 Reino Nyyssönen / Sakari Salo Albert Gaertner / Abe Segal 2 6 0 6 1 6       4 Sakari Salo Julius Mayer 1 6 2 6 3 6       5 Reino Nyyssönen Abe Segal 2 6 3 6 4 6 ||||

### Spain vs. New Zealand

| Spain 3 | Real Madrid Club de Tenis, Madrid, Spain 2–4 June 1961 Clay | Real Madrid Club de Tenis, Madrid, Spain 2–4 June 1961 Clay | New Zealand 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Emilio Martínez del Rey Lew Gerrard 3 6 4 6 2 6       2 Manuel Santana Mark Otway 6 3 6 1 6 3       3 Alberto Arilla / Manuel Santana Lew Gerrard / Mark Otway 9 7 6 4 6 3       4 Emilio Martínez del Rey Mark Otway 4 6 3 6 6 8       5 Manuel Santana Lew Gerrard 6 1 6 4 6 2 ||||

### Hungary vs. Sweden

| Hungary 2 | Budapest, Hungary 2–5 June 1961 Clay | Budapest, Hungary 2–5 June 1961 Clay | Sweden 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Zoltán Katona Ulf Schmidt 3 6 3 6 2 6       2 István Gulyás Jan-Erik Lundqvist 6 0 5 7 6 4 4 6 4 6   3 István Gulyás / András Szikszay Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt 6 4 7 5 6 3       4 István Gulyás Ulf Schmidt 2 6 3 6 3 6       5 Zoltán Katona Jan-Erik Lundqvist 8 6 2 6 6 4      retired ||||

## Quarterfinals
### West Germany vs. Italy

| West Germany 2 | Munich, West Germany 16–19 June 1961 Clay | Munich, West Germany 16–19 June 1961 Clay | Italy 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Christian Kuhnke Nicola Pietrangeli 1 6 6 3 4 6 6 2 1 6   2 Wilhelm Bungert Orlando Sirola 6 4 6 3 7 5       3 Wilhelm Bungert / Christian Kuhnke Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 6 2 5 7 6 3 2 6 1 6   4 Christian Kuhnke Orlando Sirola 9 7 6 3 3 6 11 9     5 Wilhelm Bungert Nicola Pietrangeli 5 7 11 9 0 6 6 3 4 6 ||||

### Poland vs. France

| Poland 0 | Warsaw, Poland 10–12 June 1961 | Warsaw, Poland 10–12 June 1961 | France 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Wiesław Gąsiorek Pierre Darmon 4 6 7 9 0 6       2 Władysław Skonecki Gérard Pilet 1 6 4 6 6 3 4 6     3 Józef Orlikowski / Władysław Skonecki Pierre Darmon / Jacques Renavand 3 6 4 6 3 6       4 Wiesław Gąsiorek Jacques Renavand 4 6 2 6 6 1 1 6     5 Józef Orlikowski Daniel Contet 6 3 5 7 6 4 6 8 3 6 ||||

### Great Britain vs. South Africa

| Great Britain 4 | Priory Lawn Tennis Club, Birmingham, England 15–17 June 1961 Grass | Priory Lawn Tennis Club, Birmingham, England 15–17 June 1961 Grass | South Africa 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mike Sangster Julius Mayer 6 3 6 2 6 4       2 Bobby Wilson Abe Segal 6 4 6 4 6 4       3 Mike Sangster / Bobby Wilson Albert Gaertner / Abe Segal 9 11 4 6 5 7       4 Bobby Wilson Julius Mayer 6 3 6 3 6 2       5 Mike Sangster Abe Segal 6 1 13 15 6 2 10 8 ||||

### Spain vs. Sweden

| Spain 1 | Real Madrid Club de Tenis, Madrid, Spain 16–18 June 1961 Clay | Real Madrid Club de Tenis, Madrid, Spain 16–18 June 1961 Clay | Sweden 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Alberto Arilla Ulf Schmidt 0 6 2 6 2 6       2 Manuel Santana Jan-Erik Lundqvist 3 6 4 6 6 2 6 2 6 2   3 Alberto Arilla / Manuel Santana Sven Davidson / Ulf Schmidt 2 6 3 6 2 6       4 Alberto Arilla Jan-Erik Lundqvist 7 9 4 6 4 6       5 Emilio Martínez del Rey Ulf Schmidt 2 6 6 4 5 7 2 6 ||||

## Semifinals
### France vs. Italy

| France 1 | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 21–23 July 1961 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 21–23 July 1961 Clay | Italy 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Pierre Darmon Nicola Pietrangeli 7 5 0 6 4 6 6 3 2 6   2 Gérard Pilet Fausto Gardini 6 2 3 6 2 6 3 6     3 Pierre Darmon / Jean-Noël Grinda Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 6 4 3 6 4 6 5 7     4 Jacques Renavand Giuseppe Merlo 6 3 0 6 4 6 7 5 6 3   5 Jean-Noël Grinda Fausto Gardini 8 10 2 6 5 7 ||||

### Sweden vs. Great Britain

| Sweden 4 | Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 21–23 July 1961 Clay | Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 21–23 July 1961 Clay | Great Britain 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Bobby Wilson 6 4 6 3 5 7 6 4     2 Ulf Schmidt Mike Sangster 6 2 6 4 8 6       3 Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt Tony Pickard / Bobby Wilson 3 6 6 3 1 6 6 8     4 Ulf Schmidt Bobby Wilson 9 7 6 0 6 4       5 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Mike Sangster 6 4 6 4 6 2 ||||

## Final
### Italy vs. Sweden

| Italy 4 | Milan, Italy 4–6 August 1961 Clay | Milan, Italy 4–6 August 1961 Clay | Sweden 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Fausto Gardini Ulf Schmidt 6 4 4 6 1 6 6 3 6 1   2 Nicola Pietrangeli Jan-Erik Lundqvist 2 6 5 7 6 1 4 6     3 Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola Thomas Hallberg / Jan-Erik Lundqvist 6 3 3 6 6 3 6 1     4 Nicola Pietrangeli Ulf Schmidt 6 3 6 2 3 6 6 3     5 Fausto Gardini Thomas Hallberg 6 2 6 1 6 0 ||||