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.^[1]^[2]

Draw

First Round
27 April–7 May

Second Round
1–5 June

Quarterfinals
10–19 June

Semifinals
21–23 July

Final
4–6 August

Italy

Brussels, Belgium (clay)

bye

Italy

3

Belgium

3

Belgium

2

Munich, West Germany (clay)

Chile

2

Italy

3

Switzerland

2

Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)

2

3

0

2

5

Paris, France (clay)

West Germany

3

Italy

4

Ireland

0

Warsaw, Poland

France

1

Poland

5

Poland

4

Monaco

3

Monaco

1

Warsaw, Poland

Luxembourg

2

Poland

0

Egypt

0

Paris, France (clay)

France

5

Brazil

5

Brazil

1

bye

France

4

Milan, Italy (clay)

France

Italy

4

Great Britain

Vienna, Austria (clay)

Sweden

1

bye

Great Britain

3

Austria

5

Austria

2

Birmingham, England (grass)

Norway

0

Great Britain

4

Turkey

1

Helsinki, Finland

South Africa

1

Finland

4

Finland

1

Romania

0

South Africa

4

Båstad, Sweden (clay)

South Africa

5

Great Britain

1

Yugoslavia

1

Madrid, Spain (clay)

Sweden

4

Spain

3

Spain

3

Israel

0

New Zealand

2

Madrid, Spain (clay)

New Zealand

5

Spain

1

Denmark

2

Budapest, Hungary (clay)

Sweden

4

Hungary

3

Hungary

2

bye

Sweden

3

Sweden

First round

Belgium vs. Chile

Belgium
3

Brussels, Belgium^[3]
5–7 May 1961

Chile
2

		1	2	3	4
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^[4]
5–7 May 1961

Netherlands
3

		1	2	3	4
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^[5]
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^[6]
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^[7]
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^[8]
5–7 May 1961

Brazil
5

		1	2	3	4
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^[9]
5–7 May 1961
Clay

Norway
0

		1	2	3
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^[10]
5–7 May 1961

Finland
4

		1	2	3	4
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^[11]
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^[12]
5–7 May 1961

Spain
3

		1	2	3	4
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^[13]
27–29 April 1961
Hard

New Zealand
5

		1	2	3	4
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^[14]
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^[15]
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^[16]
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^[17]
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^[18]
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^[19]
1–3 June 1961
Clay

Great Britain
3

		1	2	3	4
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^[20]
1–3 June 1961

South Africa
4

		1	2	3	4
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^[21]
2–4 June 1961
Clay

New Zealand
2

		1	2	3
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^[22]
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^[23]
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^[24]
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^[25]
15–17 June 1961
Grass

South Africa
1

		1	2	3	4
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^[26]
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^[27]
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^[28]
21–23 July 1961
Clay

Great Britain
1

		1	2	3	4
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^[2]
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

References

^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
^ a b "Italy v Sweden". daviscup.com.
^ "Belgium v Chile". daviscup.com.
^ "Switzerland v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
^ "Czechoslovakia v West Germany". daviscup.com.
^ "Ireland v Poland". daviscup.com.
^ "Monaco v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.
^ "Egypt v Brazil". daviscup.com.
^ "Austria v Norway". daviscup.com.
^ "Turkey v Finland". daviscup.com.
^ "Romania v South Africa". daviscup.com.
^ "Yugoslavia v Spain". daviscup.com.
^ "Israel v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
^ "Denmark v Hungary". daviscup.com.
^ "Belgium v Italy". daviscup.com.
^ "Netherlands v West Germany". daviscup.com.
^ "Poland v Monaco". daviscup.com.
^ "France v Brazil". daviscup.com.
^ "Austria v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
^ "Finland v South Africa". daviscup.com.
^ "Spain v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
^ "Hungary v Sweden". daviscup.com.
^ "West Germany v Italy". daviscup.com.
^ "Poland v France". daviscup.com.
^ "Great Britain v South Africa". daviscup.com.
^ "Spain v Sweden". daviscup.com.
^ "France v Italy". daviscup.com.
^ "Sweden v Great Britain". daviscup.com.

External links

Davis Cup official website

[Collins-1] Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.

[Europe_Final-2] "Italy v Sweden". daviscup.com.

[3] "Belgium v Chile". daviscup.com.

[4] "Switzerland v Netherlands". daviscup.com.

[5] "Czechoslovakia v West Germany". daviscup.com.

[6] "Ireland v Poland". daviscup.com.

[7] "Monaco v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.

[8] "Egypt v Brazil". daviscup.com.

[9] "Austria v Norway". daviscup.com.

[10] "Turkey v Finland". daviscup.com.

[11] "Romania v South Africa". daviscup.com.

[12] "Yugoslavia v Spain". daviscup.com.

[13] "Israel v New Zealand". daviscup.com.

[14] "Denmark v Hungary". daviscup.com.

[15] "Belgium v Italy". daviscup.com.

[16] "Netherlands v West Germany". daviscup.com.

[17] "Poland v Monaco". daviscup.com.

[18] "France v Brazil". daviscup.com.

[19] "Austria v Great Britain". daviscup.com.

[20] "Finland v South Africa". daviscup.com.

[21] "Spain v New Zealand". daviscup.com.

[22] "Hungary v Sweden". daviscup.com.

[23] "West Germany v Italy". daviscup.com.

[24] "Poland v France". daviscup.com.

[25] "Great Britain v South Africa". daviscup.com.

[26] "Spain v Sweden". daviscup.com.

[27] "France v Italy". daviscup.com.

[28] "Sweden v Great Britain". daviscup.com.