1960 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1960 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[edit]

First Round
22 April–2 May
Second Round
13–15 May
Quarterfinals
10–12 June
Semifinals
15–17 July
Final
29–31 July
 ItalyBudapest, Hungary
bye Italy3
 Hungary5 Hungary2Turin, Italy (clay)
 Ireland0 Italy3
 Luxembourg2Monte Carlo, Monaco Chile2
 Monaco3 Monaco2
 Israel1 Chile3Wimbledon, England (grass)
 Chile4 Italy4
  Switzerland2Brussels, Belgium Great Britain1
 Belgium3 Belgium3
 Brazilw/o Brazil2Scarborough, England (grass)
 Turkey Belgium0
 Norway2Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) Great Britain5
 Netherlands3 Netherlands0
bye Great Britain5Båstad, Sweden (clay)
 Great Britain Italy3
 FranceParis, France (clay) Sweden2
bye France5
 Finland0 Argentina0Paris, France (clay)
 Argentina5 France5
 Denmark3Vienna, Austria (clay) Denmark0
 Yugoslavia2 Denmark3
 Egypt1 Austria2Båstad, Sweden (clay)
 Austria4 France2
 West Germany3Warsaw, Poland Sweden3
 Czechoslovakia2 West Germany4
 Romania2 Poland1Düsseldorf, West Germany (clay)
 Poland3 West Germany1
 Sweden5Stockholm, Sweden (clay) Sweden4
 South Africa0 Sweden3
bye Spain2
 Spain

First round[edit]

Hungary vs. Ireland[edit]


Hungary
5
Budapest, Hungary[3]
28–30 April 1960

Ireland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
Republic of Ireland
András Ádám-Stolpa
Guy Jackson
6
3
6
0
6
3
     
2 Hungary
Republic of Ireland
István Gulyás
Joseph Hackett
6
2
6
2
6
1
     
3 Hungary
Republic of Ireland
István Gulyás / András Szikszay
Joseph Hackett / Guy Jackson
7
5
6
2
6
2
     
4 Hungary
Republic of Ireland
István Gulyás
Guy Jackson
6
2
6
3
2
6
6
3
   
5 Hungary
Republic of Ireland
Ferenc Komáromy
Joseph Hackett
6
1
6
2
7
5
     

Luxembourg v Monaco[edit]


Luxembourg
2
Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg[4]
30 April–2 May 1960

Monaco
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Luxembourg
Monaco
Joseph Offenheim
Roland Borghini
6
2
1
6
4
6
3
6
   
2 Luxembourg
Monaco
Frank Baden
Georges Pasquier
6
4
6
1
7
5
     
3 Luxembourg
Monaco
Frank Baden / Gaston Wampach
Roland Borghini / Georges Pasquier
6
2
3
6
4
6
7
5
6
2
 
4 Luxembourg
Monaco
Joseph Offenheim
Georges Pasquier
1
6
1
6
1
6
     
5 Luxembourg
Monaco
Frank Baden
Roland Borghini
2
6
2
6
3
6
     

Israel vs. Chile[edit]


Israel
1
Tel Aviv, Israel[5]
29 April–1 May 1960
Hard

Chile
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Israel
Chile
Eleazar Davidman
Patricio Rodríguez
9
7
4
6
6
4
6
2
   
2 Israel
Chile
Arie Avidan-Weiss
Luis Ayala
1
6
1
6
2
6
     
3 Israel
Chile
Arie Avidan-Weiss / Eleazar Davidman
Ernesto Aguirre / Luis Ayala
2
6
1
6
0
6
     
4 Israel
Chile
Arie Avidan-Weiss
Patricio Rodríguez
6
2
5
7
0
6
5
7
   
5 Israel
Chile
Eleazar Davidman
Luis Ayala
2
6
1
6
1
6
     

Switzerland vs. Belgium[edit]


Switzerland
2
Geneva, Switzerland[6]
29 April–1 May 1960

Belgium
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
Belgium
Paul Blondel
Jacques Brichant
2
6
2
6
1
6
     
2 Switzerland
Belgium
Heinz Grimm
Jean-Pierre Froment
3
6
6
2
6
4
6
2
   
3 Switzerland
Belgium
Heinz Grimm / Ernst Schori
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
2
6
0
6
2
6
     
4 Switzerland
Belgium
Paul Blondel
Jean-Pierre Froment
3
6
6
2
6
4
1
6
7
5
 
5 Switzerland
Belgium
Heinz Grimm
Jacques Brichant
1
6
3
6
0
6
     

Norway vs. Netherlands[edit]


Norway
2
Oslo, Norway[7]
29 April–1 May 1960
Clay

Netherlands
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Norway
Netherlands
Gunnar Høst Sjøwall
Willem Maris
3
6
2
6
4
6
     
2 Norway
Netherlands
Thorvald Moe
Pieter van Eijsden
6
4
1
6
4
6
4
6
   
3 Norway
Netherlands
Finn-Dag Jagge / Thorvald Moe
Hans van Dalsum / Willem Maris
6
1
6
4
8
6
     
4 Norway
Netherlands
Thorvald Moe
Willem Maris
6
4
8
6
6
0
     
5 Norway
Netherlands
Gunnar Høst Sjøwall
Pieter van Eijsden
2
6
6
4
6
3
3
6
3
6
 

Finland vs. Argentina[edit]


Finland
0
Helsinki, Finland[8]
29 April–1 May 1960

Argentina
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Finland
Argentina
Reino Nyyssönen
Eduardo Soriano
4
6
5
7
4
6
     
2 Finland
Argentina
Sakari Salo
Roberto Aubone
7
9
5
7
6
4
3
6
   
3 Finland
Argentina
Matti Kinnunen / Sakari Salo
Roberto Aubone / Eduardo Soriano
2
6
4
6
3
6
     
4 Finland
Argentina
Sakari Salo
Eduardo Soriano
5
7
8
6
6
8
4
6
   
5 Finland
Argentina
Tapio Jokinen
Roberto Aubone
3
6
4
6
3
6
     

Denmark vs. Yugoslavia[edit]


Denmark
3
Copenhagen, Denmark[9]
29 April–1 May 1960
Clay

Yugoslavia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Kurt Nielsen
Boro Jovanović
6
1
1
6
1
6
4
6
   
2 Denmark
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Jørgen Ulrich
Ilija Panajotović
7
5
5
7
6
1
6
1
   
3 Denmark
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Jørgen Ulrich / Torben Ulrich
Boro Jovanović / Ilija Panajotović
6
4
4
6
6
1
5
7
7
5
 
4 Denmark
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Jørgen Ulrich
Boro Jovanović
5
7
6
3
4
6
6
0
9
7
 
5 Denmark
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Kurt Nielsen
Ilija Panajotović
4
6
2
6
6
3
6
2
4
6
 

Egypt vs. Austria[edit]


Egypt
1
Cairo, Egypt[10]
29 April–1 May 1960

Austria
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Egypt
Austria
Fathi Mohammed-Ali
Franz Saiko
2
6
1
6
6
3
3
6
   
2 Egypt
Austria
Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed
Ladislav Legenstein
6
8
3
6
7
5
5
7
   
3 Egypt
Austria
Fathi Mohammed-Ali / Nabil Hassan
Franz Hainka / Ladislav Legenstein
1
6
5
7
3
6
     
4 Egypt
Austria
Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed
Franz Hainka
6
3
2
6
6
1
7
5
   
5 Egypt
Austria
Fathi Mohammed-Ali
Ladislav Legenstein
10
8
3
6
1
6
4
5
  retired
 

West Germany vs. Czechoslovakia[edit]


West Germany
3
Hanover, West Germany[11]
29 April–1 May 1960

Czechoslovakia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 West Germany
Czechoslovakia
Christian Kuhnke
Pavel Korda
6
4
5
7
6
4
1
6
2
6
 
2 West Germany
Czechoslovakia
Wolfgang Stuck
Jiří Javorský
5
7
6
8
1
6
     
3 West Germany
Czechoslovakia
Christian Kuhnke / Wolfgang Stuck
Jiří Javorský / Pavel Korda
6
4
3
6
6
2
6
2
   
4 West Germany
Czechoslovakia
Wolfgang Stuck
Pavel Korda
6
4
6
0
6
1
     
5 West Germany
Czechoslovakia
Christian Kuhnke
Jiří Javorský
6
3
6
2
6
4
     

Romania vs. Poland[edit]


Romania
2
Bucharest, Romania[12]
22–24 April 1960
Clay

Poland
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Romania
Poland
Gheorghe Viziru
Wiesław Gąsiorek
6
3
3
6
6
4
2
6
6
3
 
2 Romania
Poland
Ion Țiriac
Władysław Skonecki
5
7
4
6
7
5
3
6
   
3 Romania
Poland
Ștefan Georgescu / Ion Țiriac
Wiesław Gąsiorek / Józef Piątek
7
5
2
6
4
6
3
6
   
4 Romania
Poland
Gheorghe Viziru
Władysław Skonecki
6
1
6
2
8
6
     
5 Romania
Poland
Ion Țiriac
Wiesław Gąsiorek
6
4
4
6
6
8
3
6
   

Sweden vs. South Africa[edit]


Sweden
5
Kungliga tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden[13]
29 April–1 May 1960
Clay

South Africa
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
South Africa
Ulf Schmidt
Ian Vermaak
6
0
6
8
6
4
8
6
   
2 Sweden
South Africa
Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Gaetan Koenig
6
1
6
2
6
4
     
3 Sweden
South Africa
Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt
Albert Gaertner / Ian Vermaak
6
4
6
2
6
3
     
4 Sweden
South Africa
Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Albert Gaertner
6
2
6
8
3
6
6
4
6
1
 
5 Sweden
South Africa
Ulf Schmidt
Gaetan Koenig
6
2
2
6
6
3
6
2
   

Second round[edit]

Hungary vs. Italy[edit]


Hungary
2
Budapest, Hungary[14]
13–15 May 1960

Italy
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
Italy
András Ádám-Stolpa
Orlando Sirola
6
2
2
6
6
8
6
2
6
1
 
2 Hungary
Italy
István Gulyás
Nicola Pietrangeli
6
1
2
6
4
6
4
6
   
3 Hungary
Italy
István Gulyás / András Szikszay
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
6
1
3
6
3
6
3
6
   
4 Hungary
Italy
András Ádám-Stolpa
Nicola Pietrangeli
2
6
6
3
2
6
4
6
   
5 Hungary
Italy
István Gulyás
Sergio Tacchini
6
3
6
2
4
6
5
7
6
3
 

Monaco vs. Chile[edit]


Monaco
2
Monte Carlo, Monaco[15]
13–15 May 1960

Chile
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Monaco
Chile
Roland Borghini
Luis Ayala
0
6
2
6
1
6
     
2 Monaco
Chile
Georges Pasquier
Patricio Rodríguez
1
6
1
6
6
3
4
6
   
3 Monaco
Chile
Roland Borghini / Adrien Viviani
Ernesto Aguirre / Luis Ayala
3
6
2
6
3
6
     
4 Monaco
Chile
Roland Borghini
Patricio Rodríguez
6
2
6
2
6
1
     
5 Monaco
Chile
Adrien Viviani
Ernesto Aguirre
6
1
6
0
       
retired

Belgium vs. Brazil[edit]


Belgium
3
Brussels, Belgium[16]
13–15 May 1960

Brazil
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Brazil
Claude de Gronckel
Carlos Alberto Fernandes
3
6
0
6
6
8
     
2 Belgium
Brazil
Jacques Brichant
Ronald Barnes
6
2
6
3
5
7
6
1
   
3 Belgium
Brazil
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Ronald Barnes / Carlos Alberto Fernandes
6
3
6
2
4
6
9
7
   
4 Belgium
Brazil
Jacques Brichant
Carlos Alberto Fernandes
6
1
6
4
6
3
     
5 Belgium
Brazil
Claude de Gronckel
Ronald Barnes
5
7
0
6
8
10
     

Netherlands vs. Great Britain[edit]


Netherlands
0
Scheveningen, Netherlands[17]
13–15 May 1960
Clay

Great Britain
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
United Kingdom
Willem Maris
Billy Knight
0
6
4
6
3
6
     
2 Netherlands
United Kingdom
Pieter van Eijsden
Mike Davies
7
9
4
6
2
6
     
3 Netherlands
United Kingdom
Pieter van Eijsden / Willem Maris
Mike Davies / Billy Knight
2
6
2
6
2
6
     
4 Netherlands
United Kingdom
Pieter van Eijsden
Roger Becker
1
6
0
6
3
6
     
5 Netherlands
United Kingdom
Willem Maris
Mike Sangster
2
6
3
6
3
6
     

France vs. Argentina[edit]


France
5
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[18]
13–15 May 1960
Clay

Argentina
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Argentina
Robert Haillet
Eduardo Soriano
6
3
6
1
5
7
6
2
   
2 France
Argentina
Gérard Pilet
Roberto Aubone
6
0
6
2
6
3
     
3 France
Argentina
Jean-Noël Grinda / Jean-Claude Molinari
Roberto Aubone / Eduardo Soriano
6
2
9
11
15
13
6
1
   
4 France
Argentina
Robert Haillet
Roberto Aubone
6
2
6
1
6
1
     
5 France
Argentina
Gérard Pilet
Eduardo Soriano
6
4
6
2
6
2
     

Austria vs. Denmark[edit]


Austria
2
Vienna, Austria[19]
13–15 May 1960
Clay

Denmark
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
Denmark
Franz Saiko
Kurt Nielsen
6
1
1
6
4
6
4
6
   
2 Austria
Denmark
Ladislav Legenstein
Jørgen Ulrich
6
4
4
6
3
6
6
1
3
6
 
3 Austria
Denmark
Franz Hainka / Ladislav Legenstein
Jørgen Ulrich / Torben Ulrich
1
6
3
6
6
0
6
1
7
5
 
4 Austria
Denmark
Franz Saiko
Jørgen Ulrich
3
6
0
6
2
6
     
5 Austria
Denmark
Ladislav Legenstein
Kurt Nielsen
6
4
6
4
6
3
     

Poland vs. West Germany[edit]


Poland
1
Warsaw, Poland[20]
13–15 May 1960

West Germany
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Poland
West Germany
Władysław Skonecki
Wolfgang Stuck
6
8
1
6
4
6
     
2 Poland
West Germany
Wiesław Gąsiorek
Christian Kuhnke
5
7
1
6
7
5
3
6
   
3 Poland
West Germany
Wiesław Gąsiorek / Józef Piątek
Christian Kuhnke / Wolfgang Stuck
1
6
5
7
4
6
     
4 Poland
West Germany
Andrzej Licis
Wilhelm Bungert
2
6
4
6
6
3
6
4
6
2
 
5 Poland
West Germany
Wiesław Gąsiorek
Wolfgang Stuck
3
6
5
7
3
6
     

Sweden vs. Spain[edit]


Sweden
3
Kungliga tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden[21]
13–15 May 1960
Clay

Spain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Spain
Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Andrés Gimeno
2
6
6
4
3
6
2
6
   
2 Sweden
Spain
Ulf Schmidt
Manuel Santana
6
2
6
4
4
6
3
6
6
2
 
3 Sweden
Spain
Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt
José Luis Arilla / Andrés Gimeno
6
4
7
5
6
4
     
4 Sweden
Spain
Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Manuel Santana
9
7
6
4
6
3
     
5 Sweden
Spain
Ulf Schmidt
Andrés Gimeno
5
7
3
6
2
6
     

Quarterfinals[edit]

Italy vs. Chile[edit]


Italy
3
Turin, Italy[22]
10–12 June 1960
Clay

Chile
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Chile
Orlando Sirola
Luis Ayala
4
6
6
3
3
6
2
6
   
2 Italy
Chile
Nicola Pietrangeli
Patricio Rodríguez
6
1
6
4
6
1
     
3 Italy
Chile
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
Ernesto Aguirre / Luis Ayala
6
1
6
3
8
6
     
4 Italy
Chile
Nicola Pietrangeli
Luis Ayala
4
6
1
6
1
6
     
5 Italy
Chile
Orlando Sirola
Patricio Rodríguez
6
0
7
5
6
3
     

Great Britain vs. Belgium[edit]


Great Britain
5
Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Club, Scarborough, England[23]
10–12 June 1960
Grass

Belgium
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Belgium
Billy Knight
Eric Drossart
6
0
6
2
6
1
     
2 United Kingdom
Belgium
Mike Davies
Jacques Brichant
3
6
9
7
6
1
8
6
   
3 United Kingdom
Belgium
Mike Davies / Bobby Wilson
Jacques Brichant / Eric Drossart
6
1
6
3
6
4
     
4 United Kingdom
Belgium
Bobby Wilson
Eric Drossart
6
2
6
1
6
2
     
5 United Kingdom
Belgium
Billy Knight
Jacques Brichant
6
4
6
2
6
2
     

France vs. Denmark[edit]


France
5
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[24]
10–12 June 1960
Clay

Denmark
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Denmark
Pierre Darmon
Kurt Nielsen
6
1
6
2
6
3
     
2 France
Denmark
Robert Haillet
Jørgen Ulrich
10
8
6
2
2
6
6
3
   
3 France
Denmark
Jean-Noël Grinda / Jean-Claude Molinari
Kurt Nielsen / Jørgen Ulrich
6
3
9
7
7
5
     
4 France
Denmark
Jean-Noël Grinda
Jan Leschly
6
2
6
3
0
6
6
3
   
5 France
Denmark
Robert Haillet
Kurt Nielsen
6
1
10
8
6
8
6
1
   

West Germany vs. Sweden[edit]


West Germany
1
Rochusclub, Düsseldorf, West Germany[25]
10–12 June 1960
Clay

Sweden
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 West Germany
Sweden
Christian Kuhnke
Ulf Schmidt
6
3
6
4
6
4
     
2 West Germany
Sweden
Wolfgang Stuck
Jan-Erik Lundqvist
6
8
1
6
2
6
     
3 West Germany
Sweden
Christian Kuhnke / Wolfgang Stuck
Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt
3
6
3
6
7
5
7
9
   
4 West Germany
Sweden
Christian Kuhnke
Jan-Erik Lundqvist
3
6
6
8
4
6
     
5 West Germany
Sweden
Wolfgang Stuck
Ulf Schmidt
5
7
2
6
0
6
     

Semifinals[edit]

Great Britain vs. Italy[edit]


Great Britain
1
No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England[26]
15–17 July 1960
Grass

Italy
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Italy
Bobby Wilson
Nicola Pietrangeli
4
6
3
6
6
4
5
7
   
2 United Kingdom
Italy
Mike Davies
Orlando Sirola
7
9
5
7
6
1
6
2
4
6
 
3 United Kingdom
Italy
Mike Davies / Bobby Wilson
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
4
6
6
3
6
8
3
6
   
4 United Kingdom
Italy
Bobby Wilson
Sergio Tacchini
3
6
6
3
8
6
6
2
   
5 United Kingdom
Italy
Mike Davies
Nicola Pietrangeli
4
6
3
6
4
6
     

Sweden vs. France[edit]


Sweden
3
Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[27]
15–17 July 1960
Clay

France
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
France
Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Pierre Darmon
6
0
6
3
6
1
     
2 Sweden
France
Sven Davidson
Robert Haillet
4
6
3
6
6
2
6
2
6
3
 
3 Sweden
France
Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt
Jean-Noël Grinda / Jean-Claude Molinari
2
6
6
4
6
4
6
2
   
4 Sweden
France
Sven Davidson
Pierre Darmon
2
6
8
6
7
9
4
6
   
5 Sweden
France
Torsten Johansson
Robert Haillet
7
9
3
6
1
6
     

Final[edit]

Sweden vs. Italy[edit]


Sweden
2
Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[2]
29–31 July 1960
Clay

Italy
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Italy
Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Orlando Sirola
6
4
4
6
6
3
6
3
   
2 Sweden
Italy
Ulf Schmidt
Nicola Pietrangeli
1
6
4
6
6
4
4
6
   
3 Sweden
Italy
Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
16
14
7
5
2
6
3
6
2
6
 
4 Sweden
Italy
Ulf Schmidt
Orlando Sirola
4
6
2
6
1
6
     
5 Sweden
Italy
Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Sergio Tacchini
6
2
6
1
6
1
     

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ a b "Sweden v Italy". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Hungary v Ireland". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Luxembourg v Monaco". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Israel v Chile". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Switzerland v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Norway v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Finland v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Denmark v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Egypt v Austria". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "West Germany v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Romania v Poland". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Sweden v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Hungary v Italy". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Monaco v Chile". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Belgium v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ "Netherlands v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ "France v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ "Austria v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  20. ^ "Poland v West Germany". daviscup.com.
  21. ^ "Sweden v Spain". daviscup.com.
  22. ^ "Italy v Chile". daviscup.com.
  23. ^ "Great Britain v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  24. ^ "France v Denmark". daviscup.com.
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  26. ^ "Great Britain v Italy". daviscup.com.
  27. ^ "Sweden v France". daviscup.com.

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