title: 1957 Davis Cup Europe Zone
text: # 1957 Davis Cup Europe Zone
  
  The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1957 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. Belgium defeated Italy in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.
  
  ## Draw
  
  | First Round 19–29 April | First Round 19–29 April | First Round 19–29 April | Second Round 10–20 May | Second Round 10–20 May | Second Round 10–20 May | Quarterfinals 7–10 June | Quarterfinals 7–10 June | Quarterfinals 7–10 June | Semifinals 19–22 July | Semifinals 19–22 July | Semifinals 19–22 July | Final 2–5 August | Final 2–5 August | Final 2–5 August |
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  | Sweden | Sweden | | Vienna, Austria (clay) | Vienna, Austria (clay) | Vienna, Austria (clay) | | | | | | | | | |
  | bye | bye | | Sweden | Sweden | 4 | | | | | | | |
  | Romania | Romania | 0 | Austria | Austria | 1 | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | | | | | | |
  | Austria | Austria | 5 | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 4 | | | | |
  | Denmark | Denmark | | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Denmark | Denmark | 1 | | | | |
  | bye | bye | | Denmark | Denmark | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Spain | Spain | 0 | South Africa | South Africa | 1 | | | | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | | | |
  | South Africa | South Africa | 5 | | | | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 1 | |
  | Chile | Chile | | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | | | | Italy | Italy | 3 | |
  | bye | bye | | Chile | Chile | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 0 | Poland | Poland | 3 | Palermo, Italy (clay) | Palermo, Italy (clay) | Palermo, Italy (clay) | | | | | | |
  | Poland | Poland | 5 | | | | Poland | Poland | 1 | | | | |
  | Italy | Italy | | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Italy | Italy | 4 | | | | |
  | bye | bye | | Italy | Italy | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Netherlands | Netherlands | 4 | Netherlands | Netherlands | 0 | | | | | | | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium |
  | Norway | Norway | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Italy | Italy | 2 |
  | Hungary | Hungary | w/o | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | | | | | | | Belgium | Belgium | 3 |
  | Ireland | Ireland | | Hungary | Hungary | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | bye | bye | | Belgium | Belgium | 4 | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | | | | | | |
  | Belgium | Belgium | | | | | Belgium | Belgium | 3 | | | | | | |
  | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 0 | Cologne, West Germany | Cologne, West Germany | Cologne, West Germany | Mexico | Mexico | 2 | | | | | | |
  | Mexico | Mexico | 5 | Mexico | Mexico | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | bye | bye | | West Germany | West Germany | 1 | | | | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | | | |
  | West Germany | West Germany | | | | | | | | Belgium | Belgium | 3 | | | |
  | Lebanon | Lebanon | 0 | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 2 | | | |
  | New Zealand | New Zealand | 5 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | bye | bye | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | | | |
  | Great Britain | Great Britain | | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | | | | | | |
  | Switzerland | Switzerland | 1 | Lyon, France (clay) | Lyon, France (clay) | Lyon, France (clay) | France | France | 2 | | | | | | |
  | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 4 | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | bye | bye | | France | France | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | France | France | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## First round
  
  ### Romania vs. Austria
  
  | Romania 0 | Bucharest, Romania 27–29 April 1957 Clay | Bucharest, Romania 27–29 April 1957 Clay | Austria 5 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Cornel Zacopceanu Franz Saiko 1 6 3 6 1 6       2 Gheorghe Viziru Alfred Huber 1 6 3 6 6 4 4 6     3 Gheorghe Viziru / Marian Viziru Alfred Huber / Franz Saiko 1 6 4 6 10 12       4 Gheorghe Viziru Franz Saiko 7 5 6 2 6 8 2 6 3 6   5 Cornel Zacopceanu Alfred Huber 3 6 2 6 4 6 ||||
  
  ### Spain vs. South Africa
  
  | Spain 0 | Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 26–28 April 1957 Clay | Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 26–28 April 1957 Clay | South Africa 5 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Juan Manuel Couder Gordon Forbes 5 7 6 4 5 7 6 4 3 6   2 Emilio Martínez del Rey Trevor Fancutt 3 6 6 3 2 6 9 11     3 Juan Manuel Couder / Fernando Olózaga Gordon Forbes / Abe Segal 4 6 6 4 3 6 6 1 3 6   4 Emilio Martínez del Rey Abe Segal 2 6 12 10 6 0 4 6 3 6   5 Juan Manuel Couder Trevor Fancutt 5 7 4 6 6 1 6 2 2 6 ||||
  
  ### Luxembourg vs. Poland
  
  | Luxembourg 0 | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg 27–29 April 1957 | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg 27–29 April 1957 | Poland 5 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Louis Wagner Władysław Skonecki 2 6 1 6 1 6       2 Géza Wertheim Andrzej Licis 0 6 0 6 0 6       3 Gaston Wampach / Géza Wertheim Józef Piątek / Władysław Skonecki 2 6 4 6 4 6       4 Louis Wagner Andrzej Licis 6 3 1 6 1 6 6 8     5 Géza Wertheim Władysław Skonecki 0 6 4 6 3 6 ||||
  
  ### Netherlands vs. Norway
  
  | Netherlands 4 | Scheveningen, Netherlands 26–28 April 1957 Clay | Scheveningen, Netherlands 26–28 April 1957 Clay | Norway 1 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Hans van Dalsum Gunnar Høst Sjøwall 6 2 4 6 6 2 4 6 6 3   2 Fred Dehnert Finn Søhol 1 6 6 2 3 6 7 5 6 1   3 Hans van Dalsum / Fred Dehnert Finn-Dag Jagge / Gunnar Høst Sjøwall 10 8 6 2 7 5       4 Hendrik Goris Finn Søhol 3 6 4 6 4 6       5 Fred Dehnert Finn-Dag Jagge 6 3 6 2 6 0 ||||
  
  ### Yugoslavia vs. Mexico
  
  | Yugoslavia 0 | Belgrade, Yugoslavia 26–28 April 1957 | Belgrade, Yugoslavia 26–28 April 1957 | Mexico 5 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ilija Panajotović Mario Llamas 2 6 4 6 4 6       2 Ivko Plećević Francisco Contreras 5 7 2 6 2 6       3 Sima Nikolić / Aleksandar Popović Francisco Contreras / Mario Llamas 0 6 3 6 3 6       4 Ivko Plećević Mario Llamas 3 6 4 6 3 6       5 Ilija Panajotović Antonio Palafox 1 6 4 6 5 7 ||||
  
  ### Lebanon vs. New Zealand
  
  | Lebanon 0 | Alumni Club, Beirut, Lebanon 19–21 April 1957 Clay | Alumni Club, Beirut, Lebanon 19–21 April 1957 Clay | New Zealand 5 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Nadin Hajjar Jeff Robson 0 6 0 6 1 6       2 Samir El Khoury Corbett Parker 6 4 10 12 1 6 2 6     3 Elie Attieh / Samir El Khoury Corbett Parker / Jeff Robson 6 4 9 11 3 6 3 6     4 Samir El Khoury Jeff Robson 3 6 2 6 2 6       5 Roy Karaoglan Lew Gerrard 1 6 0 6 2 6 ||||
  
  ### Switzerland vs. Czechoslovakia
  
  | Switzerland 1 | Lugano, Switzerland 26–28 April 1957 | Lugano, Switzerland 26–28 April 1957 | Czechoslovakia 4 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Paul Blondel Jiří Javorský 0 6 4 6 4 6       2 Martin Froesch Jiří Parma 6 2 6 4 6 8 4 6 6 1   3 Paul Blondel / René Buser Jiří Javorský / Ján Krajčík 4 6 2 6 3 6       4 Martin Froesch Jiří Javorský 1 6 4 6 1 6       5 Paul Blondel Jiří Parma 2 6 6 4 0 6 4 6 ||||
  
  ## Second round
  
  ### Austria vs. Sweden
  
  | Austria 1 | Vienna, Austria 10–12 May 1957 Clay | Vienna, Austria 10–12 May 1957 Clay | Sweden 4 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Alfred Huber Sven Davidson 2 6 0 6 2 6       2 Franz Saiko Ulf Schmidt 6 3 6 3 2 6 1 6 2 6   3 Alfred Huber / Franz Saiko Sven Davidson / Ulf Schmidt 3 6 2 6 6 3 3 6     4 Alfred Huber Ulf Schmidt 5 7 4 6 6 2 6 2 6 2   5 Franz Hainka Jan-Erik Lundqvist 2 6 4 6 7 9 ||||
  
  ### Denmark vs. South Africa
  
  | Denmark 4 | Copenhagen, Denmark 17–19 May 1957 Clay | Copenhagen, Denmark 17–19 May 1957 Clay | South Africa 1 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Kurt Nielsen Trevor Fancutt 2 6 6 8 6 4 7 5 6 4   2 Torben Ulrich Gordon Forbes 3 6 6 3 6 4 6 2     3 Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich Gordon Forbes / Abe Segal 11 9 1 6 6 3 6 8 1 6   4 Kurt Nielsen Gordon Forbes 6 4 6 2 1 6 6 4     5 Torben Ulrich Trevor Fancutt 2 6 5 7 6 4 6 3 6 3 ||||
  
  ### Poland vs. Chile
  
  | Poland 3 | Warsaw, Poland 17–19 May 1957 | Warsaw, Poland 17–19 May 1957 | Chile 2 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Władysław Skonecki Luis Ayala 3 6 9 7 6 4 8 6     2 Andrzej Licis Andrés Hammersley 4 6 6 3 6 2 6 4     3 Józef Piątek / Jan Radzio Luis Ayala / Andrés Hammersley 2 6 4 6 3 6       4 Andrzej Licis Luis Ayala 2 6 2 6 0 6       5 Władysław Skonecki Andrés Hammersley 3 6 7 5 6 1 6 3 ||||
  
  ### Netherlands vs. Italy
  
  | Netherlands 0 | Scheveningen, Netherlands 18–20 May 1957 Clay | Scheveningen, Netherlands 18–20 May 1957 Clay | Italy 5 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Fred Dehnert Giuseppe Merlo 2 6 1 6 1 6       2 Hans van Dalsum Nicola Pietrangeli 1 6 1 6 1 6       3 Hans van Dalsum / Fred Dehnert Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 8 6 2 6 8 10 3 6     4 Hans van Dalsum Giuseppe Merlo 8 6 2 6 8 10 3 6     5 Fred Dehnert Orlando Sirola 4 6 4 6 7 9 ||||
  
  ### Belgium vs. Hungary
  
  | Belgium 4 | Brussels, Belgium 17–19 May 1957 | Brussels, Belgium 17–19 May 1957 | Hungary 1 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Philippe Washer József Asbóth 8 6 6 1 6 4       2 Jacques Brichant András Ádám-Stolpa 6 3 6 2 6 2       3 Jacques Brichant / Gino Mezzi András Ádám-Stolpa / József Asbóth 6 0 6 3 4 6 4 6 3 6   4 Philippe Washer András Ádám-Stolpa 6 1 4 6 7 5 2 6 6 2   5 Jacques Brichant József Asbóth 4 6 6 2 6 1 6 2 ||||
  
  ### West Germany vs. Mexico
  
  | West Germany 1 | Cologne, West Germany 17–19 May 1957 | Cologne, West Germany 17–19 May 1957 | Mexico 3 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Peter Scholl Francisco Contreras 4 6 1 6 2 6       2 Rupert Huber Mario Llamas 3 6 5 7 6 4 4 6     3 Ernst Buchholz / Horst Hermann Francisco Contreras / Mario Llamas 6 8 3 6 6 4 4 6     4 Rupert Huber Antonio Palafox 6 2 10 8 6 1       5 Peter Scholl Esteban Reyes Jr. 6 1 6 0 4 6 6 8   not completed ||||
  
  ### Great Britain vs. New Zealand
  
  | Great Britain 5 | Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England 16–18 May 1957 Grass | Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England 16–18 May 1957 Grass | New Zealand 0 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Bobby Wilson Lew Gerrard 6 2 11 9 6 2       2 Mike Davies Jeff Robson 6 8 6 3 6 2 6 4     3 Mike Davies / Bobby Wilson Lew Gerrard / Jeff Robson 6 3 9 7 6 2       4 Bobby Wilson Jeff Robson 4 6 8 6 6 1 6 2     5 Mike Davies Corbett Parker 6 1 6 2 6 4 ||||
  
  ### France vs. Czechoslovakia
  
  | France 4 | Stade Henri Cochet, Lyon, France 17–19 May 1957 Clay | Stade Henri Cochet, Lyon, France 17–19 May 1957 Clay | Czechoslovakia 0 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Robert Haillet Jiří Javorský 6 8 7 5 8 6 6 4     2 Pierre Darmon Ján Krajčík 6 0 6 1 6 2       3 Jean-Claude Molinari / Paul Rémy Jiří Javorský / Ján Krajčík 9 7 6 3 6 3       4 Robert Haillet Ján Krajčík 6 4 6 2 6 3       5 Pierre Darmon Jiří Javorský 7 9 1 2       not completed ||||
  
  ## Quarterfinals
  
  ### Sweden vs. Denmark
  
  | Sweden 4 | Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden 8–10 June 1957 Clay | Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden 8–10 June 1957 Clay | Denmark 1 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Sven Davidson Torben Ulrich 6 2 6 2 6 2       2 Ulf Schmidt Kurt Nielsen 4 6 8 6 1 6 8 6 9 7   3 Sven Davidson / Ulf Schmidt Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich 6 4 6 3 6 4       4 Sven Davidson Kurt Nielsen 6 3 4 6 6 4 3 6 0 6   5 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Torben Ulrich 7 5 6 1 4 6 6 4 ||||
  
  ### Italy vs. Poland
  
  | Italy 4 | Palermo, Italy 7–9 June 1957 Clay | Palermo, Italy 7–9 June 1957 Clay | Poland 1 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Giuseppe Merlo Andrzej Licis 6 1 6 4 6 0       2 Nicola Pietrangeli Władysław Skonecki 7 5 4 6 7 5 6 1     3 Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola Józef Piątek / Władysław Skonecki 6 2 9 7 6 2       4 Antonio Maggi Władysław Skonecki 6 4 6 0 6 4       5 Orlando Sirola Andrzej Licis 4 6 7 9 0 6 ||||
  
  ### Belgium vs. Mexico
  
  | Belgium 3 | Royal Léopold Club, Brussels, Belgium 8–10 June 1957 Clay | Royal Léopold Club, Brussels, Belgium 8–10 June 1957 Clay | Mexico 2 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Philippe Washer Francisco Contreras 7 5 3 6 6 4 4 6 3 6   2 Jacques Brichant Mario Llamas 1 6 6 4 4 6 6 4 6 1   3 Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer Francisco Contreras / Mario Llamas 4 6 4 6 1 6       4 Jacques Brichant Francisco Contreras 8 6 6 1 6 3       5 Philippe Washer Mario Llamas 6 4 6 1 6 3 ||||
  
  ### France vs. Great Britain
  
  | France 2 | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 8–10 June 1957 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 8–10 June 1957 Clay | Great Britain 3 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Pierre Darmon Mike Davies 7 9 2 6 7 5 4 6     2 Robert Haillet Bobby Wilson 4 6 3 6 2 6       3 Jean-Claude Molinari / Paul Rémy Mike Davies / Bobby Wilson 3 6 6 3 6 1 6 3     4 Pierre Darmon Bobby Wilson 1 6 6 4 6 1 3 6 7 5   5 Robert Haillet Mike Davies 8 6 7 5 4 6 1 6 4 6 ||||
  
  ## Semifinals
  
  ### Italy vs. Sweden
  
  | Italy 3 | Milan Tennis Club, Milan, Italy 19–21 July 1957 Clay | Milan Tennis Club, Milan, Italy 19–21 July 1957 Clay | Sweden 1 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Giuseppe Merlo Ulf Schmidt 6 0 6 0 6 3       2 Nicola Pietrangeli Sven Davidson 6 4 0 6 1 6 1 6     3 Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola Sven Davidson / Ulf Schmidt 6 4 6 4 6 4       4 Nicola Pietrangeli Ulf Schmidt 7 9 8 6 6 2 6 2     5 Giuseppe Merlo Sven Davidson           not played ||||
  
  ### Belgium vs. Great Britain
  
  | Belgium 3 | Brussels, Belgium 20–22 July 1957 Clay | Brussels, Belgium 20–22 July 1957 Clay | Great Britain 2 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Philippe Washer Mike Davies 7 5 3 6 6 8 4 6     2 Jacques Brichant Bobby Wilson 6 0 7 5 6 4       3 Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer Mike Davies / Bobby Wilson 3 6 4 6 6 3 3 6     4 Philippe Washer Bobby Wilson 3 6 6 4 6 4 6 0     5 Jacques Brichant Mike Davies 1 6 4 6 6 3 6 4 6 2 ||||
  
  ## Final
  
  ### Belgium vs. Italy
  
  | Belgium 3 | Brussels, Belgium 2–5 August 1957 | Brussels, Belgium 2–5 August 1957 | Italy 2 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jacques Brichant Nicola Pietrangeli 4 6 4 6 3 6       2 Philippe Washer Giuseppe Merlo 6 2 8 6 6 2       3 Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 3 6 2 6 5 7       4 Jacques Brichant Giuseppe Merlo 6 8 7 5 6 8 7 5 6 1   5 Philippe Washer Nicola Pietrangeli 6 4 3 6 6 8 7 5 6 2 ||||
  