title: 1951 Davis Cup Europe Zone
text: # 1951 Davis Cup Europe Zone
  
  The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1951 Davis Cup.
  
  21 teams entered the Europe Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Final against the winner of the America Zone. A seeding system was introduced for the first time, where the previous year's quarterfinalists were guaranteed a bye in the first round.
  
  Sweden defeated West Germany in the final, and went on to face the United States in the Inter-Zonal Final.
  
  ## Draw
  
  | First Round 3–11 May | First Round 3–11 May | First Round 3–11 May | Second Round 11–22 May | Second Round 11–22 May | Second Round 11–22 May | Quarterfinals 14–19 June | Quarterfinals 14–19 June | Quarterfinals 14–19 June | Semifinals 13–19 July | Semifinals 13–19 July | Semifinals 13–19 July | Final 27–29 July | Final 27–29 July | Final 27–29 July |
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  | Sweden | Sweden | | Vienna, Austria (clay) | Vienna, Austria (clay) | Vienna, Austria (clay) | | | | | | | | | |
  | bye | bye | | Sweden | Sweden | 5 | | | | | | | |
  | Austria | Austria | | Austria | Austria | 0 | Scarborough, England (grass) | Scarborough, England (grass) | Scarborough, England (grass) | | | | | | |
  | bye | bye | | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 5 | | | | |
  | France | France | | Wimbledon, England (grass) | Wimbledon, England (grass) | Wimbledon, England (grass) | Great Britain | Great Britain | 0 | | | | |
  | bye | bye | | France | France | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Great Britain | Great Britain | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | | | | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | | | |
  | bye | bye | | | | | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 5 | |
  | Philippines | Philippines | | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | Philippines | Philippines | 0 | |
  | bye | bye | | Philippines | Philippines | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Finland | Finland | 1 | Brazil | Brazil | 1 | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | | | | | | |
  | Brazil | Brazil | 4 | | | | Philippines | Philippines | 4 | | | | |
  | Ireland | Ireland | | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Netherlands | Netherlands | 1 | | | | |
  | bye | bye | | Ireland | Ireland | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Netherlands | Netherlands | 4 | Netherlands | Netherlands | 3 | | | | | | | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) |
  | Monaco | Monaco | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 5 |
  | Norway | Norway | 2 | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | | | | | | | West Germany | West Germany | 0 |
  | Egypt | Egypt | 3 | Egypt | Egypt | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | bye | bye | | Belgium | Belgium | 4 | Cologne, West Germany | Cologne, West Germany | Cologne, West Germany | | | | | | |
  | Belgium | Belgium | | | | | Belgium | Belgium | 2 | | | | | | |
  | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 2 | West Berlin (clay) | West Berlin (clay) | West Berlin (clay) | West Germany | West Germany | 3 | | | | | | |
  | West Germany | West Germany | 3 | West Germany | West Germany | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | bye | bye | | Denmark | Denmark | 1 | | | | Munich, West Germany | Munich, West Germany | Munich, West Germany | | | |
  | Denmark | Denmark | | | | | | | | West Germany | West Germany | 3 | | | |
  | Switzerland | Switzerland | 5 | Zürich, Switzerland | Zürich, Switzerland | Zürich, Switzerland | | | | Italy | Italy | 2 | | | |
  | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 0 | Switzerland | Switzerland | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | bye | bye | | Poland | Poland | 4 | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | | | | | | |
  | Poland | Poland | | | | | Poland | Poland | 0 | | | | | | |
  | bye | bye | | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | Italy | Italy | 5 | | | | | | |
  | South Africa | South Africa | | South Africa | South Africa | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | bye | bye | | Italy | Italy | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Italy | Italy | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## First round
  
  ### Finland vs. Brazil
  
  | Finland 1 | Helsinki, Finland 4–6 May 1951 | Helsinki, Finland 4–6 May 1951 | Brazil 4 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Pentti Forsman Alcides Procópio 4 6 4 6 6 4 6 2 1 6   2 Sakari Salo Armando Vieira 1 6 1 6 4 6       3 Pentti Forsman / Sakari Salo Alcides Procópio / Armando Vieira 4 6 4 6 1 6       4 Sakari Salo Roberto Cardozo 6 3 6 4 6 4       5 Pentti Forsman Armando Vieira 6 2 4 6 5 7 6 0 2 6 ||||
  
  ### Netherlands vs. Monaco
  
  | Netherlands 4 | Scheveningen, Netherlands 3–5 May 1951 Clay | Scheveningen, Netherlands 3–5 May 1951 Clay | Monaco 1 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 John Linck Georges Pasquier 3 6 6 2 6 4 9 7     2 Hans van Swol Aleco Noghès 2 6 6 4 6 2 6 0     3 Ivo Rinkel / Hans van Swol Aleco Noghès / Georges Pasquier 6 1 6 2 6 2       4 Hans van Swol Georges Pasquier 6 1 6 1 6 2       5 John Linck Aleco Noghès 6 3 8 10 6 3 5 7 2 6 ||||
  
  ### Norway vs. Egypt
  
  | Norway 2 | Oslo, Norway 9–11 May 1951 Clay | Oslo, Norway 9–11 May 1951 Clay | Egypt 3 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Johan Haanes Marcel Coen 6 2 6 2 6 3       2 Jan Staubo Adli El Shafei 8 6 3 6 5 7 2 6     3 Johan Haanes / Sverre Lie Marcel Coen / Adli El Shafei 9 11 4 6 3 6       4 Johan Haanes Adli El Shafei 1 6 4 6 3 6       5 Jan Staubo Marcel Coen 4 6 6 3 6 3 6 3 ||||
  
  ### Yugoslavia vs. West Germany
  
  | Yugoslavia 2 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia 4–7 May 1951 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia 4–7 May 1951 | West Germany 3 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Milan Branović Ernst Buchholz 4 6 5 7 6 2 6 2 6 4   2 Dragutin Mitić Gottfried von Cramm 0 6 2 6 6 8       3 Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada Gottfried von Cramm / Rolf Göpfert 2 6 9 7 4 6 4 6     4 Dragutin Mitić Ernst Buchholz 6 3 12 10 6 4       5 Milan Branović Gottfried von Cramm 1 6 7 5 7 9 4 6 ||||
  
  ### Switzerland vs. Luxembourg
  
  | Switzerland 5 | Lausanne, Switzerland 3–6 May 1951 | Lausanne, Switzerland 3–6 May 1951 | Luxembourg 0 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Max Albrecht Gaston Wampach 6 3 6 8 6 1 6 0     2 Jost Spitzer Géza Wertheim 6 0 6 4 6 2       3 Paul Blondel / René Buser Gaston Wampach / Géza Wertheim 3 6 7 9 6 3 6 2 6 2   4 Max Albrecht Géza Wertheim 6 1 6 2 6 1       5 Jost Spitzer Gaston Wampach 6 1 12 10 6 2 ||||
  
  ## Second round
  
  ### Austria vs. Sweden
  
  | Austria 0 | Vienna, Austria 19–21 May 1951 Clay | Vienna, Austria 19–21 May 1951 Clay | Sweden 5 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Gustav Specht Sven Davidson 1 6 6 8 0 6       2 Hans Redl Lennart Bergelin 9 7 2 6 1 6 1 6     3 Alfred Huber / Hans Redl Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson 3 6 5 7 2 6       4 Hans Redl Sven Davidson 4 6 6 1 4 6 1 6     5 Gustav Specht Torsten Johansson 1 6 5 7 7 5 4 6 ||||
  
  ### Great Britain vs. France
  
  | Great Britain 3 | No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England 19–22 May 1951 Grass | No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England 19–22 May 1951 Grass | France 2 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Geoffrey Paish Paul Rémy 3 6 2 6 3 6       2 Tony Mottram Bernard Destremau 6 3 1 6 6 8 6 2 6 3   3 Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish Robert Abdesselam / Paul Rémy 7 5 6 3 6 8 6 4     4 Tony Mottram Paul Rémy 6 2 6 4 6 4       5 Arthur G. Roberts Bernard Destremau 5 7 2 6 8 6 6 3 3 6 ||||
  
  ### Philippines vs. Brazil
  
  | Philippines 4 | Paris, France 11–13 May 1951 Clay | Paris, France 11–13 May 1951 Clay | Brazil 1 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Raymundo Deyro Armando Vieira 3 6 2 6 7 9       2 Felicisimo Ampon Alcides Procópio 6 1 6 0 6 1       3 Felicisimo Ampon / César Carmona Alcides Procópio / Armando Vieira 3 6 6 2 6 1 7 5     4 Felicisimo Ampon Armando Vieira 8 6 3 6 6 0 6 0     5 Raymundo Deyro Roberto Cardozo 6 3 7 5 6 3 ||||
  
  ### Netherlands vs. Ireland
  
  | Netherlands 3 | Scheveningen, Netherlands 11–13 May 1951 Clay | Scheveningen, Netherlands 11–13 May 1951 Clay | Ireland 2 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ludwig Krijt Joseph Hackett 6 3 4 6 6 4 6 2     2 Hans van Swol Guy Jackson 7 5 6 4 4 6 3 6 4 6   3 Ivo Rinkel / Hans van Swol Joseph Hackett / Cyril Kemp 6 3 6 1 6 2       4 Hans van Swol Joseph Hackett 6 2 6 4 6 1       5 Ludwig Krijt Guy Jackson 2 6 3 6 9 7 5 7 ||||
  
  ### Belgium vs. Egypt
  
  | Belgium 4 | Brussels, Belgium 19–21 May 1951 | Brussels, Belgium 19–21 May 1951 | Egypt 1 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jacques Brichant Marcel Coen 6 1 6 1 6 0       2 Philippe Washer Adli El Shafei 4 6 6 2 7 5 6 4     3 Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer Marcel Coen / Adli El Shafei 6 2 7 5 2 6 6 2     4 Jacques Peten Marcel Coen 4 6 6 1 5 7 4 6     5 Jacques Brichant Adli El Shafei 6 3 6 1 6 4 ||||
  
  ### West Germany vs. Denmark
  
  | West Germany 4 | West Berlin 18–20 May 1951 Clay | West Berlin 18–20 May 1951 Clay | Denmark 1 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Gottfried von Cramm Kurt Nielsen 6 2 6 4 6 0       2 Ernst Buchholz Torben Ulrich 6 2 3 6 4 6 4 6     3 Gottfried von Cramm / Rolf Göpfert Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich 6 4 6 4 6 2       4 Ernst Buchholz Kurt Nielsen 2 6 3 6 6 3 6 3 6 4   5 Gottfried von Cramm Torben Ulrich 6 4 6 2 6 4 ||||
  
  ### Switzerland vs. Poland
  
  | Switzerland 1 | Zürich, Switzerland 18–20 May 1951 | Zürich, Switzerland 18–20 May 1951 | Poland 4 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Max Albrecht Józef Piątek 7 5 6 4 5 7 0 6 1 6   2 Jost Spitzer Władysław Skonecki 6 4 2 6 2 6 5 7     3 René Buser / Jost Spitzer Józef Piątek / Władysław Skonecki 3 6 7 5 6 1 3 6 6 4   4 Jost Spitzer Józef Piątek 6 8 4 6 4 6       5 Max Albrecht Władysław Skonecki 6 3 6 1 5 7 3 6 3 6 ||||
  
  ### Italy vs. South Africa
  
  | Italy 3 | Milan, Italy 18–21 May 1951 Clay | Milan, Italy 18–21 May 1951 Clay | South Africa 2 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Giovanni Cucelli Sydney Levy 9 11 6 0 6 4 7 5     2 Rolando del Bello Eric Sturgess 3 6 1 6 5 7       3 Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli Leon Norgarb / Eric Sturgess 13 11 6 4 6 4       4 Rolando del Bello Sydney Levy 6 4 6 3 6 2       5 Giovanni Cucelli Eric Sturgess 3 6 2 6 6 4 7 9 ||||
  
  ## Quarterfinals
  
  ### Great Britain vs. Sweden
  
  | Great Britain 0 | Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Club, Scarborough, England 14–16 June 1951 Grass | Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Club, Scarborough, England 14–16 June 1951 Grass | Sweden 5 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Geoffrey Paish Lennart Bergelin 7 9 1 6 3 6       2 Tony Mottram Sven Davidson 6 4 5 7 2 6 6 8     3 Tony Mottram / Geoffrey Paish Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson 6 2 3 6 7 9 8 10     4 Tony Mottram Lennart Bergelin 6 3 7 5 3 6 4 6 2 6   5 Geoffrey Paish Sven Davidson 6 2 5 7 1 6 4 6 ||||
  
  ### Netherlands vs. Philippines
  
  | Netherlands 1 | Noordwijk, Netherlands 15–17 June 1951 Clay | Noordwijk, Netherlands 15–17 June 1951 Clay | Philippines 4 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ludwig Krijt Raymundo Deyro 4 6 0 6 1 6       2 John Linck Felicisimo Ampon 1 6 3 6 7 5 1 6     3 Ivo Rinkel / Hans van Swol Felicisimo Ampon / César Carmona 5 7 6 3 7 5 6 4     4 John Linck Raymundo Deyro 1 6 4 6 6 4 2 6     5 Ludwig Krijt César Carmona 3 6 3 6 1 6 ||||
  
  ### West Germany vs. Belgium
  
  | West Germany 3 | Cologne, West Germany 15–17 June 1951 | Cologne, West Germany 15–17 June 1951 | Belgium 2 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Gottfried von Cramm Philippe Washer 5 7 6 3 6 4 6 4     2 Ernst Buchholz Jacques Brichant 1 6 3 6 2 6       3 Gottfried von Cramm / Rolf Göpfert Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer 8 6 3 6 6 2 6 3     4 Gottfried von Cramm Jacques Brichant 6 0 6 2 3 6 6 3     5 Ernst Buchholz Philippe Washer 6 3 3 6 6 8 3 6 ||||
  
  ### Italy vs. Poland
  
  | Italy 5 | Milan, Italy 17–19 June 1951 Clay | Milan, Italy 17–19 June 1951 Clay | Poland 0 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Giovanni Cucelli Józef Piątek 8 6 6 0 6 2       2 Rolando del Bello Jan Radzio 7 9 6 3 7 5 6 1     3 Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli Jan Chytrowski / Józef Piątek 6 2 6 3 6 2       4 Rolando del Bello Józef Piątek 6 4 6 0 1 6 6 2     5 Giuseppe Merlo Jan Radzio 6 1 6 1 6 2 ||||
  
  ## Semifinals
  
  ### Sweden vs. Philippines
  
  | Sweden 5 | Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 17–19 July 1951 Clay | Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 17–19 July 1951 Clay | Philippines 0 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Lennart Bergelin Raymundo Deyro 6 1 6 3 6 2       2 Sven Davidson Felicisimo Ampon 6 1 6 4 4 6 0 6 6 3   3 Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson Felicisimo Ampon / César Carmona 6 3 8 6 6 4       4 Lennart Bergelin Felicisimo Ampon 6 3 6 1 0 6 1 6 6 2   5 Sven Davidson Raymundo Deyro 6 4 4 6 3 6 8 6 7 5 ||||
  
  ### West Germany vs. Italy
  
  | West Germany 3 | Munich, West Germany 13–17 July 1951 | Munich, West Germany 13–17 July 1951 | Italy 2 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ernst Buchholz Rolando del Bello 2 6 6 1 8 6 1 6 4 6   2 Gottfried von Cramm Giovanni Cucelli 6 2 4 6 8 6 7 5     3 Gottfried von Cramm / Rolf Göpfert Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli 6 4 6 2 4 6 9 7     4 Ernst Buchholz Giovanni Cucelli 2 6 3 6 4 6       5 Gottfried von Cramm Rolando del Bello 7 5 6 4 4 6 6 4 ||||
  
  ## Final
  
  ### Sweden vs. West Germany
  
  | Sweden 5 | Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 27–29 July 1951 Clay | Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 27–29 July 1951 Clay | West Germany 0 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Lennart Bergelin Gottfried von Cramm 6 4 6 1 6 4       2 Sven Davidson Ernst Buchholz 6 2 6 1 6 4       3 Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson Gottfried von Cramm / Rolf Göpfert 9 7 9 7 8 10 6 2     4 Lennart Bergelin Ernst Buchholz 6 1 5 7 6 4 6 3     5 Sven Davidson Helmut Gulcz 6 0 6 2 6 1 ||||
  