The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1946 Davis Cup.

15 teams entered the Europe Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Final against the winner of the America Zone.[1] Sweden defeated Yugoslavia in the final, and went on to face the United States in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw

First round

Sweden vs. Netherlands


Sweden
5		 Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden[3]
10–12 May 1946
Clay
Netherlands
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Netherlands		 Lennart Bergelin
Ivo Rinkel		 5
7 		6
0		 6
4		 6
2		    
2 Sweden
Netherlands		 Torsten Johansson
Hans van Swol		 8
6		 6
4		 7
5		      
3 Sweden
Netherlands		 Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson
Ivo Rinkel / Hans van Swol		 6
4		 5
7 		4
6 		7
5		 6
2		  
4 Sweden
Netherlands		 Lennart Bergelin
Hans van Swol		 7
5		 6
3		 6
1		      
5 Sweden
Netherlands		 Torsten Johansson
Ivo Rinkel		 9
7		 6
1		 6
1		      

Belgium vs. Monaco


Belgium
5		 Brussels, Belgium[4]
10–12 May 1946
Monaco
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Monaco		 Jacques Van den Eynde
René Gallèpe		 6
0		 6
0		 6
2		      
2 Belgium
Monaco		 Philippe Washer
Vladimir Landau		 6
1		 6
1		 6
1		      
3 Belgium
Monaco		 Pierre Geelhand de Merxem / Philippe Washer
René Gallèpe / Vladimir Landau		 6
1		 6
2		 6
1		      
4 Belgium
Monaco		 Jacques Van den Eynde
Vladimir Landau		 6
2		 6
3		 6
1		      
5 Belgium
Monaco		 Philippe Washer
René Gallèpe		 6
1		 6
0		 6
2		      

Denmark vs. China


Denmark
1		 Copenhagen, Denmark[5]
10–12 May 1946
Clay
China
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Taiwan		 Arne Velschow-Rasmussen
Kho Sin-Kie		 0
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
2 Denmark
Taiwan		 Jannik Ipsen
Choy Wai-Chuen		 2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
3 Denmark
Taiwan		 Jannik Ipsen / Per Thielsen
Choy Wai-Chuen / Kho Sin-Kie		 7
5		 2
6 		4
6 		5
7 		   
4 Denmark
Taiwan		 Jannik Ipsen
Kho Sin-Kie		 0
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
5 Denmark
Taiwan		 Erik Bjerre
Kenneth Lo		 3
6 		6
4		 6
1		 6
3		    

France vs. Great Britain


France
5		 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[6]
10–12 May 1946
Clay
Great Britain
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
United Kingdom		 Pierre Pellizza
Donald MacPhail		 6
1		 6
2		 6
2		      
2 France
United Kingdom		 Yvon Petra
Derrick Barton		 6
4		 6
4		 6
3		      
3 France
United Kingdom		 Marcel Bernard / Bernard Destremau
Henry Billington / John Olliff		 13
11		 4
6 		7
5		 6
1		    
4 France
United Kingdom		 Pierre Pellizza
Derrick Barton		 6
2		 6
3		 6
1		      
5 France
United Kingdom		 Yvon Petra
Donald MacPhail		 6
0		 6
2		 6
1		      

Spain vs. Switzerland


Spain
2		 Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain[7]
2–6 May 1946
Clay
Switzerland
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
Switzerland		 Luis Carles
Hans Huonder		 6
3		 6
4		 6
3		      
2 Spain
Switzerland		 Pedro Castella
Jost Spitzer		 0
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
3 Spain
Switzerland		 Jaime Bartroli / Luis Carles
René Buser / Jost Spitzer		 7
5		 6
8 		9
11 		7
9 		   
4 Spain
Switzerland		 Luis Carles
Jost Spitzer		 7
9 		7
5		 7
5		 3
6 		6
2		  
5 Spain
Switzerland		 Pedro Castella
Hans Huonder		 6
3		 3
6 		1
6 		6
4		 4
6 		 

Yugoslavia vs. Egypt


Yugoslavia
5		 Zagreb, Yugoslavia[8]
10–12 May 1946
Egypt
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Egypt		 Franjo Punčec
Adli El Shafei		 6
0		 6
1		 6
3		      
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Egypt		 Dragutin Mitić
Andre Najar		 7
5		 6
1		 6
3		      
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Egypt		 Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada
Jacques Grandguillot / Mahmoud Talaat		 6
2		 6
4		 3
6 		10
8		    
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Egypt		 Josip Palada
Andre Najar		 6
0		 6
1		 6
2		      
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Egypt		 Dragutin Mitić
Adli El Shafei		 6
0		 6
1		 6
3		      

Quarterfinals

Sweden vs. Ireland


Sweden
5		 Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden[9]
24–26 May 1946
Clay
Ireland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Republic of Ireland		 Lennart Bergelin
Cyril Kemp		 2
6 		6
2		 6
2		 6
4		    
2 Sweden
Republic of Ireland		 Torsten Johansson
Raymond Egan		 6
2		 7
5		 1
6 		3
6 		6
3		  
3 Sweden
Republic of Ireland		 Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson
Raymond Egan / Cyril Kemp		 3
6 		6
1		 6
3		 2
6 		6
3		  
4 Sweden
Republic of Ireland		 Torsten Johansson
Cyril Kemp		 3
6 		6
1		 6
3		 2
6 		6
3		  
5 Sweden
Republic of Ireland		 Lennart Bergelin
Raymond Egan		 6
4		 6
2		 6
0		      

Belgium vs. China


Belgium
3		 Brussels, Belgium[10]
24–26 May 1946
China
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Taiwan		 Jacques Van den Eynde
Kho Sin-Kie		 3
6 		5
7 		3
6 		     
2 Belgium
Taiwan		 Philippe Washer
Choy Wai-Chuen		 7
5		 6
4		 6
2		      
3 Belgium
Taiwan		 Pierre Geelhand de Merxem / Philippe Washer
Choy Wai-Chuen / Kho Sin-Kie		 5
7 		6
3		 6
0		 3
6 		6
2		  
4 Belgium
Taiwan		 Jacques Van den Eynde
Choy Wai-Chuen		 4
6 		6
1		 6
3		 6
4		    
5 Belgium
Taiwan		 Philippe Washer
Kho Sin-Kie		 6
1		 7
5		 3
6 		4
6 		1
6 		 

Switzerland vs. France


Switzerland
2		 Montreux, Switzerland[11]
24–26 May 1946
France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
France		 Hans Huonder
Yvon Petra		 8
10 		0
6 		1
6 		     
2 Switzerland
France		 Jost Spitzer
Pierre Pellizza		 6
2		 6
3		 6
2		      
3 Switzerland
France		 René Buser / Jost Spitzer
Marcel Bernard / Yvon Petra		 0
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
4 Switzerland
France		 Jost Spitzer
Yvon Petra		 3
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
5 Switzerland
France		 Hans Huonder
Pierre Pellizza		 7
5		 6
4		 7
5		      

Czechoslovakia vs. Yugoslavia


Czechoslovakia
2		 Prague, Czechoslovakia[12]
24–26 May 1946
Yugoslavia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia		 Vojtěch Vodička
Franjo Punčec		 3
6 		5
7 		5
7 		     
2 Czechoslovakia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia		 Jaroslav Drobný
Dragutin Mitić		 6
3		 4
6 		6
0		 1
6 		3
6 		 
3 Czechoslovakia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia		 Josef Caska / Jaroslav Drobný
Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada		 10
8		 6
2		 6
4		      
4 Czechoslovakia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia		 Vojtěch Vodička
Dragutin Mitić		 2
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     
5 Czechoslovakia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia		 Jaroslav Drobný
Franjo Punčec		 6
3		 6
2		 6
4		      

Semifinals

Sweden vs. Belgium


Sweden
4		 Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden[13]
12–14 June 1946
Clay
Belgium
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Belgium		 Lennart Bergelin
Jacques Peten		 3
6 		6
3		 6
1		 6
1		    
2 Sweden
Belgium		 Torsten Johansson
Philippe Washer		 2
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
3 Sweden
Belgium		 Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson
Pierre Geelhand de Merxem / Philippe Washer		 4
6 		6
2		 6
4		 6
4		    
4 Sweden
Belgium		 Torsten Johansson
Jacques Peten		 6
3		 6
3		 6
0		      
5 Sweden
Belgium		 Lennart Bergelin
Philippe Washer		 7
5		 3
6 		6
3		 9
7		    

France vs. Yugoslavia


France
2		 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[14]
9–11 June 1946
Clay
Yugoslavia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia		 Yvon Petra
Dragutin Mitić		 2
6 		8
6		 6
4		 3
6 		8
6		  
2 France
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia		 Marcel Bernard
Franjo Punčec		 2
6 		6
1		 0
6 		7
5		 6
3		  
3 France
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia		 Bernard Destremau / Pierre Pellizza
Dragutin Mitić / Franjo Punčec		 10
8		 6
8 		3
6 		7
5		 8
10 		 
4 France
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia		 Marcel Bernard
Dragutin Mitić		 3
6 		6
4		 6
3		 0
6 		3
6 		 
5 France
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia		 Yvon Petra
Franjo Punčec		 3
6 		6
3		 4
6 		9
7		 0
6 		 

Final

Sweden vs. Yugoslavia


Sweden
3		 Centercourt, Varberg, Sweden[2]
14–17 July 1946
Clay
Yugoslavia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia		 Torsten Johansson
Dragutin Mitić		 6
4		 6
1		 1
6 		2
6 		0
6 		 
2 Sweden
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia		 Lennart Bergelin
Josip Palada		 2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
3 Sweden
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia		 Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson
Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada		 6
1		 3
6 		3
6 		8
6		 6
2		  
4 Sweden
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia		 Torsten Johansson
Josip Palada		 6
3		 6
4		 6
4		      
5 Sweden
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia		 Lennart Bergelin
Dragutin Mitić		 5
7 		3
6 		6
3		 6
1		 10
8		  

References

  1. ↑ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. 1 2 "Sweden v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  3. ↑ "Sweden v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  4. ↑ "Belgium v Monaco". daviscup.com.
  5. ↑ "Denmark v China". daviscup.com.
  6. ↑ "France v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  7. ↑ "Spain v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  8. ↑ "Yugoslavia v Egypt". daviscup.com.
  9. ↑ "Sweden v Ireland". daviscup.com.
  10. ↑ "Belgium v China". daviscup.com.
  11. ↑ "Switzerland v France". daviscup.com.
  12. ↑ "Czechoslovakia v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  13. ↑ "Sweden v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  14. ↑ "France v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
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