Misplaced Pages

1960 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Details
Duration	22 April 1960 – 31 July 1960
Teams	28
Categories	1960 Davis Cup America Zone 1960 Davis Cup Eastern Zone 1960 Davis Cup Europe Zone
Champion
Winning nation	Italy Qualified for: 1960 Davis Cup Inter-Zonal Finals
← 1959 1961 →

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.

Draw

First Round 22 April–2 May

Second Round 13–15 May

Quarterfinals 10–12 June

Semifinals 15–17 July

Final 29–31 July

Italy

Budapest, Hungary

bye

Italy

3

Hungary

5

Hungary

2

Turin, Italy (clay)

Ireland

0

Italy

3

Luxembourg

2

Monte Carlo, Monaco

Chile

2

Monaco

3

Monaco

2

Israel

1

Chile

3

Wimbledon, England (grass)

Chile

4

Italy

4

Switzerland

2

Brussels, Belgium

Great Britain

1

Belgium

3

Belgium

3

Brazil

w/o

Brazil

2

Scarborough, England (grass)

Turkey

Belgium

0

Norway

2

Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)

Great Britain

5

Netherlands

3

Netherlands

0

bye

Great Britain

5

Båstad, Sweden (clay)

Great Britain

Italy

3

France

Paris, France (clay)

Sweden

2

bye

France

5

Finland

0

Argentina

0

Paris, France (clay)

Argentina

5

France

5

Denmark

3

Vienna, Austria (clay)

Denmark

0

Yugoslavia

2

Denmark

3

Egypt

1

Austria

2

Båstad, Sweden (clay)

Austria

4

France

2

West Germany

3

Warsaw, Poland

Sweden

3

Czechoslovakia

2

West Germany

4

Romania

2

Poland

1

Düsseldorf, West Germany (clay)

Poland

3

West Germany

1

Sweden

5

Stockholm, Sweden (clay)

Sweden

4

South Africa

0

Sweden

3

bye

Spain

2

Spain

First round

Hungary vs. Ireland

Hungary 5	Budapest, Hungary 28–30 April 1960		Ireland 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 András Ádám-Stolpa Guy Jackson 6 3 6 0 6 3       2 István Gulyás Joseph Hackett 6 2 6 2 6 1       3 István Gulyás / András Szikszay Joseph Hackett / Guy Jackson 7 5 6 2 6 2       4 István Gulyás Guy Jackson 6 2 6 3 2 6 6 3     5 Ferenc Komáromy Joseph Hackett 6 1 6 2 7 5

Luxembourg v Monaco

Luxembourg 2	Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg 30 April–2 May 1960		Monaco 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Joseph Offenheim Roland Borghini 6 2 1 6 4 6 3 6     2 Frank Baden Georges Pasquier 6 4 6 1 7 5       3 Frank Baden / Gaston Wampach Roland Borghini / Georges Pasquier 6 2 3 6 4 6 7 5 6 2   4 Joseph Offenheim Georges Pasquier 1 6 1 6 1 6       5 Frank Baden Roland Borghini 2 6 2 6 3 6

Israel vs. Chile

Israel 1	Tel Aviv, Israel 29 April–1 May 1960 Hard		Chile 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Eleazar Davidman Patricio Rodríguez 9 7 4 6 6 4 6 2     2 Arie Avidan-Weiss Luis Ayala 1 6 1 6 2 6       3 Arie Avidan-Weiss / Eleazar Davidman Ernesto Aguirre / Luis Ayala 2 6 1 6 0 6       4 Arie Avidan-Weiss Patricio Rodríguez 6 2 5 7 0 6 5 7     5 Eleazar Davidman Luis Ayala 2 6 1 6 1 6

Switzerland vs. Belgium

Switzerland 2	Geneva, Switzerland 29 April–1 May 1960		Belgium 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Paul Blondel Jacques Brichant 2 6 2 6 1 6       2 Heinz Grimm Jean-Pierre Froment 3 6 6 2 6 4 6 2     3 Heinz Grimm / Ernst Schori Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer 2 6 0 6 2 6       4 Paul Blondel Jean-Pierre Froment 3 6 6 2 6 4 1 6 7 5   5 Heinz Grimm Jacques Brichant 1 6 3 6 0 6

Norway vs. Netherlands

Norway 2	Oslo, Norway 29 April–1 May 1960 Clay		Netherlands 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gunnar Høst Sjøwall Willem Maris 3 6 2 6 4 6       2 Thorvald Moe Pieter van Eijsden 6 4 1 6 4 6 4 6     3 Finn-Dag Jagge / Thorvald Moe Hans van Dalsum / Willem Maris 6 1 6 4 8 6       4 Thorvald Moe Willem Maris 6 4 8 6 6 0       5 Gunnar Høst Sjøwall Pieter van Eijsden 2 6 6 4 6 3 3 6 3 6

Finland vs. Argentina

Finland 0	Helsinki, Finland 29 April–1 May 1960		Argentina 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Reino Nyyssönen Eduardo Soriano 4 6 5 7 4 6       2 Sakari Salo Roberto Aubone 7 9 5 7 6 4 3 6     3 Matti Kinnunen / Sakari Salo Roberto Aubone / Eduardo Soriano 2 6 4 6 3 6       4 Sakari Salo Eduardo Soriano 5 7 8 6 6 8 4 6     5 Tapio Jokinen Roberto Aubone 3 6 4 6 3 6

Denmark vs. Yugoslavia

Denmark 3	Copenhagen, Denmark 29 April–1 May 1960 Clay		Yugoslavia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Kurt Nielsen Boro Jovanović 6 1 1 6 1 6 4 6     2 Jørgen Ulrich Ilija Panajotović 7 5 5 7 6 1 6 1     3 Jørgen Ulrich / Torben Ulrich Boro Jovanović / Ilija Panajotović 6 4 4 6 6 1 5 7 7 5   4 Jørgen Ulrich Boro Jovanović 5 7 6 3 4 6 6 0 9 7   5 Kurt Nielsen Ilija Panajotović 4 6 2 6 6 3 6 2 4 6

Egypt vs. Austria

Egypt 1	Cairo, Egypt 29 April–1 May 1960		Austria 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Fathi Mohammed-Ali Franz Saiko 2 6 1 6 6 3 3 6     2 Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed Ladislav Legenstein 6 8 3 6 7 5 5 7     3 Fathi Mohammed-Ali / Nabil Hassan Franz Hainka / Ladislav Legenstein 1 6 5 7 3 6       4 Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed Franz Hainka 6 3 2 6 6 1 7 5     5 Fathi Mohammed-Ali Ladislav Legenstein 10 8 3 6 1 6 4 5   retired

West Germany vs. Czechoslovakia

West Germany 3	Hanover, West Germany 29 April–1 May 1960		Czechoslovakia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Christian Kuhnke Pavel Korda 6 4 5 7 6 4 1 6 2 6   2 Wolfgang Stuck Jiří Javorský 5 7 6 8 1 6       3 Christian Kuhnke / Wolfgang Stuck Jiří Javorský / Pavel Korda 6 4 3 6 6 2 6 2     4 Wolfgang Stuck Pavel Korda 6 4 6 0 6 1       5 Christian Kuhnke Jiří Javorský 6 3 6 2 6 4

Romania vs. Poland

Romania 2	Bucharest, Romania 22–24 April 1960 Clay		Poland 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gheorghe Viziru Wiesław Gąsiorek 6 3 3 6 6 4 2 6 6 3   2 Ion Țiriac Władysław Skonecki 5 7 4 6 7 5 3 6     3 Ștefan Georgescu / Ion Țiriac Wiesław Gąsiorek / Józef Piątek 7 5 2 6 4 6 3 6     4 Gheorghe Viziru Władysław Skonecki 6 1 6 2 8 6       5 Ion Țiriac Wiesław Gąsiorek 6 4 4 6 6 8 3 6

Sweden vs. South Africa

Sweden 5	Kungliga tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden 29 April–1 May 1960 Clay		South Africa 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ulf Schmidt Ian Vermaak 6 0 6 8 6 4 8 6     2 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Gaetan Koenig 6 1 6 2 6 4       3 Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt Albert Gaertner / Ian Vermaak 6 4 6 2 6 3       4 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Albert Gaertner 6 2 6 8 3 6 6 4 6 1   5 Ulf Schmidt Gaetan Koenig 6 2 2 6 6 3 6 2

Second round

Hungary vs. Italy

Hungary 2	Budapest, Hungary 13–15 May 1960		Italy 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 András Ádám-Stolpa Orlando Sirola 6 2 2 6 6 8 6 2 6 1   2 István Gulyás Nicola Pietrangeli 6 1 2 6 4 6 4 6     3 István Gulyás / András Szikszay Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 6 1 3 6 3 6 3 6     4 András Ádám-Stolpa Nicola Pietrangeli 2 6 6 3 2 6 4 6     5 István Gulyás Sergio Tacchini 6 3 6 2 4 6 5 7 6 3

Monaco vs. Chile

Monaco 2	Monte Carlo, Monaco 13–15 May 1960		Chile 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Roland Borghini Luis Ayala 0 6 2 6 1 6       2 Georges Pasquier Patricio Rodríguez 1 6 1 6 6 3 4 6     3 Roland Borghini / Adrien Viviani Ernesto Aguirre / Luis Ayala 3 6 2 6 3 6       4 Roland Borghini Patricio Rodríguez 6 2 6 2 6 1       5 Adrien Viviani Ernesto Aguirre 6 1 6 0         retired

Belgium vs. Brazil

Belgium 3	Brussels, Belgium 13–15 May 1960		Brazil 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Claude de Gronckel Carlos Alberto Fernandes 3 6 0 6 6 8       2 Jacques Brichant Ronald Barnes 6 2 6 3 5 7 6 1     3 Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer Ronald Barnes / Carlos Alberto Fernandes 6 3 6 2 4 6 9 7     4 Jacques Brichant Carlos Alberto Fernandes 6 1 6 4 6 3       5 Claude de Gronckel Ronald Barnes 5 7 0 6 8 10

Netherlands vs. Great Britain

Netherlands 0	Scheveningen, Netherlands 13–15 May 1960 Clay		Great Britain 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Willem Maris Billy Knight 0 6 4 6 3 6       2 Pieter van Eijsden Mike Davies 7 9 4 6 2 6       3 Pieter van Eijsden / Willem Maris Mike Davies / Billy Knight 2 6 2 6 2 6       4 Pieter van Eijsden Roger Becker 1 6 0 6 3 6       5 Willem Maris Mike Sangster 2 6 3 6 3 6

France vs. Argentina

France 5	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 13–15 May 1960 Clay		Argentina 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Robert Haillet Eduardo Soriano 6 3 6 1 5 7 6 2     2 Gérard Pilet Roberto Aubone 6 0 6 2 6 3       3 Jean-Noël Grinda / Jean-Claude Molinari Roberto Aubone / Eduardo Soriano 6 2 9 11 15 13 6 1     4 Robert Haillet Roberto Aubone 6 2 6 1 6 1       5 Gérard Pilet Eduardo Soriano 6 4 6 2 6 2

Austria vs. Denmark

Austria 2	Vienna, Austria 13–15 May 1960 Clay		Denmark 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Franz Saiko Kurt Nielsen 6 1 1 6 4 6 4 6     2 Ladislav Legenstein Jørgen Ulrich 6 4 4 6 3 6 6 1 3 6   3 Franz Hainka / Ladislav Legenstein Jørgen Ulrich / Torben Ulrich 1 6 3 6 6 0 6 1 7 5   4 Franz Saiko Jørgen Ulrich 3 6 0 6 2 6       5 Ladislav Legenstein Kurt Nielsen 6 4 6 4 6 3

Poland vs. West Germany

Poland 1	Warsaw, Poland 13–15 May 1960		West Germany 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Władysław Skonecki Wolfgang Stuck 6 8 1 6 4 6       2 Wiesław Gąsiorek Christian Kuhnke 5 7 1 6 7 5 3 6     3 Wiesław Gąsiorek / Józef Piątek Christian Kuhnke / Wolfgang Stuck 1 6 5 7 4 6       4 Andrzej Licis Wilhelm Bungert 2 6 4 6 6 3 6 4 6 2   5 Wiesław Gąsiorek Wolfgang Stuck 3 6 5 7 3 6

Sweden vs. Spain

Sweden 3	Kungliga tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden 13–15 May 1960 Clay		Spain 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Andrés Gimeno 2 6 6 4 3 6 2 6     2 Ulf Schmidt Manuel Santana 6 2 6 4 4 6 3 6 6 2   3 Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt José Luis Arilla / Andrés Gimeno 6 4 7 5 6 4       4 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Manuel Santana 9 7 6 4 6 3       5 Ulf Schmidt Andrés Gimeno 5 7 3 6 2 6

Quarterfinals

Italy vs. Chile

Italy 3	Turin, Italy 10–12 June 1960 Clay		Chile 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Orlando Sirola Luis Ayala 4 6 6 3 3 6 2 6     2 Nicola Pietrangeli Patricio Rodríguez 6 1 6 4 6 1       3 Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola Ernesto Aguirre / Luis Ayala 6 1 6 3 8 6       4 Nicola Pietrangeli Luis Ayala 4 6 1 6 1 6       5 Orlando Sirola Patricio Rodríguez 6 0 7 5 6 3

Great Britain vs. Belgium

Great Britain 5	Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Club, Scarborough, England 10–12 June 1960 Grass		Belgium 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Billy Knight Eric Drossart 6 0 6 2 6 1       2 Mike Davies Jacques Brichant 3 6 9 7 6 1 8 6     3 Mike Davies / Bobby Wilson Jacques Brichant / Eric Drossart 6 1 6 3 6 4       4 Bobby Wilson Eric Drossart 6 2 6 1 6 2       5 Billy Knight Jacques Brichant 6 4 6 2 6 2

France vs. Denmark

France 5	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 10–12 June 1960 Clay		Denmark 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Pierre Darmon Kurt Nielsen 6 1 6 2 6 3       2 Robert Haillet Jørgen Ulrich 10 8 6 2 2 6 6 3     3 Jean-Noël Grinda / Jean-Claude Molinari Kurt Nielsen / Jørgen Ulrich 6 3 9 7 7 5       4 Jean-Noël Grinda Jan Leschly 6 2 6 3 0 6 6 3     5 Robert Haillet Kurt Nielsen 6 1 10 8 6 8 6 1

West Germany vs. Sweden

West Germany 1	Rochusclub, Düsseldorf, West Germany 10–12 June 1960 Clay		Sweden 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Christian Kuhnke Ulf Schmidt 6 3 6 4 6 4       2 Wolfgang Stuck Jan-Erik Lundqvist 6 8 1 6 2 6       3 Christian Kuhnke / Wolfgang Stuck Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt 3 6 3 6 7 5 7 9     4 Christian Kuhnke Jan-Erik Lundqvist 3 6 6 8 4 6       5 Wolfgang Stuck Ulf Schmidt 5 7 2 6 0 6

Semifinals

Great Britain vs. Italy

Great Britain 1	No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England 15–17 July 1960 Grass		Italy 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Bobby Wilson Nicola Pietrangeli 4 6 3 6 6 4 5 7     2 Mike Davies Orlando Sirola 7 9 5 7 6 1 6 2 4 6   3 Mike Davies / Bobby Wilson Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 4 6 6 3 6 8 3 6     4 Bobby Wilson Sergio Tacchini 3 6 6 3 8 6 6 2     5 Mike Davies Nicola Pietrangeli 4 6 3 6 4 6

Sweden vs. France

Sweden 3	Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 15–17 July 1960 Clay		France 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Pierre Darmon 6 0 6 3 6 1       2 Sven Davidson Robert Haillet 4 6 3 6 6 2 6 2 6 3   3 Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt Jean-Noël Grinda / Jean-Claude Molinari 2 6 6 4 6 4 6 2     4 Sven Davidson Pierre Darmon 2 6 8 6 7 9 4 6     5 Torsten Johansson Robert Haillet 7 9 3 6 1 6

Final

Sweden vs. Italy

Sweden 2	Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 29–31 July 1960 Clay		Italy 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Orlando Sirola 6 4 4 6 6 3 6 3     2 Ulf Schmidt Nicola Pietrangeli 1 6 4 6 6 4 4 6     3 Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 16 14 7 5 2 6 3 6 2 6   4 Ulf Schmidt Orlando Sirola 4 6 2 6 1 6       5 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Sergio Tacchini 6 2 6 1 6 1

References

1. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). : New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
2. ^ "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.
25. "West Germany v Sweden". daviscup.com.
26. "Great Britain v Italy". daviscup.com.
27. "Sweden v France". daviscup.com.

External links

• Davis Cup official website

• Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone
• 1960 Davis Cup
• 1960 in tennis