1959 Davis Cup Europe Zone
# 1959 Davis Cup Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1959 Davis Cup.

The seeding system for the Europe Zone was modified so that only the previous year's semifinalists were guaranteed first round byes, allowing more countries to compete. 27 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 Spain in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.

## Draw

| First Round 17 April–4 May | First Round 17 April–4 May | First Round 17 April–4 May | Second Round 1–18 May | Second Round 1–18 May | Second Round 1–18 May | Quarterfinals 11–15 June | Quarterfinals 11–15 June | Quarterfinals 11–15 June | Semifinals 9–12 July | Semifinals 9–12 July | Semifinals 9–12 July | Final 24–27 July | Final 24–27 July | Final 24–27 July |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Italy | Italy | | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Italy | Italy | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 4 | Belgium | Belgium | 1 | Florence, Italy (clay) | Florence, Italy (clay) | Florence, Italy (clay) | | | | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 1 | | | | Italy | Italy | 4 | | | | |
| Lebanon | Lebanon | 1 | Bournemouth, England (clay) | Bournemouth, England (clay) | Bournemouth, England (clay) | South Africa | South Africa | 1 | | | | |
| Colombia | Colombia | 4 | Colombia | Colombia | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Norway | Norway | 0 | South Africa | South Africa | 5 | | | | Sanremo, Italy (clay) | Sanremo, Italy (clay) | Sanremo, Italy (clay) | | | |
| South Africa | South Africa | 5 | | | | | | | Italy | Italy | 4 | |
| Egypt | Egypt | 2 | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | | | | France | France | 1 | |
| Romania | Romania | 3 | Romania | Romania | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 0 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 2 | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | | | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | 5 | | | | Romania | Romania | 0 | | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 1 | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | France | France | 5 | | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 4 | Denmark | Denmark | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | France | France | 5 | | | | | | | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) |
| France | France | | | | | | | | | | | Italy | Italy | 4 |
| Poland | Poland | | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | | | | | | | Spain | Spain | 1 |
| bye | bye | | Poland | Poland | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| West Germany | West Germany | 0 | Brazil | Brazil | 3 | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | | | | | | |
| Brazil | Brazil | 4 | | | | Brazil | Brazil | 2 | | | | | | |
| Finland | Finland | 0 | Madrid, Spain (clay) | Madrid, Spain (clay) | Madrid, Spain (clay) | Spain | Spain | 3 | | | | | | |
| Spain | Spain | 5 | Spain | Spain | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Israel | Israel | 2 | Switzerland | Switzerland | 0 | | | | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 3 | | | | | | | Spain | Spain | 3 | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 5 | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 2 | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | 0 | Sweden | Sweden | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Austria | Austria | 1 | Chile | Chile | 3 | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | | | | | | |
| Chile | Chile | 3 | | | | Chile | Chile | 2 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | | | | | | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## First round

### Belgium vs. Netherlands

| Belgium 4 | Brussels, Belgium 1–3 May 1959 | Brussels, Belgium 1–3 May 1959 | Netherlands 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jacques Brichant Pieter van Eijsden 6 1 6 2 6 3       2 Jean-Pierre Froment Willem Maris 4 6 4 6 5 7       3 Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer Willem Maris / Hans van de Weg 6 4 6 4 6 0       4 Jean-Pierre Froment Pieter van Eijsden 6 3 6 3 11 9       5 Jacques Brichant Willem Maris 6 2 6 0 6 1 ||||

### Lebanon vs. Colombia

| Lebanon 1 | Renaissance Club, Beirut, Lebanon 1–3 May 1959 Clay | Renaissance Club, Beirut, Lebanon 1–3 May 1959 Clay | Colombia 4 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Karim Fawaz William Álvarez 0 6 2 6 3 6       2 Samir El Khoury Hernando Salas 6 2 4 6 6 4 6 2     3 Elie Attieh / Nadin Hajjar William Álvarez / Hernando Salas 5 7 3 6 6 4 3 6     4 Karim Fawaz Hernando Salas 6 8 1 6 4 6       5 Samir El Khoury William Álvarez 0 6 7 9 1 6 ||||

### Norway vs. South Africa

| Norway 0 | Oslo, Norway 1–3 May 1959 Clay | Oslo, Norway 1–3 May 1959 Clay | South Africa 5 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Finn-Dag Jagge Gordon Forbes 1 6 1 6 0 6       2 Gunnar Høst Sjøwall Abe Segal 2 6 1 6 3 6       3 Finn-Dag Jagge / Gunnar Høst Sjøwall Gordon Forbes / Abe Segal 3 6 2 6 3 6       4 Gunnar Høst Sjøwall Raymond Weedon 5 7 6 4 1 6 8 6 5 7   5 Rolf Pape Abe Segal 4 6 0 6 5 7 ||||

### Egypt vs. Romania

| Egypt 2 | Cairo, Egypt 17–19 April 1959 | Cairo, Egypt 17–19 April 1959 | Romania 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Kamel Moubarek Constantin Năstase 6 1 6 4 2 6 6 2     2 Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed Gheorghe Viziru 1 6 3 6 2 6       3 Fathi Mohammed-Ali / Nabil Hassan Gheorghe Viziru / Marian Viziru 3 6 4 6 3 6       4 Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed Constantin Năstase 8 10 6 0 3 6 7 5 6 1   5 Kamel Moubarek Gheorghe Viziru 4 6 6 3 6 0 6 8 4 6 ||||

### Ireland vs. New Zealand

| Ireland 0 | Dublin, Ireland 30 April–2 May 1959 | Dublin, Ireland 30 April–2 May 1959 | New Zealand 5 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Peter Jackson Lew Gerrard 1 6 6 8 4 6       2 Joseph Hackett Mark Otway 3 6 3 6 1 6       3 Joseph Hackett / Guy Jackson Lew Gerrard / Mark Otway 2 6 6 1 4 6 5 7     4 Peter Jackson Mark Otway 2 6 3 6 2 6       5 James Buckley Brian Woolf 4 6 3 6 2 6 ||||

### Yugoslavia vs. Denmark

| Yugoslavia 1 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia 25–27 April 1959 Clay | Zagreb, Yugoslavia 25–27 April 1959 Clay | Denmark 4 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Kamilo Keretić Kurt Nielsen 0 6 3 6 2 6       2 Ilija Panajotović Torben Ulrich 2 6 4 6 7 9       3 Boro Jovanović / Ilija Panajotović Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich 8 6 6 4 4 6 4 6 15 13   4 Ilija Panajotović Kurt Nielsen 4 6 4 6 2 6       5 Boro Jovanović Torben Ulrich 6 4 6 8 3 6 1 6 ||||

### West Germany vs. Brazil

| West Germany 0 | West Berlin 1–3 May 1959 | West Berlin 1–3 May 1959 | Brazil 4 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Wilhelm Bungert Carlos Alberto Fernandes 2 6 4 6 4 6       2 Dieter Ecklebe Ronald Barnes 8 6 3 6 3 6 2 6     3 Wilhelm Bungert / Dieter Ecklebe Ronald Barnes / Carlos Alberto Fernandes 6 1 8 10 2 6 2 6     4 Dieter Ecklebe Carlos Alberto Fernandes 1 6 6 8 3 6       5 Wilhelm Bungert Ronald Barnes 8 10 4 3       not completed ||||

### Finland vs. Spain

| Finland 0 | Helsinki, Finland 1–3 May 1959 | Helsinki, Finland 1–3 May 1959 | Spain 5 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Sakari Salo Andrés Gimeno 2 6 1 6 2 6       2 Reino Nyyssönen Juan Manuel Couder 2 6 4 6 6 8       3 Reino Nyyssönen / Sakari Salo Alberto Arilla / Andrés Gimeno 4 6 3 6 2 6       4 Reino Nyyssönen Andrés Gimeno 4 6 3 6 2 6       5 Sakari Salo Manuel Santana 3 6 1 6 1 6 ||||

### Israel vs. Switzerland

| Israel 2 | Tel Aviv, Israel 23–25 April 1959 Hard | Tel Aviv, Israel 23–25 April 1959 Hard | Switzerland 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Eleazar Davidman Martin Froesch 2 6 4 6 7 9       2 Arie Avidan-Weiss Paul Blondel 2 6 4 6 3 6       3 Arie Avidan-Weiss / Eleazar Davidman Paul Blondel / Martin Froesch 4 6 6 4 6 3 6 1     4 Arie Avidan-Weiss Martin Froesch 4 6 4 6 2 6       5 Eleazar Davidman Paul Blondel 6 3 6 1 6 2 ||||

### Sweden vs. Hungary

| Sweden 5 | Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden 1–4 May 1959 Clay | Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden 1–4 May 1959 Clay | Hungary 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jan-Erik Lundqvist András Ádám-Stolpa 6 4 6 4 6 3       2 Ulf Schmidt István Gulyás 7 5 6 4 6 1       3 Sven Davidson / Ulf Schmidt András Ádám-Stolpa / István Gulyás 6 4 6 1 9 7       4 Jan-Erik Lundqvist István Gulyás 6 3 7 5 6 1       5 Ulf Schmidt András Ádám-Stolpa 2 6 6 3 6 4 7 5 ||||

### Austria vs. Chile

| Austria 1 | Vienna, Austria 1–3 May 1959 | Vienna, Austria 1–3 May 1959 | Chile 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Franz Saiko Patricio Rodríguez 6 1 6 4 7 5       2 Franz Hainka Luis Ayala 4 6 4 6 2 6       3 Peter Böck / Franz Saiko Ernesto Aguirre / Luis Ayala 6 8 4 6 6 2 0 6     4 Franz Hainka Patricio Rodríguez 6 1 0 6 6 3 4 6 3 6   5 Franz Saiko Luis Ayala           not played ||||

## Second round

### Belgium vs. Italy

| Belgium 1 | Brussels, Belgium 16–18 May 1959 | Brussels, Belgium 16–18 May 1959 | Italy 4 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jacques Brichant Nicola Pietrangeli 4 6 8 6 6 1 1 6 2 6   2 Jean-Pierre Froment Orlando Sirola 2 6 2 6 3 6       3 Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 2 6 3 6 4 6       4 Jean-Pierre Froment Sergio Tacchini 3 6 6 0 4 6 6 8     5 Jacques Brichant Orlando Sirola 5 7 6 3 7 5 10 12 7 5 ||||

### South Africa vs. Colombia

| South Africa 5 | West Hants Lawn Tennis Club, Bournemouth, England 14–16 May 1959 Clay | West Hants Lawn Tennis Club, Bournemouth, England 14–16 May 1959 Clay | Colombia 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ian Vermaak Hernando Salas 6 1 6 1 6 2       2 Gordon Forbes William Álvarez 6 4 6 1 6 3       3 Gordon Forbes / Abe Segal William Álvarez / Hernando Salas 6 4 6 1 6 1       4 Ian Vermaak William Álvarez 6 8 6 2 8 6 6 2     5 Raymond Weedon Hernando Salas 6 3 6 3 3 6 6 2 ||||

### Romania vs. New Zealand

| Romania 3 | Bucharest, Romania 15–17 May 1959 Clay | Bucharest, Romania 15–17 May 1959 Clay | New Zealand 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Gheorghe Viziru Mark Otway 3 6 7 5 6 0 6 1     2 Ion Țiriac Lew Gerrard 4 6 13 15 6 8       3 Gheorghe Viziru / Marian Viziru Lew Gerrard / Mark Otway 6 8 3 6 2 6       4 Gheorghe Viziru Lew Gerrard 6 0 6 4 8 6       5 Ion Țiriac Mark Otway 6 3 2 6 6 4 6 4 ||||

### Denmark vs. France

| Denmark 0 | Copenhagen, Denmark 10–12 May 1959 Clay | Copenhagen, Denmark 10–12 May 1959 Clay | France 5 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Kurt Nielsen Pierre Darmon 2 6 5 7 4 6       2 Torben Ulrich Robert Haillet 4 6 6 8 6 4 1 5   retired  3 Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich Jean-Noël Grinda / Jean-Claude Molinari 7 9 4 6 2 6       4 Kurt Nielsen Jean-Noël Grinda 7 9 6 8 0 6       5 Søren Højberg Jean-Claude Molinari 4 6 2 6 4 6 ||||

### Poland vs. Brazil

| Poland 2 | Warsaw, Poland 15–17 May 1959 | Warsaw, Poland 15–17 May 1959 | Brazil 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Władysław Skonecki Ronald Barnes 6 1 4 6 5 7 6 1 6 1   2 Andrzej Licis Carlos Alberto Fernandes 5 7 6 4 4 6 1 6     3 Wiesław Gąsiorek / Józef Piątek Ronald Barnes / Carlos Alberto Fernandes 1 6 1 6 6 8       4 Władysław Skonecki Carlos Alberto Fernandes 8 6 6 4 8 10 6 1     5 Andrzej Licis Ronald Barnes 1 6 1 6 2 6 ||||

### Spain vs. Switzerland

| Spain 5 | Alameda Tennis Club, Madrid, Spain 8–10 May 1959 Clay | Alameda Tennis Club, Madrid, Spain 8–10 May 1959 Clay | Switzerland 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Juan Manuel Couder Martin Froesch 6 2 6 2 6 2       2 Andrés Gimeno Paul Blondel 6 1 6 0 6 2       3 José Luis Arilla / Andrés Gimeno Paul Blondel / Martin Froesch 6 2 6 3 6 0       4 Andrés Gimeno Ernst Schori 6 4 6 3 6 1       5 Juan Manuel Couder Paul Blondel 6 0 6 2 6 3 ||||

### Sweden vs. Chile

| Sweden 2 | Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden 15–17 May 1959 Clay | Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden 15–17 May 1959 Clay | Chile 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Patricio Rodríguez 6 2 6 4 6 1       2 Ulf Schmidt Luis Ayala 4 6 4 6 1 6       3 Sven Davidson / Ulf Schmidt Ernesto Aguirre / Luis Ayala 6 2 5 7 3 6 5 7     4 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Luis Ayala 6 3 8 10 1 6 3 6     5 Ulf Schmidt Patricio Rodríguez 6 1 6 2 6 3 ||||

### Luxembourg vs. Great Britain

| Luxembourg 0 | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg 1–3 May 1959 Clay | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg 1–3 May 1959 Clay | Great Britain 5 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Joseph Offenheim Alan Mills 0 6 0 6 0 6       2 Frank Baden Billy Knight 1 6 2 6 6 2 3 6     3 Frank Baden / Gaston Wampach Billy Knight / Bobby Wilson 1 6 1 6 2 6       4 Joseph Offenheim Billy Knight 0 6 1 6 1 6       5 Frank Baden Alan Mills 1 6 7 5 10 8 2 6 2 6 ||||

## Quarterfinals

### Italy vs. South Africa

| Italy 4 | Florence, Italy 12–14 June 1959 Clay | Florence, Italy 12–14 June 1959 Clay | South Africa 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Orlando Sirola Ian Vermaak 6 4 6 3 6 4       2 Nicola Pietrangeli Gordon Forbes 7 5 6 2 6 4       3 Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola Gordon Forbes / Abe Segal 6 4 6 3 14 12       4 Orlando Sirola Abe Segal 3 6 8 10 6 4 4 6     5 Giuseppe Merlo Ian Vermaak 6 4 6 2 6 4 ||||

### France vs. Romania

| France 5 | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 12–14 June 1959 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 12–14 June 1959 Clay | Romania 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Robert Haillet Gheorghe Viziru 6 4 6 2 6 0       2 Pierre Darmon Ion Țiriac 6 0 6 0 8 6       3 Jean-Noël Grinda / Jean-Claude Molinari Gheorghe Viziru / Marian Viziru 6 1 6 1 6 4       4 Pierre Darmon Gheorghe Viziru 6 3 7 5 6 2       5 Robert Haillet Ion Țiriac 6 3 6 3 6 0 ||||

### Spain vs. Brazil

| Spain 3 | Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 12–15 June 1959 Clay | Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 12–15 June 1959 Clay | Brazil 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Manuel Santana Carlos Alberto Fernandes 8 10 6 4 6 0 5 7 6 3   2 Juan Manuel Couder Ronald Barnes 6 2 6 2 6 8 9 7     3 José Luis Arilla / Andrés Gimeno Ronald Barnes / Carlos Alberto Fernandes 3 6 2 6 11 9 3 6     4 Manuel Santana Ronald Barnes 6 1 6 1 6 4       5 Andrés Gimeno Carlos Alberto Fernandes 1 6 5 7 2 6 ||||

### Great Britain vs. Chile

| Great Britain 3 | Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England 11–13 June 1959 Grass | Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England 11–13 June 1959 Grass | Chile 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Bobby Wilson Luis Ayala 6 1 6 3 5 7 6 2     2 Mike Davies Patricio Rodríguez 6 3 6 4 6 2       3 Mike Davies / Bobby Wilson Ernesto Aguirre / Luis Ayala 6 8 6 3 4 6 12 10 3 6   4 Bobby Wilson Patricio Rodríguez 8 6 6 3 6 3       5 Mike Davies Luis Ayala 7 9 0 6 2 6 ||||

## Semifinals

### Italy vs. France

| Italy 4 | Sanremo, Italy 10–12 July 1959 Clay | Sanremo, Italy 10–12 July 1959 Clay | France 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Nicola Pietrangeli Robert Haillet 6 4 6 2 6 1       2 Orlando Sirola Pierre Darmon 6 1 6 1 3 6 8 6     3 Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola Pierre Darmon / Jean-Noël Grinda 6 3 6 2 7 5       4 Giuseppe Merlo Gérard Pilet 1 6 6 4 3 6 4 6     5 Nicola Pietrangeli Pierre Darmon 3 6 6 4 9 7 6 1 ||||

### Spain vs. Great Britain

| Spain 3 | Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 9–11 July 1959 Clay | Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 9–11 July 1959 Clay | Great Britain 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Andrés Gimeno Mike Davies 9 7 6 3 2 6 6 2     2 Manuel Santana Billy Knight 7 9 1 6 3 6       3 Juan Manuel Couder / Andrés Gimeno Mike Davies / Bobby Wilson 1 6 6 1 15 13 4 6 1 6   4 Andrés Gimeno Billy Knight 7 5 3 6 6 3 7 5     5 Manuel Santana Mike Davies 6 2 3 6 4 6 6 0 6 1 ||||

## Final

### Italy vs. Spain

| Italy 4 | Milan Tennis Club, Milan, Italy 24–27 July 1959 Clay | Milan Tennis Club, Milan, Italy 24–27 July 1959 Clay | Spain 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Orlando Sirola Juan Manuel Couder 2 8 6 7 6 2 5 6 6   2 Nicola Pietrangeli Andrés Gimeno 8 6 6 3 6 3       3 Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola Juan Manuel Couder / Andrés Gimeno 6 4 8 6 6 4       4 Sergio Tacchini Andrés Gimeno 4 6 1 6 1 6       5 Nicola Pietrangeli Juan Manuel Couder 6 8 4 6 6 2 6 0 6 4 ||||
