1953 Davis Cup Europe Zone

{{Main|1953 Davis Cup}}

{{Davis Cup season

| name = 1953 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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| duration = 24 April 1953 – 20 July 1953

| edition =

| teams = 24

| categories = 1953 Davis Cup Europe Zone
1953 Davis Cup America Zone

| winning nation= {{davis|BEL}}
Qualified for: 1953 Davis Cup
Inter-Zonal Finals

| previous = 1952

| next = 1954

}}

The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1953 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 Denmark in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.{{cite book|author=Bud Collins|title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis|year=2010|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=[New York]|isbn=978-0942257700|pages=495–506|edition=2nd}}

Draw

{{32TeamBracket-Info|compact=y

| RD1-date=24 April–5 May

| RD2-date=13–19 May

| RD3-date=10–14 June

| RD4-date=10–13 July

| RD5-date=18–20 July

| RD1-name=First Round

| RD2-name=Second Round

| seed-width=25

| team-width=150

| RD1-seed01= | RD1-team01={{davis|FRG}} | RD1-score01=

| RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=bye | RD1-score02=

| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03={{davis|RSA|1928}} | RD1-score03={{w/o}}

| RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04={{davis|MON}} | RD1-score04=

| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05={{davis|FRA|1830}} | RD1-score05=

| RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=bye | RD1-score06=

| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07={{davis|YUG}} | RD1-score07=5

| RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08={{davis|SUI}} | RD1-score08=0

| RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09={{davis|DEN}} | RD1-score09=

| RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=bye | RD1-score10=

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11={{davis|EGY|1922}} | RD1-score11=1

| RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12={{davis|AUT}} | RD1-score12=4

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13={{davis|PHI|1936}} | RD1-score13=

| RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=bye | RD1-score14=

| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15={{davis|FIN}} | RD1-score15=4

| RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16={{davis|IRL}} | RD1-score16=1

| RD1-seed17= | RD1-team17={{davis|ESP|civil}} | RD1-score17=5

| RD1-seed18= | RD1-team18={{davis|ISR}} | RD1-score18=0

| RD1-seed19= | RD1-team19=bye | RD1-score19=

| RD1-seed20= | RD1-team20={{davis|SWE}} | RD1-score20=

| RD1-seed21= | RD1-team21={{davis|NED}} | RD1-score21=5

| RD1-seed22= | RD1-team22={{davis|CEY|1951}} | RD1-score22=0

| RD1-seed23= | RD1-team23=bye | RD1-score23=

| RD1-seed24= | RD1-team24={{davis|ITA}} | RD1-score24=

| RD1-seed25= | RD1-team25={{davis|LUX}} | RD1-score25=0

| RD1-seed26= | RD1-team26={{davis|NOR}} | RD1-score26=5

| RD1-seed27= | RD1-team27=bye | RD1-score27=

| RD1-seed28= | RD1-team28={{davis|GBR}} | RD1-score28=

| RD1-seed29= | RD1-team29={{davis|BRA|1889}} | RD1-score29=

| RD1-seed30= | RD1-team30={{davis|HUN|1949}} | RD1-score30={{w/o}}

| RD1-seed31= | RD1-team31=bye | RD1-score31=

| RD1-seed32= | RD1-team32={{davis|BEL}} | RD1-score32=

| RD2T1-loc=West Berlin

| RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01={{davis|FRG}} | RD2-score01=3

| RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02={{davis|RSA|1928}} | RD2-score02=2

| RD2T2-loc=Zagreb, Yugoslavia

| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03={{davis|FRA|1830}} | RD2-score03=4

| RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04={{davis|YUG}} | RD2-score04=1

| RD2T3-loc=Vienna, Austria (clay)

| RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05={{davis|DEN}} | RD2-score05=5

| RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06={{davis|AUT}} | RD2-score06=0

| RD2T4-loc=Helsinki, Finland

| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07={{davis|PHI|1936}} | RD2-score07=5

| RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08={{davis|FIN}} | RD2-score08=0

| RD2T5-loc=Barcelona, Spain (clay)

| RD2-seed09= | RD2-team09={{davis|ESP|civil}} | RD2-score09=0

| RD2-seed10= | RD2-team10={{davis|SWE}} | RD2-score10=5

| RD2T6-loc=Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)

| RD2-seed11= | RD2-team11={{davis|NED}} | RD2-score11=0

| RD2-seed12= | RD2-team12={{davis|ITA}} | RD2-score12=5

| RD2T7-loc=Oslo, Norway (clay)

| RD2-seed13= | RD2-team13={{davis|NOR}} | RD2-score13=0

| RD2-seed14= | RD2-team14={{davis|GBR}} | RD2-score14=5

| RD2T8-loc=Budapest, Hungary

| RD2-seed15= | RD2-team15={{davis|HUN|1949}} | RD2-score15=0

| RD2-seed16= | RD2-team16={{davis|BEL}} | RD2-score16=5

| RD3T1-loc=Paris, France (clay)

| RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01={{davis|FRG}} | RD3-score01=1

| RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02={{davis|FRA|1830}} | RD3-score02=4

| RD3T2-loc=Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)

| RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03={{davis|DEN}} | RD3-score03=4

| RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04={{davis|PHI|1936}} | RD3-score04=1

| RD3T3-loc=Turin, Italy (clay)

| RD3-seed05= | RD3-team05={{davis|SWE}} | RD3-score05=1

| RD3-seed06= | RD3-team06={{davis|ITA}} | RD3-score06=4

| RD3T4-loc=Brussels, Belgium (clay)

| RD3-seed07= | RD3-team07={{davis|GBR}} | RD3-score07=1

| RD3-seed08= | RD3-team08={{davis|BEL}} | RD3-score08=4

| RD4T1-loc=Paris, France (clay)

| RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01={{davis|FRA|1830}} | RD4-score01=1

| RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02={{davis|DEN}} | RD4-score02=4

| RD4T2-loc=Brussels, Belgium

| RD4-seed03= | RD4-team03={{davis|ITA}} | RD4-score03=2

| RD4-seed04= | RD4-team04={{davis|BEL}} | RD4-score04=3

| RD5T1-loc=Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)

| RD5-seed01= | RD5-team01={{davis|DEN}} | RD5-score01=2

| RD5-seed02= | RD5-team02={{davis|BEL}} | RD5-score02=3

}}

First round

=Yugoslavia vs. Switzerland=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Yugoslavia

|team2=Switzerland

|venue=Novi Sad, Yugoslavia{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1953-EUR-M-YUG-SUI-01|title=Yugoslavia v Switzerland|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=2–4 May 1953

|surface=

|score1=5

|score2=0

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Josip Palada |6 |1 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Erwin Balestra |1 |6 |2 |4 | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Vladimir Petrović |1 |6 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Max Albrecht |6 |1 |4 |2 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Josip Palada |T1P2=Vladimir Petrović |3 |6 |7 |6 | |T2P1=Jean-Pierre Blondel |T2P2=Paul Blondel |6 |4 |5 |4 | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Ilija Panajotović |8 |6 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Erwin Balestra |10 |2 |2 |4 | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Petko Milojković |1 |6 |4 | | |T2P1=Jean-Pierre Blondel |6 |3 |6 | | |re2=4 }}

|}}

=Egypt vs. Austria=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Egypt |team1-var=1922

|team2=Austria

|venue=Cairo, Egypt{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1953-EUR-M-EGY-AUT-01|title=Egypt v Austria|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=24–26 April 1953

|surface=

|score1=1

|score2=4

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Marcel Coen |2 |1 |6 |6 |6 |T2P1=Alfred Huber |6 |6 |2 |1 |3 }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Adli El Shafei |1 |2 |6 |6 |9 |T2P1=Hans Redl |6 |6 |1 |2 |11 }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Marcel Coen |T1P2=Adli El Shafei |6 |5 |1 |3 | |T2P1=Alfred Huber |T2P2=Hans Redl |3 |7 |6 |6 | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Adli El Shafei |6 |5 |1 |3 | |T2P1=Alfred Huber |3 |7 |6 |6 | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Marcel Coen |6 |2 |4 |6 |1 |T2P1=Hans Redl |2 |6 |6 |3 |6 }}

|}}

=Finland vs. Ireland=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Finland

|team2=Ireland

|venue=Helsinki, Finland{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1953-EUR-M-FIN-IRL-01|title=Finland v Ireland|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=3–5 May 1953

|surface=

|score1=4

|score2=1

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Pentti Forsman |7 |6 |2 |1 |1 |T2P1=Joseph Hackett |5 |3 |6 |6 |6 }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Sakari Salo |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Guy Jackson |1 |2 |3 | | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Pentti Forsman |T1P2=Sakari Salo |7 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Joseph Hackett |T2P2=Guy Jackson |5 |4 |4 | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Pentti Forsman |6 |7 |4 |3 |7 |T2P1=Guy Jackson |2 |5 |6 |6 |5 }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Sakari Salo |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Joseph Hackett |3 |4 |0 | | }}

|}}

=Spain vs. Israel=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Spain |team1-var=civil

|team2=Israel

|venue=Barcelona, Spain{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1953-EUR-M-ESP-ISR-01|title=Spain v Israel|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=2–4 May 1953

|surface=Clay

|score1=5

|score2=0

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=José María Draper |2 |5 |6 |6 |6 |T2P1=Arie Avidan-Weiss |6 |7 |2 |2 |3 }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Carlos Ferrer |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Mordechai Apel |1 |1 |0 | | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=José María Draper |T1P2=Fernando Olózaga |6 |6 |8 | | |T2P1=Mordechai Apel |T2P2=Arie Avidan-Weiss |1 |3 |6 | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Emilio Martínez del Rey |6 |6 |9 | | |T2P1=Gabriel Dubitzky |4 |1 |7 | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Carlos Ferrer |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Arie Avidan-Weiss |3 |0 |3 | | }}

|}}

=Netherlands vs. Ceylon=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Netherlands

|team2=Ceylon |team2-var=1951

|venue=Scheveningen, Netherlands{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1953-EUR-M-NED-SRI-01|title=Netherlands v Ceylon|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=1–3 May 1953

|surface=Clay

|score1=5

|score2=0

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Hans van Swol |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Doug Scharenguivel |3 |2 |2 | | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Hubert Wilton |6 |6 |5 |6 | |T2P1=Percy Ernst |2 |2 |7 |3 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Hans van Swol |T1P2=Hubert Wilton |6 |7 |6 | | |T2P1=Donald Fonseca |T2P2=Doug Scharenguivel |2 |5 |3 | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Hubert Wilton |3 |1 |7 |6 |7 |T2P1=Doug Scharenguivel |6 |6 |5 |1 |5 }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Hans van Swol |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Percy Ernst |4 |0 |3 | | }}

|}}

=Luxembourg vs. Norway=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Luxembourg

|team2=Norway

|venue=Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1953-EUR-M-LUX-NOR-01|title=Luxembourg v Norway|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=1–3 May 1953

|surface=Clay

|score1=0

|score2=5

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Gaston Wampach |2 |6 |6 |8 |3 |T2P1=Nils-Erik Hessen |6 |4 |3 |10 |6 }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Géza Wertheim |3 |2 |1 | | |T2P1=Rolf Pape |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Gaston Wampach |T1P2=Géza Wertheim |1 |13 |3 | | |T2P1=Nils-Erik Hessen |T2P2=Rolf Pape |6 |15 |6 | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Géza Wertheim |3 |4 |1 | | |T2P1=Finn Søhol |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Gaston Wampach |3 |4 |2 | | |T2P1=Rolf Pape |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|}}

Second round

=West Germany vs. South Africa=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=West Germany

|team2=South Africa |team2-var=1928

|venue=West Berlin{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1953-EUR-M-GER-RSA-01|title=West Germany v South Africa|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=15–17 May 1953

|surface=

|score1=3

|score2=2

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Engelbert Koch |6 |6 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Ian Vermaak |8 |3 |4 |2 | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Gottfried von Cramm |6 |6 |7 | | |T2P1=Russell Seymour |1 |2 |5 | | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Rolf Göpfert |T1P2=Horst Hermann |6 |6 |2 |4 |5 |T2P1=Russell Seymour |T2P2=Bryan Woodroffe |3 |3 |6 |6 |7 }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Gottfried von Cramm |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Ian Vermaak |1 |3 |1 | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Engelbert Koch |4 |6 |4 |4 | |T2P1=Russell Seymour |6 |4 |6 |6 | }}

|}}

=Yugoslavia vs. France=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Yugoslavia

|team2=France |team2-var=1830

|venue=Zagreb, Yugoslavia{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1953-EUR-M-YUG-FRA-01|title=Yugoslavia v France|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=15–17 May 1953

|surface=

|score1=1

|score2=4

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Josip Palada |2 |2 |8 |4 | |T2P1=Paul Rémy |6 |6 |6 |6 | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Vladimir Petrović |3 |9 |4 |8 |6 |T2P1=Robert Haillet |6 |7 |6 |6 |8 }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Petko Milojković |T1P2=Vladimir Petrović |2 |4 |7 | | |T2P1=Marcel Bernard |T2P2=Paul Rémy |6 |6 |9 | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Vladimir Petrović |8 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Robert Abdesselam |6 |2 |1 | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Ilija Panajotović |6 |2 |4 |1 | |T2P1=Robert Haillet |3 |6 |6 |6 | }}

|}}

=Austria vs. Denmark=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Austria

|team2=Denmark

|venue=Vienna, Austria{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1953-EUR-M-AUT-DEN-01|title=Austria v Denmark|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=13–15 May 1953

|surface=Clay

|score1=0

|score2=5

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Hans Redl |1 |1 |2 | | |T2P1=Kurt Nielsen |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Alfred Huber |6 |5 |3 |4 | |T2P1=Torben Ulrich |3 |7 |6 |6 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Alfred Huber |T1P2=Hans Redl |4 |6 |6 |4 |1 |T2P1=Kurt Nielsen |T2P2=Torben Ulrich |6 |3 |4 |6 |6 }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Hans Redl |4 |3 |6 |4 | |T2P1=Torben Ulrich |6 |6 |2 |6 | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Alfred Huber |5 |1 |8 | | |T2P1=Kurt Nielsen |7 |6 |10 | | }}

|}}

=Finland vs. Philippines=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Finland

|team2=Philippines |team2-var=1936

|venue=Helsinki, Finland{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1953-EUR-M-FIN-PHI-01|title=Finland v Philippines|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=15–17 May 1953

|surface=

|score1=0

|score2=5

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Pentti Forsman |3 |2 |6 |0 | |T2P1=Raymundo Deyro |6 |6 |4 |6 | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Sakari Salo |0 |2 |1 | | |T2P1=Felicisimo Ampon |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Pentti Forsman |T1P2=Sakari Salo |3 |0 |2 | | |T2P1=Felicisimo Ampon |T2P2=Raymundo Deyro |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Sakari Salo |3 |2 |6 |6 |6 |T2P1=Raymundo Deyro |6 |6 |3 |3 |8 }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Pentti Forsman |2 |0 |0 | | |T2P1=Felicisimo Ampon |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|}}

=Spain vs. Sweden=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Spain |team1-var=civil

|team2=Sweden

|venue=Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1953-EUR-M-ESP-SWE-01|title=Spain v Sweden|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=14–17 May 1953

|surface=Clay

|score1=0

|score2=5

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=José María Draper |3 |1 |4 | | |T2P1=Lennart Bergelin |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Carlos Ferrer |4 |6 |6 |1 |1 |T2P1=Sven Davidson |6 |2 |3 |6 |6 }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=José María Draper |T1P2=Fernando Olózaga |2 |0 |2 | | |T2P1=Sven Davidson |T2P2=Torsten Johansson |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Emilio Martínez del Rey |4 |8 |5 | | |T2P1=Sven Davidson |6 |10 |7 | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Carlos Ferrer |2 |1 |6 |2 | |T2P1=Lennart Bergelin |6 |6 |4 |6 | }}

|}}

=Netherlands vs. Italy=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Netherlands

|team2=Italy

|venue=Scheveningen, Netherlands{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1953-EUR-M-NED-ITA-01|title=Netherlands v Italy|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=14–16 May 1953

|surface=Clay

|score1=0

|score2=5

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Hubert Wilton |3 |2 |1 | | |T2P1=Giuseppe Merlo |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Hans van Swol |4 |6 |3 |6 |1 |T2P1=Rolando del Bello |6 |1 |6 |3 |6 }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Hans van Swol |T1P2=Hubert Wilton |2 |5 |1 | | |T2P1=Marcello del Bello |T2P2=Orlando Sirola |6 |7 |6 | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Boebi van Meegeren |6 |1 |2 |3 | |T2P1=Rolando del Bello |4 |6 |6 |6 | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Hans van Swol |6 |6 |5 |4 |5 |T2P1=Giuseppe Merlo |0 |2 |7 |6 |7 }}

|}}

=Norway vs. Great Britain=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Norway

|team2=Great Britain

|venue=Oslo, Norway{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1953-EUR-M-NOR-GBR-01|title=Norway v Great Britain|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=17–19 May 1953

|surface=Clay

|score1=0

|score2=5

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Rolf Pape |6 |0 |3 |2 | |T2P1=Geoffrey Paish |4 |6 |6 |6 | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Sverre Lie |3 |2 |1 | | |T2P1=Tony Mottram |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Nils-Erik Hessen |T1P2=Rolf Pape |5 |0 |3 | | |T2P1=Tony Mottram |T2P2=Geoffrey Paish |7 |6 |6 | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Rolf Pape |2 |3 |1 | | |T2P1=Tony Mottram |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Nils-Erik Hessen |4 |2 |0 | | |T2P1=Gerald Oakley |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|}}

=Hungary vs. Belgium=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Hungary |team1-var=1949

|team2=Belgium

|venue=Budapest, Hungary{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1953-EUR-M-HUN-BEL-01|title=Hungary v Belgium|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=14–16 May 1953

|surface=

|score1=0

|score2=5

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=József Asbóth |2 |3 |6 |8 | |T2P1=Jacques Brichant |6 |6 |4 |10 | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Antal Jancsó |2 |6 |1 |1 | |T2P1=Philippe Washer |6 |3 |6 |6 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Zoltán Katona |T1P2=Dezső Vad |2 |2 |4 | | |T2P1=Jacques Brichant |T2P2=Philippe Washer |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=József Asbóth |6 |9 |4 |3 | |T2P1=Philippe Washer |4 |11 |6 |6 | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Antal Jancsó |4 |2 |2 | | |T2P1=Jacques Brichant |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|}}

Quarterfinals

=France vs. West Germany=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=France |team1-var=1830

|team2=West Germany

|venue=Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1953-EUR-M-FRA-GER-01|title=France v West Germany|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=12–14 June 1953

|surface=Clay

|score1=4

|score2=1

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Paul Rémy |4 |0 |4 | | |T2P1=Gottfried von Cramm |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Robert Haillet |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Engelbert Koch |1 |3 |1 | | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Jean Ducos de la Haille |T1P2=Paul Rémy |2 |6 |3 |6 |6 |T2P1=Gottfried von Cramm |T2P2=Rolf Göpfert |6 |4 |6 |2 |4 }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Robert Haillet |1 |2 |6 |7 |6 |T2P1=Gottfried von Cramm |6 |6 |1 |5 |4 }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Paul Rémy |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Engelbert Koch |2 |4 |2 | | }}

|}}

=Denmark vs. Philippines=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Denmark

|team2=Philippines |team2-var=1936

|venue=Copenhagen, Denmark{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1953-EUR-M-DEN-PHI-01|title=Denmark v Philippines|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=10–12 June 1953

|surface=Clay

|score1=4

|score2=1

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Torben Ulrich |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Raymundo Deyro |3 |2 |4 | | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Kurt Nielsen |8 |6 |8 | | |T2P1=Felicisimo Ampon |6 |3 |6 | | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Kurt Nielsen |T1P2=Torben Ulrich |6 |6 |6 |8 | |T2P1=Felicisimo Ampon |T2P2=Raymundo Deyro |3 |8 |3 |6 | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Torben Ulrich |4 |2 |3 | | |T2P1=Felicisimo Ampon |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Kurt Nielsen |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Raymundo Deyro |2 |3 |4 | | }}

|}}

=Italy vs. Sweden=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Italy

|team2=Sweden

|venue=Turin, Italy{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1953-EUR-M-ITA-SWE-01|title=Italy v Sweden|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=12–14 June 1953

|surface=Clay

|score1=4

|score2=1

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Fausto Gardini |7 |1 |6 |7 |6 |T2P1=Lennart Bergelin |9 |6 |2 |5 |3 }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Giuseppe Merlo |4 |6 |6 |7 | |T2P1=Sven Davidson |6 |3 |3 |5 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Marcello del Bello |T1P2=Giovanni Cucelli |6 |1 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Lennart Bergelin |T2P2=Sven Davidson |2 |6 |2 |3 | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Orlando Sirola |3 |6 |7 |3 |4 |T2P1=Sven Davidson |6 |3 |5 |6 |6 }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Giuseppe Merlo |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Staffan Stockenberg |4 |0 |2 | | }}

|}}

=Belgium vs. Great Britain=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Belgium

|team2=Great Britain

|venue=Brussels, Belgium{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1953-EUR-M-BEL-GBR-01|title=Belgium v Great Britain|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=12–14 June 1953

|surface=Clay

|score1=4

|score2=1

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Philippe Washer |7 |6 |7 | | |T2P1=Tony Mottram |5 |4 |5 | | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Jacques Brichant |6 |4 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Geoffrey Paish |4 |6 |2 |1 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Jacques Brichant |T1P2=Philippe Washer |8 |1 |2 |4 | |T2P1=Tony Mottram |T2P2=Geoffrey Paish |6 |6 |6 |6 | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Jacques Brichant |7 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Tony Mottram |5 |4 |0 | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Philippe Washer |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Geoffrey Paish |2 |2 |2 | | }}

|}}

Semifinals

=France vs. Denmark=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=France |team1-var=1830

|team2=Denmark

|venue=Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1953-EUR-M-FRA-DEN-01|title=France v Denmark|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=10–13 July 1953

|surface=Clay

|score1=1

|score2=4

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Robert Haillet |6 |2 |4 |2 | |T2P1=Kurt Nielsen |3 |6 |6 |6 | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Paul Rémy |2 |6 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Torben Ulrich |6 |1 |1 |2 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Jean Ducos de la Haille |T1P2=Paul Rémy |6 |3 |6 |3 |6 |T2P1=Kurt Nielsen |T2P2=Torben Ulrich |0 |6 |3 |6 |8 }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Robert Haillet |4 |2 |7 |4 | |T2P1=Torben Ulrich |6 |6 |5 |6 | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Paul Rémy |10 |6 |6 |0 |4 |T2P1=Kurt Nielsen |12 |1 |0 |6 |6 }}

|}}

=Belgium vs. Italy=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Belgium

|team2=Italy

|venue=Brussels, Belgium{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1953-EUR-M-BEL-ITA-01|title=Belgium v Italy|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=10–13 July 1953

|surface=

|score1=3

|score2=2

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Philippe Washer |6 |14 |2 |6 |6 |T2P1=Fausto Gardini |4 |16 |6 |4 |3 }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Jacques Brichant |6 |1 |6 |4 |8 |T2P1=Giuseppe Merlo |4 |6 |4 |6 |10 }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Jacques Brichant |T1P2=Philippe Washer |3 |6 |5 |1 | |T2P1=Marcello del Bello |T2P2=Giovanni Cucelli |6 |2 |7 |6 | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Philippe Washer |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Giuseppe Merlo |2 |2 |4 | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Jacques Brichant |6 |7 |4 |9 | |T2P1=Fausto Gardini |2 |5 |6 |7 | }}

|}}

Final

=Denmark vs. Belgium=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Denmark

|team2=Belgium

|venue=Copenhagen, Denmark{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1953-EUR-M-DEN-BEL-01|title=Denmark v Belgium|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=18–20 July 1953

|surface=Clay

|score1=2

|score2=3

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Kurt Nielsen |6 |7 |3 |3 |6 |T2P1=Jacques Brichant |1 |5 |6 |6 |3 }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Torben Ulrich |6 |4 |5 |1 | |T2P1=Philippe Washer |4 |6 |7 |6 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Kurt Nielsen |T1P2=Torben Ulrich |6 |6 |7 |1 |4 |T2P1=Jacques Brichant |T2P2=Philippe Washer |4 |3 |9 |6 |6 }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Torben Ulrich |5 |7 |3 |3 | |T2P1=Jacques Brichant |7 |5 |6 |6 | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Kurt Nielsen |8 |6 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Philippe Washer |6 |8 |2 |4 | }}

}}

References

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