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.[1][2]
Draw
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| First Round 24 April–5 May | | | Second Round 13–19 May | | | Quarterfinals 10–14 June | | | Semifinals 10–13 July | | | Final 18–20 July |
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| West Germany | | West Berlin |
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| bye | | | | West Germany | 3 |
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| South Africa | w/o | | | South Africa | 2 | | | Paris, France (clay) |
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| Monaco | | | | | West Germany | 1 |
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| France | | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | | | France | 4 | | |
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| bye | | | | France | 4 | |
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| Yugoslavia | 5 | | | Yugoslavia | 1 | | | Paris, France (clay) |
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| Switzerland | 0 | | | | France | 1 |
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| Denmark | | Vienna, Austria (clay) | | | Denmark | 4 | | |
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| bye | | | | Denmark | 5 | |
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| Egypt | 1 | | | Austria | 0 | | | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) |
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| Austria | 4 | | | | Denmark | 4 |
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| Philippines | | Helsinki, Finland | | | Philippines | 1 | | |
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| bye | | | | Philippines | 5 | |
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| Finland | 4 | | | Finland | 0 | | | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) |
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| Ireland | 1 | | | | Denmark | 2 |
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| Spain | 5 | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | | | Belgium | 3 |
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| Israel | 0 | | | Spain | 0 | |
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| bye | | | | Sweden | 5 | | | Turin, Italy (clay) |
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| Sweden | | | | | Sweden | 1 |
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| Netherlands | 5 | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | | | Italy | 4 | | |
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| Ceylon | 0 | | | Netherlands | 0 | |
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| bye | | | | Italy | 5 | | | Brussels, Belgium |
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| Italy | | | | | Italy | 2 |
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| Luxembourg | 0 | Oslo, Norway (clay) | | | Belgium | 3 | | |
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| Norway | 5 | | | Norway | 0 | |
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| bye | | | | Great Britain | 5 | | | Brussels, Belgium (clay) |
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| Great Britain | | | | | Great Britain | 1 |
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| Brazil | | Budapest, Hungary | | | Belgium | 4 | | |
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| Hungary | w/o | | | Hungary | 0 | |
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| bye | | | | Belgium | 5 | | |
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| Belgium | | | | |
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First round
Yugoslavia vs. Switzerland
Egypt vs. Austria
Finland vs. Ireland
Spain vs. Israel
Netherlands vs. Ceylon
Luxembourg vs. Norway
Second round
West Germany vs. South Africa
Yugoslavia vs. France
Austria vs. Denmark
Finland vs. Philippines
Spain vs. Sweden
Netherlands vs. Italy
Norway vs. Great Britain
Hungary vs. Belgium
Quarterfinals
France vs. West Germany
Denmark vs. Philippines
Italy vs. Sweden
Belgium vs. Great Britain
Semifinals
France vs. Denmark
Belgium vs. Italy
Final
Denmark vs. Belgium
References
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