1925 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

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The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1925 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

16 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] France defeated the Netherlands in the final, and went on to face Australia in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw[]

  First Round
8–19 May 		Quarterfinals
27 May–14 June 		Semifinals
10–14 July 		Final
18–20 July
                                     
Budapest, Hungary (clay)
  France 4  
Paris, France (clay)
  Hungary 1  
    France 5  
Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
    Italy 0  
  Portugal 1
Eastbourne, England (grass)
  Italy 4  
    France 4  
London, England (clay)
    Great Britain 0  
  Romania 1  
Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
  Denmark 4  
    Denmark 0
Warsaw, Poland (clay)
    Great Britain 3  
  Poland 0
Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)
  Great Britain 5  
    France 4
Vienna, Austria
    Netherlands 0
  Austria 4  
Vienna, Austria
  Ireland 1  
    Austria 0
Brussels, Belgium
    India 4  
  Belgium 2
Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)
  India 3  
    India 1
Bern, Switzerland
    Netherlands 4  
  Sweden 3  
Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)
   Switzerland 2  
    Sweden 0
Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)
    Netherlands 5  
  Netherlands 3
  Czechoslovakia 2  

First round[]

Hungary vs. France[]


Hungary
1 		Budapest, Hungary[3]
8–10 May 1925
Clay
France
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
France
Jean Borotra 		2
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
2 Hungary
France 		Béla von Kehrling
René Lacoste 		3
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
3 Hungary
France 		Béla von Kehrling / Aurél von Kelemen
Jean Borotra / René Lacoste 		4
6 		2
6 		10
8 		3
6 		   
4 Hungary
France 		Béla von Kehrling
Jean Borotra 		6
8 		6
1 		6
4 		6
2 		   
5 Hungary
France
Paul Féret 		1
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     

Portugal vs. Italy[]


Portugal
1 		Lisbon, Portugal[4]
8–10 May 1925
Clay
Italy
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Portugal
Italy
Clemente Serventi 		7
5 		1
6 		8
6 		4
6 		  retired
 
2 Portugal
Italy
Uberto De Morpurgo 		0
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
3 Portugal
Italy 		 / 
Uberto De Morpurgo / Placido Gaslini 		3
6 		1
6 		6
3 		7
9 		   
4 Portugal
Italy
Clemente Serventi 		6
4 		4
6 		6
2 		4
6 		8
6 		 
5 Portugal
Italy
Uberto De Morpurgo 		2
6 		1
6 		8
6 		2
6 		   

Denmark vs. Romania[]


Denmark
4 		Roehampton Lawn Tennis Club, London, England[5]
12–14 May 1925
Clay
Romania
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Romania 		Erik Worm
Nicolae Mișu 		3
6 		3
6 		7
5 		3
6 		   
2 Denmark
Romania 		Einer Ulrich
Gheorghe Lupu 		6
1 		6
2 		8
6 		     
3 Denmark
Romania 		 / Einer Ulrich
Gheorghe Lupu / Nicolae Mișu 		7
5 		6
0 		6
1 		     
4 Denmark
Romania 		Erik Worm
Gheorghe Lupu 		6
2 		6
2 		6
4 		     
5 Denmark
Romania 		Einer Ulrich
Nicolae Mișu 		7
5 		6
1 		6
2 		     

Poland vs. Great Britain[]


Poland
0 		Warsaw Lawn Tennis Club, Warsaw, Poland[6]
15–17 May 1925
Clay
Great Britain
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Poland
United Kingdom
Gordon Lowe 		0
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
2 Poland
United Kingdom
Patrick Wheatley 		1
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
3 Poland
United Kingdom 		 / 
Leslie Godfree / Charles Kingsley 		4
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
4 Poland
United Kingdom
Gordon Lowe 		0
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     
5 Poland
United Kingdom
Patrick Wheatley 		2
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     

Austria vs. Ireland[]


Austria
4 		Vienna, Austria[7]
15–19 May 1925
Ireland
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
Republic of Ireland 		Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten
 0
6 		2
6 		6
3 		6
2 		6
3 		 
2 Austria
Republic of Ireland
Louis Meldon 		6
4 		6
2 		6
4 		     
3 Austria
Republic of Ireland 		 / Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten
 /  		1
6 		4
6 		6
0 		5
7 		   
4 Austria
Republic of Ireland 		Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten
Louis Meldon 		8
10 		4
6 		7
5 		8
6 		6
1 		 
5 Austria
Republic of Ireland
5
7 		1
6 		7
5 		     
retired

Belgium vs. India[]


Belgium
2 		Brussels, Belgium[8]
16–18 May 1925
India
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
India 		Jean Washer
Sydney Jacob 		4
6 		6
4 		3
6 		7
5 		4
6 		 
2 Belgium
India
0
6 		3
6 		0
6 		     
3 Belgium
India 		Jean Washer / 
Syed Mohammad Hadi /  		4
6 		2
6 		6
4 		7
5 		6
3 		 
4 Belgium
India
Sydney Jacob 		3
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
5 Belgium
India 		Jean Washer
 7
5 		6
1 		6
1 		     

Switzerland vs. Sweden[]


Switzerland
2 		Bern, Switzerland[9]
16–18 May 1925
Clay
Sweden
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
Sweden 		Charles Aeschlimann
Sune Malmström 		3
6 		3
6 		9
7 		3
6 		   
2 Switzerland
Sweden
Marcus Wallenberg 		1
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
3 Switzerland
Sweden 		Charles Aeschlimann / 
Sune Malmström / Marcus Wallenberg 		3
6 		7
5 		7
5 		7
5 		   
4 Switzerland
Sweden
Sune Malmström 		1
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
5 Switzerland
Sweden 		Charles Aeschlimann
Marcus Wallenberg 		6
3 		6
3 		5
7 		6
4 		   

Netherlands vs. Czechoslovakia[]


Netherlands
3 		Noordwijk, Netherlands[10]
15–18 May 1925
Clay
Czechoslovakia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Czechoslovakia
Pavel Macenauer 		6
3 		3
6 		2
6 		1
6 		   
2 Netherlands
Czechoslovakia 		Hendrik Timmer
Jan Koželuh 		6
3 		6
4 		6
2 		     
3 Netherlands
Czechoslovakia 		 / Christiaan van Lennep
Jan Koželuh / Ladislav Žemla 		6
3 		6
1 		8
6 		     
4 Netherlands
Czechoslovakia
Jan Koželuh 		6
3 		3
6 		6
3 		1
6 		1
6 		 
5 Netherlands
Czechoslovakia 		Hendrik Timmer
Pavel Macenauer 		6
1 		6
2 		6
2 		     

Quarterfinals[]

France vs. Italy[]


France
5 		Racing Club de France, Paris, France[11]
12–14 June 1925
Clay
Italy
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Italy 		René Lacoste
Uberto De Morpurgo 		6
0 		6
2 		2
6 		6
0 		   
2 France
Italy 		Jean Borotra
Cesare Colombo 		6
4 		6
1 		6
1 		     
3 France
Italy 		Jacques Brugnon / René Lacoste
Cesare Colombo / Uberto De Morpurgo 		6
1 		6
1 		6
1 		     
4 France
Italy 		Jean Borotra
Uberto De Morpurgo 		6
1 		2
6 		12
10 		6
1 		   
5 France
Italy 		Paul Féret
Cesare Colombo 		8
6 		3
6 		1
6 		6
2 		6
3 		 

Denmark vs. Great Britain[]


Denmark
0 		Copenhagen, Denmark[12]
27–29 May 1925
Clay
Great Britain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
United Kingdom
Patrick Wheatley 		6
4 		4
6 		6
1 		2
6 		2
6 		 
2 Denmark
United Kingdom 		Einer Ulrich
Brian Gilbert 		1
6 		11
9 		6
3 		4
6 		2
6 		 
3 Denmark
United Kingdom 		Einer Ulrich / Erik Worm
Leslie Godfree / Charles Kingsley 		5
7 		5
7 		2
6 		     
4 Denmark
United Kingdom 		Einer Ulrich
Patrick Wheatley 		          not
played
5 Denmark
United Kingdom
Brian Gilbert 		          not
played

Austria vs. India[]


Austria
0 		Vienna, Austria[13]
12–14 June 1925
India
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
India
Sydney Jacob 		6
8 		1
6 		1
6 		     
2 Austria
India 		Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten
 4
6 		2
6 		6
8 		     
3 Austria
India 		 / Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten
Hassan Ali Fyzee /  		0
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
4 Austria
India 		Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten
Sydney Jacob 		4
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     
5 Austria
India
2
6 		7
5 		6
4 		2
3 		  not
completed

Netherlands vs. Sweden[]


Netherlands
5 		Noordwijksche Sportverening, Noordwijk, Netherlands[14]
12–14 June 1925
Clay
Sweden
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Sweden 		Hendrik Timmer
Carl-Erik von Braun 		7
5 		6
1 		6
0 		     
2 Netherlands
Sweden
Marcus Wallenberg 		6
2 		4
6 		6
3 		6
0 		   
3 Netherlands
Sweden 		 / Christiaan van Lennep
Carl-Erik von Braun / Marcus Wallenberg 		3
6 		6
1 		6
4 		9
7 		   
4 Netherlands
Sweden 		Hendrik Timmer
Marcus Wallenberg 		6
1 		6
4 		6
2 		     
5 Netherlands
Sweden
Carl-Erik von Braun 		8
6 		6
1 		6
2 		     

Semifinals[]

Great Britain vs. France[]


Great Britain
0 		Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England[15]
11–14 July 1925
Grass
France
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
France 		Noel Turnbull
René Lacoste 		6
3 		1
6 		5
7 		2
6 		   
2 United Kingdom
France 		Gordon Crole-Rees
Jean Borotra 		4
6 		8
10 		6
4 		0
6 		   
3 United Kingdom
France 		Leslie Godfree / Patrick Wheatley
Jacques Brugnon / René Lacoste 		4
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
4 United Kingdom
France 		Gordon Crole-Rees
René Lacoste 		2
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
5 United Kingdom
France 		Noel Turnbull
Jean Borotra 		          not
played

Netherlands vs. India[]


Netherlands
4 		Noordwijk, Netherlands[16]
10–12 July 1925
Clay
India
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
India
3
6 		6
3 		6
4 		6
1 		   
2 Netherlands
India 		Christiaan van Lennep
Hassan Ali Fyzee 		1
6 		4
6 		11
9 		6
3 		4
6 		 
3 Netherlands
India 		 / Christiaan van Lennep
Hassan Ali Fyzee / Syed Mohammad Hadi 		6
4 		6
2 		6
3 		     
4 Netherlands
India
Hassan Ali Fyzee 		7
5 		6
1 		6
4 		     
5 Netherlands
India 		Christiaan van Lennep
 6
2 		6
4 		7
5 		     

Final[]

Netherlands vs. France[]


Netherlands
0 		Noordwijk Club, Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) [2]
18–20 July 1925
Clay
France
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
France 		Hendrik Timmer
René Lacoste 		7
5 		5
7 		2
6 		2
6 		   
2 Netherlands
France 		Arthur Diemer Kool
Jean Borotra 		2
6 		4
6 		8
10 		     
3 Netherlands
France 		Arthur Diemer Kool / Christiaan van Lennep
Jacques Brugnon / René Lacoste 		2
6 		3
6 		8
6 		4
6 		   
4 Netherlands
France 		Arthur Diemer Kool
René Lacoste 		4
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
5 Netherlands
France 		Hendrik Timmer
Jean Borotra 		          not
played

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. ^ a b "Netherlands v France". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Hungary v France". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Portugal v Italy". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Denmark v Romania". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Poland v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "AUstria v Ireland". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Belgium v India". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Switzerland v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Netherlands v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "France v Italy". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Denmark v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Austria v India". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Netherlands v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Great Britain v France". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Netherlands v India". daviscup.com.

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