1927 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

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The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1927 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

21 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 Denmark in the final, and went on to face Japan in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw[]

First Round
29 April–9 May
   Second Round
6–22 May
   Quarterfinals
9–13 June
   Semifinals
8–11 July
   Final
21–22 July
  France    
Paris, France (clay)
 bye       France 5  
  Romania     Romania 0    
Rome, Italy (clay)
 bye         France 3  
  Hungary         Italy 2  
 bye       Hungary 2
  Italy     Italy 3    
 bye         France 5  
  Portugal         South Africa 0  
 bye       Portugal 0  
  Germany     Germany 5    
 bye         Germany 1
  South Africa 5         South Africa 4  
  Ireland 0       South Africa 5
   Switzerland 3      Switzerland 0    
  Austria 2         France 3
  Denmark 4         Denmark 0
  Netherlands 1       Denmark 3  
  Sweden 1     Great Britain 2    
  Great Britain 4         Denmark 5  
  Spain 2         India 0  
  India 3       India 3
 bye     Yugoslavia 0    
  Yugoslavia         Denmark 3
 bye         Czechoslovakia 2  
  Czechoslovakia       Czechoslovakia 4  
 bye     Greece 1    
  Greece         Czechoslovakia 4
 bye         Belgium 1  
  Poland       Poland 0
 bye     Belgium 5  
  Belgium  

First round[]

Ireland vs. South Africa[]


Ireland
0 		Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland[3]
6–9 May 1927
Grass
South Africa
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Republic of Ireland
South Africa 		Cecil Campbell
Jack Condon 		6
3 		6
2 		3
6 		3
6 		4
6 		 
2 Republic of Ireland
South Africa
Patrick Spence 		2
6 		3
6 		6
8 		     
3 Republic of Ireland
South Africa 		 / Louis Meldon
Jack Condon / Louis Raymond 		3
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     
4 Republic of Ireland
South Africa
Jack Condon 		0
6 		6
8 		1
6 		     
5 Republic of Ireland
South Africa 		Louis Meldon
Patrick Spence 		3
6 		1
6 		6
4 		6
3 		4
6 		 

Switzerland vs. Austria[]


Switzerland
3 		Basel, Switzerland[4]
29 April–1 May 1927
Austria
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
Austria 		Charles Aeschlimann
 4
6 		6
1 		6
1 		6
3 		   
2 Switzerland
Austria
6
1 		6
0 		6
4 		     
3 Switzerland
Austria 		Charles Aeschlimann / Maurice Ferrier
 / Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten 		10
8 		6
4 		6
8 		6
2 		   
4 Switzerland
Austria
3
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
5 Switzerland
Austria 		Charles Aeschlimann
 5
7 		1
6 		1
6 		     

Denmark vs. Netherlands[]


Denmark
4 		Copenhagen, Denmark[5]
3–5 May 1927
Netherlands
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Netherlands 		Einer Ulrich
Hendrik Timmer 		6
0 		1
6 		6
4 		7
5 		   
2 Denmark
Netherlands
6
2 		6
1 		1
6 		3
6 		6
1 		 
3 Denmark
Netherlands 		 / Einer Ulrich
Christiaan van Lennep / Hendrik Timmer 		6
1 		3
6 		6
3 		6
4 		   
4 Denmark
Netherlands 		Einer Ulrich
 6
1 		6
3 		6
0 		     
5 Denmark
Netherlands
Hendrik Timmer 		3
6 		4
6 		6
4 		6
8 		   

Great Britain vs. Sweden[]


Great Britain
4 		Tally Ho! Lawn Tennis Club, Birmingham, England[6]
6–9 May 1927
Clay
Sweden
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Sweden 		Charles Kingsley
Ingvar Garell 		6
2 		6
1 		7
5 		     
2 United Kingdom
Sweden
Sune Malmström 		3
6 		6
3 		6
0 		3
6 		6
2 		 
3 United Kingdom
Sweden 		Leslie Godfree / Colin Gregory
Sune Malmström / Henning Müller 		4
6 		6
3 		6
1 		6
1 		   
4 United Kingdom
Sweden 		Charles Kingsley
Sune Malmström 		4
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
5 United Kingdom
Sweden
Ingvar Garell 		8
6 		8
6 		3
6 		9
7 		   

Spain vs. India[]


Spain
2 		Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain[7]
7–9 May 1927
Clay
India
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
India 		Eduardo Flaquer
 2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
2 Spain
India 		Antonio Juanico
Hassan Ali Fyzee 		3
6 		6
3 		3
6 		6
4 		6
1 		 
3 Spain
India 		Eduardo Flaquer / Raimundo Morales Marqués
Hassan Ali Fyzee /  		6
0 		3
6 		3
6 		3
6 		   
4 Spain
India 		Antonio Juanico
 9
11 		4
6 		3
6 		     
5 Spain
India 		Eduardo Flaquer
Hassan Ali Fyzee 		7
5 		6
0 		6
2 		     

Second round[]

France vs. Romania[]


France
5 		Racing Club de France, Paris, France[8]
14–16 May 1927
Clay
Romania
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Romania 		Jean Borotra
 6
1 		6
2 		6
2 		     
2 France
Romania 		René Lacoste
Nicolae Mișu 		6
3 		6
2 		6
2 		     
3 France
Romania 		Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon
Nicolae Mișu /  		6
4 		6
1 		8
6 		     
4 France
Romania 		Jacques Brugnon
 6
1 		6
1 		6
0 		     
5 France
Romania 		Jean Borotra
Nicolae Mișu 		6
4 		2
6 		6
4 		7
5 		   

Hungary vs. Italy[]


Hungary
2 		Budapest, Hungary[9]
13–15 May 1927
Italy
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
Italy 		Béla von Kehrling
Uberto De Morpurgo 		7
5 		4
6 		4
6 		7
5 		1
6 		 
2 Hungary
Italy
Giorgio de Stefani 		2
6 		1
6 		6
4 		6
3 		6
4 		 
3 Hungary
Italy 		Béla von Kehrling / 
Uberto De Morpurgo / Giorgio de Stefani 		3
6 		5
7 		6
8 		     
4 Hungary
Italy
Uberto De Morpurgo 		2
6 		1
6 		5
7 		     
5 Hungary
Italy 		Béla von Kehrling
Clemente Serventi 		6
2 		6
1 		6
4 		     

Portugal vs. Germany[]


Portugal
0 		Sporting Club, Lisbon, Portugal[10]
13–15 May 1927
Clay
Germany
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Portugal
Germany
6
4 		0
6 		3
6 		3
6 		   
2 Portugal
Germany
Hans Moldenhauer 		2
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
3 Portugal
Germany 		 / 
 / Hans Moldenhauer 		4
6 		6
4 		1
6 		2
6 		   
4 Portugal
Germany
Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe 		4
6 		4
6 		6
1 		3
6 		   
5 Portugal
Germany
Hans Moldenhauer 		8
6 		3
6 		7
5 		2
6 		1
6 		 

Switzerland vs. South Africa[]


Switzerland
0 		Montreux, Switzerland[11]
20–22 May 1927
South Africa
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
South Africa
Jack Condon 		0
6 		2
6 		6
2 		5
7 		   
2 Switzerland
South Africa 		Charles Aeschlimann
Patrick Spence 		4
6 		4
6 		7
9 		     
3 Switzerland
South Africa 		Charles Aeschlimann / Maurice Ferrier
Louis Raymond / Patrick Spence 		2
6 		7
9 		4
6 		     
4 Switzerland
South Africa 		Charles Aeschlimann
Jack Condon 		4
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
5 Switzerland
South Africa
Patrick Spence 		1
6 		6
8 		2
6 		     

Great Britain vs. Denmark[]


Great Britain
2 		Royal Hall Grounds, Harrogate, England[12]
19–21 May 1927
Clay
Denmark
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Denmark 		Colin Gregory
Einer Ulrich 		0
6 		3
6 		6
3 		6
3 		2
6 		 
2 United Kingdom
Denmark
Erik Worm 		6
3 		6
4 		8
10 		10
8 		   
3 United Kingdom
Denmark 		Leslie Godfree / Colin Gregory
Einer Ulrich / Erik Worm 		4
6 		6
1 		2
6 		5
7 		   
4 United Kingdom
Denmark 		Colin Gregory
Erik Worm 		6
8 		6
4 		10
8 		6
4 		   
5 United Kingdom
Denmark
Einer Ulrich 		6
1 		6
3 		2
6 		2
6 		4
6 		 

Yugoslavia vs. India[]


Yugoslavia
0 		Zagreb, Yugoslavia[13]
20–22 May 1927
India
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
India 		Đorđe Dunđerski
 2
6 		5
7 		2
6 		     
2 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
India 		Iván Balás
Hassan Ali Fyzee 		4
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
3 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
India 		Iván Balás / Đorđe Dunđerski
Hassan Ali Fyzee /  		1
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
4 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
India 		Đorđe Dunđerski
Hassan Ali Fyzee 		          not
played
5 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
India 		Iván Balás
           not
played

Czechoslovakia vs. Greece[]


Czechoslovakia
4 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[14]
6–8 May 1927
Greece
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
Greece 		Jan Koželuh
 6
0 		6
1 		6
1 		     
2 Czechoslovakia
Greece 		Ernst Gottlieb
Augustos Zerlendis 		5
7 		7
5 		6
4 		7
9 		2
6 		 
3 Czechoslovakia
Greece 		Jan Koželuh / Ladislav Žemla
 / Augustos Zerlendis 		6
2 		6
3 		6
4 		     
4 Czechoslovakia
Greece
6
4 		6
3 		6
2 		     
5 Czechoslovakia
Greece 		Jan Koželuh
Augustos Zerlendis 		6
2 		6
1 		6
3 		     

Belgium vs. Poland[]


Belgium
5 		Brussels, Belgium[15]
20–22 May 1927
Poland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Poland 		Jean Washer
 6
0 		6
0 		6
1 		     
2 Belgium
Poland
6
2 		7
5 		4
6 		6
2 		   
3 Belgium
Poland 		 / Jean Washer
 /  		8
6 		9
7 		6
1 		     
4 Belgium
Poland 		Jean Washer
 6
2 		6
2 		6
2 		     
5 Belgium
Poland
6
3 		9
7 		6
2 		     

Quarterfinals[]

Italy vs. France[]


Italy
2 		Rome Lawn Tennis Club, Rome, Italy[16]
11–13 June 1927
Clay
France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
France 		Uberto De Morpurgo
René Lacoste 		6
2 		0
6 		2
6 		6
0 		1
6 		 
2 Italy
France 		Giorgio de Stefani
Henri Cochet 		1
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
3 Italy
France 		Uberto De Morpurgo / Giorgio de Stefani
Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet 		6
4 		6
4 		6
4 		     
4 Italy
France 		Uberto De Morpurgo
Henri Cochet 		7
5 		5
7 		6
1 		7
5 		   
5 Italy
France 		Giorgio de Stefani
René Lacoste 		3
6 		8
6 		1
6 		3
6 		   

Germany vs. South Africa[]


Germany
1 		Berlin, Germany[17]
10–12 June 1927
South Africa
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Germany
South Africa
Louis Raymond 		5
7 		6
8 		2
6 		     
2 Germany
South Africa 		Otto Froitzheim
Patrick Spence 		6
2 		4
6 		3
6 		6
4 		5
7 		 
3 Germany
South Africa 		Heinrich Kleinschroth / 
Jack Condon / Louis Raymond 		5
7 		4
6 		11
9 		3
6 		   
4 Germany
South Africa 		Hans Moldenhauer
Jack Condon 		4
6 		6
3 		6
3 		3
6 		6
4 		 
5 Germany
South Africa
Patrick Spence 		3
6 		8
6 		4
6 		6
1 		2
6 		 

Denmark vs. India[]


Denmark
5 		Copenhagen, Denmark[18]
9–11 June 1927
India
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
India
6
4 		6
4 		6
3 		     
2 Denmark
India 		Einer Ulrich
Hassan Ali Fyzee 		1
6 		6
3 		9
7 		11
9 		   
3 Denmark
India 		 / Einer Ulrich
Hassan Ali Fyzee /  		6
2 		6
2 		6
3 		     
4 Denmark
India 		Einer Ulrich
 6
4 		7
5 		6
4 		     
5 Denmark
India
Hassan Ali Fyzee 		6
0 		6
2 		6
4 		     

Czechoslovakia vs. Belgium[]


Czechoslovakia
4 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[19]
10–12 June 1927
Belgium
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
Belgium 		Jan Koželuh
Jean Washer 		2
6 		3
6 		7
5 		8
6 		6
0 		 
2 Czechoslovakia
Belgium 		Friedrich Rohrer
 6
2 		6
3 		4
6 		6
4 		   
3 Czechoslovakia
Belgium 		Jan Koželuh / Ladislav Žemla
 / Jean Washer 		8
6 		10
8 		6
4 		     
4 Czechoslovakia
Belgium 		Jan Koželuh
 6
3 		6
2 		6
4 		     
5 Czechoslovakia
Belgium 		Friedrich Rohrer
Jean Washer 		4
6 		5
7 		3
6 		     

Semifinals[]

South Africa vs. France[]


South Africa
0 		Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England[20]
8–11 July 1927
Grass
France
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 South Africa
France 		Jack Condon
Henri Cochet 		0
6 		10
8 		2
6 		5
7 		   
2 South Africa
France 		Louis Raymond
René Lacoste 		2
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
3 South Africa
France 		Jack Condon / Louis Raymond
Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon 		5
7 		4
6 		6
8 		     
4 South Africa
France 		Patrick Spence
Jacques Brugnon 		2
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
5 South Africa
France 		Jack Condon
René Lacoste 		5
7 		3
6 		1
6 		     

Czechoslovakia vs. Denmark[]


Czechoslovakia
2 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[21]
8–10 July 1927
Denmark
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
Denmark 		Friedrich Rohrer
 5
7 		1
6 		6
4 		10
8 		3
6 		 
2 Czechoslovakia
Denmark 		Jan Koželuh
Einer Ulrich 		0
6 		6
1 		7
5 		6
4 		   
3 Czechoslovakia
Denmark 		Jan Koželuh / Ladislav Žemla
 / Einer Ulrich 		6
3 		6
4 		6
8 		5
7 		7
9 		 
4 Czechoslovakia
Denmark 		Jan Koželuh
 6
4 		12
10 		6
3 		     
5 Czechoslovakia
Denmark 		Friedrich Rohrer
Einer Ulrich 		4
6 		4
6 		8
10 		     

Final[]

Denmark vs. France[]


Denmark
0 		Copenhagen, Denmark[2]
21–22 July 1927
Clay
France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
France 		Einer Ulrich
Henri Cochet 		7
9 		7
9 		4
6 		     
2 Denmark
France
Jean Borotra 		8
6 		2
6 		1
6 		0
6 		   
3 Denmark
France 		 / Einer Ulrich
Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon 		4
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     
4 Denmark
France 		Einer Ulrich
Jean Borotra 		          not
played
5 Denmark
France
Henri Cochet 		          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 "Denmark v France". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Ireland v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Switzerland v Austria". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Denmark v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Great Britain v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Spain v India". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "France v Romania". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Hungary v Italy". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Portugal v Germany". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Switzerland v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Great Britain v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "India v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Czechoslovakia v Greece". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Belgium v Poland". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Italy v France". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ "Germany v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ "Denmark v India". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ "Czechoslovakia v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  20. ^ "South Africa v France". daviscup.com.
  21. ^ "Czechoslovakia v Denmark". daviscup.com.

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