1928 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

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The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1928 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

27 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] Italy defeated Czechoslovakia in the final, and went on to face the United States in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw[]

First Round
7 April–12 May
   Second Round
11–26 May
   Quarterfinals
7–11 June
   Semifinals
20–24 June
   Final
13–15 July
   Switzerland    
 bye        Switzerland 2  
  India     India 3    
Turin, Italy (clay)
 bye         India 1  
  Romania 5    
Rome, Italy (clay)
     Italy 4  
  Belgium 0       Romania 0
  Italy 4     Italy 4    
  Australia 1         Italy 4  
  Yugoslavia 1         Great Britain 1  
  Finland 4       Finland 0  
  Great Britain 4     Great Britain 5    
  Argentina 1         Great Britain 4
  Germany 4    
Berlin, Germany (clay)
     Germany 1  
  Greece 1       Germany 3
  Spain 3     Spain 2    
Milan, Italy (clay)
  Chile 2         Italy 3
  Poland 0         Czechoslovakia 2
  Denmark 5       Denmark 1  
  Austria 4     Austria 4    
  Philippines 1         Austria 0  
  Norway 0         Netherlands 3  
  Hungary 5       Hungary 2
  Ireland 0     Netherlands 3    
  Netherlands 5         Netherlands 2
  Sweden [3] w/o         Czechoslovakia 3  
  South Africa       Sweden 1  
 bye     Czechoslovakia 4    
  Czechoslovakia         Czechoslovakia [4] w/o
 bye         New Zealand  
  Portugal       Portugal 1
 bye     New Zealand 4  
  New Zealand  

First round[]

Romania vs. Belgium[]


Romania
5 		Bucharest, Romania[5]
4–6 May 1928
Clay
Belgium
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Romania
Belgium 		Gheorghe Lupu
 6
3 		7
9 		7
5 		7
9 		6
3 		 
2 Romania
Belgium 		Nicolae Mișu
 6
3 		8
6 		3
6 		6
3 		   
3 Romania
Belgium 		 / Nicolae Mișu
 / André Lacroix 		6
4 		4
6 		6
2 		7
5 		   
4 Romania
Belgium 		Nicolae Mișu
 6
4 		6
1 		6
4 		     
5 Romania
Belgium 		Gheorghe Lupu
 3
6 		4
6 		6
4 		6
4 		6
0 		 

Italy vs. Australia[]


Italy
4 		Genoa, Italy[6]
4–9 May 1928
Clay
Australia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Australia 		Uberto De Morpurgo
Jack Crawford 		7
5 		6
3 		6
2 		     
2 Italy
Australia 		Giorgio de Stefani
Gerald Patterson 		1
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
3 Italy
Australia 		Placido Gaslini / Uberto De Morpurgo
Harry Hopman / Gerald Patterson 		6
3 		6
4 		1
6 		1
6 		6
2 		 
4 Italy
Australia 		Uberto De Morpurgo
Gerald Patterson 		1
6 		6
4 		6
3 		2
6 		6
1 		 
5 Italy
Australia 		Giorgio de Stefani
Harry Hopman 		7
5 		8
6 		10
8 		     

Yugoslavia vs. Finland[]


Yugoslavia
1 		Zagreb, Yugoslavia[7]
4–6 May 1928
Finland
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Finland 		Franjo Šefer
Arne Grahn 		2
6 		0
6 		1
6 		     
2 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Finland 		Aleksandar Popović
 4
6 		6
1 		3
6 		5
7 		   
3 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Finland 		Aleksandar Popović / Franjo Šefer
Arne Grahn /  		2
6 		2
6 		6
8 		     
4 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Finland 		Aleksandar Popović
Arne Grahn 		2
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
5 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Finland 		Franjo Šefer
 6
3 		2
6 		9
7 		7
5 		   

Great Britain vs. Argentina[]


Great Britain
4 		Abbey Park Gardens, Torquay, England[8]
3–5 May 1928
Clay
Argentina
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Argentina 		Colin Gregory
Guillermo Robson 		10
12 		13
11 		6
3 		8
6 		   
2 United Kingdom
Argentina
3
6 		6
4 		3
6 		3
6 		   
3 United Kingdom
Argentina 		Gordon Crole-Rees / 
 / Guillermo Robson 		6
4 		6
1 		9
11 		1
6 		7
5 		 
4 United Kingdom
Argentina 		Colin Gregory
 6
4 		11
9 		6
2 		     
5 United Kingdom
Argentina
Guillermo Robson 		7
5 		6
2 		2
6 		7
5 		   

Germany vs. Greece[]


Germany
4 		Munich, Germany[9]
4–6 May 1928
Greece
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Germany
Greece
Augustos Zerlendis 		7
5 		6
4 		4
6 		6
2 		   
2 Germany
Greece 		Otto Froitzheim
 3
6 		6
3 		6
1 		9
7 		   
3 Germany
Greece 		 / Heinrich Kleinschroth
 / Augustos Zerlendis 		6
1 		6
3 		6
4 		     
4 Germany
Greece
6
1 		6
4 		6
4 		     
5 Germany
Greece 		Otto Froitzheim
Augustos Zerlendis 		1
6 		3
6 		6
4 		6
4 		1
6 		 

Spain vs. Chile[]


Spain
3 		Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain[10]
7–9 April 1928
Clay
Chile
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
Chile 		Francisco Sindreu
Domingo Torralva Ponsa 		6
3 		6
2 		3
6 		6
3 		   
2 Spain
Chile 		Antonio Juanico
Luis Torralva Ponsa 		4
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3 Spain
Chile 		Eduardo Flaquer / Raimundo Morales Marqués
Domingo Torralva Ponsa / Luis Torralva Ponsa 		6
4 		2
6 		6
3 		7
9 		2
6 		 
4 Spain
Chile 		Francisco Sindreu
Luis Torralva Ponsa 		6
4 		7
5 		6
4 		     
5 Spain
Chile 		Antonio Juanico
Domingo Torralva Ponsa 		6
4 		4
6 		6
3 		3
6 		6
1 		 

Poland vs. Denmark[]


Poland
0 		Warsaw, Poland[11]
4–6 May 1928
Denmark
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Poland
Denmark
Einer Ulrich 		6
3 		4
6 		0
6 		4
6 		   
2 Poland
Denmark
2
6 		6
3 		4
6 		2
6 		   
3 Poland
Denmark 		 / 
 / Einer Ulrich 		1
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
4 Poland
Denmark
Einer Ulrich 		4
6 		4
6 		6
8 		     
5 Poland
Denmark
1
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     

Austria vs. Philippines[]


Austria
4 		Vienna, Austria[12]
4–6 May 1928
Philippines
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
Philippines
6
3 		6
3 		6
3 		     
2 Austria
Philippines
6
2 		6
2 		6
4 		     
3 Austria
Philippines 		 / Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten
 /  		6
2 		11
13 		6
0 		6
3 		   
4 Austria
Philippines
4
6 		2
6 		6
1 		    retired
 
5 Austria
Philippines
6
0 		6
2 		6
3 		     

Norway vs. Hungary[]


Norway
0 		Oslo, Norway[13]
4–6 May 1928
Clay
Hungary
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Norway
Hungary
Béla von Kehrling 		1
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
2 Norway
Hungary 		Torleif Torkildsen
 5
7 		9
7 		4
6 		6
1 		2
6 		 
3 Norway
Hungary 		 / Torleif Torkildsen
Béla von Kehrling /  		2
6 		2
6 		6
4 		0
6 		   
4 Norway
Hungary 		Torleif Torkildsen
Béla von Kehrling 		5
7 		6
3 		3
6 		1
6 		   
5 Norway
Hungary
1
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     

Ireland vs. Netherlands[]


Ireland
0 		Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland[14]
10–12 May 1928
Grass
Netherlands
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Republic of Ireland
Netherlands
2
6 		7
5 		1
6 		2
6 		   
2 Republic of Ireland
Netherlands
Hendrik Timmer 		2
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3 Republic of Ireland
Netherlands 		 / 
 / Hendrik Timmer 		4
6 		6
8 		6
8 		     
4 Republic of Ireland
Netherlands
6
3 		3
6 		7
5 		1
6 		1
6 		 
5 Republic of Ireland
Netherlands
Hendrik Timmer 		1
6 		2
6 		0
6 		     

Second round[]

Switzerland vs. India[]


Switzerland
2 		Zürich, Switzerland[15]
12–14 May 1928
India
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
India 		Charles Aeschlimann
Mohammed Sleem 		3
6 		7
9 		2
6 		     
2 Switzerland
India
3
6 		1
6 		9
7 		3
6 		   
3 Switzerland
India 		Charles Aeschlimann / Maurice Ferrier
 /  		4
6 		8
10 		6
3 		6
4 		6
1 		 
4 Switzerland
India
Mohammed Sleem 		1
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
5 Switzerland
India 		Charles Aeschlimann
 6
4 		1
6 		6
4 		6
2 		   

Italy vs. Romania[]


Italy
4 		Rome, Italy[16]
17–19 May 1928
Clay
Romania
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Romania 		Uberto De Morpurgo
Gheorghe Lupu 		6
2 		6
2 		6
2 		     
2 Italy
Romania 		Giorgio de Stefani
 6
3 		6
2 		6
2 		     
3 Italy
Romania 		Placido Gaslini / Uberto De Morpurgo
 / Gheorghe Lupu 		6
2 		6
4 		4
6 		3
6 		6
4 		 
4 Italy
Romania 		Giorgio de Stefani
Gheorghe Lupu 		3
6 		6
4 		6
4 		5
7 		9
7 		 
5 Italy
Romania 		Uberto De Morpurgo
           not
played

Finland vs. Great Britain[]


Finland
0 		Helsinki Tennis Club, Helsinki, Finland[17]
18–20 May 1928
Clay
Great Britain
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Finland
United Kingdom 		Arne Grahn
Colin Gregory 		0
6 		6
1 		1
6 		1
6 		   
2 Finland
United Kingdom
2
6 		1
6 		6
2 		0
6 		   
3 Finland
United Kingdom 		Arne Grahn / 
Gordon Crole-Rees /  		3
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
4 Finland
United Kingdom 		Runar Granholm
Colin Gregory 		2
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
5 Finland
United Kingdom 		Arne Grahn
 6
4 		1
6 		4
6 		4
6 		   

Germany vs. Spain[]


Germany
3 		Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany[18]
17–19 May 1928
Clay
Spain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Germany
Spain 		Hans Moldenhauer
Eduardo Flaquer 		6
4 		3
6 		7
5 		6
3 		   
2 Germany
Spain 		Daniel Prenn
Francisco Sindreu 		5
7 		6
2 		2
6 		6
3 		6
4 		 
3 Germany
Spain 		 / Heinrich Kleinschroth
Eduardo Flaquer / Raimundo Morales Marqués 		5
7 		3
6 		6
2 		9
7 		1
6 		 
4 Germany
Spain 		Hans Moldenhauer
Francisco Sindreu 		4
6 		1
6 		7
5 		6
1 		3
6 		 
5 Germany
Spain 		Daniel Prenn
Eduardo Flaquer 		4
6 		6
3 		6
2 		6
4 		   

Denmark vs. Austria[]


Denmark
1 		Copenhagen, Denmark[19]
23–26 May 1928
Austria
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Austria
4
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     
2 Denmark
Austria 		Einer Ulrich
 1
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3 Denmark
Austria 		 / Einer Ulrich
 / Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten 		8
6 		6
0 		11
9 		     
4 Denmark
Austria 		Einer Ulrich
 4
6 		4
6 		6
3 		7
9 		   
5 Denmark
Austria
6
8 		2
6 		7
5 		6
2 		3
6 		 

Netherlands vs. Hungary[]


Netherlands
3 		Noordwijk, Netherlands[20]
18–20 May 1928
Clay
Hungary
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Hungary 		Hendrik Timmer
 6
2 		6
0 		6
1 		     
2 Netherlands
Hungary
Béla von Kehrling 		5
7 		6
4 		6
2 		1
6 		1
1 		retired
 
3 Netherlands
Hungary 		Ody Koopman / Hendrik Timmer
Béla von Kehrling /  		1
6 		6
4 		6
2 		7
5 		   
4 Netherlands
Hungary 		Hendrik Timmer
Béla von Kehrling 		6
3 		6
4 		6
3 		     
5 Netherlands
Hungary 		Ody Koopman
 4
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     

Sweden vs. Czechoslovakia[]


Sweden
1 		East Malm Athletic/Soccer Fields, Stockholm, Sweden[21]
17–19 May 1928
Clay
Czechoslovakia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Czechoslovakia 		Ingvar Garell
Jan Koželuh 		6
8 		0
6 		1
6 		     
2 Sweden
Czechoslovakia 		Sune Malmström
Roderich Menzel 		3
6 		3
6 		6
3 		5
7 		   
3 Sweden
Czechoslovakia 		Sune Malmström / Charles Wennergren
Jan Koželuh / Pavel Macenauer 		0
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
4 Sweden
Czechoslovakia 		Ingvar Garell
Roderich Menzel 		2
6 		0
6 		7
5 		6
8 		   
5 Sweden
Czechoslovakia 		Sune Malmström
Pavel Macenauer 		10
8 		1
6 		7
5 		6
3 		   

Portugal vs. New Zealand[]


Portugal
1 		Sporting Club, Lisbon, Portugal[22]
11–13 May 1928
Clay
New Zealand
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Portugal
New Zealand
Russell Young 		6
2 		6
2 		6
3 		     
2 Portugal
New Zealand
3
6 		4
6 		0
6 		     
3 Portugal
New Zealand 		 / 
 / Russell Young 		7
5 		4
6 		2
6 		2
6 		   
4 Portugal
New Zealand
Russell Young 		6
4 		1
6 		3
6 		0
6 		   
5 Portugal
New Zealand
4
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     

Quarterfinals[]

Italy vs. India[]


Italy
4 		Turin, Italy[23]
9–11 June 1928
Clay
India
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
India 		Uberto De Morpurgo
Mohammed Sleem 		6
3 		6
3 		6
1 		     
2 Italy
India 		Giorgio de Stefani
 6
4 		6
1 		6
3 		     
3 Italy
India 		Placido Gaslini / Uberto De Morpurgo
 / Mohammed Sleem 		6
3 		6
3 		3
6 		6
3 		   
4 Italy
India 		Uberto De Morpurgo
 6
2 		6
4 		6
4 		     
5 Italy
India 		Giorgio de Stefani
Mohammed Sleem 		4
6 		6
8 		6
4 		3
6 		   

Great Britain vs. Germany[]


Great Britain
4 		Edgbaston Lawn Tennis Society, Birmingham, England[24]
7–9 June 1928
Grass
Germany
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Germany
Hans Moldenhauer 		6
4 		4
6 		6
2 		0
6 		6
4 		 
2 United Kingdom
Germany 		Colin Gregory
Otto Froitzheim 		6
4 		4
6 		6
0 		     
retired
3 United Kingdom
Germany 		Gordon Crole-Rees / 
Heinrich Kleinschroth / Daniel Prenn 		7
5 		6
2 		6
4 		     
4 United Kingdom
Germany 		Colin Gregory
Hans Moldenhauer 		2
6 		6
4 		3
6 		6
1 		6
2 		 
5 United Kingdom
Germany
Daniel Prenn 		6
3 		1
6 		5
7 		6
2 		3
6 		 

Netherlands vs. Austria[]


Netherlands
3 		The Hague, Netherlands[25]
7–9 June 1928
Clay
Austria
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Austria 		Hendrik Timmer
 2
6 		5
7 		6
0 		6
3 		6
4 		 
2 Netherlands
Austria
6
3 		4
6 		6
3 		3
6 		6
0 		 
3 Netherlands
Austria 		 / Hendrik Timmer
 /  		6
2 		6
3 		6
0 		     
4 Netherlands
Austria 		Hendrik Timmer
           not
played
5 Netherlands
Austria
          not
played

Semifinals[]

Great Britain vs. Italy[]


Great Britain
1 		Felixstowe Lawn Tennis Club, Felixstowe, England[26]
20–22 June 1928
Grass
Italy
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Italy
Uberto De Morpurgo 		5
7 		4
6 		5
7 		     
2 United Kingdom
Italy 		Colin Gregory
Giorgio de Stefani 		6
3 		3
6 		3
6 		2
6 		   
3 United Kingdom
Italy 		Gordon Crole-Rees / 
Placido Gaslini / Uberto De Morpurgo 		4
6 		6
3 		6
4 		7
9 		5
7 		 
4 United Kingdom
Italy 		Colin Gregory
Uberto De Morpurgo 		0
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
5 United Kingdom
Italy
Giorgio de Stefani 		6
1 		3
6 		6
3 		5
7 		6
2 		 

Czechoslovakia vs. Netherlands[]


Czechoslovakia
3 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[27]
22–24 June 1928
Netherlands
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
Netherlands 		Pavel Macenauer
Hendrik Timmer 		6
2 		0
6 		6
0 		6
4 		   
2 Czechoslovakia
Netherlands 		Jan Koželuh
Christiaan van Lennep 		6
2 		6
0 		6
2 		     
3 Czechoslovakia
Netherlands 		Jan Koželuh / Roderich Menzel
Christiaan van Lennep / Hendrik Timmer 		3
6 		6
3 		2
6 		4
6 		   
4 Czechoslovakia
Netherlands 		Jan Koželuh
Hendrik Timmer 		3
6 		6
1 		1
6 		4
6 		   
5 Czechoslovakia
Netherlands 		Pavel Macenauer
Christiaan van Lennep 		6
2 		6
2 		6
2 		     

Final[]

Italy vs. Czechoslovakia[]


Italy
3 		Milan, Italy[2]
13–15 July 1928
Clay
Czechoslovakia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Czechoslovakia 		Uberto De Morpurgo
Pavel Macenauer 		6
3 		6
3 		6
4 		     
2 Italy
Czechoslovakia 		Placido Gaslini
Jan Koželuh 		1
6 		7
9 		6
3 		4
6 		   
3 Italy
Czechoslovakia 		Placido Gaslini / Uberto De Morpurgo
Jan Koželuh / Pavel Macenauer 		6
8 		6
4 		4
6 		4
6 		   
4 Italy
Czechoslovakia 		Uberto De Morpurgo
Jan Koželuh 		6
1 		6
2 		6
0 		     
5 Italy
Czechoslovakia 		Placido Gaslini
Pavel Macenauer 		0
6 		6
4 		6
4 		6
3 		   

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 "Italy v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Sweden v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Czechoslovakia v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Romania v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Italy v Australia". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Yugoslavia v Finland". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Great Britain v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Germany v Greece". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Spain v Chile". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Poland v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Austria v Philippines". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Norway v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Ireland v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Switzerland v India". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Italy v Romania". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ "Finland v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ "Germany v Spain". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ "Denmark v Austria". daviscup.com.
  20. ^ "Netherlands v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  21. ^ "Sweden v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  22. ^ "Portugal v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  23. ^ "Italy v India". daviscup.com.
  24. ^ "Great Britain v Germany". daviscup.com.
  25. ^ "Netherlands v Austria". daviscup.com.
  26. ^ "Great Britain v Italy". daviscup.com.
  27. ^ "Czechoslovakia v Netherlands". daviscup.com.

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