1929 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

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The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1929 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

24 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] Germany defeated Great Britain in the final, and went on to face the United States in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw[]

First Round
29 March–12 May
   Second Round
10–19 May
   Quarterfinals
5–9 June
   Semifinals
14–21 June
   Final
12–14 July
  Italy    
Dublin, Ireland (grass)
 bye       Italy 5  
  Ireland     Ireland 0    
 bye         Italy 2  
  Spain         Germany 3  
 bye       Spain 1
  Germany     Germany 4    
 bye         Germany 4  
  Denmark 4         Czechoslovakia 1  
  Chile 1       Denmark 4  
  Greece 4     Greece 1    
  Yugoslavia 1         Denmark 1
  Belgium 4         Czechoslovakia 4  
  Romania 1       Belgium 0
  Austria 2     Czechoslovakia 3    
Berlin, Germany (clay)
  Czechoslovakia 3         Germany 3
  Hungary 4         Great Britain 2
  Norway 1       Hungary 3  
  Monaco 3     Monaco 2    
   Switzerland 2         Hungary 3  
  Finland 1         Netherlands 2  
  Egypt 4       Egypt 1
  Netherlands [3] w/o     Netherlands 4    
  Portugal         Hungary 2
 bye         Great Britain 3  
  Sweden       Sweden 0  
 bye     South Africa 5    
  South Africa         Great Britain 5
 bye    
Warsaw, Poland (clay)
     South Africa 0  
  Poland       Poland 0
 bye     Great Britain 5  
  Great Britain  

First round[]

Denmark vs. Chile[]


Denmark
4 		Copenhagen, Denmark[4]
4–6 May 1929
Chile
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Chile
Luis Torralva Ponsa 		8
6 		7
5 		7
5 		     
2 Denmark
Chile 		Einer Ulrich
Domingo Torralva Ponsa 		6
2 		6
4 		7
5 		     
3 Denmark
Chile 		 / Einer Ulrich
Domingo Torralva Ponsa / Luis Torralva Ponsa 		6
2 		6
3 		6
4 		     
4 Denmark
Chile
Domingo Torralva Ponsa 		5
7 		7
5 		6
4 		6
4 		   
5 Denmark
Chile 		Einer Ulrich
Luis Torralva Ponsa 		5
7 		4
6 		6
8 		     

Greece vs. Yugoslavia[]


Greece
4 		Athens, Greece[5]
4–6 May 1929
Yugoslavia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Greece
Kingdom of Yugoslavia 		Augustos Zerlendis
Krešimir Friedrich 		6
3 		6
0 		6
2 		     
2 Greece
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Franjo Šefer 		6
2 		7
5 		3
6 		6
3 		   
3 Greece
Kingdom of Yugoslavia 		 / Augustos Zerlendis
Krešimir Friedrich / Franjo Šefer 		6
3 		6
3 		6
3 		     
4 Greece
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Krešimir Friedrich 		1
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
5 Greece
Kingdom of Yugoslavia 		Augustos Zerlendis
Franjo Šefer 		6
4 		7
5 		6
4 		     

Belgium vs. Romania[]


Belgium
4 		Brussels, Belgium[6]
4–6 May 1929
Romania
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Romania 		André Lacroix
Nicolae Mișu 		6
2 		6
4 		3
6 		6
3 		   
2 Belgium
Romania
Gheorghe Lupu 		6
2 		4
6 		6
2 		6
4 		   
3 Belgium
Romania 		 / André Lacroix
 / Gheorghe Lupu 		7
5 		6
2 		6
1 		     
4 Belgium
Romania 		André Lacroix
Gheorghe Lupu 		8
6 		6
4 		6
3 		     
5 Belgium
Romania
Nicolae Mișu 		2
6 		4
6 		8
6 		3
6 		   

Austria vs. Czechoslovakia[]


Austria
2 		Vienna, Austria[7]
26–28 April 1929
Czechoslovakia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
Czechoslovakia
Jan Koželuh 		6
3 		7
5 		6
1 		     
2 Austria
Czechoslovakia
Roderich Menzel 		3
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
3 Austria
Czechoslovakia 		 / 
Jan Koželuh / Pavel Macenauer 		4
6 		5
7 		2
6 		     
4 Austria
Czechoslovakia
Roderich Menzel 		10
8 		6
3 		6
1 		     
5 Austria
Czechoslovakia
Jan Koželuh 		4
6 		3
6 		10
8 		4
6 		   

Norway vs. Hungary[]


Norway
1 		Oslo, Norway[8]
10–12 May 1929
Clay
Hungary
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Norway
Hungary 		Jack Nielsen
 1
6 		1
6 		5
7 		     
2 Norway
Hungary 		Jack Nielsen
Béla von Kehrling 		9
11 		6
1 		2
6 		2
6 		   
3 Norway
Hungary 		Jack Nielsen / Torleif Torkildsen
Béla von Kehrling /  		4
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
4 Norway
Hungary 		Torleif Torkildsen
 1
6 		6
1 		6
1 		6
2 		   
5 Norway
Hungary 		Torleif Torkildsen
Béla von Kehrling 		1
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     

Monaco vs. Switzerland[]


Monaco
3 		Monte Carlo, Monaco[9]
29–31 Mar 1929
Switzerland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Monaco
Switzerland
Charles Aeschlimann 		7
5 		3
6 		5
7 		6
3 		5
7 		 
2 Monaco
Switzerland 		Vladimir Landau
 4
6 		6
3 		6
2 		6
2 		   
3 Monaco
Switzerland 		 / Vladimir Landau
Charles Aeschlimann /  		4
6 		6
4 		6
4 		3
6 		8
6 		 
4 Monaco
Switzerland 		Vladimir Landau
Charles Aeschlimann 		2
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
5 Monaco
Switzerland
6
3 		6
8 		6
4 		6
4 		   

Finland vs. Egypt[]


Finland
1 		Helsinki, Finland[10]
4–7 May 1929
Egypt
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Finland
Egypt 		Runar Granholm
 6
4 		6
4 		6
3 		     
2 Finland
Egypt 		Arne Grahn
 6
1 		4
6 		2
6 		7
5 		4
6 		 
3 Finland
Egypt 		Arne Grahn / 
 /  		5
7 		2
6 		3
6 		     
4 Finland
Egypt 		Runar Granholm
 6
2 		6
3 		3
6 		5
7 		2
6 		 
5 Finland
Egypt 		Arne Grahn
 6
3 		0
6 		2
6 		3
6 		   

Second round[]

Ireland vs. Italy[]


Ireland
0 		Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland[11]
16–18 May 1929
Grass
Italy
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Republic of Ireland
Italy 		George Lyttleton-Rogers
Uberto De Morpurgo 		6
8 		1
6 		7
5 		2
6 		   
2 Republic of Ireland
Italy 		Edward McGuire
Giorgio de Stefani 		4
6 		6
4 		6
8 		6
4 		6
8 		 
3 Republic of Ireland
Italy 		 / George Lyttleton-Rogers
 / Uberto De Morpurgo 		4
6 		5
7 		5
7 		     
4 Republic of Ireland
Italy 		George Lyttleton-Rogers
Giorgio de Stefani 		6
4 		5
7 		2
6 		5
7 		   
5 Republic of Ireland
Italy 		Edward McGuire
Uberto De Morpurgo 		0
6 		7
5 		4
6 		2
6 		   

Spain vs. Germany[]


Spain
1 		Societat Sportiva Pompeya, Barcelona, Spain[12]
11–13 May 1929
Clay
Germany
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
Germany 		Enrique Maier
Hans Moldenhauer 		1
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
2 Spain
Germany 		Francisco Sindreu
Daniel Prenn 		3
6 		7
5 		4
6 		6
4 		4
6 		 
3 Spain
Germany 		Enrique Maier / 
Hans Moldenhauer / Daniel Prenn 		3
6 		6
1 		5
7 		1
6 		   
4 Spain
Germany
Hans Moldenhauer 		0
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
5 Spain
Germany 		Enrique Maier
Heinrich Kleinschroth 		7
5 		3
6 		       
retired

Denmark vs. Greece[]


Denmark
4 		Copenhagen, Denmark[13]
17–19 May 1929
Greece
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Greece 		Einer Ulrich
Augustos Zerlendis 		6
3 		6
8 		5
7 		15
17 		   
2 Denmark
Greece
6
4 		6
4 		6
1 		     
3 Denmark
Greece 		 / Einer Ulrich
 / Augustos Zerlendis 		6
2 		6
4 		6
3 		     
4 Denmark
Greece 		Einer Ulrich
 6
3 		6
4 		6
2 		     
5 Denmark
Greece
Augustos Zerlendis 		6
0 		7
5 		6
4 		     

Czechoslovakia vs. Belgium[]


Czechoslovakia
3 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[14]
10–12 May 1929
Belgium
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
Belgium 		Roderich Menzel
André Lacroix 		6
3 		6
1 		6
1 		     
2 Czechoslovakia
Belgium 		Jan Koželuh
 7
5 		12
10 		6
4 		     
3 Czechoslovakia
Belgium 		Jan Koželuh / Pavel Macenauer
 / André Lacroix 		6
2 		6
3 		6
4 		     
4 Czechoslovakia
Belgium 		Josef Maleček
André Lacroix 		3
6 		6
3 		0
1 		    not
completed
5 Czechoslovakia
Belgium 		Roderich Menzel
           not
played

Hungary vs. Monaco[]


Hungary
3 		Budapest, Hungary[15]
14–16 May 1929
Monaco
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
Monaco
6
3 		1
6 		9
7 		8
6 		   
2 Hungary
Monaco 		Béla von Kehrling
Vladimir Landau 		6
4 		6
4 		6
2 		     
3 Hungary
Monaco 		Béla von Kehrling / 
 / Vladimir Landau 		4
6 		6
3 		2
6 		8
10 		   
4 Hungary
Monaco 		Béla von Kehrling
 6
0 		6
3 		6
1 		     
5 Hungary
Monaco
Vladimir Landau 		3
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     

Netherlands vs. Egypt[]


Netherlands
4 		The Hague, Netherlands[16]
17–19 May 1929
Clay
Egypt
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Egypt
2
6 		6
1 		10
8 		4
6 		1
6 		 
2 Netherlands
Egypt 		Hendrik Timmer
 3
6 		6
2 		6
1 		6
2 		   
3 Netherlands
Egypt 		 / Hendrik Timmer
 /  		9
7 		6
8 		6
4 		6
1 		   
4 Netherlands
Egypt 		Hendrik Timmer
 7
5 		6
0 		3
6 		6
2 		   
5 Netherlands
Egypt
2
6 		8
6 		6
2 		6
1 		   

Sweden vs. South Africa[]


Sweden
0 		Saltsjöbaden, Sweden[17]
17–19 May 1929
Clay
South Africa
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
South Africa 		Sune Malmström
Louis Raymond 		2
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
2 Sweden
South Africa 		Curt Östberg
 2
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
3 Sweden
South Africa 		Henning Müller / Curt Östberg
Norman Farquharson / Louis Raymond 		6
8 		2
6 		2
6 		     
4 Sweden
South Africa 		Curt Östberg
Louis Raymond 		5
7 		0
6 		0
6 		     
5 Sweden
South Africa 		Sune Malmström
 8
6 		8
10 		7
9 		4
6 		   

Poland vs. Great Britain[]


Poland
0 		Warsaw, Poland[18]
10–12 May 1929
Clay
Great Britain
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Poland
United Kingdom
Bunny Austin 		1
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
2 Poland
United Kingdom
Pat Hughes 		5
7 		1
6 		2
6 		     
3 Poland
United Kingdom 		Jan Loth / 
Gordon Crole-Rees /  		1
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
4 Poland
United Kingdom
Bunny Austin 		1
6 		9
11 		5
7 		     
5 Poland
United Kingdom
Pat Hughes 		1
6 		0
6 		5
7 		     

Quarterfinals[]

Germany vs. Italy[]


Germany
3 		Hamburg, Germany[19]
7–9 June 1929
Italy
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Germany
Italy
Giorgio de Stefani 		3
6 		6
4 		6
3 		3
6 		6
3 		 
2 Germany
Italy 		Hans Moldenhauer
Uberto De Morpurgo 		5
7 		6
3 		6
3 		3
6 		6
2 		 
3 Germany
Italy 		Hans Moldenhauer / Daniel Prenn
 / Uberto De Morpurgo 		6
8 		3
6 		3
6 		     
4 Germany
Italy
Uberto De Morpurgo 		4
6 		0
6 		5
7 		     
5 Germany
Italy 		Hans Moldenhauer
Giorgio de Stefani 		6
3 		3
6 		5
7 		6
4 		6
3 		 

Denmark vs. Czechoslovakia[]


Denmark
1 		Copenhagen, Denmark[20]
5–7 June 1929
Czechoslovakia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Czechoslovakia
Roderich Menzel 		7
9 		2
6 		3
6 		     
2 Denmark
Czechoslovakia 		Einer Ulrich
Jan Koželuh 		4
6 		5
7 		6
1 		6
2 		6
2 		 
3 Denmark
Czechoslovakia 		 / Einer Ulrich
Jan Koželuh / Pavel Macenauer 		1
6 		6
4 		4
6 		2
6 		   
4 Denmark
Czechoslovakia 		Einer Ulrich
Roderich Menzel 		5
7 		5
7 		2
6 		     
5 Denmark
Czechoslovakia
Jan Koželuh 		7
5 		2
6 		2
6 		4
6 		   

Hungary vs. Netherlands[]


Hungary
3 		Budapest, Hungary[21]
7–9 June 1929
Netherlands
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
Netherlands 		Béla von Kehrling
 6
2 		6
1 		6
2 		     
2 Hungary
Netherlands
Hendrik Timmer 		5
7 		7
5 		6
8 		6
1 		6
4 		 
3 Hungary
Netherlands 		Béla von Kehrling / 
 / Hendrik Timmer 		6
1 		2
6 		6
4 		3
6 		2
6 		 
4 Hungary
Netherlands
2
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
5 Hungary
Netherlands 		Béla von Kehrling
Hendrik Timmer 		8
6 		6
3 		3
6 		6
3 		   

Great Britain vs. South Africa[]


Great Britain
5 		West Hants Lawn Tennis Club, Bournemouth, England[22]
6–8 June 1929
Grass
South Africa
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
South Africa 		Bunny Austin
Louis Raymond 		8
6 		6
1 		2
6 		6
3 		   
2 United Kingdom
South Africa 		Colin Gregory
 6
1 		6
1 		6
4 		     
3 United Kingdom
South Africa 		Ian Collins / Colin Gregory
Norman Farquharson / Louis Raymond 		2
6 		6
3 		6
2 		6
1 		   
4 United Kingdom
South Africa 		Bunny Austin
 6
0 		6
4 		6
1 		     
5 United Kingdom
South Africa 		Colin Gregory
Louis Raymond 		6
4 		6
1 		6
2 		     

Semifinals[]

Czechoslovakia vs. Germany[]


Czechoslovakia
1 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[23]
19–21 June 1929
Germany
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
Germany 		Pavel Macenauer
Hans Moldenhauer 		3
6 		4
6 		6
8 		     
2 Czechoslovakia
Germany 		Roderich Menzel
 6
3 		6
3 		3
6 		0
6 		6
4 		 
3 Czechoslovakia
Germany 		Jan Koželuh / Pavel Macenauer
Hans Moldenhauer / Daniel Prenn 		2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
4 Czechoslovakia
Germany 		Roderich Menzel
Hans Moldenhauer 		4
6 		6
8 		4
6 		     
5 Czechoslovakia
Germany 		Pavel Macenauer
Daniel Prenn 		3
6 		5
7 		5
7 		     

Hungary vs. Great Britain[]


Hungary
2 		Budapest, Hungary[24]
14–16 June 1929
Clay
Great Britain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
United Kingdom 		Béla von Kehrling
Colin Gregory 		5
7 		7
5 		5
7 		6
2 		6
3 		 
2 Hungary
United Kingdom
Bunny Austin 		4
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3 Hungary
United Kingdom 		 / Béla von Kehrling
Ian Collins / Colin Gregory 		2
6 		6
4 		2
6 		3
6 		   
4 Hungary
United Kingdom 		Béla von Kehrling
Bunny Austin 		3
6 		6
4 		6
2 		6
2 		   
5 Hungary
United Kingdom
Colin Gregory 		1
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     

Final[]

Germany vs. Great Britain[]


Germany
3 		Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany[2]
12–14 July 1929
Clay
Great Britain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Germany
United Kingdom 		Daniel Prenn
Colin Gregory 		6
3 		6
3 		6
2 		     
2 Germany
United Kingdom 		Hans Moldenhauer
Bunny Austin 		6
4 		6
2 		6
3 		     
3 Germany
United Kingdom 		Heinrich Kleinschroth / 
Ian Collins / Colin Gregory 		4
6 		2
6 		0
6 		     
4 Germany
United Kingdom 		Hans Moldenhauer
Colin Gregory 		0
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
5 Germany
United Kingdom 		Daniel Prenn
Bunny Austin 		4
6 		6
2 		6
4 		4
6 		5
1 		 
retired

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

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