1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

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The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

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

Draw[]

First Round
16 April–5 May
   Second Round
8–17 May
   Quarterfinals
20 May–6 June
   Semifinals
12–18 June
   Final
9–11 July
  Finland    
 bye       Finland 1  
  Egypt     Egypt 4    
Paris, France (clay)
 bye         Egypt 0  
  Yugoslavia         Japan 5  
 bye       Yugoslavia 0
  Japan     Japan 5    
 bye         Japan 0  
  Belgium         Great Britain 5  
 bye       Belgium 0  
  Great Britain 5     Great Britain 5    
  Monaco 0         Great Britain 5
  Germany 0    
Dublin, Ireland (grass)
     South Africa 0  
  South Africa 5       South Africa 4
   Switzerland 0     Ireland 1    
  Ireland 5         Great Britain 4
  Greece 3         Czechoslovakia 1
  Austria 2       Greece 1  
  Spain 2     Czechoslovakia 4    
  Czechoslovakia 3         Czechoslovakia 3  
  Italy 4    
Turin, Italy (clay)
     Italy 0  
  Hungary 1       Italy 3
 bye     Netherlands 0    
  Netherlands         Czechoslovakia 5
 bye    
Oslo, Norway (clay)
     Denmark 0  
  Norway       Norway 0  
 bye     Poland 3    
  Poland         Poland 2
 bye         Denmark 3  
  Denmark       Denmark 5
 bye     Romania 0  
  Romania  

First round[]

Great Britain vs. Monaco[]


Great Britain
5 		Carhullen Lawn Tennis Club, Plymouth, England[3]
23–25 April 1931
Clay
Monaco
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Monaco 		Bunny Austin
Vladimir Landau 		6
0 		6
0 		6
1 		     
2 United Kingdom
Monaco 		Fred Perry
 6
3 		6
2 		6
5 		     
3 United Kingdom
Monaco 		Pat Hughes / Charles Kingsley
 / Vladimir Landau 		6
0 		6
2 		6
0 		     
4 United Kingdom
Monaco 		Bunny Austin
 6
0 		6
1 		6
2 		     
5 United Kingdom
Monaco 		Charles Kingsley
Vladimir Landau 		6
0 		6
1 		6
4 		     

Germany vs. South Africa[]


Germany
0 		Düsseldorf, Germany[4]
1–3 May 1931
South Africa
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Germany
South Africa
Vernon Kirby 		6
1 		1
6 		2
6 		3
6 		   
2 Germany
South Africa 		Eberhard Nourney
Louis Raymond 		6
3 		3
6 		6
4 		4
6 		5
7 		 
3 Germany
South Africa 		 / Eberhard Nourney
Norman Farquharson / Vernon Kirby 		2
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
4 Germany
South Africa 		Eberhard Nourney
Vernon Kirby 		6
4 		3
6 		4
6 		3
6 		   
5 Germany
South Africa
Louis Raymond 		6
4 		3
6 		5
7 		6
8 		   

Switzerland vs. Ireland[]


Switzerland
0 		Montreux, Switzerland[5]
2–5 May 1931
Ireland
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
Republic of Ireland 		Charles Aeschlimann
George Lyttleton-Rogers 		2
6 		5
7 		2
6 		     
2 Switzerland
Republic of Ireland 		Hector Fisher
Edward McGuire 		4
6 		5
7 		5
7 		     
3 Switzerland
Republic of Ireland 		Charles Aeschlimann / Hector Fisher
George Lyttleton-Rogers /  		3
6 		7
5 		11
13 		2
6 		   
4 Switzerland
Republic of Ireland 		Charles Aeschlimann
Edward McGuire 		7
5 		5
7 		6
2 		6
8 		2
6 		 
5 Switzerland
Republic of Ireland 		Hector Fisher
George Lyttleton-Rogers 		1
6 		6
2 		2
6 		6
8 		   

Greece vs. Austria[]


Greece
3 		Athens, Greece[6]
16–18 April 1931
Austria
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Greece
Austria
8
6 		3
6 		7
5 		1
6 		6
4 		 
2 Greece
Austria 		Augustos Zerlendis
 1
6 		6
3 		1
6 		6
2 		8
6 		 
3 Greece
Austria 		 / 
 /  		7
5 		3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		   
4 Greece
Austria
6
1 		2
6 		6
4 		6
8 		6
2 		 
5 Greece
Austria 		Augustos Zerlendis
 3
6 		2
6 		8
6 		3
6 		   

Czechoslovakia vs. Spain[]


Czechoslovakia
3 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[7]
1–3 May 1931
Spain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
Spain 		Roderich Menzel
Enrique Maier 		6
3 		6
2 		6
3 		     
2 Czechoslovakia
Spain 		Ladislav Hecht
Manuel Alonso Areizaga 		6
3 		4
6 		7
5 		0
6 		6
1 		 
3 Czechoslovakia
Spain 		Roderich Menzel / Friedrich Rohrer
Manuel Alonso Areizaga / Enrique Maier 		1
6 		7
9 		1
6 		     
4 Czechoslovakia
Spain 		Ladislav Hecht
Enrique Maier 		6
4 		3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		   
5 Czechoslovakia
Spain 		Roderich Menzel
Manuel Alonso Areizaga 		6
8 		6
2 		6
1 		6
3 		   

Hungary vs. Italy[]


Hungary
1 		Budapest, Hungary[8]
1–3 May 1931
Italy
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
Italy
Giorgio de Stefani 		3
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
2 Hungary
Italy 		Béla von Kehrling
Uberto De Morpurgo 		6
3 		6
3 		6
4 		     
3 Hungary
Italy 		 / Béla von Kehrling
 / Uberto De Morpurgo 		6
8 		6
3 		5
7 		5
7 		   
4 Hungary
Italy
Uberto De Morpurgo 		3
6 		6
8 		1
6 		     
5 Hungary
Italy 		Béla von Kehrling
Giorgio de Stefani 		2
6 		6
4 		2
6 		6
4 		2
6 		 

Second round[]

Finland vs. Egypt[]


Finland
1 		Helsinki, Finland[9]
8–10 May 1931
Egypt
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Finland
Egypt 		Arne Grahn
 8
6 		6
3 		6
8 		6
3 		   
2 Finland
Egypt
6
3 		1
6 		4
6 		2
6 		   
3 Finland
Egypt 		Arne Grahn / 
 /  		4
6 		6
2 		4
6 		6
3 		5
7 		 
4 Finland
Egypt 		Arne Grahn
 6
3 		5
7 		5
7 		2
6 		   
5 Finland
Egypt
3
6 		6
2 		4
6 		4
6 		   

Yugoslavia vs. Japan[]


Yugoslavia
0 		Zagreb, Yugoslavia[10]
8–10 May 1931
Japan
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Japan 		Franjo Kukuljević
Jiro Sato 		3
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
2 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Japan 		Franjo Šefer
 3
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     
3 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Japan 		Franjo Kukuljević / Franjo Šefer
 / Jiro Sato 		7
9 		6
3 		7
9 		3
6 		   
4 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Japan 		Franjo Kukuljević
 3
6 		2
6 		6
3 		7
5 		2
6 		 
5 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Japan 		Franjo Šefer
Jiro Sato 		5
7 		3
6 		0
6 		     

Belgium vs. Great Britain[]


Belgium
0 		Royal Léopold Club, Brussels, Belgium[11]
9–11 May 1931
Clay
Great Britain
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
United Kingdom 		André Lacroix
Bunny Austin 		4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
2 Belgium
United Kingdom
Fred Perry 		2
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
3 Belgium
United Kingdom 		 / André Lacroix
Pat Hughes / Fred Perry 		1
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
4 Belgium
United Kingdom
Bunny Austin 		0
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
5 Belgium
United Kingdom 		André Lacroix
Fred Perry 		6
8 		4
6 		5
7 		     

Ireland vs. South Africa[]


Ireland
1 		Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland[12]
14–16 May 1931
Grass
South Africa
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Republic of Ireland
South Africa 		George Lyttleton-Rogers
Pat Spence 		6
4 		6
2 		4
6 		4
6 		6
4 		 
2 Republic of Ireland
South Africa 		Edward McGuire
Vernon Kirby 		6
4 		3
6 		5
7 		5
7 		   
3 Republic of Ireland
South Africa 		George Lyttleton-Rogers / 
Norman Farquharson / Pat Spence 		6
1 		1
6 		5
7 		6
2 		3
6 		 
4 Republic of Ireland
South Africa 		Edward McGuire
Pat Spence 		3
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
5 Republic of Ireland
South Africa 		George Lyttleton-Rogers
Vernon Kirby 		6
3 		5
7 		8
10 		2
6 		   

Greece vs. Czechoslovakia[]


Greece
1 		Athens, Greece[13]
15–17 May 1931
Czechoslovakia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Greece
Czechoslovakia 		Augustos Zerlendis
Roderich Menzel 		2
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
2 Greece
Czechoslovakia
Ladislav Hecht 		1
6 		8
6 		6
2 		11
9 		   
3 Greece
Czechoslovakia 		 / 
 / Roderich Menzel 		2
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
4 Greece
Czechoslovakia 		Augustos Zerlendis
Ladislav Hecht 		2
6 		4
6 		6
3 		4
6 		   
5 Greece
Czechoslovakia
Roderich Menzel 		1
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     

Italy vs. Netherlands[]


Italy
3 		Turin Tennis Club, Turin, Italy[14]
15–17 May 1931
Clay
Netherlands
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Netherlands 		Uberto De Morpurgo
 6
3 		6
1 		6
1 		     
2 Italy
Netherlands 		Giorgio de Stefani
Jan van der Heide 		6
3 		6
3 		6
3 		     
3 Italy
Netherlands 		 / Uberto De Morpurgo
Jan van der Heide /  		2
6 		6
2 		6
4 		6
1 		   
4 Italy
Netherlands 		Uberto De Morpurgo
Jan van der Heide 		          not
played
5 Italy
Netherlands 		Giorgio de Stefani
           not
played

Norway vs. Poland[]


Norway
0 		Oslo, Norway[15]
13–15 May 1931
Clay
Poland
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Norway
Poland 		Jack Nielsen
 1
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2 Norway
Poland 		Torleif Torkildsen
Ignacy Tłoczyński 		2
6 		1
6 		5
7 		     
3 Norway
Poland 		 / 
 / Ignacy Tłoczyński 		2
6 		2
6 		7
5 		2
6 		   
4 Norway
Poland 		Torleif Torkildsen
           not
played
5 Norway
Poland 		Jack Nielsen
Ignacy Tłoczyński 		          not
played

Denmark vs. Romania[]


Denmark
5 		Copenhagen, Denmark[16]
13–15 May 1931
Romania
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Romania 		Einer Ulrich
Nicolae Mișu 		6
4 		6
4 		9
7 		     
2 Denmark
Romania
6
0 		6
2 		6
3 		     
3 Denmark
Romania 		 / Einer Ulrich
 / Nicolae Mișu 		6
4 		6
2 		6
3 		     
4 Denmark
Romania 		Einer Ulrich
 6
1 		6
1 		6
0 		     
5 Denmark
Romania
Nicolae Mișu 		4
6 		6
1 		6
4 		4
6 		6
1 		 

Quarterfinals[]

Japan vs. Egypt[]


Japan
5 		Paris, France[17]
2–4 June 1931
Clay
Egypt
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
Egypt 		Jiro Sato
 6
0 		6
1 		6
0 		     
2 Japan
Egypt
6
4 		2
6 		6
1 		6
8 		6
1 		 
3 Japan
Egypt 		 / Jiro Sato
 /  		6
2 		6
2 		6
1 		     
4 Japan
Egypt
6
3 		4
6 		8
6 		3
6 		6
2 		 
5 Japan
Egypt
6
0 		6
1 		6
2 		     

Great Britain vs. South Africa[]


Great Britain
5 		Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England[18]
4–6 June 1931
Grass
South Africa
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
South Africa 		Bunny Austin
Vernon Kirby 		6
2 		6
8 		2
6 		10
8 		6
3 		 
2 United Kingdom
South Africa 		Fred Perry
Norman Farquharson 		6
2 		6
3 		6
3 		     
3 United Kingdom
South Africa 		Pat Hughes / Fred Perry
Norman Farquharson / Pat Spence 		8
6 		6
4 		6
3 		     
4 United Kingdom
South Africa 		Fred Perry
Vernon Kirby 		3
6 		6
4 		6
1 		6
4 		   
5 United Kingdom
South Africa 		Bunny Austin
Norman Farquharson 		6
2 		5
7 		6
2 		6
3 		   

Czechoslovakia vs. Italy[]


Czechoslovakia
3 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[19]
4–6 June 1931
Italy
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
Italy 		Ladislav Hecht
Giorgio de Stefani 		6
4 		7
5 		3
6 		8
6 		   
2 Czechoslovakia
Italy 		Roderich Menzel
Uberto De Morpurgo 		6
3 		6
3 		4
6 		6
2 		   
3 Czechoslovakia
Italy 		 / Roderich Menzel
 / Uberto De Morpurgo 		6
3 		6
4 		6
1 		     
4 Czechoslovakia
Italy 		Roderich Menzel
Giorgio de Stefani 		          not
played
5 Czechoslovakia
Italy 		Ladislav Hecht
Uberto De Morpurgo 		          not
played

Denmark vs. Poland[]


Denmark
3 		Copenhagen, Denmark[20]
20–22 May 1931
Poland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Poland
6
3 		6
1 		6
2 		     
2 Denmark
Poland 		Einer Ulrich
Ignacy Tłoczyński 		6
8 		1
6 		6
3 		8
6 		2
6 		 
3 Denmark
Poland 		 / Einer Ulrich
 / Ignacy Tłoczyński 		6
4 		7
9 		3
6 		6
3 		6
4 		 
4 Denmark
Poland 		Einer Ulrich
 6
2 		6
4 		6
3 		     
5 Denmark
Poland
Ignacy Tłoczyński 		2
6 		6
4 		3
6 		2
6 		   

Semifinals[]

Great Britain vs. Japan[]


Great Britain
5 		Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England[21]
12–15 June 1931
Grass
Japan
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Japan 		Fred Perry
Jiro Sato 		6
1 		4
6 		7
5 		7
5 		   
2 United Kingdom
Japan 		Bunny Austin
 0
6 		6
2 		6
4 		6
1 		   
3 United Kingdom
Japan 		Pat Hughes / Fred Perry
 / Jiro Sato 		6
4 		6
4 		8
6 		     
4 United Kingdom
Japan 		Bunny Austin
 6
1 		0
6 		8
6 		6
2 		   
5 United Kingdom
Japan 		Fred Perry
 6
2 		6
3 		4
6 		6
2 		   

Denmark vs. Czechoslovakia[]


Denmark
0 		Copenhagen, Denmark[22]
16–18 June 1931
Czechoslovakia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Czechoslovakia 		Einer Ulrich
Roderich Menzel 		3
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     
2 Denmark
Czechoslovakia
Ladislav Hecht 		8
6 		0
6 		6
3 		2
6 		9
11 		 
3 Denmark
Czechoslovakia 		Einer Ulrich / Erik Worm
 / Roderich Menzel 		7
9 		6
1 		3
6 		0
6 		   
4 Denmark
Czechoslovakia 		Erik Worm
Roderich Menzel 		6
3 		2
6 		4
6 		1
6 		   
5 Denmark
Czechoslovakia 		Einer Ulrich
Ladislav Hecht 		3
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     

Final[]

Czechoslovakia vs. Great Britain[]


Czechoslovakia
1 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[2]
9–11 July 1931
Clay
Great Britain
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
United Kingdom 		Roderich Menzel
Bunny Austin 		6
3 		2
6 		8
6 		3
6 		3
6 		 
2 Czechoslovakia
United Kingdom 		Ladislav Hecht
Fred Perry 		1
6 		6
8 		3
6 		     
3 Czechoslovakia
United Kingdom 		 / Roderich Menzel
Pat Hughes / Fred Perry 		4
6 		6
4 		4
6 		2
6 		   
4 Czechoslovakia
United Kingdom 		Ladislav Hecht
Bunny Austin 		6
2 		7
5 		6
4 		     
5 Czechoslovakia
United Kingdom 		Roderich Menzel
Fred Perry 		5
7 		3
6 		5
7 		     

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

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