1937 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

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The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1937 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

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

Draw[]

First Round
29 April–2 May
   Second Round
8–17 May
   Quarterfinals
4–7 June
   Semifinals
12–14 June
   Final
10–12 July
  Germany    
 bye       Germany 3  
  Austria     Austria 1    
Milan, Italy (clay)
 bye         Germany 4  
  Italy    
Bologna, Italy (clay)
     Italy 1  
 bye       Italy 5
  Monaco     Monaco 0    
 bye         Germany 4  
  Sweden         Belgium 1  
 bye       Sweden 3  
  Greece     Greece 2    
 bye         Sweden 2
  Belgium 3         Belgium 3  
  Hungary 2       Belgium 4
   Switzerland 3      Switzerland 1    
  Ireland 2         Germany 4
  Netherlands 0         Czechoslovakia 1
  South Africa 5       South Africa 4  
  New Zealand 3     New Zealand 1    
  China 2         South Africa 1  
 bye         Yugoslavia 4  
  Yugoslavia       Yugoslavia 5
 bye     Romania 0    
  Romania         Yugoslavia 1
 bye         Czechoslovakia 4  
  Poland       Poland 0  
 bye     Czechoslovakia 5    
  Czechoslovakia         Czechoslovakia 4
 bye    
Paris, France (clay)
     France 1  
  France       France 5
 bye     Norway 0  
  Norway  

First round[]

Hungary vs. Belgium[]


Hungary
2 		Budapest, Hungary[3]
30 April–2 May 1937
Belgium
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
Belgium
André Lacroix 		4
6 		7
9 		6
4 		6
3 		6
3 		 
2 Hungary
Belgium
5
7 		6
4 		6
4 		0
6 		4
6 		 
3 Hungary
Belgium 		 / 
 /  		6
2 		6
1 		4
6 		3
6 		1
6 		 
4 Hungary
Belgium
André Lacroix 		1
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
5 Hungary
Belgium
7
5 		4
6 		6
2 		3
3 		   
retired

Switzerland vs. Ireland[]


Switzerland
3 		Montreux, Switzerland[4]
30 April–2 May 1937
Ireland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
Republic of Ireland 		Max Ellmer
George Lyttleton-Rogers 		6
8 		6
1 		1
6 		3
6 		   
2 Switzerland
Republic of Ireland 		Hector Fisher
George McVeagh 		6
4 		6
2 		6
1 		     
3 Switzerland
Republic of Ireland 		Hector Fisher / Boris Maneff
George Lyttleton-Rogers / George McVeagh 		0
6 		1
6 		7
5 		7
5 		4
6 		 
4 Switzerland
Republic of Ireland 		Hector Fisher
George Lyttleton-Rogers 		6
3 		6
4 		4
6 		2
6 		6
2 		 
5 Switzerland
Republic of Ireland 		Max Ellmer
George McVeagh 		5
7 		8
6 		6
4 		6
1 		   

Netherlands vs. South Africa[]


Netherlands
0 		Amsterdam, Netherlands[5]
30 April–2 May 1937
Clay
South Africa
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
South Africa
Vernon Kirby 		2
6 		5
7 		6
8 		     
2 Netherlands
South Africa
Norman Farquharson 		1
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
3 Netherlands
South Africa 		 / Hans van Swol
Norman Farquharson / Vernon Kirby 		4
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
4 Netherlands
South Africa
Eustace Fannin 		2
6 		5
7 		6
3 		3
6 		   
5 Netherlands
South Africa
Norman Farquharson 		7
9 		1
6 		3
6 		     

China vs. New Zealand[]


China
2 		Sussex County Ground, Brighton, England[6]
29 April–1 May 1937
Clay
New Zealand
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Taiwan
New Zealand
4
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
2 Taiwan
New Zealand 		Kho Sin-Kie
Cam Malfroy 		6
0 		6
3 		4
6 		6
2 		   
3 Taiwan
New Zealand 		Kho Sin-Kie / 
Cam Malfroy /  		3
6 		8
6 		3
6 		2
6 		   
4 Taiwan
New Zealand 		Kho Sin-Kie
 6
4 		6
4 		1
6 		6
4 		   
5 Taiwan
New Zealand
Cam Malfroy 		1
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     

Second Round[]

Germany vs. Austria[]


Germany
3 		Munich, Germany[7]
8–10 May 1937
Austria
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Germany
Austria 		Henner Henkel
Adam Baworowski 		6
1 		6
4 		6
1 		     
2 Germany
Austria 		Gottfried von Cramm
Georg von Metaxa 		6
3 		6
4 		6
3 		     
3 Germany
Austria 		Gottfried von Cramm / Henner Henkel
Adam Baworowski / Georg von Metaxa 		8
6 		11
9 		7
5 		     
4 Germany
Austria
6
8 		1
6 		6
3 		1
6 		   
5 Germany
Austria 		Gottfried von Cramm
Adam Baworowski 		8
10 		        not
completed

Italy vs. Monaco[]


Italy
5 		Bologna, Italy[8]
8–10 May 1937
Clay
Monaco
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Monaco
Gaston Médécin 		6
0 		6
1 		6
0 		     
2 Italy
Monaco 		Giorgio de Stefani
Vladimir Landau 		6
2 		6
0 		6
3 		     
3 Italy
Monaco 		 / 
Vladimir Landau / Gaston Médécin 		6
1 		6
3 		6
3 		     
4 Italy
Monaco
Vladimir Landau 		6
0 		6
4 		6
1 		     
5 Italy
Monaco 		Giorgio de Stefani
Gaston Médécin 		6
1 		7
5 		7
5 		     

Sweden vs. Greece[]


Sweden
3 		Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden[9]
12–14 May 1937
Clay
Greece
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Greece 		Kalle Schröder
 6
3 		6
3 		6
4 		     
2 Sweden
Greece 		Sigurd Karlborg
 6
4 		2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		   
3 Sweden
Greece 		Curt Östberg / Kalle Schröder
 /  		6
2 		6
2 		8
10 		3
6 		8
6 		 
4 Sweden
Greece 		Kalle Schröder
 6
2 		6
4 		6
4 		     
5 Sweden
Greece 		Sigurd Karlborg
 2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     

Belgium vs. Switzerland[]


Belgium
4 		Brussels, Belgium[10]
15–17 May 1937
Switzerland
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Switzerland
Max Ellmer 		13
11 		6
3 		6
3 		     
2 Belgium
Switzerland 		André Lacroix
Hector Fisher 		4
6 		2
6 		6
8 		     
3 Belgium
Switzerland 		 / André Lacroix
Boris Maneff /  		6
2 		6
4 		6
1 		     
4 Belgium
Switzerland 		André Lacroix
Max Ellmer 		6
0 		6
4 		6
1 		     
5 Belgium
Switzerland
Hector Fisher 		4
6 		6
0 		4
6 		6
3 		7
5 		 

South Africa vs. New Zealand[]


South Africa
4 		Sussex County Ground, Brighton, England[11]
8–11 May 1937
Clay
New Zealand
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 South Africa
New Zealand 		Norman Farquharson
 5
7 		3
6 		6
3 		2
6 		   
2 South Africa
New Zealand 		Vernon Kirby
Cam Malfroy 		7
5 		6
2 		6
3 		     
3 South Africa
New Zealand 		Norman Farquharson / Vernon Kirby
 / Cam Malfroy 		7
5 		6
2 		6
2 		     
4 South Africa
New Zealand 		Eustace Fannin
 6
4 		6
4 		6
3 		     
5 South Africa
New Zealand 		Vernon Kirby
 6
2 		6
4 		6
3 		     

Yugoslavia vs. Romania[]


Yugoslavia
5 		Belgrade, Yugoslavia[12]
8–10 May 1937
Romania
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Romania 		Josip Palada
 6
3 		6
0 		2
6 		6
2 		   
2 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Romania 		Franjo Punčec
 6
3 		6
3 		7
5 		     
3 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Romania 		Franjo Kukuljević / Dragutin Mitić
 /  		7
5 		6
3 		4
6 		6
2 		   
4 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Romania 		Franjo Punčec
 6
4 		1
6 		6
3 		6
2 		   
5 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Romania 		Josip Palada
 6
4 		6
3 		5
7 		6
0 		   

Poland vs. Czechoslovakia[]


Poland
0 		Warsaw, Poland[13]
15–17 May 1937
Czechoslovakia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Poland
Czechoslovakia
Roderich Menzel 		3
6 		4
6 		6
2 		3
6 		   
2 Poland
Czechoslovakia
Ladislav Hecht 		2
6 		0
6 		6
3 		1
6 		   
3 Poland
Czechoslovakia 		 / Ignacy Tłoczyński
 / Ladislav Hecht 		1
6 		7
5 		1
6 		4
6 		   
4 Poland
Czechoslovakia
Roderich Menzel 		5
7 		3
6 		3
6 		     
5 Poland
Czechoslovakia
3
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     

France vs. Norway[]


France
5 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[14]
8–10 May 1937
Clay
Norway
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Norway 		Bernard Destremau
 6
0 		6
3 		6
3 		     
2 France
Norway 		Marcel Bernard
 2
6 		6
1 		6
0 		6
0 		   
3 France
Norway 		Marcel Bernard / Yvon Petra
 /  		6
2 		6
2 		6
2 		     
4 France
Norway 		Bernard Destremau
 7
5 		6
2 		6
1 		     
5 France
Norway 		Yvon Petra
 6
1 		6
3 		4
6 		7
5 		   

Quarterfinals[]

Italy vs. Germany[]


Italy
1 		Milan, Italy[15]
4–6 June 1937
Clay
Germany
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Germany
Gottfried von Cramm 		1
6 		4
6 		6
1 		4
6 		   
2 Italy
Germany 		Giorgio de Stefani
Henner Henkel 		6
2 		6
3 		5
7 		6
2 		   
3 Italy
Germany 		 / 
Gottfried von Cramm / Henner Henkel 		3
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
4 Italy
Germany
Henner Henkel 		6
3 		3
6 		1
6 		4
6 		   
5 Italy
Germany 		Giorgio de Stefani
Gottfried von Cramm 		0
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     

Belgium vs. Sweden[]


Belgium
3 		Royal Léopold Club, Brussels, Belgium[16]
4–6 June 1937
Clay
Sweden
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Sweden 		André Lacroix
Kalle Schröder 		3
6 		6
3 		0
6 		6
4 		2
6 		 
2 Belgium
Sweden
Stig Mårtensson 		6
1 		6
2 		6
1 		     
3 Belgium
Sweden 		 / André Lacroix
Curt Östberg / Kalle Schröder 		6
0 		6
4 		6
4 		     
4 Belgium
Sweden
Kalle Schröder 		9
7 		2
6 		0
6 		3
6 		   
5 Belgium
Sweden 		André Lacroix
Stig Mårtensson 		6
2 		6
0 		6
3 		     

Yugoslavia vs. South Africa[]


Yugoslavia
4 		Zagreb, Yugoslavia[17]
5–7 June 1937
South Africa
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
South Africa 		Franjo Punčec
Vernon Kirby 		1
6 		6
0 		6
3 		2
6 		6
4 		 
2 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
South Africa 		Josip Palada
Norman Farquharson 		3
6 		3
6 		6
3 		6
0 		6
3 		 
3 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
South Africa 		Franjo Kukuljević / Dragutin Mitić
Norman Farquharson / Vernon Kirby 		2
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
4 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
South Africa 		Josip Palada
Vernon Kirby 		6
1 		6
4 		6
2 		     
5 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
South Africa 		Franjo Punčec
Norman Farquharson 		6
1 		6
1 		6
1 		     

Czechoslovakia vs. France[]


Czechoslovakia
4 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[18]
5–7 June 1937
Clay
France
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
France 		Roderich Menzel
Christian Boussus 		6
2 		6
3 		6
4 		     
2 Czechoslovakia
France 		Ladislav Hecht
Bernard Destremau 		6
3 		6
3 		6
1 		     
3 Czechoslovakia
France 		Ladislav Hecht / Roderich Menzel
Jean Borotra / Yvon Petra 		3
6 		6
2 		2
6 		3
6 		   
4 Czechoslovakia
France 		Roderich Menzel
Bernard Destremau 		6
0 		6
3 		6
4 		     
5 Czechoslovakia
France 		Ladislav Hecht
Christian Boussus 		2
6 		6
1 		7
5 		6
0 		   

Semifinals[]

Germany vs. Belgium[]


Germany
4 		Berlin, Germany[19]
12–14 June 1937
Belgium
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Germany
Belgium 		Henner Henkel
André Lacroix 		6
1 		6
1 		6
1 		     
2 Germany
Belgium 		Gottfried von Cramm
 6
3 		6
0 		6
4 		     
3 Germany
Belgium 		Gottfried von Cramm / Henner Henkel
 / André Lacroix 		6
4 		6
3 		6
4 		     
4 Germany
Belgium 		Henner Henkel
 6
3 		6
2 		6
2 		     
5 Germany
Belgium
André Lacroix 		4
6 		6
3 		2
6 		6
8 		   

Czechoslovakia vs. Yugoslavia[]


Czechoslovakia
4 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[20]
12–14 June 1937
Yugoslavia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia 		Roderich Menzel
Josip Palada 		6
2 		6
1 		6
0 		     
2 Czechoslovakia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia 		Ladislav Hecht
Franjo Punčec 		7
5 		6
2 		6
3 		     
3 Czechoslovakia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia 		Ladislav Hecht / Roderich Menzel
Josip Palada / Franjo Punčec 		2
6 		6
1 		6
0 		7
9 		6
1 		 
4 Czechoslovakia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia 		František Cejnar
Franjo Punčec 		7
5 		7
5 		3
6 		7
5 		   
5 Czechoslovakia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Josip Palada 		3
6 		3
6 		5
7 		     

Final[]

Germany vs. Czechoslovakia[]


Germany
4 		Berlin, Germany[2]
10–12 July 1937
Czechoslovakia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Germany
Czechoslovakia 		Henner Henkel
Ladislav Hecht 		6
1 		7
5 		7
5 		     
2 Germany
Czechoslovakia 		Gottfried von Cramm
Roderich Menzel 		3
6 		4
6 		6
4 		6
3 		6
2 		 
3 Germany
Czechoslovakia 		Gottfried von Cramm / Henner Henkel
 / Ladislav Hecht 		6
1 		6
2 		10
12 		6
0 		   
4 Germany
Czechoslovakia 		Gottfried von Cramm
Ladislav Hecht 		6
3 		7
5 		6
2 		     
5 Germany
Czechoslovakia
František Cejnar 		6
4 		6
3 		4
6 		4
6 		2
6 		 

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 Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Hungary v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Switzerland v Ireland". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Netherlands v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "China v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Germany v Austria". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Italy v Monaco". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Sweden v Greece". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Belgium v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "South Africa v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Yugoslavia v Romania". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Poland v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "France v Norway". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Italy v Germany". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Belgium v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ "Yugoslavia v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ "Czechoslovakia v France". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ "Germany v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  20. ^ "Czechoslovakia v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.

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