1938 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

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The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1938 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] Germany defeated Yugoslavia in the final, and went on to face Australia in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw[]

First Round
29 April–10 May
   Second Round
5–23 May
   Quarterfinals
26–31 May
   Semifinals
21–23 July
   Final
29–31 July
  Germany    
Berlin, Germany (clay)
 bye       Germany 5  
  Norway     Norway 0    
 bye         Germany 3  
  Hungary    
    Hungary 1  
 bye       Hungary w/o
  New Zealand     New Zealand    
Berlin, Germany (clay)
 bye         Germany 3  
  Monaco         France 2  
 bye       Monaco 0  
  Netherlands 2     France 5    
Paris, France (clay)
  France 3         France 4
  Poland 5    
Milan, Italy (clay)
     Italy 1  
  Denmark 0       Poland 2
  Ireland 1     Italy 3    
Berlin, Germany (clay)
  Italy 4         Germany 3
  Great Britain 3         Yugoslavia 2
  Romania 2       Great Britain 0  
  Yugoslavia 3     Yugoslavia 5    
  Czechoslovakia 2         Yugoslavia 3  
 bye         Sweden 1  
  Sweden       Sweden 4
 bye      Switzerland 1    
   Switzerland         Yugoslavia 5
 bye    
    Belgium 0  
  India       India w/o  
 bye     Austria[a]    
  Austria         India 1
 bye         Belgium 3  
  Greece       Greece 0
 bye     Belgium 5  
  Belgium  

First round[]

Netherlands vs. France[]


Netherlands
2 		Scheveningen, Netherlands[3]
5–7 May 1938
Clay
France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
France 		Hans van Swol
Bernard Destremau 		6
3 		6
0 		8
6 		     
2 Netherlands
France
Yvon Petra 		3
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3 Netherlands
France 		 / Hans van Swol
 / Yvon Petra 		6
8 		1
6 		6
1 		7
5 		6
2 		 
4 Netherlands
France 		Hans van Swol
Yvon Petra 		0
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
5 Netherlands
France
Bernard Destremau 		4
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     

Poland vs. Denmark[]


Poland
5 		Kraków, Poland[4]
5–7 May 1938
Denmark
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Poland
Denmark
6
2 		6
2 		6
1 		     
2 Poland
Denmark 		Ignacy Tłoczyński
 6
2 		6
3 		6
2 		     
3 Poland
Denmark 		 / Ignacy Tłoczyński
 / Einer Ulrich 		6
2 		6
3 		6
8 		6
3 		   
4 Poland
Denmark 		Ignacy Tłoczyński
 6
0 		6
2 		6
1 		     
5 Poland
Denmark
6
4 		7
5 		6
1 		     

Ireland vs. Italy[]


Ireland
1 		Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland[5]
5–7 May 1938
Grass
Italy
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Republic of Ireland
Italy 		George Lyttleton-Rogers
Giorgio de Stefani 		7
5 		2
6 		6
3 		6
2 		   
2 Republic of Ireland
Italy 		George McVeagh
 0
6 		2
6 		0
6 		     
3 Republic of Ireland
Italy 		George Lyttleton-Rogers / George McVeagh
 /  		3
6 		6
4 		1
6 		2
6 		   
4 Republic of Ireland
Italy
Giorgio de Stefani 		2
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
5 Republic of Ireland
Italy 		George Lyttleton-Rogers
 7
5 		3
6 		6
1 		3
6 		1
6 		 

Great Britain vs. Romania[]


Great Britain
3 		Royal Hall Grounds, Harrogate, England[6]
7–10 May 1938
Clay
Romania
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Romania 		Jimmy Jones
 3
6 		6
3 		2
6 		6
8 		   
2 United Kingdom
Romania
6
3 		6
2 		6
2 		     
3 United Kingdom
Romania 		 / Frank Wilde
 /  		8
6 		7
5 		6
2 		     
4 United Kingdom
Romania 		Jimmy Jones
 3
6 		1
6 		6
0 		6
2 		6
8 		 
5 United Kingdom
Romania
6
3 		6
0 		6
3 		     

Yugoslavia vs. Czechoslovakia[]


Yugoslavia
3 		Zagreb, Yugoslavia[7]
29 April–1 May 1938
Czechoslovakia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia 		Franjo Punčec
Ladislav Hecht 		7
5 		6
3 		6
3 		     
2 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia 		Josip Palada
Roderich Menzel 		2
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
3 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia 		Dragutin Mitić / Franjo Punčec
František Cejnar / Roderich Menzel 		9
11 		6
3 		7
9 		2
6 		   
4 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia 		Franjo Punčec
Roderich Menzel 		3
6 		6
1 		6
1 		6
2 		   
5 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia 		Dragutin Mitić
František Cejnar 		3
6 		7
5 		4
6 		6
2 		2
1 		 
retired

Second round[]

Germany vs. Norway[]


Germany
5 		Berlin, Germany[8]
20–22 May 1938
Clay
Norway
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Germany
Norway 		Georg von Metaxa
Johan Haanes 		2
6 		5
7 		6
2 		6
3 		7
5 		 
2 Germany
Norway 		Henner Henkel
 6
0 		6
0 		6
1 		     
3 Germany
Norway 		Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa
Johan Haanes /  		6
1 		6
2 		6
3 		     
4 Germany
Norway 		Georg von Metaxa
 6
1 		6
0 		6
0 		     
5 Germany
Norway
Johan Haanes 		6
3 		8
6 		6
2 		     

France vs. Monaco[]


France
5 		Municipal Park Stadium, Marseille, France[9]
21–23 May 1938
Clay
Monaco
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Monaco 		Bernard Destremau
Gaston Médécin 		6
3 		6
0 		6
1 		     
2 France
Monaco 		Yvon Petra
 6
1 		6
1 		6
0 		     
3 France
Monaco 		 / Pierre Pellizza
Vladimir Landau / Gaston Médécin 		6
2 		6
1 		6
3 		     
4 France
Monaco
6
1 		6
1 		6
2 		     
5 France
Monaco 		Pierre Pellizza
Gaston Médécin 		6
2 		6
1 		3
6 		6
4 		   

Italy vs. Poland[]


Italy
3 		Milan, Italy[10]
19–21 May 1938
Clay
Poland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Poland
6
1 		7
9 		6
2 		7
9 		6
2 		 
2 Italy
Poland 		Giorgio de Stefani
Ignacy Tłoczyński 		8
6 		6
4 		2
6 		2
6 		  retired
 
3 Italy
Poland 		 / 
Czesław Spychała / Ignacy Tłoczyński 		11
9 		2
6 		6
4 		3
6 		7
5 		 
4 Italy
Poland
3
6 		6
3 		1
6 		4
6 		   
5 Italy
Poland
Ignacy Tłoczyński 		6
2 		6
1 		2
6 		6
2 		   

Yugoslavia vs. Great Britain[]


Yugoslavia
5 		Zagreb, Yugoslavia[11]
20–22 May 1938
Clay
Great Britain
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
United Kingdom 		Dragutin Mitić
 6
3 		6
1 		6
4 		     
2 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
United Kingdom 		Franjo Punčec
 6
4 		4
6 		6
2 		6
4 		   
3 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
United Kingdom 		Dragutin Mitić / Franjo Punčec
 / Frank Wilde 		7
5 		6
3 		3
6 		5
7 		6
3 		 
4 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
United Kingdom 		Dragutin Mitić
 6
2 		6
3 		11
9 		     
5 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
United Kingdom 		Franjo Punčec
 6
3 		6
2 		3
6 		6
3 		   

Sweden vs. Switzerland[]


Sweden
4 		Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden[12]
20–22 May 1938
Clay
Switzerland
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Switzerland 		Kalle Schröder
Hector Fisher 		8
6 		6
2 		6
0 		     
2 Sweden
Switzerland 		Nils Rohlsson
Boris Maneff 		1
6 		4
6 		6
2 		1
6 		   
3 Sweden
Switzerland 		Nils Rohlsson / Kalle Schröder
Hector Fisher / Boris Maneff 		6
2 		5
7 		6
4 		7
5 		   
4 Sweden
Switzerland 		Kalle Schröder
Boris Maneff 		3
6 		1
6 		6
2 		6
4 		6
2 		 
5 Sweden
Switzerland 		Nils Rohlsson
Hector Fisher 		3
6 		4
6 		6
4 		6
3 		6
1 		 

Greece vs. Belgium[]


Greece
0 		Athens, Greece[13]
5–7 May 1938
Belgium
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Greece
Belgium
André Lacroix 		1
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
2 Greece
Belgium
1
6 		4
6 		7
9 		     
3 Greece
Belgium 		 / 
 / André Lacroix 		2
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
4 Greece
Belgium
4
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
5 Greece
Belgium
4
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     

Quarterfinals[]

Hungary vs. Germany[]


Hungary
1 		Budapest, Hungary[14]
26–28 May 1938
Germany
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
Germany
Henner Henkel 		4
6 		9
11 		0
6 		     
2 Hungary
Germany
Georg von Metaxa 		7
5 		6
4 		4
6 		2
6 		7
5 		 
3 Hungary
Germany 		József Asbóth / 
Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa 		7
5 		1
6 		6
8 		3
6 		   
4 Hungary
Germany
Georg von Metaxa 		2
6 		6
3 		3
6 		2
6 		   
5 Hungary
Germany
Henner Henkel 		1
6 		        not
completed

France vs. Italy[]


France
4 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[15]
27–29 May 1938
Clay
Italy
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Italy 		Yvon Petra
 6
0 		6
2 		6
3 		     
2 France
Italy 		Bernard Destremau
 3
6 		6
0 		6
2 		7
5 		   
3 France
Italy 		 / Pierre Pellizza
 /  		9
7 		6
3 		6
4 		     
4 France
Italy 		Bernard Destremau
 6
8 		7
5 		4
6 		2
6 		   
5 France
Italy 		Pierre Pellizza
 4
6 		6
4 		5
7 		6
3 		7
5 		 

Yugoslavia vs. Sweden[]


Yugoslavia
3 		Zagreb, Yugoslavia[16]
29–31 May 1938
Clay
Sweden
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Sweden 		Josip Palada
Kalle Schröder 		5
7 		6
1 		2
6 		8
6 		3
6 		 
2 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Sweden 		Franjo Punčec
Nils Rohlsson 		6
2 		6
3 		6
2 		     
3 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Sweden 		Franjo Kukuljević / Franjo Punčec
Nils Rohlsson / Kalle Schröder 		6
3 		9
7 		6
3 		     
4 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Sweden 		Josip Palada
Nils Rohlsson 		7
5 		7
5 		6
1 		     
5 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Sweden 		Franjo Punčec
Kalle Schröder 		          not
played

Belgium vs. India[]


Belgium
3 		Brussels, Belgium[17]
26–28 May 1938
India
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
India
Ghaus Mohammad Khan 		7
5 		6
2 		3
6 		1
6 		7
9 		 
2 Belgium
India 		André Lacroix
 6
4 		6
3 		4
6 		6
3 		   
3 Belgium
India 		 / André Lacroix
Ghaus Mohammad Khan /  		4
6 		3
6 		6
3 		7
5 		6
4 		 
4 Belgium
India 		André Lacroix
Ghaus Mohammad Khan 		7
5 		0
6 		2
6 		7
5 		6
3 		 
5 Belgium
India
          not
played

Semifinals[]

Germany vs. France[]


Germany
3 		Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany[18]
21–23 July 1938
Clay
France
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Germany
France 		Henner Henkel
Yvon Petra 		4
6 		6
1 		11
9 		6
2 		   
2 Germany
France 		Georg von Metaxa
Bernard Destremau 		6
4 		7
5 		5
7 		5
7 		6
3 		 
3 Germany
France 		Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa
 / Yvon Petra 		4
6 		6
4 		2
6 		10
8 		6
4 		 
4 Germany
France 		Georg von Metaxa
Yvon Petra 		7
9 		6
8 		4
6 		     
5 Germany
France
Bernard Destremau 		8
6 		4
6 		4
6 		2
6 		   

Belgium vs. Yugoslavia[]


Belgium
0 		Brussels, Belgium[19]
21–23 July 1938
Yugoslavia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Franjo Punčec 		6
2 		0
6 		1
6 		2
6 		   
2 Belgium
Kingdom of Yugoslavia 		André Lacroix
Josip Palada 		4
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
3 Belgium
Kingdom of Yugoslavia 		 / 
Franjo Kukuljević / Dragutin Mitić 		3
6 		3
6 		6
3 		8
10 		   
4 Belgium
Kingdom of Yugoslavia 		André Lacroix
Franjo Punčec 		4
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
5 Belgium
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Josip Palada 		3
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     

Final[]

Germany vs. Yugoslavia[]


Germany
3 		Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany[2]
29–31 July 1938
Clay
Yugoslavia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Germany
Kingdom of Yugoslavia 		Henner Henkel
Franjo Punčec 		1
6 		5
7 		3
6 		     
2 Germany
Kingdom of Yugoslavia 		Georg von Metaxa
Josip Palada 		1
6 		6
4 		6
1 		3
6 		12
10 		 
3 Germany
Kingdom of Yugoslavia 		Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa
Franjo Kukuljević / Franjo Punčec 		1
6 		7
9 		7
5 		6
4 		6
4 		 
4 Germany
Kingdom of Yugoslavia 		Henner Henkel
Josip Palada 		6
3 		7
5 		6
1 		     
5 Germany
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Franjo Kukuljević 		4
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     

Notes[]

  1. ^ The tie between Austria and India was abandoned following the German annexation of Austria in March 1938.

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 Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Netherlands v France". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Poland v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Ireland v Italy". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Great Britain v Romania". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Yugoslavia v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Germany v Norway". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "France v Monaco". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Italy v Poland". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Yugoslavia v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Sweden v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Greece v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Hungary v Germany". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "France v Italy". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Yugoslavia v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ "Belgium v India". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ "Germany v France". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ "Belgium v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.

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