1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

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The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1939 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] Yugoslavia defeated Germany in the final, and went on to face Australia in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw[]

First Round
5–7 May
   Second Round
11–21 May
   Quarterfinals
25–29 May
   Semifinals
2–5 June
   Final
28–30 July
  Great Britain    
 bye       Great Britain 3  
  New Zealand     New Zealand 2    
 bye         Great Britain 3  
  France    
Paris, France (clay)
     France 2  
 bye       France 4
  China     China 1    
Berlin, Germany (clay)
 bye         Great Britain 0  
  Sweden         Germany 5  
 bye       Sweden 4  
  Denmark     Denmark 1    
Berlin, Germany (clay)
 bye         Sweden 1
  Germany 5         Germany 4  
   Switzerland 0       Germany 3
  Poland 4     Poland 2    
  Netherlands 1         Germany 2
  Romania 2         Yugoslavia 3
  Hungary 3       Hungary 1  
  Yugoslavia 5     Yugoslavia 4    
Milan, Italy (clay)
  Ireland 0         Yugoslavia 3  
 bye    
Naples, Italy (clay)
     Italy 2  
  Italy       Italy 3
 bye     Monaco 0    
  Monaco         Yugoslavia 3
 bye         Belgium 2  
  Belgium       Belgium 3  
 bye     India 2    
  India         Belgium 5
 bye    
    Norway 0  
  Norway       Norway w/o
 bye     Czechoslovakia[a]  
  Czechoslovakia  

First round[]

Germany vs. Switzerland[]


Germany
5 		Vienna, Germany[3]
5–7 May 1939
Clay
Switzerland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Germany
Switzerland 		Roderich Menzel
Boris Maneff 		6
8 		6
3 		5
7 		6
2 		6
3 		 
2 Germany
Switzerland 		Henner Henkel
Hector Fisher 		6
2 		2
6 		6
1 		6
3 		   
3 Germany
Switzerland 		Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa
Hector Fisher / Boris Maneff 		6
2 		6
2 		6
4 		     
4 Germany
Switzerland 		Henner Henkel
Boris Maneff 		6
1 		6
2 		6
2 		     
5 Germany
Switzerland 		Roderich Menzel
 8
6 		6
4 		6
3 		     

Poland vs. Netherlands[]


Poland
4 		Warsaw, Poland[4]
5–7 May 1939
Netherlands
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Poland
Netherlands 		Adam Baworowski
Hans van Swol 		9
7 		6
3 		6
0 		     
2 Poland
Netherlands 		Ignacy Tłoczyński
 6
0 		6
2 		6
1 		     
3 Poland
Netherlands 		 / Ignacy Tłoczyński
 / Hans van Swol 		4
6 		4
6 		10
12 		     
4 Poland
Netherlands 		Ignacy Tłoczyński
Hans van Swol 		13
11 		4
6 		6
3 		6
2 		   
5 Poland
Netherlands 		Adam Baworowski
 0
6 		6
3 		6
4 		6
2 		   

Romania vs. Hungary[]


Romania
2 		Bucharest, Romania[5]
5–7 May 1939
Clay
Hungary
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Romania
Hungary
6
4 		6
4 		4
6 		2
6 		0
1 		retired
 
2 Romania
Hungary
József Asbóth 		6
1 		3
6 		9
7 		8
10 		4
6 		 
3 Romania
Hungary 		 / 
 /  		6
8 		4
6 		6
2 		6
2 		6
4 		 
4 Romania
Hungary
3
6 		6
2 		6
3 		7
5 		   
5 Romania
Hungary
József Asbóth 		6
1 		2
6 		3
6 		8
6 		3
6 		 

Yugoslavia vs. Ireland[]


Yugoslavia
5 		Zagreb, Yugoslavia[6]
5–7 May 1939
Ireland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Republic of Ireland 		Dragutin Mitić
George Lyttleton-Rogers 		7
5 		6
2 		3
6 		3
6 		6
3 		 
2 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Republic of Ireland 		Franjo Punčec
 6
2 		6
0 		6
4 		     
3 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Republic of Ireland 		Dragutin Mitić / Franjo Punčec
 / George Lyttleton-Rogers 		6
1 		6
4 		6
2 		     
4 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Republic of Ireland 		Franjo Punčec
George Lyttleton-Rogers 		6
4 		6
2 		6
4 		     
5 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Republic of Ireland 		Dragutin Mitić
 7
5 		6
3 		6
2 		     

Second round[]

Great Britain vs. New Zealand[]


Great Britain
3 		Sussex Lawn Tennis Club, Brighton, England[7]
11–13 May 1939
Clay
New Zealand
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
New Zealand
Cam Malfroy 		6
4 		2
6 		2
6 		7
5 		3
6 		 
2 United Kingdom
New Zealand 		Charles Hare
 6
3 		6
4 		6
3 		     
3 United Kingdom
New Zealand 		Charles Hare / Frank Wilde
 / Cam Malfroy 		3
6 		6
2 		3
6 		2
6 		   
4 United Kingdom
New Zealand
6
3 		6
4 		7
5 		     
5 United Kingdom
New Zealand 		Charles Hare
Cam Malfroy 		7
5 		6
4 		6
4 		     

France vs. China[]


France
4 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[8]
18–20 May 1939
Clay
China
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Taiwan 		Bernard Destremau
Kho Sin-Kie 		5
7 		6
3 		1
6 		7
5 		6
0 		 
2 France
Taiwan 		Christian Boussus
 1
6 		6
4 		6
4 		6
1 		   
3 France
Taiwan 		Pierre Pellizza / Yvon Petra
 / Kho Sin-Kie 		6
2 		6
0 		6
3 		     
4 France
Taiwan 		Yvon Petra
Kho Sin-Kie 		6
2 		7
9 		3
6 		4
6 		   
5 France
Taiwan 		Pierre Pellizza
 7
5 		4
6 		6
2 		6
4 		   

Sweden vs. Denmark[]


Sweden
4 		Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden[9]
19–21 May 1939
Clay
Denmark
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Denmark 		Morgan Hultman
 1
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     
2 Sweden
Denmark 		Kalle Schröder
 6
4 		6
2 		6
3 		     
3 Sweden
Denmark 		Nils Rohlsson / Kalle Schröder
 /  		6
1 		8
6 		6
0 		     
4 Sweden
Denmark 		Kalle Schröder
 6
1 		6
1 		6
1 		     
5 Sweden
Denmark 		Morgan Hultman
 6
1 		6
3 		6
1 		     

Poland vs. Germany[]


Poland
2 		Warsaw, Poland[10]
19–21 May 1939
Germany
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Poland
Germany 		Adam Baworowski
Roderich Menzel 		5
7 		3
6 		6
2 		6
2 		4
6 		 
2 Poland
Germany 		Ignacy Tłoczyński
Henner Henkel 		6
4 		6
8 		6
4 		3
6 		6
3 		 
3 Poland
Germany 		Adam Baworowski / 
Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa 		7
5 		4
6 		2
6 		2
6 		   
4 Poland
Germany 		Ignacy Tłoczyński
Roderich Menzel 		2
6 		6
1 		5
7 		6
2 		9
7 		 
5 Poland
Germany 		Adam Baworowski
Henner Henkel 		4
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     

Hungary vs. Yugoslavia[]


Hungary
1 		Budapest, Hungary[11]
12–14 May 1939
Yugoslavia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Dragutin Mitić 		3
6 		6
0 		6
2 		1
6 		1
6 		 
2 Hungary
Kingdom of Yugoslavia 		József Asbóth
Franjo Punčec 		7
5 		4
6 		7
5 		11
9 		   
3 Hungary
Kingdom of Yugoslavia 		József Asbóth / 
Dragutin Mitić / Franjo Punčec 		1
6 		6
4 		2
6 		5
7 		   
4 Hungary
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Franjo Punčec 		1
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
5 Hungary
Kingdom of Yugoslavia 		József Asbóth
Dragutin Mitić 		7
9 		6
2 		8
10 		3
6 		   

Italy vs. Monaco[]


Italy
3 		Naples, Italy[12]
12–14 May 1939
Clay
Monaco
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Monaco
6
0 		6
3 		6
1 		     
2 Italy
Monaco 		Giorgio de Stefani
Gaston Médécin 		6
1 		6
2 		6
2 		     
3 Italy
Monaco 		Giovanni Cucelli / 
Vladimir Landau /  		6
3 		6
1 		6
0 		     
4 Italy
Monaco 		Giorgio de Stefani
           not
played
5 Italy
Monaco
Gaston Médécin 		          not
played

Belgium vs. India[]


Belgium
3 		Brussels, Belgium[13]
19–21 May 1939
India
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
India 		André Lacroix
Ghaus Mohammad Khan 		6
1 		6
3 		5
7 		6
0 		   
2 Belgium
India
6
0 		10
8 		1
6 		6
3 		   
3 Belgium
India 		 / 
Ghaus Mohammad Khan /  		4
6 		4
6 		7
5 		4
6 		   
4 Belgium
India
Ghaus Mohammad Khan 		8
10 		2
6 		1
6 		     
5 Belgium
India 		André Lacroix
 6
2 		6
2 		6
4 		     

Quarterfinals[]

Great Britain vs. France[]


Great Britain
3 		No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England[14]
25–27 May 1939
Grass
France
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
France 		Charles Hare
Bernard Destremau 		6
2 		6
3 		3
6 		14
12 		   
2 United Kingdom
France
Christian Boussus 		2
6 		4
6 		0
6 		     
3 United Kingdom
France 		Charles Hare / Frank Wilde
Pierre Pellizza / Yvon Petra 		6
3 		6
3 		3
6 		4
6 		6
3 		 
4 United Kingdom
France
Bernard Destremau 		6
3 		4
6 		6
4 		7
5 		   
5 United Kingdom
France
Christian Boussus 		0
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     

Germany vs. Sweden[]


Germany
4 		Rot-Weiss-Stadion, Berlin, Germany[15]
27–29 May 1939
Clay
Sweden
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Germany
Sweden 		Roderich Menzel
Morgan Hultman 		6
0 		6
2 		6
1 		     
2 Germany
Sweden 		Henner Henkel
Kalle Schröder 		5
7 		3
6 		6
2 		8
6 		6
3 		 
3 Germany
Sweden 		Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa
Nils Rohlsson / Kalle Schröder 		2
6 		6
1 		3
6 		3
6 		   
4 Germany
Sweden 		Roderich Menzel
Kalle Schröder 		2
6 		6
3 		6
3 		6
3 		   
5 Germany
Sweden
Morgan Hultman 		6
2 		6
3 		6
3 		     

Italy vs. Yugoslavia[]


Italy
2 		Milan, Italy[16]
26–28 May 1939
Clay
Yugoslavia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Dragutin Mitić 		6
3 		6
3 		7
5 		     
2 Italy
Kingdom of Yugoslavia 		Giorgio de Stefani
Franjo Punčec 		4
6 		1
6 		5
7 		     
3 Italy
Kingdom of Yugoslavia 		Giovanni Cucelli / 
Dragutin Mitić / Franjo Punčec 		2
6 		2
6 		0
6 		     
4 Italy
Kingdom of Yugoslavia 		Giorgio de Stefani
Dragutin Mitić 		6
1 		6
4 		4
6 		6
3 		   
5 Italy
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Franjo Punčec 		11
13 		1
6 		8
6 		3
6 		   

Belgium vs. Norway[]


Belgium
5 		Brussels, Belgium[17]
26–28 May 1939
Clay
Norway
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Norway 		André Lacroix
Johan Haanes 		6
1 		6
4 		6
2 		     
2 Belgium
Norway
6
1 		6
0 		6
0 		     
3 Belgium
Norway 		 / 
 / Johan Haanes 		6
0 		6
1 		5
7 		6
2 		   
4 Belgium
Norway
Johan Haanes 		6
4 		6
1 		6
3 		     
5 Belgium
Norway
6
1 		6
0 		6
0 		     

Semifinals[]

Germany vs. Great Britain[]


Germany
5 		Berlin, Germany[18]
3–5 June 1939
Clay
Great Britain
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Germany
United Kingdom 		Roderich Menzel
Charles Hare 		6
0 		6
1 		       
retired
2 Germany
United Kingdom 		Henner Henkel
 6
2 		6
3 		6
1 		     
3 Germany
United Kingdom 		Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa
 / Frank Wilde 		6
4 		6
2 		6
2 		     
4 Germany
United Kingdom 		Roderich Menzel
 6
1 		6
1 		6
0 		     
5 Germany
United Kingdom 		Georg von Metaxa
Frank Wilde 		3
6 		6
0 		6
2 		6
3 		   

Yugoslavia vs. Belgium[]


Yugoslavia
3 		Zagreb, Yugoslavia[19]
2–4 June 1939
Belgium
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Belgium 		Franjo Punčec
André Lacroix 		1
6 		6
3 		6
3 		7
5 		   
2 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Belgium 		Dragutin Mitić
 6
1 		6
4 		6
1 		     
3 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Belgium 		Dragutin Mitić / Franjo Punčec
 / André Lacroix 		2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
4 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Belgium 		Dragutin Mitić
André Lacroix 		3
6 		2
6 		8
6 		2
6 		   
5 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Belgium 		Franjo Punčec
 6
3 		8
6 		6
3 		     

Final[]

Yugoslavia vs. Germany[]


Yugoslavia
3 		A.T.K. Stadium, Zagreb, Yugoslavia[2]
28–30 July 1939
Germany
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Germany 		Franjo Punčec
 6
3 		6
1 		6
0 		     
2 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Germany 		Dragutin Mitić
Henner Henkel 		0
6 		1
6 		6
4 		4
6 		   
3 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Germany 		Franjo Kukuljević / Franjo Punčec
Henner Henkel / Roderich Menzel 		7
9 		6
4 		4
6 		6
3 		1
4 		 
4 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Germany 		Dragutin Mitić
 6
1 		6
2 		6
3 		     
5 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Germany 		Franjo Punčec
Henner Henkel 		10
8 		6
3 		6
0 		     

Notes[]

  1. ^ The tie between Norway and Czechoslovakia was abandoned due to the German invasion and partition of Czechoslovakia in March 1939.

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

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