1923 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone
The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1923 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.
For the first time, the competition would be split into two zones: the America Zone and the Europe Zone. This change was necessitated by having more than 16 teams compete for the cup (thus not fitting into one easily workable draw). The past several years had also seen a rise in the number of defaults, as teams from around the globe tried to work out the logistics of playing such an international tournament. Regional zones would help alleviate these problems.
13 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] France defeated Spain in the final, and went on to face Australia in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]
Draw
First Round 15 May–4 June |
Quarterfinals 1–23 June |
Semifinals 9–15 July |
Final 28 July–1 August | |||||||||||||||
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Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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5 | |||||||||||||||||
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
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Eastbourne, England (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
bye | ||||||||||||||||||
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
Brussels, Belgium (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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5 | |||||||||||||||||
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
Manchester, England (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
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w/o | |||||||||||||||||
Deauville, France (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
Bordeaux, France (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
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4 | |||||||||||||||||
Dublin, Ireland (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
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4 | |||||||||||||||||
Dublin, Ireland (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
Lyon, France (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
Territet, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
Geneva, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
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4 | |||||||||||||||||
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
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First round
Belgium vs. Great Britain
Belgium 2 |
Brussels, Belgium [4] 30 May–1 June 1923 Clay |
Great Britain 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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France vs. Denmark
France 4 |
Villa Primrose Athletic Society, Bordeaux, France [5] 15–17 May 1923 Clay |
Denmark 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ireland vs. India
Ireland 3 |
Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland [6] 1–4 June 1923 Grass |
India 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Switzerland vs. Czechoslovakia
Switzerland 3 |
Montreux Lawn Tennis Club, Territet, Switzerland [7] 31 May–2 June 1923 |
Czechoslovakia 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterfinals
Netherlands vs. Italy
Netherlands 5 |
Noordwijk, Netherlands [8] 1–3 June 1923 Clay |
Italy 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Great Britain vs. Spain
Great Britain 2 |
Northern Lawn Tennis Club, Manchester, England [9] 16–19 June 1923 Grass |
Spain 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ireland vs. France
Ireland 1 |
Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland [10] 21–23 June 1923 Grass |
France 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Switzerland vs. Argentina
Switzerland 4 |
Geneva, Switzerland [11] 15–17 June 1923 |
Argentina 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semifinals
Spain vs. Netherlands
Spain 5 |
Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England [12] 9–11 July 1923 Grass |
Netherlands 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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France vs. Switzerland
France 3 |
Lyon Tennis Club, Lyon, France [13] 13–15 July 1923 Clay |
Switzerland 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
France vs. Spain
France 3 |
Sporting Club, Deauville, France [2] 28 July – 1 August 1923 Clay |
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References
- Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- "France v Spain". daviscup.com.
- "Spain v Romania". daviscup.com.
- "Belgium v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
- "France v Denmark". daviscup.com.
- "Ireland v India". daviscup.com.
- "Switzerland v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
- "Netherlands v Italy". daviscup.com.
- "Great Britain v Spain". daviscup.com.
- "Ireland v France". daviscup.com.
- "Switzerland v Argentina". daviscup.com.
- "Spain v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
- "France v Switzerland". daviscup.com.