1928 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1928 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

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

Draw

First Round
7 April–12 May
  Second Round
11–26 May
  Quarterfinals
7–11 June
  Semifinals
20–24 June
  Final
13–15 July
   Switzerland    
 bye        Switzerland 2  
  India     India 3    
Turin, Italy (clay)
 bye         India 1  
  Romania 5    
Rome, Italy (clay)
    Italy 4  
  Belgium 0       Romania 0
  Italy 4     Italy 4    
  Australia 1         Italy 4  
  Yugoslavia 1         Great Britain 1  
  Finland 4       Finland 0  
  Great Britain 4     Great Britain 5    
  Argentina 1         Great Britain 4
  Germany 4    
Berlin, Germany (clay)
    Germany 1  
  Greece 1       Germany 3
  Spain 3     Spain 2    
Milan, Italy (clay)
  Chile 2         Italy 3
  Poland 0         Czechoslovakia 2
  Denmark 5       Denmark 1  
  Austria 4     Austria 4    
  Philippines 1         Austria 0  
  Norway 0         Netherlands 3  
  Hungary 5       Hungary 2
  Ireland 0     Netherlands 3    
  Netherlands 5         Netherlands 2
  Sweden [3] w/o         Czechoslovakia 3  
  South Africa       Sweden 1  
 bye     Czechoslovakia 4    
  Czechoslovakia         Czechoslovakia [4] w/o
 bye         New Zealand  
  Portugal       Portugal 1
 bye     New Zealand 4  
  New Zealand  

First round

Romania vs. Belgium


Romania
5
Bucharest, Romania [5]
4–6 May 1928
Clay

Belgium
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Gheorghe Lupu
Andre Ewbank
6
3
7
9
7
5
7
9
6
3
 
2
Nicolae Mișu
Maurice Iwiens-d'Eeckhoutte
6
3
8
6
3
6
6
3
   
3
Laszlo Dorner / Nicolae Mișu
Andre Ewbank / André Lacroix
6
4
4
6
6
2
7
5
   
4
Nicolae Mișu
Andre Ewbank
6
4
6
1
6
4
     
5
Gheorghe Lupu
Maurice Iwiens-d'Eeckhoutte
3
6
4
6
6
4
6
4
6
0
 

Italy vs. Australia


Italy
4
Genoa, Italy [6]
4–9 May 1928
Clay

Australia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Uberto De Morpurgo
Jack Crawford
7
5
6
3
6
2
     
2
Giorgio de Stefani
Gerald Patterson
1
6
3
6
3
6
     
3
Placido Gaslini / Uberto De Morpurgo
Harry Hopman / Gerald Patterson
6
3
6
4
1
6
1
6
6
2
 
4
Uberto De Morpurgo
Gerald Patterson
1
6
6
4
6
3
2
6
6
1
 
5
Giorgio de Stefani
Harry Hopman
7
5
8
6
10
8
     

Yugoslavia vs. Finland


Yugoslavia
1
Zagreb, Yugoslavia [7]
4–6 May 1928

Finland
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Franjo Šefer
Arne Grahn
2
6
0
6
1
6
     
2
Aleksandar Popović
Bo Grotenfelt
4
6
6
1
3
6
5
7
   
3
Aleksandar Popović / Franjo Šefer
Arne Grahn / Bo Grotenfelt
2
6
2
6
6
8
     
4
Aleksandar Popović
Arne Grahn
2
6
2
6
2
6
     
5
Franjo Šefer
Bo Grotenfelt
6
3
2
6
9
7
7
5
   

Great Britain vs. Argentina


Great Britain
4
Abbey Park Gardens, Torquay, England [8]
3–5 May 1928
Clay

Argentina
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Colin Gregory
Guillermo Robson
10
12
13
11
6
3
8
6
   
2
Edward Higgs
Ronaldo Boyd
3
6
6
4
3
6
3
6
   
3
Gordon Crole-Rees / Cyril Eames
Ronaldo Boyd / Guillermo Robson
6
4
6
1
9
11
1
6
7
5
 
4
Colin Gregory
Ronaldo Boyd
6
4
11
9
6
2
     
5
Edward Higgs
Guillermo Robson
7
5
6
2
2
6
7
5
   

Germany vs. Greece


Germany
4
Munich, Germany [9]
4–6 May 1928

Greece
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Phillip Buss
Augustos Zerlendis
7
5
6
4
4
6
6
2
   
2
Otto Froitzheim
Max Balli
3
6
6
3
6
1
9
7
   
3
Curt Bergmann / Heinrich Kleinschroth
Max Balli / Augustos Zerlendis
6
1
6
3
6
4
     
4
Phillip Buss
Max Balli
6
1
6
4
6
4
     
5
Otto Froitzheim
Augustos Zerlendis
1
6
3
6
6
4
6
4
1
6
 

Spain vs. Chile


Spain
3
Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain [10]
7–9 April 1928
Clay

Chile
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Francisco Sindreu
Domingo Torralva Ponsa
6
3
6
2
3
6
6
3
   
2
Antonio Juanico
Luis Torralva Ponsa
4
6
2
6
2
6
     
3
Eduardo Flaquer / Raimundo Morales Marqués
Domingo Torralva Ponsa / Luis Torralva Ponsa
6
4
2
6
6
3
7
9
2
6
 
4
Francisco Sindreu
Luis Torralva Ponsa
6
4
7
5
6
4
     
5
Antonio Juanico
Domingo Torralva Ponsa
6
4
4
6
6
3
3
6
6
1
 

Poland vs. Denmark


Poland
0
Warsaw, Poland [11]
4–6 May 1928

Denmark
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jerzy Stolarow
Einer Ulrich
6
3
4
6
0
6
4
6
   
2
Przemyslaw Warminski
Axel Petersen
2
6
6
3
4
6
2
6
   
3
Jerzy Stolarow / Maksymilian Stolarow
Axel Petersen / Einer Ulrich
1
6
3
6
4
6
     
4
Przemyslaw Warminski
Einer Ulrich
4
6
4
6
6
8
     
5
Jerzy Stolarow
Axel Petersen
1
6
0
6
2
6
     

Austria vs. Philippines


Austria
4
Vienna, Austria [12]
4–6 May 1928

Philippines
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Herman von Artens
Guillermo Aragon
6
3
6
3
6
3
     
2
Franz Wilhelm Matejka
Lope Yngayo
6
2
6
2
6
4
     
3
Herman von Artens / Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten
Guillermo Aragon / Lope Yngayo
6
2
11
13
6
0
6
3
   
4
Herman von Artens
Lope Yngayo
4
6
2
6
6
1
    retired
 
5
Franz Wilhelm Matejka
Guillermo Aragon
6
0
6
2
6
3
     

Norway vs. Hungary


Norway
0
Oslo, Norway [13]
4–6 May 1928
Clay

Hungary
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Rolf Christoffersen
Béla von Kehrling
1
6
3
6
1
6
     
2
Torleif Torkildsen
Imre Takáts
5
7
9
7
4
6
6
1
2
6
 
3
Rolf Christoffersen / Torleif Torkildsen
Béla von Kehrling / Jenő Péteri
2
6
2
6
6
4
0
6
   
4
Torleif Torkildsen
Béla von Kehrling
5
7
6
3
3
6
1
6
   
5
Rolf Christoffersen
Imre Takáts
1
6
1
6
2
6
     

Ireland vs. Netherlands


Ireland
0
Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland [14]
10–12 May 1928
Grass

Netherlands
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Denis O'Callaghan
Arthur Diemer-Kool
2
6
7
5
1
6
2
6
   
2
Charles Scroppe
Hendrik Timmer
2
6
2
6
2
6
     
3
Denis O'Callaghan / Charles Scroppe
Arthur Diemer-Kool / Hendrik Timmer
4
6
6
8
6
8
     
4
Charles Scroppe
Arthur Diemer-Kool
6
3
3
6
7
5
1
6
1
6
 
5
Denis O'Callaghan
Hendrik Timmer
1
6
2
6
0
6
     

Second round

Switzerland vs. India


Switzerland
2
Zürich, Switzerland [15]
12–14 May 1928

India
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Charles Aeschlimann
Mohammed Sleem
3
6
7
9
2
6
     
2
Jean Wuarin
E.V. Bobb
3
6
1
6
9
7
3
6
   
3
Charles Aeschlimann / Maurice Ferrier
Dudley Pitt / Hira-Lal Soni
4
6
8
10
6
3
6
4
6
1
 
4
Jean Wuarin
Mohammed Sleem
1
6
1
6
4
6
     
5
Charles Aeschlimann
E.V. Bobb
6
4
1
6
6
4
6
2
   

Italy vs. Romania


Italy
4
Rome, Italy [16]
17–19 May 1928
Clay

Romania
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Uberto De Morpurgo
Gheorghe Lupu
6
2
6
2
6
2
     
2
Giorgio de Stefani
Laszlo Dorner
6
3
6
2
6
2
     
3
Placido Gaslini / Uberto De Morpurgo
Laszlo Dorner / Gheorghe Lupu
6
2
6
4
4
6
3
6
6
4
 
4
Giorgio de Stefani
Gheorghe Lupu
3
6
6
4
6
4
5
7
9
7
 
5
Uberto De Morpurgo
Laszlo Dorner
          not
played

Finland vs. Great Britain


Finland
0
Helsinki Tennis Club, Helsinki, Finland [17]
18–20 May 1928
Clay

Great Britain
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Arne Grahn
Colin Gregory
0
6
6
1
1
6
1
6
   
2
Bo Grotenfelt
Edward Higgs
2
6
1
6
6
2
0
6
   
3
Arne Grahn / Bo Grotenfelt
Gordon Crole-Rees / Cyril Eames
3
6
2
6
2
6
     
4
Runar Granholm
Colin Gregory
2
6
1
6
2
6
     
5
Arne Grahn
Edward Higgs
6
4
1
6
4
6
4
6
   

Germany vs. Spain


Germany
3
Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany [18]
17–19 May 1928
Clay

Spain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Hans Moldenhauer
Eduardo Flaquer
6
4
3
6
7
5
6
3
   
2
Daniel Prenn
Francisco Sindreu
5
7
6
2
2
6
6
3
6
4
 
3
Curt Bergmann / Heinrich Kleinschroth
Eduardo Flaquer / Raimundo Morales Marqués
5
7
3
6
6
2
9
7
1
6
 
4
Hans Moldenhauer
Francisco Sindreu
4
6
1
6
7
5
6
1
3
6
 
5
Daniel Prenn
Eduardo Flaquer
4
6
6
3
6
2
6
4
   

Denmark vs. Austria


Denmark
1
Copenhagen, Denmark [19]
23–26 May 1928

Austria
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Axel Petersen
Herman von Artens
4
6
2
6
5
7
     
2
Einer Ulrich
Franz Wilhelm Matejka
1
6
2
6
2
6
     
3
Povl Henriksen / Einer Ulrich
Herman von Artens / Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten
8
6
6
0
11
9
     
4
Einer Ulrich
Herman von Artens
4
6
4
6
6
3
7
9
   
5
Axel Petersen
Franz Wilhelm Matejka
6
8
2
6
7
5
6
2
3
6
 

Netherlands vs. Hungary


Netherlands
3
Noordwijk, Netherlands [20]
18–20 May 1928
Clay

Hungary
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Hendrik Timmer
Imre Takáts
6
2
6
0
6
1
     
2
Arthur Diemer-Kool
Béla von Kehrling
5
7
6
4
6
2
1
6
1
1
retired
 
3
Ody Koopman / Hendrik Timmer
Béla von Kehrling / Jenő Péteri
1
6
6
4
6
2
7
5
   
4
Hendrik Timmer
Béla von Kehrling
6
3
6
4
6
3
     
5
Ody Koopman
Imre Takáts
4
6
2
6
5
7
     

Sweden vs. Czechoslovakia


Sweden
1
East Malm Athletic/Soccer Fields, Stockholm, Sweden [21]
17–19 May 1928
Clay

Czechoslovakia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ingvar Garell
Jan Koželuh
6
8
0
6
1
6
     
2
Sune Malmström
Roderich Menzel
3
6
3
6
6
3
5
7
   
3
Sune Malmström / Charles Wennergren
Jan Koželuh / Pavel Macenauer
0
6
2
6
4
6
     
4
Ingvar Garell
Roderich Menzel
2
6
0
6
7
5
6
8
   
5
Sune Malmström
Pavel Macenauer
10
8
1
6
7
5
6
3
   

Portugal vs. New Zealand


Portugal
1
Sporting Club, Lisbon, Portugal [22]
11–13 May 1928
Clay

New Zealand
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
José de Verda
Russell Young
6
2
6
2
6
3
     
2
Antonio Pinto-Coelho
Eskell Andrews
3
6
4
6
0
6
     
3
Antonio Casanovas / Fernando Vasconcelos
Eskell Andrews / Russell Young
7
5
4
6
2
6
2
6
   
4
Antonio Pinto-Coelho
Russell Young
6
4
1
6
3
6
0
6
   
5
José de Verda
Eskell Andrews
4
6
3
6
1
6
     

Quarterfinals

Italy vs. India


Italy
4
Turin, Italy [23]
9–11 June 1928
Clay

India
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Uberto De Morpurgo
Mohammed Sleem
6
3
6
3
6
1
     
2
Giorgio de Stefani
E.V. Bobb
6
4
6
1
6
3
     
3
Placido Gaslini / Uberto De Morpurgo
E.V. Bobb / Mohammed Sleem
6
3
6
3
3
6
6
3
   
4
Uberto De Morpurgo
E.V. Bobb
6
2
6
4
6
4
     
5
Giorgio de Stefani
Mohammed Sleem
4
6
6
8
6
4
3
6
   

Great Britain vs. Germany


Great Britain
4
Edgbaston Lawn Tennis Society, Birmingham, England [24]
7–9 June 1928
Grass

Germany
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Edward Higgs
Hans Moldenhauer
6
4
4
6
6
2
0
6
6
4
 
2
Colin Gregory
Otto Froitzheim
6
4
4
6
6
0
     
retired
3
Gordon Crole-Rees / Cyril Eames
Heinrich Kleinschroth / Daniel Prenn
7
5
6
2
6
4
     
4
Colin Gregory
Hans Moldenhauer
2
6
6
4
3
6
6
1
6
2
 
5
Edward Higgs
Daniel Prenn
6
3
1
6
5
7
6
2
3
6
 

Netherlands vs. Austria


Netherlands
3
The Hague, Netherlands [25]
7–9 June 1928
Clay

Austria
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Hendrik Timmer
Franz Wilhelm Matejka
2
6
5
7
6
0
6
3
6
4
 
2
Arthur Diemer-Kool
Herman von Artens
6
3
4
6
6
3
3
6
6
0
 
3
Arthur Diemer-Kool / Hendrik Timmer
Herman von Artens / Franz Wilhelm Matejka
6
2
6
3
6
0
     
4
Hendrik Timmer
Herman von Artens
          not
played
5
Arthur Diemer-Kool
Franz Wilhelm Matejka
          not
played

Semifinals

Great Britain vs. Italy


Great Britain
1
Felixstowe Lawn Tennis Club, Felixstowe, England [26]
20–22 June 1928
Grass

Italy
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Edward Higgs
Uberto De Morpurgo
5
7
4
6
5
7
     
2
Colin Gregory
Giorgio de Stefani
6
3
3
6
3
6
2
6
   
3
Gordon Crole-Rees / Cyril Eames
Placido Gaslini / Uberto De Morpurgo
4
6
6
3
6
4
7
9
5
7
 
4
Colin Gregory
Uberto De Morpurgo
0
6
1
6
2
6
     
5
Edward Higgs
Giorgio de Stefani
6
1
3
6
6
3
5
7
6
2
 

Czechoslovakia vs. Netherlands


Czechoslovakia
3
Prague, Czechoslovakia [27]
22–24 June 1928

Netherlands
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Pavel Macenauer
Hendrik Timmer
6
2
0
6
6
0
6
4
   
2
Jan Koželuh
Christiaan van Lennep
6
2
6
0
6
2
     
3
Jan Koželuh / Roderich Menzel
Christiaan van Lennep / Hendrik Timmer
3
6
6
3
2
6
4
6
   
4
Jan Koželuh
Hendrik Timmer
3
6
6
1
1
6
4
6
   
5
Pavel Macenauer
Christiaan van Lennep
6
2
6
2
6
2
     

Final

Italy vs. Czechoslovakia


Italy
3
Milan, Italy [2]
13–15 July 1928
Clay

Czechoslovakia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Uberto De Morpurgo
Pavel Macenauer
6
3
6
3
6
4
     
2
Placido Gaslini
Jan Koželuh
1
6
7
9
6
3
4
6
   
3
Placido Gaslini / Uberto De Morpurgo
Jan Koželuh / Pavel Macenauer
6
8
6
4
4
6
4
6
   
4
Uberto De Morpurgo
Jan Koželuh
6
1
6
2
6
0
     
5
Placido Gaslini
Pavel Macenauer
0
6
6
4
6
4
6
3
   
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  1. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. "Italy v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  3. "Sweden v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  4. "Czechoslovakia v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  5. "Romania v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  6. "Italy v Australia". daviscup.com.
  7. "Yugoslavia v Finland". daviscup.com.
  8. "Great Britain v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  9. "Germany v Greece". daviscup.com.
  10. "Spain v Chile". daviscup.com.
  11. "Poland v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  12. "Austria v Philippines". daviscup.com.
  13. "Norway v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  14. "Ireland v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  15. "Switzerland v India". daviscup.com.
  16. "Italy v Romania". daviscup.com.
  17. "Finland v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  18. "Germany v Spain". daviscup.com.
  19. "Denmark v Austria". daviscup.com.
  20. "Netherlands v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  21. "Sweden v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  22. "Portugal v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  23. "Italy v India". daviscup.com.
  24. "Great Britain v Germany". daviscup.com.
  25. "Netherlands v Austria". daviscup.com.
  26. "Great Britain v Italy". daviscup.com.
  27. "Czechoslovakia v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
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