1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

Main article: 1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

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

Draw
First Round
16 April–5 May
   Second Round
8–17 May
   Quarterfinals
20 May–6 June
   Semifinals
12–18 June
   Final
9–11 July
  Finland    
 bye       Finland 1  
  Egypt     Egypt 4    
Paris, France (clay)
 bye         Egypt 0  
  Yugoslavia         Japan 5  
 bye       Yugoslavia 0
  Japan     Japan 5    
 bye         Japan 0  
  Belgium         Great Britain 5  
 bye       Belgium 0  
  Great Britain 5     Great Britain 5    
  Monaco 0         Great Britain 5
  Germany 0    
Dublin, Ireland (grass)
     South Africa 0  
  South Africa 5       South Africa 4
   Switzerland 0     Ireland 1    
  Ireland 5         Great Britain 4
  Greece 3         Czechoslovakia 1
  Austria 2       Greece 1  
  Spain 2     Czechoslovakia 4    
  Czechoslovakia 3         Czechoslovakia 3  
  Italy 4    
Turin, Italy (clay)
     Italy 0  
  Hungary 1       Italy 3
 bye     Netherlands 0    
  Netherlands         Czechoslovakia 5
 bye    
Oslo, Norway (clay)
     Denmark 0  
  Norway       Norway 0  
 bye     Poland 3    
  Poland         Poland 2
 bye         Denmark 3  
  Denmark       Denmark 5
 bye     Romania 0  
  Romania  

First round

Great Britain vs. Monaco

Great Britain
5		 Carhullen Lawn Tennis Club, Plymouth, England [3]
23–25 April 1931
Clay
Monaco
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Bunny Austin
Vladimir Landau		 6
0		 6
0		 6
1		      
2
Fred Perry
René Gallèpe		 6
3		 6
2		 6
5		      
3
Pat Hughes / Charles Kingsley
René Gallèpe / Vladimir Landau		 6
0		 6
2		 6
0		      
4
Bunny Austin
René Gallèpe		 6
0		 6
1		 6
2		      
5
Charles Kingsley
Vladimir Landau		 6
0		 6
1		 6
4		      

Germany vs. South Africa

Germany
0		 Düsseldorf, Germany [4]
1–3 May 1931
South Africa
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Phillip Buss
Vernon Kirby		 6
1		 1
6 		2
6 		3
6 		   
2
Eberhard Nourney
Louis Raymond		 6
3		 3
6 		6
4		 4
6 		5
7 		 
3
Walter Dessart / Eberhard Nourney
Norman Farquharson / Vernon Kirby		 2
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
4
Eberhard Nourney
Vernon Kirby		 6
4		 3
6 		4
6 		3
6 		   
5
Phillip Buss
Louis Raymond		 6
4		 3
6 		5
7 		6
8 		   

Switzerland vs. Ireland

Switzerland
0		 Montreux, Switzerland [5]
2–5 May 1931
Ireland
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Charles Aeschlimann
George Lyttleton-Rogers		 2
6 		5
7 		2
6 		     
2
Hector Fisher
Edward McGuire		 4
6 		5
7 		5
7 		     
3
Charles Aeschlimann / Hector Fisher
George Lyttleton-Rogers / Charles Scroope		 3
6 		7
5		 11
13 		2
6 		   
4
Charles Aeschlimann
Edward McGuire		 7
5		 5
7 		6
2		 6
8 		2
6 		 
5
Hector Fisher
George Lyttleton-Rogers		 1
6 		6
2		 2
6 		6
8 		   

Greece vs. Austria

Greece
3		 Athens, Greece [6]
16–18 April 1931
Austria
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Orestis Garangiotis
Franz Wilhelm Matejka		 8
6		 3
6 		7
5		 1
6 		6
4		  
2
Augustos Zerlendis
Herman von Artens		 1
6 		6
3		 1
6 		6
2		 8
6		  
3
Max Balli / I. Georgiadis
Herman von Artens / Michael Haberl		 7
5		 3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		   
4
Orestis Garangiotis
Herman von Artens		 6
1		 2
6 		6
4		 6
8 		6
2		  
5
Augustos Zerlendis
Franz Wilhelm Matejka		 3
6 		2
6 		8
6		 3
6 		   

Czechoslovakia vs. Spain

Czechoslovakia
3		 Prague, Czechoslovakia [7]
1–3 May 1931
Spain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Roderich Menzel
Enrique Maier		 6
3		 6
2		 6
3		      
2
Ladislav Hecht
Manuel Alonso Areizaga		 6
3		 4
6 		7
5		 0
6 		6
1		  
3
Roderich Menzel / Friedrich Rohrer
Manuel Alonso Areizaga / Enrique Maier		 1
6 		7
9 		1
6 		     
4
Ladislav Hecht
Enrique Maier		 6
4		 3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		   
5
Roderich Menzel
Manuel Alonso Areizaga		 6
8 		6
2		 6
1		 6
3		    

Hungary vs. Italy

Hungary
1		 Budapest, Hungary [8]
1–3 May 1931
Italy
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Imre Takáts
Giorgio de Stefani		 3
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
2
Béla von Kehrling
Uberto De Morpurgo		 6
3		 6
3		 6
4		      
3
Emil Gábori / Béla von Kehrling
Alberto del Bono / Uberto De Morpurgo		 6
8 		6
3		 5
7 		5
7 		   
4
Imre Takáts
Uberto De Morpurgo		 3
6 		6
8 		1
6 		     
5
Béla von Kehrling
Giorgio de Stefani		 2
6 		6
4		 2
6 		6
4		 2
6 		 

Second round

Finland vs. Egypt

Finland
1		 Helsinki, Finland [9]
8–10 May 1931
Egypt
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Arne Grahn
Loutfalla Wahid		 8
6		 6
3		 6
8 		6
3		    
2
Bo Grotenfelt
Jacques Grandguillot		 6
3		 1
6 		4
6 		2
6 		   
3
Arne Grahn / Bo Grotenfelt
Jacques Grandguillot / Ahmed Shukry		 4
6 		6
2		 4
6 		6
3		 5
7 		 
4
Arne Grahn
Jacques Grandguillot		 6
3		 5
7 		5
7 		2
6 		   
5
Bo Grotenfelt
Loutfalla Wahid		 3
6 		6
2		 4
6 		4
6 		   

Yugoslavia vs. Japan

Yugoslavia
0		 Zagreb, Yugoslavia [10]
8–10 May 1931
Japan
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Franjo Kukuljević
Jiro Sato		 3
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
2
Franjo Šefer
Hyotare Sato		 3
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     
3
Franjo Kukuljević / Franjo Šefer
Minoru Kawachi / Jiro Sato		 7
9 		6
3		 7
9 		3
6 		   
4
Franjo Kukuljević
Hyotare Sato		 3
6 		2
6 		6
3		 7
5		 2
6 		 
5
Franjo Šefer
Jiro Sato		 5
7 		3
6 		0
6 		     

Belgium vs. Great Britain

Belgium
0		 Royal Léopold Club, Brussels, Belgium [11]
9–11 May 1931
Clay
Great Britain
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
André Lacroix
Bunny Austin		 4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
2
Léopold de Borman
Fred Perry		 2
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
3
Léopold de Borman / André Lacroix
Pat Hughes / Fred Perry		 1
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
4
Léopold de Borman
Bunny Austin		 0
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
5
André Lacroix
Fred Perry		 6
8 		4
6 		5
7 		     

Ireland vs. South Africa

Ireland
1		 Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland [12]
14–16 May 1931
Grass
South Africa
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
George Lyttleton-Rogers
Pat Spence		 6
4		 6
2		 4
6 		4
6 		6
4		  
2
Edward McGuire
Vernon Kirby		 6
4		 3
6 		5
7 		5
7 		   
3
George Lyttleton-Rogers / Charles Scroope
Norman Farquharson / Pat Spence		 6
1		 1
6 		5
7 		6
2		 3
6 		 
4
Edward McGuire
Pat Spence		 3
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
5
George Lyttleton-Rogers
Vernon Kirby		 6
3		 5
7 		8
10 		2
6 		   

Greece vs. Czechoslovakia

Greece
1		 Athens, Greece [13]
15–17 May 1931
Czechoslovakia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Augustos Zerlendis
Roderich Menzel		 2
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
2
Orestis Garangiotis
Ladislav Hecht		 1
6 		8
6		 6
2		 11
9		    
3
Max Balli / Georgios Nikolaides
Ferenc Maršálek / Roderich Menzel		 2
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
4
Augustos Zerlendis
Ladislav Hecht		 2
6 		4
6 		6
3		 4
6 		   
5
Orestis Garangiotis
Roderich Menzel		 1
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     

Italy vs. Netherlands

Italy
3		 Turin Tennis Club, Turin, Italy [14]
15–17 May 1931
Clay
Netherlands
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Uberto De Morpurgo
Aad Knappert		 6
3		 6
1		 6
1		      
2
Giorgio de Stefani
Jan van der Heide		 6
3		 6
3		 6
3		      
3
Alberto del Bono / Uberto De Morpurgo
Jan van der Heide / Aad Knappert		 2
6 		6
2		 6
4		 6
1		    
4
Uberto De Morpurgo
Jan van der Heide		           not
played
5
Giorgio de Stefani
Aad Knappert		           not
played

Norway vs. Poland

Norway
0		 Oslo, Norway [15]
13–15 May 1931
Clay
Poland
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jack Nielsen
Józef Hebda		 1
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2
Torleif Torkildsen
Ignacy Tłoczyński		 2
6 		1
6 		5
7 		     
3
Rolf Christoffersen / Oscar Fagerstrøm
Maksymilian Stolarow / Ignacy Tłoczyński		 2
6 		2
6 		7
5		 2
6 		   
4
Torleif Torkildsen
Józef Hebda		           not
played
5
Jack Nielsen
Ignacy Tłoczyński		           not
played

Denmark vs. Romania

Denmark
5		 Copenhagen, Denmark [16]
13–15 May 1931
Romania
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Einer Ulrich
Nicolae Mișu		 6
4		 6
4		 9
7		      
2
Povl Henriksen
Ion Bunea		 6
0		 6
2		 6
3		      
3
Povl Henriksen / Einer Ulrich
Ion Bunea / Nicolae Mișu		 6
4		 6
2		 6
3		      
4
Einer Ulrich
Ion Bunea		 6
1		 6
1		 6
0		      
5
Povl Henriksen
Nicolae Mișu		 4
6 		6
1		 6
4		 4
6 		6
1		  

Quarterfinals

Japan vs. Egypt

Japan
5		 Paris, France [17]
2–4 June 1931
Clay
Egypt
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jiro Sato
Pierre Grandguillot		 6
0		 6
1		 6
0		      
2
Hyotare Sato
Loutfalla Wahid		 6
4		 2
6 		6
1		 6
8 		6
1		  
3
Minoru Kawachi / Jiro Sato
Ahmed Shukry / Loutfalla Wahid		 6
2		 6
2		 6
1		      
4
Minoru Kawachi
Loutfalla Wahid		 6
3		 4
6 		8
6		 3
6 		6
2		  
5
Hyotare Sato
Ahmed Shukry		 6
0		 6
1		 6
2		      

Great Britain vs. South Africa

Great Britain
5		 Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England [18]
4–6 June 1931
Grass
South Africa
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Bunny Austin
Vernon Kirby		 6
2		 6
8 		2
6 		10
8		 6
3		  
2
Fred Perry
Norman Farquharson		 6
2		 6
3		 6
3		      
3
Pat Hughes / Fred Perry
Norman Farquharson / Pat Spence		 8
6		 6
4		 6
3		      
4
Fred Perry
Vernon Kirby		 3
6 		6
4		 6
1		 6
4		    
5
Bunny Austin
Norman Farquharson		 6
2		 5
7 		6
2		 6
3		    

Czechoslovakia vs. Italy

Czechoslovakia
3		 Prague, Czechoslovakia [19]
4–6 June 1931
Italy
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ladislav Hecht
Giorgio de Stefani		 6
4		 7
5		 3
6 		8
6		    
2
Roderich Menzel
Uberto De Morpurgo		 6
3		 6
3		 4
6 		6
2		    
3
Ferenc Maršálek / Roderich Menzel
Alberto del Bono / Uberto De Morpurgo		 6
3		 6
4		 6
1		      
4
Roderich Menzel
Giorgio de Stefani		           not
played
5
Ladislav Hecht
Uberto De Morpurgo		           not
played

Denmark vs. Poland

Denmark
3		 Copenhagen, Denmark [20]
20–22 May 1931
Poland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Povl Henriksen
Józef Hebda		 6
3		 6
1		 6
2		      
2
Einer Ulrich
Ignacy Tłoczyński		 6
8 		1
6 		6
3		 8
6		 2
6 		 
3
Povl Henriksen / Einer Ulrich
Maksymilian Stolarow / Ignacy Tłoczyński		 6
4		 7
9 		3
6 		6
3		 6
4		  
4
Einer Ulrich
Józef Hebda		 6
2		 6
4		 6
3		      
5
Povl Henriksen
Ignacy Tłoczyński		 2
6 		6
4		 3
6 		2
6 		   

Semifinals

Great Britain vs. Japan

Great Britain
5		 Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England [21]
12–15 June 1931
Grass
Japan
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Fred Perry
Jiro Sato		 6
1		 4
6 		7
5		 7
5		    
2
Bunny Austin
Hyotare Sato		 0
6 		6
2		 6
4		 6
1		    
3
Pat Hughes / Fred Perry
Minoru Kawachi / Jiro Sato		 6
4		 6
4		 8
6		      
4
Bunny Austin
Minoru Kawachi		 6
1		 0
6 		8
6		 6
2		    
5
Fred Perry
Hyotare Sato		 6
2		 6
3		 4
6 		6
2		    

Denmark vs. Czechoslovakia

Denmark
0		 Copenhagen, Denmark [22]
16–18 June 1931
Czechoslovakia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Einer Ulrich
Roderich Menzel		 3
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     
2
Povl Henriksen
Ladislav Hecht		 8
6		 0
6 		6
3		 2
6 		9
11 		 
3
Einer Ulrich / Erik Worm
Ferenc Maršálek / Roderich Menzel		 7
9 		6
1		 3
6 		0
6 		   
4
Erik Worm
Roderich Menzel		 6
3		 2
6 		4
6 		1
6 		   
5
Einer Ulrich
Ladislav Hecht		 3
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     

Final

Czechoslovakia vs. Great Britain

Czechoslovakia
1		 Prague, Czechoslovakia [2]
9–11 July 1931
Clay
Great Britain
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Roderich Menzel
Bunny Austin		 6
3		 2
6 		8
6		 3
6 		3
6 		 
2
Ladislav Hecht
Fred Perry		 1
6 		6
8 		3
6 		     
3
Ferenc Maršálek / Roderich Menzel
Pat Hughes / Fred Perry		 4
6 		6
4		 4
6 		2
6 		   
4
Ladislav Hecht
Bunny Austin		 6
2		 7
5		 6
4		      
5
Roderich Menzel
Fred Perry		 5
7 		3
6 		5
7 		     
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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. "Czechoslovakia v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  3. "Great Britain v Monaco". daviscup.com.
  4. "Germany v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  5. "Switzerland v Ireland". daviscup.com.
  6. "Greece v Austria". daviscup.com.
  7. "Czechoslovakia v Spain". daviscup.com.
  8. "Hungary v Italy". daviscup.com.
  9. "Finland v Egypt". daviscup.com.
  10. "Yugoslavia v Japan". daviscup.com.
  11. "Belgium v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  12. "Ireland v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  13. "Greece v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  14. "Italy v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  15. "Norway v Poland". daviscup.com.
  16. "Denmark v Romania". daviscup.com.
  17. "Japan v Egypt". daviscup.com.
  18. "Great Britain v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  19. "Czechoslovakia v Italy". daviscup.com.
  20. "Denmark v Poland". daviscup.com.
  21. "Great Britain v Japan". daviscup.com.
  22. "Denmark v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
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