1938 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1938 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

Main article: 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[lower-alpha 1]    
  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
Hans van Swol
Bernard Destremau		 6
3		 6
0		 8
6		      
2
Tod Hughan
Yvon Petra		 3
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3
Tod Hughan / Hans van Swol
Henri Bolelli / Yvon Petra		 6
8 		1
6 		6
1		 7
5		 6
2		  
4
Hans van Swol
Yvon Petra		 0
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
5
Tod Hughan
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
Józef Hebda
Helge Plougmann		 6
2		 6
2		 6
1		      
2
Ignacy Tłoczyński
Finn Bekkevold		 6
2		 6
3		 6
2		      
3
Józef Hebda / Ignacy Tłoczyński
Niels Korner / Einer Ulrich		 6
2		 6
3		 6
8 		6
3		    
4
Ignacy Tłoczyński
Helge Plougmann		 6
0		 6
2		 6
1		      
5
Józef Hebda
Finn Bekkevold		 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
George Lyttleton-Rogers
Giorgio de Stefani		 7
5		 2
6 		6
3		 6
2		    
2
George McVeagh
Vanni Canepele		 0
6 		2
6 		0
6 		     
3
George Lyttleton-Rogers / George McVeagh
Ferruccio Quintavalle / Valentino Taroni		 3
6 		6
4		 1
6 		2
6 		   
4
Hector Ryan
Giorgio de Stefani		 2
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
5
George Lyttleton-Rogers
Vanni Canepele		 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
Jimmy Jones
Cristea Caralulis		 3
6 		6
3		 2
6 		6
8 		   
2
Ronald Shayes
Arnulf Schmidt		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      
3
Donald Butler / Frank Wilde
Cristea Caralulis / Arnulf Schmidt		 8
6		 7
5		 6
2		      
4
Jimmy Jones
Arnulf Schmidt		 3
6 		1
6 		6
0		 6
2		 6
8 		 
5
Ronald Shayes
Cristea Caralulis		 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
Franjo Punčec
Ladislav Hecht		 7
5		 6
3		 6
3		      
2
Josip Palada
Roderich Menzel		 2
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
3
Dragutin Mitić / Franjo Punčec
František Cejnar / Roderich Menzel		 9
11 		6
3		 7
9 		2
6 		   
4
Franjo Punčec
Roderich Menzel		 3
6 		6
1		 6
1		 6
2		    
5
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
Georg von Metaxa
Johan Haanes		 2
6 		5
7 		6
2		 6
3		 7
5		  
2
Henner Henkel
Fritz Jenssen		 6
0		 6
0		 6
1		      
3
Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa
Johan Haanes / Fritz Jenssen		 6
1		 6
2		 6
3		      
4
Georg von Metaxa
Fritz Jenssen		 6
1		 6
0		 6
0		      
5
Rolf Göpfert
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
Bernard Destremau
Gaston Médécin		 6
3		 6
0		 6
1		      
2
Yvon Petra
Aleco Noghès		 6
1		 6
1		 6
0		      
3
Henri Bolelli / Pierre Pellizza
Vladimir Landau / Gaston Médécin		 6
2		 6
1		 6
3		      
4
Henri Bolelli
Aleco Noghès		 6
1		 6
1		 6
2		      
5
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
Vanni Canepele
Józef Hebda		 6
1		 7
9 		6
2		 7
9 		6
2		  
2
Giorgio de Stefani
Ignacy Tłoczyński		 8
6		 6
4		 2
6 		2
6 		  retired
 
3
Ferruccio Quintavalle / Valentino Taroni
Czesław Spychała / Ignacy Tłoczyński		 11
9		 2
6 		6
4		 3
6 		7
5		  
4
Valentino Taroni
Józef Hebda		 3
6 		6
3		 1
6 		4
6 		   
5
Vanni Canepele
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
Dragutin Mitić
Donald Butler		 6
3		 6
1		 6
4		      
2
Franjo Punčec
Ronald Shayes		 6
4		 4
6 		6
2		 6
4		    
3
Dragutin Mitić / Franjo Punčec
Donald Butler / Frank Wilde		 7
5		 6
3		 3
6 		5
7 		6
3		  
4
Dragutin Mitić
Ronald Shayes		 6
2		 6
3		 11
9		      
5
Franjo Punčec
Donald Butler		 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
Kalle Schröder
Hector Fisher		 8
6		 6
2		 6
0		      
2
Nils Rohlsson
Boris Maneff		 1
6 		4
6 		6
2		 1
6 		   
3
Nils Rohlsson / Kalle Schröder
Hector Fisher / Boris Maneff		 6
2		 5
7 		6
4		 7
5		    
4
Kalle Schröder
Boris Maneff		 3
6 		1
6 		6
2		 6
4		 6
2		  
5
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
Lazaros Stalios
André Lacroix		 1
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
2
Georgios Nikolaides
Charles Naeyaert		 1
6 		4
6 		7
9 		     
3
Georgios Nikolaides / Lazaros Stalios
Léopold de Borman / André Lacroix		 2
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
4
Lazaros Stalios
Charles Naeyaert		 4
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
5
Georgios Nikolaides
Pierre Geelhand de Merxem		 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
György Dallos
Henner Henkel		 4
6 		9
11 		0
6 		     
2
Emil Gábori
Georg von Metaxa		 7
5		 6
4		 4
6 		2
6 		7
5		  
3
József Asbóth / György Dallos
Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa		 7
5		 1
6 		6
8 		3
6 		   
4
György Dallos
Georg von Metaxa		 2
6 		6
3		 3
6 		2
6 		   
5
Emil Gábori
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
Yvon Petra
Valentino Taroni		 6
0		 6
2		 6
3		      
2
Bernard Destremau
Vanni Canepele		 3
6 		6
0		 6
2		 7
5		    
3
Henri Bolelli / Pierre Pellizza
Ferruccio Quintavalle / Valentino Taroni		 9
7		 6
3		 6
4		      
4
Bernard Destremau
Valentino Taroni		 6
8 		7
5		 4
6 		2
6 		   
5
Pierre Pellizza
Renato Bossi		 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
Josip Palada
Kalle Schröder		 5
7 		6
1		 2
6 		8
6		 3
6 		 
2
Franjo Punčec
Nils Rohlsson		 6
2		 6
3		 6
2		      
3
Franjo Kukuljević / Franjo Punčec
Nils Rohlsson / Kalle Schröder		 6
3		 9
7		 6
3		      
4
Josip Palada
Nils Rohlsson		 7
5		 7
5		 6
1		      
5
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
Charles Naeyaert
Ghaus Mohammad Khan		 7
5		 6
2		 3
6 		1
6 		7
9 		 
2
André Lacroix
Subba Sawhney		 6
4		 6
3		 4
6 		6
3		    
3
Léopold de Borman / André Lacroix
Ghaus Mohammad Khan / Subba Sawhney		 4
6 		3
6 		6
3		 7
5		 6
4		  
4
André Lacroix
Ghaus Mohammad Khan		 7
5		 0
6 		2
6 		7
5		 6
3		  
5
Pierre Geelhand de Merxem
Subba Sawhney		           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
Henner Henkel
Yvon Petra		 4
6 		6
1		 11
9		 6
2		    
2
Georg von Metaxa
Bernard Destremau		 6
4		 7
5		 5
7 		5
7 		6
3		  
3
Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa
Jean Le Sueur / Yvon Petra		 4
6 		6
4		 2
6 		10
8		 6
4		  
4
Georg von Metaxa
Yvon Petra		 7
9 		6
8 		4
6 		     
5
Hans Redl
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
Jacques Van den Eynde
Franjo Punčec		 6
2		 0
6 		1
6 		2
6 		   
2
André Lacroix
Josip Palada		 4
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
3
Léopold de Borman / Pierre Geelhand de Merxem
Franjo Kukuljević / Dragutin Mitić		 3
6 		3
6 		6
3		 8
10 		   
4
André Lacroix
Franjo Punčec		 4
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
5
Jacques Van den Eynde
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
Henner Henkel
Franjo Punčec		 1
6 		5
7 		3
6 		     
2
Georg von Metaxa
Josip Palada		 1
6 		6
4		 6
1		 3
6 		12
10		  
3
Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa
Franjo Kukuljević / Franjo Punčec		 1
6 		7
9 		7
5		 6
4		 6
4		  
4
Henner Henkel
Josip Palada		 6
3		 7
5		 6
1		      
5
Hans Redl
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.
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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. "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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