1923 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1923 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

Main article: 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
                                     
  Netherlands  
Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)
 bye  
    Netherlands 5  
    Italy 0  
  Italy
Eastbourne, England (grass)
 bye  
    Netherlands 0  
Brussels, Belgium (clay)
    Spain 5  
  Great Britain 3  
Manchester, England (grass)
  Belgium 2  
    Great Britain 2
    Spain 3  
  Spain [3] w/o
Deauville, France (clay)
  Romania  
    Spain 2
Bordeaux, France (clay)
    France 3
  France 4  
Dublin, Ireland (grass)
  Denmark 1  
    France 4
Dublin, Ireland (grass)
    Ireland 1  
  Ireland 3
Lyon, France (clay)
  India 2  
    France 3
Territet, Switzerland
     Switzerland 2  
   Switzerland 3  
Geneva, Switzerland
  Czechoslovakia 2  
     Switzerland 4
    Argentina 1  
 bye
  Argentina  

First round

Belgium vs. Great Britain

Belgium
2		 Brussels, Belgium [4]
30 May–1 June 1923
Clay
Great Britain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Georges Watson
Randolph Lycett		 2
6 		6
8 		2
6 		     
2
Jean Washer
Brian Gilbert		 6
2		 4
6 		6
2		 6
3		    
3
Jean Washer / Georges Watson
Leslie Godfree / Randolph Lycett		 1
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
4
Jean Washer
Randolph Lycett		 6
1		 6
3		 6
4		      
5
Georges Watson
Brian Gilbert		 1
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     

France vs. Denmark

France
4		 Villa Primrose Athletic Society, Bordeaux, France [5]
15–17 May 1923
Clay
Denmark
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Henri Cochet
Erik Tegner		 6
1		 6
4		 1
6 		5
7 		6
4		  
2
René Lacoste
Henning Larsen		 4
6 		4
6 		6
2		 8
6		 6
8 		 
3
Henri Cochet / Jean-Pierre Samazeuilh
Erik Tegner / Erik Worm		 6
1		 7
5		 6
3		      
4
Henri Cochet
Erik Worm		 6
3		 8
6		 6
1		      
5
Jean-Pierre Samazeuilh
Erik Tegner		 5
7 		6
1		 1
6 		8
6		 6
4		  

Ireland vs. India

Ireland
3		 Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland [6]
1–4 June 1923
Grass
India
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Cecil Campbell
Sydney Jacob		 2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
2
D'Arcy McCrea
Hassan Ali Fyzee		 7
5		 9
7		 2
6 		6
3		    
3
Louis Meldon / Simon Scroope
Lewis Deane / Hassan Ali Fyzee		 6
0		 3
6 		6
8 		6
4		 6
8 		 
4
Cecil Campbell
Hassan Ali Fyzee		 6
4		 7
5		 6
2		      
5
D'Arcy McCrea
Sydney Jacob		 6
4		 6
2		 6
4		      

Switzerland vs. Czechoslovakia

Switzerland
3		 Montreux Lawn Tennis Club, Territet, Switzerland [7]
31 May–2 June 1923
Czechoslovakia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Charles Aeschlimann
Ladislav Žemla		 7
5		 6
2		 8
10 		6
3		    
2
Charles Martin
Friedrich Rohrer		 2
6 		6
3		 6
3		 6
8 		6
2		  
3
Maurice Ferrier / Guy Sautter
Friedrich Rohrer / Ladislav Žemla		 6
4		 4
6 		5
7 		6
8 		   
4
Charles Aeschlimann
Friedrich Rohrer		 4
6 		7
5		 13
11		 3
6 		6
0		  
5
Charles Martin
Ladislav Žemla		 4
6 		6
3		 3
6 		4
6 		   

Quarterfinals

Netherlands vs. Italy

Netherlands
5		 Noordwijk, Netherlands [8]
1–3 June 1923
Clay
Italy
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Christiaan van Lennep
Uberto De Morpurgo		 6
1		 0
6 		6
3		 6
2		    
2
Arthur Diemer-Kool
Cesare Colombo		 6
2		 6
1		 5
7 		6
4		    
3
Arthur Diemer-Kool / Christiaan van Lennep
Mino Balbi Di Robecco / Uberto De Morpurgo		 6
4		 6
4		 6
3		      
4
Christiaan van Lennep
Cesare Colombo		 6
2		 3
6 		6
2		 6
3		    
5
Arthur Diemer-Kool
Uberto De Morpurgo		 7
5		 5
7 		3
6 		6
4		 6
4		  

Great Britain vs. Spain

Great Britain
2		 Northern Lawn Tennis Club, Manchester, England [9]
16–19 June 1923
Grass
Spain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Randolph Lycett
Eduardo Flaquer		 6
0		 6
1		 6
1		      
2
Patrick Wheatley
Manuel de Gomar		 6
4		 8
10 		1
6 		2
6 		   
3
Leslie Godfree / Randolph Lycett
Eduardo Flaquer / Manuel de Gomar		 2
6 		3
6 		6
4		 3
6 		   
4
Patrick Wheatley
Eduardo Flaquer		 0
6 		4
6 		6
3		 6
1		 11
9		  
5
Randolph Lycett
Manuel de Gomar		 4
6 		1
6 		5
7 		     

Ireland vs. France

Ireland
1		 Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland [10]
21–23 June 1923
Grass
France
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
D'Arcy McCrea
Henri Cochet		 1
6 		3
6 		11
13 		     
2
Cecil Campbell
Jean Borotra		 6
1		 7
5		 6
0		      
3
Cecil Campbell / Simon Scroope
Jacques Brugnon / René Lacoste		 2
6 		3
6 		12
14 		     
4
Cecil Campbell
Henri Cochet		 6
0		 5
7 		6
4		 8
10 		6
8 		 
5
D'Arcy McCrea
Jean Borotra		 5
7 		6
1		 7
5		 0
6 		2
6 		 

Switzerland vs. Argentina

Switzerland
4		 Geneva, Switzerland [11]
15–17 June 1923
Argentina
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Charles Martin
Carlos Caminos		 8
6		 6
4		 6
3		      
2
Charles Aeschlimann
Ronaldo Boyd		 8
6		 4
6 		6
4		 6
4		    
3
Charles Aeschlimann / Guy Sautter
Guillermo Robson / Alfredo Villegas		 4
6 		6
3		 9
7		 6
3		    
4
Charles Martin
Ronaldo Boyd		 3
6 		1
6 		9
7		 6
4		 5
7 		 
5
Charles Aeschlimann
Carlos Caminos		 6
3		 7
5		 6
3		      

Semifinals

Spain vs. Netherlands

Spain
5		 Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England [12]
9–11 July 1923
Grass
Netherlands
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Manuel de Gomar
Christiaan van Lennep		 6
4		 6
3		 6
3		      
2
Eduardo Flaquer
Marinus van der Feen		 4
6 		6
2		 6
3		 6
0		    
3
Eduardo Flaquer / Manuel de Gomar
Cornelis Bryan / Hendrik Timmer		 6
4		 6
3		 6
2		      
4
Manuel de Gomar
Marinus van der Feen		 6
3		 6
0		 7
5		      
5
Eduardo Flaquer
Christiaan van Lennep		 5
7 		6
3		 8
6		 6
1		    

France vs. Switzerland

France
3		 Lyon Tennis Club, Lyon, France [13]
13–15 July 1923
Clay
Switzerland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jean-François Blanchy
Charles Aeschlimann		 6
4		 6
2		 6
4		      
2
Henri Cochet
Charles Martin		 6
4		 4
6 		6
3		 1
6 		3
6 		 
3
Jean-François Blanchy / Jean-Pierre Samazeuilh
Charles Aeschlimann / Guy Sautter		 10
8		 6
3		 2
6 		4
6 		4
6 		 
4
Jean-François Blanchy
Charles Martin		 7
5		 6
3		 6
2		      
5
Henri Cochet
Charles Aeschlimann		 1
6 		6
3		 6
3		 5
7 		6
4		  

Final

France vs. Spain

France
3		 Sporting Club, Deauville, France [2]
28 July – 1 August 1923
Clay
Spain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
René Lacoste
Manuel de Gomar		 6
3		 6
4		 5
7 		6
4		    
2
Jean-François Blanchy
Eduardo Flaquer		 6
1		 6
2		 3
6 		6
1		    
3
Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet
Eduardo Flaquer / Manuel de Gomar		 4
6 		6
8 		13
11		 6
1		 4
6 		 
4
René Lacoste
Eduardo Flaquer		 6
1		 6
3		 6
2		      
5
Jean-François Blanchy
Manuel de Gomar		 3
6 		6
2		 2
6 		2
6 		   

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. "France v Spain". daviscup.com.
  3. "Spain v Romania". daviscup.com.
  4. "Belgium v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  5. "France v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  6. "Ireland v India". daviscup.com.
  7. "Switzerland v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  8. "Netherlands v Italy". daviscup.com.
  9. "Great Britain v Spain". daviscup.com.
  10. "Ireland v France". daviscup.com.
  11. "Switzerland v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  12. "Spain v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  13. "France v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
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