1933 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1933 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

Main article: 1933 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

24 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 Australia in the final, and went on to face the United States in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2] In the Qualifying Draw, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy advanced to the 1934 Europe Zone main draw.

Draw
First Round
21 April–9 May
   Second Round
12–21 May
   Quarterfinals
8–13 June
   Semifinals
17–20 June
   Final
13–15 July
  Greece    
 bye       Greece 4  
  Romania     Romania 1    
 bye         Greece 0  
  Czechoslovakia         Czechoslovakia 5  
 bye       Czechoslovakia 5
  Monaco     Monaco 0    
 bye         Czechoslovakia 0  
  Finland w/o    
London, England (clay)
     Great Britain 5  
  India       Finland 0  
  Spain 1     Great Britain 5    
  Great Britain 4         Great Britain 4
  Italy 4    
Genoa, Italy (clay)
     Italy 1  
  Yugoslavia 1       Italy 4
  Belgium 2     Austria 1    
  Austria 3         Great Britain 3
  Denmark 2    
Dublin, Ireland (grass)
     Australia 2
  Ireland 3       Ireland 0  
  Hungary 0     Japan 5    
Berlin, Germany (clay)
  Japan 5         Japan 4  
  Germany 5         Germany 1  
  Egypt 0       Germany 4
  Netherlands 3     Netherlands 1    
Paris, France (clay)
  Poland 2         Japan 2
 bye         Australia 3  
   Switzerland        Switzerland 1  
 bye     South Africa 4    
London, England (grass)
  South Africa         South Africa 2
 bye    
Oslo, Norway (clay)
     Australia 3  
  Norway       Norway 0
 bye     Australia 5  
  Australia  

First round

Spain vs. Great Britain

Spain
1		 Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain [3]
21–23 April 1933
Clay
Great Britain
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Enrique Maier
Fred Perry		 5
7 		5
7 		2
6 		     
2
Francisco Sindreu
Bunny Austin		 0
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
3
Alberto Durall / Enrique Maier
Pat Hughes / Fred Perry		 6
3		 6
1		 1
6 		4
6 		6
3		  
4
Francisco Sindreu
Fred Perry		 1
6 		3
6 		0
6 		     
5
Enrique Maier
Bunny Austin		 6
8 		5
7 		1
6 		     

Italy vs. Yugoslavia

Italy
4		 Florence, Italy [4]
4–6 May 1933
Clay
Yugoslavia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Uberto De Morpurgo
Franjo Punčec		 9
7		 6
3		 6
4		      
2
Giorgio de Stefani
Franjo Kukuljević		 6
4		 6
0		 3
6 		6
2		    
3
Uberto De Morpurgo / Augusto Rado
Franjo Kukuljević / Josip Palada		 14
12		 3
6 		6
1		 4
6 		3
6 		 
4
Uberto De Morpurgo
Franjo Kukuljević		 7
5		 6
3		 6
4		      
5
Giorgio de Stefani
Josip Palada		 6
1		 6
2		 6
2		      

Belgium vs. Austria

Belgium
2		 Brussels, Belgium [5]
5–7 May 1933
Austria
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Léopold de Borman
Herman von Artens		 6
4		 2
6 		4
6 		5
7 		   
2
André Lacroix
Franz Wilhelm Matejka		 3
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
3
Léopold de Borman / André Lacroix
Adam Baworowski / Herbert Kinzl		 6
4		 6
3		 6
1		      
4
André Lacroix
Herman von Artens		 6
2		 6
2		 6
4		      
5
Léopold de Borman
Franz Wilhelm Matejka		 6
2		 4
6 		0
6 		6
3		 3
6 		 

Denmark vs. Ireland

Denmark
2		 Copenhagen, Denmark [6]
7–9 May 1933
Ireland
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Einer Ulrich
George Lyttleton-Rogers		 6
8 		2
6 		2
6 		     
2
Anker Jacobsen
George McVeagh		 3
6 		2
6 		6
4		 8
6		 6
3		  
3
Povl Henriksen / Einer Ulrich
George Lyttleton-Rogers / Edward McGuire		 6
4		 1
6 		6
8 		4
6 		   
4
Anker Jacobsen
George Lyttleton-Rogers		 1
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
5
Einer Ulrich
George McVeagh		 6
2		 6
3		 6
3		      

Hungary vs. Japan

Hungary
0		 Budapest, Hungary [7]
5–7 May 1933
Japan
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Emil Gábori
Jiro Sato		 4
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
2
Béla von Kehrling
Ryosuke Nunoi		 6
4		 6
8 		3
6 		1
6 		   
3
Emil Gábori / Imre Zichy
Ryosuke Nunoi / Jiro Sato		 0
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
4
Béla von Kehrling
Jiro Sato		 4
6 		4
6 		7
9 		     
5
Emil Gábori
Ryosuke Nunoi		 6
3		 6
1		 3
6 		7
9 		4
6 		 

Germany vs. Egypt

Germany
5		 Wiesbaden, Germany [8]
5–7 May 1933
Egypt
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Gottfried von Cramm
Loutfalla Wahid		 6
3		 6
4		 6
2		      
2
Eberhard Nourney
Adolphe Bogdagli		 8
6		 6
1		 6
1		      
3
Gottfried von Cramm / Gustav Jaenecke
Ahmed Shukry / Loutfalla Wahid		 4
6 		6
4		 8
6		 6
4		    
4
Gottfried von Cramm
Adolphe Bogdagli		 6
2		 6
2		 6
2		      
5
Eberhard Nourney
Loutfalla Wahid		 5
7 		8
6		 6
2		 9
7		    

Netherlands vs. Poland

Netherlands
3		 The Hague, Netherlands [9]
5–7 May 1933
Clay
Poland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Hendrik Timmer
Józef Hebda		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      
2
Tod Hughan
Ignacy Tłoczyński		 1
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
3
Arthur Diemer-Kool / Hendrik Timmer
Józef Hebda / Ignacy Tłoczyński		 3
6 		6
1		 6
2		 6
3		    
4
Hendrik Timmer
Ignacy Tłoczyński		 6
1		 3
6 		6
4		 3
6 		6
2		  
5
Tod Hughan
Józef Hebda		 3
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     

Second round

Greece vs. Romania

Greece
4		 Athens, Greece [10]
12–14 May 1933
Romania
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Georgios Nikolaides
Tibor Réti		 7
5		 6
1		 6
3		      
2
Lazaros Stalios
Ghica Poulieff		 6
2		 4
6 		6
3		 7
5		    
3
Lazaros Stalios / Stefanos Xydis
Ghica Poulieff / Tibor Réti		 3
6 		2
6 		6
3		 5
7 		   
4
Georgios Nikolaides
Ghica Poulieff		 6
2		 1
6 		6
2		 6
2		    
5
Stefanos Xydis
Alexandru Botez		 4
6 		6
3		 6
4		 6
1		    

Czechoslovakia vs. Monaco

Czechoslovakia
5		 Prague, Czechoslovakia [11]
12–14 May 1933
Monaco
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Roderich Menzel
Vladimir Landau		 6
2		 6
2		 6
4		      
2
Josef Šíba
René Gallèpe		 6
1		 6
2		 6
1		      
3
Ferenc Maršálek / Roderich Menzel
René Gallèpe / Vladimir Landau		 6
1		 6
4		 8
6		      
4
Josef Šíba
Vladimir Landau		 3
6 		9
7		 6
4		 6
1		    
5
Roderich Menzel
René Gallèpe		 6
3		 6
2		 6
1		      

Great Britain vs. Finland

Great Britain
5		 Queen's Club, London, England [12]
13–16 May 1933
Clay
Finland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Fred Perry
Bo Grotenfelt		 6
0		 6
3		 6
1		      
2
Bunny Austin
Arne Grahn		 6
0		 6
2		 6
2		      
3
Pat Hughes / Fred Perry
Arne Grahn / Bo Grotenfelt		 6
1		 6
1		 6
3		      
4
Fred Perry
Arne Grahn		 6
1		 6
2		 6
4		      
5
Bunny Austin
Bo Grotenfelt		 6
0		 6
1		 6
4		      

Italy vs. Austria

Italy
4		 Genoa, Italy [13]
19–21 May 1933
Clay
Austria
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Giorgio de Stefani
Herman von Artens		 7
5		 6
2		 6
0		      
2
Uberto De Morpurgo
Franz Wilhelm Matejka		 3
6 		6
3		 6
3		 3
6 		3
6 		 
3
Augusto Rado / Valentino Taroni
Herman von Artens / Franz Wilhelm Matejka		 6
3		 4
6 		4
6 		6
2		 7
5		  
4
Giorgio de Stefani
Franz Wilhelm Matejka		 6
3		 6
3		 4
6 		6
2		    
5
Uberto De Morpurgo
Herman von Artens		 4
6 		7
5		 6
3		 6
3		    

Ireland vs. Japan

Ireland
0		 Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland [14]
18–20 May 1933
Grass
Japan
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
George Lyttleton-Rogers
Ryosuke Nunoi		 5
7 		3
6 		5
7 		     
2
Edward McGuire
Jiro Sato		 2
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3
George Lyttleton-Rogers / Edward McGuire
Ryosuke Nunoi / Jiro Sato		 3
6 		6
8 		6
3		 2
6 		   
4
George Lyttleton-Rogers
Jiro Sato		 1
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
5
Edward McGuire
Ryosuke Nunoi		 6
4		 6
3		 4
6 		3
6 		3
6 		 

Germany vs. Netherlands

Germany
4		 Berlin, Germany [15]
19–21 May 1933
Netherlands
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Gottfried von Cramm
Hendrik Timmer		 6
2		 6
3		 1
6 		6
4		    
2
Fritz Kuhlmann
Gerard Leembruggen		 6
3		 6
3		 6
1		      
3
Gottfried von Cramm / Eberhard Nourney
Ody Koopman / Hendrik Timmer		 6
3		 6
1		 1
6 		8
6		    
4
Gottfried von Cramm
Gerard Leembruggen		 6
3		 6
2		 6
3		      
5
Fritz Kuhlmann
Hendrik Timmer		 2
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     

Switzerland vs. South Africa

Switzerland
1		 Basel, Switzerland [16]
19–21 May 1933
South Africa
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Hector Fisher
Vernon Kirby		 7
5		 4
6 		6
0		 5
7 		3
6 		 
2
Max Ellmer
Colin Robbins		 1
6 		1
6 		7
5		 3
6 		   
3
Hector Fisher / Werner Steiner
Norman Farquharson / Vernon Kirby		 4
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
4
Max Ellmer
Jack Condon		 6
4		 4
6 		6
4		 6
2		    
5
Hector Fisher
Colin Robbins		 10
8		 6
3		 1
6 		4
6 		4
6 		 

Norway vs. Australia

Norway
0		 Oslo, Norway [17]
12–14 May 1933
Clay
Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Johan Haanes
Jack Crawford		 1
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
2
Finn-Trygve Smith
Vivian McGrath		 1
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
3
Johan Haanes / Ragnar Hagen
Jack Crawford / Don Turnbull		 2
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
4
Finn-Trygve Smith
Adrian Quist		 5
7 		6
4		 1
6 		0
6 		   
5
Johan Haanes
Vivian McGrath		 5
7 		5
7 		2
6 		     

Quarterfinals

Czechoslovakia vs. Greece

Czechoslovakia
5		 Prague, Czechoslovakia [18]
8–10 June 1933
Greece
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Josef Šíba
Georgios Nikolaides		 6
3		 3
6 		6
2		 6
1		    
2
Roderich Menzel
Lazaros Stalios		 6
2		 6
4		 9
7		      
3
Ferenc Maršálek / Roderich Menzel
Georgios Nikolaides / Stefanos Xydis		 6
1		 6
1		 6
1		      
4
Josef Šíba
Lazaros Stalios		 6
3		 6
1		 3
6 		8
6		    
5
Roderich Menzel
Georgios Nikolaides		 6
1		 6
2		 4
6 		6
0		    

Great Britain vs. Italy

Great Britain
4		 Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England [19]
8–10 June 1933
Grass
Italy
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Fred Perry
Uberto De Morpurgo		 6
4		 7
5		 6
4		      
2
Bunny Austin
Giorgio de Stefani		 6
2		 7
5		 7
5		      
3
Pat Hughes / Fred Perry
Augusto Rado / Valentino Taroni		 6
1		 6
4		 9
7		      
4
Fred Perry
Giorgio de Stefani		 7
5		 4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		   
5
Bunny Austin
Uberto De Morpurgo		 6
4		 6
3		 6
2		      

Germany vs. Japan

Germany
1		 Slav-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany [20]
9–11 June 1933
Clay
Japan
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Gottfried von Cramm
Jiro Sato		 3
6 		6
2		 3
6 		4
6 		   
2
Gustav Jaenecke
Ryosuke Nunoi		 2
6 		6
4		 3
6 		2
6 		   
3
Gottfried von Cramm / Eberhard Nourney
Ryosuke Nunoi / Jiro Sato		 2
6 		3
6 		6
3		 1
6 		   
4
Gustav Jaenecke
Jiro Sato		 2
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
5
Gottfried von Cramm
Ryosuke Nunoi		 3
6 		6
2		 7
5		 5
7 		6
3		  

Australia vs. South Africa

Australia
3		 Queen's Club, London, England [21]
10–13 June 1933
Grass
South Africa
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jack Crawford
Vernon Kirby		 8
6		 6
1		 6
3		      
2
Vivian McGrath
Colin Robbins		 7
5		 6
4		 4
6 		10
8		    
3
Jack Crawford / Vivian McGrath
Norman Farquharson / Vernon Kirby		 4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4
Vivian McGrath
Vernon Kirby		 8
6		 0
6 		4
6 		2
6 		   
5
Jack Crawford
Colin Robbins		 6
4		 6
1		 6
0		      

Semifinals

Great Britain vs. Czechoslovakia

Great Britain
5		 Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England [22]
17–20 June 1933
Grass
Czechoslovakia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Fred Perry
Roderich Menzel		 6
1		 6
4		 6
3		      
2
Bunny Austin
Ladislav Hecht		 6
1		 11
9		 6
4		      
3
Pat Hughes / Fred Perry
Ferenc Maršálek / Roderich Menzel		 6
3		 6
4		 6
4		      
4
Fred Perry
Ladislav Hecht		 6
2		 6
2		 6
2		      
5
Bunny Austin
Roderich Menzel		 3
6 		9
7		 6
0		 6
1		    

Australia vs. Japan

Australia
3		 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [23]
17–19 June 1933
Clay
Japan
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jack Crawford
Ryosuke Nunoi		 6
2		 4
6 		6
3		 4
6 		7
5		  
2
Vivian McGrath
Jiro Sato		 9
7		 1
6 		4
6 		6
4		 7
5		  
3
Jack Crawford / Adrian Quist
Ryosuke Nunoi / Jiro Sato		 7
5		 7
9 		6
3		 3
6 		6
3		  
4
Vivian McGrath
Ryosuke Nunoi		 4
6 		4
6 		8
6		 5
7 		   
5
Jack Crawford
Jiro Sato		 6
3		 3
6 		1
6 		6
1		 2
6 		 

Final

Great Britain vs. Australia

Great Britain
3		 Centre Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England [2]
13–15 July 1933
Grass
Australia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Bunny Austin
Jack Crawford		 6
4		 2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		   
2
Fred Perry
Vivian McGrath		 6
2		 6
4		 6
2		      
3
Pat Hughes / Fred Perry
Adrian Quist / Don Turnbull		 7
5		 6
4		 3
6 		6
3		    
4
Bunny Austin
Vivian McGrath		 6
4		 7
5		 6
3		      
5
Harry Lee
Jack Crawford		 6
8 		5
7 		4
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. "Great Britain v Australia". daviscup.com.
  3. "Spain v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  4. "Italy v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  5. "Belgium v Austria". daviscup.com.
  6. "Denmark v Ireland". daviscup.com.
  7. "Hungary v Japan". daviscup.com.
  8. "Germany v Egypt". daviscup.com.
  9. "Netherlands v Poland". daviscup.com.
  10. "Greece v Romania". daviscup.com.
  11. "Czechoslovakia v Monaco". daviscup.com.
  12. "Great Britain v Finland". daviscup.com.
  13. "Italy v Austria". daviscup.com.
  14. "Ireland v Japan". daviscup.com.
  15. "Germany v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  16. "Switzerland v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  17. "Norway v Australia". daviscup.com.
  18. "Czechoslovakia v Greece". daviscup.com.
  19. "Great Britain v Italy". daviscup.com.
  20. "Germany v Japan". daviscup.com.
  21. "Australia v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  22. "Great Britain v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  23. "Australia v Japan". daviscup.com.
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