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.

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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