1926 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1926 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

19 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 Great Britain in the final, and went on to face Japan in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw

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First Round
27 April-9 May
Rome, Italy (clay)
  Italy5
  Romania0
Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)
  Netherlands3
  Belgium2
Sutton Coldfield, England (clay)
  South Africa4
  Portugal1
Second Round
8–22 May
Quarterfinals
24 May-2 June
Semifinals
9–16 July
Final
24–26 July
Dublin, Ireland (grass)
  Ireland2
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
  Spain3
  Spain3
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
  Argentina1
  Argentina3
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
  Hungary2
  Spain1
Harrogate, England (clay)
  Great Britain4
  Great Britain5
Rome, Italy (clay)
  Poland0
  Great Britain3
Rome, Italy (clay)
  Italy2
  Italy3
Cabourg, France (clay)
  Netherlands2
  Great Britain0
  France5
  South Africa [3]w/o
Kensington, England (clay)
  Austria
  South Africa1
Malmö, Sweden
  Sweden4
  Sweden3
Stockholm, Sweden (clay)
   Switzerland2
  Sweden0
Prague, Czechoslovakia
  France5
  Czechoslovakia4
Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
  India1
  Czechoslovakia0
Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
  France3
  Denmark0
  France5

First round

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Romania vs. Italy

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Romania
0
Bucharest, Romania[4]
27–29 April 1926
Clay
 
Italy
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Nicolae Mișu
Uberto De Morpurgo
2
6
1
6
3
6
     
2  
 
Alfred San Galli
Clemente Serventi
2
6
2
6
1
6
     
3  
 
Nicolae Mișu / Alfred San Galli
Uberto De Morpurgo / Clemente Serventi
3
6
3
6
5
7
     
4  
 
Alfred San Galli
Uberto De Morpurgo
1
6
1
6
2
6
     
5  
 
Nicolae Mișu
Clemente Serventi
6
2
3
6
1
6
1
0
  retired
 

Netherlands vs. Belgium

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Netherlands
3
Noordwijk, Netherlands[5]
7–9 May 1926
Clay
 
Belgium
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Christiaan van Lennep
Jean Washer
6
4
3
6
6
8
6
3
2
6
 
2  
 
Hendrik Timmer
André Laloux
6
1
6
0
6
1
     
3  
 
Arthur Diemer-Kool / Christiaan van Lennep
Georges François / Jean Washer
0
6
8
10
6
3
6
2
7
5
 
4  
 
Christiaan van Lennep
André Laloux
6
0
6
0
6
2
     
5  
 
Hendrik Timmer
Jean Washer
1
6
3
6
5
7
     

South Africa vs. Portugal

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South Africa
4
Sutton Hard Courts Lawn Tennis Club, Sutton Coldfield, England[6]
30 April–2 May 1926
Clay
 
Portugal
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Patrick Spence
Antonio Casanovas
6
1
6
1
6
4
     
2  
 
Julien Lezard
José de Verda
3
6
2
6
1
6
     
3  
 
Julien Lezard / Patrick Spence
José de Verda / Fernando Vasconcelos
6
1
6
4
6
2
     
4  
 
Patrick Spence
José de Verda
6
1
2
6
6
2
6
2
   
5  
 
Julien Lezard
Antonio Casanovas
6
4
6
1
6
2
     

Second round

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Ireland vs. Spain

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Ireland
2
Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland[7]
20–22 May 1926
Grass
 
Spain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Edward McGuire
Francisco Sindreu
3
6
2
6
3
6
     
2  
 
Louis Meldon
Antonio Juanico
6
1
6
4
6
4
     
3  
 
Ben Haughton / Louis Meldon
Antonio Juanico / Francisco Sindreu
6
4
8
6
6
3
     
4  
 
Louis Meldon
Francisco Sindreu
1
6
1
6
2
6
     
5  
 
Edward McGuire
Antonio Juanico
4
6
5
7
6
2
4
6
   

Argentina vs. Hungary

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Argentina
2
Barcelona, Spain[8]
16–18 May 1926
Clay
 
Hungary
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Guillermo Robson
Béla von Kehrling
3
6
6
3
3
6
2
6
   
2  
 
Enrique Obarrio
Imre Takáts
6
0
6
4
6
0
     
3  
 
Enrique Obarrio / Guillermo Robson
Béla von Kehrling / Kálmán Kirchmäyer
6
2
6
4
6
3
     
4  
 
Guillermo Robson
Imre Takáts
6
4
6
1
6
1
     
5  
 
Enrique Obarrio
Béla von Kehrling
3
6
5
7
4
6
     

Great Britain vs. Poland

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Great Britain
5
Royal Hall Grounds, Harrogate, England[9]
8–11 May 1926
Clay
 
Poland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Noel Turnbull
Edward Kleinadel
6
1
7
5
6
0
     
2  
 
Patrick Wheatley
Stanisław Czetwertyński
6
4
6
3
6
4
     
3  
 
Gordon Crole-Rees / Charles Kingsley
Edward Kleinadel / Karol Steinert
7
5
6
4
6
3
     
4  
 
Noel Turnbull
Stanisław Czetwertyński
6
0
6
2
7
5
     
5  
 
Patrick Wheatley
Edward Kleinadel
6
2
6
4
6
1
     

Italy vs. Netherlands

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Italy
3
Rome, Italy[10]
16–18 May 1926
Clay
 
Netherlands
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Clemente Serventi
Hendrik Timmer
4
6
2
6
4
6
     
2  
 
Uberto De Morpurgo
Christiaan van Lennep
6
3
6
3
6
4
     
3  
 
Uberto De Morpurgo / Clemente Serventi
Cornelis Bryan / Hendrik Timmer
6
3
6
4
6
3
     
4  
 
Uberto De Morpurgo
Hendrik Timmer
6
4
6
2
6
3
     
5  
 
Clemente Serventi
Christiaan van Lennep
3
6
6
3
1
6
4
6
   

Sweden vs. Switzerland

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Sweden
3
Malmö Athletic Outdoor Courts, Malmö, Sweden[11]
11–13 May 1926
Clay
 
Switzerland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Marcus Wallenberg
Charles Aeschlimann
6
4
4
6
6
2
6
1
   
2  
 
Sune Malmström
Jean Wuarin
6
4
6
1
6
2
     
3  
 
Sune Malmström / Marcus Wallenberg
Charles Aeschlimann / Jean Wuarin
6
4
2
6
4
6
6
4
4
6
 
4  
 
Marcus Wallenberg
Jean Wuarin
4
6
6
1
6
1
6
1
   
5  
 
Sune Malmström
Charles Aeschlimann
6
1
2
6
2
6
6
4
3
6
 

Czechoslovakia vs. India

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Czechoslovakia
4
Prague, Czechoslovakia[12]
14–16 May 1926
 
India
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Pavel Macenauer
Athar-Ali Fyzee
4
6
6
4
7
9
0
6
   
2  
 
Jan Koželuh
Hassan Ali Fyzee
6
1
6
3
6
1
     
3  
 
Jan Koželuh / Ladislav Žemla
Sandford Bobb / Hassan Ali Fyzee
6
2
6
3
6
1
     
4  
 
Pavel Macenauer
Hassan Ali Fyzee
6
2
7
5
5
7
6
0
   
5  
 
Jan Koželuh
Athar-Ali Fyzee
6
3
6
2
7
5
     

Denmark vs. France

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Denmark
0
Copenhagen, Denmark[13]
14–16 May 1926
Clay
 
France
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Axel Petersen
René Lacoste
4
6
5
7
1
6
     
2  
 
Einer Ulrich
Henri Cochet
2
6
3
6
6
2
0
6
   
3  
 
Povl Henriksen / Einer Ulrich
Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet
6
4
3
6
6
4
5
7
0
6
 
4  
 
Einer Ulrich
Jacques Brugnon
1
6
2
6
8
6
6
3
1
6
 
5  
 
Axel Petersen
Henri Cochet
6
3
2
6
6
3
5
7
4
6
 

Quarterfinals

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Spain vs. Argentina

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Spain
3
Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain[14]
29–31 May 1926
Clay
 
Argentina
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Eduardo Flaquer
Enrique Obarrio
4
6
5
7
6
0
6
0
6
2
 
2  
 
Francisco Sindreu
Guillermo Robson
6
4
5
7
7
5
4
6
2
6
 
3  
 
Eduardo Flaquer / Raimundo Morales Marqués
Enrique Obarrio / Guillermo Robson
6
4
9
7
6
3
     
4  
 
Francisco Sindreu
Enrique Obarrio
5
7
6
1
7
5
4
6
6
3
 
5  
 
Eduardo Flaquer
Guillermo Robson
4
6
6
4
4
6
6
3
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Italy vs. Great Britain

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Italy
2
Rome, Italy[15]
27–29 May 1926
Clay
 
Great Britain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Clemente Serventi
Patrick Wheatley
7
5
4
6
1
6
3
6
   
2  
 
Uberto De Morpurgo
Noel Turnbull
4
6
6
2
4
6
6
4
6
2
 
3  
 
Uberto De Morpurgo / Clemente Serventi
Gordon Crole-Rees / Charles Kingsley
6
3
8
6
4
6
3
6
3
6
 
4  
 
Uberto De Morpurgo
Patrick Wheatley
6
2
6
3
3
2
     
retired
5  
 
Clemente Serventi
Noel Turnbull
6
3
1
6
1
6
2
6
   

Sweden vs. South Africa

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Sweden
4
Melbury Lawn Tennis Club, Kensington, England[16]
31 May–2 June 1926
Clay
 
South Africa
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Ingvar Garell
Patrick Spence
4
6
4
6
6
8
     
2  
 
Sune Malmström
Gerald Sherwell
8
6
6
3
6
4
     
3  
 
Ingvar Garell / Sune Malmström
Julien Lezard / Patrick Spence
6
2
8
6
8
6
     
4  
 
Sune Malmström
Patrick Spence
8
6
6
3
6
1
     
5  
 
Ingvar Garell
Gerald Sherwell
6
4
6
4
6
1
     

Czechoslovakia vs. France

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Czechoslovakia
0
Prague, Czechoslovakia[17]
24–25 May 1926
Clay
 
France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Jan Koželuh
René Lacoste
5
7
7
5
3
6
8
6
3
6
 
2  
 
Pavel Macenauer
Henri Cochet
3
6
4
6
3
6
     
3  
 
Jan Koželuh / Ladislav Žemla
Jacques Brugnon / René Lacoste
2
6
6
3
8
6
2
6
5
7
 
4  
 
Jan Koželuh
Henri Cochet
          not
played
5  
 
Pavel Macenauer
René Lacoste
          not
played

Semifinals

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Spain vs. Great Britain

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Spain
1
Societat Sportiva Pompeya, Barcelona, Spain[18]
9–11 July 1926
Clay
 
Great Britain
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Eduardo Flaquer
Colin Gregory
3
6
0
6
2
6
     
2  
 
Francisco Sindreu
Charles Kingsley
5
7
6
2
5
7
6
3
3
6
 
3  
 
Eduardo Flaquer / Raimundo Morales Marqués
Gordon Crole-Rees / Charles Kingsley
9
11
4
6
2
6
     
4  
 
Francisco Sindreu
Colin Gregory
6
2
4
6
2
6
3
6
   
5  
 
Raimundo Morales Marqués
Keats Lester
6
3
6
2
6
2
     

Sweden vs. France

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Sweden
0
East Malm Athletic/Soccer Fields, Stockholm, Sweden[19]
14–16 July 1926
Clay
 
France
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Marcus Wallenberg
Henri Cochet
3
6
3
6
3
6
     
2  
 
Sune Malmström
Jean Borotra
6
3
6
2
6
8
3
6
3
6
 
3  
 
Sune Malmström / Marcus Wallenberg
Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon
4
6
1
6
1
6
     
4  
 
Sune Malmström
Henri Cochet
4
6
7
5
4
6
6
4
3
6
 
5  
 
Marcus Wallenberg
Jean Borotra
8
6
4
6
2
6
1
6
   

Final

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France vs. Great Britain

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France
5
Garden Tennis Club, Cabourg, France[2]
24–26 July 1926
Clay
 
Great Britain
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Henri Cochet
Colin Gregory
7
5
4
6
7
9
7
5
6
0
 
2  
 
René Lacoste
Noel Turnbull
6
4
6
4
6
4
     
3  
 
Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon
Gordon Crole-Rees / Charles Kingsley
6
2
6
0
6
3
     
4  
 
Pierre Henri Landry
Colin Gregory
6
3
6
2
6
1
     
5  
 
Jacques Brugnon
Noel Turnbull
4
6
1
6
6
2
6
4
6
0
 

References

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  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ a b "France v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "South Africa v Austria". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Romania v Italy". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Netherlands v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Sweden v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Ireland v Spain". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Argentina v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Great Britain v Poland". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Italy v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Sweden v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Czechoslovakia v India". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Denmark v France". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Spain v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Italy v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Sweden v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ "Czechoslovakia v France". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ "Spain v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ "Sweden v France". daviscup.com.
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