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1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

Main article: 1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

22 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 Czechoslovakia in the final, and went on to face the United States in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw edit

First Round
16 April–5 May		Second Round
8–17 May		Quarterfinals
20 May–6 June		Semifinals
12–18 June		Final
9–11 July
  FinlandHelsinki, Finland
bye  Finland1
  Egypt  Egypt4Paris, France (clay)
bye  Egypt0
  YugoslaviaZagreb, Yugoslavia  Japan5
bye  Yugoslavia0
  Japan  Japan5Eastbourne, England (grass)
bye  Japan0
  BelgiumBrussels, Belgium (clay)  Great Britain5
bye  Belgium0
  Great Britain5  Great Britain5Eastbourne, England (grass)
  Monaco0  Great Britain5
  Germany0Dublin, Ireland (grass)  South Africa0
  South Africa5  South Africa4
   Switzerland0  Ireland1Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
  Ireland5  Great Britain4
  Greece3Athens, Greece  Czechoslovakia1
  Austria2  Greece1
  Spain2  Czechoslovakia4Prague, Czechoslovakia
  Czechoslovakia3  Czechoslovakia3
  Italy4Turin, Italy (clay)  Italy0
  Hungary1  Italy3
bye  Netherlands0Copenhagen, Denmark
  Netherlands  Czechoslovakia5
byeOslo, Norway (clay)  Denmark0
  Norway  Norway0
bye  Poland3Copenhagen, Denmark
  Poland  Poland2
byeCopenhagen, Denmark  Denmark3
  Denmark  Denmark5
bye  Romania0
  Romania

First round edit

Great Britain vs. Monaco edit

 
Great Britain
5 		Carhullen Lawn Tennis Club, Plymouth, England[3]
23–25 April 1931
Clay 		 
Monaco
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Bunny Austin
Vladimir Landau 		6
0 		6
0 		6
1 		     
2  
  		Fred Perry
René Gallèpe 		6
3 		6
2 		6
5 		     
3  
  		Pat Hughes / Charles Kingsley
René Gallèpe / Vladimir Landau 		6
0 		6
2 		6
0 		     
4  
  		Bunny Austin
René Gallèpe 		6
0 		6
1 		6
2 		     
5  
  		Charles Kingsley
Vladimir Landau 		6
0 		6
1 		6
4 		     

Germany vs. South Africa edit

 
Germany
0 		Düsseldorf, Germany[4]
1–3 May 1931
  
South Africa
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Phillip Buss
Vernon Kirby 		6
1 		1
6 		2
6 		3
6 		   
2  
  		Eberhard Nourney
Louis Raymond 		6
3 		3
6 		6
4 		4
6 		5
7 		 
3  
  		Walter Dessart / Eberhard Nourney
Norman Farquharson / Vernon Kirby 		2
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
4  
  		Eberhard Nourney
Vernon Kirby 		6
4 		3
6 		4
6 		3
6 		   
5  
  		Phillip Buss
Louis Raymond 		6
4 		3
6 		5
7 		6
8 		   

Switzerland vs. Ireland edit

 
Switzerland
0 		Montreux, Switzerland[5]
2–5 May 1931
  
Ireland
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Charles Aeschlimann
George Lyttleton-Rogers 		2
6 		5
7 		2
6 		     
2  
  		Hector Fisher
Edward McGuire 		4
6 		5
7 		5
7 		     
3  
  		Charles Aeschlimann / Hector Fisher
George Lyttleton-Rogers / Charles Scroope 		3
6 		7
5 		11
13 		2
6 		   
4  
  		Charles Aeschlimann
Edward McGuire 		7
5 		5
7 		6
2 		6
8 		2
6 		 
5  
  		Hector Fisher
George Lyttleton-Rogers 		1
6 		6
2 		2
6 		6
8 		   

Greece vs. Austria edit

 
Greece
3 		Athens, Greece[6]
16–18 April 1931
  
Austria
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Orestis Garangiotis
Franz-Wilhelm Matejka 		8
6 		3
6 		7
5 		1
6 		6
4 		 
2  
  		Augustos Zerlendis
Hermann von Artens 		1
6 		6
3 		1
6 		6
2 		8
6 		 
3  
  		Max Balli / I. Georgiadis
Hermann von Artens / Michael Haberl 		7
5 		3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		   
4  
  		Orestis Garangiotis
Hermann von Artens 		6
1 		2
6 		6
4 		6
8 		6
2 		 
5  
  		Augustos Zerlendis
Franz-Wilhelm Matejka 		3
6 		2
6 		8
6 		3
6 		   

Czechoslovakia vs. Spain edit

 
Czechoslovakia
3 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[7]
1–3 May 1931
  
Spain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Roderich Menzel
Enrique Maier 		6
3 		6
2 		6
3 		     
2  
  		Ladislav Hecht
Manuel Alonso Areizaga 		6
3 		4
6 		7
5 		0
6 		6
1 		 
3  
  		Roderich Menzel / Friedrich Rohrer
Manuel Alonso Areizaga / Enrique Maier 		1
6 		7
9 		1
6 		     
4  
  		Ladislav Hecht
Enrique Maier 		6
4 		3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		   
5  
  		Roderich Menzel
Manuel Alonso Areizaga 		6
8 		6
2 		6
1 		6
3 		   

Hungary vs. Italy edit

 
Hungary
1 		Budapest, Hungary[8]
1–3 May 1931
  
Italy
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Imre Takáts
Giorgio de Stefani 		3
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
2  
  		Béla von Kehrling
Uberto De Morpurgo 		6
3 		6
3 		6
4 		     
3  
  		Emil Gábori / Béla von Kehrling
Alberto del Bono / Uberto De Morpurgo 		6
8 		6
3 		5
7 		5
7 		   
4  
  		Imre Takáts
Uberto De Morpurgo 		3
6 		6
8 		1
6 		     
5  
  		Béla von Kehrling
Giorgio de Stefani 		2
6 		6
4 		2
6 		6
4 		2
6 		 

Second round edit

Finland vs. Egypt edit

 
Finland
1 		Helsinki, Finland[9]
8–10 May 1931
  
Egypt
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Arne Grahn
Loutfalla Wahid 		8
6 		6
3 		6
8 		6
3 		   
2  
  		Bo Grotenfelt
Jacques Grandguillot 		6
3 		1
6 		4
6 		2
6 		   
3  
  		Arne Grahn / Bo Grotenfelt
Jacques Grandguillot / Ahmed Shukry 		4
6 		6
2 		4
6 		6
3 		5
7 		 
4  
  		Arne Grahn
Jacques Grandguillot 		6
3 		5
7 		5
7 		2
6 		   
5  
  		Bo Grotenfelt
Loutfalla Wahid 		3
6 		6
2 		4
6 		4
6 		   

Yugoslavia vs. Japan edit

 
Yugoslavia
0 		Zagreb, Yugoslavia[10]
8–10 May 1931
  
Japan
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Franjo Kukuljević
Jiro Sato 		3
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
2  
  		Franjo Šefer
Hyotaro Sato 		3
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     
3  
  		Franjo Kukuljević / Franjo Šefer
Minoru Kawachi / Jiro Sato 		7
9 		6
3 		7
9 		3
6 		   
4  
  		Franjo Kukuljević
Hyotaro Sato 		3
6 		2
6 		6
3 		7
5 		2
6 		 
5  
  		Franjo Šefer
Jiro Sato 		5
7 		3
6 		0
6 		     

Belgium vs. Great Britain edit

 
Belgium
0 		Royal Léopold Club, Brussels, Belgium[11]
9–11 May 1931
Clay 		 
Great Britain
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		André Lacroix
Bunny Austin 		4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
2  
  		Léopold de Borman
Fred Perry 		2
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
3  
  		Léopold de Borman / André Lacroix
Pat Hughes / Fred Perry 		1
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
4  
  		Léopold de Borman
Bunny Austin 		0
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
5  
  		André Lacroix
Fred Perry 		6
8 		4
6 		5
7 		     

Ireland vs. South Africa edit

 
Ireland
1 		Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland[12]
14–16 May 1931
Grass 		 
South Africa
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		George Lyttleton-Rogers
Pat Spence 		6
4 		6
2 		4
6 		4
6 		6
4 		 
2  
  		Edward McGuire
Vernon Kirby 		6
4 		3
6 		5
7 		5
7 		   
3  
  		George Lyttleton-Rogers / Charles Scroope
Norman Farquharson / Pat Spence 		6
1 		1
6 		5
7 		6
2 		3
6 		 
4  
  		Edward McGuire
Pat Spence 		3
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
5  
  		George Lyttleton-Rogers
Vernon Kirby 		6
3 		5
7 		8
10 		2
6 		   

Greece vs. Czechoslovakia edit

 
Greece
1 		Athens, Greece[13]
15–17 May 1931
  
Czechoslovakia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Augustos Zerlendis
Roderich Menzel 		2
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
2  
  		Orestis Garangiotis
Ladislav Hecht 		1
6 		8
6 		6
2 		11
9 		   
3  
  		Max Balli / Georgios Nikolaides
Ferenc Maršálek / Roderich Menzel 		2
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
4  
  		Augustos Zerlendis
Ladislav Hecht 		2
6 		4
6 		6
3 		4
6 		   
5  
  		Orestis Garangiotis
Roderich Menzel 		1
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     

Italy vs. Netherlands edit

 
Italy
3 		Turin Tennis Club, Turin, Italy[14]
15–17 May 1931
Clay 		 
Netherlands
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Uberto De Morpurgo
Aad Knappert 		6
3 		6
1 		6
1 		     
2  
  		Giorgio de Stefani
Jan van der Heide 		6
3 		6
3 		6
3 		     
3  
  		Alberto del Bono / Uberto De Morpurgo
Jan van der Heide / Aad Knappert 		2
6 		6
2 		6
4 		6
1 		   
4  
  		Uberto De Morpurgo
Jan van der Heide 		          not
played
5  
  		Giorgio de Stefani
Aad Knappert 		          not
played

Norway vs. Poland edit

 
Norway
0 		Oslo, Norway[15]
13–15 May 1931
Clay 		 
Poland
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Jack Nielsen
Józef Hebda 		1
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2  
  		Torleif Torkildsen
Ignacy Tłoczyński 		2
6 		1
6 		5
7 		     
3  
  		Rolf Christoffersen / Oscar Fagerstrøm
Maksymilian Stolarow / Ignacy Tłoczyński 		2
6 		2
6 		7
5 		2
6 		   
4  
  		Torleif Torkildsen
Józef Hebda 		          not
played
5  
  		Jack Nielsen
Ignacy Tłoczyński 		          not
played

Denmark vs. Romania edit

 
Denmark
5 		Copenhagen, Denmark[16]
13–15 May 1931
  
Romania
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Einer Ulrich
Nicolae Mișu 		6
4 		6
4 		9
7 		     
2  
  		Povl Henriksen
Ion Bunea 		6
0 		6
2 		6
3 		     
3  
  		Povl Henriksen / Einer Ulrich
Ion Bunea / Nicolae Mișu 		6
4 		6
2 		6
3 		     
4  
  		Einer Ulrich
Ion Bunea 		6
1 		6
1 		6
0 		     
5  
  		Povl Henriksen
Nicolae Mișu 		4
6 		6
1 		6
4 		4
6 		6
1 		 

Quarterfinals edit

Japan vs. Egypt edit

 
Japan
5 		Paris, France[17]
2–4 June 1931
Clay 		 
Egypt
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Jiro Sato
Pierre Grandguillot 		6
0 		6
1 		6
0 		     
2  
  		Hyotaro Sato
Loutfalla Wahid 		6
4 		2
6 		6
1 		6
8 		6
1 		 
3  
  		Minoru Kawachi / Jiro Sato
Ahmed Shukry / Loutfalla Wahid 		6
2 		6
2 		6
1 		     
4  
  		Minoru Kawachi
Loutfalla Wahid 		6
3 		4
6 		8
6 		3
6 		6
2 		 
5  
  		Hyotaro Sato
Ahmed Shukry 		6
0 		6
1 		6
2 		     

Great Britain vs. South Africa edit

 
Great Britain
5 		Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England[18]
4–6 June 1931
Grass 		 
South Africa
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Bunny Austin
Vernon Kirby 		6
2 		6
8 		2
6 		10
8 		6
3 		 
2  
  		Fred Perry
Norman Farquharson 		6
2 		6
3 		6
3 		     
3  
  		Pat Hughes / Fred Perry
Norman Farquharson / Pat Spence 		8
6 		6
4 		6
3 		     
4  
  		Fred Perry
Vernon Kirby 		3
6 		6
4 		6
1 		6
4 		   
5  
  		Bunny Austin
Norman Farquharson 		6
2 		5
7 		6
2 		6
3 		   

Czechoslovakia vs. Italy edit

 
Czechoslovakia
3 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[19]
4–6 June 1931
  
Italy
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Ladislav Hecht
Giorgio de Stefani 		6
4 		7
5 		3
6 		8
6 		   
2  
  		Roderich Menzel
Uberto De Morpurgo 		6
3 		6
3 		4
6 		6
2 		   
3  
  		Ferenc Maršálek / Roderich Menzel
Alberto del Bono / Uberto De Morpurgo 		6
3 		6
4 		6
1 		     
4  
  		Roderich Menzel
Giorgio de Stefani 		          not
played
5  
  		Ladislav Hecht
Uberto De Morpurgo 		          not
played

Denmark vs. Poland edit

 
Denmark
3 		Copenhagen, Denmark[20]
20–22 May 1931
  
Poland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Povl Henriksen
Józef Hebda 		6
3 		6
1 		6
2 		     
2  
  		Einer Ulrich
Ignacy Tłoczyński 		6
8 		1
6 		6
3 		8
6 		2
6 		 
3  
  		Povl Henriksen / Einer Ulrich
Maksymilian Stolarow / Ignacy Tłoczyński 		6
4 		7
9 		3
6 		6
3 		6
4 		 
4  
  		Einer Ulrich
Józef Hebda 		6
2 		6
4 		6
3 		     
5  
  		Povl Henriksen
Ignacy Tłoczyński 		2
6 		6
4 		3
6 		2
6 		   

Semifinals edit

Great Britain vs. Japan edit

 
Great Britain
5 		Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England[21]
12–15 June 1931
Grass 		 
Japan
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Fred Perry
Jiro Sato 		6
1 		4
6 		7
5 		7
5 		   
2  
  		Bunny Austin
Hyotaro Sato 		0
6 		6
2 		6
4 		6
1 		   
3  
  		Pat Hughes / Fred Perry
Minoru Kawachi / Jiro Sato 		6
4 		6
4 		8
6 		     
4  
  		Bunny Austin
Minoru Kawachi 		6
1 		0
6 		8
6 		6
2 		   
5  
  		Fred Perry
Hyotaro Sato 		6
2 		6
3 		4
6 		6
2 		   

Denmark vs. Czechoslovakia edit

 
Denmark
0 		Copenhagen, Denmark[22]
16–18 June 1931
  
Czechoslovakia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Einer Ulrich
Roderich Menzel 		3
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     
2  
  		Povl Henriksen
Ladislav Hecht 		8
6 		0
6 		6
3 		2
6 		9
11 		 
3  
  		Einer Ulrich / Erik Worm
Ferenc Maršálek / Roderich Menzel 		7
9 		6
1 		3
6 		0
6 		   
4  
  		Erik Worm
Roderich Menzel 		6
3 		2
6 		4
6 		1
6 		   
5  
  		Einer Ulrich
Ladislav Hecht 		3
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     

Final edit

Czechoslovakia vs. Great Britain edit

 
Czechoslovakia
1 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[2]
9–11 July 1931
Clay 		 
Great Britain
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Roderich Menzel
Bunny Austin 		6
3 		2
6 		8
6 		3
6 		3
6 		 
2  
  		Ladislav Hecht
Fred Perry 		1
6 		6
8 		3
6 		     
3  
  		Ferenc Maršálek / Roderich Menzel
Pat Hughes / Fred Perry 		4
6 		6
4 		4
6 		2
6 		   
4  
  		Ladislav Hecht
Bunny Austin 		6
2 		7
5 		6
4 		     
5  
  		Roderich Menzel
Fred Perry 		5
7 		3
6 		5
7 		     

References edit

  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 "Czechoslovakia v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Great Britain v Monaco". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Germany v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Switzerland v Ireland". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Greece v Austria". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Czechoslovakia v Spain". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Hungary v Italy". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Finland v Egypt". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Yugoslavia v Japan". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Belgium v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Ireland v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Greece v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Italy v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Norway v Poland". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Denmark v Romania". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ "Japan v Egypt". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ "Great Britain v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ "Czechoslovakia v Italy". daviscup.com.
  20. ^ "Denmark v Poland". daviscup.com.
  21. ^ "Great Britain v Japan". daviscup.com.
  22. ^ "Denmark v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.

External links edit

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