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1937 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

Main article: 1937 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1937 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

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

Draw edit

First Round
29 April–2 May		Second Round
8–17 May		Quarterfinals
4–7 June		Semifinals
12–14 June		Final
10–12 July
  GermanyMunich, Germany
bye  Germany3
  Austria  Austria1Milan, Italy (clay)
bye  Germany4
  ItalyBologna, Italy (clay)  Italy1
bye  Italy5
  Monaco  Monaco0Berlin, Germany
bye  Germany4
  SwedenStockholm, Sweden (clay)  Belgium1
bye  Sweden3
  Greece  Greece2Brussels, Belgium (clay)
bye  Sweden2
  Belgium3Brussels, Belgium  Belgium3
  Hungary2  Belgium4
   Switzerland3   Switzerland1Berlin, Germany
  Ireland2  Germany4
  Netherlands0Brighton, England (clay)  Czechoslovakia1
  South Africa5  South Africa4
  New Zealand3  New Zealand1Zagreb, Yugoslavia
  China2  South Africa1
byeBelgrade, Yugoslavia  Yugoslavia4
  Yugoslavia  Yugoslavia5
bye  Romania0Prague, Czechoslovakia
  Romania  Yugoslavia1
byeWarsaw, Poland  Czechoslovakia4
  Poland  Poland0
bye  Czechoslovakia5Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
  Czechoslovakia  Czechoslovakia4
byeParis, France (clay)  France1
  France  France5
bye  Norway0
  Norway

First round edit

Hungary vs. Belgium edit

 
Hungary
2 		Budapest, Hungary[3]
30 April–2 May 1937
  
Belgium
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		György Dallos
André Lacroix 		4
6 		7
9 		6
4 		6
3 		6
3 		 
2  
  		Emil Gábori
Charles Naeyaert 		5
7 		6
4 		6
4 		0
6 		4
6 		 
3  
  		Emil Ferenczy / Emil Gábori
Léopold de Borman / Pierre Geelhand de Merxem 		6
2 		6
1 		4
6 		3
6 		1
6 		 
4  
  		Emil Gábori
André Lacroix 		1
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
5  
  		György Dallos
Charles Naeyaert 		7
5 		4
6 		6
2 		3
3 		   
retired

Switzerland vs. Ireland edit

 
Switzerland
3 		Montreux, Switzerland[4]
30 April–2 May 1937
  
Ireland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Max Ellmer
George Lyttleton-Rogers 		6
8 		6
1 		1
6 		3
6 		   
2  
  		Hector Fisher
George McVeagh 		6
4 		6
2 		6
1 		     
3  
  		Hector Fisher / Boris Maneff
George Lyttleton-Rogers / George McVeagh 		0
6 		1
6 		7
5 		7
5 		4
6 		 
4  
  		Hector Fisher
George Lyttleton-Rogers 		6
3 		6
4 		4
6 		2
6 		6
2 		 
5  
  		Max Ellmer
George McVeagh 		5
7 		8
6 		6
4 		6
1 		   

Netherlands vs. South Africa edit

 
Netherlands
0 		Amsterdam, Netherlands[5]
30 April–2 May 1937
Clay 		 
South Africa
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Diederik Teschmacher
Vernon Kirby 		2
6 		5
7 		6
8 		     
2  
  		Tod Hughan
Norman Farquharson 		1
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
3  
  		Tod Hughan / Hans van Swol
Norman Farquharson / Vernon Kirby 		4
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
4  
  		Tod Hughan
Eustace Fannin 		2
6 		5
7 		6
3 		3
6 		   
5  
  		Diederik Teschmacher
Norman Farquharson 		7
9 		1
6 		3
6 		     

China vs. New Zealand edit

 
China
2 		Sussex County Ground, Brighton, England[6]
29 April–1 May 1937
Clay 		 
New Zealand
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Choy Wai-Chuen
Alan Stedman 		4
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
2  
  		Kho Sin-Kie
Cam Malfroy 		6
0 		6
3 		4
6 		6
2 		   
3  
  		Kho Sin-Kie / Tsui Wai-Pui
Cam Malfroy / Alan Stedman 		3
6 		8
6 		3
6 		2
6 		   
4  
  		Kho Sin-Kie
Alan Stedman 		6
4 		6
4 		1
6 		6
4 		   
5  
  		Choy Wai-Chuen
Cam Malfroy 		1
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     

Second round edit

Germany vs. Austria edit

 
Germany
3 		Munich, Germany[7]
8–10 May 1937
  
Austria
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Henner Henkel
Adam Baworowski 		6
1 		6
4 		6
1 		     
2  
  		Gottfried von Cramm
Georg von Metaxa 		6
3 		6
4 		6
3 		     
3  
  		Gottfried von Cramm / Henner Henkel
Adam Baworowski / Georg von Metaxa 		8
6 		11
9 		7
5 		     
4  
  		Edgar Dettmer
Hans Redl 		6
8 		1
6 		6
3 		1
6 		   
5  
  		Gottfried von Cramm
Adam Baworowski 		8
10 		        not
completed

Italy vs. Monaco edit

 
Italy
5 		Bologna, Italy[8]
8–10 May 1937
Clay 		 
Monaco
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Vanni Canepele
Gaston Médécin 		6
0 		6
1 		6
0 		     
2  
  		Giorgio de Stefani
Vladimir Landau 		6
2 		6
0 		6
3 		     
3  
  		Ferruccio Quintavalle / Valentino Taroni
Vladimir Landau / Gaston Médécin 		6
1 		6
3 		6
3 		     
4  
  		Vanni Canepele
Vladimir Landau 		6
0 		6
4 		6
1 		     
5  
  		Giorgio de Stefani
Gaston Médécin 		6
1 		7
5 		7
5 		     

Sweden vs. Greece edit

 
Sweden
3 		Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden[9]
12–14 May 1937
Clay 		 
Greece
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Kalle Schröder
Lazaros Stalios 		6
3 		6
3 		6
4 		     
2  
  		Sigurd Karlborg
Georgios Nikolaides 		6
4 		2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		   
3  
  		Curt Östberg / Kalle Schröder
Georgios Nikolaides / Lazaros Stalios 		6
2 		6
2 		8
10 		3
6 		8
6 		 
4  
  		Kalle Schröder
Georgios Nikolaides 		6
2 		6
4 		6
4 		     
5  
  		Sigurd Karlborg
Lazaros Stalios 		2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     

Belgium vs. Switzerland edit

 
Belgium
4 		Brussels, Belgium[10]
15–17 May 1937
  
Switzerland
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Charles Naeyaert
Max Ellmer 		13
11 		6
3 		6
3 		     
2  
  		André Lacroix
Hector Fisher 		4
6 		2
6 		6
8 		     
3  
  		Léopold de Borman / André Lacroix
Boris Maneff / Werner Steiner 		6
2 		6
4 		6
1 		     
4  
  		André Lacroix
Max Ellmer 		6
0 		6
4 		6
1 		     
5  
  		Charles Naeyaert
Hector Fisher 		4
6 		6
0 		4
6 		6
3 		7
5 		 

South Africa vs. New Zealand edit

 
South Africa
4 		Sussex County Ground, Brighton, England[11]
8–11 May 1937
Clay 		 
New Zealand
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Norman Farquharson
Alan Stedman 		5
7 		3
6 		6
3 		2
6 		   
2  
  		Vernon Kirby
Cam Malfroy 		7
5 		6
2 		6
3 		     
3  
  		Norman Farquharson / Vernon Kirby
Eskell Andrews / Cam Malfroy 		7
5 		6
2 		6
2 		     
4  
  		Eustace Fannin
Dennis Coombe 		6
4 		6
4 		6
3 		     
5  
  		Vernon Kirby
Eskell Andrews 		6
2 		6
4 		6
3 		     

Yugoslavia vs. Romania edit

 
Yugoslavia
5 		Belgrade, Yugoslavia[12]
8–10 May 1937
  
Romania
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Josip Palada
Cristea Caralulis 		6
3 		6
0 		2
6 		6
2 		   
2  
  		Franjo Punčec
Arnulf Schmidt 		6
3 		6
3 		7
5 		     
3  
  		Franjo Kukuljević / Dragutin Mitić
Cristea Caralulis / Arnulf Schmidt 		7
5 		6
3 		4
6 		6
2 		   
4  
  		Franjo Punčec
Cristea Caralulis 		6
4 		1
6 		6
3 		6
2 		   
5  
  		Josip Palada
Arnulf Schmidt 		6
4 		6
3 		5
7 		6
0 		   

Poland vs. Czechoslovakia edit

 
Poland
0 		Warsaw, Poland[13]
15–17 May 1937
  
Czechoslovakia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Kazimierz Tarlowski
Roderich Menzel 		3
6 		4
6 		6
2 		3
6 		   
2  
  		Józef Hebda
Ladislav Hecht 		2
6 		0
6 		6
3 		1
6 		   
3  
  		Józef Hebda / Ignacy Tłoczyński
Josef Caska / Ladislav Hecht 		1
6 		7
5 		1
6 		4
6 		   
4  
  		Józef Hebda
Roderich Menzel 		5
7 		3
6 		3
6 		     
5  
  		Kazimierz Tarlowski
Josef Šíba 		3
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     

France vs. Norway edit

 
France
5 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[14]
8–10 May 1937
Clay 		 
Norway
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Bernard Destremau
Fritz Jenssen 		6
0 		6
3 		6
3 		     
2  
  		Marcel Bernard
Dick Bjurstedt 		2
6 		6
1 		6
0 		6
0 		   
3  
  		Marcel Bernard / Yvon Petra
Jens-Johan Beer / Fritz Jenssen 		6
2 		6
2 		6
2 		     
4  
  		Bernard Destremau
Dick Bjurstedt 		7
5 		6
2 		6
1 		     
5  
  		Yvon Petra
Fritz Jenssen 		6
1 		6
3 		4
6 		7
5 		   

Quarterfinals edit

Italy vs. Germany edit

 
Italy
1 		Milan, Italy[15]
4–6 June 1937
Clay 		 
Germany
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Vanni Canepele
Gottfried von Cramm 		1
6 		4
6 		6
1 		4
6 		   
2  
  		Giorgio de Stefani
Henner Henkel 		6
2 		6
3 		5
7 		6
2 		   
3  
  		Ferruccio Quintavalle / Valentino Taroni
Gottfried von Cramm / Henner Henkel 		3
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
4  
  		Vanni Canepele
Henner Henkel 		6
3 		3
6 		1
6 		4
6 		   
5  
  		Giorgio de Stefani
Gottfried von Cramm 		0
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     

Belgium vs. Sweden edit

 
Belgium
3 		Royal Léopold Club, Brussels, Belgium[16]
4–6 June 1937
Clay 		 
Sweden
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		André Lacroix
Kalle Schröder 		3
6 		6
3 		0
6 		6
4 		2
6 		 
2  
  		Charles Naeyaert
Stig Mårtensson 		6
1 		6
2 		6
1 		     
3  
  		Léopold de Borman / André Lacroix
Curt Östberg / Kalle Schröder 		6
0 		6
4 		6
4 		     
4  
  		Charles Naeyaert
Kalle Schröder 		9
7 		2
6 		0
6 		3
6 		   
5  
  		André Lacroix
Stig Mårtensson 		6
2 		6
0 		6
3 		     

Yugoslavia vs. South Africa edit

 
Yugoslavia
4 		Zagreb, Yugoslavia[17]
5–7 June 1937
  
South Africa
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Franjo Punčec
Vernon Kirby 		1
6 		6
0 		6
3 		2
6 		6
4 		 
2  
  		Josip Palada
Norman Farquharson 		3
6 		3
6 		6
3 		6
0 		6
3 		 
3  
  		Franjo Kukuljević / Dragutin Mitić
Norman Farquharson / Vernon Kirby 		2
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
4  
  		Josip Palada
Vernon Kirby 		6
1 		6
4 		6
2 		     
5  
  		Franjo Punčec
Norman Farquharson 		6
1 		6
1 		6
1 		     

Czechoslovakia vs. France edit

 
Czechoslovakia
4 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[18]
5–7 June 1937
Clay 		 
France
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Roderich Menzel
Christian Boussus 		6
2 		6
3 		6
4 		     
2  
  		Ladislav Hecht
Bernard Destremau 		6
3 		6
3 		6
1 		     
3  
  		Ladislav Hecht / Roderich Menzel
Jean Borotra / Yvon Petra 		3
6 		6
2 		2
6 		3
6 		   
4  
  		Roderich Menzel
Bernard Destremau 		6
0 		6
3 		6
4 		     
5  
  		Ladislav Hecht
Christian Boussus 		2
6 		6
1 		7
5 		6
0 		   

Semifinals edit

Germany vs. Belgium edit

 
Germany
4 		Berlin, Germany[19]
12–14 June 1937
  
Belgium
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Henner Henkel
André Lacroix 		6
1 		6
1 		6
1 		     
2  
  		Gottfried von Cramm
Charles Naeyaert 		6
3 		6
0 		6
4 		     
3  
  		Gottfried von Cramm / Henner Henkel
Léopold de Borman / André Lacroix 		6
4 		6
3 		6
4 		     
4  
  		Henner Henkel
Charles Naeyaert 		6
3 		6
2 		6
2 		     
5  
  		Edgar Dettmer
André Lacroix 		4
6 		6
3 		2
6 		6
8 		   

Czechoslovakia vs. Yugoslavia edit

 
Czechoslovakia
4 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[20]
12–14 June 1937
  
Yugoslavia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Roderich Menzel
Josip Palada 		6
2 		6
1 		6
0 		     
2  
  		Ladislav Hecht
Franjo Punčec 		7
5 		6
2 		6
3 		     
3  
  		Ladislav Hecht / Roderich Menzel
Josip Palada / Franjo Punčec 		2
6 		6
1 		6
0 		7
9 		6
1 		 
4  
  		František Cejnar
Franjo Punčec 		7
5 		7
5 		3
6 		7
5 		   
5  
  		Josef Šíba
Josip Palada 		3
6 		3
6 		5
7 		     

Final edit

Germany vs. Czechoslovakia edit

 
Germany
4 		Berlin, Germany[2]
10–12 July 1937
  
Czechoslovakia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Henner Henkel
Ladislav Hecht 		6
1 		7
5 		7
5 		     
2  
  		Gottfried von Cramm
Roderich Menzel 		3
6 		4
6 		6
4 		6
3 		6
2 		 
3  
  		Gottfried von Cramm / Henner Henkel
Josef Caska / Ladislav Hecht 		6
1 		6
2 		10
12 		6
0 		   
4  
  		Gottfried von Cramm
Ladislav Hecht 		6
3 		7
5 		6
2 		     
5  
  		Hans Denker
František Cejnar 		6
4 		6
3 		4
6 		4
6 		2
6 		 

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 "Germany v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Hungary v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Switzerland v Ireland". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Netherlands v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "China v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Germany v Austria". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Italy v Monaco". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Sweden v Greece". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Belgium v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "South Africa v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Yugoslavia v Romania". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Poland v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "France v Norway". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Italy v Germany". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Belgium v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ "Yugoslavia v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ "Czechoslovakia v France". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ "Germany v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  20. ^ "Czechoslovakia v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.

External links edit

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