1937 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

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

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

Hungary vs. Belgium


Hungary
2
Budapest, Hungary[3]
30 April–2 May 1937

Belgium
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
Belgium
György Dallos
André Lacroix
4
6
7
9
6
4
6
3
6
3
 
2 Hungary
Belgium
Emil Gábori
Charles Naeyaert
5
7
6
4
6
4
0
6
4
6
 
3 Hungary
Belgium
Emil Ferenczy / Emil Gábori
Léopold de Borman / Pierre Geelhand de Merxem
6
2
6
1
4
6
3
6
1
6
 
4 Hungary
Belgium
Emil Gábori
André Lacroix
1
6
2
6
4
6
     
5 Hungary
Belgium
György Dallos
Charles Naeyaert
7
5
4
6
6
2
3
3
   
retired

Switzerland vs. Ireland


Switzerland
3
Montreux, Switzerland[4]
30 April–2 May 1937

Ireland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
Republic of Ireland
Max Ellmer
George Lyttleton-Rogers
6
8
6
1
1
6
3
6
   
2 Switzerland
Republic of Ireland
Hector Fisher
George McVeagh
6
4
6
2
6
1
     
3 Switzerland
Republic of Ireland
Hector Fisher / Boris Maneff
George Lyttleton-Rogers / George McVeagh
0
6
1
6
7
5
7
5
4
6
 
4 Switzerland
Republic of Ireland
Hector Fisher
George Lyttleton-Rogers
6
3
6
4
4
6
2
6
6
2
 
5 Switzerland
Republic of Ireland
Max Ellmer
George McVeagh
5
7
8
6
6
4
6
1
   

Netherlands vs. South Africa


Netherlands
0
Amsterdam, Netherlands[5]
30 April–2 May 1937
Clay

South Africa
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
South Africa
Diederik Teschmacher
Vernon Kirby
2
6
5
7
6
8
     
2 Netherlands
South Africa
Tod Hughan
Norman Farquharson
1
6
1
6
1
6
     
3 Netherlands
South Africa
Tod Hughan / Hans van Swol
Norman Farquharson / Vernon Kirby
4
6
3
6
2
6
     
4 Netherlands
South Africa
Tod Hughan
Eustace Fannin
2
6
5
7
6
3
3
6
   
5 Netherlands
South Africa
Diederik Teschmacher
Norman Farquharson
7
9
1
6
3
6
     

China vs. New Zealand


China
2
Sussex County Ground, Brighton, England[6]
29 April–1 May 1937
Clay

New Zealand
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Taiwan
New Zealand
Choy Wai-Chuen
Alan Stedman
4
6
0
6
2
6
     
2 Taiwan
New Zealand
Kho Sin-Kie
Cam Malfroy
6
0
6
3
4
6
6
2
   
3 Taiwan
New Zealand
Kho Sin-Kie / Tsui Wai-Pui
Cam Malfroy / Alan Stedman
3
6
8
6
3
6
2
6
   
4 Taiwan
New Zealand
Kho Sin-Kie
Alan Stedman
6
4
6
4
1
6
6
4
   
5 Taiwan
New Zealand
Choy Wai-Chuen
Cam Malfroy
1
6
3
6
1
6
     

Second round

Germany vs. Austria


Germany
3
Munich, Germany[7]
8–10 May 1937

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

Italy vs. Monaco


Italy
5
Bologna, Italy[8]
8–10 May 1937
Clay

Monaco
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Monaco
Vanni Canepele
Gaston Médécin
6
0
6
1
6
0
     
2 Italy
Monaco
Giorgio de Stefani
Vladimir Landau
6
2
6
0
6
3
     
3 Italy
Monaco
Ferruccio Quintavalle / Valentino Taroni
Vladimir Landau / Gaston Médécin
6
1
6
3
6
3
     
4 Italy
Monaco
Vanni Canepele
Vladimir Landau
6
0
6
4
6
1
     
5 Italy
Monaco
Giorgio de Stefani
Gaston Médécin
6
1
7
5
7
5
     

Sweden vs. Greece


Sweden
3
Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden[9]
12–14 May 1937
Clay

Greece
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Greece
Kalle Schröder
Lazaros Stalios
6
3
6
3
6
4
     
2 Sweden
Greece
Sigurd Karlborg
Georgios Nikolaides
6
4
2
6
2
6
3
6
   
3 Sweden
Greece
Curt Östberg / Kalle Schröder
Georgios Nikolaides / Lazaros Stalios
6
2
6
2
8
10
3
6
8
6
 
4 Sweden
Greece
Kalle Schröder
Georgios Nikolaides
6
2
6
4
6
4
     
5 Sweden
Greece
Sigurd Karlborg
Lazaros Stalios
2
6
2
6
3
6
     

Belgium vs. Switzerland


Belgium
4
Brussels, Belgium[10]
15–17 May 1937

Switzerland
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Switzerland
Charles Naeyaert
Max Ellmer
13
11
6
3
6
3
     
2 Belgium
Switzerland
André Lacroix
Hector Fisher
4
6
2
6
6
8
     
3 Belgium
Switzerland
Léopold de Borman / André Lacroix
Boris Maneff / Werner Steiner
6
2
6
4
6
1
     
4 Belgium
Switzerland
André Lacroix
Max Ellmer
6
0
6
4
6
1
     
5 Belgium
Switzerland
Charles Naeyaert
Hector Fisher
4
6
6
0
4
6
6
3
7
5
 

South Africa vs. New Zealand


South Africa
4
Sussex County Ground, Brighton, England[11]
8–11 May 1937
Clay

New Zealand
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 South Africa
New Zealand
Norman Farquharson
Alan Stedman
5
7
3
6
6
3
2
6
   
2 South Africa
New Zealand
Vernon Kirby
Cam Malfroy
7
5
6
2
6
3
     
3 South Africa
New Zealand
Norman Farquharson / Vernon Kirby
Eskell Andrews / Cam Malfroy
7
5
6
2
6
2
     
4 South Africa
New Zealand
Eustace Fannin
Dennis Coombe
6
4
6
4
6
3
     
5 South Africa
New Zealand
Vernon Kirby
Eskell Andrews
6
2
6
4
6
3
     

Yugoslavia vs. Romania


Yugoslavia
5
Belgrade, Yugoslavia[12]
8–10 May 1937

Romania
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Romania
Josip Palada
Cristea Caralulis
6
3
6
0
2
6
6
2
   
2 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Romania
Franjo Punčec
Arnulf Schmidt
6
3
6
3
7
5
     
3 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Romania
Franjo Kukuljević / Dragutin Mitić
Cristea Caralulis / Arnulf Schmidt
7
5
6
3
4
6
6
2
   
4 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Romania
Franjo Punčec
Cristea Caralulis
6
4
1
6
6
3
6
2
   
5 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Romania
Josip Palada
Arnulf Schmidt
6
4
6
3
5
7
6
0
   

Poland vs. Czechoslovakia


Poland
0
Warsaw, Poland[13]
15–17 May 1937

Czechoslovakia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Poland
Czechoslovakia
Kazimierz Tarlowski
Roderich Menzel
3
6
4
6
6
2
3
6
   
2 Poland
Czechoslovakia
Józef Hebda
Ladislav Hecht
2
6
0
6
6
3
1
6
   
3 Poland
Czechoslovakia
Józef Hebda / Ignacy Tłoczyński
Josef Caska / Ladislav Hecht
1
6
7
5
1
6
4
6
   
4 Poland
Czechoslovakia
Józef Hebda
Roderich Menzel
5
7
3
6
3
6
     
5 Poland
Czechoslovakia
Kazimierz Tarlowski
Josef Šíba
3
6
4
6
3
6
     

France vs. Norway


France
5
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[14]
8–10 May 1937
Clay

Norway
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Norway
Bernard Destremau
Fritz Jenssen
6
0
6
3
6
3
     
2 France
Norway
Marcel Bernard
Dick Bjurstedt
2
6
6
1
6
0
6
0
   
3 France
Norway
Marcel Bernard / Yvon Petra
Jens-Johan Beer / Fritz Jenssen
6
2
6
2
6
2
     
4 France
Norway
Bernard Destremau
Dick Bjurstedt
7
5
6
2
6
1
     
5 France
Norway
Yvon Petra
Fritz Jenssen
6
1
6
3
4
6
7
5
   

Quarterfinals

Italy vs. Germany


Italy
1
Milan, Italy[15]
4–6 June 1937
Clay

Germany
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Germany
Vanni Canepele
Gottfried von Cramm
1
6
4
6
6
1
4
6
   
2 Italy
Germany
Giorgio de Stefani
Henner Henkel
6
2
6
3
5
7
6
2
   
3 Italy
Germany
Ferruccio Quintavalle / Valentino Taroni
Gottfried von Cramm / Henner Henkel
3
6
1
6
1
6
     
4 Italy
Germany
Vanni Canepele
Henner Henkel
6
3
3
6
1
6
4
6
   
5 Italy
Germany
Giorgio de Stefani
Gottfried von Cramm
0
6
1
6
4
6
     

Belgium vs. Sweden


Belgium
3
Royal Léopold Club, Brussels, Belgium[16]
4–6 June 1937
Clay

Sweden
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Sweden
André Lacroix
Kalle Schröder
3
6
6
3
0
6
6
4
2
6
 
2 Belgium
Sweden
Charles Naeyaert
Stig Mårtensson
6
1
6
2
6
1
     
3 Belgium
Sweden
Léopold de Borman / André Lacroix
Curt Östberg / Kalle Schröder
6
0
6
4
6
4
     
4 Belgium
Sweden
Charles Naeyaert
Kalle Schröder
9
7
2
6
0
6
3
6
   
5 Belgium
Sweden
André Lacroix
Stig Mårtensson
6
2
6
0
6
3
     

Yugoslavia vs. South Africa


Yugoslavia
4
Zagreb, Yugoslavia[17]
5–7 June 1937

South Africa
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
South Africa
Franjo Punčec
Vernon Kirby
1
6
6
0
6
3
2
6
6
4
 
2 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
South Africa
Josip Palada
Norman Farquharson
3
6
3
6
6
3
6
0
6
3
 
3 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
South Africa
Franjo Kukuljević / Dragutin Mitić
Norman Farquharson / Vernon Kirby
2
6
3
6
2
6
     
4 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
South Africa
Josip Palada
Vernon Kirby
6
1
6
4
6
2
     
5 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
South Africa
Franjo Punčec
Norman Farquharson
6
1
6
1
6
1
     

Czechoslovakia vs. France


Czechoslovakia
4
Prague, Czechoslovakia[18]
5–7 June 1937
Clay

France
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
France
Roderich Menzel
Christian Boussus
6
2
6
3
6
4
     
2 Czechoslovakia
France
Ladislav Hecht
Bernard Destremau
6
3
6
3
6
1
     
3 Czechoslovakia
France
Ladislav Hecht / Roderich Menzel
Jean Borotra / Yvon Petra
3
6
6
2
2
6
3
6
   
4 Czechoslovakia
France
Roderich Menzel
Bernard Destremau
6
0
6
3
6
4
     
5 Czechoslovakia
France
Ladislav Hecht
Christian Boussus
2
6
6
1
7
5
6
0
   

Semifinals

Germany vs. Belgium


Germany
4
Berlin, Germany[19]
12–14 June 1937

Belgium
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Germany
Belgium
Henner Henkel
André Lacroix
6
1
6
1
6
1
     
2 Germany
Belgium
Gottfried von Cramm
Charles Naeyaert
6
3
6
0
6
4
     
3 Germany
Belgium
Gottfried von Cramm / Henner Henkel
Léopold de Borman / André Lacroix
6
4
6
3
6
4
     
4 Germany
Belgium
Henner Henkel
Charles Naeyaert
6
3
6
2
6
2
     
5 Germany
Belgium
Edgar Dettmer
André Lacroix
4
6
6
3
2
6
6
8
   

Czechoslovakia vs. Yugoslavia


Czechoslovakia
4
Prague, Czechoslovakia[20]
12–14 June 1937

Yugoslavia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Roderich Menzel
Josip Palada
6
2
6
1
6
0
     
2 Czechoslovakia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Ladislav Hecht
Franjo Punčec
7
5
6
2
6
3
     
3 Czechoslovakia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Ladislav Hecht / Roderich Menzel
Josip Palada / Franjo Punčec
2
6
6
1
6
0
7
9
6
1
 
4 Czechoslovakia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
František Cejnar
Franjo Punčec
7
5
7
5
3
6
7
5
   
5 Czechoslovakia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Josef Šíba
Josip Palada
3
6
3
6
5
7
     

Final

Germany vs. Czechoslovakia


Germany
4
Berlin, Germany[2]
10–12 July 1937

Czechoslovakia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Germany
Czechoslovakia
Henner Henkel
Ladislav Hecht
6
1
7
5
7
5
     
2 Germany
Czechoslovakia
Gottfried von Cramm
Roderich Menzel
3
6
4
6
6
4
6
3
6
2
 
3 Germany
Czechoslovakia
Gottfried von Cramm / Henner Henkel
Josef Caska / Ladislav Hecht
6
1
6
2
10
12
6
0
   
4 Germany
Czechoslovakia
Gottfried von Cramm
Ladislav Hecht
6
3
7
5
6
2
     
5 Germany
Czechoslovakia
Hans Denker
František Cejnar
6
4
6
3
4
6
4
6
2
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. "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.
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