1937 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

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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 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[edit]


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[edit]


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[edit]


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[edit]

Germany vs. Austria[edit]


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[edit]


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[edit]


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[edit]


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[edit]


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[edit]


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[edit]


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[edit]


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[edit]

Italy vs. Germany[edit]


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[edit]


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[edit]


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[edit]


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[edit]

Germany vs. Belgium[edit]


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[edit]


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[edit]

Germany vs. Czechoslovakia[edit]


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[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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