1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

Main article: 1939 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] Yugoslavia defeated Germany in the final, and went on to face Australia in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw
First Round
5–7 May
   Second Round
11–21 May
   Quarterfinals
25–29 May
   Semifinals
2–5 June
   Final
28–30 July
  Great Britain    
 bye       Great Britain 3  
  New Zealand     New Zealand 2    
 bye         Great Britain 3  
  France    
Paris, France (clay)
     France 2  
 bye       France 4
  China     China 1    
Berlin, Germany (clay)
 bye         Great Britain 0  
  Sweden         Germany 5  
 bye       Sweden 4  
  Denmark     Denmark 1    
Berlin, Germany (clay)
 bye         Sweden 1
  Germany 5         Germany 4  
   Switzerland 0       Germany 3
  Poland 4     Poland 2    
  Netherlands 1         Germany 2
  Romania 2         Yugoslavia 3
  Hungary 3       Hungary 1  
  Yugoslavia 5     Yugoslavia 4    
Milan, Italy (clay)
  Ireland 0         Yugoslavia 3  
 bye    
Naples, Italy (clay)
     Italy 2  
  Italy       Italy 3
 bye     Monaco 0    
  Monaco         Yugoslavia 3
 bye         Belgium 2  
  Belgium       Belgium 3  
 bye     India 2    
  India         Belgium 5
 bye    
    Norway 0  
  Norway       Norway w/o
 bye     Czechoslovakia[lower-alpha 1]  
  Czechoslovakia  

First round

Germany vs. Switzerland

Germany
5		 Vienna, Germany [3]
5–7 May 1939
Clay
Switzerland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Roderich Menzel
Boris Maneff		 6
8 		6
3		 5
7 		6
2		 6
3		  
2
Henner Henkel
Hector Fisher		 6
2		 2
6 		6
1		 6
3		    
3
Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa
Hector Fisher / Boris Maneff		 6
2		 6
2		 6
4		      
4
Henner Henkel
Boris Maneff		 6
1		 6
2		 6
2		      
5
Roderich Menzel
Jost Spitzer		 8
6		 6
4		 6
3		      

Poland vs. Netherlands

Poland
4		 Warsaw, Poland [4]
5–7 May 1939
Netherlands
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Adam Baworowski
Hans van Swol		 9
7		 6
3		 6
0		      
2
Ignacy Tłoczyński
Tod Hughan		 6
0		 6
2		 6
1		      
3
Józef Hebda / Ignacy Tłoczyński
Tod Hughan / Hans van Swol		 4
6 		4
6 		10
12 		     
4
Ignacy Tłoczyński
Hans van Swol		 13
11		 4
6 		6
3		 6
2		    
5
Adam Baworowski
Tod Hughan		 0
6 		6
3		 6
4		 6
2		    

Romania vs. Hungary

Romania
2		 Bucharest, Romania [5]
5–7 May 1939
Clay
Hungary
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Arnulf Schmidt
Emil Gábori		 6
4		 6
4		 4
6 		2
6 		0
1		 retired
 
2
Cristea Caralulis
József Asbóth		 6
1		 3
6 		9
7		 8
10 		4
6 		 
3
Cristea Caralulis / Arnulf Schmidt
Mihály Csikós / György Dallos		 6
8 		4
6 		6
2		 6
2		 6
4		  
4
Cristea Caralulis
Emil Gábori		 3
6 		6
2		 6
3		 7
5		    
5
Arnulf Schmidt
József Asbóth		 6
1		 2
6 		3
6 		8
6		 3
6 		 

Yugoslavia vs. Ireland

Yugoslavia
5		 Zagreb, Yugoslavia [6]
5–7 May 1939
Ireland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Dragutin Mitić
George Lyttleton-Rogers		 7
5		 6
2		 3
6 		3
6 		6
3		  
2
Franjo Punčec
Raymond Egan		 6
2		 6
0		 6
4		      
3
Dragutin Mitić / Franjo Punčec
Raymond Egan / George Lyttleton-Rogers		 6
1		 6
4		 6
2		      
4
Franjo Punčec
George Lyttleton-Rogers		 6
4		 6
2		 6
4		      
5
Dragutin Mitić
Raymond Egan		 7
5		 6
3		 6
2		      

Second round

Great Britain vs. New Zealand

Great Britain
3		 Sussex Lawn Tennis Club, Brighton, England [7]
11–13 May 1939
Clay
New Zealand
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ronald Shayes
Cam Malfroy		 6
4		 2
6 		2
6 		7
5		 3
6 		 
2
Charles Hare
Alistair Dewar-Brown		 6
3		 6
4		 6
3		      
3
Charles Hare / Frank Wilde
Dennis Coombe / Cam Malfroy		 3
6 		6
2		 3
6 		2
6 		   
4
Ronald Shayes
Alistair Dewar-Brown		 6
3		 6
4		 7
5		      
5
Charles Hare
Cam Malfroy		 7
5		 6
4		 6
4		      

France vs. China

France
4		 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [8]
18–20 May 1939
Clay
China
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Bernard Destremau
Kho Sin-Kie		 5
7 		6
3		 1
6 		7
5		 6
0		  
2
Christian Boussus
Choy Wai-Chuen		 1
6 		6
4		 6
4		 6
1		    
3
Pierre Pellizza / Yvon Petra
Choy Wai-Chuen / Kho Sin-Kie		 6
2		 6
0		 6
3		      
4
Yvon Petra
Kho Sin-Kie		 6
2		 7
9 		3
6 		4
6 		   
5
Pierre Pellizza
Ho Jin		 7
5		 4
6 		6
2		 6
4		    

Sweden vs. Denmark

Sweden
4		 Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden [9]
19–21 May 1939
Clay
Denmark
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Morgan Hultman
Helge Plougmann		 1
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     
2
Kalle Schröder
Niels Holst		 6
4		 6
2		 6
3		      
3
Nils Rohlsson / Kalle Schröder
Helge Plougmann / Alfred Wium		 6
1		 8
6		 6
0		      
4
Kalle Schröder
Helge Plougmann		 6
1		 6
1		 6
1		      
5
Morgan Hultman
Niels Holst		 6
1		 6
3		 6
1		      

Poland vs. Germany

Poland
2		 Warsaw, Poland [10]
19–21 May 1939
Germany
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Adam Baworowski
Roderich Menzel		 5
7 		3
6 		6
2		 6
2		 4
6 		 
2
Ignacy Tłoczyński
Henner Henkel		 6
4		 6
8 		6
4		 3
6 		6
3		  
3
Adam Baworowski / Józef Hebda
Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa		 7
5		 4
6 		2
6 		2
6 		   
4
Ignacy Tłoczyński
Roderich Menzel		 2
6 		6
1		 5
7 		6
2		 9
7		  
5
Adam Baworowski
Henner Henkel		 4
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     

Hungary vs. Yugoslavia

Hungary
1		 Budapest, Hungary [11]
12–14 May 1939
Yugoslavia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Emil Gábori
Dragutin Mitić		 3
6 		6
0		 6
2		 1
6 		1
6 		 
2
József Asbóth
Franjo Punčec		 7
5		 4
6 		7
5		 11
9		    
3
József Asbóth / Emil Gábori
Dragutin Mitić / Franjo Punčec		 1
6 		6
4		 2
6 		5
7 		   
4
Emil Gábori
Franjo Punčec		 1
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
5
József Asbóth
Dragutin Mitić		 7
9 		6
2		 8
10 		3
6 		   

Italy vs. Monaco

Italy
3		 Naples, Italy [12]
12–14 May 1939
Clay
Monaco
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Vanni Canepele
Aleco Noghès		 6
0		 6
3		 6
1		      
2
Giorgio de Stefani
Gaston Médécin		 6
1		 6
2		 6
2		      
3
Giovanni Cucelli / Gino Vido
Vladimir Landau / Aleco Noghès		 6
3		 6
1		 6
0		      
4
Giorgio de Stefani
Aleco Noghès		           not
played
5
Vanni Canepele
Gaston Médécin		           not
played

Belgium vs. India

Belgium
3		 Brussels, Belgium [13]
19–21 May 1939
India
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
André Lacroix
Ghaus Mohammad Khan		 6
1		 6
3		 5
7 		6
0		    
2
Charles Naeyaert
Yaswanath-Rao Savur		 6
0		 10
8		 1
6 		6
3		    
3
Pierre Geelhand de Merxem / Jacques Van den Eynde
Ghaus Mohammad Khan / Yaswanath-Rao Savur		 4
6 		4
6 		7
5		 4
6 		   
4
Charles Naeyaert
Ghaus Mohammad Khan		 8
10 		2
6 		1
6 		     
5
André Lacroix
Yaswanath-Rao Savur		 6
2		 6
2		 6
4		      

Quarterfinals

Great Britain vs. France

Great Britain
3		 No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England [14]
25–27 May 1939
Grass
France
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Charles Hare
Bernard Destremau		 6
2		 6
3		 3
6 		14
12		    
2
Ronald Shayes
Christian Boussus		 2
6 		4
6 		0
6 		     
3
Charles Hare / Frank Wilde
Pierre Pellizza / Yvon Petra		 6
3		 6
3		 3
6 		4
6 		6
3		  
4
Ronald Shayes
Bernard Destremau		 6
3		 4
6 		6
4		 7
5		    
5
Lawrence Shaffi
Christian Boussus		 0
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     

Germany vs. Sweden

Germany
4		 Rot-Weiss-Stadion, Berlin, Germany [15]
27–29 May 1939
Clay
Sweden
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Roderich Menzel
Morgan Hultman		 6
0		 6
2		 6
1		      
2
Henner Henkel
Kalle Schröder		 5
7 		3
6 		6
2		 8
6		 6
3		  
3
Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa
Nils Rohlsson / Kalle Schröder		 2
6 		6
1		 3
6 		3
6 		   
4
Roderich Menzel
Kalle Schröder		 2
6 		6
3		 6
3		 6
3		    
5
Rolf Göpfert
Morgan Hultman		 6
2		 6
3		 6
3		      

Italy vs. Yugoslavia

Italy
2		 Milan, Italy [16]
26–28 May 1939
Clay
Yugoslavia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Vanni Canepele
Dragutin Mitić		 6
3		 6
3		 7
5		      
2
Giorgio de Stefani
Franjo Punčec		 4
6 		1
6 		5
7 		     
3
Giovanni Cucelli / Valentino Taroni
Dragutin Mitić / Franjo Punčec		 2
6 		2
6 		0
6 		     
4
Giorgio de Stefani
Dragutin Mitić		 6
1		 6
4		 4
6 		6
3		    
5
Vanni Canepele
Franjo Punčec		 11
13 		1
6 		8
6		 3
6 		   

Belgium vs. Norway

Belgium
5		 Brussels, Belgium [17]
26–28 May 1939
Clay
Norway
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
André Lacroix
Johan Haanes		 6
1		 6
4		 6
2		      
2
Charles Naeyaert
Sigurd Rinde		 6
1		 6
0		 6
0		      
3
Léopold de Borman / Pierre Geelhand de Merxem
Birger Andersen-Brem / Johan Haanes		 6
0		 6
1		 5
7 		6
2		    
4
Charles Naeyaert
Johan Haanes		 6
4		 6
1		 6
3		      
5
Pierre Geelhand de Merxem
Sigurd Rinde		 6
1		 6
0		 6
0		      

Semifinals

Germany vs. Great Britain

Germany
5		 Berlin, Germany [18]
3–5 June 1939
Clay
Great Britain
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Roderich Menzel
Charles Hare		 6
0		 6
1		        
retired
2
Henner Henkel
Ronald Shayes		 6
2		 6
3		 6
1		      
3
Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa
Lawrence Shaffi / Frank Wilde		 6
4		 6
2		 6
2		      
4
Roderich Menzel
Ronald Shayes		 6
1		 6
1		 6
0		      
5
Georg von Metaxa
Frank Wilde		 3
6 		6
0		 6
2		 6
3		    

Yugoslavia vs. Belgium

Yugoslavia
3		 Zagreb, Yugoslavia [19]
2–4 June 1939
Belgium
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Franjo Punčec
André Lacroix		 1
6 		6
3		 6
3		 7
5		    
2
Dragutin Mitić
Pierre Geelhand de Merxem		 6
1		 6
4		 6
1		      
3
Dragutin Mitić / Franjo Punčec
Léopold de Borman / André Lacroix		 2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
4
Dragutin Mitić
André Lacroix		 3
6 		2
6 		8
6		 2
6 		   
5
Franjo Punčec
Pierre Geelhand de Merxem		 6
3		 8
6		 6
3		      

Final

Yugoslavia vs. Germany

Yugoslavia
3		 A.T.K. Stadium, Zagreb, Yugoslavia [2]
28–30 July 1939
Germany
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Franjo Punčec
Rolf Göpfert		 6
3		 6
1		 6
0		      
2
Dragutin Mitić
Henner Henkel		 0
6 		1
6 		6
4		 4
6 		   
3
Franjo Kukuljević / Franjo Punčec
Henner Henkel / Roderich Menzel		 7
9 		6
4		 4
6 		6
3		 1
4 		 
4
Dragutin Mitić
Rolf Göpfert		 6
1		 6
2		 6
3		      
5
Franjo Punčec
Henner Henkel		 10
8		 6
3		 6
0		      

Notes
  1. The tie between Norway and Czechoslovakia was abandoned due to the German invasion and partition of Czechoslovakia in March 1939.

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. "Yugoslavia v Germany". daviscup.com.
  3. "Germany v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  4. "Poland v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  5. "Romania v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  6. "Yugoslavia v Ireland". daviscup.com.
  7. "Great Britain v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  8. "France v China". daviscup.com.
  9. "Sweden v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  10. "Poland v Germany". daviscup.com.
  11. "Hungary v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  12. "Italy v Monaco". daviscup.com.
  13. "Belgium v India". daviscup.com.
  14. "Great Britain v France". daviscup.com.
  15. "Germany v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  16. "Italy v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  17. "Belgium v Norway". daviscup.com.
  18. "Germany v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  19. "Yugoslavia v Belgium". daviscup.com.
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