1929 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1929 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

Main article: 1929 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

24 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 Great Britain in the final, and went on to face the United States in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw
First round
29 March–12 May		Second round
10–19 May		Quarterfinals
5–9 June		Semifinals
14–21 June		Final
12–14 July
 ItalyDublin, Ireland (grass)
bye Italy5
 Ireland Ireland0Hamburg, Germany
bye Italy2
 SpainBarcelona, Spain (clay) Germany3
bye Spain1
 Germany Germany4Prague, Czechoslovakia
bye Germany4
 Denmark4Copenhagen, Denmark Czechoslovakia1
 Chile1 Denmark4
 Greece4 Greece1Copenhagen, Denmark
 Yugoslavia1 Denmark1
 Belgium4Prague, Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia4
 Romania1 Belgium0
 Austria2 Czechoslovakia3Berlin, Germany (clay)
 Czechoslovakia3 Germany3
 Hungary4Budapest, Hungary Great Britain2
 Norway1 Hungary3
 Monaco3 Monaco2Budapest, Hungary
  Switzerland2 Hungary3
 Finland1The Hague, Netherlands (clay) Netherlands2
 Egypt4 Egypt1
 Netherlands [3]w/o Netherlands4Budapest, Hungary (clay)
 Portugal Hungary2
byeSaltsjöbaden, Sweden (clay) Great Britain3
 Sweden Sweden0
bye South Africa5Bournemouth, England (grass)
 South Africa Great Britain5
byeWarsaw, Poland (clay) South Africa0
 Poland Poland0
bye Great Britain5
 Great Britain

First round

Denmark vs. Chile

Denmark
4		 Copenhagen, Denmark[4]
4–6 May 1929
Chile
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Chile		 Povl Henriksen
Luis Torralva Ponsa		 8
6		 7
5		 7
5		      
2 Denmark
Chile		 Einer Ulrich
Domingo Torralva Ponsa		 6
2		 6
4		 7
5		      
3 Denmark
Chile		 Povl Henriksen / Einer Ulrich
Domingo Torralva Ponsa / Luis Torralva Ponsa		 6
2		 6
3		 6
4		      
4 Denmark
Chile		 Povl Henriksen
Domingo Torralva Ponsa		 5
7 		7
5		 6
4		 6
4		    
5 Denmark
Chile		 Einer Ulrich
Luis Torralva Ponsa		 5
7 		4
6 		6
8 		     

Greece vs. Yugoslavia

Greece
4		 Athens, Greece[5]
4–6 May 1929
Yugoslavia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Greece
Kingdom of Yugoslavia		 Augustos Zerlendis
Krešimir Friedrich		 6
3		 6
0		 6
2		      
2 Greece
Kingdom of Yugoslavia		 Costas Efstratiadis
Franjo Šefer		 6
2		 7
5		 3
6 		6
3		    
3 Greece
Kingdom of Yugoslavia		 I. Georgiadis / Augustos Zerlendis
Krešimir Friedrich / Franjo Šefer		 6
3		 6
3		 6
3		      
4 Greece
Kingdom of Yugoslavia		 Costas Efstratiadis
Krešimir Friedrich		 1
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
5 Greece
Kingdom of Yugoslavia		 Augustos Zerlendis
Franjo Šefer		 6
4		 7
5		 6
4		      

Belgium vs. Romania

Belgium
4		 Brussels, Belgium[6]
4–6 May 1929
Romania
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Romania		 André Lacroix
Nicolae Mișu		 6
2		 6
4		 3
6 		6
3		    
2 Belgium
Romania		 Andre Ewbank
Gheorghe Lupu		 6
2		 4
6 		6
2		 6
4		    
3 Belgium
Romania		 Andre Ewbank / André Lacroix
Laszlo Dorner / Gheorghe Lupu		 7
5		 6
2		 6
1		      
4 Belgium
Romania		 André Lacroix
Gheorghe Lupu		 8
6		 6
4		 6
3		      
5 Belgium
Romania		 Andre Ewbank
Nicolae Mișu		 2
6 		4
6 		8
6		 3
6 		   

Austria vs. Czechoslovakia

Austria
2		 Vienna, Austria[7]
26–28 April 1929
Czechoslovakia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
Czechoslovakia		 Franz-Wilhelm Matejka
Jan Koželuh		 6
3		 7
5		 6
1		      
2 Austria
Czechoslovakia		 Hermann von Artens
Roderich Menzel		 3
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
3 Austria
Czechoslovakia		 Hermann von Artens / Franz-Wilhelm Matejka
Jan Koželuh / Pavel Macenauer		 4
6 		5
7 		2
6 		     
4 Austria
Czechoslovakia		 Franz-Wilhelm Matejka
Roderich Menzel		 10
8		 6
3		 6
1		      
5 Austria
Czechoslovakia		 Hermann von Artens
Jan Koželuh		 4
6 		3
6 		10
8		 4
6 		   

Norway vs. Hungary

Norway
1		 Oslo, Norway[8]
10–12 May 1929
Clay
Hungary
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Norway
Hungary		 Jack Nielsen
Imre Takáts		 1
6 		1
6 		5
7 		     
2 Norway
Hungary		 Jack Nielsen
Béla von Kehrling		 9
11 		6
1		 2
6 		2
6 		   
3 Norway
Hungary		 Jack Nielsen / Torleif Torkildsen
Béla von Kehrling / Jenő Péteri		 4
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
4 Norway
Hungary		 Torleif Torkildsen
Imre Takáts		 1
6 		6
1		 6
1		 6
2		    
5 Norway
Hungary		 Torleif Torkildsen
Béla von Kehrling		 1
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     

Monaco vs. Switzerland

Monaco
3		 Monte Carlo, Monaco[9]
29–31 Mar 1929
Switzerland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Monaco
Switzerland		 René Gallèpe
Charles Aeschlimann		 7
5		 3
6 		5
7 		6
3		 5
7 		 
2 Monaco
Switzerland		 Vladimir Landau
Jean Wuarin		 4
6 		6
3		 6
2		 6
2		    
3 Monaco
Switzerland		 René Gallèpe / Vladimir Landau
Charles Aeschlimann / Jean Wuarin		 4
6 		6
4		 6
4		 3
6 		8
6		  
4 Monaco
Switzerland		 Vladimir Landau
Charles Aeschlimann		 2
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
5 Monaco
Switzerland		 René Gallèpe
Jean Wuarin		 6
3		 6
8 		6
4		 6
4		    

Finland vs. Egypt

Finland
1		 Helsinki, Finland[10]
4–7 May 1929
Egypt
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Finland
Egypt		 Runar Granholm
Loutfalla Wahid		 6
4		 6
4		 6
3		      
2 Finland
Egypt		 Arne Grahn
Jacques Grandguillot		 6
1		 4
6 		2
6 		7
5		 4
6 		 
3 Finland
Egypt		 Arne Grahn / Bo Grotenfelt
Jacques Grandguillot / Nicolas Zahar		 5
7 		2
6 		3
6 		     
4 Finland
Egypt		 Runar Granholm
Jacques Grandguillot		 6
2		 6
3		 3
6 		5
7 		2
6 		 
5 Finland
Egypt		 Arne Grahn
Loutfalla Wahid		 6
3		 0
6 		2
6 		3
6 		   

Second round

Ireland vs. Italy

Ireland
0		 Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland[11]
16–18 May 1929
Grass
Italy
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Republic of Ireland
Italy		 George Lyttleton-Rogers
Uberto De Morpurgo		 6
8 		1
6 		7
5		 2
6 		   
2 Republic of Ireland
Italy		 Edward McGuire
Giorgio de Stefani		 4
6 		6
4		 6
8 		6
4		 6
8 		 
3 Republic of Ireland
Italy		 Noel Galway Holmes / George Lyttleton-Rogers
Alberto del Bono / Uberto De Morpurgo		 4
6 		5
7 		5
7 		     
4 Republic of Ireland
Italy		 George Lyttleton-Rogers
Giorgio de Stefani		 6
4		 5
7 		2
6 		5
7 		   
5 Republic of Ireland
Italy		 Edward McGuire
Uberto De Morpurgo		 0
6 		7
5		 4
6 		2
6 		   

Spain vs. Germany

Spain
1		 Societat Sportiva Pompeya, Barcelona, Spain[12]
11–13 May 1929
Clay
Germany
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
Germany		 Enrique Maier
Hans Moldenhauer		 1
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
2 Spain
Germany		 Francisco Sindreu
Daniel Prenn		 3
6 		7
5		 4
6 		6
4		 4
6 		 
3 Spain
Germany		 Enrique Maier / José María Tejada
Hans Moldenhauer / Daniel Prenn		 3
6 		6
1		 5
7 		1
6 		   
4 Spain
Germany		 José María Tejada
Hans Moldenhauer		 0
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
5 Spain
Germany		 Enrique Maier
Heinrich Kleinschroth		 7
5		 3
6 		       
retired

Denmark vs. Greece

Denmark
4		 Copenhagen, Denmark[13]
17–19 May 1929
Greece
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Greece		 Einer Ulrich
Augustos Zerlendis		 6
3		 6
8 		5
7 		15
17 		   
2 Denmark
Greece		 Povl Henriksen
Georgios Zafiropoulos		 6
4		 6
4		 6
1		      
3 Denmark
Greece		 Povl Henriksen / Einer Ulrich
Georgios Zafiropoulos / Augustos Zerlendis		 6
2		 6
4		 6
3		      
4 Denmark
Greece		 Einer Ulrich
Georgios Zafiropoulos		 6
3		 6
4		 6
2		      
5 Denmark
Greece		 Povl Henriksen
Augustos Zerlendis		 6
0		 7
5		 6
4		      

Czechoslovakia vs. Belgium

Czechoslovakia
3		 Prague, Czechoslovakia[14]
10–12 May 1929
Belgium
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
Belgium		 Roderich Menzel
André Lacroix		 6
3		 6
1		 6
1		      
2 Czechoslovakia
Belgium		 Jan Koželuh
Andre Ewbank		 7
5		 12
10		 6
4		      
3 Czechoslovakia
Belgium		 Jan Koželuh / Pavel Macenauer
Andre Ewbank / André Lacroix		 6
2		 6
3		 6
4		      
4 Czechoslovakia
Belgium		 Josef Maleček
André Lacroix		 3
6 		6
3		 0
1		     not
completed
5 Czechoslovakia
Belgium		 Roderich Menzel
Andre Ewbank		           not
played

Hungary vs. Monaco

Hungary
3		 Budapest, Hungary[15]
14–16 May 1929
Monaco
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
Monaco		 Imre Takáts
René Gallèpe		 6
3		 1
6 		9
7		 8
6		    
2 Hungary
Monaco		 Béla von Kehrling
Vladimir Landau		 6
4		 6
4		 6
2		      
3 Hungary
Monaco		 Béla von Kehrling / Jenő Péteri
René Gallèpe / Vladimir Landau		 4
6 		6
3		 2
6 		8
10 		   
4 Hungary
Monaco		 Béla von Kehrling
René Gallèpe		 6
0		 6
3		 6
1		      
5 Hungary
Monaco		 Imre Takáts
Vladimir Landau		 3
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     

Netherlands vs. Egypt

Netherlands
4		 The Hague, Netherlands[16]
17–19 May 1929
Clay
Egypt
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Egypt		 Arthur Diemer-Kool
Jacques Grandguillot		 2
6 		6
1		 10
8		 4
6 		1
6 		 
2 Netherlands
Egypt		 Hendrik Timmer
Loutfalla Wahid		 3
6 		6
2		 6
1		 6
2		    
3 Netherlands
Egypt		 Arthur Diemer-Kool / Hendrik Timmer
Rene Danon / Nicolas Zahar		 9
7		 6
8 		6
4		 6
1		    
4 Netherlands
Egypt		 Hendrik Timmer
Jacques Grandguillot		 7
5		 6
0		 3
6 		6
2		    
5 Netherlands
Egypt		 Arthur Diemer-Kool
Nicolas Zahar		 2
6 		8
6		 6
2		 6
1		    

Sweden vs. South Africa

Sweden
0		 Saltsjöbaden, Sweden[17]
17–19 May 1929
Clay
South Africa
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
South Africa		 Sune Malmström
Louis Raymond		 2
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
2 Sweden
South Africa		 Curt Östberg
Colin Robbins		 2
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
3 Sweden
South Africa		 Henning Müller / Curt Östberg
Norman Farquharson / Louis Raymond		 6
8 		2
6 		2
6 		     
4 Sweden
South Africa		 Curt Östberg
Louis Raymond		 5
7 		0
6 		0
6 		     
5 Sweden
South Africa		 Sune Malmström
Colin Robbins		 8
6		 8
10 		7
9 		4
6 		   

Poland vs. Great Britain

Poland
0		 Warsaw, Poland[18]
10–12 May 1929
Clay
Great Britain
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Poland
United Kingdom		 Andrzej Tarnowski
Bunny Austin		 1
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
2 Poland
United Kingdom		 Maksymilian Stolarow
Pat Hughes		 5
7 		1
6 		2
6 		     
3 Poland
United Kingdom		 Jan Loth / Maksymilian Stolarow
Gordon Crole-Rees / Cyril Eames		 1
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
4 Poland
United Kingdom		 Maksymilian Stolarow
Bunny Austin		 1
6 		9
11 		5
7 		     
5 Poland
United Kingdom		 Andrzej Tarnowski
Pat Hughes		 1
6 		0
6 		5
7 		     

Quarterfinals

Germany vs. Italy

Germany
3		 Hamburg, Germany[19]
7–9 June 1929
Italy
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Germany
Italy		 Heinz Landmann
Giorgio de Stefani		 3
6 		6
4		 6
3		 3
6 		6
3		  
2 Germany
Italy		 Hans Moldenhauer
Uberto De Morpurgo		 5
7 		6
3		 6
3		 3
6 		6
2		  
3 Germany
Italy		 Hans Moldenhauer / Daniel Prenn
Alberto del Bono / Uberto De Morpurgo		 6
8 		3
6 		3
6 		     
4 Germany
Italy		 Heinz Landmann
Uberto De Morpurgo		 4
6 		0
6 		5
7 		     
5 Germany
Italy		 Hans Moldenhauer
Giorgio de Stefani		 6
3		 3
6 		5
7 		6
4		 6
3		  

Denmark vs. Czechoslovakia

Denmark
1		 Copenhagen, Denmark[20]
5–7 June 1929
Czechoslovakia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Czechoslovakia		 Povl Henriksen
Roderich Menzel		 7
9 		2
6 		3
6 		     
2 Denmark
Czechoslovakia		 Einer Ulrich
Jan Koželuh		 4
6 		5
7 		6
1		 6
2		 6
2		  
3 Denmark
Czechoslovakia		 Povl Henriksen / Einer Ulrich
Jan Koželuh / Pavel Macenauer		 1
6 		6
4		 4
6 		2
6 		   
4 Denmark
Czechoslovakia		 Einer Ulrich
Roderich Menzel		 5
7 		5
7 		2
6 		     
5 Denmark
Czechoslovakia		 Povl Henriksen
Jan Koželuh		 7
5		 2
6 		2
6 		4
6 		   

Hungary vs. Netherlands

Hungary
3		 Budapest, Hungary[21]
7–9 June 1929
Netherlands
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
Netherlands		 Béla von Kehrling
Arthur Diemer-Kool		 6
2		 6
1		 6
2		      
2 Hungary
Netherlands		 Imre Takáts
Hendrik Timmer		 5
7 		7
5		 6
8 		6
1		 6
4		  
3 Hungary
Netherlands		 Béla von Kehrling / Imre Takáts
Arthur Diemer-Kool / Hendrik Timmer		 6
1		 2
6 		6
4		 3
6 		2
6 		 
4 Hungary
Netherlands		 Imre Takáts
Arthur Diemer-Kool		 2
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
5 Hungary
Netherlands		 Béla von Kehrling
Hendrik Timmer		 8
6		 6
3		 3
6 		6
3		    

Great Britain vs. South Africa

Great Britain
5		 West Hants Lawn Tennis Club, Bournemouth, England[22]
6–8 June 1929
Grass
South Africa
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
South Africa		 Bunny Austin
Louis Raymond		 8
6		 6
1		 2
6 		6
3		    
2 United Kingdom
South Africa		 Colin Gregory
Colin Robbins		 6
1		 6
1		 6
4		      
3 United Kingdom
South Africa		 Ian Collins / Colin Gregory
Norman Farquharson / Louis Raymond		 2
6 		6
3		 6
2		 6
1		    
4 United Kingdom
South Africa		 Bunny Austin
Colin Robbins		 6
0		 6
4		 6
1		      
5 United Kingdom
South Africa		 Colin Gregory
Louis Raymond		 6
4		 6
1		 6
2		      

Semifinals

Czechoslovakia vs. Germany

Czechoslovakia
1		 Prague, Czechoslovakia[23]
19–21 June 1929
Germany
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
Germany		 Pavel Macenauer
Hans Moldenhauer		 3
6 		4
6 		6
8 		     
2 Czechoslovakia
Germany		 Roderich Menzel
Heinz Landmann		 6
3		 6
3		 3
6 		0
6 		6
4		  
3 Czechoslovakia
Germany		 Jan Koželuh / Pavel Macenauer
Hans Moldenhauer / Daniel Prenn		 2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
4 Czechoslovakia
Germany		 Roderich Menzel
Hans Moldenhauer		 4
6 		6
8 		4
6 		     
5 Czechoslovakia
Germany		 Pavel Macenauer
Daniel Prenn		 3
6 		5
7 		5
7 		     

Hungary vs. Great Britain

Hungary
2		 Budapest, Hungary[24]
14–16 June 1929
Clay
Great Britain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
United Kingdom		 Béla von Kehrling
Colin Gregory		 5
7 		7
5		 5
7 		6
2		 6
3		  
2 Hungary
United Kingdom		 Imre Takáts
Bunny Austin		 4
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3 Hungary
United Kingdom		 Pál Aschner / Béla von Kehrling
Ian Collins / Colin Gregory		 2
6 		6
4		 2
6 		3
6 		   
4 Hungary
United Kingdom		 Béla von Kehrling
Bunny Austin		 3
6 		6
4		 6
2		 6
2		    
5 Hungary
United Kingdom		 Imre Takáts
Colin Gregory		 1
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     

Final

Germany vs. Great Britain

Germany
3		 Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany[2]
12–14 July 1929
Clay
Great Britain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Germany
United Kingdom		 Daniel Prenn
Colin Gregory		 6
3		 6
3		 6
2		      
2 Germany
United Kingdom		 Hans Moldenhauer
Bunny Austin		 6
4		 6
2		 6
3		      
3 Germany
United Kingdom		 Heinrich Kleinschroth / Heinz Landmann
Ian Collins / Colin Gregory		 4
6 		2
6 		0
6 		     
4 Germany
United Kingdom		 Hans Moldenhauer
Colin Gregory		 0
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
5 Germany
United Kingdom		 Daniel Prenn
Bunny Austin		 4
6 		6
2		 6
4		 4
6 		5
1		  
retired

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