1937 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

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

Main article: 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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