1937 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

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1937 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone
Details
Duration29 April 1937 – 12 July 1937
Teams20
Categories1937 Europe Zone
1937 America Zone
Champion
Winning nationFile:Flag of Germany (1935–1945).svg Germany
Qualified for: 1937 Inter-Zonal Final
1936
1938

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
File:Flag of Germany (1935–1945).svg GermanyMunich, Germany
byeFile:Flag of Germany (1935–1945).svg Germany3
File:Flag of Austria.svg AustriaFile:Flag of Austria.svg Austria1Milan, Italy (clay)
byeFile:Flag of Germany (1935–1945).svg Germany4
File:Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg ItalyBologna, Italy (clay)File:Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg Italy1
byeFile:Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg Italy5
File:Flag of Monaco.svg MonacoFile:Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco0Berlin, Germany
byeFile:Flag of Germany (1935–1945).svg Germany4
File:Flag of Sweden.svg SwedenStockholm, Sweden (clay)File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium1
byeFile:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden3
File:Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg GreeceFile:Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Greece2Brussels, Belgium (clay)
byeFile:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden2
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium3Brussels, BelgiumFile:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium3
File:Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg Hungary2File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium4
File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland3File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland1Berlin, Germany
File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland2File:Flag of Germany (1935–1945).svg Germany4
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands0Brighton, England (clay)File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia1
File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg South Africa5File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg South Africa4
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand3File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand1Zagreb, Yugoslavia
File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg China2File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg South Africa1
byeBelgrade, YugoslaviaFile:Flag of Yugoslavia (1918–1943).svg Yugoslavia4
File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1918–1943).svg YugoslaviaFile:Flag of Yugoslavia (1918–1943).svg Yugoslavia5
byeFile:Flag of Romania.svg Romania0Prague, Czechoslovakia
File:Flag of Romania.svg RomaniaFile:Flag of Yugoslavia (1918–1943).svg Yugoslavia1
byeWarsaw, PolandFile:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia4
File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg PolandFile:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg Poland0
byeFile:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia5Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg CzechoslovakiaFile:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia4
byeParis, France (clay)File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg France1
File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg FranceFile:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg France5
byeFile:Flag of Norway.svg Norway0
File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway

First round

Hungary vs. Belgium

File:Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg
Hungary
2
Budapest, Hungary[3]
30 April–2 May 1937
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
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

File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
3
Montreux, Switzerland[4]
30 April–2 May 1937
File:Flag of Ireland.svg
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

File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
0
Amsterdam, Netherlands[5]
30 April–2 May 1937
Clay
File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg
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

File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg
China
2
Sussex County Ground, Brighton, England[6]
29 April–1 May 1937
Clay
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg
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

File:Flag of Germany (1935–1945).svg
Germany
3
Munich, Germany[7]
8–10 May 1937
File:Flag of Austria.svg
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

File:Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg
Italy
5
Bologna, Italy[8]
8–10 May 1937
Clay
File:Flag of Monaco.svg
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

File:Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
3
Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden[9]
12–14 May 1937
Clay
File:Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg
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

File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Belgium
4
Brussels, Belgium[10]
15–17 May 1937
File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
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

File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg
South Africa
4
Sussex County Ground, Brighton, England[11]
8–11 May 1937
Clay
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg
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

File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1918–1943).svg
Yugoslavia
5
Belgrade, Yugoslavia[12]
8–10 May 1937
File:Flag of Romania.svg
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

File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg
Poland
0
Warsaw, Poland[13]
15–17 May 1937
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
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

File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg
France
5
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[14]
8–10 May 1937
Clay
File:Flag of Norway.svg
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

File:Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg
Italy
1
Milan, Italy[15]
4–6 June 1937
Clay
File:Flag of Germany (1935–1945).svg
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

File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Belgium
3
Royal Léopold Club, Brussels, Belgium[16]
4–6 June 1937
Clay
File:Flag of Sweden.svg
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

File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1918–1943).svg
Yugoslavia
4
Zagreb, Yugoslavia[17]
5–7 June 1937
File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg
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

File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czechoslovakia
4
Prague, Czechoslovakia[18]
5–7 June 1937
Clay
File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg
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

File:Flag of Germany (1935–1945).svg
Germany
4
Berlin, Germany[19]
12–14 June 1937
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
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

File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czechoslovakia
4
Prague, Czechoslovakia[20]
12–14 June 1937
File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1918–1943).svg
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

File:Flag of Germany (1935–1945).svg
Germany
4
Berlin, Germany[2]
10–12 July 1937
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
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. 2.0 2.1 "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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