1937 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

International tennis competition 1937 International Lawn Tennis Challenge 1937 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone 29 April 1937 – 12 July 1937 20 1937 Europe Zone 1937 America Zone GER 1935 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.Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 495–506 2nd Germany defeated Czechoslovakia in the final, and went on to face the United States in the Inter-Zonal Final. Draw y 29 April–2 May 8–17 May 4–7 June 12–14 June 10–12 July First Round Second Round 25 150 GER 1935 bye AUT bye ITA 1861 bye MON bye SWE bye GRE old bye BEL 3 HUN 1920 2 SUI 3 IRL 2 NED 0 RSA 1928 5 NZL 3 ROC 2 bye Kingdom of Yugoslavia bye ROU bye POL 1928 bye TCH bye FRA 1830 bye NOR Munich, Germany GER 1935 3 AUT 1 Bologna, Italy (clay) ITA 1861 5 MON 0 Stockholm, Sweden (clay) SWE 3 GRE old 2 Brussels, Belgium BEL 4 SUI 1 Brighton, England (clay) RSA 1928 4 NZL 1 Belgrade, Yugoslavia Kingdom of Yugoslavia 5 ROU 0 Warsaw, Poland POL 1928 0 TCH 5 Paris, France (clay) FRA 1830 5 NOR 0 Milan, Italy (clay) GER 1935 4 ITA 1861 1 Brussels, Belgium (clay) SWE 2 BEL 3 Zagreb, Yugoslavia RSA 1928 1 Kingdom of Yugoslavia 4 Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) TCH 4 FRA 1830 1 Berlin, Germany GER 1935 4 BEL 1 Prague, Czechoslovakia Kingdom of Yugoslavia 1 TCH 4 Berlin, Germany GER 1935 4 TCH 1 First round Hungary vs. Belgium Hungary 1920 Belgium Budapest, Hungaryhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1937-EUR-M-HUN-BEL-01 Hungary v Belgium daviscup.com 30 April–2 May 1937 2 3 György Dallos 4 7 6 6 6 André Lacroix 6 9 4 3 3 Emil Gábori 5 6 6 0 4 Charles Naeyaert 7 4 4 6 6 Emil Ferenczy Emil Gábori 6 6 4 3 1 Léopold de Borman Pierre Geelhand de Merxem 2 1 6 6 6 Emil Gábori 1 2 4 André Lacroix 6 6 6 György Dallos 7 4 6 3 Charles Naeyaert 5 6 2 3 4 Switzerland vs. Ireland Switzerland Ireland Montreux, Switzerlandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1937-EUR-M-SUI-IRL-01 Switzerland v Ireland daviscup.com 30 April–2 May 1937 3 2 Max Ellmer 6 6 1 3 George Lyttleton-Rogers 8 1 6 6 Hector Fisher 6 6 6 George McVeagh 4 2 1 Hector Fisher Boris Maneff 0 1 7 7 4 George Lyttleton-Rogers George McVeagh 6 6 5 5 6 Hector Fisher 6 6 4 2 6 George Lyttleton-Rogers 3 4 6 6 2 Max Ellmer 5 8 6 6 George McVeagh 7 6 4 1 Netherlands vs. South Africa Netherlands South Africa 1928 Amsterdam, Netherlandshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1937-EUR-M-NED-RSA-01 Netherlands v South Africa daviscup.com 30 April–2 May 1937 Clay 0 5 Diederik Teschmacher 2 5 6 Vernon Kirby 6 7 8 Tod Hughan 1 1 1 Norman Farquharson 6 6 6 Tod Hughan Hans van Swol 4 3 2 Norman Farquharson Vernon Kirby 6 6 6 Tod Hughan 2 5 6 3 Eustace Fannin 6 7 3 6 Diederik Teschmacher 7 1 3 Norman Farquharson 9 6 6 China vs. New Zealand Republic of China New Zealand Sussex County Ground, Brighton, Englandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1937-EUR-M-CHN-NZL-01 China v New Zealand daviscup.com 29 April–1 May 1937 Clay 2 3 Choy Wai-Chuen 4 0 2 Alan Stedman 6 6 6 Kho Sin-Kie 6 6 4 6 Cam Malfroy 0 3 6 2 Kho Sin-Kie Tsui Wai-Pui 3 8 3 2 Cam Malfroy Alan Stedman 6 6 6 6 Kho Sin-Kie 6 6 1 6 Alan Stedman 4 4 6 4 Choy Wai-Chuen 1 3 1 Cam Malfroy 6 6 6 Second round Germany vs. Austria Germany 1935 Austria Munich, Germanyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1937-EUR-M-GER-AUT-01 Germany v Austria daviscup.com 8–10 May 1937 3 1 Henner Henkel 6 6 6 Adam Baworowski 1 4 1 Gottfried von Cramm 6 6 6 Georg von Metaxa 3 4 3 Gottfried von Cramm Henner Henkel 8 11 7 Adam Baworowski Georg von Metaxa 6 9 5 Edgar Dettmer 6 1 6 1 Hans Redl 8 6 3 6 Gottfried von Cramm 8 Adam Baworowski 10 2 Italy vs. Monaco Italy 1861 Monaco Bologna, Italyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1937-EUR-M-ITA-MON-01 Italy v Monaco daviscup.com 8–10 May 1937 Clay 5 0 Vanni Canepele 6 6 6 Gaston Médécin 0 1 0 Giorgio de Stefani 6 6 6 Vladimir Landau 2 0 3 Ferruccio Quintavalle Valentino Taroni 6 6 6 Vladimir Landau Gaston Médécin 1 3 3 Vanni Canepele 6 6 6 Vladimir Landau 0 4 1 Giorgio de Stefani 6 7 7 Gaston Médécin 1 5 5 Sweden vs. Greece Sweden Greece old Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Swedenhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1937-EUR-M-SWE-GRE-01 Sweden v Greece daviscup.com 12–14 May 1937 Clay 3 2 Kalle Schröder 6 6 6 Lazaros Stalios 3 3 4 Sigurd Karlborg 6 2 2 3 Georgios Nikolaides 4 6 6 6 Curt Östberg Kalle Schröder 6 6 8 3 8 Georgios Nikolaides Lazaros Stalios 2 2 10 6 6 Kalle Schröder 6 6 6 Georgios Nikolaides 2 4 4 Sigurd Karlborg 2 2 3 Lazaros Stalios 6 6 6 Belgium vs. Switzerland Belgium Switzerland Brussels, Belgiumhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1937-EUR-M-BEL-SUI-01 Belgium v Switzerland daviscup.com 15–17 May 1937 4 1 Charles Naeyaert 13 6 6 Max Ellmer 11 3 3 André Lacroix 4 2 6 Hector Fisher 6 6 8 Léopold de Borman André Lacroix 6 6 6 Boris Maneff Werner Steiner 2 4 1 André Lacroix 6 6 6 Max Ellmer 0 4 1 Charles Naeyaert 4 6 4 6 7 Hector Fisher 6 0 6 3 5 South Africa vs. New Zealand South Africa 1928 New Zealand Sussex County Ground, Brighton, Englandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1937-EUR-M-RSA-NZL-01 South Africa v New Zealand daviscup.com 8–11 May 1937 Clay 4 1 Norman Farquharson 5 3 6 2 Alan Stedman 7 6 3 6 Vernon Kirby 7 6 6 Cam Malfroy 5 2 3 Norman Farquharson Vernon Kirby 7 6 6 Eskell Andrews Cam Malfroy 5 2 2 Eustace Fannin 6 6 6 Dennis Coombe 4 4 3 Vernon Kirby 6 6 6 Eskell Andrews 2 4 3 Yugoslavia vs. Romania Kingdom of Yugoslavia Romania Belgrade, Yugoslaviahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1937-EUR-M-YUG-ROU-01 Yugoslavia v Romania daviscup.com 8–10 May 1937 5 0 Josip Palada 6 6 2 6 Cristea Caralulis 3 0 6 2 Franjo Punčec 6 6 7 Arnulf Schmidt 3 3 5 Franjo Kukuljević Dragutin Mitić 7 6 4 6 Cristea Caralulis Arnulf Schmidt 5 3 6 2 Franjo Punčec 6 1 6 6 Cristea Caralulis 4 6 3 2 Josip Palada 6 6 5 6 Arnulf Schmidt 4 3 7 0 Poland vs. Czechoslovakia Poland 1928 Czechoslovakia Warsaw, Polandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1937-EUR-M-POL-TCH-01 Poland v Czechoslovakia daviscup.com 15–17 May 1937 0 5 Kazimierz Tarlowski 3 4 6 3 Roderich Menzel 6 6 2 6 Józef Hebda 2 0 6 1 Ladislav Hecht 6 6 3 6 Józef Hebda Ignacy Tłoczyński 1 7 1 4 Josef Caska Ladislav Hecht 6 5 6 6 Józef Hebda 5 3 3 Roderich Menzel 7 6 6 Kazimierz Tarlowski 3 4 3 Josef Šíba 6 6 6 France vs. Norway France 1830 Norway Stade Roland Garros, Paris, Francehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1937-EUR-M-FRA-NOR-01 France v Norway daviscup.com 8–10 May 1937 Clay 5 0 Bernard Destremau 6 6 6 Fritz Jenssen 0 3 3 Marcel Bernard 2 6 6 6 Dick Bjurstedt 6 1 0 0 Marcel Bernard Yvon Petra 6 6 6 Jens-Johan Beer Fritz Jenssen 2 2 2 Bernard Destremau 7 6 6 Dick Bjurstedt 5 2 1 Yvon Petra 6 6 4 7 Fritz Jenssen 1 3 6 5 Quarterfinals Italy vs. Germany Italy 1861 Germany 1935 Milan, Italyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1937-EUR-M-ITA-GER-01 Italy v Germany daviscup.com 4–6 June 1937 Clay 1 4 Vanni Canepele 1 4 6 4 Gottfried von Cramm 6 6 1 6 Giorgio de Stefani 6 6 5 6 Henner Henkel 2 3 7 2 Ferruccio Quintavalle Valentino Taroni 3 1 1 Gottfried von Cramm Henner Henkel 6 6 6 Vanni Canepele 6 3 1 4 Henner Henkel 3 6 6 6 Giorgio de Stefani 0 1 4 Gottfried von Cramm 6 6 6 Belgium vs. Sweden Belgium Sweden Royal Léopold Club, Brussels, Belgiumhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1937-EUR-M-BEL-SWE-01 Belgium v Sweden daviscup.com 4–6 June 1937 Clay 3 2 André Lacroix 3 6 0 6 2 Kalle Schröder 6 3 6 4 6 Charles Naeyaert 6 6 6 Stig Mårtensson 1 2 1 Léopold de Borman André Lacroix 6 6 6 Curt Östberg Kalle Schröder 0 4 4 Charles Naeyaert 9 2 0 3 Kalle Schröder 7 6 6 6 André Lacroix 6 6 6 Stig Mårtensson 2 0 3 Yugoslavia vs. South Africa Kingdom of Yugoslavia South Africa 1928 Zagreb, Yugoslaviahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1937-EUR-M-YUG-RSA-01 Yugoslavia v South Africa daviscup.com 5–7 June 1937 4 1 Franjo Punčec 1 6 6 2 6 Vernon Kirby 6 0 3 6 4 Josip Palada 3 3 6 6 6 Norman Farquharson 6 6 3 0 3 Franjo Kukuljević Dragutin Mitić 2 3 2 Norman Farquharson Vernon Kirby 6 6 6 Josip Palada 6 6 6 Vernon Kirby 1 4 2 Franjo Punčec 6 6 6 Norman Farquharson 1 1 1 Czechoslovakia vs. France Czechoslovakia France 1830 Prague, Czechoslovakiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1937-EUR-M-TCH-FRA-01 Czechoslovakia v France daviscup.com 5–7 June 1937 Clay 4 1 Roderich Menzel 6 6 6 Christian Boussus 2 3 4 Ladislav Hecht 6 6 6 Bernard Destremau 3 3 1 Ladislav Hecht Roderich Menzel 3 6 2 3 Jean Borotra Yvon Petra 6 2 6 6 Roderich Menzel 6 6 6 Bernard Destremau 0 3 4 Ladislav Hecht 2 6 7 6 Christian Boussus 6 1 5 0 Semifinals Germany vs. Belgium Germany 1935 Belgium Berlin, Germanyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1937-EUR-M-GER-BEL-01 Germany v Belgium daviscup.com 12–14 June 1937 4 1 Henner Henkel 6 6 6 André Lacroix 1 1 1 Gottfried von Cramm 6 6 6 Charles Naeyaert 3 0 4 Gottfried von Cramm Henner Henkel 6 6 6 Léopold de Borman André Lacroix 4 3 4 Henner Henkel 6 6 6 Charles Naeyaert 3 2 2 Edgar Dettmer 4 6 2 6 André Lacroix 6 3 6 8 Czechoslovakia vs. Yugoslavia Czechoslovakia Kingdom of Yugoslavia Prague, Czechoslovakiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1937-EUR-M-TCH-YUG-01 Czechoslovakia v Yugoslavia daviscup.com 12–14 June 1937 4 1 Roderich Menzel 6 6 6 Josip Palada 2 1 0 Ladislav Hecht 7 6 6 Franjo Punčec 5 2 3 Ladislav Hecht Roderich Menzel 2 6 6 7 6 Josip Palada Franjo Punčec 6 1 0 9 1 František Cejnar 7 7 3 7 Franjo Punčec 5 5 6 5 Josef Šíba 3 3 5 Josip Palada 6 6 7 Final Germany vs. Czechoslovakia Germany 1935 Czechoslovakia Berlin, Germanyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1937-EUR-M-GER-TCH-01 Germany v Czechoslovakia daviscup.com 10–12 July 1937 4 1 Henner Henkel 6 7 7 Ladislav Hecht 1 5 5 Gottfried von Cramm 3 4 6 6 6 Roderich Menzel 6 6 4 3 2 Gottfried von Cramm Henner Henkel 6 6 10 6 Josef Caska Ladislav Hecht 1 2 12 0 Gottfried von Cramm 6 7 6 Ladislav Hecht 3 5 2 Hans Denker 6 6 4 4 2 František Cejnar 4 3 6 6 6 References External links Davis Cup official website https://web.archive.org/web/20101018182625/http://www.daviscup.com/ 2010-10-18 Category:Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Europe Zone