1926 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

International tennis competition 1926 International Lawn Tennis Challenge The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1926 International Lawn Tennis Challenge. 19 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 France defeated Great Britain in the final, and went on to face Japan in the Inter-Zonal Final. Draw 1 y 27 April-9 May First Round Rome, Italy (clay) ITA 1861 5 ROU 0 Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) NED 3 BEL 2 Sutton Coldfield, England (clay) RSA 1912 4 POR 1 8–22 May 24 May-2 June 9–16 July 24–26 July Second Round Dublin, Ireland (grass) IRL 2 ESP 1785 3 Barcelona, Spain (clay) ARG 3 HUN 1920 2 Harrogate, England (clay) GBR 5 POL 1919 0 Rome, Italy (clay) ITA 1861 3 NED 2 RSA 1912 https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1926-EUR-M-RSA-AUT-01 South Africa v Austria daviscup.com w/o AUT Malmö, Sweden SWE 3 SUI 2 Prague, Czechoslovakia TCH 4 IND British 1 Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) DEN 0 FRA 1830 5 Barcelona, Spain (clay) ESP 1785 3 ARG 1 Rome, Italy (clay) GBR 3 ITA 1861 2 Kensington, England (clay) RSA 1912 1 SWE 4 Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) TCH 0 FRA 1830 3 Barcelona, Spain (clay) ESP 1785 1 GBR 4 Stockholm, Sweden (clay) SWE 0 FRA 1830 5 Cabourg, France (clay) GBR 0 FRA 1830 5 First round Romania vs. Italy Romania Italy 1861 Bucharest, Romaniahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1926-EUR-M-ROU-ITA-01 Romania v Italy daviscup.com 27–29 April 1926 Clay 0 5 Nicolae Mișu 2 1 3 Uberto De Morpurgo 6 6 6 Alfred San Galli 2 2 1 Clemente Serventi 6 6 6 Nicolae Mișu Alfred San Galli 3 3 5 Uberto De Morpurgo Clemente Serventi 6 6 7 Alfred San Galli 1 1 2 Uberto De Morpurgo 6 6 6 Nicolae Mișu 6 3 1 1 Clemente Serventi 2 6 6 0 4 Netherlands vs. Belgium Netherlands Belgium Noordwijk, Netherlandshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1926-EUR-M-NED-BEL-01 Netherlands v Belgium daviscup.com 7–9 May 1926 Clay 3 2 Christiaan van Lennep 6 3 6 6 2 Jean Washer 4 6 8 3 6 Hendrik Timmer 6 6 6 André Laloux 1 0 1 Arthur Diemer-Kool Christiaan van Lennep 0 8 6 6 7 Georges François Jean Washer 6 10 3 2 5 Christiaan van Lennep 6 6 6 André Laloux 0 0 2 Hendrik Timmer 1 3 5 Jean Washer 6 6 7 South Africa vs. Portugal South Africa 1912 Portugal Sutton Hard Courts Lawn Tennis Club, Sutton Coldfield, Englandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1926-EUR-M-RSA-POR-01 Sweden v South Africa daviscup.com 30 April–2 May 1926 Clay 4 1 Patrick Spence 6 6 6 Antonio Casanovas 1 1 4 Julien Lezard 3 2 1 José de Verda 6 6 6 Julien Lezard Patrick Spence 6 6 6 José de Verda Fernando Vasconcelos 1 4 2 Patrick Spence 6 2 6 6 José de Verda 1 6 2 2 Julien Lezard 6 6 6 Antonio Casanovas 4 1 2 Second round Ireland vs. Spain Ireland Spain 1785 Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Irelandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1926-EUR-M-IRL-ESP-01 Ireland v Spain daviscup.com 20–22 May 1926 Grass 2 3 Edward McGuire 3 2 3 Francisco Sindreu 6 6 6 Louis Meldon 6 6 6 Antonio Juanico 1 4 4 Ben Haughton Louis Meldon 6 8 6 Antonio Juanico Francisco Sindreu 4 6 3 Louis Meldon 1 1 2 Francisco Sindreu 6 6 6 Edward McGuire 4 5 6 4 Antonio Juanico 6 7 2 6 Argentina vs. Hungary Argentina Hungary 1920 Barcelona, Spainhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1926-EUR-M-ARG-HUN-01 Argentina v Hungary daviscup.com 16–18 May 1926 Clay 2 3 Guillermo Robson 3 6 3 2 Béla von Kehrling 6 3 6 6 Enrique Obarrio 6 6 6 Imre Takáts 0 4 0 Enrique Obarrio Guillermo Robson 6 6 6 Béla von Kehrling Kálmán Kirchmäyer 2 4 3 Guillermo Robson 6 6 6 Imre Takáts 4 1 1 Enrique Obarrio 3 5 4 Béla von Kehrling 6 7 6 Great Britain vs. Poland Great Britain Poland 1919 Royal Hall Grounds, Harrogate, Englandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1926-EUR-M-GBR-POL-01 Great Britain v Poland daviscup.com 8–11 May 1926 Clay 5 0 Noel Turnbull 6 7 6 Edward Kleinadel 1 5 0 Patrick Wheatley 6 6 6 Stanisław Czetwertyński 4 3 4 Gordon Crole-Rees Charles Kingsley 7 6 6 Edward Kleinadel Karol Steinert 5 4 3 Noel Turnbull 6 6 7 Stanisław Czetwertyński 0 2 5 Patrick Wheatley 6 6 6 Edward Kleinadel 2 4 1 Italy vs. Netherlands Italy 1861 Netherlands Rome, Italyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1926-EUR-M-ITA-NED-01 Italy v Netherlands daviscup.com 16–18 May 1926 Clay 3 2 Clemente Serventi 4 2 4 Hendrik Timmer 6 6 6 Uberto De Morpurgo 6 6 6 Christiaan van Lennep 3 3 4 Uberto De Morpurgo Clemente Serventi 6 6 6 Cornelis Bryan Hendrik Timmer 3 4 3 Uberto De Morpurgo 6 6 6 Hendrik Timmer 4 2 3 Clemente Serventi 3 6 1 4 Christiaan van Lennep 6 3 6 6 Sweden vs. Switzerland Sweden Switzerland Malmö Athletic Outdoor Courts, Malmö, Swedenhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1926-EUR-M-SWE-SUI-01 Sweden v Switzerland daviscup.com 11–13 May 1926 Clay 3 2 Marcus Wallenberg 6 4 6 6 Charles Aeschlimann 4 6 2 1 Sune Malmström 6 6 6 Jean Wuarin 4 1 2 Sune Malmström Marcus Wallenberg 6 2 4 6 4 Charles Aeschlimann Jean Wuarin 4 6 6 4 6 Marcus Wallenberg 4 6 6 6 Jean Wuarin 6 1 1 1 Sune Malmström 6 2 2 6 3 Charles Aeschlimann 1 6 6 4 6 Czechoslovakia vs. India Czechoslovakia India British Prague, Czechoslovakiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1926-EUR-M-TCH-IND-01 Czechoslovakia v India daviscup.com 14–16 May 1926 4 1 Pavel Macenauer 4 6 7 0 Athar-Ali Fyzee 6 4 9 6 Jan Koželuh 6 6 6 Hassan Ali Fyzee 1 3 1 Jan Koželuh Ladislav Žemla 6 6 6 Sandford Bobb Hassan Ali Fyzee 2 3 1 Pavel Macenauer 6 7 5 6 Hassan Ali Fyzee 2 5 7 0 Jan Koželuh 6 6 7 Athar-Ali Fyzee 3 2 5 Denmark vs. France Denmark France 1830 Copenhagen, Denmarkhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1926-EUR-M-DEN-FRA-01 Denmark v France daviscup.com 14–16 May 1926 Clay 0 5 Axel Petersen 4 5 1 René Lacoste 6 7 6 Einer Ulrich 2 3 6 0 Henri Cochet 6 6 2 6 Povl Henriksen Einer Ulrich 6 3 6 5 0 Jacques Brugnon Henri Cochet 4 6 4 7 6 Einer Ulrich 1 2 8 6 1 Jacques Brugnon 6 6 6 3 6 Axel Petersen 6 2 6 5 4 Henri Cochet 3 6 3 7 6 Quarterfinals Spain vs. Argentina Spain 1785 Argentina Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spainhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1926-EUR-M-ESP-ARG-01 Spain v Argentina daviscup.com 29–31 May 1926 Clay 3 1 Eduardo Flaquer 4 5 6 6 6 Enrique Obarrio 6 7 0 0 2 Francisco Sindreu 6 5 7 4 2 Guillermo Robson 4 7 5 6 6 Eduardo Flaquer Raimundo Morales Marqués 6 9 6 Enrique Obarrio Guillermo Robson 4 7 3 Francisco Sindreu 5 6 7 4 6 Enrique Obarrio 7 1 5 6 3 Eduardo Flaquer 4 6 4 6 Guillermo Robson 6 4 6 3 5 Italy vs. Great Britain Italy 1861 Great Britain Rome, Italyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1926-EUR-M-ITA-GBR-01 Italy v Great Britain daviscup.com 27–29 May 1926 Clay 2 3 Clemente Serventi 7 4 1 3 Patrick Wheatley 5 6 6 6 Uberto De Morpurgo 4 6 4 6 6 Noel Turnbull 6 2 6 4 2 Uberto De Morpurgo Clemente Serventi 6 8 4 3 3 Gordon Crole-Rees Charles Kingsley 3 6 6 6 6 Uberto De Morpurgo 6 6 3 Patrick Wheatley 2 3 2 3 Clemente Serventi 6 1 1 2 Noel Turnbull 3 6 6 6 Sweden vs. South Africa Sweden South Africa 1912 Melbury Lawn Tennis Club, Kensington, Englandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1926-EUR-M-SWE-RSA-01 Sweden v South Africa daviscup.com 31 May–2 June 1926 Clay 4 1 Ingvar Garell 4 4 6 Patrick Spence 6 6 8 Sune Malmström 8 6 6 Gerald Sherwell 6 3 4 Ingvar Garell Sune Malmström 6 8 8 Julien Lezard Patrick Spence 2 6 6 Sune Malmström 8 6 6 Patrick Spence 6 3 1 Ingvar Garell 6 6 6 Gerald Sherwell 4 4 1 Czechoslovakia vs. France Czechoslovakia France 1830 Prague, Czechoslovakiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1926-EUR-M-TCH-FRA-01 Czechoslovakia v France daviscup.com 24–25 May 1926 Clay 0 3 Jan Koželuh 5 7 3 8 3 René Lacoste 7 5 6 6 6 Pavel Macenauer 3 4 3 Henri Cochet 6 6 6 Jan Koželuh Ladislav Žemla 2 6 8 2 5 Jacques Brugnon René Lacoste 6 3 6 6 7 Jan Koželuh Henri Cochet Pavel Macenauer René Lacoste Semifinals Spain vs. Great Britain Spain 1785 Great Britain Societat Sportiva Pompeya, Barcelona, Spainhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1926-EUR-M-ESP-GBR-01 Spain v Great Britain daviscup.com 9–11 July 1926 Clay 1 4 Eduardo Flaquer 3 0 2 Colin Gregory 6 6 6 Francisco Sindreu 5 6 5 6 3 Charles Kingsley 7 2 7 3 6 Eduardo Flaquer Raimundo Morales Marqués 9 4 2 Gordon Crole-Rees Charles Kingsley 11 6 6 Francisco Sindreu 6 4 2 3 Colin Gregory 2 6 6 6 Raimundo Morales Marqués 6 6 6 Keats Lester 3 2 2 Sweden vs. France Sweden France 1830 East Malm Athletic/Soccer Fields, Stockholm, Swedenhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1926-EUR-M-SWE-FRA-01 Sweden v France daviscup.com 14–16 July 1926 Clay 0 5 Marcus Wallenberg 3 3 3 Henri Cochet 6 6 6 Sune Malmström 6 6 6 3 3 Jean Borotra 3 2 8 6 6 Sune Malmström Marcus Wallenberg 4 1 1 Jean Borotra Jacques Brugnon 6 6 6 Sune Malmström 4 7 4 6 3 Henri Cochet 6 5 6 4 6 Marcus Wallenberg 8 4 2 1 Jean Borotra 6 6 6 6 Final France vs. Great Britain France 1830 Great Britain Garden Tennis Club, Cabourg, Francehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1926-EUR-M-FRA-GBR-01 France v Great Britain daviscup.com 24–26 July 1926 Clay 5 0 Henri Cochet 7 4 7 7 6 Colin Gregory 5 6 9 5 0 René Lacoste 6 6 6 Noel Turnbull 4 4 4 Jean Borotra Jacques Brugnon 6 6 6 Gordon Crole-Rees Charles Kingsley 2 0 3 Pierre Henri Landry 6 6 6 Colin Gregory 3 2 1 Jacques Brugnon 4 1 6 6 6 Noel Turnbull 6 6 2 4 0 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