1938 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

Tennis tournament results 1938 International Lawn Tennis Challenge 1938 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone 29 April 1938 – 31 July 1938 21 1938 Europe Zone 1938 America Zone GER 1935 Qualified for: 1938 Inter-Zonal Final 1937 1939 The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1938 International Lawn Tennis Challenge. 21 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 Yugoslavia in the final, and went on to face Australia in the Inter-Zonal Final. Draw y 29 April–10 May 5–23 May 26–31 May 21–23 July 29–31 July First Round Second Round 25 150 GER 1935 bye NOR bye HUN 1920 bye NZL bye MON bye NED 2 FRA 1830 3 POL 1928 5 DEN 0 IRL 1 ITA 1861 4 GBR 3 ROU 2 Kingdom of Yugoslavia 3 TCH 2 bye SWE bye SUI bye IND British bye AUT bye GRE old bye BEL Berlin, Germany (clay) GER 1935 5 NOR 0 HUN 1920 NZL Marseille, France (clay) MON 0 FRA 1830 5 Milan, Italy (clay) POL 1928 2 ITA 1861 3 Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay) GBR 0 Kingdom of Yugoslavia 5 Stockholm, Sweden (clay) SWE 4 SUI 1 IND British AUTaustria The tie between Austria and India was abandoned following the German annexation of Austria in March 1938. Athens, Greece GRE old 0 BEL 5 Budapest, Hungary GER 1935 3 HUN 1920 1 Paris, France (clay) FRA 1830 4 ITA 1861 1 Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay) Kingdom of Yugoslavia 3 SWE 1 Brussels, Belgium IND British 1 BEL 3 Berlin, Germany (clay) GER 1935 3 FRA 1830 2 Brussels, Belgium Kingdom of Yugoslavia 5 BEL 0 Berlin, Germany (clay) GER 1935 3 Kingdom of Yugoslavia 2 First round Netherlands vs. France thumb|Netherlands vs. France matches Netherlands France 1830 Scheveningen, Netherlandshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1938-EUR-M-NED-FRA-01 Netherlands v France daviscup.com 5–7 May 1938 Clay 2 3 Hans van Swol 6 6 8 Bernard Destremau 3 0 6 Tod Hughan 3 2 2 Yvon Petra 6 6 6 Tod Hughan Hans van Swol 6 1 6 7 6 Henri Bolelli Yvon Petra 8 6 1 5 2 Hans van Swol 0 3 2 Yvon Petra 6 6 6 Tod Hughan 4 2 2 Bernard Destremau 6 6 6 Poland vs. Denmark Poland 1928 Denmark Kraków, Polandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1938-EUR-M-POL-DEN-01 Poland v Denmark daviscup.com 5–7 May 1938 5 0 Józef Hebda 6 6 6 Helge Plougmann 2 2 1 Ignacy Tłoczyński 6 6 6 Finn Bekkevold 2 3 2 Józef Hebda Ignacy Tłoczyński 6 6 6 6 Niels Korner Einer Ulrich 2 3 8 3 Ignacy Tłoczyński 6 6 6 Helge Plougmann 0 2 1 Józef Hebda 6 7 6 Finn Bekkevold 4 5 1 Ireland vs. Italy Ireland Italy 1861 Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Irelandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1938-EUR-M-IRL-ITA-01 Ireland v Italy daviscup.com 5–7 May 1938 Grass 1 4 George Lyttleton-Rogers 7 2 6 6 Giorgio de Stefani 5 6 3 2 George McVeagh 0 2 0 Vanni Canepele 6 6 6 George Lyttleton-Rogers George McVeagh 3 6 1 2 Ferruccio Quintavalle Valentino Taroni 6 4 6 6 Hector Ryan 2 2 2 Giorgio de Stefani 6 6 6 George Lyttleton-Rogers 7 3 6 3 1 Vanni Canepele 5 6 1 6 6 Great Britain vs. Romania Great Britain Romania Royal Hall Grounds, Harrogate, Englandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1938-EUR-M-GBR-ROU-01 Great Britain v Romania daviscup.com 7–10 May 1938 Clay 3 2 Jimmy Jones 3 6 2 6 Cristea Caralulis 6 3 6 8 Ronald Shayes 6 6 6 Arnulf Schmidt 3 2 2 Donald Butler Frank Wilde 8 7 6 Cristea Caralulis Arnulf Schmidt 6 5 2 Jimmy Jones 3 1 6 6 6 Arnulf Schmidt 6 6 0 2 8 Ronald Shayes 6 6 6 Cristea Caralulis 3 0 3 Yugoslavia vs. Czechoslovakia Kingdom of Yugoslavia Czechoslovakia Zagreb, Yugoslaviahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1938-EUR-M-YUG-TCH-01 Yugoslavia v Czechoslovakia daviscup.com 29 April–1 May 1938 3 2 Franjo Punčec 7 6 6 Ladislav Hecht 5 3 3 Josip Palada 2 2 1 Roderich Menzel 6 6 6 Dragutin Mitić Franjo Punčec 9 6 7 2 František Cejnar Roderich Menzel 11 3 9 6 Franjo Punčec 3 6 6 6 Roderich Menzel 6 1 1 2 Dragutin Mitić 3 7 4 6 2 František Cejnar 6 5 6 2 1 5 Second round Germany vs. Norway Germany 1935 Norway Berlin, Germanyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1938-EUR-M-GER-NOR-01 Germany v Norway daviscup.com 20–22 May 1938 Clay 5 0 Georg von Metaxa 2 5 6 6 7 Johan Haanes 6 7 2 3 5 Henner Henkel 6 6 6 Fritz Jenssen 0 0 1 Henner Henkel Georg von Metaxa 6 6 6 Johan Haanes Fritz Jenssen 1 2 3 Georg von Metaxa 6 6 6 Fritz Jenssen 1 0 0 Rolf Göpfert 6 8 6 Johan Haanes 3 6 2 France vs. Monaco France 1830 Monaco Municipal Park Stadium, Marseille, Francehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1938-EUR-M-FRA-MON-01 France v Monaco daviscup.com 21–23 May 1938 Clay 5 0 Bernard Destremau 6 6 6 Gaston Médécin 3 0 1 Yvon Petra 6 6 6 Aleco Noghès 1 1 0 Henri Bolelli Pierre Pellizza 6 6 6 Vladimir Landau Gaston Médécin 2 1 3 Henri Bolelli 6 6 6 Aleco Noghès 1 1 2 Pierre Pellizza 6 6 3 6 Gaston Médécin 2 1 6 4 Italy vs. Poland Italy 1861 Poland 1928 Milan, Italyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1938-EUR-M-ITA-POL-01 Italy v Poland daviscup.com 19–21 May 1938 Clay 3 2 Vanni Canepele 6 7 6 7 6 Józef Hebda 1 9 2 9 2 Giorgio de Stefani 8 6 2 2 Ignacy Tłoczyński 6 4 6 6 5 Ferruccio Quintavalle Valentino Taroni 11 2 6 3 7 Czesław Spychała Ignacy Tłoczyński 9 6 4 6 5 Valentino Taroni 3 6 1 4 Józef Hebda 6 3 6 6 Vanni Canepele 6 6 2 6 Ignacy Tłoczyński 2 1 6 2 Yugoslavia vs. Great Britain Kingdom of Yugoslavia Great Britain Zagreb, Yugoslaviahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1938-EUR-M-YUG-GBR-01 Yugoslavia v Great Britain daviscup.com 20–22 May 1938 Clay 5 0 Dragutin Mitić 6 6 6 Donald Butler 3 1 4 Franjo Punčec 6 4 6 6 Ronald Shayes 4 6 2 4 Dragutin Mitić Franjo Punčec 7 6 3 5 6 Donald Butler Frank Wilde 5 3 6 7 3 Dragutin Mitić 6 6 11 Ronald Shayes 2 3 9 Franjo Punčec 6 6 3 6 Donald Butler 3 2 6 3 Sweden vs. Switzerland Sweden Switzerland Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Swedenhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1938-EUR-M-SWE-SUI-01 Sweden v Switzerland daviscup.com 20–22 May 1938 Clay 4 1 Kalle Schröder 8 6 6 Hector Fisher 6 2 0 Nils Rohlsson 1 4 6 1 Boris Maneff 6 6 2 6 Nils Rohlsson Kalle Schröder 6 5 6 7 Hector Fisher Boris Maneff 2 7 4 5 Kalle Schröder 3 1 6 6 6 Boris Maneff 6 6 2 4 2 Nils Rohlsson 3 4 6 6 6 Hector Fisher 6 6 4 3 1 Greece vs. Belgium Greece old Belgium Athens, Greecehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1938-EUR-M-GRE-BEL-01 Greece v Belgium daviscup.com 5–7 May 1938 0 5 Lazaros Stalios 1 2 1 André Lacroix 6 6 6 Georgios Nikolaides 1 4 7 Charles Naeyaert 6 6 9 Georgios Nikolaides Lazaros Stalios 2 1 1 Léopold de Borman André Lacroix 6 6 6 Lazaros Stalios 4 3 2 Charles Naeyaert 6 6 6 Georgios Nikolaides 4 3 3 Pierre Geelhand de Merxem 6 6 6 Quarterfinals Hungary vs. Germany Hungary 1920 Germany 1935 Budapest, Hungaryhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1938-EUR-M-HUN-GER-01 Hungary v Germany daviscup.com 26–28 May 1938 1 3 György Dallos 4 9 0 Henner Henkel 6 11 6 Emil Gábori 7 6 4 2 7 Georg von Metaxa 5 4 6 6 5 József Asbóth György Dallos 7 1 6 3 Henner Henkel Georg von Metaxa 5 6 8 6 György Dallos 2 6 3 2 Georg von Metaxa 6 3 6 6 Emil Gábori 1 Henner Henkel 6 2 France vs. Italy France 1830 Italy 1861 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, Francehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1938-EUR-M-FRA-ITA-01 France v Italy daviscup.com 27–29 May 1938 Clay 4 1 Yvon Petra 6 6 6 Valentino Taroni 0 2 3 Bernard Destremau 3 6 6 7 Vanni Canepele 6 0 2 5 Henri Bolelli Pierre Pellizza 9 6 6 Ferruccio Quintavalle Valentino Taroni 7 3 4 Bernard Destremau 6 7 4 2 Valentino Taroni 8 5 6 6 Pierre Pellizza 4 6 5 6 7 Renato Bossi 6 4 7 3 5 Yugoslavia vs. Sweden Kingdom of Yugoslavia Sweden Zagreb, Yugoslaviahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1938-EUR-M-YUG-SWE-01 Yugoslavia v Sweden daviscup.com 29–31 May 1938 Clay 3 1 Josip Palada 5 6 2 8 3 Kalle Schröder 7 1 6 6 6 Franjo Punčec 6 6 6 Nils Rohlsson 2 3 2 Franjo Kukuljević Franjo Punčec 6 9 6 Nils Rohlsson Kalle Schröder 3 7 3 Josip Palada 7 7 6 Nils Rohlsson 5 5 1 Franjo Punčec Kalle Schröder Belgium vs. India Belgium India British Brussels, Belgiumhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1938-EUR-M-BEL-IND-01 Belgium v India daviscup.com 26–28 May 1938 3 1 Charles Naeyaert 7 6 3 1 7 Ghaus Mohammad Khan 5 2 6 6 9 André Lacroix 6 6 4 6 Subba Sawhney 4 3 6 3 Léopold de Borman André Lacroix 4 3 6 7 6 Ghaus Mohammad Khan Subba Sawhney 6 6 3 5 4 André Lacroix 7 0 2 7 6 Ghaus Mohammad Khan 5 6 6 5 3 Pierre Geelhand de Merxem Subba Sawhney Semifinals Germany vs. France Germany 1935 France 1830 Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germanyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1938-EUR-M-GER-FRA-01 Germany v France daviscup.com 21–23 July 1938 Clay 3 2 Henner Henkel 4 6 11 6 Yvon Petra 6 1 9 2 Georg von Metaxa 6 7 5 5 6 Bernard Destremau 4 5 7 7 3 Henner Henkel Georg von Metaxa 4 6 2 10 6 Jean Lesueur Yvon Petra 6 4 6 8 4 Georg von Metaxa 7 6 4 Yvon Petra 9 8 6 Hans Redl 8 4 4 2 Bernard Destremau 6 6 6 6 Belgium vs. Yugoslavia Belgium Kingdom of Yugoslavia Brussels, Belgiumhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1938-EUR-M-BEL-YUG-01 Belgium v Yugoslavia daviscup.com 21–23 July 1938 0 5 Jacques Van den Eynde 6 0 1 2 Franjo Punčec 2 6 6 6 André Lacroix 4 1 2 Josip Palada 6 6 6 Léopold de Borman Pierre Geelhand de Merxem 3 3 6 8 Franjo Kukuljević Dragutin Mitić 6 6 3 10 André Lacroix 4 1 2 Franjo Punčec 6 6 6 Jacques Van den Eynde 3 3 1 Josip Palada 6 6 6 Final Germany vs. Yugoslavia Germany Nazi Kingdom of Yugoslavia Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germanyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1938-EUR-M-GER-YUG-01 Germany v Yugoslavia daviscup.com 29–31 July 1938 Clay 3 2 Henner Henkel 1 5 3 Franjo Punčec 6 7 6 Georg von Metaxa 1 6 6 3 12 Josip Palada 6 4 1 6 10 Henner Henkel Georg von Metaxa 1 7 7 6 6 Franjo Kukuljević Franjo Punčec 6 9 5 4 4 Henner Henkel 6 7 6 Josip Palada 3 5 1 Hans Redl 4 3 2 Franjo Kukuljević 6 6 6 Notes 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