1928 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

International tennis competition 1928 International Lawn Tennis Challenge The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1928 International Lawn Tennis Challenge. 27 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 Italy defeated Czechoslovakia in the final, and went on to face the United States in the Inter-Zonal Final. Draw y 7 April–12 May 11–26 May 7–11 June 20–24 June 13–15 July First Round Second Round 25 150 SUI bye IND British bye ROU 5 BEL 0 ITA 1861 4 AUS 1 Kingdom of Yugoslavia 1 FIN 4 GBR 4 ARG 1 GER 1919 4 GRE old 1 ESP 1785 3 CHI 2 POL 1928 0 DEN 5 AUT 4 PHI 1919 1 NOR 0 HUN 1920 5 IRL 0 NED 5 SWE https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1928-EUR-M-SWE-RSA-01 Sweden v South Africa daviscup.com RSA 1912 bye TCH bye POR bye NZL Zürich, Switzerland SUI 2 IND British 3 Rome, Italy (clay) ROU 0 ITA 1861 4 Helsinki, Finland (clay) FIN 0 GBR 5 Berlin, Germany (clay) GER 1919 3 ESP 1785 2 Copenhagen, Denmark DEN 1 AUT 4 Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) HUN 1920 2 NED 3 Stockholm, Sweden SWE 1 TCH 4 Lisbon, Portugal (clay) POR 1 NZL 4 Turin, Italy (clay) IND British 1 ITA 1861 4 Birmingham, England (grass) GBR 4 GER 1 The Hague, Netherlands (clay) AUT 0 NED 3 TCH https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1928-EUR-M-TCH-NZL-01 Czechoslovakia v New Zealand daviscup.com NZL Felixstowe, England (grass) ITA 1861 4 GBR 1 Prague, Czechoslovakia NED 2 TCH 3 Milan, Italy (clay) ITA 1861 3 TCH 2 First round Romania vs. Belgium Romania Belgium Bucharest, Romaniahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1928-EUR-M-ROU-BEL-01 Romania v Belgium daviscup.com 4–6 May 1928 Clay 5 0 Gheorghe Lupu 6 7 7 7 6 Andre Ewbank 3 9 5 9 3 Nicolae Mișu 6 8 3 6 Maurice Iwiens-d'Eeckhoutte 3 6 6 3 Laszlo Dorner Nicolae Mișu 6 4 6 7 Andre Ewbank André Lacroix 4 6 2 5 Nicolae Mișu 6 6 6 Andre Ewbank 4 1 4 Gheorghe Lupu 3 4 6 6 6 Maurice Iwiens-d'Eeckhoutte 6 6 4 4 0 Italy vs. Australia Italy 1861 Australia Genoa, Italyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1928-EUR-M-ITA-AUS-01 Italy v Australia daviscup.com 4–9 May 1928 Clay 4 1 Uberto De Morpurgo 7 6 6 Jack Crawford 5 3 2 Giorgio de Stefani 1 3 3 Gerald Patterson 6 6 6 Placido Gaslini Uberto De Morpurgo 6 6 1 1 6 Harry Hopman Gerald Patterson 3 4 6 6 2 Uberto De Morpurgo 1 6 6 2 6 Gerald Patterson 6 4 3 6 1 Giorgio de Stefani 7 8 10 Harry Hopman 5 6 8 Yugoslavia vs. Finland Kingdom of Yugoslavia Finland Zagreb, Yugoslaviahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1928-EUR-M-YUG-FIN-01 Yugoslavia v Finland daviscup.com 4–6 May 1928 1 4 Franjo Šefer 2 0 1 Arne Grahn 6 6 6 Aleksandar Popović 4 6 3 5 Bo Grotenfelt 6 1 6 7 Aleksandar Popović Franjo Šefer 2 2 6 Arne Grahn Bo Grotenfelt 6 6 8 Aleksandar Popović 2 2 2 Arne Grahn 6 6 6 Franjo Šefer 6 2 9 7 Bo Grotenfelt 3 6 7 5 Great Britain vs. Argentina Great Britain Argentina Abbey Park Gardens, Torquay, Englandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1928-EUR-M-GBR-ARG-01 Great Britain v Argentina daviscup.com 3–5 May 1928 Clay 4 1 Colin Gregory 10 13 6 8 Guillermo Robson 12 11 3 6 Edward Higgs 3 6 3 3 Ronaldo Boyd 6 4 6 6 Gordon Crole-Rees Cyril Eames 6 6 9 1 7 Ronaldo Boyd Guillermo Robson 4 1 11 6 5 Colin Gregory 6 11 6 Ronaldo Boyd 4 9 2 Edward Higgs 7 6 2 7 Guillermo Robson 5 2 6 5 Germany vs. Greece Germany 1919 Greece old Munich, Germanyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1928-EUR-M-GER-GRE-01 Germany v Greece daviscup.com 4–6 May 1928 4 1 Phillip Buss 7 6 4 6 Augustos Zerlendis 5 4 6 2 Otto Froitzheim 3 6 6 9 Max Balli 6 3 1 7 Curt Bergmann Heinrich Kleinschroth 6 6 6 Max Balli Augustos Zerlendis 1 3 4 Phillip Buss 6 6 6 Max Balli 1 4 4 Otto Froitzheim 1 3 6 6 1 Augustos Zerlendis 6 6 4 4 6 Spain vs. Chile Spain 1785 Chile Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spainhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1928-EUR-M-ESP-CHI-01 Spain v Chile daviscup.com 7–9 April 1928 Clay 3 2 Francisco Sindreu 6 6 3 6 Domingo Torralva Ponsa 3 2 6 3 Antonio Juanico 4 2 2 Luis Torralva Ponsa 6 6 6 Eduardo Flaquer Raimundo Morales Marqués 6 2 6 7 2 Domingo Torralva Ponsa Luis Torralva Ponsa 4 6 3 9 6 Francisco Sindreu 6 7 6 Luis Torralva Ponsa 4 5 4 Antonio Juanico 6 4 6 3 6 Domingo Torralva Ponsa 4 6 3 6 1 Poland vs. Denmark Poland 1928 Denmark Warsaw, Polandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1928-EUR-M-POL-DEN-01 Poland v Denmark daviscup.com 4–6 May 1928 0 5 Jerzy Stolarow 6 4 0 4 Einer Ulrich 3 6 6 6 Przemyslaw Warminski 2 6 4 2 Axel Petersen 6 3 6 6 Jerzy Stolarow Maksymilian Stolarow 1 3 4 Axel Petersen Einer Ulrich 6 6 6 Przemyslaw Warminski 4 4 6 Einer Ulrich 6 6 8 Jerzy Stolarow 1 0 2 Axel Petersen 6 6 6 Austria vs. Philippines Austria Philippines 1919 Vienna, Austriahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1928-EUR-M-AUT-PHI-01 Austria v Philippines daviscup.com 4–6 May 1928 4 1 Hermann von Artens 6 6 6 Guillermo Aragon 3 3 3 Franz-Wilhelm Matejka 6 6 6 Lope Yngayo 2 2 4 Hermann von Artens Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten 6 11 6 6 Guillermo Aragon Lope Yngayo 2 13 0 3 Hermann von Artens 4 2 6 Lope Yngayo 6 6 1 4 Franz-Wilhelm Matejka 6 6 6 Guillermo Aragon 0 2 3 Norway vs. Hungary Norway Hungary 1920 Oslo, Norwayhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1928-EUR-M-NOR-HUN-01 Norway v Hungary daviscup.com 4–6 May 1928 Clay 0 5 Rolf Christoffersen 1 3 1 Béla von Kehrling 6 6 6 Torleif Torkildsen 5 9 4 6 2 Imre Takáts 7 7 6 1 6 Rolf Christoffersen Torleif Torkildsen 2 2 6 0 Béla von Kehrling Jenő Péteri 6 6 4 6 Torleif Torkildsen 5 6 3 1 Béla von Kehrling 7 3 6 6 Rolf Christoffersen 1 1 2 Imre Takáts 6 6 6 Ireland vs. Netherlands Ireland Netherlands Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Irelandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1928-EUR-M-IRL-NED-01 Ireland v Netherlands daviscup.com 10–12 May 1928 Grass 0 5 Denis O'Callaghan 2 7 1 2 Arthur Diemer-Kool 6 5 6 6 Charles Scroppe 2 2 2 Hendrik Timmer 6 6 6 Denis O'Callaghan Charles Scroppe 4 6 6 Arthur Diemer-Kool Hendrik Timmer 6 8 8 Charles Scroppe 6 3 7 1 1 Arthur Diemer-Kool 3 6 5 6 6 Denis O'Callaghan 1 2 0 Hendrik Timmer 6 6 6 Second round Switzerland vs. India Switzerland India British Zürich, Switzerlandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1928-EUR-M-SUI-IND-01 Switzerland v India daviscup.com 12–14 May 1928 2 3 Charles Aeschlimann 3 7 2 Mohammed Sleem 6 9 6 Jean Wuarin 3 1 9 3 E.V. Bobb 6 6 7 6 Charles Aeschlimann Maurice Ferrier 4 8 6 6 6 Dudley Pitt Hira-Lal Soni 6 10 3 4 1 Jean Wuarin 1 1 4 Mohammed Sleem 6 6 6 Charles Aeschlimann 6 1 6 6 E.V. Bobb 4 6 4 2 Italy vs. Romania Italy 1861 Romania Rome, Italyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1928-EUR-M-ITA-ROU-01 Italy v Romania daviscup.com 17–19 May 1928 Clay 4 0 Uberto De Morpurgo 6 6 6 Gheorghe Lupu 2 2 2 Giorgio de Stefani 6 6 6 Laszlo Dorner 3 2 2 Placido Gaslini Uberto De Morpurgo 6 6 4 3 6 Laszlo Dorner Gheorghe Lupu 2 4 6 6 4 Giorgio de Stefani 3 6 6 5 9 Gheorghe Lupu 6 4 4 7 7 Uberto De Morpurgo Laszlo Dorner Finland vs. Great Britain Finland Great Britain Helsinki Tennis Club, Helsinki, Finlandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1928-EUR-M-FIN-GBR-01 Finland v Great Britain daviscup.com 18–20 May 1928 Clay 0 5 Arne Grahn 0 6 1 1 Colin Gregory 6 1 6 6 Bo Grotenfelt 2 1 6 0 Edward Higgs 6 6 2 6 Arne Grahn Bo Grotenfelt 3 2 2 Gordon Crole-Rees Cyril Eames 6 6 6 Runar Granholm 2 1 2 Colin Gregory 6 6 6 Arne Grahn 6 1 4 4 Edward Higgs 4 6 6 6 Germany vs. Spain Germany 1919 Spain 1785 Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germanyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1928-EUR-M-GER-ESP-01 Germany v Spain daviscup.com 17–19 May 1928 Clay 3 2 Hans Moldenhauer 6 3 7 6 Eduardo Flaquer 4 6 5 3 Daniel Prenn 5 6 2 6 6 Francisco Sindreu 7 2 6 3 4 Curt Bergmann Heinrich Kleinschroth 5 3 6 9 1 Eduardo Flaquer Raimundo Morales Marqués 7 6 2 7 6 Hans Moldenhauer 4 1 7 6 3 Francisco Sindreu 6 6 5 1 6 Daniel Prenn 4 6 6 6 Eduardo Flaquer 6 3 2 4 Denmark vs. Austria Denmark Austria Copenhagen, Denmarkhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1928-EUR-M-DEN-AUT-01 Denmark v Austria daviscup.com 23–26 May 1928 1 4 Axel Petersen 4 2 5 Hermann von Artens 6 6 7 Einer Ulrich 1 2 2 Franz-Wilhelm Matejka 6 6 6 Povl Henriksen Einer Ulrich 8 6 11 Hermann von Artens Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten 6 0 9 Einer Ulrich 4 4 6 7 Hermann von Artens 6 6 3 9 Axel Petersen 6 2 7 6 3 Franz-Wilhelm Matejka 8 6 5 2 6 Netherlands vs. Hungary Netherlands Hungary 1920 Noordwijk, Netherlandshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1928-EUR-M-NED-HUN-01 Netherlands v Hungary daviscup.com 18–20 May 1928 Clay 3 2 Hendrik Timmer 6 6 6 Imre Takáts 2 0 1 Arthur Diemer-Kool 5 6 6 1 1 Béla von Kehrling 7 4 2 6 1 5 Ody Koopman Hendrik Timmer 1 6 6 7 Béla von Kehrling Jenő Péteri 6 4 2 5 Hendrik Timmer 6 6 6 Béla von Kehrling 3 4 3 Ody Koopman 4 2 5 Imre Takáts 6 6 7 Sweden vs. Czechoslovakia Sweden Czechoslovakia East Malm Athletic/Soccer Fields, Stockholm, Swedenhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1928-EUR-M-SWE-TCH-01 Sweden v Czechoslovakia daviscup.com 17–19 May 1928 Clay 1 4 Ingvar Garell 6 0 1 Jan Koželuh 8 6 6 Sune Malmström 3 3 6 5 Roderich Menzel 6 6 3 7 Sune Malmström Charles Wennergren 0 2 4 Jan Koželuh Pavel Macenauer 6 6 6 Ingvar Garell 2 0 7 6 Roderich Menzel 6 6 5 8 Sune Malmström 10 1 7 6 Pavel Macenauer 8 6 5 3 Portugal vs. New Zealand Portugal New Zealand Sporting Club, Lisbon, Portugalhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1928-EUR-M-POR-NZL-01 Portugal v New Zealand daviscup.com 11–13 May 1928 Clay 1 4 José de Verda 6 6 6 Russell Young 2 2 3 Antonio Pinto-Coelho 3 4 0 Eskell Andrews 6 6 6 Antonio Casanovas Fernando Vasconcelos 7 4 2 2 Eskell Andrews Russell Young 5 6 6 6 Antonio Pinto-Coelho 6 1 3 0 Russell Young 4 6 6 6 José de Verda 4 3 1 Eskell Andrews 6 6 6 Quarterfinals Italy vs. India Italy 1861 India British Turin, Italyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1928-EUR-M-ITA-IND-01 Italy v India daviscup.com 9–11 June 1928 Clay 4 1 Uberto De Morpurgo 6 6 6 Mohammed Sleem 3 3 1 Giorgio de Stefani 6 6 6 E.V. Bobb 4 1 3 Placido Gaslini Uberto De Morpurgo 6 6 3 6 E.V. Bobb Mohammed Sleem 3 3 6 3 Uberto De Morpurgo 6 6 6 E.V. Bobb 2 4 4 Giorgio de Stefani 4 6 6 3 Mohammed Sleem 6 8 4 6 Great Britain vs. Germany Great Britain Germany 1919 Edgbaston Lawn Tennis Society, Birmingham, Englandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1928-EUR-M-GBR-GER-01 Great Britain v Germany daviscup.com 7–9 June 1928 Grass 4 1 Edward Higgs 6 4 6 0 6 Hans Moldenhauer 4 6 2 6 4 Colin Gregory 6 4 6 Otto Froitzheim 4 6 0 4 Gordon Crole-Rees Cyril Eames 7 6 6 Heinrich Kleinschroth Daniel Prenn 5 2 4 Colin Gregory 2 6 3 6 6 Hans Moldenhauer 6 4 6 1 2 Edward Higgs 6 1 5 6 3 Daniel Prenn 3 6 7 2 6 Netherlands vs. Austria Netherlands Austria The Hague, Netherlandshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1928-EUR-M-NED-AUT-01 Netherlands v Austria daviscup.com 7–9 June 1928 Clay 3 0 Hendrik Timmer 2 5 6 6 6 Franz-Wilhelm Matejka 6 7 0 3 4 Arthur Diemer-Kool 6 4 6 3 6 Hermann von Artens 3 6 3 6 0 Arthur Diemer-Kool Hendrik Timmer 6 6 6 Hermann von Artens Franz-Wilhelm Matejka 2 3 0 Hendrik Timmer Hermann von Artens Arthur Diemer-Kool Franz-Wilhelm Matejka Semifinals Great Britain vs. Italy Great Britain Italy 1861 Felixstowe Lawn Tennis Club, Felixstowe, Englandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1928-EUR-M-GBR-ITA-01 Great Britain v Italy daviscup.com 20–22 June 1928 Grass 1 4 Edward Higgs 5 4 5 Uberto De Morpurgo 7 6 7 Colin Gregory 6 3 3 2 Giorgio de Stefani 3 6 6 6 Gordon Crole-Rees Cyril Eames 4 6 6 7 5 Placido Gaslini Uberto De Morpurgo 6 3 4 9 7 Colin Gregory 0 1 2 Uberto De Morpurgo 6 6 6 Edward Higgs 6 3 6 5 6 Giorgio de Stefani 1 6 3 7 2 Czechoslovakia vs. Netherlands Czechoslovakia Netherlands Prague, Czechoslovakiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1928-EUR-M-TCH-NED-01 Czechoslovakia v Netherlands daviscup.com 22–24 June 1928 3 2 Pavel Macenauer 6 0 6 6 Hendrik Timmer 2 6 0 4 Jan Koželuh 6 6 6 Christiaan van Lennep 2 0 2 Jan Koželuh Roderich Menzel 3 6 2 4 Christiaan van Lennep Hendrik Timmer 6 3 6 6 Jan Koželuh 3 6 1 4 Hendrik Timmer 6 1 6 6 Pavel Macenauer 6 6 6 Christiaan van Lennep 2 2 2 Final Italy vs. Czechoslovakia Italy 1861 Czechoslovakia Milan, Italyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1928-EUR-M-ITA-TCH-01 Italy v Czechoslovakia daviscup.com 13–15 July 1928 Clay 3 2 Uberto De Morpurgo 6 6 6 Pavel Macenauer 3 3 4 Placido Gaslini 1 7 6 4 Jan Koželuh 6 9 3 6 Placido Gaslini Uberto De Morpurgo 6 6 4 4 Jan Koželuh Pavel Macenauer 8 4 6 6 Uberto De Morpurgo 6 6 6 Jan Koželuh 1 2 0 Placido Gaslini 0 6 6 6 Pavel Macenauer 6 4 4 3 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