1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

International tennis competition 1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge 1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone 16 April – 11 July 1931 22 1931 Europe Zone 1931 America Zone GBR Qualified for: 1931 Inter-Zonal Final 1930 1932 The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge. 22 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 Great Britain defeated Czechoslovakia in the final, and went on to face the United States in the Inter-Zonal Final. Draw y 16 April–5 May 8–17 May 20 May–6 June 12–18 June 9–11 July First Round Second Round 25 150 FIN bye EGY 1922 bye Kingdom of Yugoslavia bye JPN 1870 bye BEL bye GBR 5 MON 0 GER 1919 0 RSA 1928 5 SUI 0 IRL 5 GRE old 3 AUT 2 ESP 1931 2 TCH 3 ITA 1861 4 HUN 1920 1 bye NED bye NOR bye POL 1928 bye DEN bye ROU Helsinki, Finland FIN 1 EGY 1922 4 Zagreb, Yugoslavia Kingdom of Yugoslavia 0 JPN 1870 5 Brussels, Belgium (clay) BEL 0 GBR 5 Dublin, Ireland (grass) RSA 1928 4 IRL 1 Athens, Greece GRE old 1 TCH 4 Turin, Italy (clay) ITA 1861 3 NED 0 Oslo, Norway (clay) NOR 0 POL 1928 3 Copenhagen, Denmark DEN 5 ROU 0 Paris, France (clay) EGY 1922 0 JPN 1870 5 Eastbourne, England (grass) GBR 5 RSA 1928 0 Prague, Czechoslovakia TCH 3 ITA 1861 0 Copenhagen, Denmark POL 1928 2 DEN 3 Eastbourne, England (grass) JPN 1870 0 GBR 5 Copenhagen, Denmark TCH 5 DEN 0 Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) GBR 4 TCH 1 First round Great Britain vs. Monaco Great Britain Monaco Carhullen Lawn Tennis Club, Plymouth, Englandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1931-EUR-M-GBR-MON-01 Great Britain v Monaco daviscup.com 23–25 April 1931 Clay 5 0 Bunny Austin 6 6 6 Vladimir Landau 0 0 1 Fred Perry 6 6 6 René Gallèpe 3 2 5 Pat Hughes Charles Kingsley 6 6 6 René Gallèpe Vladimir Landau 0 2 0 Bunny Austin 6 6 6 René Gallèpe 0 1 2 Charles Kingsley 6 6 6 Vladimir Landau 0 1 4 Germany vs. South Africa Germany 1919 South Africa 1928 Düsseldorf, Germanyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1931-EUR-M-GER-RSA-01 Germany v South Africa daviscup.com 1–3 May 1931 0 5 Phillip Buss 6 1 2 3 Vernon Kirby 1 6 6 6 Eberhard Nourney 6 3 6 4 5 Louis Raymond 3 6 4 6 7 Walter Dessart Eberhard Nourney 2 3 3 Norman Farquharson Vernon Kirby 6 6 6 Eberhard Nourney 6 3 4 3 Vernon Kirby 4 6 6 6 Phillip Buss 6 3 5 6 Louis Raymond 4 6 7 8 Switzerland vs. Ireland Switzerland Ireland Montreux, Switzerlandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1931-EUR-M-SUI-IRL-01 Switzerland v Ireland daviscup.com 2–5 May 1931 0 5 Charles Aeschlimann 2 5 2 George Lyttleton-Rogers 6 7 6 Hector Fisher 4 5 5 Edward McGuire 6 7 7 Charles Aeschlimann Hector Fisher 3 7 11 2 George Lyttleton-Rogers Charles Scroope 6 5 13 6 Charles Aeschlimann 7 5 6 6 2 Edward McGuire 5 7 2 8 6 Hector Fisher 1 6 2 6 George Lyttleton-Rogers 6 2 6 8 Greece vs. Austria Greece old Austria Athens, Greecehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1931-EUR-M-GRE-AUT-01 Greece v Austria daviscup.com 16–18 April 1931 3 2 Orestis Garangiotis 8 3 7 1 6 Franz-Wilhelm Matejka 6 6 5 6 4 Augustos Zerlendis 1 6 1 6 8 Hermann von Artens 6 3 6 2 6 Max Balli I. Georgiadis 7 3 4 4 Hermann von Artens Michael Haberl 5 6 6 6 Orestis Garangiotis 6 2 6 6 6 Hermann von Artens 1 6 4 8 2 Augustos Zerlendis 3 2 8 3 Franz-Wilhelm Matejka 6 6 6 6 Czechoslovakia vs. Spain Czechoslovakia Spain 1931 Prague, Czechoslovakiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1931-EUR-M-TCH-ESP-01 Czechoslovakia v Spain daviscup.com 1–3 May 1931 3 2 Roderich Menzel 6 6 6 Enrique Maier 3 2 3 Ladislav Hecht 6 4 7 0 6 Manuel Alonso Areizaga 3 6 5 6 1 Roderich Menzel Friedrich Rohrer 1 7 1 Manuel Alonso Areizaga Enrique Maier 6 9 6 Ladislav Hecht 6 3 4 4 Enrique Maier 4 6 6 6 Roderich Menzel 6 6 6 6 Manuel Alonso Areizaga 8 2 1 3 Hungary vs. Italy Hungary 1920 Italy 1861 Budapest, Hungaryhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1931-EUR-M-HUN-ITA-01 Hungary v Italy daviscup.com 1–3 May 1931 1 4 Imre Takáts 3 3 3 Giorgio de Stefani 6 6 6 Béla von Kehrling 6 6 6 Uberto De Morpurgo 3 3 4 Emil Gábori Béla von Kehrling 6 6 5 5 Alberto del Bono Uberto De Morpurgo 8 3 7 7 Imre Takáts 3 6 1 Uberto De Morpurgo 6 8 6 Béla von Kehrling 2 6 2 6 2 Giorgio de Stefani 6 4 6 4 6 Second round Finland vs. Egypt Finland Egypt 1922 Helsinki, Finlandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1931-EUR-M-FIN-EGY-01 Finland v Egypt daviscup.com 8–10 May 1931 1 4 Arne Grahn 8 6 6 6 Loutfalla Wahid 6 3 8 3 Bo Grotenfelt 6 1 4 2 Jacques Grandguillot 3 6 6 6 Arne Grahn Bo Grotenfelt 4 6 4 6 5 Jacques Grandguillot Ahmed Shukry 6 2 6 3 7 Arne Grahn 6 5 5 2 Jacques Grandguillot 3 7 7 6 Bo Grotenfelt 3 6 4 4 Loutfalla Wahid 6 2 6 6 Yugoslavia vs. Japan Kingdom of Yugoslavia Japan 1870 Zagreb, Yugoslaviahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1931-EUR-M-YUG-JPN-01 Yugoslavia v Japan daviscup.com 8–10 May 1931 0 5 Franjo Kukuljević 3 3 2 Jiro Sato 6 6 6 Franjo Šefer 3 4 5 Hyotaro Sato 6 6 7 Franjo Kukuljević Franjo Šefer 7 6 7 3 Minoru Kawachi Jiro Sato 9 3 9 6 Franjo Kukuljević 3 2 6 7 2 Hyotaro Sato 6 6 3 5 6 Franjo Šefer 5 3 0 Jiro Sato 7 6 6 Belgium vs. Great Britain Belgium Great Britain Royal Léopold Club, Brussels, Belgiumhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1931-EUR-M-BEL-GBR-01 Belgium v Great Britain daviscup.com 9–11 May 1931 Clay 0 5 André Lacroix 4 4 4 Bunny Austin 6 6 6 Léopold de Borman 2 0 2 Fred Perry 6 6 6 Léopold de Borman André Lacroix 1 4 2 Pat Hughes Fred Perry 6 6 6 Léopold de Borman 0 1 0 Bunny Austin 6 6 6 André Lacroix 6 4 5 Fred Perry 8 6 7 Ireland vs. South Africa Ireland South Africa 1928 Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Irelandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1931-EUR-M-IRL-RSA-01 Ireland v South Africa daviscup.com 14–16 May 1931 Grass 1 4 George Lyttleton-Rogers 6 6 4 4 6 Pat Spence 4 2 6 6 4 Edward McGuire 6 3 5 5 Vernon Kirby 4 6 7 7 George Lyttleton-Rogers Charles Scroope 6 1 5 6 3 Norman Farquharson Pat Spence 1 6 7 2 6 Edward McGuire 3 4 2 Pat Spence 6 6 6 George Lyttleton-Rogers 6 5 8 2 Vernon Kirby 3 7 10 6 Greece vs. Czechoslovakia Greece old Czechoslovakia Athens, Greecehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1931-EUR-M-GRE-TCH-01 Greece v Czechoslovakia daviscup.com 15–17 May 1931 1 4 Augustos Zerlendis 2 2 1 Roderich Menzel 6 6 6 6 Orestis Garangiotis 1 8 6 11 Ladislav Hecht 6 6 2 9 Max Balli Georgios Nikolaides 2 2 4 Ferenc Maršálek Roderich Menzel 6 6 6 Augustos Zerlendis 2 4 6 4 Ladislav Hecht 6 6 3 6 Orestis Garangiotis 1 3 1 Roderich Menzel 6 6 6 Italy vs. Netherlands Italy 1861 Netherlands Turin Tennis Club, Turin, Italyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1931-EUR-M-ITA-NED-01 Italy v Netherlands daviscup.com 15–17 May 1931 Clay 3 0 Uberto De Morpurgo 6 6 6 Aad Knappert 3 1 1 Giorgio de Stefani 6 6 6 Jan van der Heide 3 3 3 Alberto del Bono Uberto De Morpurgo 2 6 6 6 Jan van der Heide Aad Knappert 6 2 4 1 Uberto De Morpurgo Jan van der Heide Giorgio de Stefani Aad Knappert Norway vs. Poland Norway Poland 1928 Oslo, Norwayhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1931-EUR-M-NOR-POL-01 Norway v Poland daviscup.com 13–15 May 1931 Clay 0 3 Jack Nielsen 1 1 2 Józef Hebda 6 6 6 Torleif Torkildsen 2 1 5 Ignacy Tłoczyński 6 6 7 Rolf Christoffersen Oscar Fagerstrøm 2 2 7 2 Maksymilian Stolarow Ignacy Tłoczyński 6 6 5 6 Torleif Torkildsen Józef Hebda Jack Nielsen Ignacy Tłoczyński Denmark vs. Romania Denmark Romania Copenhagen, Denmarkhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1931-EUR-M-DEN-ROU-01 Denmark v Romania daviscup.com 13–15 May 1931 5 0 Einer Ulrich 6 6 9 Nicolae Mișu 4 4 7 Povl Henriksen 6 6 6 Ion Bunea 0 2 3 Povl Henriksen Einer Ulrich 6 6 6 Ion Bunea Nicolae Mișu 4 2 3 Einer Ulrich 6 6 6 Ion Bunea 1 1 0 Povl Henriksen 4 6 6 4 6 Nicolae Mișu 6 1 4 6 1 Quarterfinals Japan vs. Egypt Japan 1870 Egypt 1922 Paris, Francehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1931-EUR-M-JPN-EGY-01 Japan v Egypt daviscup.com 2–4 June 1931 Clay 5 0 Jiro Sato 6 6 6 Pierre Grandguillot 0 1 0 Hyotaro Sato 6 2 6 6 6 Loutfalla Wahid 4 6 1 8 1 Minoru Kawachi Jiro Sato 6 6 6 Ahmed Shukry Loutfalla Wahid 2 2 1 Minoru Kawachi 6 4 8 3 6 Loutfalla Wahid 3 6 6 6 2 Hyotaro Sato 6 6 6 Ahmed Shukry 0 1 2 Great Britain vs. South Africa Great Britain South Africa 1928 Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, Englandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1931-EUR-M-GBR-RSA-01 Great Britain v South Africa daviscup.com 4–6 June 1931 Grass 5 0 Bunny Austin 6 6 2 10 6 Vernon Kirby 2 8 6 8 3 Fred Perry 6 6 6 Norman Farquharson 2 3 3 Pat Hughes Fred Perry 8 6 6 Norman Farquharson Pat Spence 6 4 3 Fred Perry 3 6 6 6 Vernon Kirby 6 4 1 4 Bunny Austin 6 5 6 6 Norman Farquharson 2 7 2 3 Czechoslovakia vs. Italy Czechoslovakia Italy 1861 Prague, Czechoslovakiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1931-EUR-M-TCH-ITA-01 Czechoslovakia v Italy daviscup.com 4–6 June 1931 3 0 Ladislav Hecht 6 7 3 8 Giorgio de Stefani 4 5 6 6 Roderich Menzel 6 6 4 6 Uberto De Morpurgo 3 3 6 2 Ferenc Maršálek Roderich Menzel 6 6 6 Alberto del Bono Uberto De Morpurgo 3 4 1 Roderich Menzel Giorgio de Stefani Ladislav Hecht Uberto De Morpurgo Denmark vs. Poland Denmark Poland 1928 Copenhagen, Denmarkhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1931-EUR-M-DEN-POL-01 Denmark v Poland daviscup.com 20–22 May 1931 3 2 Povl Henriksen 6 6 6 Józef Hebda 3 1 2 Einer Ulrich 6 1 6 8 2 Ignacy Tłoczyński 8 6 3 6 6 Povl Henriksen Einer Ulrich 6 7 3 6 6 Maksymilian Stolarow Ignacy Tłoczyński 4 9 6 3 4 Einer Ulrich 6 6 6 Józef Hebda 2 4 3 Povl Henriksen 2 6 3 2 Ignacy Tłoczyński 6 4 6 6 Semifinals Great Britain vs. Japan Great Britain Japan 1870 Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, Englandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1931-EUR-M-GBR-JPN-01 Great Britain v Japan daviscup.com 12–15 June 1931 Grass 5 0 Fred Perry 6 4 7 7 Jiro Sato 1 6 5 5 Bunny Austin 0 6 6 6 Hyotaro Sato 6 2 4 1 Pat Hughes Fred Perry 6 6 8 Minoru Kawachi Jiro Sato 4 4 6 Bunny Austin 6 0 8 6 Minoru Kawachi 1 6 6 2 Fred Perry 6 6 4 6 Hyotaro Sato 2 3 6 2 Denmark vs. Czechoslovakia Denmark Czechoslovakia Copenhagen, Denmarkhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1931-EUR-M-DEN-TCH-01 Denmark v Czechoslovakia daviscup.com 16–18 June 1931 0 5 Einer Ulrich 3 2 5 Roderich Menzel 6 6 7 Povl Henriksen 8 0 6 2 9 Ladislav Hecht 6 6 3 6 11 Einer Ulrich Erik Worm 7 6 3 0 Ferenc Maršálek Roderich Menzel 9 1 6 6 Erik Worm 6 2 4 1 Roderich Menzel 3 6 6 6 Einer Ulrich 3 2 2 Ladislav Hecht 6 6 6 Final Czechoslovakia vs. Great Britain Czechoslovakia Great Britain Prague, Czechoslovakiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1931-EUR-M-TCH-GBR-01 Czechoslovakia v Great Britain daviscup.com 9–11 July 1931 Clay 1 4 Roderich Menzel 6 2 8 3 3 Bunny Austin 3 6 6 6 6 Ladislav Hecht 1 6 3 Fred Perry 6 8 6 Ferenc Maršálek Roderich Menzel 4 6 4 2 Pat Hughes Fred Perry 6 4 6 6 Ladislav Hecht 6 7 6 Bunny Austin 2 5 4 Roderich Menzel 5 3 5 Fred Perry 7 6 7 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