1924 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

Main article: 1924 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1924 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

17 teams entered the Europe Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Final against the winner of the America Zone. ^[1] France defeated the Czechoslovakia in the final, and went on to face Australia in the Inter-Zonal Final. ^[2]

Draw

First round

Second round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Birmingham, England (grass)

Torquay, England (clay)

Great Britain

3

Scarborough, England (grass)

Great Britain

3

Spain

2

Great Britain

4

Belgium

2

South Africa

1

Argentina

Eastbourne, England (grass)

South Africa [3]

w/o

Great Britain

1

Arnhem, Netherlands (clay)

France

4

Netherlands

1

Paris, France (clay)

India

4

India

0

Dublin, Ireland (grass)

France

4

Ireland

0

Évian-les-Bains, France (clay)

France

5

France

5

Copenhagen, Denmark

Czechoslovakia

0

Hungary

2

Copenhagen, Denmark

Denmark

3

Denmark

3

Italy

2

Romania

Copenhagen, Denmark

Italy [4]

w/o

Denmark

2

Prague, Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia

3

Czechoslovakia

4

Prague, Czechoslovakia

New Zealand

0

Czechoslovakia

4

Vienna, Austria

Switzerland

1

Switzerland

4

Austria

1

First round

Great Britain vs. Belgium

Great Britain 3	Abbey Park Gardens, Torquay, England [5] 12–14 May 1924 Clay		Belgium 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Algernon Kingscote Georges Watson 7 5 6 2 6 3       2 Brian Gilbert Jean Washer 3 6 9 7 6 2 4 6 6 8   3 Leslie Godfree  /  Max Woosnam Jean Washer  /  Georges Watson 6 4 8 6 6 4       4 Algernon Kingscote Jean Washer 3 6 3 6 3 6       5 Brian Gilbert Georges Watson 6 4 6 3 6 1

Second round

Great Britain vs. Spain

Great Britain 3	Edgbaston Lawn Tennis Society, Birmingham, England [6] 31 May–3 June 1924 Grass		Spain 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Patrick Wheatley Eduardo Flaquer 6 3 1 6 8 6 6 1     2 Brian Gilbert Manuel Alonso Areizaga 2 6 7 9 6 3 6 4 4 6   3 Leslie Godfree  /  Max Woosnam Manuel Alonso Areizaga  /  Eduardo Flaquer 6 1 6 4 6 8 6 2     4 Patrick Wheatley Manuel Alonso Areizaga 3 6 7 9 6 2 4 6     5 Brian Gilbert José María Alonso Areizaga 6 0 6 4 6 0

Netherlands vs. India

Netherlands 1	Arnhem, Netherlands [7] 29–31 May 1924 Clay		India 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Christiaan van Lennep Sydney Jacob 6 0 6 3 2 6 5 7 7 9   2 Hendrik Timmer Mohammed Sleem 0 6 2 6 2 6       3 Christiaan van Lennep  /  Hendrik Timmer Syed Mohammad Hadi  /  Sydney Jacob 6 4 4 6 3 6 6 2 6 4   4 Hendrik Timmer Sydney Jacob 6 3 6 8 3 6 6 2 1 6   5 Christiaan van Lennep Mohammed Sleem 3 6 3 6 5 7

Ireland vs. France

Ireland 0	Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland [8] 31 May–3 June 1924 Grass		France 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 D'Arcy McCrea Jean Couiteas 3 6 6 8 6 3 6 4 5 7   2 Shirley Dillon René Lacoste 1 6 2 6 2 6       3 Shirley Dillon  /  Louis Meldon Jacques Brugnon  /  René Lacoste 6 8 1 6 2 6       4 Shirley Dillon Jean Couiteas 6 4 6 1 2 6 9 11 2 6   5 D'Arcy McCrea René Lacoste 1 6 3 6 1 6

Denmark vs. Hungary

Denmark 3	Copenhagen, Denmark [9] 16–18 May 1924		Hungary 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Axel Petersen Imre Takáts 6 2 6 3 6 3       2 Einer Ulrich Béla von Kehrling 8 10 0 6 4 6       3 Bjorn Thalbitzer  /  Einer Ulrich Béla von Kehrling  /  Jenő Péteri 7 5 7 5 1 6 5 7 7 5   4 Axel Petersen Béla von Kehrling 2 6 4 6 3 6       5 Einer Ulrich Imre Takáts 6 0 4 6 6 2 6 3

Czechoslovakia vs. New Zealand

Czechoslovakia 4	Prague, Czechoslovakia [10] 22–24 May 1924		New Zealand 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Friedrich Rohrer Frank Fisher 3 6 6 0 6 4 0 6 6 4   2 Ladislav Žemla John Peacock 7 5 6 4 7 5       3 Jan Koželuh  /  Ladislav Žemla Frank Fisher  /  John Peacock 4 6 6 3 6 8 6 2 7 5   4 Friedrich Rohrer John Peacock 6 2 7 5 6 3       5 Ladislav Žemla Frank Fisher           not played

Austria vs. Switzerland

Austria 1	Vienna, Austria [11] 17–20 May 1924		Switzerland 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Paul Brick Charles Aeschlimann 2 6 3 6 3 6       2 Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten Charles Martin 8 6 6 4 6 2       3 Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten  /  Otto Salm Charles Aeschlimann  /  Guy Sautter 6 2 3 6 4 6 4 6     4 Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten Charles Aeschlimann 5 7 6 8 5 7       5 Paul Brick Charles Martin 2 6 6 3 8 6 5 7 2 6

Quarterfinals

Great Britain vs. South Africa

Great Britain 4	Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Club, Scarborough, England [12] 9–11 June 1924 Grass		South Africa 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Patrick Wheatley Patrick Spence 6 4 6 3 6 3       2 Brian Gilbert Louis Raymond 6 1 4 6 6 2 3 6 8 6   3 Leslie Godfree  /  Max Woosnam Louis Raymond  /  Patrick Spence 9 11 5 7 4 6       4 Patrick Wheatley Ivie Richardson 6 3 6 4 6 4       5 Brian Gilbert Patrick Spence 4 6 6 1 6 1 6 1

France vs. India

France 4	Racing Club de France, Paris, France [13] 17–19 June 1924 Clay		India 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 René Lacoste Mohammed Sleem 4 6 6 4 6 2 6 4     2 Henri Cochet Sydney Jacob 6 4 4 6 6 4 6 2     3 Jacques Brugnon  /  Henri Cochet Hassan Ali Fyzee  /  Syed Mohammad Hadi 6 1 6 4 7 5       4 Henri Cochet Mohammed Sleem 6 4 0 6 6 4 2 6 6 0   5 René Lacoste Sydney Jacob           not played

Denmark vs. Italy

Denmark 3	Copenhagen, Denmark [14] 14–16 June 1924		Italy 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Erik Tegner Cesare Colombo 6 0 8 6 3 6 6 4     2 Axel Petersen Uberto De Morpurgo 5 7 2 6 2 6       3 Erik Tegner  /  Einer Ulrich Cesare Colombo  /  Uberto De Morpurgo 7 5 7 5 4 6 6 0     4 Erik Tegner Uberto De Morpurgo 3 6 1 6 3 6       5 Axel Petersen Cesare Colombo 6 2 6 3 6 4

Czechoslovakia vs. Switzerland

Czechoslovakia 4	Prague, Czechoslovakia [15] 4–6 June 1924		Switzerland 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Friedrich Rohrer Charles Martin 2 6 6 2 6 3 8 6     2 Ladislav Žemla Charles Aeschlimann 3 6 6 8 6 4 6 1 1 6   3 Jan Koželuh  /  Ladislav Žemla Charles Aeschlimann  /  Guy Sautter 6 2 6 3 6 2       4 Friedrich Rohrer Charles Aeschlimann 2 6 4 6 7 5 6 2 6 4   5 Ladislav Žemla Charles Martin 6 2 6 2 6 2

Semifinals

Great Britain vs. France

Great Britain 1	Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England [16] 26–29 July 1924 Grass		France 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Algernon Kingscote Henri Cochet 6 3 4 6 6 4 3 6 3 6   2 Brian Gilbert René Lacoste 4 6 5 7 3 6       3 Leslie Godfree  /  Max Woosnam Jean Borotra  /  Jacques Brugnon 4 6 6 4 3 6 1 6     4 Brian Gilbert Henri Cochet 5 7 1 6 9 7 8 6 6 2   5 Algernon Kingscote René Lacoste 6 8 6 3 6 3 2 6 4 6

Denmark vs. Czechoslovakia

Denmark 2	Copenhagen, Denmark [17] 25–27 July 1924		Czechoslovakia 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Axel Petersen Ladislav Žemla 2 6 5 7 5 7       2 Erik Worm Friedrich Rohrer 4 6 6 3 6 3 3 6 8 10   3 Einer Ulrich  /  Erik Worm Jan Koželuh  /  Ladislav Žemla 1 6 3 6 1 6       4 Erik Worm Ladislav Žemla 6 2 3 6 6 4 10 8     5 Axel Petersen Friedrich Rohrer 3 6 6 3 7 5 6 0

Final

France vs. Czechoslovakia

France 5	Évian Sports Club, Évian-les-Bains, France [2] 3–5 August 1924 Clay		Czechoslovakia 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 René Lacoste Pavel Macenauer 6 2 10 8 6 4       2 Henri Cochet Ladislav Žemla 6 1 8 6 6 4       3 Jacques Brugnon  /  Henri Cochet Jan Koželuh  /  Ladislav Žemla 7 5 3 6 6 4 6 4     4 René Lacoste Ladislav Žemla 6 3 6 2 6 2       5 Henri Cochet Pavel Macenauer 6 4 3 6 7 5 3 6 6 2

References

1. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN   978-0942257700.
2. "France v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
3. "South Africa v Argentina". daviscup.com.
4. "Italy v Romania". daviscup.com.
5. "Great Britain v Belgium". daviscup.com.
6. "Great Britain v Spain". daviscup.com.
7. "Netherlands v India". daviscup.com.
8. "Ireland v France". daviscup.com.
9. "Denmark v Hungary". daviscup.com.
10. "Czechoslovakia v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
11. "Austria v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
12. "Great Britain v South Africa". daviscup.com.
13. "France v India". daviscup.com.
14. "Denmark v Italy". daviscup.com.
15. "Czechoslovakia v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
16. "Great Britain v France". daviscup.com.
17. "Denmark v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.

External links

• Davis Cup official website