1929 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

Main article: 1929 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1929 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

24 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] Germany defeated Great Britain in the final, and went on to face the United States in the Inter-Zonal Final. ^[2]

Draw

First round 29 March–12 May

Second round 10–19 May

Quarterfinals 5–9 June

Semifinals 14–21 June

Final 12–14 July

Italy

Dublin, Ireland (grass)

bye

Italy

5

Ireland

Ireland

0

Hamburg, Germany

bye

Italy

2

Spain

Barcelona, Spain (clay)

Germany

3

bye

Spain

1

Germany

Germany

4

Prague, Czechoslovakia

bye

Germany

4

Denmark

4

Copenhagen, Denmark

Czechoslovakia

1

Chile

1

Denmark

4

Greece

4

Greece

1

Copenhagen, Denmark

Yugoslavia

1

Denmark

1

Belgium

4

Prague, Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia

4

Romania

1

Belgium

0

Austria

2

Czechoslovakia

3

Berlin, Germany (clay)

Czechoslovakia

3

Germany

3

Hungary

4

Budapest, Hungary

Great Britain

2

Norway

1

Hungary

3

Monaco

3

Monaco

2

Budapest, Hungary

Switzerland

2

Hungary

3

Finland

1

The Hague, Netherlands (clay)

Netherlands

2

Egypt

4

Egypt

1

Netherlands [3]

w/o

Netherlands

4

Budapest, Hungary (clay)

Portugal

Hungary

2

bye

Saltsjöbaden, Sweden (clay)

Great Britain

3

Sweden

Sweden

0

bye

South Africa

5

Bournemouth, England (grass)

South Africa

Great Britain

5

bye

Warsaw, Poland (clay)

South Africa

0

Poland

Poland

0

bye

Great Britain

5

Great Britain

First round

Denmark vs. Chile

Denmark 4	Copenhagen, Denmark [4] 4–6 May 1929		Chile 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Povl Henriksen Luis Torralva Ponsa 8 6 7 5 7 5       2 Einer Ulrich Domingo Torralva Ponsa 6 2 6 4 7 5       3 Povl Henriksen  /  Einer Ulrich Domingo Torralva Ponsa  /  Luis Torralva Ponsa 6 2 6 3 6 4       4 Povl Henriksen Domingo Torralva Ponsa 5 7 7 5 6 4 6 4     5 Einer Ulrich Luis Torralva Ponsa 5 7 4 6 6 8

Greece vs. Yugoslavia

Greece 4	Athens, Greece [5] 4–6 May 1929		Yugoslavia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Augustos Zerlendis Krešimir Friedrich 6 3 6 0 6 2       2 Costas Efstratiadis Franjo Šefer 6 2 7 5 3 6 6 3     3 I. Georgiadis  /  Augustos Zerlendis Krešimir Friedrich  /  Franjo Šefer 6 3 6 3 6 3       4 Costas Efstratiadis Krešimir Friedrich 1 6 3 6 4 6       5 Augustos Zerlendis Franjo Šefer 6 4 7 5 6 4

Belgium vs. Romania

Belgium 4	Brussels, Belgium [6] 4–6 May 1929		Romania 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 André Lacroix Nicolae Mișu 6 2 6 4 3 6 6 3     2 Andre Ewbank Gheorghe Lupu 6 2 4 6 6 2 6 4     3 Andre Ewbank  /  André Lacroix Laszlo Dorner  /  Gheorghe Lupu 7 5 6 2 6 1       4 André Lacroix Gheorghe Lupu 8 6 6 4 6 3       5 Andre Ewbank Nicolae Mișu 2 6 4 6 8 6 3 6

Austria vs. Czechoslovakia

Austria 2	Vienna, Austria [7] 26–28 April 1929		Czechoslovakia 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Franz-Wilhelm Matejka Jan Koželuh 6 3 7 5 6 1       2 Hermann von Artens Roderich Menzel 3 6 4 6 2 6       3 Hermann von Artens  /  Franz-Wilhelm Matejka Jan Koželuh  /  Pavel Macenauer 4 6 5 7 2 6       4 Franz-Wilhelm Matejka Roderich Menzel 10 8 6 3 6 1       5 Hermann von Artens Jan Koželuh 4 6 3 6 10 8 4 6

Norway vs. Hungary

Norway 1	Oslo, Norway [8] 10–12 May 1929 Clay		Hungary 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jack Nielsen Imre Takáts 1 6 1 6 5 7       2 Jack Nielsen Béla von Kehrling 9 11 6 1 2 6 2 6     3 Jack Nielsen  /  Torleif Torkildsen Béla von Kehrling  /  Jenő Péteri 4 6 4 6 1 6       4 Torleif Torkildsen Imre Takáts 1 6 6 1 6 1 6 2     5 Torleif Torkildsen Béla von Kehrling 1 6 2 6 1 6

Monaco vs. Switzerland

Monaco 3	Monte Carlo, Monaco [9] 29–31 Mar 1929		Switzerland 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 René Gallèpe Charles Aeschlimann 7 5 3 6 5 7 6 3 5 7   2 Vladimir Landau Jean Wuarin 4 6 6 3 6 2 6 2     3 René Gallèpe  /  Vladimir Landau Charles Aeschlimann  /  Jean Wuarin 4 6 6 4 6 4 3 6 8 6   4 Vladimir Landau Charles Aeschlimann 2 6 1 6 2 6       5 René Gallèpe Jean Wuarin 6 3 6 8 6 4 6 4

Finland vs. Egypt

Finland 1	Helsinki, Finland [10] 4–7 May 1929		Egypt 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Runar Granholm Loutfalla Wahid 6 4 6 4 6 3       2 Arne Grahn Jacques Grandguillot 6 1 4 6 2 6 7 5 4 6   3 Arne Grahn  /  Bo Grotenfelt Jacques Grandguillot  /  Nicolas Zahar 5 7 2 6 3 6       4 Runar Granholm Jacques Grandguillot 6 2 6 3 3 6 5 7 2 6   5 Arne Grahn Loutfalla Wahid 6 3 0 6 2 6 3 6

Second round

Ireland vs. Italy

Ireland 0	Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland [11] 16–18 May 1929 Grass		Italy 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 George Lyttleton-Rogers Uberto De Morpurgo 6 8 1 6 7 5 2 6     2 Edward McGuire Giorgio de Stefani 4 6 6 4 6 8 6 4 6 8   3 Noel Galway Holmes  /  George Lyttleton-Rogers Alberto del Bono  /  Uberto De Morpurgo 4 6 5 7 5 7       4 George Lyttleton-Rogers Giorgio de Stefani 6 4 5 7 2 6 5 7     5 Edward McGuire Uberto De Morpurgo 0 6 7 5 4 6 2 6

Spain vs. Germany

Spain 1	Societat Sportiva Pompeya, Barcelona, Spain [12] 11–13 May 1929 Clay		Germany 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Enrique Maier Hans Moldenhauer 1 6 2 6 3 6       2 Francisco Sindreu Daniel Prenn 3 6 7 5 4 6 6 4 4 6   3 Enrique Maier  /  José María Tejada Hans Moldenhauer  /  Daniel Prenn 3 6 6 1 5 7 1 6     4 José María Tejada Hans Moldenhauer 0 6 2 6 3 6       5 Enrique Maier Heinrich Kleinschroth 7 5 3 6         retired

Denmark vs. Greece

Denmark 4	Copenhagen, Denmark [13] 17–19 May 1929		Greece 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Einer Ulrich Augustos Zerlendis 6 3 6 8 5 7 15 17     2 Povl Henriksen Georgios Zafiropoulos 6 4 6 4 6 1       3 Povl Henriksen  /  Einer Ulrich Georgios Zafiropoulos  /  Augustos Zerlendis 6 2 6 4 6 3       4 Einer Ulrich Georgios Zafiropoulos 6 3 6 4 6 2       5 Povl Henriksen Augustos Zerlendis 6 0 7 5 6 4

Czechoslovakia vs. Belgium

Czechoslovakia 3	Prague, Czechoslovakia [14] 10–12 May 1929		Belgium 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Roderich Menzel André Lacroix 6 3 6 1 6 1       2 Jan Koželuh Andre Ewbank 7 5 12 10 6 4       3 Jan Koželuh  /  Pavel Macenauer Andre Ewbank  /  André Lacroix 6 2 6 3 6 4       4 Josef Maleček André Lacroix 3 6 6 3 0 1     not completed 5 Roderich Menzel Andre Ewbank           not played

Hungary vs. Monaco

Hungary 3	Budapest, Hungary [15] 14–16 May 1929		Monaco 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Imre Takáts René Gallèpe 6 3 1 6 9 7 8 6     2 Béla von Kehrling Vladimir Landau 6 4 6 4 6 2       3 Béla von Kehrling  /  Jenő Péteri René Gallèpe  /  Vladimir Landau 4 6 6 3 2 6 8 10     4 Béla von Kehrling René Gallèpe 6 0 6 3 6 1       5 Imre Takáts Vladimir Landau 3 6 2 6 3 6

Netherlands vs. Egypt

Netherlands 4	The Hague, Netherlands [16] 17–19 May 1929 Clay		Egypt 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Arthur Diemer-Kool Jacques Grandguillot 2 6 6 1 10 8 4 6 1 6   2 Hendrik Timmer Loutfalla Wahid 3 6 6 2 6 1 6 2     3 Arthur Diemer-Kool  /  Hendrik Timmer Rene Danon  /  Nicolas Zahar 9 7 6 8 6 4 6 1     4 Hendrik Timmer Jacques Grandguillot 7 5 6 0 3 6 6 2     5 Arthur Diemer-Kool Nicolas Zahar 2 6 8 6 6 2 6 1

Sweden vs. South Africa

Sweden 0	Saltsjöbaden, Sweden [17] 17–19 May 1929 Clay		South Africa 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Sune Malmström Louis Raymond 2 6 3 6 2 6       2 Curt Östberg Colin Robbins 2 6 1 6 1 6       3 Henning Müller  /  Curt Östberg Norman Farquharson  /  Louis Raymond 6 8 2 6 2 6       4 Curt Östberg Louis Raymond 5 7 0 6 0 6       5 Sune Malmström Colin Robbins 8 6 8 10 7 9 4 6

Poland vs. Great Britain

Poland 0	Warsaw, Poland [18] 10–12 May 1929 Clay		Great Britain 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Andrzej Tarnowski Bunny Austin 1 6 1 6 1 6       2 Maksymilian Stolarow Pat Hughes 5 7 1 6 2 6       3 Jan Loth  /  Maksymilian Stolarow Gordon Crole-Rees  /  Cyril Eames 1 6 4 6 3 6       4 Maksymilian Stolarow Bunny Austin 1 6 9 11 5 7       5 Andrzej Tarnowski Pat Hughes 1 6 0 6 5 7

Quarterfinals

Germany vs. Italy

Germany 3	Hamburg, Germany [19] 7–9 June 1929		Italy 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Heinz Landmann Giorgio de Stefani 3 6 6 4 6 3 3 6 6 3   2 Hans Moldenhauer Uberto De Morpurgo 5 7 6 3 6 3 3 6 6 2   3 Hans Moldenhauer  /  Daniel Prenn Alberto del Bono  /  Uberto De Morpurgo 6 8 3 6 3 6       4 Heinz Landmann Uberto De Morpurgo 4 6 0 6 5 7       5 Hans Moldenhauer Giorgio de Stefani 6 3 3 6 5 7 6 4 6 3

Denmark vs. Czechoslovakia

Denmark 1	Copenhagen, Denmark [20] 5–7 June 1929		Czechoslovakia 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Povl Henriksen Roderich Menzel 7 9 2 6 3 6       2 Einer Ulrich Jan Koželuh 4 6 5 7 6 1 6 2 6 2   3 Povl Henriksen  /  Einer Ulrich Jan Koželuh  /  Pavel Macenauer 1 6 6 4 4 6 2 6     4 Einer Ulrich Roderich Menzel 5 7 5 7 2 6       5 Povl Henriksen Jan Koželuh 7 5 2 6 2 6 4 6

Hungary vs. Netherlands

Hungary 3	Budapest, Hungary [21] 7–9 June 1929		Netherlands 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Béla von Kehrling Arthur Diemer-Kool 6 2 6 1 6 2       2 Imre Takáts Hendrik Timmer 5 7 7 5 6 8 6 1 6 4   3 Béla von Kehrling  /  Imre Takáts Arthur Diemer-Kool  /  Hendrik Timmer 6 1 2 6 6 4 3 6 2 6   4 Imre Takáts Arthur Diemer-Kool 2 6 2 6 4 6       5 Béla von Kehrling Hendrik Timmer 8 6 6 3 3 6 6 3

Great Britain vs. South Africa

Great Britain 5	West Hants Lawn Tennis Club, Bournemouth, England [22] 6–8 June 1929 Grass		South Africa 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Bunny Austin Louis Raymond 8 6 6 1 2 6 6 3     2 Colin Gregory Colin Robbins 6 1 6 1 6 4       3 Ian Collins  /  Colin Gregory Norman Farquharson  /  Louis Raymond 2 6 6 3 6 2 6 1     4 Bunny Austin Colin Robbins 6 0 6 4 6 1       5 Colin Gregory Louis Raymond 6 4 6 1 6 2

Semifinals

Czechoslovakia vs. Germany

Czechoslovakia 1	Prague, Czechoslovakia [23] 19–21 June 1929		Germany 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Pavel Macenauer Hans Moldenhauer 3 6 4 6 6 8       2 Roderich Menzel Heinz Landmann 6 3 6 3 3 6 0 6 6 4   3 Jan Koželuh  /  Pavel Macenauer Hans Moldenhauer  /  Daniel Prenn 2 6 2 6 3 6       4 Roderich Menzel Hans Moldenhauer 4 6 6 8 4 6       5 Pavel Macenauer Daniel Prenn 3 6 5 7 5 7

Hungary vs. Great Britain

Hungary 2	Budapest, Hungary [24] 14–16 June 1929 Clay		Great Britain 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Béla von Kehrling Colin Gregory 5 7 7 5 5 7 6 2 6 3   2 Imre Takáts Bunny Austin 4 6 2 6 2 6       3 Pál Aschner  /  Béla von Kehrling Ian Collins  /  Colin Gregory 2 6 6 4 2 6 3 6     4 Béla von Kehrling Bunny Austin 3 6 6 4 6 2 6 2     5 Imre Takáts Colin Gregory 1 6 0 6 3 6

Final

Germany vs. Great Britain

Germany 3	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany [2] 12–14 July 1929 Clay		Great Britain 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Daniel Prenn Colin Gregory 6 3 6 3 6 2       2 Hans Moldenhauer Bunny Austin 6 4 6 2 6 3       3 Heinrich Kleinschroth  /  Heinz Landmann Ian Collins  /  Colin Gregory 4 6 2 6 0 6       4 Hans Moldenhauer Colin Gregory 0 6 2 6 3 6       5 Daniel Prenn Bunny Austin 4 6 6 2 6 4 4 6 5 1   retired

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. "Germany v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
3. "Netherlands v Portugal". daviscup.com.
4. "Denmark v Chile". daviscup.com.
5. "Greece v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
6. "Belgium v Romania". daviscup.com.
7. "Austria v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
8. "Norway v Hungary". daviscup.com.
9. "Monaco v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
10. "Finland v Egypt". daviscup.com.
11. "Ireland v Italy". daviscup.com.
12. "Spain v Germany". daviscup.com.
13. "Denmark v Greece". daviscup.com.
14. "Czechoslovakia v Belgium". daviscup.com.
15. "Hungary v Monaco". daviscup.com.
16. "Netherlands v Egypt". daviscup.com.
17. "Sweden v South Africa". daviscup.com.
18. "Poland v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
19. "Germany v Italy". daviscup.com.
20. "Denmark v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
21. "Hungary v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
22. "Great Britain v South Africa". daviscup.com.
23. "Czechoslovakia v Germany". daviscup.com.
24. "Hungary v Great Britain". daviscup.com.

External links

• Davis Cup official website