1930 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

Main article: 1930 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1930 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] Italy defeated Japan in the final, and went on to face the United States in the Inter-Zonal Final. ^[2]

Draw

First Round 19 April–6 May

Second Round 9–20 May

Quarterfinals 30 May–9 June

Semifinals 14–16 June

Final 11–13 July

Norway

Oslo, Norway (clay)

bye

Norway

0

Austria

Austria

5

Vienna, Austria

bye

Austria

2

Italy

Rome, Italy (clay)

Italy

3

bye

Italy

5

Egypt

Egypt

0

Milan, Italy (clay)

bye

Italy

3

Great Britain

3

Torquay, England (clay)

Australia

2

Germany

2

Great Britain

5

Poland

3

Poland

0

Eastbourne, England (grass)

Romania

2

Great Britain

1

Switzerland

0

Dublin, Ireland (grass)

Australia

4

Australia

5

Australia

4

Ireland

4

Ireland

1

Genoa, Italy (clay)

Monaco

1

Italy

3

Greece

2

London, England (clay)

Japan

2

India

3

India

0

Hungary

0

Japan

5

Barcelona, Spain (clay)

Japan

4

Japan

4

Spain

4

Zagreb, Yugoslavia

Spain

1

Belgium

1

Spain

5

Yugoslavia

5

Yugoslavia

0

Prague, Czechoslovakia

Sweden

0

Japan

3

bye

Prague, Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia

2

Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia

3

bye

Denmark

2

Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)

Denmark

Czechoslovakia

3

bye

Amsterdam, Netherlands (clay)

Netherlands

2

Netherlands

Netherlands

4

bye

Finland

1

Finland

First round

Great Britain vs. Germany

Great Britain 3	Queen's Club, London, England [3] 24–26 April 1930 Clay		Germany 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Bunny Austin Heinz Landmann 3 6 6 8 7 5 6 4 4 6   2 Harry Lee Daniel Prenn 4 6 9 7 3 6 2 6     3 Ian Collins  /  Colin Gregory Walter Dessart  /  Heinrich Kleinschroth 6 2 6 4 6 3       4 Bunny Austin Daniel Prenn 6 3 6 4 7 5       5 Harry Lee Heinz Landmann 5 7 6 3 6 2 6 3

Poland vs. Romania

Poland 3	Warsaw, Poland [4] 2–5 May 1930		Romania 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Maksymilian Stolarow Nicolae Mișu 3 6 6 4 4 6 1 6     2 Ignacy Tłoczyński Ghica Poulieff 6 3 7 5 6 4       3 Jerzy Stolarow  /  Maksymilian Stolarow Nicolae Mișu  /  Ghica Poulieff 6 1 2 6 3 6 5 7     4 Ignacy Tłoczyński Nicolae Mișu 6 3 7 9 7 5 4 6 6 0   5 Maksymilian Stolarow Ghica Poulieff 3 6 6 1 6 2 7 9 6 3

Switzerland vs. Australia

Switzerland 0	Zürich, Switzerland [5] 2–4 May 1930		Australia 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Hector Chiesa Edgar Moon 6 3 2 6 1 6 1 6     2 Charles Aeschlimann Jack Crawford 0 6 3 6 1 6       3 Charles Aeschlimann  /  Jean Wuarin Harry Hopman  /  James Willard 6 2 4 6 2 6 3 6     4 Hector Chiesa Jack Crawford 4 6 8 10 3 6       5 Charles Aeschlimann Edgar Moon 6 3 1 6 4 6 3 6

Ireland vs. Monaco

Ireland 4	Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland [6] 3–6 May 1930 Grass		Monaco 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Edward McGuire René Gallèpe 2 6 5 7 5 7       2 George Lyttleton-Rogers Vladimir Landau 6 1 6 4 6 2       3 Vincent Allman-Smith  /  George Lyttleton-Rogers René Gallèpe  /  Vladimir Landau 6 1 6 1 6 4       4 Edward McGuire Vladimir Landau 13 11 0 6 2 6 6 4 6 1   5 George Lyttleton-Rogers René Gallèpe 2 6 8 6 6 2 11 9

Greece vs. India

Greece 2	Athens, Greece [7] 19–22 April 1930		India 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Orestis Garangiotis Janmeja Charanjiva 5 7 6 1 2 6 4 6     2 Augustos Zerlendis Hira-Lal Soni 6 3 4 6 7 5 6 1     3 Max Balli  /  Orestis Garangiotis Janmeja Charanjiva  /  Hira-Lal Soni 2 6 6 3 1 6 7 9     4 Augustos Zerlendis Janmeja Charanjiva 6 4 6 2 3 6 6 4     5 Orestis Garangiotis Hira-Lal Soni 9 11 4 6 7 5 4 6

Hungary vs. Japan

Hungary 0	Budapest, Hungary [8] 2–4 May 1930		Japan 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Imre Takáts Yoshiro Ota 1 6 4 6 0 6       2 Béla von Kehrling Takeichi Harada 6 2 3 6 6 8 2 6     3 Pál Aschner  /  Béla von Kehrling Tamino Abe  /  Takeichi Harada 2 6 2 6 6 3 4 6     4 Imre Takáts Hyotare Sato 4 6 3 6 3 6       5 Béla von Kehrling Yoshiro Ota 4 6 6 4 7 5 6 6   not completed

Belgium vs. Spain

Belgium 1	Royal Beerschot Athletic Club, Antwerp, Belgium [9] 2–4 May 1930		Spain 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 André Lacroix Enrique Maier 6 3 1 6 6 2 2 6 3 6   2 Andre Ewbank Antonio Juanico 6 3 7 5 2 6 2 6 6 1   3 Léopold de Borman  /  Andre Ewbank Enrique Maier  /  Ricardo Saprissa 1 6 6 4 6 1 6 8 3 6   4 Andre Ewbank Enrique Maier 2 6 1 6 1 6       5 André Lacroix Antonio Juanico 3 6 3 6 5 7

Yugoslavia vs. Sweden

Yugoslavia 5	Beograd Tennis Klub, Belgrade, Yugoslavia [10] 2–4 May 1930 Clay		Sweden 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Krešimir Friedrich Harry Ramberg 6 3 1 6 6 4 5 7 6 4   2 Franjo Šefer John Söderström 4 6 6 3 6 1 6 0     3 Ivan Radović  /  Franjo Šefer Harry Ramberg  /  John Söderström 6 3 6 1 5 7 6 2     4 Franjo Šefer Harry Ramberg 6 0 3 1         retired 5 Krešimir Friedrich John Söderström 6 3 6 2 6 2

Second round

Norway vs. Austria

Norway 0	Oslo, Norway [11] 16–19 May 1930 Clay		Austria 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Torleif Torkildsen Herman von Artens 4 6 3 6 4 6       2 Jack Nielsen Franz Wilhelm Matejka 2 6 1 6 0 6       3 Rolf Christoffersen  /  Jack Nielsen Herman von Artens  /  Franz Wilhelm Matejka 2 6 4 6 3 6       4 Jack Nielsen Herman von Artens 6 0 1 6 1 6 5 7     5 Torleif Torkildsen Franz Wilhelm Matejka 1 6 2 6 1 6

Italy vs. Egypt

Italy 5	Rome, Italy [12] 9–11 May 1930 Clay		Egypt 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Giorgio de Stefani Jacques Grandguillot 6 2 6 1 6 2       2 Uberto De Morpurgo Loutfalla Wahid 6 1 6 4 6 2       3 Placido Gaslini  /  Uberto De Morpurgo A. Riches  /  Nicolas Zahar 5 7 8 6 6 1 3 6 7 5   4 Giorgio de Stefani A. Riches 6 0 6 2 6 0       5 Uberto De Morpurgo Jacques Grandguillot 6 4 6 1 6 2

Great Britain vs. Poland

Great Britain 5	Abbey Park Gardens, Torquay, England [13] 10–12 May 1930 Clay		Poland 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Harry Lee Ignacy Tłoczyński 6 1 6 4 6 2       2 Nigel Sharpe Maksymilian Stolarow 6 3 6 4 6 1       3 Ian Collins  /  Colin Gregory Ignacy Tłoczyński  /  Przemyslaw Warminski 6 0 6 0 6 0       4 Harry Lee Maksymilian Stolarow 6 4 6 2 8 6       5 Nigel Sharpe Ignacy Tłoczyński 6 2 6 1 6 1

Ireland vs. Australia

Ireland 1	Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland [14] 15–17 May 1930 Grass		Australia 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Edward McGuire Jack Crawford 1 6 2 6 4 6       2 George Lyttleton-Rogers Edgar Moon 6 4 6 2 3 6 2 6 10 12   3 Vincent Allman-Smith  /  George Lyttleton-Rogers Harry Hopman  /  James Willard 4 6 2 6 2 6       4 George Lyttleton-Rogers Jack Crawford 6 3 3 6 7 5 2 6 6 3   5 Edward McGuire Edgar Moon 2 6 5 7 6 3 6 8

Japan vs. India

Japan 5	Royal Botanic Society Lawn Tennis Club, London, England [15] 15–17 May 1930 Clay		India 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Yoshiro Ota Atri-Madan Mohan 6 2 7 5 6 4       2 Takeichi Harada Janmeja Charanjiva 6 3 6 3 6 1       3 Tamino Abe  /  Takeichi Harada Janmeja Charanjiva  /  Hira-Lal Soni 5 7 4 6 6 2 6 2 6 2   4 Yoshiro Ota Hira-Lal Soni 6 1 6 4 6 0       5 Hyotare Sato Atri-Madan Mohan 10 8 6 1 6 2

Yugoslavia vs. Spain

Yugoslavia 0	Zagreb, Yugoslavia [16] 17–20 May 1930		Spain 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Franjo Šefer Enrique Maier 3 6 4 6 3 6       2 Krešimir Friedrich Antonio Juanico 0 6 1 6 3 6       3 Franjo Kukuljević  /  Ivan Radović Enrique Maier  /  José María Tejada 0 6 11 9 7 5 4 6 0 6   4 Franjo Kukuljević Enrique Maier 1 6 3 6 2 6       5 Franjo Šefer Antonio Juanico 13 11 4 6 2 6 3 6

Czechoslovakia vs. Denmark

Czechoslovakia 3	Prague, Czechoslovakia [17] 16–18 May 1930		Denmark 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Roderich Menzel Erik Worm 6 2 6 2 4 6 6 2     2 Jan Koželuh Einer Ulrich 6 0 2 6 5 7 6 3 5 7   3 Roderich Menzel  /  Friedrich Rohrer Einer Ulrich  /  Erik Worm 6 3 1 6 6 4 4 6 7 9   4 Roderich Menzel Einer Ulrich 6 2 6 2 6 1       5 Jan Koželuh Erik Worm 7 5 6 2 10 8

Netherlands vs. Finland

Netherlands 4	Amsterdam, Netherlands [18] 16–18 May 1930 Clay		Finland 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Hendrik Timmer Bo Grotenfelt 6 1 6 1 6 0       2 Arthur Diemer-Kool Arne Grahn 6 8 6 8 4 6       3 Arthur Diemer-Kool  /  Hendrik Timmer Arne Grahn  /  Runar Granholm 6 4 6 1 6 2       4 Hendrik Timmer Arne Grahn 6 1 6 3 6 2       5 Arthur Diemer-Kool Bo Grotenfelt 6 2 6 0 6 0

Quarterfinals

Austria vs. Italy

Austria 2	Vienna, Austria [19] 6–8 June 1930		Italy 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Herman von Artens Placido Gaslini 8 6 6 2 6 2       2 Franz Wilhelm Matejka Uberto De Morpurgo 2 6 2 6 3 6       3 Herman von Artens  /  Franz Wilhelm Matejka Placido Gaslini  /  Uberto De Morpurgo 11 9 6 8 1 6 6 1 4 6   4 Franz Wilhelm Matejka Placido Gaslini 6 3 6 4 7 5       5 Herman von Artens Uberto De Morpurgo 2 6 2 6 2 6

Great Britain vs. Australia

Great Britain 1	Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England [20] 6–9 June 1930 Grass		Australia 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Harry Lee Jack Crawford 6 3 2 6 6 4 2 6 2 6   2 Colin Gregory Harry Hopman 6 8 4 6 7 9       3 Ian Collins  /  Colin Gregory Jack Crawford  /  Harry Hopman 8 6 10 8 6 2       4 Harry Lee Harry Hopman 3 6 6 4 9 7 2 6 4 6   5 Colin Gregory Jack Crawford 2 6 5 7 8 6 3 6

Spain vs. Japan

Spain 1	Exposición de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain [21] 7–9 June 1930 Clay		Japan 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Antonio Juanico Yoshiro Ota 1 6 6 3 2 6 2 6     2 Enrique Maier Takeichi Harada 6 3 2 6 0 6 4 6     3 Enrique Maier  /  Francisco Sindreu Tamino Abe  /  Takeichi Harada 2 6 6 4 6 4 6 4     4 Antonio Juanico Takeichi Harada 0 6 3 6 3 6       5 Enrique Maier Yoshiro Ota 1 6 1 6 1 6

Netherlands vs. Czechoslovakia

Netherlands 2	Scheveningen, Netherlands [22] 30 May–1 June 1930 Clay		Czechoslovakia 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Hendrik Timmer Jan Koželuh 6 1 6 3 6 1       2 Arthur Diemer-Kool Roderich Menzel 3 6 3 6 2 6       3 Arthur Diemer-Kool  /  Hendrik Timmer Jan Koželuh  /  Roderich Menzel 9 7 2 6 1 6 6 3 4 6   4 Hendrik Timmer Roderich Menzel 8 6 6 0 4 6 7 5     5 Arthur Diemer-Kool Jan Koželuh 4 6 6 4 3 6 3 6

Semifinals

Italy vs. Australia

Italy 3	Milan, Italy [23] 14–16 June 1930 Clay		Australia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Giorgio de Stefani Harry Hopman 6 3 3 6 7 5 6 2     2 Uberto De Morpurgo Jack Crawford 5 7 6 2 6 4 3 6 6 4   3 Placido Gaslini  /  Uberto De Morpurgo Harry Hopman  /  James Willard 7 9 7 9 6 4 4 6     4 Uberto De Morpurgo Harry Hopman 8 6 2 6 6 4 1 6 6 1   5 Giorgio de Stefani Jack Crawford 4 6 3 6 2 6

Czechoslovakia vs. Japan

Czechoslovakia 2	Prague, Czechoslovakia [24] 14–16 June 1930		Japan 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Roderich Menzel Takeichi Harada 9 11 6 3 7 5 6 1     2 Jan Koželuh Yoshiro Ota 4 6 6 4 4 6 5 7     3 Jan Koželuh  /  Roderich Menzel Tamino Abe  /  Takeichi Harada 6 1 5 7 6 8 7 9     4 Jan Koželuh Takeichi Harada 2 6 3 6 3 6       5 Roderich Menzel Yoshiro Ota 6 2 4 6 6 3 6 3

Final

Italy vs. Japan

Italy 3	Genoa, Italy [2] 11–13 July 1930 Clay		Japan 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Uberto De Morpurgo Takeichi Harada 4 6 3 6 5 7       2 Giorgio de Stefani Yoshiro Ota 6 3 6 4 4 6 6 4     3 Uberto De Morpurgo  /  Giorgio de Stefani Tamino Abe  /  Takeichi Harada 8 6 9 7 6 8 2 6 6 1   4 Giorgio de Stefani Takeichi Harada 2 6 5 7 5 7       5 Uberto De Morpurgo Yoshiro Ota 6 0 6 2 6 1

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

External links

• Davis Cup official website