1932 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

Main article: 1932 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1932 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. ^[1] Germany defeated Italy in the final, and went on to face the United States in the Inter-Zonal Final. ^[2]

Draw

First Round 3–12 May

Second Round 11–23 May

Quarterfinals 10–14 June

Semifinals 8–10 July

Final 15–17 July

Denmark

Copenhagen, Denmark

bye

Denmark

4

Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia

1

Copenhagen, Denmark

bye

Denmark

0

Greece

Athens, Greece

Japan

5

bye

Greece

0

Japan

Japan

5

Milan, Italy (clay)

bye

Japan

2

Spain

Rome, Italy (clay)

Italy

3

bye

Spain

1

Italy

3

Italy

4

Montreux, Switzerland

Egypt

2

Italy

3

Norway

0

Lucerne, Switzerland

Switzerland

2

Monaco

5

Monaco

2

Belgium

0

Switzerland

3

Milan, Italy (clay)

Switzerland

5

Italy

0

Czechoslovakia

2

Vienna, Austria

Germany

5

Austria

3

Austria

2

Germany

5

Germany

3

Berlin, Germany

India

0

Germany

4

Hungary

5

Dublin, Ireland (grass)

Ireland

1

Finland

0

Hungary

1

bye

Ireland

4

Berlin, Germany (clay)

Ireland

Germany

3

bye

Torquay, England (clay)

Great Britain

2

Great Britain

Great Britain

5

bye

Romania

0

Warsaw, Poland (clay)

Romania

Great Britain

4

bye

Warsaw, Poland

Poland

1

Poland

Poland

4

bye

Netherlands

1

Netherlands

First round

Italy vs. Egypt

Italy 3	Genoa, Italy [3] 10–12 May 1932 Clay		Egypt 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Giorgio de Stefani Pierre Grandguillot 9 7 6 1 6 4       2 Oscar de Minerbi Loutfalla Wahid 6 3 8 6 6 8 6 3     3 Alberto del Bono  /  Emanuele Sertorio Jacques Grandguillot  /  Pierre Grandguillot 2 6 3 6 7 5 4 6     4 Oscar de Minerbi Pierre Grandguillot 6 1 6 3 1 6 4 6 3 6   5 Giorgio de Stefani Loutfalla Wahid 6 5 6 4 6 1

Norway vs. Monaco

Norway 0	Oslo, Norway [4] 5–7 May 1932 Clay		Monaco 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ragnar Hagen René Gallèpe 3 6 4 6 8 6 1 6     2 Torleif Torkildsen Vladimir Landau 5 7 2 6 2 6       3 Johan Haanes  /  Finn-Trygve Smith René Gallèpe  /  Vladimir Landau 1 6 3 6 1 6       4 Ragnar Hagen Vladimir Landau 1 6 4 6 0 6       5 Johan Haanes René Gallèpe 1 6 1 6 0 6

Belgium vs. Switzerland

Belgium 0	Royal Léopold Club, Brussels, Belgium [5] 3–5 May 1932 Clay		Switzerland 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 André Lacroix Charles Aeschlimann 5 7 3 6 0 6       2 Maurice Iwiens-d'Eeckhoutte Hector Fisher 1 6 1 6 2 6       3 Léopold de Borman  /  André Lacroix Charles Aeschlimann  /  Hector Fisher 1 6 1 6 4 6       4 Guy van Zuylen Hector Fisher 6 8 1 6 6 8       5 Maurice Iwiens-d'Eeckhoutte Charles Aeschlimann 3 6 2 6 2 6

Czechoslovakia vs. Austria

Czechoslovakia 2	Prague, Czechoslovakia [6] 6–8 May 1932		Austria 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ladislav Hecht Herman von Artens 6 2 3 6 5 7 1 6     2 Roderich Menzel Franz Wilhelm Matejka 3 6 3 6 6 3 6 2 4 6   3 Ferenc Maršálek  /  Roderich Menzel Herman von Artens  /  Herbert Kinzl 6 2 6 1 6 1       4 Roderich Menzel Herman von Artens 6 2 6 1 5 7 6 4     5 Ladislav Hecht Franz Wilhelm Matejka 4 6 4 6 6 8

Germany vs. India

Germany 5	Berlin, Germany [7] 6–8 May 1932		India 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gottfried von Cramm Janmeja Charanjiva 6 2 6 0 6 1       2 Daniel Prenn Atri-Madan Mohan 6 2 7 5 6 1       3 Walter Dessart  /  Eberhard Nourney Janmeja Charanjiva  /  Sri-Krishna Prasada 6 4 2 6 3 6 6 2 6 3   4 Daniel Prenn Janmeja Charanjiva 6 3 6 1 6 2       5 Gottfried von Cramm Atri-Madan Mohan 6 3 8 6 6 3

Hungary vs. Finland

Hungary 5	Budapest, Hungary [8] 3–5 May 1932		Finland 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Béla von Kehrling Ali Biaudet 6 1 6 2 6 2       2 Emil Gábori Bo Grotenfelt 6 0 6 2 6 1       3 Emil Gábori  /  Béla von Kehrling Ali Biaudet  /  Bo Grotenfelt 6 4 6 3 6 3       4 Emil Gábori Ali Biaudet 6 1 6 1 6 1       5 Béla von Kehrling Bo Grotenfelt 6 0 6 3 6 4

Second round

Denmark vs. Yugoslavia

Denmark 4	Copenhagen, Denmark [9] 11–14 May 1932		Yugoslavia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Povl Henriksen Franjo Šefer 4 6 0 6 6 2 13 11 6 1   2 Einer Ulrich Franjo Kukuljević 6 3 7 5 6 2       3 Povl Henriksen  /  Einer Ulrich Franjo Kukuljević  /  Franjo Šefer 6 3 5 7 6 4 6 4     4 Povl Henriksen Franjo Kukuljević 6 4 6 8 3 6 3 6     5 Einer Ulrich Franjo Šefer 3 6 7 5 6 4 11 9

Greece vs. Japan

Greece 0	Athens, Greece [10] 14–16 May 1932		Japan 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Orestis Garangiotis Takeo Kuwabara 6 4 7 5 5 7 1 6 8 10   2 Max Balli Jiro Sato 0 6 3 6 3 6       3 Max Balli  /  I. Georgiadis Ryuki Miki  /  Jiro Sato 2 6 6 3 4 6 2 6     4 Georgios Nikolaides Takeo Kuwabara 3 6 3 6 3 6       5 Orestis Garangiotis Jiro Sato 4 6 10 12 3 6

Italy vs. Spain

Italy 4	Rome, Italy [11] 15–17 May 1932 Clay		Spain 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Giorgio de Stefani Enrique Maier 6 1 6 4 6 0       2 Giovanni Palmieri Antonio Juanico 6 0 6 1 6 2       3 Alberto del Bono  /  Oscar de Minerbi Enrique Maier  /  José María Tejada 7 5 2 6 2 6 4 6     4 Giovanni Palmieri Enrique Maier 2 6 6 0 6 2 5 2     retired 5 Giorgio de Stefani Antonio Juanico 6 0 6 1 6 2

Switzerland vs. Monaco

Switzerland 3	Lucerne, Switzerland [12] 21–23 May 1932		Monaco 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Charles Aeschlimann René Gallèpe 4 6 6 4 6 3 2 6 3 6   2 Hector Fisher Vladimir Landau 6 0 6 2 4 6 6 4     3 Charles Aeschlimann  /  Hector Fisher René Gallèpe  /  Vladimir Landau 2 6 6 2 2 6 7 5     retired 4 Charles Aeschlimann Vladimir Landau 2 6 7 9 6 8       5 Hector Fisher René Gallèpe 6 1 6 1 6 2

Austria vs. Germany

Austria 2	Vienna, Austria [13] 21–23 May 1932		Germany 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Franz Wilhelm Matejka Daniel Prenn 2 6 8 10 1 6       2 Herman von Artens Gottfried von Cramm 2 6 0 6 4 6       3 Herman von Artens  /  Franz Wilhelm Matejka Gottfried von Cramm  /  Walter Dessart 6 3 7 5 6 4       4 Franz Wilhelm Matejka Gottfried von Cramm 2 6 6 2 3 6 7 5 6 8   5 Herman von Artens Daniel Prenn 6 4 6 2 6 3

Ireland vs. Hungary

Ireland 4	Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland [14] 19–21 May 1932 Grass		Hungary 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 George Lyttleton-Rogers Emil Gábori 7 5 3 6 6 4 7 5     2 Edward McGuire Béla von Kehrling 3 6 2 6 4 6       3 George Lyttleton-Rogers  /  Edward McGuire Emil Gábori  /  Béla von Kehrling 4 6 7 5 6 4 6 3     4 George Lyttleton-Rogers Béla von Kehrling 6 0 6 3 6 3       5 Edward McGuire Emil Gábori 6 1 8 6 6 2

Great Britain vs. Romania

Great Britain 5	Abbey Park Gardens, Torquay, England [15] 14–16 May 1932 Clay		Romania 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Fred Perry Nicolae Mișu 6 0 6 1 6 1       2 Herman David Ghica Poulieff 7 5 7 5 6 1       3 Pat Hughes  /  Fred Perry Nicolae Mișu  /  Ghica Poulieff 6 0 6 1 6 1       4 Herman David Nicolae Mișu 4 6 6 0 8 6 3 6 6 4   5 Fred Perry Ghica Poulieff 6 1 6 2 6 1

Poland vs. Netherlands

Poland 4	Warsaw, Poland [16] 15–17 May 1932		Netherlands 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ignacy Tłoczyński Hendrik Timmer 7 5 6 3 6 4       2 Maksymilian Stolarow Tod Hughan 6 8 6 2 5 7 6 0 6 0   3 Jerzy Stolarow  /  Ignacy Tłoczyński Tod Hughan  /  Ody Koopman 6 3 15 17 6 3 3 6 5 7   4 Ignacy Tłoczyński Tod Hughan 6 3 6 4 6 2       5 Maksymilian Stolarow Hendrik Timmer 6 4 6 2 5 7 4 6 6 4

Quarterfinals

Denmark vs. Japan

Denmark 0	Copenhagen, Denmark [17] 10–12 June 1932		Japan 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Anker Jacobsen Jiro Sato 1 6 2 6 4 6       2 Einer Ulrich Takeo Kuwabara 4 6 2 6 0 6       3 Povl Henriksen  /  Einer Ulrich Ryuki Miki  /  Jiro Sato 3 6 6 4 2 6 2 6     4 Anker Jacobsen Takeo Kuwabara 7 5 6 2 3 6 0 6 1 6   5 Einer Ulrich Jiro Sato 6 4 3 6 5 7 5 7

Switzerland vs. Italy

Switzerland 2	Montreux, Switzerland [18] 11–14 June 1932		Italy 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Hector Fisher Giovanni Palmieri 6 8 6 4 1 6 6 1 6 3   2 Charles Aeschlimann Giorgio de Stefani 4 6 5 7 6 8       3 Charles Aeschlimann  /  Hector Fisher Giovanni Palmieri  /  Emanuele Sertorio 6 3 4 6 4 6 4 6     4 Charles Aeschlimann Giovanni Palmieri 3 6 1 6 5 7       5 Hector Fisher Giorgio de Stefani 3 6 0 6 9 7 8 6 8 6

Germany vs. Ireland

Germany 4	Berlin, Germany [19] 10–12 June 1932		Ireland 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gottfried von Cramm George Lyttleton-Rogers 4 6 8 10 6 4 7 5 4 6   2 Daniel Prenn Edward McGuire 6 1 6 1 6 1       3 Gottfried von Cramm  /  Daniel Prenn George Lyttleton-Rogers  /  Edward McGuire 6 4 6 3 3 6 8 6     4 Daniel Prenn George Lyttleton-Rogers 6 2 7 5 6 2       5 Gottfried von Cramm Edward McGuire 6 2 6 4 6 2

Poland vs. Great Britain

Poland 1	Warsaw Lawn Tennis Club, Warsaw, Poland [20] 10–12 June 1932 Clay		Great Britain 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Maksymilian Stolarow Harry Lee 4 6 3 6 3 6       2 Ignacy Tłoczyński Fred Perry 5 7 6 8 2 6       3 Józef Hebda  /  Przemyslaw Warminski Pat Hughes  /  Fred Perry 0 6 2 6 0 6       4 Maksymilian Stolarow Fred Perry 3 6 5 7 4 6       5 Ignacy Tłoczyński Harry Lee 6 4 6 4 2 6 7 5

Semifinals

Italy vs. Japan

Italy 3	Milan, Italy [21] 8–10 July 1932 Clay		Japan 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Giorgio de Stefani Jiro Sato 6 3 6 4 6 4       2 Giovanni Palmieri Takeo Kuwabara 0 6 2 6 6 1 3 6     3 Giovanni Palmieri  /  Emanuele Sertorio Ryuki Miki  /  Jiro Sato 4 6 4 6 3 6       4 Giovanni Palmieri Jiro Sato 4 6 4 6 6 1 6 1 6 2   5 Giorgio de Stefani Takeo Kuwabara 6 2 6 2 6 4

Germany vs. Great Britain

Germany 3	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany [22] 8–10 July 1932 Clay		Great Britain 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Daniel Prenn Bunny Austin 6 0 8 10 6 2 6 3     2 Gottfried von Cramm Fred Perry 1 6 2 6 3 6       3 Walter Dessart  /  Daniel Prenn Pat Hughes  /  Fred Perry 3 6 4 6 4 6       4 Gottfried von Cramm Bunny Austin 5 7 6 2 6 3 6 2     5 Daniel Prenn Fred Perry 6 2 6 4 3 6 0 6 7 5

Final

Italy vs. Germany

Italy 0	Milan, Italy [2] 15–17 July 1932 Clay		Germany 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Giovanni Palmieri Gottfried von Cramm 3 6 4 6 0 6       2 Giorgio de Stefani Daniel Prenn 1 6 4 6 6 1 2 6     3 Alberto del Bono  /  Giorgio de Stefani Gottfried von Cramm  /  Daniel Prenn 3 6 3 6 2 6       4 Giovanni Palmieri Gustav Jaenecke 3 6 6 0 1 6 6 2 1 6   5 Alberto del Bono Gottfried von Cramm 6 8 3 6 6 3 1 6

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

External links

• Davis Cup official website