1933 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

Main article: 1933 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1933 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]

Great Britain defeated Australia in the final, and went on to face the United States in the Inter-Zonal Final. ^[2] In the Qualifying Draw, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy advanced to the 1934 Europe Zone main draw.

Draw

First Round 21 April–9 May

Second Round 12–21 May

Quarterfinals 8–13 June

Semifinals 17–20 June

Final 13–15 July

Greece

Athens, Greece

bye

Greece

4

Romania

Romania

1

Prague, Czechoslovakia

bye

Greece

0

Czechoslovakia

Prague, Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia

5

bye

Czechoslovakia

5

Monaco

Monaco

0

Eastbourne, England (grass)

bye

Czechoslovakia

0

Finland

w/o

London, England (clay)

Great Britain

5

India

Finland

0

Spain

1

Great Britain

5

Eastbourne, England (grass)

Great Britain

4

Great Britain

4

Italy

4

Genoa, Italy (clay)

Italy

1

Yugoslavia

1

Italy

4

Belgium

2

Austria

1

Wimbledon, England (grass)

Austria

3

Great Britain

3

Denmark

2

Dublin, Ireland (grass)

Australia

2

Ireland

3

Ireland

0

Hungary

0

Japan

5

Berlin, Germany (clay)

Japan

5

Japan

4

Germany

5

Berlin, Germany

Germany

1

Egypt

0

Germany

4

Netherlands

3

Netherlands

1

Paris, France (clay)

Poland

2

Japan

2

bye

Basel, Switzerland

Australia

3

Switzerland

Switzerland

1

bye

South Africa

4

London, England (grass)

South Africa

South Africa

2

bye

Oslo, Norway (clay)

Australia

3

Norway

Norway

0

bye

Australia

5

Australia

First round

Spain vs. Great Britain

Spain 1	Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain [3] 21–23 April 1933 Clay		Great Britain 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Enrique Maier Fred Perry 5 7 5 7 2 6       2 Francisco Sindreu Bunny Austin 0 6 3 6 2 6       3 Alberto Durall  /  Enrique Maier Pat Hughes  /  Fred Perry 6 3 6 1 1 6 4 6 6 3   4 Francisco Sindreu Fred Perry 1 6 3 6 0 6       5 Enrique Maier Bunny Austin 6 8 5 7 1 6

Italy vs. Yugoslavia

Italy 4	Florence, Italy [4] 4–6 May 1933 Clay		Yugoslavia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Uberto De Morpurgo Franjo Punčec 9 7 6 3 6 4       2 Giorgio de Stefani Franjo Kukuljević 6 4 6 0 3 6 6 2     3 Uberto De Morpurgo  /  Augusto Rado Franjo Kukuljević  /  Josip Palada 14 12 3 6 6 1 4 6 3 6   4 Uberto De Morpurgo Franjo Kukuljević 7 5 6 3 6 4       5 Giorgio de Stefani Josip Palada 6 1 6 2 6 2

Belgium vs. Austria

Belgium 2	Brussels, Belgium [5] 5–7 May 1933		Austria 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Léopold de Borman Herman von Artens 6 4 2 6 4 6 5 7     2 André Lacroix Franz Wilhelm Matejka 3 6 4 6 2 6       3 Léopold de Borman  /  André Lacroix Adam Baworowski  /  Herbert Kinzl 6 4 6 3 6 1       4 André Lacroix Herman von Artens 6 2 6 2 6 4       5 Léopold de Borman Franz Wilhelm Matejka 6 2 4 6 0 6 6 3 3 6

Denmark vs. Ireland

Denmark 2	Copenhagen, Denmark [6] 7–9 May 1933		Ireland 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Einer Ulrich George Lyttleton-Rogers 6 8 2 6 2 6       2 Anker Jacobsen George McVeagh 3 6 2 6 6 4 8 6 6 3   3 Povl Henriksen  /  Einer Ulrich George Lyttleton-Rogers  /  Edward McGuire 6 4 1 6 6 8 4 6     4 Anker Jacobsen George Lyttleton-Rogers 1 6 3 6 4 6       5 Einer Ulrich George McVeagh 6 2 6 3 6 3

Hungary vs. Japan

Hungary 0	Budapest, Hungary [7] 5–7 May 1933		Japan 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Emil Gábori Jiro Sato 4 6 2 6 3 6       2 Béla von Kehrling Ryosuke Nunoi 6 4 6 8 3 6 1 6     3 Emil Gábori  /  Imre Zichy Ryosuke Nunoi  /  Jiro Sato 0 6 1 6 2 6       4 Béla von Kehrling Jiro Sato 4 6 4 6 7 9       5 Emil Gábori Ryosuke Nunoi 6 3 6 1 3 6 7 9 4 6

Germany vs. Egypt

Germany 5	Wiesbaden, Germany [8] 5–7 May 1933		Egypt 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gottfried von Cramm Loutfalla Wahid 6 3 6 4 6 2       2 Eberhard Nourney Adolphe Bogdagli 8 6 6 1 6 1       3 Gottfried von Cramm  /  Gustav Jaenecke Ahmed Shukry  /  Loutfalla Wahid 4 6 6 4 8 6 6 4     4 Gottfried von Cramm Adolphe Bogdagli 6 2 6 2 6 2       5 Eberhard Nourney Loutfalla Wahid 5 7 8 6 6 2 9 7

Netherlands vs. Poland

Netherlands 3	The Hague, Netherlands [9] 5–7 May 1933 Clay		Poland 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Hendrik Timmer Józef Hebda 6 3 6 2 6 2       2 Tod Hughan Ignacy Tłoczyński 1 6 2 6 4 6       3 Arthur Diemer-Kool  /  Hendrik Timmer Józef Hebda  /  Ignacy Tłoczyński 3 6 6 1 6 2 6 3     4 Hendrik Timmer Ignacy Tłoczyński 6 1 3 6 6 4 3 6 6 2   5 Tod Hughan Józef Hebda 3 6 1 6 3 6

Second round

Greece vs. Romania

Greece 4	Athens, Greece [10] 12–14 May 1933		Romania 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Georgios Nikolaides Tibor Réti 7 5 6 1 6 3       2 Lazaros Stalios Ghica Poulieff 6 2 4 6 6 3 7 5     3 Lazaros Stalios  /  Stefanos Xydis Ghica Poulieff  /  Tibor Réti 3 6 2 6 6 3 5 7     4 Georgios Nikolaides Ghica Poulieff 6 2 1 6 6 2 6 2     5 Stefanos Xydis Alexandru Botez 4 6 6 3 6 4 6 1

Czechoslovakia vs. Monaco

Czechoslovakia 5	Prague, Czechoslovakia [11] 12–14 May 1933		Monaco 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Roderich Menzel Vladimir Landau 6 2 6 2 6 4       2 Josef Šíba René Gallèpe 6 1 6 2 6 1       3 Ferenc Maršálek  /  Roderich Menzel René Gallèpe  /  Vladimir Landau 6 1 6 4 8 6       4 Josef Šíba Vladimir Landau 3 6 9 7 6 4 6 1     5 Roderich Menzel René Gallèpe 6 3 6 2 6 1

Great Britain vs. Finland

Great Britain 5	Queen's Club, London, England [12] 13–16 May 1933 Clay		Finland 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Fred Perry Bo Grotenfelt 6 0 6 3 6 1       2 Bunny Austin Arne Grahn 6 0 6 2 6 2       3 Pat Hughes  /  Fred Perry Arne Grahn  /  Bo Grotenfelt 6 1 6 1 6 3       4 Fred Perry Arne Grahn 6 1 6 2 6 4       5 Bunny Austin Bo Grotenfelt 6 0 6 1 6 4

Italy vs. Austria

Italy 4	Genoa, Italy [13] 19–21 May 1933 Clay		Austria 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Giorgio de Stefani Herman von Artens 7 5 6 2 6 0       2 Uberto De Morpurgo Franz Wilhelm Matejka 3 6 6 3 6 3 3 6 3 6   3 Augusto Rado  /  Valentino Taroni Herman von Artens  /  Franz Wilhelm Matejka 6 3 4 6 4 6 6 2 7 5   4 Giorgio de Stefani Franz Wilhelm Matejka 6 3 6 3 4 6 6 2     5 Uberto De Morpurgo Herman von Artens 4 6 7 5 6 3 6 3

Ireland vs. Japan

Ireland 0	Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland [14] 18–20 May 1933 Grass		Japan 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 George Lyttleton-Rogers Ryosuke Nunoi 5 7 3 6 5 7       2 Edward McGuire Jiro Sato 2 6 2 6 2 6       3 George Lyttleton-Rogers  /  Edward McGuire Ryosuke Nunoi  /  Jiro Sato 3 6 6 8 6 3 2 6     4 George Lyttleton-Rogers Jiro Sato 1 6 3 6 1 6       5 Edward McGuire Ryosuke Nunoi 6 4 6 3 4 6 3 6 3 6

Germany vs. Netherlands

Germany 4	Berlin, Germany [15] 19–21 May 1933		Netherlands 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gottfried von Cramm Hendrik Timmer 6 2 6 3 1 6 6 4     2 Fritz Kuhlmann Gerard Leembruggen 6 3 6 3 6 1       3 Gottfried von Cramm  /  Eberhard Nourney Ody Koopman  /  Hendrik Timmer 6 3 6 1 1 6 8 6     4 Gottfried von Cramm Gerard Leembruggen 6 3 6 2 6 3       5 Fritz Kuhlmann Hendrik Timmer 2 6 1 6 2 6

Switzerland vs. South Africa

Switzerland 1	Basel, Switzerland [16] 19–21 May 1933		South Africa 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Hector Fisher Vernon Kirby 7 5 4 6 6 0 5 7 3 6   2 Max Ellmer Colin Robbins 1 6 1 6 7 5 3 6     3 Hector Fisher  /  Werner Steiner Norman Farquharson  /  Vernon Kirby 4 6 3 6 2 6       4 Max Ellmer Jack Condon 6 4 4 6 6 4 6 2     5 Hector Fisher Colin Robbins 10 8 6 3 1 6 4 6 4 6

Norway vs. Australia

Norway 0	Oslo, Norway [17] 12–14 May 1933 Clay		Australia 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Johan Haanes Jack Crawford 1 6 3 6 3 6       2 Finn-Trygve Smith Vivian McGrath 1 6 1 6 3 6       3 Johan Haanes  /  Ragnar Hagen Jack Crawford  /  Don Turnbull 2 6 3 6 1 6       4 Finn-Trygve Smith Adrian Quist 5 7 6 4 1 6 0 6     5 Johan Haanes Vivian McGrath 5 7 5 7 2 6

Quarterfinals

Czechoslovakia vs. Greece

Czechoslovakia 5	Prague, Czechoslovakia [18] 8–10 June 1933		Greece 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Josef Šíba Georgios Nikolaides 6 3 3 6 6 2 6 1     2 Roderich Menzel Lazaros Stalios 6 2 6 4 9 7       3 Ferenc Maršálek  /  Roderich Menzel Georgios Nikolaides  /  Stefanos Xydis 6 1 6 1 6 1       4 Josef Šíba Lazaros Stalios 6 3 6 1 3 6 8 6     5 Roderich Menzel Georgios Nikolaides 6 1 6 2 4 6 6 0

Great Britain vs. Italy

Great Britain 4	Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England [19] 8–10 June 1933 Grass		Italy 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Fred Perry Uberto De Morpurgo 6 4 7 5 6 4       2 Bunny Austin Giorgio de Stefani 6 2 7 5 7 5       3 Pat Hughes  /  Fred Perry Augusto Rado  /  Valentino Taroni 6 1 6 4 9 7       4 Fred Perry Giorgio de Stefani 7 5 4 6 4 6 4 6     5 Bunny Austin Uberto De Morpurgo 6 4 6 3 6 2

Germany vs. Japan

Germany 1	Slav-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany [20] 9–11 June 1933 Clay		Japan 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gottfried von Cramm Jiro Sato 3 6 6 2 3 6 4 6     2 Gustav Jaenecke Ryosuke Nunoi 2 6 6 4 3 6 2 6     3 Gottfried von Cramm  /  Eberhard Nourney Ryosuke Nunoi  /  Jiro Sato 2 6 3 6 6 3 1 6     4 Gustav Jaenecke Jiro Sato 2 6 2 6 2 6       5 Gottfried von Cramm Ryosuke Nunoi 3 6 6 2 7 5 5 7 6 3

Australia vs. South Africa

Australia 3	Queen's Club, London, England [21] 10–13 June 1933 Grass		South Africa 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jack Crawford Vernon Kirby 8 6 6 1 6 3       2 Vivian McGrath Colin Robbins 7 5 6 4 4 6 10 8     3 Jack Crawford  /  Vivian McGrath Norman Farquharson  /  Vernon Kirby 4 6 4 6 4 6       4 Vivian McGrath Vernon Kirby 8 6 0 6 4 6 2 6     5 Jack Crawford Colin Robbins 6 4 6 1 6 0

Semifinals

Great Britain vs. Czechoslovakia

Great Britain 5	Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England [22] 17–20 June 1933 Grass		Czechoslovakia 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Fred Perry Roderich Menzel 6 1 6 4 6 3       2 Bunny Austin Ladislav Hecht 6 1 11 9 6 4       3 Pat Hughes  /  Fred Perry Ferenc Maršálek  /  Roderich Menzel 6 3 6 4 6 4       4 Fred Perry Ladislav Hecht 6 2 6 2 6 2       5 Bunny Austin Roderich Menzel 3 6 9 7 6 0 6 1

Australia vs. Japan

Australia 3	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [23] 17–19 June 1933 Clay		Japan 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jack Crawford Ryosuke Nunoi 6 2 4 6 6 3 4 6 7 5   2 Vivian McGrath Jiro Sato 9 7 1 6 4 6 6 4 7 5   3 Jack Crawford  /  Adrian Quist Ryosuke Nunoi  /  Jiro Sato 7 5 7 9 6 3 3 6 6 3   4 Vivian McGrath Ryosuke Nunoi 4 6 4 6 8 6 5 7     5 Jack Crawford Jiro Sato 6 3 3 6 1 6 6 1 2 6

Final

Great Britain vs. Australia

Great Britain 3	Centre Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England [2] 13–15 July 1933 Grass		Australia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Bunny Austin Jack Crawford 6 4 2 6 2 6 3 6     2 Fred Perry Vivian McGrath 6 2 6 4 6 2       3 Pat Hughes  /  Fred Perry Adrian Quist  /  Don Turnbull 7 5 6 4 3 6 6 3     4 Bunny Austin Vivian McGrath 6 4 7 5 6 3       5 Harry Lee Jack Crawford 6 8 5 7 4 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. "Great Britain v Australia". daviscup.com.
3. "Spain v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
4. "Italy v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
5. "Belgium v Austria". daviscup.com.
6. "Denmark v Ireland". daviscup.com.
7. "Hungary v Japan". daviscup.com.
8. "Germany v Egypt". daviscup.com.
9. "Netherlands v Poland". daviscup.com.
10. "Greece v Romania". daviscup.com.
11. "Czechoslovakia v Monaco". daviscup.com.
12. "Great Britain v Finland". daviscup.com.
13. "Italy v Austria". daviscup.com.
14. "Ireland v Japan". daviscup.com.
15. "Germany v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
16. "Switzerland v South Africa". daviscup.com.
17. "Norway v Australia". daviscup.com.
18. "Czechoslovakia v Greece". daviscup.com.
19. "Great Britain v Italy". daviscup.com.
20. "Germany v Japan". daviscup.com.
21. "Australia v South Africa". daviscup.com.
22. "Great Britain v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
23. "Australia v Japan". daviscup.com.

External links

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