1936 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

Main article: 1936 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1936 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

19 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 Yugoslavia in the final, and went on to face Australia in the Inter-Zonal Final. ^[2]

Draw

	First Round 24 April–3 May
	Barcelona, Spain (clay)
	Spain		1
	Germany		4
	Monte Carlo, Monaco
	Netherlands		3
	Monaco		2
	Paris, France (clay)
	France		5
	China		0

Second Round 8–17 May

Quarterfinals 4–7 June

Semifinals 12–15 June

Final 10–12 July

Dublin, Ireland (grass)

Ireland

4

Dublin, Ireland (grass)

Sweden

1

Ireland

3

Montreux, Switzerland

Switzerland

2

Switzerland

5

Berlin, Germany

Denmark

0

Ireland

0

Athens, Greece

Germany

5

Greece

1

Berlin, Germany

Argentina

4

Argentina

1

Düsseldorf, Germany

Germany

4

Hungary

0

Zagreb, Yugoslavia

Germany

5

Germany

3

Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)

Yugoslavia

0

Netherlands

1

Paris, France (clay)

France

4

France

2

Zagreb, Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia

3

Yugoslavia

3

Vienna, Austria

Czechoslovakia

2

Yugoslavia

4

Oslo, Norway (clay)

Austria

1

Norway

2

Vienna, Austria

Belgium

3

Belgium

1

Vienna, Austria

Austria

4

Austria

3

Poland

2

First round

Spain vs. Germany

Spain 1	Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain [3] 24–26 April 1936 Clay		Germany 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Manuel Alonso Areizaga Gottfried von Cramm 3 6 4 6 3 6       2 Enrique Maier Henner Henkel 4 6 5 7 6 8       3 Juan Manuel Blanc  /  Enrique Maier Gottfried von Cramm  /  Kai Lund 3 6 3 6 7 9       4 Enrique Maier Gottfried von Cramm 6 3 6 2 6 1       5 Manuel Alonso Areizaga Henner Henkel 2 6 3 6 4 6

Monaco vs. Netherlands

Monaco 2	Monte Carlo, Monaco [4] 1–3 May 1936		Netherlands 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Vladimir Landau Tod Hughan 3 6 7 5 2 6 1 6     2 René Gallèpe Hendrik Timmer 3 6 2 6 1 6       3 René Gallèpe  /  Vladimir Landau Tod Hughan  /  Willem Karsten 6 4 7 5 3 6 7 5     4 Vladimir Landau Hendrik Timmer 2 6 3 6 6 8       5 René Gallèpe Tod Hughan 6 2 6 4 6 3

France vs. China

France 5	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [5] 1–3 May 1936 Clay		China 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Christian Boussus Kho Sin-Kie 6 0 6 0 6 1       2 Bernard Destremau Guy Cheng 6 1 6 3 6 8 6 3     3 Marcel Bernard  /  Jean Borotra Kho Sin-Kie  /  Lum Pao-Hua 6 1 6 3 4 6 6 2     4 Christian Boussus Guy Cheng 6 0 6 0 6 2       5 Bernard Destremau Kho Sin-Kie 6 3 6 2 4 6 6 2

Second round

Ireland vs. Sweden

Ireland 4	Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland [6] 14–16 May 1936 Grass		Sweden 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 George Lyttleton-Rogers Kalle Schröder 9 7 2 6 1 6 6 3 6 4   2 George McVeagh Curt Östberg 6 4 6 4 6 4       3 George Lyttleton-Rogers  /  George McVeagh Curt Östberg  /  Kalle Schröder 6 3 2 6 7 9 5 7     4 George McVeagh Kalle Schröder 2 6 7 5 6 3 6 3     5 George Lyttleton-Rogers Curt Östberg 0 6 6 2 6 4 6 3

Switzerland vs. Denmark

Switzerland 5	Montreux, Switzerland [7] 15–17 May 1936		Denmark 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Max Ellmer Helge Plougmann 6 1 6 4 6 1       2 Hector Fisher Niels Korner 6 2 6 1 6 0       3 Boris Maneff  /  Werner Steiner Helge Plougmann  /  Einer Ulrich 6 1 6 3 11 9       4 Max Ellmer Niels Korner 6 3 6 0 3 6 6 0     5 Hector Fisher Helge Plougmann 6 0 7 5 4 6 6 8 6 1

Greece vs. Argentina

Greece 1	Athens, Greece [8] 8–10 May 1936		Argentina 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Lazaros Stalios Adriano Zappa 6 4 6 3 6 4       2 Georgios Nikolaides Lucilo del Castillo 4 6 0 6 1 6       3 Georgios Nikolaides  /  Lazaros Stalios Lucilo del Castillo  /  Adriano Zappa 6 4 1 6 1 6 2 6     4 Georgios Nikolaides Adriano Zappa 3 6 1 6 7 5 1 6     5 Lazaros Stalios Lucilo del Castillo 2 6 4 6 7 9

Germany vs. Hungary

Germany 5	Düsseldorf, Germany [9] 15–17 May 1936		Hungary 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gottfried von Cramm Emil Gábori 6 3 6 2 6 3       2 Henner Henkel György Dallos 6 1 6 1 6 2       3 Gottfried von Cramm  /  Kai Lund Emil Ferenczy  /  Emil Gábori 6 3 7 5 6 0       4 Gottfried von Cramm György Dallos 6 1 7 5 6 3       5 Henner Henkel Emil Gábori 8 6 6 3 7 5

Netherlands vs. France

Netherlands 1	Scheveningen, Netherlands [10] 9–11 May 1936 Clay		France 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Hendrik Timmer Christian Boussus 6 3 6 3 6 1       2 Tod Hughan Bernard Destremau 4 6 6 3 6 3 4 6 1 6   3 Willem Karsten  /  Hendrik Timmer Marcel Bernard  /  Jean Borotra 1 6 3 6 8 6 2 6     4 Tod Hughan Christian Boussus 6 3 8 10 2 6 0 6     5 Hendrik Timmer Bernard Destremau 6 0 1 6 3 6 2 6

Yugoslavia vs. Czechoslovakia

Yugoslavia 3	Zagreb, Yugoslavia [11] 15–17 May 1936		Czechoslovakia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Franjo Punčec Josef Šíba 6 1 6 2 2 6 6 0     2 Josip Palada Ladislav Hecht 6 8 1 6 6 2 2 6     3 Franjo Kukuljević  /  Franjo Punčec Ladislav Hecht  /  Ferenc Maršálek 6 4 7 9 6 2 3 6 4 6   4 Franjo Punčec Ladislav Hecht 6 3 4 6 1 6 6 4 6 2   5 Josip Palada Josef Šíba 6 3 6 2 6 4

Norway vs. Belgium

Norway 2	Oslo, Norway [12] 14–16 May 1936 Clay		Belgium 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Johan Haanes André Lacroix 6 4 3 6 0 6 2 6     2 Fritz Jenssen Pierre Geelhand de Merxem 8 6 4 6 6 2 6 4     3 Johan Haanes  /  Fritz Jenssen Léopold de Borman  /  André Lacroix 4 6 2 6 9 7 3 6     4 Fritz Jenssen André Lacroix 5 7 2 6 4 6       5 Johan Haanes Jacques Van den Eynde 6 4 2 6 8 6 6 2

Austria vs. Poland

Austria 3	Vienna, Austria [13] 15–17 May 1936		Poland 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Adam Baworowski Ignacy Tłoczyński 6 4 6 3 6 3       2 Georg von Metaxa Józef Hebda 4 6 5 7 4 6       3 Adam Baworowski  /  Georg von Metaxa Józef Hebda  /  Kazimierz Tarlowski 6 1 6 2 6 4       4 Adam Baworowski Józef Hebda 0 6 6 2 6 4 1 6 5 7   5 Georg von Metaxa Ignacy Tłoczyński 6 4 6 8 3 6 7 5 6 3

Quarterfinals

Ireland vs. Switzerland

Ireland 3	Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland [14] 4–6 June 1936 Grass		Switzerland 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 George Lyttleton-Rogers Boris Maneff 6 2 6 3 3 6 3 6 6 0   2 George McVeagh Hector Fisher 1 6 6 3 8 6 0 6 2 6   3 George Lyttleton-Rogers  /  George McVeagh Hector Fisher  /  Werner Steiner 5 7 6 4 6 1 6 4     4 George Lyttleton-Rogers Hector Fisher 6 3 2 6 3 6 2 6     5 George McVeagh Max Ellmer 6 3 4 6 6 4 11 9

Germany vs. Argentina

Germany 4	Berlin, Germany [15] 5–7 June 1936		Argentina 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gottfried von Cramm Lucilo del Castillo 6 0 4 6 6 4 6 1     2 Henner Henkel Adriano Zappa 6 1 6 1 6 3       3 Gottfried von Cramm  /  Henner Henkel Lucilo del Castillo  /  Adriano Zappa 6 1 6 2 6 3       4 Hans Denker Adriano Zappa 6 3 0 6 6 2 1 6 1 6   5 Henner Henkel Lucilo del Castillo 6 0 6 1 6 1

France vs. Yugoslavia

France 2	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [16] 5–7 June 1936 Clay		Yugoslavia 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Christian Boussus Josip Palada 2 6 6 2 3 6 2 6     2 Bernard Destremau Franjo Punčec 3 6 6 2 7 5 0 6 9 7   3 Marcel Bernard  /  Jean Borotra Franjo Kukuljević  /  Dragutin Mitić 8 6 7 5 4 6 3 6 6 2   4 Bernard Destremau Josip Palada 1 6 6 1 6 8 4 6     5 Christian Boussus Franjo Punčec 6 3 1 6 6 4 5 7 1 6

Austria vs. Belgium

Austria 4	Vienna, Austria [17] 5–7 June 1936		Belgium 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Georg von Metaxa André Lacroix 3 6 6 3 6 4 2 6 6 3   2 Adam Baworowski Jacques Van den Eynde 6 3 3 6 4 6 6 3 6 2   3 Adam Baworowski  /  Georg von Metaxa Léopold de Borman  /  André Lacroix 6 2 6 8 5 7 3 6     4 Georg von Metaxa Jacques Van den Eynde 6 3 4 6 6 3 6 2     5 Adam Baworowski André Lacroix 6 4 6 3 11 9

Semifinals

Germany vs. Ireland

Germany 5	Berlin, Germany [18] 12–14 June 1936		Ireland 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gottfried von Cramm George Lyttleton-Rogers 6 1 6 2 6 3       2 Henner Henkel George McVeagh 6 1 8 6 6 2       3 Gottfried von Cramm  /  Henner Henkel George Lyttleton-Rogers  /  George McVeagh 6 0 6 1 6 4       4 Henner Henkel George Lyttleton-Rogers 6 2 6 0 6 0       5 Gottfried von Cramm George McVeagh 6 2 6 3 6 1

Austria vs. Yugoslavia

Austria 1	Vienna, Austria [19] 13–15 June 1936		Yugoslavia 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Georg von Metaxa Franjo Punčec 4 6 3 6 1 6       2 Adam Baworowski Josip Palada 6 3 4 6 3 6 6 3 5 7   3 Adam Baworowski  /  Georg von Metaxa Franjo Kukuljević  /  Dragutin Mitić 4 6 6 3 6 4 4 6 6 2   4 Georg von Metaxa Josip Palada 6 8 3 6 6 2 6 3 4 6   5 Adam Baworowski Franjo Kukuljević 7 5 4 6 6 1 2 6 3 6

Final

Yugoslavia vs. Germany

Yugoslavia 0	Zagreb, Yugoslavia [2] 10–12 July 1936		Germany 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Josip Palada Gottfried von Cramm 4 6 2 6 8 6 2 6     2 Franjo Punčec Henner Henkel 1 6 2 6 4 6       3 Franjo Kukuljević  /  Dragutin Mitić Gottfried von Cramm  /  Henner Henkel 6 8 6 4 3 6 6 4 3 6   4 Franjo Punčec Gottfried von Cramm           not played 5 Josip Palada Henner Henkel           not played

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. "Yugoslavia v Germany". daviscup.com.
3. "Spain v Germany". daviscup.com.
4. "Monaco v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
5. "France v China". daviscup.com.
6. "Ireland v Sweden". daviscup.com.
7. "Switzerland v Denmark". daviscup.com.
8. "Greece v Argentina". daviscup.com.
9. "Germany v Hungary". daviscup.com.
10. "Netherlands v France". daviscup.com.
11. "Yugoslavia v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
12. "Norway v Belgium". daviscup.com.
13. "Austria v Poland". daviscup.com.
14. "Ireland v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
15. "Germany v Argentina". daviscup.com.
16. "France v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
17. "Austria v Belgium". daviscup.com.
18. "Germany v Ireland". daviscup.com.
19. "Austria v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.

External links

• Davis Cup official website