1938 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

Main article: 1938 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

1938 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

Details
Duration	29 April 1938 – 31 July 1938
Teams	21
Categories	1938 Europe Zone 1938 America Zone
Champion
Winning nation	Germany Qualified for: 1938 Inter-Zonal Final
← 1937 1939 →

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1938 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

21 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 29 April–10 May

Second Round 5–23 May

Quarterfinals 26–31 May

Semifinals 21–23 July

Final 29–31 July

Germany

Berlin, Germany (clay)

bye

Germany

5

Norway

Norway

0

Budapest, Hungary

bye

Germany

3

Hungary

Hungary

1

bye

Hungary

w/o

New Zealand

New Zealand

Berlin, Germany (clay)

bye

Germany

3

Monaco

Marseille, France (clay)

France

2

bye

Monaco

0

Netherlands

2

France

5

Paris, France (clay)

France

3

France

4

Poland

5

Milan, Italy (clay)

Italy

1

Denmark

0

Poland

2

Ireland

1

Italy

3

Berlin, Germany (clay)

Italy

4

Germany

3

Great Britain

3

Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay)

Yugoslavia

2

Romania

2

Great Britain

0

Yugoslavia

3

Yugoslavia

5

Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay)

Czechoslovakia

2

Yugoslavia

3

bye

Stockholm, Sweden (clay)

Sweden

1

Sweden

Sweden

4

bye

Switzerland

1

Brussels, Belgium

Switzerland

Yugoslavia

5

bye

Belgium

0

India

India

w/o

bye

Austria [a]

Brussels, Belgium

Austria

India

1

bye

Athens, Greece

Belgium

3

Greece

Greece

0

bye

Belgium

5

Belgium

First round

Netherlands vs. France

Netherlands vs. France matches

Netherlands 2	Scheveningen, Netherlands [3] 5–7 May 1938 Clay		France 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Hans van Swol Bernard Destremau 6 3 6 0 8 6       2 Tod Hughan Yvon Petra 3 6 2 6 2 6       3 Tod Hughan  /  Hans van Swol Henri Bolelli  /  Yvon Petra 6 8 1 6 6 1 7 5 6 2   4 Hans van Swol Yvon Petra 0 6 3 6 2 6       5 Tod Hughan Bernard Destremau 4 6 2 6 2 6

Poland vs. Denmark

Poland 5	Kraków, Poland [4] 5–7 May 1938		Denmark 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Józef Hebda Helge Plougmann 6 2 6 2 6 1       2 Ignacy Tłoczyński Finn Bekkevold 6 2 6 3 6 2       3 Józef Hebda  /  Ignacy Tłoczyński Niels Korner  /  Einer Ulrich 6 2 6 3 6 8 6 3     4 Ignacy Tłoczyński Helge Plougmann 6 0 6 2 6 1       5 Józef Hebda Finn Bekkevold 6 4 7 5 6 1

Ireland vs. Italy

Ireland 1	Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland [5] 5–7 May 1938 Grass		Italy 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 George Lyttleton-Rogers Giorgio de Stefani 7 5 2 6 6 3 6 2     2 George McVeagh Vanni Canepele 0 6 2 6 0 6       3 George Lyttleton-Rogers  /  George McVeagh Ferruccio Quintavalle  /  Valentino Taroni 3 6 6 4 1 6 2 6     4 Hector Ryan Giorgio de Stefani 2 6 2 6 2 6       5 George Lyttleton-Rogers Vanni Canepele 7 5 3 6 6 1 3 6 1 6

Great Britain vs. Romania

Great Britain 3	Royal Hall Grounds, Harrogate, England [6] 7–10 May 1938 Clay		Romania 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jimmy Jones Cristea Caralulis 3 6 6 3 2 6 6 8     2 Ronald Shayes Arnulf Schmidt 6 3 6 2 6 2       3 Donald Butler  /  Frank Wilde Cristea Caralulis  /  Arnulf Schmidt 8 6 7 5 6 2       4 Jimmy Jones Arnulf Schmidt 3 6 1 6 6 0 6 2 6 8   5 Ronald Shayes Cristea Caralulis 6 3 6 0 6 3

Yugoslavia vs. Czechoslovakia

Yugoslavia 3	Zagreb, Yugoslavia [7] 29 April–1 May 1938		Czechoslovakia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Franjo Punčec Ladislav Hecht 7 5 6 3 6 3       2 Josip Palada Roderich Menzel 2 6 2 6 1 6       3 Dragutin Mitić  /  Franjo Punčec František Cejnar  /  Roderich Menzel 9 11 6 3 7 9 2 6     4 Franjo Punčec Roderich Menzel 3 6 6 1 6 1 6 2     5 Dragutin Mitić František Cejnar 3 6 7 5 4 6 6 2 2 1   retired

Second round

Germany vs. Norway

Germany 5	Berlin, Germany [8] 20–22 May 1938 Clay		Norway 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Georg von Metaxa Johan Haanes 2 6 5 7 6 2 6 3 7 5   2 Henner Henkel Fritz Jenssen 6 0 6 0 6 1       3 Henner Henkel  /  Georg von Metaxa Johan Haanes  /  Fritz Jenssen 6 1 6 2 6 3       4 Georg von Metaxa Fritz Jenssen 6 1 6 0 6 0       5 Rolf Göpfert Johan Haanes 6 3 8 6 6 2

France vs. Monaco

France 5	Municipal Park Stadium, Marseille, France [9] 21–23 May 1938 Clay		Monaco 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Bernard Destremau Gaston Médécin 6 3 6 0 6 1       2 Yvon Petra Aleco Noghès 6 1 6 1 6 0       3 Henri Bolelli  /  Pierre Pellizza Vladimir Landau  /  Gaston Médécin 6 2 6 1 6 3       4 Henri Bolelli Aleco Noghès 6 1 6 1 6 2       5 Pierre Pellizza Gaston Médécin 6 2 6 1 3 6 6 4

Italy vs. Poland

Italy 3	Milan, Italy [10] 19–21 May 1938 Clay		Poland 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Vanni Canepele Józef Hebda 6 1 7 9 6 2 7 9 6 2   2 Giorgio de Stefani Ignacy Tłoczyński 8 6 6 4 2 6 2 6   retired   3 Ferruccio Quintavalle  /  Valentino Taroni Czesław Spychała  /  Ignacy Tłoczyński 11 9 2 6 6 4 3 6 7 5   4 Valentino Taroni Józef Hebda 3 6 6 3 1 6 4 6     5 Vanni Canepele Ignacy Tłoczyński 6 2 6 1 2 6 6 2

Yugoslavia vs. Great Britain

Yugoslavia 5	Zagreb, Yugoslavia [11] 20–22 May 1938 Clay		Great Britain 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Dragutin Mitić Donald Butler 6 3 6 1 6 4       2 Franjo Punčec Ronald Shayes 6 4 4 6 6 2 6 4     3 Dragutin Mitić  /  Franjo Punčec Donald Butler  /  Frank Wilde 7 5 6 3 3 6 5 7 6 3   4 Dragutin Mitić Ronald Shayes 6 2 6 3 11 9       5 Franjo Punčec Donald Butler 6 3 6 2 3 6 6 3

Sweden vs. Switzerland

Sweden 4	Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden [12] 20–22 May 1938 Clay		Switzerland 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Kalle Schröder Hector Fisher 8 6 6 2 6 0       2 Nils Rohlsson Boris Maneff 1 6 4 6 6 2 1 6     3 Nils Rohlsson  /  Kalle Schröder Hector Fisher  /  Boris Maneff 6 2 5 7 6 4 7 5     4 Kalle Schröder Boris Maneff 3 6 1 6 6 2 6 4 6 2   5 Nils Rohlsson Hector Fisher 3 6 4 6 6 4 6 3 6 1

Greece vs. Belgium

Greece 0	Athens, Greece [13] 5–7 May 1938		Belgium 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Lazaros Stalios André Lacroix 1 6 2 6 1 6       2 Georgios Nikolaides Charles Naeyaert 1 6 4 6 7 9       3 Georgios Nikolaides  /  Lazaros Stalios Léopold de Borman  /  André Lacroix 2 6 1 6 1 6       4 Lazaros Stalios Charles Naeyaert 4 6 3 6 2 6       5 Georgios Nikolaides Pierre Geelhand de Merxem 4 6 3 6 3 6

Quarterfinals

Hungary vs. Germany

Hungary 1	Budapest, Hungary [14] 26–28 May 1938		Germany 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 György Dallos Henner Henkel 4 6 9 11 0 6       2 Emil Gábori Georg von Metaxa 7 5 6 4 4 6 2 6 7 5   3 József Asbóth  /  György Dallos Henner Henkel  /  Georg von Metaxa 7 5 1 6 6 8 3 6     4 György Dallos Georg von Metaxa 2 6 6 3 3 6 2 6     5 Emil Gábori Henner Henkel 1 6         not completed

France vs. Italy

France 4	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [15] 27–29 May 1938 Clay		Italy 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Yvon Petra Valentino Taroni 6 0 6 2 6 3       2 Bernard Destremau Vanni Canepele 3 6 6 0 6 2 7 5     3 Henri Bolelli  /  Pierre Pellizza Ferruccio Quintavalle  /  Valentino Taroni 9 7 6 3 6 4       4 Bernard Destremau Valentino Taroni 6 8 7 5 4 6 2 6     5 Pierre Pellizza Renato Bossi 4 6 6 4 5 7 6 3 7 5

Yugoslavia vs. Sweden

Yugoslavia 3	Zagreb, Yugoslavia [16] 29–31 May 1938 Clay		Sweden 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Josip Palada Kalle Schröder 5 7 6 1 2 6 8 6 3 6   2 Franjo Punčec Nils Rohlsson 6 2 6 3 6 2       3 Franjo Kukuljević  /  Franjo Punčec Nils Rohlsson  /  Kalle Schröder 6 3 9 7 6 3       4 Josip Palada Nils Rohlsson 7 5 7 5 6 1       5 Franjo Punčec Kalle Schröder           not played

Belgium vs. India

Belgium 3	Brussels, Belgium [17] 26–28 May 1938		India 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Charles Naeyaert Ghaus Mohammad Khan 7 5 6 2 3 6 1 6 7 9   2 André Lacroix Subba Sawhney 6 4 6 3 4 6 6 3     3 Léopold de Borman  /  André Lacroix Ghaus Mohammad Khan  /  Subba Sawhney 4 6 3 6 6 3 7 5 6 4   4 André Lacroix Ghaus Mohammad Khan 7 5 0 6 2 6 7 5 6 3   5 Pierre Geelhand de Merxem Subba Sawhney           not played

Semifinals

Germany vs. France

Germany 3	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany [18] 21–23 July 1938 Clay		France 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Henner Henkel Yvon Petra 4 6 6 1 11 9 6 2     2 Georg von Metaxa Bernard Destremau 6 4 7 5 5 7 5 7 6 3   3 Henner Henkel  /  Georg von Metaxa Jean Lesueur  /  Yvon Petra 4 6 6 4 2 6 10 8 6 4   4 Georg von Metaxa Yvon Petra 7 9 6 8 4 6       5 Hans Redl Bernard Destremau 8 6 4 6 4 6 2 6

Belgium vs. Yugoslavia

Belgium 0	Brussels, Belgium [19] 21–23 July 1938		Yugoslavia 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jacques Van den Eynde Franjo Punčec 6 2 0 6 1 6 2 6     2 André Lacroix Josip Palada 4 6 1 6 2 6       3 Léopold de Borman  /  Pierre Geelhand de Merxem Franjo Kukuljević  /  Dragutin Mitić 3 6 3 6 6 3 8 10     4 André Lacroix Franjo Punčec 4 6 1 6 2 6       5 Jacques Van den Eynde Josip Palada 3 6 3 6 1 6

Final

Germany vs. Yugoslavia

Germany 3	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany [2] 29–31 July 1938 Clay		Yugoslavia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Henner Henkel Franjo Punčec 1 6 5 7 3 6       2 Georg von Metaxa Josip Palada 1 6 6 4 6 1 3 6 12 10   3 Henner Henkel  /  Georg von Metaxa Franjo Kukuljević  /  Franjo Punčec 1 6 7 9 7 5 6 4 6 4   4 Henner Henkel Josip Palada 6 3 7 5 6 1       5 Hans Redl Franjo Kukuljević 4 6 3 6 2 6

Notes

1. The tie between Austria and India was abandoned following the German annexation of Austria in March 1938.

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

External links

• Davis Cup official website