1925 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

Main article: 1925 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1925 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

16 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] France defeated the Netherlands in the final, and went on to face Australia in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw[edit]

First round[edit]

Hungary vs. France[edit]


Hungary
1 		Budapest, Hungary[3]
8–10 May 1925
Clay
France
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
France 		Imre Takáts
Jean Borotra 		2
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
2 Hungary
France 		Béla von Kehrling
René Lacoste 		3
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
3 Hungary
France 		Béla von Kehrling / Aurél von Kelemen
Jean Borotra / René Lacoste 		4
6 		2
6 		10
8 		3
6 		   
4 Hungary
France 		Béla von Kehrling
Jean Borotra 		6
8 		6
1 		6
4 		6
2 		   
5 Hungary
France 		Imre Takáts
Paul Féret 		1
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     

Portugal vs. Italy[edit]


Portugal
1 		Lisbon, Portugal[4]
8–10 May 1925
Clay
Italy
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Portugal
Italy 		José de Verda
Clemente Serventi 		7
5 		1
6 		8
6 		4
6 		  retired
 
2 Portugal
Italy 		Antonio Casanovas
Uberto De Morpurgo 		0
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
3 Portugal
Italy 		Antonio Casanovas / Fernando Vasconcelos
Uberto De Morpurgo / Placido Gaslini 		3
6 		1
6 		6
3 		7
9 		   
4 Portugal
Italy 		Antonio Casanovas
Clemente Serventi 		6
4 		4
6 		6
2 		4
6 		8
6 		 
5 Portugal
Italy 		José de Verda
Uberto De Morpurgo 		2
6 		1
6 		8
6 		2
6 		   

Denmark vs. Romania[edit]


Denmark
4 		Roehampton Lawn Tennis Club, London, England[5]
12–14 May 1925
Clay
Romania
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Romania 		Erik Worm
Nicolae Mișu 		3
6 		3
6 		7
5 		3
6 		   
2 Denmark
Romania 		Einer Ulrich
Gheorghe Lupu 		6
1 		6
2 		8
6 		     
3 Denmark
Romania 		Povl Henriksen / Einer Ulrich
Gheorghe Lupu / Nicolae Mișu 		7
5 		6
0 		6
1 		     
4 Denmark
Romania 		Erik Worm
Gheorghe Lupu 		6
2 		6
2 		6
4 		     
5 Denmark
Romania 		Einer Ulrich
Nicolae Mișu 		7
5 		6
1 		6
2 		     

Poland vs. Great Britain[edit]


Poland
0 		Warsaw Lawn Tennis Club, Warsaw, Poland[6]
15–17 May 1925
Clay
Great Britain
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Poland
United Kingdom 		Wladyslaw Szwede
Gordon Lowe 		0
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
2 Poland
United Kingdom 		Alfons Foerster
Patrick Wheatley 		1
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
3 Poland
United Kingdom 		Władysław Kuchar / Karol Steinert
Leslie Godfree / Charles Kingsley 		4
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
4 Poland
United Kingdom 		Alfons Foerster
Gordon Lowe 		0
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     
5 Poland
United Kingdom 		Wladyslaw Szwede
Patrick Wheatley 		2
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     

Austria vs. Ireland[edit]


Austria
4 		Vienna, Austria[7]
15–19 May 1925
Ireland
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
Republic of Ireland 		Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten
Charles Scroope 		0
6 		2
6 		6
3 		6
2 		6
3 		 
2 Austria
Republic of Ireland 		Paul Brick
Louis Meldon 		6
4 		6
2 		6
4 		     
3 Austria
Republic of Ireland 		Paul Brick / Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten
Charles Scroope / Simon Scroope 		1
6 		4
6 		6
0 		5
7 		   
4 Austria
Republic of Ireland 		Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten
Louis Meldon 		8
10 		4
6 		7
5 		8
6 		6
1 		 
5 Austria
Republic of Ireland 		Paul Brick
Charles Scroope 		5
7 		1
6 		7
5 		     
retired

Belgium vs. India[edit]


Belgium
2 		Brussels, Belgium[8]
16–18 May 1925
India
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
India 		Jean Washer
Sydney Jacob 		4
6 		6
4 		3
6 		7
5 		4
6 		 
2 Belgium
India 		Georges Watson
Eric Andrea 		0
6 		3
6 		0
6 		     
3 Belgium
India 		Jean Washer / Georges Watson
Syed Mohammad Hadi / Jagat-Mohan Lal 		4
6 		2
6 		6
4 		7
5 		6
3 		 
4 Belgium
India 		Georges Watson
Sydney Jacob 		3
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
5 Belgium
India 		Jean Washer
Eric Andrea 		7
5 		6
1 		6
1 		     

Switzerland vs. Sweden[edit]


Switzerland
2 		Bern, Switzerland[9]
16–18 May 1925
Clay
Sweden
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
Sweden 		Charles Aeschlimann
Sune Malmström 		3
6 		3
6 		9
7 		3
6 		   
2 Switzerland
Sweden 		Charles Martin
Marcus Wallenberg 		1
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
3 Switzerland
Sweden 		Charles Aeschlimann / Charles Martin
Sune Malmström / Marcus Wallenberg 		3
6 		7
5 		7
5 		7
5 		   
4 Switzerland
Sweden 		Charles Martin
Sune Malmström 		1
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
5 Switzerland
Sweden 		Charles Aeschlimann
Marcus Wallenberg 		6
3 		6
3 		5
7 		6
4 		   

Netherlands vs. Czechoslovakia[edit]


Netherlands
3 		Noordwijk, Netherlands[10]
15–18 May 1925
Clay
Czechoslovakia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Czechoslovakia 		Arthur Diemer-Kool
Pavel Macenauer 		6
3 		3
6 		2
6 		1
6 		   
2 Netherlands
Czechoslovakia 		Hendrik Timmer
Jan Koželuh 		6
3 		6
4 		6
2 		     
3 Netherlands
Czechoslovakia 		Arthur Diemer-Kool / Christiaan van Lennep
Jan Koželuh / Ladislav Žemla 		6
3 		6
1 		8
6 		     
4 Netherlands
Czechoslovakia 		Arthur Diemer-Kool
Jan Koželuh 		6
3 		3
6 		6
3 		1
6 		1
6 		 
5 Netherlands
Czechoslovakia 		Hendrik Timmer
Pavel Macenauer 		6
1 		6
2 		6
2 		     

Quarterfinals[edit]

France vs. Italy[edit]


France
5 		Racing Club de France, Paris, France[11]
12–14 June 1925
Clay
Italy
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Italy 		René Lacoste
Uberto De Morpurgo 		6
0 		6
2 		2
6 		6
0 		   
2 France
Italy 		Jean Borotra
Cesare Colombo 		6
4 		6
1 		6
1 		     
3 France
Italy 		Jacques Brugnon / René Lacoste
Cesare Colombo / Uberto De Morpurgo 		6
1 		6
1 		6
1 		     
4 France
Italy 		Jean Borotra
Uberto De Morpurgo 		6
1 		2
6 		12
10 		6
1 		   
5 France
Italy 		Paul Féret
Cesare Colombo 		8
6 		3
6 		1
6 		6
2 		6
3 		 

Denmark vs. Great Britain[edit]


Denmark
0 		Copenhagen, Denmark[12]
27–29 May 1925
Clay
Great Britain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
United Kingdom 		Axel Petersen
Patrick Wheatley 		6
4 		4
6 		6
1 		2
6 		2
6 		 
2 Denmark
United Kingdom 		Einer Ulrich
Brian Gilbert 		1
6 		11
9 		6
3 		4
6 		2
6 		 
3 Denmark
United Kingdom 		Einer Ulrich / Erik Worm
Leslie Godfree / Charles Kingsley 		5
7 		5
7 		2
6 		     
4 Denmark
United Kingdom 		Einer Ulrich
Patrick Wheatley 		          not
played
5 Denmark
United Kingdom 		Axel Petersen
Brian Gilbert 		          not
played

Austria vs. India[edit]


Austria
0 		Vienna, Austria[13]
12–14 June 1925
India
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
India 		Paul Brick
Sydney Jacob 		6
8 		1
6 		1
6 		     
2 Austria
India 		Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten
Eric Andrea 		4
6 		2
6 		6
8 		     
3 Austria
India 		Otto Relly / Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten
Hassan Ali Fyzee / Jagat-Mohan Lal 		0
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
4 Austria
India 		Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten
Sydney Jacob 		4
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     
5 Austria
India 		Paul Brick
Eric Andrea 		2
6 		7
5 		6
4 		2
3 		  not
completed

Netherlands vs. Sweden[edit]


Netherlands
5 		Noordwijksche Sportverening, Noordwijk, Netherlands[14]
12–14 June 1925
Clay
Sweden
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Sweden 		Hendrik Timmer
Carl-Erik von Braun 		7
5 		6
1 		6
0 		     
2 Netherlands
Sweden 		Arthur Diemer-Kool
Marcus Wallenberg 		6
2 		4
6 		6
3 		6
0 		   
3 Netherlands
Sweden 		Arthur Diemer-Kool / Christiaan van Lennep
Carl-Erik von Braun / Marcus Wallenberg 		3
6 		6
1 		6
4 		9
7 		   
4 Netherlands
Sweden 		Hendrik Timmer
Marcus Wallenberg 		6
1 		6
4 		6
2 		     
5 Netherlands
Sweden 		Arthur Diemer-Kool
Carl-Erik von Braun 		8
6 		6
1 		6
2 		     

Semifinals[edit]

Great Britain vs. France[edit]


Great Britain
0 		Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England[15]
11–14 July 1925
Grass
France
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
France 		Noel Turnbull
René Lacoste 		6
3 		1
6 		5
7 		2
6 		   
2 United Kingdom
France 		Gordon Crole-Rees
Jean Borotra 		4
6 		8
10 		6
4 		0
6 		   
3 United Kingdom
France 		Leslie Godfree / Patrick Wheatley
Jacques Brugnon / René Lacoste 		4
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
4 United Kingdom
France 		Gordon Crole-Rees
René Lacoste 		2
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
5 United Kingdom
France 		Noel Turnbull
Jean Borotra 		          not
played

Netherlands vs. India[edit]


Netherlands
4 		Noordwijk, Netherlands[16]
10–12 July 1925
Clay
India
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
India 		Arthur Diemer-Kool
Jagat-Mohan Lal 		3
6 		6
3 		6
4 		6
1 		   
2 Netherlands
India 		Christiaan van Lennep
Hassan Ali Fyzee 		1
6 		4
6 		11
9 		6
3 		4
6 		 
3 Netherlands
India 		Arthur Diemer-Kool / Christiaan van Lennep
Hassan Ali Fyzee / Syed Mohammad Hadi 		6
4 		6
2 		6
3 		     
4 Netherlands
India 		Arthur Diemer-Kool
Hassan Ali Fyzee 		7
5 		6
1 		6
4 		     
5 Netherlands
India 		Christiaan van Lennep
Jagat-Mohan Lal 		6
2 		6
4 		7
5 		     

Final[edit]

Netherlands vs. France[edit]


Netherlands
0 		Noordwijk Club, Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) [2]
18–20 July 1925
Clay
France
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
France 		Hendrik Timmer
René Lacoste 		7
5 		5
7 		2
6 		2
6 		   
2 Netherlands
France 		Arthur Diemer Kool
Jean Borotra 		2
6 		4
6 		8
10 		     
3 Netherlands
France 		Arthur Diemer Kool / Christiaan van Lennep
Jacques Brugnon / René Lacoste 		2
6 		3
6 		8
6 		4
6 		   
4 Netherlands
France 		Arthur Diemer Kool
René Lacoste 		4
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
5 Netherlands
France 		Hendrik Timmer
Jean Borotra 		          not
played

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ a b "Netherlands v France". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Hungary v France". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Portugal v Italy". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Denmark v Romania". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Poland v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "AUstria v Ireland". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Belgium v India". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Switzerland v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Netherlands v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "France v Italy". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Denmark v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Austria v India". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Netherlands v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Great Britain v France". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Netherlands v India". daviscup.com.

External links[edit]

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