1932 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

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[edit]

First Round
3–12 May
Second Round
11–23 May
Quarterfinals
10–14 June
Semifinals
8–10 July
Final
15–17 July
 DenmarkCopenhagen, Denmark
bye Denmark4
 Yugoslavia Yugoslavia1Copenhagen, Denmark
bye Denmark0
 GreeceAthens, Greece Japan5
bye Greece0
 Japan Japan5Milan, Italy (clay)
bye Japan2
 SpainRome, Italy (clay) Italy3
bye Spain1
 Italy3 Italy4Montreux, Switzerland
 Egypt2 Italy3
 Norway0Lucerne, Switzerland  Switzerland2
 Monaco5 Monaco2
 Belgium0  Switzerland3Milan, Italy (clay)
  Switzerland5 Italy0
 Czechoslovakia2Vienna, Austria Germany5
 Austria3 Austria2
 Germany5 Germany3Berlin, Germany
 India0 Germany4
 Hungary5Dublin, Ireland (grass) Ireland1
 Finland0 Hungary1
bye Ireland4Berlin, Germany (clay)
 Ireland Germany3
byeTorquay, England (clay) Great Britain2
 Great Britain Great Britain5
bye Romania0Warsaw, Poland (clay)
 Romania Great Britain4
byeWarsaw, Poland Poland1
 Poland Poland4
bye Netherlands1
 Netherlands

First round[edit]

Italy vs. Egypt[edit]


Italy
3
Genoa, Italy[3]
10–12 May 1932
Clay

Egypt
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Egypt
Giorgio de Stefani
Pierre Grandguillot
9
7
6
1
6
4
     
2 Italy
Egypt
Oscar de Minerbi
Loutfalla Wahid
6
3
8
6
6
8
6
3
   
3 Italy
Egypt
Alberto del Bono / Emanuele Sertorio
Jacques Grandguillot / Pierre Grandguillot
2
6
3
6
7
5
4
6
   
4 Italy
Egypt
Oscar de Minerbi
Pierre Grandguillot
6
1
6
3
1
6
4
6
3
6
 
5 Italy
Egypt
Giorgio de Stefani
Loutfalla Wahid
6
5
6
4
6
1
     

Norway vs. Monaco[edit]


Norway
0
Oslo, Norway[4]
5–7 May 1932
Clay

Monaco
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Norway
Monaco
Ragnar Hagen
René Gallèpe
3
6
4
6
8
6
1
6
   
2 Norway
Monaco
Torleif Torkildsen
Vladimir Landau
5
7
2
6
2
6
     
3 Norway
Monaco
Johan Haanes / Finn-Trygve Smith
René Gallèpe / Vladimir Landau
1
6
3
6
1
6
     
4 Norway
Monaco
Ragnar Hagen
Vladimir Landau
1
6
4
6
0
6
     
5 Norway
Monaco
Johan Haanes
René Gallèpe
1
6
1
6
0
6
     

Belgium vs. Switzerland[edit]


Belgium
0
Royal Léopold Club, Brussels, Belgium[5]
3–5 May 1932
Clay

Switzerland
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Switzerland
André Lacroix
Charles Aeschlimann
5
7
3
6
0
6
     
2 Belgium
Switzerland
Maurice Iwiens-d'Eeckhoutte
Hector Fisher
1
6
1
6
2
6
     
3 Belgium
Switzerland
Léopold de Borman / André Lacroix
Charles Aeschlimann / Hector Fisher
1
6
1
6
4
6
     
4 Belgium
Switzerland
Guy van Zuylen
Hector Fisher
6
8
1
6
6
8
     
5 Belgium
Switzerland
Maurice Iwiens-d'Eeckhoutte
Charles Aeschlimann
3
6
2
6
2
6
     

Czechoslovakia vs. Austria[edit]


Czechoslovakia
2
Prague, Czechoslovakia[6]
6–8 May 1932

Austria
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
Austria
Ladislav Hecht
Hermann von Artens
6
2
3
6
5
7
1
6
   
2 Czechoslovakia
Austria
Roderich Menzel
Franz-Wilhelm Matejka
3
6
3
6
6
3
6
2
4
6
 
3 Czechoslovakia
Austria
Ferenc Maršálek / Roderich Menzel
Hermann von Artens / Herbert Kinzl
6
2
6
1
6
1
     
4 Czechoslovakia
Austria
Roderich Menzel
Hermann von Artens
6
2
6
1
5
7
6
4
   
5 Czechoslovakia
Austria
Ladislav Hecht
Franz-Wilhelm Matejka
4
6
4
6
6
8
     

Germany vs. India[edit]


Germany
5
Berlin, Germany[7]
6–8 May 1932

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

Hungary vs. Finland[edit]


Hungary
5
Budapest, Hungary[8]
3–5 May 1932

Finland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
Finland
Béla von Kehrling
Ali Biaudet
6
1
6
2
6
2
     
2 Hungary
Finland
Emil Gábori
Bo Grotenfelt
6
0
6
2
6
1
     
3 Hungary
Finland
Emil Gábori / Béla von Kehrling
Ali Biaudet / Bo Grotenfelt
6
4
6
3
6
3
     
4 Hungary
Finland
Emil Gábori
Ali Biaudet
6
1
6
1
6
1
     
5 Hungary
Finland
Béla von Kehrling
Bo Grotenfelt
6
0
6
3
6
4
     

Second round[edit]

Denmark vs. Yugoslavia[edit]


Denmark
4
Copenhagen, Denmark[9]
11–14 May 1932

Yugoslavia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Povl Henriksen
Franjo Šefer
4
6
0
6
6
2
13
11
6
1
 
2 Denmark
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Einer Ulrich
Franjo Kukuljević
6
3
7
5
6
2
     
3 Denmark
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Povl Henriksen / Einer Ulrich
Franjo Kukuljević / Franjo Šefer
6
3
5
7
6
4
6
4
   
4 Denmark
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Povl Henriksen
Franjo Kukuljević
6
4
6
8
3
6
3
6
   
5 Denmark
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Einer Ulrich
Franjo Šefer
3
6
7
5
6
4
11
9
   

Greece vs. Japan[edit]


Greece
0
Athens, Greece[10]
14–16 May 1932

Japan
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Greece
Japan
Orestis Garangiotis
Takeo Kuwabara
6
4
7
5
5
7
1
6
8
10
 
2 Greece
Japan
Max Balli
Jiro Sato
0
6
3
6
3
6
     
3 Greece
Japan
Max Balli / I. Georgiadis
Ryuki Miki / Jiro Sato
2
6
6
3
4
6
2
6
   
4 Greece
Japan
Georgios Nikolaides
Takeo Kuwabara
3
6
3
6
3
6
     
5 Greece
Japan
Orestis Garangiotis
Jiro Sato
4
6
10
12
3
6
     

Italy vs. Spain[edit]


Italy
4
Rome, Italy[11]
15–17 May 1932
Clay

Spain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Spain
Giorgio de Stefani
Enrique Maier
6
1
6
4
6
0
     
2 Italy
Spain
Giovanni Palmieri
Antonio Juanico
6
0
6
1
6
2
     
3 Italy
Spain
Alberto del Bono / Oscar de Minerbi
Enrique Maier / José María Tejada
7
5
2
6
2
6
4
6
   
4 Italy
Spain
Giovanni Palmieri
Enrique Maier
2
6
6
0
6
2
5
2
   
retired
5 Italy
Spain
Giorgio de Stefani
Antonio Juanico
6
0
6
1
6
2
     

Switzerland vs. Monaco[edit]


Switzerland
3
Lucerne, Switzerland[12]
21–23 May 1932

Monaco
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
Monaco
Charles Aeschlimann
René Gallèpe
4
6
6
4
6
3
2
6
3
6
 
2 Switzerland
Monaco
Hector Fisher
Vladimir Landau
6
0
6
2
4
6
6
4
   
3 Switzerland
Monaco
Charles Aeschlimann / Hector Fisher
René Gallèpe / Vladimir Landau
2
6
6
2
2
6
7
5
   
retired
4 Switzerland
Monaco
Charles Aeschlimann
Vladimir Landau
2
6
7
9
6
8
     
5 Switzerland
Monaco
Hector Fisher
René Gallèpe
6
1
6
1
6
2
     

Austria vs. Germany[edit]


Austria
2
Vienna, Austria[13]
21–23 May 1932

Germany
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
Germany
Franz-Wilhelm Matejka
Daniel Prenn
2
6
8
10
1
6
     
2 Austria
Germany
Hermann von Artens
Gottfried von Cramm
2
6
0
6
4
6
     
3 Austria
Germany
Hermann von Artens / Franz-Wilhelm Matejka
Gottfried von Cramm / Walter Dessart
6
3
7
5
6
4
     
4 Austria
Germany
Franz-Wilhelm Matejka
Gottfried von Cramm
2
6
6
2
3
6
7
5
6
8
 
5 Austria
Germany
Hermann von Artens
Daniel Prenn
6
4
6
2
6
3
     

Ireland vs. Hungary[edit]


Ireland
4
Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland[14]
19–21 May 1932
Grass

Hungary
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Republic of Ireland
Hungary
George Lyttleton-Rogers
Emil Gábori
7
5
3
6
6
4
7
5
   
2 Republic of Ireland
Hungary
Edward McGuire
Béla von Kehrling
3
6
2
6
4
6
     
3 Republic of Ireland
Hungary
George Lyttleton-Rogers / Edward McGuire
Emil Gábori / Béla von Kehrling
4
6
7
5
6
4
6
3
   
4 Republic of Ireland
Hungary
George Lyttleton-Rogers
Béla von Kehrling
6
0
6
3
6
3
     
5 Republic of Ireland
Hungary
Edward McGuire
Emil Gábori
6
1
8
6
6
2
     

Great Britain vs. Romania[edit]


Great Britain
5
Abbey Park Gardens, Torquay, England[15]
14–16 May 1932
Clay

Romania
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Romania
Fred Perry
Nicolae Mișu
6
0
6
1
6
1
     
2 United Kingdom
Romania
Herman David
Ghica Poulieff
7
5
7
5
6
1
     
3 United Kingdom
Romania
Pat Hughes / Fred Perry
Nicolae Mișu / Ghica Poulieff
6
0
6
1
6
1
     
4 United Kingdom
Romania
Herman David
Nicolae Mișu
4
6
6
0
8
6
3
6
6
4
 
5 United Kingdom
Romania
Fred Perry
Ghica Poulieff
6
1
6
2
6
1
     

Poland vs. Netherlands[edit]


Poland
4
Warsaw, Poland[16]
15–17 May 1932

Netherlands
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Poland
Netherlands
Ignacy Tłoczyński
Hendrik Timmer
7
5
6
3
6
4
     
2 Poland
Netherlands
Maksymilian Stolarow
Tod Hughan
6
8
6
2
5
7
6
0
6
0
 
3 Poland
Netherlands
Jerzy Stolarow / Ignacy Tłoczyński
Tod Hughan / Ody Koopman
6
3
15
17
6
3
3
6
5
7
 
4 Poland
Netherlands
Ignacy Tłoczyński
Tod Hughan
6
3
6
4
6
2
     
5 Poland
Netherlands
Maksymilian Stolarow
Hendrik Timmer
6
4
6
2
5
7
4
6
6
4
 

Quarterfinals[edit]

Denmark vs. Japan[edit]


Denmark
0
Copenhagen, Denmark[17]
10–12 June 1932

Japan
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Japan
Anker Jacobsen
Jiro Sato
1
6
2
6
4
6
     
2 Denmark
Japan
Einer Ulrich
Takeo Kuwabara
4
6
2
6
0
6
     
3 Denmark
Japan
Povl Henriksen / Einer Ulrich
Ryuki Miki / Jiro Sato
3
6
6
4
2
6
2
6
   
4 Denmark
Japan
Anker Jacobsen
Takeo Kuwabara
7
5
6
2
3
6
0
6
1
6
 
5 Denmark
Japan
Einer Ulrich
Jiro Sato
6
4
3
6
5
7
5
7
   

Switzerland vs. Italy[edit]


Switzerland
2
Montreux, Switzerland[18]
11–14 June 1932

Italy
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
Italy
Hector Fisher
Giovanni Palmieri
6
8
6
4
1
6
6
1
6
3
 
2 Switzerland
Italy
Charles Aeschlimann
Giorgio de Stefani
4
6
5
7
6
8
     
3 Switzerland
Italy
Charles Aeschlimann / Hector Fisher
Giovanni Palmieri / Emanuele Sertorio
6
3
4
6
4
6
4
6
   
4 Switzerland
Italy
Charles Aeschlimann
Giovanni Palmieri
3
6
1
6
5
7
     
5 Switzerland
Italy
Hector Fisher
Giorgio de Stefani
3
6
0
6
9
7
8
6
8
6
 

Germany vs. Ireland[edit]


Germany
4
Berlin, Germany[19]
10–12 June 1932

Ireland
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Germany
Republic of Ireland
Gottfried von Cramm
George Lyttleton-Rogers
4
6
8
10
6
4
7
5
4
6
 
2 Germany
Republic of Ireland
Daniel Prenn
Edward McGuire
6
1
6
1
6
1
     
3 Germany
Republic of Ireland
Gottfried von Cramm / Daniel Prenn
George Lyttleton-Rogers / Edward McGuire
6
4
6
3
3
6
8
6
   
4 Germany
Republic of Ireland
Daniel Prenn
George Lyttleton-Rogers
6
2
7
5
6
2
     
5 Germany
Republic of Ireland
Gottfried von Cramm
Edward McGuire
6
2
6
4
6
2
     

Poland vs. Great Britain[edit]


Poland
1
Warsaw Lawn Tennis Club, Warsaw, Poland[20]
10–12 June 1932
Clay

Great Britain
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Poland
United Kingdom
Maksymilian Stolarow
Harry Lee
4
6
3
6
3
6
     
2 Poland
United Kingdom
Ignacy Tłoczyński
Fred Perry
5
7
6
8
2
6
     
3 Poland
United Kingdom
Józef Hebda / Przemyslaw Warminski
Pat Hughes / Fred Perry
0
6
2
6
0
6
     
4 Poland
United Kingdom
Maksymilian Stolarow
Fred Perry
3
6
5
7
4
6
     
5 Poland
United Kingdom
Ignacy Tłoczyński
Harry Lee
6
4
6
4
2
6
7
5
   

Semifinals[edit]

Italy vs. Japan[edit]


Italy
3
Milan, Italy[21]
8–10 July 1932
Clay

Japan
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Japan
Giorgio de Stefani
Jiro Sato
6
3
6
4
6
4
     
2 Italy
Japan
Giovanni Palmieri
Takeo Kuwabara
0
6
2
6
6
1
3
6
   
3 Italy
Japan
Giovanni Palmieri / Emanuele Sertorio
Ryuki Miki / Jiro Sato
4
6
4
6
3
6
     
4 Italy
Japan
Giovanni Palmieri
Jiro Sato
4
6
4
6
6
1
6
1
6
2
 
5 Italy
Japan
Giorgio de Stefani
Takeo Kuwabara
6
2
6
2
6
4
     

Germany vs. Great Britain[edit]


Germany
3
Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany[22]
8–10 July 1932
Clay

Great Britain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Germany
United Kingdom
Daniel Prenn
Bunny Austin
6
0
8
10
6
2
6
3
   
2 Germany
United Kingdom
Gottfried von Cramm
Fred Perry
1
6
2
6
3
6
     
3 Germany
United Kingdom
Walter Dessart / Daniel Prenn
Pat Hughes / Fred Perry
3
6
4
6
4
6
     
4 Germany
United Kingdom
Gottfried von Cramm
Bunny Austin
5
7
6
2
6
3
6
2
   
5 Germany
United Kingdom
Daniel Prenn
Fred Perry
6
2
6
4
3
6
0
6
7
5
 

Final[edit]

Italy vs. Germany[edit]


Italy
0
Milan, Italy[2]
15–17 July 1932
Clay

Germany
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Germany
Giovanni Palmieri
Gottfried von Cramm
3
6
4
6
0
6
     
2 Italy
Germany
Giorgio de Stefani
Daniel Prenn
1
6
4
6
6
1
2
6
   
3 Italy
Germany
Alberto del Bono / Giorgio de Stefani
Gottfried von Cramm / Daniel Prenn
3
6
3
6
2
6
     
4 Italy
Germany
Giovanni Palmieri
Gustav Jaenecke
3
6
6
0
1
6
6
2
1
6
 
5 Italy
Germany
Alberto del Bono
Gottfried von Cramm
6
8
3
6
6
3
1
6
   

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 "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.

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