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[edit]

First Round
21 April–9 May		Second Round
12–21 May		Quarterfinals
8–13 June		Semifinals
17–20 June		Final
13–15 July
 GreeceAthens, Greece
bye Greece4
 Romania Romania1Prague, Czechoslovakia
bye Greece0
 CzechoslovakiaPrague, Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia5
bye Czechoslovakia5
 Monaco Monaco0Eastbourne, England (grass)
bye Czechoslovakia0
 Finlandw/oLondon, England (clay) Great Britain5
 India Finland0
 Spain1 Great Britain5Eastbourne, England (grass)
 Great Britain4 Great Britain4
 Italy4Genoa, Italy (clay) Italy1
 Yugoslavia1 Italy4
 Belgium2 Austria1Wimbledon, England (grass)
 Austria3 Great Britain3
 Denmark2Dublin, Ireland (grass) Australia2
 Ireland3 Ireland0
 Hungary0 Japan5Berlin, Germany (clay)
 Japan5 Japan4
 Germany5Berlin, Germany Germany1
 Egypt0 Germany4
 Netherlands3 Netherlands1Paris, France (clay)
 Poland2 Japan2
byeBasel, Switzerland Australia3
  Switzerland  Switzerland1
bye South Africa4London, England (grass)
 South Africa South Africa2
byeOslo, Norway (clay) Australia3
 Norway Norway0
bye Australia5
 Australia

First round[edit]

Spain vs. Great Britain[edit]


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

Italy vs. Yugoslavia[edit]


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

Belgium vs. Austria[edit]


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

Denmark vs. Ireland[edit]


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

Hungary vs. Japan[edit]


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

Germany vs. Egypt[edit]


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

Netherlands vs. Poland[edit]


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

Second round[edit]

Greece vs. Romania[edit]


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

Czechoslovakia vs. Monaco[edit]


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

Great Britain vs. Finland[edit]


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

Italy vs. Austria[edit]


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

Ireland vs. Japan[edit]


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

Germany vs. Netherlands[edit]


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

Switzerland vs. South Africa[edit]


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

Norway vs. Australia[edit]


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

Quarterfinals[edit]

Czechoslovakia vs. Greece[edit]


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

Great Britain vs. Italy[edit]


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

Germany vs. Japan[edit]


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

Australia vs. South Africa[edit]


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

Semifinals[edit]

Great Britain vs. Czechoslovakia[edit]


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

Australia vs. Japan[edit]


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

Final[edit]

Great Britain vs. Australia[edit]


Great Britain
3 		Centre Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England[2]
13–15 July 1933
Grass
Australia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Australia 		Bunny Austin
Jack Crawford 		6
4 		2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		   
2 United Kingdom
Australia 		Fred Perry
Vivian McGrath 		6
2 		6
4 		6
2 		     
3 United Kingdom
Australia 		Pat Hughes / Fred Perry
Adrian Quist / Don Turnbull 		7
5 		6
4 		3
6 		6
3 		   
4 United Kingdom
Australia 		Bunny Austin
Vivian McGrath 		6
4 		7
5 		6
3 		     
5 United Kingdom
Australia 		Harry Lee
Jack Crawford 		6
8 		5
7 		4
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 "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[edit]

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