1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

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

Draw[edit]

First Round 5–7 May

Second Round 11–21 May

Quarterfinals 25–29 May

Semifinals 2–5 June

Final 28–30 July

Great Britain

Brighton, England (clay)

bye

Great Britain

3

New Zealand

New Zealand

2

Wimbledon, England (grass)

bye

Great Britain

3

France

Paris, France (clay)

France

2

bye

France

4

China

China

1

Berlin, Germany (clay)

bye

Great Britain

0

Sweden

Stockholm, Sweden (clay)

Germany

5

bye

Sweden

4

Denmark

Denmark

1

Berlin, Germany (clay)

bye

Sweden

1

Germany

5

Warsaw, Poland

Germany

4

Switzerland

0

Germany

3

Poland

4

Poland

2

Zagreb, Yugoslavia

Netherlands

1

Germany

2

Romania

2

Budapest, Hungary

Yugoslavia

3

Hungary

3

Hungary

1

Yugoslavia

5

Yugoslavia

4

Milan, Italy (clay)

Ireland

0

Yugoslavia

3

bye

Naples, Italy (clay)

Italy

2

Italy

Italy

3

bye

Monaco

0

Zagreb, Yugoslavia

Monaco

Yugoslavia

3

bye

Brussels, Belgium

Belgium

2

Belgium

Belgium

3

bye

India

2

Brussels, Belgium (clay)

India

Belgium

5

bye

Norway

0

Norway

Norway

w/o

bye

Czechoslovakia[a]

Czechoslovakia

First round[edit]

Germany vs. Switzerland[edit]

Germany 5	Vienna, Germany[3] 5–7 May 1939 Clay		Switzerland 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Roderich Menzel Boris Maneff 6 8 6 3 5 7 6 2 6 3   2 Henner Henkel Hector Fisher 6 2 2 6 6 1 6 3     3 Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa Hector Fisher / Boris Maneff 6 2 6 2 6 4       4 Henner Henkel Boris Maneff 6 1 6 2 6 2       5 Roderich Menzel Jost Spitzer 8 6 6 4 6 3

Poland vs. Netherlands[edit]

Poland 4	Warsaw, Poland[4] 5–7 May 1939		Netherlands 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Adam Baworowski Hans van Swol 9 7 6 3 6 0       2 Ignacy Tłoczyński Tod Hughan 6 0 6 2 6 1       3 Józef Hebda / Ignacy Tłoczyński Tod Hughan / Hans van Swol 4 6 4 6 10 12       4 Ignacy Tłoczyński Hans van Swol 13 11 4 6 6 3 6 2     5 Adam Baworowski Tod Hughan 0 6 6 3 6 4 6 2

Romania vs. Hungary[edit]

Romania 2	Bucharest, Romania[5] 5–7 May 1939 Clay		Hungary 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Arnulf Schmidt Emil Gábori 6 4 6 4 4 6 2 6 0 1 retired   2 Cristea Caralulis József Asbóth 6 1 3 6 9 7 8 10 4 6   3 Cristea Caralulis / Arnulf Schmidt Mihály Csikós / György Dallos 6 8 4 6 6 2 6 2 6 4   4 Cristea Caralulis Emil Gábori 3 6 6 2 6 3 7 5     5 Arnulf Schmidt József Asbóth 6 1 2 6 3 6 8 6 3 6

Yugoslavia vs. Ireland[edit]

Yugoslavia 5	Zagreb, Yugoslavia[6] 5–7 May 1939		Ireland 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Dragutin Mitić George Lyttleton-Rogers 7 5 6 2 3 6 3 6 6 3   2 Franjo Punčec Raymond Egan 6 2 6 0 6 4       3 Dragutin Mitić / Franjo Punčec Raymond Egan / George Lyttleton-Rogers 6 1 6 4 6 2       4 Franjo Punčec George Lyttleton-Rogers 6 4 6 2 6 4       5 Dragutin Mitić Raymond Egan 7 5 6 3 6 2

Second round[edit]

Great Britain vs. New Zealand[edit]

Great Britain 3	Sussex Lawn Tennis Club, Brighton, England[7] 11–13 May 1939 Clay		New Zealand 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ronald Shayes Cam Malfroy 6 4 2 6 2 6 7 5 3 6   2 Charles Hare Alistair Dewar-Brown 6 3 6 4 6 3       3 Charles Hare / Frank Wilde Dennis Coombe / Cam Malfroy 3 6 6 2 3 6 2 6     4 Ronald Shayes Alistair Dewar-Brown 6 3 6 4 7 5       5 Charles Hare Cam Malfroy 7 5 6 4 6 4

France vs. China[edit]

France 4	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[8] 18–20 May 1939 Clay		China 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Bernard Destremau Kho Sin-Kie 5 7 6 3 1 6 7 5 6 0   2 Christian Boussus Choy Wai-Chuen 1 6 6 4 6 4 6 1     3 Pierre Pellizza / Yvon Petra Choy Wai-Chuen / Kho Sin-Kie 6 2 6 0 6 3       4 Yvon Petra Kho Sin-Kie 6 2 7 9 3 6 4 6     5 Pierre Pellizza Ho Jin 7 5 4 6 6 2 6 4

Sweden vs. Denmark[edit]

Sweden 4	Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden[9] 19–21 May 1939 Clay		Denmark 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Morgan Hultman Helge Plougmann 1 6 0 6 3 6       2 Kalle Schröder Niels Holst 6 4 6 2 6 3       3 Nils Rohlsson / Kalle Schröder Helge Plougmann / Alfred Wium 6 1 8 6 6 0       4 Kalle Schröder Helge Plougmann 6 1 6 1 6 1       5 Morgan Hultman Niels Holst 6 1 6 3 6 1

Poland vs. Germany[edit]

Poland 2	Warsaw, Poland[10] 19–21 May 1939		Germany 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Adam Baworowski Roderich Menzel 5 7 3 6 6 2 6 2 4 6   2 Ignacy Tłoczyński Henner Henkel 6 4 6 8 6 4 3 6 6 3   3 Adam Baworowski / Józef Hebda Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa 7 5 4 6 2 6 2 6     4 Ignacy Tłoczyński Roderich Menzel 2 6 6 1 5 7 6 2 9 7   5 Adam Baworowski Henner Henkel 4 6 2 6 3 6

Hungary vs. Yugoslavia[edit]

Hungary 1	Budapest, Hungary[11] 12–14 May 1939		Yugoslavia 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Emil Gábori Dragutin Mitić 3 6 6 0 6 2 1 6 1 6   2 József Asbóth Franjo Punčec 7 5 4 6 7 5 11 9     3 József Asbóth / Emil Gábori Dragutin Mitić / Franjo Punčec 1 6 6 4 2 6 5 7     4 Emil Gábori Franjo Punčec 1 6 1 6 4 6       5 József Asbóth Dragutin Mitić 7 9 6 2 8 10 3 6

Italy vs. Monaco[edit]

Italy 3	Naples, Italy[12] 12–14 May 1939 Clay		Monaco 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Vanni Canepele Aleco Noghès 6 0 6 3 6 1       2 Giorgio de Stefani Gaston Médécin 6 1 6 2 6 2       3 Giovanni Cucelli / Gino Vido Vladimir Landau / Aleco Noghès 6 3 6 1 6 0       4 Giorgio de Stefani Aleco Noghès           not played 5 Vanni Canepele Gaston Médécin           not played

Belgium vs. India[edit]

Belgium 3	Brussels, Belgium[13] 19–21 May 1939		India 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 André Lacroix Ghaus Mohammad Khan 6 1 6 3 5 7 6 0     2 Charles Naeyaert Yaswanath-Rao Savur 6 0 10 8 1 6 6 3     3 Pierre Geelhand de Merxem / Jacques Van den Eynde Ghaus Mohammad Khan / Yaswanath-Rao Savur 4 6 4 6 7 5 4 6     4 Charles Naeyaert Ghaus Mohammad Khan 8 10 2 6 1 6       5 André Lacroix Yaswanath-Rao Savur 6 2 6 2 6 4

Quarterfinals[edit]

Great Britain vs. France[edit]

Great Britain 3	No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England[14] 25–27 May 1939 Grass		France 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Charles Hare Bernard Destremau 6 2 6 3 3 6 14 12     2 Ronald Shayes Christian Boussus 2 6 4 6 0 6       3 Charles Hare / Frank Wilde Pierre Pellizza / Yvon Petra 6 3 6 3 3 6 4 6 6 3   4 Ronald Shayes Bernard Destremau 6 3 4 6 6 4 7 5     5 Laurie Shaffi Christian Boussus 0 6 2 6 5 7

Germany vs. Sweden[edit]

Germany 4	Rot-Weiss-Stadion, Berlin, Germany[15] 27–29 May 1939 Clay		Sweden 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Roderich Menzel Morgan Hultman 6 0 6 2 6 1       2 Henner Henkel Kalle Schröder 5 7 3 6 6 2 8 6 6 3   3 Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa Nils Rohlsson / Kalle Schröder 2 6 6 1 3 6 3 6     4 Roderich Menzel Kalle Schröder 2 6 6 3 6 3 6 3     5 Rolf Göpfert Morgan Hultman 6 2 6 3 6 3

Italy vs. Yugoslavia[edit]

Italy 2	Milan, Italy[16] 26–28 May 1939 Clay		Yugoslavia 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Vanni Canepele Dragutin Mitić 6 3 6 3 7 5       2 Giorgio de Stefani Franjo Punčec 4 6 1 6 5 7       3 Giovanni Cucelli / Valentino Taroni Dragutin Mitić / Franjo Punčec 2 6 2 6 0 6       4 Giorgio de Stefani Dragutin Mitić 6 1 6 4 4 6 6 3     5 Vanni Canepele Franjo Punčec 11 13 1 6 8 6 3 6

Belgium vs. Norway[edit]

Belgium 5	Brussels, Belgium[17] 26–28 May 1939 Clay		Norway 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 André Lacroix Johan Haanes 6 1 6 4 6 2       2 Charles Naeyaert Sigurd Rinde 6 1 6 0 6 0       3 Léopold de Borman / Pierre Geelhand de Merxem Birger Andersen-Brem / Johan Haanes 6 0 6 1 5 7 6 2     4 Charles Naeyaert Johan Haanes 6 4 6 1 6 3       5 Pierre Geelhand de Merxem Sigurd Rinde 6 1 6 0 6 0

Semifinals[edit]

Germany vs. Great Britain[edit]

Germany 5	Berlin, Germany[18] 3–5 June 1939 Clay		Great Britain 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Roderich Menzel Charles Hare 6 0 6 1         retired 2 Henner Henkel Ronald Shayes 6 2 6 3 6 1       3 Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa Laurie Shaffi / Frank Wilde 6 4 6 2 6 2       4 Roderich Menzel Ronald Shayes 6 1 6 1 6 0       5 Georg von Metaxa Frank Wilde 3 6 6 0 6 2 6 3

Yugoslavia vs. Belgium[edit]

Yugoslavia 3	Zagreb, Yugoslavia[19] 2–4 June 1939		Belgium 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Franjo Punčec André Lacroix 1 6 6 3 6 3 7 5     2 Dragutin Mitić Pierre Geelhand de Merxem 6 1 6 4 6 1       3 Dragutin Mitić / Franjo Punčec Léopold de Borman / André Lacroix 2 6 2 6 3 6       4 Dragutin Mitić André Lacroix 3 6 2 6 8 6 2 6     5 Franjo Punčec Pierre Geelhand de Merxem 6 3 8 6 6 3

Final[edit]

Yugoslavia vs. Germany[edit]

Yugoslavia 3	A.T.K. Stadium, Zagreb, Yugoslavia[2] 28–30 July 1939		Germany 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Franjo Punčec Rolf Göpfert 6 3 6 1 6 0       2 Dragutin Mitić Henner Henkel 0 6 1 6 6 4 4 6     3 Franjo Kukuljević / Franjo Punčec Henner Henkel / Roderich Menzel 7 9 6 4 4 6 6 3 1 4   4 Dragutin Mitić Rolf Göpfert 6 1 6 2 6 3       5 Franjo Punčec Henner Henkel 10 8 6 3 6 0

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Davis Cup official website