1928 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

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The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1928 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

27 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] Italy defeated Czechoslovakia in the final, and went on to face the United States in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw[edit]

First Round
7 April–12 May
Second Round
11–26 May
Quarterfinals
7–11 June
Semifinals
20–24 June
Final
13–15 July
  SwitzerlandZürich, Switzerland
bye  Switzerland2
 India India3Turin, Italy (clay)
bye India1
 Romania5Rome, Italy (clay) Italy4
 Belgium0 Romania0
 Italy4 Italy4Felixstowe, England (grass)
 Australia1 Italy4
 Yugoslavia1Helsinki, Finland (clay) Great Britain1
 Finland4 Finland0
 Great Britain4 Great Britain5Birmingham, England (grass)
 Argentina1 Great Britain4
 Germany4Berlin, Germany (clay) Germany1
 Greece1 Germany3
 Spain3 Spain2Milan, Italy (clay)
 Chile2 Italy3
 Poland0Copenhagen, Denmark Czechoslovakia2
 Denmark5 Denmark1
 Austria4 Austria4The Hague, Netherlands (clay)
 Philippines1 Austria0
 Norway0Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) Netherlands3
 Hungary5 Hungary2
 Ireland0 Netherlands3Prague, Czechoslovakia
 Netherlands5 Netherlands2
 Sweden [3]w/oStockholm, Sweden Czechoslovakia3
 South Africa Sweden1
bye Czechoslovakia4
 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia [4]w/o
byeLisbon, Portugal (clay) New Zealand
 Portugal Portugal1
bye New Zealand4
 New Zealand

First round[edit]

Romania vs. Belgium[edit]


Romania
5
Bucharest, Romania[5]
4–6 May 1928
Clay

Belgium
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Romania
Belgium
Gheorghe Lupu
Andre Ewbank
6
3
7
9
7
5
7
9
6
3
 
2 Romania
Belgium
Nicolae Mișu
Maurice Iwiens-d'Eeckhoutte
6
3
8
6
3
6
6
3
   
3 Romania
Belgium
Laszlo Dorner / Nicolae Mișu
Andre Ewbank / André Lacroix
6
4
4
6
6
2
7
5
   
4 Romania
Belgium
Nicolae Mișu
Andre Ewbank
6
4
6
1
6
4
     
5 Romania
Belgium
Gheorghe Lupu
Maurice Iwiens-d'Eeckhoutte
3
6
4
6
6
4
6
4
6
0
 

Italy vs. Australia[edit]


Italy
4
Genoa, Italy[6]
4–9 May 1928
Clay

Australia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Australia
Uberto De Morpurgo
Jack Crawford
7
5
6
3
6
2
     
2 Italy
Australia
Giorgio de Stefani
Gerald Patterson
1
6
3
6
3
6
     
3 Italy
Australia
Placido Gaslini / Uberto De Morpurgo
Harry Hopman / Gerald Patterson
6
3
6
4
1
6
1
6
6
2
 
4 Italy
Australia
Uberto De Morpurgo
Gerald Patterson
1
6
6
4
6
3
2
6
6
1
 
5 Italy
Australia
Giorgio de Stefani
Harry Hopman
7
5
8
6
10
8
     

Yugoslavia vs. Finland[edit]


Yugoslavia
1
Zagreb, Yugoslavia[7]
4–6 May 1928

Finland
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Finland
Franjo Šefer
Arne Grahn
2
6
0
6
1
6
     
2 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Finland
Aleksandar Popović
Bo Grotenfelt
4
6
6
1
3
6
5
7
   
3 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Finland
Aleksandar Popović / Franjo Šefer
Arne Grahn / Bo Grotenfelt
2
6
2
6
6
8
     
4 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Finland
Aleksandar Popović
Arne Grahn
2
6
2
6
2
6
     
5 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Finland
Franjo Šefer
Bo Grotenfelt
6
3
2
6
9
7
7
5
   

Great Britain vs. Argentina[edit]


Great Britain
4
Abbey Park Gardens, Torquay, England[8]
3–5 May 1928
Clay

Argentina
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Argentina
Colin Gregory
Guillermo Robson
10
12
13
11
6
3
8
6
   
2 United Kingdom
Argentina
Edward Higgs
Ronaldo Boyd
3
6
6
4
3
6
3
6
   
3 United Kingdom
Argentina
Gordon Crole-Rees / Cyril Eames
Ronaldo Boyd / Guillermo Robson
6
4
6
1
9
11
1
6
7
5
 
4 United Kingdom
Argentina
Colin Gregory
Ronaldo Boyd
6
4
11
9
6
2
     
5 United Kingdom
Argentina
Edward Higgs
Guillermo Robson
7
5
6
2
2
6
7
5
   

Germany vs. Greece[edit]


Germany
4
Munich, Germany[9]
4–6 May 1928

Greece
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Germany
Greece
Phillip Buss
Augustos Zerlendis
7
5
6
4
4
6
6
2
   
2 Germany
Greece
Otto Froitzheim
Max Balli
3
6
6
3
6
1
9
7
   
3 Germany
Greece
Curt Bergmann / Heinrich Kleinschroth
Max Balli / Augustos Zerlendis
6
1
6
3
6
4
     
4 Germany
Greece
Phillip Buss
Max Balli
6
1
6
4
6
4
     
5 Germany
Greece
Otto Froitzheim
Augustos Zerlendis
1
6
3
6
6
4
6
4
1
6
 

Spain vs. Chile[edit]


Spain
3
Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain[10]
7–9 April 1928
Clay

Chile
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
Chile
Francisco Sindreu
Domingo Torralva Ponsa
6
3
6
2
3
6
6
3
   
2 Spain
Chile
Antonio Juanico
Luis Torralva Ponsa
4
6
2
6
2
6
     
3 Spain
Chile
Eduardo Flaquer / Raimundo Morales Marqués
Domingo Torralva Ponsa / Luis Torralva Ponsa
6
4
2
6
6
3
7
9
2
6
 
4 Spain
Chile
Francisco Sindreu
Luis Torralva Ponsa
6
4
7
5
6
4
     
5 Spain
Chile
Antonio Juanico
Domingo Torralva Ponsa
6
4
4
6
6
3
3
6
6
1
 

Poland vs. Denmark[edit]


Poland
0
Warsaw, Poland[11]
4–6 May 1928

Denmark
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Poland
Denmark
Jerzy Stolarow
Einer Ulrich
6
3
4
6
0
6
4
6
   
2 Poland
Denmark
Przemyslaw Warminski
Axel Petersen
2
6
6
3
4
6
2
6
   
3 Poland
Denmark
Jerzy Stolarow / Maksymilian Stolarow
Axel Petersen / Einer Ulrich
1
6
3
6
4
6
     
4 Poland
Denmark
Przemyslaw Warminski
Einer Ulrich
4
6
4
6
6
8
     
5 Poland
Denmark
Jerzy Stolarow
Axel Petersen
1
6
0
6
2
6
     

Austria vs. Philippines[edit]


Austria
4
Vienna, Austria[12]
4–6 May 1928

Philippines
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
Philippines
Hermann von Artens
Guillermo Aragon
6
3
6
3
6
3
     
2 Austria
Philippines
Franz-Wilhelm Matejka
Lope Yngayo
6
2
6
2
6
4
     
3 Austria
Philippines
Hermann von Artens / Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten
Guillermo Aragon / Lope Yngayo
6
2
11
13
6
0
6
3
   
4 Austria
Philippines
Hermann von Artens
Lope Yngayo
4
6
2
6
6
1
    retired
 
5 Austria
Philippines
Franz-Wilhelm Matejka
Guillermo Aragon
6
0
6
2
6
3
     

Norway vs. Hungary[edit]


Norway
0
Oslo, Norway[13]
4–6 May 1928
Clay

Hungary
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Norway
Hungary
Rolf Christoffersen
Béla von Kehrling
1
6
3
6
1
6
     
2 Norway
Hungary
Torleif Torkildsen
Imre Takáts
5
7
9
7
4
6
6
1
2
6
 
3 Norway
Hungary
Rolf Christoffersen / Torleif Torkildsen
Béla von Kehrling / Jenő Péteri
2
6
2
6
6
4
0
6
   
4 Norway
Hungary
Torleif Torkildsen
Béla von Kehrling
5
7
6
3
3
6
1
6
   
5 Norway
Hungary
Rolf Christoffersen
Imre Takáts
1
6
1
6
2
6
     

Ireland vs. Netherlands[edit]


Ireland
0
Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland[14]
10–12 May 1928
Grass

Netherlands
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Republic of Ireland
Netherlands
Denis O'Callaghan
Arthur Diemer-Kool
2
6
7
5
1
6
2
6
   
2 Republic of Ireland
Netherlands
Charles Scroppe
Hendrik Timmer
2
6
2
6
2
6
     
3 Republic of Ireland
Netherlands
Denis O'Callaghan / Charles Scroppe
Arthur Diemer-Kool / Hendrik Timmer
4
6
6
8
6
8
     
4 Republic of Ireland
Netherlands
Charles Scroppe
Arthur Diemer-Kool
6
3
3
6
7
5
1
6
1
6
 
5 Republic of Ireland
Netherlands
Denis O'Callaghan
Hendrik Timmer
1
6
2
6
0
6
     

Second round[edit]

Switzerland vs. India[edit]


Switzerland
2
Zürich, Switzerland[15]
12–14 May 1928

India
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
India
Charles Aeschlimann
Mohammed Sleem
3
6
7
9
2
6
     
2 Switzerland
India
Jean Wuarin
E.V. Bobb
3
6
1
6
9
7
3
6
   
3 Switzerland
India
Charles Aeschlimann / Maurice Ferrier
Dudley Pitt / Hira-Lal Soni
4
6
8
10
6
3
6
4
6
1
 
4 Switzerland
India
Jean Wuarin
Mohammed Sleem
1
6
1
6
4
6
     
5 Switzerland
India
Charles Aeschlimann
E.V. Bobb
6
4
1
6
6
4
6
2
   

Italy vs. Romania[edit]


Italy
4
Rome, Italy[16]
17–19 May 1928
Clay

Romania
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Romania
Uberto De Morpurgo
Gheorghe Lupu
6
2
6
2
6
2
     
2 Italy
Romania
Giorgio de Stefani
Laszlo Dorner
6
3
6
2
6
2
     
3 Italy
Romania
Placido Gaslini / Uberto De Morpurgo
Laszlo Dorner / Gheorghe Lupu
6
2
6
4
4
6
3
6
6
4
 
4 Italy
Romania
Giorgio de Stefani
Gheorghe Lupu
3
6
6
4
6
4
5
7
9
7
 
5 Italy
Romania
Uberto De Morpurgo
Laszlo Dorner
          not
played

Finland vs. Great Britain[edit]


Finland
0
Helsinki Tennis Club, Helsinki, Finland[17]
18–20 May 1928
Clay

Great Britain
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Finland
United Kingdom
Arne Grahn
Colin Gregory
0
6
6
1
1
6
1
6
   
2 Finland
United Kingdom
Bo Grotenfelt
Edward Higgs
2
6
1
6
6
2
0
6
   
3 Finland
United Kingdom
Arne Grahn / Bo Grotenfelt
Gordon Crole-Rees / Cyril Eames
3
6
2
6
2
6
     
4 Finland
United Kingdom
Runar Granholm
Colin Gregory
2
6
1
6
2
6
     
5 Finland
United Kingdom
Arne Grahn
Edward Higgs
6
4
1
6
4
6
4
6
   

Germany vs. Spain[edit]


Germany
3
Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany[18]
17–19 May 1928
Clay

Spain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Germany
Spain
Hans Moldenhauer
Eduardo Flaquer
6
4
3
6
7
5
6
3
   
2 Germany
Spain
Daniel Prenn
Francisco Sindreu
5
7
6
2
2
6
6
3
6
4
 
3 Germany
Spain
Curt Bergmann / Heinrich Kleinschroth
Eduardo Flaquer / Raimundo Morales Marqués
5
7
3
6
6
2
9
7
1
6
 
4 Germany
Spain
Hans Moldenhauer
Francisco Sindreu
4
6
1
6
7
5
6
1
3
6
 
5 Germany
Spain
Daniel Prenn
Eduardo Flaquer
4
6
6
3
6
2
6
4
   

Denmark vs. Austria[edit]


Denmark
1
Copenhagen, Denmark[19]
23–26 May 1928

Austria
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Austria
Axel Petersen
Hermann von Artens
4
6
2
6
5
7
     
2 Denmark
Austria
Einer Ulrich
Franz-Wilhelm Matejka
1
6
2
6
2
6
     
3 Denmark
Austria
Povl Henriksen / Einer Ulrich
Hermann von Artens / Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten
8
6
6
0
11
9
     
4 Denmark
Austria
Einer Ulrich
Hermann von Artens
4
6
4
6
6
3
7
9
   
5 Denmark
Austria
Axel Petersen
Franz-Wilhelm Matejka
6
8
2
6
7
5
6
2
3
6
 

Netherlands vs. Hungary[edit]


Netherlands
3
Noordwijk, Netherlands[20]
18–20 May 1928
Clay

Hungary
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Hungary
Hendrik Timmer
Imre Takáts
6
2
6
0
6
1
     
2 Netherlands
Hungary
Arthur Diemer-Kool
Béla von Kehrling
5
7
6
4
6
2
1
6
1
1
retired
 
3 Netherlands
Hungary
Ody Koopman / Hendrik Timmer
Béla von Kehrling / Jenő Péteri
1
6
6
4
6
2
7
5
   
4 Netherlands
Hungary
Hendrik Timmer
Béla von Kehrling
6
3
6
4
6
3
     
5 Netherlands
Hungary
Ody Koopman
Imre Takáts
4
6
2
6
5
7
     

Sweden vs. Czechoslovakia[edit]


Sweden
1
East Malm Athletic/Soccer Fields, Stockholm, Sweden[21]
17–19 May 1928
Clay

Czechoslovakia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Czechoslovakia
Ingvar Garell
Jan Koželuh
6
8
0
6
1
6
     
2 Sweden
Czechoslovakia
Sune Malmström
Roderich Menzel
3
6
3
6
6
3
5
7
   
3 Sweden
Czechoslovakia
Sune Malmström / Charles Wennergren
Jan Koželuh / Pavel Macenauer
0
6
2
6
4
6
     
4 Sweden
Czechoslovakia
Ingvar Garell
Roderich Menzel
2
6
0
6
7
5
6
8
   
5 Sweden
Czechoslovakia
Sune Malmström
Pavel Macenauer
10
8
1
6
7
5
6
3
   

Portugal vs. New Zealand[edit]


Portugal
1
Sporting Club, Lisbon, Portugal[22]
11–13 May 1928
Clay

New Zealand
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Portugal
New Zealand
José de Verda
Russell Young
6
2
6
2
6
3
     
2 Portugal
New Zealand
Antonio Pinto-Coelho
Eskell Andrews
3
6
4
6
0
6
     
3 Portugal
New Zealand
Antonio Casanovas / Fernando Vasconcelos
Eskell Andrews / Russell Young
7
5
4
6
2
6
2
6
   
4 Portugal
New Zealand
Antonio Pinto-Coelho
Russell Young
6
4
1
6
3
6
0
6
   
5 Portugal
New Zealand
José de Verda
Eskell Andrews
4
6
3
6
1
6
     

Quarterfinals[edit]

Italy vs. India[edit]


Italy
4
Turin, Italy[23]
9–11 June 1928
Clay

India
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
India
Uberto De Morpurgo
Mohammed Sleem
6
3
6
3
6
1
     
2 Italy
India
Giorgio de Stefani
E.V. Bobb
6
4
6
1
6
3
     
3 Italy
India
Placido Gaslini / Uberto De Morpurgo
E.V. Bobb / Mohammed Sleem
6
3
6
3
3
6
6
3
   
4 Italy
India
Uberto De Morpurgo
E.V. Bobb
6
2
6
4
6
4
     
5 Italy
India
Giorgio de Stefani
Mohammed Sleem
4
6
6
8
6
4
3
6
   

Great Britain vs. Germany[edit]


Great Britain
4
Edgbaston Lawn Tennis Society, Birmingham, England[24]
7–9 June 1928
Grass

Germany
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Germany
Edward Higgs
Hans Moldenhauer
6
4
4
6
6
2
0
6
6
4
 
2 United Kingdom
Germany
Colin Gregory
Otto Froitzheim
6
4
4
6
6
0
     
retired
3 United Kingdom
Germany
Gordon Crole-Rees / Cyril Eames
Heinrich Kleinschroth / Daniel Prenn
7
5
6
2
6
4
     
4 United Kingdom
Germany
Colin Gregory
Hans Moldenhauer
2
6
6
4
3
6
6
1
6
2
 
5 United Kingdom
Germany
Edward Higgs
Daniel Prenn
6
3
1
6
5
7
6
2
3
6
 

Netherlands vs. Austria[edit]


Netherlands
3
The Hague, Netherlands[25]
7–9 June 1928
Clay

Austria
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Austria
Hendrik Timmer
Franz-Wilhelm Matejka
2
6
5
7
6
0
6
3
6
4
 
2 Netherlands
Austria
Arthur Diemer-Kool
Hermann von Artens
6
3
4
6
6
3
3
6
6
0
 
3 Netherlands
Austria
Arthur Diemer-Kool / Hendrik Timmer
Hermann von Artens / Franz-Wilhelm Matejka
6
2
6
3
6
0
     
4 Netherlands
Austria
Hendrik Timmer
Hermann von Artens
          not
played
5 Netherlands
Austria
Arthur Diemer-Kool
Franz-Wilhelm Matejka
          not
played

Semifinals[edit]

Great Britain vs. Italy[edit]


Great Britain
1
Felixstowe Lawn Tennis Club, Felixstowe, England[26]
20–22 June 1928
Grass

Italy
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Italy
Edward Higgs
Uberto De Morpurgo
5
7
4
6
5
7
     
2 United Kingdom
Italy
Colin Gregory
Giorgio de Stefani
6
3
3
6
3
6
2
6
   
3 United Kingdom
Italy
Gordon Crole-Rees / Cyril Eames
Placido Gaslini / Uberto De Morpurgo
4
6
6
3
6
4
7
9
5
7
 
4 United Kingdom
Italy
Colin Gregory
Uberto De Morpurgo
0
6
1
6
2
6
     
5 United Kingdom
Italy
Edward Higgs
Giorgio de Stefani
6
1
3
6
6
3
5
7
6
2
 

Czechoslovakia vs. Netherlands[edit]


Czechoslovakia
3
Prague, Czechoslovakia[27]
22–24 June 1928

Netherlands
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
Netherlands
Pavel Macenauer
Hendrik Timmer
6
2
0
6
6
0
6
4
   
2 Czechoslovakia
Netherlands
Jan Koželuh
Christiaan van Lennep
6
2
6
0
6
2
     
3 Czechoslovakia
Netherlands
Jan Koželuh / Roderich Menzel
Christiaan van Lennep / Hendrik Timmer
3
6
6
3
2
6
4
6
   
4 Czechoslovakia
Netherlands
Jan Koželuh
Hendrik Timmer
3
6
6
1
1
6
4
6
   
5 Czechoslovakia
Netherlands
Pavel Macenauer
Christiaan van Lennep
6
2
6
2
6
2
     

Final[edit]

Italy vs. Czechoslovakia[edit]


Italy
3
Milan, Italy[2]
13–15 July 1928
Clay

Czechoslovakia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Czechoslovakia
Uberto De Morpurgo
Pavel Macenauer
6
3
6
3
6
4
     
2 Italy
Czechoslovakia
Placido Gaslini
Jan Koželuh
1
6
7
9
6
3
4
6
   
3 Italy
Czechoslovakia
Placido Gaslini / Uberto De Morpurgo
Jan Koželuh / Pavel Macenauer
6
8
6
4
4
6
4
6
   
4 Italy
Czechoslovakia
Uberto De Morpurgo
Jan Koželuh
6
1
6
2
6
0
     
5 Italy
Czechoslovakia
Placido Gaslini
Pavel Macenauer
0
6
6
4
6
4
6
3
   

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 Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Sweden v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Czechoslovakia v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Romania v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Italy v Australia". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Yugoslavia v Finland". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Great Britain v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Germany v Greece". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Spain v Chile". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Poland v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Austria v Philippines". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Norway v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Ireland v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Switzerland v India". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Italy v Romania". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ "Finland v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ "Germany v Spain". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ "Denmark v Austria". daviscup.com.
  20. ^ "Netherlands v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  21. ^ "Sweden v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  22. ^ "Portugal v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  23. ^ "Italy v India". daviscup.com.
  24. ^ "Great Britain v Germany". daviscup.com.
  25. ^ "Netherlands v Austria". daviscup.com.
  26. ^ "Great Britain v Italy". daviscup.com.
  27. ^ "Czechoslovakia v Netherlands". daviscup.com.

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