1930 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1930 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] Italy defeated Japan in the final, and went on to face the United States in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw

First Round
19 April–6 May
Second Round
9–20 May
Quarterfinals
30 May–9 June
Semifinals
14–16 June
Final
11–13 July
 NorwayOslo, Norway (clay)
bye Norway0
 Austria Austria5Vienna, Austria
bye Austria2
 ItalyRome, Italy (clay) Italy3
bye Italy5
 Egypt Egypt0Milan, Italy (clay)
bye Italy3
 Great Britain3Torquay, England (clay) Australia2
 Germany2 Great Britain5
 Poland3 Poland0Eastbourne, England (grass)
 Romania2 Great Britain1
  Switzerland0Dublin, Ireland (grass) Australia4
 Australia5 Australia4
 Ireland4 Ireland1Genoa, Italy (clay)
 Monaco1 Italy3
 Greece2London, England (clay) Japan2
 India3 India0
 Hungary0 Japan5Barcelona, Spain (clay)
 Japan4 Japan4
 Spain4Zagreb, Yugoslavia Spain1
 Belgium1 Spain5
 Yugoslavia5 Yugoslavia0Prague, Czechoslovakia
 Sweden0 Japan3
byePrague, Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia2
 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia3
bye Denmark2Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)
 Denmark Czechoslovakia3
byeAmsterdam, Netherlands (clay) Netherlands2
 Netherlands Netherlands4
bye Finland1
 Finland

First round

Great Britain vs. Germany


Great Britain
3
Queen's Club, London, England[3]
24–26 April 1930
Clay

Germany
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Bunny Austin
Heinz Landmann
3
6
6
8
7
5
6
4
4
6
 
2
Harry Lee
Daniel Prenn
4
6
9
7
3
6
2
6
   
3
Ian Collins / Colin Gregory
Walter Dessart / Heinrich Kleinschroth
6
2
6
4
6
3
     
4
Bunny Austin
Daniel Prenn
6
3
6
4
7
5
     
5
Harry Lee
Heinz Landmann
5
7
6
3
6
2
6
3
   

Poland vs. Romania


Poland
3
Warsaw, Poland[4]
2–5 May 1930

Romania
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Maksymilian Stolarow
Nicolae Mișu
3
6
6
4
4
6
1
6
   
2
Ignacy Tłoczyński
Ghica Poulieff
6
3
7
5
6
4
     
3
Jerzy Stolarow / Maksymilian Stolarow
Nicolae Mișu / Ghica Poulieff
6
1
2
6
3
6
5
7
   
4
Ignacy Tłoczyński
Nicolae Mișu
6
3
7
9
7
5
4
6
6
0
 
5
Maksymilian Stolarow
Ghica Poulieff
3
6
6
1
6
2
7
9
6
3
 

Switzerland vs. Australia


Switzerland
0
Zürich, Switzerland[5]
2–4 May 1930

Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Hector Chiesa
Edgar Moon
6
3
2
6
1
6
1
6
   
2
Charles Aeschlimann
Jack Crawford
0
6
3
6
1
6
     
3
Charles Aeschlimann / Jean Wuarin
Harry Hopman / James Willard
6
2
4
6
2
6
3
6
   
4
Hector Chiesa
Jack Crawford
4
6
8
10
3
6
     
5
Charles Aeschlimann
Edgar Moon
6
3
1
6
4
6
3
6
   

Ireland vs. Monaco


Ireland
4
Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland[6]
3–6 May 1930
Grass

Monaco
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Edward McGuire
René Gallèpe
2
6
5
7
5
7
     
2
George Lyttleton-Rogers
Vladimir Landau
6
1
6
4
6
2
     
3
Vincent Allman-Smith / George Lyttleton-Rogers
René Gallèpe / Vladimir Landau
6
1
6
1
6
4
     
4
Edward McGuire
Vladimir Landau
13
11
0
6
2
6
6
4
6
1
 
5
George Lyttleton-Rogers
René Gallèpe
2
6
8
6
6
2
11
9
   

Greece vs. India


Greece
2
Athens, Greece[7]
19–22 April 1930

India
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Orestis Garangiotis
Janmeja Charanjiva
5
7
6
1
2
6
4
6
   
2
Augustos Zerlendis
Hira-Lal Soni
6
3
4
6
7
5
6
1
   
3
Max Balli / Orestis Garangiotis
Janmeja Charanjiva / Hira-Lal Soni
2
6
6
3
1
6
7
9
   
4
Augustos Zerlendis
Janmeja Charanjiva
6
4
6
2
3
6
6
4
   
5
Orestis Garangiotis
Hira-Lal Soni
9
11
4
6
7
5
4
6
   

Hungary vs. Japan


Hungary
0
Budapest, Hungary[8]
2–4 May 1930

Japan
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Imre Takáts
Yoshiro Ota
1
6
4
6
0
6
     
2
Béla von Kehrling
Takeichi Harada
6
2
3
6
6
8
2
6
   
3
Pál Aschner / Béla von Kehrling
Tamio Abe / Takeichi Harada
2
6
2
6
6
3
4
6
   
4
Imre Takáts
Hyotaro Sato
4
6
3
6
3
6
     
5
Béla von Kehrling
Yoshiro Ota
4
6
6
4
7
5
6
6
  not
completed

Belgium vs. Spain


Belgium
1
Royal Beerschot Athletic Club, Antwerp, Belgium[9]
2–4 May 1930

Spain
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
André Lacroix
Enrique Maier
6
3
1
6
6
2
2
6
3
6
 
2
Andre Ewbank
Antonio Juanico
6
3
7
5
2
6
2
6
6
1
 
3
Léopold de Borman / Andre Ewbank
Enrique Maier / Ricardo Saprissa
1
6
6
4
6
1
6
8
3
6
 
4
Andre Ewbank
Enrique Maier
2
6
1
6
1
6
     
5
André Lacroix
Antonio Juanico
3
6
3
6
5
7
     

Yugoslavia vs. Sweden


Yugoslavia
5
Beograd Tennis Klub, Belgrade, Yugoslavia[10]
2–4 May 1930
Clay

Sweden
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Krešimir Friedrich
Harry Ramberg
6
3
1
6
6
4
5
7
6
4
 
2
Franjo Šefer
John Söderström
4
6
6
3
6
1
6
0
   
3
Ivan Radović / Franjo Šefer
Harry Ramberg / John Söderström
6
3
6
1
5
7
6
2
   
4
Franjo Šefer
Harry Ramberg
6
0
3
1
       
retired
5
Krešimir Friedrich
John Söderström
6
3
6
2
6
2
     

Second round

Norway vs. Austria


Norway
0
Oslo, Norway[11]
16–19 May 1930
Clay

Austria
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Torleif Torkildsen
Hermann von Artens
4
6
3
6
4
6
     
2
Jack Nielsen
Franz-Wilhelm Matejka
2
6
1
6
0
6
     
3
Rolf Christoffersen / Jack Nielsen
Hermann von Artens / Franz-Wilhelm Matejka
2
6
4
6
3
6
     
4
Jack Nielsen
Hermann von Artens
6
0
1
6
1
6
5
7
   
5
Torleif Torkildsen
Franz-Wilhelm Matejka
1
6
2
6
1
6
     

Italy vs. Egypt


Italy
5
Rome, Italy[12]
9–11 May 1930
Clay

Egypt
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Giorgio de Stefani
Jacques Grandguillot
6
2
6
1
6
2
     
2
Uberto De Morpurgo
Loutfalla Wahid
6
1
6
4
6
2
     
3
Placido Gaslini / Uberto De Morpurgo
A. Riches / Nicolas Zahar
5
7
8
6
6
1
3
6
7
5
 
4
Giorgio de Stefani
A. Riches
6
0
6
2
6
0
     
5
Uberto De Morpurgo
Jacques Grandguillot
6
4
6
1
6
2
     

Great Britain vs. Poland


Great Britain
5
Abbey Park Gardens, Torquay, England[13]
10–12 May 1930
Clay

Poland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Harry Lee
Ignacy Tłoczyński
6
1
6
4
6
2
     
2
Nigel Sharpe
Maksymilian Stolarow
6
3
6
4
6
1
     
3
Ian Collins / Colin Gregory
Ignacy Tłoczyński / Przemyslaw Warminski
6
0
6
0
6
0
     
4
Harry Lee
Maksymilian Stolarow
6
4
6
2
8
6
     
5
Nigel Sharpe
Ignacy Tłoczyński
6
2
6
1
6
1
     

Ireland vs. Australia


Ireland
1
Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland[14]
15–17 May 1930
Grass

Australia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Edward McGuire
Jack Crawford
1
6
2
6
4
6
     
2
George Lyttleton-Rogers
Edgar Moon
6
4
6
2
3
6
2
6
10
12
 
3
Vincent Allman-Smith / George Lyttleton-Rogers
Harry Hopman / James Willard
4
6
2
6
2
6
     
4
George Lyttleton-Rogers
Jack Crawford
6
3
3
6
7
5
2
6
6
3
 
5
Edward McGuire
Edgar Moon
2
6
5
7
6
3
6
8
   

Japan vs. India


Japan
5
Royal Botanic Society Lawn Tennis Club, London, England[15]
15–17 May 1930
Clay

India
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Yoshiro Ota
Atri-Madan Mohan
6
2
7
5
6
4
     
2
Takeichi Harada
Janmeja Charanjiva
6
3
6
3
6
1
     
3
Tamio Abe / Takeichi Harada
Janmeja Charanjiva / Hira-Lal Soni
5
7
4
6
6
2
6
2
6
2
 
4
Yoshiro Ota
Hira-Lal Soni
6
1
6
4
6
0
     
5
Hyotaro Sato
Atri-Madan Mohan
10
8
6
1
6
2
     

Yugoslavia vs. Spain


Yugoslavia
0
Zagreb, Yugoslavia[16]
17–20 May 1930

Spain
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Franjo Šefer
Enrique Maier
3
6
4
6
3
6
     
2
Krešimir Friedrich
Antonio Juanico
0
6
1
6
3
6
     
3
Franjo Kukuljević / Ivan Radović
Enrique Maier / José María Tejada
0
6
11
9
7
5
4
6
0
6
 
4
Franjo Kukuljević
Enrique Maier
1
6
3
6
2
6
     
5
Franjo Šefer
Antonio Juanico
13
11
4
6
2
6
3
6
   

Czechoslovakia vs. Denmark


Czechoslovakia
3
Prague, Czechoslovakia[17]
16–18 May 1930

Denmark
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Roderich Menzel
Erik Worm
6
2
6
2
4
6
6
2
   
2
Jan Koželuh
Einer Ulrich
6
0
2
6
5
7
6
3
5
7
 
3
Roderich Menzel / Friedrich Rohrer
Einer Ulrich / Erik Worm
6
3
1
6
6
4
4
6
7
9
 
4
Roderich Menzel
Einer Ulrich
6
2
6
2
6
1
     
5
Jan Koželuh
Erik Worm
7
5
6
2
10
8
     

Netherlands vs. Finland


Netherlands
4
Amsterdam, Netherlands[18]
16–18 May 1930
Clay

Finland
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Hendrik Timmer
Bo Grotenfelt
6
1
6
1
6
0
     
2
Arthur Diemer-Kool
Arne Grahn
6
8
6
8
4
6
     
3
Arthur Diemer-Kool / Hendrik Timmer
Arne Grahn / Runar Granholm
6
4
6
1
6
2
     
4
Hendrik Timmer
Arne Grahn
6
1
6
3
6
2
     
5
Arthur Diemer-Kool
Bo Grotenfelt
6
2
6
0
6
0
     

Quarterfinals

Austria vs. Italy


Austria
2
Vienna, Austria[19]
6–8 June 1930

Italy
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Hermann von Artens
Placido Gaslini
8
6
6
2
6
2
     
2
Franz-Wilhelm Matejka
Uberto De Morpurgo
2
6
2
6
3
6
     
3
Hermann von Artens / Franz-Wilhelm Matejka
Placido Gaslini / Uberto De Morpurgo
11
9
6
8
1
6
6
1
4
6
 
4
Franz-Wilhelm Matejka
Placido Gaslini
6
3
6
4
7
5
     
5
Hermann von Artens
Uberto De Morpurgo
2
6
2
6
2
6
     

Great Britain vs. Australia


Great Britain
1
Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England[20]
6–9 June 1930
Grass

Australia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Harry Lee
Jack Crawford
6
3
2
6
6
4
2
6
2
6
 
2
Colin Gregory
Harry Hopman
6
8
4
6
7
9
     
3
Ian Collins / Colin Gregory
Jack Crawford / Harry Hopman
8
6
10
8
6
2
     
4
Harry Lee
Harry Hopman
3
6
6
4
9
7
2
6
4
6
 
5
Colin Gregory
Jack Crawford
2
6
5
7
8
6
3
6
   

Spain vs. Japan


Spain
1
Exposición de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain[21]
7–9 June 1930
Clay

Japan
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Antonio Juanico
Yoshiro Ota
1
6
6
3
2
6
2
6
   
2
Enrique Maier
Takeichi Harada
6
3
2
6
0
6
4
6
   
3
Enrique Maier / Francisco Sindreu
Tamio Abe / Takeichi Harada
2
6
6
4
6
4
6
4
   
4
Antonio Juanico
Takeichi Harada
0
6
3
6
3
6
     
5
Enrique Maier
Yoshiro Ota
1
6
1
6
1
6
     

Netherlands vs. Czechoslovakia


Netherlands
2
Scheveningen, Netherlands[22]
30 May–1 June 1930
Clay

Czechoslovakia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Hendrik Timmer
Jan Koželuh
6
1
6
3
6
1
     
2
Arthur Diemer-Kool
Roderich Menzel
3
6
3
6
2
6
     
3
Arthur Diemer-Kool / Hendrik Timmer
Jan Koželuh / Roderich Menzel
9
7
2
6
1
6
6
3
4
6
 
4
Hendrik Timmer
Roderich Menzel
8
6
6
0
4
6
7
5
   
5
Arthur Diemer-Kool
Jan Koželuh
4
6
6
4
3
6
3
6
   

Semifinals

Italy vs. Australia


Italy
3
Milan, Italy[23]
14–16 June 1930
Clay

Australia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Giorgio de Stefani
Harry Hopman
6
3
3
6
7
5
6
2
   
2
Uberto De Morpurgo
Jack Crawford
5
7
6
2
6
4
3
6
6
4
 
3
Placido Gaslini / Uberto De Morpurgo
Harry Hopman / James Willard
7
9
7
9
6
4
4
6
   
4
Uberto De Morpurgo
Harry Hopman
8
6
2
6
6
4
1
6
6
1
 
5
Giorgio de Stefani
Jack Crawford
4
6
3
6
2
6
     

Czechoslovakia vs. Japan


Czechoslovakia
2
Prague, Czechoslovakia[24]
14–16 June 1930

Japan
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Roderich Menzel
Takeichi Harada
9
11
6
3
7
5
6
1
   
2
Jan Koželuh
Yoshiro Ota
4
6
6
4
4
6
5
7
   
3
Jan Koželuh / Roderich Menzel
Tamio Abe / Takeichi Harada
6
1
5
7
6
8
7
9
   
4
Jan Koželuh
Takeichi Harada
2
6
3
6
3
6
     
5
Roderich Menzel
Yoshiro Ota
6
2
4
6
6
3
6
3
   

Final

Italy vs. Japan


Italy
3
Genoa, Italy[2]
11–13 July 1930
Clay

Japan
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Uberto De Morpurgo
Takeichi Harada
4
6
3
6
5
7
     
2
Giorgio de Stefani
Yoshiro Ota
6
3
6
4
4
6
6
4
   
3
Uberto De Morpurgo / Giorgio de Stefani
Tamio Abe / Takeichi Harada
8
6
9
7
6
8
2
6
6
1
 
4
Giorgio de Stefani
Takeichi Harada
2
6
5
7
5
7
     
5
Uberto De Morpurgo
Yoshiro Ota
6
0
6
2
6
1
     

References

  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 Japan". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Great Britain v Germany". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Poland v Romania". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Switzerland v Australia". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Ireland v Monaco". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Greece v India". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Hungary v Japan". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Belgium v Spain". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Yugoslavia v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Norway v Austria". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Italy v Egypt". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Great Britain v Poland". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Ireland v Australia". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Japan v India". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Yugoslavia v Spain". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ "Czechoslovakia v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ "Netherlands v Finland". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ "Austria v Italy". daviscup.com.
  20. ^ "Great Britain v Australia". daviscup.com.
  21. ^ "Spain v Japan". daviscup.com.
  22. ^ "Netherlands v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  23. ^ "Italy v Australia". daviscup.com.
  24. ^ "Czechoslovakia v Japan". daviscup.com.