1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

Main article: 1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone
Details
Duration16 April – 11 July 1931
Teams22
Categories1931 Europe Zone
1931 America Zone
Champion
Winning nation Great Britain
Qualified for: 1931 Inter-Zonal Final
← 1930
1932 →

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1931 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] Great Britain defeated Czechoslovakia in the final, and went on to face the United States in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw

First Round
16 April–5 May		Second Round
8–17 May		Quarterfinals
20 May–6 June		Semifinals
12–18 June		Final
9–11 July
 FinlandHelsinki, Finland
bye Finland1
 Egypt Egypt4Paris, France (clay)
bye Egypt0
 YugoslaviaZagreb, Yugoslavia Japan5
bye Yugoslavia0
 Japan Japan5Eastbourne, England (grass)
bye Japan0
 BelgiumBrussels, Belgium (clay) Great Britain5
bye Belgium0
 Great Britain5 Great Britain5Eastbourne, England (grass)
 Monaco0 Great Britain5
 Germany0Dublin, Ireland (grass) South Africa0
 South Africa5 South Africa4
  Switzerland0 Ireland1Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
 Ireland5 Great Britain4
 Greece3Athens, Greece Czechoslovakia1
 Austria2 Greece1
 Spain2 Czechoslovakia4Prague, Czechoslovakia
 Czechoslovakia3 Czechoslovakia3
 Italy4Turin, Italy (clay) Italy0
 Hungary1 Italy3
bye Netherlands0Copenhagen, Denmark
 Netherlands Czechoslovakia5
byeOslo, Norway (clay) Denmark0
 Norway Norway0
bye Poland3Copenhagen, Denmark
 Poland Poland2
byeCopenhagen, Denmark Denmark3
 Denmark Denmark5
bye Romania0
 Romania

First round

Great Britain vs. Monaco


Great Britain
5 		Carhullen Lawn Tennis Club, Plymouth, England[3]
23–25 April 1931
Clay
Monaco
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Bunny Austin
Vladimir Landau 		6
0 		6
0 		6
1 		     
2
Fred Perry
René Gallèpe 		6
3 		6
2 		6
5 		     
3
Pat Hughes / Charles Kingsley
René Gallèpe / Vladimir Landau 		6
0 		6
2 		6
0 		     
4
Bunny Austin
René Gallèpe 		6
0 		6
1 		6
2 		     
5
Charles Kingsley
Vladimir Landau 		6
0 		6
1 		6
4 		     

Germany vs. South Africa


Germany
0 		Düsseldorf, Germany[4]
1–3 May 1931
South Africa
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Phillip Buss
Vernon Kirby 		6
1 		1
6 		2
6 		3
6 		   
2
Eberhard Nourney
Louis Raymond 		6
3 		3
6 		6
4 		4
6 		5
7 		 
3
Walter Dessart / Eberhard Nourney
Norman Farquharson / Vernon Kirby 		2
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
4
Eberhard Nourney
Vernon Kirby 		6
4 		3
6 		4
6 		3
6 		   
5
Phillip Buss
Louis Raymond 		6
4 		3
6 		5
7 		6
8 		   

Switzerland vs. Ireland


Switzerland
0 		Montreux, Switzerland[5]
2–5 May 1931
Ireland
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Charles Aeschlimann
George Lyttleton-Rogers 		2
6 		5
7 		2
6 		     
2
Hector Fisher
Edward McGuire 		4
6 		5
7 		5
7 		     
3
Charles Aeschlimann / Hector Fisher
George Lyttleton-Rogers / Charles Scroope 		3
6 		7
5 		11
13 		2
6 		   
4
Charles Aeschlimann
Edward McGuire 		7
5 		5
7 		6
2 		6
8 		2
6 		 
5
Hector Fisher
George Lyttleton-Rogers 		1
6 		6
2 		2
6 		6
8 		   

Greece vs. Austria


Greece
3 		Athens, Greece[6]
16–18 April 1931
Austria
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Orestis Garangiotis
Franz-Wilhelm Matejka 		8
6 		3
6 		7
5 		1
6 		6
4 		 
2
Augustos Zerlendis
Hermann von Artens 		1
6 		6
3 		1
6 		6
2 		8
6 		 
3
Max Balli / I. Georgiadis
Hermann von Artens / Michael Haberl 		7
5 		3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		   
4
Orestis Garangiotis
Hermann von Artens 		6
1 		2
6 		6
4 		6
8 		6
2 		 
5
Augustos Zerlendis
Franz-Wilhelm Matejka 		3
6 		2
6 		8
6 		3
6 		   

Czechoslovakia vs. Spain


Czechoslovakia
3 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[7]
1–3 May 1931
Spain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Roderich Menzel
Enrique Maier 		6
3 		6
2 		6
3 		     
2
Ladislav Hecht
Manuel Alonso Areizaga 		6
3 		4
6 		7
5 		0
6 		6
1 		 
3
Roderich Menzel / Friedrich Rohrer
Manuel Alonso Areizaga / Enrique Maier 		1
6 		7
9 		1
6 		     
4
Ladislav Hecht
Enrique Maier 		6
4 		3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		   
5
Roderich Menzel
Manuel Alonso Areizaga 		6
8 		6
2 		6
1 		6
3 		   

Hungary vs. Italy


Hungary
1 		Budapest, Hungary[8]
1–3 May 1931
Italy
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Imre Takáts
Giorgio de Stefani 		3
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
2
Béla von Kehrling
Uberto De Morpurgo 		6
3 		6
3 		6
4 		     
3
Emil Gábori / Béla von Kehrling
Alberto del Bono / Uberto De Morpurgo 		6
8 		6
3 		5
7 		5
7 		   
4
Imre Takáts
Uberto De Morpurgo 		3
6 		6
8 		1
6 		     
5
Béla von Kehrling
Giorgio de Stefani 		2
6 		6
4 		2
6 		6
4 		2
6 		 

Second round

Finland vs. Egypt


Finland
1 		Helsinki, Finland[9]
8–10 May 1931
Egypt
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Arne Grahn
Loutfalla Wahid 		8
6 		6
3 		6
8 		6
3 		   
2
Bo Grotenfelt
Jacques Grandguillot 		6
3 		1
6 		4
6 		2
6 		   
3
Arne Grahn / Bo Grotenfelt
Jacques Grandguillot / Ahmed Shukry 		4
6 		6
2 		4
6 		6
3 		5
7 		 
4
Arne Grahn
Jacques Grandguillot 		6
3 		5
7 		5
7 		2
6 		   
5
Bo Grotenfelt
Loutfalla Wahid 		3
6 		6
2 		4
6 		4
6 		   

Yugoslavia vs. Japan


Yugoslavia
0 		Zagreb, Yugoslavia[10]
8–10 May 1931
Japan
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Franjo Kukuljević
Jiro Sato 		3
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
2
Franjo Šefer
Hyotaro Sato 		3
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     
3
Franjo Kukuljević / Franjo Šefer
Minoru Kawachi / Jiro Sato 		7
9 		6
3 		7
9 		3
6 		   
4
Franjo Kukuljević
Hyotaro Sato 		3
6 		2
6 		6
3 		7
5 		2
6 		 
5
Franjo Šefer
Jiro Sato 		5
7 		3
6 		0
6 		     

Belgium vs. Great Britain


Belgium
0 		Royal Léopold Club, Brussels, Belgium[11]
9–11 May 1931
Clay
Great Britain
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
André Lacroix
Bunny Austin 		4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
2
Léopold de Borman
Fred Perry 		2
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
3
Léopold de Borman / André Lacroix
Pat Hughes / Fred Perry 		1
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
4
Léopold de Borman
Bunny Austin 		0
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
5
André Lacroix
Fred Perry 		6
8 		4
6 		5
7 		     

Ireland vs. South Africa


Ireland
1 		Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland[12]
14–16 May 1931
Grass
South Africa
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
George Lyttleton-Rogers
Pat Spence 		6
4 		6
2 		4
6 		4
6 		6
4 		 
2
Edward McGuire
Vernon Kirby 		6
4 		3
6 		5
7 		5
7 		   
3
George Lyttleton-Rogers / Charles Scroope
Norman Farquharson / Pat Spence 		6
1 		1
6 		5
7 		6
2 		3
6 		 
4
Edward McGuire
Pat Spence 		3
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
5
George Lyttleton-Rogers
Vernon Kirby 		6
3 		5
7 		8
10 		2
6 		   

Greece vs. Czechoslovakia


Greece
1 		Athens, Greece[13]
15–17 May 1931
Czechoslovakia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Augustos Zerlendis
Roderich Menzel 		2
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
2
Orestis Garangiotis
Ladislav Hecht 		1
6 		8
6 		6
2 		11
9 		   
3
Max Balli / Georgios Nikolaides
Ferenc Maršálek / Roderich Menzel 		2
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
4
Augustos Zerlendis
Ladislav Hecht 		2
6 		4
6 		6
3 		4
6 		   
5
Orestis Garangiotis
Roderich Menzel 		1
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     

Italy vs. Netherlands


Italy
3 		Turin Tennis Club, Turin, Italy[14]
15–17 May 1931
Clay
Netherlands
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Uberto De Morpurgo
Aad Knappert 		6
3 		6
1 		6
1 		     
2
Giorgio de Stefani
Jan van der Heide 		6
3 		6
3 		6
3 		     
3
Alberto del Bono / Uberto De Morpurgo
Jan van der Heide / Aad Knappert 		2
6 		6
2 		6
4 		6
1 		   
4
Uberto De Morpurgo
Jan van der Heide 		          not
played
5
Giorgio de Stefani
Aad Knappert 		          not
played

Norway vs. Poland


Norway
0 		Oslo, Norway[15]
13–15 May 1931
Clay
Poland
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jack Nielsen
Józef Hebda 		1
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2
Torleif Torkildsen
Ignacy Tłoczyński 		2
6 		1
6 		5
7 		     
3
Rolf Christoffersen / Oscar Fagerstrøm
Maksymilian Stolarow / Ignacy Tłoczyński 		2
6 		2
6 		7
5 		2
6 		   
4
Torleif Torkildsen
Józef Hebda 		          not
played
5
Jack Nielsen
Ignacy Tłoczyński 		          not
played

Denmark vs. Romania


Denmark
5 		Copenhagen, Denmark[16]
13–15 May 1931
Romania
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Einer Ulrich
Nicolae Mișu 		6
4 		6
4 		9
7 		     
2
Povl Henriksen
Ion Bunea 		6
0 		6
2 		6
3 		     
3
Povl Henriksen / Einer Ulrich
Ion Bunea / Nicolae Mișu 		6
4 		6
2 		6
3 		     
4
Einer Ulrich
Ion Bunea 		6
1 		6
1 		6
0 		     
5
Povl Henriksen
Nicolae Mișu 		4
6 		6
1 		6
4 		4
6 		6
1 		 

Quarterfinals

Japan vs. Egypt


Japan
5 		Paris, France[17]
2–4 June 1931
Clay
Egypt
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jiro Sato
Pierre Grandguillot 		6
0 		6
1 		6
0 		     
2
Hyotaro Sato
Loutfalla Wahid 		6
4 		2
6 		6
1 		6
8 		6
1 		 
3
Minoru Kawachi / Jiro Sato
Ahmed Shukry / Loutfalla Wahid 		6
2 		6
2 		6
1 		     
4
Minoru Kawachi
Loutfalla Wahid 		6
3 		4
6 		8
6 		3
6 		6
2 		 
5
Hyotaro Sato
Ahmed Shukry 		6
0 		6
1 		6
2 		     

Great Britain vs. South Africa


Great Britain
5 		Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England[18]
4–6 June 1931
Grass
South Africa
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Bunny Austin
Vernon Kirby 		6
2 		6
8 		2
6 		10
8 		6
3 		 
2
Fred Perry
Norman Farquharson 		6
2 		6
3 		6
3 		     
3
Pat Hughes / Fred Perry
Norman Farquharson / Pat Spence 		8
6 		6
4 		6
3 		     
4
Fred Perry
Vernon Kirby 		3
6 		6
4 		6
1 		6
4 		   
5
Bunny Austin
Norman Farquharson 		6
2 		5
7 		6
2 		6
3 		   

Czechoslovakia vs. Italy


Czechoslovakia
3 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[19]
4–6 June 1931
Italy
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ladislav Hecht
Giorgio de Stefani 		6
4 		7
5 		3
6 		8
6 		   
2
Roderich Menzel
Uberto De Morpurgo 		6
3 		6
3 		4
6 		6
2 		   
3
Ferenc Maršálek / Roderich Menzel
Alberto del Bono / Uberto De Morpurgo 		6
3 		6
4 		6
1 		     
4
Roderich Menzel
Giorgio de Stefani 		          not
played
5
Ladislav Hecht
Uberto De Morpurgo 		          not
played

Denmark vs. Poland


Denmark
3 		Copenhagen, Denmark[20]
20–22 May 1931
Poland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Povl Henriksen
Józef Hebda 		6
3 		6
1 		6
2 		     
2
Einer Ulrich
Ignacy Tłoczyński 		6
8 		1
6 		6
3 		8
6 		2
6 		 
3
Povl Henriksen / Einer Ulrich
Maksymilian Stolarow / Ignacy Tłoczyński 		6
4 		7
9 		3
6 		6
3 		6
4 		 
4
Einer Ulrich
Józef Hebda 		6
2 		6
4 		6
3 		     
5
Povl Henriksen
Ignacy Tłoczyński 		2
6 		6
4 		3
6 		2
6 		   

Semifinals

Great Britain vs. Japan


Great Britain
5 		Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England[21]
12–15 June 1931
Grass
Japan
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Fred Perry
Jiro Sato 		6
1 		4
6 		7
5 		7
5 		   
2
Bunny Austin
Hyotaro Sato 		0
6 		6
2 		6
4 		6
1 		   
3
Pat Hughes / Fred Perry
Minoru Kawachi / Jiro Sato 		6
4 		6
4 		8
6 		     
4
Bunny Austin
Minoru Kawachi 		6
1 		0
6 		8
6 		6
2 		   
5
Fred Perry
Hyotaro Sato 		6
2 		6
3 		4
6 		6
2 		   

Denmark vs. Czechoslovakia


Denmark
0 		Copenhagen, Denmark[22]
16–18 June 1931
Czechoslovakia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Einer Ulrich
Roderich Menzel 		3
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     
2
Povl Henriksen
Ladislav Hecht 		8
6 		0
6 		6
3 		2
6 		9
11 		 
3
Einer Ulrich / Erik Worm
Ferenc Maršálek / Roderich Menzel 		7
9 		6
1 		3
6 		0
6 		   
4
Erik Worm
Roderich Menzel 		6
3 		2
6 		4
6 		1
6 		   
5
Einer Ulrich
Ladislav Hecht 		3
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     

Final

Czechoslovakia vs. Great Britain


Czechoslovakia
1 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[2]
9–11 July 1931
Clay
Great Britain
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Roderich Menzel
Bunny Austin 		6
3 		2
6 		8
6 		3
6 		3
6 		 
2
Ladislav Hecht
Fred Perry 		1
6 		6
8 		3
6 		     
3
Ferenc Maršálek / Roderich Menzel
Pat Hughes / Fred Perry 		4
6 		6
4 		4
6 		2
6 		   
4
Ladislav Hecht
Bunny Austin 		6
2 		7
5 		6
4 		     
5
Roderich Menzel
Fred Perry 		5
7 		3
6 		5
7 		     

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