1935 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

1935 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone
Details
Duration20 July 1934 – 2 September 1934 (Qualifying draw)
10 May 1935 – 14 July 1935 (Main draw)
Teams11 (Main draw)
Categories1935 Europe Zone
1935 America Zone
Champion
Winning nation Australia
Qualified for: 1935 Inter-Zonal Final
1934
1936

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1935 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

Due to increased political tensions in Europe, entries for the Europe Zone declined sharply, causing the Qualifying Round system to be scrapped. 11 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] 17 teams entering the qualifying rounds. Germany defeated Czechoslovakia in the final, and went on to face the United States in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Qualifying round

Draw

First round
Warsaw, Poland
 Poland4
 Belgium1

First round

Poland vs. Belgium


Poland
4
Warsaw, Poland[3]
20–22 July 1934

Belgium
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Józef Hebda
Charles Naeyaert
0
6
6
3
6
2
8
6
   
2
Ignacy Tłoczyński
André Lacroix
6
3
6
3
10
8
     
3
Maksymilian Stolarow / Ignacy Tłoczyński
Léopold de Borman / André Lacroix
2
6
4
6
6
4
2
6
   
4
Ignacy Tłoczyński
Charles Naeyaert
6
4
10
8
8
6
     
5
Józef Hebda
André Lacroix
6
0
6
4
6
4
     

Second round

Poland vs. Estonia


Poland
5
Warsaw, Poland[4]
3–5 August 1934

Estonia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ignacy Tłoczyński
Hugo Pukk
6
4
6
4
6
3
     
2
Kazimierz Tarlowski
Kristian Lasn
6
2
6
4
2
6
6
4
   
3
Ignacy Tłoczyński / Ernest Wittmann
Kristian Lasn / Hugo Pukk
6
3
6
8
6
4
1
6
6
4
 
4
Kazimierz Tarlowski
Hugo Pukk
6
3
6
4
6
1
     
5
Ignacy Tłoczyński
Kristian Lasn
6
3
6
2
6
2
     

Germany vs. Romania


Germany
5
Berlin, Germany[5]
17–19 August 1934

Romania
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Henner Henkel
Arnulf Schmidt
6
1
6
1
6
0
     
2
Gottfried von Cramm
Alexandru Hamburger
6
1
6
2
6
3
     
3
Gottfried von Cramm / Henner Henkel
Alexandru Hamburger / Arnulf Schmidt
6
1
6
2
6
2
     
4
Henner Henkel
Alexandru Hamburger
6
2
6
3
6
3
     
5
Gottfried von Cramm
Arnulf Schmidt
7
5
6
4
6
1
     

Sweden vs. Ireland


Sweden
3
Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden[6]
15–17 August 1934
Clay

Ireland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Curt Östberg
George Lyttleton-Rogers
4
6
6
1
3
6
5
7
   
2
Kalle Schröder
George McVeagh
6
3
6
2
6
2
     
3
Curt Östberg / Kalle Schröder
George Lyttleton-Rogers / Edward McGuire
5
7
6
2
6
2
6
3
   
4
Kalle Schröder
George Lyttleton-Rogers
1
6
4
6
4
6
     
5
Curt Östberg
George McVeagh
6
3
6
3
4
6
6
3
   

Netherlands vs. Monaco


Netherlands
4
Amsterdam, Netherlands[7]
3–5 August 1934
Clay

Monaco
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Hendrik Timmer
René Gallèpe
5
7
6
2
6
3
6
4
   
2
Josef Knottenbelt
Vladimir Landau
2
6
6
2
5
7
8
6
7
5
 
3
Ody Koopman / Hendrik Timmer
René Gallèpe / Vladimir Landau
4
6
3
6
5
7
     
4
Hendrik Timmer
Vladimir Landau
6
4
6
1
6
4
     
5
Josef Knottenbelt
René Gallèpe
6
3
4
6
6
1
2
6
6
4
 

Hungary vs. Norway


Hungary
3
Budapest, Hungary[8]
3–5 August 1934
Clay

Norway
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Elek Straub
Finn-Trygve Smith
5
7
5
7
6
1
6
4
6
2
 
2
Emil Gábori
Johan Haanes
6
2
6
4
9
11
6
3
   
3
Emil Ferenczy / Imre Zichy
Johan Haanes / Finn-Trygve Smith
6
3
4
6
6
4
4
6
3
6
 
4
Elek Straub
Johan Haanes
2
6
3
6
3
6
     
5
Emil Gábori
Finn-Trygve Smith
6
3
7
5
6
4
     

Qualifying round

Poland vs. Greece


Poland
5
Warsaw, Poland[9]
31 August–2 September 1934

Greece
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ignacy Tłoczyński
Kimon Zachos
6
1
6
0
6
2
     
2
Józef Hebda
Lazaros Stalios
6
3
6
0
7
5
     
3
Walenty Bratek / Kazimierz Tarlowski
Lazaros Stalios / Kimon Zachos
7
5
6
1
6
1
     
4
Kazimierz Tarlowski
Kimon Zachos
6
2
6
2
6
3
     
5
Ignacy Tłoczyński
Lazaros Stalios
6
0
6
2
6
2
     

Denmark vs. Germany


Denmark
0
Copenhagen, Denmark[10]
24–26 August 1934

Germany
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Anker Jacobsen
Henner Henkel
11
13
3
6
2
6
     
2
Einer Ulrich
Gottfried von Cramm
3
6
1
6
2
6
     
3
Anker Jacobsen / Einer Ulrich
Gottfried von Cramm / Hans Denker
6
8
3
6
5
7
     
4
Einer Ulrich
Henner Henkel
2
6
4
6
1
6
     
5
Anker Jacobsen
Gottfried von Cramm
2
6
2
6
0
6
     

Sweden vs. Netherlands


Sweden
2
Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden[11]
24–26 August 1934
Clay

Netherlands
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Curt Östberg
Josef Knottenbelt
6
1
6
1
6
4
     
2
Kalle Schröder
Hendrik Timmer
0
6
4
6
3
6
     
3
Curt Östberg / Kalle Schröder
Ody Koopman / Hendrik Timmer
4
6
1
6
1
6
     
4
Curt Östberg
Hendrik Timmer
1
6
3
6
1
6
     
5
Kalle Schröder
Josef Knottenbelt
6
1
7
5
6
0
     

Hungary vs. Yugoslavia


Hungary
2
Budapest, Hungary[12]
31 August–2 September 1934

Yugoslavia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Elek Straub
Josip Palada
6
0
6
1
6
4
     
2
Emil Gábori
Franjo Punčec
6
3
1
6
5
7
3
6
   
3
Emil Gábori / Imre Zichy
Franjo Punčec / Franjo Šefer
4
6
4
6
3
6
     
4
Elek Straub
Franjo Punčec
3
6
4
6
5
7
     
5
Emil Gábori
Franjo Šefer
6
4
6
4
5
2
     
retired

Main round

Draw

First round

Netherlands vs. Japan


Netherlands
0
Scheveningen, Netherlands[13]
10–12 May 1935
Clay

Japan
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Tod Hughan
Jiro Yamagishi
4
6
3
6
1
6
     
2
Hendrik Timmer
Hideo Nishimura
5
7
6
2
5
7
4
6
   
3
Tod Hughan / Ody Koopman
Hideo Nishimura / Jiro Yamagishi
4
6
0
6
3
6
     
4
Tod Hughan
Hideo Nishimura
3
6
6
4
3
6
11
9
2
6
 
5
Diederik Teschmacher
Jiro Yamagishi
1
6
4
6
3
6
     

Czechoslovakia vs. Yugoslavia


Czechoslovakia
4
Prague, Czechoslovakia[14]
10–12 May 1935

Yugoslavia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Roderich Menzel
Franjo Punčec
6
3
6
1
6
1
     
2
Josef Caska
Josip Palada
2
6
3
6
3
6
     
3
Ladislav Hecht / Roderich Menzel
Franjo Kukuljević / Franjo Punčec
4
6
4
6
6
2
8
6
6
2
 
4
Roderich Menzel
Josip Palada
6
0
6
1
6
1
     
5
Josef Caska
Franjo Punčec
6
4
6
1
4
6
6
0
   

Australia vs. New Zealand


Australia
3
Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England[15]
12–14 May 1935
Grass

New Zealand
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jack Crawford
Eskell Andrews
6
4
6
4
7
5
     
2
Vivian McGrath
Alan Stedman
6
3
6
2
8
6
     
3
Jack Crawford / Adrian Quist
Cam Malfroy / Alan Stedman
6
3
4
6
6
1
6
4
   
4
Jack Crawford
Alan Stedman
14
12
17
15
4
3
    not
completed
5
Vivian McGrath
Eskell Andrews
          not
played

Quarterfinals

Poland vs. South Africa


Poland
2
Warsaw, Poland[16]
17–19 May 1935

South Africa
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Józef Hebda
Norman Farquharson
4
6
5
7
6
4
6
0
6
8
 
2
Kazimierz Tarlowski
Vernon Kirby
7
9
7
9
8
6
6
4
6
2
 
3
Józef Hebda / Ignacy Tłoczyński
Norman Farquharson / Vernon Kirby
3
6
2
6
2
6
     
4
Kazimierz Tarlowski
Norman Farquharson
6
3
1
6
5
7
3
6
   
5
Józef Hebda
Vernon Kirby
4
6
6
4
4
6
6
1
6
2
 

Czechoslovakia vs. Japan


Czechoslovakia
4
Prague, Czechoslovakia[17]
7–9 June 1935

Japan
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Josef Caska
Jiro Yamagishi
6
1
8
6
6
3
     
2
Roderich Menzel
Hideo Nishimura
6
2
6
3
8
6
     
3
Ferenc Maršálek / Roderich Menzel
Hideo Nishimura / Jiro Yamagishi
2
6
6
2
6
2
6
1
   
4
Ladislav Hecht
Jiro Yamagishi
1
6
4
6
4
6
     
5
Josef Caska
Hideo Nishimura
6
2
6
3
6
8
6
4
   

France vs. Australia


France
2
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[18]
8–10 June 1935
Clay

Australia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
André Merlin
Jack Crawford
4
6
6
4
3
6
3
6
   
2
Christian Boussus
Vivian McGrath
6
4
4
6
8
6
6
1
   
3
Marcel Bernard / Jean Borotra
Jack Crawford / Adrian Quist
3
6
6
4
8
10
4
6
   
4
Christian Boussus
Jack Crawford
6
2
4
6
4
6
6
3
7
9
 
5
André Merlin
Vivian McGrath
6
4
5
7
6
3
6
4
   

Germany vs. Italy


Germany
4
Berlin, Germany[19]
8–10 June 1935

Italy
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Henner Henkel
Giorgio de Stefani
1
6
3
6
4
6
     
2
Gottfried von Cramm
Stefano Mangold
6
0
6
4
6
4
     
3
Gottfried von Cramm / Hans Denker
Ferruccio Quintavalle / Valentino Taroni
4
6
6
3
2
6
6
3
6
1
 
4
Henner Henkel
Stefano Mangold
6
1
6
8
6
4
6
4
   
5
Gottfried von Cramm
Giorgio de Stefani
6
3
6
4
5
7
6
1
   

Semifinals

Czechoslovakia vs. South Africa


Czechoslovakia
5
Prague, Czechoslovakia[20]
15–17 June 1935

South Africa
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Roderich Menzel
Norman Farquharson
6
2
5
7
6
3
6
2
   
2
Josef Caska
Maxwell Bertram
6
2
6
4
6
1
     
3
Ferenc Maršálek / Roderich Menzel
Norman Farquharson / Vernon Kirby
9
11
6
4
6
2
6
1
   
4
Josef Caska
Norman Farquharson
6
4
6
2
6
0
     
5
Ferenc Maršálek
Maxwell Bertram
6
1
2
6
6
3
3
6
6
2
 

Germany vs. Australia


Germany
4
Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany[21]
14–16 June 1935
Clay

Australia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Gottfried von Cramm
Jack Crawford
6
3
7
5
6
2
     
2
Henner Henkel
Vivian McGrath
4
6
6
2
6
0
6
2
   
3
Hans Denker / Kay Lund
Jack Crawford / Adrian Quist
1
6
9
11
3
6
     
4
Gottfried von Cramm
Vivian McGrath
6
3
4
6
6
3
4
6
6
2
 
5
Henner Henkel
Jack Crawford
2
6
6
3
9
7
4
6
6
4
 

Final

Czechoslovakia vs. Germany


Czechoslovakia
1
Prague, Czechoslovakia[2]
12–14 July 1935

Germany
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Roderich Menzel
Henner Henkel
7
5
6
1
4
6
2
6
6
4
 
2
Josef Caska
Gottfried von Cramm
2
6
4
6
2
6
     
3
Ferenc Maršálek / Roderich Menzel
Gottfried von Cramm / Kay Lund
3
6
7
9
4
6
     
4
Roderich Menzel
Gottfried von Cramm
2
6
4
6
6
3
7
5
1
6
 
5
Josef Caska
Henner Henkel
6
2
5
7
4
6
0
6
   

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 Germany". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Poland v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Poland v Estonia". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Germany v Romania". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Sweden v Ireland". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Netherlands v Monaco". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Hungary v Norway". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Poland v Greece". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Denmark v Germany". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Sweden v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Hungary v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Netherlands v Japan". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Czechoslovakia v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Australia v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Poland v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ "Czechoslovakia v Japan". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ "France v Australia". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ "Germany v Italy". daviscup.com.
  20. ^ "Czechoslovakia v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  21. ^ "Germany v Australia". daviscup.com.