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1929 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

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The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1929 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] Germany defeated Great Britain in the final, and went on to face the United States in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw

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First round
29 March–12 May
Second round
10–19 May
Quarterfinals
5–9 June
Semifinals
14–21 June
Final
12–14 July
 ItalyDublin, Ireland (grass)
bye Italy5
 Ireland Ireland0Hamburg, Germany
bye Italy2
 SpainBarcelona, Spain (clay) Germany3
bye Spain1
 Germany Germany4Prague, Czechoslovakia
bye Germany4
 Denmark4Copenhagen, Denmark Czechoslovakia1
 Chile1 Denmark4
 Greece4 Greece1Copenhagen, Denmark
 Yugoslavia1 Denmark1
 Belgium4Prague, Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia4
 Romania1 Belgium0
 Austria2 Czechoslovakia3Berlin, Germany (clay)
 Czechoslovakia3 Germany3
 Hungary4Budapest, Hungary Great Britain2
 Norway1 Hungary3
 Monaco3 Monaco2Budapest, Hungary
  Switzerland2 Hungary3
 Finland1The Hague, Netherlands (clay) Netherlands2
 Egypt4 Egypt1
 Netherlands [3]w/o Netherlands4Budapest, Hungary (clay)
 Portugal Hungary2
byeSaltsjöbaden, Sweden (clay) Great Britain3
 Sweden Sweden0
bye South Africa5Bournemouth, England (grass)
 South Africa Great Britain5
byeWarsaw, Poland (clay) South Africa0
 Poland Poland0
bye Great Britain5
 Great Britain

First round

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Denmark vs. Chile

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Denmark
4
Copenhagen, Denmark[4]
4–6 May 1929

Chile
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Chile
Povl Henriksen
Luis Torralva Ponsa
8
6
7
5
7
5
     
2 Denmark
Chile
Einer Ulrich
Domingo Torralva Ponsa
6
2
6
4
7
5
     
3 Denmark
Chile
Povl Henriksen / Einer Ulrich
Domingo Torralva Ponsa / Luis Torralva Ponsa
6
2
6
3
6
4
     
4 Denmark
Chile
Povl Henriksen
Domingo Torralva Ponsa
5
7
7
5
6
4
6
4
   
5 Denmark
Chile
Einer Ulrich
Luis Torralva Ponsa
5
7
4
6
6
8
     

Greece vs. Yugoslavia

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Greece
4
Athens, Greece[5]
4–6 May 1929

Yugoslavia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Greece
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Augustos Zerlendis
Krešimir Friedrich
6
3
6
0
6
2
     
2 Greece
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Costas Efstratiadis
Franjo Šefer
6
2
7
5
3
6
6
3
   
3 Greece
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
I. Georgiadis / Augustos Zerlendis
Krešimir Friedrich / Franjo Šefer
6
3
6
3
6
3
     
4 Greece
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Costas Efstratiadis
Krešimir Friedrich
1
6
3
6
4
6
     
5 Greece
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Augustos Zerlendis
Franjo Šefer
6
4
7
5
6
4
     

Belgium vs. Romania

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Belgium
4
Brussels, Belgium[6]
4–6 May 1929

Romania
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Romania
André Lacroix
Nicolae Mișu
6
2
6
4
3
6
6
3
   
2 Belgium
Romania
Andre Ewbank
Gheorghe Lupu
6
2
4
6
6
2
6
4
   
3 Belgium
Romania
Andre Ewbank / André Lacroix
Laszlo Dorner / Gheorghe Lupu
7
5
6
2
6
1
     
4 Belgium
Romania
André Lacroix
Gheorghe Lupu
8
6
6
4
6
3
     
5 Belgium
Romania
Andre Ewbank
Nicolae Mișu
2
6
4
6
8
6
3
6
   

Austria vs. Czechoslovakia

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Austria
2
Vienna, Austria[7]
26–28 April 1929

Czechoslovakia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
Czechoslovakia
Franz-Wilhelm Matejka
Jan Koželuh
6
3
7
5
6
1
     
2 Austria
Czechoslovakia
Hermann von Artens
Roderich Menzel
3
6
4
6
2
6
     
3 Austria
Czechoslovakia
Hermann von Artens / Franz-Wilhelm Matejka
Jan Koželuh / Pavel Macenauer
4
6
5
7
2
6
     
4 Austria
Czechoslovakia
Franz-Wilhelm Matejka
Roderich Menzel
10
8
6
3
6
1
     
5 Austria
Czechoslovakia
Hermann von Artens
Jan Koželuh
4
6
3
6
10
8
4
6
   

Norway vs. Hungary

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Norway
1
Oslo, Norway[8]
10–12 May 1929
Clay

Hungary
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Norway
Hungary
Jack Nielsen
Imre Takáts
1
6
1
6
5
7
     
2 Norway
Hungary
Jack Nielsen
Béla von Kehrling
9
11
6
1
2
6
2
6
   
3 Norway
Hungary
Jack Nielsen / Torleif Torkildsen
Béla von Kehrling / Jenő Péteri
4
6
4
6
1
6
     
4 Norway
Hungary
Torleif Torkildsen
Imre Takáts
1
6
6
1
6
1
6
2
   
5 Norway
Hungary
Torleif Torkildsen
Béla von Kehrling
1
6
2
6
1
6
     

Monaco vs. Switzerland

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Monaco
3
Monte Carlo, Monaco[9]
29–31 Mar 1929

Switzerland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Monaco
Switzerland
René Gallèpe
Charles Aeschlimann
7
5
3
6
5
7
6
3
5
7
 
2 Monaco
Switzerland
Vladimir Landau
Jean Wuarin
4
6
6
3
6
2
6
2
   
3 Monaco
Switzerland
René Gallèpe / Vladimir Landau
Charles Aeschlimann / Jean Wuarin
4
6
6
4
6
4
3
6
8
6
 
4 Monaco
Switzerland
Vladimir Landau
Charles Aeschlimann
2
6
1
6
2
6
     
5 Monaco
Switzerland
René Gallèpe
Jean Wuarin
6
3
6
8
6
4
6
4
   

Finland vs. Egypt

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Finland
1
Helsinki, Finland[10]
4–7 May 1929

Egypt
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Finland
Egypt
Runar Granholm
Loutfalla Wahid
6
4
6
4
6
3
     
2 Finland
Egypt
Arne Grahn
Jacques Grandguillot
6
1
4
6
2
6
7
5
4
6
 
3 Finland
Egypt
Arne Grahn / Bo Grotenfelt
Jacques Grandguillot / Nicolas Zahar
5
7
2
6
3
6
     
4 Finland
Egypt
Runar Granholm
Jacques Grandguillot
6
2
6
3
3
6
5
7
2
6
 
5 Finland
Egypt
Arne Grahn
Loutfalla Wahid
6
3
0
6
2
6
3
6
   

Second round

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Ireland vs. Italy

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Ireland
0
Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland[11]
16–18 May 1929
Grass

Italy
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Republic of Ireland
Italy
George Lyttleton-Rogers
Uberto De Morpurgo
6
8
1
6
7
5
2
6
   
2 Republic of Ireland
Italy
Edward McGuire
Giorgio de Stefani
4
6
6
4
6
8
6
4
6
8
 
3 Republic of Ireland
Italy
Noel Galway Holmes / George Lyttleton-Rogers
Alberto del Bono / Uberto De Morpurgo
4
6
5
7
5
7
     
4 Republic of Ireland
Italy
George Lyttleton-Rogers
Giorgio de Stefani
6
4
5
7
2
6
5
7
   
5 Republic of Ireland
Italy
Edward McGuire
Uberto De Morpurgo
0
6
7
5
4
6
2
6
   

Spain vs. Germany

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Spain
1
Societat Sportiva Pompeya, Barcelona, Spain[12]
11–13 May 1929
Clay

Germany
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
Germany
Enrique Maier
Hans Moldenhauer
1
6
2
6
3
6
     
2 Spain
Germany
Francisco Sindreu
Daniel Prenn
3
6
7
5
4
6
6
4
4
6
 
3 Spain
Germany
Enrique Maier / José María Tejada
Hans Moldenhauer / Daniel Prenn
3
6
6
1
5
7
1
6
   
4 Spain
Germany
José María Tejada
Hans Moldenhauer
0
6
2
6
3
6
     
5 Spain
Germany
Enrique Maier
Heinrich Kleinschroth
7
5
3
6
       
retired

Denmark vs. Greece

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Denmark
4
Copenhagen, Denmark[13]
17–19 May 1929

Greece
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Greece
Einer Ulrich
Augustos Zerlendis
6
3
6
8
5
7
15
17
   
2 Denmark
Greece
Povl Henriksen
Georgios Zafiropoulos
6
4
6
4
6
1
     
3 Denmark
Greece
Povl Henriksen / Einer Ulrich
Georgios Zafiropoulos / Augustos Zerlendis
6
2
6
4
6
3
     
4 Denmark
Greece
Einer Ulrich
Georgios Zafiropoulos
6
3
6
4
6
2
     
5 Denmark
Greece
Povl Henriksen
Augustos Zerlendis
6
0
7
5
6
4
     

Czechoslovakia vs. Belgium

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Czechoslovakia
3
Prague, Czechoslovakia[14]
10–12 May 1929

Belgium
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
Belgium
Roderich Menzel
André Lacroix
6
3
6
1
6
1
     
2 Czechoslovakia
Belgium
Jan Koželuh
Andre Ewbank
7
5
12
10
6
4
     
3 Czechoslovakia
Belgium
Jan Koželuh / Pavel Macenauer
Andre Ewbank / André Lacroix
6
2
6
3
6
4
     
4 Czechoslovakia
Belgium
Josef Maleček
André Lacroix
3
6
6
3
0
1
    not
completed
5 Czechoslovakia
Belgium
Roderich Menzel
Andre Ewbank
          not
played

Hungary vs. Monaco

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Hungary
3
Budapest, Hungary[15]
14–16 May 1929

Monaco
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
Monaco
Imre Takáts
René Gallèpe
6
3
1
6
9
7
8
6
   
2 Hungary
Monaco
Béla von Kehrling
Vladimir Landau
6
4
6
4
6
2
     
3 Hungary
Monaco
Béla von Kehrling / Jenő Péteri
René Gallèpe / Vladimir Landau
4
6
6
3
2
6
8
10
   
4 Hungary
Monaco
Béla von Kehrling
René Gallèpe
6
0
6
3
6
1
     
5 Hungary
Monaco
Imre Takáts
Vladimir Landau
3
6
2
6
3
6
     

Netherlands vs. Egypt

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Netherlands
4
The Hague, Netherlands[16]
17–19 May 1929
Clay

Egypt
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Egypt
Arthur Diemer-Kool
Jacques Grandguillot
2
6
6
1
10
8
4
6
1
6
 
2 Netherlands
Egypt
Hendrik Timmer
Loutfalla Wahid
3
6
6
2
6
1
6
2
   
3 Netherlands
Egypt
Arthur Diemer-Kool / Hendrik Timmer
Rene Danon / Nicolas Zahar
9
7
6
8
6
4
6
1
   
4 Netherlands
Egypt
Hendrik Timmer
Jacques Grandguillot
7
5
6
0
3
6
6
2
   
5 Netherlands
Egypt
Arthur Diemer-Kool
Nicolas Zahar
2
6
8
6
6
2
6
1
   

Sweden vs. South Africa

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Sweden
0
Saltsjöbaden, Sweden[17]
17–19 May 1929
Clay

South Africa
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
South Africa
Sune Malmström
Louis Raymond
2
6
3
6
2
6
     
2 Sweden
South Africa
Curt Östberg
Colin Robbins
2
6
1
6
1
6
     
3 Sweden
South Africa
Henning Müller / Curt Östberg
Norman Farquharson / Louis Raymond
6
8
2
6
2
6
     
4 Sweden
South Africa
Curt Östberg
Louis Raymond
5
7
0
6
0
6
     
5 Sweden
South Africa
Sune Malmström
Colin Robbins
8
6
8
10
7
9
4
6
   

Poland vs. Great Britain

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Poland
0
Warsaw, Poland[18]
10–12 May 1929
Clay

Great Britain
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Poland
United Kingdom
Andrzej Tarnowski
Bunny Austin
1
6
1
6
1
6
     
2 Poland
United Kingdom
Maksymilian Stolarow
Pat Hughes
5
7
1
6
2
6
     
3 Poland
United Kingdom
Jan Loth / Maksymilian Stolarow
Gordon Crole-Rees / Cyril Eames
1
6
4
6
3
6
     
4 Poland
United Kingdom
Maksymilian Stolarow
Bunny Austin
1
6
9
11
5
7
     
5 Poland
United Kingdom
Andrzej Tarnowski
Pat Hughes
1
6
0
6
5
7
     

Quarterfinals

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Germany vs. Italy

[edit]

Germany
3
Hamburg, Germany[19]
7–9 June 1929

Italy
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Germany
Italy
Heinz Landmann
Giorgio de Stefani
3
6
6
4
6
3
3
6
6
3
 
2 Germany
Italy
Hans Moldenhauer
Uberto De Morpurgo
5
7
6
3
6
3
3
6
6
2
 
3 Germany
Italy
Hans Moldenhauer / Daniel Prenn
Alberto del Bono / Uberto De Morpurgo
6
8
3
6
3
6
     
4 Germany
Italy
Heinz Landmann
Uberto De Morpurgo
4
6
0
6
5
7
     
5 Germany
Italy
Hans Moldenhauer
Giorgio de Stefani
6
3
3
6
5
7
6
4
6
3
 

Denmark vs. Czechoslovakia

[edit]

Denmark
1
Copenhagen, Denmark[20]
5–7 June 1929

Czechoslovakia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Czechoslovakia
Povl Henriksen
Roderich Menzel
7
9
2
6
3
6
     
2 Denmark
Czechoslovakia
Einer Ulrich
Jan Koželuh
4
6
5
7
6
1
6
2
6
2
 
3 Denmark
Czechoslovakia
Povl Henriksen / Einer Ulrich
Jan Koželuh / Pavel Macenauer
1
6
6
4
4
6
2
6
   
4 Denmark
Czechoslovakia
Einer Ulrich
Roderich Menzel
5
7
5
7
2
6
     
5 Denmark
Czechoslovakia
Povl Henriksen
Jan Koželuh
7
5
2
6
2
6
4
6
   

Hungary vs. Netherlands

[edit]

Hungary
3
Budapest, Hungary[21]
7–9 June 1929

Netherlands
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
Netherlands
Béla von Kehrling
Arthur Diemer-Kool
6
2
6
1
6
2
     
2 Hungary
Netherlands
Imre Takáts
Hendrik Timmer
5
7
7
5
6
8
6
1
6
4
 
3 Hungary
Netherlands
Béla von Kehrling / Imre Takáts
Arthur Diemer-Kool / Hendrik Timmer
6
1
2
6
6
4
3
6
2
6
 
4 Hungary
Netherlands
Imre Takáts
Arthur Diemer-Kool
2
6
2
6
4
6
     
5 Hungary
Netherlands
Béla von Kehrling
Hendrik Timmer
8
6
6
3
3
6
6
3
   

Great Britain vs. South Africa

[edit]

Great Britain
5
West Hants Lawn Tennis Club, Bournemouth, England[22]
6–8 June 1929
Grass

South Africa
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
South Africa
Bunny Austin
Louis Raymond
8
6
6
1
2
6
6
3
   
2 United Kingdom
South Africa
Colin Gregory
Colin Robbins
6
1
6
1
6
4
     
3 United Kingdom
South Africa
Ian Collins / Colin Gregory
Norman Farquharson / Louis Raymond
2
6
6
3
6
2
6
1
   
4 United Kingdom
South Africa
Bunny Austin
Colin Robbins
6
0
6
4
6
1
     
5 United Kingdom
South Africa
Colin Gregory
Louis Raymond
6
4
6
1
6
2
     

Semifinals

[edit]

Czechoslovakia vs. Germany

[edit]

Czechoslovakia
1
Prague, Czechoslovakia[23]
19–21 June 1929

Germany
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
Germany
Pavel Macenauer
Hans Moldenhauer
3
6
4
6
6
8
     
2 Czechoslovakia
Germany
Roderich Menzel
Heinz Landmann
6
3
6
3
3
6
0
6
6
4
 
3 Czechoslovakia
Germany
Jan Koželuh / Pavel Macenauer
Hans Moldenhauer / Daniel Prenn
2
6
2
6
3
6
     
4 Czechoslovakia
Germany
Roderich Menzel
Hans Moldenhauer
4
6
6
8
4
6
     
5 Czechoslovakia
Germany
Pavel Macenauer
Daniel Prenn
3
6
5
7
5
7
     

Hungary vs. Great Britain

[edit]

Hungary
2
Budapest, Hungary[24]
14–16 June 1929
Clay

Great Britain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
United Kingdom
Béla von Kehrling
Colin Gregory
5
7
7
5
5
7
6
2
6
3
 
2 Hungary
United Kingdom
Imre Takáts
Bunny Austin
4
6
2
6
2
6
     
3 Hungary
United Kingdom
Pál Aschner / Béla von Kehrling
Ian Collins / Colin Gregory
2
6
6
4
2
6
3
6
   
4 Hungary
United Kingdom
Béla von Kehrling
Bunny Austin
3
6
6
4
6
2
6
2
   
5 Hungary
United Kingdom
Imre Takáts
Colin Gregory
1
6
0
6
3
6
     

Final

[edit]

Germany vs. Great Britain

[edit]

Germany
3
Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany[2]
12–14 July 1929
Clay

Great Britain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Germany
United Kingdom
Daniel Prenn
Colin Gregory
6
3
6
3
6
2
     
2 Germany
United Kingdom
Hans Moldenhauer
Bunny Austin
6
4
6
2
6
3
     
3 Germany
United Kingdom
Heinrich Kleinschroth / Heinz Landmann
Ian Collins / Colin Gregory
4
6
2
6
0
6
     
4 Germany
United Kingdom
Hans Moldenhauer
Colin Gregory
0
6
2
6
3
6
     
5 Germany
United Kingdom
Daniel Prenn
Bunny Austin
4
6
6
2
6
4
4
6
5
1
 
retired

References

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