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1924 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

Main article: 1924 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1924 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

17 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] France defeated the Czechoslovakia in the final, and went on to face Australia in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw

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First roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Birmingham, England (grass)
Torquay, England (clay)  Great Britain3
Scarborough, England (grass)
  Great Britain3  Spain2
  Great Britain4
  Belgium2
  South Africa1
  Argentina
Eastbourne, England (grass)
  South Africa [3]w/o
  Great Britain1
Arnhem, Netherlands (clay)
  France4
  Netherlands1
Paris, France (clay)
  India4
  India0
Dublin, Ireland (grass)
  France4
  Ireland0
Évian-les-Bains, France (clay)
  France5
  France5
Copenhagen, Denmark
  Czechoslovakia0
  Hungary2
Copenhagen, Denmark
  Denmark3
  Denmark3
  Italy2
  Romania
Copenhagen, Denmark
  Italy [4]w/o
  Denmark2
Prague, Czechoslovakia
  Czechoslovakia3
  Czechoslovakia4
Prague, Czechoslovakia
  New Zealand0
  Czechoslovakia4
Vienna, Austria
   Switzerland1
   Switzerland4
  Austria1

First round

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Great Britain vs. Belgium

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Great Britain
3 		Abbey Park Gardens, Torquay, England[5]
12–14 May 1924
Clay 		 
Belgium
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Algernon Kingscote
Georges Watson 		7
5 		6
2 		6
3 		     
2  
  		Brian Gilbert
Jean Washer 		3
6 		9
7 		6
2 		4
6 		6
8 		 
3  
  		Leslie Godfree / Max Woosnam
Jean Washer / Georges Watson 		6
4 		8
6 		6
4 		     
4  
  		Algernon Kingscote
Jean Washer 		3
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
5  
  		Brian Gilbert
Georges Watson 		6
4 		6
3 		6
1 		     

Second round

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Great Britain vs. Spain

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Great Britain
3 		Edgbaston Lawn Tennis Society, Birmingham, England[6]
31 May–3 June 1924
Grass 		 
Spain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Patrick Wheatley
Eduardo Flaquer 		6
3 		1
6 		8
6 		6
1 		   
2  
  		Brian Gilbert
Manuel Alonso Areizaga 		2
6 		7
9 		6
3 		6
4 		4
6 		 
3  
  		Leslie Godfree / Max Woosnam
Manuel Alonso Areizaga / Eduardo Flaquer 		6
1 		6
4 		6
8 		6
2 		   
4  
  		Patrick Wheatley
Manuel Alonso Areizaga 		3
6 		7
9 		6
2 		4
6 		   
5  
  		Brian Gilbert
José María Alonso Areizaga 		6
0 		6
4 		6
0 		     

Netherlands vs. India

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Netherlands
1 		Arnhem, Netherlands[7]
29–31 May 1924
Clay 		 
India
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Christiaan van Lennep
Sydney Jacob 		6
0 		6
3 		2
6 		5
7 		7
9 		 
2  
  		Hendrik Timmer
Mohammed Sleem 		0
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3  
  		Christiaan van Lennep / Hendrik Timmer
Syed Mohammad Hadi / Sydney Jacob 		6
4 		4
6 		3
6 		6
2 		6
4 		 
4  
  		Hendrik Timmer
Sydney Jacob 		6
3 		6
8 		3
6 		6
2 		1
6 		 
5  
  		Christiaan van Lennep
Mohammed Sleem 		3
6 		3
6 		5
7 		     

Ireland vs. France

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Ireland
0 		Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland[8]
31 May–3 June 1924
Grass 		 
France
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		D'Arcy McCrea
Jean Couiteas 		3
6 		6
8 		6
3 		6
4 		5
7 		 
2  
  		Shirley Dillon
René Lacoste 		1
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3  
  		Shirley Dillon / Louis Meldon
Jacques Brugnon / René Lacoste 		6
8 		1
6 		2
6 		     
4  
  		Shirley Dillon
Jean Couiteas 		6
4 		6
1 		2
6 		9
11 		2
6 		 
5  
  		D'Arcy McCrea
René Lacoste 		1
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     

Denmark vs. Hungary

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Denmark
3 		Copenhagen, Denmark[9]
16–18 May 1924
  
Hungary
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Axel Petersen
Imre Takáts 		6
2 		6
3 		6
3 		     
2  
  		Einer Ulrich
Béla von Kehrling 		8
10 		0
6 		4
6 		     
3  
  		Bjorn Thalbitzer / Einer Ulrich
Béla von Kehrling / Jenő Péteri 		7
5 		7
5 		1
6 		5
7 		7
5 		 
4  
  		Axel Petersen
Béla von Kehrling 		2
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
5  
  		Einer Ulrich
Imre Takáts 		6
0 		4
6 		6
2 		6
3 		   

Czechoslovakia vs. New Zealand

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Czechoslovakia
4 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[10]
22–24 May 1924
  
New Zealand
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Friedrich Rohrer
Frank Fisher 		3
6 		6
0 		6
4 		0
6 		6
4 		 
2  
  		Ladislav Žemla
John Peacock 		7
5 		6
4 		7
5 		     
3  
  		Jan Koželuh / Ladislav Žemla
Frank Fisher / John Peacock 		4
6 		6
3 		6
8 		6
2 		7
5 		 
4  
  		Friedrich Rohrer
John Peacock 		6
2 		7
5 		6
3 		     
5  
  		Ladislav Žemla
Frank Fisher 		          not
played

Austria vs. Switzerland

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Austria
1 		Vienna, Austria[11]
17–20 May 1924
  
Switzerland
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Paul Brick
Charles Aeschlimann 		2
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
2  
  		Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten
Charles Martin 		8
6 		6
4 		6
2 		     
3  
  		Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten / Otto Salm
Charles Aeschlimann / Guy Sautter 		6
2 		3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		   
4  
  		Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten
Charles Aeschlimann 		5
7 		6
8 		5
7 		     
5  
  		Paul Brick
Charles Martin 		2
6 		6
3 		8
6 		5
7 		2
6 		 

Quarterfinals

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Great Britain vs. South Africa

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Great Britain
4 		Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Club, Scarborough, England[12]
9–11 June 1924
Grass 		 
South Africa
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Patrick Wheatley
Patrick Spence 		6
4 		6
3 		6
3 		     
2  
  		Brian Gilbert
Louis Raymond 		6
1 		4
6 		6
2 		3
6 		8
6 		 
3  
  		Leslie Godfree / Max Woosnam
Louis Raymond / Patrick Spence 		9
11 		5
7 		4
6 		     
4  
  		Patrick Wheatley
Ivie Richardson 		6
3 		6
4 		6
4 		     
5  
  		Brian Gilbert
Patrick Spence 		4
6 		6
1 		6
1 		6
1 		   

France vs. India

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France
4 		Racing Club de France, Paris, France[13]
17–19 June 1924
Clay 		 
India
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		René Lacoste
Mohammed Sleem 		4
6 		6
4 		6
2 		6
4 		   
2  
  		Henri Cochet
Sydney Jacob 		6
4 		4
6 		6
4 		6
2 		   
3  
  		Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet
Hassan Ali Fyzee / Syed Mohammad Hadi 		6
1 		6
4 		7
5 		     
4  
  		Henri Cochet
Mohammed Sleem 		6
4 		0
6 		6
4 		2
6 		6
0 		 
5  
  		René Lacoste
Sydney Jacob 		          not
played

Denmark vs. Italy

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Denmark
3 		Copenhagen, Denmark[14]
14–16 June 1924
  
Italy
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Erik Tegner
Cesare Colombo 		6
0 		8
6 		3
6 		6
4 		   
2  
  		Axel Petersen
Uberto De Morpurgo 		5
7 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3  
  		Erik Tegner / Einer Ulrich
Cesare Colombo / Uberto De Morpurgo 		7
5 		7
5 		4
6 		6
0 		   
4  
  		Erik Tegner
Uberto De Morpurgo 		3
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
5  
  		Axel Petersen
Cesare Colombo 		6
2 		6
3 		6
4 		     

Czechoslovakia vs. Switzerland

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Czechoslovakia
4 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[15]
4–6 June 1924
  
Switzerland
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Friedrich Rohrer
Charles Martin 		2
6 		6
2 		6
3 		8
6 		   
2  
  		Ladislav Žemla
Charles Aeschlimann 		3
6 		6
8 		6
4 		6
1 		1
6 		 
3  
  		Jan Koželuh / Ladislav Žemla
Charles Aeschlimann / Guy Sautter 		6
2 		6
3 		6
2 		     
4  
  		Friedrich Rohrer
Charles Aeschlimann 		2
6 		4
6 		7
5 		6
2 		6
4 		 
5  
  		Ladislav Žemla
Charles Martin 		6
2 		6
2 		6
2 		     

Semifinals

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Great Britain vs. France

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Great Britain
1 		Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England[16]
26–29 July 1924
Grass 		 
France
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Algernon Kingscote
Henri Cochet 		6
3 		4
6 		6
4 		3
6 		3
6 		 
2  
  		Brian Gilbert
René Lacoste 		4
6 		5
7 		3
6 		     
3  
  		Leslie Godfree / Max Woosnam
Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon 		4
6 		6
4 		3
6 		1
6 		   
4  
  		Brian Gilbert
Henri Cochet 		5
7 		1
6 		9
7 		8
6 		6
2 		 
5  
  		Algernon Kingscote
René Lacoste 		6
8 		6
3 		6
3 		2
6 		4
6 		 

Denmark vs. Czechoslovakia

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Denmark
2 		Copenhagen, Denmark[17]
25–27 July 1924
  
Czechoslovakia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Axel Petersen
Ladislav Žemla 		2
6 		5
7 		5
7 		     
2  
  		Erik Worm
Friedrich Rohrer 		4
6 		6
3 		6
3 		3
6 		8
10 		 
3  
  		Einer Ulrich / Erik Worm
Jan Koželuh / Ladislav Žemla 		1
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
4  
  		Erik Worm
Ladislav Žemla 		6
2 		3
6 		6
4 		10
8 		   
5  
  		Axel Petersen
Friedrich Rohrer 		3
6 		6
3 		7
5 		6
0 		   

Final

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France vs. Czechoslovakia

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France
5 		Évian Sports Club, Évian-les-Bains, France[2]
3–5 August 1924
Clay 		 
Czechoslovakia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		René Lacoste
Pavel Macenauer 		6
2 		10
8 		6
4 		     
2  
  		Henri Cochet
Ladislav Žemla 		6
1 		8
6 		6
4 		     
3  
  		Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet
Jan Koželuh / Ladislav Žemla 		7
5 		3
6 		6
4 		6
4 		   
4  
  		René Lacoste
Ladislav Žemla 		6
3 		6
2 		6
2 		     
5  
  		Henri Cochet
Pavel Macenauer 		6
4 		3
6 		7
5 		3
6 		6
2 		 

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 "France v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "South Africa v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Italy v Romania". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Great Britain v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Great Britain v Spain". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Netherlands v India". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Ireland v France". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Denmark v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Czechoslovakia v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Austria v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Great Britain v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "France v India". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Denmark v Italy". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Czechoslovakia v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Great Britain v France". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ "Denmark v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
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