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1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

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The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone
Details
Duration5 May 1939 – 30 July 1939
Teams20
Categories1939 Europe Zone
1939 America Zone
Champion
Winning nation Yugoslavia
Qualified for: 1939 Int'l Lawn Tennis
Challenge Inter-Zonal Final
← 1938
1946 →

20 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] Yugoslavia defeated Germany in the final, and went on to face Australia in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw

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First Round
5–7 May		Second Round
11–21 May		Quarterfinals
25–29 May		Semifinals
2–5 June		Final
28–30 July
  Great BritainBrighton, England (clay)
bye  Great Britain3
  New Zealand  New Zealand2Wimbledon, England (grass)
bye  Great Britain3
  FranceParis, France (clay)  France2
bye  France4
  China  China1Berlin, Germany (clay)
bye  Great Britain0
  SwedenStockholm, Sweden (clay)  Germany5
bye  Sweden4
  Denmark  Denmark1Berlin, Germany (clay)
bye  Sweden1
  Germany5Warsaw, Poland  Germany4
   Switzerland0  Germany3
  Poland4  Poland2Zagreb, Yugoslavia
  Netherlands1  Germany2
  Romania2Budapest, Hungary  Yugoslavia3
  Hungary3  Hungary1
  Yugoslavia5  Yugoslavia4Milan, Italy (clay)
  Ireland0  Yugoslavia3
byeNaples, Italy (clay)  Italy2
  Italy  Italy3
bye  Monaco0Zagreb, Yugoslavia
  Monaco  Yugoslavia3
byeBrussels, Belgium  Belgium2
  Belgium  Belgium3
bye  India2Brussels, Belgium (clay)
  India  Belgium5
bye  Norway0
  Norway  Norwayw/o
bye  Czechoslovakia[a]
  Czechoslovakia

First round

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Germany vs. Switzerland

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Germany
5 		Vienna, Germany[3]
5–7 May 1939
Clay 		 
Switzerland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Roderich Menzel
Boris Maneff 		6
8 		6
3 		5
7 		6
2 		6
3 		 
2  
  		Henner Henkel
Hector Fisher 		6
2 		2
6 		6
1 		6
3 		   
3  
  		Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa
Hector Fisher / Boris Maneff 		6
2 		6
2 		6
4 		     
4  
  		Henner Henkel
Boris Maneff 		6
1 		6
2 		6
2 		     
5  
  		Roderich Menzel
Jost Spitzer 		8
6 		6
4 		6
3 		     

Poland vs. Netherlands

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Poland
4 		Warsaw, Poland[4]
5–7 May 1939
  
Netherlands
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Adam Baworowski
Hans van Swol 		9
7 		6
3 		6
0 		     
2  
  		Ignacy Tłoczyński
Tod Hughan 		6
0 		6
2 		6
1 		     
3  
  		Józef Hebda / Ignacy Tłoczyński
Tod Hughan / Hans van Swol 		4
6 		4
6 		10
12 		     
4  
  		Ignacy Tłoczyński
Hans van Swol 		13
11 		4
6 		6
3 		6
2 		   
5  
  		Adam Baworowski
Tod Hughan 		0
6 		6
3 		6
4 		6
2 		   

Romania vs. Hungary

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Romania
2 		Bucharest, Romania[5]
5–7 May 1939
Clay 		 
Hungary
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Arnulf Schmidt
Emil Gábori 		6
4 		6
4 		4
6 		2
6 		0
1 		retired
 
2  
  		Cristea Caralulis
József Asbóth 		6
1 		3
6 		9
7 		8
10 		4
6 		 
3  
  		Cristea Caralulis / Arnulf Schmidt
Mihály Csikós / György Dallos 		6
8 		4
6 		6
2 		6
2 		6
4 		 
4  
  		Cristea Caralulis
Emil Gábori 		3
6 		6
2 		6
3 		7
5 		   
5  
  		Arnulf Schmidt
József Asbóth 		6
1 		2
6 		3
6 		8
6 		3
6 		 

Yugoslavia vs. Ireland

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Yugoslavia
5 		Zagreb, Yugoslavia[6]
5–7 May 1939
  
Ireland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Dragutin Mitić
George Lyttleton-Rogers 		7
5 		6
2 		3
6 		3
6 		6
3 		 
2  
  		Franjo Punčec
Raymond Egan 		6
2 		6
0 		6
4 		     
3  
  		Dragutin Mitić / Franjo Punčec
Raymond Egan / George Lyttleton-Rogers 		6
1 		6
4 		6
2 		     
4  
  		Franjo Punčec
George Lyttleton-Rogers 		6
4 		6
2 		6
4 		     
5  
  		Dragutin Mitić
Raymond Egan 		7
5 		6
3 		6
2 		     

Second round

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Great Britain vs. New Zealand

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Great Britain
3 		Sussex Lawn Tennis Club, Brighton, England[7]
11–13 May 1939
Clay 		 
New Zealand
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Ronald Shayes
Cam Malfroy 		6
4 		2
6 		2
6 		7
5 		3
6 		 
2  
  		Charles Hare
Alistair Dewar-Brown 		6
3 		6
4 		6
3 		     
3  
  		Charles Hare / Frank Wilde
Dennis Coombe / Cam Malfroy 		3
6 		6
2 		3
6 		2
6 		   
4  
  		Ronald Shayes
Alistair Dewar-Brown 		6
3 		6
4 		7
5 		     
5  
  		Charles Hare
Cam Malfroy 		7
5 		6
4 		6
4 		     

France vs. China

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France
4 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[8]
18–20 May 1939
Clay 		 
China
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Bernard Destremau
Kho Sin-Kie 		5
7 		6
3 		1
6 		7
5 		6
0 		 
2  
  		Christian Boussus
Choy Wai-Chuen 		1
6 		6
4 		6
4 		6
1 		   
3  
  		Pierre Pellizza / Yvon Petra
Choy Wai-Chuen / Kho Sin-Kie 		6
2 		6
0 		6
3 		     
4  
  		Yvon Petra
Kho Sin-Kie 		6
2 		7
9 		3
6 		4
6 		   
5  
  		Pierre Pellizza
Ho Jin 		7
5 		4
6 		6
2 		6
4 		   

Sweden vs. Denmark

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Sweden
4 		Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden[9]
19–21 May 1939
Clay 		 
Denmark
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Morgan Hultman
Helge Plougmann 		1
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     
2  
  		Kalle Schröder
Niels Holst 		6
4 		6
2 		6
3 		     
3  
  		Nils Rohlsson / Kalle Schröder
Helge Plougmann / Alfred Wium 		6
1 		8
6 		6
0 		     
4  
  		Kalle Schröder
Helge Plougmann 		6
1 		6
1 		6
1 		     
5  
  		Morgan Hultman
Niels Holst 		6
1 		6
3 		6
1 		     

Poland vs. Germany

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Poland
2 		Warsaw, Poland[10]
19–21 May 1939
  
Germany
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Adam Baworowski
Roderich Menzel 		5
7 		3
6 		6
2 		6
2 		4
6 		 
2  
  		Ignacy Tłoczyński
Henner Henkel 		6
4 		6
8 		6
4 		3
6 		6
3 		 
3  
  		Adam Baworowski / Józef Hebda
Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa 		7
5 		4
6 		2
6 		2
6 		   
4  
  		Ignacy Tłoczyński
Roderich Menzel 		2
6 		6
1 		5
7 		6
2 		9
7 		 
5  
  		Adam Baworowski
Henner Henkel 		4
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     

Hungary vs. Yugoslavia

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Hungary
1 		Budapest, Hungary[11]
12–14 May 1939
  
Yugoslavia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Emil Gábori
Dragutin Mitić 		3
6 		6
0 		6
2 		1
6 		1
6 		 
2  
  		József Asbóth
Franjo Punčec 		7
5 		4
6 		7
5 		11
9 		   
3  
  		József Asbóth / Emil Gábori
Dragutin Mitić / Franjo Punčec 		1
6 		6
4 		2
6 		5
7 		   
4  
  		Emil Gábori
Franjo Punčec 		1
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
5  
  		József Asbóth
Dragutin Mitić 		7
9 		6
2 		8
10 		3
6 		   

Italy vs. Monaco

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Italy
3 		Naples, Italy[12]
12–14 May 1939
Clay 		 
Monaco
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Vanni Canepele
Aleco Noghès 		6
0 		6
3 		6
1 		     
2  
  		Giorgio de Stefani
Gaston Médécin 		6
1 		6
2 		6
2 		     
3  
  		Giovanni Cucelli / Gino Vido
Vladimir Landau / Aleco Noghès 		6
3 		6
1 		6
0 		     
4  
  		Giorgio de Stefani
Aleco Noghès 		          not
played
5  
  		Vanni Canepele
Gaston Médécin 		          not
played

Belgium vs. India

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Belgium
3 		Brussels, Belgium[13]
19–21 May 1939
  
India
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		André Lacroix
Ghaus Mohammad Khan 		6
1 		6
3 		5
7 		6
0 		   
2  
  		Charles Naeyaert
Yaswanath-Rao Savur 		6
0 		10
8 		1
6 		6
3 		   
3  
  		Pierre Geelhand de Merxem / Jacques Van den Eynde
Ghaus Mohammad Khan / Yaswanath-Rao Savur 		4
6 		4
6 		7
5 		4
6 		   
4  
  		Charles Naeyaert
Ghaus Mohammad Khan 		8
10 		2
6 		1
6 		     
5  
  		André Lacroix
Yaswanath-Rao Savur 		6
2 		6
2 		6
4 		     

Quarterfinals

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Great Britain vs. France

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Great Britain
3 		No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England[14]
25–27 May 1939
Grass 		 
France
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Charles Hare
Bernard Destremau 		6
2 		6
3 		3
6 		14
12 		   
2  
  		Ronald Shayes
Christian Boussus 		2
6 		4
6 		0
6 		     
3  
  		Charles Hare / Frank Wilde
Pierre Pellizza / Yvon Petra 		6
3 		6
3 		3
6 		4
6 		6
3 		 
4  
  		Ronald Shayes
Bernard Destremau 		6
3 		4
6 		6
4 		7
5 		   
5  
  		Laurie Shaffi
Christian Boussus 		0
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     

Germany vs. Sweden

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Germany
4 		Rot-Weiss-Stadion, Berlin, Germany[15]
27–29 May 1939
Clay 		 
Sweden
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Roderich Menzel
Morgan Hultman 		6
0 		6
2 		6
1 		     
2  
  		Henner Henkel
Kalle Schröder 		5
7 		3
6 		6
2 		8
6 		6
3 		 
3  
  		Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa
Nils Rohlsson / Kalle Schröder 		2
6 		6
1 		3
6 		3
6 		   
4  
  		Roderich Menzel
Kalle Schröder 		2
6 		6
3 		6
3 		6
3 		   
5  
  		Rolf Göpfert
Morgan Hultman 		6
2 		6
3 		6
3 		     

Italy vs. Yugoslavia

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Italy
2 		Milan, Italy[16]
26–28 May 1939
Clay 		 
Yugoslavia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Vanni Canepele
Dragutin Mitić 		6
3 		6
3 		7
5 		     
2  
  		Giorgio de Stefani
Franjo Punčec 		4
6 		1
6 		5
7 		     
3  
  		Giovanni Cucelli / Valentino Taroni
Dragutin Mitić / Franjo Punčec 		2
6 		2
6 		0
6 		     
4  
  		Giorgio de Stefani
Dragutin Mitić 		6
1 		6
4 		4
6 		6
3 		   
5  
  		Vanni Canepele
Franjo Punčec 		11
13 		1
6 		8
6 		3
6 		   

Belgium vs. Norway

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Belgium
5 		Brussels, Belgium[17]
26–28 May 1939
Clay 		 
Norway
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		André Lacroix
Johan Haanes 		6
1 		6
4 		6
2 		     
2  
  		Charles Naeyaert
Sigurd Rinde 		6
1 		6
0 		6
0 		     
3  
  		Léopold de Borman / Pierre Geelhand de Merxem
Birger Andersen-Brem / Johan Haanes 		6
0 		6
1 		5
7 		6
2 		   
4  
  		Charles Naeyaert
Johan Haanes 		6
4 		6
1 		6
3 		     
5  
  		Pierre Geelhand de Merxem
Sigurd Rinde 		6
1 		6
0 		6
0 		     

Semifinals

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Germany vs. Great Britain

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Germany
5 		Berlin, Germany[18]
3–5 June 1939
Clay 		 
Great Britain
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Roderich Menzel
Charles Hare 		6
0 		6
1 		       
retired
2  
  		Henner Henkel
Ronald Shayes 		6
2 		6
3 		6
1 		     
3  
  		Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa
Laurie Shaffi / Frank Wilde 		6
4 		6
2 		6
2 		     
4  
  		Roderich Menzel
Ronald Shayes 		6
1 		6
1 		6
0 		     
5  
  		Georg von Metaxa
Frank Wilde 		3
6 		6
0 		6
2 		6
3 		   

Yugoslavia vs. Belgium

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Yugoslavia
3 		Zagreb, Yugoslavia[19]
2–4 June 1939
  
Belgium
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Franjo Punčec
André Lacroix 		1
6 		6
3 		6
3 		7
5 		   
2  
  		Dragutin Mitić
Pierre Geelhand de Merxem 		6
1 		6
4 		6
1 		     
3  
  		Dragutin Mitić / Franjo Punčec
Léopold de Borman / André Lacroix 		2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
4  
  		Dragutin Mitić
André Lacroix 		3
6 		2
6 		8
6 		2
6 		   
5  
  		Franjo Punčec
Pierre Geelhand de Merxem 		6
3 		8
6 		6
3 		     

Final

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Yugoslavia vs. Germany

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Yugoslavia
3 		A.T.K. Stadium, Zagreb, Yugoslavia[2]
28–30 July 1939
  
Germany
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Franjo Punčec
Rolf Göpfert 		6
3 		6
1 		6
0 		     
2  
  		Dragutin Mitić
Henner Henkel 		0
6 		1
6 		6
4 		4
6 		   
3  
  		Franjo Kukuljević / Franjo Punčec
Henner Henkel / Roderich Menzel 		7
9 		6
4 		4
6 		6
3 		1
4 		 
4  
  		Dragutin Mitić
Rolf Göpfert 		6
1 		6
2 		6
3 		     
5  
  		Franjo Punčec
Henner Henkel 		10
8 		6
3 		6
0 		     

Notes

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  1. ^ The tie between Norway and Czechoslovakia was abandoned due to the German invasion and partition of Czechoslovakia in March 1939.

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 "Yugoslavia v Germany". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Germany v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Poland v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Romania v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Yugoslavia v Ireland". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Great Britain v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "France v China". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Sweden v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Poland v Germany". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Hungary v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Italy v Monaco". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Belgium v India". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Great Britain v France". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Germany v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Italy v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ "Belgium v Norway". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ "Germany v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ "Yugoslavia v Belgium". daviscup.com.
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