The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1923 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.
For the first time, the competition would be split into two zones: the America Zone and the Europe Zone. This change was necessitated by having more than 16 teams compete for the cup (thus not fitting into one easily workable draw). The past several years had also seen a rise in the number of defaults, as teams from around the globe tried to work out the logistics of playing such an international tournament. Regional zones would help alleviate these problems.
13 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 Spain in the final, and went on to face Australia in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]
Draw edit
First round 15 May–4 June | Quarterfinals 1–23 June | Semifinals 9–15 July | Final 28 July–1 August | |||||||||||||||
Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||
Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Netherlands | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Italy | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Italy | ||||||||||||||||||
Eastbourne, England (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Netherlands | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Brussels, Belgium (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
Spain | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Great Britain | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Manchester, England (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
Belgium | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Great Britain | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Spain | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Spain [3] | w/o | |||||||||||||||||
Deauville, France (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
Romania | ||||||||||||||||||
Spain | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Bordeaux, France (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
France | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
France | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Dublin, Ireland (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
Denmark | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
France | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Dublin, Ireland (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
Ireland | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Ireland | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Lyon, France (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
India | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
France | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Territet, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||
Switzerland | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Switzerland | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Geneva, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||
Czechoslovakia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Switzerland | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Argentina | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||
First round edit
Belgium vs. Great Britain edit
Belgium 2 |
Brussels, Belgium[4] 30 May–1 June 1923 Clay |
Great Britain 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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France vs. Denmark edit
France 4 |
Villa Primrose Athletic Society, Bordeaux, France[5] 15–17 May 1923 Clay |
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Ireland vs. India edit
Ireland 3 |
Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland[6] 1–4 June 1923 Grass |
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Switzerland vs. Czechoslovakia edit
Switzerland 3 |
Montreux Lawn Tennis Club, Territet, Switzerland[7] 31 May–2 June 1923 |
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Quarterfinals edit
Netherlands vs. Italy edit
Netherlands 5 |
Noordwijk, Netherlands[8] 1–3 June 1923 Clay |
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Great Britain vs. Spain edit
Great Britain 2 |
Northern Lawn Tennis Club, Manchester, England[9] 16–19 June 1923 Grass |
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Ireland vs. France edit
Ireland 1 |
Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland[10] 21–23 June 1923 Grass |
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Switzerland vs. Argentina edit
Switzerland 4 |
Geneva, Switzerland[11] 15–17 June 1923 |
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Semifinals edit
Spain vs. Netherlands edit
Spain 5 |
Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England[12] 9–11 July 1923 Grass |
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France vs. Switzerland edit
France 3 |
Lyon Tennis Club, Lyon, France[13] 13–15 July 1923 Clay |
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Final edit
France vs. Spain edit
France 3 |
Sporting Club, Deauville, France[2] 28 July – 1 August 1923 Clay |
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References edit
- ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ a b "France v Spain". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Spain v Romania". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Belgium v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
- ^ "France v Denmark". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Ireland v India". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Switzerland v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Netherlands v Italy". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Great Britain v Spain". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Ireland v France". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Switzerland v Argentina". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Spain v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
- ^ "France v Switzerland". daviscup.com.