1932 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1932 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

22 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 Italy in the final, and went on to face the United States in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw edit

First Round
3–12 May
Second Round
11–23 May
Quarterfinals
10–14 June
Semifinals
8–10 July
Final
15–17 July
  DenmarkCopenhagen, Denmark
bye  Denmark4
  Yugoslavia  Yugoslavia1Copenhagen, Denmark
bye  Denmark0
  GreeceAthens, Greece  Japan5
bye  Greece0
  Japan  Japan5Milan, Italy (clay)
bye  Japan2
  SpainRome, Italy (clay)  Italy3
bye  Spain1
  Italy3  Italy4Montreux, Switzerland
  Egypt2  Italy3
  Norway0Lucerne, Switzerland   Switzerland2
  Monaco5  Monaco2
  Belgium0   Switzerland3Milan, Italy (clay)
   Switzerland5  Italy0
  Czechoslovakia2Vienna, Austria  Germany5
  Austria3  Austria2
  Germany5  Germany3Berlin, Germany
  India0  Germany4
  Hungary5Dublin, Ireland (grass)  Ireland1
  Finland0  Hungary1
bye  Ireland4Berlin, Germany (clay)
  Ireland  Germany3
byeTorquay, England (clay)  Great Britain2
  Great Britain  Great Britain5
bye  Romania0Warsaw, Poland (clay)
  Romania  Great Britain4
byeWarsaw, Poland  Poland1
  Poland  Poland4
bye  Netherlands1
  Netherlands

First round edit

Italy vs. Egypt edit

 
Italy
3
Genoa, Italy[3]
10–12 May 1932
Clay
 
Egypt
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Giorgio de Stefani
Pierre Grandguillot
9
7
6
1
6
4
     
2  
 
Oscar de Minerbi
Loutfalla Wahid
6
3
8
6
6
8
6
3
   
3  
 
Alberto del Bono / Emanuele Sertorio
Jacques Grandguillot / Pierre Grandguillot
2
6
3
6
7
5
4
6
   
4  
 
Oscar de Minerbi
Pierre Grandguillot
6
1
6
3
1
6
4
6
3
6
 
5  
 
Giorgio de Stefani
Loutfalla Wahid
6
5
6
4
6
1
     

Norway vs. Monaco edit

 
Norway
0
Oslo, Norway[4]
5–7 May 1932
Clay
 
Monaco
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Ragnar Hagen
René Gallèpe
3
6
4
6
8
6
1
6
   
2  
 
Torleif Torkildsen
Vladimir Landau
5
7
2
6
2
6
     
3  
 
Johan Haanes / Finn-Trygve Smith
René Gallèpe / Vladimir Landau
1
6
3
6
1
6
     
4  
 
Ragnar Hagen
Vladimir Landau
1
6
4
6
0
6
     
5  
 
Johan Haanes
René Gallèpe
1
6
1
6
0
6
     

Belgium vs. Switzerland edit

 
Belgium
0
Royal Léopold Club, Brussels, Belgium[5]
3–5 May 1932
Clay
 
Switzerland
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
André Lacroix
Charles Aeschlimann
5
7
3
6
0
6
     
2  
 
Maurice Iwiens-d'Eeckhoutte
Hector Fisher
1
6
1
6
2
6
     
3  
 
Léopold de Borman / André Lacroix
Charles Aeschlimann / Hector Fisher
1
6
1
6
4
6
     
4  
 
Guy van Zuylen
Hector Fisher
6
8
1
6
6
8
     
5  
 
Maurice Iwiens-d'Eeckhoutte
Charles Aeschlimann
3
6
2
6
2
6
     

Czechoslovakia vs. Austria edit

 
Czechoslovakia
2
Prague, Czechoslovakia[6]
6–8 May 1932
 
Austria
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Ladislav Hecht
Hermann von Artens
6
2
3
6
5
7
1
6
   
2  
 
Roderich Menzel
Franz-Wilhelm Matejka
3
6
3
6
6
3
6
2
4
6
 
3  
 
Ferenc Maršálek / Roderich Menzel
Hermann von Artens / Herbert Kinzl
6
2
6
1
6
1
     
4  
 
Roderich Menzel
Hermann von Artens
6
2
6
1
5
7
6
4
   
5  
 
Ladislav Hecht
Franz-Wilhelm Matejka
4
6
4
6
6
8
     

Germany vs. India edit

 
Germany
5
Berlin, Germany[7]
6–8 May 1932
 
India
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Gottfried von Cramm
Janmeja Charanjiva
6
2
6
0
6
1
     
2  
 
Daniel Prenn
Atri-Madan Mohan
6
2
7
5
6
1
     
3  
 
Walter Dessart / Eberhard Nourney
Janmeja Charanjiva / Sri-Krishna Prasada
6
4
2
6
3
6
6
2
6
3
 
4  
 
Daniel Prenn
Janmeja Charanjiva
6
3
6
1
6
2
     
5  
 
Gottfried von Cramm
Atri-Madan Mohan
6
3
8
6
6
3
     

Hungary vs. Finland edit

 
Hungary
5
Budapest, Hungary[8]
3–5 May 1932
 
Finland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Béla von Kehrling
Ali Biaudet
6
1
6
2
6
2
     
2  
 
Emil Gábori
Bo Grotenfelt
6
0
6
2
6
1
     
3  
 
Emil Gábori / Béla von Kehrling
Ali Biaudet / Bo Grotenfelt
6
4
6
3
6
3
     
4  
 
Emil Gábori
Ali Biaudet
6
1
6
1
6
1
     
5  
 
Béla von Kehrling
Bo Grotenfelt
6
0
6
3
6
4
     

Second round edit

Denmark vs. Yugoslavia edit

 
Denmark
4
Copenhagen, Denmark[9]
11–14 May 1932
 
Yugoslavia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Povl Henriksen
Franjo Šefer
4
6
0
6
6
2
13
11
6
1
 
2  
 
Einer Ulrich
Franjo Kukuljević
6
3
7
5
6
2
     
3  
 
Povl Henriksen / Einer Ulrich
Franjo Kukuljević / Franjo Šefer
6
3
5
7
6
4
6
4
   
4  
 
Povl Henriksen
Franjo Kukuljević
6
4
6
8
3
6
3
6
   
5  
 
Einer Ulrich
Franjo Šefer
3
6
7
5
6
4
11
9
   

Greece vs. Japan edit

 
Greece
0
Athens, Greece[10]
14–16 May 1932
 
Japan
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Orestis Garangiotis
Takeo Kuwabara
6
4
7
5
5
7
1
6
8
10
 
2  
 
Max Balli
Jiro Sato
0
6
3
6
3
6
     
3  
 
Max Balli / I. Georgiadis
Ryuki Miki / Jiro Sato
2
6
6
3
4
6
2
6
   
4  
 
Georgios Nikolaides
Takeo Kuwabara
3
6
3
6
3
6
     
5  
 
Orestis Garangiotis
Jiro Sato
4
6
10
12
3
6
     

Italy vs. Spain edit

 
Italy
4
Rome, Italy[11]
15–17 May 1932
Clay
 
Spain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Giorgio de Stefani
Enrique Maier
6
1
6
4
6
0
     
2  
 
Giovanni Palmieri
Antonio Juanico
6
0
6
1
6
2
     
3  
 
Alberto del Bono / Oscar de Minerbi
Enrique Maier / José María Tejada
7
5
2
6
2
6
4
6
   
4  
 
Giovanni Palmieri
Enrique Maier
2
6
6
0
6
2
5
2
   
retired
5  
 
Giorgio de Stefani
Antonio Juanico
6
0
6
1
6
2
     

Switzerland vs. Monaco edit

 
Switzerland
3
Lucerne, Switzerland[12]
21–23 May 1932
 
Monaco
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Charles Aeschlimann
René Gallèpe
4
6
6
4
6
3
2
6
3
6
 
2  
 
Hector Fisher
Vladimir Landau
6
0
6
2
4
6
6
4
   
3  
 
Charles Aeschlimann / Hector Fisher
René Gallèpe / Vladimir Landau
2
6
6
2
2
6
7
5
   
retired
4  
 
Charles Aeschlimann
Vladimir Landau
2
6
7
9
6
8
     
5  
 
Hector Fisher
René Gallèpe
6
1
6
1
6
2
     

Austria vs. Germany edit

 
Austria
2
Vienna, Austria[13]
21–23 May 1932
 
Germany
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Franz-Wilhelm Matejka
Daniel Prenn
2
6
8
10
1
6
     
2  
 
Hermann von Artens
Gottfried von Cramm
2
6
0
6
4
6
     
3  
 
Hermann von Artens / Franz-Wilhelm Matejka
Gottfried von Cramm / Walter Dessart
6
3
7
5
6
4
     
4  
 
Franz-Wilhelm Matejka
Gottfried von Cramm
2
6
6
2
3
6
7
5
6
8
 
5  
 
Hermann von Artens
Daniel Prenn
6
4
6
2
6
3
     

Ireland vs. Hungary edit

 
Ireland
4
Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland[14]
19–21 May 1932
Grass
 
Hungary
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
George Lyttleton-Rogers
Emil Gábori
7
5
3
6
6
4
7
5
   
2  
 
Edward McGuire
Béla von Kehrling
3
6
2
6
4
6
     
3  
 
George Lyttleton-Rogers / Edward McGuire
Emil Gábori / Béla von Kehrling
4
6
7
5
6
4
6
3
   
4  
 
George Lyttleton-Rogers
Béla von Kehrling
6
0
6
3
6
3
     
5  
 
Edward McGuire
Emil Gábori
6
1
8
6
6
2
     

Great Britain vs. Romania edit

 
Great Britain
5
Abbey Park Gardens, Torquay, England[15]
14–16 May 1932
Clay
 
Romania
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Fred Perry
Nicolae Mișu
6
0
6
1
6
1
     
2  
 
Herman David
Ghica Poulieff
7
5
7
5
6
1
     
3  
 
Pat Hughes / Fred Perry
Nicolae Mișu / Ghica Poulieff
6
0
6
1
6
1
     
4  
 
Herman David
Nicolae Mișu
4
6
6
0
8
6
3
6
6
4
 
5  
 
Fred Perry
Ghica Poulieff
6
1
6
2
6
1
     

Poland vs. Netherlands edit

 
Poland
4
Warsaw, Poland[16]
15–17 May 1932
 
Netherlands
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Ignacy Tłoczyński
Hendrik Timmer
7
5
6
3
6
4
     
2  
 
Maksymilian Stolarow
Tod Hughan
6
8
6
2
5
7
6
0
6
0
 
3  
 
Jerzy Stolarow / Ignacy Tłoczyński
Tod Hughan / Ody Koopman
6
3
15
17
6
3
3
6
5
7
 
4  
 
Ignacy Tłoczyński
Tod Hughan
6
3
6
4
6
2
     
5  
 
Maksymilian Stolarow
Hendrik Timmer
6
4
6
2
5
7
4
6
6
4
 

Quarterfinals edit

Denmark vs. Japan edit

 
Denmark
0
Copenhagen, Denmark[17]
10–12 June 1932
 
Japan
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Anker Jacobsen
Jiro Sato
1
6
2
6
4
6
     
2  
 
Einer Ulrich
Takeo Kuwabara
4
6
2
6
0
6
     
3  
 
Povl Henriksen / Einer Ulrich
Ryuki Miki / Jiro Sato
3
6
6
4
2
6
2
6
   
4  
 
Anker Jacobsen
Takeo Kuwabara
7
5
6
2
3
6
0
6
1
6
 
5  
 
Einer Ulrich
Jiro Sato
6
4
3
6
5
7
5
7
   

Switzerland vs. Italy edit

 
Switzerland
2
Montreux, Switzerland[18]
11–14 June 1932
 
Italy
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Hector Fisher
Giovanni Palmieri
6
8
6
4
1
6
6
1
6
3
 
2  
 
Charles Aeschlimann
Giorgio de Stefani
4
6
5
7
6
8
     
3  
 
Charles Aeschlimann / Hector Fisher
Giovanni Palmieri / Emanuele Sertorio
6
3
4
6
4
6
4
6
   
4  
 
Charles Aeschlimann
Giovanni Palmieri
3
6
1
6
5
7
     
5  
 
Hector Fisher
Giorgio de Stefani
3
6
0
6
9
7
8
6
8
6
 

Germany vs. Ireland edit

 
Germany
4
Berlin, Germany[19]
10–12 June 1932
 
Ireland
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Gottfried von Cramm
George Lyttleton-Rogers
4
6
8
10
6
4
7
5
4
6
 
2  
 
Daniel Prenn
Edward McGuire
6
1
6
1
6
1
     
3  
 
Gottfried von Cramm / Daniel Prenn
George Lyttleton-Rogers / Edward McGuire
6
4
6
3
3
6
8
6
   
4  
 
Daniel Prenn
George Lyttleton-Rogers
6
2
7
5
6
2
     
5  
 
Gottfried von Cramm
Edward McGuire
6
2
6
4
6
2
     

Poland vs. Great Britain edit

 
Poland
1
Warsaw Lawn Tennis Club, Warsaw, Poland[20]
10–12 June 1932
Clay
 
Great Britain
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Maksymilian Stolarow
Harry Lee
4
6
3
6
3
6
     
2  
 
Ignacy Tłoczyński
Fred Perry
5
7
6
8
2
6
     
3  
 
Józef Hebda / Przemyslaw Warminski
Pat Hughes / Fred Perry
0
6
2
6
0
6
     
4  
 
Maksymilian Stolarow
Fred Perry
3
6
5
7
4
6
     
5  
 
Ignacy Tłoczyński
Harry Lee
6
4
6
4
2
6
7
5
   

Semifinals edit

Italy vs. Japan edit

 
Italy
3
Milan, Italy[21]
8–10 July 1932
Clay
 
Japan
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Giorgio de Stefani
Jiro Sato
6
3
6
4
6
4
     
2  
 
Giovanni Palmieri
Takeo Kuwabara
0
6
2
6
6
1
3
6
   
3  
 
Giovanni Palmieri / Emanuele Sertorio
Ryuki Miki / Jiro Sato
4
6
4
6
3
6
     
4  
 
Giovanni Palmieri
Jiro Sato
4
6
4
6
6
1
6
1
6
2
 
5  
 
Giorgio de Stefani
Takeo Kuwabara
6
2
6
2
6
4
     

Germany vs. Great Britain edit

 
Germany
3
Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany[22]
8–10 July 1932
Clay
 
Great Britain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Daniel Prenn
Bunny Austin
6
0
8
10
6
2
6
3
   
2  
 
Gottfried von Cramm
Fred Perry
1
6
2
6
3
6
     
3  
 
Walter Dessart / Daniel Prenn
Pat Hughes / Fred Perry
3
6
4
6
4
6
     
4  
 
Gottfried von Cramm
Bunny Austin
5
7
6
2
6
3
6
2
   
5  
 
Daniel Prenn
Fred Perry
6
2
6
4
3
6
0
6
7
5
 

Final edit

Italy vs. Germany edit

 
Italy
0
Milan, Italy[2]
15–17 July 1932
Clay
 
Germany
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Giovanni Palmieri
Gottfried von Cramm
3
6
4
6
0
6
     
2  
 
Giorgio de Stefani
Daniel Prenn
1
6
4
6
6
1
2
6
   
3  
 
Alberto del Bono / Giorgio de Stefani
Gottfried von Cramm / Daniel Prenn
3
6
3
6
2
6
     
4  
 
Giovanni Palmieri
Gustav Jaenecke
3
6
6
0
1
6
6
2
1
6
 
5  
 
Alberto del Bono
Gottfried von Cramm
6
8
3
6
6
3
1
6
   

References edit

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

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