The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1925 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

16 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 Netherlands in the final, and went on to face Australia in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw

First round

Hungary vs. France


Hungary
1		 Budapest, Hungary[3]
8–10 May 1925
Clay
France
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
France		 Imre Takáts
Jean Borotra		 2
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
2 Hungary
France		 Béla von Kehrling
René Lacoste		 3
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
3 Hungary
France		 Béla von Kehrling / Aurél von Kelemen
Jean Borotra / René Lacoste		 4
6 		2
6 		10
8		 3
6 		   
4 Hungary
France		 Béla von Kehrling
Jean Borotra		 6
8 		6
1		 6
4		 6
2		    
5 Hungary
France		 Imre Takáts
Paul Féret		 1
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     

Portugal vs. Italy


Portugal
1		 Lisbon, Portugal[4]
8–10 May 1925
Clay
Italy
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Portugal
Italy		 José de Verda
Clemente Serventi		 7
5		 1
6 		8
6		 4
6 		  retired
 
2 Portugal
Italy		 Antonio Casanovas
Uberto De Morpurgo		 0
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
3 Portugal
Italy		 Antonio Casanovas / Fernando Vasconcelos
Uberto De Morpurgo / Placido Gaslini		 3
6 		1
6 		6
3		 7
9 		   
4 Portugal
Italy		 Antonio Casanovas
Clemente Serventi		 6
4		 4
6 		6
2		 4
6 		8
6		  
5 Portugal
Italy		 José de Verda
Uberto De Morpurgo		 2
6 		1
6 		8
6		 2
6 		   

Denmark vs. Romania


Denmark
4		 Roehampton Lawn Tennis Club, London, England[5]
12–14 May 1925
Clay
Romania
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Romania		 Erik Worm
Nicolae Mișu		 3
6 		3
6 		7
5		 3
6 		   
2 Denmark
Romania		 Einer Ulrich
Gheorghe Lupu		 6
1		 6
2		 8
6		      
3 Denmark
Romania		 Povl Henriksen / Einer Ulrich
Gheorghe Lupu / Nicolae Mișu		 7
5		 6
0		 6
1		      
4 Denmark
Romania		 Erik Worm
Gheorghe Lupu		 6
2		 6
2		 6
4		      
5 Denmark
Romania		 Einer Ulrich
Nicolae Mișu		 7
5		 6
1		 6
2		      

Poland vs. Great Britain


Poland
0		 Warsaw Lawn Tennis Club, Warsaw, Poland[6]
15–17 May 1925
Clay
Great Britain
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Poland
United Kingdom		 Wladyslaw Szwede
Gordon Lowe		 0
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
2 Poland
United Kingdom		 Alfons Foerster
Patrick Wheatley		 1
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
3 Poland
United Kingdom		 Władysław Kuchar / Karol Steinert
Leslie Godfree / Charles Kingsley		 4
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
4 Poland
United Kingdom		 Alfons Foerster
Gordon Lowe		 0
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     
5 Poland
United Kingdom		 Wladyslaw Szwede
Patrick Wheatley		 2
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     

Austria vs. Ireland


Austria
4		 Vienna, Austria[7]
15–19 May 1925
Ireland
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
Republic of Ireland		 Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten
Charles Scroope		 0
6 		2
6 		6
3		 6
2		 6
3		  
2 Austria
Republic of Ireland		 Paul Brick
Louis Meldon		 6
4		 6
2		 6
4		      
3 Austria
Republic of Ireland		 Paul Brick / Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten
Charles Scroope / Simon Scroope		 1
6 		4
6 		6
0		 5
7 		   
4 Austria
Republic of Ireland		 Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten
Louis Meldon		 8
10 		4
6 		7
5		 8
6		 6
1		  
5 Austria
Republic of Ireland		 Paul Brick
Charles Scroope		 5
7 		1
6 		7
5		      
retired

Belgium vs. India


Belgium
2		 Brussels, Belgium[8]
16–18 May 1925
India
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
India		 Jean Washer
Sydney Jacob		 4
6 		6
4		 3
6 		7
5		 4
6 		 
2 Belgium
India		 Georges Watson
Eric Andrea		 0
6 		3
6 		0
6 		     
3 Belgium
India		 Jean Washer / Georges Watson
Syed Mohammad Hadi / Jagat-Mohan Lal		 4
6 		2
6 		6
4		 7
5		 6
3		  
4 Belgium
India		 Georges Watson
Sydney Jacob		 3
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
5 Belgium
India		 Jean Washer
Eric Andrea		 7
5		 6
1		 6
1		      

Switzerland vs. Sweden


Switzerland
2		 Bern, Switzerland[9]
16–18 May 1925
Clay
Sweden
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
Sweden		 Charles Aeschlimann
Sune Malmström		 3
6 		3
6 		9
7		 3
6 		   
2 Switzerland
Sweden		 Charles Martin
Marcus Wallenberg		 1
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
3 Switzerland
Sweden		 Charles Aeschlimann / Charles Martin
Sune Malmström / Marcus Wallenberg		 3
6 		7
5		 7
5		 7
5		    
4 Switzerland
Sweden		 Charles Martin
Sune Malmström		 1
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
5 Switzerland
Sweden		 Charles Aeschlimann
Marcus Wallenberg		 6
3		 6
3		 5
7 		6
4		    

Netherlands vs. Czechoslovakia


Netherlands
3		 Noordwijk, Netherlands[10]
15–18 May 1925
Clay
Czechoslovakia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Czechoslovakia		 Arthur Diemer-Kool
Pavel Macenauer		 6
3		 3
6 		2
6 		1
6 		   
2 Netherlands
Czechoslovakia		 Hendrik Timmer
Jan Koželuh		 6
3		 6
4		 6
2		      
3 Netherlands
Czechoslovakia		 Arthur Diemer-Kool / Christiaan van Lennep
Jan Koželuh / Ladislav Žemla		 6
3		 6
1		 8
6		      
4 Netherlands
Czechoslovakia		 Arthur Diemer-Kool
Jan Koželuh		 6
3		 3
6 		6
3		 1
6 		1
6 		 
5 Netherlands
Czechoslovakia		 Hendrik Timmer
Pavel Macenauer		 6
1		 6
2		 6
2		      

Quarterfinals

France vs. Italy


France
5		 Racing Club de France, Paris, France[11]
12–14 June 1925
Clay
Italy
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Italy		 René Lacoste
Uberto De Morpurgo		 6
0		 6
2		 2
6 		6
0		    
2 France
Italy		 Jean Borotra
Cesare Colombo		 6
4		 6
1		 6
1		      
3 France
Italy		 Jacques Brugnon / René Lacoste
Cesare Colombo / Uberto De Morpurgo		 6
1		 6
1		 6
1		      
4 France
Italy		 Jean Borotra
Uberto De Morpurgo		 6
1		 2
6 		12
10		 6
1		    
5 France
Italy		 Paul Féret
Cesare Colombo		 8
6		 3
6 		1
6 		6
2		 6
3		  

Denmark vs. Great Britain


Denmark
0		 Copenhagen, Denmark[12]
27–29 May 1925
Clay
Great Britain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
United Kingdom		 Axel Petersen
Patrick Wheatley		 6
4		 4
6 		6
1		 2
6 		2
6 		 
2 Denmark
United Kingdom		 Einer Ulrich
Brian Gilbert		 1
6 		11
9		 6
3		 4
6 		2
6 		 
3 Denmark
United Kingdom		 Einer Ulrich / Erik Worm
Leslie Godfree / Charles Kingsley		 5
7 		5
7 		2
6 		     
4 Denmark
United Kingdom		 Einer Ulrich
Patrick Wheatley		           not
played
5 Denmark
United Kingdom		 Axel Petersen
Brian Gilbert		           not
played

Austria vs. India


Austria
0		 Vienna, Austria[13]
12–14 June 1925
India
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
India		 Paul Brick
Sydney Jacob		 6
8 		1
6 		1
6 		     
2 Austria
India		 Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten
Eric Andrea		 4
6 		2
6 		6
8 		     
3 Austria
India		 Otto Relly / Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten
Hassan Ali Fyzee / Jagat-Mohan Lal		 0
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
4 Austria
India		 Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten
Sydney Jacob		 4
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     
5 Austria
India		 Paul Brick
Eric Andrea		 2
6 		7
5		 6
4		 2
3		   not
completed

Netherlands vs. Sweden


Netherlands
5		 Noordwijksche Sportverening, Noordwijk, Netherlands[14]
12–14 June 1925
Clay
Sweden
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Sweden		 Hendrik Timmer
Carl-Erik von Braun		 7
5		 6
1		 6
0		      
2 Netherlands
Sweden		 Arthur Diemer-Kool
Marcus Wallenberg		 6
2		 4
6 		6
3		 6
0		    
3 Netherlands
Sweden		 Arthur Diemer-Kool / Christiaan van Lennep
Carl-Erik von Braun / Marcus Wallenberg		 3
6 		6
1		 6
4		 9
7		    
4 Netherlands
Sweden		 Hendrik Timmer
Marcus Wallenberg		 6
1		 6
4		 6
2		      
5 Netherlands
Sweden		 Arthur Diemer-Kool
Carl-Erik von Braun		 8
6		 6
1		 6
2		      

Semifinals

Great Britain vs. France


Great Britain
0		 Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England[15]
11–14 July 1925
Grass
France
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
France		 Noel Turnbull
René Lacoste		 6
3		 1
6 		5
7 		2
6 		   
2 United Kingdom
France		 Gordon Crole-Rees
Jean Borotra		 4
6 		8
10 		6
4		 0
6 		   
3 United Kingdom
France		 Leslie Godfree / Patrick Wheatley
Jacques Brugnon / René Lacoste		 4
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
4 United Kingdom
France		 Gordon Crole-Rees
René Lacoste		 2
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
5 United Kingdom
France		 Noel Turnbull
Jean Borotra		           not
played

Netherlands vs. India


Netherlands
4		 Noordwijk, Netherlands[16]
10–12 July 1925
Clay
India
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
India		 Arthur Diemer-Kool
Jagat-Mohan Lal		 3
6 		6
3		 6
4		 6
1		    
2 Netherlands
India		 Christiaan van Lennep
Hassan Ali Fyzee		 1
6 		4
6 		11
9		 6
3		 4
6 		 
3 Netherlands
India		 Arthur Diemer-Kool / Christiaan van Lennep
Hassan Ali Fyzee / Syed Mohammad Hadi		 6
4		 6
2		 6
3		      
4 Netherlands
India		 Arthur Diemer-Kool
Hassan Ali Fyzee		 7
5		 6
1		 6
4		      
5 Netherlands
India		 Christiaan van Lennep
Jagat-Mohan Lal		 6
2		 6
4		 7
5		      

Final

Netherlands vs. France


Netherlands
0		 Noordwijk Club, Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) [2]
18–20 July 1925
Clay
France
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
France		 Hendrik Timmer
René Lacoste		 7
5		 5
7 		2
6 		2
6 		   
2 Netherlands
France		 Arthur Diemer Kool
Jean Borotra		 2
6 		4
6 		8
10 		     
3 Netherlands
France		 Arthur Diemer Kool / Christiaan van Lennep
Jacques Brugnon / René Lacoste		 2
6 		3
6 		8
6		 4
6 		   
4 Netherlands
France		 Arthur Diemer Kool
René Lacoste		 4
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
5 Netherlands
France		 Hendrik Timmer
Jean Borotra		           not
played

References

  1. ↑ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. 1 2 "Netherlands v France". daviscup.com.
  3. ↑ "Hungary v France". daviscup.com.
  4. ↑ "Portugal v Italy". daviscup.com.
  5. ↑ "Denmark v Romania". daviscup.com.
  6. ↑ "Poland v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  7. ↑ "AUstria v Ireland". daviscup.com.
  8. ↑ "Belgium v India". daviscup.com.
  9. ↑ "Switzerland v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  10. ↑ "Netherlands v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  11. ↑ "France v Italy". daviscup.com.
  12. ↑ "Denmark v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  13. ↑ "Austria v India". daviscup.com.
  14. ↑ "Netherlands v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  15. ↑ "Great Britain v France". daviscup.com.
  16. ↑ "Netherlands v India". daviscup.com.
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