The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1938 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

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

Draw

First round

Netherlands vs. France


Netherlands
2		 Scheveningen, Netherlands[3]
5–7 May 1938
Clay
France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
France		 Hans van Swol
Bernard Destremau		 6
3		 6
0		 8
6		      
2 Netherlands
France		 Tod Hughan
Yvon Petra		 3
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3 Netherlands
France		 Tod Hughan / Hans van Swol
Henri Bolelli / Yvon Petra		 6
8 		1
6 		6
1		 7
5		 6
2		  
4 Netherlands
France		 Hans van Swol
Yvon Petra		 0
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
5 Netherlands
France		 Tod Hughan
Bernard Destremau		 4
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     

Poland vs. Denmark


Poland
5		 Kraków, Poland[4]
5–7 May 1938
Denmark
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Poland
Denmark		 Józef Hebda
Helge Plougmann		 6
2		 6
2		 6
1		      
2 Poland
Denmark		 Ignacy Tłoczyński
Finn Bekkevold		 6
2		 6
3		 6
2		      
3 Poland
Denmark		 Józef Hebda / Ignacy Tłoczyński
Niels Korner / Einer Ulrich		 6
2		 6
3		 6
8 		6
3		    
4 Poland
Denmark		 Ignacy Tłoczyński
Helge Plougmann		 6
0		 6
2		 6
1		      
5 Poland
Denmark		 Józef Hebda
Finn Bekkevold		 6
4		 7
5		 6
1		      

Ireland vs. Italy


Ireland
1		 Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland[5]
5–7 May 1938
Grass
Italy
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Republic of Ireland
Italy		 George Lyttleton-Rogers
Giorgio de Stefani		 7
5		 2
6 		6
3		 6
2		    
2 Republic of Ireland
Italy		 George McVeagh
Vanni Canepele		 0
6 		2
6 		0
6 		     
3 Republic of Ireland
Italy		 George Lyttleton-Rogers / George McVeagh
Ferruccio Quintavalle / Valentino Taroni		 3
6 		6
4		 1
6 		2
6 		   
4 Republic of Ireland
Italy		 Hector Ryan
Giorgio de Stefani		 2
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
5 Republic of Ireland
Italy		 George Lyttleton-Rogers
Vanni Canepele		 7
5		 3
6 		6
1		 3
6 		1
6 		 

Great Britain vs. Romania


Great Britain
3		 Royal Hall Grounds, Harrogate, England[6]
7–10 May 1938
Clay
Romania
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Romania		 Jimmy Jones
Cristea Caralulis		 3
6 		6
3		 2
6 		6
8 		   
2 United Kingdom
Romania		 Ronald Shayes
Arnulf Schmidt		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      
3 United Kingdom
Romania		 Donald Butler / Frank Wilde
Cristea Caralulis / Arnulf Schmidt		 8
6		 7
5		 6
2		      
4 United Kingdom
Romania		 Jimmy Jones
Arnulf Schmidt		 3
6 		1
6 		6
0		 6
2		 6
8 		 
5 United Kingdom
Romania		 Ronald Shayes
Cristea Caralulis		 6
3		 6
0		 6
3		      

Yugoslavia vs. Czechoslovakia


Yugoslavia
3		 Zagreb, Yugoslavia[7]
29 April–1 May 1938
Czechoslovakia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia		 Franjo Punčec
Ladislav Hecht		 7
5		 6
3		 6
3		      
2 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia		 Josip Palada
Roderich Menzel		 2
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
3 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia		 Dragutin Mitić / Franjo Punčec
František Cejnar / Roderich Menzel		 9
11 		6
3		 7
9 		2
6 		   
4 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia		 Franjo Punčec
Roderich Menzel		 3
6 		6
1		 6
1		 6
2		    
5 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia		 Dragutin Mitić
František Cejnar		 3
6 		7
5		 4
6 		6
2		 2
1		  
retired

Second round

Germany vs. Norway


Germany
5		 Berlin, Germany[8]
20–22 May 1938
Clay
Norway
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Germany
Norway		 Georg von Metaxa
Johan Haanes		 2
6 		5
7 		6
2		 6
3		 7
5		  
2 Germany
Norway		 Henner Henkel
Fritz Jenssen		 6
0		 6
0		 6
1		      
3 Germany
Norway		 Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa
Johan Haanes / Fritz Jenssen		 6
1		 6
2		 6
3		      
4 Germany
Norway		 Georg von Metaxa
Fritz Jenssen		 6
1		 6
0		 6
0		      
5 Germany
Norway		 Rolf Göpfert
Johan Haanes		 6
3		 8
6		 6
2		      

France vs. Monaco


France
5		 Municipal Park Stadium, Marseille, France[9]
21–23 May 1938
Clay
Monaco
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Monaco		 Bernard Destremau
Gaston Médécin		 6
3		 6
0		 6
1		      
2 France
Monaco		 Yvon Petra
Aleco Noghès		 6
1		 6
1		 6
0		      
3 France
Monaco		 Henri Bolelli / Pierre Pellizza
Vladimir Landau / Gaston Médécin		 6
2		 6
1		 6
3		      
4 France
Monaco		 Henri Bolelli
Aleco Noghès		 6
1		 6
1		 6
2		      
5 France
Monaco		 Pierre Pellizza
Gaston Médécin		 6
2		 6
1		 3
6 		6
4		    

Italy vs. Poland


Italy
3		 Milan, Italy[10]
19–21 May 1938
Clay
Poland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Poland		 Vanni Canepele
Józef Hebda		 6
1		 7
9 		6
2		 7
9 		6
2		  
2 Italy
Poland		 Giorgio de Stefani
Ignacy Tłoczyński		 8
6		 6
4		 2
6 		2
6 		  retired
 
3 Italy
Poland		 Ferruccio Quintavalle / Valentino Taroni
Czesław Spychała / Ignacy Tłoczyński		 11
9		 2
6 		6
4		 3
6 		7
5		  
4 Italy
Poland		 Valentino Taroni
Józef Hebda		 3
6 		6
3		 1
6 		4
6 		   
5 Italy
Poland		 Vanni Canepele
Ignacy Tłoczyński		 6
2		 6
1		 2
6 		6
2		    

Yugoslavia vs. Great Britain


Yugoslavia
5		 Zagreb, Yugoslavia[11]
20–22 May 1938
Clay
Great Britain
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
United Kingdom		 Dragutin Mitić
Donald Butler		 6
3		 6
1		 6
4		      
2 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
United Kingdom		 Franjo Punčec
Ronald Shayes		 6
4		 4
6 		6
2		 6
4		    
3 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
United Kingdom		 Dragutin Mitić / Franjo Punčec
Donald Butler / Frank Wilde		 7
5		 6
3		 3
6 		5
7 		6
3		  
4 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
United Kingdom		 Dragutin Mitić
Ronald Shayes		 6
2		 6
3		 11
9		      
5 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
United Kingdom		 Franjo Punčec
Donald Butler		 6
3		 6
2		 3
6 		6
3		    

Sweden vs. Switzerland


Sweden
4		 Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden[12]
20–22 May 1938
Clay
Switzerland
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Switzerland		 Kalle Schröder
Hector Fisher		 8
6		 6
2		 6
0		      
2 Sweden
Switzerland		 Nils Rohlsson
Boris Maneff		 1
6 		4
6 		6
2		 1
6 		   
3 Sweden
Switzerland		 Nils Rohlsson / Kalle Schröder
Hector Fisher / Boris Maneff		 6
2		 5
7 		6
4		 7
5		    
4 Sweden
Switzerland		 Kalle Schröder
Boris Maneff		 3
6 		1
6 		6
2		 6
4		 6
2		  
5 Sweden
Switzerland		 Nils Rohlsson
Hector Fisher		 3
6 		4
6 		6
4		 6
3		 6
1		  

Greece vs. Belgium


Greece
0		 Athens, Greece[13]
5–7 May 1938
Belgium
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Greece
Belgium		 Lazaros Stalios
André Lacroix		 1
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
2 Greece
Belgium		 Georgios Nikolaides
Charles Naeyaert		 1
6 		4
6 		7
9 		     
3 Greece
Belgium		 Georgios Nikolaides / Lazaros Stalios
Léopold de Borman / André Lacroix		 2
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
4 Greece
Belgium		 Lazaros Stalios
Charles Naeyaert		 4
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
5 Greece
Belgium		 Georgios Nikolaides
Pierre Geelhand de Merxem		 4
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     

Quarterfinals

Hungary vs. Germany


Hungary
1		 Budapest, Hungary[14]
26–28 May 1938
Germany
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
Germany		 György Dallos
Henner Henkel		 4
6 		9
11 		0
6 		     
2 Hungary
Germany		 Emil Gábori
Georg von Metaxa		 7
5		 6
4		 4
6 		2
6 		7
5		  
3 Hungary
Germany		 József Asbóth / György Dallos
Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa		 7
5		 1
6 		6
8 		3
6 		   
4 Hungary
Germany		 György Dallos
Georg von Metaxa		 2
6 		6
3		 3
6 		2
6 		   
5 Hungary
Germany		 Emil Gábori
Henner Henkel		 1
6 		        not
completed

France vs. Italy


France
4		 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[15]
27–29 May 1938
Clay
Italy
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Italy		 Yvon Petra
Valentino Taroni		 6
0		 6
2		 6
3		      
2 France
Italy		 Bernard Destremau
Vanni Canepele		 3
6 		6
0		 6
2		 7
5		    
3 France
Italy		 Henri Bolelli / Pierre Pellizza
Ferruccio Quintavalle / Valentino Taroni		 9
7		 6
3		 6
4		      
4 France
Italy		 Bernard Destremau
Valentino Taroni		 6
8 		7
5		 4
6 		2
6 		   
5 France
Italy		 Pierre Pellizza
Renato Bossi		 4
6 		6
4		 5
7 		6
3		 7
5		  

Yugoslavia vs. Sweden


Yugoslavia
3		 Zagreb, Yugoslavia[16]
29–31 May 1938
Clay
Sweden
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Sweden		 Josip Palada
Kalle Schröder		 5
7 		6
1		 2
6 		8
6		 3
6 		 
2 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Sweden		 Franjo Punčec
Nils Rohlsson		 6
2		 6
3		 6
2		      
3 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Sweden		 Franjo Kukuljević / Franjo Punčec
Nils Rohlsson / Kalle Schröder		 6
3		 9
7		 6
3		      
4 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Sweden		 Josip Palada
Nils Rohlsson		 7
5		 7
5		 6
1		      
5 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Sweden		 Franjo Punčec
Kalle Schröder		           not
played

Belgium vs. India


Belgium
3		 Brussels, Belgium[17]
26–28 May 1938
India
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
India		 Charles Naeyaert
Ghaus Mohammad Khan		 7
5		 6
2		 3
6 		1
6 		7
9 		 
2 Belgium
India		 André Lacroix
Subba Sawhney		 6
4		 6
3		 4
6 		6
3		    
3 Belgium
India		 Léopold de Borman / André Lacroix
Ghaus Mohammad Khan / Subba Sawhney		 4
6 		3
6 		6
3		 7
5		 6
4		  
4 Belgium
India		 André Lacroix
Ghaus Mohammad Khan		 7
5		 0
6 		2
6 		7
5		 6
3		  
5 Belgium
India		 Pierre Geelhand de Merxem
Subba Sawhney		           not
played

Semifinals

Germany vs. France


Germany
3		 Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany[18]
21–23 July 1938
Clay
France
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Germany
France		 Henner Henkel
Yvon Petra		 4
6 		6
1		 11
9		 6
2		    
2 Germany
France		 Georg von Metaxa
Bernard Destremau		 6
4		 7
5		 5
7 		5
7 		6
3		  
3 Germany
France		 Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa
Jean Lesueur / Yvon Petra		 4
6 		6
4		 2
6 		10
8		 6
4		  
4 Germany
France		 Georg von Metaxa
Yvon Petra		 7
9 		6
8 		4
6 		     
5 Germany
France		 Hans Redl
Bernard Destremau		 8
6		 4
6 		4
6 		2
6 		   

Belgium vs. Yugoslavia


Belgium
0		 Brussels, Belgium[19]
21–23 July 1938
Yugoslavia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Kingdom of Yugoslavia		 Jacques Van den Eynde
Franjo Punčec		 6
2		 0
6 		1
6 		2
6 		   
2 Belgium
Kingdom of Yugoslavia		 André Lacroix
Josip Palada		 4
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
3 Belgium
Kingdom of Yugoslavia		 Léopold de Borman / Pierre Geelhand de Merxem
Franjo Kukuljević / Dragutin Mitić		 3
6 		3
6 		6
3		 8
10 		   
4 Belgium
Kingdom of Yugoslavia		 André Lacroix
Franjo Punčec		 4
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
5 Belgium
Kingdom of Yugoslavia		 Jacques Van den Eynde
Josip Palada		 3
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     

Final

Germany vs. Yugoslavia


Germany
3		 Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany[2]
29–31 July 1938
Clay
Yugoslavia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Germany
Kingdom of Yugoslavia		 Henner Henkel
Franjo Punčec		 1
6 		5
7 		3
6 		     
2 Germany
Kingdom of Yugoslavia		 Georg von Metaxa
Josip Palada		 1
6 		6
4		 6
1		 3
6 		12
10		  
3 Germany
Kingdom of Yugoslavia		 Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa
Franjo Kukuljević / Franjo Punčec		 1
6 		7
9 		7
5		 6
4		 6
4		  
4 Germany
Kingdom of Yugoslavia		 Henner Henkel
Josip Palada		 6
3		 7
5		 6
1		      
5 Germany
Kingdom of Yugoslavia		 Hans Redl
Franjo Kukuljević		 4
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     

Notes

  1. ↑ The tie between Austria and India was abandoned following the German annexation of Austria in March 1938.

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