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

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

First round

Germany vs. Switzerland


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

Poland vs. Netherlands


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

Romania vs. Hungary


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

Yugoslavia vs. Ireland


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

Second round

Great Britain vs. New Zealand


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

France vs. China


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

Sweden vs. Denmark


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

Poland vs. Germany


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

Hungary vs. Yugoslavia


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

Italy vs. Monaco


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

Belgium vs. India


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

Quarterfinals

Great Britain vs. France


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 United Kingdom
France		 Charles Hare
Bernard Destremau		 6
2		 6
3		 3
6 		14
12		    
2 United Kingdom
France		 Ronald Shayes
Christian Boussus		 2
6 		4
6 		0
6 		     
3 United Kingdom
France		 Charles Hare / Frank Wilde
Pierre Pellizza / Yvon Petra		 6
3		 6
3		 3
6 		4
6 		6
3		  
4 United Kingdom
France		 Ronald Shayes
Bernard Destremau		 6
3		 4
6 		6
4		 7
5		    
5 United Kingdom
France		 Laurie Shaffi
Christian Boussus		 0
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     

Germany vs. Sweden


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

Italy vs. Yugoslavia


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

Belgium vs. Norway


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

Semifinals

Germany vs. Great Britain


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

Yugoslavia vs. Belgium


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

Final

Yugoslavia vs. Germany


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

Notes

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

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 "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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