1926 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1926 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

19 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 Great Britain in the final, and went on to face Japan in the Inter-Zonal Final.^[2]

Draw


	First Round 27 April-9 May

	Rome, Italy (clay)

	Italy		5

	Romania		0

	Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)

	Netherlands		3

	Belgium		2

	Sutton Coldfield, England (clay)

	South Africa		4

	Portugal		1

Second Round
8–22 May

Quarterfinals
24 May-2 June

Semifinals
9–16 July

Final
24–26 July

Dublin, Ireland (grass)

Ireland

2

Barcelona, Spain (clay)

Spain

3

Spain

3

Barcelona, Spain (clay)

Argentina

1

Argentina

3

Barcelona, Spain (clay)

Hungary

2

Spain

1

Harrogate, England (clay)

Great Britain

4

Great Britain

5

Rome, Italy (clay)

Poland

0

Great Britain

3

Rome, Italy (clay)

Italy

2

Italy

3

Cabourg, France (clay)

Netherlands

2

Great Britain

0

France

5

South Africa ^[3]

w/o

Kensington, England (clay)

Austria

South Africa

1

Malmö, Sweden

Sweden

4

Sweden

3

Stockholm, Sweden (clay)

Switzerland

2

Sweden

0

Prague, Czechoslovakia

France

5

Czechoslovakia

4

Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)

India

1

Czechoslovakia

0

Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)

France

3

Denmark

0

France

5

First round

Romania vs. Italy

Romania
0

Bucharest, Romania^[4]
27–29 April 1926
Clay

Italy
5

		1	2	3	4
1	Nicolae Mișu Uberto De Morpurgo	2 6	1 6	3 6
2	Alfred San Galli Clemente Serventi	2 6	2 6	1 6
3	Nicolae Mișu / Alfred San Galli Uberto De Morpurgo / Clemente Serventi	3 6	3 6	5 7
4	Alfred San Galli Uberto De Morpurgo	1 6	1 6	2 6
5	Nicolae Mișu Clemente Serventi	6 2	3 6	1 6	1 0	retired

Netherlands vs. Belgium

Netherlands
3

Noordwijk, Netherlands^[5]
7–9 May 1926
Clay

Belgium
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Christiaan van Lennep Jean Washer	6 4	3 6	6 8	6 3	2 6
2	Hendrik Timmer André Laloux	6 1	6 0	6 1
3	Arthur Diemer-Kool / Christiaan van Lennep Georges François / Jean Washer	0 6	8 10	6 3	6 2	7 5
4	Christiaan van Lennep André Laloux	6 0	6 0	6 2
5	Hendrik Timmer Jean Washer	1 6	3 6	5 7

South Africa vs. Portugal

South Africa
4

Sutton Hard Courts Lawn Tennis Club, Sutton Coldfield, England^[6]
30 April–2 May 1926
Clay

Portugal
1

		1	2	3	4
1	Patrick Spence Antonio Casanovas	6 1	6 1	6 4
2	Julien Lezard José de Verda	3 6	2 6	1 6
3	Julien Lezard / Patrick Spence José de Verda / Fernando Vasconcelos	6 1	6 4	6 2
4	Patrick Spence José de Verda	6 1	2 6	6 2	6 2
5	Julien Lezard Antonio Casanovas	6 4	6 1	6 2

Second round

Ireland vs. Spain

Ireland
2

Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland^[7]
20–22 May 1926
Grass

Spain
3

		1	2	3	4
1	Edward McGuire Francisco Sindreu	3 6	2 6	3 6
2	Louis Meldon Antonio Juanico	6 1	6 4	6 4
3	Ben Haughton / Louis Meldon Antonio Juanico / Francisco Sindreu	6 4	8 6	6 3
4	Louis Meldon Francisco Sindreu	1 6	1 6	2 6
5	Edward McGuire Antonio Juanico	4 6	5 7	6 2	4 6

Argentina vs. Hungary

Argentina
2

Barcelona, Spain^[8]
16–18 May 1926
Clay

Hungary
3

		1	2	3	4
1	Guillermo Robson Béla von Kehrling	3 6	6 3	3 6	2 6
2	Enrique Obarrio Imre Takáts	6 0	6 4	6 0
3	Enrique Obarrio / Guillermo Robson Béla von Kehrling / Kálmán Kirchmäyer	6 2	6 4	6 3
4	Guillermo Robson Imre Takáts	6 4	6 1	6 1
5	Enrique Obarrio Béla von Kehrling	3 6	5 7	4 6

Great Britain vs. Poland

Great Britain
5

Royal Hall Grounds, Harrogate, England^[9]
8–11 May 1926
Clay

Poland
0

		1	2	3
1	Noel Turnbull Edward Kleinadel	6 1	7 5	6 0
2	Patrick Wheatley Stanisław Czetwertyński	6 4	6 3	6 4
3	Gordon Crole-Rees / Charles Kingsley Edward Kleinadel / Karol Steinert	7 5	6 4	6 3
4	Noel Turnbull Stanisław Czetwertyński	6 0	6 2	7 5
5	Patrick Wheatley Edward Kleinadel	6 2	6 4	6 1

Italy vs. Netherlands

Italy
3

Rome, Italy^[10]
16–18 May 1926
Clay

Netherlands
2

		1	2	3	4
1	Clemente Serventi Hendrik Timmer	4 6	2 6	4 6
2	Uberto De Morpurgo Christiaan van Lennep	6 3	6 3	6 4
3	Uberto De Morpurgo / Clemente Serventi Cornelis Bryan / Hendrik Timmer	6 3	6 4	6 3
4	Uberto De Morpurgo Hendrik Timmer	6 4	6 2	6 3
5	Clemente Serventi Christiaan van Lennep	3 6	6 3	1 6	4 6

Sweden vs. Switzerland

Sweden
3

Malmö Athletic Outdoor Courts, Malmö, Sweden^[11]
11–13 May 1926
Clay

Switzerland
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Marcus Wallenberg Charles Aeschlimann	6 4	4 6	6 2	6 1
2	Sune Malmström Jean Wuarin	6 4	6 1	6 2
3	Sune Malmström / Marcus Wallenberg Charles Aeschlimann / Jean Wuarin	6 4	2 6	4 6	6 4	4 6
4	Marcus Wallenberg Jean Wuarin	4 6	6 1	6 1	6 1
5	Sune Malmström Charles Aeschlimann	6 1	2 6	2 6	6 4	3 6

Czechoslovakia vs. India

Czechoslovakia
4

Prague, Czechoslovakia^[12]
14–16 May 1926

India
1

		1	2	3	4
1	Pavel Macenauer Athar-Ali Fyzee	4 6	6 4	7 9	0 6
2	Jan Koželuh Hassan Ali Fyzee	6 1	6 3	6 1
3	Jan Koželuh / Ladislav Žemla Sandford Bobb / Hassan Ali Fyzee	6 2	6 3	6 1
4	Pavel Macenauer Hassan Ali Fyzee	6 2	7 5	5 7	6 0
5	Jan Koželuh Athar-Ali Fyzee	6 3	6 2	7 5

Denmark vs. France

Denmark
0

Copenhagen, Denmark^[13]
14–16 May 1926
Clay

France
5

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Axel Petersen René Lacoste	4 6	5 7	1 6
2	Einer Ulrich Henri Cochet	2 6	3 6	6 2	0 6
3	Povl Henriksen / Einer Ulrich Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet	6 4	3 6	6 4	5 7	0 6
4	Einer Ulrich Jacques Brugnon	1 6	2 6	8 6	6 3	1 6
5	Axel Petersen Henri Cochet	6 3	2 6	6 3	5 7	4 6

Quarterfinals

Spain vs. Argentina

Spain
3

Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain^[14]
29–31 May 1926
Clay

Argentina
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Eduardo Flaquer Enrique Obarrio	4 6	5 7	6 0	6 0	6 2
2	Francisco Sindreu Guillermo Robson	6 4	5 7	7 5	4 6	2 6
3	Eduardo Flaquer / Raimundo Morales Marqués Enrique Obarrio / Guillermo Robson	6 4	9 7	6 3
4	Francisco Sindreu Enrique Obarrio	5 7	6 1	7 5	4 6	6 3
5	Eduardo Flaquer Guillermo Robson	4 6	6 4	4 6	6 3		not completed

Italy vs. Great Britain

Italy
2

Rome, Italy^[15]
27–29 May 1926
Clay

Great Britain
3

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Clemente Serventi Patrick Wheatley	7 5	4 6	1 6	3 6
2	Uberto De Morpurgo Noel Turnbull	4 6	6 2	4 6	6 4	6 2
3	Uberto De Morpurgo / Clemente Serventi Gordon Crole-Rees / Charles Kingsley	6 3	8 6	4 6	3 6	3 6
4	Uberto De Morpurgo Patrick Wheatley	6 2	6 3	3 2			retired
5	Clemente Serventi Noel Turnbull	6 3	1 6	1 6	2 6

Sweden vs. South Africa

Sweden
4

Melbury Lawn Tennis Club, Kensington, England^[16]
31 May–2 June 1926
Clay

South Africa
1

		1	2	3
1	Ingvar Garell Patrick Spence	4 6	4 6	6 8
2	Sune Malmström Gerald Sherwell	8 6	6 3	6 4
3	Ingvar Garell / Sune Malmström Julien Lezard / Patrick Spence	6 2	8 6	8 6
4	Sune Malmström Patrick Spence	8 6	6 3	6 1
5	Ingvar Garell Gerald Sherwell	6 4	6 4	6 1

Czechoslovakia vs. France

Czechoslovakia
0

Prague, Czechoslovakia^[17]
24–25 May 1926
Clay

France
3

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Jan Koželuh René Lacoste	5 7	7 5	3 6	8 6	3 6
2	Pavel Macenauer Henri Cochet	3 6	4 6	3 6
3	Jan Koželuh / Ladislav Žemla Jacques Brugnon / René Lacoste	2 6	6 3	8 6	2 6	5 7
4	Jan Koželuh Henri Cochet						not played
5	Pavel Macenauer René Lacoste						not played

Semifinals

Spain vs. Great Britain

Spain
1

Societat Sportiva Pompeya, Barcelona, Spain^[18]
9–11 July 1926
Clay

Great Britain
4

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Eduardo Flaquer Colin Gregory	3 6	0 6	2 6
2	Francisco Sindreu Charles Kingsley	5 7	6 2	5 7	6 3	3 6
3	Eduardo Flaquer / Raimundo Morales Marqués Gordon Crole-Rees / Charles Kingsley	9 11	4 6	2 6
4	Francisco Sindreu Colin Gregory	6 2	4 6	2 6	3 6
5	Raimundo Morales Marqués Keats Lester	6 3	6 2	6 2

Sweden vs. France

Sweden
0

East Malm Athletic/Soccer Fields, Stockholm, Sweden^[19]
14–16 July 1926
Clay

France
5

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Marcus Wallenberg Henri Cochet	3 6	3 6	3 6
2	Sune Malmström Jean Borotra	6 3	6 2	6 8	3 6	3 6
3	Sune Malmström / Marcus Wallenberg Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon	4 6	1 6	1 6
4	Sune Malmström Henri Cochet	4 6	7 5	4 6	6 4	3 6
5	Marcus Wallenberg Jean Borotra	8 6	4 6	2 6	1 6

Final

France vs. Great Britain

France
5

Garden Tennis Club, Cabourg, France^[2]
24–26 July 1926
Clay

Great Britain
0

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Henri Cochet Colin Gregory	7 5	4 6	7 9	7 5	6 0
2	René Lacoste Noel Turnbull	6 4	6 4	6 4
3	Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon Gordon Crole-Rees / Charles Kingsley	6 2	6 0	6 3
4	Pierre Henri Landry Colin Gregory	6 3	6 2	6 1
5	Jacques Brugnon Noel Turnbull	4 6	1 6	6 2	6 4	6 0

References

^ 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 Great Britain". daviscup.com.
^ "South Africa v Austria". daviscup.com.
^ "Romania v Italy". daviscup.com.
^ "Netherlands v Belgium". daviscup.com.
^ "Sweden v South Africa". daviscup.com.
^ "Ireland v Spain". daviscup.com.
^ "Argentina v Hungary". daviscup.com.
^ "Great Britain v Poland". daviscup.com.
^ "Italy v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
^ "Sweden v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
^ "Czechoslovakia v India". daviscup.com.
^ "Denmark v France". daviscup.com.
^ "Spain v Argentina". daviscup.com.
^ "Italy v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
^ "Sweden v South Africa". daviscup.com.
^ "Czechoslovakia v France". daviscup.com.
^ "Spain v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
^ "Sweden v France". daviscup.com.

External links

Davis Cup official website

[Collins-1] Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.

[Europe_Final-2] "France v Great Britain". daviscup.com.

[3] "South Africa v Austria". daviscup.com.

[4] "Romania v Italy". daviscup.com.

[5] "Netherlands v Belgium". daviscup.com.

[6] "Sweden v South Africa". daviscup.com.

[7] "Ireland v Spain". daviscup.com.

[8] "Argentina v Hungary". daviscup.com.

[9] "Great Britain v Poland". daviscup.com.

[10] "Italy v Netherlands". daviscup.com.

[11] "Sweden v Switzerland". daviscup.com.

[12] "Czechoslovakia v India". daviscup.com.

[13] "Denmark v France". daviscup.com.

[14] "Spain v Argentina". daviscup.com.

[15] "Italy v Great Britain". daviscup.com.

[16] "Sweden v South Africa". daviscup.com.

[17] "Czechoslovakia v France". daviscup.com.

[18] "Spain v Great Britain". daviscup.com.

[19] "Sweden v France". daviscup.com.

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