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1926 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

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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

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First Round
27 April-9 May
Rome, Italy (clay)
 Italy5
 Romania0
Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)
 Netherlands3
 Belgium2
Sutton Coldfield, England (clay)
 South Africa4
 Portugal1

First round

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Romania vs. Italy

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Romania
0
Bucharest, Romania[4]
27–29 April 1926
Clay

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

Netherlands vs. Belgium

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Netherlands
3
Noordwijk, Netherlands[5]
7–9 May 1926
Clay

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

South Africa vs. Portugal

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

Second round

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Ireland vs. Spain

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Ireland
2
Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland[7]
20–22 May 1926
Grass

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

Argentina vs. Hungary

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Argentina
2
Barcelona, Spain[8]
16–18 May 1926
Clay

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

Great Britain vs. Poland

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Great Britain
5
Royal Hall Grounds, Harrogate, England[9]
8–11 May 1926
Clay

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

Italy vs. Netherlands

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Italy
3
Rome, Italy[10]
16–18 May 1926
Clay

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

Sweden vs. Switzerland

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Sweden
3
Malmö Athletic Outdoor Courts, Malmö, Sweden[11]
11–13 May 1926
Clay

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

Czechoslovakia vs. India

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Czechoslovakia
4
Prague, Czechoslovakia[12]
14–16 May 1926

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

Denmark vs. France

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Denmark
0
Copenhagen, Denmark[13]
14–16 May 1926
Clay

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

Quarterfinals

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Spain vs. Argentina

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Spain
3
Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain[14]
29–31 May 1926
Clay

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

Italy vs. Great Britain

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Italy
2
Rome, Italy[15]
27–29 May 1926
Clay

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

Sweden vs. South Africa

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Sweden
4
Melbury Lawn Tennis Club, Kensington, England[16]
31 May–2 June 1926
Clay

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

Czechoslovakia vs. France

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Czechoslovakia
0
Prague, Czechoslovakia[17]
24–25 May 1926
Clay

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

Semifinals

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Spain vs. Great Britain

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Spain
1
Societat Sportiva Pompeya, Barcelona, Spain[18]
9–11 July 1926
Clay

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

Sweden vs. France

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Sweden
0
East Malm Athletic/Soccer Fields, Stockholm, Sweden[19]
14–16 July 1926
Clay

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

Final

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France vs. Great Britain

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France
5
Garden Tennis Club, Cabourg, France[2]
24–26 July 1926
Clay

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

References

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  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 "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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