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Main article: 1938 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

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
29 April–10 May		Second Round
5–23 May		Quarterfinals
26–31 May		Semifinals
21–23 July		Final
29–31 July
 GermanyBerlin, Germany (clay)
bye Germany5
 Norway Norway0Budapest, Hungary
bye Germany3
 Hungary Hungary1
bye Hungaryw/o
 New Zealand New ZealandBerlin, Germany (clay)
bye Germany3
 MonacoMarseille, France (clay) France2
bye Monaco0
 Netherlands2 France5Paris, France (clay)
 France3 France4
 Poland5Milan, Italy (clay) Italy1
 Denmark0 Poland2
 Ireland1 Italy3Berlin, Germany (clay)
 Italy4 Germany3
 Great Britain3Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay) Yugoslavia2
 Romania2 Great Britain0
 Yugoslavia3 Yugoslavia5Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay)
 Czechoslovakia2 Yugoslavia3
byeStockholm, Sweden (clay) Sweden1
 Sweden Sweden4
bye  Switzerland1Brussels, Belgium
  Switzerland Yugoslavia5
bye Belgium0
 India Indiaw/o
bye Austria[a]Brussels, Belgium
 Austria India1
byeAthens, Greece Belgium3
 Greece Greece0
bye Belgium5
 Belgium

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 Le Sueur / 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. ^ a b "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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