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The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1924 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

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

Draw

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First round

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Great Britain vs. Belgium

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Great Britain
3 		Abbey Park Gardens, Torquay, England[5]
12–14 May 1924
Clay
Belgium
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Belgium 		Algernon Kingscote
Georges Watson 		7
5 		6
2 		6
3 		     
2 United Kingdom
Belgium 		Brian Gilbert
Jean Washer 		3
6 		9
7 		6
2 		4
6 		6
8 		 
3 United Kingdom
Belgium 		Leslie Godfree / Max Woosnam
Jean Washer / Georges Watson 		6
4 		8
6 		6
4 		     
4 United Kingdom
Belgium 		Algernon Kingscote
Jean Washer 		3
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
5 United Kingdom
Belgium 		Brian Gilbert
Georges Watson 		6
4 		6
3 		6
1 		     

Second round

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Great Britain vs. Spain

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Great Britain
3 		Edgbaston Lawn Tennis Society, Birmingham, England[6]
31 May–3 June 1924
Grass
Spain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Spain 		Patrick Wheatley
Eduardo Flaquer 		6
3 		1
6 		8
6 		6
1 		   
2 United Kingdom
Spain 		Brian Gilbert
Manuel Alonso Areizaga 		2
6 		7
9 		6
3 		6
4 		4
6 		 
3 United Kingdom
Spain 		Leslie Godfree / Max Woosnam
Manuel Alonso Areizaga / Eduardo Flaquer 		6
1 		6
4 		6
8 		6
2 		   
4 United Kingdom
Spain 		Patrick Wheatley
Manuel Alonso Areizaga 		3
6 		7
9 		6
2 		4
6 		   
5 United Kingdom
Spain 		Brian Gilbert
José María Alonso Areizaga 		6
0 		6
4 		6
0 		     

Netherlands vs. India

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Netherlands
1 		Arnhem, Netherlands[7]
29–31 May 1924
Clay
India
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
India 		Christiaan van Lennep
Sydney Jacob 		6
0 		6
3 		2
6 		5
7 		7
9 		 
2 Netherlands
India 		Hendrik Timmer
Mohammed Sleem 		0
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3 Netherlands
India 		Christiaan van Lennep / Hendrik Timmer
Syed Mohammad Hadi / Sydney Jacob 		6
4 		4
6 		3
6 		6
2 		6
4 		 
4 Netherlands
India 		Hendrik Timmer
Sydney Jacob 		6
3 		6
8 		3
6 		6
2 		1
6 		 
5 Netherlands
India 		Christiaan van Lennep
Mohammed Sleem 		3
6 		3
6 		5
7 		     

Ireland vs. France

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Ireland
0 		Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland[8]
31 May–3 June 1924
Grass
France
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Republic of Ireland
France 		D'Arcy McCrea
Jean Couiteas 		3
6 		6
8 		6
3 		6
4 		5
7 		 
2 Republic of Ireland
France 		Shirley Dillon
René Lacoste 		1
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3 Republic of Ireland
France 		Shirley Dillon / Louis Meldon
Jacques Brugnon / René Lacoste 		6
8 		1
6 		2
6 		     
4 Republic of Ireland
France 		Shirley Dillon
Jean Couiteas 		6
4 		6
1 		2
6 		9
11 		2
6 		 
5 Republic of Ireland
France 		D'Arcy McCrea
René Lacoste 		1
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     

Denmark vs. Hungary

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Denmark
3 		Copenhagen, Denmark[9]
16–18 May 1924
Hungary
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Hungary 		Axel Petersen
Imre Takáts 		6
2 		6
3 		6
3 		     
2 Denmark
Hungary 		Einer Ulrich
Béla von Kehrling 		8
10 		0
6 		4
6 		     
3 Denmark
Hungary 		Bjorn Thalbitzer / Einer Ulrich
Béla von Kehrling / Jenő Péteri 		7
5 		7
5 		1
6 		5
7 		7
5 		 
4 Denmark
Hungary 		Axel Petersen
Béla von Kehrling 		2
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
5 Denmark
Hungary 		Einer Ulrich
Imre Takáts 		6
0 		4
6 		6
2 		6
3 		   

Czechoslovakia vs. New Zealand

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Czechoslovakia
4 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[10]
22–24 May 1924
New Zealand
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
New Zealand 		Friedrich Rohrer
Frank Fisher 		3
6 		6
0 		6
4 		0
6 		6
4 		 
2 Czechoslovakia
New Zealand 		Ladislav Žemla
John Peacock 		7
5 		6
4 		7
5 		     
3 Czechoslovakia
New Zealand 		Jan Koželuh / Ladislav Žemla
Frank Fisher / John Peacock 		4
6 		6
3 		6
8 		6
2 		7
5 		 
4 Czechoslovakia
New Zealand 		Friedrich Rohrer
John Peacock 		6
2 		7
5 		6
3 		     
5 Czechoslovakia
New Zealand 		Ladislav Žemla
Frank Fisher 		          not
played

Austria vs. Switzerland

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Austria
1 		Vienna, Austria[11]
17–20 May 1924
Switzerland
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
Switzerland 		Paul Brick
Charles Aeschlimann 		2
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
2 Austria
Switzerland 		Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten
Charles Martin 		8
6 		6
4 		6
2 		     
3 Austria
Switzerland 		Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten / Otto Salm
Charles Aeschlimann / Guy Sautter 		6
2 		3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		   
4 Austria
Switzerland 		Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten
Charles Aeschlimann 		5
7 		6
8 		5
7 		     
5 Austria
Switzerland 		Paul Brick
Charles Martin 		2
6 		6
3 		8
6 		5
7 		2
6 		 

Quarterfinals

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Great Britain vs. South Africa

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Great Britain
4 		Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Club, Scarborough, England[12]
9–11 June 1924
Grass
South Africa
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
South Africa 		Patrick Wheatley
Patrick Spence 		6
4 		6
3 		6
3 		     
2 United Kingdom
South Africa 		Brian Gilbert
Louis Raymond 		6
1 		4
6 		6
2 		3
6 		8
6 		 
3 United Kingdom
South Africa 		Leslie Godfree / Max Woosnam
Louis Raymond / Patrick Spence 		9
11 		5
7 		4
6 		     
4 United Kingdom
South Africa 		Patrick Wheatley
Ivie Richardson 		6
3 		6
4 		6
4 		     
5 United Kingdom
South Africa 		Brian Gilbert
Patrick Spence 		4
6 		6
1 		6
1 		6
1 		   

France vs. India

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France
4 		Racing Club de France, Paris, France[13]
17–19 June 1924
Clay
India
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
India 		René Lacoste
Mohammed Sleem 		4
6 		6
4 		6
2 		6
4 		   
2 France
India 		Henri Cochet
Sydney Jacob 		6
4 		4
6 		6
4 		6
2 		   
3 France
India 		Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet
Hassan Ali Fyzee / Syed Mohammad Hadi 		6
1 		6
4 		7
5 		     
4 France
India 		Henri Cochet
Mohammed Sleem 		6
4 		0
6 		6
4 		2
6 		6
0 		 
5 France
India 		René Lacoste
Sydney Jacob 		          not
played

Denmark vs. Italy

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Denmark
3 		Copenhagen, Denmark[14]
14–16 June 1924
Italy
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Italy 		Erik Tegner
Cesare Colombo 		6
0 		8
6 		3
6 		6
4 		   
2 Denmark
Italy 		Axel Petersen
Uberto De Morpurgo 		5
7 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3 Denmark
Italy 		Erik Tegner / Einer Ulrich
Cesare Colombo / Uberto De Morpurgo 		7
5 		7
5 		4
6 		6
0 		   
4 Denmark
Italy 		Erik Tegner
Uberto De Morpurgo 		3
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
5 Denmark
Italy 		Axel Petersen
Cesare Colombo 		6
2 		6
3 		6
4 		     

Czechoslovakia vs. Switzerland

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Czechoslovakia
4 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[15]
4–6 June 1924
Switzerland
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
Switzerland 		Friedrich Rohrer
Charles Martin 		2
6 		6
2 		6
3 		8
6 		   
2 Czechoslovakia
Switzerland 		Ladislav Žemla
Charles Aeschlimann 		3
6 		6
8 		6
4 		6
1 		1
6 		 
3 Czechoslovakia
Switzerland 		Jan Koželuh / Ladislav Žemla
Charles Aeschlimann / Guy Sautter 		6
2 		6
3 		6
2 		     
4 Czechoslovakia
Switzerland 		Friedrich Rohrer
Charles Aeschlimann 		2
6 		4
6 		7
5 		6
2 		6
4 		 
5 Czechoslovakia
Switzerland 		Ladislav Žemla
Charles Martin 		6
2 		6
2 		6
2 		     

Semifinals

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Great Britain vs. France

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Great Britain
1 		Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England[16]
26–29 July 1924
Grass
France
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
France 		Algernon Kingscote
Henri Cochet 		6
3 		4
6 		6
4 		3
6 		3
6 		 
2 United Kingdom
France 		Brian Gilbert
René Lacoste 		4
6 		5
7 		3
6 		     
3 United Kingdom
France 		Leslie Godfree / Max Woosnam
Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon 		4
6 		6
4 		3
6 		1
6 		   
4 United Kingdom
France 		Brian Gilbert
Henri Cochet 		5
7 		1
6 		9
7 		8
6 		6
2 		 
5 United Kingdom
France 		Algernon Kingscote
René Lacoste 		6
8 		6
3 		6
3 		2
6 		4
6 		 

Denmark vs. Czechoslovakia

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Denmark
2 		Copenhagen, Denmark[17]
25–27 July 1924
Czechoslovakia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Czechoslovakia 		Axel Petersen
Ladislav Žemla 		2
6 		5
7 		5
7 		     
2 Denmark
Czechoslovakia 		Erik Worm
Friedrich Rohrer 		4
6 		6
3 		6
3 		3
6 		8
10 		 
3 Denmark
Czechoslovakia 		Einer Ulrich / Erik Worm
Jan Koželuh / Ladislav Žemla 		1
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
4 Denmark
Czechoslovakia 		Erik Worm
Ladislav Žemla 		6
2 		3
6 		6
4 		10
8 		   
5 Denmark
Czechoslovakia 		Axel Petersen
Friedrich Rohrer 		3
6 		6
3 		7
5 		6
0 		   

Final

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France vs. Czechoslovakia

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France
5 		Évian Sports Club, Évian-les-Bains, France[2]
3–5 August 1924
Clay
Czechoslovakia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Czechoslovakia 		René Lacoste
Pavel Macenauer 		6
2 		10
8 		6
4 		     
2 France
Czechoslovakia 		Henri Cochet
Ladislav Žemla 		6
1 		8
6 		6
4 		     
3 France
Czechoslovakia 		Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet
Jan Koželuh / Ladislav Žemla 		7
5 		3
6 		6
4 		6
4 		   
4 France
Czechoslovakia 		René Lacoste
Ladislav Žemla 		6
3 		6
2 		6
2 		     
5 France
Czechoslovakia 		Henri Cochet
Pavel Macenauer 		6
4 		3
6 		7
5 		3
6 		6
2 		 

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 Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "South Africa v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Italy v Romania". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Great Britain v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Great Britain v Spain". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Netherlands v India". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Ireland v France". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Denmark v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Czechoslovakia v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Austria v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Great Britain v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "France v India". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Denmark v Italy". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Czechoslovakia v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Great Britain v France". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ "Denmark v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
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