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1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone
Details
Duration5 May 1939 – 30 July 1939
Teams20
Categories1939 Europe Zone
1939 America Zone
Champion
Winning nation Yugoslavia
Qualified for: 1939 Int'l Lawn Tennis
Challenge Inter-Zonal Final
← 1938
1946 →

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

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First Round
5–7 May		Second Round
11–21 May		Quarterfinals
25–29 May		Semifinals
2–5 June		Final
28–30 July
 Great BritainBrighton, England (clay)
bye Great Britain3
 New Zealand New Zealand2Wimbledon, England (grass)
bye Great Britain3
 FranceParis, France (clay) France2
bye France4
 China China1Berlin, Germany (clay)
bye Great Britain0
 SwedenStockholm, Sweden (clay) Germany5
bye Sweden4
 Denmark Denmark1Berlin, Germany (clay)
bye Sweden1
 Germany5Warsaw, Poland Germany4
  Switzerland0 Germany3
 Poland4 Poland2Zagreb, Yugoslavia
 Netherlands1 Germany2
 Romania2Budapest, Hungary Yugoslavia3
 Hungary3 Hungary1
 Yugoslavia5 Yugoslavia4Milan, Italy (clay)
 Ireland0 Yugoslavia3
byeNaples, Italy (clay) Italy2
 Italy Italy3
bye Monaco0Zagreb, Yugoslavia
 Monaco Yugoslavia3
byeBrussels, Belgium Belgium2
 Belgium Belgium3
bye India2Brussels, Belgium (clay)
 India Belgium5
bye Norway0
 Norway Norwayw/o
bye Czechoslovakia[a]
 Czechoslovakia

First round

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Germany vs. Switzerland

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Great Britain vs. New Zealand

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Great Britain vs. France

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Germany vs. Great Britain

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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

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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

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Yugoslavia vs. Germany

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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

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

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 "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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