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Main article: 1926 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

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

Romania vs. Italy


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


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


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 		Julian Lezard
José de Verda 		3
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
3 South Africa
Portugal 		Julian 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 		Julian 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 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


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


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


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


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


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


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

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 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


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


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
Julian 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


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

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 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


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

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 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

  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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