1937 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone
# 1937 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1937 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. Germany defeated Czechoslovakia in the final, and went on to face the United States in the Inter-Zonal Final.

## Draw

| First Round 29 April–2 May | First Round 29 April–2 May | First Round 29 April–2 May | Second Round 8–17 May | Second Round 8–17 May | Second Round 8–17 May | Quarterfinals 4–7 June | Quarterfinals 4–7 June | Quarterfinals 4–7 June | Semifinals 12–14 June | Semifinals 12–14 June | Semifinals 12–14 June | Final 10–12 July | Final 10–12 July | Final 10–12 July |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Germany | Germany | | Munich, Germany | Munich, Germany | Munich, Germany | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Germany | Germany | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Austria | Austria | | Austria | Austria | 1 | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | Germany | Germany | 4 | | | | |
| Italy | Italy | | Bologna, Italy (clay) | Bologna, Italy (clay) | Bologna, Italy (clay) | Italy | Italy | 1 | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Italy | Italy | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Monaco | Monaco | | Monaco | Monaco | 0 | | | | Berlin, Germany | Berlin, Germany | Berlin, Germany | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | | | | Germany | Germany | 4 | |
| Sweden | Sweden | | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | | | | Belgium | Belgium | 1 | |
| bye | bye | | Sweden | Sweden | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Greece | Greece | | Greece | Greece | 2 | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 2 | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 3 | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Belgium | Belgium | 3 | | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | 2 | Belgium | Belgium | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 3 | Switzerland | Switzerland | 1 | | | | | | | Berlin, Germany | Berlin, Germany | Berlin, Germany |
| Ireland | Ireland | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Germany | Germany | 4 |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 0 | Brighton, England (clay) | Brighton, England (clay) | Brighton, England (clay) | | | | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 1 |
| South Africa | South Africa | 5 | South Africa | South Africa | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 1 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | | | | | | |
| China | China | 2 | | | | South Africa | South Africa | 1 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Belgrade, Yugoslavia | Belgrade, Yugoslavia | Belgrade, Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 4 | | | | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Romania | Romania | 0 | | | | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | | | |
| Romania | Romania | | | | | | | | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 1 | | | |
| bye | bye | | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 4 | | | |
| Poland | Poland | | Poland | Poland | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 5 | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 4 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | France | France | 1 | | | | | | |
| France | France | | France | France | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Norway | Norway | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Norway | Norway | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## First round

### Hungary vs. Belgium

| Hungary 2 | Budapest, Hungary 30 April–2 May 1937 | Budapest, Hungary 30 April–2 May 1937 | Belgium 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 György Dallos André Lacroix 4 6 7 9 6 4 6 3 6 3   2 Emil Gábori Charles Naeyaert 5 7 6 4 6 4 0 6 4 6   3 Emil Ferenczy / Emil Gábori Léopold de Borman / Pierre Geelhand de Merxem 6 2 6 1 4 6 3 6 1 6   4 Emil Gábori André Lacroix 1 6 2 6 4 6       5 György Dallos Charles Naeyaert 7 5 4 6 6 2 3 3    retired ||||

### Switzerland vs. Ireland

| Switzerland 3 | Montreux, Switzerland 30 April–2 May 1937 | Montreux, Switzerland 30 April–2 May 1937 | Ireland 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Max Ellmer George Lyttleton-Rogers 6 8 6 1 1 6 3 6     2 Hector Fisher George McVeagh 6 4 6 2 6 1       3 Hector Fisher / Boris Maneff George Lyttleton-Rogers / George McVeagh 0 6 1 6 7 5 7 5 4 6   4 Hector Fisher George Lyttleton-Rogers 6 3 6 4 4 6 2 6 6 2   5 Max Ellmer George McVeagh 5 7 8 6 6 4 6 1 ||||

### Netherlands vs. South Africa

| Netherlands 0 | Amsterdam, Netherlands 30 April–2 May 1937 Clay | Amsterdam, Netherlands 30 April–2 May 1937 Clay | South Africa 5 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Diederik Teschmacher Vernon Kirby 2 6 5 7 6 8       2 Tod Hughan Norman Farquharson 1 6 1 6 1 6       3 Tod Hughan / Hans van Swol Norman Farquharson / Vernon Kirby 4 6 3 6 2 6       4 Tod Hughan Eustace Fannin 2 6 5 7 6 3 3 6     5 Diederik Teschmacher Norman Farquharson 7 9 1 6 3 6 ||||

### China vs. New Zealand

| China 2 | Sussex County Ground, Brighton, England 29 April–1 May 1937 Clay | Sussex County Ground, Brighton, England 29 April–1 May 1937 Clay | New Zealand 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Choy Wai-Chuen Alan Stedman 4 6 0 6 2 6       2 Kho Sin-Kie Cam Malfroy 6 0 6 3 4 6 6 2     3 Kho Sin-Kie / Tsui Wai-Pui Cam Malfroy / Alan Stedman 3 6 8 6 3 6 2 6     4 Kho Sin-Kie Alan Stedman 6 4 6 4 1 6 6 4     5 Choy Wai-Chuen Cam Malfroy 1 6 3 6 1 6 ||||

## Second round

### Germany vs. Austria

| Germany 3 | Munich, Germany 8–10 May 1937 | Munich, Germany 8–10 May 1937 | Austria 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Henner Henkel Adam Baworowski 6 1 6 4 6 1       2 Gottfried von Cramm Georg von Metaxa 6 3 6 4 6 3       3 Gottfried von Cramm / Henner Henkel Adam Baworowski / Georg von Metaxa 8 6 11 9 7 5       4 Edgar Dettmer Hans Redl 6 8 1 6 6 3 1 6     5 Gottfried von Cramm Adam Baworowski 8 10         not completed ||||

### Italy vs. Monaco

| Italy 5 | Bologna, Italy 8–10 May 1937 Clay | Bologna, Italy 8–10 May 1937 Clay | Monaco 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Vanni Canepele Gaston Médécin 6 0 6 1 6 0       2 Giorgio de Stefani Vladimir Landau 6 2 6 0 6 3       3 Ferruccio Quintavalle / Valentino Taroni Vladimir Landau / Gaston Médécin 6 1 6 3 6 3       4 Vanni Canepele Vladimir Landau 6 0 6 4 6 1       5 Giorgio de Stefani Gaston Médécin 6 1 7 5 7 5 ||||

### Sweden vs. Greece

| Sweden 3 | Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden 12–14 May 1937 Clay | Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden 12–14 May 1937 Clay | Greece 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Kalle Schröder Lazaros Stalios 6 3 6 3 6 4       2 Sigurd Karlborg Georgios Nikolaides 6 4 2 6 2 6 3 6     3 Curt Östberg / Kalle Schröder Georgios Nikolaides / Lazaros Stalios 6 2 6 2 8 10 3 6 8 6   4 Kalle Schröder Georgios Nikolaides 6 2 6 4 6 4       5 Sigurd Karlborg Lazaros Stalios 2 6 2 6 3 6 ||||

### Belgium vs. Switzerland

| Belgium 4 | Brussels, Belgium 15–17 May 1937 | Brussels, Belgium 15–17 May 1937 | Switzerland 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Charles Naeyaert Max Ellmer 13 11 6 3 6 3       2 André Lacroix Hector Fisher 4 6 2 6 6 8       3 Léopold de Borman / André Lacroix Boris Maneff / Werner Steiner 6 2 6 4 6 1       4 André Lacroix Max Ellmer 6 0 6 4 6 1       5 Charles Naeyaert Hector Fisher 4 6 6 0 4 6 6 3 7 5 ||||

### South Africa vs. New Zealand

| South Africa 4 | Sussex County Ground, Brighton, England 8–11 May 1937 Clay | Sussex County Ground, Brighton, England 8–11 May 1937 Clay | New Zealand 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Norman Farquharson Alan Stedman 5 7 3 6 6 3 2 6     2 Vernon Kirby Cam Malfroy 7 5 6 2 6 3       3 Norman Farquharson / Vernon Kirby Eskell Andrews / Cam Malfroy 7 5 6 2 6 2       4 Eustace Fannin Dennis Coombe 6 4 6 4 6 3       5 Vernon Kirby Eskell Andrews 6 2 6 4 6 3 ||||

### Yugoslavia vs. Romania

| Yugoslavia 5 | Belgrade, Yugoslavia 8–10 May 1937 | Belgrade, Yugoslavia 8–10 May 1937 | Romania 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Josip Palada Cristea Caralulis 6 3 6 0 2 6 6 2     2 Franjo Punčec Arnulf Schmidt 6 3 6 3 7 5       3 Franjo Kukuljević / Dragutin Mitić Cristea Caralulis / Arnulf Schmidt 7 5 6 3 4 6 6 2     4 Franjo Punčec Cristea Caralulis 6 4 1 6 6 3 6 2     5 Josip Palada Arnulf Schmidt 6 4 6 3 5 7 6 0 ||||

### Poland vs. Czechoslovakia

| Poland 0 | Warsaw, Poland 15–17 May 1937 | Warsaw, Poland 15–17 May 1937 | Czechoslovakia 5 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Kazimierz Tarlowski Roderich Menzel 3 6 4 6 6 2 3 6     2 Józef Hebda Ladislav Hecht 2 6 0 6 6 3 1 6     3 Józef Hebda / Ignacy Tłoczyński Josef Caska / Ladislav Hecht 1 6 7 5 1 6 4 6     4 Józef Hebda Roderich Menzel 5 7 3 6 3 6       5 Kazimierz Tarlowski Josef Šíba 3 6 4 6 3 6 ||||

### France vs. Norway

| France 5 | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 8–10 May 1937 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 8–10 May 1937 Clay | Norway 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Bernard Destremau Fritz Jenssen 6 0 6 3 6 3       2 Marcel Bernard Dick Bjurstedt 2 6 6 1 6 0 6 0     3 Marcel Bernard / Yvon Petra Jens-Johan Beer / Fritz Jenssen 6 2 6 2 6 2       4 Bernard Destremau Dick Bjurstedt 7 5 6 2 6 1       5 Yvon Petra Fritz Jenssen 6 1 6 3 4 6 7 5 ||||

## Quarterfinals

### Italy vs. Germany

| Italy 1 | Milan, Italy 4–6 June 1937 Clay | Milan, Italy 4–6 June 1937 Clay | Germany 4 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Vanni Canepele Gottfried von Cramm 1 6 4 6 6 1 4 6     2 Giorgio de Stefani Henner Henkel 6 2 6 3 5 7 6 2     3 Ferruccio Quintavalle / Valentino Taroni Gottfried von Cramm / Henner Henkel 3 6 1 6 1 6       4 Vanni Canepele Henner Henkel 6 3 3 6 1 6 4 6     5 Giorgio de Stefani Gottfried von Cramm 0 6 1 6 4 6 ||||

### Belgium vs. Sweden

| Belgium 3 | Royal Léopold Club, Brussels, Belgium 4–6 June 1937 Clay | Royal Léopold Club, Brussels, Belgium 4–6 June 1937 Clay | Sweden 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 André Lacroix Kalle Schröder 3 6 6 3 0 6 6 4 2 6   2 Charles Naeyaert Stig Mårtensson 6 1 6 2 6 1       3 Léopold de Borman / André Lacroix Curt Östberg / Kalle Schröder 6 0 6 4 6 4       4 Charles Naeyaert Kalle Schröder 9 7 2 6 0 6 3 6     5 André Lacroix Stig Mårtensson 6 2 6 0 6 3 ||||

### Yugoslavia vs. South Africa

| Yugoslavia 4 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia 5–7 June 1937 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia 5–7 June 1937 | South Africa 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Franjo Punčec Vernon Kirby 1 6 6 0 6 3 2 6 6 4   2 Josip Palada Norman Farquharson 3 6 3 6 6 3 6 0 6 3   3 Franjo Kukuljević / Dragutin Mitić Norman Farquharson / Vernon Kirby 2 6 3 6 2 6       4 Josip Palada Vernon Kirby 6 1 6 4 6 2       5 Franjo Punčec Norman Farquharson 6 1 6 1 6 1 ||||

### Czechoslovakia vs. France

| Czechoslovakia 4 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 5–7 June 1937 Clay | Prague, Czechoslovakia 5–7 June 1937 Clay | France 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Roderich Menzel Christian Boussus 6 2 6 3 6 4       2 Ladislav Hecht Bernard Destremau 6 3 6 3 6 1       3 Ladislav Hecht / Roderich Menzel Jean Borotra / Yvon Petra 3 6 6 2 2 6 3 6     4 Roderich Menzel Bernard Destremau 6 0 6 3 6 4       5 Ladislav Hecht Christian Boussus 2 6 6 1 7 5 6 0 ||||

## Semifinals

### Germany vs. Belgium

| Germany 4 | Berlin, Germany 12–14 June 1937 | Berlin, Germany 12–14 June 1937 | Belgium 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Henner Henkel André Lacroix 6 1 6 1 6 1       2 Gottfried von Cramm Charles Naeyaert 6 3 6 0 6 4       3 Gottfried von Cramm / Henner Henkel Léopold de Borman / André Lacroix 6 4 6 3 6 4       4 Henner Henkel Charles Naeyaert 6 3 6 2 6 2       5 Edgar Dettmer André Lacroix 4 6 6 3 2 6 6 8 ||||

### Czechoslovakia vs. Yugoslavia

| Czechoslovakia 4 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 12–14 June 1937 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 12–14 June 1937 | Yugoslavia 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Roderich Menzel Josip Palada 6 2 6 1 6 0       2 Ladislav Hecht Franjo Punčec 7 5 6 2 6 3       3 Ladislav Hecht / Roderich Menzel Josip Palada / Franjo Punčec 2 6 6 1 6 0 7 9 6 1   4 František Cejnar Franjo Punčec 7 5 7 5 3 6 7 5     5 Josef Šíba Josip Palada 3 6 3 6 5 7 ||||

## Final

### Germany vs. Czechoslovakia

| Germany 4 | Berlin, Germany 10–12 July 1937 | Berlin, Germany 10–12 July 1937 | Czechoslovakia 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Henner Henkel Ladislav Hecht 6 1 7 5 7 5       2 Gottfried von Cramm Roderich Menzel 3 6 4 6 6 4 6 3 6 2   3 Gottfried von Cramm / Henner Henkel Josef Caska / Ladislav Hecht 6 1 6 2 10 12 6 0     4 Gottfried von Cramm Ladislav Hecht 6 3 7 5 6 2       5 Hans Denker František Cejnar 6 4 6 3 4 6 4 6 2 6 ||||
