1927 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone
# 1927 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1927 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. France defeated Denmark in the final, and went on to face Japan in the Inter-Zonal Final.

## Draw

| First Round 29 April–9 May | First Round 29 April–9 May | First Round 29 April–9 May | Second Round 6–22 May | Second Round 6–22 May | Second Round 6–22 May | Quarterfinals 9–13 June | Quarterfinals 9–13 June | Quarterfinals 9–13 June | Semifinals 8–11 July | Semifinals 8–11 July | Semifinals 8–11 July | Final 21–22 July | Final 21–22 July | Final 21–22 July |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| France | France | | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | France | France | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Romania | Romania | | Romania | Romania | 0 | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | France | France | 3 | | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | Italy | Italy | 2 | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Hungary | Hungary | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Italy | Italy | | Italy | Italy | 3 | | | | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | | | | France | France | 5 | |
| Portugal | Portugal | | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | | | | South Africa | South Africa | 0 | |
| bye | bye | | Portugal | Portugal | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Germany | Germany | | Germany | Germany | 5 | Berlin, Germany | Berlin, Germany | Berlin, Germany | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | Germany | Germany | 1 | | | | |
| South Africa | South Africa | 5 | Montreux, Switzerland | Montreux, Switzerland | Montreux, Switzerland | South Africa | South Africa | 4 | | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 0 | South Africa | South Africa | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 3 | Switzerland | Switzerland | 0 | | | | | | | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) |
| Austria | Austria | 2 | | | | | | | | | | France | France | 3 |
| Denmark | Denmark | 4 | Harrogate, England (clay) | Harrogate, England (clay) | Harrogate, England (clay) | | | | | | | Denmark | Denmark | 0 |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 1 | Denmark | Denmark | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 1 | Great Britain | Great Britain | 2 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark | | | | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 4 | | | | Denmark | Denmark | 5 | | | | | | |
| Spain | Spain | 2 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | India | India | 0 | | | | | | |
| India | India | 3 | India | India | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 0 | | | | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | | | | | | | | Denmark | Denmark | 3 | | | |
| bye | bye | | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 2 | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Greece | Greece | 1 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | | | | | | |
| Greece | Greece | | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 4 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Belgium | Belgium | 1 | | | | | | |
| Poland | Poland | | Poland | Poland | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Belgium | Belgium | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## First round

### Ireland vs. South Africa

| Ireland 0 | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 6–9 May 1927 Grass | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 6–9 May 1927 Grass | South Africa 5 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Cecil Campbell Jack Condon 6 3 6 2 3 6 3 6 4 6   2 Arthur Mahony Patrick Spence 2 6 3 6 6 8       3 Arthur Mahony / Louis Meldon Jack Condon / Louis Raymond 3 6 2 6 5 7       4 Arthur Mahony Jack Condon 0 6 6 8 1 6       5 Louis Meldon Patrick Spence 3 6 1 6 6 4 6 3 4 6 ||||

### Switzerland vs. Austria

| Switzerland 3 | Basel, Switzerland 29 April–1 May 1927 | Basel, Switzerland 29 April–1 May 1927 | Austria 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Charles Aeschlimann Franz-Wilhelm Matejka 4 6 6 1 6 1 6 3     2 Jean Wuarin Hermann von Artens 6 1 6 0 6 4       3 Charles Aeschlimann / Maurice Ferrier Hermann von Artens / Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten 10 8 6 4 6 8 6 2     4 Jean Wuarin Franz-Wilhelm Matejka 3 6 2 6 4 6       5 Charles Aeschlimann Hermann von Artens 5 7 1 6 1 6 ||||

### Denmark vs. Netherlands

| Denmark 4 | Copenhagen, Denmark 3–5 May 1927 | Copenhagen, Denmark 3–5 May 1927 | Netherlands 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Einer Ulrich Hendrik Timmer 6 0 1 6 6 4 7 5     2 Axel Petersen Cornelis Bryan 6 2 6 1 1 6 3 6 6 1   3 Povl Henriksen / Einer Ulrich Christiaan van Lennep / Hendrik Timmer 6 1 3 6 6 3 6 4     4 Einer Ulrich Cornelis Bryan 6 1 6 3 6 0       5 Axel Petersen Hendrik Timmer 3 6 4 6 6 4 6 8 ||||

### Great Britain vs. Sweden

| Great Britain 4 | Tally Ho! Lawn Tennis Club, Birmingham, England 6–9 May 1927 Clay | Tally Ho! Lawn Tennis Club, Birmingham, England 6–9 May 1927 Clay | Sweden 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Charles Kingsley Ingvar Garell 6 2 6 1 7 5       2 Edward Higgs Sune Malmström 3 6 6 3 6 0 3 6 6 2   3 Leslie Godfree / Colin Gregory Sune Malmström / Henning Müller 4 6 6 3 6 1 6 1     4 Charles Kingsley Sune Malmström 4 6 2 6 3 6       5 Edward Higgs Ingvar Garell 8 6 8 6 3 6 9 7 ||||

### Spain vs. India

| Spain 2 | Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 7–9 May 1927 Clay | Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 7–9 May 1927 Clay | India 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Eduardo Flaquer Sri-Krishna Prasada 2 6 2 6 3 6       2 Antonio Juanico Hassan Ali Fyzee 3 6 6 3 3 6 6 4 6 1   3 Eduardo Flaquer / Raimundo Morales Marqués Hassan Ali Fyzee / Sri-Krishna Prasada 6 0 3 6 3 6 3 6     4 Antonio Juanico Sri-Krishna Prasada 9 11 4 6 3 6       5 Eduardo Flaquer Hassan Ali Fyzee 7 5 6 0 6 2 ||||

## Second round

### France vs. Romania

| France 5 | Racing Club de France, Paris, France 14–16 May 1927 Clay | Racing Club de France, Paris, France 14–16 May 1927 Clay | Romania 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jean Borotra Ghica Poulieff 6 1 6 2 6 2       2 René Lacoste Nicolae Mișu 6 3 6 2 6 2       3 Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon Nicolae Mișu / Ghica Poulieff 6 4 6 1 8 6       4 Jacques Brugnon Ghica Poulieff 6 1 6 1 6 0       5 Jean Borotra Nicolae Mișu 6 4 2 6 6 4 7 5 ||||

### Hungary vs. Italy

| Hungary 2 | Budapest, Hungary 13–15 May 1927 | Budapest, Hungary 13–15 May 1927 | Italy 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Béla von Kehrling Uberto De Morpurgo 7 5 4 6 4 6 7 5 1 6   2 Imre Takáts Giorgio de Stefani 2 6 1 6 6 4 6 3 6 4   3 Béla von Kehrling / Jenő Péteri Uberto De Morpurgo / Giorgio de Stefani 3 6 5 7 6 8       4 Imre Takáts Uberto De Morpurgo 2 6 1 6 5 7       5 Béla von Kehrling Clemente Serventi 6 2 6 1 6 4 ||||

### Portugal vs. Germany

| Portugal 0 | Sporting Club, Lisbon, Portugal 13–15 May 1927 Clay | Sporting Club, Lisbon, Portugal 13–15 May 1927 Clay | Germany 5 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 José de Verda Georg Demasius 6 4 0 6 3 6 3 6     2 Antonio Casanovas Hans Moldenhauer 2 6 2 6 4 6       3 Antonio Casanovas / José de Verda Georg Demasius / Hans Moldenhauer 4 6 6 4 1 6 2 6     4 Antonio Casanovas Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe 4 6 4 6 6 1 3 6     5 José de Verda Hans Moldenhauer 8 6 3 6 7 5 2 6 1 6 ||||

### Switzerland vs. South Africa

| Switzerland 0 | Montreux, Switzerland 20–22 May 1927 | Montreux, Switzerland 20–22 May 1927 | South Africa 5 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jean Wuarin Jack Condon 0 6 2 6 6 2 5 7     2 Charles Aeschlimann Patrick Spence 4 6 4 6 7 9       3 Charles Aeschlimann / Maurice Ferrier Louis Raymond / Patrick Spence 2 6 7 9 4 6       4 Charles Aeschlimann Jack Condon 4 6 4 6 2 6       5 Jean Wuarin Patrick Spence 1 6 6 8 2 6 ||||

### Great Britain vs. Denmark

| Great Britain 2 | Royal Hall Grounds, Harrogate, England 19–21 May 1927 Clay | Royal Hall Grounds, Harrogate, England 19–21 May 1927 Clay | Denmark 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Colin Gregory Einer Ulrich 0 6 3 6 6 3 6 3 2 6   2 Edward Higgs Erik Worm 6 3 6 4 8 10 10 8     3 Leslie Godfree / Colin Gregory Einer Ulrich / Erik Worm 4 6 6 1 2 6 5 7     4 Colin Gregory Erik Worm 6 8 6 4 10 8 6 4     5 Edward Higgs Einer Ulrich 6 1 6 3 2 6 2 6 4 6 ||||

### Yugoslavia vs. India

| Yugoslavia 0 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia 20–22 May 1927 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia 20–22 May 1927 | India 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Đorđe Dunđerski Sri-Krishna Prasada 2 6 5 7 2 6       2 Iván Balás Hassan Ali Fyzee 4 6 2 6 1 6       3 Iván Balás / Đorđe Dunđerski Hassan Ali Fyzee / Sri-Krishna Prasada 1 6 2 6 4 6       4 Đorđe Dunđerski Hassan Ali Fyzee           not played 5 Iván Balás Sri-Krishna Prasada           not played ||||

### Czechoslovakia vs. Greece

| Czechoslovakia 4 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 6–8 May 1927 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 6–8 May 1927 | Greece 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jan Koželuh Kimon Zachos 6 0 6 1 6 1       2 Ernst Gottlieb Augustos Zerlendis 5 7 7 5 6 4 7 9 2 6   3 Jan Koželuh / Ladislav Žemla Kimon Zachos / Augustos Zerlendis 6 2 6 3 6 4       4 František Sojka Kimon Zachos 6 4 6 3 6 2       5 Jan Koželuh Augustos Zerlendis 6 2 6 1 6 3 ||||

### Belgium vs. Poland

| Belgium 5 | Brussels, Belgium 20–22 May 1927 | Brussels, Belgium 20–22 May 1927 | Poland 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jean Washer Edward Kleinadel 6 0 6 0 6 1       2 Willard Botsford Stanisław Czetwertyński 6 2 7 5 4 6 6 2     3 Willard Botsford / Jean Washer Edward Kleinadel / Jerzy Stolarow 8 6 9 7 6 1       4 Jean Washer Stanisław Czetwertyński 6 2 6 2 6 2       5 Willard Botsford Edward Kleinadel 6 3 9 7 6 2 ||||

## Quarterfinals

### Italy vs. France

| Italy 2 | Rome Lawn Tennis Club, Rome, Italy 11–13 June 1927 Clay | Rome Lawn Tennis Club, Rome, Italy 11–13 June 1927 Clay | France 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Uberto De Morpurgo René Lacoste 6 2 0 6 2 6 6 0 1 6   2 Giorgio de Stefani Henri Cochet 1 6 3 6 3 6       3 Uberto De Morpurgo / Giorgio de Stefani Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet 6 4 6 4 6 4       4 Uberto De Morpurgo Henri Cochet 7 5 5 7 6 1 7 5     5 Giorgio de Stefani René Lacoste 3 6 8 6 1 6 3 6 ||||

### Germany vs. South Africa

| Germany 1 | Berlin, Germany 10–12 June 1927 | Berlin, Germany 10–12 June 1927 | South Africa 4 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Heinz Landmann Louis Raymond 5 7 6 8 2 6       2 Otto Froitzheim Patrick Spence 6 2 4 6 3 6 6 4 5 7   3 Heinrich Kleinschroth / Heinz Landmann Jack Condon / Louis Raymond 5 7 4 6 11 9 3 6     4 Hans Moldenhauer Jack Condon 4 6 6 3 6 3 3 6 6 4   5 Heinz Landmann Patrick Spence 3 6 8 6 4 6 6 1 2 6 ||||

### Denmark vs. India

| Denmark 5 | Copenhagen, Denmark 9–11 June 1927 | Copenhagen, Denmark 9–11 June 1927 | India 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Axel Petersen Sri-Krishna Prasada 6 4 6 4 6 3       2 Einer Ulrich Hassan Ali Fyzee 1 6 6 3 9 7 11 9     3 Povl Henriksen / Einer Ulrich Hassan Ali Fyzee / Sri-Krishna Prasada 6 2 6 2 6 3       4 Einer Ulrich Sri-Krishna Prasada 6 4 7 5 6 4       5 Axel Petersen Hassan Ali Fyzee 6 0 6 2 6 4 ||||

### Czechoslovakia vs. Belgium

| Czechoslovakia 4 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 10–12 June 1927 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 10–12 June 1927 | Belgium 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jan Koželuh Jean Washer 2 6 3 6 7 5 8 6 6 0   2 Friedrich Rohrer Willard Botsford 6 2 6 3 4 6 6 4     3 Jan Koželuh / Ladislav Žemla Willard Botsford / Jean Washer 8 6 10 8 6 4       4 Jan Koželuh Willard Botsford 6 3 6 2 6 4       5 Friedrich Rohrer Jean Washer 4 6 5 7 3 6 ||||

## Semifinals

### South Africa vs. France

| South Africa 0 | Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England 8–11 July 1927 Grass | Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England 8–11 July 1927 Grass | France 5 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jack Condon Henri Cochet 0 6 10 8 2 6 5 7     2 Louis Raymond René Lacoste 2 6 2 6 1 6       3 Jack Condon / Louis Raymond Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon 5 7 4 6 6 8       4 Patrick Spence Jacques Brugnon 2 6 3 6 4 6       5 Jack Condon René Lacoste 5 7 3 6 1 6 ||||

### Czechoslovakia vs. Denmark

| Czechoslovakia 2 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 8–10 July 1927 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 8–10 July 1927 | Denmark 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Friedrich Rohrer Axel Petersen 5 7 1 6 6 4 10 8 3 6   2 Jan Koželuh Einer Ulrich 0 6 6 1 7 5 6 4     3 Jan Koželuh / Ladislav Žemla Axel Petersen / Einer Ulrich 6 3 6 4 6 8 5 7 7 9   4 Jan Koželuh Axel Petersen 6 4 12 10 6 3       5 Friedrich Rohrer Einer Ulrich 4 6 4 6 8 10 ||||

## Final

### Denmark vs. France

| Denmark 0 | Copenhagen, Denmark 21–22 July 1927 Clay | Copenhagen, Denmark 21–22 July 1927 Clay | France 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Einer Ulrich Henri Cochet 7 9 7 9 4 6       2 Axel Petersen Jean Borotra 8 6 2 6 1 6 0 6     3 Axel Petersen / Einer Ulrich Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon 4 6 0 6 3 6       4 Einer Ulrich Jean Borotra           not played 5 Axel Petersen Henri Cochet           not played ||||
