1923 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone
# 1923 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1923 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

For the first time, the competition would be split into two zones: the America Zone and the Europe Zone. This change was necessitated by having more than 16 teams compete for the cup (thus not fitting into one easily workable draw). The past several years had also seen a rise in the number of defaults, as teams from around the globe tried to work out the logistics of playing such an international tournament. Regional zones would help alleviate these problems.

13 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 Spain in the final, and went on to face Australia in the Inter-Zonal Final.

## Draw

| First round 15 May–4 June | First round 15 May–4 June | First round 15 May–4 June | Quarterfinals 1–23 June | Quarterfinals 1–23 June | Quarterfinals 1–23 June | Semifinals 9–15 July | Semifinals 9–15 July | Semifinals 9–15 July | Final 28 July–1 August | Final 28 July–1 August | Final 28 July–1 August |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | | | | | | | | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Netherlands | Netherlands | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | Italy | Italy | 0 | | | | | | |
| Italy | Italy | | Italy | Italy | 0 | | | | | | |
| Italy | Italy | | | | | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | Netherlands | Netherlands | 0 | | | |
| Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | | | | Netherlands | Netherlands | 0 | | | |
| Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | | | | Spain | Spain | 5 | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | | | | Spain | Spain | 5 | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | Manchester, England (grass) | Manchester, England (grass) | Manchester, England (grass) | | | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 2 | Manchester, England (grass) | Manchester, England (grass) | Manchester, England (grass) | | | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 2 | Great Britain | Great Britain | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | Spain | Spain | 3 | | | | | | |
| Spain | Spain | w/o | Spain | Spain | 3 | | | | | | |
| Spain | Spain | w/o | | | | | | | Deauville, France (clay) | Deauville, France (clay) | Deauville, France (clay) |
| Romania | Romania | | | | | | | | Deauville, France (clay) | Deauville, France (clay) | Deauville, France (clay) |
| Romania | Romania | | | | | | | | Spain | Spain | 2 |
| Bordeaux, France (clay) | Bordeaux, France (clay) | Bordeaux, France (clay) | | | | | | | Spain | Spain | 2 |
| Bordeaux, France (clay) | Bordeaux, France (clay) | Bordeaux, France (clay) | | | | | | | France | France | 3 |
| France | France | 4 | | | | | | | France | France | 3 |
| France | France | 4 | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | | | | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 1 | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | | | | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 1 | France | France | 4 | | | | | | |
| Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | France | France | 4 | | | | | | |
| Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Ireland | Ireland | 1 | | | | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 3 | Ireland | Ireland | 1 | | | | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 3 | | | | Lyon, France (clay) | Lyon, France (clay) | Lyon, France (clay) | | | |
| India | India | 2 | | | | Lyon, France (clay) | Lyon, France (clay) | Lyon, France (clay) | | | |
| India | India | 2 | | | | France | France | 3 | | | |
| Territet, Switzerland | Territet, Switzerland | Territet, Switzerland | | | | France | France | 3 | | | |
| Territet, Switzerland | Territet, Switzerland | Territet, Switzerland | | | | Switzerland | 2 | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 3 | | | | Switzerland | 2 | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 3 | Geneva, Switzerland | Geneva, Switzerland | Geneva, Switzerland | | | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 2 | Geneva, Switzerland | Geneva, Switzerland | Geneva, Switzerland | | | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 2 | Switzerland | Switzerland | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | Argentina | Argentina | 1 | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Argentina | Argentina | 1 | | | | | |
| Argentina | Argentina | | | | | | | | | |

## First round

### Belgium vs. Great Britain

| Belgium 2 | Brussels, Belgium 30 May–1 June 1923 Clay | Brussels, Belgium 30 May–1 June 1923 Clay | Great Britain 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Georges Watson Randolph Lycett 2 6 6 8 2 6       2 Jean Washer Brian Gilbert 6 2 4 6 6 2 6 3     3 Jean Washer / Georges Watson Leslie Godfree / Randolph Lycett 1 6 4 6 1 6       4 Jean Washer Randolph Lycett 6 1 6 3 6 4       5 Georges Watson Brian Gilbert 1 6 4 6 1 6 ||||

### France vs. Denmark

| France 4 | Villa Primrose Athletic Society, Bordeaux, France 15–17 May 1923 Clay | Villa Primrose Athletic Society, Bordeaux, France 15–17 May 1923 Clay | Denmark 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Henri Cochet Erik Tegner 6 1 6 4 1 6 5 7 6 4   2 René Lacoste Henning Larsen 4 6 4 6 6 2 8 6 6 8   3 Henri Cochet / Jean-Pierre Samazeuilh Erik Tegner / Erik Worm 6 1 7 5 6 3       4 Henri Cochet Erik Worm 6 3 8 6 6 1       5 Jean-Pierre Samazeuilh Erik Tegner 5 7 6 1 1 6 8 6 6 4 ||||

### Ireland vs. India

| Ireland 3 | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 1–4 June 1923 Grass | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 1–4 June 1923 Grass | India 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Cecil Campbell Sydney Jacob 2 6 2 6 3 6       2 D'Arcy McCrea Hassan Ali Fyzee 7 5 9 7 2 6 6 3     3 Louis Meldon / Simon Scroope Lewis Deane / Hassan Ali Fyzee 6 0 3 6 6 8 6 4 6 8   4 Cecil Campbell Hassan Ali Fyzee 6 4 7 5 6 2       5 D'Arcy McCrea Sydney Jacob 6 4 6 2 6 4 ||||

### Switzerland vs. Czechoslovakia

| Switzerland 3 | Montreux Lawn Tennis Club, Territet, Switzerland 31 May–2 June 1923 | Montreux Lawn Tennis Club, Territet, Switzerland 31 May–2 June 1923 | Czechoslovakia 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Charles Aeschlimann Ladislav Žemla 7 5 6 2 8 10 6 3     2 Charles Martin Friedrich Rohrer 2 6 6 3 6 3 6 8 6 2   3 Maurice Ferrier / Guy Sautter Friedrich Rohrer / Ladislav Žemla 6 4 4 6 5 7 6 8     4 Charles Aeschlimann Friedrich Rohrer 4 6 7 5 13 11 3 6 6 0   5 Charles Martin Ladislav Žemla 4 6 6 3 3 6 4 6 ||||

## Quarterfinals

### Netherlands vs. Italy

| Netherlands 5 | Noordwijk, Netherlands 1–3 June 1923 Clay | Noordwijk, Netherlands 1–3 June 1923 Clay | Italy 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Christiaan van Lennep Uberto De Morpurgo 6 1 0 6 6 3 6 2     2 Arthur Diemer-Kool Cesare Colombo 6 2 6 1 5 7 6 4     3 Arthur Diemer-Kool / Christiaan van Lennep Mino Balbi Di Robecco / Uberto De Morpurgo 6 4 6 4 6 3       4 Christiaan van Lennep Cesare Colombo 6 2 3 6 6 2 6 3     5 Arthur Diemer-Kool Uberto De Morpurgo 7 5 5 7 3 6 6 4 6 4 ||||

### Great Britain vs. Spain

| Great Britain 2 | Northern Lawn Tennis Club, Manchester, England 16–19 June 1923 Grass | Northern Lawn Tennis Club, Manchester, England 16–19 June 1923 Grass | Spain 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Randolph Lycett Eduardo Flaquer 6 0 6 1 6 1       2 Patrick Wheatley Manuel de Gomar 6 4 8 10 1 6 2 6     3 Leslie Godfree / Randolph Lycett Eduardo Flaquer / Manuel de Gomar 2 6 3 6 6 4 3 6     4 Patrick Wheatley Eduardo Flaquer 0 6 4 6 6 3 6 1 11 9   5 Randolph Lycett Manuel de Gomar 4 6 1 6 5 7 ||||

### Ireland vs. France

| Ireland 1 | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 21–23 June 1923 Grass | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 21–23 June 1923 Grass | France 4 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 D'Arcy McCrea Henri Cochet 1 6 3 6 11 13       2 Cecil Campbell Jean Borotra 6 1 7 5 6 0       3 Cecil Campbell / Simon Scroope Jacques Brugnon / René Lacoste 2 6 3 6 12 14       4 Cecil Campbell Henri Cochet 6 0 5 7 6 4 8 10 6 8   5 D'Arcy McCrea Jean Borotra 5 7 6 1 7 5 0 6 2 6 ||||

### Switzerland vs. Argentina

| Switzerland 4 | Geneva, Switzerland 15–17 June 1923 | Geneva, Switzerland 15–17 June 1923 | Argentina 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Charles Martin Carlos Caminos 8 6 6 4 6 3       2 Charles Aeschlimann Ronaldo Boyd 8 6 4 6 6 4 6 4     3 Charles Aeschlimann / Guy Sautter Guillermo Robson / Alfredo Villegas 4 6 6 3 9 7 6 3     4 Charles Martin Ronaldo Boyd 3 6 1 6 9 7 6 4 5 7   5 Charles Aeschlimann Carlos Caminos 6 3 7 5 6 3 ||||

## Semifinals

### Spain vs. Netherlands

| Spain 5 | Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England 9–11 July 1923 Grass | Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England 9–11 July 1923 Grass | Netherlands 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Manuel de Gomar Christiaan van Lennep 6 4 6 3 6 3       2 Eduardo Flaquer Marinus van der Feen 4 6 6 2 6 3 6 0     3 Eduardo Flaquer / Manuel de Gomar Cornelis Bryan / Hendrik Timmer 6 4 6 3 6 2       4 Manuel de Gomar Marinus van der Feen 6 3 6 0 7 5       5 Eduardo Flaquer Christiaan van Lennep 5 7 6 3 8 6 6 1 ||||

### France vs. Switzerland

| France 3 | Lyon Tennis Club, Lyon, France 13–15 July 1923 Clay | Lyon Tennis Club, Lyon, France 13–15 July 1923 Clay | Switzerland 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jean-François Blanchy Charles Aeschlimann 6 4 6 2 6 4       2 Henri Cochet Charles Martin 6 4 4 6 6 3 1 6 3 6   3 Jean-François Blanchy / Jean-Pierre Samazeuilh Charles Aeschlimann / Guy Sautter 10 8 6 3 2 6 4 6 4 6   4 Jean-François Blanchy Charles Martin 7 5 6 3 6 2       5 Henri Cochet Charles Aeschlimann 1 6 6 3 6 3 5 7 6 4 ||||

## Final

### France vs. Spain

| France 3 | Sporting Club, Deauville, France 28 July – 1 August 1923 Clay | Sporting Club, Deauville, France 28 July – 1 August 1923 Clay | Spain 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 René Lacoste Manuel de Gomar 6 3 6 4 5 7 6 4     2 Jean-François Blanchy Eduardo Flaquer 6 1 6 2 3 6 6 1     3 Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet Eduardo Flaquer / Manuel de Gomar 4 6 6 8 13 11 6 1 4 6   4 René Lacoste Eduardo Flaquer 6 1 6 3 6 2       5 Jean-François Blanchy Manuel de Gomar 3 6 6 2 2 6 2 6 ||||
