title: 1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone
text: # 1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone
  
  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. Yugoslavia defeated Germany in the final, and went on to face Australia in the Inter-Zonal Final.
  
  ## Draw
  
  | First Round 5–7 May | First Round 5–7 May | First Round 5–7 May | Second Round 11–21 May | Second Round 11–21 May | Second Round 11–21 May | Quarterfinals 25–29 May | Quarterfinals 25–29 May | Quarterfinals 25–29 May | Semifinals 2–5 June | Semifinals 2–5 June | Semifinals 2–5 June | Final 28–30 July | Final 28–30 July | Final 28–30 July |
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  | Great Britain | Great Britain | | Brighton, England (clay) | Brighton, England (clay) | Brighton, England (clay) | | | | | | | | | |
  | bye | bye | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | | | | | | | |
  | New Zealand | New Zealand | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 2 | Wimbledon, England (grass) | Wimbledon, England (grass) | Wimbledon, England (grass) | | | | | | |
  | bye | bye | | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | | | | |
  | France | France | | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | France | France | 2 | | | | |
  | bye | bye | | France | France | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | China | China | | China | China | 1 | | | | Berlin, Germany (clay) | Berlin, Germany (clay) | Berlin, Germany (clay) | | | |
  | bye | bye | | | | | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 0 | |
  | Sweden | Sweden | | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | | | | Germany | Germany | 5 | |
  | bye | bye | | Sweden | Sweden | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Denmark | Denmark | | Denmark | Denmark | 1 | Berlin, Germany (clay) | Berlin, Germany (clay) | Berlin, Germany (clay) | | | | | | |
  | bye | bye | | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 1 | | | | |
  | Germany | Germany | 5 | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | Germany | Germany | 4 | | | | |
  | Switzerland | Switzerland | 0 | Germany | Germany | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Poland | Poland | 4 | Poland | Poland | 2 | | | | | | | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia |
  | Netherlands | Netherlands | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Germany | Germany | 2 |
  | Romania | Romania | 2 | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | | | | | | | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 3 |
  | Hungary | Hungary | 3 | Hungary | Hungary | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 5 | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 4 | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | | | | | | |
  | Ireland | Ireland | 0 | | | | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 3 | | | | | | |
  | bye | bye | | Naples, Italy (clay) | Naples, Italy (clay) | Naples, Italy (clay) | Italy | Italy | 2 | | | | | | |
  | Italy | Italy | | Italy | Italy | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | bye | bye | | Monaco | Monaco | 0 | | | | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | | | |
  | Monaco | Monaco | | | | | | | | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 3 | | | |
  | bye | bye | | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | | | | Belgium | Belgium | 2 | | | |
  | Belgium | Belgium | | Belgium | Belgium | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | bye | bye | | India | India | 2 | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | | | | | | |
  | India | India | | | | | Belgium | Belgium | 5 | | | | | | |
  | bye | bye | | | | | Norway | Norway | 0 | | | | | | |
  | Norway | Norway | | Norway | Norway | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
  | bye | bye | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## First round
  
  ### Germany vs. Switzerland
  
  | Germany 5 | Vienna, Germany 5–7 May 1939 Clay | Vienna, Germany 5–7 May 1939 Clay | Switzerland 0 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Roderich Menzel Boris Maneff 6 8 6 3 5 7 6 2 6 3   2 Henner Henkel Hector Fisher 6 2 2 6 6 1 6 3     3 Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa Hector Fisher / Boris Maneff 6 2 6 2 6 4       4 Henner Henkel Boris Maneff 6 1 6 2 6 2       5 Roderich Menzel Jost Spitzer 8 6 6 4 6 3 ||||
  
  ### Poland vs. Netherlands
  
  | Poland 4 | Warsaw, Poland 5–7 May 1939 | Warsaw, Poland 5–7 May 1939 | Netherlands 1 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Adam Baworowski Hans van Swol 9 7 6 3 6 0       2 Ignacy Tłoczyński Tod Hughan 6 0 6 2 6 1       3 Józef Hebda / Ignacy Tłoczyński Tod Hughan / Hans van Swol 4 6 4 6 10 12       4 Ignacy Tłoczyński Hans van Swol 13 11 4 6 6 3 6 2     5 Adam Baworowski Tod Hughan 0 6 6 3 6 4 6 2 ||||
  
  ### Romania vs. Hungary
  
  | Romania 2 | Bucharest, Romania 5–7 May 1939 Clay | Bucharest, Romania 5–7 May 1939 Clay | Hungary 3 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Arnulf Schmidt Emil Gábori 6 4 6 4 4 6 2 6 0 1 retired  2 Cristea Caralulis József Asbóth 6 1 3 6 9 7 8 10 4 6   3 Cristea Caralulis / Arnulf Schmidt Mihály Csikós / György Dallos 6 8 4 6 6 2 6 2 6 4   4 Cristea Caralulis Emil Gábori 3 6 6 2 6 3 7 5     5 Arnulf Schmidt József Asbóth 6 1 2 6 3 6 8 6 3 6 ||||
  
  ### Yugoslavia vs. Ireland
  
  | Yugoslavia 5 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia 5–7 May 1939 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia 5–7 May 1939 | Ireland 0 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Dragutin Mitić George Lyttleton-Rogers 7 5 6 2 3 6 3 6 6 3   2 Franjo Punčec Raymond Egan 6 2 6 0 6 4       3 Dragutin Mitić / Franjo Punčec Raymond Egan / George Lyttleton-Rogers 6 1 6 4 6 2       4 Franjo Punčec George Lyttleton-Rogers 6 4 6 2 6 4       5 Dragutin Mitić Raymond Egan 7 5 6 3 6 2 ||||
  
  ## Second round
  
  ### Great Britain vs. New Zealand
  
  | Great Britain 3 | Sussex Lawn Tennis Club, Brighton, England 11–13 May 1939 Clay | Sussex Lawn Tennis Club, Brighton, England 11–13 May 1939 Clay | New Zealand 2 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ronald Shayes Cam Malfroy 6 4 2 6 2 6 7 5 3 6   2 Charles Hare Alistair Dewar-Brown 6 3 6 4 6 3       3 Charles Hare / Frank Wilde Dennis Coombe / Cam Malfroy 3 6 6 2 3 6 2 6     4 Ronald Shayes Alistair Dewar-Brown 6 3 6 4 7 5       5 Charles Hare Cam Malfroy 7 5 6 4 6 4 ||||
  
  ### France vs. China
  
  | France 4 | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 18–20 May 1939 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 18–20 May 1939 Clay | China 1 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Bernard Destremau Kho Sin-Kie 5 7 6 3 1 6 7 5 6 0   2 Christian Boussus Choy Wai-Chuen 1 6 6 4 6 4 6 1     3 Pierre Pellizza / Yvon Petra Choy Wai-Chuen / Kho Sin-Kie 6 2 6 0 6 3       4 Yvon Petra Kho Sin-Kie 6 2 7 9 3 6 4 6     5 Pierre Pellizza Ho Jin 7 5 4 6 6 2 6 4 ||||
  
  ### Sweden vs. Denmark
  
  | Sweden 4 | Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden 19–21 May 1939 Clay | Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden 19–21 May 1939 Clay | Denmark 1 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Morgan Hultman Helge Plougmann 1 6 0 6 3 6       2 Kalle Schröder Niels Holst 6 4 6 2 6 3       3 Nils Rohlsson / Kalle Schröder Helge Plougmann / Alfred Wium 6 1 8 6 6 0       4 Kalle Schröder Helge Plougmann 6 1 6 1 6 1       5 Morgan Hultman Niels Holst 6 1 6 3 6 1 ||||
  
  ### Poland vs. Germany
  
  | Poland 2 | Warsaw, Poland 19–21 May 1939 | Warsaw, Poland 19–21 May 1939 | Germany 3 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Adam Baworowski Roderich Menzel 5 7 3 6 6 2 6 2 4 6   2 Ignacy Tłoczyński Henner Henkel 6 4 6 8 6 4 3 6 6 3   3 Adam Baworowski / Józef Hebda Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa 7 5 4 6 2 6 2 6     4 Ignacy Tłoczyński Roderich Menzel 2 6 6 1 5 7 6 2 9 7   5 Adam Baworowski Henner Henkel 4 6 2 6 3 6 ||||
  
  ### Hungary vs. Yugoslavia
  
  | Hungary 1 | Budapest, Hungary 12–14 May 1939 | Budapest, Hungary 12–14 May 1939 | Yugoslavia 4 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Emil Gábori Dragutin Mitić 3 6 6 0 6 2 1 6 1 6   2 József Asbóth Franjo Punčec 7 5 4 6 7 5 11 9     3 József Asbóth / Emil Gábori Dragutin Mitić / Franjo Punčec 1 6 6 4 2 6 5 7     4 Emil Gábori Franjo Punčec 1 6 1 6 4 6       5 József Asbóth Dragutin Mitić 7 9 6 2 8 10 3 6 ||||
  
  ### Italy vs. Monaco
  
  | Italy 3 | Naples, Italy 12–14 May 1939 Clay | Naples, Italy 12–14 May 1939 Clay | Monaco 0 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Vanni Canepele Aleco Noghès 6 0 6 3 6 1       2 Giorgio de Stefani Gaston Médécin 6 1 6 2 6 2       3 Giovanni Cucelli / Gino Vido Vladimir Landau / Aleco Noghès 6 3 6 1 6 0       4 Giorgio de Stefani Aleco Noghès           not played 5 Vanni Canepele Gaston Médécin           not played ||||
  
  ### Belgium vs. India
  
  | Belgium 3 | Brussels, Belgium 19–21 May 1939 | Brussels, Belgium 19–21 May 1939 | India 2 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 André Lacroix Ghaus Mohammad Khan 6 1 6 3 5 7 6 0     2 Charles Naeyaert Yaswanath-Rao Savur 6 0 10 8 1 6 6 3     3 Pierre Geelhand de Merxem / Jacques Van den Eynde Ghaus Mohammad Khan / Yaswanath-Rao Savur 4 6 4 6 7 5 4 6     4 Charles Naeyaert Ghaus Mohammad Khan 8 10 2 6 1 6       5 André Lacroix Yaswanath-Rao Savur 6 2 6 2 6 4 ||||
  
  ## Quarterfinals
  
  ### Great Britain vs. France
  
  | Great Britain 3 | No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England 25–27 May 1939 Grass | No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England 25–27 May 1939 Grass | France 2 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Charles Hare Bernard Destremau 6 2 6 3 3 6 14 12     2 Ronald Shayes Christian Boussus 2 6 4 6 0 6       3 Charles Hare / Frank Wilde Pierre Pellizza / Yvon Petra 6 3 6 3 3 6 4 6 6 3   4 Ronald Shayes Bernard Destremau 6 3 4 6 6 4 7 5     5 Laurie Shaffi Christian Boussus 0 6 2 6 5 7 ||||
  
  ### Germany vs. Sweden
  
  | Germany 4 | Rot-Weiss-Stadion, Berlin, Germany 27–29 May 1939 Clay | Rot-Weiss-Stadion, Berlin, Germany 27–29 May 1939 Clay | Sweden 1 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Roderich Menzel Morgan Hultman 6 0 6 2 6 1       2 Henner Henkel Kalle Schröder 5 7 3 6 6 2 8 6 6 3   3 Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa Nils Rohlsson / Kalle Schröder 2 6 6 1 3 6 3 6     4 Roderich Menzel Kalle Schröder 2 6 6 3 6 3 6 3     5 Rolf Göpfert Morgan Hultman 6 2 6 3 6 3 ||||
  
  ### Italy vs. Yugoslavia
  
  | Italy 2 | Milan, Italy 26–28 May 1939 Clay | Milan, Italy 26–28 May 1939 Clay | Yugoslavia 3 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Vanni Canepele Dragutin Mitić 6 3 6 3 7 5       2 Giorgio de Stefani Franjo Punčec 4 6 1 6 5 7       3 Giovanni Cucelli / Valentino Taroni Dragutin Mitić / Franjo Punčec 2 6 2 6 0 6       4 Giorgio de Stefani Dragutin Mitić 6 1 6 4 4 6 6 3     5 Vanni Canepele Franjo Punčec 11 13 1 6 8 6 3 6 ||||
  
  ### Belgium vs. Norway
  
  | Belgium 5 | Brussels, Belgium 26–28 May 1939 Clay | Brussels, Belgium 26–28 May 1939 Clay | Norway 0 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 André Lacroix Johan Haanes 6 1 6 4 6 2       2 Charles Naeyaert Sigurd Rinde 6 1 6 0 6 0       3 Léopold de Borman / Pierre Geelhand de Merxem Birger Andersen-Brem / Johan Haanes 6 0 6 1 5 7 6 2     4 Charles Naeyaert Johan Haanes 6 4 6 1 6 3       5 Pierre Geelhand de Merxem Sigurd Rinde 6 1 6 0 6 0 ||||
  
  ## Semifinals
  
  ### Germany vs. Great Britain
  
  | Germany 5 | Berlin, Germany 3–5 June 1939 Clay | Berlin, Germany 3–5 June 1939 Clay | Great Britain 0 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Roderich Menzel Charles Hare 6 0 6 1        retired 2 Henner Henkel Ronald Shayes 6 2 6 3 6 1       3 Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa Laurie Shaffi / Frank Wilde 6 4 6 2 6 2       4 Roderich Menzel Ronald Shayes 6 1 6 1 6 0       5 Georg von Metaxa Frank Wilde 3 6 6 0 6 2 6 3 ||||
  
  ### Yugoslavia vs. Belgium
  
  | Yugoslavia 3 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia 2–4 June 1939 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia 2–4 June 1939 | Belgium 2 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Franjo Punčec André Lacroix 1 6 6 3 6 3 7 5     2 Dragutin Mitić Pierre Geelhand de Merxem 6 1 6 4 6 1       3 Dragutin Mitić / Franjo Punčec Léopold de Borman / André Lacroix 2 6 2 6 3 6       4 Dragutin Mitić André Lacroix 3 6 2 6 8 6 2 6     5 Franjo Punčec Pierre Geelhand de Merxem 6 3 8 6 6 3 ||||
  
  ## Final
  
  ### Yugoslavia vs. Germany
  
  | Yugoslavia 3 | A.T.K. Stadium, Zagreb, Yugoslavia 28–30 July 1939 | A.T.K. Stadium, Zagreb, Yugoslavia 28–30 July 1939 | Germany 2 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Franjo Punčec Rolf Göpfert 6 3 6 1 6 0       2 Dragutin Mitić Henner Henkel 0 6 1 6 6 4 4 6     3 Franjo Kukuljević / Franjo Punčec Henner Henkel / Roderich Menzel 7 9 6 4 4 6 6 3 1 4   4 Dragutin Mitić Rolf Göpfert 6 1 6 2 6 3       5 Franjo Punčec Henner Henkel 10 8 6 3 6 0 ||||
  