title: 1925 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone
text: # 1925 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone
  
  The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1925 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.
  
  16 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 the Netherlands in the final, and went on to face Australia in the Inter-Zonal Final.
  
  ## Draw
  
  | First round 8–19 May | First round 8–19 May | First round 8–19 May | Quarterfinals 27 May–14 June | Quarterfinals 27 May–14 June | Quarterfinals 27 May–14 June | Semifinals 10–14 July | Semifinals 10–14 July | Semifinals 10–14 July | Final 18–20 July | Final 18–20 July | Final 18–20 July |
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  | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | | | | | | | | | |
  | France | France | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | France | France | 4 | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | | | |
  | Hungary | Hungary | 1 | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | | | |
  | Hungary | Hungary | 1 | France | France | 5 | | | | | | |
  | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | France | France | 5 | | | | | | |
  | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Italy | Italy | 0 | | | | | | |
  | Portugal | Portugal | 1 | Italy | Italy | 0 | | | | | | |
  | Portugal | Portugal | 1 | | | | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | | | |
  | Italy | Italy | 4 | | | | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | | | |
  | Italy | Italy | 4 | | | | France | France | 4 | | | |
  | London, England (clay) | London, England (clay) | London, England (clay) | | | | France | France | 4 | | | |
  | London, England (clay) | London, England (clay) | London, England (clay) | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 0 | | | |
  | Romania | Romania | 1 | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 0 | | | |
  | Romania | Romania | 1 | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | | | | | | |
  | Denmark | Denmark | 4 | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | | | | | | |
  | Denmark | Denmark | 4 | Denmark | Denmark | 0 | | | | | | |
  | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Denmark | Denmark | 0 | | | | | | |
  | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | | | | | | |
  | Poland | Poland | 0 | Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | | | | | | |
  | Poland | Poland | 0 | | | | | | | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) |
  | Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 | | | | | | | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) |
  | Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 | | | | | | | France | France | 4 |
  | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | | | | | | | France | France | 4 |
  | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | | | | | | | Netherlands | Netherlands | 0 |
  | Austria | Austria | 4 | | | | | | | Netherlands | Netherlands | 0 |
  | Austria | Austria | 4 | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | | | | | | |
  | Ireland | Ireland | 1 | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | | | | | | |
  | Ireland | Ireland | 1 | Austria | Austria | 0 | | | | | | |
  | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Austria | Austria | 0 | | | | | | |
  | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | India | India | 4 | | | | | | |
  | Belgium | Belgium | 2 | India | India | 4 | | | | | | |
  | Belgium | Belgium | 2 | | | | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | | | |
  | India | India | 3 | | | | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | | | |
  | India | India | 3 | | | | India | India | 1 | | | |
  | Bern, Switzerland | Bern, Switzerland | Bern, Switzerland | | | | India | India | 1 | | | |
  | Bern, Switzerland | Bern, Switzerland | Bern, Switzerland | | | | Netherlands | 4 | |
  | Sweden | Sweden | 3 | | | | Netherlands | 4 | |
  | Sweden | Sweden | 3 | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | | | | | |
  | Switzerland | Switzerland | 2 | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | | | | | |
  | Switzerland | Switzerland | 2 | Sweden | Sweden | 0 | | | | | |
  | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | Sweden | Sweden | 0 | | | | | |
  | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | Netherlands | Netherlands | 5 | | | | | |
  | Netherlands | Netherlands | 3 | Netherlands | Netherlands | 5 | | | | | |
  | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## First round
  
  ### Hungary vs. France
  
  | Hungary 1 | Budapest, Hungary 8–10 May 1925 Clay | Budapest, Hungary 8–10 May 1925 Clay | France 4 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Imre Takáts Jean Borotra 2 6 2 6 1 6       2 Béla von Kehrling René Lacoste 3 6 3 6 3 6       3 Béla von Kehrling / Aurél von Kelemen Jean Borotra / René Lacoste 4 6 2 6 10 8 3 6     4 Béla von Kehrling Jean Borotra 6 8 6 1 6 4 6 2     5 Imre Takáts Paul Féret 1 6 0 6 2 6 ||||
  
  ### Portugal vs. Italy
  
  | Portugal 1 | Lisbon, Portugal 8–10 May 1925 Clay | Lisbon, Portugal 8–10 May 1925 Clay | Italy 4 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 José de Verda Clemente Serventi 7 5 1 6 8 6 4 6   retired  2 Antonio Casanovas Uberto De Morpurgo 0 6 1 6 2 6       3 Antonio Casanovas / Fernando Vasconcelos Uberto De Morpurgo / Placido Gaslini 3 6 1 6 6 3 7 9     4 Antonio Casanovas Clemente Serventi 6 4 4 6 6 2 4 6 8 6   5 José de Verda Uberto De Morpurgo 2 6 1 6 8 6 2 6 ||||
  
  ### Denmark vs. Romania
  
  | Denmark 4 | Roehampton Lawn Tennis Club, London, England 12–14 May 1925 Clay | Roehampton Lawn Tennis Club, London, England 12–14 May 1925 Clay | Romania 1 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Erik Worm Nicolae Mișu 3 6 3 6 7 5 3 6     2 Einer Ulrich Gheorghe Lupu 6 1 6 2 8 6       3 Povl Henriksen / Einer Ulrich Gheorghe Lupu / Nicolae Mișu 7 5 6 0 6 1       4 Erik Worm Gheorghe Lupu 6 2 6 2 6 4       5 Einer Ulrich Nicolae Mișu 7 5 6 1 6 2 ||||
  
  ### Poland vs. Great Britain
  
  | Poland 0 | Warsaw Lawn Tennis Club, Warsaw, Poland 15–17 May 1925 Clay | Warsaw Lawn Tennis Club, Warsaw, Poland 15–17 May 1925 Clay | Great Britain 5 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Wladyslaw Szwede Gordon Lowe 0 6 1 6 1 6       2 Alfons Foerster Patrick Wheatley 1 6 2 6 1 6       3 Władysław Kuchar / Karol Steinert Leslie Godfree / Charles Kingsley 4 6 2 6 2 6       4 Alfons Foerster Gordon Lowe 0 6 0 6 0 6       5 Wladyslaw Szwede Patrick Wheatley 2 6 0 6 0 6 ||||
  
  ### Austria vs. Ireland
  
  | Austria 4 | Vienna, Austria 15–19 May 1925 | Vienna, Austria 15–19 May 1925 | Ireland 1 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten Charles Scroope 0 6 2 6 6 3 6 2 6 3   2 Paul Brick Louis Meldon 6 4 6 2 6 4       3 Paul Brick / Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten Charles Scroope / Simon Scroope 1 6 4 6 6 0 5 7     4 Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten Louis Meldon 8 10 4 6 7 5 8 6 6 1   5 Paul Brick Charles Scroope 5 7 1 6 7 5      retired ||||
  
  ### Belgium vs. India
  
  | Belgium 2 | Brussels, Belgium 16–18 May 1925 | Brussels, Belgium 16–18 May 1925 | India 3 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jean Washer Sydney Jacob 4 6 6 4 3 6 7 5 4 6   2 Georges Watson Eric Andrea 0 6 3 6 0 6       3 Jean Washer / Georges Watson Syed Mohammad Hadi / Jagat-Mohan Lal 4 6 2 6 6 4 7 5 6 3   4 Georges Watson Sydney Jacob 3 6 1 6 3 6       5 Jean Washer Eric Andrea 7 5 6 1 6 1 ||||
  
  ### Switzerland vs. Sweden
  
  | Switzerland 2 | Bern, Switzerland 16–18 May 1925 Clay | Bern, Switzerland 16–18 May 1925 Clay | Sweden 3 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Charles Aeschlimann Sune Malmström 3 6 3 6 9 7 3 6     2 Charles Martin Marcus Wallenberg 1 6 3 6 3 6       3 Charles Aeschlimann / Charles Martin Sune Malmström / Marcus Wallenberg 3 6 7 5 7 5 7 5     4 Charles Martin Sune Malmström 1 6 2 6 1 6       5 Charles Aeschlimann Marcus Wallenberg 6 3 6 3 5 7 6 4 ||||
  
  ### Netherlands vs. Czechoslovakia
  
  | Netherlands 3 | Noordwijk, Netherlands 15–18 May 1925 Clay | Noordwijk, Netherlands 15–18 May 1925 Clay | Czechoslovakia 2 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Arthur Diemer-Kool Pavel Macenauer 6 3 3 6 2 6 1 6     2 Hendrik Timmer Jan Koželuh 6 3 6 4 6 2       3 Arthur Diemer-Kool / Christiaan van Lennep Jan Koželuh / Ladislav Žemla 6 3 6 1 8 6       4 Arthur Diemer-Kool Jan Koželuh 6 3 3 6 6 3 1 6 1 6   5 Hendrik Timmer Pavel Macenauer 6 1 6 2 6 2 ||||
  
  ## Quarterfinals
  
  ### France vs. Italy
  
  | France 5 | Racing Club de France, Paris, France 12–14 June 1925 Clay | Racing Club de France, Paris, France 12–14 June 1925 Clay | Italy 0 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 René Lacoste Uberto De Morpurgo 6 0 6 2 2 6 6 0     2 Jean Borotra Cesare Colombo 6 4 6 1 6 1       3 Jacques Brugnon / René Lacoste Cesare Colombo / Uberto De Morpurgo 6 1 6 1 6 1       4 Jean Borotra Uberto De Morpurgo 6 1 2 6 12 10 6 1     5 Paul Féret Cesare Colombo 8 6 3 6 1 6 6 2 6 3 ||||
  
  ### Denmark vs. Great Britain
  
  | Denmark 0 | Copenhagen, Denmark 27–29 May 1925 Clay | Copenhagen, Denmark 27–29 May 1925 Clay | Great Britain 3 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Axel Petersen Patrick Wheatley 6 4 4 6 6 1 2 6 2 6   2 Einer Ulrich Brian Gilbert 1 6 11 9 6 3 4 6 2 6   3 Einer Ulrich / Erik Worm Leslie Godfree / Charles Kingsley 5 7 5 7 2 6       4 Einer Ulrich Patrick Wheatley           not played 5 Axel Petersen Brian Gilbert           not played ||||
  
  ### Austria vs. India
  
  | Austria 0 | Vienna, Austria 12–14 June 1925 | Vienna, Austria 12–14 June 1925 | India 4 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Paul Brick Sydney Jacob 6 8 1 6 1 6       2 Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten Eric Andrea 4 6 2 6 6 8       3 Otto Relly / Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten Hassan Ali Fyzee / Jagat-Mohan Lal 0 6 3 6 1 6       4 Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten Sydney Jacob 4 6 4 6 5 7       5 Paul Brick Eric Andrea 2 6 7 5 6 4 2 3   not completed ||||
  
  ### Netherlands vs. Sweden
  
  | Netherlands 5 | Noordwijksche Sportverening, Noordwijk, Netherlands 12–14 June 1925 Clay | Noordwijksche Sportverening, Noordwijk, Netherlands 12–14 June 1925 Clay | Sweden 0 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Hendrik Timmer Carl-Erik von Braun 7 5 6 1 6 0       2 Arthur Diemer-Kool Marcus Wallenberg 6 2 4 6 6 3 6 0     3 Arthur Diemer-Kool / Christiaan van Lennep Carl-Erik von Braun / Marcus Wallenberg 3 6 6 1 6 4 9 7     4 Hendrik Timmer Marcus Wallenberg 6 1 6 4 6 2       5 Arthur Diemer-Kool Carl-Erik von Braun 8 6 6 1 6 2 ||||
  
  ## Semifinals
  
  ### Great Britain vs. France
  
  | Great Britain 0 | Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England 11–14 July 1925 Grass | Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England 11–14 July 1925 Grass | France 4 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Noel Turnbull René Lacoste 6 3 1 6 5 7 2 6     2 Gordon Crole-Rees Jean Borotra 4 6 8 10 6 4 0 6     3 Leslie Godfree / Patrick Wheatley Jacques Brugnon / René Lacoste 4 6 4 6 3 6       4 Gordon Crole-Rees René Lacoste 2 6 4 6 2 6       5 Noel Turnbull Jean Borotra           not played ||||
  
  ### Netherlands vs. India
  
  | Netherlands 4 | Noordwijk, Netherlands 10–12 July 1925 Clay | Noordwijk, Netherlands 10–12 July 1925 Clay | India 1 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Arthur Diemer-Kool Jagat-Mohan Lal 3 6 6 3 6 4 6 1     2 Christiaan van Lennep Hassan Ali Fyzee 1 6 4 6 11 9 6 3 4 6   3 Arthur Diemer-Kool / Christiaan van Lennep Hassan Ali Fyzee / Syed Mohammad Hadi 6 4 6 2 6 3       4 Arthur Diemer-Kool Hassan Ali Fyzee 7 5 6 1 6 4       5 Christiaan van Lennep Jagat-Mohan Lal 6 2 6 4 7 5 ||||
  
  ## Final
  
  ### Netherlands vs. France
  
  | Netherlands 0 | Noordwijk Club, Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) 18–20 July 1925 Clay | Noordwijk Club, Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) 18–20 July 1925 Clay | France 4 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Hendrik Timmer René Lacoste 7 5 5 7 2 6 2 6     2 Arthur Diemer Kool Jean Borotra 2 6 4 6 8 10       3 Arthur Diemer Kool / Christiaan van Lennep Jacques Brugnon / René Lacoste 2 6 3 6 8 6 4 6     4 Arthur Diemer Kool René Lacoste 4 6 4 6 1 6       5 Hendrik Timmer Jean Borotra           not played ||||
  