1923 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

Main article: 1923 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

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.^[1] France defeated Spain in the final, and went on to face Australia in the Inter-Zonal Final.^[2]

Draw

First round 15 May–4 June

Quarterfinals 1–23 June

Semifinals 9–15 July

Final 28 July–1 August

Netherlands

Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)

bye

Netherlands

5

Italy

0

Italy

Eastbourne, England (grass)

bye

Netherlands

0

Brussels, Belgium (clay)

Spain

5

Great Britain

3

Manchester, England (grass)

Belgium

2

Great Britain

2

Spain

3

Spain [3]

w/o

Deauville, France (clay)

Romania

Spain

2

Bordeaux, France (clay)

France

3

France

4

Dublin, Ireland (grass)

Denmark

1

France

4

Dublin, Ireland (grass)

Ireland

1

Ireland

3

Lyon, France (clay)

India

2

France

3

Territet, Switzerland

Switzerland

2

Switzerland

3

Geneva, Switzerland

Czechoslovakia

2

Switzerland

4

Argentina

1

bye

Argentina

First round

Belgium vs. Great Britain

Belgium 2	Brussels, Belgium[4] 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[5] 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[6] 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[7] 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[8] 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[9] 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[10] 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[11] 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[12] 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] 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[2] 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

References

1. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
2. "France v Spain". daviscup.com.
3. "Spain v Romania". daviscup.com.
4. "Belgium v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
5. "France v Denmark". daviscup.com.
6. "Ireland v India". daviscup.com.
7. "Switzerland v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
8. "Netherlands v Italy". daviscup.com.
9. "Great Britain v Spain". daviscup.com.
10. "Ireland v France". daviscup.com.
11. "Switzerland v Argentina". daviscup.com.
12. "Spain v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
13. "France v Switzerland". daviscup.com.

External links

• Davis Cup official website