# 1936 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1936 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.
19 teams entered the Europe Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Final against the winner of the America Zone. Germany defeated Yugoslavia in the final, and went on to face Australia in the Inter-Zonal Final.

## Draw

| First Round 24 April–3 May | First Round 24 April–3 May | First Round 24 April–3 May |
| Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) |
| Spain | Spain | 1 |
| Germany | Germany | 4 |
| Monte Carlo, Monaco | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 3 |
| Monaco | Monaco | 2 |
| Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) |
| France | France | 5 |
| China | China | 0 |
| Second Round 8–17 May | Second Round 8–17 May | Second Round 8–17 May | Quarterfinals 4–7 June | Quarterfinals 4–7 June | Quarterfinals 4–7 June | Semifinals 12–15 June | Semifinals 12–15 June | Semifinals 12–15 June | Final 10–12 July | Final 10–12 July | Final 10–12 July |
| Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | | | | | | | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 4 | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | | | | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 1 | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | | | | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 1 | Ireland | Ireland | 3 | | | | | | |
| Montreux, Switzerland | Montreux, Switzerland | Montreux, Switzerland | Ireland | Ireland | 3 | | | | | | |
| Montreux, Switzerland | Montreux, Switzerland | Montreux, Switzerland | Switzerland | Switzerland | 2 | | | | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 5 | Switzerland | Switzerland | 2 | | | | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 5 | | | | Berlin, Germany | Berlin, Germany | Berlin, Germany | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 0 | | | | Berlin, Germany | Berlin, Germany | Berlin, Germany | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 0 | | | | Ireland | Ireland | 0 | | | |
| Athens, Greece | Athens, Greece | Athens, Greece | | | | Ireland | Ireland | 0 | | | |
| Athens, Greece | Athens, Greece | Athens, Greece | | | | Germany | Germany | 5 | | | |
| Greece | Greece | 1 | | | | Germany | Germany | 5 | | | |
| Greece | Greece | 1 | Berlin, Germany | Berlin, Germany | Berlin, Germany | | | | | | |
| Argentina | Argentina | 4 | Berlin, Germany | Berlin, Germany | Berlin, Germany | | | | | | |
| Argentina | Argentina | 4 | Argentina | Argentina | 1 | | | | | | |
| Düsseldorf, Germany | Düsseldorf, Germany | Düsseldorf, Germany | Argentina | Argentina | 1 | | | | | | |
| Düsseldorf, Germany | Düsseldorf, Germany | Düsseldorf, Germany | Germany | Germany | 4 | | | | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | 0 | Germany | Germany | 4 | | | | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | 0 | | | | | | | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia |
| Germany | Germany | 5 | | | | | | | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia |
| Germany | Germany | 5 | | | | | | | Germany | Germany | 3 |
| Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | | | | | | | Germany | Germany | 3 |
| Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | | | | | | | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 0 |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 1 | | | | | | | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 0 |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 1 | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | | | |
| France | France | 4 | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | | | |
| France | France | 4 | France | France | 2 | | | | | | |
| Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | France | France | 2 | | | | | | |
| Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 3 | | | | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 3 | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 3 | | | | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 3 | | | | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 2 | | | | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 2 | | | | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 4 | | | |
| Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | | | | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 4 | | | |
| Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | | | | Austria | 1 | |
| Norway | Norway | 2 | | | | Austria | 1 | |
| Norway | Norway | 2 | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 3 | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 3 | Belgium | Belgium | 1 | | | | | |
| Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | Belgium | Belgium | 1 | | | | | |
| Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | Austria | Austria | 4 | | | | | |
| Austria | Austria | 3 | Austria | Austria | 4 | | | | | |
| Poland | Poland | 2 | | | | | | | | |

## First round
### Spain vs. Germany

| Spain 1 | Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 24–26 April 1936 Clay | Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 24–26 April 1936 Clay | Germany 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Manuel Alonso Areizaga Gottfried von Cramm 3 6 4 6 3 6       2 Enrique Maier Henner Henkel 4 6 5 7 6 8       3 Juan Manuel Blanc / Enrique Maier Gottfried von Cramm / Kay Lund 3 6 3 6 7 9       4 Enrique Maier Gottfried von Cramm 6 3 6 2 6 1       5 Manuel Alonso Areizaga Henner Henkel 2 6 3 6 4 6 ||||

### Monaco vs. Netherlands

| Monaco 2 | Monte Carlo, Monaco 1–3 May 1936 | Monte Carlo, Monaco 1–3 May 1936 | Netherlands 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Vladimir Landau Tod Hughan 3 6 7 5 2 6 1 6     2 René Gallèpe Hendrik Timmer 3 6 2 6 1 6       3 René Gallèpe / Vladimir Landau Tod Hughan / Willem Karsten 6 4 7 5 3 6 7 5     4 Vladimir Landau Hendrik Timmer 2 6 3 6 6 8       5 René Gallèpe Tod Hughan 6 2 6 4 6 3 ||||

### France vs. China

| France 5 | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 1–3 May 1936 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 1–3 May 1936 Clay | China 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Christian Boussus Kho Sin-Kie 6 0 6 0 6 1       2 Bernard Destremau Guy Cheng 6 1 6 3 6 8 6 3     3 Marcel Bernard / Jean Borotra Kho Sin-Kie / Lum Pao-Hua 6 1 6 3 4 6 6 2     4 Christian Boussus Guy Cheng 6 0 6 0 6 2       5 Bernard Destremau Kho Sin-Kie 6 3 6 2 4 6 6 2 ||||

## Second round
### Ireland vs. Sweden

| Ireland 4 | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 14–16 May 1936 Grass | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 14–16 May 1936 Grass | Sweden 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 George Lyttleton-Rogers Kalle Schröder 9 7 2 6 1 6 6 3 6 4   2 George McVeagh Curt Östberg 6 4 6 4 6 4       3 George Lyttleton-Rogers / George McVeagh Curt Östberg / Kalle Schröder 6 3 2 6 7 9 5 7     4 George McVeagh Kalle Schröder 2 6 7 5 6 3 6 3     5 George Lyttleton-Rogers Curt Östberg 0 6 6 2 6 4 6 3 ||||

### Switzerland vs. Denmark

| Switzerland 5 | Montreux, Switzerland 15–17 May 1936 | Montreux, Switzerland 15–17 May 1936 | Denmark 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Max Ellmer Helge Plougmann 6 1 6 4 6 1       2 Hector Fisher Niels Korner 6 2 6 1 6 0       3 Boris Maneff / Werner Steiner Helge Plougmann / Einer Ulrich 6 1 6 3 11 9       4 Max Ellmer Niels Korner 6 3 6 0 3 6 6 0     5 Hector Fisher Helge Plougmann 6 0 7 5 4 6 6 8 6 1 ||||

### Greece vs. Argentina

| Greece 1 | Athens, Greece 8–10 May 1936 | Athens, Greece 8–10 May 1936 | Argentina 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Lazaros Stalios Adriano Zappa 6 4 6 3 6 4       2 Georgios Nikolaides Lucilo del Castillo 4 6 0 6 1 6       3 Georgios Nikolaides / Lazaros Stalios Lucilo del Castillo / Adriano Zappa 6 4 1 6 1 6 2 6     4 Georgios Nikolaides Adriano Zappa 3 6 1 6 7 5 1 6     5 Lazaros Stalios Lucilo del Castillo 2 6 4 6 7 9 ||||

### Germany vs. Hungary

| Germany 5 | Düsseldorf, Germany 15–17 May 1936 | Düsseldorf, Germany 15–17 May 1936 | Hungary 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Gottfried von Cramm Emil Gábori 6 3 6 2 6 3       2 Henner Henkel György Dallos 6 1 6 1 6 2       3 Gottfried von Cramm / Kay Lund Emil Ferenczy / Emil Gábori 6 3 7 5 6 0       4 Gottfried von Cramm György Dallos 6 1 7 5 6 3       5 Henner Henkel Emil Gábori 8 6 6 3 7 5 ||||

### Netherlands vs. France

| Netherlands 1 | Scheveningen, Netherlands 9–11 May 1936 Clay | Scheveningen, Netherlands 9–11 May 1936 Clay | France 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Hendrik Timmer Christian Boussus 6 3 6 3 6 1       2 Tod Hughan Bernard Destremau 4 6 6 3 6 3 4 6 1 6   3 Willem Karsten / Hendrik Timmer Marcel Bernard / Jean Borotra 1 6 3 6 8 6 2 6     4 Tod Hughan Christian Boussus 6 3 8 10 2 6 0 6     5 Hendrik Timmer Bernard Destremau 6 0 1 6 3 6 2 6 ||||

### Yugoslavia vs. Czechoslovakia

| Yugoslavia 3 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia 15–17 May 1936 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia 15–17 May 1936 | Czechoslovakia 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Franjo Punčec Josef Šíba 6 1 6 2 2 6 6 0     2 Josip Palada Ladislav Hecht 6 8 1 6 6 2 2 6     3 Franjo Kukuljević / Franjo Punčec Ladislav Hecht / Ferenc Maršálek 6 4 7 9 6 2 3 6 4 6   4 Franjo Punčec Ladislav Hecht 6 3 4 6 1 6 6 4 6 2   5 Josip Palada Josef Šíba 6 3 6 2 6 4 ||||

### Norway vs. Belgium

| Norway 2 | Oslo, Norway 14–16 May 1936 Clay | Oslo, Norway 14–16 May 1936 Clay | Belgium 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Johan Haanes André Lacroix 6 4 3 6 0 6 2 6     2 Fritz Jenssen Pierre Geelhand de Merxem 8 6 4 6 6 2 6 4     3 Johan Haanes / Fritz Jenssen Léopold de Borman / André Lacroix 4 6 2 6 9 7 3 6     4 Fritz Jenssen André Lacroix 5 7 2 6 4 6       5 Johan Haanes Jacques Van den Eynde 6 4 2 6 8 6 6 2 ||||

### Austria vs. Poland

| Austria 3 | Vienna, Austria 15–17 May 1936 | Vienna, Austria 15–17 May 1936 | Poland 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Adam Baworowski Ignacy Tłoczyński 6 4 6 3 6 3       2 Georg von Metaxa Józef Hebda 4 6 5 7 4 6       3 Adam Baworowski / Georg von Metaxa Józef Hebda / Kazimierz Tarlowski 6 1 6 2 6 4       4 Adam Baworowski Józef Hebda 0 6 6 2 6 4 1 6 5 7   5 Georg von Metaxa Ignacy Tłoczyński 6 4 6 8 3 6 7 5 6 3 ||||

## Quarterfinals
### Ireland vs. Switzerland

| Ireland 3 | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 4–6 June 1936 Grass | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 4–6 June 1936 Grass | Switzerland 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 George Lyttleton-Rogers Boris Maneff 6 2 6 3 3 6 3 6 6 0   2 George McVeagh Hector Fisher 1 6 6 3 8 6 0 6 2 6   3 George Lyttleton-Rogers / George McVeagh Hector Fisher / Werner Steiner 5 7 6 4 6 1 6 4     4 George Lyttleton-Rogers Hector Fisher 6 3 2 6 3 6 2 6     5 George McVeagh Max Ellmer 6 3 4 6 6 4 11 9 ||||

### Germany vs. Argentina

| Germany 4 | Berlin, Germany 5–7 June 1936 | Berlin, Germany 5–7 June 1936 | Argentina 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Gottfried von Cramm Lucilo del Castillo 6 0 4 6 6 4 6 1     2 Henner Henkel Adriano Zappa 6 1 6 1 6 3       3 Gottfried von Cramm / Henner Henkel Lucilo del Castillo / Adriano Zappa 6 1 6 2 6 3       4 Hans Denker Adriano Zappa 6 3 0 6 6 2 1 6 1 6   5 Henner Henkel Lucilo del Castillo 6 0 6 1 6 1 ||||

### France vs. Yugoslavia

| France 2 | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 5–7 June 1936 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 5–7 June 1936 Clay | Yugoslavia 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Christian Boussus Josip Palada 2 6 6 2 3 6 2 6     2 Bernard Destremau Franjo Punčec 3 6 6 2 7 5 0 6 9 7   3 Marcel Bernard / Jean Borotra Franjo Kukuljević / Dragutin Mitić 8 6 7 5 4 6 3 6 6 2   4 Bernard Destremau Josip Palada 1 6 6 1 6 8 4 6     5 Christian Boussus Franjo Punčec 6 3 1 6 6 4 5 7 1 6 ||||

### Austria vs. Belgium

| Austria 4 | Vienna, Austria 5–7 June 1936 | Vienna, Austria 5–7 June 1936 | Belgium 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Georg von Metaxa André Lacroix 3 6 6 3 6 4 2 6 6 3   2 Adam Baworowski Jacques Van den Eynde 6 3 3 6 4 6 6 3 6 2   3 Adam Baworowski / Georg von Metaxa Léopold de Borman / André Lacroix 6 2 6 8 5 7 3 6     4 Georg von Metaxa Jacques Van den Eynde 6 3 4 6 6 3 6 2     5 Adam Baworowski André Lacroix 6 4 6 3 11 9 ||||

## Semifinals
### Germany vs. Ireland

| Germany 5 | Berlin, Germany 12–14 June 1936 | Berlin, Germany 12–14 June 1936 | Ireland 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Gottfried von Cramm George Lyttleton-Rogers 6 1 6 2 6 3       2 Henner Henkel George McVeagh 6 1 8 6 6 2       3 Gottfried von Cramm / Henner Henkel George Lyttleton-Rogers / George McVeagh 6 0 6 1 6 4       4 Henner Henkel George Lyttleton-Rogers 6 2 6 0 6 0       5 Gottfried von Cramm George McVeagh 6 2 6 3 6 1 ||||

### Austria vs. Yugoslavia

| Austria 1 | Vienna, Austria 13–15 June 1936 | Vienna, Austria 13–15 June 1936 | Yugoslavia 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Georg von Metaxa Franjo Punčec 4 6 3 6 1 6       2 Adam Baworowski Josip Palada 6 3 4 6 3 6 6 3 5 7   3 Adam Baworowski / Georg von Metaxa Franjo Kukuljević / Dragutin Mitić 4 6 6 3 6 4 4 6 6 2   4 Georg von Metaxa Josip Palada 6 8 3 6 6 2 6 3 4 6   5 Adam Baworowski Franjo Kukuljević 7 5 4 6 6 1 2 6 3 6 ||||

## Final
### Yugoslavia vs. Germany

| Yugoslavia 0 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia 10–12 July 1936 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia 10–12 July 1936 | Germany 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Josip Palada Gottfried von Cramm 4 6 2 6 8 6 2 6     2 Franjo Punčec Henner Henkel 1 6 2 6 4 6       3 Franjo Kukuljević / Dragutin Mitić Gottfried von Cramm / Henner Henkel 6 8 6 4 3 6 6 4 3 6   4 Franjo Punčec Gottfried von Cramm           not played 5 Josip Palada Henner Henkel           not played ||||