# 1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.
22 teams entered the Europe Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Final against the winner of the America Zone. Great Britain defeated Czechoslovakia in the final, and went on to face the United States in the Inter-Zonal Final.

## Draw

| First Round 16 April–5 May | First Round 16 April–5 May | First Round 16 April–5 May | Second Round 8–17 May | Second Round 8–17 May | Second Round 8–17 May | Quarterfinals 20 May–6 June | Quarterfinals 20 May–6 June | Quarterfinals 20 May–6 June | Semifinals 12–18 June | Semifinals 12–18 June | Semifinals 12–18 June | Final 9–11 July | Final 9–11 July | Final 9–11 July |
| Finland | Finland | | Helsinki, Finland | Helsinki, Finland | Helsinki, Finland | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Finland | Finland | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | | Egypt | Egypt | 4 | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | Egypt | Egypt | 0 | | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Japan | Japan | 5 | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Japan | Japan | | Japan | Japan | 5 | | | | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | | | | Japan | Japan | 0 | |
| Belgium | Belgium | | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 | |
| bye | bye | | Belgium | Belgium | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 | Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | | | | | | |
| Monaco | Monaco | 0 | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 | | | | |
| Germany | Germany | 0 | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | South Africa | South Africa | 0 | | | | |
| South Africa | South Africa | 5 | South Africa | South Africa | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 0 | Ireland | Ireland | 1 | | | | | | | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) |
| Ireland | Ireland | 5 | | | | | | | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 4 |
| Greece | Greece | 3 | Athens, Greece | Athens, Greece | Athens, Greece | | | | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 1 |
| Austria | Austria | 2 | Greece | Greece | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Spain | Spain | 2 | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 4 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | | | | |
| Italy | Italy | 4 | Turin, Italy (clay) | Turin, Italy (clay) | Turin, Italy (clay) | Italy | Italy | 0 | | | | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | 1 | Italy | Italy | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Netherlands | Netherlands | 0 | | | | Copenhagen, Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | | | | | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 5 | | | |
| bye | bye | | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | | | | Denmark | Denmark | 0 | | | |
| Norway | Norway | | Norway | Norway | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Poland | Poland | 3 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark | | | | | | |
| Poland | Poland | | | | | Poland | Poland | 2 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Copenhagen, Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark | Denmark | Denmark | 3 | | | | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | | Denmark | Denmark | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Romania | Romania | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Romania | Romania | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## First round
### Great Britain vs. Monaco

| Great Britain 5 | Carhullen Lawn Tennis Club, Plymouth, England 23–25 April 1931 Clay | Carhullen Lawn Tennis Club, Plymouth, England 23–25 April 1931 Clay | Monaco 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Bunny Austin Vladimir Landau 6 0 6 0 6 1       2 Fred Perry René Gallèpe 6 3 6 2 6 5       3 Pat Hughes / Charles Kingsley René Gallèpe / Vladimir Landau 6 0 6 2 6 0       4 Bunny Austin René Gallèpe 6 0 6 1 6 2       5 Charles Kingsley Vladimir Landau 6 0 6 1 6 4 ||||

### Germany vs. South Africa

| Germany 0 | Düsseldorf, Germany 1–3 May 1931 | Düsseldorf, Germany 1–3 May 1931 | South Africa 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Phillip Buss Vernon Kirby 6 1 1 6 2 6 3 6     2 Eberhard Nourney Louis Raymond 6 3 3 6 6 4 4 6 5 7   3 Walter Dessart / Eberhard Nourney Norman Farquharson / Vernon Kirby 2 6 3 6 3 6       4 Eberhard Nourney Vernon Kirby 6 4 3 6 4 6 3 6     5 Phillip Buss Louis Raymond 6 4 3 6 5 7 6 8 ||||

### Switzerland vs. Ireland

| Switzerland 0 | Montreux, Switzerland 2–5 May 1931 | Montreux, Switzerland 2–5 May 1931 | Ireland 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Charles Aeschlimann George Lyttleton-Rogers 2 6 5 7 2 6       2 Hector Fisher Edward McGuire 4 6 5 7 5 7       3 Charles Aeschlimann / Hector Fisher George Lyttleton-Rogers / Charles Scroope 3 6 7 5 11 13 2 6     4 Charles Aeschlimann Edward McGuire 7 5 5 7 6 2 6 8 2 6   5 Hector Fisher George Lyttleton-Rogers 1 6 6 2 2 6 6 8 ||||

### Greece vs. Austria

| Greece 3 | Athens, Greece 16–18 April 1931 | Athens, Greece 16–18 April 1931 | Austria 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Orestis Garangiotis Franz-Wilhelm Matejka 8 6 3 6 7 5 1 6 6 4   2 Augustos Zerlendis Hermann von Artens 1 6 6 3 1 6 6 2 8 6   3 Max Balli / I. Georgiadis Hermann von Artens / Michael Haberl 7 5 3 6 4 6 4 6     4 Orestis Garangiotis Hermann von Artens 6 1 2 6 6 4 6 8 6 2   5 Augustos Zerlendis Franz-Wilhelm Matejka 3 6 2 6 8 6 3 6 ||||

### Czechoslovakia vs. Spain

| Czechoslovakia 3 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 1–3 May 1931 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 1–3 May 1931 | Spain 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Roderich Menzel Enrique Maier 6 3 6 2 6 3       2 Ladislav Hecht Manuel Alonso Areizaga 6 3 4 6 7 5 0 6 6 1   3 Roderich Menzel / Friedrich Rohrer Manuel Alonso Areizaga / Enrique Maier 1 6 7 9 1 6       4 Ladislav Hecht Enrique Maier 6 4 3 6 4 6 4 6     5 Roderich Menzel Manuel Alonso Areizaga 6 8 6 2 6 1 6 3 ||||

### Hungary vs. Italy

| Hungary 1 | Budapest, Hungary 1–3 May 1931 | Budapest, Hungary 1–3 May 1931 | Italy 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Imre Takáts Giorgio de Stefani 3 6 3 6 3 6       2 Béla von Kehrling Uberto De Morpurgo 6 3 6 3 6 4       3 Emil Gábori / Béla von Kehrling Alberto del Bono / Uberto De Morpurgo 6 8 6 3 5 7 5 7     4 Imre Takáts Uberto De Morpurgo 3 6 6 8 1 6       5 Béla von Kehrling Giorgio de Stefani 2 6 6 4 2 6 6 4 2 6 ||||

## Second round
### Finland vs. Egypt

| Finland 1 | Helsinki, Finland 8–10 May 1931 | Helsinki, Finland 8–10 May 1931 | Egypt 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Arne Grahn Loutfalla Wahid 8 6 6 3 6 8 6 3     2 Bo Grotenfelt Jacques Grandguillot 6 3 1 6 4 6 2 6     3 Arne Grahn / Bo Grotenfelt Jacques Grandguillot / Ahmed Shukry 4 6 6 2 4 6 6 3 5 7   4 Arne Grahn Jacques Grandguillot 6 3 5 7 5 7 2 6     5 Bo Grotenfelt Loutfalla Wahid 3 6 6 2 4 6 4 6 ||||

### Yugoslavia vs. Japan

| Yugoslavia 0 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia 8–10 May 1931 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia 8–10 May 1931 | Japan 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Franjo Kukuljević Jiro Sato 3 6 3 6 2 6       2 Franjo Šefer Hyotaro Sato 3 6 4 6 5 7       3 Franjo Kukuljević / Franjo Šefer Minoru Kawachi / Jiro Sato 7 9 6 3 7 9 3 6     4 Franjo Kukuljević Hyotaro Sato 3 6 2 6 6 3 7 5 2 6   5 Franjo Šefer Jiro Sato 5 7 3 6 0 6 ||||

### Belgium vs. Great Britain

| Belgium 0 | Royal Léopold Club, Brussels, Belgium 9–11 May 1931 Clay | Royal Léopold Club, Brussels, Belgium 9–11 May 1931 Clay | Great Britain 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 André Lacroix Bunny Austin 4 6 4 6 4 6       2 Léopold de Borman Fred Perry 2 6 0 6 2 6       3 Léopold de Borman / André Lacroix Pat Hughes / Fred Perry 1 6 4 6 2 6       4 Léopold de Borman Bunny Austin 0 6 1 6 0 6       5 André Lacroix Fred Perry 6 8 4 6 5 7 ||||

### Ireland vs. South Africa

| Ireland 1 | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 14–16 May 1931 Grass | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 14–16 May 1931 Grass | South Africa 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 George Lyttleton-Rogers Pat Spence 6 4 6 2 4 6 4 6 6 4   2 Edward McGuire Vernon Kirby 6 4 3 6 5 7 5 7     3 George Lyttleton-Rogers / Charles Scroope Norman Farquharson / Pat Spence 6 1 1 6 5 7 6 2 3 6   4 Edward McGuire Pat Spence 3 6 4 6 2 6       5 George Lyttleton-Rogers Vernon Kirby 6 3 5 7 8 10 2 6 ||||

### Greece vs. Czechoslovakia

| Greece 1 | Athens, Greece 15–17 May 1931 | Athens, Greece 15–17 May 1931 | Czechoslovakia 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Augustos Zerlendis Roderich Menzel 2 6 2 6 1 6       2 Orestis Garangiotis Ladislav Hecht 1 6 8 6 6 2 11 9     3 Max Balli / Georgios Nikolaides Ferenc Maršálek / Roderich Menzel 2 6 2 6 4 6       4 Augustos Zerlendis Ladislav Hecht 2 6 4 6 6 3 4 6     5 Orestis Garangiotis Roderich Menzel 1 6 3 6 1 6 ||||

### Italy vs. Netherlands

| Italy 3 | Turin Tennis Club, Turin, Italy 15–17 May 1931 Clay | Turin Tennis Club, Turin, Italy 15–17 May 1931 Clay | Netherlands 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Uberto De Morpurgo Aad Knappert 6 3 6 1 6 1       2 Giorgio de Stefani Jan van der Heide 6 3 6 3 6 3       3 Alberto del Bono / Uberto De Morpurgo Jan van der Heide / Aad Knappert 2 6 6 2 6 4 6 1     4 Uberto De Morpurgo Jan van der Heide           not played 5 Giorgio de Stefani Aad Knappert           not played ||||

### Norway vs. Poland

| Norway 0 | Oslo, Norway 13–15 May 1931 Clay | Oslo, Norway 13–15 May 1931 Clay | Poland 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jack Nielsen Józef Hebda 1 6 1 6 2 6       2 Torleif Torkildsen Ignacy Tłoczyński 2 6 1 6 5 7       3 Rolf Christoffersen / Oscar Fagerstrøm Maksymilian Stolarow / Ignacy Tłoczyński 2 6 2 6 7 5 2 6     4 Torleif Torkildsen Józef Hebda           not played 5 Jack Nielsen Ignacy Tłoczyński           not played ||||

### Denmark vs. Romania

| Denmark 5 | Copenhagen, Denmark 13–15 May 1931 | Copenhagen, Denmark 13–15 May 1931 | Romania 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Einer Ulrich Nicolae Mișu 6 4 6 4 9 7       2 Povl Henriksen Ion Bunea 6 0 6 2 6 3       3 Povl Henriksen / Einer Ulrich Ion Bunea / Nicolae Mișu 6 4 6 2 6 3       4 Einer Ulrich Ion Bunea 6 1 6 1 6 0       5 Povl Henriksen Nicolae Mișu 4 6 6 1 6 4 4 6 6 1 ||||

## Quarterfinals
### Japan vs. Egypt

| Japan 5 | Paris, France 2–4 June 1931 Clay | Paris, France 2–4 June 1931 Clay | Egypt 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jiro Sato Pierre Grandguillot 6 0 6 1 6 0       2 Hyotaro Sato Loutfalla Wahid 6 4 2 6 6 1 6 8 6 1   3 Minoru Kawachi / Jiro Sato Ahmed Shukry / Loutfalla Wahid 6 2 6 2 6 1       4 Minoru Kawachi Loutfalla Wahid 6 3 4 6 8 6 3 6 6 2   5 Hyotaro Sato Ahmed Shukry 6 0 6 1 6 2 ||||

### Great Britain vs. South Africa

| Great Britain 5 | Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England 4–6 June 1931 Grass | Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England 4–6 June 1931 Grass | South Africa 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Bunny Austin Vernon Kirby 6 2 6 8 2 6 10 8 6 3   2 Fred Perry Norman Farquharson 6 2 6 3 6 3       3 Pat Hughes / Fred Perry Norman Farquharson / Pat Spence 8 6 6 4 6 3       4 Fred Perry Vernon Kirby 3 6 6 4 6 1 6 4     5 Bunny Austin Norman Farquharson 6 2 5 7 6 2 6 3 ||||

### Czechoslovakia vs. Italy

| Czechoslovakia 3 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 4–6 June 1931 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 4–6 June 1931 | Italy 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ladislav Hecht Giorgio de Stefani 6 4 7 5 3 6 8 6     2 Roderich Menzel Uberto De Morpurgo 6 3 6 3 4 6 6 2     3 Ferenc Maršálek / Roderich Menzel Alberto del Bono / Uberto De Morpurgo 6 3 6 4 6 1       4 Roderich Menzel Giorgio de Stefani           not played 5 Ladislav Hecht Uberto De Morpurgo           not played ||||

### Denmark vs. Poland

| Denmark 3 | Copenhagen, Denmark 20–22 May 1931 | Copenhagen, Denmark 20–22 May 1931 | Poland 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Povl Henriksen Józef Hebda 6 3 6 1 6 2       2 Einer Ulrich Ignacy Tłoczyński 6 8 1 6 6 3 8 6 2 6   3 Povl Henriksen / Einer Ulrich Maksymilian Stolarow / Ignacy Tłoczyński 6 4 7 9 3 6 6 3 6 4   4 Einer Ulrich Józef Hebda 6 2 6 4 6 3       5 Povl Henriksen Ignacy Tłoczyński 2 6 6 4 3 6 2 6 ||||

## Semifinals
### Great Britain vs. Japan

| Great Britain 5 | Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England 12–15 June 1931 Grass | Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England 12–15 June 1931 Grass | Japan 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Fred Perry Jiro Sato 6 1 4 6 7 5 7 5     2 Bunny Austin Hyotaro Sato 0 6 6 2 6 4 6 1     3 Pat Hughes / Fred Perry Minoru Kawachi / Jiro Sato 6 4 6 4 8 6       4 Bunny Austin Minoru Kawachi 6 1 0 6 8 6 6 2     5 Fred Perry Hyotaro Sato 6 2 6 3 4 6 6 2 ||||

### Denmark vs. Czechoslovakia

| Denmark 0 | Copenhagen, Denmark 16–18 June 1931 | Copenhagen, Denmark 16–18 June 1931 | Czechoslovakia 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Einer Ulrich Roderich Menzel 3 6 2 6 5 7       2 Povl Henriksen Ladislav Hecht 8 6 0 6 6 3 2 6 9 11   3 Einer Ulrich / Erik Worm Ferenc Maršálek / Roderich Menzel 7 9 6 1 3 6 0 6     4 Erik Worm Roderich Menzel 6 3 2 6 4 6 1 6     5 Einer Ulrich Ladislav Hecht 3 6 2 6 2 6 ||||

## Final
### Czechoslovakia vs. Great Britain

| Czechoslovakia 1 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 9–11 July 1931 Clay | Prague, Czechoslovakia 9–11 July 1931 Clay | Great Britain 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Roderich Menzel Bunny Austin 6 3 2 6 8 6 3 6 3 6   2 Ladislav Hecht Fred Perry 1 6 6 8 3 6       3 Ferenc Maršálek / Roderich Menzel Pat Hughes / Fred Perry 4 6 6 4 4 6 2 6     4 Ladislav Hecht Bunny Austin 6 2 7 5 6 4       5 Roderich Menzel Fred Perry 5 7 3 6 5 7 ||||