# 1933 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1933 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.
24 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 Australia in the final, and went on to face the United States in the Inter-Zonal Final. In the Qualifying Draw, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy advanced to the 1934 Europe Zone main draw.

## Draw

| First Round 21 April–9 May | First Round 21 April–9 May | First Round 21 April–9 May | Second Round 12–21 May | Second Round 12–21 May | Second Round 12–21 May | Quarterfinals 8–13 June | Quarterfinals 8–13 June | Quarterfinals 8–13 June | Semifinals 17–20 June | Semifinals 17–20 June | Semifinals 17–20 June | Final 13–15 July | Final 13–15 July | Final 13–15 July |
| Greece | Greece | | Athens, Greece | Athens, Greece | Athens, Greece | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Greece | Greece | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Romania | Romania | | Romania | Romania | 1 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | Greece | Greece | 0 | | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 5 | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Monaco | Monaco | | Monaco | Monaco | 0 | | | | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 0 | |
| Finland | Finland | w/o | London, England (clay) | London, England (clay) | London, England (clay) | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 | |
| India | India | | Finland | Finland | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Spain | Spain | 1 | Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | | | | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 4 | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 4 | | | | |
| Italy | Italy | 4 | Genoa, Italy (clay) | Genoa, Italy (clay) | Genoa, Italy (clay) | Italy | Italy | 1 | | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 1 | Italy | Italy | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 2 | Austria | Austria | 1 | | | | | | | Wimbledon, England (grass) | Wimbledon, England (grass) | Wimbledon, England (grass) |
| Austria | Austria | 3 | | | | | | | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 |
| Denmark | Denmark | 2 | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | | | | | | | Australia | Australia | 2 |
| Ireland | Ireland | 3 | Ireland | Ireland | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | 0 | Japan | Japan | 5 | Berlin, Germany (clay) | Berlin, Germany (clay) | Berlin, Germany (clay) | | | | | | |
| Japan | Japan | 5 | | | | Japan | Japan | 4 | | | | | | |
| Germany | Germany | 5 | Berlin, Germany | Berlin, Germany | Berlin, Germany | Germany | Germany | 1 | | | | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | 0 | Germany | Germany | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 3 | Netherlands | Netherlands | 1 | | | | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | |
| Poland | Poland | 2 | | | | | | | Japan | Japan | 2 | | | |
| bye | bye | | Basel, Switzerland | Basel, Switzerland | Basel, Switzerland | | | | Australia | Australia | 3 | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | | Switzerland | Switzerland | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | South Africa | South Africa | 4 | London, England (grass) | London, England (grass) | London, England (grass) | | | | | | |
| South Africa | South Africa | | | | | South Africa | South Africa | 2 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Australia | Australia | 3 | | | | | | |
| Norway | Norway | | Norway | Norway | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Australia | Australia | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Australia | Australia | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## First round
### Spain vs. Great Britain

| Spain 1 | Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 21–23 April 1933 Clay | Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 21–23 April 1933 Clay | Great Britain 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Enrique Maier Fred Perry 5 7 5 7 2 6       2 Francisco Sindreu Bunny Austin 0 6 3 6 2 6       3 Alberto Durall / Enrique Maier Pat Hughes / Fred Perry 6 3 6 1 1 6 4 6 6 3   4 Francisco Sindreu Fred Perry 1 6 3 6 0 6       5 Enrique Maier Bunny Austin 6 8 5 7 1 6 ||||

### Italy vs. Yugoslavia

| Italy 4 | Florence, Italy 4–6 May 1933 Clay | Florence, Italy 4–6 May 1933 Clay | Yugoslavia 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Uberto De Morpurgo Franjo Punčec 9 7 6 3 6 4       2 Giorgio de Stefani Franjo Kukuljević 6 4 6 0 3 6 6 2     3 Uberto De Morpurgo / Augusto Rado Franjo Kukuljević / Josip Palada 14 12 3 6 6 1 4 6 3 6   4 Uberto De Morpurgo Franjo Kukuljević 7 5 6 3 6 4       5 Giorgio de Stefani Josip Palada 6 1 6 2 6 2 ||||

### Belgium vs. Austria

| Belgium 2 | Brussels, Belgium 5–7 May 1933 | Brussels, Belgium 5–7 May 1933 | Austria 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Léopold de Borman Hermann von Artens 6 4 2 6 4 6 5 7     2 André Lacroix Franz-Wilhelm Matejka 3 6 4 6 2 6       3 Léopold de Borman / André Lacroix Adam Baworowski / Herbert Kinzl 6 4 6 3 6 1       4 André Lacroix Hermann von Artens 6 2 6 2 6 4       5 Léopold de Borman Franz-Wilhelm Matejka 6 2 4 6 0 6 6 3 3 6 ||||

### Denmark vs. Ireland

| Denmark 2 | Copenhagen, Denmark 7–9 May 1933 | Copenhagen, Denmark 7–9 May 1933 | Ireland 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Einer Ulrich George Lyttleton-Rogers 6 8 2 6 2 6       2 Anker Jacobsen George McVeagh 3 6 2 6 6 4 8 6 6 3   3 Povl Henriksen / Einer Ulrich George Lyttleton-Rogers / Edward McGuire 6 4 1 6 6 8 4 6     4 Anker Jacobsen George Lyttleton-Rogers 1 6 3 6 4 6       5 Einer Ulrich George McVeagh 6 2 6 3 6 3 ||||

### Hungary vs. Japan

| Hungary 0 | Budapest, Hungary 5–7 May 1933 | Budapest, Hungary 5–7 May 1933 | Japan 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Emil Gábori Jiro Sato 4 6 2 6 3 6       2 Béla von Kehrling Ryosuke Nunoi 6 4 6 8 3 6 1 6     3 Emil Gábori / Imre Zichy Ryosuke Nunoi / Jiro Sato 0 6 1 6 2 6       4 Béla von Kehrling Jiro Sato 4 6 4 6 7 9       5 Emil Gábori Ryosuke Nunoi 6 3 6 1 3 6 7 9 4 6 ||||

### Germany vs. Egypt

| Germany 5 | Wiesbaden, Germany 5–7 May 1933 | Wiesbaden, Germany 5–7 May 1933 | Egypt 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Gottfried von Cramm Loutfalla Wahid 6 3 6 4 6 2       2 Eberhard Nourney Adolphe Bogdagli 8 6 6 1 6 1       3 Gottfried von Cramm / Gustav Jaenecke Ahmed Shukry / Loutfalla Wahid 4 6 6 4 8 6 6 4     4 Gottfried von Cramm Adolphe Bogdagli 6 2 6 2 6 2       5 Eberhard Nourney Loutfalla Wahid 5 7 8 6 6 2 9 7 ||||

### Netherlands vs. Poland

| Netherlands 3 | The Hague, Netherlands 5–7 May 1933 Clay | The Hague, Netherlands 5–7 May 1933 Clay | Poland 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Hendrik Timmer Józef Hebda 6 3 6 2 6 2       2 Tod Hughan Ignacy Tłoczyński 1 6 2 6 4 6       3 Arthur Diemer-Kool / Hendrik Timmer Józef Hebda / Ignacy Tłoczyński 3 6 6 1 6 2 6 3     4 Hendrik Timmer Ignacy Tłoczyński 6 1 3 6 6 4 3 6 6 2   5 Tod Hughan Józef Hebda 3 6 1 6 3 6 ||||

## Second round
### Greece vs. Romania

| Greece 4 | Athens, Greece 12–14 May 1933 | Athens, Greece 12–14 May 1933 | Romania 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Georgios Nikolaides Tibor Rétti 7 5 6 1 6 3       2 Lazaros Stalios Gică Poulieff 6 2 4 6 6 3 7 5     3 Lazaros Stalios / Stefanos Xydis Gică Poulieff / Tibor Rétti 3 6 2 6 6 3 5 7     4 Georgios Nikolaides Gică Poulieff 6 2 1 6 6 2 6 2     5 Stefanos Xydis Alexandru Botez 4 6 6 3 6 4 6 1 ||||

### Czechoslovakia vs. Monaco

| Czechoslovakia 5 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 12–14 May 1933 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 12–14 May 1933 | Monaco 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Roderich Menzel Vladimir Landau 6 2 6 2 6 4       2 Josef Šíba René Gallèpe 6 1 6 2 6 1       3 Ferenc Maršálek / Roderich Menzel René Gallèpe / Vladimir Landau 6 1 6 4 8 6       4 Josef Šíba Vladimir Landau 3 6 9 7 6 4 6 1     5 Roderich Menzel René Gallèpe 6 3 6 2 6 1 ||||

### Great Britain vs. Finland

| Great Britain 5 | Queen's Club, London, England 13–16 May 1933 Clay | Queen's Club, London, England 13–16 May 1933 Clay | Finland 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Fred Perry Bo Grotenfelt 6 0 6 3 6 1       2 Bunny Austin Arne Grahn 6 0 6 2 6 2       3 Pat Hughes / Fred Perry Arne Grahn / Bo Grotenfelt 6 1 6 1 6 3       4 Fred Perry Arne Grahn 6 1 6 2 6 4       5 Bunny Austin Bo Grotenfelt 6 0 6 1 6 4 ||||

### Italy vs. Austria

| Italy 4 | Genoa, Italy 19–21 May 1933 Clay | Genoa, Italy 19–21 May 1933 Clay | Austria 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Giorgio de Stefani Hermann von Artens 7 5 6 2 6 0       2 Uberto De Morpurgo Franz-Wilhelm Matejka 3 6 6 3 6 3 3 6 3 6   3 Augusto Rado / Valentino Taroni Hermann von Artens / Franz-Wilhelm Matejka 6 3 4 6 4 6 6 2 7 5   4 Giorgio de Stefani Franz-Wilhelm Matejka 6 3 6 3 4 6 6 2     5 Uberto De Morpurgo Hermann von Artens 4 6 7 5 6 3 6 3 ||||

### Ireland vs. Japan

| Ireland 0 | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 18–20 May 1933 Grass | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 18–20 May 1933 Grass | Japan 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 George Lyttleton-Rogers Ryosuke Nunoi 5 7 3 6 5 7       2 Edward McGuire Jiro Sato 2 6 2 6 2 6       3 George Lyttleton-Rogers / Edward McGuire Ryosuke Nunoi / Jiro Sato 3 6 6 8 6 3 2 6     4 George Lyttleton-Rogers Jiro Sato 1 6 3 6 1 6       5 Edward McGuire Ryosuke Nunoi 6 4 6 3 4 6 3 6 3 6 ||||

### Germany vs. Netherlands

| Germany 4 | Berlin, Germany 19–21 May 1933 | Berlin, Germany 19–21 May 1933 | Netherlands 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Gottfried von Cramm Hendrik Timmer 6 2 6 3 1 6 6 4     2 Fritz Kuhlmann Gerard Leembruggen 6 3 6 3 6 1       3 Gottfried von Cramm / Eberhard Nourney Ody Koopman / Hendrik Timmer 6 3 6 1 1 6 8 6     4 Gottfried von Cramm Gerard Leembruggen 6 3 6 2 6 3       5 Fritz Kuhlmann Hendrik Timmer 2 6 1 6 2 6 ||||

### Switzerland vs. South Africa

| Switzerland 1 | Basel, Switzerland 19–21 May 1933 | Basel, Switzerland 19–21 May 1933 | South Africa 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Hector Fisher Vernon Kirby 7 5 4 6 6 0 5 7 3 6   2 Max Ellmer Colin Robbins 1 6 1 6 7 5 3 6     3 Hector Fisher / Werner Steiner Norman Farquharson / Vernon Kirby 4 6 3 6 2 6       4 Max Ellmer Jack Condon 6 4 4 6 6 4 6 2     5 Hector Fisher Colin Robbins 10 8 6 3 1 6 4 6 4 6 ||||

### Norway vs. Australia

| Norway 0 | Oslo, Norway 12–14 May 1933 Clay | Oslo, Norway 12–14 May 1933 Clay | Australia 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Johan Haanes Jack Crawford 1 6 3 6 3 6       2 Finn-Trygve Smith Vivian McGrath 1 6 1 6 3 6       3 Johan Haanes / Ragnar Hagen Jack Crawford / Don Turnbull 2 6 3 6 1 6       4 Finn-Trygve Smith Adrian Quist 5 7 6 4 1 6 0 6     5 Johan Haanes Vivian McGrath 5 7 5 7 2 6 ||||

## Quarterfinals
### Czechoslovakia vs. Greece

| Czechoslovakia 5 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 8–10 June 1933 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 8–10 June 1933 | Greece 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Josef Šíba Georgios Nikolaides 6 3 3 6 6 2 6 1     2 Roderich Menzel Lazaros Stalios 6 2 6 4 9 7       3 Ferenc Maršálek / Roderich Menzel Georgios Nikolaides / Stefanos Xydis 6 1 6 1 6 1       4 Josef Šíba Lazaros Stalios 6 3 6 1 3 6 8 6     5 Roderich Menzel Georgios Nikolaides 6 1 6 2 4 6 6 0 ||||

### Great Britain vs. Italy

| Great Britain 4 | Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England 8–10 June 1933 Grass | Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England 8–10 June 1933 Grass | Italy 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Fred Perry Uberto De Morpurgo 6 4 7 5 6 4       2 Bunny Austin Giorgio de Stefani 6 2 7 5 7 5       3 Pat Hughes / Fred Perry Augusto Rado / Valentino Taroni 6 1 6 4 9 7       4 Fred Perry Giorgio de Stefani 7 5 4 6 4 6 4 6     5 Bunny Austin Uberto De Morpurgo 6 4 6 3 6 2 ||||

### Germany vs. Japan

| Germany 1 | Slav-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany 9–11 June 1933 Clay | Slav-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany 9–11 June 1933 Clay | Japan 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Gottfried von Cramm Jiro Sato 3 6 6 2 3 6 4 6     2 Gustav Jaenecke Ryosuke Nunoi 2 6 6 4 3 6 2 6     3 Gottfried von Cramm / Eberhard Nourney Ryosuke Nunoi / Jiro Sato 2 6 3 6 6 3 1 6     4 Gustav Jaenecke Jiro Sato 2 6 2 6 2 6       5 Gottfried von Cramm Ryosuke Nunoi 3 6 6 2 7 5 5 7 6 3 ||||

### Australia vs. South Africa

| Australia 3 | Queen's Club, London, England 10–13 June 1933 Grass | Queen's Club, London, England 10–13 June 1933 Grass | South Africa 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jack Crawford Vernon Kirby 8 6 6 1 6 3       2 Vivian McGrath Colin Robbins 7 5 6 4 4 6 10 8     3 Jack Crawford / Vivian McGrath Norman Farquharson / Vernon Kirby 4 6 4 6 4 6       4 Vivian McGrath Vernon Kirby 8 6 0 6 4 6 2 6     5 Jack Crawford Colin Robbins 6 4 6 1 6 0 ||||

## Semifinals
### Great Britain vs. Czechoslovakia

| Great Britain 5 | Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England 17–20 June 1933 Grass | Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England 17–20 June 1933 Grass | Czechoslovakia 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Fred Perry Roderich Menzel 6 1 6 4 6 3       2 Bunny Austin Ladislav Hecht 6 1 11 9 6 4       3 Pat Hughes / Fred Perry Ferenc Maršálek / Roderich Menzel 6 3 6 4 6 4       4 Fred Perry Ladislav Hecht 6 2 6 2 6 2       5 Bunny Austin Roderich Menzel 3 6 9 7 6 0 6 1 ||||

### Australia vs. Japan

| Australia 3 | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 17–19 June 1933 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 17–19 June 1933 Clay | Japan 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jack Crawford Ryosuke Nunoi 6 2 4 6 6 3 4 6 7 5   2 Vivian McGrath Jiro Sato 9 7 1 6 4 6 6 4 7 5   3 Jack Crawford / Adrian Quist Ryosuke Nunoi / Jiro Sato 7 5 7 9 6 3 3 6 6 3   4 Vivian McGrath Ryosuke Nunoi 4 6 4 6 8 6 5 7     5 Jack Crawford Jiro Sato 6 3 3 6 1 6 6 1 2 6 ||||

## Final
### Great Britain vs. Australia

| Great Britain 3 | Centre Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England 13–15 July 1933 Grass | Centre Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England 13–15 July 1933 Grass | Australia 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Bunny Austin Jack Crawford 6 4 2 6 2 6 3 6     2 Fred Perry Vivian McGrath 6 2 6 4 6 2       3 Pat Hughes / Fred Perry Adrian Quist / Don Turnbull 7 5 6 4 3 6 6 3     4 Bunny Austin Vivian McGrath 6 4 7 5 6 3       5 Harry Lee Jack Crawford 6 8 5 7 4 6 ||||