# 1938 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1938 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.
21 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 29 April–10 May | First Round 29 April–10 May | First Round 29 April–10 May | Second Round 5–23 May | Second Round 5–23 May | Second Round 5–23 May | Quarterfinals 26–31 May | Quarterfinals 26–31 May | Quarterfinals 26–31 May | Semifinals 21–23 July | Semifinals 21–23 July | Semifinals 21–23 July | Final 29–31 July | Final 29–31 July | Final 29–31 July |
| Germany | Germany | | Berlin, Germany (clay) | Berlin, Germany (clay) | Berlin, Germany (clay) | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Germany | Germany | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Norway | Norway | | Norway | Norway | 0 | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | Germany | Germany | 3 | | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | | | | | Hungary | Hungary | 1 | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Hungary | Hungary | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | | New Zealand | New Zealand | | | | | Berlin, Germany (clay) | Berlin, Germany (clay) | Berlin, Germany (clay) | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | | | | Germany | Germany | 3 | |
| Monaco | Monaco | | Marseille, France (clay) | Marseille, France (clay) | Marseille, France (clay) | | | | France | France | 2 | |
| bye | bye | | Monaco | Monaco | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 2 | France | France | 5 | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | | | |
| France | France | 3 | | | | France | France | 4 | | | | |
| Poland | Poland | 5 | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | Italy | Italy | 1 | | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 0 | Poland | Poland | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 1 | Italy | Italy | 3 | | | | | | | Berlin, Germany (clay) | Berlin, Germany (clay) | Berlin, Germany (clay) |
| Italy | Italy | 4 | | | | | | | | | | Germany | Germany | 3 |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay) | Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay) | Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay) | | | | | | | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 2 |
| Romania | Romania | 2 | Great Britain | Great Britain | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 3 | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 5 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay) | Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay) | Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay) | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 2 | | | | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 3 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | Sweden | Sweden | 1 | | | | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | | Sweden | Sweden | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Switzerland | Switzerland | 1 | | | | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | | | | | | | | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 5 | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | | | | Belgium | Belgium | 0 | | | |
| India | India | | India | India | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Austria | Austria | | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | | | | | | |
| Austria | Austria | | | | | India | India | 1 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Athens, Greece | Athens, Greece | Athens, Greece | Belgium | Belgium | 3 | | | | | | |
| Greece | Greece | | Greece | Greece | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Belgium | Belgium | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## First round
### Netherlands vs. France

| Netherlands 2 | Scheveningen, Netherlands 5–7 May 1938 Clay | Scheveningen, Netherlands 5–7 May 1938 Clay | France 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Hans van Swol Bernard Destremau 6 3 6 0 8 6       2 Tod Hughan Yvon Petra 3 6 2 6 2 6       3 Tod Hughan / Hans van Swol Henri Bolelli / Yvon Petra 6 8 1 6 6 1 7 5 6 2   4 Hans van Swol Yvon Petra 0 6 3 6 2 6       5 Tod Hughan Bernard Destremau 4 6 2 6 2 6 ||||

### Poland vs. Denmark

| Poland 5 | Kraków, Poland 5–7 May 1938 | Kraków, Poland 5–7 May 1938 | Denmark 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Józef Hebda Helge Plougmann 6 2 6 2 6 1       2 Ignacy Tłoczyński Finn Bekkevold 6 2 6 3 6 2       3 Józef Hebda / Ignacy Tłoczyński Niels Korner / Einer Ulrich 6 2 6 3 6 8 6 3     4 Ignacy Tłoczyński Helge Plougmann 6 0 6 2 6 1       5 Józef Hebda Finn Bekkevold 6 4 7 5 6 1 ||||

### Ireland vs. Italy

| Ireland 1 | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 5–7 May 1938 Grass | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 5–7 May 1938 Grass | Italy 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 George Lyttleton-Rogers Giorgio de Stefani 7 5 2 6 6 3 6 2     2 George McVeagh Vanni Canepele 0 6 2 6 0 6       3 George Lyttleton-Rogers / George McVeagh Ferruccio Quintavalle / Valentino Taroni 3 6 6 4 1 6 2 6     4 Hector Ryan Giorgio de Stefani 2 6 2 6 2 6       5 George Lyttleton-Rogers Vanni Canepele 7 5 3 6 6 1 3 6 1 6 ||||

### Great Britain vs. Romania

| Great Britain 3 | Royal Hall Grounds, Harrogate, England 7–10 May 1938 Clay | Royal Hall Grounds, Harrogate, England 7–10 May 1938 Clay | Romania 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jimmy Jones Cristea Caralulis 3 6 6 3 2 6 6 8     2 Ronald Shayes Arnulf Schmidt 6 3 6 2 6 2       3 Donald Butler / Frank Wilde Cristea Caralulis / Arnulf Schmidt 8 6 7 5 6 2       4 Jimmy Jones Arnulf Schmidt 3 6 1 6 6 0 6 2 6 8   5 Ronald Shayes Cristea Caralulis 6 3 6 0 6 3 ||||

### Yugoslavia vs. Czechoslovakia

| Yugoslavia 3 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia 29 April–1 May 1938 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia 29 April–1 May 1938 | Czechoslovakia 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Franjo Punčec Ladislav Hecht 7 5 6 3 6 3       2 Josip Palada Roderich Menzel 2 6 2 6 1 6       3 Dragutin Mitić / Franjo Punčec František Cejnar / Roderich Menzel 9 11 6 3 7 9 2 6     4 Franjo Punčec Roderich Menzel 3 6 6 1 6 1 6 2     5 Dragutin Mitić František Cejnar 3 6 7 5 4 6 6 2 2 1  retired ||||

## Second round
### Germany vs. Norway

| Germany 5 | Berlin, Germany 20–22 May 1938 Clay | Berlin, Germany 20–22 May 1938 Clay | Norway 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Georg von Metaxa Johan Haanes 2 6 5 7 6 2 6 3 7 5   2 Henner Henkel Fritz Jenssen 6 0 6 0 6 1       3 Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa Johan Haanes / Fritz Jenssen 6 1 6 2 6 3       4 Georg von Metaxa Fritz Jenssen 6 1 6 0 6 0       5 Rolf Göpfert Johan Haanes 6 3 8 6 6 2 ||||

### France vs. Monaco

| France 5 | Municipal Park Stadium, Marseille, France 21–23 May 1938 Clay | Municipal Park Stadium, Marseille, France 21–23 May 1938 Clay | Monaco 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Bernard Destremau Gaston Médécin 6 3 6 0 6 1       2 Yvon Petra Aleco Noghès 6 1 6 1 6 0       3 Henri Bolelli / Pierre Pellizza Vladimir Landau / Gaston Médécin 6 2 6 1 6 3       4 Henri Bolelli Aleco Noghès 6 1 6 1 6 2       5 Pierre Pellizza Gaston Médécin 6 2 6 1 3 6 6 4 ||||

### Italy vs. Poland

| Italy 3 | Milan, Italy 19–21 May 1938 Clay | Milan, Italy 19–21 May 1938 Clay | Poland 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Vanni Canepele Józef Hebda 6 1 7 9 6 2 7 9 6 2   2 Giorgio de Stefani Ignacy Tłoczyński 8 6 6 4 2 6 2 6   retired  3 Ferruccio Quintavalle / Valentino Taroni Czesław Spychała / Ignacy Tłoczyński 11 9 2 6 6 4 3 6 7 5   4 Valentino Taroni Józef Hebda 3 6 6 3 1 6 4 6     5 Vanni Canepele Ignacy Tłoczyński 6 2 6 1 2 6 6 2 ||||

### Yugoslavia vs. Great Britain

| Yugoslavia 5 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia 20–22 May 1938 Clay | Zagreb, Yugoslavia 20–22 May 1938 Clay | Great Britain 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Dragutin Mitić Donald Butler 6 3 6 1 6 4       2 Franjo Punčec Ronald Shayes 6 4 4 6 6 2 6 4     3 Dragutin Mitić / Franjo Punčec Donald Butler / Frank Wilde 7 5 6 3 3 6 5 7 6 3   4 Dragutin Mitić Ronald Shayes 6 2 6 3 11 9       5 Franjo Punčec Donald Butler 6 3 6 2 3 6 6 3 ||||

### Sweden vs. Switzerland

| Sweden 4 | Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden 20–22 May 1938 Clay | Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden 20–22 May 1938 Clay | Switzerland 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Kalle Schröder Hector Fisher 8 6 6 2 6 0       2 Nils Rohlsson Boris Maneff 1 6 4 6 6 2 1 6     3 Nils Rohlsson / Kalle Schröder Hector Fisher / Boris Maneff 6 2 5 7 6 4 7 5     4 Kalle Schröder Boris Maneff 3 6 1 6 6 2 6 4 6 2   5 Nils Rohlsson Hector Fisher 3 6 4 6 6 4 6 3 6 1 ||||

### Greece vs. Belgium

| Greece 0 | Athens, Greece 5–7 May 1938 | Athens, Greece 5–7 May 1938 | Belgium 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Lazaros Stalios André Lacroix 1 6 2 6 1 6       2 Georgios Nikolaides Charles Naeyaert 1 6 4 6 7 9       3 Georgios Nikolaides / Lazaros Stalios Léopold de Borman / André Lacroix 2 6 1 6 1 6       4 Lazaros Stalios Charles Naeyaert 4 6 3 6 2 6       5 Georgios Nikolaides Pierre Geelhand de Merxem 4 6 3 6 3 6 ||||

## Quarterfinals
### Hungary vs. Germany

| Hungary 1 | Budapest, Hungary 26–28 May 1938 | Budapest, Hungary 26–28 May 1938 | Germany 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 György Dallos Henner Henkel 4 6 9 11 0 6       2 Emil Gábori Georg von Metaxa 7 5 6 4 4 6 2 6 7 5   3 József Asbóth / György Dallos Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa 7 5 1 6 6 8 3 6     4 György Dallos Georg von Metaxa 2 6 6 3 3 6 2 6     5 Emil Gábori Henner Henkel 1 6         not completed ||||

### France vs. Italy

| France 4 | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 27–29 May 1938 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 27–29 May 1938 Clay | Italy 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Yvon Petra Valentino Taroni 6 0 6 2 6 3       2 Bernard Destremau Vanni Canepele 3 6 6 0 6 2 7 5     3 Henri Bolelli / Pierre Pellizza Ferruccio Quintavalle / Valentino Taroni 9 7 6 3 6 4       4 Bernard Destremau Valentino Taroni 6 8 7 5 4 6 2 6     5 Pierre Pellizza Renato Bossi 4 6 6 4 5 7 6 3 7 5 ||||

### Yugoslavia vs. Sweden

| Yugoslavia 3 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia 29–31 May 1938 Clay | Zagreb, Yugoslavia 29–31 May 1938 Clay | Sweden 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Josip Palada Kalle Schröder 5 7 6 1 2 6 8 6 3 6   2 Franjo Punčec Nils Rohlsson 6 2 6 3 6 2       3 Franjo Kukuljević / Franjo Punčec Nils Rohlsson / Kalle Schröder 6 3 9 7 6 3       4 Josip Palada Nils Rohlsson 7 5 7 5 6 1       5 Franjo Punčec Kalle Schröder           not played ||||

### Belgium vs. India

| Belgium 3 | Brussels, Belgium 26–28 May 1938 | Brussels, Belgium 26–28 May 1938 | India 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Charles Naeyaert Ghaus Mohammad Khan 7 5 6 2 3 6 1 6 7 9   2 André Lacroix Subba Sawhney 6 4 6 3 4 6 6 3     3 Léopold de Borman / André Lacroix Ghaus Mohammad Khan / Subba Sawhney 4 6 3 6 6 3 7 5 6 4   4 André Lacroix Ghaus Mohammad Khan 7 5 0 6 2 6 7 5 6 3   5 Pierre Geelhand de Merxem Subba Sawhney           not played ||||

## Semifinals
### Germany vs. France

| Germany 3 | Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany 21–23 July 1938 Clay | Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany 21–23 July 1938 Clay | France 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Henner Henkel Yvon Petra 4 6 6 1 11 9 6 2     2 Georg von Metaxa Bernard Destremau 6 4 7 5 5 7 5 7 6 3   3 Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa Jean Lesueur / Yvon Petra 4 6 6 4 2 6 10 8 6 4   4 Georg von Metaxa Yvon Petra 7 9 6 8 4 6       5 Hans Redl Bernard Destremau 8 6 4 6 4 6 2 6 ||||

### Belgium vs. Yugoslavia

| Belgium 0 | Brussels, Belgium 21–23 July 1938 | Brussels, Belgium 21–23 July 1938 | Yugoslavia 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jacques Van den Eynde Franjo Punčec 6 2 0 6 1 6 2 6     2 André Lacroix Josip Palada 4 6 1 6 2 6       3 Léopold de Borman / Pierre Geelhand de Merxem Franjo Kukuljević / Dragutin Mitić 3 6 3 6 6 3 8 10     4 André Lacroix Franjo Punčec 4 6 1 6 2 6       5 Jacques Van den Eynde Josip Palada 3 6 3 6 1 6 ||||

## Final
### Germany vs. Yugoslavia

| Germany 3 | Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany 29–31 July 1938 Clay | Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany 29–31 July 1938 Clay | Yugoslavia 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Henner Henkel Franjo Punčec 1 6 5 7 3 6       2 Georg von Metaxa Josip Palada 1 6 6 4 6 1 3 6 12 10   3 Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa Franjo Kukuljević / Franjo Punčec 1 6 7 9 7 5 6 4 6 4   4 Henner Henkel Josip Palada 6 3 7 5 6 1       5 Hans Redl Franjo Kukuljević 4 6 3 6 2 6 ||||