# 1928 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1928 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.
27 teams entered the Europe Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Final against the winner of the America Zone. Italy defeated Czechoslovakia in the final, and went on to face the United States in the Inter-Zonal Final.

## Draw

| First Round 7 April–12 May | First Round 7 April–12 May | First Round 7 April–12 May | Second Round 11–26 May | Second Round 11–26 May | Second Round 11–26 May | Quarterfinals 7–11 June | Quarterfinals 7–11 June | Quarterfinals 7–11 June | Semifinals 20–24 June | Semifinals 20–24 June | Semifinals 20–24 June | Final 13–15 July | Final 13–15 July | Final 13–15 July |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | | Zürich, Switzerland | Zürich, Switzerland | Zürich, Switzerland | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Switzerland | Switzerland | 2 | | | | | | | |
| India | India | | India | India | 3 | Turin, Italy (clay) | Turin, Italy (clay) | Turin, Italy (clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | India | India | 1 | | | | |
| Romania | Romania | 5 | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | Italy | Italy | 4 | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 0 | Romania | Romania | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Italy | Italy | 4 | Italy | Italy | 4 | | | | Felixstowe, England (grass) | Felixstowe, England (grass) | Felixstowe, England (grass) | | | |
| Australia | Australia | 1 | | | | | | | Italy | Italy | 4 | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 1 | Helsinki, Finland (clay) | Helsinki, Finland (clay) | Helsinki, Finland (clay) | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 1 | |
| Finland | Finland | 4 | Finland | Finland | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 4 | Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 | Birmingham, England (grass) | Birmingham, England (grass) | Birmingham, England (grass) | | | | | | |
| Argentina | Argentina | 1 | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 4 | | | | |
| Germany | Germany | 4 | Berlin, Germany (clay) | Berlin, Germany (clay) | Berlin, Germany (clay) | Germany | Germany | 1 | | | | |
| Greece | Greece | 1 | Germany | Germany | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Spain | Spain | 3 | Spain | Spain | 2 | | | | | | | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) |
| Chile | Chile | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Italy | Italy | 3 |
| Poland | Poland | 0 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark | | | | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 2 |
| Denmark | Denmark | 5 | Denmark | Denmark | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Austria | Austria | 4 | Austria | Austria | 4 | The Hague, Netherlands (clay) | The Hague, Netherlands (clay) | The Hague, Netherlands (clay) | | | | | | |
| Philippines | Philippines | 1 | | | | Austria | Austria | 0 | | | | | | |
| Norway | Norway | 0 | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | Netherlands | Netherlands | 3 | | | | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | 5 | Hungary | Hungary | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 0 | Netherlands | Netherlands | 3 | | | | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 5 | | | | | | | Netherlands | Netherlands | 2 | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | w/o | Stockholm, Sweden | Stockholm, Sweden | Stockholm, Sweden | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | |
| South Africa | South Africa | | Sweden | Sweden | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | w/o | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | New Zealand | New Zealand | | | | | | | |
| Portugal | Portugal | | Portugal | Portugal | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## First round
### Romania vs. Belgium

| Romania 5 | Bucharest, Romania 4–6 May 1928 Clay | Bucharest, Romania 4–6 May 1928 Clay | Belgium 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Gheorghe Lupu Andre Ewbank 6 3 7 9 7 5 7 9 6 3   2 Nicolae Mișu Maurice Iwiens-d'Eeckhoutte 6 3 8 6 3 6 6 3     3 Laszlo Dorner / Nicolae Mișu Andre Ewbank / André Lacroix 6 4 4 6 6 2 7 5     4 Nicolae Mișu Andre Ewbank 6 4 6 1 6 4       5 Gheorghe Lupu Maurice Iwiens-d'Eeckhoutte 3 6 4 6 6 4 6 4 6 0 ||||

### Italy vs. Australia

| Italy 4 | Genoa, Italy 4–9 May 1928 Clay | Genoa, Italy 4–9 May 1928 Clay | Australia 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Uberto De Morpurgo Jack Crawford 7 5 6 3 6 2       2 Giorgio de Stefani Gerald Patterson 1 6 3 6 3 6       3 Placido Gaslini / Uberto De Morpurgo Harry Hopman / Gerald Patterson 6 3 6 4 1 6 1 6 6 2   4 Uberto De Morpurgo Gerald Patterson 1 6 6 4 6 3 2 6 6 1   5 Giorgio de Stefani Harry Hopman 7 5 8 6 10 8 ||||

### Yugoslavia vs. Finland

| Yugoslavia 1 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia 4–6 May 1928 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia 4–6 May 1928 | Finland 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Franjo Šefer Arne Grahn 2 6 0 6 1 6       2 Aleksandar Popović Bo Grotenfelt 4 6 6 1 3 6 5 7     3 Aleksandar Popović / Franjo Šefer Arne Grahn / Bo Grotenfelt 2 6 2 6 6 8       4 Aleksandar Popović Arne Grahn 2 6 2 6 2 6       5 Franjo Šefer Bo Grotenfelt 6 3 2 6 9 7 7 5 ||||

### Great Britain vs. Argentina

| Great Britain 4 | Abbey Park Gardens, Torquay, England 3–5 May 1928 Clay | Abbey Park Gardens, Torquay, England 3–5 May 1928 Clay | Argentina 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Colin Gregory Guillermo Robson 10 12 13 11 6 3 8 6     2 Edward Higgs Ronaldo Boyd 3 6 6 4 3 6 3 6     3 Gordon Crole-Rees / Cyril Eames Ronaldo Boyd / Guillermo Robson 6 4 6 1 9 11 1 6 7 5   4 Colin Gregory Ronaldo Boyd 6 4 11 9 6 2       5 Edward Higgs Guillermo Robson 7 5 6 2 2 6 7 5 ||||

### Germany vs. Greece

| Germany 4 | Munich, Germany 4–6 May 1928 | Munich, Germany 4–6 May 1928 | Greece 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Phillip Buss Augustos Zerlendis 7 5 6 4 4 6 6 2     2 Otto Froitzheim Max Balli 3 6 6 3 6 1 9 7     3 Curt Bergmann / Heinrich Kleinschroth Max Balli / Augustos Zerlendis 6 1 6 3 6 4       4 Phillip Buss Max Balli 6 1 6 4 6 4       5 Otto Froitzheim Augustos Zerlendis 1 6 3 6 6 4 6 4 1 6 ||||

### Spain vs. Chile

| Spain 3 | Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 7–9 April 1928 Clay | Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 7–9 April 1928 Clay | Chile 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Francisco Sindreu Domingo Torralva Ponsa 6 3 6 2 3 6 6 3     2 Antonio Juanico Luis Torralva Ponsa 4 6 2 6 2 6       3 Eduardo Flaquer / Raimundo Morales Marqués Domingo Torralva Ponsa / Luis Torralva Ponsa 6 4 2 6 6 3 7 9 2 6   4 Francisco Sindreu Luis Torralva Ponsa 6 4 7 5 6 4       5 Antonio Juanico Domingo Torralva Ponsa 6 4 4 6 6 3 3 6 6 1 ||||

### Poland vs. Denmark

| Poland 0 | Warsaw, Poland 4–6 May 1928 | Warsaw, Poland 4–6 May 1928 | Denmark 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jerzy Stolarow Einer Ulrich 6 3 4 6 0 6 4 6     2 Przemyslaw Warminski Axel Petersen 2 6 6 3 4 6 2 6     3 Jerzy Stolarow / Maksymilian Stolarow Axel Petersen / Einer Ulrich 1 6 3 6 4 6       4 Przemyslaw Warminski Einer Ulrich 4 6 4 6 6 8       5 Jerzy Stolarow Axel Petersen 1 6 0 6 2 6 ||||

### Austria vs. Philippines

| Austria 4 | Vienna, Austria 4–6 May 1928 | Vienna, Austria 4–6 May 1928 | Philippines 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Hermann von Artens Guillermo Aragon 6 3 6 3 6 3       2 Franz-Wilhelm Matejka Lope Yngayo 6 2 6 2 6 4       3 Hermann von Artens / Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten Guillermo Aragon / Lope Yngayo 6 2 11 13 6 0 6 3     4 Hermann von Artens Lope Yngayo 4 6 2 6 6 1     retired  5 Franz-Wilhelm Matejka Guillermo Aragon 6 0 6 2 6 3 ||||

### Norway vs. Hungary

| Norway 0 | Oslo, Norway 4–6 May 1928 Clay | Oslo, Norway 4–6 May 1928 Clay | Hungary 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Rolf Christoffersen Béla von Kehrling 1 6 3 6 1 6       2 Torleif Torkildsen Imre Takáts 5 7 9 7 4 6 6 1 2 6   3 Rolf Christoffersen / Torleif Torkildsen Béla von Kehrling / Jenő Péteri 2 6 2 6 6 4 0 6     4 Torleif Torkildsen Béla von Kehrling 5 7 6 3 3 6 1 6     5 Rolf Christoffersen Imre Takáts 1 6 1 6 2 6 ||||

### Ireland vs. Netherlands

| Ireland 0 | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 10–12 May 1928 Grass | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 10–12 May 1928 Grass | Netherlands 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Denis O'Callaghan Arthur Diemer-Kool 2 6 7 5 1 6 2 6     2 Charles Scroppe Hendrik Timmer 2 6 2 6 2 6       3 Denis O'Callaghan / Charles Scroppe Arthur Diemer-Kool / Hendrik Timmer 4 6 6 8 6 8       4 Charles Scroppe Arthur Diemer-Kool 6 3 3 6 7 5 1 6 1 6   5 Denis O'Callaghan Hendrik Timmer 1 6 2 6 0 6 ||||

## Second round
### Switzerland vs. India

| Switzerland 2 | Zürich, Switzerland 12–14 May 1928 | Zürich, Switzerland 12–14 May 1928 | India 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Charles Aeschlimann Mohammed Sleem 3 6 7 9 2 6       2 Jean Wuarin E.V. Bobb 3 6 1 6 9 7 3 6     3 Charles Aeschlimann / Maurice Ferrier Dudley Pitt / Hira-Lal Soni 4 6 8 10 6 3 6 4 6 1   4 Jean Wuarin Mohammed Sleem 1 6 1 6 4 6       5 Charles Aeschlimann E.V. Bobb 6 4 1 6 6 4 6 2 ||||

### Italy vs. Romania

| Italy 4 | Rome, Italy 17–19 May 1928 Clay | Rome, Italy 17–19 May 1928 Clay | Romania 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Uberto De Morpurgo Gheorghe Lupu 6 2 6 2 6 2       2 Giorgio de Stefani Laszlo Dorner 6 3 6 2 6 2       3 Placido Gaslini / Uberto De Morpurgo Laszlo Dorner / Gheorghe Lupu 6 2 6 4 4 6 3 6 6 4   4 Giorgio de Stefani Gheorghe Lupu 3 6 6 4 6 4 5 7 9 7   5 Uberto De Morpurgo Laszlo Dorner           not played ||||

### Finland vs. Great Britain

| Finland 0 | Helsinki Tennis Club, Helsinki, Finland 18–20 May 1928 Clay | Helsinki Tennis Club, Helsinki, Finland 18–20 May 1928 Clay | Great Britain 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Arne Grahn Colin Gregory 0 6 6 1 1 6 1 6     2 Bo Grotenfelt Edward Higgs 2 6 1 6 6 2 0 6     3 Arne Grahn / Bo Grotenfelt Gordon Crole-Rees / Cyril Eames 3 6 2 6 2 6       4 Runar Granholm Colin Gregory 2 6 1 6 2 6       5 Arne Grahn Edward Higgs 6 4 1 6 4 6 4 6 ||||

### Germany vs. Spain

| Germany 3 | Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany 17–19 May 1928 Clay | Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany 17–19 May 1928 Clay | Spain 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Hans Moldenhauer Eduardo Flaquer 6 4 3 6 7 5 6 3     2 Daniel Prenn Francisco Sindreu 5 7 6 2 2 6 6 3 6 4   3 Curt Bergmann / Heinrich Kleinschroth Eduardo Flaquer / Raimundo Morales Marqués 5 7 3 6 6 2 9 7 1 6   4 Hans Moldenhauer Francisco Sindreu 4 6 1 6 7 5 6 1 3 6   5 Daniel Prenn Eduardo Flaquer 4 6 6 3 6 2 6 4 ||||

### Denmark vs. Austria

| Denmark 1 | Copenhagen, Denmark 23–26 May 1928 | Copenhagen, Denmark 23–26 May 1928 | Austria 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Axel Petersen Hermann von Artens 4 6 2 6 5 7       2 Einer Ulrich Franz-Wilhelm Matejka 1 6 2 6 2 6       3 Povl Henriksen / Einer Ulrich Hermann von Artens / Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten 8 6 6 0 11 9       4 Einer Ulrich Hermann von Artens 4 6 4 6 6 3 7 9     5 Axel Petersen Franz-Wilhelm Matejka 6 8 2 6 7 5 6 2 3 6 ||||

### Netherlands vs. Hungary

| Netherlands 3 | Noordwijk, Netherlands 18–20 May 1928 Clay | Noordwijk, Netherlands 18–20 May 1928 Clay | Hungary 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Hendrik Timmer Imre Takáts 6 2 6 0 6 1       2 Arthur Diemer-Kool Béla von Kehrling 5 7 6 4 6 2 1 6 1 1 retired  3 Ody Koopman / Hendrik Timmer Béla von Kehrling / Jenő Péteri 1 6 6 4 6 2 7 5     4 Hendrik Timmer Béla von Kehrling 6 3 6 4 6 3       5 Ody Koopman Imre Takáts 4 6 2 6 5 7 ||||

### Sweden vs. Czechoslovakia

| Sweden 1 | East Malm Athletic/Soccer Fields, Stockholm, Sweden 17–19 May 1928 Clay | East Malm Athletic/Soccer Fields, Stockholm, Sweden 17–19 May 1928 Clay | Czechoslovakia 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ingvar Garell Jan Koželuh 6 8 0 6 1 6       2 Sune Malmström Roderich Menzel 3 6 3 6 6 3 5 7     3 Sune Malmström / Charles Wennergren Jan Koželuh / Pavel Macenauer 0 6 2 6 4 6       4 Ingvar Garell Roderich Menzel 2 6 0 6 7 5 6 8     5 Sune Malmström Pavel Macenauer 10 8 1 6 7 5 6 3 ||||

### Portugal vs. New Zealand

| Portugal 1 | Sporting Club, Lisbon, Portugal 11–13 May 1928 Clay | Sporting Club, Lisbon, Portugal 11–13 May 1928 Clay | New Zealand 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 José de Verda Russell Young 6 2 6 2 6 3       2 Antonio Pinto-Coelho Eskell Andrews 3 6 4 6 0 6       3 Antonio Casanovas / Fernando Vasconcelos Eskell Andrews / Russell Young 7 5 4 6 2 6 2 6     4 Antonio Pinto-Coelho Russell Young 6 4 1 6 3 6 0 6     5 José de Verda Eskell Andrews 4 6 3 6 1 6 ||||

## Quarterfinals
### Italy vs. India

| Italy 4 | Turin, Italy 9–11 June 1928 Clay | Turin, Italy 9–11 June 1928 Clay | India 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Uberto De Morpurgo Mohammed Sleem 6 3 6 3 6 1       2 Giorgio de Stefani E.V. Bobb 6 4 6 1 6 3       3 Placido Gaslini / Uberto De Morpurgo E.V. Bobb / Mohammed Sleem 6 3 6 3 3 6 6 3     4 Uberto De Morpurgo E.V. Bobb 6 2 6 4 6 4       5 Giorgio de Stefani Mohammed Sleem 4 6 6 8 6 4 3 6 ||||

### Great Britain vs. Germany

| Great Britain 4 | Edgbaston Lawn Tennis Society, Birmingham, England 7–9 June 1928 Grass | Edgbaston Lawn Tennis Society, Birmingham, England 7–9 June 1928 Grass | Germany 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Edward Higgs Hans Moldenhauer 6 4 4 6 6 2 0 6 6 4   2 Colin Gregory Otto Froitzheim 6 4 4 6 6 0      retired 3 Gordon Crole-Rees / Cyril Eames Heinrich Kleinschroth / Daniel Prenn 7 5 6 2 6 4       4 Colin Gregory Hans Moldenhauer 2 6 6 4 3 6 6 1 6 2   5 Edward Higgs Daniel Prenn 6 3 1 6 5 7 6 2 3 6 ||||

### Netherlands vs. Austria

| Netherlands 3 | The Hague, Netherlands 7–9 June 1928 Clay | The Hague, Netherlands 7–9 June 1928 Clay | Austria 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Hendrik Timmer Franz-Wilhelm Matejka 2 6 5 7 6 0 6 3 6 4   2 Arthur Diemer-Kool Hermann von Artens 6 3 4 6 6 3 3 6 6 0   3 Arthur Diemer-Kool / Hendrik Timmer Hermann von Artens / Franz-Wilhelm Matejka 6 2 6 3 6 0       4 Hendrik Timmer Hermann von Artens           not played 5 Arthur Diemer-Kool Franz-Wilhelm Matejka           not played ||||

## Semifinals
### Great Britain vs. Italy

| Great Britain 1 | Felixstowe Lawn Tennis Club, Felixstowe, England 20–22 June 1928 Grass | Felixstowe Lawn Tennis Club, Felixstowe, England 20–22 June 1928 Grass | Italy 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Edward Higgs Uberto De Morpurgo 5 7 4 6 5 7       2 Colin Gregory Giorgio de Stefani 6 3 3 6 3 6 2 6     3 Gordon Crole-Rees / Cyril Eames Placido Gaslini / Uberto De Morpurgo 4 6 6 3 6 4 7 9 5 7   4 Colin Gregory Uberto De Morpurgo 0 6 1 6 2 6       5 Edward Higgs Giorgio de Stefani 6 1 3 6 6 3 5 7 6 2 ||||

### Czechoslovakia vs. Netherlands

| Czechoslovakia 3 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 22–24 June 1928 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 22–24 June 1928 | Netherlands 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Pavel Macenauer Hendrik Timmer 6 2 0 6 6 0 6 4     2 Jan Koželuh Christiaan van Lennep 6 2 6 0 6 2       3 Jan Koželuh / Roderich Menzel Christiaan van Lennep / Hendrik Timmer 3 6 6 3 2 6 4 6     4 Jan Koželuh Hendrik Timmer 3 6 6 1 1 6 4 6     5 Pavel Macenauer Christiaan van Lennep 6 2 6 2 6 2 ||||

## Final
### Italy vs. Czechoslovakia

| Italy 3 | Milan, Italy 13–15 July 1928 Clay | Milan, Italy 13–15 July 1928 Clay | Czechoslovakia 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Uberto De Morpurgo Pavel Macenauer 6 3 6 3 6 4       2 Placido Gaslini Jan Koželuh 1 6 7 9 6 3 4 6     3 Placido Gaslini / Uberto De Morpurgo Jan Koželuh / Pavel Macenauer 6 8 6 4 4 6 4 6     4 Uberto De Morpurgo Jan Koželuh 6 1 6 2 6 0       5 Placido Gaslini Pavel Macenauer 0 6 6 4 6 4 6 3 ||||