# 1924 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1924 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.
17 teams entered the Europe Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Final against the winner of the America Zone. France defeated the Czechoslovakia in the final, and went on to face Australia in the Inter-Zonal Final.

## Draw

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | Birmingham, England (grass) | Birmingham, England (grass) | Birmingham, England (grass) | | | | | | | |
| Torquay, England (clay) | Torquay, England (clay) | Torquay, England (clay) | Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Torquay, England (clay) | Torquay, England (clay) | Torquay, England (clay) | Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | Scarborough, England (grass) | Scarborough, England (grass) | Scarborough, England (grass) | | | | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | Spain | Spain | 2 | Scarborough, England (grass) | Scarborough, England (grass) | Scarborough, England (grass) | | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | Spain | Spain | 2 | Great Britain | Great Britain | 4 | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 2 | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 4 | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 2 | | | | South Africa | South Africa | 1 | | | | |
| | | | Argentina | Argentina | | South Africa | South Africa | 1 | | | | |
| | | | Argentina | Argentina | | | | | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | | | |
| | | | South Africa | South Africa | w/o | | | | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | |
| | | | South Africa | South Africa | w/o | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 1 | |
| | | | Arnhem, Netherlands (clay) | Arnhem, Netherlands (clay) | Arnhem, Netherlands (clay) | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 1 | |
| | | | Arnhem, Netherlands (clay) | Arnhem, Netherlands (clay) | Arnhem, Netherlands (clay) | | | | France | France | 4 | |
| | | | Netherlands | Netherlands | 1 | | | | France | France | 4 | |
| | | | Netherlands | Netherlands | 1 | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | | | |
| | | | India | India | 4 | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | |
| | | | India | India | 4 | India | India | 0 | | | | |
| | | | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | India | India | 0 | | | | |
| | | | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | France | France | 4 | | | | |
| | | | Ireland | Ireland | 0 | France | France | 4 | | | | |
| | | | Ireland | Ireland | 0 | | | | | | | Évian-les-Bains, France (clay) | Évian-les-Bains, France (clay) | Évian-les-Bains, France (clay) |
| | | | France | France | 5 | | | | | | | Évian-les-Bains, France (clay) | Évian-les-Bains, France (clay) | Évian-les-Bains, France (clay) |
| | | | France | France | 5 | | | | | | | France | France | 5 |
| | | | Copenhagen, Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark | | | | | | | France | France | 5 |
| | | | Copenhagen, Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark | | | | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 0 |
| | | | Hungary | Hungary | 2 | | | | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 0 |
| | | | Hungary | Hungary | 2 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark | | | | | | |
| | | | Denmark | Denmark | 3 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark | | | | | | |
| | | | Denmark | Denmark | 3 | Denmark | Denmark | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Italy | Italy | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | Romania | Romania | | Italy | Italy | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | Romania | Romania | | | | | Copenhagen, Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark | | | |
| | | | Italy | Italy | w/o | | | | Copenhagen, Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark | | | |
| | | | Italy | Italy | w/o | | | | Denmark | Denmark | 2 | | | |
| | | | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | | | | Denmark | Denmark | 2 | | | |
| | | | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | |
| | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 4 | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | |
| | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 4 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | | | | | | |
| | | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 0 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | | | | | | |
| | | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 0 | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | Switzerland | Switzerland | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | Switzerland | Switzerland | 4 | Switzerland | Switzerland | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | Austria | Austria | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

## First round
### Great Britain vs. Belgium

| Great Britain 3 | Abbey Park Gardens, Torquay, England 12–14 May 1924 Clay | Abbey Park Gardens, Torquay, England 12–14 May 1924 Clay | Belgium 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Algernon Kingscote Georges Watson 7 5 6 2 6 3       2 Brian Gilbert Jean Washer 3 6 9 7 6 2 4 6 6 8   3 Leslie Godfree / Max Woosnam Jean Washer / Georges Watson 6 4 8 6 6 4       4 Algernon Kingscote Jean Washer 3 6 3 6 3 6       5 Brian Gilbert Georges Watson 6 4 6 3 6 1 ||||

## Second round
### Great Britain vs. Spain

| Great Britain 3 | Edgbaston Lawn Tennis Society, Birmingham, England 31 May–3 June 1924 Grass | Edgbaston Lawn Tennis Society, Birmingham, England 31 May–3 June 1924 Grass | Spain 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Patrick Wheatley Eduardo Flaquer 6 3 1 6 8 6 6 1     2 Brian Gilbert Manuel Alonso Areizaga 2 6 7 9 6 3 6 4 4 6   3 Leslie Godfree / Max Woosnam Manuel Alonso Areizaga / Eduardo Flaquer 6 1 6 4 6 8 6 2     4 Patrick Wheatley Manuel Alonso Areizaga 3 6 7 9 6 2 4 6     5 Brian Gilbert José María Alonso Areizaga 6 0 6 4 6 0 ||||

### Netherlands vs. India

| Netherlands 1 | Arnhem, Netherlands 29–31 May 1924 Clay | Arnhem, Netherlands 29–31 May 1924 Clay | India 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Christiaan van Lennep Sydney Jacob 6 0 6 3 2 6 5 7 7 9   2 Hendrik Timmer Mohammed Sleem 0 6 2 6 2 6       3 Christiaan van Lennep / Hendrik Timmer Syed Mohammad Hadi / Sydney Jacob 6 4 4 6 3 6 6 2 6 4   4 Hendrik Timmer Sydney Jacob 6 3 6 8 3 6 6 2 1 6   5 Christiaan van Lennep Mohammed Sleem 3 6 3 6 5 7 ||||

### Ireland vs. France

| Ireland 0 | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 31 May–3 June 1924 Grass | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 31 May–3 June 1924 Grass | France 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 D'Arcy McCrea Jean Couiteas 3 6 6 8 6 3 6 4 5 7   2 Shirley Dillon René Lacoste 1 6 2 6 2 6       3 Shirley Dillon / Louis Meldon Jacques Brugnon / René Lacoste 6 8 1 6 2 6       4 Shirley Dillon Jean Couiteas 6 4 6 1 2 6 9 11 2 6   5 D'Arcy McCrea René Lacoste 1 6 3 6 1 6 ||||

### Denmark vs. Hungary

| Denmark 3 | Copenhagen, Denmark 16–18 May 1924 | Copenhagen, Denmark 16–18 May 1924 | Hungary 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Axel Petersen Imre Takáts 6 2 6 3 6 3       2 Einer Ulrich Béla von Kehrling 8 10 0 6 4 6       3 Bjorn Thalbitzer / Einer Ulrich Béla von Kehrling / Jenő Péteri 7 5 7 5 1 6 5 7 7 5   4 Axel Petersen Béla von Kehrling 2 6 4 6 3 6       5 Einer Ulrich Imre Takáts 6 0 4 6 6 2 6 3 ||||

### Czechoslovakia vs. New Zealand

| Czechoslovakia 4 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 22–24 May 1924 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 22–24 May 1924 | New Zealand 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Friedrich Rohrer Frank Fisher 3 6 6 0 6 4 0 6 6 4   2 Ladislav Žemla John Peacock 7 5 6 4 7 5       3 Jan Koželuh / Ladislav Žemla Frank Fisher / John Peacock 4 6 6 3 6 8 6 2 7 5   4 Friedrich Rohrer John Peacock 6 2 7 5 6 3       5 Ladislav Žemla Frank Fisher           not played ||||

### Austria vs. Switzerland

| Austria 1 | Vienna, Austria 17–20 May 1924 | Vienna, Austria 17–20 May 1924 | Switzerland 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Paul Brick Charles Aeschlimann 2 6 3 6 3 6       2 Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten Charles Martin 8 6 6 4 6 2       3 Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten / Otto Salm Charles Aeschlimann / Guy Sautter 6 2 3 6 4 6 4 6     4 Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten Charles Aeschlimann 5 7 6 8 5 7       5 Paul Brick Charles Martin 2 6 6 3 8 6 5 7 2 6 ||||

## Quarterfinals
### Great Britain vs. South Africa

| Great Britain 4 | Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Club, Scarborough, England 9–11 June 1924 Grass | Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Club, Scarborough, England 9–11 June 1924 Grass | South Africa 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Patrick Wheatley Patrick Spence 6 4 6 3 6 3       2 Brian Gilbert Louis Raymond 6 1 4 6 6 2 3 6 8 6   3 Leslie Godfree / Max Woosnam Louis Raymond / Patrick Spence 9 11 5 7 4 6       4 Patrick Wheatley Ivie Richardson 6 3 6 4 6 4       5 Brian Gilbert Patrick Spence 4 6 6 1 6 1 6 1 ||||

### France vs. India

| France 4 | Racing Club de France, Paris, France 17–19 June 1924 Clay | Racing Club de France, Paris, France 17–19 June 1924 Clay | India 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 René Lacoste Mohammed Sleem 4 6 6 4 6 2 6 4     2 Henri Cochet Sydney Jacob 6 4 4 6 6 4 6 2     3 Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet Hassan Ali Fyzee / Syed Mohammad Hadi 6 1 6 4 7 5       4 Henri Cochet Mohammed Sleem 6 4 0 6 6 4 2 6 6 0   5 René Lacoste Sydney Jacob           not played ||||

### Denmark vs. Italy

| Denmark 3 | Copenhagen, Denmark 14–16 June 1924 | Copenhagen, Denmark 14–16 June 1924 | Italy 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Erik Tegner Cesare Colombo 6 0 8 6 3 6 6 4     2 Axel Petersen Uberto De Morpurgo 5 7 2 6 2 6       3 Erik Tegner / Einer Ulrich Cesare Colombo / Uberto De Morpurgo 7 5 7 5 4 6 6 0     4 Erik Tegner Uberto De Morpurgo 3 6 1 6 3 6       5 Axel Petersen Cesare Colombo 6 2 6 3 6 4 ||||

### Czechoslovakia vs. Switzerland

| Czechoslovakia 4 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 4–6 June 1924 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 4–6 June 1924 | Switzerland 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Friedrich Rohrer Charles Martin 2 6 6 2 6 3 8 6     2 Ladislav Žemla Charles Aeschlimann 3 6 6 8 6 4 6 1 1 6   3 Jan Koželuh / Ladislav Žemla Charles Aeschlimann / Guy Sautter 6 2 6 3 6 2       4 Friedrich Rohrer Charles Aeschlimann 2 6 4 6 7 5 6 2 6 4   5 Ladislav Žemla Charles Martin 6 2 6 2 6 2 ||||

## Semifinals
### Great Britain vs. France

| Great Britain 1 | Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England 26–29 July 1924 Grass | Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England 26–29 July 1924 Grass | France 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Algernon Kingscote Henri Cochet 6 3 4 6 6 4 3 6 3 6   2 Brian Gilbert René Lacoste 4 6 5 7 3 6       3 Leslie Godfree / Max Woosnam Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon 4 6 6 4 3 6 1 6     4 Brian Gilbert Henri Cochet 5 7 1 6 9 7 8 6 6 2   5 Algernon Kingscote René Lacoste 6 8 6 3 6 3 2 6 4 6 ||||

### Denmark vs. Czechoslovakia

| Denmark 2 | Copenhagen, Denmark 25–27 July 1924 | Copenhagen, Denmark 25–27 July 1924 | Czechoslovakia 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Axel Petersen Ladislav Žemla 2 6 5 7 5 7       2 Erik Worm Friedrich Rohrer 4 6 6 3 6 3 3 6 8 10   3 Einer Ulrich / Erik Worm Jan Koželuh / Ladislav Žemla 1 6 3 6 1 6       4 Erik Worm Ladislav Žemla 6 2 3 6 6 4 10 8     5 Axel Petersen Friedrich Rohrer 3 6 6 3 7 5 6 0 ||||

## Final
### France vs. Czechoslovakia

| France 5 | Évian Sports Club, Évian-les-Bains, France 3–5 August 1924 Clay | Évian Sports Club, Évian-les-Bains, France 3–5 August 1924 Clay | Czechoslovakia 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 René Lacoste Pavel Macenauer 6 2 10 8 6 4       2 Henri Cochet Ladislav Žemla 6 1 8 6 6 4       3 Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet Jan Koželuh / Ladislav Žemla 7 5 3 6 6 4 6 4     4 René Lacoste Ladislav Žemla 6 3 6 2 6 2       5 Henri Cochet Pavel Macenauer 6 4 3 6 7 5 3 6 6 2 ||||