# 1929 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1929 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. Germany defeated Great Britain in the final, and went on to face the United States in the Inter-Zonal Final.

## Draw

| First round 29 March–12 May | First round 29 March–12 May | First round 29 March–12 May | Second round 10–19 May | Second round 10–19 May | Second round 10–19 May | Quarterfinals 5–9 June | Quarterfinals 5–9 June | Quarterfinals 5–9 June | Semifinals 14–21 June | Semifinals 14–21 June | Semifinals 14–21 June | Final 12–14 July | Final 12–14 July | Final 12–14 July |
| Italy | Italy | | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Italy | Italy | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | | Ireland | Ireland | 0 | Hamburg, Germany | Hamburg, Germany | Hamburg, Germany | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | Italy | Italy | 2 | | | | |
| Spain | Spain | | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Germany | Germany | 3 | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Spain | Spain | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Germany | Germany | | Germany | Germany | 4 | | | | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | | | | Germany | Germany | 4 | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 4 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 1 | |
| Chile | Chile | 1 | Denmark | Denmark | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Greece | Greece | 4 | Greece | Greece | 1 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark | | | | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 1 | | | | Denmark | Denmark | 1 | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 4 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 4 | | | | |
| Romania | Romania | 1 | Belgium | Belgium | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Austria | Austria | 2 | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | | | | | Berlin, Germany (clay) | Berlin, Germany (clay) | Berlin, Germany (clay) |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | | | | | | | | Germany | Germany | 3 |
| Hungary | Hungary | 4 | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | | | | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 2 |
| Norway | Norway | 1 | Hungary | Hungary | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Monaco | Monaco | 3 | Monaco | Monaco | 2 | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | | | | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 2 | | | | Hungary | Hungary | 3 | | | | | | |
| Finland | Finland | 1 | The Hague, Netherlands (clay) | The Hague, Netherlands (clay) | The Hague, Netherlands (clay) | Netherlands | Netherlands | 2 | | | | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | 4 | Egypt | Egypt | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | w/o | Netherlands | Netherlands | 4 | | | | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | | | |
| Portugal | Portugal | | | | | | | | Hungary | Hungary | 2 | | | |
| bye | bye | | Saltsjöbaden, Sweden (clay) | Saltsjöbaden, Sweden (clay) | Saltsjöbaden, Sweden (clay) | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | | Sweden | Sweden | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | South Africa | South Africa | 5 | Bournemouth, England (grass) | Bournemouth, England (grass) | Bournemouth, England (grass) | | | | | | |
| South Africa | South Africa | | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | South Africa | South Africa | 0 | | | | | | |
| Poland | Poland | | Poland | Poland | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## First round
### Denmark vs. Chile

| Denmark 4 | Copenhagen, Denmark 4–6 May 1929 | Copenhagen, Denmark 4–6 May 1929 | Chile 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Povl Henriksen Luis Torralva Ponsa 8 6 7 5 7 5       2 Einer Ulrich Domingo Torralva Ponsa 6 2 6 4 7 5       3 Povl Henriksen / Einer Ulrich Domingo Torralva Ponsa / Luis Torralva Ponsa 6 2 6 3 6 4       4 Povl Henriksen Domingo Torralva Ponsa 5 7 7 5 6 4 6 4     5 Einer Ulrich Luis Torralva Ponsa 5 7 4 6 6 8 ||||

### Greece vs. Yugoslavia

| Greece 4 | Athens, Greece 4–6 May 1929 | Athens, Greece 4–6 May 1929 | Yugoslavia 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Augustos Zerlendis Krešimir Friedrich 6 3 6 0 6 2       2 Costas Efstratiadis Franjo Šefer 6 2 7 5 3 6 6 3     3 I. Georgiadis / Augustos Zerlendis Krešimir Friedrich / Franjo Šefer 6 3 6 3 6 3       4 Costas Efstratiadis Krešimir Friedrich 1 6 3 6 4 6       5 Augustos Zerlendis Franjo Šefer 6 4 7 5 6 4 ||||

### Belgium vs. Romania

| Belgium 4 | Brussels, Belgium 4–6 May 1929 | Brussels, Belgium 4–6 May 1929 | Romania 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 André Lacroix Nicolae Mișu 6 2 6 4 3 6 6 3     2 Andre Ewbank Gheorghe Lupu 6 2 4 6 6 2 6 4     3 Andre Ewbank / André Lacroix Laszlo Dorner / Gheorghe Lupu 7 5 6 2 6 1       4 André Lacroix Gheorghe Lupu 8 6 6 4 6 3       5 Andre Ewbank Nicolae Mișu 2 6 4 6 8 6 3 6 ||||

### Austria vs. Czechoslovakia

| Austria 2 | Vienna, Austria 26–28 April 1929 | Vienna, Austria 26–28 April 1929 | Czechoslovakia 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Franz-Wilhelm Matejka Jan Koželuh 6 3 7 5 6 1       2 Hermann von Artens Roderich Menzel 3 6 4 6 2 6       3 Hermann von Artens / Franz-Wilhelm Matejka Jan Koželuh / Pavel Macenauer 4 6 5 7 2 6       4 Franz-Wilhelm Matejka Roderich Menzel 10 8 6 3 6 1       5 Hermann von Artens Jan Koželuh 4 6 3 6 10 8 4 6 ||||

### Norway vs. Hungary

| Norway 1 | Oslo, Norway 10–12 May 1929 Clay | Oslo, Norway 10–12 May 1929 Clay | Hungary 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jack Nielsen Imre Takáts 1 6 1 6 5 7       2 Jack Nielsen Béla von Kehrling 9 11 6 1 2 6 2 6     3 Jack Nielsen / Torleif Torkildsen Béla von Kehrling / Jenő Péteri 4 6 4 6 1 6       4 Torleif Torkildsen Imre Takáts 1 6 6 1 6 1 6 2     5 Torleif Torkildsen Béla von Kehrling 1 6 2 6 1 6 ||||

### Monaco vs. Switzerland

| Monaco 3 | Monte Carlo, Monaco 29–31 Mar 1929 | Monte Carlo, Monaco 29–31 Mar 1929 | Switzerland 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 René Gallèpe Charles Aeschlimann 7 5 3 6 5 7 6 3 5 7   2 Vladimir Landau Jean Wuarin 4 6 6 3 6 2 6 2     3 René Gallèpe / Vladimir Landau Charles Aeschlimann / Jean Wuarin 4 6 6 4 6 4 3 6 8 6   4 Vladimir Landau Charles Aeschlimann 2 6 1 6 2 6       5 René Gallèpe Jean Wuarin 6 3 6 8 6 4 6 4 ||||

### Finland vs. Egypt

| Finland 1 | Helsinki, Finland 4–7 May 1929 | Helsinki, Finland 4–7 May 1929 | Egypt 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Runar Granholm Loutfalla Wahid 6 4 6 4 6 3       2 Arne Grahn Jacques Grandguillot 6 1 4 6 2 6 7 5 4 6   3 Arne Grahn / Bo Grotenfelt Jacques Grandguillot / Nicolas Zahar 5 7 2 6 3 6       4 Runar Granholm Jacques Grandguillot 6 2 6 3 3 6 5 7 2 6   5 Arne Grahn Loutfalla Wahid 6 3 0 6 2 6 3 6 ||||

## Second round
### Ireland vs. Italy

| Ireland 0 | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 16–18 May 1929 Grass | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 16–18 May 1929 Grass | Italy 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 George Lyttleton-Rogers Uberto De Morpurgo 6 8 1 6 7 5 2 6     2 Edward McGuire Giorgio de Stefani 4 6 6 4 6 8 6 4 6 8   3 Noel Galway Holmes / George Lyttleton-Rogers Alberto del Bono / Uberto De Morpurgo 4 6 5 7 5 7       4 George Lyttleton-Rogers Giorgio de Stefani 6 4 5 7 2 6 5 7     5 Edward McGuire Uberto De Morpurgo 0 6 7 5 4 6 2 6 ||||

### Spain vs. Germany

| Spain 1 | Societat Sportiva Pompeya, Barcelona, Spain 11–13 May 1929 Clay | Societat Sportiva Pompeya, Barcelona, Spain 11–13 May 1929 Clay | Germany 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Enrique Maier Hans Moldenhauer 1 6 2 6 3 6       2 Francisco Sindreu Daniel Prenn 3 6 7 5 4 6 6 4 4 6   3 Enrique Maier / José María Tejada Hans Moldenhauer / Daniel Prenn 3 6 6 1 5 7 1 6     4 José María Tejada Hans Moldenhauer 0 6 2 6 3 6       5 Enrique Maier Heinrich Kleinschroth 7 5 3 6        retired ||||

### Denmark vs. Greece

| Denmark 4 | Copenhagen, Denmark 17–19 May 1929 | Copenhagen, Denmark 17–19 May 1929 | Greece 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Einer Ulrich Augustos Zerlendis 6 3 6 8 5 7 15 17     2 Povl Henriksen Georgios Zafiropoulos 6 4 6 4 6 1       3 Povl Henriksen / Einer Ulrich Georgios Zafiropoulos / Augustos Zerlendis 6 2 6 4 6 3       4 Einer Ulrich Georgios Zafiropoulos 6 3 6 4 6 2       5 Povl Henriksen Augustos Zerlendis 6 0 7 5 6 4 ||||

### Czechoslovakia vs. Belgium

| Czechoslovakia 3 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 10–12 May 1929 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 10–12 May 1929 | Belgium 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Roderich Menzel André Lacroix 6 3 6 1 6 1       2 Jan Koželuh Andre Ewbank 7 5 12 10 6 4       3 Jan Koželuh / Pavel Macenauer Andre Ewbank / André Lacroix 6 2 6 3 6 4       4 Josef Maleček André Lacroix 3 6 6 3 0 1     not completed 5 Roderich Menzel Andre Ewbank           not played ||||

### Hungary vs. Monaco

| Hungary 3 | Budapest, Hungary 14–16 May 1929 | Budapest, Hungary 14–16 May 1929 | Monaco 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Imre Takáts René Gallèpe 6 3 1 6 9 7 8 6     2 Béla von Kehrling Vladimir Landau 6 4 6 4 6 2       3 Béla von Kehrling / Jenő Péteri René Gallèpe / Vladimir Landau 4 6 6 3 2 6 8 10     4 Béla von Kehrling René Gallèpe 6 0 6 3 6 1       5 Imre Takáts Vladimir Landau 3 6 2 6 3 6 ||||

### Netherlands vs. Egypt

| Netherlands 4 | The Hague, Netherlands 17–19 May 1929 Clay | The Hague, Netherlands 17–19 May 1929 Clay | Egypt 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Arthur Diemer-Kool Jacques Grandguillot 2 6 6 1 10 8 4 6 1 6   2 Hendrik Timmer Loutfalla Wahid 3 6 6 2 6 1 6 2     3 Arthur Diemer-Kool / Hendrik Timmer Rene Danon / Nicolas Zahar 9 7 6 8 6 4 6 1     4 Hendrik Timmer Jacques Grandguillot 7 5 6 0 3 6 6 2     5 Arthur Diemer-Kool Nicolas Zahar 2 6 8 6 6 2 6 1 ||||

### Sweden vs. South Africa

| Sweden 0 | Saltsjöbaden, Sweden 17–19 May 1929 Clay | Saltsjöbaden, Sweden 17–19 May 1929 Clay | South Africa 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Sune Malmström Louis Raymond 2 6 3 6 2 6       2 Curt Östberg Colin Robbins 2 6 1 6 1 6       3 Henning Müller / Curt Östberg Norman Farquharson / Louis Raymond 6 8 2 6 2 6       4 Curt Östberg Louis Raymond 5 7 0 6 0 6       5 Sune Malmström Colin Robbins 8 6 8 10 7 9 4 6 ||||

### Poland vs. Great Britain

| Poland 0 | Warsaw, Poland 10–12 May 1929 Clay | Warsaw, Poland 10–12 May 1929 Clay | Great Britain 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Andrzej Tarnowski Bunny Austin 1 6 1 6 1 6       2 Maksymilian Stolarow Pat Hughes 5 7 1 6 2 6       3 Jan Loth / Maksymilian Stolarow Gordon Crole-Rees / Cyril Eames 1 6 4 6 3 6       4 Maksymilian Stolarow Bunny Austin 1 6 9 11 5 7       5 Andrzej Tarnowski Pat Hughes 1 6 0 6 5 7 ||||

## Quarterfinals
### Germany vs. Italy

| Germany 3 | Hamburg, Germany 7–9 June 1929 | Hamburg, Germany 7–9 June 1929 | Italy 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Heinz Landmann Giorgio de Stefani 3 6 6 4 6 3 3 6 6 3   2 Hans Moldenhauer Uberto De Morpurgo 5 7 6 3 6 3 3 6 6 2   3 Hans Moldenhauer / Daniel Prenn Alberto del Bono / Uberto De Morpurgo 6 8 3 6 3 6       4 Heinz Landmann Uberto De Morpurgo 4 6 0 6 5 7       5 Hans Moldenhauer Giorgio de Stefani 6 3 3 6 5 7 6 4 6 3 ||||

### Denmark vs. Czechoslovakia

| Denmark 1 | Copenhagen, Denmark 5–7 June 1929 | Copenhagen, Denmark 5–7 June 1929 | Czechoslovakia 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Povl Henriksen Roderich Menzel 7 9 2 6 3 6       2 Einer Ulrich Jan Koželuh 4 6 5 7 6 1 6 2 6 2   3 Povl Henriksen / Einer Ulrich Jan Koželuh / Pavel Macenauer 1 6 6 4 4 6 2 6     4 Einer Ulrich Roderich Menzel 5 7 5 7 2 6       5 Povl Henriksen Jan Koželuh 7 5 2 6 2 6 4 6 ||||

### Hungary vs. Netherlands

| Hungary 3 | Budapest, Hungary 7–9 June 1929 | Budapest, Hungary 7–9 June 1929 | Netherlands 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Béla von Kehrling Arthur Diemer-Kool 6 2 6 1 6 2       2 Imre Takáts Hendrik Timmer 5 7 7 5 6 8 6 1 6 4   3 Béla von Kehrling / Imre Takáts Arthur Diemer-Kool / Hendrik Timmer 6 1 2 6 6 4 3 6 2 6   4 Imre Takáts Arthur Diemer-Kool 2 6 2 6 4 6       5 Béla von Kehrling Hendrik Timmer 8 6 6 3 3 6 6 3 ||||

### Great Britain vs. South Africa

| Great Britain 5 | West Hants Lawn Tennis Club, Bournemouth, England 6–8 June 1929 Grass | West Hants Lawn Tennis Club, Bournemouth, England 6–8 June 1929 Grass | South Africa 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Bunny Austin Louis Raymond 8 6 6 1 2 6 6 3     2 Colin Gregory Colin Robbins 6 1 6 1 6 4       3 Ian Collins / Colin Gregory Norman Farquharson / Louis Raymond 2 6 6 3 6 2 6 1     4 Bunny Austin Colin Robbins 6 0 6 4 6 1       5 Colin Gregory Louis Raymond 6 4 6 1 6 2 ||||

## Semifinals
### Czechoslovakia vs. Germany

| Czechoslovakia 1 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 19–21 June 1929 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 19–21 June 1929 | Germany 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Pavel Macenauer Hans Moldenhauer 3 6 4 6 6 8       2 Roderich Menzel Heinz Landmann 6 3 6 3 3 6 0 6 6 4   3 Jan Koželuh / Pavel Macenauer Hans Moldenhauer / Daniel Prenn 2 6 2 6 3 6       4 Roderich Menzel Hans Moldenhauer 4 6 6 8 4 6       5 Pavel Macenauer Daniel Prenn 3 6 5 7 5 7 ||||

### Hungary vs. Great Britain

| Hungary 2 | Budapest, Hungary 14–16 June 1929 Clay | Budapest, Hungary 14–16 June 1929 Clay | Great Britain 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Béla von Kehrling Colin Gregory 5 7 7 5 5 7 6 2 6 3   2 Imre Takáts Bunny Austin 4 6 2 6 2 6       3 Pál Aschner / Béla von Kehrling Ian Collins / Colin Gregory 2 6 6 4 2 6 3 6     4 Béla von Kehrling Bunny Austin 3 6 6 4 6 2 6 2     5 Imre Takáts Colin Gregory 1 6 0 6 3 6 ||||

## Final
### Germany vs. Great Britain

| Germany 3 | Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany 12–14 July 1929 Clay | Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany 12–14 July 1929 Clay | Great Britain 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Daniel Prenn Colin Gregory 6 3 6 3 6 2       2 Hans Moldenhauer Bunny Austin 6 4 6 2 6 3       3 Heinrich Kleinschroth / Heinz Landmann Ian Collins / Colin Gregory 4 6 2 6 0 6       4 Hans Moldenhauer Colin Gregory 0 6 2 6 3 6       5 Daniel Prenn Bunny Austin 4 6 6 2 6 4 4 6 5 1  retired ||||