# 1930 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1930 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. Italy defeated Japan in the final, and went on to face the United States in the Inter-Zonal Final.

## Draw

| First Round 19 April–6 May | First Round 19 April–6 May | First Round 19 April–6 May | Second Round 9–20 May | Second Round 9–20 May | Second Round 9–20 May | Quarterfinals 30 May–9 June | Quarterfinals 30 May–9 June | Quarterfinals 30 May–9 June | Semifinals 14–16 June | Semifinals 14–16 June | Semifinals 14–16 June | Final 11–13 July | Final 11–13 July | Final 11–13 July |
| Norway | Norway | | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Norway | Norway | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Austria | Austria | | Austria | Austria | 5 | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | Austria | Austria | 2 | | | | |
| Italy | Italy | | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | Italy | Italy | 3 | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Italy | Italy | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | | Egypt | Egypt | 0 | | | | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | | | | Italy | Italy | 3 | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | Torquay, England (clay) | Torquay, England (clay) | Torquay, England (clay) | | | | Australia | Australia | 2 | |
| Germany | Germany | 2 | Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Poland | Poland | 3 | Poland | Poland | 0 | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | | | | | | |
| Romania | Romania | 2 | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 1 | | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 0 | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Australia | Australia | 4 | | | | |
| Australia | Australia | 5 | Australia | Australia | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 4 | Ireland | Ireland | 1 | | | | | | | Genoa, Italy (clay) | Genoa, Italy (clay) | Genoa, Italy (clay) |
| Monaco | Monaco | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Italy | Italy | 3 |
| Greece | Greece | 2 | London, England (clay) | London, England (clay) | London, England (clay) | | | | | | | Japan | Japan | 2 |
| India | India | 3 | India | India | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | 0 | Japan | Japan | 5 | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | | | | | | |
| Japan | Japan | 4 | | | | Japan | Japan | 4 | | | | | | |
| Spain | Spain | 4 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Spain | Spain | 1 | | | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 1 | Spain | Spain | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 5 | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 0 | | | | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 0 | | | | | | | Japan | Japan | 3 | | | |
| bye | bye | | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 2 | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Denmark | Denmark | 2 | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | | | | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Amsterdam, Netherlands (clay) | Amsterdam, Netherlands (clay) | Amsterdam, Netherlands (clay) | Netherlands | Netherlands | 2 | | | | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | | Netherlands | Netherlands | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Finland | Finland | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Finland | Finland | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## First round
### Great Britain vs. Germany

| Great Britain 3 | Queen's Club, London, England 24–26 April 1930 Clay | Queen's Club, London, England 24–26 April 1930 Clay | Germany 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Bunny Austin Heinz Landmann 3 6 6 8 7 5 6 4 4 6   2 Harry Lee Daniel Prenn 4 6 9 7 3 6 2 6     3 Ian Collins / Colin Gregory Walter Dessart / Heinrich Kleinschroth 6 2 6 4 6 3       4 Bunny Austin Daniel Prenn 6 3 6 4 7 5       5 Harry Lee Heinz Landmann 5 7 6 3 6 2 6 3 ||||

### Poland vs. Romania

| Poland 3 | Warsaw, Poland 2–5 May 1930 | Warsaw, Poland 2–5 May 1930 | Romania 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Maksymilian Stolarow Nicolae Mișu 3 6 6 4 4 6 1 6     2 Ignacy Tłoczyński Ghica Poulieff 6 3 7 5 6 4       3 Jerzy Stolarow / Maksymilian Stolarow Nicolae Mișu / Ghica Poulieff 6 1 2 6 3 6 5 7     4 Ignacy Tłoczyński Nicolae Mișu 6 3 7 9 7 5 4 6 6 0   5 Maksymilian Stolarow Ghica Poulieff 3 6 6 1 6 2 7 9 6 3 ||||

### Switzerland vs. Australia

| Switzerland 0 | Zürich, Switzerland 2–4 May 1930 | Zürich, Switzerland 2–4 May 1930 | Australia 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Hector Chiesa Edgar Moon 6 3 2 6 1 6 1 6     2 Charles Aeschlimann Jack Crawford 0 6 3 6 1 6       3 Charles Aeschlimann / Jean Wuarin Harry Hopman / James Willard 6 2 4 6 2 6 3 6     4 Hector Chiesa Jack Crawford 4 6 8 10 3 6       5 Charles Aeschlimann Edgar Moon 6 3 1 6 4 6 3 6 ||||

### Ireland vs. Monaco

| Ireland 4 | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 3–6 May 1930 Grass | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 3–6 May 1930 Grass | Monaco 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Edward McGuire René Gallèpe 2 6 5 7 5 7       2 George Lyttleton-Rogers Vladimir Landau 6 1 6 4 6 2       3 Vincent Allman-Smith / George Lyttleton-Rogers René Gallèpe / Vladimir Landau 6 1 6 1 6 4       4 Edward McGuire Vladimir Landau 13 11 0 6 2 6 6 4 6 1   5 George Lyttleton-Rogers René Gallèpe 2 6 8 6 6 2 11 9 ||||

### Greece vs. India

| Greece 2 | Athens, Greece 19–22 April 1930 | Athens, Greece 19–22 April 1930 | India 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Orestis Garangiotis Janmeja Charanjiva 5 7 6 1 2 6 4 6     2 Augustos Zerlendis Hira-Lal Soni 6 3 4 6 7 5 6 1     3 Max Balli / Orestis Garangiotis Janmeja Charanjiva / Hira-Lal Soni 2 6 6 3 1 6 7 9     4 Augustos Zerlendis Janmeja Charanjiva 6 4 6 2 3 6 6 4     5 Orestis Garangiotis Hira-Lal Soni 9 11 4 6 7 5 4 6 ||||

### Hungary vs. Japan

| Hungary 0 | Budapest, Hungary 2–4 May 1930 | Budapest, Hungary 2–4 May 1930 | Japan 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Imre Takáts Yoshiro Ota 1 6 4 6 0 6       2 Béla von Kehrling Takeichi Harada 6 2 3 6 6 8 2 6     3 Pál Aschner / Béla von Kehrling Tamio Abe / Takeichi Harada 2 6 2 6 6 3 4 6     4 Imre Takáts Hyotaro Sato 4 6 3 6 3 6       5 Béla von Kehrling Yoshiro Ota 4 6 6 4 7 5 6 6   not completed ||||

### Belgium vs. Spain

| Belgium 1 | Royal Beerschot Athletic Club, Antwerp, Belgium 2–4 May 1930 | Royal Beerschot Athletic Club, Antwerp, Belgium 2–4 May 1930 | Spain 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 André Lacroix Enrique Maier 6 3 1 6 6 2 2 6 3 6   2 Andre Ewbank Antonio Juanico 6 3 7 5 2 6 2 6 6 1   3 Léopold de Borman / Andre Ewbank Enrique Maier / Ricardo Saprissa 1 6 6 4 6 1 6 8 3 6   4 Andre Ewbank Enrique Maier 2 6 1 6 1 6       5 André Lacroix Antonio Juanico 3 6 3 6 5 7 ||||

### Yugoslavia vs. Sweden

| Yugoslavia 5 | Beograd Tennis Klub, Belgrade, Yugoslavia 2–4 May 1930 Clay | Beograd Tennis Klub, Belgrade, Yugoslavia 2–4 May 1930 Clay | Sweden 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Krešimir Friedrich Harry Ramberg 6 3 1 6 6 4 5 7 6 4   2 Franjo Šefer John Söderström 4 6 6 3 6 1 6 0     3 Ivan Radović / Franjo Šefer Harry Ramberg / John Söderström 6 3 6 1 5 7 6 2     4 Franjo Šefer Harry Ramberg 6 0 3 1        retired 5 Krešimir Friedrich John Söderström 6 3 6 2 6 2 ||||

## Second round
### Norway vs. Austria

| Norway 0 | Oslo, Norway 16–19 May 1930 Clay | Oslo, Norway 16–19 May 1930 Clay | Austria 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Torleif Torkildsen Hermann von Artens 4 6 3 6 4 6       2 Jack Nielsen Franz-Wilhelm Matejka 2 6 1 6 0 6       3 Rolf Christoffersen / Jack Nielsen Hermann von Artens / Franz-Wilhelm Matejka 2 6 4 6 3 6       4 Jack Nielsen Hermann von Artens 6 0 1 6 1 6 5 7     5 Torleif Torkildsen Franz-Wilhelm Matejka 1 6 2 6 1 6 ||||

### Italy vs. Egypt

| Italy 5 | Rome, Italy 9–11 May 1930 Clay | Rome, Italy 9–11 May 1930 Clay | Egypt 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Giorgio de Stefani Jacques Grandguillot 6 2 6 1 6 2       2 Uberto De Morpurgo Loutfalla Wahid 6 1 6 4 6 2       3 Placido Gaslini / Uberto De Morpurgo A. Riches / Nicolas Zahar 5 7 8 6 6 1 3 6 7 5   4 Giorgio de Stefani A. Riches 6 0 6 2 6 0       5 Uberto De Morpurgo Jacques Grandguillot 6 4 6 1 6 2 ||||

### Great Britain vs. Poland

| Great Britain 5 | Abbey Park Gardens, Torquay, England 10–12 May 1930 Clay | Abbey Park Gardens, Torquay, England 10–12 May 1930 Clay | Poland 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Harry Lee Ignacy Tłoczyński 6 1 6 4 6 2       2 Nigel Sharpe Maksymilian Stolarow 6 3 6 4 6 1       3 Ian Collins / Colin Gregory Ignacy Tłoczyński / Przemyslaw Warminski 6 0 6 0 6 0       4 Harry Lee Maksymilian Stolarow 6 4 6 2 8 6       5 Nigel Sharpe Ignacy Tłoczyński 6 2 6 1 6 1 ||||

### Ireland vs. Australia

| Ireland 1 | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 15–17 May 1930 Grass | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 15–17 May 1930 Grass | Australia 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Edward McGuire Jack Crawford 1 6 2 6 4 6       2 George Lyttleton-Rogers Edgar Moon 6 4 6 2 3 6 2 6 10 12   3 Vincent Allman-Smith / George Lyttleton-Rogers Harry Hopman / James Willard 4 6 2 6 2 6       4 George Lyttleton-Rogers Jack Crawford 6 3 3 6 7 5 2 6 6 3   5 Edward McGuire Edgar Moon 2 6 5 7 6 3 6 8 ||||

### Japan vs. India

| Japan 5 | Royal Botanic Society Lawn Tennis Club, London, England 15–17 May 1930 Clay | Royal Botanic Society Lawn Tennis Club, London, England 15–17 May 1930 Clay | India 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Yoshiro Ota Atri-Madan Mohan 6 2 7 5 6 4       2 Takeichi Harada Janmeja Charanjiva 6 3 6 3 6 1       3 Tamio Abe / Takeichi Harada Janmeja Charanjiva / Hira-Lal Soni 5 7 4 6 6 2 6 2 6 2   4 Yoshiro Ota Hira-Lal Soni 6 1 6 4 6 0       5 Hyotaro Sato Atri-Madan Mohan 10 8 6 1 6 2 ||||

### Yugoslavia vs. Spain

| Yugoslavia 0 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia 17–20 May 1930 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia 17–20 May 1930 | Spain 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Franjo Šefer Enrique Maier 3 6 4 6 3 6       2 Krešimir Friedrich Antonio Juanico 0 6 1 6 3 6       3 Franjo Kukuljević / Ivan Radović Enrique Maier / José María Tejada 0 6 11 9 7 5 4 6 0 6   4 Franjo Kukuljević Enrique Maier 1 6 3 6 2 6       5 Franjo Šefer Antonio Juanico 13 11 4 6 2 6 3 6 ||||

### Czechoslovakia vs. Denmark

| Czechoslovakia 3 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 16–18 May 1930 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 16–18 May 1930 | Denmark 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Roderich Menzel Erik Worm 6 2 6 2 4 6 6 2     2 Jan Koželuh Einer Ulrich 6 0 2 6 5 7 6 3 5 7   3 Roderich Menzel / Friedrich Rohrer Einer Ulrich / Erik Worm 6 3 1 6 6 4 4 6 7 9   4 Roderich Menzel Einer Ulrich 6 2 6 2 6 1       5 Jan Koželuh Erik Worm 7 5 6 2 10 8 ||||

### Netherlands vs. Finland

| Netherlands 4 | Amsterdam, Netherlands 16–18 May 1930 Clay | Amsterdam, Netherlands 16–18 May 1930 Clay | Finland 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Hendrik Timmer Bo Grotenfelt 6 1 6 1 6 0       2 Arthur Diemer-Kool Arne Grahn 6 8 6 8 4 6       3 Arthur Diemer-Kool / Hendrik Timmer Arne Grahn / Runar Granholm 6 4 6 1 6 2       4 Hendrik Timmer Arne Grahn 6 1 6 3 6 2       5 Arthur Diemer-Kool Bo Grotenfelt 6 2 6 0 6 0 ||||

## Quarterfinals
### Austria vs. Italy

| Austria 2 | Vienna, Austria 6–8 June 1930 | Vienna, Austria 6–8 June 1930 | Italy 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Hermann von Artens Placido Gaslini 8 6 6 2 6 2       2 Franz-Wilhelm Matejka Uberto De Morpurgo 2 6 2 6 3 6       3 Hermann von Artens / Franz-Wilhelm Matejka Placido Gaslini / Uberto De Morpurgo 11 9 6 8 1 6 6 1 4 6   4 Franz-Wilhelm Matejka Placido Gaslini 6 3 6 4 7 5       5 Hermann von Artens Uberto De Morpurgo 2 6 2 6 2 6 ||||

### Great Britain vs. Australia

| Great Britain 1 | Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England 6–9 June 1930 Grass | Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England 6–9 June 1930 Grass | Australia 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Harry Lee Jack Crawford 6 3 2 6 6 4 2 6 2 6   2 Colin Gregory Harry Hopman 6 8 4 6 7 9       3 Ian Collins / Colin Gregory Jack Crawford / Harry Hopman 8 6 10 8 6 2       4 Harry Lee Harry Hopman 3 6 6 4 9 7 2 6 4 6   5 Colin Gregory Jack Crawford 2 6 5 7 8 6 3 6 ||||

### Spain vs. Japan

| Spain 1 | Exposición de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 7–9 June 1930 Clay | Exposición de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 7–9 June 1930 Clay | Japan 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Antonio Juanico Yoshiro Ota 1 6 6 3 2 6 2 6     2 Enrique Maier Takeichi Harada 6 3 2 6 0 6 4 6     3 Enrique Maier / Francisco Sindreu Tamio Abe / Takeichi Harada 2 6 6 4 6 4 6 4     4 Antonio Juanico Takeichi Harada 0 6 3 6 3 6       5 Enrique Maier Yoshiro Ota 1 6 1 6 1 6 ||||

### Netherlands vs. Czechoslovakia

| Netherlands 2 | Scheveningen, Netherlands 30 May–1 June 1930 Clay | Scheveningen, Netherlands 30 May–1 June 1930 Clay | Czechoslovakia 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Hendrik Timmer Jan Koželuh 6 1 6 3 6 1       2 Arthur Diemer-Kool Roderich Menzel 3 6 3 6 2 6       3 Arthur Diemer-Kool / Hendrik Timmer Jan Koželuh / Roderich Menzel 9 7 2 6 1 6 6 3 4 6   4 Hendrik Timmer Roderich Menzel 8 6 6 0 4 6 7 5     5 Arthur Diemer-Kool Jan Koželuh 4 6 6 4 3 6 3 6 ||||

## Semifinals
### Italy vs. Australia

| Italy 3 | Milan, Italy 14–16 June 1930 Clay | Milan, Italy 14–16 June 1930 Clay | Australia 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Giorgio de Stefani Harry Hopman 6 3 3 6 7 5 6 2     2 Uberto De Morpurgo Jack Crawford 5 7 6 2 6 4 3 6 6 4   3 Placido Gaslini / Uberto De Morpurgo Harry Hopman / James Willard 7 9 7 9 6 4 4 6     4 Uberto De Morpurgo Harry Hopman 8 6 2 6 6 4 1 6 6 1   5 Giorgio de Stefani Jack Crawford 4 6 3 6 2 6 ||||

### Czechoslovakia vs. Japan

| Czechoslovakia 2 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 14–16 June 1930 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 14–16 June 1930 | Japan 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Roderich Menzel Takeichi Harada 9 11 6 3 7 5 6 1     2 Jan Koželuh Yoshiro Ota 4 6 6 4 4 6 5 7     3 Jan Koželuh / Roderich Menzel Tamio Abe / Takeichi Harada 6 1 5 7 6 8 7 9     4 Jan Koželuh Takeichi Harada 2 6 3 6 3 6       5 Roderich Menzel Yoshiro Ota 6 2 4 6 6 3 6 3 ||||

## Final
### Italy vs. Japan

| Italy 3 | Genoa, Italy 11–13 July 1930 Clay | Genoa, Italy 11–13 July 1930 Clay | Japan 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Uberto De Morpurgo Takeichi Harada 4 6 3 6 5 7       2 Giorgio de Stefani Yoshiro Ota 6 3 6 4 4 6 6 4     3 Uberto De Morpurgo / Giorgio de Stefani Tamio Abe / Takeichi Harada 8 6 9 7 6 8 2 6 6 1   4 Giorgio de Stefani Takeichi Harada 2 6 5 7 5 7       5 Uberto De Morpurgo Yoshiro Ota 6 0 6 2 6 1 ||||