# 1926 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1926 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.
19 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 Great Britain in the final, and went on to face Japan in the Inter-Zonal Final.

## Draw

| First Round 27 April-9 May | First Round 27 April-9 May | First Round 27 April-9 May |
| Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) |
| Italy | Italy | 5 |
| Romania | Romania | 0 |
| Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 3 |
| Belgium | Belgium | 2 |
| Sutton Coldfield, England (clay) | Sutton Coldfield, England (clay) | Sutton Coldfield, England (clay) |
| South Africa | South Africa | 4 |
| Portugal | Portugal | 1 |
| Second Round 8–22 May | Second Round 8–22 May | Second Round 8–22 May | Quarterfinals 24 May-2 June | Quarterfinals 24 May-2 June | Quarterfinals 24 May-2 June | Semifinals 9–16 July | Semifinals 9–16 July | Semifinals 9–16 July | Final 24–26 July | Final 24–26 July | Final 24–26 July |
| Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | | | | | | | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 2 | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | | | | | | |
| Spain | Spain | 3 | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | | | | | | |
| Spain | Spain | 3 | Spain | Spain | 3 | | | | | | |
| Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Spain | Spain | 3 | | | | | | |
| Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Argentina | Argentina | 1 | | | | | | |
| Argentina | Argentina | 3 | Argentina | Argentina | 1 | | | | | | |
| Argentina | Argentina | 3 | | | | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | 2 | | | | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | 2 | | | | Spain | Spain | 1 | | | |
| Harrogate, England (clay) | Harrogate, England (clay) | Harrogate, England (clay) | | | | Spain | Spain | 1 | | | |
| Harrogate, England (clay) | Harrogate, England (clay) | Harrogate, England (clay) | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 4 | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 4 | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | | | | | | |
| Poland | Poland | 0 | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | | | | | | |
| Poland | Poland | 0 | Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | | | | | | |
| Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | | | | | | |
| Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | Italy | Italy | 2 | | | | | | |
| Italy | Italy | 3 | Italy | Italy | 2 | | | | | | |
| Italy | Italy | 3 | | | | | | | Cabourg, France (clay) | Cabourg, France (clay) | Cabourg, France (clay) |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 2 | | | | | | | Cabourg, France (clay) | Cabourg, France (clay) | Cabourg, France (clay) |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 2 | | | | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | France | France | 5 |
| South Africa | South Africa | w/o | | | | | | | France | France | 5 |
| South Africa | South Africa | w/o | Kensington, England (clay) | Kensington, England (clay) | Kensington, England (clay) | | | | | | |
| Austria | Austria | | Kensington, England (clay) | Kensington, England (clay) | Kensington, England (clay) | | | | | | |
| Austria | Austria | | South Africa | South Africa | 1 | | | | | | |
| Malmö, Sweden | Malmö, Sweden | Malmö, Sweden | South Africa | South Africa | 1 | | | | | | |
| Malmö, Sweden | Malmö, Sweden | Malmö, Sweden | Sweden | Sweden | 4 | | | | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 3 | Sweden | Sweden | 4 | | | | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 3 | | | | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 2 | | | | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 2 | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 0 | | | |
| Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 0 | | | |
| Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | | | | France | 5 | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 4 | | | | France | 5 | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 4 | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | | | | | |
| India | India | 1 | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | | | | | |
| India | India | 1 | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 0 | | | | | |
| Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 0 | | | | | |
| Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | France | France | 3 | | | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 0 | France | France | 3 | | | | | |
| France | France | 5 | | | | | | | | |

## First round
### Romania vs. Italy

| Romania 0 | Bucharest, Romania 27–29 April 1926 Clay | Bucharest, Romania 27–29 April 1926 Clay | Italy 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Nicolae Mișu Uberto De Morpurgo 2 6 1 6 3 6       2 Alfred San Galli Clemente Serventi 2 6 2 6 1 6       3 Nicolae Mișu / Alfred San Galli Uberto De Morpurgo / Clemente Serventi 3 6 3 6 5 7       4 Alfred San Galli Uberto De Morpurgo 1 6 1 6 2 6       5 Nicolae Mișu Clemente Serventi 6 2 3 6 1 6 1 0   retired ||||

### Netherlands vs. Belgium

| Netherlands 3 | Noordwijk, Netherlands 7–9 May 1926 Clay | Noordwijk, Netherlands 7–9 May 1926 Clay | Belgium 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Christiaan van Lennep Jean Washer 6 4 3 6 6 8 6 3 2 6   2 Hendrik Timmer André Laloux 6 1 6 0 6 1       3 Arthur Diemer-Kool / Christiaan van Lennep Georges François / Jean Washer 0 6 8 10 6 3 6 2 7 5   4 Christiaan van Lennep André Laloux 6 0 6 0 6 2       5 Hendrik Timmer Jean Washer 1 6 3 6 5 7 ||||

### South Africa vs. Portugal

| South Africa 4 | Sutton Hard Courts Lawn Tennis Club, Sutton Coldfield, England 30 April–2 May 1926 Clay | Sutton Hard Courts Lawn Tennis Club, Sutton Coldfield, England 30 April–2 May 1926 Clay | Portugal 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Patrick Spence Antonio Casanovas 6 1 6 1 6 4       2 Julien Lezard José de Verda 3 6 2 6 1 6       3 Julien Lezard / Patrick Spence José de Verda / Fernando Vasconcelos 6 1 6 4 6 2       4 Patrick Spence José de Verda 6 1 2 6 6 2 6 2     5 Julien Lezard Antonio Casanovas 6 4 6 1 6 2 ||||

## Second round
### Ireland vs. Spain

| Ireland 2 | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 20–22 May 1926 Grass | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 20–22 May 1926 Grass | Spain 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Edward McGuire Francisco Sindreu 3 6 2 6 3 6       2 Louis Meldon Antonio Juanico 6 1 6 4 6 4       3 Ben Haughton / Louis Meldon Antonio Juanico / Francisco Sindreu 6 4 8 6 6 3       4 Louis Meldon Francisco Sindreu 1 6 1 6 2 6       5 Edward McGuire Antonio Juanico 4 6 5 7 6 2 4 6 ||||

### Argentina vs. Hungary

| Argentina 2 | Barcelona, Spain 16–18 May 1926 Clay | Barcelona, Spain 16–18 May 1926 Clay | Hungary 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Guillermo Robson Béla von Kehrling 3 6 6 3 3 6 2 6     2 Enrique Obarrio Imre Takáts 6 0 6 4 6 0       3 Enrique Obarrio / Guillermo Robson Béla von Kehrling / Kálmán Kirchmäyer 6 2 6 4 6 3       4 Guillermo Robson Imre Takáts 6 4 6 1 6 1       5 Enrique Obarrio Béla von Kehrling 3 6 5 7 4 6 ||||

### Great Britain vs. Poland

| Great Britain 5 | Royal Hall Grounds, Harrogate, England 8–11 May 1926 Clay | Royal Hall Grounds, Harrogate, England 8–11 May 1926 Clay | Poland 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Noel Turnbull Edward Kleinadel 6 1 7 5 6 0       2 Patrick Wheatley Stanisław Czetwertyński 6 4 6 3 6 4       3 Gordon Crole-Rees / Charles Kingsley Edward Kleinadel / Karol Steinert 7 5 6 4 6 3       4 Noel Turnbull Stanisław Czetwertyński 6 0 6 2 7 5       5 Patrick Wheatley Edward Kleinadel 6 2 6 4 6 1 ||||

### Italy vs. Netherlands

| Italy 3 | Rome, Italy 16–18 May 1926 Clay | Rome, Italy 16–18 May 1926 Clay | Netherlands 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Clemente Serventi Hendrik Timmer 4 6 2 6 4 6       2 Uberto De Morpurgo Christiaan van Lennep 6 3 6 3 6 4       3 Uberto De Morpurgo / Clemente Serventi Cornelis Bryan / Hendrik Timmer 6 3 6 4 6 3       4 Uberto De Morpurgo Hendrik Timmer 6 4 6 2 6 3       5 Clemente Serventi Christiaan van Lennep 3 6 6 3 1 6 4 6 ||||

### Sweden vs. Switzerland

| Sweden 3 | Malmö Athletic Outdoor Courts, Malmö, Sweden 11–13 May 1926 Clay | Malmö Athletic Outdoor Courts, Malmö, Sweden 11–13 May 1926 Clay | Switzerland 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Marcus Wallenberg Charles Aeschlimann 6 4 4 6 6 2 6 1     2 Sune Malmström Jean Wuarin 6 4 6 1 6 2       3 Sune Malmström / Marcus Wallenberg Charles Aeschlimann / Jean Wuarin 6 4 2 6 4 6 6 4 4 6   4 Marcus Wallenberg Jean Wuarin 4 6 6 1 6 1 6 1     5 Sune Malmström Charles Aeschlimann 6 1 2 6 2 6 6 4 3 6 ||||

### Czechoslovakia vs. India

| Czechoslovakia 4 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 14–16 May 1926 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 14–16 May 1926 | India 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Pavel Macenauer Athar-Ali Fyzee 4 6 6 4 7 9 0 6     2 Jan Koželuh Hassan Ali Fyzee 6 1 6 3 6 1       3 Jan Koželuh / Ladislav Žemla Sandford Bobb / Hassan Ali Fyzee 6 2 6 3 6 1       4 Pavel Macenauer Hassan Ali Fyzee 6 2 7 5 5 7 6 0     5 Jan Koželuh Athar-Ali Fyzee 6 3 6 2 7 5 ||||

### Denmark vs. France

| Denmark 0 | Copenhagen, Denmark 14–16 May 1926 Clay | Copenhagen, Denmark 14–16 May 1926 Clay | France 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Axel Petersen René Lacoste 4 6 5 7 1 6       2 Einer Ulrich Henri Cochet 2 6 3 6 6 2 0 6     3 Povl Henriksen / Einer Ulrich Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet 6 4 3 6 6 4 5 7 0 6   4 Einer Ulrich Jacques Brugnon 1 6 2 6 8 6 6 3 1 6   5 Axel Petersen Henri Cochet 6 3 2 6 6 3 5 7 4 6 ||||

## Quarterfinals
### Spain vs. Argentina

| Spain 3 | Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 29–31 May 1926 Clay | Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 29–31 May 1926 Clay | Argentina 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Eduardo Flaquer Enrique Obarrio 4 6 5 7 6 0 6 0 6 2   2 Francisco Sindreu Guillermo Robson 6 4 5 7 7 5 4 6 2 6   3 Eduardo Flaquer / Raimundo Morales Marqués Enrique Obarrio / Guillermo Robson 6 4 9 7 6 3       4 Francisco Sindreu Enrique Obarrio 5 7 6 1 7 5 4 6 6 3   5 Eduardo Flaquer Guillermo Robson 4 6 6 4 4 6 6 3   not completed ||||

### Italy vs. Great Britain

| Italy 2 | Rome, Italy 27–29 May 1926 Clay | Rome, Italy 27–29 May 1926 Clay | Great Britain 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Clemente Serventi Patrick Wheatley 7 5 4 6 1 6 3 6     2 Uberto De Morpurgo Noel Turnbull 4 6 6 2 4 6 6 4 6 2   3 Uberto De Morpurgo / Clemente Serventi Gordon Crole-Rees / Charles Kingsley 6 3 8 6 4 6 3 6 3 6   4 Uberto De Morpurgo Patrick Wheatley 6 2 6 3 3 2      retired 5 Clemente Serventi Noel Turnbull 6 3 1 6 1 6 2 6 ||||

### Sweden vs. South Africa

| Sweden 4 | Melbury Lawn Tennis Club, Kensington, England 31 May–2 June 1926 Clay | Melbury Lawn Tennis Club, Kensington, England 31 May–2 June 1926 Clay | South Africa 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ingvar Garell Patrick Spence 4 6 4 6 6 8       2 Sune Malmström Gerald Sherwell 8 6 6 3 6 4       3 Ingvar Garell / Sune Malmström Julien Lezard / Patrick Spence 6 2 8 6 8 6       4 Sune Malmström Patrick Spence 8 6 6 3 6 1       5 Ingvar Garell Gerald Sherwell 6 4 6 4 6 1 ||||

### Czechoslovakia vs. France

| Czechoslovakia 0 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 24–25 May 1926 Clay | Prague, Czechoslovakia 24–25 May 1926 Clay | France 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jan Koželuh René Lacoste 5 7 7 5 3 6 8 6 3 6   2 Pavel Macenauer Henri Cochet 3 6 4 6 3 6       3 Jan Koželuh / Ladislav Žemla Jacques Brugnon / René Lacoste 2 6 6 3 8 6 2 6 5 7   4 Jan Koželuh Henri Cochet           not played 5 Pavel Macenauer René Lacoste           not played ||||

## Semifinals
### Spain vs. Great Britain

| Spain 1 | Societat Sportiva Pompeya, Barcelona, Spain 9–11 July 1926 Clay | Societat Sportiva Pompeya, Barcelona, Spain 9–11 July 1926 Clay | Great Britain 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Eduardo Flaquer Colin Gregory 3 6 0 6 2 6       2 Francisco Sindreu Charles Kingsley 5 7 6 2 5 7 6 3 3 6   3 Eduardo Flaquer / Raimundo Morales Marqués Gordon Crole-Rees / Charles Kingsley 9 11 4 6 2 6       4 Francisco Sindreu Colin Gregory 6 2 4 6 2 6 3 6     5 Raimundo Morales Marqués Keats Lester 6 3 6 2 6 2 ||||

### Sweden vs. France

| Sweden 0 | East Malm Athletic/Soccer Fields, Stockholm, Sweden 14–16 July 1926 Clay | East Malm Athletic/Soccer Fields, Stockholm, Sweden 14–16 July 1926 Clay | France 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Marcus Wallenberg Henri Cochet 3 6 3 6 3 6       2 Sune Malmström Jean Borotra 6 3 6 2 6 8 3 6 3 6   3 Sune Malmström / Marcus Wallenberg Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon 4 6 1 6 1 6       4 Sune Malmström Henri Cochet 4 6 7 5 4 6 6 4 3 6   5 Marcus Wallenberg Jean Borotra 8 6 4 6 2 6 1 6 ||||

## Final
### France vs. Great Britain

| France 5 | Garden Tennis Club, Cabourg, France 24–26 July 1926 Clay | Garden Tennis Club, Cabourg, France 24–26 July 1926 Clay | Great Britain 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Henri Cochet Colin Gregory 7 5 4 6 7 9 7 5 6 0   2 René Lacoste Noel Turnbull 6 4 6 4 6 4       3 Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon Gordon Crole-Rees / Charles Kingsley 6 2 6 0 6 3       4 Pierre Henri Landry Colin Gregory 6 3 6 2 6 1       5 Jacques Brugnon Noel Turnbull 4 6 1 6 6 2 6 4 6 0 ||||