The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1923 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.
For the first time, the competition would be split into two zones: the America Zone and the Europe Zone. This change was necessitated by having more than 16 teams compete for the cup (thus not fitting into one easily workable draw). The past several years had also seen a rise in the number of defaults, as teams from around the globe tried to work out the logistics of playing such an international tournament. Regional zones would help alleviate these problems.
13 teams entered the Europe Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Final against the winner of the America Zone. [1] France defeated Spain in the final, and went on to face Australia in the Inter-Zonal Final. [2]
First round 15 May–4 June | Quarterfinals 1–23 June | Semifinals 9–15 July | Final 28 July–1 August | |||||||||||||||
Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||
Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Netherlands | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Italy | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Italy | ||||||||||||||||||
Eastbourne, England (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
bye | ||||||||||||||||||
Netherlands | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Brussels, Belgium (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
Spain | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Great Britain | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Manchester, England (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
Belgium | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Great Britain | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Spain | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Spain [3] | w/o | |||||||||||||||||
Deauville, France (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
Romania | ||||||||||||||||||
Spain | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Bordeaux, France (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
France | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
France | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Dublin, Ireland (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
Denmark | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
France | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Dublin, Ireland (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
Ireland | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Ireland | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Lyon, France (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
India | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
France | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Territet, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||
Switzerland | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Switzerland | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Geneva, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||
Czechoslovakia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Switzerland | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Argentina | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
bye | ||||||||||||||||||
Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||
Belgium 2 |
Brussels,
Belgium
[4] 30 May–1 June 1923 Clay |
Great Britain 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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France 4 |
Villa Primrose Athletic Society,
Bordeaux,
France
[5] 15–17 May 1923 Clay |
Denmark 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ireland 3 |
Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club,
Dublin,
Ireland
[6] 1–4 June 1923 Grass |
India 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Switzerland 3 |
Montreux Lawn Tennis Club,
Territet,
Switzerland
[7] 31 May–2 June 1923 |
Czechoslovakia 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Netherlands 5 |
Noordwijk,
Netherlands
[8] 1–3 June 1923 Clay |
Italy 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Great Britain 2 |
Northern Lawn Tennis Club,
Manchester,
England
[9] 16–19 June 1923 Grass |
Spain 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ireland 1 |
Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club,
Dublin,
Ireland
[10] 21–23 June 1923 Grass |
France 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Switzerland 4 |
Geneva,
Switzerland
[11] 15–17 June 1923 |
Argentina 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Spain 5 |
Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club,
Eastbourne,
England
[12] 9–11 July 1923 Grass |
Netherlands 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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France 3 |
Lyon Tennis Club,
Lyon,
France
[13] 13–15 July 1923 Clay |
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France 3 |
Sporting Club,
Deauville,
France
[2] 28 July – 1 August 1923 Clay |
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