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The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1928 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

27 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] Italy defeated Czechoslovakia in the final, and went on to face the United States in the Inter-Zonal Final. [2]

Draw

First Round
7 April–12 May
Second Round
11–26 May
Quarterfinals
7–11 June
Semifinals
20–24 June
Final
13–15 July
   Switzerland Zürich, Switzerland
bye   Switzerland2
  India  India3 Turin, Italy (clay)
bye  India1
  Romania5 Rome, Italy (clay)  Italy4
  Belgium0  Romania0
  Italy4  Italy4 Felixstowe, England (grass)
  Australia1  Italy4
  Yugoslavia1 Helsinki, Finland (clay)  Great Britain1
  Finland4  Finland0
  Great Britain4  Great Britain5 Birmingham, England (grass)
  Argentina1  Great Britain4
  Germany4 Berlin, Germany (clay)  Germany1
  Greece1  Germany3
  Spain3  Spain2 Milan, Italy (clay)
  Chile2  Italy3
  Poland0 Copenhagen, Denmark  Czechoslovakia2
  Denmark5  Denmark1
  Austria4  Austria4 The Hague, Netherlands (clay)
  Philippines1  Austria0
  Norway0 Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)  Netherlands3
  Hungary5  Hungary2
  Ireland0  Netherlands3 Prague, Czechoslovakia
  Netherlands5  Netherlands2
  Sweden [3] w/o Stockholm, Sweden  Czechoslovakia3
  South Africa  Sweden1
bye  Czechoslovakia4
  Czechoslovakia  Czechoslovakia [4] w/o
bye Lisbon, Portugal (clay)  New Zealand
  Portugal  Portugal1
bye  New Zealand4
  New Zealand

First round

Romania vs. Belgium


Romania
5
Bucharest, Romania [5]
4–6 May 1928
Clay

Belgium
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Romania
Belgium
Gheorghe Lupu
Andre Ewbank
6
3
7
9
7
5
7
9
6
3
 
2 Romania
Belgium
Nicolae Mișu
Maurice Iwiens-d'Eeckhoutte
6
3
8
6
3
6
6
3
   
3 Romania
Belgium
Laszlo Dorner /  Nicolae Mișu
Andre Ewbank /  André Lacroix
6
4
4
6
6
2
7
5
   
4 Romania
Belgium
Nicolae Mișu
Andre Ewbank
6
4
6
1
6
4
     
5 Romania
Belgium
Gheorghe Lupu
Maurice Iwiens-d'Eeckhoutte
3
6
4
6
6
4
6
4
6
0
 

Italy vs. Australia


Italy
4
Genoa, Italy [6]
4–9 May 1928
Clay

Australia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Australia
Uberto De Morpurgo
Jack Crawford
7
5
6
3
6
2
     
2 Italy
Australia
Giorgio de Stefani
Gerald Patterson
1
6
3
6
3
6
     
3 Italy
Australia
Placido Gaslini /  Uberto De Morpurgo
Harry Hopman /  Gerald Patterson
6
3
6
4
1
6
1
6
6
2
 
4 Italy
Australia
Uberto De Morpurgo
Gerald Patterson
1
6
6
4
6
3
2
6
6
1
 
5 Italy
Australia
Giorgio de Stefani
Harry Hopman
7
5
8
6
10
8
     

Yugoslavia vs. Finland


Yugoslavia
1
Zagreb, Yugoslavia [7]
4–6 May 1928

Finland
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Finland
Franjo Šefer
Arne Grahn
2
6
0
6
1
6
     
2 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Finland
Aleksandar Popović
Bo Grotenfelt
4
6
6
1
3
6
5
7
   
3 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Finland
Aleksandar Popović /  Franjo Šefer
Arne Grahn /  Bo Grotenfelt
2
6
2
6
6
8
     
4 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Finland
Aleksandar Popović
Arne Grahn
2
6
2
6
2
6
     
5 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Finland
Franjo Šefer
Bo Grotenfelt
6
3
2
6
9
7
7
5
   

Great Britain vs. Argentina


Great Britain
4
Abbey Park Gardens, Torquay, England [8]
3–5 May 1928
Clay

Argentina
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Argentina
Colin Gregory
Guillermo Robson
10
12
13
11
6
3
8
6
   
2 United Kingdom
Argentina
Edward Higgs
Ronaldo Boyd
3
6
6
4
3
6
3
6
   
3 United Kingdom
Argentina
Gordon Crole-Rees /  Cyril Eames
Ronaldo Boyd /  Guillermo Robson
6
4
6
1
9
11
1
6
7
5
 
4 United Kingdom
Argentina
Colin Gregory
Ronaldo Boyd
6
4
11
9
6
2
     
5 United Kingdom
Argentina
Edward Higgs
Guillermo Robson
7
5
6
2
2
6
7
5
   

Germany vs. Greece


Germany
4
Munich, Germany [9]
4–6 May 1928

Greece
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Germany
Greece
Phillip Buss
Augustos Zerlendis
7
5
6
4
4
6
6
2
   
2 Germany
Greece
Otto Froitzheim
Max Balli
3
6
6
3
6
1
9
7
   
3 Germany
Greece
Curt Bergmann /  Heinrich Kleinschroth
Max Balli /  Augustos Zerlendis
6
1
6
3
6
4
     
4 Germany
Greece
Phillip Buss
Max Balli
6
1
6
4
6
4
     
5 Germany
Greece
Otto Froitzheim
Augustos Zerlendis
1
6
3
6
6
4
6
4
1
6
 

Spain vs. Chile


Spain
3
Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain [10]
7–9 April 1928
Clay

Chile
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
Chile
Francisco Sindreu
Domingo Torralva Ponsa
6
3
6
2
3
6
6
3
   
2 Spain
Chile
Antonio Juanico
Luis Torralva Ponsa
4
6
2
6
2
6
     
3 Spain
Chile
Eduardo Flaquer /  Raimundo Morales Marqués
Domingo Torralva Ponsa /  Luis Torralva Ponsa
6
4
2
6
6
3
7
9
2
6
 
4 Spain
Chile
Francisco Sindreu
Luis Torralva Ponsa
6
4
7
5
6
4
     
5 Spain
Chile
Antonio Juanico
Domingo Torralva Ponsa
6
4
4
6
6
3
3
6
6
1
 

Poland vs. Denmark


Poland
0
Warsaw, Poland [11]
4–6 May 1928

Denmark
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Poland
Denmark
Jerzy Stolarow
Einer Ulrich
6
3
4
6
0
6
4
6
   
2 Poland
Denmark
Przemyslaw Warminski
Axel Petersen
2
6
6
3
4
6
2
6
   
3 Poland
Denmark
Jerzy Stolarow /  Maksymilian Stolarow
Axel Petersen /  Einer Ulrich
1
6
3
6
4
6
     
4 Poland
Denmark
Przemyslaw Warminski
Einer Ulrich
4
6
4
6
6
8
     
5 Poland
Denmark
Jerzy Stolarow
Axel Petersen
1
6
0
6
2
6
     

Austria vs. Philippines


Austria
4
Vienna, Austria [12]
4–6 May 1928

Philippines
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
Philippines
Hermann von Artens
Guillermo Aragon
6
3
6
3
6
3
     
2 Austria
Philippines
Franz-Wilhelm Matejka
Lope Yngayo
6
2
6
2
6
4
     
3 Austria
Philippines
Hermann von Artens /  Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten
Guillermo Aragon /  Lope Yngayo
6
2
11
13
6
0
6
3
   
4 Austria
Philippines
Hermann von Artens
Lope Yngayo
4
6
2
6
6
1
    retired
 
5 Austria
Philippines
Franz-Wilhelm Matejka
Guillermo Aragon
6
0
6
2
6
3
     

Norway vs. Hungary


Norway
0
Oslo, Norway [13]
4–6 May 1928
Clay

Hungary
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Norway
Hungary
Rolf Christoffersen
Béla von Kehrling
1
6
3
6
1
6
     
2 Norway
Hungary
Torleif Torkildsen
Imre Takáts
5
7
9
7
4
6
6
1
2
6
 
3 Norway
Hungary
Rolf Christoffersen /  Torleif Torkildsen
Béla von Kehrling /  Jenő Péteri
2
6
2
6
6
4
0
6
   
4 Norway
Hungary
Torleif Torkildsen
Béla von Kehrling
5
7
6
3
3
6
1
6
   
5 Norway
Hungary
Rolf Christoffersen
Imre Takáts
1
6
1
6
2
6
     

Ireland vs. Netherlands


Ireland
0
Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland [14]
10–12 May 1928
Grass

Netherlands
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Republic of Ireland
Netherlands
Denis O'Callaghan
Arthur Diemer-Kool
2
6
7
5
1
6
2
6
   
2 Republic of Ireland
Netherlands
Charles Scroppe
Hendrik Timmer
2
6
2
6
2
6
     
3 Republic of Ireland
Netherlands
Denis O'Callaghan /  Charles Scroppe
Arthur Diemer-Kool /  Hendrik Timmer
4
6
6
8
6
8
     
4 Republic of Ireland
Netherlands
Charles Scroppe
Arthur Diemer-Kool
6
3
3
6
7
5
1
6
1
6
 
5 Republic of Ireland
Netherlands
Denis O'Callaghan
Hendrik Timmer
1
6
2
6
0
6
     

Second round

Switzerland vs. India


Switzerland
2
Zürich, Switzerland [15]
12–14 May 1928

India
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
India
Charles Aeschlimann
Mohammed Sleem
3
6
7
9
2
6
     
2 Switzerland
India
Jean Wuarin
E.V. Bobb
3
6
1
6
9
7
3
6
   
3 Switzerland
India
Charles Aeschlimann /  Maurice Ferrier
Dudley Pitt /  Hira-Lal Soni
4
6
8
10
6
3
6
4
6
1
 
4 Switzerland
India
Jean Wuarin
Mohammed Sleem
1
6
1
6
4
6
     
5 Switzerland
India
Charles Aeschlimann
E.V. Bobb
6
4
1
6
6
4
6
2
   

Italy vs. Romania


Italy
4
Rome, Italy [16]
17–19 May 1928
Clay

Romania
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Romania
Uberto De Morpurgo
Gheorghe Lupu
6
2
6
2
6
2
     
2 Italy
Romania
Giorgio de Stefani
Laszlo Dorner
6
3
6
2
6
2
     
3 Italy
Romania
Placido Gaslini /  Uberto De Morpurgo
Laszlo Dorner /  Gheorghe Lupu
6
2
6
4
4
6
3
6
6
4
 
4 Italy
Romania
Giorgio de Stefani
Gheorghe Lupu
3
6
6
4
6
4
5
7
9
7
 
5 Italy
Romania
Uberto De Morpurgo
Laszlo Dorner
          not
played

Finland vs. Great Britain


Finland
0
Helsinki Tennis Club, Helsinki, Finland [17]
18–20 May 1928
Clay

Great Britain
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Finland
United Kingdom
Arne Grahn
Colin Gregory
0
6
6
1
1
6
1
6
   
2 Finland
United Kingdom
Bo Grotenfelt
Edward Higgs
2
6
1
6
6
2
0
6
   
3 Finland
United Kingdom
Arne Grahn /  Bo Grotenfelt
Gordon Crole-Rees /  Cyril Eames
3
6
2
6
2
6
     
4 Finland
United Kingdom
Runar Granholm
Colin Gregory
2
6
1
6
2
6
     
5 Finland
United Kingdom
Arne Grahn
Edward Higgs
6
4
1
6
4
6
4
6
   

Germany vs. Spain


Germany
3
Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany [18]
17–19 May 1928
Clay

Spain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Germany
Spain
Hans Moldenhauer
Eduardo Flaquer
6
4
3
6
7
5
6
3
   
2 Germany
Spain
Daniel Prenn
Francisco Sindreu
5
7
6
2
2
6
6
3
6
4
 
3 Germany
Spain
Curt Bergmann /  Heinrich Kleinschroth
Eduardo Flaquer /  Raimundo Morales Marqués
5
7
3
6
6
2
9
7
1
6
 
4 Germany
Spain
Hans Moldenhauer
Francisco Sindreu
4
6
1
6
7
5
6
1
3
6
 
5 Germany
Spain
Daniel Prenn
Eduardo Flaquer
4
6
6
3
6
2
6
4
   

Denmark vs. Austria


Denmark
1
Copenhagen, Denmark [19]
23–26 May 1928

Austria
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Austria
Axel Petersen
Hermann von Artens
4
6
2
6
5
7
     
2 Denmark
Austria
Einer Ulrich
Franz-Wilhelm Matejka
1
6
2
6
2
6
     
3 Denmark
Austria
Povl Henriksen /  Einer Ulrich
Hermann von Artens /  Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten
8
6
6
0
11
9
     
4 Denmark
Austria
Einer Ulrich
Hermann von Artens
4
6
4
6
6
3
7
9
   
5 Denmark
Austria
Axel Petersen
Franz-Wilhelm Matejka
6
8
2
6
7
5
6
2
3
6
 

Netherlands vs. Hungary


Netherlands
3
Noordwijk, Netherlands [20]
18–20 May 1928
Clay

Hungary
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Hungary
Hendrik Timmer
Imre Takáts
6
2
6
0
6
1
     
2 Netherlands
Hungary
Arthur Diemer-Kool
Béla von Kehrling
5
7
6
4
6
2
1
6
1
1
retired
 
3 Netherlands
Hungary
Ody Koopman /  Hendrik Timmer
Béla von Kehrling /  Jenő Péteri
1
6
6
4
6
2
7
5
   
4 Netherlands
Hungary
Hendrik Timmer
Béla von Kehrling
6
3
6
4
6
3
     
5 Netherlands
Hungary
Ody Koopman
Imre Takáts
4
6
2
6
5
7
     

Sweden vs. Czechoslovakia


Sweden
1
East Malm Athletic/Soccer Fields, Stockholm, Sweden [21]
17–19 May 1928
Clay

Czechoslovakia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Czechoslovakia
Ingvar Garell
Jan Koželuh
6
8
0
6
1
6
     
2 Sweden
Czechoslovakia
Sune Malmström
Roderich Menzel
3
6
3
6
6
3
5
7
   
3 Sweden
Czechoslovakia
Sune Malmström /  Charles Wennergren
Jan Koželuh /  Pavel Macenauer
0
6
2
6
4
6
     
4 Sweden
Czechoslovakia
Ingvar Garell
Roderich Menzel
2
6
0
6
7
5
6
8
   
5 Sweden
Czechoslovakia
Sune Malmström
Pavel Macenauer
10
8
1
6
7
5
6
3
   

Portugal vs. New Zealand


Portugal
1
Sporting Club, Lisbon, Portugal [22]
11–13 May 1928
Clay

New Zealand
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Portugal
New Zealand
José de Verda
Russell Young
6
2
6
2
6
3
     
2 Portugal
New Zealand
Antonio Pinto-Coelho
Eskell Andrews
3
6
4
6
0
6
     
3 Portugal
New Zealand
Antonio Casanovas /  Fernando Vasconcelos
Eskell Andrews /  Russell Young
7
5
4
6
2
6
2
6
   
4 Portugal
New Zealand
Antonio Pinto-Coelho
Russell Young
6
4
1
6
3
6
0
6
   
5 Portugal
New Zealand
José de Verda
Eskell Andrews
4
6
3
6
1
6
     

Quarterfinals

Italy vs. India


Italy
4
Turin, Italy [23]
9–11 June 1928
Clay

India
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
India
Uberto De Morpurgo
Mohammed Sleem
6
3
6
3
6
1
     
2 Italy
India
Giorgio de Stefani
E.V. Bobb
6
4
6
1
6
3
     
3 Italy
India
Placido Gaslini /  Uberto De Morpurgo
E.V. Bobb /  Mohammed Sleem
6
3
6
3
3
6
6
3
   
4 Italy
India
Uberto De Morpurgo
E.V. Bobb
6
2
6
4
6
4
     
5 Italy
India
Giorgio de Stefani
Mohammed Sleem
4
6
6
8
6
4
3
6
   

Great Britain vs. Germany


Great Britain
4
Edgbaston Lawn Tennis Society, Birmingham, England [24]
7–9 June 1928
Grass

Germany
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Germany
Edward Higgs
Hans Moldenhauer
6
4
4
6
6
2
0
6
6
4
 
2 United Kingdom
Germany
Colin Gregory
Otto Froitzheim
6
4
4
6
6
0
     
retired
3 United Kingdom
Germany
Gordon Crole-Rees /  Cyril Eames
Heinrich Kleinschroth /  Daniel Prenn
7
5
6
2
6
4
     
4 United Kingdom
Germany
Colin Gregory
Hans Moldenhauer
2
6
6
4
3
6
6
1
6
2
 
5 United Kingdom
Germany
Edward Higgs
Daniel Prenn
6
3
1
6
5
7
6
2
3
6
 

Netherlands vs. Austria


Netherlands
3
The Hague, Netherlands [25]
7–9 June 1928
Clay

Austria
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Austria
Hendrik Timmer
Franz-Wilhelm Matejka
2
6
5
7
6
0
6
3
6
4
 
2 Netherlands
Austria
Arthur Diemer-Kool
Hermann von Artens
6
3
4
6
6
3
3
6
6
0
 
3 Netherlands
Austria
Arthur Diemer-Kool /  Hendrik Timmer
Hermann von Artens /  Franz-Wilhelm Matejka
6
2
6
3
6
0
     
4 Netherlands
Austria
Hendrik Timmer
Hermann von Artens
          not
played
5 Netherlands
Austria
Arthur Diemer-Kool
Franz-Wilhelm Matejka
          not
played

Semifinals

Great Britain vs. Italy


Great Britain
1
Felixstowe Lawn Tennis Club, Felixstowe, England [26]
20–22 June 1928
Grass

Italy
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Italy
Edward Higgs
Uberto De Morpurgo
5
7
4
6
5
7
     
2 United Kingdom
Italy
Colin Gregory
Giorgio de Stefani
6
3
3
6
3
6
2
6
   
3 United Kingdom
Italy
Gordon Crole-Rees /  Cyril Eames
Placido Gaslini /  Uberto De Morpurgo
4
6
6
3
6
4
7
9
5
7
 
4 United Kingdom
Italy
Colin Gregory
Uberto De Morpurgo
0
6
1
6
2
6
     
5 United Kingdom
Italy
Edward Higgs
Giorgio de Stefani
6
1
3
6
6
3
5
7
6
2
 

Czechoslovakia vs. Netherlands


Czechoslovakia
3
Prague, Czechoslovakia [27]
22–24 June 1928

Netherlands
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
Netherlands
Pavel Macenauer
Hendrik Timmer
6
2
0
6
6
0
6
4
   
2 Czechoslovakia
Netherlands
Jan Koželuh
Christiaan van Lennep
6
2
6
0
6
2
     
3 Czechoslovakia
Netherlands
Jan Koželuh /  Roderich Menzel
Christiaan van Lennep /  Hendrik Timmer
3
6
6
3
2
6
4
6
   
4 Czechoslovakia
Netherlands
Jan Koželuh
Hendrik Timmer
3
6
6
1
1
6
4
6
   
5 Czechoslovakia
Netherlands
Pavel Macenauer
Christiaan van Lennep
6
2
6
2
6
2
     

Final

Italy vs. Czechoslovakia


Italy
3
Milan, Italy [2]
13–15 July 1928
Clay

Czechoslovakia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Czechoslovakia
Uberto De Morpurgo
Pavel Macenauer
6
3
6
3
6
4
     
2 Italy
Czechoslovakia
Placido Gaslini
Jan Koželuh
1
6
7
9
6
3
4
6
   
3 Italy
Czechoslovakia
Placido Gaslini /  Uberto De Morpurgo
Jan Koželuh /  Pavel Macenauer
6
8
6
4
4
6
4
6
   
4 Italy
Czechoslovakia
Uberto De Morpurgo
Jan Koželuh
6
1
6
2
6
0
     
5 Italy
Czechoslovakia
Placido Gaslini
Pavel Macenauer
0
6
6
4
6
4
6
3
   

References

  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN  978-0942257700.
  2. ^ a b "Italy v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Sweden v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Czechoslovakia v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Romania v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Italy v Australia". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Yugoslavia v Finland". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Great Britain v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Germany v Greece". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Spain v Chile". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Poland v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Austria v Philippines". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Norway v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Ireland v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Switzerland v India". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Italy v Romania". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ "Finland v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ "Germany v Spain". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ "Denmark v Austria". daviscup.com.
  20. ^ "Netherlands v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  21. ^ "Sweden v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  22. ^ "Portugal v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  23. ^ "Italy v India". daviscup.com.
  24. ^ "Great Britain v Germany". daviscup.com.
  25. ^ "Netherlands v Austria". daviscup.com.
  26. ^ "Great Britain v Italy". daviscup.com.
  27. ^ "Czechoslovakia v Netherlands". daviscup.com.

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