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1923 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

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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]

Draw

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First round
15 May–4 June		Quarterfinals
1–23 June		Semifinals
9–15 July		Final
28 July–1 August
  Netherlands
Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)
bye
  Netherlands5
  Italy0
  Italy
Eastbourne, England (grass)
bye
  Netherlands0
Brussels, Belgium (clay)
  Spain5
  Great Britain3
Manchester, England (grass)
  Belgium2
  Great Britain2
  Spain3
  Spain [3]w/o
Deauville, France (clay)
  Romania
  Spain2
Bordeaux, France (clay)
  France3
  France4
Dublin, Ireland (grass)
  Denmark1
  France4
Dublin, Ireland (grass)
  Ireland1
  Ireland3
Lyon, France (clay)
  India2
  France3
Territet, Switzerland
   Switzerland2
   Switzerland3
Geneva, Switzerland
  Czechoslovakia2
   Switzerland4
  Argentina1
bye
  Argentina

First round

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Belgium vs. Great Britain

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Belgium
2 		Brussels, Belgium[4]
30 May–1 June 1923
Clay 		 
Great Britain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Georges Watson
Randolph Lycett 		2
6 		6
8 		2
6 		     
2  
  		Jean Washer
Brian Gilbert 		6
2 		4
6 		6
2 		6
3 		   
3  
  		Jean Washer / Georges Watson
Leslie Godfree / Randolph Lycett 		1
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
4  
  		Jean Washer
Randolph Lycett 		6
1 		6
3 		6
4 		     
5  
  		Georges Watson
Brian Gilbert 		1
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     

France vs. Denmark

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France
4 		Villa Primrose Athletic Society, Bordeaux, France[5]
15–17 May 1923
Clay 		 
Denmark
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Henri Cochet
Erik Tegner 		6
1 		6
4 		1
6 		5
7 		6
4 		 
2  
  		René Lacoste
Henning Larsen 		4
6 		4
6 		6
2 		8
6 		6
8 		 
3  
  		Henri Cochet / Jean-Pierre Samazeuilh
Erik Tegner / Erik Worm 		6
1 		7
5 		6
3 		     
4  
  		Henri Cochet
Erik Worm 		6
3 		8
6 		6
1 		     
5  
  		Jean-Pierre Samazeuilh
Erik Tegner 		5
7 		6
1 		1
6 		8
6 		6
4 		 

Ireland vs. India

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Ireland
3 		Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland[6]
1–4 June 1923
Grass 		 
India
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Cecil Campbell
Sydney Jacob 		2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
2  
  		D'Arcy McCrea
Hassan Ali Fyzee 		7
5 		9
7 		2
6 		6
3 		   
3  
  		Louis Meldon / Simon Scroope
Lewis Deane / Hassan Ali Fyzee 		6
0 		3
6 		6
8 		6
4 		6
8 		 
4  
  		Cecil Campbell
Hassan Ali Fyzee 		6
4 		7
5 		6
2 		     
5  
  		D'Arcy McCrea
Sydney Jacob 		6
4 		6
2 		6
4 		     

Switzerland vs. Czechoslovakia

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Switzerland
3 		Montreux Lawn Tennis Club, Territet, Switzerland[7]
31 May–2 June 1923
  
Czechoslovakia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Charles Aeschlimann
Ladislav Žemla 		7
5 		6
2 		8
10 		6
3 		   
2  
  		Charles Martin
Friedrich Rohrer 		2
6 		6
3 		6
3 		6
8 		6
2 		 
3  
  		Maurice Ferrier / Guy Sautter
Friedrich Rohrer / Ladislav Žemla 		6
4 		4
6 		5
7 		6
8 		   
4  
  		Charles Aeschlimann
Friedrich Rohrer 		4
6 		7
5 		13
11 		3
6 		6
0 		 
5  
  		Charles Martin
Ladislav Žemla 		4
6 		6
3 		3
6 		4
6 		   

Quarterfinals

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Netherlands vs. Italy

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Netherlands
5 		Noordwijk, Netherlands[8]
1–3 June 1923
Clay 		 
Italy
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Christiaan van Lennep
Uberto De Morpurgo 		6
1 		0
6 		6
3 		6
2 		   
2  
  		Arthur Diemer-Kool
Cesare Colombo 		6
2 		6
1 		5
7 		6
4 		   
3  
  		Arthur Diemer-Kool / Christiaan van Lennep
Mino Balbi Di Robecco / Uberto De Morpurgo 		6
4 		6
4 		6
3 		     
4  
  		Christiaan van Lennep
Cesare Colombo 		6
2 		3
6 		6
2 		6
3 		   
5  
  		Arthur Diemer-Kool
Uberto De Morpurgo 		7
5 		5
7 		3
6 		6
4 		6
4 		 

Great Britain vs. Spain

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Great Britain
2 		Northern Lawn Tennis Club, Manchester, England[9]
16–19 June 1923
Grass 		 
Spain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Randolph Lycett
Eduardo Flaquer 		6
0 		6
1 		6
1 		     
2  
  		Patrick Wheatley
Manuel de Gomar 		6
4 		8
10 		1
6 		2
6 		   
3  
  		Leslie Godfree / Randolph Lycett
Eduardo Flaquer / Manuel de Gomar 		2
6 		3
6 		6
4 		3
6 		   
4  
  		Patrick Wheatley
Eduardo Flaquer 		0
6 		4
6 		6
3 		6
1 		11
9 		 
5  
  		Randolph Lycett
Manuel de Gomar 		4
6 		1
6 		5
7 		     

Ireland vs. France

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Ireland
1 		Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland[10]
21–23 June 1923
Grass 		 
France
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		D'Arcy McCrea
Henri Cochet 		1
6 		3
6 		11
13 		     
2  
  		Cecil Campbell
Jean Borotra 		6
1 		7
5 		6
0 		     
3  
  		Cecil Campbell / Simon Scroope
Jacques Brugnon / René Lacoste 		2
6 		3
6 		12
14 		     
4  
  		Cecil Campbell
Henri Cochet 		6
0 		5
7 		6
4 		8
10 		6
8 		 
5  
  		D'Arcy McCrea
Jean Borotra 		5
7 		6
1 		7
5 		0
6 		2
6 		 

Switzerland vs. Argentina

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Switzerland
4 		Geneva, Switzerland[11]
15–17 June 1923
  
Argentina
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Charles Martin
Carlos Caminos 		8
6 		6
4 		6
3 		     
2  
  		Charles Aeschlimann
Ronaldo Boyd 		8
6 		4
6 		6
4 		6
4 		   
3  
  		Charles Aeschlimann / Guy Sautter
Guillermo Robson / Alfredo Villegas 		4
6 		6
3 		9
7 		6
3 		   
4  
  		Charles Martin
Ronaldo Boyd 		3
6 		1
6 		9
7 		6
4 		5
7 		 
5  
  		Charles Aeschlimann
Carlos Caminos 		6
3 		7
5 		6
3 		     

Semifinals

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Spain vs. Netherlands

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Spain
5 		Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England[12]
9–11 July 1923
Grass 		 
Netherlands
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Manuel de Gomar
Christiaan van Lennep 		6
4 		6
3 		6
3 		     
2  
  		Eduardo Flaquer
Marinus van der Feen 		4
6 		6
2 		6
3 		6
0 		   
3  
  		Eduardo Flaquer / Manuel de Gomar
Cornelis Bryan / Hendrik Timmer 		6
4 		6
3 		6
2 		     
4  
  		Manuel de Gomar
Marinus van der Feen 		6
3 		6
0 		7
5 		     
5  
  		Eduardo Flaquer
Christiaan van Lennep 		5
7 		6
3 		8
6 		6
1 		   

France vs. Switzerland

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France
3 		Lyon Tennis Club, Lyon, France[13]
13–15 July 1923
Clay 		 
Switzerland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Jean-François Blanchy
Charles Aeschlimann 		6
4 		6
2 		6
4 		     
2  
  		Henri Cochet
Charles Martin 		6
4 		4
6 		6
3 		1
6 		3
6 		 
3  
  		Jean-François Blanchy / Jean-Pierre Samazeuilh
Charles Aeschlimann / Guy Sautter 		10
8 		6
3 		2
6 		4
6 		4
6 		 
4  
  		Jean-François Blanchy
Charles Martin 		7
5 		6
3 		6
2 		     
5  
  		Henri Cochet
Charles Aeschlimann 		1
6 		6
3 		6
3 		5
7 		6
4 		 

Final

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France vs. Spain

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France
3 		Sporting Club, Deauville, France[2]
28 July – 1 August 1923
Clay 		 
Spain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		René Lacoste
Manuel de Gomar 		6
3 		6
4 		5
7 		6
4 		   
2  
  		Jean-François Blanchy
Eduardo Flaquer 		6
1 		6
2 		3
6 		6
1 		   
3  
  		Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet
Eduardo Flaquer / Manuel de Gomar 		4
6 		6
8 		13
11 		6
1 		4
6 		 
4  
  		René Lacoste
Eduardo Flaquer 		6
1 		6
3 		6
2 		     
5  
  		Jean-François Blanchy
Manuel de Gomar 		3
6 		6
2 		2
6 		2
6 		   

References

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  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 "France v Spain". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Spain v Romania". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Belgium v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "France v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Ireland v India". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Switzerland v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Netherlands v Italy". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Great Britain v Spain". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Ireland v France". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Switzerland v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Spain v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "France v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
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