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The Europe Zone was one of the: two regional zones of the——1925 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

16 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 the Netherlands in the final. And went on——to face Australia in the Inter-Zonal Final.

Draw※

First round※

Hungary vs. France※

Hungary 1	Budapest, Hungary 8–10 May 1925 Clay		France 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Imre Takáts Jean Borotra 2 6 2 6 1 6       2 Béla von Kehrling René Lacoste 3 6 3 6 3 6       3 Béla von Kehrling / Aurél von Kelemen Jean Borotra / René Lacoste 4 6 2 6 10 8 3 6     4 Béla von Kehrling Jean Borotra 6 8 6 1 6 4 6 2     5 Imre Takáts Paul Féret 1 6 0 6 2 6

Portugal vs. Italy※

Portugal 1	Lisbon, Portugal 8–10 May 1925 Clay		Italy 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 José de Verda Clemente Serventi 7 5 1 6 8 6 4 6   retired   2 Antonio Casanovas Uberto De Morpurgo 0 6 1 6 2 6       3 Antonio Casanovas / Fernando Vasconcelos Uberto De Morpurgo / Placido Gaslini 3 6 1 6 6 3 7 9     4 Antonio Casanovas Clemente Serventi 6 4 4 6 6 2 4 6 8 6   5 José de Verda Uberto De Morpurgo 2 6 1 6 8 6 2 6

Denmark vs. Romania※

Denmark 4	Roehampton Lawn Tennis Club, London, England 12–14 May 1925 Clay		Romania 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Erik Worm Nicolae Mișu 3 6 3 6 7 5 3 6     2 Einer Ulrich Gheorghe Lupu 6 1 6 2 8 6       3 Povl Henriksen / Einer Ulrich Gheorghe Lupu / Nicolae Mișu 7 5 6 0 6 1       4 Erik Worm Gheorghe Lupu 6 2 6 2 6 4       5 Einer Ulrich Nicolae Mișu 7 5 6 1 6 2

Poland vs. Great Britain※

Poland 0	Warsaw Lawn Tennis Club, Warsaw, Poland 15–17 May 1925 Clay		Great Britain 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Wladyslaw Szwede Gordon Lowe 0 6 1 6 1 6       2 Alfons Foerster Patrick Wheatley 1 6 2 6 1 6       3 Władysław Kuchar / Karol Steinert Leslie Godfree / Charles Kingsley 4 6 2 6 2 6       4 Alfons Foerster Gordon Lowe 0 6 0 6 0 6       5 Wladyslaw Szwede Patrick Wheatley 2 6 0 6 0 6

Austria vs. Ireland※

Austria 4	Vienna, Austria 15–19 May 1925		Ireland 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten Charles Scroope 0 6 2 6 6 3 6 2 6 3   2 Paul Brick Louis Meldon 6 4 6 2 6 4       3 Paul Brick / Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten Charles Scroope / Simon Scroope 1 6 4 6 6 0 5 7     4 Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten Louis Meldon 8 10 4 6 7 5 8 6 6 1   5 Paul Brick Charles Scroope 5 7 1 6 7 5       retired

Belgium vs. India※

Belgium 2	Brussels, Belgium 16–18 May 1925		India 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jean Washer Sydney Jacob 4 6 6 4 3 6 7 5 4 6   2 Georges Watson Eric Andrea 0 6 3 6 0 6       3 Jean Washer / Georges Watson Syed Mohammad Hadi / Jagat-Mohan Lal 4 6 2 6 6 4 7 5 6 3   4 Georges Watson Sydney Jacob 3 6 1 6 3 6       5 Jean Washer Eric Andrea 7 5 6 1 6 1

Switzerland vs. Sweden※

Switzerland 2	Bern, Switzerland 16–18 May 1925 Clay		Sweden 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Charles Aeschlimann Sune Malmström 3 6 3 6 9 7 3 6     2 Charles Martin Marcus Wallenberg 1 6 3 6 3 6       3 Charles Aeschlimann / Charles Martin Sune Malmström / Marcus Wallenberg 3 6 7 5 7 5 7 5     4 Charles Martin Sune Malmström 1 6 2 6 1 6       5 Charles Aeschlimann Marcus Wallenberg 6 3 6 3 5 7 6 4

Netherlands vs. Czechoslovakia※

Netherlands 3	Noordwijk, Netherlands 15–18 May 1925 Clay		Czechoslovakia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Arthur Diemer-Kool Pavel Macenauer 6 3 3 6 2 6 1 6     2 Hendrik Timmer Jan Koželuh 6 3 6 4 6 2       3 Arthur Diemer-Kool / Christiaan van Lennep Jan Koželuh / Ladislav Žemla 6 3 6 1 8 6       4 Arthur Diemer-Kool Jan Koželuh 6 3 3 6 6 3 1 6 1 6   5 Hendrik Timmer Pavel Macenauer 6 1 6 2 6 2

Quarterfinals※

France vs. Italy※

France 5	Racing Club de France, Paris, France 12–14 June 1925 Clay		Italy 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 René Lacoste Uberto De Morpurgo 6 0 6 2 2 6 6 0     2 Jean Borotra Cesare Colombo 6 4 6 1 6 1       3 Jacques Brugnon / René Lacoste Cesare Colombo / Uberto De Morpurgo 6 1 6 1 6 1       4 Jean Borotra Uberto De Morpurgo 6 1 2 6 12 10 6 1     5 Paul Féret Cesare Colombo 8 6 3 6 1 6 6 2 6 3

Denmark vs. Great Britain※

Denmark 0	Copenhagen, Denmark 27–29 May 1925 Clay		Great Britain 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Axel Petersen Patrick Wheatley 6 4 4 6 6 1 2 6 2 6   2 Einer Ulrich Brian Gilbert 1 6 11 9 6 3 4 6 2 6   3 Einer Ulrich / Erik Worm Leslie Godfree / Charles Kingsley 5 7 5 7 2 6       4 Einer Ulrich Patrick Wheatley           not played 5 Axel Petersen Brian Gilbert           not played

Austria vs. India※

Austria 0	Vienna, Austria 12–14 June 1925		India 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Paul Brick Sydney Jacob 6 8 1 6 1 6       2 Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten Eric Andrea 4 6 2 6 6 8       3 Otto Relly / Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten Hassan Ali Fyzee / Jagat-Mohan Lal 0 6 3 6 1 6       4 Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten Sydney Jacob 4 6 4 6 5 7       5 Paul Brick Eric Andrea 2 6 7 5 6 4 2 3   not completed

Netherlands vs. Sweden※

Netherlands 5	Noordwijksche Sportverening, Noordwijk, Netherlands 12–14 June 1925 Clay		Sweden 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Hendrik Timmer Carl-Erik von Braun 7 5 6 1 6 0       2 Arthur Diemer-Kool Marcus Wallenberg 6 2 4 6 6 3 6 0     3 Arthur Diemer-Kool / Christiaan van Lennep Carl-Erik von Braun / Marcus Wallenberg 3 6 6 1 6 4 9 7     4 Hendrik Timmer Marcus Wallenberg 6 1 6 4 6 2       5 Arthur Diemer-Kool Carl-Erik von Braun 8 6 6 1 6 2

Semifinals※

Great Britain vs. France※

Great Britain 0	Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England 11–14 July 1925 Grass		France 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Noel Turnbull René Lacoste 6 3 1 6 5 7 2 6     2 Gordon Crole-Rees Jean Borotra 4 6 8 10 6 4 0 6     3 Leslie Godfree / Patrick Wheatley Jacques Brugnon / René Lacoste 4 6 4 6 3 6       4 Gordon Crole-Rees René Lacoste 2 6 4 6 2 6       5 Noel Turnbull Jean Borotra           not played

Netherlands vs. India※

Netherlands 4	Noordwijk, Netherlands 10–12 July 1925 Clay		India 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Arthur Diemer-Kool Jagat-Mohan Lal 3 6 6 3 6 4 6 1     2 Christiaan van Lennep Hassan Ali Fyzee 1 6 4 6 11 9 6 3 4 6   3 Arthur Diemer-Kool / Christiaan van Lennep Hassan Ali Fyzee / Syed Mohammad Hadi 6 4 6 2 6 3       4 Arthur Diemer-Kool Hassan Ali Fyzee 7 5 6 1 6 4       5 Christiaan van Lennep Jagat-Mohan Lal 6 2 6 4 7 5

Final※

Netherlands vs. France※

Netherlands 0	Noordwijk Club, Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) 18–20 July 1925 Clay		France 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Hendrik Timmer René Lacoste 7 5 5 7 2 6 2 6     2 Arthur Diemer Kool Jean Borotra 2 6 4 6 8 10       3 Arthur Diemer Kool / Christiaan van Lennep Jacques Brugnon / René Lacoste 2 6 3 6 8 6 4 6     4 Arthur Diemer Kool René Lacoste 4 6 4 6 1 6       5 Hendrik Timmer Jean Borotra           not played

References※

External links※

• Davis Cup official website