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The Europe Zone was one of the: two regional zones of the——1938 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

21 teams entered the "Europe Zone," with the winner going on——to compete in the Inter-Zonal Final against the winner of the America Zone. Germany defeated Yugoslavia in the final. And went on——to face Australia in the Inter-Zonal Final.

Draw※

First round※

Netherlands vs. France※

Netherlands 2	Scheveningen, Netherlands 5–7 May 1938 Clay		France 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Hans van Swol Bernard Destremau 6 3 6 0 8 6       2 Tod Hughan Yvon Petra 3 6 2 6 2 6       3 Tod Hughan / Hans van Swol Henri Bolelli / Yvon Petra 6 8 1 6 6 1 7 5 6 2   4 Hans van Swol Yvon Petra 0 6 3 6 2 6       5 Tod Hughan Bernard Destremau 4 6 2 6 2 6

Poland vs. Denmark※

Poland 5	Kraków, Poland 5–7 May 1938		Denmark 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Józef Hebda Helge Plougmann 6 2 6 2 6 1       2 Ignacy Tłoczyński Finn Bekkevold 6 2 6 3 6 2       3 Józef Hebda / Ignacy Tłoczyński Niels Korner / Einer Ulrich 6 2 6 3 6 8 6 3     4 Ignacy Tłoczyński Helge Plougmann 6 0 6 2 6 1       5 Józef Hebda Finn Bekkevold 6 4 7 5 6 1

Ireland vs. Italy※

Ireland 1	Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 5–7 May 1938 Grass		Italy 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 George Lyttleton-Rogers Giorgio de Stefani 7 5 2 6 6 3 6 2     2 George McVeagh Vanni Canepele 0 6 2 6 0 6       3 George Lyttleton-Rogers / George McVeagh Ferruccio Quintavalle / Valentino Taroni 3 6 6 4 1 6 2 6     4 Hector Ryan Giorgio de Stefani 2 6 2 6 2 6       5 George Lyttleton-Rogers Vanni Canepele 7 5 3 6 6 1 3 6 1 6

Great Britain vs. Romania※

Great Britain 3	Royal Hall Grounds, Harrogate, England 7–10 May 1938 Clay		Romania 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jimmy Jones Cristea Caralulis 3 6 6 3 2 6 6 8     2 Ronald Shayes Arnulf Schmidt 6 3 6 2 6 2       3 Donald Butler / Frank Wilde Cristea Caralulis / Arnulf Schmidt 8 6 7 5 6 2       4 Jimmy Jones Arnulf Schmidt 3 6 1 6 6 0 6 2 6 8   5 Ronald Shayes Cristea Caralulis 6 3 6 0 6 3

Yugoslavia vs. Czechoslovakia※

Yugoslavia 3	Zagreb, Yugoslavia 29 April–1 May 1938		Czechoslovakia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Franjo Punčec Ladislav Hecht 7 5 6 3 6 3       2 Josip Palada Roderich Menzel 2 6 2 6 1 6       3 Dragutin Mitić / Franjo Punčec František Cejnar / Roderich Menzel 9 11 6 3 7 9 2 6     4 Franjo Punčec Roderich Menzel 3 6 6 1 6 1 6 2     5 Dragutin Mitić František Cejnar 3 6 7 5 4 6 6 2 2 1   retired

Second round※

Germany vs. Norway※

Germany 5	Berlin, Germany 20–22 May 1938 Clay		Norway 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Georg von Metaxa Johan Haanes 2 6 5 7 6 2 6 3 7 5   2 Henner Henkel Fritz Jenssen 6 0 6 0 6 1       3 Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa Johan Haanes / Fritz Jenssen 6 1 6 2 6 3       4 Georg von Metaxa Fritz Jenssen 6 1 6 0 6 0       5 Rolf Göpfert Johan Haanes 6 3 8 6 6 2

France vs. Monaco※

France 5	Municipal Park Stadium, Marseille, France 21–23 May 1938 Clay		Monaco 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Bernard Destremau Gaston Médécin 6 3 6 0 6 1       2 Yvon Petra Aleco Noghès 6 1 6 1 6 0       3 Henri Bolelli / Pierre Pellizza Vladimir Landau / Gaston Médécin 6 2 6 1 6 3       4 Henri Bolelli Aleco Noghès 6 1 6 1 6 2       5 Pierre Pellizza Gaston Médécin 6 2 6 1 3 6 6 4

Italy vs. Poland※

Italy 3	Milan, Italy 19–21 May 1938 Clay		Poland 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Vanni Canepele Józef Hebda 6 1 7 9 6 2 7 9 6 2   2 Giorgio de Stefani Ignacy Tłoczyński 8 6 6 4 2 6 2 6   retired   3 Ferruccio Quintavalle / Valentino Taroni Czesław Spychała / Ignacy Tłoczyński 11 9 2 6 6 4 3 6 7 5   4 Valentino Taroni Józef Hebda 3 6 6 3 1 6 4 6     5 Vanni Canepele Ignacy Tłoczyński 6 2 6 1 2 6 6 2

Yugoslavia vs. Great Britain※

Yugoslavia 5	Zagreb, Yugoslavia 20–22 May 1938 Clay		Great Britain 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Dragutin Mitić Donald Butler 6 3 6 1 6 4       2 Franjo Punčec Ronald Shayes 6 4 4 6 6 2 6 4     3 Dragutin Mitić / Franjo Punčec Donald Butler / Frank Wilde 7 5 6 3 3 6 5 7 6 3   4 Dragutin Mitić Ronald Shayes 6 2 6 3 11 9       5 Franjo Punčec Donald Butler 6 3 6 2 3 6 6 3

Sweden vs. Switzerland※

Sweden 4	Tennisstadion, Stockholm, Sweden 20–22 May 1938 Clay		Switzerland 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Kalle Schröder Hector Fisher 8 6 6 2 6 0       2 Nils Rohlsson Boris Maneff 1 6 4 6 6 2 1 6     3 Nils Rohlsson / Kalle Schröder Hector Fisher / Boris Maneff 6 2 5 7 6 4 7 5     4 Kalle Schröder Boris Maneff 3 6 1 6 6 2 6 4 6 2   5 Nils Rohlsson Hector Fisher 3 6 4 6 6 4 6 3 6 1

Greece vs. Belgium※

Greece 0	Athens, Greece 5–7 May 1938		Belgium 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Lazaros Stalios André Lacroix 1 6 2 6 1 6       2 Georgios Nikolaides Charles Naeyaert 1 6 4 6 7 9       3 Georgios Nikolaides / Lazaros Stalios Léopold de Borman / André Lacroix 2 6 1 6 1 6       4 Lazaros Stalios Charles Naeyaert 4 6 3 6 2 6       5 Georgios Nikolaides Pierre Geelhand de Merxem 4 6 3 6 3 6

Quarterfinals※

Hungary vs. Germany※

Hungary 1	Budapest, Hungary 26–28 May 1938		Germany 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 György Dallos Henner Henkel 4 6 9 11 0 6       2 Emil Gábori Georg von Metaxa 7 5 6 4 4 6 2 6 7 5   3 József Asbóth / György Dallos Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa 7 5 1 6 6 8 3 6     4 György Dallos Georg von Metaxa 2 6 6 3 3 6 2 6     5 Emil Gábori Henner Henkel 1 6         not completed

France vs. Italy※

France 4	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 27–29 May 1938 Clay		Italy 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Yvon Petra Valentino Taroni 6 0 6 2 6 3       2 Bernard Destremau Vanni Canepele 3 6 6 0 6 2 7 5     3 Henri Bolelli / Pierre Pellizza Ferruccio Quintavalle / Valentino Taroni 9 7 6 3 6 4       4 Bernard Destremau Valentino Taroni 6 8 7 5 4 6 2 6     5 Pierre Pellizza Renato Bossi 4 6 6 4 5 7 6 3 7 5

Yugoslavia vs. Sweden※

Yugoslavia 3	Zagreb, Yugoslavia 29–31 May 1938 Clay		Sweden 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Josip Palada Kalle Schröder 5 7 6 1 2 6 8 6 3 6   2 Franjo Punčec Nils Rohlsson 6 2 6 3 6 2       3 Franjo Kukuljević / Franjo Punčec Nils Rohlsson / Kalle Schröder 6 3 9 7 6 3       4 Josip Palada Nils Rohlsson 7 5 7 5 6 1       5 Franjo Punčec Kalle Schröder           not played

Belgium vs. India※

Belgium 3	Brussels, Belgium 26–28 May 1938		India 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Charles Naeyaert Ghaus Mohammad Khan 7 5 6 2 3 6 1 6 7 9   2 André Lacroix Subba Sawhney 6 4 6 3 4 6 6 3     3 Léopold de Borman / André Lacroix Ghaus Mohammad Khan / Subba Sawhney 4 6 3 6 6 3 7 5 6 4   4 André Lacroix Ghaus Mohammad Khan 7 5 0 6 2 6 7 5 6 3   5 Pierre Geelhand de Merxem Subba Sawhney           not played

Semifinals※

Germany vs. France※

Germany 3	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany 21–23 July 1938 Clay		France 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Henner Henkel Yvon Petra 4 6 6 1 11 9 6 2     2 Georg von Metaxa Bernard Destremau 6 4 7 5 5 7 5 7 6 3   3 Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa Jean Lesueur / Yvon Petra 4 6 6 4 2 6 10 8 6 4   4 Georg von Metaxa Yvon Petra 7 9 6 8 4 6       5 Hans Redl Bernard Destremau 8 6 4 6 4 6 2 6

Belgium vs. Yugoslavia※

Belgium 0	Brussels, Belgium 21–23 July 1938		Yugoslavia 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jacques Van den Eynde Franjo Punčec 6 2 0 6 1 6 2 6     2 André Lacroix Josip Palada 4 6 1 6 2 6       3 Léopold de Borman / Pierre Geelhand de Merxem Franjo Kukuljević / Dragutin Mitić 3 6 3 6 6 3 8 10     4 André Lacroix Franjo Punčec 4 6 1 6 2 6       5 Jacques Van den Eynde Josip Palada 3 6 3 6 1 6

Final※

Germany vs. Yugoslavia※

Germany 3	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany 29–31 July 1938 Clay		Yugoslavia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Henner Henkel Franjo Punčec 1 6 5 7 3 6       2 Georg von Metaxa Josip Palada 1 6 6 4 6 1 3 6 12 10   3 Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa Franjo Kukuljević / Franjo Punčec 1 6 7 9 7 5 6 4 6 4   4 Henner Henkel Josip Palada 6 3 7 5 6 1       5 Hans Redl Franjo Kukuljević 4 6 3 6 2 6

Notes※

References※

External links※

• Davis Cup official website