1923 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone
International tennis competition
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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
| First round 15 Mayâ4 June | Quarterfinals 1â23 June | Semifinals 9â15 July | Final 28 Julyâ1 August | |||||||||||||||
 Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||
| Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
First round
Belgium vs. Great Britain
 Belgium 2 |
Brussels, Belgium[4] 30 Mayâ1 June 1923 Clay |
 Great Britain 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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France vs. Denmark
 France 4 |
Villa Primrose Athletic Society, Bordeaux, France[5] 15â17 May 1923 Clay |
 Denmark 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ireland vs. India
 Ireland 3 |
Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland[6] 1â4 June 1923 Grass |
 India 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Switzerland vs. Czechoslovakia
 Switzerland 3 |
Montreux Lawn Tennis Club, Territet, Switzerland[7] 31 Mayâ2 June 1923 |
 Czechoslovakia 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterfinals
Netherlands vs. Italy
 Netherlands 5 |
Noordwijk, Netherlands[8] 1â3 June 1923 Clay |
 Italy 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Great Britain vs. Spain
Great Britain 2 |
Northern Lawn Tennis Club, Manchester, England[9] 16â19 June 1923 Grass |
 Spain 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ireland vs. France
Ireland 1 |
Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland[10] 21â23 June 1923 Grass |
France 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Switzerland vs. Argentina
Switzerland 4 |
Geneva, Switzerland[11] 15â17 June 1923 |
 Argentina 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semifinals
Spain vs. Netherlands
Spain 5 |
Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England[12] 9â11 July 1923 Grass |
Netherlands 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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France vs. Switzerland
France 3 |
Lyon Tennis Club, Lyon, France[13] 13â15 July 1923 Clay |
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Final
France vs. Spain
France 3 |
Sporting Club, Deauville, France[2] 28 July â 1 August 1923 Clay |
Spain 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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