1933 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

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The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1933 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

Duration21 April – 15 July 1933
Teams23
Categories1933 Europe Zone
1931 America Zone
Winning nation Great Britain
Qualified for: 1933 Inter-Zonal Final
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1933 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone
Details
Duration21 April – 15 July 1933
Teams23
Categories1933 Europe Zone
1931 America Zone
Champion
Winning nation Great Britain
Qualified for: 1933 Inter-Zonal Final
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24 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]

Great Britain defeated Australia in the final, and went on to face the United States in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2] In the Qualifying Draw, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy advanced to the 1934 Europe Zone main draw.

Draw

First Round
21 April–9 May		Second Round
12–21 May		Quarterfinals
8–13 June		Semifinals
17–20 June		Final
13–15 July
 GreeceAthens, Greece
bye Greece4
 Romania Romania1Prague, Czechoslovakia
bye Greece0
 CzechoslovakiaPrague, Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia5
bye Czechoslovakia5
 Monaco Monaco0Eastbourne, England (grass)
bye Czechoslovakia0
 Finlandw/oLondon, England (clay) Great Britain5
 India Finland0
 Spain1 Great Britain5Eastbourne, England (grass)
 Great Britain4 Great Britain4
 Italy4Genoa, Italy (clay) Italy1
 Yugoslavia1 Italy4
 Belgium2 Austria1Wimbledon, England (grass)
 Austria3 Great Britain3
 Denmark2Dublin, Ireland (grass) Australia2
 Ireland3 Ireland0
 Hungary0 Japan5Berlin, Germany (clay)
 Japan5 Japan4
 Germany5Berlin, Germany Germany1
 Egypt0 Germany4
 Netherlands3 Netherlands1Paris, France (clay)
 Poland2 Japan2
byeBasel, Switzerland Australia3
  Switzerland  Switzerland1
bye South Africa4London, England (grass)
 South Africa South Africa2
byeOslo, Norway (clay) Australia3
 Norway Norway0
bye Australia5
 Australia

First round

Spain vs. Great Britain

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Spain
1		 Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain[3]
21–23 April 1933
Clay
Great Britain
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
United Kingdom		 Enrique Maier
Fred Perry		 5
7		 5
7		 2
6		      
2 Spain
United Kingdom		 Francisco Sindreu
Bunny Austin		 0
6		 3
6		 2
6		      
3 Spain
United Kingdom		 Alberto Durall / Enrique Maier
Pat Hughes / Fred Perry		 6
3		 6
1		 1
6		 4
6		 6
3		  
4 Spain
United Kingdom		 Francisco Sindreu
Fred Perry		 1
6		 3
6		 0
6		      
5 Spain
United Kingdom		 Enrique Maier
Bunny Austin		 6
8		 5
7		 1
6		      
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Italy vs. Yugoslavia

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Italy
4		 Florence, Italy[4]
4–6 May 1933
Clay
Yugoslavia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Kingdom of Yugoslavia		 Uberto De Morpurgo
Franjo Punčec		 9
7		 6
3		 6
4		      
2 Italy
Kingdom of Yugoslavia		 Giorgio de Stefani
Franjo Kukuljević		 6
4		 6
0		 3
6		 6
2		    
3 Italy
Kingdom of Yugoslavia		 Uberto De Morpurgo / Augusto Rado
Franjo Kukuljević / Josip Palada		 14
12		 3
6		 6
1		 4
6		 3
6		  
4 Italy
Kingdom of Yugoslavia		 Uberto De Morpurgo
Franjo Kukuljević		 7
5		 6
3		 6
4		      
5 Italy
Kingdom of Yugoslavia		 Giorgio de Stefani
Josip Palada		 6
1		 6
2		 6
2		      
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Belgium vs. Austria

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Belgium
2		 Brussels, Belgium[5]
5–7 May 1933
Austria
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Austria		 Léopold de Borman
Hermann von Artens		 6
4		 2
6		 4
6		 5
7		    
2 Belgium
Austria		 André Lacroix
Franz-Wilhelm Matejka		 3
6		 4
6		 2
6		      
3 Belgium
Austria		 Léopold de Borman / André Lacroix
Adam Baworowski / Herbert Kinzl		 6
4		 6
3		 6
1		      
4 Belgium
Austria		 André Lacroix
Hermann von Artens		 6
2		 6
2		 6
4		      
5 Belgium
Austria		 Léopold de Borman
Franz-Wilhelm Matejka		 6
2		 4
6		 0
6		 6
3		 3
6		  
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Denmark vs. Ireland

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Denmark
2		 Copenhagen, Denmark[6]
7–9 May 1933
Ireland
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Republic of Ireland		 Einer Ulrich
George Lyttleton-Rogers		 6
8		 2
6		 2
6		      
2 Denmark
Republic of Ireland		 Anker Jacobsen
George McVeagh		 3
6		 2
6		 6
4		 8
6		 6
3		  
3 Denmark
Republic of Ireland		 Povl Henriksen / Einer Ulrich
George Lyttleton-Rogers / Edward McGuire		 6
4		 1
6		 6
8		 4
6		    
4 Denmark
Republic of Ireland		 Anker Jacobsen
George Lyttleton-Rogers		 1
6		 3
6		 4
6		      
5 Denmark
Republic of Ireland		 Einer Ulrich
George McVeagh		 6
2		 6
3		 6
3		      
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Hungary vs. Japan

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Hungary
0		 Budapest, Hungary[7]
5–7 May 1933
Japan
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
Japan		 Emil Gábori
Jiro Sato		 4
6		 2
6		 3
6		      
2 Hungary
Japan		 Béla von Kehrling
Ryosuke Nunoi		 6
4		 6
8		 3
6		 1
6		    
3 Hungary
Japan		 Emil Gábori / Imre Zichy
Ryosuke Nunoi / Jiro Sato		 0
6		 1
6		 2
6		      
4 Hungary
Japan		 Béla von Kehrling
Jiro Sato		 4
6		 4
6		 7
9		      
5 Hungary
Japan		 Emil Gábori
Ryosuke Nunoi		 6
3		 6
1		 3
6		 7
9		 4
6		  
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Germany vs. Egypt

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Germany
5		 Wiesbaden, Germany[8]
5–7 May 1933
Egypt
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Germany
Egypt		 Gottfried von Cramm
Loutfalla Wahid		 6
3		 6
4		 6
2		      
2 Germany
Egypt		 Eberhard Nourney
Adolphe Bogdagli		 8
6		 6
1		 6
1		      
3 Germany
Egypt		 Gottfried von Cramm / Gustav Jaenecke
Ahmed Shukry / Loutfalla Wahid		 4
6		 6
4		 8
6		 6
4		    
4 Germany
Egypt		 Gottfried von Cramm
Adolphe Bogdagli		 6
2		 6
2		 6
2		      
5 Germany
Egypt		 Eberhard Nourney
Loutfalla Wahid		 5
7		 8
6		 6
2		 9
7		    
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Netherlands vs. Poland

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Netherlands
3		 The Hague, Netherlands[9]
5–7 May 1933
Clay
Poland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Poland		 Hendrik Timmer
Józef Hebda		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      
2 Netherlands
Poland		 Tod Hughan
Ignacy Tłoczyński		 1
6		 2
6		 4
6		      
3 Netherlands
Poland		 Arthur Diemer-Kool / Hendrik Timmer
Józef Hebda / Ignacy Tłoczyński		 3
6		 6
1		 6
2		 6
3		    
4 Netherlands
Poland		 Hendrik Timmer
Ignacy Tłoczyński		 6
1		 3
6		 6
4		 3
6		 6
2		  
5 Netherlands
Poland		 Tod Hughan
Józef Hebda		 3
6		 1
6		 3
6		      
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Second round

Greece vs. Romania

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Greece
4		 Athens, Greece[10]
12–14 May 1933
Romania
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Greece
Romania		 Georgios Nikolaides
Tibor Rétti		 7
5		 6
1		 6
3		      
2 Greece
Romania		 Lazaros Stalios
Gică Poulieff		 6
2		 4
6		 6
3		 7
5		    
3 Greece
Romania		 Lazaros Stalios / Stefanos Xydis
Gică Poulieff / Tibor Rétti		 3
6		 2
6		 6
3		 5
7		    
4 Greece
Romania		 Georgios Nikolaides
Gică Poulieff		 6
2		 1
6		 6
2		 6
2		    
5 Greece
Romania		 Stefanos Xydis
Alexandru Botez		 4
6		 6
3		 6
4		 6
1		    
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Czechoslovakia vs. Monaco

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Czechoslovakia
5		 Prague, Czechoslovakia[11]
12–14 May 1933
Monaco
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
Monaco		 Roderich Menzel
Vladimir Landau		 6
2		 6
2		 6
4		      
2 Czechoslovakia
Monaco		 Josef Šíba
René Gallèpe		 6
1		 6
2		 6
1		      
3 Czechoslovakia
Monaco		 Ferenc Maršálek / Roderich Menzel
René Gallèpe / Vladimir Landau		 6
1		 6
4		 8
6		      
4 Czechoslovakia
Monaco		 Josef Šíba
Vladimir Landau		 3
6		 9
7		 6
4		 6
1		    
5 Czechoslovakia
Monaco		 Roderich Menzel
René Gallèpe		 6
3		 6
2		 6
1		      
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Great Britain vs. Finland

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Great Britain
5		 Queen's Club, London, England[12]
13–16 May 1933
Clay
Finland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Finland		 Fred Perry
Bo Grotenfelt		 6
0		 6
3		 6
1		      
2 United Kingdom
Finland		 Bunny Austin
Arne Grahn		 6
0		 6
2		 6
2		      
3 United Kingdom
Finland		 Pat Hughes / Fred Perry
Arne Grahn / Bo Grotenfelt		 6
1		 6
1		 6
3		      
4 United Kingdom
Finland		 Fred Perry
Arne Grahn		 6
1		 6
2		 6
4		      
5 United Kingdom
Finland		 Bunny Austin
Bo Grotenfelt		 6
0		 6
1		 6
4		      
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Italy vs. Austria

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Italy
4		 Genoa, Italy[13]
19–21 May 1933
Clay
Austria
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Austria		 Giorgio de Stefani
Hermann von Artens		 7
5		 6
2		 6
0		      
2 Italy
Austria		 Uberto De Morpurgo
Franz-Wilhelm Matejka		 3
6		 6
3		 6
3		 3
6		 3
6		  
3 Italy
Austria		 Augusto Rado / Valentino Taroni
Hermann von Artens / Franz-Wilhelm Matejka		 6
3		 4
6		 4
6		 6
2		 7
5		  
4 Italy
Austria		 Giorgio de Stefani
Franz-Wilhelm Matejka		 6
3		 6
3		 4
6		 6
2		    
5 Italy
Austria		 Uberto De Morpurgo
Hermann von Artens		 4
6		 7
5		 6
3		 6
3		    
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Ireland vs. Japan

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Ireland
0		 Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland[14]
18–20 May 1933
Grass
Japan
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Republic of Ireland
Japan		 George Lyttleton-Rogers
Ryosuke Nunoi		 5
7		 3
6		 5
7		      
2 Republic of Ireland
Japan		 Edward McGuire
Jiro Sato		 2
6		 2
6		 2
6		      
3 Republic of Ireland
Japan		 George Lyttleton-Rogers / Edward McGuire
Ryosuke Nunoi / Jiro Sato		 3
6		 6
8		 6
3		 2
6		    
4 Republic of Ireland
Japan		 George Lyttleton-Rogers
Jiro Sato		 1
6		 3
6		 1
6		      
5 Republic of Ireland
Japan		 Edward McGuire
Ryosuke Nunoi		 6
4		 6
3		 4
6		 3
6		 3
6		  
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Germany vs. Netherlands

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Germany
4		 Berlin, Germany[15]
19–21 May 1933
Netherlands
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Germany
Netherlands		 Gottfried von Cramm
Hendrik Timmer		 6
2		 6
3		 1
6		 6
4		    
2 Germany
Netherlands		 Fritz Kuhlmann
Gerard Leembruggen		 6
3		 6
3		 6
1		      
3 Germany
Netherlands		 Gottfried von Cramm / Eberhard Nourney
Ody Koopman / Hendrik Timmer		 6
3		 6
1		 1
6		 8
6		    
4 Germany
Netherlands		 Gottfried von Cramm
Gerard Leembruggen		 6
3		 6
2		 6
3		      
5 Germany
Netherlands		 Fritz Kuhlmann
Hendrik Timmer		 2
6		 1
6		 2
6		      
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Switzerland vs. South Africa

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Switzerland
1		 Basel, Switzerland[16]
19–21 May 1933
South Africa
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
South Africa		 Hector Fisher
Vernon Kirby		 7
5		 4
6		 6
0		 5
7		 3
6		  
2 Switzerland
South Africa		 Max Ellmer
Colin Robbins		 1
6		 1
6		 7
5		 3
6		    
3 Switzerland
South Africa		 Hector Fisher / Werner Steiner
Norman Farquharson / Vernon Kirby		 4
6		 3
6		 2
6		      
4 Switzerland
South Africa		 Max Ellmer
Jack Condon		 6
4		 4
6		 6
4		 6
2		    
5 Switzerland
South Africa		 Hector Fisher
Colin Robbins		 10
8		 6
3		 1
6		 4
6		 4
6		  
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Norway vs. Australia

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Norway
0		 Oslo, Norway[17]
12–14 May 1933
Clay
Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Norway
Australia		 Johan Haanes
Jack Crawford		 1
6		 3
6		 3
6		      
2 Norway
Australia		 Finn-Trygve Smith
Vivian McGrath		 1
6		 1
6		 3
6		      
3 Norway
Australia		 Johan Haanes / Ragnar Hagen
Jack Crawford / Don Turnbull		 2
6		 3
6		 1
6		      
4 Norway
Australia		 Finn-Trygve Smith
Adrian Quist		 5
7		 6
4		 1
6		 0
6		    
5 Norway
Australia		 Johan Haanes
Vivian McGrath		 5
7		 5
7		 2
6		      
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Quarterfinals

Czechoslovakia vs. Greece

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Czechoslovakia
5		 Prague, Czechoslovakia[18]
8–10 June 1933
Greece
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
Greece		 Josef Šíba
Georgios Nikolaides		 6
3		 3
6		 6
2		 6
1		    
2 Czechoslovakia
Greece		 Roderich Menzel
Lazaros Stalios		 6
2		 6
4		 9
7		      
3 Czechoslovakia
Greece		 Ferenc Maršálek / Roderich Menzel
Georgios Nikolaides / Stefanos Xydis		 6
1		 6
1		 6
1		      
4 Czechoslovakia
Greece		 Josef Šíba
Lazaros Stalios		 6
3		 6
1		 3
6		 8
6		    
5 Czechoslovakia
Greece		 Roderich Menzel
Georgios Nikolaides		 6
1		 6
2		 4
6		 6
0		    
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Great Britain vs. Italy

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Great Britain
4		 Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England[19]
8–10 June 1933
Grass
Italy
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Italy		 Fred Perry
Uberto De Morpurgo		 6
4		 7
5		 6
4		      
2 United Kingdom
Italy		 Bunny Austin
Giorgio de Stefani		 6
2		 7
5		 7
5		      
3 United Kingdom
Italy		 Pat Hughes / Fred Perry
Augusto Rado / Valentino Taroni		 6
1		 6
4		 9
7		      
4 United Kingdom
Italy		 Fred Perry
Giorgio de Stefani		 7
5		 4
6		 4
6		 4
6		    
5 United Kingdom
Italy		 Bunny Austin
Uberto De Morpurgo		 6
4		 6
3		 6
2		      
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Germany vs. Japan

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Germany
1		 Slav-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany[20]
9–11 June 1933
Clay
Japan
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Germany
Japan		 Gottfried von Cramm
Jiro Sato		 3
6		 6
2		 3
6		 4
6		    
2 Germany
Japan		 Gustav Jaenecke
Ryosuke Nunoi		 2
6		 6
4		 3
6		 2
6		    
3 Germany
Japan		 Gottfried von Cramm / Eberhard Nourney
Ryosuke Nunoi / Jiro Sato		 2
6		 3
6		 6
3		 1
6		    
4 Germany
Japan		 Gustav Jaenecke
Jiro Sato		 2
6		 2
6		 2
6		      
5 Germany
Japan		 Gottfried von Cramm
Ryosuke Nunoi		 3
6		 6
2		 7
5		 5
7		 6
3		  
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Australia vs. South Africa

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Australia
3		 Queen's Club, London, England[21]
10–13 June 1933
Grass
South Africa
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
South Africa		 Jack Crawford
Vernon Kirby		 8
6		 6
1		 6
3		      
2 Australia
South Africa		 Vivian McGrath
Colin Robbins		 7
5		 6
4		 4
6		 10
8		    
3 Australia
South Africa		 Jack Crawford / Vivian McGrath
Norman Farquharson / Vernon Kirby		 4
6		 4
6		 4
6		      
4 Australia
South Africa		 Vivian McGrath
Vernon Kirby		 8
6		 0
6		 4
6		 2
6		    
5 Australia
South Africa		 Jack Crawford
Colin Robbins		 6
4		 6
1		 6
0		      
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Semifinals

Great Britain vs. Czechoslovakia

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Great Britain
5		 Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England[22]
17–20 June 1933
Grass
Czechoslovakia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Czechoslovakia		 Fred Perry
Roderich Menzel		 6
1		 6
4		 6
3		      
2 United Kingdom
Czechoslovakia		 Bunny Austin
Ladislav Hecht		 6
1		 11
9		 6
4		      
3 United Kingdom
Czechoslovakia		 Pat Hughes / Fred Perry
Ferenc Maršálek / Roderich Menzel		 6
3		 6
4		 6
4		      
4 United Kingdom
Czechoslovakia		 Fred Perry
Ladislav Hecht		 6
2		 6
2		 6
2		      
5 United Kingdom
Czechoslovakia		 Bunny Austin
Roderich Menzel		 3
6		 9
7		 6
0		 6
1		    
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Australia vs. Japan

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Australia
3		 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[23]
17–19 June 1933
Clay
Japan
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Japan		 Jack Crawford
Ryosuke Nunoi		 6
2		 4
6		 6
3		 4
6		 7
5		  
2 Australia
Japan		 Vivian McGrath
Jiro Sato		 9
7		 1
6		 4
6		 6
4		 7
5		  
3 Australia
Japan		 Jack Crawford / Adrian Quist
Ryosuke Nunoi / Jiro Sato		 7
5		 7
9		 6
3		 3
6		 6
3		  
4 Australia
Japan		 Vivian McGrath
Ryosuke Nunoi		 4
6		 4
6		 8
6		 5
7		    
5 Australia
Japan		 Jack Crawford
Jiro Sato		 6
3		 3
6		 1
6		 6
1		 2
6		  
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Final

Great Britain vs. Australia

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Great Britain
3		 Centre Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England[2]
13–15 July 1933
Grass
Australia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Australia		 Bunny Austin
Jack Crawford		 6
4		 2
6		 2
6		 3
6		    
2 United Kingdom
Australia		 Fred Perry
Vivian McGrath		 6
2		 6
4		 6
2		      
3 United Kingdom
Australia		 Pat Hughes / Fred Perry
Adrian Quist / Don Turnbull		 7
5		 6
4		 3
6		 6
3		    
4 United Kingdom
Australia		 Bunny Austin
Vivian McGrath		 6
4		 7
5		 6
3		      
5 United Kingdom
Australia		 Harry Lee
Jack Crawford		 6
8		 5
7		 4
6		      
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