1938 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
1938 edition of the International Lawn Tennis Challenge
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Duration | 29 April – 5 September 1938 |
Edition | 33rd |
Teams | 24 |
Champion | |
Winning Nation | United States |
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The 1938 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 33rd edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. 21 teams entered the Europe Zone, while 4 entered the Americas Zone.
Australia defeated Japan in the Americas Zone final, while in the Europe Zone final Germany defeated Yugoslavia. Australia defeated Germany in the Inter-Zonal play-off, but were defeated in the Challenge Round by defending champions the United States. The final was played at the Germantown Cricket Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States on 3–5 September.[1][2][3]
America Zone
Draw
Semifinals 28–31 July | Final 12–14 August | |||||||
Kansas City, MO, United States (clay) | ||||||||
Australia | 5 | |||||||
Montreal, Canada (grass) | ||||||||
Mexico | 0 | |||||||
Australia | 3 | |||||||
Montreal, Canada (grass) | ||||||||
Japan | 1 | |||||||
Canada | 0 | |||||||
Japan | 5 | |||||||
Final
Australia vs. Japan
Australia 3 | Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[4] 12–14 August 1938 Grass | Japan 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Europe Zone
Draw
First Round 29 April–10 May | Second Round 5–23 May | Quarterfinals 26–31 May | Semifinals 21–23 July | Final 29–31 July | |||||||||||||||||||
Germany | Berlin, Germany (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
bye | Germany | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Norway | Norway | 0 | Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||
bye | Germany | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Hungary | Hungary | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
bye | Hungary | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||
New Zealand | New Zealand | Berlin, Germany (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||||
bye | Germany | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Monaco | Marseille, France (clay) | France | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
bye | Monaco | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Netherlands | 2 | France | 5 | Paris, France (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
France | 3 | France | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Poland | 5 | Milan, Italy (clay) | Italy | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Denmark | 0 | Poland | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ireland | 1 | Italy | 3 | Berlin, Germany (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
Italy | 4 | Germany | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Great Britain | 3 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay) | Yugoslavia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Romania | 2 | Great Britain | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Yugoslavia | 3 | Yugoslavia | 5 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
Czechoslovakia | 2 | Yugoslavia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
bye | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | Sweden | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sweden | Sweden | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
bye | Switzerland | 1 | Brussels, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||
Switzerland | Yugoslavia | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
bye | Belgium | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
India | India | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||
bye | Austria[a] | Brussels, Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||
Austria | India | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
bye | Athens, Greece | Belgium | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Greece | Greece | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
bye | Belgium | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Final
Germany vs. Yugoslavia
Germany 3 | Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany[5] 29–31 July 1938 Clay | Yugoslavia 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inter-Zonal Final
Australia vs. Germany
Australia 5 | Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States[6] 18–20 August 1938 Grass | Germany 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Challenge Round
United States vs. Australia
United States 3 | Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States[3] 3–5 September 1938 Grass | Australia 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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See also
Notes
- ^ The tie between Austria and India was abandoned following the German annexation of Austria in March 1938.
References
- ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.
- ^ a b "United States v Australia". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Australia v Japan". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Germany v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Australia v Germany". daviscup.com.
External links
- Davis Cup official website
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