1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

1939 edition of the International Lawn Tennis Challenge
1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
John Bromwich and Adrian Quist with the Davis Cup trophy in Sydney, November 1939
John Bromwich and Adrian Quist with the Davis Cup trophy in Sydney, November 1939
Details
Duration5 May – 5 September 1939
Edition34th
Teams25
Champion
Winning Nation Australia
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The 1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 34th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. 20 teams entered the Europe Zone, while 7 entered the America Zone.

Australia defeated Cuba in the North & Central America Zone final, and then received a walkover in the America Inter-Zonal final after Brazil, the only team in the South America Zone, withdrew. In the Europe Zone final Yugoslavia defeated Germany. In the Inter-Zonal play-off Australia defeated Yugoslavia, and then defeated the United States in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the Merion Cricket Club in Haverford, Pennsylvania, United States on 2–5 September.[1][2][3]

America Zone

North & Central America Zone

Quarterfinals
30 June–23 July		Semifinals
14–16 July		Final
10–12 August
 Philippines
Long Beach, CA, United States (grass)
bye
 Philippines0
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 Australia5
 Australia5
Rumson, NJ, United States (grass)
 Mexico0
 Australia5
Havana, Cuba (clay)
 Cuba0
 Canada1
 Cuba4
 Cubaw/o
 Japan[a]
bye
 Japan

Final

Cuba vs. Australia


Cuba
0 		Seabright Lawn Tennis Club, Rumson, NJ, United States[5]
10–12 August 1939
Grass
Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Cuba
Australia 		José Agüero
John Bromwich 		6
8 		0
6 		2
6 		     
2 Cuba
Australia 		Ricardo Morales
Adrian Quist 		0
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3 Cuba
Australia 		Ricardo Morales / Lorenzo Nodarse
John Bromwich / Adrian Quist 		1
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     
4 Cuba
Australia 		Ricardo Morales
John Bromwich 		6
8 		6
8 		1
6 		     
5 Cuba
Australia 		José Agüero
Adrian Quist 		1
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Australia defeated Brazil by walkover.[6]

Europe Zone

Second-round match between Germany and Poland in Warsaw: Henner Henkel, Georg von Metaxa, Józef Hebda, Adam Baworowski

Draw

First Round
5–7 May		Second Round
11–21 May		Quarterfinals
25–29 May		Semifinals
2–5 June		Final
28–30 July
 Great BritainBrighton, England (clay)
bye Great Britain3
 New Zealand New Zealand2Wimbledon, England (grass)
bye Great Britain3
 FranceParis, France (clay) France2
bye France4
 China China1Berlin, Germany (clay)
bye Great Britain0
 SwedenStockholm, Sweden (clay) Germany5
bye Sweden4
 Denmark Denmark1Berlin, Germany (clay)
bye Sweden1
 Germany5Warsaw, Poland Germany4
  Switzerland0 Germany3
 Poland4 Poland2Zagreb, Yugoslavia
 Netherlands1 Germany2
 Romania2Budapest, Hungary Yugoslavia3
 Hungary3 Hungary1
 Yugoslavia5 Yugoslavia4Milan, Italy (clay)
 Ireland0 Yugoslavia3
byeNaples, Italy (clay) Italy2
 Italy Italy3
bye Monaco0Zagreb, Yugoslavia
 Monaco Yugoslavia3
byeBrussels, Belgium Belgium2
 Belgium Belgium3
bye India2Brussels, Belgium (clay)
 India Belgium5
bye Norway0
 Norway Norwayw/o
bye Czechoslovakia[b]
 Czechoslovakia

Final

Yugoslavia vs. Germany


Yugoslavia
3 		A.T.K. Stadium, Zagreb, Yugoslavia[7]
28–30 July 1939
Germany
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Germany 		Franjo Punčec
Rolf Göpfert 		6
3 		6
1 		6
0 		     
2 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Germany 		Dragutin Mitić
Henner Henkel 		0
6 		1
6 		6
4 		4
6 		   
3 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Germany 		Franjo Kukuljević / Franjo Punčec
Henner Henkel / Roderich Menzel 		7
9 		6
4 		4
6 		6
3 		1
4 		 
4 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Germany 		Dragutin Mitić
Rolf Göpfert 		6
1 		6
2 		6
3 		     
5 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Germany 		Franjo Punčec
Henner Henkel 		10
8 		6
3 		6
0 		     

Inter-Zonal Final

Australia vs. Yugoslavia


Australia
4 		Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States[8]
24–26 August 1939
Grass
Yugoslavia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia 		Adrian Quist
Dragutin Mitić 		6
0 		6
4 		6
3 		     
2 Australia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia 		John Bromwich
Franjo Punčec 		2
6 		6
8 		6
0 		2
6 		   
3 Australia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia 		John Bromwich / Adrian Quist
Franjo Kukuljević / Franjo Punčec 		6
2 		6
3 		6
3 		     
4 Australia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia 		John Bromwich
Dragutin Mitić 		6
1 		6
3 		6
2 		     
5 Australia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia 		Adrian Quist
Franjo Kukuljević 		6
2 		6
3 		6
4 		     

Challenge Round

United States vs. Australia


United States
2 		Merion Cricket Club, Haverford, PA, United States[3]
2–5 September 1939
Grass
Australia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Australia 		Bobby Riggs
John Bromwich 		6
4 		6
0 		7
5 		     
2 United States
Australia 		Frank Parker
Adrian Quist 		6
3 		2
6 		6
4 		1
6 		7
5 		 
3 United States
Australia 		Joe Hunt / Jack Kramer
John Bromwich / Adrian Quist 		7
5 		2
6 		5
7 		2
6 		   
4 United States
Australia 		Bobby Riggs
Adrian Quist 		1
6 		4
6 		6
3 		6
3 		4
6 		 
5 United States
Australia 		Frank Parker
John Bromwich 		0
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Japan withdrew from the competition after their top player, Jiro Yamagishi, joined the Imperial Japanese Navy.[4]
  2. ^ The tie between Norway and Czechoslovakia was abandoned due to the German invasion and partition of Czechoslovakia in March 1939.

References

  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.
  3. ^ a b "United States v Australia". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "The Bulletin - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Cuba v Australia". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Australia v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Yugoslavia v Germany". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Australia v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.

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