1938 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
Appearance
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Duration | 29 April – 5 September 1938 |
Edition | 33rd |
Teams | 24 |
Champion | |
Winning nation | |
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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[edit]
Draw[edit]
Semifinals 28–31 July | Final 12–14 August | |||||||
Kansas City, MO, United States (clay) | ||||||||
5 | ||||||||
Montreal, Canada (grass) | ||||||||
0 | ||||||||
3 | ||||||||
Montreal, Canada (grass) | ||||||||
1 | ||||||||
0 | ||||||||
5 | ||||||||
Final[edit]
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[edit]
Draw[edit]
First Round 29 April–10 May | Second Round 5–23 May | Quarterfinals 26–31 May | Semifinals 21–23 July | Final 29–31 July | |||||||||||||||||||
Berlin, Germany (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
bye | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||
bye | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
bye | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Berlin, Germany (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
bye | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Marseille, France (clay) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
bye | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 5 | Paris, France (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Milan, Italy (clay) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 3 | Berlin, Germany (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 5 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
bye | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
bye | 1 | Brussels, Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
bye | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||||
bye | Brussels, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
bye | Athens, Greece | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
bye | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Final[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ The tie between Austria and India was abandoned following the German annexation of Austria in March 1938.
References[edit]
- ^ 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.