1928 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

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The 1928 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 23rd edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. 26 teams would enter the Europe Zone, while 6 would enter the America Zone.

The United States defeated Italy in the Inter-Zonal play-off. The USA would lose to France in the Challenge Round, giving France their second straight title. The final was played at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France on 27-29 July.

Contents

[edit] America Zone

[edit] Draw

  1st Round
 Semifinal
25-28 May		 Final
1-3 June
                           
 
    China  
   bye     Kansas City, MO, United States (clay)
      China 0  
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)     United States 5  
    United States 5
    Mexico 0     Chicago, IL, United States (clay)
      United States 5
  Havana, Cuba       Japan 0
    Japan 3  
    Cuba 0     Montreal, Canada (grass)
      Japan 3
    Canada 1  
   bye
    Canada  

[edit] Final

United States 5 0 Japan Flag of Japan
Town & Tennis Club, Chicago, IL, United States
1 June - 3 June 1928
clay
1 2 3 4 5
1
Flag of Japan		 Bill Tilden
Tamino Abe		 6
2		 6
3		 6
0		      
2
Flag of Japan		 John Hennessey
Yoshiro Ota		 8
60		 6
3		 6
3		      
3
Flag of Japan		 George Lott / Bill Tilden
Tamino Abe / Tezio Toba		 6
1		 10
8		 6
2		      
4
Flag of Japan		 Wilbur Coen
Tamino Abe		 7
9		 6
2		 6
4		 7
5		    
5
Flag of Japan		 Bill Tilden
Yoshiro Ota		 60
8		 6
3		 6
1		 6
0		    

[edit] Europe Zone

[edit] Draw

1st round
7 April-12 May		   2nd round
11-26 May		   Quarterfinals
7-11 June		   Semifinals
20-24 June		   Final
13-15 July
  Switzerland     Zürich, Switzerland
 bye       Switzerland 2  
  India     India 3     Turin, Italy (clay)
 bye         India 1  
  Romania 5     Rome, Italy (clay)     Italy 4  
  Belgium 0       Romania 0
  Italy 4     Italy 4     Felixstowe, England (grass)
  Australia 1         Italy 4  
  Yugoslavia 1     Helsinki, Finland (clay)     Great Britain 1  
  Finland 4       Finland 0  
  Great Britain 4     Great Britain 5     Birmingham, England (grass)
  Argentina 1         Great Britain 4
  Germany 4     Berlin, Germany (clay)     Germany 1  
  Greece 1       Germany 3
  Spain 3     Spain 2     Milan, Italy (clay)
  Chile 2         Italy 3
  Poland 0     Copenhagen, Denmark     Czechoslovakia 2
  Denmark 5       Denmark 1  
  Austria 4     Austria 4     The Hague, Netherlands (clay)
  Philippines 1         Austria 0  
  Norway 0     Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)     Netherlands 3  
  Hungary 5       Hungary 2
  Ireland 0     Netherlands 3     Prague, Czechoslovakia
  Netherlands 5         Netherlands 2
  Sweden w/o     Stockholm, Sweden     Czechoslovakia 3  
  South Africa       Sweden 1  
  Czechoslovakia     Czechoslovakia 4    
 bye         Czechoslovakia w/o
  Portugal     Lisbon, Portugal (clay)     New Zealand  
 bye       Portugal 1
  New Zealand     New Zealand 4  
 bye  

[edit] Final

Italy 3 2 Czechoslovakia Flag of Czechoslovakia
Milan, Italy
13 July - 15 July 1928
clay
1 2 3 4 5
1
Flag of Czechoslovakia		 Umberto de Morpurgo
Pavel Machenauer		 6
3		 6
3		 6
4		      
2
Flag of Czechoslovakia		 Placido Gaslini
Jan Koželuh		 1
6		 7
9		 6
3		 4
6		    
3
Flag of Czechoslovakia		 Umberto de Morpurgo / Placido Gaslini
Jan Koželuh / Pavel Machenauer		 60
8		 6
4		 4
6		 4
6		    
4
Flag of Czechoslovakia		 Umberto de Morpurgo
Jan Koželuh		 6
1		 6
2		 6
0		      
5
Flag of Czechoslovakia		 Placido Gaslini
Pavel Machenauer		 0
6		 6
4		 6
4		 6
3		    

[edit] Inter-Zonal Zone

Italy 1 4 United States
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France
20 July - 22 July 1928
clay
1 2 3 4 5
1
Umberto de Morpurgo
John Hennessey		 4
6		 5
7		 2
6		      
2
Placido Gaslini
Frank Hunter		 1
6		 1
6		 0
6		      
3
Umberto de Morpurgo / Placido Gaslini
John Hennessey / George Lott		 2
6		 3
6		 1
6		      
4
Umberto de Morpurgo
Frank Hunter		 6
4		 60
8		 6
3		 3
6		 6
3		  
5
Placido Gaslini
John Hennessey		 5
7		 3
6		 4
6		      

[edit] Challenge Round

Flag of France France 4 1 United States
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France
27 July - 29 July 1928
clay
1 2 3 4 5
1 Flag of France
 René Lacoste
Bill Tilden		 6
1		 4
6		 4
6		 6
2		 3
6		  
2 Flag of France
 Henri Cochet
John Hennessey		 5
7		 9
7		 6
3		 6
0		    
3 Flag of France
 Jean Borotra / Henri Cochet
Frank Hunter / Bill Tilden		 6
4		 60
8		 7
5		 4
6		 6
2		  
4 Flag of France
 Henri Cochet
Bill Tilden		 9
7		 8
60		 6
4		      
5 Flag of France
 René Lacoste
John Hennessey		 4
6		 6
1		 7
5		 6
4		    

[edit] See also

Editions of the Davis Cup

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