1938 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

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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 would enter the Europe Zone, while 4 would enter the Americas Zone.

Australia defeated Japan in the Americas Zone and Germany in the Inter-Zonal play-off. The United States would defeat the Aussies in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the Germantown Cricket Club in Philadelphia, PA, United States on 3-5 September.

[edit] Americas Zone

[edit] Draw

	1st Round 28-31 July					Final 12-14 August
	Kansas City, MO, United States (clay)
		Australia	5
		Mexico	0			Montreal, Canada (grass)
							Australia	3
Montreal, Canada (grass)						Japan	1
		Canada	0
		Japan	5

[edit] Final

Japan 1	Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada 12 August - 14 August 1938 grass		Australia 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jiro Yamagishi John Bromwich 6 0 3 6 7 5 6 4     2 Fumiteru Nakano Adrian Quist 3 6 6 4 7 9 1 6     3 Fumiteru Nakano / Jiro Yamagishi John Bromwich / Adrian Quist 2 6 4 6 3 6       4 Jiro Yamagishi Adrian Quist 4 6 4 6 6 2 7 9     5 Fumiteru Nakano John Bromwich 6 1 1 6 6 4 12 12   not completed

[edit] Europe Zone

[edit] Draw

1st round 29 April-10 May

2nd round 5-23 May

Quarterfinals 26-29 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

Czechoslovakia

2

Yugoslavia

3

bye

Stockholm, Sweden

Sweden

1

Sweden

Sweden

4

bye

Switzerland

1

Brussels, Belgium

Switzerland

Yugoslavia

5

bye

Belgium

0

India

India

w/o

bye

Austria

Brussels, Belgium

Austria

India

1

bye

Athens, Greece

Belgium

3

Greece

Greece

0

bye

Belgium

5

Belgium

[edit] Final

Germany 3	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany 29 July - 31 July 1938 clay		Yugoslavia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Henner Henkel Franjo Punčec 1 6 5 7 3 6       2 Georg von Metaxa Josip Palada 1 6 6 4 6 1 3 6 12 10   3 Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa Franjo Kukuljević / Franjo Punčec 1 6 7 9 7 5 6 4 6 4   4 Henner Henkel Josip Palada 6 3 7 5 6 1       5 Hans Redl Franjo Kukuljević 4 6 3 6 2 6

[edit] Inter-Zonal Zone

Germany 0	Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States 18 August - 20 August 1938 grass		Australia 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Henner Henkel John Bromwich 2 6 3 6 3 6       2 Georg von Metaxa Adrian Quist 3 6 2 6 1 6       3 Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa John Bromwich / Adrian Quist 2 6 4 6 1 6       4 Henner Henkel Adrian Quist 1 6 0 6 6 8       5 Georg von Metaxa John Bromwich 3 6 2 6 1 6

[edit] Challenge Round

United States 3	Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States 3 September - 5 September 1938 grass		Australia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Bobby Riggs Adrian Quist 4 6 6 0 8 6 6 1     2 Don Budge John Bromwich 6 2 6 3 4 6 7 5     3 Don Budge / Gene Mako John Bromwich / Adrian Quist 6 0 3 6 4 6 2 6     4 Don Budge Adrian Quist 8 6 6 1 6 2       5 Bobby Riggs John Bromwich 4 6 6 4 0 6 2 6

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