1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
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Edition | 34th |
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← 1938 1946 → |
The 1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 34th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. 20 teams would enter the Europe Zone, while 7 would enter the Americas Zone.[1]
Australia defeated Cuba in the North/Central America Zone, and then received a walkover from Brazil (the only team in the South America Zone) in the Americas Inter-Zonal playoff. Australia went on to defeat Yugoslavia in the Inter-Zonal play-off, and then defeated the United States in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the Merion Cricket Club in Haverford, PA, United States on 2–5 September.
Americas Zone
North/Central America draw
Quarterfinals June–July |
Semifinals 14–16 July |
Final 10–12 August | |||||||||||||
Philippines | |||||||||||||||
bye | Long Beach, CA, United States (grass) | ||||||||||||||
Philippines | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Australia | 5 | |||||||||||||
Australia | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Mexico | 0 | Rumson, NJ, United States (grass) | |||||||||||||
Australia | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Havana, Cuba (clay) | Cuba | 0 | |||||||||||||
Canada | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Cuba | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Cuba | w/o* | ||||||||||||||
Japan | |||||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||||
Japan |
- Japan withdrew from the competition after their top player, Jiro Yamagishi, joined the Imperial Japanese Navy.[2]
Final
Australia 5 |
Seabright Lawn Tennis & Cricket Club, Rumson, NJ, United States 10–12 August 1939 grass |
Cuba 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Americas Inter-Zonal round
Australia defeated Brazil by walkover.
Europe Zone
Draw
1st round 5–7 May |
2nd round 11–21 May |
Quarterfinals 25–28 May |
Semifinals 2–5 June |
Final 28–30 July | ||||||||||||||||||
Great Britain | Brighton, England (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||||
bye | Great Britain | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
New Zealand | New Zealand | 2 | Wimbledon, London, England (grass) | |||||||||||||||||||
bye | Great Britain | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
France | Paris, France (clay) | France | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
bye | France | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
China | China | 1 | Berlin, Germany (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
bye | Great Britain | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sweden | Stockholm, Sweden | Germany | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
bye | Sweden | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Denmark | Denmark | 1 | Berlin, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||
bye | Sweden | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Germany | 5 | Warsaw, Poland | Germany | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Switzerland | 0 | Germany | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Poland | 4 | Poland | 2 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||
Netherlands | 1 | Germany | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Romania | 2 | Budapest, Hungary | Yugoslavia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Hungary | 3 | Hungary | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Yugoslavia | 5 | Yugoslavia | 4 | Milan, Italy (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
Ireland | 0 | Yugoslavia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
bye | Naples, Italy (clay) | Italy | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Italy | Italy | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
bye | Monaco | 0 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||
Monaco | Yugoslavia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
bye | Brussels, Belgium | Belgium | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Belgium | Belgium | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
bye | India | 2 | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
India | Belgium | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
bye | Norway | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Norway | Norway | w/o* | ||||||||||||||||||||
bye | Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||||||||||||
Czechoslovakia |
- The Norway / Czechoslovakia tie failed to take place because of the German invasion and partition of Czechoslovakia.
Final
Yugoslavia 3 |
A.T.K. Stadium, Zagreb, Yugoslavia 28–30 July 1939 |
Germany 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inter-Zonal Zone
Yugoslavia 1 |
Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States 24–26 August 1939 grass |
Australia 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Challenge Round
United States 2 |
Merion Cricket Club, Haverford, PA, United States 2–5 September 1939 grass |
Australia 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
- ↑ "Davis Cup – The World Cup of Tennis". Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ↑ "The Bulletin - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved 6 June 2016.
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