1939_International_Lawn_Tennis_Challenge

1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

1939 edition of the International Lawn Tennis Challenge

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.

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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

Further information: 1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge 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[lower-alpha 1]
bye
 Japan

Final

Cuba vs. Australia

More information Cuba 0, Australia 5 ...

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Australia defeated Brazil by walkover.[6]

Europe Zone

Further information: 1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge 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[lower-alpha 2]
 Czechoslovakia

Final

Yugoslavia vs. Germany

More information Yugoslavia 3, Germany 2 ...

Inter-Zonal Final

Australia vs. Yugoslavia

More information Australia 4, Yugoslavia 1 ...

Challenge Round

United States vs. Australia

More information United States 2, Australia 3 ...

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. [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. [2]
    Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.
  3. [3]
    "United States v Australia". daviscup.com.
  4. [4]
    "The Bulletin - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  5. [5]
    "Cuba v Australia". daviscup.com.
  6. [6]
    "Australia v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  7. [7]
    "Yugoslavia v Germany". daviscup.com.
  8. [8]
    "Australia v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
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