1938 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
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.
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| Duration | 29 April – 5 September 1938 |
| Edition | 33rd |
| Teams | 24 |
| Champion | |
| Winning Nation | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} United States |
← 1937 1939 → | |
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
Draw
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Final
Australia vs. Japan
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia 3 |
Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[4] 12–14 August 1938 Grass |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Japan 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Europe Zone
Draw
| First Round 29 April–10 May | Second Round 5–23 May | Quarterfinals 26–31 May | Semifinals 21–23 July | Final 29–31 July | |||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Germany | Berlin, Germany (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Germany | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Norway | Norway | 0 | Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Germany | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Hungary | Hungary | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Hungary | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||
 New Zealand | New Zealand | Berlin, Germany (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Germany | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Monaco | Marseille, France (clay) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} France | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Monaco | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Netherlands | 2 | France | 5 | Paris, France (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
| France | 3 | France | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Poland | 5 | Milan, Italy (clay) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Italy | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Denmark | 0 | Poland | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Ireland | 1 | Italy | 3 | Berlin, Germany (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Italy | 4 | Germany | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Great Britain | 3 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Romania | 2 | Great Britain | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia | 3 | Yugoslavia | 5 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
 Czechoslovakia | 2 | Yugoslavia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) |  Sweden | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | Sweden | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland | 1 | Brussels, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | Yugoslavia | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 India | India | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye |  Austria[lower-alpha 1] | Brussels, Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Austria | India | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Athens, Greece | Belgium | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Greece | Greece | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Belgium | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
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
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
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
Notes
- The tie between Austria and India was abandoned following the German annexation of Austria in March 1938.
References
- 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.
- "United States v Australia". daviscup.com.
- "Australia v Japan". daviscup.com.
- "Germany v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
- "Australia v Germany". daviscup.com.
External links
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