1933 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

The 1933 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 28th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. 24 teams would enter the Europe Zone; while 9 would enter the Americas Zone, 4 in North America and 5 in South America. Due to the large number of entries in Europe, 1933 saw the beginning of a "Qualifying Round" system, where losing teams in the 1st, 2nd, and Quarterfinal rounds would play-off against each other for four spots in the next year's main draw.

The United States defeated Argentina in the American Zone. Great Britain defeated the Americans in the Inter-Zonal play-off, and defeated France in the Challenge Round, ending France's six-year run. The final was played at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France on 28-30 July.

America Zone

North/Central America draw

	Semifinals					Final
	Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
	United States		5
						Montreal, Canada (grass)
	Mexico		0
						United States		5
	Hot Springs, VA, United States (hard)
						Canada		0
	Cuba		1
	Canada		4

South America draw

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Brazil

Montevideo, Uruguay

Chile

w/o

Chile

5

Uruguay

0

Uruguay

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

bye

Chile

1

Argentina

4

bye

Peru

Peru

Argentina

w/o

bye

Argentina

Americas Inter-Zonal round

United States 4	Chevy Chase Lawn Tennis Club, Chevy Chase, MD, United States 25 May - 27 May 1933 clay		Argentina 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ellsworth Vines Adriano Zappa 6 2 6 3 6 4       2 Wilmer Allison Américo Cattaruzza 6 2 6 4 6 3       3 George Lott / John Van Ryn Adelmar Echeverria / Adriano Zappa 6 1 6 4 6 1       4 Ellsworth Vines Américo Cattaruzza 7 5 6 1 5 7 6 1     5 Wilmer Allison Adriano Zappa 6 2 6 1 2 2     not completed

Europe Zone

Final

Great Britain 3	Centre Court, Wimbledon, London, England 13 July - 15 July 1933 grass		Australia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Bunny Austin Jack Crawford 6 4 2 6 2 6 3 6     2 Fred Perry Vivian McGrath 6 2 6 4 6 2       3 Patrick Hughes / Fred Perry Adrian Quist / Don Turnbull 7 5 6 4 3 6 6 3     4 Bunny Austin Vivian McGrath 6 4 7 5 6 3       5 Harry Lee Jack Crawford 6 8 5 7 4 6

Qualifying Round

First Round 28-30 July
Brussels, Belgium
	Belgium	3
	Hungary	2

Second Round 14 July-20 August

Quarterfinals 18 August-3 September

Semifinals

Final

Dublin, Ireland (grass)

Ireland

1

Leipzig, Germany

Germany

4

Germany

5

Copenhagen, Denmark

Denmark

0

Denmark

4

Greece

1

Oslo, Norway (clay)

Norway

0

Zagreb, Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia

5

Yugoslavia

1

Vienna, Austria

Austria

4

Austria

5

Spain

0

Stockholm, Sweden

Sweden

2

Montreux, Switzerland

Belgium

3

Belgium

2

Monte Carlo, Monaco

Switzerland

3

Monaco

1

Switzerland

4

Warsaw, Poland

Poland

2

Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)

Italy

3

Italy

3

Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)

Netherlands

2

Netherlands

4

Romania

1

Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Italy advance to main draw in 1934.

Inter-Zonal Zone

United States 1	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 21 July - 22 July 1933 clay		Great Britain 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ellsworth Vines Bunny Austin 1 6 1 6 4 6       2 Wilmer Allison Fred Perry 1 6 5 7 4 6       3 George Lott / John Van Ryn Patrick Hughes / Fred Perry 8 6 6 4 6 1       4 Wilmer Allison Bunny Austin 2 6 9 7 3 6 4 6     5 Ellsworth Vines Fred Perry 6 1 0 6 6 4 5 7 6 7 retired

Challenge Round

France 2	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 28 July - 30 July 1933 clay		Great Britain 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 André Merlin Bunny Austin 3 6 4 6 0 6       2 Henri Cochet Fred Perry 10 8 4 6 6 8 6 3 1 6   3 Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon Patrick Hughes / Harry Lee 6 3 8 6 6 2       4 Henri Cochet Bunny Austin 5 7 6 4 4 6 6 4 6 4   5 André Merlin Fred Perry 6 4 6 8 2 6 5 7

External links

• Davis Cup Official Website