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 four 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.[1][2][3]

Americas Zone

Draw

Final


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

Europe Zone

Draw

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Final


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

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 Germany
Australia 		Henner Henkel
John Bromwich 		2
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
2 Germany
Australia 		Georg von Metaxa
Adrian Quist 		3
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
3 Germany
Australia 		Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa
John Bromwich / Adrian Quist 		2
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
4 Germany
Australia 		Henner Henkel
Adrian Quist 		1
6 		0
6 		6
8 		     
5 Germany
Australia 		Georg von Metaxa
John Bromwich 		3
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     

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 United States
Australia 		Bobby Riggs
Adrian Quist 		4
6 		6
0 		8
6 		6
1 		   
2 United States
Australia 		Don Budge
John Bromwich 		6
2 		6
3 		4
6 		7
5 		   
3 United States
Australia 		Don Budge / Gene Mako
John Bromwich / Adrian Quist 		6
0 		3
6 		4
6 		2
6 		   
4 United States
Australia 		Don Budge
Adrian Quist 		8
6 		6
1 		6
2 		     
5 United States
Australia 		Bobby Riggs
John Bromwich 		4
6 		6
4 		0
6 		2
6 		   

References=

  1. ^ "Davis Cup – 1938 Results". ITF.
  2. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  3. ^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.

External links

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