1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
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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
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- 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 |
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Americas Inter-Zonal round
Australia defeated Brazil by walkover.
Europe Zone
Second-round match between Germany and Poland in Warsaw. Henner Henkel, Georg von Metaxa Jozef Hebda, Adam Baworowski
Draw
| 1st round 5–7 May |
2nd round 11–21 May |
Quarterfinals 25–28 May |
Semifinals 2–5 June |
Final 28–30 July | ||||||||||||||||||
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- 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 |
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Inter-Zonal Zone
Yugoslavia 1 |
Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States 24–26 August 1939 grass |
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Challenge Round
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Merion Cricket Club, Haverford, PA, United States 2–5 September 1939 grass |
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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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