International Lawn Tennis Challenge 1929

The International Lawn Tennis Challenge 1929 was the 24th edition of the competition for men's national tennis teams organized by the ITF . The competition was held in two continental zones, the European and American zones . The winners of the two zones played a playoff for the finals. The USA clearly beat Germany 5-0, but failed in the final, which took place from July 26th to 28th, just 3-2 to defending champions France . France won the third title in a row.

Attendees

Including the defending champion, 30 countries took part in the competition. The following teams played for a final ticket against the defending champion.

European zone

A total of 24 teams competed in the European zone. For Egypt and Monaco it was the first participation in the competition.

Egypt  Belgium  Chile  Denmark  German Empire  Finland

Greece  Great Britain  Irish Free State  Italy  Yugoslavia  Monaco

Netherlands  Norway  Austria  Poland  Portugal  Romania

Sweden  Switzerland  Spain  South African Union  Czechoslovakia  Hungary

America Zone

The America Zone consisted of five participants.

Canada  Cuba  Japan

Mexico  United States

The tournament

European zone

1st round March 29th – 12th May

2nd round 10-19 May

Quarter-finals 5-9 June

Semi-finals 14-21 June

Final 12-14 July

Italy

bye

Italy

5

Irish Free State

0

bye

Irish Free State

Italy

2

German Empire

3

Spain

bye

Spain

1

German Empire

4th

bye

German Empire

German Empire

4th

Czechoslovakia

1

Denmark

4th

Chile

1

Denmark

4th

Greece

1

Greece

4th

Yugoslavia

1

Denmark

1

Czechoslovakia

4th

Belgium

4th

Romania

1

Belgium

0

Czechoslovakia

3

Austria

2

Czechoslovakia

3

German Empire

3

Great Britain

2

Hungary

4th

Norway

1

Hungary

3

Monaco

2

Monaco

3

Switzerland

2

Hungary

3

Netherlands

2

Finland

1

Egypt

4th

Egypt

1

Netherlands

4th

Netherlands

Where

Portugal

Hungary

2

Great Britain

3

Sweden

bye

Sweden

0

South African Union

5

bye

South African Union

South African Union

0

Great Britain

5

Poland

bye

Poland

0

Great Britain

5

bye

Great Britain

America Zone

Quarter-finals 16.-18. May

Semi-finals 17-25 May

Final May 30–1. June

United States

5

Canada

0

United States

4th

Japan

1

Japan

bye

United States

5

Cuba

0

bye

Cuba

Cuba

4th

Mexico

1

bye

Mexico

Playoff

In the playoff between the two winners of the continental zones, the USA won over Germany, which had won the European zone for the first time. The USA reached the final for the tenth time in a row.

0 5 Venue: Berlin ( Germany ) Date: July 19-21, 1929 Playing surface: sand
player	player	Result
Hans Moldenhauer	Bill Tilden	2: 6, 4: 6, 4: 6
Daniel Prenn	Frank Hunter	6: 3, 3: 6, 4: 6, 3: 6
Hans Moldenhauer Daniel Prenn	Wilmer Allison John Van Ryn	11: 9, 2: 6, 4: 6, 3: 6
Daniel Prenn	Bill Tilden	1: 6, 4: 6, 1: 6
Hans Moldenhauer	Frank Hunter	3: 6, 6: 1, 4: 6, 6: 4, 1: 6

final

In the fifth final between the USA and France in a row, the French defending champion was able to prevail 3-2.

France	final	United States
Team Jean Borotra Henri Cochet     Captain Pierre Gillou	Date: July 26-28, 1929 Location: Paris ( France ) Surface: sand Henri Cochet 6: 3, 6: 1, 6: 2 Bill Tilden Jean Borotra 6: 1, 3: 6, 6: 4, 7: 5 George Lott Jean Borotra Henri Cochet 1: 6, 6: 8, 4: 6 Wilmer Allison John Van Ryn Jean Borotra 6: 4, 1: 6, 4: 6, 5: 7 Bill Tilden Henri Cochet 6: 1, 3: 6, 6: 0, 6: 3 George Lott Result: 3: 2	Team Wilmer Allison George Lott Bill Tilden John Van Ryn Captain Fitz-Eugene Dixon

Web links

• Official website of the Davis Cup

credentials

1. ↑ Davis Cup - Tie details - 1929 - Germany vs USA ( English ) Accessed June 21, 2012.
2. ↑ Davis Cup - Tie details - 1929 - France vs USA ( English ) Retrieved June 21, 2012.