International Lawn Tennis Challenge 1938
The International Lawn Tennis Challenge 1938 was the 33rd 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.
In the continental playoff, Australia prevailed against the German Empire , but were defeated by defending champions USA in the final from September 3rd to 5th . It was the 13th US title so far.
Attendees
Including the defending champion, 26 countries took part in the competition. The following teams played for a final ticket against the defending champion.
European zone
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America Zone
The tournament
In the following illustrations, the host of each game is in italics and the winner is printed in bold . Games without a marked host took place on neutral ground.
European zone
1st round April 29th – 10th May |
2nd round 5th - 23rd May |
Quarterfinals 26-29 May |
Semi-finals 21-23 July |
Final 29–31 July |
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German Empire | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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German Empire | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Norway | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||
German Empire | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungary | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hungary | Where | ||||||||||||||||||||||
New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||
German Empire | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
France | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monaco | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Monaco | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
France | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Netherlands | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
France | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
France | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italy | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Poland | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Denmark | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Poland | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italy | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ireland | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italy | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German Empire | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Yugoslavia | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Great Britain | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Romania | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Great Britain | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Yugoslavia | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Yugoslavia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Czechoslovakia | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Yugoslavia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sweden | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sweden | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Switzerland | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Yugoslavia | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Belgium | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
British India | |||||||||||||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||||||||||||
British India | Where | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Austria | |||||||||||||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Austria | |||||||||||||||||||||||
British India | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Belgium | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greece | |||||||||||||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Greece | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Belgium | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Belgium |
America Zone
Semi-finals 28–31 July |
Final 12-14 August |
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Australia | 5 | |||||||
Mexico | 0 | |||||||
Australia | 3 | |||||||
Japan | 1 | |||||||
Canada | 0 | |||||||
Japan | 5 |
Playoff
In the playoff between the two winners of the continental zones, Australia triumphed over the German Empire. The German Reich could not win a single sentence.
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player | player | Result | ||
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John Bromwich | Henner Henkel | 6: 2, 6: 3, 6: 3 | ||
Adrian Quist | George of Metaxa | 6: 3, 6: 2, 6: 1 | ||
John Bromwich Adrian Quist |
Henner Henkel Georg of Metaxa |
6: 2, 6: 1, 6: 4 | ||
Adrian Quist | Henner Henkel | 6: 1, 6: 0, 8: 6 | ||
John Bromwich | George of Metaxa | 6: 3, 6: 2, 6: 1 |
final
In the final between defending champions USA and Australia the USA prevailed 3-2. It was the United States’s 13th title to date. The final was to be the first of 16 consecutive finals between the US and Australia, as well as the first of 25 with Australian participation in a row.
United States | final | Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Team Captain |
Date: September 3-5, 1938
Result: 3: 2 |
Team Captain |
Web links
credentials
- ↑ Davis Cup - Tie details - 1938 - Australia vs Germany ( English ) Retrieved July 9, 2012.
- ↑ Davis Cup - Tie details - 1938 - USA vs Australia ( English ) Retrieved July 9, 2012.