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1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
John Bromwich and Adrian Quist with the Davis Cup trophy in Sydney, November 1939
John Bromwich and Adrian Quist with the Davis Cup trophy in Sydney, November 1939
Details
Duration5 May – 5 September 1939
Edition34th
Teams25
Champion
Winning Nation  Australia
← 1938
1946 →

The 1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 34th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. 20 teams entered the Europe Zone, while 7 entered the America Zone.

Australia defeated Cuba in the North & Central America Zone final, and then received a walkover in the America Inter-Zonal final after Brazil, the only team in the South America Zone, withdrew. In the Europe Zone final Yugoslavia defeated Germany. In the Inter-Zonal play-off Australia defeated Yugoslavia, and then defeated the United States in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the Merion Cricket Club in Haverford, Pennsylvania, United States on 2–5 September. [1] [2] [3]

America Zone

Further information: 1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone

North & Central America Zone

Quarterfinals
30 June–23 July		Semifinals
14–16 July		Final
10–12 August
  Philippines
Long Beach, CA, United States (grass)
bye
  Philippines0
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
  Australia5
  Australia5
Rumson, NJ, United States (grass)
  Mexico0
  Australia5
Havana, Cuba (clay)
  Cuba0
  Canada1
  Cuba4
  Cubaw/o
  Japan [a]
bye
  Japan

Final

Cuba vs. Australia


Cuba
0 		Seabright Lawn Tennis Club, Rumson, NJ, United States [5]
10–12 August 1939
Grass
Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Cuba
Australia 		José Agüero
John Bromwich 		6
8 		0
6 		2
6 		     
2 Cuba
Australia 		Ricardo Morales
Adrian Quist 		0
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3 Cuba
Australia 		Ricardo Morales /  Lorenzo Nodarse
John Bromwich /  Adrian Quist 		1
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     
4 Cuba
Australia 		Ricardo Morales
John Bromwich 		6
8 		6
8 		1
6 		     
5 Cuba
Australia 		José Agüero
Adrian Quist 		1
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Australia defeated Brazil by walkover. [6]

Europe Zone

Further information: 1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone
Second-round match between Germany and Poland in Warsaw: Henner Henkel, Georg von Metaxa, Józef Hebda, Adam Baworowski

Draw

First Round
5–7 May		Second Round
11–21 May		Quarterfinals
25–29 May		Semifinals
2–5 June		Final
28–30 July
  Great Britain Brighton, England (clay)
bye  Great Britain3
  New Zealand  New Zealand2 Wimbledon, England (grass)
bye  Great Britain3
  France Paris, France (clay)  France2
bye  France4
  China  China1 Berlin, Germany (clay)
bye  Great Britain0
  Sweden Stockholm, Sweden (clay)  Germany5
bye  Sweden4
  Denmark  Denmark1 Berlin, Germany (clay)
bye  Sweden1
  Germany5 Warsaw, Poland  Germany4
   Switzerland0  Germany3
  Poland4  Poland2 Zagreb, Yugoslavia
  Netherlands1  Germany2
  Romania2 Budapest, Hungary  Yugoslavia3
  Hungary3  Hungary1
  Yugoslavia5  Yugoslavia4 Milan, Italy (clay)
  Ireland0  Yugoslavia3
bye Naples, Italy (clay)  Italy2
  Italy  Italy3
bye  Monaco0 Zagreb, Yugoslavia
  Monaco  Yugoslavia3
bye Brussels, Belgium  Belgium2
  Belgium  Belgium3
bye  India2 Brussels, Belgium (clay)
  India  Belgium5
bye  Norway0
  Norway  Norwayw/o
bye  Czechoslovakia [b]
  Czechoslovakia

Final

Yugoslavia vs. Germany


Yugoslavia
3 		A.T.K. Stadium, Zagreb, Yugoslavia [7]
28–30 July 1939
Germany
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Germany 		Franjo Punčec
Rolf Göpfert 		6
3 		6
1 		6
0 		     
2 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Germany 		Dragutin Mitić
Henner Henkel 		0
6 		1
6 		6
4 		4
6 		   
3 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Germany 		Franjo Kukuljević /  Franjo Punčec
Henner Henkel /  Roderich Menzel 		7
9 		6
4 		4
6 		6
3 		1
4 		 
4 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Germany 		Dragutin Mitić
Rolf Göpfert 		6
1 		6
2 		6
3 		     
5 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Germany 		Franjo Punčec
Henner Henkel 		10
8 		6
3 		6
0 		     

Inter-Zonal Final

Australia vs. Yugoslavia


Australia
4 		Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States [8]
24–26 August 1939
Grass
Yugoslavia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia 		Adrian Quist
Dragutin Mitić 		6
0 		6
4 		6
3 		     
2 Australia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia 		John Bromwich
Franjo Punčec 		2
6 		6
8 		6
0 		2
6 		   
3 Australia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia 		John Bromwich /  Adrian Quist
Franjo Kukuljević /  Franjo Punčec 		6
2 		6
3 		6
3 		     
4 Australia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia 		John Bromwich
Dragutin Mitić 		6
1 		6
3 		6
2 		     
5 Australia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia 		Adrian Quist
Franjo Kukuljević 		6
2 		6
3 		6
4 		     

Challenge Round

United States vs. Australia


United States
2 		Merion Cricket Club, Haverford, PA, United States [3]
2–5 September 1939
Grass
Australia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Australia 		Bobby Riggs
John Bromwich 		6
4 		6
0 		7
5 		     
2 United States
Australia 		Frank Parker
Adrian Quist 		6
3 		2
6 		6
4 		1
6 		7
5 		 
3 United States
Australia 		Joe Hunt /  Jack Kramer
John Bromwich /  Adrian Quist 		7
5 		2
6 		5
7 		2
6 		   
4 United States
Australia 		Bobby Riggs
Adrian Quist 		1
6 		4
6 		6
3 		6
3 		4
6 		 
5 United States
Australia 		Frank Parker
John Bromwich 		0
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Japan withdrew from the competition after their top player, Jiro Yamagishi, joined the Imperial Japanese Navy. [4]
  2. ^ The tie between Norway and Czechoslovakia was abandoned due to the German invasion and partition of Czechoslovakia in March 1939.

References

  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN  978-0942257700.
  2. ^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN  0047960426.
  3. ^ a b "United States v Australia". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "The Bulletin - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Cuba v Australia". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Australia v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Yugoslavia v Germany". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Australia v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.

External links

Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=1939_International_Lawn_Tennis_Challenge&oldid=1136202379"
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
John Bromwich and Adrian Quist with the Davis Cup trophy in Sydney, November 1939
John Bromwich and Adrian Quist with the Davis Cup trophy in Sydney, November 1939
Details
Duration5 May – 5 September 1939
Edition34th
Teams25
Champion
Winning Nation  Australia
← 1938
1946 →

The 1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 34th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. 20 teams entered the Europe Zone, while 7 entered the America Zone.

Australia defeated Cuba in the North & Central America Zone final, and then received a walkover in the America Inter-Zonal final after Brazil, the only team in the South America Zone, withdrew. In the Europe Zone final Yugoslavia defeated Germany. In the Inter-Zonal play-off Australia defeated Yugoslavia, and then defeated the United States in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the Merion Cricket Club in Haverford, Pennsylvania, United States on 2–5 September. [1] [2] [3]

America Zone

Further information: 1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone

North & Central America Zone

Quarterfinals
30 June–23 July		Semifinals
14–16 July		Final
10–12 August
  Philippines
Long Beach, CA, United States (grass)
bye
  Philippines0
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
  Australia5
  Australia5
Rumson, NJ, United States (grass)
  Mexico0
  Australia5
Havana, Cuba (clay)
  Cuba0
  Canada1
  Cuba4
  Cubaw/o
  Japan [a]
bye
  Japan

Final

Cuba vs. Australia


Cuba
0 		Seabright Lawn Tennis Club, Rumson, NJ, United States [5]
10–12 August 1939
Grass
Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Cuba
Australia 		José Agüero
John Bromwich 		6
8 		0
6 		2
6 		     
2 Cuba
Australia 		Ricardo Morales
Adrian Quist 		0
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3 Cuba
Australia 		Ricardo Morales /  Lorenzo Nodarse
John Bromwich /  Adrian Quist 		1
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     
4 Cuba
Australia 		Ricardo Morales
John Bromwich 		6
8 		6
8 		1
6 		     
5 Cuba
Australia 		José Agüero
Adrian Quist 		1
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Australia defeated Brazil by walkover. [6]

Europe Zone

Further information: 1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone
Second-round match between Germany and Poland in Warsaw: Henner Henkel, Georg von Metaxa, Józef Hebda, Adam Baworowski

Draw

First Round
5–7 May		Second Round
11–21 May		Quarterfinals
25–29 May		Semifinals
2–5 June		Final
28–30 July
  Great Britain Brighton, England (clay)
bye  Great Britain3
  New Zealand  New Zealand2 Wimbledon, England (grass)
bye  Great Britain3
  France Paris, France (clay)  France2
bye  France4
  China  China1 Berlin, Germany (clay)
bye  Great Britain0
  Sweden Stockholm, Sweden (clay)  Germany5
bye  Sweden4
  Denmark  Denmark1 Berlin, Germany (clay)
bye  Sweden1
  Germany5 Warsaw, Poland  Germany4
   Switzerland0  Germany3
  Poland4  Poland2 Zagreb, Yugoslavia
  Netherlands1  Germany2
  Romania2 Budapest, Hungary  Yugoslavia3
  Hungary3  Hungary1
  Yugoslavia5  Yugoslavia4 Milan, Italy (clay)
  Ireland0  Yugoslavia3
bye Naples, Italy (clay)  Italy2
  Italy  Italy3
bye  Monaco0 Zagreb, Yugoslavia
  Monaco  Yugoslavia3
bye Brussels, Belgium  Belgium2
  Belgium  Belgium3
bye  India2 Brussels, Belgium (clay)
  India  Belgium5
bye  Norway0
  Norway  Norwayw/o
bye  Czechoslovakia [b]
  Czechoslovakia

Final

Yugoslavia vs. Germany


Yugoslavia
3 		A.T.K. Stadium, Zagreb, Yugoslavia [7]
28–30 July 1939
Germany
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Germany 		Franjo Punčec
Rolf Göpfert 		6
3 		6
1 		6
0 		     
2 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Germany 		Dragutin Mitić
Henner Henkel 		0
6 		1
6 		6
4 		4
6 		   
3 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Germany 		Franjo Kukuljević /  Franjo Punčec
Henner Henkel /  Roderich Menzel 		7
9 		6
4 		4
6 		6
3 		1
4 		 
4 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Germany 		Dragutin Mitić
Rolf Göpfert 		6
1 		6
2 		6
3 		     
5 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Germany 		Franjo Punčec
Henner Henkel 		10
8 		6
3 		6
0 		     

Inter-Zonal Final

Australia vs. Yugoslavia


Australia
4 		Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States [8]
24–26 August 1939
Grass
Yugoslavia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia 		Adrian Quist
Dragutin Mitić 		6
0 		6
4 		6
3 		     
2 Australia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia 		John Bromwich
Franjo Punčec 		2
6 		6
8 		6
0 		2
6 		   
3 Australia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia 		John Bromwich /  Adrian Quist
Franjo Kukuljević /  Franjo Punčec 		6
2 		6
3 		6
3 		     
4 Australia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia 		John Bromwich
Dragutin Mitić 		6
1 		6
3 		6
2 		     
5 Australia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia 		Adrian Quist
Franjo Kukuljević 		6
2 		6
3 		6
4 		     

Challenge Round

United States vs. Australia


United States
2 		Merion Cricket Club, Haverford, PA, United States [3]
2–5 September 1939
Grass
Australia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Australia 		Bobby Riggs
John Bromwich 		6
4 		6
0 		7
5 		     
2 United States
Australia 		Frank Parker
Adrian Quist 		6
3 		2
6 		6
4 		1
6 		7
5 		 
3 United States
Australia 		Joe Hunt /  Jack Kramer
John Bromwich /  Adrian Quist 		7
5 		2
6 		5
7 		2
6 		   
4 United States
Australia 		Bobby Riggs
Adrian Quist 		1
6 		4
6 		6
3 		6
3 		4
6 		 
5 United States
Australia 		Frank Parker
John Bromwich 		0
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Japan withdrew from the competition after their top player, Jiro Yamagishi, joined the Imperial Japanese Navy. [4]
  2. ^ The tie between Norway and Czechoslovakia was abandoned due to the German invasion and partition of Czechoslovakia in March 1939.

References

  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN  978-0942257700.
  2. ^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN  0047960426.
  3. ^ a b "United States v Australia". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "The Bulletin - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Cuba v Australia". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Australia v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Yugoslavia v Germany". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Australia v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.

External links

Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=1939_International_Lawn_Tennis_Challenge&oldid=1136202379"

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