1929 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
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Duration | 29 March ��� 28 July |
Edition | 24th |
Teams | 29 |
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Winning Nation | France |
← 1928 1930 → |
The 1929 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 24th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. 24 teams would enter the Europe Zone, while five would enter the America Zone. Egypt and Monaco participated for the first time.
The United States defeated Germany in the Inter-Zonal play-off, but would lose to France in the Challenge Round, giving France their third straight title. The final was played at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France on 26–28 July.[1][2][3]
America Zone[]
Draw[]
Quarterfinals 16–18 May |
Semifinals 17–25 May |
Final 30 May–1 June | |||||||||||||
Montreal, Canada (grass) | |||||||||||||||
United States | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Canada | 0 | Chevy Chase, MD, United States (clay) | |||||||||||||
United States | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Japan | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Japan | |||||||||||||||
bye | Detroit, MI, United States (clay) | ||||||||||||||
United States | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Cuba | 0 | ||||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||||
Cuba | Havana, Cuba (clay) | ||||||||||||||
Cuba | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Mexico | 1 | ||||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||||
Mexico |
Final[]
United States vs. Cuba
United States 5 |
Detroit Tennis Club, Detroit, MI, United States[4] 30 May–1 June 1929 Clay |
Cuba 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Europe Zone[]
Draw[]
First Round 29 March–12 May
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Second Round 10–19 May
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Quarterfinals 5–9 June
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Semifinals 14–21 June
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Final 12–14 July
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Italy | Dublin, Ireland (grass)
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bye | Italy | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ireland | Ireland | 0 | Hamburg, Germany
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bye | Italy | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Spain | Barcelona, Spain (clay)
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Germany | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
bye | Spain | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Germany | Germany | 4 | Prague, Czechoslovakia
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bye | Germany | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Denmark | 4 | Copenhagen, Denmark
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Czechoslovakia | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Chile | 1 | Denmark | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
Greece | 4 | Greece | 1 | Copenhagen, Denmark
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Yugoslavia | 1 | Denmark | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Belgium | 4 | Prague, Czechoslovakia
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Czechoslovakia | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Romania | 1 | Belgium | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Austria | 2 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | Berlin, Germany (clay)
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Czechoslovakia | 3 | Germany | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Hungary | 4 | Budapest, Hungary
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Great Britain | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Norway | 1 | Hungary | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monaco | 3 | Monaco | 2 | Budapest, Hungary
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Switzerland | 2 | Hungary | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Finland | 1 | The Hague, Netherlands (clay)
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Netherlands | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Egypt | 4 | Egypt | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Netherlands | w/o | Netherlands | 4 | Budapest, Hungary (clay)
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Portugal | Hungary | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
bye | Saltsjöbaden, Sweden (clay)
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Great Britain | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sweden | Sweden | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
bye | South Africa | 5 | Bournemouth, England (grass)
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South Africa | Great Britain | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
bye | Warsaw, Poland (clay)
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South Africa | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Poland | Poland | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
bye | Great Britain | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Great Britain |
Final[]
Germany vs. Great Britain
Germany 3 |
Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany[5] 12–14 July 1929 Clay |
Great Britain 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inter-Zonal Final[]
Germany vs. United States
Germany 0 |
Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany[6] 19–21 July 1929 Clay |
United States 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Challenge Round[]
France vs. United States
France 3 |
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[3] 26–28 July 1929 Clay |
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See also[]
References[]
- ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 383. ISBN 0047960426.
- ^ a b "France v United States". daviscup.com.
- ^ "United States v Cuba". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Germany v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Germany v United States". daviscup.com.
External links[]
Categories:
- Davis Cups by year
- 1929 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
- 1929 in tennis
- 1929 in American tennis
- 1929 in French tennis
- 1929 in German tennis