1928 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
1928 edition of the International Lawn Tennis Challenge
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The 1928 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 23rd edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. 27 teams would enter the Europe Zone, while six would enter the America Zone. Chile, Finland, and Norway made their first appearances in the competition.
The United States defeated Italy in the Inter-Zonal play-off, but would lose to France in the Challenge Round, giving France their second straight title. The final was played 27â29 July at the new Stade Roland Garros in Paris.[1][2][3]
America Zone
Draw
| Quarterfinals 9 Aprilâ2 May | Semifinals 25â28 May | Final 1â3 June | |||||||||||
 China | |||||||||||||
| Kansas City, MO, United States (clay) | |||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||
| China | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | |||||||||||||
 United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
| United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Chicago, IL, United States (clay) | |||||||||||||
 Mexico | 0 | ||||||||||||
| United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Havana, Cuba | |||||||||||||
 Japan | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Japan | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Montreal, Canada (grass) | |||||||||||||
 Cuba | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Japan | 3 | ||||||||||||
 Canada | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Canada | |||||||||||||
Final
United States vs. Japan
 United States 5 |
Town & Tennis Club, Chicago, Illinois[4] 1â3 June 1928 Clay |
 Japan 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Europe Zone
Draw
Final
Italy vs. Czechoslovakia
 Italy 3 |
Milan, Italy[5] 13â15 July 1928 Clay |
 Czechoslovakia 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inter-Zonal Final
United States vs. Italy
United States 4 |
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[6] 20â22 July 1928 Clay |
Italy 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Challenge Round
France vs. United States
 France 4 |
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[3] 27â29 July 1928 Clay |
United States 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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