1930 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
1930 edition of the International Lawn Tennis Challenge
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The 1930 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 25th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. For the silver anniversary, 24 teams would enter the Europe Zone, while 4 would enter the America Zone.
The United States defeated Italy in the Inter-Zonal play-off, but would lose to France in the Challenge Round, giving France their fourth straight title, in the sixth straight Challenge Round matchup between these teams. The final was played 25â27 July at Stade Roland Garros in Paris.[1][2][3]
America Zone
Draw
| Semifinals 15â17 May | Final 22â24 May | |||||||
| Philadelphia (clay) | ||||||||
 United States | 5 | |||||||
| Chevy Chase, Maryland (clay) | ||||||||
 Canada | 0 | |||||||
| United States | 5 | |||||||
 Mexico | 0 | |||||||
 Cuba | ||||||||
| Mexico | w/o | |||||||
Final
United States vs. Mexico
 United States 5 |
Chevy Chase Lawn Tennis Club, Chevy Chase, Maryland[4] 22â24 May 1930 Clay |
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Europe Zone
Draw
| First Round 19 Aprilâ6 May | Second Round 9â20 May | Quarterfinals 30 Mayâ9 June | Semifinals 14â16 June | Final 11â13 July | |||||||||||||||||||
 Norway | Oslo, Norway (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Norway | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Austria | Austria | 5 | Vienna, Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Austria | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Italy | Rome, Italy (clay) | Italy | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Italy | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Egypt | Egypt | 0 | Milan, Italy (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Italy | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Great Britain | 3 | Torquay, England (clay) |  Australia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Germany | 2 | Great Britain | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Poland | 3 | Poland | 0 | Eastbourne, England (grass) | |||||||||||||||||||
 Romania | 2 | Great Britain | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Switzerland | 0 | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Australia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Australia | 5 | Australia | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Ireland | 4 | Ireland | 1 | Genoa, Italy (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
 Monaco | 1 | Italy | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Greece | 2 | London, England (clay) |  Japan | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
 India | 3 | India | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Hungary | 0 | Japan | 5 | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 4 | Japan | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Spain | 4 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Spain | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Belgium | 1 | Spain | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Yugoslavia | 5 | Yugoslavia | 0 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||||||||||
 Sweden | 0 | Japan | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Prague, Czechoslovakia |  Czechoslovakia | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye |  Denmark | 2 | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | Czechoslovakia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Amsterdam, Netherlands (clay) |  Netherlands | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye |  Finland | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
Italy vs. Japan
 Italy 3 |
Genoa, Italy[5] 11â13 July 1930 Clay |
 Japan 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inter-Zonal Final
United States vs. Italy
United States 4 |
Stade Roland Garros (Paris)[6] 18â20 July 1930 Clay |
Italy 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Challenge Round
France vs. United States
 France 4 |
Stade Roland Garros (Paris)[3] 25â27 July 1930 Clay |
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