1933 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
1933 edition of the International Lawn Tennis Challenge
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The 1933 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 28th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. 24 teams would enter the Europe Zone; while 9 would enter the Americas Zone, 4 in North America and 5 in South America.
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Day of the final, Paris | |
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| Duration | 31 March â 30 July 1933 |
| Edition | 28th |
| Teams | 31 |
| Champion | |
| Winning nation |  Great Britain |
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The United States defeated Argentina in the America Inter-Zonal Final, and Great Britain defeated Australia in the Europe Zone final. In the Inter-Zonal play-off Great Britain defeated United States, and went on to defeat France in the Challenge Round. Great Britain's victory ended France's six-year run as champions and gave the Great Britain team their first title since 1912. The final was played at Stade Roland Garros in Paris on 28â30 July.[1][2][3]
America Zone
North & Central America Zone
| Semifinals 5â13 May | Final 18â20 May | |||||||
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 United States | 5 | |||||||
| Montreal, Quebec (grass) | ||||||||
 Mexico | 0 | |||||||
| United States | 5 | |||||||
| Hot Springs (hard) | ||||||||
 Canada | 0 | |||||||
 Cuba | 1 | |||||||
| Canada | 4 | |||||||
South America Zone
Americas Inter-Zonal final
United States vs. Argentina
 United States 4 |
Chevy Chase Lawn Tennis Club, Chevy Chase, Maryland[4] 25â27 May 1933 Clay |
 Argentina 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Europe Zone
Draw
Final
Great Britain vs. Australia
 Great Britain 3 |
Centre Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England[5] 13â15 July 1933 Grass |
 Australia 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inter-Zonal final
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Great Britain vs. United States
Great Britain 4 |
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[6] 21â23 July 1933 Clay |
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Challenge Round
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France vs. Great Britain
 France 2 |
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[3] 28â30 July 1933 Clay |
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