1938 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
1938 edition of the International Lawn Tennis Challenge
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The 1938 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 33rd edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. 21 teams entered the Europe Zone, while 4 entered the Americas Zone.
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| Duration | 29 April â 5 September 1938 |
| Edition | 33rd |
| Teams | 24 |
| Champion | |
| Winning nation |  United States |
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Australia defeated Japan in the Americas Zone final, while in the Europe Zone final Germany defeated Yugoslavia. Australia defeated Germany in the Inter-Zonal play-off, but were defeated in the Challenge Round by defending champions the United States. The final was played at the Germantown Cricket Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States on 3â5 September.[1][2][3]
America Zone
Draw
Final
Australia vs. Japan
 Australia 3 |
Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[4] 12â14 August 1938 Grass |
 Japan 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Europe Zone
Draw
| First Round 29 Aprilâ10 May | Second Round 5â23 May | Quarterfinals 26â31 May | Semifinals 21â23 July | Final 29â31 July | |||||||||||||||||||
 Germany | Berlin, Germany (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Germany | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Norway | Norway | 0 | Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Germany | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Hungary | Hungary | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Hungary | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||
 New Zealand | New Zealand | Berlin, Germany (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Germany | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Monaco | Marseille, France (clay) |  France | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Monaco | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Netherlands | 2 | France | 5 | Paris, France (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
| France | 3 | France | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Poland | 5 | Milan, Italy (clay) |  Italy | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Denmark | 0 | Poland | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Ireland | 1 | Italy | 3 | Berlin, Germany (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Italy | 4 | Germany | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Great Britain | 3 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay) |  Yugoslavia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Romania | 2 | Great Britain | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia | 3 | Yugoslavia | 5 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
 Czechoslovakia | 2 | Yugoslavia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) |  Sweden | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | Sweden | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye |  Switzerland | 1 | Brussels, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | Yugoslavia | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye |  Belgium | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 India | India | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye |  Austria[a] | Brussels, Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Austria | India | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Athens, Greece | Belgium | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Greece | Greece | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Belgium | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
Germany vs. Yugoslavia
 Germany 3 |
Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany[5] 29â31 July 1938 Clay |
 Yugoslavia 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inter-Zonal Final
Australia vs. Germany
Australia 5 |
Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States[6] 18â20 August 1938 Grass |
Germany 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Challenge Round
United States vs. Australia
 United States 3 |
Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States[3] 3â5 September 1938 Grass |
Australia 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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See also
Notes
- The tie between Austria and India was abandoned following the German annexation of Austria in March 1938.