1933 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

1933 edition of the International Lawn Tennis Challenge January 2025 1933 International Lawn Tennis Challenge 28-7-33, finale (de la) Coupe Davis, la Coupe Davis (sur un support, sur le terrain de Roland-Garros) - btv1b532777235.jpg Day of the final, Paris 200 31 March – 30 July 1933 28th 31 GBR 1932 1934 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. 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 28–30 July.Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 495–496, 499 2ndThe Encyclopedia of Tennis 1974 Allen & Unwin London 0047960426 Max Robertson 384 America Zone 1933 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone North & Central America Zone 5–13 May 18–20 May Mexico City, Mexico (clay) USA 1912 5 MEX 1916 0 Hot Springs (hard) CUB 1 CAN 1921 4 Montreal, Quebec (grass) USA 1912 5 CAN 1921 0 South America Zone 31 March–2 April 8–10 April BRA 1889 CHI w/o URU bye bye PER 1825 bye ARG Montevideo, Uruguay CHI 5 URU 0 PER 1825 ARG w/o Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) CHI 0 ARG 4 Americas Inter-Zonal final United States vs. Argentina United States 1912 Argentina Chevy Chase Lawn Tennis Club, Chevy Chase, Marylandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1933-AMI-M-USA-ARG-01 United States v Argentina daviscup.com 25–27 May 1933 Clay 4 0 Ellsworth Vines 6 6 6 Adriano Zappa 2 3 4 Wilmer Allison 6 6 6 Américo Cattaruzza 2 4 3 George Lott John Van Ryn 6 6 6 Adelmar Echeverria Adriano Zappa 1 4 1 Ellsworth Vines 7 6 5 6 Américo Cattaruzza 5 1 7 1 Wilmer Allison 6 6 2 Adriano Zappa 2 1 2 3 Europe Zone 1933 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone Draw y 21 April–9 May 12–21 May 8–13 June 17–20 June 13–15 July First Round Second Round 25 150 GRE old bye ROU bye TCH bye MON bye FIN w/o IND British ESP 1931 1 GBR 4 ITA 1861 4 Kingdom of Yugoslavia 1 BEL 2 AUT 3 DEN 2 IRL 3 HUN 1920 0 JPN 1870 5 GER 1933 5 EGY 1922 0 NED 3 POL 1928 2 bye SUI bye RSA 1928 bye NOR bye AUS Athens, Greece GRE old 4 ROU 1 Prague, Czechoslovakia TCH 5 MON 0 London, England (clay) FIN 0 GBR 5 Genoa, Italy (clay) ITA 1861 4 AUT 1 Dublin, Ireland (grass) IRL 0 JPN 1870 5 Berlin, Germany GER 1933 4 NED 1 Basel, Switzerland SUI 1 RSA 1928 4 Oslo, Norway (clay) NOR 0 AUS 5 Prague, Czechoslovakia GRE old 0 TCH 5 Eastbourne, England (grass) GBR 4 ITA 1861 1 Berlin, Germany (clay) JPN 1870 4 GER 1933 1 London, England (grass) RSA 1928 2 AUS 3 Eastbourne, England (grass) TCH 0 GBR 5 Paris, France (clay) JPN 1870 2 AUS 3 Wimbledon, England (grass) GBR 3 AUS 2 Final thumb|Quist at Wimbledon, 13 July 1933 Great Britain vs. Australia Great Britain Australia Centre Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, Englandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1933-EUR-M-GBR-AUS-01 Great Britain v Australia daviscup.com 13–15 July 1933 Grass 3 2 Bunny Austin 6 2 2 3 Jack Crawford 4 6 6 6 Fred Perry 6 6 6 Vivian McGrath 2 4 2 Pat Hughes Fred Perry 7 6 3 6 Adrian Quist Don Turnbull 5 4 6 3 Bunny Austin 6 7 6 Vivian McGrath 4 5 3 Harry Lee 6 5 4 Jack Crawford 8 7 6 Inter-Zonal final thumb|Austin and Vines, 21 July 1933 in Paris Great Britain vs. United States Great Britain United States 1912 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, Francehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1933-INZ-M-GBR-USA-01 Great Britain v United States daviscup.com 21–23 July 1933 Clay 4 1 Bunny Austin 6 6 6 Ellsworth Vines 1 1 4 Fred Perry 6 7 6 Wilmer Allison 1 5 4 Pat Hughes Fred Perry 6 4 1 George Lott John Van Ryn 8 6 6 Bunny Austin 6 7 6 6 Wilmer Allison 2 9 3 4 Fred Perry 1 6 4 7 7 Ellsworth Vines 6 0 6 5 6 5 Challenge Round thumb|Cochet vs Perry, 28 July 1933 in Paris France vs. Great Britain France 1830 Great Britain Stade Roland Garros, Paris, Francehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1933-WG-CHR-FRA-GBR-01 France v Great Britain daviscup.com 28–30 July 1933 Clay 2 3 André Merlin 3 4 0 Bunny Austin 6 6 6 Henri Cochet 10 4 6 6 1 Fred Perry 8 6 8 3 6 Jean Borotra Jacques Brugnon 6 8 6 Pat Hughes Harry Lee 3 6 2 Henri Cochet 5 6 4 6 6 Bunny Austin 7 4 6 4 4 André Merlin 6 6 2 5 Fred Perry 4 8 6 7 See also 1933 Wightman Cup References External links Davis Cup official website https://web.archive.org/web/20101018182625/http://www.daviscup.com/ October 18, 2010 Category:Davis Cups by year International Lawn Tennis Challenge International Lawn Tennis Challenge International Lawn Tennis Challenge International Lawn Tennis Challenge