1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

1939 edition of the International Lawn Tennis Challenge January 2025 1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Australians John Bromwich and Adrian Quist with the Davis Cup, Pratten Park, Ashfield, Sydney, November 1939.jpg John Bromwich and Adrian Quist with the Davis Cup trophy in Sydney, November 1939 250 5 May – 5 September 1939 34th 25 AUS 1938 1946 The 1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 34th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. 20 teams entered the Europe Zone, while 7 entered the America Zone. Australia defeated Cuba in the North & Central America Zone final, and then received a walkover in the America Inter-Zonal final after Brazil, the only team in the South America Zone, withdrew. In the Europe Zone final Yugoslavia defeated Germany. In the Inter-Zonal play-off Australia defeated Yugoslavia, and then defeated the United States in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the Merion Cricket Club in Haverford, Pennsylvania, United States on 2–5 September.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 1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone North & Central America Zone 30 June–23 July 14–16 July 10–12 August PHI 1936 bye Mexico City, Mexico (clay) AUS 5 MEX 1934 0 Havana, Cuba (clay) CAN 1921 1 CUB 4 bye JPN 1870 Long Beach, CA, United States (grass) PHI 1936 0 AUS 5 CUB w/o JPNjapan Japan withdrew from the competition after their top player, Jiro Yamagishi, joined the Imperial Japanese Navy.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=F-EsAAAAIBAJ&pg=1467,1929958&dq=davis%20cup%201939%20japan&hl=en The Bulletin - Google News Archive Search 6 June 2016 Rumson, NJ, United States (grass) AUS 5 CUB 0 Final Cuba vs. Australia Cuba Australia Seabright Lawn Tennis Club, Rumson, NJ, United Stateshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1939-NAM-M-CUB-AUS-01 Cuba v Australia daviscup.com 10–12 August 1939 Grass 0 5 José Agüero 6 0 2 John Bromwich 8 6 6 Ricardo Morales 0 2 2 Adrian Quist 6 6 6 Ricardo Morales Lorenzo Nodarse 1 0 3 John Bromwich Adrian Quist 6 6 6 Ricardo Morales 6 6 1 John Bromwich 8 8 6 José Agüero 1 0 0 Adrian Quist 6 6 6 Americas Inter-Zonal Final Australia defeated Brazil by walkover.https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1939-AMI-M-AUS-BRA-01 Australia v Brazil daviscup.com Europe Zone 1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone thumb|Second-round match between Germany and Poland in Warsaw: Henner Henkel, Georg von Metaxa, Józef Hebda, Adam Baworowski Draw y 5–7 May 11–21 May 25–29 May 2–5 June 28–30 July First Round Second Round 25 150 GBR bye NZL bye FRA 1830 bye ROC bye SWE bye DEN bye GER 1935 5 SUI 0 POL 1928 4 NED 1 ROU 2 HUN 1920 3 Kingdom of Yugoslavia 5 IRL 0 bye ITA 1861 bye MON bye BEL bye IND British bye NOR bye TCH Brighton, England (clay) GBR 3 NZL 2 Paris, France (clay) FRA 1830 4 ROC 1 Stockholm, Sweden (clay) SWE 4 DEN 1 Warsaw, Poland GER 1935 3 POL 1928 2 Budapest, Hungary HUN 1920 1 Kingdom of Yugoslavia 4 Naples, Italy (clay) ITA 1861 3 MON 0 Brussels, Belgium BEL 3 IND British 2 NOR w/o TCHczech The tie between Norway and Czechoslovakia was abandoned due to the German invasion and partition of Czechoslovakia in March 1939. Wimbledon, England (grass) GBR 3 FRA 1830 2 Berlin, Germany (clay) SWE 1 GER 1935 4 Milan, Italy (clay) Kingdom of Yugoslavia 3 ITA 1861 2 Brussels, Belgium (clay) BEL 5 NOR 0 Berlin, Germany (clay) GBR 0 GER 1935 5 Zagreb, Yugoslavia Kingdom of Yugoslavia 3 BEL 2 Zagreb, Yugoslavia GER 1935 2 Kingdom of Yugoslavia 3 Final Yugoslavia vs. Germany Kingdom of Yugoslavia Germany 1935 A.T.K. Stadium, Zagreb, Yugoslaviahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1939-EUR-M-YUG-GER-01 Yugoslavia v Germany daviscup.com 28–30 July 1939 3 2 Franjo Punčec 6 6 6 Rolf Göpfert 3 1 0 Dragutin Mitić 0 1 6 4 Henner Henkel 6 6 4 6 Franjo Kukuljević Franjo Punčec 7 6 4 6 1 Henner Henkel Roderich Menzel 9 4 6 3 4 Dragutin Mitić 6 6 6 Rolf Göpfert 1 2 3 Franjo Punčec 10 6 6 Henner Henkel 8 3 0 Inter-Zonal Final Australia vs. Yugoslavia Australia Kingdom of Yugoslavia Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United Stateshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1939-INZ-M-AUS-YUG-01 Australia v Yugoslavia daviscup.com 24–26 August 1939 Grass 4 1 Adrian Quist 6 6 6 Dragutin Mitić 0 4 3 John Bromwich 2 6 6 2 Franjo Punčec 6 8 0 6 John Bromwich Adrian Quist 6 6 6 Franjo Kukuljević Franjo Punčec 2 3 3 John Bromwich 6 6 6 Dragutin Mitić 1 3 2 Adrian Quist 6 6 6 Franjo Kukuljević 2 3 4 Challenge Round United States vs. Australia United States 1912 Australia Merion Cricket Club, Haverford, PA, United Stateshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1939-WG-CHR-USA-AUS-01 United States v Australia daviscup.com 2–5 September 1939 Grass 2 3 Bobby Riggs 6 6 7 John Bromwich 4 0 5 Frank Parker 6 2 6 1 7 Adrian Quist 3 6 4 6 5 Joe Hunt Jack Kramer 7 2 5 2 John Bromwich Adrian Quist 5 6 7 6 Bobby Riggs 1 4 6 6 4 Adrian Quist 6 6 3 3 6 Frank Parker 0 3 1 John Bromwich 6 6 6 See also 1939 Wightman Cup Notes 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