1928 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

1928 edition of the International Lawn Tennis Challenge January 2025 1928 International Lawn Tennis Challenge 7 April – 29 July 1928 23rd 33 FRA 1830 1927 1929 The 1928 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 23rd edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. 27 teams would enter the Europe Zone, while six would enter the America Zone. Chile, Finland, and Norway made their first appearances in the competition. The United States defeated Italy in the Inter-Zonal play-off, but would lose to France in the Challenge Round, giving France their second straight title. The final was played 27–29 July at the new Stade Roland Garros in Paris.Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 495–506 2ndThe Encyclopedia of Tennis 1974 Allen & Unwin London 0047960426 Max Robertson 383 America Zone 1928 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone Draw 9 April–2 May 25–28 May 1–3 June ROC bye Mexico City, Mexico (clay) USA 1912 5 MEX 1916 0 Havana, Cuba JPN 1870 3 CUB 0 bye CAN 1921 Kansas City, MO, United States (clay) ROC 0 USA 1912 5 Montreal, Canada (grass) JPN 1870 3 CAN 1921 1 Chicago, IL, United States (clay) USA 1912 5 JPN 1870 0 Final United States vs. Japan United States 1912 Japan 1870 Town & Tennis Club, Chicago, Illinoishttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1928-AME-M-USA-JPN-01 United States v Japan daviscup.com 1–3 June 1928 Clay 5 0 Bill Tilden 6 6 6 Tamio Abe 2 3 0 John Hennessey 8 6 6 Yoshiro Ota 6 3 3 George Lott Bill Tilden 6 10 6 Tamio Abe Teizo Toba 1 8 2 Wilbur Coen 7 6 6 7 Tamio Abe 9 2 4 5 Bill Tilden 6 6 6 6 Yoshiro Ota 8 3 1 0 Europe Zone 1928 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone Draw y 7 April–12 May 11–26 May 7–11 June 20–24 June 13–15 July First Round Second Round 25 150 SUI bye IND British bye ROU 5 BEL 0 ITA 1861 4 AUS 1 Kingdom of Yugoslavia 1 FIN 4 GBR 4 ARG 1 GER 1919 4 GRE old 1 ESP 1785 3 CHI 2 POL 1928 0 DEN 5 AUT 4 PHI 1919 1 NOR 0 HUN 1920 5 IRL 0 NED 5 SWE w/o RSA 1912 bye TCH bye POR bye NZL Zürich, Switzerland SUI 2 IND British 3 Rome, Italy (clay) ROU 0 ITA 1861 4 Helsinki, Finland (clay) FIN 0 GBR 5 Berlin, Germany (clay) GER 1919 3 ESP 1785 2 Copenhagen, Denmark DEN 1 AUT 4 Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) HUN 1920 2 NED 3 Stockholm, Sweden SWE 1 TCH 4 Lisbon, Portugal (clay) POR 1 NZL 4 Turin, Italy (clay) IND British 1 ITA 1861 4 Birmingham, England (grass) GBR 4 GER 1 The Hague, Netherlands (clay) AUT 0 NED 3 TCH w/o NZL Felixstowe, England (grass) ITA 1861 4 GBR 1 Prague, Czechoslovakia NED 2 TCH 3 Milan, Italy (clay) ITA 1861 3 TCH 2 Final Italy vs. Czechoslovakia Italy 1861 Czechoslovakia Milan, Italyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1928-EUR-M-ITA-TCH-01 Italy v Czechoslovakia daviscup.com 13–15 July 1928 Clay 3 2 Uberto De Morpurgo 6 6 6 Pavel Machenauer 3 3 4 Placido Gaslini 1 7 6 4 Jan Koželuh 6 9 3 6 Placido Gaslini Uberto De Morpurgo 6 6 4 4 Jan Koželuh Pavel Machenauer 8 4 6 6 Uberto De Morpurgo 6 6 6 Jan Koželuh 1 2 0 Placido Gaslini 0 6 6 6 Pavel Machenauer 6 4 4 3 Inter-Zonal Final United States vs. Italy United States 1912 Italy 1861 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, Francehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1928-INZ-M-USA-ITA-01 United States v Italy daviscup.com 20–22 July 1928 Clay 4 1 John Hennessey 6 7 6 Uberto De Morpurgo 4 5 2 Frank Hunter 6 6 6 Placido Gaslini 1 1 0 John Hennessey George Lott 6 6 6 Placido Gaslini Uberto De Morpurgo 2 3 1 Frank Hunter 4 8 3 6 3 Uberto De Morpurgo 6 6 6 3 6 John Hennessey 7 6 6 Placido Gaslini 5 3 4 Challenge Round France vs. United States France 1830 United States 1912 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, Francehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1928-WG-CHR-FRA-USA-01 France v United States daviscup.com 27–29 July 1928 Clay 4 1 René Lacoste 6 4 4 6 3 Bill Tilden 1 6 6 2 6 Henri Cochet 5 9 6 6 John Hennessey 7 7 3 0 Jean Borotra Henri Cochet 6 6 7 4 6 Frank Hunter Bill Tilden 4 8 5 6 2 Henri Cochet 9 8 6 Bill Tilden 7 6 4 René Lacoste 4 6 7 6 John Hennessey 6 1 5 3 See also 1928 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