1929 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

1929 edition of the International Lawn Tennis Challenge January 2025 1929 International Lawn Tennis Challenge 29 March – 28 July 1929 24th 29 FRA 1830 1928 1930 The 1929 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 24th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. 24 teams would enter the Europe Zone, while five would enter the America Zone. Egypt and Monaco participated for the first time. The United States defeated Germany in the Inter-Zonal play-off, but would lose to France in the challenge round, giving France their third straight title. The final was played 26–28 July at Stade Roland Garros in Paris.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 383 America Zone 1929 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone Draw 16–18 May 17–25 May 30 May–1 June Montreal, Canada (grass) USA 1912 5 CAN 1921 0 JPN 1870 bye bye CUB bye MEX 1916 Chevy Chase, MD, United States (clay) USA 1912 4 JPN 1870 1 Havana, Cuba (clay) CUB 4 MEX 1916 1 Detroit, MI, United States (clay) USA 1912 5 CUB 0 Final United States vs. Cuba United States 1912 Cuba Detroit Tennis Club, Detroit, Michiganhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1929-AME-M-USA-CUB-01 United States v Cuba daviscup.com 30 May–1 June 1929 Clay 5 0 John Hennessey 6 6 6 Ricardo Morales 0 3 4 John Van Ryn 6 6 6 Gustavo Vollmer 0 1 1 Wilmer Allison John Van Ryn 6 6 6 Ricardo Morales Germán Upmann 2 0 1 Wilmer Allison 6 6 6 Gustavo Vollmer 3 2 5 George Lott 6 6 6 Germán Upmann 4 3 3 Europe Zone 1929 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone Draw y 29 March–12 May 10–19 May 5–9 June 14–21 June 12–14 July First round Second round 25 150 ITA 1861 bye IRL bye ESP 1785 bye GER 1919 bye DEN 4 CHI 1 GRE old 4 Kingdom of Yugoslavia 1 BEL 4 ROU 1 AUT 2 TCH 3 HUN 1920 4 NOR 1 MON 3 SUI 2 FIN 1 EGY 1922 4 NED w/o POR bye SWE bye RSA 1928 bye POL 1928 bye GBR Dublin, Ireland (grass) ITA 1861 5 IRL 0 Barcelona, Spain (clay) ESP 1785 1 GER 1919 4 Copenhagen, Denmark DEN 4 GRE old 1 Prague, Czechoslovakia BEL 0 TCH 3 Budapest, Hungary HUN 1920 3 MON 2 The Hague, Netherlands (clay) EGY 1922 1 NED 4 Saltsjöbaden, Sweden (clay) SWE 0 RSA 1928 5 Warsaw, Poland (clay) POL 1928 0 GBR 5 Hamburg, Germany ITA 1861 2 GER 1919 3 Copenhagen, Denmark DEN 1 TCH 4 Budapest, Hungary HUN 1920 3 NED 2 Bournemouth, England (grass) RSA 1928 0 GBR 5 Prague, Czechoslovakia GER 1919 4 TCH 1 Budapest, Hungary (clay) HUN 1920 2 GBR 3 Berlin, Germany (clay) GER 1919 3 GBR 2 Final Germany vs. Great Britain Germany 1919 Great Britain Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germanyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1929-EUR-M-GER-GBR-01 Germany v Great Britain daviscup.com 12–14 July 1929 Clay 3 2 Daniel Prenn 6 6 6 Colin Gregory 3 3 2 Hans Moldenhauer 6 6 6 Bunny Austin 4 2 3 Heinrich Kleinschroth Heinz Landmann 4 2 0 Ian Collins Colin Gregory 6 6 6 Hans Moldenhauer 0 2 3 Colin Gregory 6 6 6 Daniel Prenn 4 6 6 4 5 Bunny Austin 6 2 4 6 1 5 Inter-zonal final Germany vs. United States Germany 1919 United States 1912 Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germanyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1929-INZ-M-GER-USA-01 Germany v United States daviscup.com 19–21 July 1929 Clay 0 5 Hans Moldenhauer 2 4 4 Bill Tilden 6 6 6 Daniel Prenn 6 3 4 3 Frank Hunter 3 6 6 6 Hans Moldenhauer Daniel Prenn 11 2 4 3 Wilmer Allison John Van Ryn 9 6 6 6 Daniel Prenn 1 4 1 Bill Tilden 6 6 6 Hans Moldenhauer 3 6 4 6 1 Frank Hunter 6 1 6 4 6 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-1929-WG-CHR-FRA-USA-01 France v United States daviscup.com 26–28 July 1929 Clay 3 2 Henri Cochet 6 6 6 Bill Tilden 3 1 2 Jean Borotra 6 3 6 7 George Lott 1 6 4 5 Jean Borotra Henri Cochet 1 6 4 Wilmer Allison John Van Ryn 6 8 6 Jean Borotra 6 1 4 5 Bill Tilden 4 6 6 7 Henri Cochet 6 3 6 6 George Lott 1 6 0 3 See also 1929 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