1933 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

1933 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
Day of the final, Paris
Details
Duration31 March – 30 July 1933
Edition28th
Teams31
Champion
Winning nation Great Britain
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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.[1][2][3]

America Zone

Further information: 1933 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone

North & Central America Zone

Semifinals
5–13 May		Final
18–20 May
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 United States5
Montreal, Quebec (grass)
 Mexico0
 United States5
Hot Springs (hard)
 Canada0
 Cuba1
 Canada4

South America Zone

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
31 March–2 April		Final
8–10 April
 Brazil
Montevideo, Uruguay
 Chilew/o
 Chile5
 Uruguay0
 Uruguay
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
bye
 Chile1
 Argentina4
bye
 Peru
 Peru
 Argentinaw/o
bye
 Argentina

Americas Inter-Zonal final

United States vs. Argentina


United States
4 		Chevy Chase Lawn Tennis Club, Chevy Chase, Maryland[4]
25–27 May 1933
Clay
Argentina
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ellsworth Vines
Adriano Zappa 		6
2 		6
3 		6
4 		     
2
Wilmer Allison
Américo Cattaruzza 		6
2 		6
4 		6
3 		     
3
George Lott / John Van Ryn
Adelmar Echeverria / Adriano Zappa 		6
1 		6
4 		6
1 		     
4
Ellsworth Vines
Américo Cattaruzza 		7
5 		6
1 		5
7 		6
1 		   
5
Wilmer Allison
Adriano Zappa 		6
2 		6
1 		2
2 		    not
completed

Europe Zone

Further information: 1933 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

Draw

First Round
21 April–9 May		Second Round
12–21 May		Quarterfinals
8–13 June		Semifinals
17–20 June		Final
13–15 July
 GreeceAthens, Greece
bye Greece4
 Romania Romania1Prague, Czechoslovakia
bye Greece0
 CzechoslovakiaPrague, Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia5
bye Czechoslovakia5
 Monaco Monaco0Eastbourne, England (grass)
bye Czechoslovakia0
 Finlandw/oLondon, England (clay) Great Britain5
 India Finland0
 Spain1 Great Britain5Eastbourne, England (grass)
 Great Britain4 Great Britain4
 Italy4Genoa, Italy (clay) Italy1
 Yugoslavia1 Italy4
 Belgium2 Austria1Wimbledon, England (grass)
 Austria3 Great Britain3
 Denmark2Dublin, Ireland (grass) Australia2
 Ireland3 Ireland0
 Hungary0 Japan5Berlin, Germany (clay)
 Japan5 Japan4
 Germany5Berlin, Germany Germany1
 Egypt0 Germany4
 Netherlands3 Netherlands1Paris, France (clay)
 Poland2 Japan2
byeBasel, Switzerland Australia3
  Switzerland  Switzerland1
bye South Africa4London, England (grass)
 South Africa South Africa2
byeOslo, Norway (clay) Australia3
 Norway Norway0
bye Australia5
 Australia

Final

Great Britain vs. Australia


Great Britain
3 		Centre Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England[5]
13–15 July 1933
Grass
Australia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Bunny Austin
Jack Crawford 		6
4 		2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		   
2
Fred Perry
Vivian McGrath 		6
2 		6
4 		6
2 		     
3
Pat Hughes / Fred Perry
Adrian Quist / Don Turnbull 		7
5 		6
4 		3
6 		6
3 		   
4
Bunny Austin
Vivian McGrath 		6
4 		7
5 		6
3 		     
5
Harry Lee
Jack Crawford 		6
8 		5
7 		4
6 		     

Inter-Zonal final

Great Britain vs. United States


Great Britain
4 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[6]
21–23 July 1933
Clay
United States
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Bunny Austin
Ellsworth Vines 		6
1 		6
1 		6
4 		     
2
Fred Perry
Wilmer Allison 		6
1 		7
5 		6
4 		     
3
Pat Hughes / Fred Perry
George Lott / John Van Ryn 		6
8 		4
6 		1
6 		     
4
Bunny Austin
Wilmer Allison 		6
2 		7
9 		6
3 		6
4 		   
5
Fred Perry
Ellsworth Vines 		1
6 		6
0 		4
6 		7
5 		7
6 		 
retired

Challenge Round

France vs. Great Britain


France
2 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[3]
28–30 July 1933
Clay
Great Britain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
André Merlin
Bunny Austin 		3
6 		4
6 		0
6 		     
2
Henri Cochet
Fred Perry 		10
8 		4
6 		6
8 		6
3 		1
6 		 
3
Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon
Pat Hughes / Harry Lee 		6
3 		8
6 		6
2 		     
4
Henri Cochet
Bunny Austin 		5
7 		6
4 		4
6 		6
4 		6
4 		 
5
André Merlin
Fred Perry 		6
4 		6
8 		2
6 		5
7 		   

See also

References

  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.
  3. ^ a b "France v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "United States v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Great Britain v Australia". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Great Britain v United States". daviscup.com.
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