1933 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

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.

1933 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
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Duration31 March – 30 July 1933
Edition28th
Teams31
Champion
Winning nation Great Britain
1932
1934

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

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North & Central America Zone

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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

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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

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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

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Draw

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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

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  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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