- 1928 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
The 1928 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 23rd edition of what is now known as the
Davis Cup . 26 teams would enter the Europe Zone, while 6 would enter the America Zone.The United States defeated Italy in the Inter-Zonal play-off. The USA would lose to France in the Challenge Round, giving France their second straight title. The final was played at Stade Roland Garros in
Paris ,France on 27-29 July.America Zone
Draw
8TeamBracket-info
RD1date=
RD2date=25-28 May
RD3date=1-3 JuneRD1T1-loc=
RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=davis|ROC | RD1-score1=
RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=RD1T2-loc=
Mexico City ,Mexico (clay)
RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=davis|USA|1912 | RD1-score3=5
RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=davis|MEX|1917 | RD1-score4=0RD1T3-loc=
Havana ,Cuba
RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=davis|JPN | RD1-score5=3
RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=davis|CUB | RD1-score6=0RD1T4-loc=
RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=bye | RD1-score7=
RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=davis|CAN|1921 | RD1-score8=RD2T1-loc=Kansas City, MO,
United States (clay)
RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=davis|ROC | RD2-score1=0
RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=davis|USA|1912 | RD2-score2=5RD2T2-loc=
Montreal ,Canada (grass)
RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=davis|JPN | RD2-score3=3
RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=davis|CAN|1921 | RD2-score4=1RD3T1-loc=Chicago, IL,
United States (clay)
RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=davis|USA|1912 | RD3-score1=5
RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=davis|JPN | RD3-score2=0Final
DavisCupbox
team1=United States |team1-var=1912
team2=Japan
venue=Town & Tennis Club, Chicago, IL,United States
date=1 June - 3 June 1928
surface=clay
score1=5
score2=0
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Bill Tilden |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Tamino Abe |2 |3 |0 | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=John Hennessey |8 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Yoshiro Ota |6 |3 |3 | |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=George Lott |T1P2=Bill Tilden |6 |10 |6 | | |T2P1=Tamino Abe |T2P2=Tezio Toba |1 |8 |2 | |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Wilbur Coen |7 |6 |6 |7 | |T2P1=Tamino Abe |9 |2 |4 |5 |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Bill Tilden |6 |6 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Yoshiro Ota |8 |3 |1 |0 | |Europe Zone
Draw
32TeamBracket-Compact-info
RD1-date=7 April-12 May
RD2-date=11-26 May
RD3-date=7-11 June
RD4-date=20-24 June
RD5-date=13-15 JulyRD1-seed01= | RD1-team01=davis|SUI | RD1-score01=
RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=bye | RD1-score02=RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=davis|IND|British | RD1-score03=
RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=bye | RD1-score04=RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=davis|ROU | RD1-score05=5
RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=davis|BEL | RD1-score06=0RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=davis|ITA|1861 | RD1-score07=4
RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=davis|AUS | RD1-score08=1RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09=davis|YUG|kingdom | RD1-score09=1
RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=davis|FIN | RD1-score10=4RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=davis|GBR | RD1-score11=4
RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=davis|ARG | RD1-score12=1RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=davis|GER | RD1-score13=4
RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=davis|GRE|old | RD1-score14=1RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=davis|ESP|1785 | RD1-score15=3
RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=davis|CHI | RD1-score16=2RD1-seed17= | RD1-team17=davis|POL | RD1-score17=0
RD1-seed18= | RD1-team18=davis|DEN | RD1-score18=5RD1-seed19= | RD1-team19=davis|AUT | RD1-score19=4
RD1-seed20= | RD1-team20=davis|PHI | RD1-score20=1RD1-seed21= | RD1-team21=davis|NOR | RD1-score21=0
RD1-seed22= | RD1-team22=davis|HUN|1920 | RD1-score22=5RD1-seed23= | RD1-team23=davis|IRL | RD1-score23=0
RD1-seed24= | RD1-team24=davis|NED | RD1-score24=5RD1-seed25= | RD1-team25=davis|SWE | RD1-score25=w/o
RD1-seed26= | RD1-team26=davis|RSA|1928 | RD1-score26=RD1-seed27= | RD1-team27=davis|TCH | RD1-score27=
RD1-seed28= | RD1-team28=bye | RD1-score28=RD1-seed29= | RD1-team29=davis|POR | RD1-score29=
RD1-seed30= | RD1-team30=bye | RD1-score30=RD1-seed31= | RD1-team31=davis|NZL | RD1-score31=
RD1-seed32= | RD1-team32=bye | RD1-score32=RD2T1-loc=
Zürich ,Switzerland
RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01=davis|SUI | RD2-score01=2
RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=davis|IND|British | RD2-score02=3RD2T2-loc=
Rome ,Italy (clay)
RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=davis|ROU | RD2-score03=0
RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=davis|ITA|1861 | RD2-score04=4RD2T3-loc=
Helsinki ,Finland (clay)
RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=davis|FIN | RD2-score05=0
RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=davis|GBR | RD2-score06=5RD2T4-loc=
Berlin ,Germany (clay)
RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=davis|GER | RD2-score07=3
RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=davis|ESP|1785 | RD2-score08=2RD2T5-loc=
Copenhagen ,Denmark
RD2-seed09= | RD2-team09=davis|DEN | RD2-score09=1
RD2-seed10= | RD2-team10=davis|AUT | RD2-score10=4RD2T6-loc=
Noordwijk ,Netherlands (clay)
RD2-seed11= | RD2-team11=davis|HUN|1920 | RD2-score11=2
RD2-seed12= | RD2-team12=davis|NED | RD2-score12=3RD2T7-loc=
Stockholm ,Sweden
RD2-seed13= | RD2-team13=davis|SWE | RD2-score13=1
RD2-seed14= | RD2-team14=davis|TCH | RD2-score14=4RD2T8-loc=
Lisbon ,Portugal (clay)
RD2-seed15= | RD2-team15=davis|POR | RD2-score15=1
RD2-seed16= | RD2-team16=davis|NZL | RD2-score16=4RD3T1-loc=
Turin ,Italy (clay)
RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=davis|IND|British | RD3-score01=1
RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=davis|ITA|1861 | RD3-score02=4RD3T2-loc=
Birmingham ,England (grass)
RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=davis|GBR | RD3-score03=4
RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=davis|GER | RD3-score04=1RD3T3-loc=
The Hague ,Netherlands (clay)
RD3-seed05= | RD3-team05=davis|AUT | RD3-score05=0
RD3-seed06= | RD3-team06=davis|NED | RD3-score06=3RD3T4-loc=
RD3-seed07= | RD3-team07=davis|TCH | RD3-score07=w/o
RD3-seed08= | RD3-team08=davis|NZL | RD3-score08=RD4T1-loc=
Felixstowe ,England (grass)
RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=davis|ITA|1861 | RD4-score01=4
RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=davis|GBR | RD4-score02=1RD4T2-loc=
Prague ,Czechoslovakia
RD4-seed03= | RD4-team03=davis|NED | RD4-score03=2
RD4-seed04= | RD4-team04=davis|TCH | RD4-score04=3RD5T1-loc=
Milan ,Italy (clay)
RD5-seed01= | RD5-team01=davis|ITA|1861 | RD5-score01=3
RD5-seed02= | RD5-team02=davis|TCH | RD5-score02=2Final
DavisCupbox
team1=Italy |team1-var=1861
team2=Czechoslovakia
venue=Milan ,Italy
date=13 July - 15 July 1928
surface=clay
score1=3
score2=2
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Umberto de Morpurgo |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Pavel Machenauer |3 |3 |4 | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Placido Gaslini |1 |7 |6 |4 | |T2P1=Jan Koželuh |6 |9 |3 |6 |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Umberto de Morpurgo |T1P2=Placido Gaslini |6 |6 |4 |4 | |T2P1=Jan Koželuh |T2P2=Pavel Machenauer |8 |4 |6 |6 |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Umberto de Morpurgo |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Jan Koželuh |1 |2 |0 | |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Placido Gaslini |0 |6 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Pavel Machenauer |6 |4 |4 |3 | |Inter-Zonal Zone
DavisCupbox
team1=Italy |team1-var=1861
team2=United States |team2-var=1912
venue=Stade Roland Garros,Paris ,France
date=20 July - 22 July 1928
surface=clay
score1=1
score2=4
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Umberto de Morpurgo |4 |5 |2 | | |T2P1=John Hennessey |6 |7 |6 | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Placido Gaslini |1 |1 |0 | | |T2P1=Frank Hunter |6 |6 |6 | |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Umberto de Morpurgo |T1P2=Placido Gaslini |2 |3 |1 | | |T2P1=John Hennessey |T2P2=George Lott |6 |6 |6 | |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Umberto de Morpurgo |6 |6 |6 |3 |6 |T2P1=Frank Hunter |4 |8 |3 |6 |3
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Placido Gaslini |5 |3 |4 | | |T2P1=John Hennessey |7 |6 |6 | | |Challenge Round
DavisCupbox
team1=France
team2=United States |team2-var=1912
venue=Stade Roland Garros,Paris ,France
date=27 July - 29 July 1928
surface=clay
score1=4
score2=1
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=René Lacoste |6 |4 |4 |6 |3 |T2P1=Bill Tilden |1 |6 |6 |2 |6
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Henri Cochet |5 |9 |6 |6 | |T2P1=John Hennessey |7 |7 |3 |0 |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Jean Borotra |T1P2=Henri Cochet |6 |6 |7 |4 |6 |T2P1=Frank Hunter |T2P2=Bill Tilden |4 |8 |5 |6 |2
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Henri Cochet |9 |8 |6 | | |T2P1=Bill Tilden |7 |6 |4 | |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=René Lacoste |4 |6 |7 |6 | |T2P1=John Hennessey |6 |1 |5 |4 |
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