- 1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
The 1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 34th edition of what is now known as the
Davis Cup . 20 teams would enter the Europe Zone, while 7 would enter the Americas Zone.Australia defeated Cuba in the North/Central America Zone, and then received a walkover from Brazil (the only team in the South America Zone) in the Americas Inter-Zonal playoff. Australia went on to defeat Yugoslavia in the Inter-Zonal play-off, and then defeated the United States in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the
Merion Cricket Club in Haverford, PA,United States on 2-5 September.Americas Zone
North/Central America draw
8TeamBracket-info
RD1date=June-July
RD2date=14-16 July
RD3date=10-12 AugustRD1T1-loc=
RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=davis|PHI | RD1-score1=
RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=RD1T2-loc=
Mexico City ,Mexico (clay)
RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=davis|AUS | RD1-score3=5
RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=davis|MEX|1934 | RD1-score4=0RD1T3-loc=
Havana ,Cuba (clay)
RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=davis|CAN|1921 | RD1-score5=1
RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=davis|CUB | RD1-score6=4RD1T4-loc=
RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=bye | RD1-score7=
RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=davis|JPN | RD1-score8=RD2T1-loc= Long Beach, CA,
United States (grass)
RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=davis|PHI | RD2-score1=0
RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=davis|AUS | RD2-score2=5RD2T2-loc=
RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=davis|CUB | RD2-score3=w/o
RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=davis|JPN | RD2-score4=RD3T1-loc=Rumson, NJ,
United States (grass)
RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=davis|AUS | RD3-score1=5
RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=davis|CUB | RD3-score2=0Final
DavisCupbox
team1=Australia
team2=Cuba
venue=Seabright Lawn Tennis & Cricket Club, Rumson, NJ,United States
date=10 August - 12 August 1939
surface=grass
score1=5
score2=0
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=John Bromwich |8 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=José Aguero |6 |0 |2 | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Adrian Quist |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Ricardo Morales |0 |2 |2 | |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=John Bromwich |T1P2=Adrian Quist |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Ricardo Morales |T2P2=Lorenzo Nodarse |1 |0 |3 | |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=John Bromwich |8 |8 |6 | | |T2P1=Ricardo Morales |6 |6 |1 | |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Adrian Quist |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=José Aguero |1 |0 |0 | | |Americas Inter-Zonal round
Australia defeated Brazil by
walkover .Europe Zone
Draw
32TeamBracket-Compact-info
RD1-date=5-7 May
RD2-date=11-21 May
RD3-date=25-28 May
RD4-date=2-5 June
RD5-date=28-30 JulyRD1-seed01= | RD1-team01=davis|GBR | RD1-score01=
RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=bye | RD1-score02=RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=davis|NZL | RD1-score03=
RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=bye | RD1-score04=RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=davis|FRA | RD1-score05=
RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=bye | RD1-score06=RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=davis|ROC | RD1-score07=
RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=bye | RD1-score08=RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09=davis|SWE | RD1-score09=
RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=bye | RD1-score10=RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=davis|DEN | RD1-score11=
RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=bye | RD1-score12=RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=davis|GER|Nazi | RD1-score13=5
RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=davis|SUI | RD1-score14=0RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=davis|POL | RD1-score15=4
RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=davis|NED | RD1-score16=1RD1-seed17= | RD1-team17=davis|ROU | RD1-score17=2
RD1-seed18= | RD1-team18=davis|HUN|1920 | RD1-score18=3RD1-seed19= | RD1-team19=davis|YUG|kingdom | RD1-score19=5
RD1-seed20= | RD1-team20=davis|IRL | RD1-score20=0RD1-seed21= | RD1-team21=bye | RD1-score21=
RD1-seed22= | RD1-team22=davis|ITA|1861 | RD1-score22=RD1-seed23= | RD1-team23=bye | RD1-score23=
RD1-seed24= | RD1-team24=davis|MON | RD1-score24=RD1-seed25= | RD1-team25=bye | RD1-score25=
RD1-seed26= | RD1-team26=davis|BEL | RD1-score26=RD1-seed27= | RD1-team27=bye | RD1-score27=
RD1-seed28= | RD1-team28=davis|IND|British | RD1-score28=RD1-seed29= | RD1-team29=bye | RD1-score29=
RD1-seed30= | RD1-team30=davis|NOR | RD1-score30=RD1-seed31= | RD1-team31=bye | RD1-score31=
RD1-seed32= | RD1-team32=davis|TCH | RD1-score32=RD2T1-loc=
Brighton ,England (clay)
RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01=davis|GBR | RD2-score01=3
RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=davis|NZL | RD2-score02=2RD2T2-loc=
Paris ,France (clay)
RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=davis|FRA | RD2-score03=4
RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=davis|ROC | RD2-score04=1RD2T3-loc=
Stockholm ,Sweden
RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=davis|SWE | RD2-score05=4
RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=davis|DEN | RD2-score06=1RD2T4-loc=
Warsaw ,Poland
RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=davis|GER|Nazi | RD2-score07=3
RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=davis|POL | RD2-score08=2RD2T5-loc=
Budapest ,Hungary
RD2-seed09= | RD2-team09=davis|HUN|1920 | RD2-score09=1
RD2-seed10= | RD2-team10=davis|YUG|kingdom | RD2-score10=4RD2T6-loc=
Naples ,Italy (clay)
RD2-seed11= | RD2-team11=davis|ITA|1861 | RD2-score11=3
RD2-seed12= | RD2-team12=davis|MON | RD2-score12=0RD2T7-loc=
Brussels ,Belgium
RD2-seed13= | RD2-team13=davis|BEL | RD2-score13=3
RD2-seed14= | RD2-team14=davis|IND|British | RD2-score14=2RD2T8-loc=
RD2-seed15= | RD2-team15=davis|NOR | RD2-score15=w/o
RD2-seed16= | RD2-team16=davis|TCH | RD2-score16=RD3T1-loc=
Wimbledon, London ,England (grass)
RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=davis|GBR | RD3-score01=3
RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=davis|FRA | RD3-score02=2RD3T2-loc=
Berlin ,Germany
RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=davis|SWE | RD3-score03=1
RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=davis|GER|Nazi | RD3-score04=4RD3T3-loc=
Milan ,Italy (clay)
RD3-seed05= | RD3-team05=davis|YUG|kingdom | RD3-score05=3
RD3-seed06= | RD3-team06=davis|ITA|1861 | RD3-score06=2RD3T4-loc=
Brussels ,Belgium (clay)
RD3-seed07= | RD3-team07=davis|BEL | RD3-score07=5
RD3-seed08= | RD3-team08=davis|NOR | RD3-score08=0RD4T1-loc=
Berlin ,Germany (clay)
RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=davis|GBR | RD4-score01=0
RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=davis|GER|Nazi | RD4-score02=5RD4T2-loc=
Zagreb ,Yugoslavia
RD4-seed03= | RD4-team03=davis|YUG|kingdom | RD4-score03=3
RD4-seed04= | RD4-team04=davis|BEL | RD4-score04=2RD5T1-loc=
Zagreb ,Yugoslavia
RD5-seed01= | RD5-team01=davis|GER|Nazi | RD5-score01=2
RD5-seed02= | RD5-team02=davis|YUG|kingdom | RD5-score02=3Final
DavisCupbox
team1=Yugoslavia |team1-var=kingdom
team2=Germany |team2-var=Nazi
venue=A.T.K. Stadium,Zagreb ,Yugoslavia
date=28 July - 30 July 1939
surface=
score1=3
score2=2
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Franjo Punčec |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Rolf Göpfert |3 |1 |0 | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Dragutin Mitić |0 |1 |6 |4 | |T2P1=Henner Henkel |6 |6 |4 |6 |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Franjo Kukuljević |T1P2=Franjo Punčec |7 |6 |4 |6 |1 |T2P1=Henner Henkel |T2P2=Roderich Menzel |9 |4 |6 |3 |4
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Dragutin Mitić |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Rolf Göpfert |1 |2 |3 | |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Franjo Punčec |10 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Henner Henkel |8 |3 |0 | |Inter-Zonal Zone
DavisCupbox
team1=Yugoslavia |team1-var=kingdom
team2=Australia
venue=Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA,United States
date=24 August - 26 August 1939
surface=grass
score1=1
score2=4
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Dragutin Mitić |0 |4 |3 | | |T2P1=Adrian Quist |6 |6 |6 | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Franjo Punčec |6 |8 |0 |6 | |T2P1=John Bromwich |2 |6 |6 |2 |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Franjo Kukuljević |T1P2=Franjo Punčec |2 |3 |3 | | |T2P1=John Bromwich |T2P2=Adrian Quist |6 |6 |6 | |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Dragutin Mitić |1 |3 |2 | | |T2P1=John Bromwich |6 |6 |6 | |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Franjo Kukuljević |2 |3 |4 | | |T2P1=Adrian Quist |6 |6 |6 | | |Challenge Round
DavisCupbox
team1=United States |team1-var=1912
team2=Australia
venue=Germantown Cricket Club , Philadelphia, PA,United States
date=2 September - 5 September 1939
surface=grass
score1=2
score2=3
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Bobby Riggs |6 |6 |7 | | |T2P1=John Bromwich |4 |0 |5 | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Frank Parker |6 |2 |6 |1 |7 |T2P1=Adrian Quist |3 |6 |4 |6 |5
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Joseph Hunt |T1P2=Jack Kramer |7 |2 |5 |2 | |T2P1=John Bromwich |T2P2=Adrian Quist |5 |6 |7 |6 |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Bobby Riggs |1 |4 |6 |6 |4 |T2P1=Adrian Quist |6 |6 |3 |3 |6
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Frank Parker |0 |3 |1 | | |T2P1=John Bromwich |6 |6 |6 | |
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