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1933 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

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

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

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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 United States
Argentina
Ellsworth Vines
Adriano Zappa
6
2
6
3
6
4
     
2 United States
Argentina
Wilmer Allison
Américo Cattaruzza
6
2
6
4
6
3
     
3 United States
Argentina
George Lott / John Van Ryn
Adelmar Echeverria / Adriano Zappa
6
1
6
4
6
1
     
4 United States
Argentina
Ellsworth Vines
Américo Cattaruzza
7
5
6
1
5
7
6
1
   
5 United States
Argentina
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 United Kingdom
Australia
Bunny Austin
Jack Crawford
6
4
2
6
2
6
3
6
   
2 United Kingdom
Australia
Fred Perry
Vivian McGrath
6
2
6
4
6
2
     
3 United Kingdom
Australia
Pat Hughes / Fred Perry
Adrian Quist / Don Turnbull
7
5
6
4
3
6
6
3
   
4 United Kingdom
Australia
Bunny Austin
Vivian McGrath
6
4
7
5
6
3
     
5 United Kingdom
Australia
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 United Kingdom
United States
Bunny Austin
Ellsworth Vines
6
1
6
1
6
4
     
2 United Kingdom
United States
Fred Perry
Wilmer Allison
6
1
7
5
6
4
     
3 United Kingdom
United States
Pat Hughes / Fred Perry
George Lott / John Van Ryn
6
8
4
6
1
6
     
4 United Kingdom
United States
Bunny Austin
Wilmer Allison
6
2
7
9
6
3
6
4
   
5 United Kingdom
United States
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 France
United Kingdom
André Merlin
Bunny Austin
3
6
4
6
0
6
     
2 France
United Kingdom
Henri Cochet
Fred Perry
10
8
4
6
6
8
6
3
1
6
 
3 France
United Kingdom
Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon
Pat Hughes / Harry Lee
6
3
8
6
6
2
     
4 France
United Kingdom
Henri Cochet
Bunny Austin
5
7
6
4
4
6
6
4
6
4
 
5 France
United Kingdom
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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