1930 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

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1930 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
Details
Duration19 April – 27 July 1930
Edition25th
Teams28
Champion
Winning Nation France
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The 1930 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 25th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. For the silver anniversary, 24 teams would enter the Europe Zone, while 4 would enter the America Zone.

The United States defeated Italy in the Inter-Zonal play-off, but would lose to France in the Challenge Round, giving France their fourth straight title, in the sixth straight Challenge Round matchup between these teams. The final was played 25–27 July at Stade Roland Garros in Paris.[1][2][3]

America Zone[edit]

Further information: 1930 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone

Draw[edit]

Semifinals
15–17 May		Final
22–24 May
Philadelphia (clay)
 United States5
Chevy Chase, Maryland (clay)
 Canada0
 United States5
 Mexico0
 Cuba
 Mexicow/o

Final[edit]

United States vs. Mexico


United States
5 		Chevy Chase Lawn Tennis Club, Chevy Chase, Maryland[4]
22–24 May 1930
Clay
Mexico
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Mexico 		Wilmer Allison
Ricardo Tapia 		6
3 		3
6 		6
8 		6
2 		7
5 		 
2 United States
Mexico 		George Lott
Ignacio de la Borbolla 		6
0 		6
0 		6
0 		     
3 United States
Mexico 		Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn
Manuel Llano / Alfonso Unda 		6
0 		6
1 		6
3 		     
4 United States
Mexico 		John Doeg
Federico Sendel 		6
1 		6
0 		6
2 		     
5 United States
Mexico 		John Van Ryn
Ricardo Tapia 		6
2 		6
3 		6
1 		     

Europe Zone[edit]

Further information: 1930 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

Draw[edit]

First Round
19 April–6 May		Second Round
9–20 May		Quarterfinals
30 May–9 June		Semifinals
14–16 June		Final
11–13 July
 NorwayOslo, Norway (clay)
bye Norway0
 Austria Austria5Vienna, Austria
bye Austria2
 ItalyRome, Italy (clay) Italy3
bye Italy5
 Egypt Egypt0Milan, Italy (clay)
bye Italy3
 Great Britain3Torquay, England (clay) Australia2
 Germany2 Great Britain5
 Poland3 Poland0Eastbourne, England (grass)
 Romania2 Great Britain1
  Switzerland0Dublin, Ireland (grass) Australia4
 Australia5 Australia4
 Ireland4 Ireland1Genoa, Italy (clay)
 Monaco1 Italy3
 Greece2London, England (clay) Japan2
 India3 India0
 Hungary0 Japan5Barcelona, Spain (clay)
 Japan4 Japan4
 Spain4Zagreb, Yugoslavia Spain1
 Belgium1 Spain5
 Yugoslavia5 Yugoslavia0Prague, Czechoslovakia
 Sweden0 Japan3
byePrague, Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia2
 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia3
bye Denmark2Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)
 Denmark Czechoslovakia3
byeAmsterdam, Netherlands (clay) Netherlands2
 Netherlands Netherlands4
bye Finland1
 Finland

Final[edit]

Italy vs. Japan


Italy
3 		Genoa, Italy[5]
11–13 July 1930
Clay
Japan
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Japan 		Uberto De Morpurgo
Takeichi Harada 		4
6 		3
6 		5
7 		     
2 Italy
Japan 		Giorgio de Stefani
Yoshiro Ota 		6
3 		6
4 		4
6 		6
4 		   
3 Italy
Japan 		Uberto De Morpurgo / Giorgio de Stefani
Tamio Abe / Takeichi Harada 		8
6 		9
7 		6
8 		2
6 		6
1 		 
4 Italy
Japan 		Giorgio de Stefani
Takeichi Harada 		2
6 		5
7 		5
7 		     
5 Italy
Japan 		Uberto De Morpurgo
Yoshiro Ota 		6
0 		6
2 		6
1 		     

Inter-Zonal Final[edit]

United States vs. Italy


United States
4 		Stade Roland Garros (Paris)[6]
18–20 July 1930
Clay
Italy
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Italy 		Wilmer Allison
Giorgio de Stefani 		4
6 		7
9 		6
4 		8
6 		10
8 		 
2 United States
Italy 		George Lott
Uberto De Morpurgo 		3
6 		9
7 		10
8 		6
3 		   
3 United States
Italy 		Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn
Placido Gaslini / Uberto De Morpurgo 		5
7 		6
2 		6
4 		1
6 		6
3 		 
4 United States
Italy 		George Lott
Giorgio de Stefani 		6
3 		6
1 		6
3 		     
5 United States
Italy 		Wilmer Allison
Uberto De Morpurgo 		5
7 		2
6 		7
5 		4
6 		   

Challenge Round[edit]

France vs. United States


France
4 		Stade Roland Garros (Paris)[3]
25–27 July 1930
Clay
United States
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
United States 		Jean Borotra
Bill Tilden 		6
2 		5
7 		4
6 		5
7 		   
2 France
United States 		Henri Cochet
George Lott 		6
4 		6
2 		6
2 		     
3 France
United States 		Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet
Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn 		6
3 		7
5 		1
6 		6
2 		   
4 France
United States 		Jean Borotra
George Lott 		5
7 		6
3 		2
6 		6
2 		8
6 		 
5 France
United States 		Henri Cochet
Bill Tilden 		4
6 		6
3 		6
1 		7
5 		   

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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. 383. ISBN 0047960426.
  3. ^ a b "France v United States". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "United States v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Italy v Japan". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "United States v Italy". daviscup.com.

External links[edit]

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