1930 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

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.

1930 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
Details
Duration19 April – 27 July 1930
Edition25th
Teams28
Champion
Winning nation France
1929
1931

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

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Draw

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

Final

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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  
 
Wilmer Allison
Ricardo Tapia
6
3
3
6
6
8
6
2
7
5
 
2  
 
George Lott
Ignacio de la Borbolla
6
0
6
0
6
0
     
3  
 
Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn
Manuel Llano / Alfonso Unda
6
0
6
1
6
3
     
4  
 
John Doeg
Federico Sendel
6
1
6
0
6
2
     
5  
 
John Van Ryn
Ricardo Tapia
6
2
6
3
6
1
     

Europe Zone

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Draw

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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

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Italy vs. Japan

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

Inter-Zonal Final

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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  
 
Wilmer Allison
Giorgio de Stefani
4
6
7
9
6
4
8
6
10
8
 
2  
 
George Lott
Uberto De Morpurgo
3
6
9
7
10
8
6
3
   
3  
 
Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn
Placido Gaslini / Uberto De Morpurgo
5
7
6
2
6
4
1
6
6
3
 
4  
 
George Lott
Giorgio de Stefani
6
3
6
1
6
3
     
5  
 
Wilmer Allison
Uberto De Morpurgo
5
7
2
6
7
5
4
6
   

Challenge Round

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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  
 
Jean Borotra
Bill Tilden
6
2
5
7
4
6
5
7
   
2  
 
Henri Cochet
George Lott
6
4
6
2
6
2
     
3  
 
Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet
Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn
6
3
7
5
1
6
6
2
   
4  
 
Jean Borotra
George Lott
5
7
6
3
2
6
6
2
8
6
 
5  
 
Henri Cochet
Bill Tilden
4
6
6
3
6
1
7
5
   

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. 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.
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