1934 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
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Duration | 14 July 1933 – 31 July 1934 |
Edition | 29th |
Teams | 27 |
Champion | |
Winning nation | Great Britain |
← 1933 1935 → |
The 1934 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 29th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. 10 teams would enter the Europe Zone (with 17 teams taking part in the qualifying rounds), while only 5 would enter the Americas Zone, 3 in North America and 2 in South America. Due to the large number of entries in Europe, a "Qualifying Round" system was introduced in order to better manage the number of teams competing. European teams which lost before the 1933 Europe Zone semifinals would play-off against each other for four spots in the 1934 Europe Zone main draw.
In the America Inter-Zonal Final the United States received a walkover due to Brazil's absence, while in the Europe Zone final Australia defeated Czechoslovakia. The United States defeated Australia in the Inter-Zonal play-off, but would fall to Great Britain in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the All England Club Centre Court in Wimbledon, London, England on 28–31 July.[1][2][3]
America Zone
[edit]North & Central America Zone
[edit]Semifinals 24–27 May | Final 30 May–1 June | |||||||
Wilmington, DE, United States (grass) | ||||||||
United States | 5 | |||||||
Baltimore, MD, United States (grass) | ||||||||
Canada | 0 | |||||||
United States | 5 | |||||||
Mexico | 0 | |||||||
bye | ||||||||
Mexico | ||||||||
South America Zone
[edit]Americas Inter-Zonal Final
[edit]United States vs. Brazil
United States defeated Brazil by walkover.[4]
Europe Zone
[edit]Qualifying round
[edit]Second Round | Qualifying Round | |||||||
Dublin, Ireland (grass) | ||||||||
Ireland | 1 | |||||||
Leipzig, Germany | ||||||||
Germany | 4 | |||||||
Germany | 5 | |||||||
Copenhagen, Denmark | ||||||||
Denmark | 0 | |||||||
Denmark | 4 | |||||||
Greece | 1 | |||||||
Oslo, Norway (clay) | ||||||||
Norway | 0 | |||||||
Zagreb, Yugoslavia | ||||||||
Yugoslavia | 5 | |||||||
Yugoslavia | 1 | |||||||
Vienna, Austria | ||||||||
Austria | 4 | |||||||
Austria | 5 | |||||||
Spain | 0 | |||||||
Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||
Sweden | 2 | |||||||
Montreux, Switzerland | ||||||||
Belgium | 3 | |||||||
Belgium | 2 | |||||||
Monte Carlo, Monaco | ||||||||
Switzerland | 3 | |||||||
Monaco | 1 | |||||||
Switzerland | 4 | |||||||
Warsaw, Poland | ||||||||
Poland | 2 | |||||||
Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | ||||||||
Italy | 3 | |||||||
Italy | 3 | |||||||
Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | ||||||||
Netherlands | 2 | |||||||
Netherlands | 4 | |||||||
Romania | 1 | |||||||
- Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy advance to the 1934 Europe Zone main draw.
Main Draw
[edit]First Round | Quarterfinals 7–10 June | Semifinals 15–17 June | Final 13–15 July | |||||||||||||||
Australia | ||||||||||||||||||
Eastbourne, England (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
bye | ||||||||||||||||||
Australia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Japan | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Japan | ||||||||||||||||||
Paris, France (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
bye | ||||||||||||||||||
Australia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
France | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Germany | ||||||||||||||||||
Paris, France (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
bye | ||||||||||||||||||
Germany | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Paris, France (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
France | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
France | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
Austria | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Australia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Lucerne, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||
Czechoslovakia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Switzerland | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Rome, Italy (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
India | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Switzerland | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Italy | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
bye | ||||||||||||||||||
Milan, Italy (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
Italy | ||||||||||||||||||
Italy | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Czechoslovakia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
bye | ||||||||||||||||||
Prague, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||||
Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||||
Czechoslovakia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
New Zealand | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
bye | ||||||||||||||||||
New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||
Final
[edit]Czechoslovakia vs. Australia
Czechoslovakia 2 |
Prague, Czechoslovakia[5] 13–15 July 1934 Clay |
Australia 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inter-Zonal Final
[edit]United States vs. Australia
United States 3 |
Centre Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England[6] 21–25 July 1934 Grass |
Australia 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Challenge Round
[edit]Great Britain vs. United States
Great Britain 4 |
Centre Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England[3] 28–31 July 1934 Grass |
United States 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.
- ^ a b "Great Britain v United States". daviscup.com.
- ^ "United States v Brazil". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Czechoslovakia v Australia". daviscup.com.
- ^ "United States v Australia". daviscup.com.