1934 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
The 1934 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 29th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. 23 teams would enter the Europe Zone, 10 beginning in the main draw and 13 beginning in the Qualifying Rounds; while only 5 would enter the Americas Zone, 3 in North America and 2 in South America. Estonia entered the tournament for the first time.
The United States walked over Brazil in the Americas Zone, after Brazil received a walkover in the only South American tie. The USA defeated Australia in the Inter-Zonal play-off, but would fall to Great Britain in the Challenge Round. The final was played at Centre Court in Wimbledon, London, England on 28-31 July.[1][2][3]
Contents
America Zone
North/Central America draw
1st round 24-27 May |
Final 30 May-1 June |
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Wilmington, DE, United States (grass) | ||||||||||
United States | 5 | |||||||||
Canada | 0 | Baltimore, MD, United States (grass) | ||||||||
United States | 5 | |||||||||
Mexico | 0 | |||||||||
bye | ||||||||||
Mexico |
South America draw
Final |
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Brazil | w/o | |
Peru |
Americas Inter-Zonal round
United States defeated Brazil by walkover.
Europe Zone
Draw
First round 18-20 May |
Quarterfinals 7-10 June |
Semifinals 15-17 June |
Final 13-15 July |
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Australia | ||||||||||||||||||
Eastbourne, England (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
bye | ||||||||||||||||||
Australia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Japan | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Japan | ||||||||||||||||||
Paris, France (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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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
Czechoslovakia 2 |
Prague, Czechoslovakia 13 July - 15 July 1934 clay |
Australia 3 |
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Qualifying Rounds
First Round 20-22 July |
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Warsaw, Poland | ||
Poland | 4 | |
Belgium | 1 |
First round 3-19 August |
Quarterfinals 24 August-2 September |
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Warsaw, Poland | ||||||||
Poland | 5 | |||||||
Warsaw, Poland | ||||||||
Estonia | 0 | |||||||
Poland | 5 | |||||||
Greece | 0 | |||||||
Austria | ||||||||
Greece | w/o | |||||||
Berlin, Germany | ||||||||
Germany | 5 | |||||||
Copenhagen, Denmark | ||||||||
Romania | 0 | |||||||
Germany | 5 | |||||||
Denmark | 0 | |||||||
Denmark | w/o | |||||||
Switzerland | ||||||||
Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||
Sweden | 3 | |||||||
Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||
Ireland | 2 | |||||||
Sweden | 2 | |||||||
Amsterdam, Netherlands (clay) | ||||||||
Netherlands | 3 | |||||||
Monaco | 1 | |||||||
Netherlands | 4 | |||||||
Budapest, Hungary (clay) | ||||||||
Hungary | 3 | |||||||
Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||
Norway | 2 | |||||||
Hungary | 2 | |||||||
Yugoslavia | 3 | |||||||
Yugoslavia | w/o | |||||||
23x15px Spain |
Poland, Germany, Netherlands, and Yugoslavia advance to main draw in 1935[lower-alpha 1]
Inter-Zonal Zone
Australia 2 |
Centre Court, Wimbledon, London, England 21 July - 25 July 1934 grass |
United States 3 |
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Challenge Round
Great Britain 4 |
Centre Court, Wimbledon, London, England 28 July - 31 July 1934 grass |
United States 1 |
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Notes
- ↑ The draw for 1935 turned out to be undersubscribed, and the qualifying system scrapped. Had enough teams entered, these four would have been in the main draw along with semifinalists from the 1934 main draw.