1938 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
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The 1938 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 33rd edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. 21 teams would enter the Europe Zone, while 4 would enter the Americas Zone.
Australia defeated Japan in the Americas Zone and Germany in the Inter-Zonal play-off. The United States would defeat the Aussies in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the Germantown Cricket Club in Philadelphia, PA, United States on 3-5 September.
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[edit] Americas Zone
[edit] Draw
| 1st Round 28-31 July |
Final 12-14 August |
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| Kansas City, MO, United States (clay) | ||||||||||
 Australia |
5 | |||||||||
 Mexico |
0 | Montreal, Canada (grass) | ||||||||
| Australia |
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| Montreal, Canada (grass) |  Japan |
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 Canada |
0 | |||||||||
| Japan |
5 | |||||||||
[edit] Final
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Japan | 1 | 3 | Australia |  |
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| Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada 12 August - 14 August 1938 grass |
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[edit] Europe Zone
[edit] Draw
| 1st round 29 April-10 May |
2nd round 5-23 May |
Quarterfinals 26-29 May |
Semifinals 21-23 July |
Final 29-31 July |
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 Germany |
Berlin, Germany (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Germany |
5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Norway |
Norway |
0 | Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Germany |
3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Hungary |
Hungary |
1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Hungary |
w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||
 New Zealand |
New Zealand |
Berlin, Germany (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Germany |
3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Monaco |
Marseille, France (clay) |  France |
2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Monaco |
0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Netherlands |
2 | France |
5 | Paris, France (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| France |
3 | France |
4 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Poland |
5 | Milan, Italy (clay) |  Italy |
1 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Denmark |
0 | Poland |
2 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Ireland |
1 | Italy |
3 | Berlin, Germany (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Italy |
4 | Germany |
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 Great Britain |
3 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay) |  Yugoslavia |
2 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Romania |
2 | Great Britain |
0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia |
3 | Yugoslavia |
5 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||
 Czechoslovakia |
2 | Yugoslavia |
3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Stockholm, Sweden |  Sweden |
1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden |
Sweden |
4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye |  Switzerland |
1 | Brussels, Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland |
Yugoslavia |
5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye |  Belgium |
0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 India |
India |
w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye |  Austria |
Brussels, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Austria |
India |
1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Athens, Greece | Belgium |
3 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Greece |
Greece |
0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Belgium |
5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Belgium |
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[edit] Final
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Germany | 3 | 2 | Yugoslavia |  |
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| Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany 29 July - 31 July 1938 clay |
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[edit] Inter-Zonal Zone
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Germany | 0 | 5 | Australia | |
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| Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States 18 August - 20 August 1938 grass |
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[edit] Challenge Round
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United States | 3 | 2 | Australia | |
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| Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States 3 September - 5 September 1938 grass |
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