1933 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

The 1933 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 28th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. 24 teams would enter the Europe Zone; while 9 would enter the Americas Zone, 4 in North America and 5 in South America. Due to the large number of entries in Europe, 1933 saw the beginning of a "Qualifying Round" system, where losing teams in the 1st, 2nd, and Quarterfinal rounds would play-off against each other for four spots in the next year's main draw.

The United States defeated Argentina in the American Zone. Great Britain defeated the Americans in the Inter-Zonal play-off, and defeated France in the Challenge Round, ending France's six-year run. The final was played at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France on 28–30 July.^[1][2][3]

America Zone

North/Central America draw

	1st round 5-13 May					Final 18-20 May
	Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
		United States	5
		Mexico	0			Montreal, Quebec, Canada (grass)
							United States	5
Hot Springs, VA, United States (hard)						Canada	0
		Cuba	1
		Canada	4

South America draw

Quarterfinals

Semifinals 31 March-2 April

Final 8-10 April

Brazil

Chile

w/o

Montevideo, Uruguay

Chile

5

Uruguay

0

Uruguay

bye

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

Chile

1

Argentina

4

bye

Peru

Peru

Argentina

w/o

bye

Argentina

Americas Inter-Zonal round

United States 4	Chevy Chase Lawn Tennis Club, Chevy Chase, MD, United States 25–27 May 1933 clay		Argentina 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ellsworth Vines Adriano Zappa 6 2 6 3 6 4       2 Wilmer Allison Américo Cattaruzza 6 2 6 4 6 3       3 George Lott / John Van Ryn Adelmar Echeverria / Adriano Zappa 6 1 6 4 6 1       4 Ellsworth Vines Américo Cattaruzza 7 5 6 1 5 7 6 1     5 Wilmer Allison Adriano Zappa 6 2 6 1 2 2     not completed

Europe Zone

Draw

1st round 21 April-9 May

2nd round 12-21 May

Quarterfinals 8-13 June

Semifinals 17-20 June

Final 13-15 July

Greece

Athens, Greece

bye

Greece

4

Romania

Romania

1

Prague, Czechoslovakia

bye

Greece

0

Czechoslovakia

Prague, Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia

5

bye

Czechoslovakia

5

Monaco

Monaco

0

Eastbourne, England (grass)

bye

Czechoslovakia

0

Finland

w/o

London, England (clay)

Great Britain

5

India

Finland

0

Spain

1

Great Britain

5

Eastbourne, England (grass)

Great Britain

4

Great Britain

4

Italy

4

Genoa, Italy (clay)

Italy

1

Yugoslavia

1

Italy

4

Belgium

2

Austria

1

Wimbledon, England (grass)

Austria

3

Great Britain

3

Denmark

2

Dublin, Ireland (grass)

Australia

2

Ireland

3

Ireland

0

Hungary

0

Japan

5

Berlin, Germany (clay)

Japan

5

Japan

4

Germany

5

Berlin, Germany

Germany

1

Egypt

0

Germany

4

Netherlands

3

Netherlands

1

Paris, France (clay)

Poland

2

Japan

2

bye

Basel, Switzerland

Australia

3

Switzerland

Switzerland

1

bye

South Africa

4

London, England (grass)

South Africa

South Africa

2

bye

Oslo, Norway (clay)

Australia

3

Norway

Norway

0

bye

Australia

5

Australia

Final

Great Britain 3	Centre Court, Wimbledon, London, England 13–15 July 1933 grass		Australia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Bunny Austin Jack Crawford 6 4 2 6 2 6 3 6     2 Fred Perry Vivian McGrath 6 2 6 4 6 2       3 Patrick Hughes / Fred Perry Adrian Quist / Don Turnbull 7 5 6 4 3 6 6 3     4 Bunny Austin Vivian McGrath 6 4 7 5 6 3       5 Harry Lee Jack Crawford 6 8 5 7 4 6

Qualifying Round

First Round 28-30 July
Brussels, Belgium
	Belgium	3
	Hungary	2

	First round 14 July-20 August					Quarterfinals 18 August-3 September
	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 main draw in 1934.

Inter-Zonal Zone

United States 1	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 21–22 July 1933 clay		Great Britain 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ellsworth Vines Bunny Austin 1 6 1 6 4 6       2 Wilmer Allison Fred Perry 1 6 5 7 4 6       3 George Lott / John Van Ryn Patrick Hughes / Fred Perry 8 6 6 4 6 1       4 Wilmer Allison Bunny Austin 2 6 9 7 3 6 4 6     5 Ellsworth Vines Fred Perry 6 1 0 6 6 4 5 7 6 7 retired

Challenge Round

France 2	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 28–30 July 1933 clay		Great Britain 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 André Merlin Bunny Austin 3 6 4 6 0 6       2 Henri Cochet Fred Perry 10 8 4 6 6 8 6 3 1 6   3 Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon Patrick Hughes / Harry Lee 6 3 8 6 6 2       4 Henri Cochet Bunny Austin 5 7 6 4 4 6 6 4 6 4   5 André Merlin Fred Perry 6 4 6 8 2 6 5 7

References

1. "Davis Cup – 1933 Results". ITF.
2. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
3. Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.

External links

• Davis Cup Official Website