The 1929 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 24th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. 24 teams would enter the Europe Zone, while five would enter the America Zone. Egypt and Monaco participated for the first time.
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| Duration | 29 March – 28 July 1929 |
| Edition | 24th |
| Teams | 29 |
| Champion | |
| Winning nation |  France |
← 1928 1930 → | |
The United States defeated Germany in the Inter-Zonal play-off, but would lose to France in the challenge round, giving France their third straight title. The final was played 26–28 July at Stade Roland Garros in Paris.[1][2][3]
America Zone
editDraw
edit| Quarterfinals 16–18 May | Semifinals 17–25 May | Final 30 May–1 June | |||||||||||
| Montreal, Quebec (grass) | |||||||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Chevy Chase, Maryland (clay) | |||||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Detroit, Michigan (clay) | |||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||
| Havana, Cuba (clay) | |||||||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||
Final
editUnited States vs. Cuba
United States 5 |
Detroit Tennis Club, Detroit, Michigan[4] 30 May–1 June 1929 Clay |
Cuba 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Europe Zone
editDraw
editFinal
editGermany vs. Great Britain
Germany 3 |
Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany[5] 12–14 July 1929 Clay |
Great Britain 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inter-zonal final
editGermany vs. United States
Germany 0 |
Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany[6] 19–21 July 1929 Clay |
United States 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Challenge round
editFrance vs. United States
France 3 |
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[3] 26–28 July 1929 Clay |
United States 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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See also
editReferences
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. 383. ISBN 0047960426.
- ^ a b "France v United States". daviscup.com.
- ^ "United States v Cuba". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Germany v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Germany v United States". daviscup.com.