1928 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

The 1928 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 23rd edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. 27 teams would enter the Europe Zone, while six would enter the America Zone. Chile, Finland, and Norway made their first appearances in the competition.

1928 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

Details
Duration	7 April – 29 July 1928
Edition	23rd
Teams	33
Champion
Winning nation	France
← 1927 1929 →

The United States defeated Italy in the Inter-Zonal play-off, but would lose to France in the Challenge Round, giving France their second straight title. The final was played 27–29 July at the new Stade Roland Garros in Paris.^[1][2][3]

America Zone

Further information: 1928 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone

Draw

Quarterfinals 9 April–2 May

Semifinals 25–28 May

Final 1–3 June

Final

United States vs. Japan

United States 5	Town & Tennis Club, Chicago, Illinois[4] 1–3 June 1928 Clay		Japan 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Bill Tilden Tamio Abe 6 2 6 3 6 0       2 John Hennessey Yoshiro Ota 8 6 6 3 6 3       3 George Lott / Bill Tilden Tamio Abe / Teizo Toba 6 1 10 8 6 2       4 Wilbur Coen Tamio Abe 7 9 6 2 6 4 7 5     5 Bill Tilden Yoshiro Ota 6 8 6 3 6 1 6 0

Europe Zone

Further information: 1928 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

Draw

First Round 7 April–12 May

Second Round 11–26 May

Quarterfinals 7–11 June

Semifinals 20–24 June

Final 13–15 July

Switzerland

Zürich, Switzerland

bye

Switzerland

2

India

India

3

Turin, Italy (clay)

bye

India

1

Romania

5

Rome, Italy (clay)

Italy

4

Belgium

0

Romania

0

Italy

4

Italy

4

Felixstowe, England (grass)

Australia

1

Italy

4

Yugoslavia

1

Helsinki, Finland (clay)

Great Britain

1

Finland

4

Finland

0

Great Britain

4

Great Britain

5

Birmingham, England (grass)

Argentina

1

Great Britain

4

Germany

4

Berlin, Germany (clay)

Germany

1

Greece

1

Germany

3

Spain

3

Spain

2

Milan, Italy (clay)

Chile

2

Italy

3

Poland

0

Copenhagen, Denmark

Czechoslovakia

2

Denmark

5

Denmark

1

Austria

4

Austria

4

The Hague, Netherlands (clay)

Philippines

1

Austria

0

Norway

0

Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)

Netherlands

3

Hungary

5

Hungary

2

Ireland

0

Netherlands

3

Prague, Czechoslovakia

Netherlands

5

Netherlands

2

Sweden

w/o

Stockholm, Sweden

Czechoslovakia

3

South Africa

Sweden

1

bye

Czechoslovakia

4

Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia

w/o

bye

Lisbon, Portugal (clay)

New Zealand

Portugal

Portugal

1

bye

New Zealand

4

New Zealand

Final

Italy vs. Czechoslovakia

Italy 3	Milan, Italy[5] 13–15 July 1928 Clay		Czechoslovakia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Uberto De Morpurgo Pavel Machenauer 6 3 6 3 6 4       2 Placido Gaslini Jan Koželuh 1 6 7 9 6 3 4 6     3 Placido Gaslini / Uberto De Morpurgo Jan Koželuh / Pavel Machenauer 6 8 6 4 4 6 4 6     4 Uberto De Morpurgo Jan Koželuh 6 1 6 2 6 0       5 Placido Gaslini Pavel Machenauer 0 6 6 4 6 4 6 3

Inter-Zonal Final

United States vs. Italy

United States 4	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[6] 20–22 July 1928 Clay		Italy 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 John Hennessey Uberto De Morpurgo 6 4 7 5 6 2       2 Frank Hunter Placido Gaslini 6 1 6 1 6 0       3 John Hennessey / George Lott Placido Gaslini / Uberto De Morpurgo 6 2 6 3 6 1       4 Frank Hunter Uberto De Morpurgo 4 6 8 6 3 6 6 3 3 6   5 John Hennessey Placido Gaslini 7 5 6 3 6 4

Challenge Round

France vs. United States

France 4	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[3] 27–29 July 1928 Clay		United States 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 René Lacoste Bill Tilden 6 1 4 6 4 6 6 2 3 6   2 Henri Cochet John Hennessey 5 7 9 7 6 3 6 0     3 Jean Borotra / Henri Cochet Frank Hunter / Bill Tilden 6 4 6 8 7 5 4 6 6 2   4 Henri Cochet Bill Tilden 9 7 8 6 6 4       5 René Lacoste John Hennessey 4 6 6 1 7 5 6 3

See also

• 1928 Wightman Cup