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1929 Davis Cup

1929 International Lawn Tennis Challenge (Davis Cup tennis)
Details
Duration 29 March – 28 July
Edition 24th
Teams 29
Champion
Winning Nation France
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America Zone

Draw

  Quarterfinals
16–18 May		   Semifinals
17–25 May		   Final
30 May–1 June
                           
  Montreal, Canada (grass)
    United States 5  
    Canada 0     Chevy Chase, MD, United States (clay)
      United States 4  
        Japan 1  
    Japan  
    bye       Detroit, MI, United States (clay)
      United States 5
          Cuba 0
    bye    
    Cuba       Havana, Cuba (clay)
      Cuba 4
        Mexico 1  
    bye  
    Mexico    

Final


United States
5		 Detroit Tennis Club, Detroit, MI, United States
30 May–1 June 1929
Clay
Cuba
0
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   John Hennessey
Ricardo Morales		 6
0		 6
3		 6
4		      
2   John Van Ryn
Gustavo Vollmer		 6
0		 6
1		 6
1		      
3   Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn
Ricardo Morales / Germán Upmann		 6
2		 6
0		 6
1		      
4   Wilmer Allison
Gustavo Vollmer		 6
3		 6
2		 6
5		      
5   George Lott
Germán Upmann		 6
4		 6
3		 6
3		      
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   John Hennessey
Ricardo Morales		 6
0		 6
3		 6
4		      
2   John Van Ryn
Gustavo Vollmer		 6
0		 6
1		 6
1		      
3   Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn
Ricardo Morales / Germán Upmann		 6
2		 6
0		 6
1		      
4   Wilmer Allison
Gustavo Vollmer		 6
3		 6
2		 6
5		      
5   George Lott
Germán Upmann		 6
4		 6
3		 6
3		      

Europe Zone

Draw

First Round
29 March–12 May		   Second Round
10–19 May		   Quarterfinals
5–9 June		   Semifinals
14–21 June		   Final
12–14 July
                                             
  Italy       Dublin, Ireland (grass)
  bye         Italy 5  
  Ireland       Ireland 0     Hamburg, Germany
  bye           Italy 2  
  Spain       Barcelona, Spain (clay)     Germany 3  
  bye         Spain 1
  Germany       Germany 4     Prague, Czechoslovakia
  bye           Germany 4  
  Denmark 4     Copenhagen, Denmark     Czechoslovakia 1  
  Chile 1       Denmark 4  
  Greece 4     Greece 1     Copenhagen, Denmark
  Yugoslavia 1         Denmark 1
  Belgium 4     Prague, Czechoslovakia     Czechoslovakia 4  
  Romania 1       Belgium 0
  Austria 2     Czechoslovakia 3     Berlin, Germany (clay)
  Czechoslovakia 3         Germany 3
  Hungary 4     Budapest, Hungary     Great Britain 2
  Norway 1       Hungary 3  
  Monaco 3     Monaco 2     Budapest, Hungary
  Switzerland 2         Hungary 3  
  Finland 1     The Hague, Netherlands (clay)     Netherlands 2  
  Egypt 4       Egypt 1
  Netherlands w/o     Netherlands 4     Budapest, Hungary (clay)
  Portugal           Hungary 2
  bye       Saltsjöbaden, Sweden (clay)     Great Britain 3  
  Sweden         Sweden 0  
  bye       South Africa 5     Bournemouth, England (grass)
  South Africa           Great Britain 5
  bye       Warsaw, Poland (clay)     South Africa 0  
  Poland         Poland 0
  bye       Great Britain 5  
  Great Britain    

Final


Germany
3		 Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany
12–14 July 1929
Clay
Great Britain
2
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Daniel Prenn
Colin Gregory		 6
3		 6
3		 6
2		      
2   Hans Moldenhauer
Bunny Austin		 6
4		 6
2		 6
3		      
3   Heinrich Kleinschroth / Heinz Landmann
Ian Collins / Colin Gregory		 4
6 		2
6 		0
6 		     
4   Hans Moldenhauer
Colin Gregory		 0
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
5   Daniel Prenn
Bunny Austin		 4
6 		6
2		 6
4		 4
6 		5
1
retired
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Daniel Prenn
Colin Gregory		 6
3		 6
3		 6
2		      
2   Hans Moldenhauer
Bunny Austin		 6
4		 6
2		 6
3		      
3   Heinrich Kleinschroth / Heinz Landmann
Ian Collins / Colin Gregory		 4
6 		2
6 		0
6 		     
4   Hans Moldenhauer
Colin Gregory		 0
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
5   Daniel Prenn
Bunny Austin		 4
6 		6
2		 6
4		 4
6 		5
1
retired

Inter-Zonal Final


Germany
0		 Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany
19–21 July 1929
Clay
United States
5
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Hans Moldenhauer
Bill Tilden		 2
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
2   Daniel Prenn
Frank Hunter		 6
3		 3
6 		4
6 		3
6 		   
3   Hans Moldenhauer / Daniel Prenn
Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn		 11
9		 2
6 		4
6 		3
6 		   
4   Daniel Prenn
Bill Tilden		 1
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
5   Hans Moldenhauer
Frank Hunter		 3
6 		6
1		 4
6 		6
4		 1
6 		 
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Hans Moldenhauer
Bill Tilden		 2
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
2   Daniel Prenn
Frank Hunter		 6
3		 3
6 		4
6 		3
6 		   
3   Hans Moldenhauer / Daniel Prenn
Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn		 11
9		 2
6 		4
6 		3
6 		   
4   Daniel Prenn
Bill Tilden		 1
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
5   Hans Moldenhauer
Frank Hunter		 3
6 		6
1		 4
6 		6
4		 1
6 		 

Challenge Round


France
3		 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France
26–28 July 1929
Clay
United States
2
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Henri Cochet
Bill Tilden		 6
3		 6
1		 6
2		      
2   Jean Borotra
George Lott		 6
1		 3
6 		6
4		 7
5		    
3   Jean Borotra / Henri Cochet
Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn		 1
6 		6
8 		4
6 		     
4   Jean Borotra
Bill Tilden		 6
4		 1
6 		4
6 		5
7 		   
5   Henri Cochet
George Lott		 6
1		 3
6 		6
0		 6
3		    
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Henri Cochet
Bill Tilden		 6
3		 6
1		 6
2		      
2   Jean Borotra
George Lott		 6
1		 3
6 		6
4		 7
5		    
3   Jean Borotra / Henri Cochet
Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn		 1
6 		6
8 		4
6 		     
4   Jean Borotra
Bill Tilden		 6
4		 1
6 		4
6 		5
7 		   
5   Henri Cochet
George Lott		 6
1		 3
6 		6
0		 6
3		    
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