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1938 Davis Cup

1938 International Lawn Tennis Challenge (Davis Cup tennis)
Details
Duration 29 April – 5 September
Edition 33rd
Teams 24
Champion
Winning Nation United States
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America Zone

Draw

  Semifinals
28–31 July		   Final
12–14 August
                 
  Kansas City, MO, United States (clay)
    Australia 5  
    Mexico 0     Montreal, Canada (grass)
        Australia 3
  Montreal, Canada (grass)     Japan 1
    Canada 0
    Japan 5  

Final


Australia
3		 Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada
12–14 August 1938
Grass
Japan
1
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   John Bromwich
Jiro Yamagishi		 0
6 		6
3		 5
7 		4
6 		   
2   Adrian Quist
Fumiteru Nakano		 6
3		 4
6 		9
7		 6
1		    
3   John Bromwich / Adrian Quist
Fumiteru Nakano / Jiro Yamagishi		 6
2		 6
4		 6
3		      
4   Adrian Quist
Jiro Yamagishi		 6
4		 6
4		 2
6 		9
7		    
5   John Bromwich
Fumiteru Nakano		 1
6 		6
1		 4
6 		12
12		   not
completed
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   John Bromwich
Jiro Yamagishi		 0
6 		6
3		 5
7 		4
6 		   
2   Adrian Quist
Fumiteru Nakano		 6
3		 4
6 		9
7		 6
1		    
3   John Bromwich / Adrian Quist
Fumiteru Nakano / Jiro Yamagishi		 6
2		 6
4		 6
3		      
4   Adrian Quist
Jiro Yamagishi		 6
4		 6
4		 2
6 		9
7		    
5   John Bromwich
Fumiteru Nakano		 1
6 		6
1		 4
6 		12
12		   not
completed

Europe Zone

Draw

First Round
29 April–10 May		   Second Round
5–23 May		   Quarterfinals
26–31 May		   Semifinals
21–23 July		   Final
29–31 July
                                             
  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 3
  Great Britain 3     Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay)     Yugoslavia 2
  Romania 2       Great Britain 0  
  Yugoslavia 3     Yugoslavia 5     Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay)
  Czechoslovakia 2         Yugoslavia 3  
  bye       Stockholm, Sweden (clay)     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    

Final


Germany
3		 Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany
29–31 July 1938
Clay
Yugoslavia
2
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Henner Henkel
Franjo Punčec		 1
6 		5
7 		3
6 		     
2   Georg von Metaxa
Josip Palada		 1
6 		6
4		 6
1		 3
6 		12
10		  
3   Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa
Franjo Kukuljević / Franjo Punčec		 1
6 		7
9 		7
5		 6
4		 6
4		  
4   Henner Henkel
Josip Palada		 6
3		 7
5		 6
1		      
5   Hans Redl
Franjo Kukuljević		 4
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Henner Henkel
Franjo Punčec		 1
6 		5
7 		3
6 		     
2   Georg von Metaxa
Josip Palada		 1
6 		6
4		 6
1		 3
6 		12
10		  
3   Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa
Franjo Kukuljević / Franjo Punčec		 1
6 		7
9 		7
5		 6
4		 6
4		  
4   Henner Henkel
Josip Palada		 6
3		 7
5		 6
1		      
5   Hans Redl
Franjo Kukuljević		 4
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     

Inter-Zonal Final


Australia
5		 Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States
18–20 August 1938
Grass
Germany
0
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   John Bromwich
Henner Henkel		 6
2		 6
3		 6
3		      
2   Adrian Quist
Georg von Metaxa		 6
3		 6
2		 6
1		      
3   John Bromwich / Adrian Quist
Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa		 6
2		 6
1		 6
4		      
4   Adrian Quist
Henner Henkel		 6
1		 6
0		 8
6		      
5   John Bromwich
Georg von Metaxa		 6
3		 6
2		 6
1		      
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   John Bromwich
Henner Henkel		 6
2		 6
3		 6
3		      
2   Adrian Quist
Georg von Metaxa		 6
3		 6
2		 6
1		      
3   John Bromwich / Adrian Quist
Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa		 6
2		 6
1		 6
4		      
4   Adrian Quist
Henner Henkel		 6
1		 6
0		 8
6		      
5   John Bromwich
Georg von Metaxa		 6
3		 6
2		 6
1		      

Challenge Round


United States
3		 Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States
3–5 September 1938
Grass
Australia
2
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Bobby Riggs
Adrian Quist		 4
6 		6
0		 8
6		 6
1		    
2   Don Budge
John Bromwich		 6
2		 6
3		 4
6 		7
5		    
3   Don Budge / Gene Mako
John Bromwich / Adrian Quist		 6
0		 3
6 		4
6 		2
6 		   
4   Don Budge
Adrian Quist		 8
6		 6
1		 6
2		      
5   Bobby Riggs
John Bromwich		 4
6 		6
4		 0
6 		2
6 		   
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Bobby Riggs
Adrian Quist		 4
6 		6
0		 8
6		 6
1		    
2   Don Budge
John Bromwich		 6
2		 6
3		 4
6 		7
5		    
3   Don Budge / Gene Mako
John Bromwich / Adrian Quist		 6
0		 3
6 		4
6 		2
6 		   
4   Don Budge
Adrian Quist		 8
6		 6
1		 6
2		      
5   Bobby Riggs
John Bromwich		 4
6 		6
4		 0
6 		2
6 		   
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