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1939 Davis Cup

1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge (Davis Cup tennis)
Details John Bromwich and Adrian Quist with the Davis Cup tennis trophy in Sydney, November 1939
Duration 5 May – 5 September
Edition 34th
Teams 25
Champion
Winning Nation Australia
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America Zone

North & Central America Zone

  Quarterfinals
30 June–23 July		   Semifinals
14–16 July		   Final
10–12 August
                           
   
    Philippines    
    bye       Long Beach, CA, United States (grass)
      Philippines 0  
  Mexico City, Mexico (clay)     Australia 5  
    Australia 5
    Mexico 0     Rumson, NJ, United States (grass)
      Australia 5
  Havana, Cuba (clay)       Cuba 0
    Canada 1  
    Cuba 4      
      Cuba w/o
        Japan    
    bye  
    Japan    

Final


Cuba
0		 Seabright Lawn Tennis Club, Rumson, NJ, United States
10–12 August 1939
Grass
Australia
5
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   José Agüero
John Bromwich		 6
8 		0
6 		2
6 		     
2   Ricardo Morales
Adrian Quist		 0
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3   Ricardo Morales / Lorenzo Nodarse
John Bromwich / Adrian Quist		 1
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     
4   Ricardo Morales
John Bromwich		 6
8 		6
8 		1
6 		     
5   José Agüero
Adrian Quist		 1
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   José Agüero
John Bromwich		 6
8 		0
6 		2
6 		     
2   Ricardo Morales
Adrian Quist		 0
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3   Ricardo Morales / Lorenzo Nodarse
John Bromwich / Adrian Quist		 1
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     
4   Ricardo Morales
John Bromwich		 6
8 		6
8 		1
6 		     
5   José Agüero
Adrian Quist		 1
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     

Europe Zone

Draw

First Round
5–7 May		   Second Round
11–21 May		   Quarterfinals
25–29 May		   Semifinals
2–5 June		   Final
28–30 July
                                             
  Great Britain       Brighton, England (clay)
  bye         Great Britain 3  
  New Zealand       New Zealand 2     Wimbledon, England (grass)
  bye           Great Britain 3  
  France       Paris, France (clay)     France 2  
  bye         France 4
  China       China 1     Berlin, Germany (clay)
  bye           Great Britain 0  
  Sweden       Stockholm, Sweden (clay)     Germany 5  
  bye         Sweden 4  
  Denmark       Denmark 1     Berlin, Germany (clay)
  bye           Sweden 1
  Germany 5     Warsaw, Poland     Germany 4  
  Switzerland 0       Germany 3
  Poland 4     Poland 2     Zagreb, Yugoslavia
  Netherlands 1         Germany 2
  Romania 2     Budapest, Hungary     Yugoslavia 3
  Hungary 3       Hungary 1  
  Yugoslavia 5     Yugoslavia 4     Milan, Italy (clay)
  Ireland 0         Yugoslavia 3  
  bye       Naples, Italy (clay)     Italy 2  
  Italy         Italy 3
  bye       Monaco 0     Zagreb, Yugoslavia
  Monaco           Yugoslavia 3
  bye       Brussels, Belgium     Belgium 2  
  Belgium         Belgium 3  
  bye       India 2     Brussels, Belgium (clay)
  India           Belgium 5
  bye             Norway 0  
  Norway         Norway w/o
  bye       Czechoslovakia    
  Czechoslovakia    

Final


Yugoslavia
3		 A.T.K. Stadium, Zagreb, Yugoslavia
28–30 July 1939
Germany
2
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Franjo Punčec
Rolf Göpfert		 6
3		 6
1		 6
0		      
2   Dragutin Mitić
Henner Henkel		 0
6 		1
6 		6
4		 4
6 		   
3   Franjo Kukuljević / Franjo Punčec
Henner Henkel / Roderich Menzel		 7
9 		6
4		 4
6 		6
3		 1
4 		 
4   Dragutin Mitić
Rolf Göpfert		 6
1		 6
2		 6
3		      
5   Franjo Punčec
Henner Henkel		 10
8		 6
3		 6
0		      
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Franjo Punčec
Rolf Göpfert		 6
3		 6
1		 6
0		      
2   Dragutin Mitić
Henner Henkel		 0
6 		1
6 		6
4		 4
6 		   
3   Franjo Kukuljević / Franjo Punčec
Henner Henkel / Roderich Menzel		 7
9 		6
4		 4
6 		6
3		 1
4 		 
4   Dragutin Mitić
Rolf Göpfert		 6
1		 6
2		 6
3		      
5   Franjo Punčec
Henner Henkel		 10
8		 6
3		 6
0		      

Inter-Zonal Final


Australia
4		 Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States
24–26 August 1939
Grass
Yugoslavia
1
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Adrian Quist
Dragutin Mitić		 6
0		 6
4		 6
3		      
2   John Bromwich
Franjo Punčec		 2
6 		6
8 		6
0		 2
6 		   
3   John Bromwich / Adrian Quist
Franjo Kukuljević / Franjo Punčec		 6
2		 6
3		 6
3		      
4   John Bromwich
Dragutin Mitić		 6
1		 6
3		 6
2		      
5   Adrian Quist
Franjo Kukuljević		 6
2		 6
3		 6
4		      
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Adrian Quist
Dragutin Mitić		 6
0		 6
4		 6
3		      
2   John Bromwich
Franjo Punčec		 2
6 		6
8 		6
0		 2
6 		   
3   John Bromwich / Adrian Quist
Franjo Kukuljević / Franjo Punčec		 6
2		 6
3		 6
3		      
4   John Bromwich
Dragutin Mitić		 6
1		 6
3		 6
2		      
5   Adrian Quist
Franjo Kukuljević		 6
2		 6
3		 6
4		      

Challenge Round


United States
2		 Merion Cricket Club, Haverford, PA, United States
2–5 September 1939
Grass
Australia
3
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Bobby Riggs
John Bromwich		 6
4		 6
0		 7
5		      
2   Frank Parker
Adrian Quist		 6
3		 2
6 		6
4		 1
6 		7
5		  
3   Joe Hunt / Jack Kramer
John Bromwich / Adrian Quist		 7
5		 2
6 		5
7 		2
6 		   
4   Bobby Riggs
Adrian Quist		 1
6 		4
6 		6
3		 6
3		 4
6 		 
5   Frank Parker
John Bromwich		 0
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Bobby Riggs
John Bromwich		 6
4		 6
0		 7
5		      
2   Frank Parker
Adrian Quist		 6
3		 2
6 		6
4		 1
6 		7
5		  
3   Joe Hunt / Jack Kramer
John Bromwich / Adrian Quist		 7
5		 2
6 		5
7 		2
6 		   
4   Bobby Riggs
Adrian Quist		 1
6 		4
6 		6
3		 6
3		 4
6 		 
5   Frank Parker
John Bromwich		 0
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
Joanne Rivero