title: 1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
text: # 1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
  
  The 1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 34th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. 20 teams entered the Europe Zone, while 7 entered the America Zone.
  
  Australia defeated Cuba in the North & Central America Zone final, and then received a walkover in the America Inter-Zonal final after Brazil, the only team in the South America Zone, withdrew. In the Europe Zone final Yugoslavia defeated Germany. In the Inter-Zonal play-off Australia defeated Yugoslavia, and then defeated the United States in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the Merion Cricket Club in Haverford, Pennsylvania, United States on 2–5 September.
  
  ## America Zone
  
  ### North & Central America Zone
  
  | Quarterfinals 30 June–23 July | Quarterfinals 30 June–23 July | Quarterfinals 30 June–23 July | Semifinals 14–16 July | Semifinals 14–16 July | Semifinals 14–16 July | Final 10–12 August | Final 10–12 August | Final 10–12 August |
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  | Philippines | Philippines | | | | | | | |
  | Philippines | Philippines | | Long Beach, CA, United States (grass) | Long Beach, CA, United States (grass) | Long Beach, CA, United States (grass) | | | |
  | bye | bye | | Long Beach, CA, United States (grass) | Long Beach, CA, United States (grass) | Long Beach, CA, United States (grass) | | | |
  | bye | bye | | Philippines | Philippines | 0 | | | |
  | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Philippines | Philippines | 0 | | | |
  | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Australia | Australia | 5 | | | |
  | Australia | Australia | 5 | Australia | Australia | 5 | | | |
  | Australia | Australia | 5 | | | | Rumson, NJ, United States (grass) | Rumson, NJ, United States (grass) | Rumson, NJ, United States (grass) |
  | Mexico | Mexico | 0 | | | | Rumson, NJ, United States (grass) | Rumson, NJ, United States (grass) | Rumson, NJ, United States (grass) |
  | Mexico | Mexico | 0 | | | | Australia | Australia | 5 |
  | Havana, Cuba (clay) | Havana, Cuba (clay) | Havana, Cuba (clay) | | | | Australia | Australia | 5 |
  | Havana, Cuba (clay) | Havana, Cuba (clay) | Havana, Cuba (clay) | | | | Cuba | Cuba | 0 |
  | Canada | Canada | 1 | | | | Cuba | Cuba | 0 |
  | Cuba | Cuba | 4 | | | | | | |
  | Cuba | Cuba | 4 | Cuba | Cuba | w/o | | | |
  | | | | Japan | Japan | | | | |
  | bye | bye | | Japan | Japan | | | | |
  | Japan | Japan | | | | | | | |
  
  **Final**
  
  Cuba vs. Australia
  
  | Cuba 0 | Seabright Lawn Tennis Club, Rumson, NJ, United States 10–12 August 1939 Grass | Seabright Lawn Tennis Club, Rumson, NJ, United States 10–12 August 1939 Grass | Australia 5 |
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  | 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 ||||
  
  ### Americas Inter-Zonal Final
  
  Australia defeated Brazil by walkover.
  
  ## Europe Zone
  
  ### Draw
  
  | First Round 5–7 May | First Round 5–7 May | First Round 5–7 May | Second Round 11–21 May | Second Round 11–21 May | Second Round 11–21 May | Quarterfinals 25–29 May | Quarterfinals 25–29 May | Quarterfinals 25–29 May | Semifinals 2–5 June | Semifinals 2–5 June | Semifinals 2–5 June | Final 28–30 July | Final 28–30 July | Final 28–30 July |
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  | Great Britain | Great Britain | | Brighton, England (clay) | Brighton, England (clay) | Brighton, England (clay) | | | | | | | | | |
  | bye | bye | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | | | | | | | |
  | New Zealand | New Zealand | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 2 | Wimbledon, England (grass) | Wimbledon, England (grass) | Wimbledon, England (grass) | | | | | | |
  | bye | bye | | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | | | | |
  | France | France | | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | France | France | 2 | | | | |
  | bye | bye | | France | France | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | China | China | | China | China | 1 | | | | Berlin, Germany (clay) | Berlin, Germany (clay) | Berlin, Germany (clay) | | | |
  | bye | bye | | | | | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 0 | |
  | Sweden | Sweden | | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | | | | Germany | Germany | 5 | |
  | bye | bye | | Sweden | Sweden | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Denmark | Denmark | | Denmark | Denmark | 1 | Berlin, Germany (clay) | Berlin, Germany (clay) | Berlin, Germany (clay) | | | | | | |
  | bye | bye | | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 1 | | | | |
  | Germany | Germany | 5 | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | Germany | Germany | 4 | | | | |
  | Switzerland | Switzerland | 0 | Germany | Germany | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Poland | Poland | 4 | Poland | Poland | 2 | | | | | | | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia |
  | Netherlands | Netherlands | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Germany | Germany | 2 |
  | Romania | Romania | 2 | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | | | | | | | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 3 |
  | Hungary | Hungary | 3 | Hungary | Hungary | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 5 | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 4 | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | | | | | | |
  | Ireland | Ireland | 0 | | | | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 3 | | | | | | |
  | bye | bye | | Naples, Italy (clay) | Naples, Italy (clay) | Naples, Italy (clay) | Italy | Italy | 2 | | | | | | |
  | Italy | Italy | | Italy | Italy | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | bye | bye | | Monaco | Monaco | 0 | | | | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | | | |
  | Monaco | Monaco | | | | | | | | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 3 | | | |
  | bye | bye | | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | | | | Belgium | Belgium | 2 | | | |
  | Belgium | Belgium | | Belgium | Belgium | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | bye | bye | | India | India | 2 | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | | | | | | |
  | India | India | | | | | Belgium | Belgium | 5 | | | | | | |
  | bye | bye | | | | | Norway | Norway | 0 | | | | | | |
  | Norway | Norway | | Norway | Norway | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
  | bye | bye | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Final
  
  Yugoslavia vs. Germany
  
  | Yugoslavia 3 | A.T.K. Stadium, Zagreb, Yugoslavia 28–30 July 1939 | A.T.K. Stadium, Zagreb, Yugoslavia 28–30 July 1939 | Germany 2 |
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  | 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 vs. Yugoslavia
  
  | Australia 4 | Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States 24–26 August 1939 Grass | Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States 24–26 August 1939 Grass | Yugoslavia 1 |
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  | 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 vs. Australia
  
  | United States 2 | Merion Cricket Club, Haverford, PA, United States 2–5 September 1939 Grass | Merion Cricket Club, Haverford, PA, United States 2–5 September 1939 Grass | Australia 3 |
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  | 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 ||||
  