The 1930 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 25th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. For the silver anniversary, 24 teams would enter the Europe Zone, while 4 would enter the America Zone.
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| Duration | 19 April – 27 July 1930 |
| Edition | 25th |
| Teams | 28 |
| Champion | |
| Winning Nation |  France |
← 1929 1931 → | |
The United States defeated Italy in the Inter-Zonal play-off, but would lose to France in the Challenge Round, giving France their fourth straight title, in the sixth straight Challenge Round matchup between these teams. The final was played 25–27 July at Stade Roland Garros in Paris.[1][2][3]
America Zone edit
Draw edit
| Semifinals 15–17 May | Final 22–24 May | |||||||
| Philadelphia (clay) | ||||||||
 United States | 5 | |||||||
| Chevy Chase, Maryland (clay) | ||||||||
 Canada | 0 | |||||||
| United States | 5 | |||||||
 Mexico | 0 | |||||||
 Cuba | ||||||||
| Mexico | w/o | |||||||
Final edit
United States vs. Mexico
 United States 5 |
Chevy Chase Lawn Tennis Club, Chevy Chase, Maryland[4] 22–24 May 1930 Clay |
 Mexico 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Europe Zone edit
Draw edit
| First Round 19 April–6 May | Second Round 9–20 May | Quarterfinals 30 May–9 June | Semifinals 14–16 June | Final 11–13 July | |||||||||||||||||||
 Norway | Oslo, Norway (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Norway | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Austria | Austria | 5 | Vienna, Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Austria | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Italy | Rome, Italy (clay) | Italy | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Italy | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Egypt | Egypt | 0 | Milan, Italy (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Italy | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Great Britain | 3 | Torquay, England (clay) |  Australia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Germany | 2 | Great Britain | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Poland | 3 | Poland | 0 | Eastbourne, England (grass) | |||||||||||||||||||
 Romania | 2 | Great Britain | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Switzerland | 0 | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Australia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Australia | 5 | Australia | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Ireland | 4 | Ireland | 1 | Genoa, Italy (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
 Monaco | 1 | Italy | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Greece | 2 | London, England (clay) |  Japan | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
 India | 3 | India | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Hungary | 0 | Japan | 5 | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 4 | Japan | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Spain | 4 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Spain | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Belgium | 1 | Spain | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Yugoslavia | 5 | Yugoslavia | 0 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||||||||||
 Sweden | 0 | Japan | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Prague, Czechoslovakia |  Czechoslovakia | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye |  Denmark | 2 | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | Czechoslovakia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Amsterdam, Netherlands (clay) |  Netherlands | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye |  Finland | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Final edit
Italy vs. Japan
 Italy 3 |
Genoa, Italy[5] 11–13 July 1930 Clay |
 Japan 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inter-Zonal Final edit
United States vs. Italy
| United States 4 |
Stade Roland Garros (Paris)[6] 18–20 July 1930 Clay |
Italy 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Challenge Round edit
France vs. United States
 France 4 |
Stade Roland Garros (Paris)[3] 25–27 July 1930 Clay |
United States 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 383. ISBN 0047960426.
- ^ a b "France v United States". daviscup.com.
- ^ "United States v Mexico". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Italy v Japan". daviscup.com.
- ^ "United States v Italy". daviscup.com.