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1929 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

1929 edition of the International Lawn Tennis Challenge

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1 Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and Kosmos Holding and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organisers as the "World Cup of Tennis", and the winners are referred to as the World Champion team. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Great Britain and the United States. By 2016, 135 nations entered teams into the competition. The most successful countries over the history of the tournament are the United States and Australia. The current champions are Spain, who beat Canada to win their sixth title in 2019.More
2 Egypt Davis Cup team
The Egypt Davis Cup team represents Egypt in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Egyptian Tennis Federation.More
3 Monaco Davis Cup team
The Monaco Davis Cup team represents Monaco in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Fédération Monegasque de Lawn Tennis.More
4 United States Davis Cup team
The United States of America's Davis Cup Team represents the United States in Davis Cup tennis competition, and is governed by the United States Tennis Association.More
5 Germany Davis Cup team
The Germany Davis Cup team represents Germany in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Deutscher Tennis Bund. As East Germany never participated in the Davis Cup, and the Deutscher Tennisbund remained the same organization throughout the century, the West German Davis Cup team is included in this article.More
6 France Davis Cup team
The France Davis Cup team represents France in Davis Cup tennis competition, and is governed by the Fédération Française de Tennis. France competed in their first Davis Cup in 1904.
France is the third most successful nation, with ten wins. Their most recent title came in 2017 .
More
7 Stade Roland Garros
Stade Roland Garros is a complex of tennis courts located in Paris that hosts the French Open, a tournament also known as Roland Garros. It is a Grand Slam championship tournament played annually around the end of May and the beginning of June. It is named after Roland Garros, a pioneering French aviator. The facility was constructed in 1928 to host France's first defence of the Davis Cup.More
8 Paris
Paris is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,148,271 residents as of 2020, in an area of 105 square kilometres. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of Europe's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, science and arts. The City of Paris is the centre and seat of government of the Île-de-France, or Paris Region, which has an estimated official 2020 population of 12,278,210, or about 18 percent of the population of France. The Paris Region had a GDP of €709 billion in 2017. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit Worldwide Cost of Living Survey in 2018, Paris was the second most expensive city in the world, after Singapore, and ahead of Zürich, Hong Kong, Oslo and Geneva. Another source ranked Paris as most expensive, on a par with Singapore and Hong Kong, in 2018.More
9 France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country, primarily located in Western Europe, consisting of metropolitan France and several overseas regions and territories. The metropolitan area of France extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea. The overseas territories include French Guiana in South America and several islands in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany to the northeast, Switzerland, Monaco and Italy to the east, Andorra and Spain to the south, as well as the Netherlands, Suriname and Brazil in the Americas. The country's eighteen integral regions span a combined area of 643,801 km2 (248,573 sq mi) and a total population of 67.15 million. France is a unitary semi-presidential republic with its capital in Paris, the country's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre. Other major urban areas include Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Lille and Nice. France, including its overseas territories, has the most time zones of any country, with a total of twelve.More
1929 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
Details
Duration29 March – 28 July
Edition24th
Teams29
Champion
Winning Nation  France
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The 1929 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 24th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. 24 teams would enter the Europe Zone, while five would enter the America Zone. Egypt and Monaco participated for the first time.

The United States defeated Germany in the Inter-Zonal play-off, but would lose to France in the Challenge Round, giving France their third straight title. The final was played at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France on 26–28 July.[1][2][3]

America Zone

Further information: 1929 International Lawn Tennis Challenge 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 vs. Cuba


United States
5 		Detroit Tennis Club, Detroit, MI, United States [4]
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 		     

1929 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone articles: 11
1 Detroit
Detroit is the largest and most-populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan, the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of Wayne County. The municipality of Detroit had a 2019 estimated population of 670,031, making it the 24th-most populous city in the United States. The metropolitan area, known as Metro Detroit, is home to 4.3 million people, making it the second-largest in the Midwest after the Chicago metropolitan area, and 14th-largest in the United States. Regarded as a major cultural center, Detroit is known for its contributions to music and as a repository for art, architecture and design.More
2 United States
The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States, or America, is a country primarily located in North America, consisting of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions. At 3.8 million square miles, it is the world's third- or fourth-largest country by total area. With a population of over 328 million, it is the third most populous country in the world. The national capital is Washington, D.C., and the most populous city is New York City.More
3 Cuba Davis Cup team
The Cuba Davis Cup team represents Cuba in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Federación Cubana de Tenis de Campo.More
4 Cuba
Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba is a country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located in the northern Caribbean where the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean meet. It is east of the Yucatán Peninsula (Mexico), south of both the U.S. state of Florida and the Bahamas, west of Hispaniola, and north of both Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Havana is the largest city and capital; other major cities include Santiago de Cuba and Camagüey. The official area of the Republic of Cuba is 109,884 square kilometers (42,426 sq mi). The main island of Cuba is the largest island in Cuba and in the Caribbean, with an area of 104,556 square kilometers (40,369 sq mi). Cuba is the second-most populous country in the Caribbean after Haiti, with over 11 million inhabitants.More
5 John F. Hennessey
John Francis Hennessey was a top American tennis player of the 1920s.More
6 Ricardo Morales (tennis)
Ricardo Morales was a Cuban professional tennis player. While representing Cuba Davis Cup team, he was a part of 20s and 30s international tournaments, including 1929 Davis Cup, 1932 International Lawn Tennis Challenge, and 1933 Davis Cup.More
7 John Van Ryn
John Van Ryn was an American tennis champion of the 1930s. He was primarily known as the doubles partner of Wilmer Allison.More
8 Gustavo Vollmer
Gustavo Vollmer-Ravelo was a Cuban tennis player. He was of German descent.More
9 Wilmer Allison
Wilmer Lawson Allison Jr. was an American amateur tennis champion of the 1930s. Allison's career was overshadowed by the arrival of Don Budge, although he was both a fine singles player and, along with his frequent partner, John Van Ryn, a great doubles player. At the University of Texas at Austin, Allison was the Intercollegiate tennis champion in 1927. One of Allison's earliest tournament wins was the 1928 Canadian Championship, where he won the final over doubles partner Van Ryn 6–2, 6–4, 6–3.More
10 Germán Upmann
Germán Upmann Machin was a Cuban tennis player.More
11 George Lott
George Martin Lott was an American tennis player and tennis coach who was born in Springfield, Illinois, United States. Lott is mostly remembered as being one of the greatest doubles players of all time. He won the U.S. title five times with three different partners: John Hennessey in 1928; John Doeg in 1929 and 1930; and Les Stoefen in 1933 and 1934. At the U. S. championships singles in 1928, Lott beat Christian Boussus and John Doeg before losing to Frank Hunter in the semi finals. In 1931 Lott beat defending champion Doeg in the semi finals before losing to Ellsworth Vines in the final. In 1934 Lott became a touring professional, thereby giving up his amateur status and the ability to play in Grand Slam tournaments. In 1929 and 1930 he was ranked World No. 6 and No. 7 by A Wallis Myers; No. 6 by Pierre Gillon in 1930; and in 1931 was ranked No. 4 by Züricher Sport.More

Europe Zone

Further information: 1929 International Lawn Tennis Challenge 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    
 bye          Italy 2  
   Spain          Germany 3  
 bye        Spain 1
   Germany      Germany 4    
 bye          Germany 4  
   Denmark 4          Czechoslovakia 1  
   Chile 1        Denmark 4  
   Greece 4      Greece 1    
   Yugoslavia 1          Denmark 1
   Belgium 4          Czechoslovakia 4  
   Romania 1        Belgium 0
   Austria 2      Czechoslovakia 3    
Berlin, Germany (clay)
   Czechoslovakia 3          Germany 3
   Hungary 4          Great Britain 2
   Norway 1        Hungary 3  
   Monaco 3      Monaco 2    
    Switzerland 2          Hungary 3  
   Finland 1          Netherlands 2  
   Egypt 4        Egypt 1
   Netherlands w/o      Netherlands 4    
   Portugal          Hungary 2
 bye          Great Britain 3  
   Sweden        Sweden 0  
 bye      South Africa 5    
   South Africa          Great Britain 5
 bye    
Warsaw, Poland (clay)
      South Africa 0  
   Poland        Poland 0
 bye      Great Britain 5  
   Great Britain  

Final

Germany vs. Great Britain


Germany
3 		Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany [5]
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

1929 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone articles: 11
1 Rot-Weiss Tennis Club
The Lawn Tennis Turnier Club Rot-Weiß is a tennis club located in Grunewald, part of a district in Berlin, Germany. The club was founded in 1897 as Lawn Tennis Turnier Club, and was the origin for careers of many German tennis players in the 20th century like Cilly Aussem, Otto Froitzheim, Henner Henkel, Hans Moldenhauer, Hans-Jürgen Pohmann, Roman Najuch und Daniel Prenn. The central court has been the venue of the German Pro Championships since 1911 and later the German Open WTA Tour tournament from 1979 until 2008. The club has 16 clay courts. During winter season there are eight indoor courts available. A larger 7,000-seat stadium court was built in 1996 to replace the old one with 3,500. This stadium was named Steffi Graf Stadion in September 2004. Steffi Graf was member of the club since 1984. Also Boris Becker represented the club 1985-1987. The club is located at the Gottfried von Cramm Street, named after the German tennis legend and the man primarily responsible for reviving the Rot-Weiß club after World War II, Baron Gottfried von Cramm.More
2 Berlin
Berlin is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3,769,495 inhabitants as of 31 December 2019 make it the most-populous city of the European Union, according to population within city limits. The city is also one of Germany's 16 federal states. It is surrounded by the state of Brandenburg, and contiguous with Potsdam, Brandenburg's capital. The two cities are at the center of the Berlin-Brandenburg capital region, which is, with about six million inhabitants and an area of more than 30,000 km2, Germany's third-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr and Rhine-Main regions.More
3 Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central and Western Europe. Covering an area of 357,022 square kilometres (137,847 sq mi), it lies between the Baltic and North seas to the north, and the Alps to the south. It borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands to the west.More
4 Great Britain Davis Cup team
The Great Britain Davis Cup team is the men's national tennis team and has represented the United Kingdom internationally since 1900. Organised by the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), it is one of the 50 members of International Tennis Federation's European association.More
5 United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom or Britain, is a sovereign country located off the north­western coast of the European mainland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north­eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland. Otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the North Sea to the east, the English Channel to the south and the Celtic Sea to the southwest, giving it the 12th-longest coastline in the world. The Irish Sea separates Great Britain and Ireland. The total area of the United Kingdom is 94,000 square miles (240,000 km2).More
6 Daniel Prenn
Daniel Prenn was a Russian-born German, Polish, and British tennis player who was Jewish. He was ranked the World No. 6 for 1932 by A. Wallis Myers, and the European No. 1 by "American Lawn Tennis" magazine. He was ranked world No. 8 in 1929, world No. 7 in 1934, and was ranked No. 1 in Germany for the four years from 1928 to 1932. He was a runner-up for the mixed doubles title of Wimbledon in 1930. When the Nazis came to power in Germany in 1933, they barred him from playing because he was Jewish. He emigrated from Germany to England, and later became a successful businessman.More
7 Colin Gregory
Doctor John Colin Gregory was an amateur British tennis player, best remembered for winning the Australian Open in 1929.More
8 Hans Moldenhauer
Hans Moldenhauer was Germany's first major international tennis player, competing in Wimbledon, the Davis Cup, and the French Open, and repeatedly winning the German national Championships both as a single player and in mixed doubles. He died at the age of just 28, when his motor car was hit by a tram in Berlin.More
9 Bunny Austin
Henry Wilfred "Bunny" Austin was a British tennis player from England. For 74 years he was the last Briton to reach the final of the gentlemen's singles at Wimbledon, until Andy Murray did so in 2012. He was also a finalist at the 1937 French Championships and a championship winner at Queen's Club. Along with Fred Perry, he was a vital part of the British team that won the Davis Cup in three consecutive years (1933–35). He is also remembered as the first tennis player to wear shorts.More
10 Heinrich Kleinschroth
Heinrich Kleinschroth was an amateur German tennis player who found success in the early 20th century, mainly in doubles competitions.More
11 Ian Collins (tennis)
Ian Glen Collins was a Scottish tennis player who represented Great Britain in the Davis Cup.More

Inter-Zonal Final

Germany vs. United States


Germany
0 		Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany [6]
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 		 

1929 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Inter-Zonal Final articles: 2
Bill Tilden
William Tatem Tilden II, nicknamed "Big Bill," was an American male tennis player. Tilden was the world No. 1 player for six years from 1920 through 1925. He won 14 Major singles titles, including 10 Grand Slam events, one World Hard Court Championships and three professional majors. He was the first American to win Wimbledon, taking the title in 1920. He also won a record seven U.S. Championships titles.More
Francis Hunter
Francis "Frank" Townsend Hunter was an American tennis player who won an Olympic gold medal.More

Challenge Round

France vs. United States


France
3 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [3]
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 		   

1929 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Challenge Round articles: 2
Henri Cochet
Henri Jean Cochet was a French tennis player. He was a world No. 1 ranked player, and a member of the famous "Four Musketeers" from France who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s.More
Jean Borotra
Jean Laurent Robert Borotra was a French tennis champion. He was one of the famous "Four Musketeers" from his country who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Borotra was imprisoned in Itter Castle during the latter years of World War II and subsequently fought in the Battle for Castle Itter.More

References

  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 383. ISBN 0047960426.
  3. ^ a b "France v United States". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "United States v Cuba". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Germany v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Germany v United States". daviscup.com.

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