The 1928 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 23rd edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. 27 teams would enter the Europe Zone, while six would enter the America Zone. Chile, Finland, and Norway made their first appearances in the competition.
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| Duration | 7 April – 29 July 1928 |
| Edition | 23rd |
| Teams | 33 |
| Champion | |
| Winning nation |  France |
← 1927 1929 → | |
The United States defeated Italy in the Inter-Zonal play-off, but would lose to France in the Challenge Round, giving France their second straight title. The final was played 27–29 July at the new Stade Roland Garros in Paris.[1][2][3]
America Zone
editDraw
edit| Quarterfinals 9 April–2 May | Semifinals 25–28 May | Final 1–3 June | |||||||||||
 China | |||||||||||||
| Kansas City, Missouri (clay) | |||||||||||||
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| China | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | |||||||||||||
 United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
| United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Chicago, Illinois (clay) | |||||||||||||
 Mexico | 0 | ||||||||||||
| United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Havana, Cuba | |||||||||||||
 Japan | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Japan | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Montreal, Quebec (grass) | |||||||||||||
 Cuba | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Japan | 3 | ||||||||||||
 Canada | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Canada | |||||||||||||
Final
editUnited States vs. Japan
 United States 5 |
Town & Tennis Club, Chicago, Illinois[4] 1–3 June 1928 Clay |
 Japan 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Europe Zone
editDraw
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Final
editItaly vs. Czechoslovakia
 Italy 3 |
Milan, Italy[5] 13–15 July 1928 Clay |
 Czechoslovakia 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inter-Zonal Final
editUnited States vs. Italy
| United States 4 |
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[6] 20–22 July 1928 Clay |
Italy 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Challenge Round
editFrance vs. United States
 France 4 |
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[3] 27–29 July 1928 Clay |
United States 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. 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 Japan". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Italy v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
- ^ "United States v Italy". daviscup.com.