# 1930 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

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.
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.

## America Zone
### Draw

| Semifinals 15–17 May | Semifinals 15–17 May | Semifinals 15–17 May | Final 22–24 May | Final 22–24 May | Final 22–24 May |
| Philadelphia (clay) | Philadelphia (clay) | Philadelphia (clay) | | | |
| United States | United States | 5 | | | |
| United States | United States | 5 | Chevy Chase, Maryland (clay) | Chevy Chase, Maryland (clay) | Chevy Chase, Maryland (clay) |
| Canada | Canada | 0 | Chevy Chase, Maryland (clay) | Chevy Chase, Maryland (clay) | Chevy Chase, Maryland (clay) |
| Canada | Canada | 0 | United States | United States | 5 |
| | | | Mexico | Mexico | 0 |
| Cuba | Cuba | | Mexico | Mexico | 0 |
| Mexico | Mexico | w/o | | | |

### Final

United States vs. Mexico
| United States 5 | Chevy Chase Lawn Tennis Club, Chevy Chase, Maryland 22–24 May 1930 Clay | Chevy Chase Lawn Tennis Club, Chevy Chase, Maryland 22–24 May 1930 Clay | Mexico 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Wilmer Allison Ricardo Tapia 6 3 3 6 6 8 6 2 7 5   2 George Lott Ignacio de la Borbolla 6 0 6 0 6 0       3 Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn Manuel Llano / Alfonso Unda 6 0 6 1 6 3       4 John Doeg Federico Sendel 6 1 6 0 6 2       5 John Van Ryn Ricardo Tapia 6 2 6 3 6 1 ||||

## Europe Zone
### Draw

| First Round 19 April–6 May | First Round 19 April–6 May | First Round 19 April–6 May | Second Round 9–20 May | Second Round 9–20 May | Second Round 9–20 May | Quarterfinals 30 May–9 June | Quarterfinals 30 May–9 June | Quarterfinals 30 May–9 June | Semifinals 14–16 June | Semifinals 14–16 June | Semifinals 14–16 June | Final 11–13 July | Final 11–13 July | Final 11–13 July |
| Norway | Norway | | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Norway | Norway | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Austria | Austria | | Austria | Austria | 5 | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | Austria | Austria | 2 | | | | |
| Italy | Italy | | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | Italy | Italy | 3 | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Italy | Italy | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | | Egypt | Egypt | 0 | | | | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | | | | Italy | Italy | 3 | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | Torquay, England (clay) | Torquay, England (clay) | Torquay, England (clay) | | | | Australia | Australia | 2 | |
| Germany | Germany | 2 | Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Poland | Poland | 3 | Poland | Poland | 0 | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | | | | | | |
| Romania | Romania | 2 | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 1 | | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 0 | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Australia | Australia | 4 | | | | |
| Australia | Australia | 5 | Australia | Australia | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 4 | Ireland | Ireland | 1 | | | | | | | Genoa, Italy (clay) | Genoa, Italy (clay) | Genoa, Italy (clay) |
| Monaco | Monaco | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Italy | Italy | 3 |
| Greece | Greece | 2 | London, England (clay) | London, England (clay) | London, England (clay) | | | | | | | Japan | Japan | 2 |
| India | India | 3 | India | India | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | 0 | Japan | Japan | 5 | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | | | | | | |
| Japan | Japan | 4 | | | | Japan | Japan | 4 | | | | | | |
| Spain | Spain | 4 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Spain | Spain | 1 | | | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 1 | Spain | Spain | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 5 | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 0 | | | | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 0 | | | | | | | Japan | Japan | 3 | | | |
| bye | bye | | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 2 | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Denmark | Denmark | 2 | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | | | | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Amsterdam, Netherlands (clay) | Amsterdam, Netherlands (clay) | Amsterdam, Netherlands (clay) | Netherlands | Netherlands | 2 | | | | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | | Netherlands | Netherlands | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Finland | Finland | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Finland | Finland | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Final

Italy vs. Japan
| Italy 3 | Genoa, Italy 11–13 July 1930 Clay | Genoa, Italy 11–13 July 1930 Clay | Japan 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Uberto De Morpurgo Takeichi Harada 4 6 3 6 5 7       2 Giorgio de Stefani Yoshiro Ota 6 3 6 4 4 6 6 4     3 Uberto De Morpurgo / Giorgio de Stefani Tamio Abe / Takeichi Harada 8 6 9 7 6 8 2 6 6 1   4 Giorgio de Stefani Takeichi Harada 2 6 5 7 5 7       5 Uberto De Morpurgo Yoshiro Ota 6 0 6 2 6 1 ||||

## Inter-Zonal Final

United States vs. Italy
| United States 4 | Stade Roland Garros (Paris) 18–20 July 1930 Clay | Stade Roland Garros (Paris) 18–20 July 1930 Clay | Italy 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Wilmer Allison Giorgio de Stefani 4 6 7 9 6 4 8 6 10 8   2 George Lott Uberto De Morpurgo 3 6 9 7 10 8 6 3     3 Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn Placido Gaslini / Uberto De Morpurgo 5 7 6 2 6 4 1 6 6 3   4 George Lott Giorgio de Stefani 6 3 6 1 6 3       5 Wilmer Allison Uberto De Morpurgo 5 7 2 6 7 5 4 6 ||||

## Challenge Round

France vs. United States
| France 4 | Stade Roland Garros (Paris) 25–27 July 1930 Clay | Stade Roland Garros (Paris) 25–27 July 1930 Clay | United States 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jean Borotra Bill Tilden 6 2 5 7 4 6 5 7     2 Henri Cochet George Lott 6 4 6 2 6 2       3 Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn 6 3 7 5 1 6 6 2     4 Jean Borotra George Lott 5 7 6 3 2 6 6 2 8 6   5 Henri Cochet Bill Tilden 4 6 6 3 6 1 7 5 ||||