# 1938 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

The 1938 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 33rd edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. 21 teams entered the Europe Zone, while 4 entered the Americas Zone.
Australia defeated Japan in the Americas Zone final, while in the Europe Zone final Germany defeated Yugoslavia. Australia defeated Germany in the Inter-Zonal play-off, but were defeated in the Challenge Round by defending champions the United States. The final was played at the Germantown Cricket Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States on 3–5 September.

## America Zone
### Draw

| Semifinals 28–31 July | Semifinals 28–31 July | Semifinals 28–31 July | Final 12–14 August | Final 12–14 August | Final 12–14 August |
| Kansas City, MO, United States (clay) | Kansas City, MO, United States (clay) | Kansas City, MO, United States (clay) | | | |
| Australia | Australia | 5 | | | |
| Australia | Australia | 5 | Montreal, Canada (grass) | Montreal, Canada (grass) | Montreal, Canada (grass) |
| Mexico | Mexico | 0 | Montreal, Canada (grass) | Montreal, Canada (grass) | Montreal, Canada (grass) |
| Mexico | Mexico | 0 | Australia | Australia | 3 |
| Montreal, Canada (grass) | Montreal, Canada (grass) | Montreal, Canada (grass) | Australia | Australia | 3 |
| Montreal, Canada (grass) | Montreal, Canada (grass) | Montreal, Canada (grass) | Japan | Japan | 1 |
| Canada | Canada | 0 | Japan | Japan | 1 |
| Japan | Japan | 5 | | | |

### Final

Australia vs. Japan
| Australia 3 | Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada 12–14 August 1938 Grass | Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada 12–14 August 1938 Grass | Japan 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 John Bromwich Jiro Yamagishi 0 6 6 3 5 7 4 6     2 Adrian Quist Fumiteru Nakano 6 3 4 6 9 7 6 1     3 John Bromwich / Adrian Quist Fumiteru Nakano / Jiro Yamagishi 6 2 6 4 6 3       4 Adrian Quist Jiro Yamagishi 6 4 6 4 2 6 9 7     5 John Bromwich Fumiteru Nakano 1 6 6 1 4 6 12 12   not completed ||||

## Europe Zone
### Draw

| First Round 29 April–10 May | First Round 29 April–10 May | First Round 29 April–10 May | Second Round 5–23 May | Second Round 5–23 May | Second Round 5–23 May | Quarterfinals 26–31 May | Quarterfinals 26–31 May | Quarterfinals 26–31 May | Semifinals 21–23 July | Semifinals 21–23 July | Semifinals 21–23 July | Final 29–31 July | Final 29–31 July | Final 29–31 July |
| Germany | Germany | | Berlin, Germany (clay) | Berlin, Germany (clay) | Berlin, Germany (clay) | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Germany | Germany | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Norway | Norway | | Norway | Norway | 0 | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | Germany | Germany | 3 | | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | | | | | Hungary | Hungary | 1 | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Hungary | Hungary | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | | New Zealand | New Zealand | | | | | Berlin, Germany (clay) | Berlin, Germany (clay) | Berlin, Germany (clay) | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | | | | Germany | Germany | 3 | |
| Monaco | Monaco | | Marseille, France (clay) | Marseille, France (clay) | Marseille, France (clay) | | | | France | France | 2 | |
| bye | bye | | Monaco | Monaco | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 2 | France | France | 5 | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | | | |
| France | France | 3 | | | | France | France | 4 | | | | |
| Poland | Poland | 5 | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | Italy | Italy | 1 | | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 0 | Poland | Poland | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 1 | Italy | Italy | 3 | | | | | | | Berlin, Germany (clay) | Berlin, Germany (clay) | Berlin, Germany (clay) |
| Italy | Italy | 4 | | | | | | | | | | Germany | Germany | 3 |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay) | Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay) | Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay) | | | | | | | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 2 |
| Romania | Romania | 2 | Great Britain | Great Britain | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 3 | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 5 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay) | Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay) | Zagreb, Yugoslavia (clay) | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 2 | | | | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 3 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | Sweden | Sweden | 1 | | | | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | | Sweden | Sweden | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Switzerland | Switzerland | 1 | | | | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | | | | | | | | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 5 | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | | | | Belgium | Belgium | 0 | | | |
| India | India | | India | India | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Austria | Austria | | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | | | | | | |
| Austria | Austria | | | | | India | India | 1 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Athens, Greece | Athens, Greece | Athens, Greece | Belgium | Belgium | 3 | | | | | | |
| Greece | Greece | | Greece | Greece | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Belgium | Belgium | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Final

Germany vs. Yugoslavia
| Germany 3 | Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany 29–31 July 1938 Clay | Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany 29–31 July 1938 Clay | Yugoslavia 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Henner Henkel Franjo Punčec 1 6 5 7 3 6       2 Georg von Metaxa Josip Palada 1 6 6 4 6 1 3 6 12 10   3 Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa Franjo Kukuljević / Franjo Punčec 1 6 7 9 7 5 6 4 6 4   4 Henner Henkel Josip Palada 6 3 7 5 6 1       5 Hans Redl Franjo Kukuljević 4 6 3 6 2 6 ||||

## Inter-Zonal Final

Australia vs. Germany
| Australia 5 | Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States 18–20 August 1938 Grass | Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States 18–20 August 1938 Grass | Germany 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 John Bromwich Henner Henkel 6 2 6 3 6 3       2 Adrian Quist Georg von Metaxa 6 3 6 2 6 1       3 John Bromwich / Adrian Quist Henner Henkel / Georg von Metaxa 6 2 6 1 6 4       4 Adrian Quist Henner Henkel 6 1 6 0 8 6       5 John Bromwich Georg von Metaxa 6 3 6 2 6 1 ||||

## Challenge Round

United States vs. Australia
| United States 3 | Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States 3–5 September 1938 Grass | Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States 3–5 September 1938 Grass | Australia 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Bobby Riggs Adrian Quist 4 6 6 0 8 6 6 1     2 Don Budge John Bromwich 6 2 6 3 4 6 7 5     3 Don Budge / Gene Mako John Bromwich / Adrian Quist 6 0 3 6 4 6 2 6     4 Don Budge Adrian Quist 8 6 6 1 6 2       5 Bobby Riggs John Bromwich 4 6 6 4 0 6 2 6 ||||