# 1929 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

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 26–28 July at Stade Roland Garros in Paris.

## America Zone
### Draw

| Quarterfinals 16–18 May | Quarterfinals 16–18 May | Quarterfinals 16–18 May | Semifinals 17–25 May | Semifinals 17–25 May | Semifinals 17–25 May | Final 30 May–1 June | Final 30 May–1 June | Final 30 May–1 June |
| Montreal, Quebec (grass) | Montreal, Quebec (grass) | Montreal, Quebec (grass) | | | | | | |
| 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 | 4 | | | |
| | | | Japan | Japan | 1 | | | |
| Japan | Japan | | Japan | Japan | 1 | | | |
| Japan | Japan | | | | | Detroit, Michigan (clay) | Detroit, Michigan (clay) | Detroit, Michigan (clay) |
| bye | bye | | | | | Detroit, Michigan (clay) | Detroit, Michigan (clay) | Detroit, Michigan (clay) |
| bye | bye | | | | | United States | United States | 5 |
| | | | | | | Cuba | Cuba | 0 |
| bye | bye | | | | | Cuba | Cuba | 0 |
| bye | bye | | Havana, Cuba (clay) | Havana, Cuba (clay) | Havana, Cuba (clay) | | | |
| Cuba | Cuba | | Havana, Cuba (clay) | Havana, Cuba (clay) | Havana, Cuba (clay) | | | |
| Cuba | Cuba | | Cuba | Cuba | 4 | | | |
| | | | Mexico | Mexico | 1 | | | |
| bye | bye | | Mexico | Mexico | 1 | | | |
| Mexico | Mexico | | | | | | | |

### Final

United States vs. Cuba
| United States 5 | Detroit Tennis Club, Detroit, Michigan 30 May–1 June 1929 Clay | Detroit Tennis Club, Detroit, Michigan 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 ||||

## Europe Zone
### Draw

| First round 29 March–12 May | First round 29 March–12 May | First round 29 March–12 May | Second round 10–19 May | Second round 10–19 May | Second round 10–19 May | Quarterfinals 5–9 June | Quarterfinals 5–9 June | Quarterfinals 5–9 June | Semifinals 14–21 June | Semifinals 14–21 June | Semifinals 14–21 June | Final 12–14 July | Final 12–14 July | Final 12–14 July |
| Italy | Italy | | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Italy | Italy | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | | Ireland | Ireland | 0 | Hamburg, Germany | Hamburg, Germany | Hamburg, Germany | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | Italy | Italy | 2 | | | | |
| Spain | Spain | | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Germany | Germany | 3 | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Spain | Spain | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Germany | Germany | | Germany | Germany | 4 | | | | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | | | | Germany | Germany | 4 | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 4 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 1 | |
| Chile | Chile | 1 | Denmark | Denmark | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Greece | Greece | 4 | Greece | Greece | 1 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark | | | | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 1 | | | | Denmark | Denmark | 1 | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 4 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 4 | | | | |
| Romania | Romania | 1 | Belgium | Belgium | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Austria | Austria | 2 | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | | | | | Berlin, Germany (clay) | Berlin, Germany (clay) | Berlin, Germany (clay) |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | | | | | | | | Germany | Germany | 3 |
| Hungary | Hungary | 4 | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | | | | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 2 |
| Norway | Norway | 1 | Hungary | Hungary | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Monaco | Monaco | 3 | Monaco | Monaco | 2 | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | | | | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 2 | | | | Hungary | Hungary | 3 | | | | | | |
| Finland | Finland | 1 | The Hague, Netherlands (clay) | The Hague, Netherlands (clay) | The Hague, Netherlands (clay) | Netherlands | Netherlands | 2 | | | | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | 4 | Egypt | Egypt | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | w/o | Netherlands | Netherlands | 4 | | | | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | | | |
| Portugal | Portugal | | | | | | | | Hungary | Hungary | 2 | | | |
| bye | bye | | Saltsjöbaden, Sweden (clay) | Saltsjöbaden, Sweden (clay) | Saltsjöbaden, Sweden (clay) | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | | Sweden | Sweden | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | South Africa | South Africa | 5 | Bournemouth, England (grass) | Bournemouth, England (grass) | Bournemouth, England (grass) | | | | | | |
| South Africa | South Africa | | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | South Africa | South Africa | 0 | | | | | | |
| Poland | Poland | | Poland | Poland | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Final

Germany vs. Great Britain
| Germany 3 | Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany 12–14 July 1929 Clay | Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany 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 ||||

## Inter-zonal final

Germany vs. United States
| Germany 0 | Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany 19–21 July 1929 Clay | Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany 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 ||||

## Challenge round

France vs. United States
| France 3 | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 26–28 July 1929 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 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 ||||