# 1928 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

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.
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.

## America Zone
### Draw

| Quarterfinals 9 April–2 May | Quarterfinals 9 April–2 May | Quarterfinals 9 April–2 May | Semifinals 25–28 May | Semifinals 25–28 May | Semifinals 25–28 May | Final 1–3 June | Final 1–3 June | Final 1–3 June |
| China | China | | | | | | | |
| China | China | | Kansas City, Missouri (clay) | Kansas City, Missouri (clay) | Kansas City, Missouri (clay) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Kansas City, Missouri (clay) | Kansas City, Missouri (clay) | Kansas City, Missouri (clay) | | | |
| bye | bye | | China | China | 0 | | | |
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | China | China | 0 | | | |
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | United States | United States | 5 | | | |
| United States | United States | 5 | United States | United States | 5 | | | |
| United States | United States | 5 | | | | Chicago, Illinois (clay) | Chicago, Illinois (clay) | Chicago, Illinois (clay) |
| Mexico | Mexico | 0 | | | | Chicago, Illinois (clay) | Chicago, Illinois (clay) | Chicago, Illinois (clay) |
| Mexico | Mexico | 0 | | | | United States | United States | 5 |
| Havana, Cuba | Havana, Cuba | Havana, Cuba | | | | United States | United States | 5 |
| Havana, Cuba | Havana, Cuba | Havana, Cuba | | | | Japan | Japan | 0 |
| Japan | Japan | 3 | | | | Japan | Japan | 0 |
| Japan | Japan | 3 | Montreal, Quebec (grass) | Montreal, Quebec (grass) | Montreal, Quebec (grass) | | | |
| Cuba | Cuba | 0 | Montreal, Quebec (grass) | Montreal, Quebec (grass) | Montreal, Quebec (grass) | | | |
| Cuba | Cuba | 0 | Japan | Japan | 3 | | | |
| | | | Canada | Canada | 1 | | | |
| bye | bye | | Canada | Canada | 1 | | | |
| Canada | Canada | | | | | | | |

### Final

United States vs. Japan
| United States 5 | Town & Tennis Club, Chicago, Illinois 1–3 June 1928 Clay | Town & Tennis Club, Chicago, Illinois 1–3 June 1928 Clay | Japan 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Bill Tilden Tamio Abe 6 2 6 3 6 0       2 John Hennessey Yoshiro Ota 8 6 6 3 6 3       3 George Lott / Bill Tilden Tamio Abe / Teizo Toba 6 1 10 8 6 2       4 Wilbur Coen Tamio Abe 7 9 6 2 6 4 7 5     5 Bill Tilden Yoshiro Ota 6 8 6 3 6 1 6 0 ||||

## Europe Zone
### Draw

| First Round 7 April–12 May | First Round 7 April–12 May | First Round 7 April–12 May | Second Round 11–26 May | Second Round 11–26 May | Second Round 11–26 May | Quarterfinals 7–11 June | Quarterfinals 7–11 June | Quarterfinals 7–11 June | Semifinals 20–24 June | Semifinals 20–24 June | Semifinals 20–24 June | Final 13–15 July | Final 13–15 July | Final 13–15 July |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | | Zürich, Switzerland | Zürich, Switzerland | Zürich, Switzerland | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Switzerland | Switzerland | 2 | | | | | | | |
| India | India | | India | India | 3 | Turin, Italy (clay) | Turin, Italy (clay) | Turin, Italy (clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | India | India | 1 | | | | |
| Romania | Romania | 5 | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | Italy | Italy | 4 | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 0 | Romania | Romania | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Italy | Italy | 4 | Italy | Italy | 4 | | | | Felixstowe, England (grass) | Felixstowe, England (grass) | Felixstowe, England (grass) | | | |
| Australia | Australia | 1 | | | | | | | Italy | Italy | 4 | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 1 | Helsinki, Finland (clay) | Helsinki, Finland (clay) | Helsinki, Finland (clay) | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 1 | |
| Finland | Finland | 4 | Finland | Finland | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 4 | Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 | Birmingham, England (grass) | Birmingham, England (grass) | Birmingham, England (grass) | | | | | | |
| Argentina | Argentina | 1 | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 4 | | | | |
| Germany | Germany | 4 | Berlin, Germany (clay) | Berlin, Germany (clay) | Berlin, Germany (clay) | Germany | Germany | 1 | | | | |
| Greece | Greece | 1 | Germany | Germany | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Spain | Spain | 3 | Spain | Spain | 2 | | | | | | | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) |
| Chile | Chile | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Italy | Italy | 3 |
| Poland | Poland | 0 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark | | | | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 2 |
| Denmark | Denmark | 5 | Denmark | Denmark | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Austria | Austria | 4 | Austria | Austria | 4 | The Hague, Netherlands (clay) | The Hague, Netherlands (clay) | The Hague, Netherlands (clay) | | | | | | |
| Philippines | Philippines | 1 | | | | Austria | Austria | 0 | | | | | | |
| Norway | Norway | 0 | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | Netherlands | Netherlands | 3 | | | | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | 5 | Hungary | Hungary | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 0 | Netherlands | Netherlands | 3 | | | | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 5 | | | | | | | Netherlands | Netherlands | 2 | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | w/o | Stockholm, Sweden | Stockholm, Sweden | Stockholm, Sweden | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | |
| South Africa | South Africa | | Sweden | Sweden | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | w/o | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | New Zealand | New Zealand | | | | | | | |
| Portugal | Portugal | | Portugal | Portugal | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Final

Italy vs. Czechoslovakia
| Italy 3 | Milan, Italy 13–15 July 1928 Clay | Milan, Italy 13–15 July 1928 Clay | Czechoslovakia 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Uberto De Morpurgo Pavel Machenauer 6 3 6 3 6 4       2 Placido Gaslini Jan Koželuh 1 6 7 9 6 3 4 6     3 Placido Gaslini / Uberto De Morpurgo Jan Koželuh / Pavel Machenauer 6 8 6 4 4 6 4 6     4 Uberto De Morpurgo Jan Koželuh 6 1 6 2 6 0       5 Placido Gaslini Pavel Machenauer 0 6 6 4 6 4 6 3 ||||

## Inter-Zonal Final

United States vs. Italy
| United States 4 | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 20–22 July 1928 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 20–22 July 1928 Clay | Italy 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 John Hennessey Uberto De Morpurgo 6 4 7 5 6 2       2 Frank Hunter Placido Gaslini 6 1 6 1 6 0       3 John Hennessey / George Lott Placido Gaslini / Uberto De Morpurgo 6 2 6 3 6 1       4 Frank Hunter Uberto De Morpurgo 4 6 8 6 3 6 6 3 3 6   5 John Hennessey Placido Gaslini 7 5 6 3 6 4 ||||

## Challenge Round

France vs. United States
| France 4 | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 27–29 July 1928 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 27–29 July 1928 Clay | United States 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 René Lacoste Bill Tilden 6 1 4 6 4 6 6 2 3 6   2 Henri Cochet John Hennessey 5 7 9 7 6 3 6 0     3 Jean Borotra / Henri Cochet Frank Hunter / Bill Tilden 6 4 6 8 7 5 4 6 6 2   4 Henri Cochet Bill Tilden 9 7 8 6 6 4       5 René Lacoste John Hennessey 4 6 6 1 7 5 6 3 ||||