# 1934 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

The 1934 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 29th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. 10 teams would enter the Europe Zone (with 17 teams taking part in the qualifying rounds), while only 5 would enter the Americas Zone, 3 in North America and 2 in South America. Due to the large number of entries in Europe, a "Qualifying Round" system was introduced in order to better manage the number of teams competing. European teams which lost before the 1933 Europe Zone semifinals would play-off against each other for four spots in the 1934 Europe Zone main draw.
In the America Inter-Zonal Final the United States received a walkover due to Brazil's absence, while in the Europe Zone final Australia defeated Czechoslovakia. The United States defeated Australia in the Inter-Zonal play-off, but would fall to Great Britain in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the All England Club Centre Court in Wimbledon, London, England on 28–31 July.

## America Zone
### North & Central America Zone

| Semifinals 24–27 May | Semifinals 24–27 May | Semifinals 24–27 May | Final 30 May–1 June | Final 30 May–1 June | Final 30 May–1 June |
| Wilmington, DE, United States (grass) | Wilmington, DE, United States (grass) | Wilmington, DE, United States (grass) | | | |
| United States | United States | 5 | | | |
| United States | United States | 5 | Baltimore, MD, United States (grass) | Baltimore, MD, United States (grass) | Baltimore, MD, United States (grass) |
| Canada | Canada | 0 | Baltimore, MD, United States (grass) | Baltimore, MD, United States (grass) | Baltimore, MD, United States (grass) |
| Canada | Canada | 0 | United States | United States | 5 |
| | | | Mexico | Mexico | 0 |
| bye | bye | | Mexico | Mexico | 0 |
| Mexico | Mexico | | | | |

### South America Zone

| Final | Final | Final |
| Brazil | Brazil | w/o |
| Peru | Peru | |

### Americas Inter-Zonal Final

United States vs. Brazil
United States defeated Brazil by walkover.

## Europe Zone
### Qualifying round

| First Round | First Round | First Round |
| Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium |
| Belgium | Belgium | 3 |
| Hungary | Hungary | 2 |
| Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round |
| Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 1 | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 1 | Leipzig, Germany | Leipzig, Germany | Leipzig, Germany |
| Germany | Germany | 4 | Leipzig, Germany | Leipzig, Germany | Leipzig, Germany |
| Germany | Germany | 4 | Germany | Germany | 5 |
| Copenhagen, Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark | Germany | Germany | 5 |
| Copenhagen, Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark | Denmark | Denmark | 0 |
| Denmark | Denmark | 4 | Denmark | Denmark | 0 |
| Greece | Greece | 1 | | | |
| Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | | | |
| Norway | Norway | 0 | | | |
| Norway | Norway | 0 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 5 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 5 | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 1 |
| Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 1 |
| Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | Austria | Austria | 4 |
| Austria | Austria | 5 | Austria | Austria | 4 |
| Spain | Spain | 0 | | | |
| Stockholm, Sweden | Stockholm, Sweden | Stockholm, Sweden | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 2 | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 2 | Montreux, Switzerland | Montreux, Switzerland | Montreux, Switzerland |
| Belgium | Belgium | 3 | Montreux, Switzerland | Montreux, Switzerland | Montreux, Switzerland |
| Belgium | Belgium | 3 | Belgium | Belgium | 2 |
| Monte Carlo, Monaco | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Belgium | Belgium | 2 |
| Monte Carlo, Monaco | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Switzerland | Switzerland | 3 |
| Monaco | Monaco | 1 | Switzerland | Switzerland | 3 |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 4 | | | |
| Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | | | |
| Poland | Poland | 2 | | | |
| Poland | Poland | 2 | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) |
| Italy | Italy | 3 | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) |
| Italy | Italy | 3 | Italy | Italy | 3 |
| Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | Italy | Italy | 3 |
| Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | Netherlands | Netherlands | 2 |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 4 | Netherlands | Netherlands | 2 |
| Romania | Romania | 1 | | | |
* Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy advance to the 1934 Europe Zone main draw.

### Main Draw

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Quarterfinals 7–10 June | Quarterfinals 7–10 June | Quarterfinals 7–10 June | Semifinals 15–17 June | Semifinals 15–17 June | Semifinals 15–17 June | Final 13–15 July | Final 13–15 July | Final 13–15 July |
| Australia | Australia | | | | | | | | | | |
| Australia | Australia | | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Australia | Australia | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | Japan | Japan | 1 | | | | | | |
| Japan | Japan | | Japan | Japan | 1 | | | | | | |
| Japan | Japan | | | | | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | Australia | Australia | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | France | France | 2 | | | |
| Germany | Germany | | | | | France | France | 2 | | | |
| Germany | Germany | | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Germany | Germany | 2 | | | | | | |
| Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Germany | Germany | 2 | | | | | | |
| Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | France | France | 3 | | | | | | |
| France | France | 5 | France | France | 3 | | | | | | |
| France | France | 5 | | | | | | | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) |
| Austria | Austria | 0 | | | | | | | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) |
| Austria | Austria | 0 | | | | | | | Australia | Australia | 3 |
| Lucerne, Switzerland | Lucerne, Switzerland | Lucerne, Switzerland | | | | | | | Australia | Australia | 3 |
| Lucerne, Switzerland | Lucerne, Switzerland | Lucerne, Switzerland | | | | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 2 |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 5 | | | | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 2 |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 5 | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | | | | | | |
| India | India | 0 | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | | | | | | |
| India | India | 0 | Switzerland | Switzerland | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Italy | Italy | 5 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Italy | Italy | 5 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | | | |
| Italy | Italy | | | | | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | | | |
| Italy | Italy | | | | | Italy | Italy | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | Czechoslovakia | 3 | |
| bye | bye | | | | | Czechoslovakia | 3 | |
| bye | bye | | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | | | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | | | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 1 | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 1 | | | | | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | | | | | | | | | |

### Final

Czechoslovakia vs. Australia
| Czechoslovakia 2 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 13–15 July 1934 Clay | Prague, Czechoslovakia 13–15 July 1934 Clay | Australia 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Roderich Menzel Vivian McGrath 10 8 6 2 8 6       2 Ladislav Hecht Jack Crawford 4 6 2 6 2 6       3 Ladislav Hecht / Roderich Menzel Jack Crawford / Adrian Quist 4 6 3 6 4 6       4 Roderich Menzel Jack Crawford 6 4 6 4 2 6 8 6     5 Ladislav Hecht Vivian McGrath 6 3 2 6 1 6 5 7 ||||

## Inter-Zonal Final

United States vs. Australia
| United States 3 | Centre Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England 21–25 July 1934 Grass | Centre Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England 21–25 July 1934 Grass | Australia 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Frank Shields Jack Crawford 1 6 2 6 10 12       2 Sidney Wood Vivian McGrath 5 7 4 6 6 1 7 9     3 George Lott / Lester Stoefen Jack Crawford / Adrian Quist 6 4 6 4 2 6 6 4     4 Sidney Wood Jack Crawford 6 3 9 7 4 6 4 6 6 2   5 Frank Shields Vivian McGrath 6 4 6 2 6 4 ||||

## Challenge Round

Great Britain vs. United States
| Great Britain 4 | Centre Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England 28–31 July 1934 Grass | Centre Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England 28–31 July 1934 Grass | United States 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Bunny Austin Frank Shields 6 4 6 4 6 1       2 Fred Perry Sidney Wood 6 1 4 6 5 7 6 0 6 3   3 Pat Hughes / Harry Lee George Lott / Lester Stoefen 5 7 0 6 6 4 7 9     4 Fred Perry Frank Shields 6 4 4 6 6 2 15 13     5 Bunny Austin Sidney Wood 6 4 6 0 6 8 6 3 ||||