page_title: 1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
hierarchical_section_title: 1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
caption_attribution_description: English: Australians John Bromwich and Adrian Quist won the final of the Davis Cup at the Merion Cricket Club in Haverford, PA, United States on 2-5 September 1939, against a team of four Americans. To 2011, the United States had won the Davis Cup 32 times, Australia 28 times and Great Britain and France 9 times each. Today the base of the Cup is much higher to accommodate all the winners' plates Format: Photograph Find more detailed information about this photographic collection: acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemDetailPaged.aspx?itemID=153771 From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales&#160;: www.sl.nsw.gov.au/
context_page_description: The 1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 34th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. 20 teams entered the Europe Zone, while 7 entered the America Zone.
  Australia defeated Cuba in the North & Central America Zone final, and then received a walkover in the America Inter-Zonal final after Brazil, the only team in the South America Zone, withdrew. In the Europe Zone final Yugoslavia defeated Germany. In the Inter-Zonal play-off Australia defeated Yugoslavia, and then defeated the United States in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the Merion Cricket Club in Haverford, Pennsylvania, United States on 2–5 September.
context_section_description: The 1939 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 34th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. 20 teams entered the Europe Zone, while 7 entered the America Zone.
  Australia defeated Cuba in the North & Central America Zone final, and then received a walkover in the America Inter-Zonal final after Brazil, the only team in the South America Zone, withdrew. In the Europe Zone final Yugoslavia defeated Germany. In the Inter-Zonal play-off Australia defeated Yugoslavia, and then defeated the United States in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the Merion Cricket Club in Haverford, Pennsylvania, United States on 2–5 September.
caption: John Bromwich and Adrian Quist with the Davis Cup trophy in Sydney, November 1939
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