The 1933 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 28th edition of what is now known as the

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. 24 teams would enter the Europe Zone; while 9 would enter the Americas Zone, 4 in North America and 5 in South America. The

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defeated

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in the America Inter-Zonal Final, and

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defeated

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in the Europe Zone final. In the Inter-Zonal play-off Great Britain defeated United States, and went on to defeat

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in the Challenge Round. Great Britain's victory ended France's six-year run as champions and gave the Great Britain team their first title since

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. The final was played at

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on 28–30 July.

America Zone

North & Central America Zone

South America Zone

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

United States vs. Argentina

Europe Zone

Draw

Final

Great Britain vs. Australia

Inter-Zonal Final

Great Britain vs. United States

Challenge Round

France vs. Great Britain

References

External links

Davis Cup official website
{{1933 in tennis Davis Cups by year

International Lawn Tennis Challenge The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organis ...