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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.[1][2][3]
Draw
| Quarterfinals 9 April–2 May | Semifinals 25–28 May | Final 1–3 June | |||||||||||
 China | |||||||||||||
| Kansas City, Missouri (clay) | |||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||
| China | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | |||||||||||||
 United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
| United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Chicago, Illinois (clay) | |||||||||||||
 Mexico | 0 | ||||||||||||
| United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Havana, Cuba | |||||||||||||
 Japan | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Japan | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Montreal, Quebec (grass) | |||||||||||||
 Cuba | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Japan | 3 | ||||||||||||
 Canada | 1 | ||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||
| Canada | |||||||||||||
Final
United States vs. Japan
 United States 5 |
Town & Tennis Club, Chicago, Illinois[4] 1–3 June 1928 Clay |
 Japan 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Draw
Final
Italy vs. Czechoslovakia
 Italy 3 |
Milan, Italy[5] 13–15 July 1928 Clay |
 Czechoslovakia 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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United States vs. Italy
United States 4 |
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[6] 20–22 July 1928 Clay |
Italy 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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France vs. United States
 France 4 |
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[3] 27–29 July 1928 Clay |
United States 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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