1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

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The 1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 26th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. Due to an increase in South American entries, the Americas Zone was split into the North/Central American Zone and the South American Zone. The winner of each sub-zone would play to determine who moved to the Inter-Zonal round. 22 teams would enter the Europe Zone, while 7 would enter the Americas Zone.

The United States defeated Argentina in the American Zone, but would then lose to Great Britain in the Inter-Zonal play-off. France defeated Great Britain in the Challenge Round, giving France their fifth straight title. The final was played at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France on 24-26 July.

Contents

[edit] America Zone

[edit] North/Central America draw

  1st Round
1-3 May		 Final
21-23 May
                 
  Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
    United States 5  
    Mexico 0     Montreal, Canada (grass)
      United States 4
    Mexico 1
   bye
    Canada  

[edit] South America draw

  1st Round
26-28 March		 Semifinal
2-4 April		 Final
24-26 April
                           
  Asunción, Paraguay
    Paraguay 0  
    Argentina 5     Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
      Argentina 5  
    Uruguay 0  
    Uruguay
   bye     Santiago, Chile
      Argentina 3
        Chile 0
   bye  
    Brazil    
      Brazil
    Chile w/o  
   bye
    Chile  

[edit] Americas Inter-Zonal round

United States 5 0 Argentina Flag of Argentina
Chevy Chase Lawn Tennis Club, Chevy Chase, MD, United States
28 May - 30 May 1931
clay
1 2 3 4 5
1
Flag of Argentina		 Frank Shields
Guillermo Robson		 3
6		 6
2		 6
2		 6
2		    
2
Flag of Argentina		 Sidney Wood
Ronald Boyd		 6
4		 6
1		 6
2		      
3
Flag of Argentina		 Wilmer Allison / Sidney Wood
Lucilo del Castillo / Adriano Zappa		 6
4		 8
6		 2
6		 4
2		    
4
Flag of Argentina		 Frank Shields
Ronald Boyd		 6
2		 6
2		 6
2		      
5
Flag of Argentina		 Clifford Sutter
Guillermo Robson		 3
6		 6
4		 6
3		 6
3		    


[edit] Europe Zone

[edit] Draw

1st round
16 April-5 May		   2nd round
8-17 May		   Quarterfinals
20 May-6 June		   Semifinals
12-18 June		   Final
9-11 July
  Finland     Helsinki, Finland
 bye       Finland 1  
  Egypt     Egypt 4     Paris, France (clay)
 bye         Egypt 0  
  Yugoslavia     Zagreb, Yugoslavia     Japan 5  
 bye       Yugoslavia 0
  Japan     Japan 5     Eastbourne, England (grass)
 bye         Japan 0  
  Belgium     Brussels, Belgium (clay)     Great Britain 5  
 bye       Belgium 0  
  Great Britain 5     Great Britain 5     Eastbourne, England (grass)
  Monaco 0         Great Britain 5
  Germany 0     Dublin, Ireland (grass)     South Africa 0  
  South Africa 5       South Africa 4
  Switzerland 0     Ireland 1     Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
  Ireland 5         Great Britain 4
  Greece 3     Athens, Greece     Czechoslovakia 1
  Austria 2       Greece 1  
  Spain 2     Czechoslovakia 4     Prague, Czechoslovakia
  Czechoslovakia 3         Czechoslovakia 3  
  Italy 4     Turin, Italy (clay)     Italy 0  
  Hungary 1       Italy 3
  Netherlands     Netherlands 0     Copenhagen, Denmark
 bye         Czechoslovakia 5
  Norway     Oslo, Norway (clay)     Denmark 0  
 bye       Norway 0  
  Poland     Poland 3     Copenhagen, Denmark
 bye         Poland 2
  Denmark     Copenhagen, Denmark     Denmark 3  
 bye       Denmark 5
  Romania     Romania 0  
 bye  

[edit] Final

Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 1 4 Great Britain
Prague, Czechoslovakia
9 July - 11 July 1931
clay
1 2 3 4 5
1 Flag of Czechoslovakia
 Rodrich Menzel
Bunny Austin		 6
3		 2
6		 8
6		 3
6		 3
6		  
2 Flag of Czechoslovakia
 Ladislav Hecht
Fred Perry		 1
6		 6
8		 3
6		      
3 Flag of Czechoslovakia
 Ferenc Marsalek / Rodrich Menzel
Patrick Hughes / Fred Perry		 4
6		 6
4		 4
6		 2
6		    
4 Flag of Czechoslovakia
 Ladislav Hecht
Bunny Austin		 6
2		 7
5		 6
4		      
5 Flag of Czechoslovakia
 Rodrich Menzel
Fred Perry		 7
5		 6
3		 7
5		      


[edit] Inter-Zonal Zone

United States 2 3 Great Britain
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France
17 July - 19 July 1931
clay
1 2 3 4 5
1
Sidney Wood
Bunny Austin		 6
2		 0
6		 6
8		 5
7		    
2
Frank Shields
Fred Perry		 10
8		 6
4		 6
2		      
3
George Lott / John Van Ryn
Patrick Hughes / Fred Perry		 6
1		 6
3		 4
6		 6
3		    
4
Sidney Wood
Fred Perry		 3
6		 10
8		 3
6		 3
6		    
5
Frank Shields
Bunny Austin		 6
8		 3
6		 5
7		      


[edit] Challenge Round

Flag of France France 3 2 Great Britain
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France
24 July - 26 July 1931
clay
1 2 3 4 5
1 Flag of France
 Henri Cochet
Bunny Austin		 3
6		 11
9		 6
2		 6
4		    
2 Flag of France
 Jean Borotra
Fred Perry		 6
4		 8
10		 0
6		 6
4		 4
6		  
3 Flag of France
 Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet
Patrick Hughes / Charles Kingsley		 6
1		 5
7		 6
3		 8
6		    
4 Flag of France
 Jean Borotra
Bunny Austin		 5
7		 3
6		 6
3		 5
7		    
5 Flag of France
 Henri Cochet
Fred Perry		 6
4		 1
6		 9
7		 6
3		    


[edit] See also

Editions of the Davis Cup

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