1937 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

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The 1937 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 32rd edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. 20 teams would enter the Europe Zone, while 4 would enter the Americas Zone.

The United States defeated Australia in the Americas Zone. The Americans defeated Germany in the Inter-Zonal play-off, and would go on to defeat Great Britain in the Challenge Round. The final was played at Centre Court in Wimbledon, London, England on 24-27 July.

Contents

[edit] Americas Zone

[edit] Draw

  1st Round
30 April-2 May		 Final
30 May-1 June
                 
  Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
    Australia 5  
    Mexico 0     Forest Hills, NY, United States (grass)
      Australia 0
San Francisco, CA, United States (clay)     United States 5
    United States 5
    Japan 0  

[edit] Final

United States 5 0 Australia Flag of Australia
West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States
29 May - 31 May 1937
grass
1 2 3 4 5
1
Flag of Australia		 Don Budge
Jack Crawford		 6
1		 6
3		 6
2		      
2
Flag of Australia		 Bryan Grant
John Bromwich		 6
2		 7
5		 6
1		      
3
Flag of Australia		 Don Budge / Gene Mako
Jack Crawford / Vivian McGrath		 7
5		 6
1		 8
6		      
4
Flag of Australia		 Don Budge
John Bromwich		 6
2		 6
3		 5
7		 6
1		    
5
Flag of Australia		 Bryan Grant
Jack Crawford		 6
0		 6
2		 7
5		      


[edit] Europe Zone

[edit] Draw

1st round
29 April-2 May		   2nd round
8-17 May		   Quarterfinals
4-7 June		   Semifinals
12-14 June		   Final
10-12 July
  Germany     Munich, Germany
 bye       Germany 3  
  Austria     Austria 1     Milan, Italy (clay)
 bye         Germany 4  
  Italy     Bologna, Italy (clay)     Italy 1  
 bye       Italy 5
  Monaco     Monaco 0     Berlin, Germany
 bye         Germany 4  
  Sweden     Stockholm, Sweden     Belgium 1  
 bye       Sweden 3  
  Greece     Greece 2     Brussels, Belgium
 bye         Sweden 2
  Belgium 3     Brussels, Belgium     Belgium 3  
  Hungary 2       Belgium 4
  Switzerland 3     Switzerland 1     Berlin, Germany
  Ireland 2         Germany 4
  Netherlands 0     Brighton, England (clay)     Czechoslovakia 1
  South Africa 5       South Africa 4  
  New Zealand 3     New Zealand 1     Zagreb, Yugoslavia
  China 2         South Africa 1  
 bye     Belgrade, Yugoslavia     Yugoslavia 4  
  Yugoslavia       Yugoslavia 5
 bye     Romania 0     Prague, Czechoslovakia
  Romania         Yugoslavia 1
 bye     Warsaw, Poland     Czechoslovakia 4  
  Poland       Poland 0  
 bye     Czechoslovakia 5     Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
  Czechoslovakia         Czechoslovakia 4
 bye     Paris, France (clay)     France 1  
  France       France 5
 bye     Norway 0  
  Norway  

[edit] Final

Germany 4 1 Czechoslovakia Flag of Czechoslovakia
Berlin, Germany
10 July - 12 July 1937
1 2 3 4 5
1
Flag of Czechoslovakia		 Henner Henkel
Ladislav Hecht		 6
1		 7
5		 7
5		      
2
Flag of Czechoslovakia		 Gottfried von Cramm
Roderich Menzel		 3
6		 4
6		 6
4		 6
3		 6
2		  
3
Flag of Czechoslovakia		 Henner Henkel / Gottfried von Cramm
Josef Caska / Ladislav Hecht		 6
1		 6
2		 10
12		 6
0		    
4
Flag of Czechoslovakia		 Gottfried von Cramm
Ladislav Hecht		 6
3		 7
5		 6
2		      
5
Flag of Czechoslovakia		 Helmut Denker
FrantiĊĦek Cejnar		 6
4		 6
3		 4
6		 4
6		 2
6		  


[edit] Inter-Zonal Zone

Germany 2 3 United States
Centre Court, Wimbledon, London, England
17 July - 20 July 1937
grass
1 2 3 4 5
1
Gottfried von Cramm
Bryan Grant		 6
3		 6
4		 6
2		      
2
Henner Henkel
Don Budge		 2
6		 1
6		 3
6		      
3
Henner Henkel / Gottfried von Cramm
Don Budge / Gene Mako		 6
4		 5
7		 6
8		 4
6		    
4
Henner Henkel
Bryan Grant		 7
5		 2
6		 6
3		 6
4		    
5
Gottfried von Cramm
Don Budge		 8
6		 7
5		 4
6		 2
6		 6
8		  


[edit] Challenge Round

Great Britain 1 4 United States Flag of United States
Centre Court, Wimbledon, London, England
24 July - 27 July 1937
grass
1 2 3 4 5
1
Flag of United States		 Bunny Austin
Frank Parker		 6
3		 6
2		 7
5		      
2
Flag of United States		 Charles Hare
Don Budge		 13
15		 1
6		 2
6		      
3
Flag of United States		 Raymond Tuckey / Frank Wilde
Don Budge / Gene Mako		 3
6		 5
7		 9
7		 10
12		    
4
Flag of United States		 Charles Hare
Frank Parker		 2
6		 4
6		 2
6		      
5
Flag of United States		 Bunny Austin
Don Budge		 6
8		 6
3		 4
6		 3
6		    


[edit] See also

Editions of the Davis Cup

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