1924 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

The 1924 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 19th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. The tournament was, for the second straight year, divided into the America and Europe Zones. 17 teams competed in the Europe Zone, and 6 in America. China, Cuba, Hungary, Mexico, and New Zealand all competed for the first time, and South Africa and Austria returned to create the largest field to date.

For the second straight year, Australia defeated France in the Inter-Zonal play-off, but once again fell to the United States in the challenge round. The final was played at the Germantown Cricket Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States on 11–13 September.

Contents

America Zone

Draw

  1st Round
July		 Semifinals
7–10 August		 Final
14–16 August
                           
 
    Mexico  
   bye     Baltimore, MD, United States (grass)
      Mexico 0  
Brooklyn, NY, United States (grass)     Australia 5  
    China 0
    Australia 5     Providence, RI, United States (grass)
      Australia 5
  Ottawa, Canada (clay)       Japan 0
    Canada 3  
    Cuba 2     Montreal, Canada (grass)
      Canada 1
    Japan 4  
   bye
    Japan  

Final


Japan
0		 Agawam Hunt Club, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
14–16 August 1924
grass
Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Zenzo Shimizu
Gerald Patterson		 5
7		 9
11		 4
6		      
2
Sunao Okamoto
Pat O'Hara Wood		 4
6		 6
2		 4
6		 6
2		 1
6		  
3
Takeichi Harada / Sunao Okamoto
Pat O'Hara Wood / Gerald Patterson		 5
7		 2
6		 4
6		      
4
Sunao Okamoto
Gerald Patterson		 5
7		 1
6		 4
6		      
5
Zenzo Shimizu
Pat O'Hara Wood		 4
6		 4
6		 2
6		      

Europe Zone

Draw

First Round
12–14 May
Torquay, England (clay)
  Great Britain 3
  Belgium 2
  Second Round
May-June		 Quarterfinals
June		 Semifinals
25–29 July		 Final
3–5 August
                                     
Birmingham, England (grass)
  Great Britain 3  
Scarborough, England (grass)
  Spain 2  
    Great Britain 4  
    South Africa 1  
  Argentina
Eastbourne, England (grass)
  South Africa w/o  
    Great Britain 1  
Arnhem, Netherlands (clay)
    France 4  
  Netherlands 1  
Paris, France (clay)
  India 4  
    India 0
Dublin, Ireland (grass)
    France 4  
  Ireland 0
Évian-les-Bains, France (clay)
  France 5  
    France 5
Copenhagen, Denmark
    Czechoslovakia 0
  Hungary 2  
Copenhagen, Denmark
  Denmark 3  
    Denmark 3
    Italy 2  
  Romania
Copenhagen, Denmark
  Italy w/o  
    Denmark 2
Prague, Czechoslovakia
    Czechoslovakia 3  
  Czechoslovakia 4  
Prague, Czechoslovakia
  New Zealand 0  
    Czechoslovakia 4
Vienna, Austria
    Switzerland 1  
  Switzerland 4
  Austria 1  

Final


France
5		 Évian Sports Club, Évian-les-Bains, France
3–5 August 1924
clay
Czechoslovakia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
René Lacoste
Pavel Macenauer		 6
2		 10
8		 6
4		      
2
Henri Cochet
Ladislav Zemla		 6
1		 8
6		 6
4		      
3
Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet
Jan Koželuh / Ladislav Zemla		 7
5		 3
6		 6
4		 6
4		    
4
René Lacoste
Ladislav Zemla		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      
5
Henri Cochet
Pavel Macenauer		 6
4		 3
6		 7
5		 3
6		 6
2		  

Inter-Zonal Zone


France
2		 Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States
4–6 September 1924
grass
Australia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
René Lacoste
Gerald Patterson		 6
3		 6
2		 10
8		      
2
Jean Borotra
Pat O'Hara Wood		 6
1		 4
6		 6
1		 4
6		 2
6		  
3
Jacques Brugnon / René Lacoste
Pat O'Hara Wood / Gerald Patterson		 4
6		 4
6		 2
6		      
4
René Lacoste
Pat O'Hara Wood		 8
10		 6
1		 6
1		 7
5		    
5
Jean Borotra
Gerald Patterson		 3
6		 1
6		 3
6		      

Challenge Round


United States
5		 Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
11–13 September 1924
grass
Australia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Bill Tilden
Gerald Patterson		 6
4		 6
2		 6
2		      
2
Vincent Richards
Pat O'Hara Wood		 6
3		 6
2		 6
4		      
3
Bill Johnston / Bill Tilden
Pat O'Hara Wood / Gerald Patterson		 5
7		 6
3		 6
4		 6
1		    
4
Bill Tilden
Pat O'Hara Wood		 6
2		 6
1		 6
1		      
5
Vincent Richards
Gerald Patterson		 6
3		 7
5		 6
4		      
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