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.[1][2]

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  

First round


China
0		 Crescent Athletic Club, Brooklyn, New York, United States
31 July–1 August 1924
grass
Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 China
Australia		 Wei Wing Lock
Gerald Patterson		 1
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
2 China
Australia		 Paul Kong
Pat O'Hara Wood		 0
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
3 China
Australia		 Huang Ching / Wei Wing Lock
Pat O'Hara Wood / Gerald Patterson		 1
6 		2
6 		0
6 		     
4 China
Australia		 Paul Kong
Gerald Patterson		 0
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
5 China
Australia		 Wei Wing Lock
Pat O'Hara Wood		 0
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     

Canada
3		 Ottawa, Canada
24–26 July 1924
clay
Cuba
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
Cuba		 Jack Wright
Rogelio Paris		 8
10 		6
3		 6
2		 0
6 		3
6 		 
2 Canada
Cuba		 Willard Crocker
Ignacio Zayas		 6
1		 6
2		 6
2		      
3 Canada
Cuba		 Willard Crocker / Jack Wright
Vicente Banet / Guillermo Sanchez-Villalba		 7
5		 7
5		 6
2		      
4 Canada
Cuba		 Jack Wright
Vicente Banet		 6
4		 4
6 		0
6 		6
3		 4
6 		 
5 Canada
Cuba		 Willard Crocker
Rogelio Paris		 6
3		 7
5		 6
3		      

Semifinals


Mexico
0		 Baltimore Country Club, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
7–9 August 1924
grass
Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Mexico
Australia		 Manuel Llano
Gerald Patterson		 0
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2 Mexico
Australia		 Ignacio de la Borbolla
Pat O'Hara Wood		 3
6 		0
6 		7
9 		     
3 Mexico
Australia		 Ignacio de la Borbolla / Francisco Gerdes
Pat O'Hara Wood / Gerald Patterson		 4
6 		4
6 		0
6 		     
4 Mexico
Australia		 Ignacio de la Borbolla
Gerald Patterson		 2
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
5 Mexico
Australia		 Francisco Gerdes
Pat O'Hara Wood		 1
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     

Canada
1		 Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada
7–10 August 1924
grass
Japan
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
Japan		 Jack Wright
Sunao Okamoto		 6
8 		4
6 		5
7 		     
2 Canada
Japan		 Willard Crocker
Zenzo Shimizu		 6
4		 5
7 		4
6 		6
0		 1
6 		 
3 Canada
Japan		 Willard Crocker / Jack Wright
Takeichi Harada / Sunao Okamoto		 7
5		 6
4		 6
3		      
4 Canada
Japan		 Willard Crocker
Sunao Okamoto		 2
6 		7
9 		6
4		 2
6 		   
5 Canada
Japan		 Jack Wright
Zenzo Shimizu		 6
4		 3
6 		4
6 		0
6 		   

Final


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

First round


Great Britain
3		 Abbey Park Gardens, Torquay, England
12–14 May 1924
clay
Belgium
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Belgium		 Algernon Kingscote
Georges Watson		 7
5		 6
2		 6
3		      
2 United Kingdom
Belgium		 Brian Gilbert
Jean Washer		 3
6 		9
7		 6
2		 4
6 		6
8 		 
3 United Kingdom
Belgium		 Leslie Godfree / Max Woosnam
Jean Washer / Georges Watson		 6
4		 8
6		 6
4		      
4 United Kingdom
Belgium		 Algernon Kingscote
Jean Washer		 3
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
5 United Kingdom
Belgium		 Brian Gilbert
Georges Watson		 6
4		 6
3		 6
1		      

Second round


Great Britain
3		 Edgbaston Archery and Lawn Tennis Society, Birmingham, England
31 May–3 June 1924
grass
Spain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Spain		 Patrick Wheatley
Eduardo Flaquer		 6
3		 1
6 		8
6		 6
1		    
2 United Kingdom
Spain		 Brian Gilbert
Manuel Alonso-Areyzaga		 2
6 		7
9 		6
3		 6
4		 4
6 		 
3 United Kingdom
Spain		 Leslie Godfree / Max Woosnam
Manuel Alonso-Areyzaga / Eduardo Flaquer		 6
1		 6
4		 6
8 		6
2		    
4 United Kingdom
Spain		 Patrick Wheatley
Manuel Alonso-Areyzaga		 3
6 		7
9 		6
2		 4
6 		   
5 United Kingdom
Spain		 Brian Gilbert
José María Alonso-Areyzaga		 6
0		 6
4		 6
0		      

Netherlands
1		 Arnhem, Netherlands
29–31 May 1924
clay
India
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
India		 Christiaan van Lennep
Sydney Jacob		 6
0		 6
3		 2
6 		5
7 		7
9 		 
2 Netherlands
India		 Hendrik Timmer
Mohammed Sleem		 0
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3 Netherlands
India		 Hendrik Timmer / Christiaan van Lennep
Syed Mohammad Hadi / Sydney Jacob		 6
4		 4
6 		3
6 		6
2		 6
4		  
4 Netherlands
India		 Hendrik Timmer
Sydney Jacob		 6
3		 6
8 		3
6 		6
2		 1
6 		 
5 Netherlands
India		 Christiaan van Lennep
Mohammed Sleem		 3
6 		3
6 		5
7 		     

Ireland
0		 Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland
31 May–3 June 1924
grass
France
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Republic of Ireland
France		 D'Arcy McCrea
Jean Couiteas de Faucamberge		 3
6 		6
8 		6
3		 6
4		 5
7 		 
2 Republic of Ireland
France		 Shirley Dillon
René Lacoste		 1
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3 Republic of Ireland
France		 Shirley Dillon / Louis Meldon
Jacques Brugnon / René Lacoste		 6
8 		1
6 		2
6 		     
4 Republic of Ireland
France		 Shirley Dillon
Jean Couiteas de Faucamberge		 6
4		 6
1		 2
6 		9
11 		6
6 		 
5 Republic of Ireland
France		 D'Arcy McCrea
René Lacoste		 1
6 		3
6 		6
6 		     

Hungary
2		 Copenhagen, Denmark
16–18 May 1924
Denmark
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
Denmark		 Imre Takáts
Axel Petersen		 2
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
2 Hungary
Denmark		 Béla von Kehrling
Einer Ulrich		 10
8		 6
0		 6
4		      
3 Hungary
Denmark		 Jenő Péteri / Béla von Kehrling
Bjorn Thalbitzer / Einer Ulrich		 5
7 		5
7 		6
1		 7
5		 5
7 		 
4 Hungary
Denmark		 Béla von Kehrling
Axel Petersen		 6
2		 6
4		 6
3		      
5 Hungary
Denmark		 Imre Takáts
Einer Ulrich		 0
6 		6
4		 2
6 		3
6 		   

Czechoslovakia
4		 Prague, Czechoslovakia
22–24 May 1924
New Zealand
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
New Zealand		 Friedrich Rohrer
Frank Fisher		 3
6 		6
0		 6
4		 0
6 		6
4		  
2 Czechoslovakia
New Zealand		 Ladislav Zemla
John Peacock		 7
5		 6
4		 7
5		      
3 Czechoslovakia
New Zealand		 Jan Koželuh / Ladislav Zemla
Frank Fisher / John Peacock		 4
6 		6
3		 6
8 		6
2		 7
5		  
4 Czechoslovakia
New Zealand		 Friedrich Rohrer
John Peacock		 6
2		 7
5		 6
3		      
5 Czechoslovakia
New Zealand		 Ladislav Zemla
Frank Fisher		           not
played

Switzerland
4		 Vienna, Austria
17–20 May 1924
Austria
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
Austria		 Charles Aeschlimann
Paul Brick		 6
2		 6
3		 6
3		      
2 Switzerland
Austria		 Charles Martin
Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten		 6
8 		4
6 		2
6 		     
3 Switzerland
Austria		 Charles Aeschlimann / Guy Sautter
Otto Salm / Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten		 2
6 		6
3		 6
4		 6
4		    
4 Switzerland
Austria		 Charles Aeschlimann
Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten		 7
5		 8
6		 7
5		      
5 Switzerland
Austria		 Charles Martin
Paul Brick		 6
2		 3
6 		6
8 		7
5		 6
2		  

Quarterfinals


Great Britain
4		 Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Club, Scarborough, England
9–11 June 1924
grass
South Africa
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
South Africa		 Patrick Wheatley
Patrick Spence		 6
4		 6
3		 6
3		      
2 United Kingdom
South Africa		 Brian Gilbert
Louis Raymond		 6
1		 4
6 		6
2		 3
6 		8
6		  
3 United Kingdom
South Africa		 Leslie Godfree / Max Woosnam
Louis Raymond / Patrick Spence		 9
11 		5
7 		4
6 		     
4 United Kingdom
South Africa		 Patrick Wheatley
Ivie Richardson		 6
3		 6
4		 6
4		      
5 United Kingdom
South Africa		 Brian Gilbert
Patrick Spence		 4
6 		6
1		 6
1		 6
1		    

India
0		 Racing Club de France, Paris, France
17–19 June 1924
clay
France
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
France		 Mohammed Sleem
René Lacoste		 6
4		 4
6 		2
6 		4
6 		   
2 India
France		 Sydney Jacob
Henri Cochet		 4
6 		6
4		 4
6 		2
6 		   
3 India
France		 Hassan-Ali Fyzee / Syed Mohammad Hadi
Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet		 1
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     
4 India
France		 Mohammed Sleem
Henri Cochet		 4
6 		6
0		 4
6 		6
2		 0
6 		 
5 India
France		 Sydney Jacob
René Lacoste		           not
played

Denmark
3		 Copenhagen, Denmark
14–16 June 1924
Italy
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Italy		 Erik Tegner
Cesare Colombo		 6
0		 8
6		 3
6 		6
4		    
2 Denmark
Italy		 Axel Petersen
Umberto De Morpurgo		 5
7 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3 Denmark
Italy		 Erik Tegner / Einer Ulrich
Cesare Colombo / Umberto De Morpurgo		 7
5		 7
5		 4
6 		6
0		    
4 Denmark
Italy		 Erik Tegner
Umberto De Morpurgo		 3
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
5 Denmark
Italy		 Axel Petersen
Cesare Colombo		 6
2		 6
3		 6
4		      

Czechoslovakia
4		 Prague, Czechoslovakia
4–6 June 1924
Switzerland
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
Switzerland		 Friedrich Rohrer
Charles Martin		 2
6 		6
2		 6
3		 8
6		    
2 Czechoslovakia
Switzerland		 Ladislav Zemla
Charles Aeschlimann		 3
6 		6
8 		6
4		 6
1		 1
6 		 
3 Czechoslovakia
Switzerland		 Jan Koželuh / Ladislav Zemla
Charles Aeschlimann / Guy Sautter		 6
2		 6
3		 6
2		      
4 Czechoslovakia
Switzerland		 Friedrich Rohrer
Charles Aeschlimann		 2
6 		4
6 		7
5		 6
2		 6
4		  
5 Czechoslovakia
Switzerland		 Ladislav Zemla
Charles Martin		 6
2		 6
2		 6
2		      

Semifinals


Great Britain
1		 Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, England
26–29 July 1924
grass
France
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
France		 Algernon Kingscote
Henri Cochet		 6
3		 4
6 		6
4		 3
6 		3
6 		 
2 United Kingdom
France		 Brian Gilbert
René Lacoste		 4
6 		5
7 		3
6 		     
3 United Kingdom
France		 Leslie Godfree / Max Woosnam
Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon		 4
6 		6
4		 3
6 		1
6 		   
4 United Kingdom
France		 Brian Gilbert
Henri Cochet		 5
7 		1
6 		9
7		 8
6		 6
2		  
5 United Kingdom
France		 Algernon Kingscote
René Lacoste		 6
8 		6
3		 6
3		 2
6 		4
6 		 

Denmark
2		 Copenhagen, Denmark
25–27 July 1924
Czechoslovakia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Czechoslovakia		 Axel Petersen
Ladislav Zemla		 2
6 		5
7 		5
7 		     
2 Denmark
Czechoslovakia		 Erik Worm
Friedrich Rohrer		 4
6 		6
3		 6
3		 3
6 		8
10 		 
3 Denmark
Czechoslovakia		 Einer Ulrich / Erik Worm
Jan Koželuh / Ladislav Zemla		 1
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
4 Denmark
Czechoslovakia		 Erik Worm
Ladislav Zemla		 6
2		 3
6 		6
4		 10
8		    
5 Denmark
Czechoslovakia		 Axel Petersen
Friedrich Rohrer		 3
6 		6
3		 7
5		 6
0		    

Final


France
5		 Évian Sports Club, Évian-les-Bains, France
3–5 August 1924
clay
Czechoslovakia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Czechoslovakia		 René Lacoste
Pavel Macenauer		 6
2		 10
8		 6
4		      
2 France
Czechoslovakia		 Henri Cochet
Ladislav Zemla		 6
1		 8
6		 6
4		      
3 France
Czechoslovakia		 Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet
Jan Koželuh / Ladislav Zemla		 7
5		 3
6 		6
4		 6
4		    
4 France
Czechoslovakia		 René Lacoste
Ladislav Zemla		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      
5 France
Czechoslovakia		 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 France
Australia		 René Lacoste
Gerald Patterson		 6
3		 6
2		 10
8		      
2 France
Australia		 Jean Borotra
Pat O'Hara Wood		 6
1		 4
6 		6
1		 4
6 		2
6 		 
3 France
Australia		 Jacques Brugnon / René Lacoste
Pat O'Hara Wood / Gerald Patterson		 4
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
4 France
Australia		 René Lacoste
Pat O'Hara Wood		 8
10 		6
1		 6
1		 7
5		    
5 France
Australia		 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 United States
Australia		 Bill Tilden
Gerald Patterson		 6
4		 6
2		 6
2		      
2 United States
Australia		 Vincent Richards
Pat O'Hara Wood		 6
3		 6
2		 6
4		      
3 United States
Australia		 Bill Johnston / Bill Tilden
Pat O'Hara Wood / Gerald Patterson		 5
7 		6
3		 6
4		 6
1		    
4 United States
Australia		 Bill Tilden
Pat O'Hara Wood		 6
2		 6
1		 6
1		      
5 United States
Australia		 Vincent Richards
Gerald Patterson		 6
3		 7
5		 6
4		      

References

  1. ↑ "Davis Cup – 1924 Results". ITF. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  2. ↑ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.

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