1932 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

1932 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
Details
Edition 27th
Achievements (singles)
← 1931
1933 →

The 1932 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 27th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. 22 teams would enter the Europe Zone; while 8 would enter the Americas Zone, 5 in North America and 3 in South America.

The United States defeated Brazil in the American Zone, after Brazil received two walkovers in the South America Zone. The USA then defeated Germany in the Inter-Zonal play-off. France defeated the Americans in the Challenge Round, giving them their sixth straight title. The final was played at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France on 29-31 July.[1][2][3]

America Zone

North/Central America draw

  Quarterfinals
28-30 April		 Semifinals
13-15 May		 Final
27-30 May
                           
  Chevy Chase, MD, United States (clay)
    United States 5  
    Canada 0     New Orleans, LA, United States (clay)
      United States 5  
    Mexico 0  
    Mexico
   bye     Philadelphia, PA, United States (clay)
      United States 5
        Australia 0
   bye  
    Australia     Havana, Cuba
      Australia 5
    Cuba 0  
   bye
    Cuba  

South America draw

  1st round
 Final
                 
 
    Brazil w/o  
    Chile    
      Brazil w/o
    Paraguay
   bye
    Paraguay  

Americas Inter-Zonal round


United States
5		 West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States
9 June - 11 June 1932
clay
Brazil
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Brazil		 Wilmer Allison
Nelson Cruz		 6
3		 6
2		 6
3		      
2 United States
Brazil		 Frank Shields
Ricardo Pernambuco		 6
1		 6
3		 0
6 		6
4		    
3 United States
Brazil		 Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn
Ricardo Pernambuco / Ultimo Simone		 6
1		 6
1		 6
2		      
4 United States
Brazil		 Wilmer Allison
Ricardo Pernambuco		 6
1		 6
2		 6
0		      
5 United States
Brazil		 John Van Ryn
Ultimo Simone		 6
2		 6
0		 6
0		      

Europe Zone

Draw

1st round
3-12 May		   2nd round
11-23 May		   Quarterfinals
10-14 June		   Semifinals
8-10 July		   Final
15-17 July
  Denmark     Copenhagen, Denmark
 bye       Denmark 4  
  Yugoslavia     Yugoslavia 1     Copenhagen, Denmark
 bye         Denmark 0  
  Greece     Athens, Greece     Japan 5  
 bye       Greece 0
  Japan     Japan 5     Milan, Italy (clay)
 bye         Japan 2  
  Spain     Rome, Italy (clay)     Italy 3  
 bye       Spain 1  
  Italy 3     Italy 4     Montreux, Switzerland
  Egypt 2         Italy 3
  Norway 0     Lucerne, Switzerland      Switzerland 2  
  Monaco 5       Monaco 2
  Belgium 0      Switzerland 3     Milan, Italy (clay)
   Switzerland 5         Italy 0
  Czechoslovakia 2     Vienna, Austria     Germany 5
  Austria 3       Austria 2  
  Germany 5     Germany 3     Berlin, Germany
  India 0         Germany 4  
  Hungary 5     Dublin, Ireland (grass)     Ireland 1  
  Finland 0       Hungary 1
  Ireland     Ireland 4     Berlin, Germany (clay)
 bye         Germany 3
  Great Britain     Torquay, England (clay)     Great Britain 2  
 bye       Great Britain 5  
  Romania     Romania 0     Warsaw, Poland (clay)
 bye         Great Britain 4
  Poland     Warsaw, Poland     Poland 1  
 bye       Poland 4
  Netherlands     Netherlands 1  
 bye  

Final


Italy
0		 Milan, Italy
15 July - 17 July 1932
clay
Germany
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Germany		 Giovanni Palmieri
Gottfried von Cramm		 3
6 		4
6 		0
6 		     
2 Italy
Germany		 Giorgio de Stefani
Daniel Prenn		 1
6 		4
6 		6
1		 2
6 		   
3 Italy
Germany		 Giorgio de Stefani / Alberto del Bono
Daniel Prenn / Gottfried von Cramm		 3
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
4 Italy
Germany		 Giovanni Palmieri
Gustav Jaenecke		 3
6 		6
0		 1
6 		6
2		 1
6 		 
5 Italy
Germany		 Alberto del Bono
Gottfried von Cramm		 6
8 		3
6 		6
3		 1
6 		   

Inter-Zonal Zone


Germany
2		 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France
22 July - 24 July 1932
clay
United States
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Germany
United States		 Gottfried von Cramm
Frank Shields		 7
5		 5
7 		6
4		 8
6		    
2 Germany
United States		 Daniel Prenn
Ellsworth Vines		 3
6 		3
6 		6
0		 4
6 		   
3 Germany
United States		 Daniel Prenn / Gottfried von Cramm
Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn		 3
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
4 Germany
United States		 Gottfried von Cramm
Ellsworth Vines		 6
3		 3
6 		7
9 		3
6 		   
5 Germany
United States		 Daniel Prenn
Frank Shields		 6
1		 6
0		 6
8 		6
2		    

Challenge Round


France
3		 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France
29 July - 31 July 1932
clay
United States
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
United States		 Jean Borotra
Ellsworth Vines		 6
4		 6
2		 3
6 		6
4		    
2 France
United States		 Henri Cochet
Wilmer Allison		 5
7 		7
5		 7
5		 6
2		    
3 France
United States		 Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet
Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn		 3
6 		13
11		 5
7 		6
4		 4
6 		 
4 France
United States		 Jean Borotra
Wilmer Allison		 1
6 		3
6 		6
4		 6
2		 7
5		  
5 France
United States		 Henri Cochet
Ellsworth Vines		 6
4		 6
0		 5
7 		6
8 		2
6 		 

References

  1. ↑ "Davis Cup – 1932 Results". ITF.
  2. ↑ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496,499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  3. ↑ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.
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