1932 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

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1932 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
Details
Duration28 April – 31 July
Edition27th
Teams29
Champion
Winning Nation France
← 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 America Inter-Zonal Final, after Brazil received two walkovers in the South America Zone, and then defeated Germany in the Inter-Zonal play-off. France defeated the US 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[]

Further information: 1932 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone

North & Central America Zone[]

  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 Zone[]

  Semifinals
 Final
                 
 
    Brazil w/o  
    Chile    
      Brazil w/o
      Paraguay
   bye
    Paraguay  

Americas Inter-Zonal Final[]

United States vs. Brazil


United States
5 		West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States[4]
9–11 June 1932
Clay
Brazil
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Brazil 		Wilmer Allison
 6
3 		6
2 		6
3 		     
2 United States
Brazil 		Frank Shields
 6
1 		6
3 		0
6 		6
4 		   
3 United States
Brazil 		Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn
 /  		6
1 		6
1 		6
2 		     
4 United States
Brazil 		Wilmer Allison
 6
1 		6
2 		6
0 		     
5 United States
Brazil 		John Van Ryn
 6
2 		6
0 		6
0 		     

Europe Zone[]

Further information: 1932 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

Draw[]

First Round
3–12 May
   Second 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
 bye     Ireland 4    
Berlin, Germany (clay)
  Ireland         Germany 3
 bye    
Torquay, England (clay)
     Great Britain 2  
  Great Britain       Great Britain 5  
 bye     Romania 0    
Warsaw, Poland (clay)
  Romania         Great Britain 4
 bye    
Warsaw, Poland
     Poland 1  
  Poland       Poland 4
 bye     Netherlands 1  
  Netherlands  

Final[]

Italy vs. Germany


Italy
0 		Milan, Italy[5]
15–17 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
Gottfried von Cramm / Daniel Prenn 		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
Gottfried von Cramm 		6
8 		3
6 		6
3 		1
6 		   

Inter-Zonal Zone[]

United States vs. Germany


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

Challenge Round[]

France vs. United States


France
3 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[3]
29–31 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 		 

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.
  3. ^ a b "France v United States". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "United States v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Italy v Germany". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "United States v Germany". daviscup.com.

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