1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
Details
Duration19 April – 26 July 1931
Edition26th
Teams30
Champion
Winning nation France
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The 1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 26th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup.

Due to an increase in South American entries, the America Zone was split into the North & Central America Zone and the South America Zone, with the winner of each sub-zone playing to determine who moved to the Inter-Zonal round. 22 teams would enter the Europe Zone, while 8 would enter the America Zone. These included first-time entries from Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, although Brazil withdrew without playing a tie, and Paraguay would not play in the Davis Cup again until 1982.[1] This year also marked the first time that ties were played in South America.

The United States defeated Argentina in the America Inter-Zonal Final, but would then lose to Great Britain in the Inter-Zonal play-off. France defeated Great Britain in the Challenge Round, giving France their fifth straight title. The final was played at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France on 24–26 July.[2][3][4]

America Zone

Further information: 1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone

North & Central America Zone

Semifinals
1–3 May		Final
21–23 May
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 United States5
Montreal, Canada (grass)
 Mexico0
 United States4
 Canada1
bye
 Canada

South America Zone

Quarterfinals
26–28 March		Semifinals
2–4 April		Final
24–26 April
Asunción, Paraguay (hard)
 Paraguay0
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
 Argentina5
 Argentina5
 Uruguay0
 Uruguay
Santiago, Chile
bye
 Argentina3
 Chile0
bye
 Brazil
 Brazil
 Chilew/o
bye
 Chile

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

United States vs. Argentina


United States
5 		Chevy Chase Lawn Tennis Club, Chevy Chase, MD, United States[5]
28–30 May 1931
Clay
Argentina
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Frank Shields
Guillermo Robson 		3
6 		6
2 		6
2 		6
2 		   
2
Sidney Wood
Ronaldo Boyd 		6
4 		6
1 		6
2 		     
3
Frank Shields / Sidney Wood
Lucilo del Castillo / Adriano Zappa 		6
4 		8
6 		2
6 		4
2 		   
4
Frank Shields
Ronaldo Boyd 		6
2 		6
2 		6
2 		     
5
Cliff Sutter
Guillermo Robson 		3
6 		6
4 		6
3 		6
3 		   

Europe Zone

Further information: 1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

Draw

First Round
16 April–5 May		Second Round
8–17 May		Quarterfinals
20 May–6 June		Semifinals
12–18 June		Final
9–11 July
 FinlandHelsinki, Finland
bye Finland1
 Egypt Egypt4Paris, France (clay)
bye Egypt0
 YugoslaviaZagreb, Yugoslavia Japan5
bye Yugoslavia0
 Japan Japan5Eastbourne, England (grass)
bye Japan0
 BelgiumBrussels, Belgium (clay) Great Britain5
bye Belgium0
 Great Britain5 Great Britain5Eastbourne, England (grass)
 Monaco0 Great Britain5
 Germany0Dublin, Ireland (grass) South Africa0
 South Africa5 South Africa4
  Switzerland0 Ireland1Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
 Ireland5 Great Britain4
 Greece3Athens, Greece Czechoslovakia1
 Austria2 Greece1
 Spain2 Czechoslovakia4Prague, Czechoslovakia
 Czechoslovakia3 Czechoslovakia3
 Italy4Turin, Italy (clay) Italy0
 Hungary1 Italy3
bye Netherlands0Copenhagen, Denmark
 Netherlands Czechoslovakia5
byeOslo, Norway (clay) Denmark0
 Norway Norway0
bye Poland3Copenhagen, Denmark
 Poland Poland2
byeCopenhagen, Denmark Denmark3
 Denmark Denmark5
bye Romania0
 Romania

Final

Czechoslovakia vs. Great Britain


Czechoslovakia
1 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[6]
9–11 July 1931
Clay
Great Britain
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Roderich Menzel
Bunny Austin 		6
3 		2
6 		8
6 		3
6 		3
6 		 
2
Ladislav Hecht
Fred Perry 		1
6 		6
8 		3
6 		     
3
Ferenc Maršálek / Roderich Menzel
Pat Hughes / Fred Perry 		4
6 		6
4 		4
6 		2
6 		   
4
Ladislav Hecht
Bunny Austin 		6
2 		7
5 		6
4 		     
5
Roderich Menzel
Fred Perry 		5
7 		3
6 		5
7 		     

Inter-Zonal Final

Great Britain vs. United States


Great Britain
3 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[7]
17–19 July 1931
Clay
United States
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Bunny Austin
Sidney Wood 		2
6 		6
0 		8
6 		7
5 		   
2
Fred Perry
Frank Shields 		8
10 		4
6 		2
6 		     
3
Pat Hughes / Fred Perry
George Lott / John Van Ryn 		1
6 		3
6 		6
4 		3
6 		   
4
Fred Perry
Sidney Wood 		6
3 		8
10 		6
3 		6
3 		   
5
Bunny Austin
Frank Shields 		8
6 		6
3 		7
5 		     

Challenge Round

France vs. Great Britain


France
3 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[4]
24–26 July 1931
Clay
Great Britain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Henri Cochet
Bunny Austin 		3
6 		11
9 		6
2 		6
4 		   
2
Jean Borotra
Fred Perry 		6
4 		8
10 		0
6 		6
4 		4
6 		 
3
Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet
Pat Hughes / Charles Kingsley 		6
1 		5
7 		6
3 		8
6 		   
4
Jean Borotra
Bunny Austin 		5
7 		3
6 		6
3 		5
7 		   
5
Henri Cochet
Fred Perry 		6
4 		1
6 		9
7 		6
3 		   

See also

References

  1. ^ "Paraguay – Team profile". daviscup.com.
  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. 383. ISBN 0047960426.
  4. ^ a b "France v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "United States v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Czechoslovakia v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Great Britain v United States". daviscup.com.
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