1932 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

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.

1932 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
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Duration28 April – 31 July 1932
Edition27th
Teams29
Champion
Winning nation France
1931
1933

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 29–31 July at Stade Roland Garros in Paris.[1][2][3]

America Zone

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North & Central America Zone

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Quarterfinals
28–30 April
Semifinals
13–15 May
Final
27–30 May
Chevy Chase, Maryland (clay)
  United States5
New Orleans, Louisiana (clay)
  Canada0
  United States5
  Mexico0
  Mexico
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (clay)
bye
  United States5
  Australia0
bye
Havana, Cuba
  Australia
  Australia5
  Cuba0
bye
  Cuba

South America Zone

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SemifinalsFinal
  Brazilw/o
  Chile
  Brazilw/o
  Paraguay
bye
  Paraguay

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

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United States vs. Brazil

 
United States
5
West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, New York[4]
9–11 June 1932
Clay
 
Brazil
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Wilmer Allison
Nelson Cruz
6
3
6
2
6
3
     
2  
 
Frank Shields
Ricardo Pernambuco
6
1
6
3
0
6
6
4
   
3  
 
Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn
Ricardo Pernambuco / Ultimo Simone
6
1
6
1
6
2
     
4  
 
Wilmer Allison
Ricardo Pernambuco
6
1
6
2
6
0
     
5  
 
John Van Ryn
Ultimo Simone
6
2
6
0
6
0
     

Europe Zone

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Draw

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First Round
3–12 May
Second Round
11–23 May
Quarterfinals
10–14 June
Semifinals
8–10 July
Final
15–17 July
  DenmarkCopenhagen, Denmark
bye  Denmark4
  Yugoslavia  Yugoslavia1Copenhagen, Denmark
bye  Denmark0
  GreeceAthens, Greece  Japan5
bye  Greece0
  Japan  Japan5Milan, Italy (clay)
bye  Japan2
  SpainRome, Italy (clay)  Italy3
bye  Spain1
  Italy3  Italy4Montreux, Switzerland
  Egypt2  Italy3
  Norway0Lucerne, Switzerland   Switzerland2
  Monaco5  Monaco2
  Belgium0   Switzerland3Milan, Italy (clay)
   Switzerland5  Italy0
  Czechoslovakia2Vienna, Austria  Germany5
  Austria3  Austria2
  Germany5  Germany3Berlin, Germany
  India0  Germany4
  Hungary5Dublin, Ireland (grass)  Ireland1
  Finland0  Hungary1
bye  Ireland4Berlin, Germany (clay)
  Ireland  Germany3
byeTorquay, England (clay)  Great Britain2
  Great Britain  Great Britain5
bye  Romania0Warsaw, Poland (clay)
  Romania  Great Britain4
byeWarsaw, Poland  Poland1
  Poland  Poland4
bye  Netherlands1
  Netherlands

Final

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Italy vs. Germany

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

Inter-Zonal Final

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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  
 
Frank Shields
Gottfried von Cramm
5
7
7
5
4
6
6
8
   
2  
 
Ellsworth Vines
Daniel Prenn
6
3
6
3
0
6
6
4
   
3  
 
Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn
Gottfried von Cramm / Daniel Prenn
6
3
6
4
6
1
     
4  
 
Ellsworth Vines
Gottfried von Cramm
3
6
6
3
9
7
6
3
   
5  
 
Frank Shields
Daniel Prenn
1
6
0
6
8
6
2
6
   

Challenge Round

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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  
 
Jean Borotra
Ellsworth Vines
6
4
6
2
3
6
6
4
   
2  
 
Henri Cochet
Wilmer Allison
5
7
7
5
7
5
6
2
   
3  
 
Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet
Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn
3
6
13
11
5
7
6
4
4
6
 
4  
 
Jean Borotra
Wilmer Allison
1
6
3
6
6
4
6
2
7
5
 
5  
 
Henri Cochet
Ellsworth Vines
6
4
6
0
5
7
6
8
2
6
 

See also

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References

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  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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