1937 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

The 1937 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 32nd edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. 20 teams would enter the Europe Zone, while 4 would enter the Americas Zone.

The United States defeated Australia in the Americas Zone. The Americans defeated Germany in the Inter-Zonal play-off, and would go on to defeat Great Britain in the Challenge Round. The final was played at Centre Court in Wimbledon, London, England on 24-27 July.

Americas Zone

Draw

	1st Round 30 April-2 May					Final 30 May-1 June
	Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
		Australia	5
		Mexico	0			Forest Hills, NY, United States (grass)
							Australia	0
San Francisco, CA, United States (clay)						United States	5
		United States	5
		Japan	0

Final

United States 5	West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States 29 May - 31 May 1937 grass		Australia 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Don Budge Jack Crawford 6 1 6 3 6 2       2 Bryan Grant John Bromwich 6 2 7 5 6 1       3 Don Budge / Gene Mako Jack Crawford / Vivian McGrath 7 5 6 1 8 6       4 Don Budge John Bromwich 6 2 6 3 5 7 6 1     5 Bryan Grant Jack Crawford 6 0 6 2 7 5

Europe Zone

Draw

1st round 29 April-2 May

2nd round 8-17 May

Quarterfinals 4-7 June

Semifinals 12-14 June

Final 10-12 July

Germany

Munich, Germany

bye

Germany

3

Austria

Austria

1

Milan, Italy (clay)

bye

Germany

4

Italy

Bologna, Italy (clay)

Italy

1

bye

Italy

5

Monaco

Monaco

0

Berlin, Germany

bye

Germany

4

Sweden

Stockholm, Sweden

Belgium

1

bye

Sweden

3

Greece

Greece

2

Brussels, Belgium

bye

Sweden

2

Belgium

3

Brussels, Belgium

Belgium

3

Hungary

2

Belgium

4

Switzerland

3

Switzerland

1

Berlin, Germany

Ireland

2

Germany

4

Netherlands

0

Brighton, England (clay)

Czechoslovakia

1

South Africa

5

South Africa

4

New Zealand

3

New Zealand

1

Zagreb, Yugoslavia

China

2

South Africa

1

bye

Belgrade, Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia

4

Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia

5

bye

Romania

0

Prague, Czechoslovakia

Romania

Yugoslavia

1

bye

Warsaw, Poland

Czechoslovakia

4

Poland

Poland

0

bye

Czechoslovakia

5

Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)

Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia

4

bye

Paris, France (clay)

France

1

France

France

5

bye

Norway

0

Norway

Final

Germany 4	Berlin, Germany 10 July - 12 July 1937		Czechoslovakia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Henner Henkel Ladislav Hecht 6 1 7 5 7 5       2 Gottfried von Cramm Roderich Menzel 3 6 4 6 6 4 6 3 6 2   3 Henner Henkel / Gottfried von Cramm Josef Caska / Ladislav Hecht 6 1 6 2 10 12 6 0     4 Gottfried von Cramm Ladislav Hecht 6 3 7 5 6 2       5 Helmut Denker František Cejnar 6 4 6 3 4 6 4 6 2 6

Inter-Zonal Zone

Germany 2	Centre Court, Wimbledon, London, England 17 July - 20 July 1937 grass		United States 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gottfried von Cramm Bryan Grant 6 3 6 4 6 2       2 Henner Henkel Don Budge 2 6 1 6 3 6       3 Henner Henkel / Gottfried von Cramm Don Budge / Gene Mako 6 4 5 7 6 8 4 6     4 Henner Henkel Bryan Grant 7 5 2 6 6 3 6 4     5 Gottfried von Cramm Don Budge 8 6 7 5 4 6 2 6 6 8

Challenge Round

Great Britain 1	Centre Court, Wimbledon, London, England 24 July - 27 July 1937 grass		United States 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Bunny Austin Frank Parker 6 3 6 2 7 5       2 Charles Hare Don Budge 13 15 1 6 2 6       3 Raymond Tuckey / Frank Wilde Don Budge / Gene Mako 3 6 5 7 9 7 10 12     4 Charles Hare Frank Parker 2 6 4 6 2 6       5 Bunny Austin Don Budge 6 8 6 3 4 6 3 6