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1932 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

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1932 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
Details
Duration28 April – 31 July 1932
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 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 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

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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 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
Alberto del Bono / 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
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 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

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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 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

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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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