1937 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
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Edition | 32nd |
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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 four 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 defeated Great Britain in the Challenge Round. The final was played at Centre Court in Wimbledon, London, England on 24-27 July.
The Germany team was coached by American tennis great Bill Tilden.
Americas Zone
Draw
Semifinals | Final | |||||||
Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | ||||||||
Australia | 5 | |||||||
Forest Hills, NY, United States (grass) | ||||||||
Mexico | 0 | |||||||
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 |
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Europe Zone
Draw
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Final
Germany 4 |
Berlin, Germany 10 July - 12 July 1937 |
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Inter-Zonal Zone
Germany 2 |
Centre Court, Wimbledon, London, England 17 July - 20 July 1937 grass |
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Challenge Round
Great Britain 1 |
Centre Court, Wimbledon, London, England 24 July - 27 July 1937 grass |
United States 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
- ^ "Davis Cup – 1937 Results". ITF.
- ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.