1932 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

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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 American Zone, after Brazil received two walkovers in the South America Zone. The USA then defeated Germany in the Inter-Zonal play-off. France defeated the Americans in the Challenge Round, giving them their sixth straight title. The final was played at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France on 29-31 July.

Contents 1 America Zone 1.1 North/Central America draw 1.2 South America draw 1.3 Americas Inter-Zonal round 2 Europe Zone 2.1 Draw 2.2 Final 3 Inter-Zonal Zone 4 Challenge Round 5 See also

[edit] America Zone

[edit] North/Central America draw

1st Round 28-30 April

Semifinal 13-15 May

Final 27-30 May

Chevy Chase, MD, United States (clay)

United States

5

Canada

0

New Orleans, LA, United States (clay)

United States

5

Mexico

0

Mexico

bye

Philadelphia, PA, United States (clay)

United States

5

Australia

0

bye

Australia

Havana, Cuba

Australia

5

Cuba

0

bye

Cuba

[edit] South America draw

	1st Round					Final
		Brazil	w/o
		Chile
							Brazil	w/o
						Paraguay
		bye
		Paraguay

[edit] Americas Inter-Zonal round

	United States	5	0	Brazil
West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States 9 June - 11 June 1932 clay
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

[edit] Europe Zone

[edit] Draw

1st round 3-12 May

2nd round 11-23 May

Quarterfinals 10-14 June

Semifinals 8-10 July

Final 15-17 July

Denmark

Copenhagen, Denmark

bye

Denmark

4

Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia

1

Copenhagen, Denmark

bye

Denmark

0

Greece

Athens, Greece

Japan

5

bye

Greece

0

Japan

Japan

5

Milan, Italy (clay)

bye

Japan

2

Spain

Rome, Italy (clay)

Italy

3

bye

Spain

1

Italy

3

Italy

4

Montreux, Switzerland

Egypt

2

Italy

3

Norway

0

Lucerne, Switzerland

Switzerland

2

Monaco

5

Monaco

2

Belgium

0

Switzerland

3

Milan, Italy (clay)

Switzerland

5

Italy

0

Czechoslovakia

2

Vienna, Austria

Germany

5

Austria

3

Austria

2

Germany

5

Germany

3

Berlin, Germany

India

0

Germany

4

Hungary

5

Dublin, Ireland (grass)

Ireland

1

Finland

0

Hungary

1

Ireland

Ireland

4

Berlin, Germany (clay)

bye

Germany

3

Great Britain

Torquay, England (clay)

Great Britain

2

bye

Great Britain

5

Romania

Romania

0

Warsaw, Poland (clay)

bye

Great Britain

4

Poland

Warsaw, Poland

Poland

1

bye

Poland

4

Netherlands

Netherlands

1

bye

[edit] Final

	Italy	0	5	Germany
Milan, Italy 15 July - 17 July 1932 clay
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 Giorgio de Stefani / Alberto del Bono Daniel Prenn / Gottfried von Cramm 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 60 8 3 6 6 3 1 6

[edit] Inter-Zonal Zone

	Germany	2	3	United States
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 22 July - 24 July 1932 clay
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gottfried von Cramm Frank Shields 7 5 5 7 6 4 8 60     2 Daniel Prenn Ellsworth Vines 3 6 3 6 6 0 4 6     3 Daniel Prenn / Gottfried von Cramm Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn 3 6 4 6 1 6       4 Gottfried von Cramm Ellsworth Vines 6 3 3 6 7 9 3 6     5 Daniel Prenn Frank Shields 6 1 6 0 60 8 6 2

[edit] Challenge Round

	France	3	2	United States
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 29 July - 31 July 1932 clay
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 60 8 2 6

[edit] See also

• Davis Cup