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1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
Details
Duration19 April – 26 July 1931
Edition26th
Teams30
Champion
Winning nation France
← 1930
1932 →

The 1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 26th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup.

Due to an increase in South American entries, the America Zone was split into the North & Central America Zone and the South America Zone, with the winner of each sub-zone playing to determine who moved to the Inter-Zonal round. 22 teams would enter the Europe Zone, while 8 would enter the America Zone. These included first-time entries from Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, although Brazil withdrew without playing a tie, and Paraguay would not play in the Davis Cup again until 1982.[1] This year also marked the first time that ties were played in South America.

The United States defeated Argentina in the America Inter-Zonal Final, but would then lose to Great Britain in the Inter-Zonal play-off. France defeated Great Britain in the Challenge Round, giving France their fifth straight title. The final was played at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France on 24–26 July.[2][3][4]

America Zone

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Zones and rounds in the 1931 Davis cup:
  1931 champion
  1931 runner-up
  Inter-Zonal Final elimination
  America Inter-Zonal elimination
  Regional finals elimination
  Semifinal elimination
  Quarterfinal elimination
  Second round elimination
  First round elimination
Further information: 1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone

North & Central America Zone

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Semifinals
1–3 May		Final
21–23 May
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 United States5
Montreal, Canada (grass)
 Mexico0
 United States4
 Canada1
bye
 Canada

South America Zone

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Quarterfinals
26–28 March		Semifinals
2–4 April		Final
24–26 April
Asunción, Paraguay (hard)
 Paraguay0
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
 Argentina5
 Argentina5
 Uruguay0
 Uruguay
Santiago, Chile
bye
 Argentina3
 Chile0
bye
 Brazil
 Brazil
 Chilew/o
bye
 Chile

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

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United States vs. Argentina


United States
5 		Chevy Chase Lawn Tennis Club, Chevy Chase, MD, United States[5]
28–30 May 1931
Clay
Argentina
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Argentina 		Frank Shields
Guillermo Robson 		3
6 		6
2 		6
2 		6
2 		   
2 United States
Argentina 		Sidney Wood
Ronaldo Boyd 		6
4 		6
1 		6
2 		     
3 United States
Argentina 		Frank Shields / Sidney Wood
Lucilo del Castillo / Adriano Zappa 		6
4 		8
6 		2
6 		4
2 		   
4 United States
Argentina 		Frank Shields
Ronaldo Boyd 		6
2 		6
2 		6
2 		     
5 United States
Argentina 		Cliff Sutter
Guillermo Robson 		3
6 		6
4 		6
3 		6
3 		   

Europe Zone

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Further information: 1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

Draw

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First Round
16 April–5 May		Second Round
8–17 May		Quarterfinals
20 May–6 June		Semifinals
12–18 June		Final
9–11 July
 FinlandHelsinki, Finland
bye Finland1
 Egypt Egypt4Paris, France (clay)
bye Egypt0
 YugoslaviaZagreb, Yugoslavia Japan5
bye Yugoslavia0
 Japan Japan5Eastbourne, England (grass)
bye Japan0
 BelgiumBrussels, Belgium (clay) Great Britain5
bye Belgium0
 Great Britain5 Great Britain5Eastbourne, England (grass)
 Monaco0 Great Britain5
 Germany0Dublin, Ireland (grass) South Africa0
 South Africa5 South Africa4
  Switzerland0 Ireland1Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
 Ireland5 Great Britain4
 Greece3Athens, Greece Czechoslovakia1
 Austria2 Greece1
 Spain2 Czechoslovakia4Prague, Czechoslovakia
 Czechoslovakia3 Czechoslovakia3
 Italy4Turin, Italy (clay) Italy0
 Hungary1 Italy3
bye Netherlands0Copenhagen, Denmark
 Netherlands Czechoslovakia5
byeOslo, Norway (clay) Denmark0
 Norway Norway0
bye Poland3Copenhagen, Denmark
 Poland Poland2
byeCopenhagen, Denmark Denmark3
 Denmark Denmark5
bye Romania0
 Romania

Final

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Czechoslovakia vs. Great Britain


Czechoslovakia
1 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[6]
9–11 July 1931
Clay
Great Britain
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
United Kingdom 		Roderich Menzel
Bunny Austin 		6
3 		2
6 		8
6 		3
6 		3
6 		 
2 Czechoslovakia
United Kingdom 		Ladislav Hecht
Fred Perry 		1
6 		6
8 		3
6 		     
3 Czechoslovakia
United Kingdom 		Ferenc Maršálek / Roderich Menzel
Pat Hughes / Fred Perry 		4
6 		6
4 		4
6 		2
6 		   
4 Czechoslovakia
United Kingdom 		Ladislav Hecht
Bunny Austin 		6
2 		7
5 		6
4 		     
5 Czechoslovakia
United Kingdom 		Roderich Menzel
Fred Perry 		5
7 		3
6 		5
7 		     

Inter-Zonal Final

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Great Britain vs. United States


Great Britain
3 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[7]
17–19 July 1931
Clay
United States
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
United States 		Bunny Austin
Sidney Wood 		2
6 		6
0 		8
6 		7
5 		   
2 United Kingdom
United States 		Fred Perry
Frank Shields 		8
10 		4
6 		2
6 		     
3 United Kingdom
United States 		Pat Hughes / Fred Perry
George Lott / John Van Ryn 		1
6 		3
6 		6
4 		3
6 		   
4 United Kingdom
United States 		Fred Perry
Sidney Wood 		6
3 		8
10 		6
3 		6
3 		   
5 United Kingdom
United States 		Bunny Austin
Frank Shields 		8
6 		6
3 		7
5 		     

Challenge Round

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France vs. Great Britain


France
3 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[4]
24–26 July 1931
Clay
Great Britain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
United Kingdom 		Henri Cochet
Bunny Austin 		3
6 		11
9 		6
2 		6
4 		   
2 France
United Kingdom 		Jean Borotra
Fred Perry 		6
4 		8
10 		0
6 		6
4 		4
6 		 
3 France
United Kingdom 		Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet
Pat Hughes / Charles Kingsley 		6
1 		5
7 		6
3 		8
6 		   
4 France
United Kingdom 		Jean Borotra
Bunny Austin 		5
7 		3
6 		6
3 		5
7 		   
5 France
United Kingdom 		Henri Cochet
Fred Perry 		6
4 		1
6 		9
7 		6
3 		   

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Paraguay – Team profile". daviscup.com.
  2. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  3. ^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 383. ISBN 0047960426.
  4. ^ a b "France v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "United States v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Czechoslovakia v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Great Britain v United States". daviscup.com.
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