1937 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
Details
Duration29 April – 27 July 1937
Edition32nd
Teams25
Champion
Winning Nation United States
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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 entered the Europe Zone, while 4 teams entered the Americas Zone.

The United States defeated Australia in the Americas Zone final, while in the Europe Zone final Germany defeated Czechoslovakia. The United States defeated Germany in the Inter-Zonal play-off, and then defeated Great Britain in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the All England Club Centre Court in Wimbledon, London, England on 24–27 July.[1][2][3]

America Zone

Draw

Semifinals
30 April–2 May		Final
29–31 May
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 Australia5
Forest Hills, NY, United States (grass)
 Mexico0
 Australia0
San Francisco, CA, United States (clay)
 United States5
 United States5
 Japan0

Final

United States vs. Australia


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

Europe Zone

Draw

Final

Germany vs. Czechoslovakia


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

Inter-Zonal Final

United States vs. Germany


United States
3		 Centre Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England[6]
17–20 July 1937
Grass
Germany
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Germany		 Bryan Grant
Gottfried von Cramm		 3
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
2 United States
Germany		 Don Budge
Henner Henkel		 6
2		 6
1		 6
3		      
3 United States
Germany		 Don Budge / Gene Mako
Gottfried von Cramm / Henner Henkel		 4
6 		7
5		 8
6		 6
4		    
4 United States
Germany		 Bryan Grant
Henner Henkel		 5
7 		6
2		 3
6 		4
6 		   
5 United States
Germany		 Don Budge
Gottfried von Cramm		 6
8 		5
7 		6
4		 6
2		 8
6		  

Challenge Round

Great Britain vs. United States


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

See also

References

  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. 1 2 "Great Britain v United States". daviscup.com.
  4. ↑ "United States v Australia". daviscup.com.
  5. ↑ "Germany v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  6. ↑ "United States v Germany". daviscup.com.
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