1937 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
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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.[1][2][3]
Contents
Americas Zone
Draw
1st round 30 April-2 May |
Final 30 May-1 June |
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Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | ||||||||||
Australia | 5 | |||||||||
Mexico | 0 | Forest Hills, NY, United States (grass) | ||||||||
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 |
Australia 0 |
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Europe Zone
Draw
1st round 29 April-2 May |
2nd round 8-17 May |
Quarterfinals 4-7 June |
Semifinals 12-14 June |
Final 10-12 July |
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Germany | Munich, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||
bye | Germany | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Austria | Austria | 1 | Milan, Italy (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
bye | Germany | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Italy | Bologna, Italy (clay) | Italy | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
bye | Italy | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monaco | Monaco | 0 | Berlin, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||
bye | Germany | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sweden | Stockholm, Sweden | Belgium | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
bye | Sweden | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Greece | Greece | 2 | Brussels, Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||
bye | Sweden | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Belgium | 3 | Brussels, Belgium | Belgium | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Hungary | 2 | Belgium | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
Switzerland | 3 | Switzerland | 1 | Berlin, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||
Ireland | 2 | Germany | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
Netherlands | 0 | Brighton, England (clay) | Czechoslovakia | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
South Africa | 5 | South Africa | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
New Zealand | 3 | New Zealand | 1 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||
China | 2 | South Africa | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
bye | Belgrade, Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
bye | Romania | 0 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||||||||||
Romania | Yugoslavia | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
bye | Warsaw, Poland | Czechoslovakia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
Poland | Poland | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
bye | Czechoslovakia | 5 | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
bye | Paris, France (clay) | France | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
France | France | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
bye | Norway | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Norway |
Final
Germany 4 |
Berlin, Germany 10 July - 12 July 1937 |
Czechoslovakia 1 |
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Inter-Zonal Zone
Germany 2 |
Centre Court, Wimbledon, London, England 17 July - 20 July 1937 grass |
United States 3 |
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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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