1937 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

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]

Americas Zone

Draw

	1st round 30 April-2 May			Final 30 May-1 June

	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

		1	2	3	4
1	Don Budge Jack Crawford	6 1	6 3	6 2
2	Bryan Grant John Bromwich	6 2	7 5	6 1
3	Don Budge / Gene Mako Jack Crawford / Vivian McGrath	7 5	6 1	8 6
4	Don Budge John Bromwich	6 2	6 3	5 7	6 1
5	Bryan Grant Jack Crawford	6 0	6 2	7 5

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

Germany

Munich, Germany

bye

Germany

Austria

Austria

Milan, Italy (clay)

bye

Germany

Italy

Bologna, Italy (clay)

Italy

bye

Italy

Monaco

Monaco

Berlin, Germany

bye

Germany

Sweden

Stockholm, Sweden

Belgium

bye

Sweden

Greece

Greece

Brussels, Belgium

bye

Sweden

Belgium

Brussels, Belgium

Belgium

Hungary

Belgium

Switzerland

Switzerland

Berlin, Germany

Ireland

Germany

Netherlands

Brighton, England (clay)

Czechoslovakia

South Africa

New Zealand

China

bye

Yugoslavia

bye

Romania

Prague, Czechoslovakia

Romania

Yugoslavia

bye

Warsaw, Poland

Czechoslovakia

Poland

Poland

bye

Czechoslovakia

Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)

Czechoslovakia

bye

Paris, France (clay)

France

France

bye

Norway

Norway

Final

Germany
4

Berlin, Germany
10 July - 12 July 1937

Czechoslovakia
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Henner Henkel Ladislav Hecht	6 1	7 5	7 5
2	Gottfried von Cramm Roderich Menzel	3 6	4 6	6 4	6 3	6 2
3	Henner Henkel / Gottfried von Cramm Josef Caska / Ladislav Hecht	6 1	6 2	10 12	6 0
4	Gottfried von Cramm Ladislav Hecht	6 3	7 5	6 2
5	Helmut Denker František Cejnar	6 4	6 3	4 6	4 6	2 6

Inter-Zonal Zone

Germany
2

Centre Court, Wimbledon, London, England
17 July - 20 July 1937
grass

United States
3

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Gottfried von Cramm Bryan Grant	6 3	6 4	6 2
2	Henner Henkel Don Budge	2 6	1 6	3 6
3	Henner Henkel / Gottfried von Cramm Don Budge / Gene Mako	6 4	5 7	6 8	4 6
4	Henner Henkel Bryan Grant	7 5	2 6	6 3	6 4
5	Gottfried von Cramm Don Budge	8 6	7 5	4 6	2 6	6 8

Challenge Round

Great Britain
1

Centre Court, Wimbledon, London, England
24 July - 27 July 1937
grass

United States
4

		1	2	3	4
1	Bunny Austin Frank Parker	6 3	6 2	7 5
2	Charles Hare Don Budge	13 15	1 6	2 6
3	Raymond Tuckey / Frank Wilde Don Budge / Gene Mako	3 6	5 7	9 7	10 12
4	Charles Hare Frank Parker	2 6	4 6	2 6
5	Bunny Austin Don Budge	6 8	6 3	4 6	3 6

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.

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