1924 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
Details
Duration12 May – 13 September 1924
Edition19th
Teams22
Champion
Winning Nation United States
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The 1924 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 19th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. The tournament was, for the second straight year, divided into the America and Europe Zones. 17 teams competed in the Europe Zone, and 6 in America. China, Cuba, Hungary, Mexico, and New Zealand all competed for the first time, and South Africa and Austria returned to create the largest field to date.

For the second straight year, Australia defeated France in the Inter-Zonal play-off, but once again fell to the United States in the challenge round. The final was played at the Germantown Cricket Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States on 11–13 September.[1][2]

America Zone

Draw

Quarterfinals
24 July–1 August		Semifinals
7–10 August		Final
14–16 August
 Mexico
Baltimore, MD, United States (grass)
bye
 Mexico0
Brooklyn, NY, United States (grass)
 Australia5
 China0
Providence, RI, United States (grass)
 Australia5
 Australia5
Ottawa, Canada (clay)
 Japan0
 Canada3
Montreal, Canada (grass)
 Cuba2
 Canada1
 Japan4
bye
 Japan

Final

Australia vs. Japan


Australia
5		 Agawam Hunt Club, Providence, RI, United States[3]
14–16 August 1924
Grass
Japan
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Japan		 Gerald Patterson
Zenzo Shimizu		 7
5		 11
9		 6
4		      
2 Australia
Japan		 Pat O'Hara Wood
Sunao Okamoto		 6
4		 2
6 		6
4		 2
6 		6
1		  
3 Australia
Japan		 Pat O'Hara Wood / Gerald Patterson
Takeichi Harada / Sunao Okamoto		 7
5		 6
2		 6
4		      
4 Australia
Japan		 Gerald Patterson
Sunao Okamoto		 7
5		 6
1		 6
4		      
5 Australia
Japan		 Pat O'Hara Wood
Zenzo Shimizu		 6
4		 6
4		 6
2		      

Europe Zone

Draw

Final

France vs. Czechoslovakia


France
5		 Évian Sports Club, Évian-les-Bains, France[6]
3–5 August 1924
Clay
Czechoslovakia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Czechoslovakia		 René Lacoste
Pavel Macenauer		 6
2		 10
8		 6
4		      
2 France
Czechoslovakia		 Henri Cochet
Ladislav Žemla		 6
1		 8
6		 6
4		      
3 France
Czechoslovakia		 Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet
Jan Koželuh / Ladislav Žemla		 7
5		 3
6 		6
4		 6
4		    
4 France
Czechoslovakia		 René Lacoste
Ladislav Žemla		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      
5 France
Czechoslovakia		 Henri Cochet
Pavel Macenauer		 6
4		 3
6 		7
5		 3
6 		6
2		  

Inter-Zonal Final

Australia vs. France


Australia
3		 Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States[7]
4–6 September 1924
Grass
France
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
France		 Gerald Patterson
René Lacoste		 3
6 		2
6 		8
10 		     
2 Australia
France		 Pat O'Hara Wood
Jean Borotra		 1
6 		6
4		 1
6 		6
4		 6
2		  
3 Australia
France		 Pat O'Hara Wood / Gerald Patterson
Jacques Brugnon / René Lacoste		 6
4		 6
4		 6
2		      
4 Australia
France		 Pat O'Hara Wood
René Lacoste		 10
8		 1
6 		1
6 		5
7 		   
5 Australia
France		 Gerald Patterson
Jean Borotra		 6
3		 6
1		 6
3		      

Challenge Round

United States vs. Australia


United States
5		 Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States[2]
11–13 September 1924
Grass
Australia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Australia		 Bill Tilden
Gerald Patterson		 6
4		 6
2		 6
2		      
2 United States
Australia		 Vincent Richards
Pat O'Hara Wood		 6
3		 6
2		 6
4		      
3 United States
Australia		 Bill Johnston / Bill Tilden
Pat O'Hara Wood / Gerald Patterson		 5
7 		6
3		 6
4		 6
1		    
4 United States
Australia		 Bill Tilden
Pat O'Hara Wood		 6
2		 6
1		 6
1		      
5 United States
Australia		 Vincent Richards
Gerald Patterson		 6
3		 7
5		 6
4		      

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. 1 2 "United States v Australia". daviscup.com.
  3. ↑ "Australia v Japan". daviscup.com.
  4. ↑ "South Africa v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  5. ↑ "Italy v Romania". daviscup.com.
  6. ↑ "France v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  7. ↑ "Australia v France". daviscup.com.
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