1937 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
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| Duration | 29 April – 27 July 1937 |
| Edition | 32nd |
| Teams | 25 |
| Champion | |
| Winning nation |  United States |
← 1936 1938 → | |
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
[edit]Draw
[edit]| Semifinals 30 April–2 May | Final 29–31 May | |||||||
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | ||||||||
 Australia | 5 | |||||||
| Forest Hills, NY, United States (grass) | ||||||||
 Mexico | 0 | |||||||
| Australia | 0 | |||||||
| San Francisco, CA, United States (clay) | ||||||||
| United States | 5 | |||||||
| United States | 5 | |||||||
 Japan | 0 | |||||||
Final
[edit]United States vs. Australia
 United States 5 |
West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States[4] 29–31 May 1937 Grass |
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Europe Zone
[edit]Draw
[edit]| First Round 29 April–2 May | Second Round 8–17 May | Quarterfinals 4–7 June | Semifinals 12–14 June | Final 10–12 July | |||||||||||||||||||
 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 (clay) |  Belgium | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Sweden | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Greece | Greece | 2 | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
[edit]Germany vs. Czechoslovakia
 Germany 4 |
Berlin, Germany[5] 10–12 July 1937 |
 Czechoslovakia 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inter-Zonal Final
[edit]United States vs. Germany
United States 3 |
Centre Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England[6] 17–20 July 1937 Grass |
Germany 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Challenge Round
[edit]Great Britain vs. United States
 Great Britain 1 |
Centre Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England[3] 24–27 July 1937 Grass |
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Great Britain v United States". daviscup.com.
- ^ "United States v Australia". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Germany v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
- ^ "United States v Germany". daviscup.com.
