1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

The 1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 26th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. Due to an increase in South American entries, the Americas Zone was split into the North/Central American Zone and the South American Zone. The winner of each sub-zone would play to determine who moved to the Inter-Zonal round. 22 teams would enter the Europe Zone, while 7 would enter the Americas Zone. These included first-time entries from Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, although Brazil withdrew without playing a tie, and Paraguay would not play their second tie until 1982.^[1] This year also marked the first time that ties were played in South America.

The United States defeated Argentina in the American Zone, but would then lose to Great Britain in the Inter-Zonal play-off. France defeated Great Britain in the Challenge Round, giving France their fifth straight title. The final was played at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France on 24-26 July.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Zones and rounds in the 1931 Davis cup:

Regional finals elimination

Quarterfinal round elimination

Second round elimination

First round elimination

Americas Inter-Zonal elimination

Semifinal elimination

Inter-Zonal Zone elimination

1931 champion

1931 runner-up

America Zone

North/Central America draw

1st round 1-3 May			Final 21-23 May

Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
	United States	5
	Mexico	0	Montreal, Canada (grass)
				United States	4
				Canada	1
	bye
	Canada

South America draw

1st Round
26-28 March

Semifinals
2-4 April

Final
24-26 April

Asunción, Paraguay

Paraguay

Argentina

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

Argentina

Uruguay

Uruguay

bye

Santiago, Chile

Argentina

Chile

bye

Brazil

Brazil

Chile

w/o

bye

Chile

Americas Inter-Zonal round

United States
5

Chevy Chase Lawn Tennis Club, Chevy Chase, MD, United States
28 May - 30 May 1931
clay

Argentina
0

		1	2	3	4
1	Frank Shields Guillermo Robson	3 6	6 2	6 2	6 2
2	Sidney Wood Ronald Boyd	6 4	6 1	6 2
3	Frank Shields / Sidney Wood Lucilo del Castillo / Adriano Zappa	6 4	8 6	2 6	4 2
4	Frank Shields Ronald Boyd	6 2	6 2	6 2
5	Clifford Sutter Guillermo Robson	3 6	6 4	6 3	6 3

Europe Zone

Draw

1st round
16 April-5 May

2nd round
8-17 May

Quarterfinals
20 May-6 June

Semifinals
12-18 June

Final
9-11 July

Finland

Helsinki, Finland

bye

Finland

Egypt

Paris, France (clay)

bye

Egypt

Yugoslavia

Zagreb, Yugoslavia

Japan

bye

Yugoslavia

Japan

Eastbourne, England (grass)

bye

Japan

Belgium

Brussels, Belgium (clay)

Great Britain

bye

Belgium

Great Britain

Eastbourne, England (grass)

Monaco

Great Britain

Germany

Dublin, Ireland (grass)

South Africa

South Africa

Switzerland

Ireland

Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)

Ireland

Great Britain

Greece

Athens, Greece

Czechoslovakia

Austria

Greece

Spain

Czechoslovakia

Prague, Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia

Italy

Turin, Italy (clay)

Italy

Hungary

Italy

Netherlands

Netherlands

Copenhagen, Denmark

bye

Czechoslovakia

Norway

Oslo, Norway (clay)

Denmark

bye

Norway

Poland

Copenhagen, Denmark

bye

Poland

Denmark

Copenhagen, Denmark

Denmark

bye

Denmark

Romania

Romania

bye

Final

Czechoslovakia
1

Prague, Czechoslovakia
9 July - 11 July 1931
clay

Great Britain
4

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Roderich Menzel Bunny Austin	6 3	2 6	8 6	3 6	3 6
2	Ladislav Hecht Fred Perry	1 6	6 8	3 6
3	Ferenc Marsalek / Roderich Menzel Patrick Hughes / Fred Perry	4 6	6 4	4 6	2 6
4	Ladislav Hecht Bunny Austin	6 2	7 5	6 4
5	Roderich Menzel Fred Perry	5 7	3 6	5 7

Inter-Zonal Zone

United States
2

Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France
17 July - 19 July 1931
clay

Great Britain
3

		1	2	3	4
1	Sidney Wood Bunny Austin	6 2	0 6	6 8	5 7
2	Frank Shields Fred Perry	10 8	6 4	6 2
3	George Lott / John Van Ryn Patrick Hughes / Fred Perry	6 1	6 3	4 6	6 3
4	Sidney Wood Fred Perry	3 6	10 8	3 6	3 6
5	Frank Shields Bunny Austin	6 8	3 6	5 7

Challenge Round

France
3

Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France
24 July - 26 July 1931
clay

Great Britain
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Henri Cochet Bunny Austin	3 6	11 9	6 2	6 4
2	Jean Borotra Fred Perry	6 4	8 10	0 6	6 4	4 6
3	Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet Patrick Hughes / Charles Kingsley	6 1	5 7	6 3	8 6
4	Jean Borotra Bunny Austin	5 7	3 6	6 3	5 7
5	Henri Cochet Fred Perry	6 4	1 6	9 7	6 3

References

↑ http://www.daviscup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=PAR
↑ "Davis Cup – 1931 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. 383. ISBN 0047960426.

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