From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
The 1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the bye Santiago, Chile
Cup.
26th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup Due 3
Ar-
to an increase in South American entries, the Americ-
gentina
as Zone was split into the North/Central American Zone
and the South American Zone. The winner of each sub- Chile 0
zone would play to determine who moved to the Inter- bye
Zonal round. 22 teams would enter the Europe Zone,
while 7 would enter the Americas Zone. Brazil
The United States defeated Argentina in the Amer-
ican Zone, but would then lose to Great Britain in the
Inter-Zonal play-off. France defeated Great Britain in the Brazil
Challenge Round, giving France their fifth straight title. Chile w/o
The final was played at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, bye
France on 24-26 July.
Chile
America Zone Americas Inter-Zonal round
Chevy Chase Lawn Ten-
North/Central America draw nis Club, Chevy Chase,
1st Round Final United MD, United States Argentina
1-3 May 21-23 May States 28 May - 30 May 1931 0
5 clay
Mexico City, Mexico (clay) 1 2 3 4 5
United States 5 1 Frank Shields 3 6 6 6
Mexico 0 Montreal, Canada (grass) Guillermo Robson 6 2 2 2
United States 4 2 Sidney Wood 6 6 6
Canada 1 Ronald Boyd 4 1 2
bye 3 Wilmer Allison / 6 8 2 4
Canada Sidney Wood 4 6 6 2
Lucilo del Castil-
South America draw lo / Adriano Zap-
pa
1st Round Semifinals Final
4 Frank Shields 6 6 6
26-28 March 2-4 April 24-26 April
Ronald Boyd 2 2 2
5 Clifford Sutter 3 6 6 6
Asunción, Paraguay
Guillermo Robson 6 4 3 3
0
Paraguay
Ar- 5 Buenos Aires, Argentina
gentina (clay) Europe Zone
Ar- 5
gentina Draw
0 1st round 2nd round Quarterfinals
16 April-5 May 8-17 May 20 May-6 June
Uruguay
Finland Helsinki, Finland
Uruguay bye Finland 1
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Egypt Egypt 4 Final
Paris, France (clay)
bye Egypt 0 Prague, Cze-
Zagreb, Yugoslavia 5 choslovakia
Yu- Japan Great
Czechoslovakia 9 July - 11 July
goslavia Britain
1 1931
bye Yu- 0 clay 4
goslavia 1 2 3 4 5
Japan Japan 5 1 Eastbourne, England (grass)
Rodrich Men- 6 2 8 3 3
bye zel Japan 3 06 6 6 6
Bunny Austin
Belgium Brussels, Belgium (clay) Great Bri- 5
2 Ladislav Hecht 1 6 3
tain
Fred Perry 6 8 6
bye Belgium 0
3 Ferenc 4 6 4 2
Great Bri- 5 Great Bri- 5 Eastbourne, England
Marsalek / Ro- 6 4 6 6
tain tain (grass)
drich Menzel
0 Great Bri- 5
Monaco Patrick Hugh-
tain
es / Fred Perry
Germany 0 Dublin, Ireland (grass) South 0
4 Ladislav Hecht 6 7 6
Africa Bunny Austin 2 5 4
South 5 South 4
5 Rodrich Men- 7 6 7
Africa Africa zel 5 3 5
0 Ireland 1 Fred Perry Prague, Czechoslovakia
Switzer-
(clay)
land
Ireland 5 Great Bri- 4
Inter-Zonal Zone tain
Greece 3 Athens, Greece
Stade Roland Gar- Czecho- 1
ros, Paris, France slovakia
2 1 United 17 July - 19 July Great
Austria Greece
States 1931 Britain
Spain 2 Czecho- 4 Prague, Czechoslovakia
2 clay 3
slovakia
1 2 3 4 5
Czecho- 3 Czecho- 3
1 Sidney 6 0 6 5
slovakia slovakia
Wood 2 6 8 7
Italy 4 Turin, Italy (clay) Italy 0 Bunny
Hungary 1 Italy 3 Austin
0 2 Frank 10
Copenhagen, Denmark
6 6
Nether- Nether-
Shields 8 4 2
lands lands
Fred Perry
bye Czecho- 5
3 George 6 6 4 6
slovakia
Lott / John 1 3 6 3
Norway Oslo, Norway (clay) Van Ryn
Denmark 0
Patrick
bye Norway 0
Hughes /
Poland Poland 3 Copenhagen, Denmark Fred Per-
bye 2 ry
Poland
4 Sidney 3 10 3 3
Denmark Copenhagen, Denmark
Denmark 3
Wood 6 8 6 6
bye Denmark 5 Fred Perry
0 5 Frank 6 3 5
Romania Romania
Shields 8 6 7
bye
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Bunny 3 Jacques 6 5 6 8
Austin Brugnon / 1 7 3 6
Henri Co-
chet
Patrick
Challenge Round Hughes /
Stade Roland Garros, Charles
Paris, France Kingsley
France 24 July - 26 July 1931 Great 4 Jean Borotra 5 3 6 5
clay Britain Bunny 7 6 3 7
3
2 Austin
1 2 3 4 5 5 Henri Cochet 6 1 9 6
1 Henri Cochet 3 11 6 6 Fred Perry 4 6 7 3
Bunny 6 9 2 4
Austin
2 Jean Borotra 6 8 0 6 4
Fred Perry 4 10 6 4 6
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