1924 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

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.

1924 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
Details
Duration12 May – 13 September 1924
Edition19th
Teams22
Champion
Winning nation United States
1923
1925

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

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Draw

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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

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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  
 
Gerald Patterson
Zenzo Shimizu
7
5
11
9
6
4
     
2  
 
Pat O'Hara Wood
Sunao Okamoto
6
4
2
6
6
4
2
6
6
1
 
3  
 
Pat O'Hara Wood / Gerald Patterson
Takeichi Harada / Sunao Okamoto
7
5
6
2
6
4
     
4  
 
Gerald Patterson
Sunao Okamoto
7
5
6
1
6
4
     
5  
 
Pat O'Hara Wood
Zenzo Shimizu
6
4
6
4
6
2
     

Europe Zone

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Draw

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First roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Birmingham, England (grass)
Torquay, England (clay)  Great Britain3
Scarborough, England (grass)
  Great Britain3  Spain2
  Great Britain4
  Belgium2
  South Africa1
  Argentina
Eastbourne, England (grass)
  South Africa [4]w/o
  Great Britain1
Arnhem, Netherlands (clay)
  France4
  Netherlands1
Paris, France (clay)
  India4
  India0
Dublin, Ireland (grass)
  France4
  Ireland0
Évian-les-Bains, France (clay)
  France5
  France5
Copenhagen, Denmark
  Czechoslovakia0
  Hungary2
Copenhagen, Denmark
  Denmark3
  Denmark3
  Italy2
  Romania
Copenhagen, Denmark
  Italy [5]w/o
  Denmark2
Prague, Czechoslovakia
  Czechoslovakia3
  Czechoslovakia4
Prague, Czechoslovakia
  New Zealand0
  Czechoslovakia4
Vienna, Austria
   Switzerland1
   Switzerland4
  Austria1

Final

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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  
 
René Lacoste
Pavel Macenauer
6
2
10
8
6
4
     
2  
 
Henri Cochet
Ladislav Žemla
6
1
8
6
6
4
     
3  
 
Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet
Jan Koželuh / Ladislav Žemla
7
5
3
6
6
4
6
4
   
4  
 
René Lacoste
Ladislav Žemla
6
3
6
2
6
2
     
5  
 
Henri Cochet
Pavel Macenauer
6
4
3
6
7
5
3
6
6
2
 

Inter-Zonal Final

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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  
 
Gerald Patterson
René Lacoste
3
6
2
6
8
10
     
2  
 
Pat O'Hara Wood
Jean Borotra
1
6
6
4
1
6
6
4
6
2
 
3  
 
Pat O'Hara Wood / Gerald Patterson
Jacques Brugnon / René Lacoste
6
4
6
4
6
2
     
4  
 
Pat O'Hara Wood
René Lacoste
10
8
1
6
1
6
5
7
   
5  
 
Gerald Patterson
Jean Borotra
6
3
6
1
6
3
     

Challenge Round

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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  
 
Bill Tilden
Gerald Patterson
6
4
6
2
6
2
     
2  
 
Vincent Richards
Pat O'Hara Wood
6
3
6
2
6
4
     
3  
 
Bill Johnston / Bill Tilden
Pat O'Hara Wood / Gerald Patterson
5
7
6
3
6
4
6
1
   
4  
 
Bill Tilden
Pat O'Hara Wood
6
2
6
1
6
1
     
5  
 
Vincent Richards
Gerald Patterson
6
3
7
5
6
4
     

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ a b "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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