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1932 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
Details
Duration28 April – 31 July 1932
Edition27th
Teams29
Champion
Winning Nation  France
← 1931
1933 →

The 1932 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 27th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. 22 teams would enter the Europe Zone; while 8 would enter the Americas Zone, 5 in North America and 3 in South America.

The United States defeated Brazil in the America Inter-Zonal Final, after Brazil received two walkovers in the South America Zone, and then defeated Germany in the Inter-Zonal play-off. France defeated the US in the Challenge Round, giving them their sixth straight title. The final was played 29–31 July at Stade Roland Garros in Paris. [1] [2] [3]

America Zone

Further information: 1932 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone

North & Central America Zone

Quarterfinals
28–30 April		Semifinals
13–15 May		Final
27–30 May
Chevy Chase, Maryland (clay)
  United States5
New Orleans, Louisiana (clay)
  Canada0
  United States5
  Mexico0
  Mexico
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (clay)
bye
  United States5
  Australia0
bye
Havana, Cuba
  Australia
  Australia5
  Cuba0
bye
  Cuba

South America Zone

SemifinalsFinal
  Brazilw/o
  Chile
  Brazilw/o
  Paraguay
bye
  Paraguay

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

United States vs. Brazil


United States
5 		West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, New York [4]
9–11 June 1932
Clay
Brazil
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Brazil 		Wilmer Allison
Nelson Cruz 		6
3 		6
2 		6
3 		     
2 United States
Brazil 		Frank Shields
Ricardo Pernambuco 		6
1 		6
3 		0
6 		6
4 		   
3 United States
Brazil 		Wilmer Allison /  John Van Ryn
Ricardo Pernambuco /  Ultimo Simone 		6
1 		6
1 		6
2 		     
4 United States
Brazil 		Wilmer Allison
Ricardo Pernambuco 		6
1 		6
2 		6
0 		     
5 United States
Brazil 		John Van Ryn
Ultimo Simone 		6
2 		6
0 		6
0 		     

Europe Zone

Further information: 1932 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

Draw

First Round
3–12 May		Second Round
11–23 May		Quarterfinals
10–14 June		Semifinals
8–10 July		Final
15–17 July
  Denmark Copenhagen, Denmark
bye  Denmark4
  Yugoslavia  Yugoslavia1 Copenhagen, Denmark
bye  Denmark0
  Greece Athens, Greece  Japan5
bye  Greece0
  Japan  Japan5 Milan, Italy (clay)
bye  Japan2
  Spain Rome, Italy (clay)  Italy3
bye  Spain1
  Italy3  Italy4 Montreux, Switzerland
  Egypt2  Italy3
  Norway0 Lucerne, Switzerland   Switzerland2
  Monaco5  Monaco2
  Belgium0   Switzerland3 Milan, Italy (clay)
   Switzerland5  Italy0
  Czechoslovakia2 Vienna, Austria  Germany5
  Austria3  Austria2
  Germany5  Germany3 Berlin, Germany
  India0  Germany4
  Hungary5 Dublin, Ireland (grass)  Ireland1
  Finland0  Hungary1
bye  Ireland4 Berlin, Germany (clay)
  Ireland  Germany3
bye Torquay, England (clay)  Great Britain2
  Great Britain  Great Britain5
bye  Romania0 Warsaw, Poland (clay)
  Romania  Great Britain4
bye Warsaw, Poland  Poland1
  Poland  Poland4
bye  Netherlands1
  Netherlands

Final

Italy vs. Germany


Italy
0 		Milan, Italy [5]
15–17 July 1932
Clay
Germany
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Germany 		Giovanni Palmieri
Gottfried von Cramm 		3
6 		4
6 		0
6 		     
2 Italy
Germany 		Giorgio de Stefani
Daniel Prenn 		1
6 		4
6 		6
1 		2
6 		   
3 Italy
Germany 		Alberto del Bono /  Giorgio de Stefani
Gottfried von Cramm /  Daniel Prenn 		3
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
4 Italy
Germany 		Giovanni Palmieri
Gustav Jaenecke 		3
6 		6
0 		1
6 		6
2 		1
6 		 
5 Italy
Germany 		Alberto del Bono
Gottfried von Cramm 		6
8 		3
6 		6
3 		1
6 		   

Inter-Zonal Zone

United States vs. Germany


United States
3 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [6]
22–24 July 1932
Clay
Germany
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Germany 		Frank Shields
Gottfried von Cramm 		5
7 		7
5 		4
6 		6
8 		   
2 United States
Germany 		Ellsworth Vines
Daniel Prenn 		6
3 		6
3 		0
6 		6
4 		   
3 United States
Germany 		Wilmer Allison /  John Van Ryn
Gottfried von Cramm /  Daniel Prenn 		6
3 		6
4 		6
1 		     
4 United States
Germany 		Ellsworth Vines
Gottfried von Cramm 		3
6 		6
3 		9
7 		6
3 		   
5 United States
Germany 		Frank Shields
Daniel Prenn 		1
6 		0
6 		8
6 		2
6 		   

Challenge Round

France vs. United States


France
3 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [3]
29–31 July 1932
Clay
United States
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
United States 		Jean Borotra
Ellsworth Vines 		6
4 		6
2 		3
6 		6
4 		   
2 France
United States 		Henri Cochet
Wilmer Allison 		5
7 		7
5 		7
5 		6
2 		   
3 France
United States 		Jacques Brugnon /  Henri Cochet
Wilmer Allison /  John Van Ryn 		3
6 		13
11 		5
7 		6
4 		4
6 		 
4 France
United States 		Jean Borotra
Wilmer Allison 		1
6 		3
6 		6
4 		6
2 		7
5 		 
5 France
United States 		Henri Cochet
Ellsworth Vines 		6
4 		6
0 		5
7 		6
8 		2
6 		 

See also

References

  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN  978-0942257700.
  2. ^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN  0047960426.
  3. ^ a b "France v United States". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "United States v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Italy v Germany". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "United States v Germany". daviscup.com.
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