1932 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

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 American Zone, after Brazil received two walkovers in the South America Zone. The USA then defeated Germany in the Inter-Zonal play-off. France defeated the Americans in the Challenge Round, giving them their sixth straight title. The final was played at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France on 29-31 July.

America Zone

North/Central America draw

1st Round 28-30 April

Semifinals 13-15 May

Final 27-30 May

Chevy Chase, MD, United States (clay)

United States

5

Canada

0

New Orleans, LA, United States (clay)

United States

5

Mexico

0

Mexico

bye

Philadelphia, PA, United States (clay)

United States

5

Australia

0

bye

Australia

Havana, Cuba

Australia

5

Cuba

0

bye

Cuba

South America draw

	1st round					Final
		Brazil	w/o
		Chile
							Brazil	w/o
						Paraguay
		bye
		Paraguay

Americas Inter-Zonal round

United States 5	West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States 9 June - 11 June 1932 clay		Brazil 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Wilmer Allison Nelson Cruz 6 3 6 2 6 3       2 Frank Shields Ricardo Pernambuco 6 1 6 3 0 6 6 4     3 Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn Ricardo Pernambuco / Ultimo Simone 6 1 6 1 6 2       4 Wilmer Allison Ricardo Pernambuco 6 1 6 2 6 0       5 John Van Ryn Ultimo Simone 6 2 6 0 6 0

Europe Zone

Draw

1st round 3-12 May

2nd round 11-23 May

Quarterfinals 10-14 June

Semifinals 8-10 July

Final 15-17 July

Denmark

Copenhagen, Denmark

bye

Denmark

4

Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia

1

Copenhagen, Denmark

bye

Denmark

0

Greece

Athens, Greece

Japan

5

bye

Greece

0

Japan

Japan

5

Milan, Italy (clay)

bye

Japan

2

Spain

Rome, Italy (clay)

Italy

3

bye

Spain

1

Italy

3

Italy

4

Montreux, Switzerland

Egypt

2

Italy

3

Norway

0

Lucerne, Switzerland

Switzerland

2

Monaco

5

Monaco

2

Belgium

0

Switzerland

3

Milan, Italy (clay)

Switzerland

5

Italy

0

Czechoslovakia

2

Vienna, Austria

Germany

5

Austria

3

Austria

2

Germany

5

Germany

3

Berlin, Germany

India

0

Germany

4

Hungary

5

Dublin, Ireland (grass)

Ireland

1

Finland

0

Hungary

1

Ireland

Ireland

4

Berlin, Germany (clay)

bye

Germany

3

Great Britain

Torquay, England (clay)

Great Britain

2

bye

Great Britain

5

Romania

Romania

0

Warsaw, Poland (clay)

bye

Great Britain

4

Poland

Warsaw, Poland

Poland

1

bye

Poland

4

Netherlands

Netherlands

1

bye

Final

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

Inter-Zonal Zone

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

Challenge Round

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

External links

• Davis Cup Official Website