1924 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

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The 1924 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 19th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. The tournament would, for the second straight year, be divided into the America and Europe Zones. 17 teams would compete 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.

For the second straight year, Australia would defeat France in the Inter-Zonal play-off, but would once again fall 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.

[edit] America Zone

[edit] Draw

1st Round July

Semifinals 7-10 August

Final 14-16 August

Mexico

bye

Baltimore, MD, United States (grass)

Mexico

0

Brooklyn, NY, United States (grass)

Australia

5

China

0

Australia

5

Providence, RI, United States (grass)

Australia

5

Ottawa, Canada (clay)

Japan

0

Canada

3

Cuba

2

Montreal, Canada (grass)

Canada

1

Japan

4

bye

Japan

[edit] Final

Japan 0	Agawam Hunt Club, Providence, Rhode Island, United States 14 August - 16 August, 1924 grass		Australia 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Zenzo Shimizu Gerald Patterson 5 7 9 11 4 6       2 Sunao Okamoto Pat O'Hara Wood 4 6 6 2 4 6 6 2 1 6   3 Takeichi Harada / Sunao Okamoto Pat O'Hara Wood / Gerald Patterson 5 7 2 6 4 6       4 Sunao Okamoto Gerald Patterson 5 7 1 6 4 6       5 Zenzo Shimizu Pat O'Hara Wood 4 6 4 6 2 6

[edit] Europe Zone

[edit] Draw

First Round 12-14 May
Torquay, England (clay)
	Great Britain	3
	Belgium	2

Second Round May-June

Quarterfinals June

Semifinals 25-29 July

Finals 3-5 August

Birmingham, England (grass)

Great Britain

3

Scarborough, England (grass)

Spain

2

Great Britain

4

South Africa

1

Argentina

Eastbourne, England (grass)

South Africa

w/o

Great Britain

1

Arnhem, Netherlands (clay)

France

4

Netherlands

1

Paris, France (clay)

India

4

India

0

Dublin, Ireland (grass)

France

4

Ireland

0

Évian-les-Bains, France (clay)

France

5

France

5

Copenhagen, Denmark

Czechoslovakia

0

Hungary

2

Copenhagen, Denmark

Denmark

3

Denmark

3

Italy

2

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Copenhagen, Denmark

Italy

w/o

Denmark

2

Prague, Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia

3

Czechoslovakia

4

Prague, Czechoslovakia

New Zealand

0

Czechoslovakia

4

Vienna, Austria

Switzerland

1

Switzerland

4

Austria

1

[edit] Final

France 5	Évian Sports Club, Évian-les-Bains, France 3 August - 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 Zemla 6 1 8 6 6 4       3 Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet Jan Koželuh / Ladislav Zemla 7 5 3 6 6 4 6 4     4 René Lacoste Ladislav Zemla 6 3 6 2 6 2       5 Henri Cochet Pavel Macenauer 6 4 3 6 7 5 3 6 6 2

[edit] Inter-Zonal Zone

France 2	Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States 4 September - 6 September 1924 grass		Australia 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 René Lacoste Gerald Patterson 6 3 6 2 10 8       2 Jean Borotra Pat O'Hara Wood 6 1 4 6 6 1 4 6 2 6   3 Jacques Brugnon / René Lacoste Pat O'Hara Wood / Gerald Patterson 4 6 4 6 2 6       4 René Lacoste Pat O'Hara Wood 8 10 6 1 6 1 7 5     5 Jean Borotra Gerald Patterson 3 6 1 6 3 6

[edit] Challenge Round

United States 5	Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States 11 September - 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

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