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1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

The 1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 26th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup.

1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
Details
Duration19 April – 26 July 1931
Edition26th
Teams30
Champion
Winning nation France
← 1930
1932 →

Due to an increase in South American entries, the America Zone was split into the North & Central America Zone and the South America Zone, with the winner of each sub-zone playing to determine who moved to the Inter-Zonal round. 22 teams would enter the Europe Zone, while 8 would enter the America Zone. These included first-time entries from Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, although Brazil withdrew without playing a tie, and Paraguay would not play in the Davis Cup again until 1982.[1] This year also marked the first time that ties were played in South America.

The United States defeated Argentina in the America Inter-Zonal Final, but would then lose to Great Britain in the Inter-Zonal play-off. France defeated Great Britain in the Challenge Round, giving France their fifth straight title. The final was played at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France on 24–26 July.[2][3][4]

America Zone

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Zones and rounds in the 1931 Davis cup:
  1931 champion
  1931 runner-up
  Inter-Zonal Final elimination
  America Inter-Zonal elimination
  Regional finals elimination
  Semifinal elimination
  Quarterfinal elimination
  Second round elimination
  First round elimination
Further information: 1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone

North & Central America Zone

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Semifinals
1–3 May		Final
21–23 May
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
  United States5
Montreal, Canada (grass)
  Mexico0
  United States4
  Canada1
bye
  Canada

South America Zone

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Quarterfinals
26–28 March		Semifinals
2–4 April		Final
24–26 April
Asunción, Paraguay (hard)
  Paraguay0
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
  Argentina5
  Argentina5
  Uruguay0
  Uruguay
Santiago, Chile
bye
  Argentina3
  Chile0
bye
  Brazil
  Brazil
  Chilew/o
bye
  Chile

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

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United States vs. Argentina

 
United States
5 		Chevy Chase Lawn Tennis Club, Chevy Chase, MD, United States[5]
28–30 May 1931
Clay 		 
Argentina
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Frank Shields
Guillermo Robson 		3
6 		6
2 		6
2 		6
2 		   
2  
  		Sidney Wood
Ronaldo Boyd 		6
4 		6
1 		6
2 		     
3  
  		Frank Shields / Sidney Wood
Lucilo del Castillo / Adriano Zappa 		6
4 		8
6 		2
6 		4
2 		   
4  
  		Frank Shields
Ronaldo Boyd 		6
2 		6
2 		6
2 		     
5  
  		Cliff Sutter
Guillermo Robson 		3
6 		6
4 		6
3 		6
3 		   

Europe Zone

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Further information: 1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

Draw

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First Round
16 April–5 May		Second Round
8–17 May		Quarterfinals
20 May–6 June		Semifinals
12–18 June		Final
9–11 July
  FinlandHelsinki, Finland
bye  Finland1
  Egypt  Egypt4Paris, France (clay)
bye  Egypt0
  YugoslaviaZagreb, Yugoslavia  Japan5
bye  Yugoslavia0
  Japan  Japan5Eastbourne, England (grass)
bye  Japan0
  BelgiumBrussels, Belgium (clay)  Great Britain5
bye  Belgium0
  Great Britain5  Great Britain5Eastbourne, England (grass)
  Monaco0  Great Britain5
  Germany0Dublin, Ireland (grass)  South Africa0
  South Africa5  South Africa4
   Switzerland0  Ireland1Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
  Ireland5  Great Britain4
  Greece3Athens, Greece  Czechoslovakia1
  Austria2  Greece1
  Spain2  Czechoslovakia4Prague, Czechoslovakia
  Czechoslovakia3  Czechoslovakia3
  Italy4Turin, Italy (clay)  Italy0
  Hungary1  Italy3
bye  Netherlands0Copenhagen, Denmark
  Netherlands  Czechoslovakia5
byeOslo, Norway (clay)  Denmark0
  Norway  Norway0
bye  Poland3Copenhagen, Denmark
  Poland  Poland2
byeCopenhagen, Denmark  Denmark3
  Denmark  Denmark5
bye  Romania0
  Romania

Final

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Czechoslovakia vs. Great Britain

 
Czechoslovakia
1 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[6]
9–11 July 1931
Clay 		 
Great Britain
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Roderich Menzel
Bunny Austin 		6
3 		2
6 		8
6 		3
6 		3
6 		 
2  
  		Ladislav Hecht
Fred Perry 		1
6 		6
8 		3
6 		     
3  
  		Ferenc Maršálek / Roderich Menzel
Pat Hughes / Fred Perry 		4
6 		6
4 		4
6 		2
6 		   
4  
  		Ladislav Hecht
Bunny Austin 		6
2 		7
5 		6
4 		     
5  
  		Roderich Menzel
Fred Perry 		5
7 		3
6 		5
7 		     

Inter-Zonal Final

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Great Britain vs. United States

 
Great Britain
3 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[7]
17–19 July 1931
Clay 		 
United States
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Bunny Austin
Sidney Wood 		2
6 		6
0 		8
6 		7
5 		   
2  
  		Fred Perry
Frank Shields 		8
10 		4
6 		2
6 		     
3  
  		Pat Hughes / Fred Perry
George Lott / John Van Ryn 		1
6 		3
6 		6
4 		3
6 		   
4  
  		Fred Perry
Sidney Wood 		6
3 		8
10 		6
3 		6
3 		   
5  
  		Bunny Austin
Frank Shields 		8
6 		6
3 		7
5 		     

Challenge Round

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France vs. Great Britain

 
France
3 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[4]
24–26 July 1931
Clay 		 
Great Britain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Henri Cochet
Bunny Austin 		3
6 		11
9 		6
2 		6
4 		   
2  
  		Jean Borotra
Fred Perry 		6
4 		8
10 		0
6 		6
4 		4
6 		 
3  
  		Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet
Pat Hughes / Charles Kingsley 		6
1 		5
7 		6
3 		8
6 		   
4  
  		Jean Borotra
Bunny Austin 		5
7 		3
6 		6
3 		5
7 		   
5  
  		Henri Cochet
Fred Perry 		6
4 		1
6 		9
7 		6
3 		   

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Paraguay – Team profile". daviscup.com.
  2. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  3. ^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 383. ISBN 0047960426.
  4. ^ a b "France v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "United States v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Czechoslovakia v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Great Britain v United States". daviscup.com.
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