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

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.

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.

America Zone

Further information: 1924 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone

Draw

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

Australia vs. Japan


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

Europe Zone

Further information: 1924 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

Draw

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 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 w/o
 Denmark2
Prague, Czechoslovakia
 Czechoslovakia3
 Czechoslovakia4
Prague, Czechoslovakia
 New Zealand0
 Czechoslovakia4
Vienna, Austria
  Switzerland1
  Switzerland4
 Austria1

Final

France vs. Czechoslovakia


France
5 		Évian Sports Club, Évian-les-Bains, France
3–5 August 1924
Clay
Czechoslovakia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Czechoslovakia 		René Lacoste
Pavel Macenauer 		6
2 		10
8 		6
4 		     
2 France
Czechoslovakia 		Henri Cochet
Ladislav Žemla 		6
1 		8
6 		6
4 		     
3 France
Czechoslovakia 		Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet
Jan Koželuh / Ladislav Žemla 		7
5 		3
6 		6
4 		6
4 		   
4 France
Czechoslovakia 		René Lacoste
Ladislav Žemla 		6
3 		6
2 		6
2 		     
5 France
Czechoslovakia 		Henri Cochet
Pavel Macenauer 		6
4 		3
6 		7
5 		3
6 		6
2 		 

Inter-Zonal Final

Australia vs. France


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

Challenge Round

United States vs. Australia


United States
5 		Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States
11–13 September 1924
Grass
Australia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Australia 		Bill Tilden
Gerald Patterson 		6
4 		6
2 		6
2 		     
2 United States
Australia 		Vincent Richards
Pat O'Hara Wood 		6
3 		6
2 		6
4 		     
3 United States
Australia 		Bill Johnston / Bill Tilden
Pat O'Hara Wood / Gerald Patterson 		5
7 		6
3 		6
4 		6
1 		   
4 United States
Australia 		Bill Tilden
Pat O'Hara Wood 		6
2 		6
1 		6
1 		     
5 United States
Australia 		Vincent Richards
Gerald Patterson 		6
3 		7
5 		6
4 		     

See also

References

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