1924 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

International tennis tournament January 2025 1924 International Lawn Tennis Challenge 12 May – 13 September 1924 19th 22 USA 1912 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.Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 495–506 2nd America Zone 1924 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone Draw 24 July–1 August 7–10 August 14–16 August MEX 1916 bye Brooklyn, NY, United States (grass) CHN 1912 0 AUS 5 Ottawa, Canada (clay) CAN 1921 3 CUB 2 bye JPN 1870 Baltimore, MD, United States (grass) MEX 1916 0 AUS 5 Montreal, Canada (grass) CAN 1921 1 JPN 1870 4 Providence, RI, United States (grass) AUS 5 JPN 1870 0 Final Australia vs. Japan Australia Japan 1870 Agawam Hunt Club, Providence, RI, United Stateshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1924-AME-M-AUS-JPN-01 Australia v Japan daviscup.com 14–16 August 1924 Grass 5 0 Gerald Patterson 7 11 6 Zenzo Shimizu 5 9 4 Pat O'Hara Wood 6 2 6 2 6 Sunao Okamoto 4 6 4 6 1 Pat O'Hara Wood Gerald Patterson 7 6 6 Takeichi Harada Sunao Okamoto 5 2 4 Gerald Patterson 7 6 6 Sunao Okamoto 5 1 4 Pat O'Hara Wood 6 6 6 Zenzo Shimizu 4 4 2 Europe Zone 1924 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone Draw Draw Final France vs. Czechoslovakia France 1830 Czechoslovakia Évian Sports Club, Évian-les-Bains, Francehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1924-EUR-M-FRA-TCH-01 France v Czechoslovakia daviscup.com 3–5 August 1924 Clay 5 0 René Lacoste 6 10 6 Pavel Macenauer 2 8 4 Henri Cochet 6 8 6 Ladislav Žemla 1 6 4 Jacques Brugnon Henri Cochet 7 3 6 6 Jan Koželuh Ladislav Žemla 5 6 4 4 René Lacoste 6 6 6 Ladislav Žemla 3 2 2 Henri Cochet 6 3 7 3 6 Pavel Macenauer 4 6 5 6 2 Inter-Zonal Final Australia vs. France Australia France 1830 Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United Stateshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1924-INZ-M-AUS-FRA-01 Australia v France daviscup.com 4–6 September 1924 Grass 3 2 Gerald Patterson 3 2 8 René Lacoste 6 6 10 Pat O'Hara Wood 1 6 1 6 6 Jean Borotra 6 4 6 4 2 Pat O'Hara Wood Gerald Patterson 6 6 6 Jacques Brugnon René Lacoste 4 4 2 Pat O'Hara Wood 10 1 1 5 René Lacoste 8 6 6 7 Gerald Patterson 6 6 6 Jean Borotra 3 1 3 Challenge Round United States vs. Australia United States 1912 Australia Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United Stateshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1924-WG-CHR-USA-AUS-01 United States v Australia daviscup.com 11–13 September 1924 Grass 5 0 Bill Tilden 6 6 6 Gerald Patterson 4 2 2 Vincent Richards 6 6 6 Pat O'Hara Wood 3 2 4 Bill Johnston Bill Tilden 5 6 6 6 Pat O'Hara Wood Gerald Patterson 7 3 4 1 Bill Tilden 6 6 6 Pat O'Hara Wood 2 1 1 Vincent Richards 6 7 6 Gerald Patterson 3 5 4 See also 1924 Wightman Cup References External links Davis Cup official website https://web.archive.org/web/20101018182625/http://www.daviscup.com/ October 18, 2010 Category:Davis Cups by year International Lawn Tennis Challenge International Lawn Tennis Challenge International Lawn Tennis Challenge