1937 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

1937 edition of the International Lawn Tennis Challenge January 2025 1937 International Lawn Tennis Challenge 29 April – 27 July 1937 32nd 25 USA 1912 1936 1938 The 1937 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 32nd edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. 20 teams entered the Europe Zone, while 4 teams entered the Americas Zone. The United States defeated Australia in the Americas Zone final, while in the Europe Zone final Germany defeated Czechoslovakia. The United States defeated Germany in the Inter-Zonal play-off, and then defeated Great Britain in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the All England Club Centre Court in Wimbledon, London, England on 24–27 July.Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 495–496, 499 2ndThe Encyclopedia of Tennis 1974 Allen & Unwin London 0047960426 Max Robertson 384 America Zone 1937 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone Draw 30 April–2 May 29–31 May Mexico City, Mexico (clay) AUS 5 MEX 1934 0 San Francisco, CA, United States (clay) USA 1912 5 JPN 1870 0 Forest Hills, NY, United States (grass) AUS 0 USA 1912 5 Final United States vs. Australia United States 1912 Australia West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United Stateshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1937-AME-M-USA-AUS-01 United States v Australia daviscup.com 29–31 May 1937 Grass 5 0 Don Budge 6 6 6 Jack Crawford 1 3 2 Bryan Grant 6 7 6 John Bromwich 2 5 1 Don Budge Gene Mako 7 6 8 Jack Crawford Vivian McGrath 5 1 6 Don Budge 6 6 5 6 John Bromwich 2 3 7 1 Bryan Grant 6 6 7 Jack Crawford 0 2 5 Europe Zone 1937 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone Draw y 29 April–2 May 8–17 May 4–7 June 12–14 June 10–12 July First Round Second Round 25 150 GER 1935 bye AUT 1934 bye ITA 1861 bye MON bye SWE bye GRE old bye BEL 3 HUN 1920 2 SUI 3 IRL 2 NED 0 RSA 1928 5 NZL 3 ROC 2 bye Kingdom of Yugoslavia bye ROU bye POL 1928 bye TCH bye FRA 1830 bye NOR Munich, Germany GER 1935 3 AUT 1934 1 Bologna, Italy (clay) ITA 1861 5 MON 0 Stockholm, Sweden (clay) SWE 3 GRE old 2 Brussels, Belgium BEL 4 SUI 1 Brighton, England (clay) RSA 1928 4 NZL 1 Belgrade, Yugoslavia Kingdom of Yugoslavia 5 ROU 0 Warsaw, Poland POL 1928 0 TCH 5 Paris, France (clay) FRA 1830 5 NOR 0 Milan, Italy (clay) GER 1935 4 ITA 1861 1 Brussels, Belgium (clay) SWE 2 BEL 3 Zagreb, Yugoslavia RSA 1928 1 Kingdom of Yugoslavia 4 Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) TCH 4 FRA 1830 1 Berlin, Germany GER 1935 4 BEL 1 Prague, Czechoslovakia Kingdom of Yugoslavia 1 TCH 4 Berlin, Germany GER 1935 4 TCH 1 Final Germany vs. Czechoslovakia Germany 1935 Czechoslovakia Berlin, Germanyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1937-EUR-M-GER-TCH-01 Germany v Czechoslovakia daviscup.com 10–12 July 1937 4 1 Henner Henkel 6 7 7 Ladislav Hecht 1 5 5 Gottfried von Cramm 3 4 6 6 6 Roderich Menzel 6 6 4 3 2 Gottfried von Cramm Henner Henkel 6 6 10 6 Josef Caska Ladislav Hecht 1 2 12 0 Gottfried von Cramm 6 7 6 Ladislav Hecht 3 5 2 Hans Denker 6 6 4 4 2 František Cejnar 4 3 6 6 6 Inter-Zonal Final United States vs. Germany United States 1912 Germany 1935 Centre Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, Englandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1937-INZ-M-USA-GER-01 United States v Germany daviscup.com 17–20 July 1937 Grass 3 2 Bryan Grant 3 4 2 Gottfried von Cramm 6 6 6 Don Budge 6 6 6 Henner Henkel 2 1 3 Don Budge Gene Mako 4 7 8 6 Gottfried von Cramm Henner Henkel 6 5 6 4 Bryan Grant 5 6 3 4 Henner Henkel 7 2 6 6 Don Budge 6 5 6 6 8 Gottfried von Cramm 8 7 4 2 6 Challenge Round Great Britain vs. United States Great Britain United States 1912 Centre Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, Englandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1937-WG-CHR-GBR-USA-01 Great Britain v United States daviscup.com 24–27 July 1937 Grass 1 4 Bunny Austin 6 6 7 Frank Parker 3 2 5 Charles Hare 13 1 2 Don Budge 15 6 6 Raymond Tuckey Frank Wilde 3 5 9 10 Don Budge Gene Mako 6 7 7 12 Charles Hare 2 4 2 Frank Parker 6 6 6 Bunny Austin 6 6 4 3 Don Budge 8 3 6 6 See also 1937 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 Category:Events at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club