1924 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

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.

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

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.[1][2]

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  
   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  

Final

Australia vs. Japan


Australia
5		 Agawam Hunt Club, Providence, RI, United States [3]
14–16 August 1924
Grass
Japan
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Gerald Patterson
Zenzo Shimizu		 7
5		 11
9		 6
4		      
2
Pat O'Hara Wood
Sunao Okamoto		 6
4		 2
6 		6
4		 2
6 		6
1		  
3
Pat O'Hara Wood / Gerald Patterson
Takeichi Harada / Sunao Okamoto		 7
5		 6
2		 6
4		      
4
Gerald Patterson
Sunao Okamoto		 7
5		 6
1		 6
4		      
5
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 Round
12-14 May
       
  Torquay, England (clay)
    Great Britain 3
    Belgium 2
  Second Round
12 May–3 June		 Quarterfinals
4–19 June		 Semifinals
25–29 July		 Final
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  
  Romania
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  

Final

France vs. Czechoslovakia


France
5		 Évian Sports Club, Évian-les-Bains, France [4]
3–5 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 Žemla		 6
1		 8
6		 6
4		      
3
Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet
Jan Koželuh / Ladislav Žemla		 7
5		 3
6 		6
4		 6
4		    
4
René Lacoste
Ladislav Žemla		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      
5
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 [5]
4–6 September 1924
Grass
France
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Gerald Patterson
René Lacoste		 3
6 		2
6 		8
10 		     
2
Pat O'Hara Wood
Jean Borotra		 1
6 		6
4		 1
6 		6
4		 6
2		  
3
Pat O'Hara Wood / Gerald Patterson
Jacques Brugnon / René Lacoste		 6
4		 6
4		 6
2		      
4
Pat O'Hara Wood
René Lacoste		 10
8		 1
6 		1
6 		5
7 		   
5
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 [2]
11–13 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		      

References
  1. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. "United States v Australia". daviscup.com.
  3. "Australia v Japan". daviscup.com.
  4. "France v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  5. "Australia v France". daviscup.com.
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