1932 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

The 1932 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 27th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. 22 teams would enter the Europe Zone; while 8 would enter the Americas Zone, 5 in North America and 3 in South America.

1932 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
Details
Duration28 April – 31 July
Edition27th
Teams29
Champion
Winning Nation France
← 1931
1933 →

The United States defeated Brazil in the America Inter-Zonal Final, after Brazil received two walkovers in the South America Zone, and then defeated Germany in the Inter-Zonal play-off. France defeated the US in the Challenge Round, giving them their sixth straight title. The final was played at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France on 29-31 July.[1][2][3]

America Zone
Further information: 1932 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone

North & Central America Zone
  Quarterfinals
28–30 April		 Semifinals
13–15 May		 Final
27–30 May
                           
  Chevy Chase, MD, United States (clay)
    United States 5  
    Canada 0     New Orleans, LA, United States (clay)
      United States 5  
      Mexico 0  
    Mexico
   bye     Philadelphia, PA, United States (clay)
      United States 5
        Australia 0
   bye  
    Australia     Havana, Cuba
      Australia 5
      Cuba 0  
   bye
    Cuba  

South America Zone
  Semifinals
 Final
                 
 
    Brazil w/o  
    Chile    
      Brazil w/o
      Paraguay
   bye
    Paraguay  

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

United States vs. Brazil


United States
5		 West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States [4]
9–11 June 1932
Clay
Brazil
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Wilmer Allison
Nelson Cruz		 6
3		 6
2		 6
3		      
2
Frank Shields
Ricardo Pernambuco		 6
1		 6
3		 0
6 		6
4		    
3
Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn
Ricardo Pernambuco / Ultimo Simone		 6
1		 6
1		 6
2		      
4
Wilmer Allison
Ricardo Pernambuco		 6
1		 6
2		 6
0		      
5
John Van Ryn
Ultimo Simone		 6
2		 6
0		 6
0		      

Europe Zone
Further information: 1932 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

Draw
First Round
3–12 May
   Second Round
11–23 May
   Quarterfinals
10–14 June
   Semifinals
8–10 July
   Final
15–17 July
  Denmark    
 bye       Denmark 4  
  Yugoslavia     Yugoslavia 1    
 bye         Denmark 0  
  Greece         Japan 5  
 bye       Greece 0
  Japan     Japan 5    
Milan, Italy (clay)
 bye         Japan 2  
  Spain    
Rome, Italy (clay)
     Italy 3  
 bye       Spain 1  
  Italy 3     Italy 4    
  Egypt 2         Italy 3
  Norway 0          Switzerland 2  
  Monaco 5       Monaco 2
  Belgium 0      Switzerland 3    
Milan, Italy (clay)
   Switzerland 5         Italy 0
  Czechoslovakia 2         Germany 5
  Austria 3       Austria 2  
  Germany 5     Germany 3    
  India 0         Germany 4  
  Hungary 5    
Dublin, Ireland (grass)
     Ireland 1  
  Finland 0       Hungary 1
 bye     Ireland 4    
Berlin, Germany (clay)
  Ireland         Germany 3
 bye         Great Britain 2  
  Great Britain       Great Britain 5  
 bye     Romania 0    
Warsaw, Poland (clay)
  Romania         Great Britain 4
 bye         Poland 1  
  Poland       Poland 4
 bye     Netherlands 1  
  Netherlands  

Final

Italy vs. Germany


Italy
0		 Milan, Italy [5]
15–17 July 1932
Clay
Germany
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Giovanni Palmieri
Gottfried von Cramm		 3
6 		4
6 		0
6 		     
2
Giorgio de Stefani
Daniel Prenn		 1
6 		4
6 		6
1		 2
6 		   
3
Alberto del Bono / Giorgio de Stefani
Gottfried von Cramm / Daniel Prenn		 3
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
4
Giovanni Palmieri
Gustav Jaenecke		 3
6 		6
0		 1
6 		6
2		 1
6 		 
5
Alberto del Bono
Gottfried von Cramm		 6
8 		3
6 		6
3		 1
6 		   

Inter-Zonal Zone

United States vs. Germany


United States
3		 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [6]
22–24 July 1932
Clay
Germany
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Frank Shields
Gottfried von Cramm		 5
7 		7
5		 4
6 		6
8 		   
2
Ellsworth Vines
Daniel Prenn		 6
3		 6
3		 0
6 		6
4		    
3
Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn
Gottfried von Cramm / Daniel Prenn		 6
3		 6
4		 6
1		      
4
Ellsworth Vines
Gottfried von Cramm		 3
6 		6
3		 9
7		 6
3		    
5
Frank Shields
Daniel Prenn		 1
6 		0
6 		8
6		 2
6 		   

Challenge Round

France vs. United States


France
3		 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [3]
29–31 July 1932
Clay
United States
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jean Borotra
Ellsworth Vines		 6
4		 6
2		 3
6 		6
4		    
2
Henri Cochet
Wilmer Allison		 5
7 		7
5		 7
5		 6
2		    
3
Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet
Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn		 3
6 		13
11		 5
7 		6
4		 4
6 		 
4
Jean Borotra
Wilmer Allison		 1
6 		3
6 		6
4		 6
2		 7
5		  
5
Henri Cochet
Ellsworth Vines		 6
4		 6
0		 5
7 		6
8 		2
6 		 

References
  1. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.
  3. "France v United States". daviscup.com.
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  5. "Italy v Germany". daviscup.com.
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