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.

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

Draw

Quarterfinals
July

Semifinals
7–10 August

Final
14–16 August

Mexico

bye

Baltimore, MD, United States (grass)

Mexico

Brooklyn, NY, United States (grass)

Australia

China

Australia

Providence, RI, United States (grass)

Australia

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (clay)

Japan

Canada

Cuba

Montreal, Quebec, Canada (grass)

Canada

Japan

bye

Japan

First round

China
0

Crescent Athletic Club, Brooklyn, New York, United States
31 July–1 August 1924
grass

Australia
5

		1	2	3
1	Wei Wing Lock Gerald Patterson	1 6	2 6	2 6
2	Paul Kong Pat O'Hara Wood	0 6	1 6	2 6
3	Huang Ching / Wei Wing Lock Pat O'Hara Wood / Gerald Patterson	1 6	2 6	0 6
4	Paul Kong Gerald Patterson	0 6	0 6	2 6
5	Wei Wing Lock Pat O'Hara Wood	0 6	0 6	2 6

Canada
3

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
24–26 July 1924
clay

Cuba
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Jack Wright Rogelio Paris	8 10	6 3	6 2	0 6	3 6
2	Willard Crocker Ignacio Zayas	6 1	6 2	6 2
3	Willard Crocker / Jack Wright Vicente Banet / Guillermo Sanchez-Villalba	7 5	7 5	6 2
4	Jack Wright Vicente Banet	6 4	4 6	0 6	6 3	4 6
5	Willard Crocker Rogelio Paris	6 3	7 5	6 3

Semifinals

Mexico
0

Baltimore Country Club, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
7–9 August 1924
grass

Australia
5

		1	2	3
1	Manuel Llano Gerald Patterson	0 6	1 6	2 6
2	Ignacio de la Borbolla Pat O'Hara Wood	3 6	0 6	7 9
3	Ignacio de la Borbolla / Francisco Gerdes Pat O'Hara Wood / Gerald Patterson	4 6	4 6	0 6
4	Ignacio de la Borbolla Gerald Patterson	2 6	2 6	1 6
5	Francisco Gerdes Pat O'Hara Wood	1 6	2 6	1 6

Canada
1

Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
7–10 August 1924
grass

Japan
4

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Jack Wright Sunao Okamoto	6 8	4 6	5 7
2	Willard Crocker Zenzo Shimizu	6 4	5 7	4 6	6 0	1 6
3	Willard Crocker / Jack Wright Takeichi Harada / Sunao Okamoto	7 5	6 4	6 3
4	Willard Crocker Sunao Okamoto	2 6	7 9	6 4	2 6
5	Jack Wright Zenzo Shimizu	6 4	3 6	4 6	0 6

Final

Japan
0

Agawam Hunt Club, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
14–16 August 1924
grass

Australia
5

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Zenzo Shimizu Gerald Patterson	5 7	9 11	4 6
2	Sunao Okamoto Pat O'Hara Wood	4 6	6 2	4 6	6 2	1 6
3	Takeichi Harada / Sunao Okamoto Pat O'Hara Wood / Gerald Patterson	5 7	2 6	4 6
4	Sunao Okamoto Gerald Patterson	5 7	1 6	4 6
5	Zenzo Shimizu Pat O'Hara Wood	4 6	4 6	2 6

Europe Zone

Draw

First Round 12–14 May
Torquay, England (clay)
	Great Britain	3
	Belgium	2

Second Round
May–June

Quarterfinals
June

Semifinals
25–29 July

Final
3–5 August

Birmingham, England (grass)

Great Britain

Scarborough, England (grass)

Spain

Great Britain

South Africa

Argentina

Eastbourne, England (grass)

South Africa

w/o

Great Britain

Arnhem, Netherlands (clay)

France

Netherlands

Paris, France (clay)

India

India

Dublin, Ireland (grass)

France

Ireland

Évian-les-Bains, France (clay)

France

Copenhagen, Denmark

Czechoslovakia

Hungary

Copenhagen, Denmark

Denmark

Italy

Romania

Copenhagen, Denmark

Italy

w/o

Denmark

Prague, Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia

Prague, Czechoslovakia

New Zealand

Czechoslovakia

Vienna, Austria

Switzerland

Switzerland

Austria

First round

Great Britain
3

Abbey Park Gardens, Torquay, England
12–14 May 1924
clay

Belgium
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Algernon Kingscote Georges Watson	7 5	6 2	6 3
2	Brian Gilbert Jean Washer	3 6	9 7	6 2	4 6	6 8
3	Leslie Godfree / Max Woosnam Jean Washer / Georges Watson	6 4	8 6	6 4
4	Algernon Kingscote Jean Washer	3 6	3 6	3 6
5	Brian Gilbert Georges Watson	6 4	6 3	6 1

Second round

Great Britain
3

Edgbaston Archery and Lawn Tennis Society, Birmingham, England
31 May–3 June 1924
grass

Spain
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Patrick Wheatley Eduardo Flaquer	6 3	1 6	8 6	6 1
2	Brian Gilbert Manuel Alonso-Areyzaga	2 6	7 9	6 3	6 4	4 6
3	Leslie Godfree / Max Woosnam Manuel Alonso-Areyzaga / Eduardo Flaquer	6 1	6 4	6 8	6 2
4	Patrick Wheatley Manuel Alonso-Areyzaga	3 6	7 9	6 2	4 6
5	Brian Gilbert José María Alonso-Areyzaga	6 0	6 4	6 0

Netherlands
1

Arnhem, Netherlands
29–31 May 1924
clay

India
4

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Christiaan van Lennep Sydney Jacob	6 0	6 3	2 6	5 7	7 9
2	Hendrik Timmer Mohammed Sleem	0 6	2 6	2 6
3	Hendrik Timmer / Christiaan van Lennep Syed Mohammad Hadi / Sydney Jacob	6 4	4 6	3 6	6 2	6 4
4	Hendrik Timmer Sydney Jacob	6 3	6 8	3 6	6 2	1 6
5	Christiaan van Lennep Mohammed Sleem	3 6	3 6	5 7

Ireland
0

Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland
31 May–3 June 1924
grass

France
5

		1	2	3	4	5
1	D'Arcy McCrea Jean Couiteas de Faucamberge	3 6	6 8	6 3	6 4	5 7
2	Shirley Dillon René Lacoste	1 6	2 6	2 6
3	Shirley Dillon / Louis Meldon Jacques Brugnon / René Lacoste	6 8	1 6	2 6
4	Shirley Dillon Jean Couiteas de Faucamberge	6 4	6 1	2 6	9 11	6 6
5	D'Arcy McCrea René Lacoste	1 6	3 6	6 6

Hungary
2

Copenhagen, Denmark
16–18 May 1924

Denmark
3

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Imre Takáts Axel Petersen	2 6	3 6	3 6
2	Béla von Kehrling Einer Ulrich	10 8	6 0	6 4
3	Jenő Péteri / Béla von Kehrling Bjorn Thalbitzer / Einer Ulrich	5 7	5 7	6 1	7 5	5 7
4	Béla von Kehrling Axel Petersen	6 2	6 4	6 3
5	Imre Takáts Einer Ulrich	0 6	6 4	2 6	3 6

Czechoslovakia
4

Prague, Czechoslovakia
22–24 May 1924

New Zealand
0

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Friedrich Rohrer Frank Fisher	3 6	6 0	6 4	0 6	6 4
2	Ladislav Zemla John Peacock	7 5	6 4	7 5
3	Jan Koželuh / Ladislav Zemla Frank Fisher / John Peacock	4 6	6 3	6 8	6 2	7 5
4	Friedrich Rohrer John Peacock	6 2	7 5	6 3
5	Ladislav Zemla Frank Fisher						not played

Switzerland
4

Vienna, Austria
17–20 May 1924

Austria
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Charles Aeschlimann Paul Brick	6 2	6 3	6 3
2	Charles Martin Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten	6 8	4 6	2 6
3	Charles Aeschlimann / Guy Sautter Otto Salm / Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten	2 6	6 3	6 4	6 4
4	Charles Aeschlimann Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten	7 5	8 6	7 5
5	Charles Martin Paul Brick	6 2	3 6	6 8	7 5	6 2

Quarterfinals

Great Britain
4

Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Club, Scarborough, England
9–11 June 1924
grass

South Africa
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Patrick Wheatley Patrick Spence	6 4	6 3	6 3
2	Brian Gilbert Louis Raymond	6 1	4 6	6 2	3 6	8 6
3	Leslie Godfree / Max Woosnam Louis Raymond / Patrick Spence	9 11	5 7	4 6
4	Patrick Wheatley Ivie Richardson	6 3	6 4	6 4
5	Brian Gilbert Patrick Spence	4 6	6 1	6 1	6 1

India
0

Racing Club de France, Paris, France
17–19 June 1924
clay

France
4

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Mohammed Sleem René Lacoste	6 4	4 6	2 6	4 6
2	Sydney Jacob Henri Cochet	4 6	6 4	4 6	2 6
3	Hassan-Ali Fyzee / Syed Mohammad Hadi Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet	1 6	4 6	5 7
4	Mohammed Sleem Henri Cochet	4 6	6 0	4 6	6 2	0 6
5	Sydney Jacob René Lacoste						not played

Denmark
3

Copenhagen, Denmark
14–16 June 1924

Italy
2

		1	2	3	4
1	Erik Tegner Cesare Colombo	6 0	8 6	3 6	6 4
2	Axel Petersen Umberto De Morpurgo	5 7	2 6	2 6
3	Erik Tegner / Einer Ulrich Cesare Colombo / Umberto De Morpurgo	7 5	7 5	4 6	6 0
4	Erik Tegner Umberto De Morpurgo	3 6	1 6	3 6
5	Axel Petersen Cesare Colombo	6 2	6 3	6 4

Czechoslovakia
4

Prague, Czechoslovakia
4–6 June 1924

Switzerland
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Friedrich Rohrer Charles Martin	2 6	6 2	6 3	8 6
2	Ladislav Zemla Charles Aeschlimann	3 6	6 8	6 4	6 1	1 6
3	Jan Koželuh / Ladislav Zemla Charles Aeschlimann / Guy Sautter	6 2	6 3	6 2
4	Friedrich Rohrer Charles Aeschlimann	2 6	4 6	7 5	6 2	6 4
5	Ladislav Zemla Charles Martin	6 2	6 2	6 2

Semifinals

Great Britain
1

Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, England
26–29 July 1924
grass

France
4

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Algernon Kingscote Henri Cochet	6 3	4 6	6 4	3 6	3 6
2	Brian Gilbert René Lacoste	4 6	5 7	3 6
3	Leslie Godfree / Max Woosnam Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon	4 6	6 4	3 6	1 6
4	Brian Gilbert Henri Cochet	5 7	1 6	9 7	8 6	6 2
5	Algernon Kingscote René Lacoste	6 8	6 3	6 3	2 6	4 6

Denmark
2

Copenhagen, Denmark
25–27 July 1924

Czechoslovakia
3

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Axel Petersen Ladislav Zemla	2 6	5 7	5 7
2	Erik Worm Friedrich Rohrer	4 6	6 3	6 3	3 6	8 10
3	Einer Ulrich / Erik Worm Jan Koželuh / Ladislav Zemla	1 6	3 6	1 6
4	Erik Worm Ladislav Zemla	6 2	3 6	6 4	10 8
5	Axel Petersen Friedrich Rohrer	3 6	6 3	7 5	6 0

Final

France
5

Évian Sports Club, Évian-les-Bains, France
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 Zemla	6 1	8 6	6 4
3	Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet Jan Koželuh / Ladislav Zemla	7 5	3 6	6 4	6 4
4	René Lacoste Ladislav Zemla	6 3	6 2	6 2
5	Henri Cochet Pavel Macenauer	6 4	3 6	7 5	3 6	6 2

Inter-Zonal Zone

France
2

Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States
4–6 September 1924
grass

Australia
3

		1	2	3	4	5
1	René Lacoste Gerald Patterson	6 3	6 2	10 8
2	Jean Borotra Pat O'Hara Wood	6 1	4 6	6 1	4 6	2 6
3	Jacques Brugnon / René Lacoste Pat O'Hara Wood / Gerald Patterson	4 6	4 6	2 6
4	René Lacoste Pat O'Hara Wood	8 10	6 1	6 1	7 5
5	Jean Borotra Gerald Patterson	3 6	1 6	3 6

Challenge Round

United States
5

Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
11–13 September 1924
grass

Australia
0

		1	2	3	4
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

↑ "Davis Cup – 1924 Results". ITF. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
↑ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.

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