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.
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Duration | 12 May – 13 September 1924 |
Edition | 19th |
Teams | 22 |
Champion | |
Winning Nation | ![]() |
← 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
Draw
Quarterfinals 24 July–1 August | Semifinals 7–10 August | Final 14–16 August | |||||||||||
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Baltimore, MD, United States (grass) | |||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
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Brooklyn, NY, United States (grass) | |||||||||||||
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Providence, RI, United States (grass) | |||||||||||||
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Ottawa, Canada (clay) | |||||||||||||
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Montreal, Canada (grass) | |||||||||||||
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bye | |||||||||||||
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Final
Australia vs. Japan
![]() Australia 5 |
Agawam Hunt Club, Providence, RI, United States[3] 14–16 August 1924 Grass |
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Europe Zone
Draw
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
Birmingham, England (grass) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Torquay, England (clay) | ![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Scarborough, England (grass) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eastbourne, England (grass) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Arnhem, Netherlands (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paris, France (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dublin, Ireland (grass) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Évian-les-Bains, France (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Copenhagen, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Copenhagen, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Copenhagen, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Prague, Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Prague, Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vienna, Austria | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
France vs. Czechoslovakia
![]() France 5 |
Évian Sports Club, Évian-les-Bains, France[6] 3–5 August 1924 Clay |
![]() Czechoslovakia 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inter-Zonal Final
Australia vs. France
![]() Australia 3 |
Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States[7] 4–6 September 1924 Grass |
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Challenge Round
United States vs. Australia
![]() United States 5 |
Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States[2] 11–13 September 1924 Grass |
![]() Australia 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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See also
References
- Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- "United States v Australia". daviscup.com.
- "Australia v Japan". daviscup.com.
- "South Africa v Argentina". daviscup.com.
- "Italy v Romania". daviscup.com.
- "France v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
- "Australia v France". daviscup.com.