1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
The 1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 26th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. Due to an increase in South American entries, the Americas Zone was split into the North/Central American Zone and the South American Zone. The winner of each sub-zone would play to determine who moved to the Inter-Zonal round. 22 teams would enter the Europe Zone, while 7 would enter the Americas Zone. These included first-time entries from Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, although Brazil withdrew without playing a tie, and Paraguay would not play their second tie until 1982.[1] This year also marked the first time that ties were played in South America.
The United States defeated Argentina in the American Zone, but would then lose to Great Britain in the Inter-Zonal play-off. France defeated Great Britain in the Challenge Round, giving France their fifth straight title. The final was played at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France on 24–26 July.[2][3][4]
America Zone
North/Central America draw
| 1st round 1-3 May |
Final 21-23 May | |||||||||
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | ||||||||||
 United States |
5 | |||||||||
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0 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada (grass) | ||||||||
| United States |
4 | |||||||||
 Canada |
1 | |||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||
| Canada |
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South America draw
| Quarterfinals 26-28 March |
Semifinals 2-4 April |
Final 24-26 April | |||||||||||||
| Asunción, Paraguay | |||||||||||||||
 Paraguay |
0 | ||||||||||||||
 Argentina |
5 | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | |||||||||||||
| Argentina |
5 | ||||||||||||||
 Uruguay |
0 | ||||||||||||||
| Uruguay |
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| bye | Santiago, Chile | ||||||||||||||
| Argentina |
3 | ||||||||||||||
 Chile |
0 | ||||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||||
 Brazil |
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| Brazil |
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| Chile |
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| bye | |||||||||||||||
| Chile |
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Americas Inter-Zonal round
| United States 5 |
Chevy Chase Lawn Tennis Club, Chevy Chase, MD, United States 28–30 May 1931 clay |
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Europe Zone
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Final
 Czechoslovakia 1 |
Prague, Czechoslovakia 9–11 July 1931 clay |
 Great Britain 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inter-Zonal Zone
| United States 2 |
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 17–19 July 1931 clay |
Great Britain 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Challenge Round
 France 3 |
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 24–26 July 1931 clay |
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References
- ↑ http://www.daviscup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=PAR
- ↑ "Davis Cup – 1931 Results". ITF.
- ↑ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ↑ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 383. ISBN 0047960426.
