International Lawn Tennis Challenge 1924

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The International Lawn Tennis Challenge 1924 was the 19th edition of the competition organized by the ITF for men's national tennis teams . The competition was held in two continental zones, the European and American zones . The winners of the two zones played a playoff for the finals. Here sat Australia against France with 3: 2 by. In the final, which took place from September 11th to 13th, defending champions USA finally got the upper hand with 5-0 as in the previous year . The USA secured their ninth title so far and the fifth in a row.

Attendees

Including the defending champion, 24 countries took part in the competition. This was the fourth time in a row that a new attendance record was achieved. The following teams played for a final ticket against the defending champion.

European zone

A total of 17 teams competed in the European zone. For New Zealand and Hungary it was the first time they participated in the International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

 
 
 

America Zone

The America Zone consisted of six participants. For the empire of China , Cuba and Mexico it was the first appearance in the competition.

The tournament

European zone

1 round

date Home team Result Visiting team place Topping
12-14 May 1924 Great BritainGreat Britain Great Britain 3: 2 BelgiumBelgium Belgium Abbey Park Gardens , Torquay ( England ) sand

2nd round to final

  2nd round
May / June 		  Quarterfinals
June 		  Semi-finals
25-29 July 		  Final
3rd – 5th August
                                     
Great BritainGreat Britain Great Britain 3                  
Spain 1875Spain Spain 2  
Great BritainGreat Britain Great Britain 4th
  South Africa 1912South African Union South African Union 1  
ArgentinaArgentina Argentina
 
South Africa 1912South African Union South African Union Where  
Great BritainGreat Britain Great Britain 1
  Third French RepublicThird French Republic France 4th  
NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 1      
 
British IndiaBritish India British India 4th  
British IndiaBritish India British India 0
  Third French RepublicThird French Republic France 4th  
Ireland 1922Irish Free State Irish Free State 0
 
Third French RepublicThird French Republic France 5  
Third French RepublicThird French Republic France 5
  Czechoslovakia 1920Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 0
Hungary 1918Hungary Hungary 2            
 
DenmarkDenmark Denmark 3  
DenmarkDenmark Denmark 3
  Italy 1861Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) Italy 2  
Romania kingdomRomania Romania
 
Italy 1861Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) Italy Where  
Czechoslovakia 1920Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 3
  DenmarkDenmark Denmark 2  
Czechoslovakia 1920Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 4th      
 
New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand 0  
Czechoslovakia 1920Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 4th
  SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 1  
SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 4th
 
AustriaAustria Austria 1  

America Zone

  Quarterfinals
July 		Semi-finals
7-10 August 		Final
14.-16. August
                           
  Mexico 1918Mexico Mexico        
bye  
Mexico 1918Mexico Mexico 0
  AustraliaAustralia Australia 5  
China Empire 1916Empire of China Empire of China 0
AustraliaAustralia Australia 5  
AustraliaAustralia Australia 5
  JapanJapan Japan 0
Canada 1921Canada Canada 3    
CubaCuba Cuba 2  
Canada 1921Canada Canada 1
  JapanJapan Japan 4th  
bye
  JapanJapan Japan  

Playoff

In the playoff between the two winners of the continental zones, Australia triumphed over France, as in the previous year, and thus made it into the final against the defending champions USA for the third time in a row.

AustraliaAustralia3 2
Third French RepublicThird French Republic

Venue: Longwood Cricket Club , Boston , MA ( USA )
Date: September
4-6 , 1924 Playing surface: turf

AustraliaAustralia player Third French RepublicThird French Republic player Result
Gerald Patterson René Lacoste 3: 6, 2: 6, 8:10
Pat O'Hara Wood Jean Borotra 1: 6, 6: 4, 1: 6, 6: 4, 6: 2
Pat O'Hara Wood
Gerald Patterson 		Jacques Brugnon
René Lacoste 		6: 4, 6: 4, 6: 2
Pat O'Hara Wood René Lacoste 10: 8, 1: 6, 1: 6, 5: 7
Gerald Patterson Jean Borotra 6: 3, 6: 1, 6: 3

final

The USA only had to give up a single set (in doubles) in the game for the title and secured the title for the fifth time in a row.

United States final Australia
United States

Team
Bill Johnston
Vincent Richards
Bill Tilden

Captain
Richard Williams

Date: September 11-13, 1924
Location: Germantown Cricket Club , Philadelphia , PA ( USA )
Surface: Lawn


Bill Tilden 6: 4, 6: 2, 6: 2 Gerald Patterson
Vincent Richards 6: 3, 6: 2, 6: 4 Pat O'Hara Wood
Bill Johnston
Bill Tilden		 5: 7, 6: 3, 6: 4, 6: 1 Pat O'Hara Wood
Gerald Patterson
Bill Tilden 6: 2, 6: 1, 6: 1 Pat O'Hara Wood
Vincent Richards 6: 3, 7: 5, 6: 4 Gerald Patterson

Result: 5: 0

Australia

Team
Pat O'Hara Wood
Gerald Patterson
 

Captain
Gerald Patterson

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Davis Cup - Tie details - 1924 - Great Britain vs Belgium ( Memento of November 4, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
  2. ↑ Davis Cup - Tie details - 1924 - France vs Australia ( Memento from December 9, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
  3. ↑ Davis Cup - Tie details - 1924 - USA vs Australia ( English ) Retrieved May 30, 2016.