International Lawn Tennis Challenge 1936

The International Lawn Tennis Challenge 1936 was the 31st edition of the competition for men's national tennis teams organized by the ITF . 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.

In the continental playoff, Australia prevailed against the German Reich , but lost to defending champion Great Britain 3-2 in the final from July 25th to 28th . It was Great Britain's ninth title to date, and the fourth in a row.

Attendees

Including the defending champion, 24 countries took part in the competition. The following teams played for a final ticket against the defending champion.

European zone

Argentina  Belgium  Denmark  German Empire  France

Greece  Irish Free State  Yugoslavia  Monaco  Netherlands

Norway  Austria  Poland  China  Sweden

Switzerland  Spain  Czechoslovakia  Hungary

America Zone

Australia

Cuba

Mexico

United States

The tournament

In the following illustrations, the host of each game is in italics and the winner is printed in bold . Games without a marked host took place on neutral ground.

European zone

1st round April 24th – 3rd round May

2nd round 8-17 May

Quarterfinals 4th – 7th June

Semi-finals 12-15 June

Final 10-12 July

Irish Free State

bye

Irish Free State

4th

Sweden

1

bye

Sweden

Irish Free State

3

Switzerland

2

Switzerland

bye

Switzerland

5

Denmark

0

bye

Denmark

Irish Free State

0

German Empire

5

Greece

bye

Greece

1

Argentina

4th

bye

Argentina

Argentina

1

German Empire

4th

Hungary

bye

Hungary

0

German Empire

5

Spain

1

German Empire

4th

German Empire

3

Yugoslavia

0

Netherlands

3

Monaco

2

Netherlands

1

France

4th

France

5

Republic of China

0

France

2

Yugoslavia

3

Yugoslavia

bye

Yugoslavia

3

Czechoslovakia

2

bye

Czechoslovakia

Yugoslavia

4th

Austria

1

Norway

bye

Norway

2

Belgium

3

bye

Belgium

Belgium

1

Austria

4th

Austria

bye

Austria

3

Poland

2

bye

Poland

America Zone

	Semi-finals 10-12 April					Final May 30–1. June
		Australia	Where
		Cuba
							Australia	3
							United States	2
		United States	5
		Mexico	0

Playoff

In the playoff between the two winners of the continental zones, Australia triumphed over the German Empire.

4 1 Venue: Wimbledon ( England ) Date: July 18-21 , 1936 Playing surface: turf
player	player	Result
Jack Crawford	Henner Henkel	6: 2, 6: 2, r.
Adrian Quist	Gottfried von Cramm	6: 4, 4: 6, 6: 4, 4: 6, 9:11
Jack Crawford Vivian McGrath	Henner Henkel Gottfried von Cramm	6: 4, 4: 6, 6: 4, 6: 4
Vivian McGrath	Henner Henkel	6: 3, 5: 7, 6: 4, 6: 4
Jack Crawford	Hans Thinker	6: 3, 6: 1, 6: 4

final

In the final between Great Britain and Australia, the British defending champions prevailed 3-2.

Great Britain	final	Australia
Team Henry Austin Pat Hughes Fred Perry Raymond Tuckey Captain Herbert Barrett	Date: July 25 to 28 1936 Location: Wimbledon ( England ) Surface: Grass Henry Austin 4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 1, 6: 1 Jack Crawford Fred Perry 6: 1, 4: 6, 7: 5, 6: 2 Adrian Quist Pat Hughes Raymond Tuckey 4: 6, 6: 2, 5: 7, 8:10 Jack Crawford Adrian Quist Henry Austin 4: 6, 6: 3, 5: 7, 2: 6 Adrian Quist Fred Perry 6: 2, 6: 3, 6: 3 Jack Crawford Result: 3: 2	Team Jack Crawford Adrian Quist     Captain Cliff Sproule

Web links

• Official website of the Davis Cup

credentials

1. ↑ Davis Cup - Tie details - 1936 - Australia vs Germany ( English ) Retrieved July 3, 2012.
2. ↑ Davis Cup - Tie details - 1936 - Great Britain vs Australia ( English ). Retrieved July 3, 2012.