International Lawn Tennis Challenge 1937

The International Lawn Tennis Challenge 1937 was the 32nd 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.

In the continental playoff, the USA prevailed against the German Reich and defeated defending champion Great Britain 4-1 in the final from July 24th to 27th . It was the USA’s twelfth title to date.

Attendees

Including the defending champion, 25 countries took part in the competition. The following teams played for a final ticket against the defending champion.

European zone

Belgium  German Empire  France  Greece  Irish Free State

Italy  Yugoslavia  Monaco  New Zealand  Netherlands

Norway  Austria  Poland  China  Romania

Sweden  Switzerland  South African Union  Czechoslovakia  Hungary

America Zone

Australia

Japan

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 29th – 2nd round May

2nd round 8-17 May

Quarterfinals 4th – 7th June

Semi-finals 12-14 June

Final 10-12 July

German Empire

bye

German Empire

3

Austria

1

bye

Austria

German Empire

4th

Italy

1

Italy

bye

Italy

5

Monaco

0

bye

Monaco

German Empire

4th

Belgium

1

Sweden

bye

Sweden

3

Greece

2

bye

Greece

Sweden

2

Belgium

3

Belgium

3

Hungary

2

Belgium

4th

Switzerland

1

Switzerland

3

Irish Free State

2

German Empire

4th

Czechoslovakia

1

Netherlands

0

South African Union

5

South African Union

4th

New Zealand

1

New Zealand

3

Republic of China

2

South African Union

1

Yugoslavia

4th

Yugoslavia

bye

Yugoslavia

5

Romania

0

bye

Romania

Yugoslavia

1

Czechoslovakia

4th

Poland

bye

Poland

0

Czechoslovakia

5

bye

Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia

4th

France

1

France

bye

France

5

Norway

0

bye

Norway

America Zone

	Semi-finals April 30–2. May					Final May 30–1. June
		United States	5
		Japan	0
							United States	5
							Australia	0
		Mexico	0
		Australia	5

Playoff

In the playoff between the two winners of the continental zones, the USA won over the German Empire. Here overtook Don Budge at 2: 2 Play a 0: 2 sets down in the decider against Gottfried von Cramm on.

3 2 Venue: Wimbledon ( England ) Date: July 17-20 , 1937 Playing surface: turf
player	player	Result
Bryan Grant	Gottfried von Cramm	3: 6, 4: 6, 2: 6
Don Budge	Henner Henkel	6: 1, 6: 2, 6: 3
Don Budge Gene Mako	Henner Henkel Gottfried von Cramm	4: 6, 7: 5, 8: 6, 6: 4
Bryan Grant	Henner Henkel	5: 7, 6: 2, 3: 6, 4: 6
Don Budge	Gottfried von Cramm	6: 8, 5: 7, 6: 4, 6: 2, 8: 6

final

In the final between defending champions Great Britain and the USA, the challenger was able to prevail 4-1. It was the United States’s twelfth title to date. For Great Britain, after five finals and four titles in a row, it should take 41 years (until 1978 ) to reach the next finals.

Great Britain	final	United States
Team Henry Austin Charles Hare Raymond Tuckey Frank Wilde Captain Herbert Barrett	Date: July 24 to 27 1937 Location: Wimbledon ( England ) Surface: Grass Henry Austin 6: 3, 6: 2, 7: 5 Frank Parker Charles Hare 13:15, 1: 6, 2: 6 Don Budge Raymond Tuckey Frank Wilde 3: 6, 5: 7, 9: 7, 10:12 Don Budge Gene Mako Charles Hare 2: 6, 4: 6, 2: 6 Frank Parker Henry Austin 6: 8, 6: 3, 4: 6, 3: 6 Don Budge Result: 1: 4	Team Don Budge Gene Mako Frank Parker   Captain Walter Pate

Web links

• Official website of the Davis Cup

credentials

1. ^ Davis Cup - Tie details - 1937 - USA vs Germany ( English ) Retrieved July 6, 2012.
2. ^ Davis Cup - Tie details - 1937 - Great Britain vs USA ( English ) Retrieved July 6, 2012.