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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 | United States |
← 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]
Quarterfinals 24 July–1 August | Semifinals 7–10 August | Final 14–16 August | |||||||||||
Mexico | |||||||||||||
Baltimore, MD, United States (grass) | |||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
Mexico | 0 | ||||||||||||
Brooklyn, NY, United States (grass) | |||||||||||||
Australia | 5 | ||||||||||||
China | 0 | ||||||||||||
Providence, RI, United States (grass) | |||||||||||||
Australia | 5 | ||||||||||||
Australia | 5 | ||||||||||||
Ottawa, Canada (clay) | |||||||||||||
Japan | 0 | ||||||||||||
Canada | 3 | ||||||||||||
Montreal, Canada (grass) | |||||||||||||
Cuba | 2 | ||||||||||||
Canada | 1 | ||||||||||||
Japan | 4 | ||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
Japan | |||||||||||||
Australia vs. Japan
Australia 5 |
Agawam Hunt Club, Providence, RI, United States[3] 14–16 August 1924 Grass |
Japan 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
Birmingham, England (grass) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Torquay, England (clay) | Great Britain | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Scarborough, England (grass) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Great Britain | 3 | Spain | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Great Britain | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Belgium | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
South Africa | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastbourne, England (grass) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
South Africa [4] | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Great Britain | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Arnhem, Netherlands (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
France | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Netherlands | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Paris, France (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
India | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
India | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dublin, Ireland (grass) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
France | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ireland | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Évian-les-Bains, France (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
France | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
France | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Copenhagen, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Czechoslovakia | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungary | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Copenhagen, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Denmark | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Denmark | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italy | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Romania | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Copenhagen, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Italy [5] | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Denmark | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Prague, Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Czechoslovakia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Czechoslovakia | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Prague, Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
New Zealand | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Czechoslovakia | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Vienna, Austria | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Switzerland | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Switzerland | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Austria | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
France vs. Czechoslovakia
France 5 |
Évian Sports Club, Évian-les-Bains, France[6] 3–5 August 1924 Clay |
Czechoslovakia 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Australia vs. France
Australia 3 |
Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States[7] 4–6 September 1924 Grass |
France 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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