1924 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

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.

1924 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

Details
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]

America Zone

Further information: 1924 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone

Draw

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

Final

Australia vs. Japan

Australia 5	Agawam Hunt Club, Providence, RI, United States[3] 14–16 August 1924 Grass		Japan 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gerald Patterson Zenzo Shimizu 7 5 11 9 6 4       2 Pat O'Hara Wood Sunao Okamoto 6 4 2 6 6 4 2 6 6 1   3 Pat O'Hara Wood / Gerald Patterson Takeichi Harada / Sunao Okamoto 7 5 6 2 6 4       4 Gerald Patterson Sunao Okamoto 7 5 6 1 6 4       5 Pat O'Hara Wood Zenzo Shimizu 6 4 6 4 6 2

Europe Zone

Further information: 1924 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

Draw

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

Final

France vs. Czechoslovakia

France 5	Évian Sports Club, Évian-les-Bains, France[6] 3–5 August 1924 Clay		Czechoslovakia 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 René Lacoste Pavel Macenauer 6 2 10 8 6 4       2 Henri Cochet Ladislav Žemla 6 1 8 6 6 4       3 Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet Jan Koželuh / Ladislav Žemla 7 5 3 6 6 4 6 4     4 René Lacoste Ladislav Žemla 6 3 6 2 6 2       5 Henri Cochet Pavel Macenauer 6 4 3 6 7 5 3 6 6 2

Inter-Zonal Final

Australia vs. France

Australia 3	Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States[7] 4–6 September 1924 Grass		France 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gerald Patterson René Lacoste 3 6 2 6 8 10       2 Pat O'Hara Wood Jean Borotra 1 6 6 4 1 6 6 4 6 2   3 Pat O'Hara Wood / Gerald Patterson Jacques Brugnon / René Lacoste 6 4 6 4 6 2       4 Pat O'Hara Wood René Lacoste 10 8 1 6 1 6 5 7     5 Gerald Patterson Jean Borotra 6 3 6 1 6 3

Challenge Round

United States vs. Australia

United States 5	Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States[2] 11–13 September 1924 Grass		Australia 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Bill Tilden Gerald Patterson 6 4 6 2 6 2       2 Vincent Richards Pat O'Hara Wood 6 3 6 2 6 4       3 Bill Johnston / Bill Tilden Pat O'Hara Wood / Gerald Patterson 5 7 6 3 6 4 6 1     4 Bill Tilden Pat O'Hara Wood 6 2 6 1 6 1       5 Vincent Richards Gerald Patterson 6 3 7 5 6 4

See also

• 1924 Wightman Cup