- 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 would, for the second straight year, be divided into the America and Europe Zones. 17 teams would compete 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.For the second straight year, Australia would defeat France in the Inter-Zonal play-off, but would once again fall 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.America Zone
Draw
8TeamBracket-info
RD1date=July
RD2date=7-10 August
RD3date=14-16 AugustRD1T1-loc=
RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=davis|MEX|1917 | RD1-score1=
RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=RD1T2-loc=Brooklyn, NY,
United States (grass)
RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=davis|ROC | RD1-score3=0
RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=davis|AUS | RD1-score4=5RD1T3-loc=
Ottawa ,Canada (clay)
RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=davis|CAN|1921 | RD1-score5=3
RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=davis|CUB | RD1-score6=2RD1T4-loc=
RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=bye | RD1-score7=
RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=davis|JPN | RD1-score8=RD2T1-loc=Baltimore, MD,
United States (grass)
RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=davis|MEX|1917 | RD2-score1=0
RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=davis|AUS | RD2-score2=5RD2T2-loc=
Montreal ,Canada (grass)
RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=davis|CAN|1921 | RD2-score3=1
RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=davis|JPN | RD2-score4=4RD3T1-loc=Providence, RI,
United States (grass)
RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=davis|AUS | RD3-score1=5
RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=davis|JPN | RD3-score2=0Final
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team1=Japan
team2=Australia
venue=Agawam Hunt Club,Providence, Rhode Island ,United States
date=14 August - 16 August, 1924
surface=grass
score1=0
score2=5
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Zenzo Shimizu |5 |9 |4 | | |T2P1=Gerald Patterson |7 |11 |6 | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Sunao Okamoto |4 |6 |4 |6 |1 |T2P1=Pat O'Hara Wood |6 |2 |6 |2 |6
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Takeichi Harada |T1P2=Sunao Okamoto |5 |2 |4 | | |T2P1=Pat O'Hara Wood |T2P2=Gerald Patterson |7 |6 |6 | |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Sunao Okamoto |5 |1 |4 | | |T2P1=Gerald Patterson |7 |6 |6 | |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Zenzo Shimizu |4 |4 |2 | | |T2P1=Pat O'Hara Wood |6 |6 |6 | | |Europe Zone
Draw
DCWorld
RD1-date=May-June
RD2-date=June
RD3-date=25-29 July
RD4-date=3-5 AugustRD1-name=Second Round
RD1T1-loc=
Birmingham ,England (grass)
RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=davis|GBR | RD1-score1=3
RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=davis|ESP|1785 | RD1-score2=2RD1T2-loc=
RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=davis|ARG | RD1-score3=
RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=davis|RSA|1910 | RD1-score4=w/oRD1T3-loc=
Arnhem ,Netherlands (clay)
RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=davis|NED | RD1-score5=1
RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=davis|IND|British | RD1-score6=4RD1T4-loc=
Dublin ,Ireland (grass)
RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=davis|IRL | RD1-score7=0
RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=davis|FRA | RD1-score8=5RD1T5-loc=
Copenhagen ,Denmark
RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9=davis|HUN|1920 | RD1-score9=2
RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=davis|DEN | RD1-score10=3RD1T6-loc=
RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=davis|ROU | RD1-score11=
RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=davis|ITA|1861 | RD1-score12=w/oRD1T7-loc=
Prague ,Czechoslovakia
RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=davis|TCH | RD1-score13=4
RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=davis|NZL | RD1-score14=0RD1T8-loc=
Vienna ,Austria
RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=davis|SUI | RD1-score15=4
RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=davis|AUT | RD1-score16=1RD2T1-loc=Scarborough,
England (grass)
RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=davis|GBR | RD2-score1=4
RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=davis|RSA|1910 | RD2-score2=1RD2T2-loc=
Paris ,France (clay)
RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=davis|IND|British | RD2-score3=0
RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=davis|FRA | RD2-score4=4RD2T3-loc=
Copenhagen ,Denmark
RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5=davis|DEN | RD2-score5=3
RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6=davis|ITA|1861 | RD2-score6=2RD2T4-loc=
Prague ,Czechoslovakia
RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7=davis|TCH | RD2-score7=4
RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8=davis|SUI | RD2-score8=1RD3T1-loc=
Eastbourne ,England (grass)
RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=davis|GBR | RD3-score1=1
RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=davis|FRA | RD3-score2=4RD3T2-loc=
Copenhagen ,Denmark
RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3=davis|DEN | RD3-score3=2
RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4=davis|TCH | RD3-score4=3RD4T1-loc=
Évian-les-Bains ,France (clay)
RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1=davis|FRA | RD4-score1=5
RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2=davis|TCH | RD4-score2=0Final
DavisCupbox
team1=France
team2=Czechoslovakia
venue=Évian Sports Club,Évian-les-Bains ,France
date=3 August - 5 August 1924
surface=clay
score1=5
score2=0
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=René Lacoste |6 |10 |6 | | |T2P1=Pavel Macenauer |2 |8 |4 | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Henri Cochet |6 |8 |6 | | |T2P1=Ladislav Zemla |1 |6 |4 | |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Jacques Brugnon |T1P2=Henri Cochet |7 |3 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Jan Koželuh |T2P2=Ladislav Zemla |5 |6 |4 |4 |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=René Lacoste |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Ladislav Zemla |3 |2 |2 | |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Henri Cochet |6 |3 |7 |3 |6 |T2P1=Pavel Macenauer |4 |6 |5 |6 |2Inter-Zonal Zone
DavisCupbox
team1=France
team2=Australia
venue=Longwood Cricket Club , Boston, MA,United States
date=4 September - 6 September 1924
surface=grass
score1=2
score2=3
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=René Lacoste |6 |6 |10 | | |T2P1=Gerald Patterson |3 |2 |8 | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Jean Borotra |6 |4 |6 |4 |2 |T2P1=Pat O'Hara Wood |1 |6 |1 |6 |6
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Jacques Brugnon |T1P2=René Lacoste |4 |4 |2 | | |T2P1=Pat O'Hara Wood |T2P2=Gerald Patterson |6 |6 |6 | |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=René Lacoste |8 |6 |6 |7 | |T2P1=Pat O'Hara Wood |10 |1 |1 |5 |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Jean Borotra |3 |1 |3 | | |T2P1=Gerald Patterson |6 |6 |6 | | |Challenge Round
DavisCupbox
team1=United States |team1-var=1912
team2=Australia
venue=Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,United States
date=11 September - 13 September 1924
surface=grass
score1=5
score2=0
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Bill Tilden |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Gerald Patterson |4 |2 |2 | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Vincent Richards |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Pat O'Hara Wood |3 |2 |4 | |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Bill Johnston |T1P2=Bill Tilden |5 |6 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Pat O'Hara Wood |T2P2=Gerald Patterson |7 |3 |4 |1 |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Bill Tilden |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Pat O'Hara Wood |2 |1 |1 | |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Vincent Richards |6 |7 |6 | | |T2P1=Gerald Patterson |3 |5 |4 | |
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