1932 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

The 1932 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 27th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. 22 teams would enter the Europe Zone; while 8 would enter the Americas Zone, 5 in North America and 3 in South America.

The United States defeated Brazil in the American Zone, after Brazil received two walkovers in the South America Zone. The USA then defeated Germany in the Inter-Zonal play-off. France defeated the Americans in the Challenge Round, giving them their sixth straight title. The final was played at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France on 29-31 July.

America Zone

North/Central America draw

8TeamBracket-info
RD1date=28-30 April
RD2date=13-15 May
RD3date=27-30 May

RD1T1-loc=Chevy Chase, MD, United States (clay)
RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=davis|USA|1912 | RD1-score1=5
RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=davis|CAN|1921 | RD1-score2=0

RD1T2-loc=
RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=davis|MEX|1917 | RD1-score3=
RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=bye | RD1-score4=

RD1T3-loc=
RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=bye | RD1-score5=
RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=davis|AUS | RD1-score6=

RD1T4-loc=
RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=bye | RD1-score7=
RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=davis|CUB | RD1-score8=

RD2T1-loc=New Orleans, LA, United States (clay)
RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=davis|USA|1912 | RD2-score1=5
RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=davis|MEX|1917 | RD2-score2=0

RD2T2-loc=Havana, Cuba
RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=davis|AUS | RD2-score3=5
RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=davis|CUB | RD2-score4=0

RD3T1-loc=Philadelphia, PA, United States (clay)
RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=davis|USA|1912 | RD3-score1=5
RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=davis|AUS | RD3-score2=0

outh America draw

4TeamBracket-info
RD1date=
RD2date=

RD1T1-loc=
RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=davis|BRA | RD1-score1=w/o
RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=davis|CHI | RD1-score2=

RD1T2-loc=
RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=bye | RD1-score3=
RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=davis|PAR | RD1-score4=

RD2T1-loc=
RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=davis|BRA | RD2-score1=w/o
RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=davis|PAR | RD2-score2=

Americas Inter-Zonal round

DavisCupbox
team1=United States |team1-var=1912
team2=Brazil
venue=West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States
date=9 June - 11 June 1932
surface=clay
score1=5
score2=0
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Wilmer Allison |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Nelson Cruz |3 |2 |3 | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Frank Shields |6 |6 |0 |6 | |T2P1=Ricardo Pernambuco |1 |3 |6 |4 |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Wilmer Allison |T1P2=John Van Ryn |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Ricardo Pernambuco |T2P2=Ultimo Simone |1 |1 |2 | |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Wilmer Allison |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Ricardo Pernambuco |1 |2 |0 | |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=John Van Ryn |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Ultimo Simone |2 |0 |0 | | |

Europe Zone

Draw

32TeamBracket-Compact-info
RD1-date=3-12 May
RD2-date=11-23 May
RD3-date=10-14 June
RD4-date=8-10 July
RD5-date=15-17 July

RD1-seed01= | RD1-team01=davis|DEN | RD1-score01=
RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=bye | RD1-score02=

RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=davis|YUG|kingdom | RD1-score03=
RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=bye | RD1-score04=

RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=davis|GRE|old | RD1-score05=
RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=bye | RD1-score06=

RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=davis|JPN | RD1-score07=
RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=bye | RD1-score08=

RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09=davis|ESP|1931 | RD1-score09=
RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=bye | RD1-score10=

RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=davis|ITA|1861 | RD1-score11=3
RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=davis|EGY|1922 | RD1-score12=2

RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=davis|NOR | RD1-score13=0
RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=davis|MON | RD1-score14=5

RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=davis|BEL | RD1-score15=0
RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=davis|SUI | RD1-score16=5

RD1-seed17= | RD1-team17=davis|TCH | RD1-score17=2
RD1-seed18= | RD1-team18=davis|AUT | RD1-score18=3

RD1-seed19= | RD1-team19=davis|GER | RD1-score19=5
RD1-seed20= | RD1-team20=davis|IND|British | RD1-score20=0

RD1-seed21= | RD1-team21=davis|HUN|1920 | RD1-score21=5
RD1-seed22= | RD1-team22=davis|FIN | RD1-score22=0

RD1-seed23= | RD1-team23=davis|IRL | RD1-score23=
RD1-seed24= | RD1-team24=bye | RD1-score24=

RD1-seed25= | RD1-team25=davis|GBR | RD1-score25=
RD1-seed26= | RD1-team26=bye | RD1-score26=

RD1-seed27= | RD1-team27=davis|ROU | RD1-score27=
RD1-seed28= | RD1-team28=bye | RD1-score28=

RD1-seed29= | RD1-team29=davis|POL | RD1-score29=
RD1-seed30= | RD1-team30=bye | RD1-score30=

RD1-seed31= | RD1-team31=davis|NED | RD1-score31=
RD1-seed32= | RD1-team32=bye | RD1-score32=

RD2T1-loc=Copenhagen, Denmark
RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01=davis|DEN | RD2-score01=4
RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=davis|YUG|kingdom | RD2-score02=1

RD2T2-loc=Athens, Greece
RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=davis|GRE|old | RD2-score03=0
RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=davis|JPN | RD2-score04=5

RD2T3-loc=Rome, Italy (clay)
RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=davis|ESP|1931 | RD2-score05=1
RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=davis|ITA|1861 | RD2-score06=4

RD2T4-loc=Lucerne, Switzerland
RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=davis|MON | RD2-score07=2
RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=davis|SUI | RD2-score08=3

RD2T5-loc=Vienna, Austria
RD2-seed09= | RD2-team09=davis|AUT | RD2-score09=2
RD2-seed10= | RD2-team10=davis|GER | RD2-score10=3

RD2T6-loc=Dublin, Ireland (grass)
RD2-seed11= | RD2-team11=davis|HUN|1920 | RD2-score11=1
RD2-seed12= | RD2-team12=davis|IRL | RD2-score12=4

RD2T7-loc=Torquay, England (clay)
RD2-seed13= | RD2-team13=davis|GBR | RD2-score13=5
RD2-seed14= | RD2-team14=davis|ROU | RD2-score14=0

RD2T8-loc=Warsaw, Poland
RD2-seed15= | RD2-team15=davis|POL | RD2-score15=4
RD2-seed16= | RD2-team16=davis|NED | RD2-score16=1

RD3T1-loc=Copenhagen, Denmark
RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=davis|DEN | RD3-score01=0
RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=davis|JPN | RD3-score02=5

RD3T2-loc=Montreux, Switzerland
RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=davis|ITA|1861 | RD3-score03=3
RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=davis|SUI | RD3-score04=2

RD3T3-loc=Berlin, Germany
RD3-seed05= | RD3-team05=davis|GER | RD3-score05=4
RD3-seed06= | RD3-team06=davis|IRL | RD3-score06=1

RD3T4-loc=Warsaw, Poland (clay)
RD3-seed07= | RD3-team07=davis|GBR | RD3-score07=4
RD3-seed08= | RD3-team08=davis|POL | RD3-score08=1

RD4T1-loc=Milan, Italy (clay)
RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=davis|JPN | RD4-score01=2
RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=davis|ITA|1861 | RD4-score02=3

RD4T2-loc=Berlin, Germany (clay)
RD4-seed03= | RD4-team03=davis|GER | RD4-score03=3
RD4-seed04= | RD4-team04=davis|GBR | RD4-score04=2

RD5T1-loc=Milan, Italy (clay)
RD5-seed01= | RD5-team01=davis|ITA|1861 | RD5-score01=0
RD5-seed02= | RD5-team02=davis|GER | RD5-score02=5

Final

DavisCupbox
team1=Italy |team1-var=1861
team2=Germany
venue=Milan, Italy
date=15 July - 17 July 1932
surface=clay
score1=0
score2=5
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Giovanni Palmieri |3 |4 |0 | | |T2P1=Gottfried von Cramm |6 |6 |6 | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Giorgio de Stefani |1 |4 |6 |2 | |T2P1=Daniel Prenn |6 |6 |1 |6 |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Giorgio de Stefani |T1P2=Alberto del Bono |3 |3 |2 | | |T2P1=Daniel Prenn |T2P2=Gottfried von Cramm |6 |6 |6 | |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Giovanni Palmieri |3 |6 |1 |6 |1 |T2P1=Gustav Jaenecke |6 |0 |6 |2 |6
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Alberto del Bono |6 |3 |6 |1 | |T2P1=Gottfried von Cramm |8 |6 |3 |6 |

Inter-Zonal Zone

DavisCupbox
team1=Germany
team2=United States |team2-var=1912
venue=Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France
date=22 July - 24 July 1932
surface=clay
score1=2
score2=3
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Gottfried von Cramm |7 |5 |6 |8 | |T2P1=Frank Shields |5 |7 |4 |6 |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Daniel Prenn |3 |3 |6 |4 | |T2P1=Ellsworth Vines |6 |6 |0 |6 |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Daniel Prenn |T1P2=Gottfried von Cramm |3 |4 |1 | | |T2P1=Wilmer Allison |T2P2=John Van Ryn |6 |6 |6 | |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Gottfried von Cramm |6 |3 |7 |3 | |T2P1=Ellsworth Vines |3 |6 |9 |6 |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Daniel Prenn |6 |6 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Frank Shields |1 |0 |8 |2 | |

Challenge Round

DavisCupbox
team1=France
team2=United States |team2-var=1912
venue=Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France
date=29 July - 31 July 1932
surface=clay
score1=3
score2=2
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Jean Borotra |6 |6 |3 |6 | |T2P1=Ellsworth Vines |4 |2 |6 |4 |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Henri Cochet |5 |7 |7 |6 | |T2P1=Wilmer Allison |7 |5 |5 |2 |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Jacques Brugnon |T1P2=Henri Cochet |3 |13 |5 |6 |4 |T2P1=Wilmer Allison |T2P2=John Van Ryn |6 |11 |7 |4 |6
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Jean Borotra |1 |3 |6 |6 |7 |T2P1=Wilmer Allison |6 |6 |4 |2 |5
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Henri Cochet |6 |6 |5 |6 |2 |T2P1=Ellsworth Vines |4 |0 |7 |8 |6