1936 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
1936 edition of the International Lawn Tennis Challenge
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The 1936 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 31st edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. Due to the low number of competing South American teams, the North & Central America and South America Zones were scrapped and the Americas played in one unified zone. From this edition, the Qualifying Round system of the Europe Zone was scrapped. 19 teams entered the Europe Zone (including Argentina, the only South American team to enter), while 4 teams entered the Americas Zone.
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| Duration | 10 April â 28 July 1936 |
| Edition | 31st |
| Teams | 23 |
| Champion | |
| Winning nation |  Great Britain |
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Australia defeated the United States in the Americas Zone final, while in the Europe Zone final Germany defeated Yugoslavia. The Australians then defeated Germany in the Inter-Zonal play-off, but would fall to Great Britain in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the All England Club Centre Court in Wimbledon, London, England on 25â28 July.[1][2][3]
America Zone
Draw
| Semifinals 10â12 April | Final 30 Mayâ1 June | |||||||
 Australia | w/o | |||||||
| Philadelphia, PA, United States (grass) | ||||||||
 Cuba | ||||||||
| Australia | 3 | |||||||
| Houston, TX, United States (clay) | ||||||||
 United States | 2 | |||||||
| United States | 5 | |||||||
 Mexico | 0 | |||||||
Final
United States vs. Australia
 United States 2 |
Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States[4] 30 Mayâ1 June 1936 Grass |
 Australia 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Europe Zone
Draw
| First Round 24 Aprilâ3 May | |||
| Barcelona, Spain (clay) | |||
 Spain | 1 | ||
 Germany | 4 | ||
| Monte Carlo, Monaco | |||
 Netherlands | 3 | ||
 Monaco | 2 | ||
| Paris, France (clay) | |||
 France | 5 | ||
 China | 0 | ||
| Second Round 8â17 May | Quarterfinals 4â7 June | Semifinals 12â15 June | Final 10â12 July | |||||||||||||||
| Dublin, Ireland (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ireland | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dublin, Ireland (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Sweden | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Montreux, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||
 Switzerland | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Berlin, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||
 Denmark | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Athens, Greece | ||||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
 Greece | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Berlin, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||
 Argentina | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Argentina | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Düsseldorf, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
 Hungary | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Zagreb, Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Yugoslavia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Paris, France (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| France | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| France | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Zagreb, Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Vienna, Austria | ||||||||||||||||||
 Czechoslovakia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Oslo, Norway (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Austria | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Norway | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Vienna, Austria | ||||||||||||||||||
 Belgium | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Vienna, Austria | ||||||||||||||||||
| Austria | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Austria | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
 Poland | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Final
Yugoslavia vs. Germany
 Yugoslavia 0 |
Zagreb, Yugoslavia[5] 10â12 July 1936 |
 Germany 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inter-Zonal Final
Australia vs. Germany
Australia 4 |
No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England[6] 18â21 July 1936 Grass |
Germany 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Challenge Round
Great Britain vs. Australia
 Great Britain 3 |
Centre Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England[3] 25â28 July 1936 Grass |
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