1937 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
1937 edition of the International Lawn Tennis Challenge
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The 1937 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 32nd edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. 20 teams entered the Europe Zone, while 4 teams entered the Americas Zone.
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| Duration | 29 April â 27 July 1937 |
| Edition | 32nd |
| Teams | 25 |
| Champion | |
| Winning nation |  United States |
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The United States defeated Australia in the Americas Zone final, while in the Europe Zone final Germany defeated Czechoslovakia. The United States defeated Germany in the Inter-Zonal play-off, and then defeated Great Britain in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the All England Club Centre Court in Wimbledon, London, England on 24â27 July.[1][2][3]
America Zone
Draw
| Semifinals 30 Aprilâ2 May | Final 29â31 May | |||||||
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | ||||||||
 Australia | 5 | |||||||
| Forest Hills, NY, United States (grass) | ||||||||
 Mexico | 0 | |||||||
| Australia | 0 | |||||||
| San Francisco, CA, United States (clay) | ||||||||
| United States | 5 | |||||||
| United States | 5 | |||||||
 Japan | 0 | |||||||
Final
United States vs. Australia
 United States 5 |
West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States[4] 29â31 May 1937 Grass |
 Australia 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Europe Zone
Draw
| First Round 29 Aprilâ2 May | Second Round 8â17 May | Quarterfinals 4â7 June | Semifinals 12â14 June | Final 10â12 July | |||||||||||||||||||
 Germany | Munich, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Germany | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Austria | Austria | 1 | Milan, Italy (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Germany | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Italy | Bologna, Italy (clay) | Italy | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Italy | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Monaco | Monaco | 0 | Berlin, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Germany | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Sweden | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) |  Belgium | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Sweden | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Greece | Greece | 2 | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Sweden | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | 3 | Brussels, Belgium | Belgium | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Hungary | 2 | Belgium | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Switzerland | 3 | Switzerland | 1 | Berlin, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||
 Ireland | 2 | Germany | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Netherlands | 0 | Brighton, England (clay) |  Czechoslovakia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
 South Africa | 5 | South Africa | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 New Zealand | 3 | New Zealand | 1 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||
 China | 2 | South Africa | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Belgrade, Yugoslavia |  Yugoslavia | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye |  Romania | 0 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Romania | Yugoslavia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Warsaw, Poland | Czechoslovakia | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Poland | Poland | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Czechoslovakia | 5 | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Paris, France (clay) |  France | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| France | France | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye |  Norway | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
Germany vs. Czechoslovakia
 Germany 4 |
Berlin, Germany[5] 10â12 July 1937 |
 Czechoslovakia 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inter-Zonal Final
United States vs. Germany
United States 3 |
Centre Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England[6] 17â20 July 1937 Grass |
Germany 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Challenge Round
Great Britain vs. United States
 Great Britain 1 |
Centre Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England[3] 24â27 July 1937 Grass |
United States 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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