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Duration | 19 April – 26 July 1931 |
Edition | 26th |
Teams | 30 |
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Winning Nation | France |
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The 1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 26th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup .
Due to an increase in South American entries, the America Zone was split into the North & Central America Zone and the South America Zone, with the winner of each sub-zone playing to determine who moved to the Inter-Zonal round. 22 teams would enter the Europe Zone, while 8 would enter the America Zone. These included first-time entries from Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, although Brazil withdrew without playing a tie, and Paraguay would not play in the Davis Cup again until 1982. [1] This year also marked the first time that ties were played in South America.
The United States defeated Argentina in the America Inter-Zonal Final, but would then lose to Great Britain in the Inter-Zonal play-off. France defeated Great Britain in the Challenge Round, giving France their fifth straight title. The final was played at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France on 24–26 July. [2] [3] [4]
Semifinals 1–3 May | Final 21–23 May | |||||||
Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | ||||||||
United States | 5 | |||||||
Montreal, Canada (grass) | ||||||||
Mexico | 0 | |||||||
United States | 4 | |||||||
Canada | 1 | |||||||
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Canada | ||||||||
Quarterfinals 26–28 March | Semifinals 2–4 April | Final 24–26 April | |||||||||||
Asunción, Paraguay (hard) | |||||||||||||
Paraguay | 0 | ||||||||||||
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | |||||||||||||
Argentina | 5 | ||||||||||||
Argentina | 5 | ||||||||||||
Uruguay | 0 | ||||||||||||
Uruguay | |||||||||||||
Santiago, Chile | |||||||||||||
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Argentina | 3 | ||||||||||||
Chile | 0 | ||||||||||||
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Chile | w/o | ||||||||||||
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United States vs. Argentina
United States 5 | Chevy Chase Lawn Tennis Club, Chevy Chase, MD, United States [5] 28–30 May 1931 Clay | Argentina 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Czechoslovakia vs. Great Britain
Czechoslovakia 1 | Prague, Czechoslovakia [6] 9–11 July 1931 Clay | Great Britain 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Great Britain vs. United States
Great Britain 3 | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [7] 17–19 July 1931 Clay | United States 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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France vs. Great Britain
France 3 | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [4] 24–26 July 1931 Clay | Great Britain 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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