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 – 28 July 1936 |
| Edition | 31st |
| Teams | 23 |
| Champion | |
| Winning nation |  Great Britain |
← 1935 1937 → | |
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 25–28 July.[1][2][3]
America Zone
editDraw
edit| Semifinals 10–12 April | Final 30 May–1 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
editUnited States vs. Australia
 United States 2 |
Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States[4] 30 May–1 June 1936 Grass |
 Australia 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Europe Zone
editDraw
edit| First Round 24 April–3 May | |||
| Barcelona, Spain (clay) | |||
 Spain | 1 | ||
 Germany | 4 | ||
| Monte Carlo, Monaco | |||
 Netherlands | 3 | ||
 Monaco | 2 | ||
| Paris, France (clay) | |||
 France | 5 | ||
 China | 0 | ||
| Second Round 8–17 May | Quarterfinals 4–7 June | Semifinals 12–15 June | Final 10–12 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
editYugoslavia vs. Germany
 Yugoslavia 0 |
Zagreb, Yugoslavia[5] 10–12 July 1936 |
 Germany 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inter-Zonal Final
editAustralia vs. Germany
| Australia 4 |
No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England[6] 18–21 July 1936 Grass |
Germany 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Challenge Round
editGreat Britain vs. Australia
 Great Britain 3 |
Centre Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England[3] 25–28 July 1936 Grass |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.
- ^ a b "Great Britain v Australia". daviscup.com.
- ^ "United States v Australia". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Yugoslavia v Germany". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Australia v Germany". daviscup.com.
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