1937 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
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 – 27 July 1937 |
| Edition | 32nd |
| Teams | 25 |
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| 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 24–27 July.
America Zone
Draw
| Semifinals 30 April–2 May | Final 29–31 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 29–31 May 1937 Grass |  Australia 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Europe Zone
Draw
| First Round 29 April–2 May | Second Round 8–17 May | Quarterfinals 4–7 June | Semifinals 12–14 June | Final 10–12 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 10–12 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 17–20 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 24–27 July 1937 Grass | United States 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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See also
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