# 1932 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

The 1932 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 27th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. 22 teams would enter the Europe Zone; while 8 would enter the Americas Zone, 5 in North America and 3 in South America.
The United States defeated Brazil in the America Inter-Zonal Final, after Brazil received two walkovers in the South America Zone, and then defeated Germany in the Inter-Zonal play-off. France defeated the US in the Challenge Round, giving them their sixth straight title. The final was played 29–31 July at Stade Roland Garros in Paris.

## America Zone
### North & Central America Zone

| Quarterfinals 28–30 April | Quarterfinals 28–30 April | Quarterfinals 28–30 April | Semifinals 13–15 May | Semifinals 13–15 May | Semifinals 13–15 May | Final 27–30 May | Final 27–30 May | Final 27–30 May |
| Chevy Chase, Maryland (clay) | Chevy Chase, Maryland (clay) | Chevy Chase, Maryland (clay) | | | | | | |
| United States | United States | 5 | | | | | | |
| United States | United States | 5 | New Orleans, Louisiana (clay) | New Orleans, Louisiana (clay) | New Orleans, Louisiana (clay) | | | |
| Canada | Canada | 0 | New Orleans, Louisiana (clay) | New Orleans, Louisiana (clay) | New Orleans, Louisiana (clay) | | | |
| Canada | Canada | 0 | United States | United States | 5 | | | |
| | | | Mexico | Mexico | 0 | | | |
| Mexico | Mexico | | Mexico | Mexico | 0 | | | |
| Mexico | Mexico | | | | | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (clay) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (clay) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (clay) |
| bye | bye | | | | | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (clay) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (clay) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (clay) |
| bye | bye | | | | | United States | United States | 5 |
| | | | | | | Australia | Australia | 0 |
| bye | bye | | | | | Australia | Australia | 0 |
| bye | bye | | Havana, Cuba | Havana, Cuba | Havana, Cuba | | | |
| Australia | Australia | | Havana, Cuba | Havana, Cuba | Havana, Cuba | | | |
| Australia | Australia | | Australia | Australia | 5 | | | |
| | | | Cuba | Cuba | 0 | | | |
| bye | bye | | Cuba | Cuba | 0 | | | |
| Cuba | Cuba | | | | | | | |

### South America Zone

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Brazil | Brazil | w/o | | | |
| Chile | Chile | | | | |
| Chile | Chile | | Brazil | Brazil | w/o |
| | | | Paraguay | Paraguay | |
| bye | bye | | Paraguay | Paraguay | |
| Paraguay | Paraguay | | | | |

### Americas Inter-Zonal Final

United States vs. Brazil
| United States 5 | West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, New York 9–11 June 1932 Clay | West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, New York 9–11 June 1932 Clay | Brazil 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Wilmer Allison Nelson Cruz 6 3 6 2 6 3       2 Frank Shields Ricardo Pernambuco 6 1 6 3 0 6 6 4     3 Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn Ricardo Pernambuco / Ultimo Simone 6 1 6 1 6 2       4 Wilmer Allison Ricardo Pernambuco 6 1 6 2 6 0       5 John Van Ryn Ultimo Simone 6 2 6 0 6 0 ||||

## Europe Zone
### Draw

| First Round 3–12 May | First Round 3–12 May | First Round 3–12 May | Second Round 11–23 May | Second Round 11–23 May | Second Round 11–23 May | Quarterfinals 10–14 June | Quarterfinals 10–14 June | Quarterfinals 10–14 June | Semifinals 8–10 July | Semifinals 8–10 July | Semifinals 8–10 July | Final 15–17 July | Final 15–17 July | Final 15–17 July |
| Denmark | Denmark | | Copenhagen, Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Denmark | Denmark | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 1 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | Denmark | Denmark | 0 | | | | |
| Greece | Greece | | Athens, Greece | Athens, Greece | Athens, Greece | Japan | Japan | 5 | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Greece | Greece | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Japan | Japan | | Japan | Japan | 5 | | | | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | | | | Japan | Japan | 2 | |
| Spain | Spain | | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | | | | Italy | Italy | 3 | |
| bye | bye | | Spain | Spain | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Italy | Italy | 3 | Italy | Italy | 4 | Montreux, Switzerland | Montreux, Switzerland | Montreux, Switzerland | | | | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | 2 | | | | Italy | Italy | 3 | | | | |
| Norway | Norway | 0 | Lucerne, Switzerland | Lucerne, Switzerland | Lucerne, Switzerland | Switzerland | Switzerland | 2 | | | | |
| Monaco | Monaco | 5 | Monaco | Monaco | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 0 | Switzerland | Switzerland | 3 | | | | | | | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 5 | | | | | | | | | | Italy | Italy | 0 |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 2 | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | | | | | | | Germany | Germany | 5 |
| Austria | Austria | 3 | Austria | Austria | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Germany | Germany | 5 | Germany | Germany | 3 | Berlin, Germany | Berlin, Germany | Berlin, Germany | | | | | | |
| India | India | 0 | | | | Germany | Germany | 4 | | | | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | 5 | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Ireland | Ireland | 1 | | | | | | |
| Finland | Finland | 0 | Hungary | Hungary | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Ireland | Ireland | 4 | | | | Berlin, Germany (clay) | Berlin, Germany (clay) | Berlin, Germany (clay) | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | | | | | | | | Germany | Germany | 3 | | | |
| bye | bye | | Torquay, England (clay) | Torquay, England (clay) | Torquay, England (clay) | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 2 | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Romania | Romania | 0 | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | | | | | | |
| Romania | Romania | | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 4 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | Poland | Poland | 1 | | | | | | |
| Poland | Poland | | Poland | Poland | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Netherlands | Netherlands | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Final

Italy vs. Germany
| Italy 0 | Milan, Italy 15–17 July 1932 Clay | Milan, Italy 15–17 July 1932 Clay | Germany 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Giovanni Palmieri Gottfried von Cramm 3 6 4 6 0 6       2 Giorgio de Stefani Daniel Prenn 1 6 4 6 6 1 2 6     3 Alberto del Bono / Giorgio de Stefani Gottfried von Cramm / Daniel Prenn 3 6 3 6 2 6       4 Giovanni Palmieri Gustav Jaenecke 3 6 6 0 1 6 6 2 1 6   5 Alberto del Bono Gottfried von Cramm 6 8 3 6 6 3 1 6 ||||

## Inter-Zonal Final

United States vs. Germany
| United States 3 | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 22–24 July 1932 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 22–24 July 1932 Clay | Germany 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Frank Shields Gottfried von Cramm 5 7 7 5 4 6 6 8     2 Ellsworth Vines Daniel Prenn 6 3 6 3 0 6 6 4     3 Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn Gottfried von Cramm / Daniel Prenn 6 3 6 4 6 1       4 Ellsworth Vines Gottfried von Cramm 3 6 6 3 9 7 6 3     5 Frank Shields Daniel Prenn 1 6 0 6 8 6 2 6 ||||

## Challenge Round

France vs. United States
| France 3 | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 29–31 July 1932 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 29–31 July 1932 Clay | United States 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jean Borotra Ellsworth Vines 6 4 6 2 3 6 6 4     2 Henri Cochet Wilmer Allison 5 7 7 5 7 5 6 2     3 Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn 3 6 13 11 5 7 6 4 4 6   4 Jean Borotra Wilmer Allison 1 6 3 6 6 4 6 2 7 5   5 Henri Cochet Ellsworth Vines 6 4 6 0 5 7 6 8 2 6 ||||