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The 1936 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 31st edition of what is now known as the
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. 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 Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
, the only South American team to enter), while 4 teams entered the Americas Zone.
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defeated the
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in the Americas Zone final, while in the Europe Zone final
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defeated
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. The Australians then defeated Germany in the Inter-Zonal play-off, but would fall to
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in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the
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in
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,
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on 25–28 July.


America Zone


Draw


Final

United States vs. Australia


Europe Zone


Draw


Final

Yugoslavia vs. Germany


Inter-Zonal Final

Australia vs. Germany


Challenge Round

Great Britain vs. Australia


See also

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1936 Wightman Cup The 1936 Wightman Cup was the 14th edition of the annual women's team tennis competition between the United States and Great Britain. It was held at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, United Kingdom. References {{1936 in ...


References


External links


Davis Cup official website
{{1936 in tennis Davis Cups by year
International Lawn Tennis Challenge The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organis ...
International Lawn Tennis Challenge The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organis ...
International Lawn Tennis Challenge The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organis ...
International Lawn Tennis Challenge The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organis ...