April
- A British-only 16-men and 16 women playoff tournament was held at the Queen's club by the Lawn Tennis Association to decide who was about to represent the Great Britain Davis Cup team in the 1931 Davis Cup. The final was played by Bunny Austin and Fred Perry. Bunny Austin won the contest three sets to two (3-6, 4-6, 8-6, 6-1, 7-5). Both went on to be selected in the upcoming Davis Cup rubbers.
- France won the friendly Davis Cup preparation match against the United States three to two.
- In an internationals tennis club challenge FC Lyon beats Uhlenhorster Klipper (4:3).
- Berlin overcomes Prague in the two cities' tennis challenge (8–1).
- Japan beats Austria in a friendly Davis Cup match.
- Heinz Landmann misses Germany's Davis Cup first round because of his office duties.
- Hyotare Sato won all three titles in the St. Raphaël T.C. Championships.
- Ellsworth Vines beat Bruce Barnes in the first River Oaks Invitational Tournament in Houston.
| Month | Event | Men | Women | Mixed | |||
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| Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | ||
| -3 April | Mid-Pacific Invitation Tennis Championships Honolulu, Hawaii, United States |
Wilmer Allison 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 |
Gilbert Hall | ||||
| Allison/Hall 6–2, 0–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Kuwabara/Akimoto | ||||||
| 30 March-5 April | St. Raphaël T.C. Championships Saint-Raphaël, France |
Hyotare Sato 6–3, 8–6, 6–4 |
Ludwig Haensch | Ida Adamoff 6–3, 6–0 |
Korotvickova | ||
| Sato/Sato 6–2, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Menzel/Haensch | Ryan/ Thomas 6–4, 6–4 |
Nicolopoulo/ Adamoff | Sato/ Thomas 9–7, 4–6, 6–4 |
Aeschlimann/Ryan | ||
| 5 April | Swedish Indoors Championships Stockholm, Sweden |
Curt Östberg 3 sets to 1 |
Ingvar Garell | Eyvor Aquilon 2 sets to 1 |
Sigrid Fick | ||
| Östberg/Ramberg 3 sets to 1 |
A. Thorén/Garell | Fick/Aquilon 2 sets to 0 |
Ehrnfelt/Cederholm | Östberg/ Fick 2 sets to 0 |
Ramberg/Ramberg | ||
2–4 April |
Davis Cup South America Semifinals Buenos Aires, Argentina Not held |
Chile |
Brazil |
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| -5 April | New Orleans Country Club Invitational Tournament New Orleans, United States |
George Lott 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 1–6, 6–4 |
Clifford Sutter | ||||
| Sutter/Vines 6–3, 6–1, 4–6. 4–6, 6–3 |
Van Ryn/Lott | ||||||
| 6-12 April | Beausoleil Cup Monte Carlo, Monaco |
Jiro Sato 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 |
Alain Bernard | Cilly Aussem 6–1, 6–4 |
Lilí de Álvarez | ||
| Gentien/Lesueur 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 |
Sato/Sato | Satterthwaite/Henrotin 6–4, 0–6, 6–1 |
Neufeld/Adamoff/ | Lesueur/ Mathieu 2–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
Satterthwaite/Hillyard | ||
| April | Tripolis L. T. C. International Championships Tripoli, Libya |
Giorgio de Stefani 6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 |
Alberto Del Bono | Manzutto 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
Elisabetta Riboli | ||
| de Stefani/Del Bono 2–6, 6–0, 7–5, 6–4 |
Bonzi/Serventi | Giorgi/Bonzi 4–6, 6–0, 6–2 |
Manzutto/Fé d'Ostiani | ||||
| Monaco Championships Nizza, France |
Leonce Aslangul 0–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2 |
Charles Aeschlimann | Betty Nuthall 6–0, 3–6, 8–6 |
Simone Mathieu | |||
| Ryan/ Aussem 6–2, 6–4 |
Satterthwaite/ Thomas | Lesueur/ Mathieu 6–2, 6–2 |
Nuthall/Šefer | ||||
| Moncean Club Covered Court Championships Paris, France |
Cochet/Féret 6–2, 3–6, 6-l |
Laurentz/Thurneyssen | Cochet|Rosambert 3–6, 6–1, 6–5 |
Thurneyssen /Gallay | |||
| South African Championships Johannesburg, South Africa |
Louis Raymond 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
Maxwell Bertram | Bobbie Heine 6–3, 6–3 |
Ruth Miller | |||
| Kirby/Farquharson N/A |
N/A | Lowe/Miller 6–4, 6–2 |
Farquharson/Heine | ||||
| Danish Covered Court Championships Copenhagen, Denmark |
Henri Cochet 2–6, 6–0, 6–4, 8–6 |
Einer Ulrich | Jacqueline Gallay 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
Else Dam | |||
| Gleerup/Henriksen 3–6, 2–6, 6–2, 6–3, 8–6 |
Ulrich/Winther | Gallay/Barbier 6–0, 6–2 |
Dam/Støckel | Cochet/Barbier 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
Bernard/Gallay | ||
| Spanish Championships Barcelona, Spain |
Enrique Maier 6–4, 5–7, 7–5, 6–2, 6–1 |
Manuel Alonso | Bella Duttón de Pons N/A |
N/A | |||
| Flaquer/Durall N/A |
N/A | de Pons/Torres N/A |
N/A | Maier/Torres N/A |
N/A | ||
| Kensington L. T. C London, Great Britain |
Iwao Aoki 3–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
John Olliff | Dorothy Round 6–4, 6–2 |
Joan Ridley | |||
| Aoki/Miki 6–2, 9–7 |
Austin/Olliff | ||||||
| 19–26 April | Greek Championships Athens, Greece |
Gottfried von Cramm 7–5, 4–6, 8–6, 6–1 |
Benny Berthet | Irmgard Rost 6–4, 6–3 |
Nelly Neppach | ||
| Cramm/Kleinschrott 7–9, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 |
Grandguillot/Shukry | Serpieri/Lenos 6–1, 6–1 |
Campbell/Neppach | Grandguillot/ Serpieri 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
Balli/Lenos | ||
24–26 April |
Davis Cup South America Final Santiago, Chile |
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| 20–26 April | Miramar L.T.C. Juan-les-Pins, France |
Hyotare Sato 6–3, 6–2, 5–7, 3–6, 6–3 |
Jiro Sato | Cilly Aussem 6–2, 6–0 |
Sylvia Henrotin | ||
| Sato/Kawachi 9–11, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 |
Hillyard/Aeschlimann | Aussem/Henrotin 7–5, 6–3 |
Satterthwaite/ Thomas | Worm/Henrotin 6–1, 6–3 |
Sato/ Aussem | ||
| 23–30 April | Ceylon Championships Colombo, Ceylon |
Nicholas 5–7, 7–5, 5–7, 7–5, 6-2 |
Churchill Hector Gunasekara | Steiger 6–3, 7–5 |
Nedra Obeysekera | ||
| O. Manuel Lisboa Pinto/Nicholas 4–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–3 |
Gunasekara/Rennie | Norman/Wright 6–2, 6–3 |
Doreen Sansoni/Pat Weinman | Rennie/Norman 6–2, 6–4 |
de Saram/Pieris | ||
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