1931 in Tennis

June

Ernest Black, competitor for the first ever Davis Cup representing Great Britain, died.
The Hungary-Yugoslavia friendly match was suspended due to rules interpretation differences.
The T. C. Barcelona—Rotweiss I. C. Berlin interclub match was suspended due to heavy rain.
Béla von Kehrling gave up the final of the Romanian Championships due to his bruised fingers.
The United States Davis Cup team beat flawlessly Germany and Austria in their friendly matches.
Several US states held its national championships. Among those are:
- The state tennis championships of Maryland was won by Berkeley Bell in three straight sets.
- The state tennis championships of California was won by Ellsworth Vines in singles and in doubles with Keith Gledhill.
- The state tennis championships of Delaware was won by Wilmer Allison both in singles and in mixed doubles partnering Florence Lebontillier. Berkeley Bell and Eddie Jacobs were victorious in doubles. Marion Jessup won the ladies title.

Month	Event	Men		Women		Mixed
Month	Event	Champions	Runner-up	Champions	Runner-up	Champions	Runner-up
20 May-6 June	Davis Cup Quarterfinals Paris, France Eastbourne, England Prague, Czechoslovakia Copenhagen, Denmark	Quarterfinal winners Japan 5–0 Great Britain 5–0 Czechoslovakia 3–0 Denmark 3–2	Quarterfinal losers Egypt South Africa Italy Poland
4–7 June	Romanian International Championships Bucharest, Romania	Josef Malacek 0–6, 8–6, 3–6, 6–2, ret.	Béla von Kehrling	Anna Blanarova 6–3, 6–2	Magda Baumgarten
4–7 June	Romanian International Championships Bucharest, Romania	Marsalek/Siba 7–5, 5–7, 6–4, 6–3	Šefer/Kukuljevic	Baumgarten/Mrs.Schréder 7–5, 6–2	Stavelova/Blanarova	Marsalek/Blanarova 6–3, 4–6, 6–4	Kehrling/Mrs.Schréder
1–8 June	Brooklyn Championships New York, United States	Edward Burns 6-8, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3	Percy Kynaston
1–8 June	Brooklyn Championships New York, United States	Rockafellow/Aydelotte 6-1, 6-0, 6-2	Burns/Bell
8–14 June	Czechoslovakian Championships Prague, Czechoslovakia	Hyotare Sato 5-7, 6-3, 6-1, 6-1	Minoru Kawachi	Hilde Krahwinkel 6-4, 6-3	Simone Mathieu
8–14 June	Czechoslovakian Championships Prague, Czechoslovakia	Macenauer/Marsalek 6-4, 6-1, 6-1	Hecht/Josef Malacek			Glasser/Mathieu 6-4, 6-4	Siba/ Krahwinkel
June	Budapest International Championships Budapest, Hungary	Béla von Kehrling 6–0, 6–2, 6–1	Emil Gabrovitz	Magda Baumgarten N/A	Mrs. Schréder
	Budapest International Championships Budapest, Hungary	Kehrling/Gabrovitz N/A	Balázs/Zichy	Mrs.Schréder/Mrs.Brandenburg	Baumgarten/Mrs.Herbst	Kehrling/Szapáry N/A	Zichy/Jankovich
	Warsaw International Championships Warsaw, Poland	Ferenc Marsalek 6–4, 6–2, 6–1	Josef Siba	Elzbieta Lilpopovna 6–2, 3–6, 6–4	Ada Pozowska
	Warsaw International Championships Warsaw, Poland	Marsalek/Siba 6–3, 2–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4	Balázs/Zichy			Marsalek/Grenzanka 6–4, 6–4	Balás/ Pozowska
	Wiesbaden International Championships Wiesbaden, Weimar Republic	Gottfried von Cramm 6–4, 4–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2	René Gallepe	Simone Mathieu 2–6, 6–1, 6–2	Anne Peitz
						Gallepe/ Mathieu 6–2, 6–0	Worm/von Reznicek
	Gelb-Weiss T.C. International Championships Berlin, Weimar Republic	Enrique Maier 6–2, 6–0, 6–0	Harry Schwenker	Kallmeyer 6–1, 6–4	Nelly Neppach
		Frenz/Rahe 6–3, 3–6, 10–8	Hartz/Jänecke
-14 June	Cincinnati Championships Cincinnati, United States	Cliff Sutter 6–3, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3	Bruce Barnes	Clara Louise Zinke 6–1. 6–1	Ruth Riese
-14 June	Cincinnati Championships Cincinnati, United States	Barnes/Kamrath 6–3, 6–0, 3–6, 6–2	Sutter/Bayon
8–24 June	Singapore International Championships Singapore, Straits Settlements	Lim Bong Soo 11–9, 6–0	Shoyo Matsukawa
12–18 June	Davis Cup Semifinals Copenhagen, Denmark Eastbourne, England	Semifinal winners Czechoslovakia 5–0 Great Britain 5–0	Semifinal losers Denmark Japan
	Berlin International Championships Berlin, Weimar Republic	Roderich Menzel 6–4, 6–2, 6-l	Daniel Prenn	Ida Adamoff 3–6, 6–0, 6–4	Ilse Friedleben
	Berlin International Championships Berlin, Weimar Republic	R.Menzel/ Prenn 6–1, 6–1, 7–5	W.Menzel/Haensch	Krahwinkel/Peitz 6–4, 6–4	Neppach/Jedrzejowska	Cramm/ Adamoff w/o	Brugnon/Mathieu
–20 June	West Kensington tournament London, Great Britain	Harry Lee 6–4, 4–6, 7-5	Iwao Aoki
June	White Sulphur Springs Championships White Sulphur Springs, United States	Cliff Sutter 7–5, 2–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4	George Lott	Marjorie Gladman Van Ryn 3–6, 6–2, 6-l	Virginia Rice
		Van Ryn/Lott 6–3, 6–3, 6–2	Rainville/Wright			Sutter/Rice 6–4, 6–2	Van Ryn/Van Ryn
	Hungarian National Championships Budapest, Hungary	Béla von Kehrling 6–2, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1	Lehel Bánó	Magda Baumgarten 6–2, 6–3	Jolán W. Soós
	Hungarian National Championships Budapest, Hungary	Zichy/Gabrovitz 7–5, 6–2, 6–1	Kirchmäyr/Krepuska	Baumgarten/Soós 8–6, 6–3	Mrs.Schréder/Mrs.Brandenburg	Gabrovitz/Mrs.Gönczi N/A	Jacobi/Mrs.Wiener
	North Germany Pro Championships Weimar Republic	Hans Nüsslein 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1	Roman Najuch
	French Pro Championship Paris, France Singles Draw	Martin Plaa 6–3, 6–1, 3–6, 6–2	Robert Ramillon
	Pinehurst Country Club Championships Pinehurst, United States	John Van Ryn 7–5, 6–3, 6–1	Cliff Sutter	Marion Zinderstein Jessup 7–5, 6–2	Marjorie Gladman Van Ryn
		Van Ryn/Shields 6–3, 9–7, 7–5	Rainville/Wright			Van Ryn/Van Ryn 6–3, 3–6, 8–6	Sutter/Rice
	Kent Championships Beckenham, United Kingdom	Colin Gregory 3-6, 6-3, 7-9, 6-3, 6-0	John Olliff	Phyllis Mudford 6-1, 6-2	Dorothy Round
	Queen's Club Championships London, Great Britain	John Olliff 3–6, 6–4, 6–2	Edward Avory	Elise Pittman 4–6, 6–4, 6-l	Hilde Krahwinkel
	Queen's Club Championships London, Great Britain	Cramm/ Brugnon 4–6, 6–4, 10–8, 4–6, 7–5	Boyd/Zappa	Harper/Van Ryn 7–5, 6–4	Godfree/Stocks	Wheatley/Lyle 6–2, 5–7, 6–3	Cramm/Aussem
28 June	Laurels in Apawamis Invitational Tournament United States			Dorothy Andrus 6–4, 10–8	Maud Levi

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