1931 in Tennis - May

May

  • Roderich Menzel moved to Berlin to work at the publisher Ullstem Verlag and pursue tennis at the RotWeiss Club.
  • George Lyttleton-Rogers won the 31st edition of the Parthenopean Championship. He was also a runner-up for the doubles, which was won by De Stefani/Del Bono team.
  • Mrs. Schréder was granted a double prize at the Balkan Cup. Along with the annual porcelain cup awarded to the winner exceptionally she received the silver traveling trophy as well (awarded permanently only to three times champions).
Month Event Men Women Mixed
Champions Runner-up Champions Runner-up Champions Runner-up

1–3 May
1–3 May
16–18 April
1–3 May
1–3 May
26–28 March
April
May		 Davis Cup Europe First Round
Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary
Montreux, Switzerland
Athens, Greece
Düsseldorf, Weimar Republic
Mexico City, Mexico
Plymouth, Great Britain
Prague, Czechoslovakia
First Round winners
Italy 4–1
Ireland 5–0
Greece 3–2
South Africa 5–0
United States 5–0
Great Britain 5–0
Czechoslovakia 3–2
First Round losers
Hungary
Switzerland
Austria
Germany
Mexico
Monaco
Spain
27 April-2 May British Hard Court Championships
Bournemouth, Great Britain		 Christian Boussus
8–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2		 Patrick Hughes Simone Mathieu
6–4, 6–4		 Mary Heeley
Austin/Kingsley
10–8, 9–7, 6–1		 Perry/Olliff Nuthall/Ryan
6–2, 6–3		 Shepherd-Barron/Mudford Perry/Heeley
3–6, 9–7, 7–5		 Spence/Nuthall
3–10 May Austrian Championships
Vienna, Austria		 Franz Wilhelm Matejka
8–6, 6–2, 6–4		 Hermann Artens
May Wiener Park Club International Championship
Vienna, Austria		 Henri Cochet
4–6, 6–1, 6–1, 6–4		 Roderich Menzel Cilly Aussem
6–4, 6–2		 Irmgard Rost
Maier/Alonso
6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4		 Cochet/Merlin Andrus/Hilleary
7–6, 6–3		 Aussem/ Valerio/ Maier/ Aussem
6–1, 6–2		 Rost/Kehrling
Campionato Partenopeo
Naples, Italy		 George Lyttleton-Rogers
8–6, 3–6, 8–6, 6–1		 Giorgio de Stefani Simone Barbier
6-0, 6-1		 Jacqueline Gallay
de Stefani/Del Bono
6-0, 6-4, 3-6, 5-7, 10-8		 Martino/ Rogers Barbier/Gallay
6-2, 6-0		 Manzutto/de Simone Bernard/Barbier
6-1, 6-3		 de RiconGallay
L. T. C. di Rome International Championships
Rome, Italy		 Giorgio de Stefani
4-6, 8–6, 7–5, 6–2		 George Lyttleton-Rogers
South Indian International Championships
British India		 Manek Mehta
6–2, 6–1		 Roy
Mehta/S.J. Matthews
6–4, 7–5		 Neilson/Ratnam
Shambazar L. T. C.
British India		 George Perkins
6–4, 6–2, 6–1		 Matthews
May 9
May 12
May 14
May 17		 Professional World Champion title defense series
New York, United States
Boston, United States
Philadelphia, United States
Chicago, United States		 Bill Tilden (c)
5–7, 6–0, 6–1, 6–3		 Vincent Richards
Bill Tilden (c)
6–3, 3–6, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3		 Vincent Richards
Bill Tilden (c)
6–4, 7–5, 5–7, 6–2		 Vincent Richards
Bill Tilden (c)
3 sets to 2		 Vincent Richards
5–12 May Italian Championships
Milan, Italy		 George Patrick Hughes
6–4, 6–3, 6–2		 Henri Cochet Lucia Valerio
6–2, 2–6, 6–2		 Dorothy Andrus
Hughes/Del Bono
3–6, 8–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3		 Cochet/Merlin Gagliardi/Luzzatti
6–3, 1–6, 6–3		 Valerio/ Andrus Hughes/ Valerio
6–0, 6–1		 Del Bono/ Andrus
14–17 May Belgian National Championships
Brussels, Belgium		 Leopold de Borman
2–6, 6–8, 6–2, 6–1, 6–4		 André Ewbank Josane Sigart
6–0, 6–0		 Marguerite de Monceau
de Borman/Brouwet
3–6, 9–7, 6–2, 6–2		 Bemden/Derrider Isaac/Sigart
N/A		 Laloux / Dupont N/A
8–17 May Bob Club's International Balkan Cup
Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes		 Ferenc Marsalek
N/A		 Heinz Eichner Mrs. Schréder
6–4, 2–6, 7–5		 Anna Blanarova
Eichner/Henkel
N/A		 Marsalek/Siba N/A Marsalek/Blanarova
6–2, 6–3		 László Silbersdorf/Mrs Schréder
Davis Cup Second Round
Helsinki, Finland
Zagreb, Yugoslavia
Brussels, Belgium
Dublin, Ireland
Athens, Greece
Turin, Italy
Oslo, Norway
Copenhagen, Denmark
Second Round winners
Egypt 4–1
Japan 5–0
Great Britain 5–0
South Africa 4–1
Czechoslovakia 4–1
Italy 3–0
Poland 3–0
Denmark 5–0
Second Round losers
Finland
Yugoslavia
Belgium
Ireland
Greece
Netherlands
Norway
Romania

21–23 May		 Davis Cup North/Central America Final
Montreal, Canada
Final winners
United States 4–1
Final losers
Canada

28–30 May		 Davis Cup Americas Inter-Zonal round play-off
Chevy Chase, United States
Final winners
United States 5–0
Final losers
Argentina
17–31 May 1931 French Championships
Paris, France
Men's Singles Draw – Women's Singles Draw		 Jean Borotra
2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–4		 Christian Boussus Cilly Aussem
8–6, 6–1		 Betty Nuthall
Lott/Van Ryn
6–4, 6–3, 6–4		 Kirby/Farquharson Bennett Whittingstall/Nuthall
9–7, 6–2		 Aussem/Ryan Spence/ Nuthall
6–3, 5–7, 6–3		 Austin/Barron

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