1931 in tennis

1931 in tennis

Vincent Richards the defending 1930 Pro World Champion after having defeated Karel Koželuh for the title, and Helen Wills the top ranked amateur female player of 1931
Details
Duration	December 24 – December 18
Tournaments	155
Categories	Pro Majors (3) National championships (20) International championships (130) Team events (20) Pro Tour (10)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles	George Lyttleton-Rogers (8) Cilly Aussem (9)
Most tournament finals	George Lyttleton-Rogers (14) Cilly Aussem (11)
← 1930 1932 →

The year 1931 in tennis was a complex mixture of mainly amateur tournaments composed of international, invitational, national, exhibition, team (city leagues, country leagues, international knock-out tournaments) events and joined by an up-and-coming Pro Tour both on competitive and exhibitional levels.

At the end of the Pro season the champion title was awarded. Bill Tilden held the title at the end of the year. He also ran his own pro organization called the Tilden Tennis Tours and toured the world with a series of pro exhibition-like matches. The European professionals of Germany, France, Britain, Austria, the Netherlands and Switzerland founded the International Federation of Professionists and Professionals headed by Roman Najuch to represent their interest against the ITF. There were a few occasional professionals against amateur challenges as well held in team competition format. The amateur events were almost all co-educated thus the majority included a mixed title contest. Irishman George Lyttleton-Rogers dominated the European scene winning 8 singles titles, all of which was confined to French and Italian championships. The North American events had several men players sharing the same amount of singles/doubles and mixed titles. The women's most successful players were Miss Elizabeth Ryan in North America and Cilly Aussem in Europe and in South America. The Australian tennis life was figureheaded by Jack Crawford.

The most prestigious team cups were the Wightman Cup for ladies and the Davis Cup (called the International Lawn Tennis Challenge) for men. The 1931 Wightman Cup was its 9th edition and was organized by the United States Tennis Association between the teams of Great Britain and the United States. The 1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was its 26th edition and was organized by the International Tennis Federation. The Americas Zone was split into the North/Central American Zone and the South American Zone. The winner of each sub-zone would play to determine who moved to the Inter-Zonal round. 22 teams entered the Europe Zone, while 7 participated in the Americas Zone. The United States defeated Argentina in the American Zone, but would then lose to Great Britain in the Inter-Zonal play-off. France defeated Great Britain in the Challenge Round, giving France their fifth straight title. The final was played at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France on 24–26 July.

Key

Pro Majors

National championships

International championships

Team events

Pro tour

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

This list includes men and women international tournaments (where at least several different nations were represented), main (annual) national championships, professional tour events and the Davis Cup

Pre-tournament season

• Italy beat Monaco and the team of São Paulo in international team challenges four to one in both matches.
• In the Paris - Stockholm club competition, the French troupe led by Jacques Brugnon and Christian Boussus beat the Swedish squadron four to one.
• The Czechoslovakian professionals headed by Karel Koželuh and Pavel Macenauer toured South Africa where they scored two draws against the home team twice in Durban and Port Elizabeth.

• Vincent Richards retired and dropped his World Pro title as of the start of the year to handle his business affairs, although he came back to playing during the season.

January

• Bill Tilden turned professional as of this season after violating the amateur rules by signing a three-picture contract with Metro Goldwyn Mayer and thus was expelled from the ITF.
• Harry Hopman wins all three titles at the Sydney Metropolitan Championship.
• The simultaneous use of two racquets by one player was officially banned as of this season.

Month	Event	Men		Women		Mixed
		Champions	Runner-up	Champions	Runner-up	Champions	Runner-up
22-28 December	L.T.C. Juan-les-Pins Championship Juan-les-Pins, France	Charles Aeschlimann 6–4, 6–2, 6–1	Erik Worm	Muriel Thomas 6–2, 6–1	Elizabeth Ryan	Aeschlimann / Thomas 6–0, 6–2	Hunter / Ryan
24 December-January	New Zealand Lawn Tennis Championships Christchurch, New Zealand	Alan Stedman N/A	N/A	May Dykes N/A	N/A
		Charles Angas / Ivan Seay N/A	N/A	Melody / May Myers N/A	N/A	Ivan Seay / May Andrew N/A	N/A
29 December–4 January	Beausite – L. T. C. de Cannes Championship Cannes, France	George Lyttleton-Rogers 8–6, 6–1, 3–6, 7–5	Charles Aeschlimann	Elizabeth Ryan 4–6, 8–6, 6–1	Phyllis Satterthwaite
		Aeschlimann / Louis 6–3, 9–7, 6–2	Rogers / Hillyard	Thomas / Taunay or Gallay (?) 8–10, 6–2, 6–2	Satterthwaite / Ryan	Aeschlimann / Thomas 4–6, 6–3, 6–3	Rogers / Ryan
5-11 January	Métropole Club de Cannes Beausite Cannes, France	George Lyttleton-Rogers 8–10, 7–5, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2	Paul Féret	Helene Contostavlos Nicolopoulo 6–2, 6–3	Phyllis Satterthwaite
		Hillyard / Landau 7–5, 6–4, 6–8, 2–6, 4–6	Rogers / Féret			Rogers / Ryan 6–3, 6–3	Worm / Satterthwaite
10–17 January	Bristol Cup Menton, France	Karel Koželuh 6–1, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4	Albert Burke
		Burke / Plaa 6–2, 3–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3	Koželuh / Najuch
January 12–19	Italian Riviera championships Sanremo, Italy	Jean Lesueur 8–6, 7–5, 1–6, 3–6, 6–2	Benny Berthet
19-25 January	New Courts L.T.C. de Cannes Cannes, France	Max Ellmer 6–3, 7–5	Hillyard	Muriel Thomas 6–1, 6–0	Cosette St. Omer Roy
		Hillyard / Minchin 6–4, 6–2	Ellmer / Natason			Thomas / Natason 6–3, 6–4	Ellmer / Omer Roy
January	Mannheim International Covered Courts tournament Mannheim, Weimar Republic			Cilly Aussem 6–2, 6–4	Ilse Friedleben	Aussem/Nourney 12–10, 8–6	Friedleben/Buss
	Coupe de Noël Paris, France	René de Buzelet 6–1, 6–3	André Merlin	Simone Barbier 3–6, 6–2, 6–2	Arlette Neufeld
		Glasser / Borotra 6–3, 6–1, 6–4	Gentien / Féret	Guillier / Gallay 6–4, 7–5	Charnelet / Gallay	Lesueur / Noel 6–4, 2–6, 8–6	Maier / Adamoff
	Argentine International Championships Argentina	Eric Peters 4–2 ret.	Harry Lee	Lilí de Álvarez 6–2, 6–2	Phoebe Holcroft Watson
		Zappa / Castillo w/o	Lee / Perry	Watson / Harvey 6–3, 3–6, 6–2	Álvarez / Miss Anderson	Boyd / Álvarez 5–7, 10–8, 6–2	Perry / Watson
	Sydney Metropolitan Club Championship Sydney, Australia	Harry Hopman 6–2, 3–6, 6–0	Jack Crawford
		Hopman / Crawford 4–6, 6–2, 6–4	Dunlop / Sproule			Hopman / Eleanor Mary Hall 6–2, 6–4	Crawford / Crawford
26–31 January	Canadian Covered Court Championships Montreal, Canada	George Lott N/A	Gilbert Hall vs. John Van Ryn
24-31 January	New South Wales Championships Sydney, Australia	Jack Crawford 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4	Harry Hopman	Marjorie Cox Crawford 7–5, 6–2	Ula Valkenburg
		Crawford / Hopman 6–2, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3	Willard / Thompson	Crawford / Cozens 6–1, 8–6	Valkenburg / Dingle	Willard/Pinckerton 6–4, 6–2	Crawford / Crawford

February

• Dutch player Hendrik Timmer was hit by a disease and missed the season. Two Dutch female players announced their engagements and subsequently their retirement from professional sports. Netherlands' number one Kea Bouman married in Almelo and moved to Java while second ranked Margaretha Dros-Canters married and decided to dedicate herself solely to her marriage after the season.
• The strike of the German professionals continued from last month and caused a major setback on the indoor tournaments. Thus the German International Covered Courts tournament field was dominated by foreign and senior players such as World War I French veteran Eugene Broquedis who reached the semifinal of the singles and the final of the doubles competition despite being 45 years old and having his right shoulder and two fingers paralized in the war.
• Newcomer young German tennis player Harry Schwenker shocked the tennis world by defeating Italian champion Umberto De Morpurgo in the semifinals of the Berlin Covered Court Championships. He went on to defeat Austrian champion Hermann Artens in the final of his debut tournament. The match lasted until midnight.
• Jack Crawford won his first Australian Championships singles and mixed doubles title (partnering his wife Marjorie Cox Crawford). He defeated last year's runner-up Harry Hopman for the singles title and teamed up with him for the doubles. He didn't succeed in defending his doubles title losing to Donohoe/Dunlap in the final.
• Takeichi Harada announced he will skip the Davis Cup due to his business affairs.
• Jacques Brugnon swept all possible titles at the Gallia L. T. C. de Cannes.

Month	Event	Men		Women		Mixed
		Champions	Runner-up	Champions	Runner-up	Champions	Runner-up
20 January – February 1	Gallia L. T. C. de Cannes Cannes, France	Jacques Brugnon 6–8, 6–0, 6–4. 4–6, 6–0	George Lyttleton-Rogers	Phyllis Satterthwaite 5–7, 7–5, 10–8	Lucia Valerio
		Brugnon/du Plaix 6–2, 6–2, 6–3	Hillyard / Worm	Ryan/ Valerio 6–1, 10–8	Satterthwaite/Thomas	Brugnon/ Ryan 6–2, 1–6, 6–4	Del Bono/Valerio
January – February 1	Berlin International Covered Courts tournament Berlin, Weimar Republic	Harry Schwenker 8–10, 6–1, 6–3, 6–1	Hermann Artens	Hilde Krahwinkel N/A	Irmgard Rost
		Kehrling / Morpurgo N/A	Artens / Kleinschroth	Krahwinkel/Rost N/A	Strauch/Kuhlmann	Krahwinkel/ Kehrling N/A	Henkel/Löwenthal
January – February 2	French Covered Courts tournament Paris, France	Jean Borotra 6-3, 11-9, 5-7, 6-4	Jean Lesueur
		Boussus/N/A	N/A
2–8 February	Carlton L. T. C. de Cannes Cannes, France	George Lyttleton-Rogers 6–3, 6–3, 6–2	Ladislav Hecht	Elizabeth Ryan 6–4, 6–2	Phyllis Satterthwaite
		Cochet / Brugnon 4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 11–9	Rogers/ Aeschlimann	Satterthwaite/Thomas w/o	Ryan/Aussem	Del Bono/ Soames w/o	Hillyard/ Ryan
2–8 February	German International Covered Courts tournament Bremen, Weimar Republic	Pierre Henri Landry 6–3, 6–0, 2–6, 6–3.	Einer Ulrich	Hilde Krahwinkel 6–2, 6–3	Irmgard Rost	Consolation Men singles champion Friedrich Frenz	Consolation Women singles champion Else Dam
		Östberg / Ulrich 6–4, 6–4, 6–3	Landry / Broquedis	Krahwinkel/ Peitz 6–2, 6–4	Ada Werring/Agga Anderssen	H. Macenthum/Hoffmann/ 6–2, 6–1	L. Lorentz/ Hilde Sperling
9–15 February	South of France Championships Nice, France	George Lyttleton-Rogers 6–4, 6–4, 8–6	Edmond Lotan	Rosie Berthet 6–3, 7–5	Marjollet
		Rogers/ Lotan 7–5, 6–3, 6–4	Capt. Price / Poligny			Rogers/ Marjollet 6–1, 6–0	Franké/ Sumarokov
February	Belgian International Covered Courts tournament Belgium	André Lacroix 3–6, 6–4, 6–1	André Ewbank	Emile Dupont 7–5, 6–2	Leonie Lhoest
		de Borman/Van Zuylen 6–0, 9–7, 6–1	Borin/Jacques	Sigart/Dupont 6–0, 6–0	Parentini/Portilije	Lacroix/Sigart 6–4, 6–2	de la Mare/Pennart
	Czechoslovakia pros vs. South Africa amateurs third meeting Cape Town, South Africa 0–6	Louis Raymond 6–2, 6–4	Karel Koželuh
		Louis Raymond 6–4, 6–3	Pavel Macenauer
		Vernon Kirby 2–6, 6–3, 6–0	Pavel Macenauer
		Vernon Kirby 6–2, 3–6, 8–6	Karel Koželuh
		Raymond/Cordon 7–5, 6–2	Macenauer/Koželuh
		Raymond/Cordon 6–4, 6–3	Macenauer/Koželuh
	Monegasque International Championships Monte Carlo, Monaco	Enrique Maier 6–2, 5–7, 6–1, 6–3	Hermann Artens	Simone Mathieu 7–5, 3–6, 6–3	Cilly Aussem
		Boussus/Lesueur 6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4	Del Bono/Gaslini	Aussem/Valerio 6–4, 7–5	Barbier/Mathieu
February 16–22	Hotel Bristol Championships Beaulieu, France	George Lyttleton-Rogers 6–1, 10–8, 3–6, 5–7, 6–3	Emmanuel Du Plaix	Phyllis Satterthwaite 6–2, 6–1	Mary Heeley
		Šefer/Kukuljevic 6–1, 1–6, 7–5, 3–6, 6-l	Rogers/Olliff	Andrus/Ryan 6–4, 6–2	Satterthwaite/Thomas	Hillyard/Heeley 2–6, 6–4, 6–4	Olliff/Nuthall
February 18 February 19 February 20 February 22 February 23 February 24 February 25 N/A March 2	Professional contenders series for the vacanced World Champion title New York, United States Baltimore, United States Boston, United States Cincinnati, United States Youngstown, United States Columbus, United States Chicago, United States Detroit, United States Omaha, United States	Bill Tilden 6–2, 6–4, 6–1	Karel Koželuh
		Bill Tilden 6-4, 6-2, 6-4	Karel Koželuh
		Bill Tilden 6–4, 2–6, 6–2, 7–5	Karel Koželuh
		Bill Tilden 8-6, 6-3	Karel Koželuh
		Bill Tilden 6-3, 6-4	Karel Koželuh
		Bill Tilden 0-6, 6-2, 6-3	Karel Koželuh
		Bill Tilden 7-5, 2-6, 6-3, ret.	Karel Koželuh
		Bill Tilden 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 10-8	Karel Koželuh
		Bill Tilden 4-6, 2-6, 6-2, 6-4, 8-6	Karel Koželuh
February 27	1931 Australian Championships Sydney, Australia Men's Singles Draw – Women's Singles Draw	Jack Crawford 6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 6–1	Harry Hopman	Coral McInnes Buttsworth 1–6, 6–3, 6–4	Marjorie Cox Crawford
		Donohoe/Dunlap 8–6, 6–2, 5–7, 7–9, 6–4	Crawford/ Hopman	Bickerton/Cozens 6–0, 6–4	Lloyd/Utz	Crawford/Crawford 7–5, 6–4	Willard/Westacott

March

• The city of London wins the 16th annual London-Paris tennis club competition (14–7).
• Béla von Kehrling repeated his 1929 feat by winning the triple crown again in the French Riviera Championships.
• George Lott won the Canadian Championships for the fourth time of his career.
• The team of Bremen defeated the players of Amsterdam by 10 to 7.
• The Fédération Française de Tennis issued legal proceedings against Henri Cochet because of a suspected breach of amateur tennis regulations.
• The legal proceedings against German Daniel Prenn ended with the conclusion that the accusations were misled by the confusion of similar family names.
• 19-year old national junior champion György Drjetomszky won his first Men's trophy at the Hungarian Covered Courts tournament and thus got invited to the Hungary Davis Cup team and to their first round match against Italy.
• Hamburg defeated Rhine valley 6–5 in Hamburg.
• The team of England defeated Sweden in their North Europe indoors exhibition tour 5–1, and Norway 9–0 two times in a row.
• René Lacoste and his doubles partner Jacques Brugnon both had appendicitis surgeries and subsequently missed the upcoming tournaments.
• Colin Gregory and Harry Lee announced they will miss the Davis Cup first round rubbers due to their business affairs.
• Iwao Aoki won a triple crown in the Surrey Grass Court Championships.

• Harry Hopman was victorious at the singles, doubles and mixed doubles event at the South Australian Championship.
• On 20 March in the assembly of the International Tennis Federation in Paris the Norges Tennisforbund (Norway Tennis Association) was granted access into the ITF.

Month	Event	Men		Women		Mixed
		Champions	Runner-up	Champions	Runner-up	Champions	Runner-up
February 23 - March 1	Country Club de Monte-Carlo Monte Carlo, Monaco	Vladimir Landau 6–0, 6–1,	Hillyard	Phyllis Satterthwaite w/o	Mrs. Richards
		Hillyard/ Landau 1–6, 6–3, 6–4	Garcia/Chastel			Landau/ Satterthwaite 6–2, 6–1	Garcia/Mrs. Richards
March	Southern Pro Palm Beach, United States	Paul Heston N/A	N/A
February 23 – March 1	Monte Carlo Cups Monte Carlo, Monaco	Henri Cochet 7–5, 6–2, 6–4	George Lyttleton-Rogers	Simone Mathieu 4–6, 6–4, 7–5	Phyllis Satterthwaite
		Kehrling/Artens 6–4, 7–5, 6–2	Worm/Hillyard	Nuthall/Benett 6–2, 6–3	Heeley/Thomas	Cochet/Benett 8–6, 0–6, 6–3	Olliff/Nuthall
		Butler Trophy Maier/Sindreu def.Kehrling/Gabrovitz 6–4, 6–4, 6–2
-March 3	Bermuda International Championships Hamilton, Bermuda	John Doeg 6–4, 2–6, 6–1, 6–3	Berkeley Bell	Sarah Palfrey 8–6, 6–2	Marjorie Morrill	Bowman/Palfrey N/A	Bell/Rice
-March 3	Pan-American tennis championships Miami Beach United States	George Lott 6–2, 1–6, 6–2, 6–4	John Van Ryn
March 2–8	French Riviera Championships and Nations Cup Menton, France	Béla von Kehrling 7–5, 6–2, 6–4	George Lyttleton-Rogers	Phyllis Satterthwaite 7–5, 6–4	Simone Mathieu
		Kehrling/ Rogers 6–2, 6–2, 9–7	Šefer/Kukuljevic	Heeley/Nuthall 6–3, 6–1	Andrus/Hilleary	Kehrling/Aussem 4–6, 6–3, 6–4	Aeschlimann/Nuthall
March 4-8	Hungarian Covered Courts tournament Budapest, Hungary	György Drjetomszky N/A	György Bánó	Mrs. Schréder Lászlóné N/A	Eszter Demko
		Straub/Straub 6–3, 6–2, 6–3	Balázs/Vásárhelyi	N/A	N/A	Silbersdorf/Mrs. Schréder N/A	Balás/Sárkány
March 9-15	Parc Imperial L.T.C. de Nice Nice, 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
		Aeschlimann/Hillyard 6–2, 6–1, 6–0	Šefer/Kukuljevic			Lesueur/ Mathieu 6–2, 6–2	Šefer/ Nuthall
March	Canadian International Championships Montreal, Canada	George Lott 6–3, 6–3, 6–4	Berkeley Bell
		Van Ryn/Lott 6–2, 6–1, 6–2	Laframboise/Wright
	Bordighera Championships Bordighera, Italy	George Lyttleton-Rogers 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 0–6, 6–4	Béla von Kehrling	Ilse Friedleben 5–7, 6–4, 6–4	Phyllis Satterthwaite
		Rogers/ Del Bono four sets	Kehrling/ Landau	Andrus/Hilleary 6–3, 3–6, 6–3	Friedleben/ Satterthwaite	Del Bono/Andrus 6–3, 6–3	Kehrling/ Satterthwaite
	Negresco hotel Championships Nice, France			Magda Baumgarten N/A	N/A
	Surrey Grass Court Championships London, United Kingdom	Iwao Aoki N/A	N/A
		Iwao Aoki N/A	N/A	Iwao Aoki N/A	N/A
	Bengal Lawn Tennis Championship Calcutta, British India	Patrick Hughes 4–6, 6–1, 6–1, 6–0	George Perkins
14–21 March	American Covered Court Championships Brookline, United States	Jean Borotra 6–1, 3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4	Berkeley Bell	Marjorie Sachs 6-3, 9-7	Sarah Palfrey
		Borotra/Boussus 7–5, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4	Landry/ Sutter	Palfrey/Wightman 7-5, 6-0	Blake/Fuller Hubbard	Palfrey/Rice 6-4, 6-4	Mrs. Guild/Guild
16–22 March	Côte d'Azur Championships Cannes, France	George Lyttleton-Rogers 1–6, 6–2, 4–6, 6–1, 9–7	Charles Aeschlimann	Phyllis Satterthwaite 6–2, 6–0	Lolette Payot
		Rogers/ Hillyard 10–8, 6–4, 9–7	Aeschlimann/Chiesa	Ryan/ Aussem 6–0, 6–3	Satterthwaite/ Thomas	Aeschlimann/Payot 6–2, 4–6, 6–2	Holmes/Mme Belliad
-22 March	South Australian Championship Adelaide, Australia	Harry Hopman 6-2, 6-3, 6-3	Adrian Quist	Frances Hoddle-Wrigley 6-3, 6-2	Kathrine Le Mesurier
		Hopman/ Patterson 6–2, 9–11, 9–11, 8-6, 7-5	Schlesinger/Hone	Le Mesurier/Weston 6-4, 6-2	Wood/Toyne	Hopman/ Wood 6–1, 6–3	Gatfey/Toyne
26–28 March	Davis Cup South America first round Asunción, Paraguay	First round winnersArgentina 5–0	First round losersParaguay
23-29 March	Beausite Club de Cannes second meeting Cannes, France	Hyotare Sato 3–6, 6–4, 6–1, 8–6	George Lyttleton-Rogers	Cilly Aussem vs. Helene Contostavlos Nicolopoulo N/A
		Sato/Sato 6–1, 6–4, 6–4	Menzel/Haensch	Ryan/ Aussem 6–0, 6–2	Satterthwaite/ Thomas	Lyttleton-Rogers/Ryan 6-4, 4-6, 6-3	Hillyard/Satterthwaite|

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
		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	Semifinals winnersArgentina 5–0 Chile	Semifinals losersUruguay Brazil
-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	Final winnersArgentina 3–0	Final losersChile
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

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 winnersItaly 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 losersHungary 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	Austrian 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 winnersEgypt 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 losersFinland Yugoslavia Belgium Ireland Greece Netherlands Norway Romania
21–23 May	Davis Cup North/Central America Final Montreal, Canada	Final winnersUnited States 4–1	Final losersCanada
28–30 May	Davis Cup Americas Inter-Zonal round play-off Chevy Chase, United States	Final winnersUnited States 5–0	Final losersArgentina
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

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
		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 winnersJapan 5–0 Great Britain 5–0 Czechoslovakia 3–0 Denmark 3–2	Quarterfinal losersEgypt 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
		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
		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
		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
		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
		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
		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 winnersCzechoslovakia 5–0 Great Britain 5–0	Semifinal losersDenmark 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
		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[a]	Lehel Bánó	Magda Baumgarten 6–2, 6–3	Jolán W. Soós
		Zichy/Gabrovitz 7–5, 6–2, 6–1[a]	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
		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

July

Jacques Brugnon, Henri Cochet (up), Jean Borotra (down-left) and René Lacoste (down-right), the defending and 1931 champion French Davis Cup team

• Hungary Davis Cup team permanent member between 1924–31 and five time Hungarian Covered court champion (1924–29), Imre Takáts died.
• Jean Borotra was officially excluded from the doubles competition at Wimbledon.
• The Wimbledon Juniors' Championship was won by Charles Edgar Hare, while the women's champion was Sheila Hewitt beating Kay Stammers
• The English women players won all eight matches against the German women.
• Germany beat South Africa in a nine-rubber challenge allowing their opponents to win only one of them.
• Argentine beat Canada in a friendly national team competition.
• Several federal championships were held throughout the Weimar Republic. These include:
  • The Württemberg's Championships in Stuttgart won by Philipp Buss (singles, doubles with Oppenheimer) and Frau Hammer (singles, mixed with Lorentz), the Chemnitz's Championships won by Ludwig Haensch (singles, doubles with Bergmann) and Frau Deutsch, the South Germany Championships in Karlsruhe also by Haensch, Buss/Oppenheimer in doubles and Frau Friedleben in singles and paired with Buss in mixed, and in Düsseldorf Fritz Kuhlmann won over Remmert.
  • At the Rhine valley Championships in Duisburg Béla von Kehrling won a triple title.
  • In Warnemünde Kuhlmann was granted a walkover in the final, Friedrich Frenz won the doubles with Friedrich-Wilhelm Rahe and the mixed doubles with Frau Ewen.
  • In the Heringsdorf Championship Men's singles Henner Henkel scored the win when his opponents, Rau retired in the fourth set. They teamed up for the doubles but lost in the final match to Hans-Georg Lindenstaedt and Herr Bräuer. Nelly Neppach earned a clean victory losing one game in the final. The singles champions teamed up and successfully took the prize in the mixed event.
  • The Zoppot tournament champions are Heinz Pietzner, Frau Hammer and Friedrich Frenz/Friedrich-Wilhelm Rahe.
  • The Sudeten Germans beat the Austrian national team in Marienbad.
• French Davis Cup team beat Belgium in Le Touquet on a preparation match.
• French Davis Cup team defended its title at the Challenge Round of the Davis Cup for the fourth time.

Month	Event	Men		Women		Mixed
		Champions	Runner-up	Champions	Runner-up	Champions	Runner-up
22 June-4 July	1931 Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Men's Singles Draw – Women's Singles Draw	Sidney Wood w/o[i]	Frank Shields	Cilly Aussem 6–2, 7–5	Hilde Krahwinkel
		Lott/Van Ryn 6–2, 10–8, 9–11, 3–6, 6–3	Cochet/ Brugnon	Shepherd-Barron/Mudford 3–6, 6–3, 6–3	Metaxa/Sigart	Lott/Harper 6–3, 1–6, 6–1	Collins/Ridley
July	Pro Championships of Great Britain London, Great Britain	Dan Maskell N/A	N/A
	Arrange L. T. C. Invitational Championships United States	John Doeg 6–1, 6–3, 6–2	Berkeley Bell
	Swiss Championships Basel, Switzerland	Hector Fisher 7–5, 3–6, 6–1, 6–3	Erik Worm	Fehlmann 6–1, 6–4	Charmelet
		Aeschlimann/Fisher 6–4, 6–2, 6–1	Wuarin/Maneff			Worm/Weihe 9–7, 7–5	Fisher/Jacky
6–11 July	Northumberland Championships Newcastle, Great Britain	Franjo Šefer 7–5, 9–7, 1–6, 4–6, 6–2	Franjo Kukuljevic	Mary McIlquham 7–5, 6–3	Stephens
		Šefer/Kukuljevic 6–2, 6–3	Watson/Brown	McIlquham/Mrs Stephens 6–8, 6–3, 6–1	Alexander/Watson	Kukuljevic/Watson 6–2, 7–5	Šefer/Alexander
5–15 July	Dutch Championships Noordwijk, Netherlands	Fritz Kuhlmann 8–10, 6–2, 7–5, 6–2	Minoru Kawachi	Ida Adamoff 6–2, 6–3	Toni Schomburgk
		Kawachi/Sato 6-1 ret.	Kuhlmann/Haensch	Henrotin/Sigart 6-4, 6-1	Dros/ Valerio	Zappa/Henrotin 4–6, 6–4, 10–8	Boyd/Dros
9–11 July	Davis Cup Europe Zone Final Prague, Czechoslovakia	Final winnersGreat Britain 4–1	Final losersCzechoslovakia
13–18 July	Welsh Championships Newport, Great Britain	Sato 6–4, 6–3, 6–1	David H. Williams	Emma Hemmant 6–3, 5–7, 6–3	Jeanette Morfey
		Sato/Takasu 6–3, 10–8	Nuthall/Tuckett	Dyson/Hemmant 7–5, 6–4	Mrs Crawshay-Williams/Morfey	Payot/ Sato/Hemmant 3–6, 6–2, 6–2	DH Williams/Dyson
–18 July	Scottish Championships Peebles, Scotland	Vernon Kirby 6–2, 13–11	Norman Farquharson	Gwen Sterry 7–5, 6–4	Esna Boyd Robertson
		Farquharson/Kirby 6–3, 6–4, 13–11	Sharpe/Olliff	Sterry/Trentham 6–3, 6–4	Mason/Alexander	Farquharson/Sterry 4–6, 6–1, 6–4	Raymond/Watson
17–19 July	Davis Cup Inter-Zonal Zone Final Paris, France	Final winnersGreat Britain 3–2	Final losersUnited States
20–25 July	Irish Championships Dublin, Ireland	Edward McGuire 6–2, 6–2, 6–3	Harry Cronin	Rosetta Phoebe Blair-White 6–4, 6–3	Norma Stoker
		McGuire/Scroope 6–4, 6–4, 6–3	McVeagh/Smith
24–26 July	Davis Cup Challenge Round Final Paris, France	France (c) 3–2	Great Britain
21–26 July	Grand Hotel Panhans Championships Semmering, Austria	Minoru Kawachi 6–4, 6–3, 6–2	Josef Siba	Imrgard Rost 6–3, 8–6	Lucia Valerio
		del Castillo/ Maier 3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 7–9, 6–3	Rohrer/Gottlieb			Sato/Valerio 6–4, 6–3	Maier/Rost
July	Bavarian International Championships Munich, Weimar Republic	Hyotare Satoh 7–5, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1	Enrique Maier	Lucia Valerio 6–2, 7–5	Marie Horn
		L. Lorenz/Daller 4–6, 6–4, 6–1, 3–6, 8–6	Sato/Kawachi			Enrique Maier/Valerio 6–4, 5–7, 6–2	Kuhlmann/v. Ende
	US Pro Championships New York, United States	Bill Tilden 7–5, 6–2, 6–1	Vinny Richards
		Kinsey/Richards 7–9, 7–5, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3	Tilden/Hunter
	Strasbourg International Championships Strasbourg, France	Paul Féret 6–1, 6–1	Jean Lesueur	Ilse Friedleben 6–2, 6–2	Holzschuh
		Brugnon/Féret 4–6, 6–3, 6–2	Grandguillot/Grandguillot			Buss/Friedleben 6–1, 5–7, 6–4	Kuhlmann/Grandguillot/Meunier
	Midlands International Championships Edgbaston, Great Britain	Hyotare Sato 7–5, 6–4	Herman David	Lolette Payot 6–4, 4–6, 6–4	Mary Heeley
		Lester/Olliff 6–4, 6–2, 8–10, 2–6, 6–3	Sato/Miki			Sato/James 6–3, 7–5	Gentien/Payot
	Suffolk International Championships Felixstowe, Great Britain	Franz Wilhelm Matejka 6–2, 6–3	Simon Scroope	Elise Pittman 6–2, 6–2	Joan Ridley
		Scroope/Coole Rees 5–7, 6–2, 6–2, 6–3	Matejka/Wilde

August

Month	Event	Men		Women		Mixed
		Champions	Runner-up	Champions	Runner-up	Champions	Runner-up
−1 August	Seabright Invitational Women's tournament New Jersey, United States			Helen Wills Moody 6–0, 6–0	Helen Jacobs
-1 August	Canadian National Championships Vancouver, Canada	Jack Wright 6–3, 6–4, 6–2	Gilbert Nunns
		Wright/Rainville
2–9 August	German Championships Hamburg, Weimar Republic	Roderich Menzel[b] 6–2, 6–2, 6–1	Gustav Jaenecke[b]	Cilly Aussem 6–1, 6–2	Imrgard Rost
		Dessart/Nourney 6–3, 6–3, 5–7, 4–6, 6–0	Buzelet/Boussus	Godfree/Trentham 6–3, 6–2	James/Heeley	Payot/Fisher 8–6, 6–4	Dessart/Krahwinkel
August	Le Touquet Spa Championships Le Touquet, France	Marcel Bernard 8–6, 6–2, 6–4	Christian Boussus	Simone Mathieu 6–3, 6–4	Lucia Valerio
		Bernard/Cochet 6–4, 6–4, 7–5	Rogers/del Castillo	N/A		Bernard/Mathieu 6–4, 8–6	Legeay/Ms. Lesueur
30 July-8 August	Malayan Lawn Tennis Championships Kuala Lumpur, Federated Malay States	Lim Bong Soo N/A	N/A	Elizabeth Millicent Oldfield N/A	N/A
		Matsukawa/Kawajiri N/A	N/A	Oldfield/Mrs. Drew	N/A
7–8 August	Wightman Cup Forest Hills, United States			United States 5-2	Great Britain
8–16 August	Spanish International Championships Santander, Spain	Jean Lesueur 6–3, 6–3 6–4	Eduardo Flaquer	Bella Pons N/A	N/A
		Lesueur/Combemale N/A	Flaquer/Sindreu	Pons/Estrada 7–5, 0–6, 7–5	Teresa/Guadalupa	Flaquer/Pons 7–5, 6–4	Lesueur/Acebo
17–22 August	North England Championships Scarborough, Great Britain	Vernon Kirby 6–3, 6–3	Chamberlain	Mary Heeley 2–6, 6–1, 6–2	Freda James
		Malfroy/Kirby 6–1, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4	Avory/Nuthall
24-30 August	Swedish Championships Stockholm, Sweden	Harry Ramberg 1—6, 7—5, 6—3, 6—2	Curt Östberg	S. Fick 6—1, 6—2	E. Cederholm
		Östberg/Ramberg 6—1, 6-2, 9—7	G. Lindgren/C. E. Pettersson	Fick/S. Wennerholm 6—2, 6—2	R. Ramberg/G. Roberg	Östberg/S. Fick 6—4, 6—0	Ramberg/Ramberg
August	Newport Casino Invitational Newport, United States	Ellsworth Vines 6–2, 6–4, 6–8, 6–2	Fred Perry
		Gledhill/Vines 3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 13–11, 6–4	Doeg/Lott
	15th ATA All-Black National Championships Alabama, United States	Reginald Weir N/A	N/A	Ora Washington N/A	N/A
		F. Jackson / N. Jackson N/A	N/A	Winston / Washington N/A	N/A	Thompson / Roberts N/A	N/A

September

• Béla von Kehrling won his 27th title of the year at the Oradean Championships
• The US Junior Championships was won by Jack Lynch against Jay Cohn

Month	Event	Men		Women		Mixed
		Champions	Runner-up	Champions	Runner-up	Champions	Runner-up
15 August-12 September	US National Championships Forest Hills, United States	Ellsworth Vines 7–9, 6–3, 9–7, 7–5	George Lott[c]	Helen Wills Moody[c] 6–4, 6–1	Eileen Bennett Whittingstall
		Allison/Van Ryn[c] 6–4, 8–6, 6–3	Bell/Mangin	Nuthall/Whittingstall[c] 6–2, 6–4	Round/Jacobs	Lott/Nuthall[c] 6–3, 6–3	Allison/Harper
-5 September-	City of Sydney Championships Sydney, Australia	Jack Crawford 6–3, 6–1, 6–3	Aubrey Willard
		Hopman/ Crawford 1–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–2	Dunlop/Donohoe			Crawford/Crawford N/A	N/A
18–28 September	Pacific Southwest Championships Los Angeles, United States	Ellsworth Vines 8–10, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5, 6–2	Fred Perry	Anne Harper 3–6, 6–3, 6–4	Josephine Cruickshank
		Gledhill/Vines 6–4, 6–3, 7–5	Van Ryn/Allison	Harper/Cross 6–2, 4–6, 6–4	Cruickshank/Van Ryn	Allison/Cross 7–5, 2–6, 7–5	Van Ryn/Harper
2–11 September	Hungarian International Championships Budapest, Hungary	Béla von Kehrling 6–3, 6–2, 5–7, 6–2	Hyotare Sato	Klara Hammer 3–6, 6–3, 9–7	Jadwiga Jedrzejowska
		Zichy/Gabrovitz 11–13, 6–3, 6–2, 1–6, 7–5	Kehrling/Šefer	Jedrzejowska/Eisenmenger 6–3, 6–3	Mrs.Deutsch/Mrs.Csont	Zichy/Zizovits w/o	Kehrling/Mrs.Deutch
September	Polish International Championships Warsaw, Poland	Benny Berthet 5 sets	Ignacy Tłoczyński	Jadwiga Jedrzejowska 6–0, 6–1	Mrs. Deutsch
		M.Stolarow/J.Stolarow N/A	Brosch/Eifermann	Berthet/ Mrs. Deutsch N/A	N/A	Berthet/Berthet 3 sets	Tłoczyński/Jedrzejowska
	Dutch National Championships Hilversum, Netherlands	Jan van der Heide N/A	N/A	Els Belzer 2 sets	Margaretha Dros-Canters
		Koopman/Knottenbelt N/A	N/A	Soquiere/Bonimij N/A	N/A	Knottenbelt/Belzer N/A	N/A
	German Pro Championships Berlin, Weimar Republic	Hans Nüsslein 6–1, 6–4, 6–3	Roman Najuch
		Ramillon/Plaa 3–6, 6–1, 6–0, 6–2	Najuch/H. Bartel
	Meadow Club Invitational Championships Forest Hills, United States	George Lott 6–3, 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–1	Cliff Sutter
		Gledhill/Vines 17–15, 6–2, 6–4	Bell/Mangin			Vines/Weeks 7–5, 5–7, 7–5	McCauliff/Taubele
	North American Championships Harrison, United States	Fred Perry 6–3, 6–2, 6–4	Gilbert Hall	Elise Pittmanvs. Joan Ridley 3–6, 6–4 suspended
		Gledhill/Vines 4–6, 6–3, 6–3	Van Ryn/Lott
	Bad Homburg Championships Bad Homburg, Weimar Republic	Roderich Menzel 6–1, 6–1, 4–6, 6–0	Fritz Kuhlmann	Anne Peitz	Marie Horn 6–3, 7–5
		Buss/Oppenheimer 9–11, 6–2, 6–3, 6–1	Menzel/W. Menzel			Fuchs/Fischer vs.Menzel/Mrs. Menzel No contest[d]
	Livorno International Championships Livorno, Italy	Jacques Bonte 8–6, 6–2, 0–6, 1–6, 6–3	Oscar De Minerbi	Manzutto 6–0, 6–4	Orlandini
		Bonte/ Glasser 6–2, 6–3, 6–4	Minerbi/Serventi			de Stefani/Manzutto 6–2, 6–3	Supino/Orlandini
	Luzern International Championships Lucerne, Switzerland	Emanuele Sertorio sets: 1–1, suspended	John Olliff	Simone Barbier 1–6, 8–6, 6–2	Lolette Payot
		Olliff/Lesueur 8–6, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3	Glasser/ Worm			Glasser/ Payot 6–0, 6–2	Grandguillot/ Barbier
	Swiss International Championships Geneve, Switzerland	Georges Glasser w/o	Antoine Gentien	Lolette Payot 7–5, 3–6, 6–3	Ilse Friedlieben
	Polish National Championships Lemberg, Poland	Ignacy Tłoczyński 6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4	Maximilian Stolarow	Jadwiga Jedrzejowska 6–2, 6–1	Gertruda Volkmer
		M.Stolarow/J.Stolarow 7–5, 1–6, 6–3, 7–5	Horain/Wittmann	Dubienska/Jedrzejowska 6–2, 6–2	Volkmer/Rudowska	Popławski/Volkmer 7–5, 6–1	Tłoczyński/Dubienska
14–20 September	Swiss Championships Montreux, Switzerland	Giorgio de Stefani 6–1, 6–2, 6–3	Emanuele Sertorio	Lolette Payot 6–4, 5–7, 6–3	Lucia Valerio
		Martin-Legeay/Gajan 2–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–3	Aeschlimann/Fisher	Barbier/Payot 6–3, 6–4	Sigart/Valerio	Fisher/Payot 8–6, 3–6, 6–3	Aeschlimann/Sigart
September	Oradean Championships Oradea, Romania	Béla von Kehrling 6-4, 6-4, 7-5	Bánó	Mrs. Schréder 3-6, 7-5, 8-6	Gertruda Volkmer
		Zichy/Kehrling 3-6, 6-0, 6-2, 6-2	Popławski/Stolarow			Stolarow/Volkmer 3-6, 6-4, 6-4	Bánó/Mrs. Schréder

October

• Former US top 10 player Frederic Mercur was reinstated by the USLTA and was allowed to play as of 1 October.
• Bruce Barnes turned professional and signed with the Tilden Tennis Tours

Month	Event	Men		Women		Mixed
		Champions	Runner-up	Champions	Runner-up	Champions	Runner-up
-4 October	Pacific Coast Championships San Francisco, United States (Men) Berkeley, United States (Women)	Ellsworth Vines 6–3, 21–19, 6–0?[g] 6–3, 2–6, 11–9, 6–3?[h]	Fred Perry	Edith Cross 6–4, 2–6, 7–5	Dorothy Weisel
		Wood/Stoeffen 6–4, 7–5, 6–3?h 6–4, 6–4, 6–3?g	Perry/Hughes			Lott/ Moody 6–3, 3–6, 6–0	Hughes/Cross
1 October-	Tatra International Tournament Rimavská Sobota, Czechoslovakia	Roderich Menzel 6–3, 6–1, 6–1	Franz Wilhelm Matejka
		Menzel/Klein retired[f]	Matejka/Zichy			Blabol, Mrs.Weidenhoffer w/o[f]	Wittmann/Jedrzejowska
9 October-	Baltimore Hotel Invitational Tournament Santa Barbara, United States	Keith Gledhill 3–6, 6–1, 6–0	Ellsworth Vines	Marjorie Gladman Van Ryn 2–6, 6–4, 6–4	Josephine Cruickshank
		Meer/Stratford vs. N/A
-22 October	Chinese National Championships Shanghai, China	Lim Bong Soo 6–3, 5–7, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4	Khoo Hooi Hye
		Soo/Yong cancelled	Khoo/Kong
October	Meran Championships Meran, Italy	Roderich Menzel 6–2, 6–1, 6–0	Ludwig Haensch	Hilde Krahwinkel 3 points to 2[e]	Lolette Payot
		Fisher/ Lesueur 6–3, 6–2, 1–6, 6–3	Glasser/ du Plaix	Krahwinkel/Friedleben N/A	Reznicek/ Horn	Fisher/Payot w/o	Glasser/Dyson
28 September-3 October	West-England Championships London, Great Britain	Jiro Sato 6–3, 6–4	David H. Williams	Phyllis Mudford 7–5, 2–6, 6–3	Dorothy Round
		Sato/Miki 7–5, 5–7, 7–5	Avory/Spence	Nuthall/Whittingstall 6–4, 6–3	Mudford/Round	Miki/Round 2–6, 6–1, 6–4	Avory/Mudford
5–10 October	West Hants Club Championships Bournemouth, Great Britain	Jack Lysaght 6–3, 6–3	Cecil Campbell	Kathleen Godfree 6–4, 6–4	Nancy Lyle
12–20 October	British Covered Court Championships London, Great Britain	Jean Borotra 10–8, 6–3, 0–6, 6–3	Jiro Sato	Mary Heeley 6–1, 6–0	Jeanette Morfey
October	Villa d'Este Championships Villa d'Este, Italy	Georges Glasser 0–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3	Emanuele Sertorio	Lucia Valerio 8–6, 6–1	Josane Sigart
		Glasser/Salm-Hoogstraten 6–2, 6–2, 6–1	Kleischrott/Hillyard	Sigart/ Valerio 6–1, 6–2	Dyson/Hemmant	Kleischrott/ Valerio 6–4, 4–6, 6–4	Hillyard/Satterthwaite
October	Paris Championships Paris, France	Paul Féret 6–3, 6–1, 2–6, 4–6, 6–4	André Merlin	Simon Mathieu 4–6, 6–4, 6–4	Josane Sigart
		Borotra/Brugnon 1–6, 5–7, 6–4, 6–1, 6–3	Bernard/ Maier	Adamoff/Claude-Anet 7–5, 12–11, ret.	Barbier/Mathieu	Borotra/ Sigart 6–2, 4–6, 9–7	Fisher/Payot
	Cumberland Club Alvanley Garden Championship Hampstead, England	Jiro Sato 6–4, 6–3	Edward Avory
		Sato/Miki 6–4, 6–2, 6–2	Ritchie/Avory			Sato/ Ingram 6–1, 8–6	Avory/Ms. Scott

November

• Jack Crawford was granted the Queensland Cup after winning the Queensland Championships for the third time.
• Active Mexican Davis Cup member and second ranked national tennis player Manuel Llano died.

Month	Event	Men		Women		Mixed
		Champions	Runner-up	Champions	Runner-up	Champions	Runner-up
-23 November	Argentine International II. Buenos Aires, Argentine			Cilly Aussem 6–1, 6–4	Irmgard Rost
						Boyd/ Aussem N/A	N/A
November	Sport Club Italia Championships Milan, Italy	Stefano Mangold 7–5, 6–4, 6–4	Placido Gaslini
		Martino/Gaslini 6–4, 5–7, 6–2, 6–2	Bonzi/Rado
	Bolzano International Championships Bolzano, Italy	Heinrich Eifermann 5–7, 6–4, 7–5, 6-1	Quintarilla	Paula von Reznicek 6–3, 2–6, 6–4	Elisabetta Riboli
	Queensland Championships Queensland, Australia	Jack Crawford 6–3, 6–4, 7–5	Harry Hopman
		Edgar Moon/ Crawford 2–6, 6–4, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3	Hopman/Willard

December

• 1912 US Open contestant Harold Braley was killed in a car
• After winning two titles and an exhibition in Buenos Aires Cilly Aussem had to cut off her South American tour and return to Germany because of a liver infection.
• John Lim gave up the S.C.R.C. final because of a blistered finger.
• In December, the professional players based in Germany, France, Britain, Austria, the Netherlands and Switzerland formed the "Fédération internationale des Professeurs et Professionels" to represent their interest against the ITF. Roman Najuch was elected its President.

Month	Event	Men		Women		Mixed
		Champions	Runner-up	Champions	Runner-up	Champions	Runner-up
5 December	Chile International Championships Santiago, Chile			Cilly Aussem 8–6, 6–2	Irmgard Rost
13 December	Victorian Championships Melbourne, Australia	Jack Crawford 7–5, 0–6, 6–3, 6–4	Harry Hopman	Esna Boyd-Robertson 6–1, 6–1	Kathrine Le Mesurier
		Patterson / Hopman 2–6, 7–5, 8–6, 6–2	Quist / Turnbull	O'Hara Wood / Toyne 2-6, 8-6, 8-6	Le Mesurier / Hoddle-Wrigley	Crawford/Crawford 8–6, 6–8, 6–4	Hopman/ Eleanor Mary Hall
29 November-15 December	Catalonia Championships Barcelona, Spain	Enrique Maier 6–4, 6–8, 6–3	Antonio Juanico	Yolanda Chailly 6–1, 6–0	Rosa Torras
		Maier/Sindreu 13–11, 6–4, 6–4	Flaquer/Saprissa	Pons/Torras 6–3, 6–2	Herberg/Fontrodona	Maier/Torras 8–6, 7–5	Flaquer/Pons
−18 December	Straits Chinese Recreation Club Championships Singapore, Straits Settlements	Chua Choon Leong	John Lim 6–4, 6–8, 4–0 ret.

Unknown date

Event	Men		Women		Mixed
	Champions	Runner-up	Champions	Runner-up	Champions	Runner-up
Finnish Championships Helsinki, Finland	Bo Grotenfelt N/A	N/A	Hilde Krahwinkel N/A	N/A
	Bo Grotenfelt/Conni Kupsch N/A	N/A	Elna Lindfors/ Hilde Krahwinkel N/A	N/A	Conni Kupsch/ Hilde Krahwinkel N/A	N/A
Finnish Covered Court Championships Helsinki, Finland	Henner Henkel N/A	N/A	Anita Brunou N/A	N/A
	Heinz Eichner/Henner Henkel N/A	N/A	Anita Brunou/Elna Lindfors N/A	N/A	Bo Grotenfelt/Anita Brunou N/A	N/A
Greek National Championships Athens, Greece	Augustos Zerlendis N/A	N/A	Miss Kasimati N/A	N/A
	Georgios Nikolaides/Stefanos Xydis N/A	N/A	N/A N/A	N/A	N/A N/A	N/A
Danish Championships Denmark	Einer Ulrich N/A	N/A	Else Støckel N/A	N/A
	Fritz Gleerup/Povl Henriksen N/A	N/A	Ida Mølmark Jensen/Hilda Klee N/A	N/A	Aase Vibe-Hastrup/Einer Ulrich N/A	N/A
Italian National Championships Rome, Italy	Oscar de Minerbi N/A	N/A	Lucia Valerio N/A	N/A
	Sertorio / Gaslini N/A	N/A	Gagliardi / Luzatti N/A	N/A	Gaslini / Valerio N/A	N/A

Event Mixed Champions Runner-up Northern Tournament Manchester, United Kingdom John Olliff N/A New Court Lawn Tennis Club Cannes, France du Plaix/Thomas 9–7, 6–3 Sumarokov/ d'Ayen Cannes Lawn Tennis Club Cannes, France Gallepe/Taunay 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 Sumarokov/ Thomas Portuguese Championship Portugal Men Rodrigo de Castro Pereira N/A N/A Norwegian Championship Norway Rolf Christoffersen N/A N/A Yugoslavian Championship Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes Franjo Šefer N/A N/A Old Dominion Championship Richmond, United States Julius Seligson N/A Herbert Bowman Bronxville Field Club Championships New York, United States Women Elise Pittmann 5–7, 8–6, 7–5 Joan Ridley Pittmann/ Ridley 6–1, 4–6, 9–7 Levi/Hawk Greenbrier Golf and Tennis Club Championship White Sulphur Springs, United States Maud Levi 6–4, 7–5 Elise Pittmann Pro tour events in a Tilden-Kozeluh retrospective (Tilden Tennis Tours) Location (Europe) Tilden Koželuh Paris (France) 6-3, 6-2, 7-5 Hamburg (Weimar) 8-6, 10-8, 1-6, 6-3 Cologne (Weimar) (with Hunter) 8-6, 6-2 (with Burke) Berlin (Weimar) 6-4, 3-6, 8-6 Brussels (Belgium) 6-4, 11-9 Amsterdam (Netherlands) 9-7, 6-1 Paris II. (France) no head-to-head no head-to-head

Pro tour events in a Tilden-Kozeluh retrospective Date Location (USA) Tilden Koželuh 18 February - 5 May Los Angeles 3-6, 6-4, 8-10, 6-2, 6-3 Los Angeles (LATC) 4-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-l Los Angeles II. (LATC) 6-4, 6-4, 6-1 Alhambra 4-6, 8-6, 6-3 San Diego 6-3, 9-7 San Francisco 7-5, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 Berkeley 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-2 Los Angeles III. (LATC) 7-5, 10-8 Long Beach 6-3, 6-2 Huntingdon 10-8, 8-6 San Francisco II. 6-4, 6-0, 6-3 Denver 7-5, 6-4, 14-12 Lincoln 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 Madison 6-3, 6-3, 7-5 Minneapolis 10-8, 3-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 St. Louis 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 Dayton 7-5, 6-3 Cleveland 8-6, 6-3, 6-2 Buffalo 8-6, 6-3. 6-4 Rochester 6-3, 6-3 Rochester II. 6-3, 6-3 Albany 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 New Haven 1-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 Toronto 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 Montreal 6-1, 6-3, 6-2

Rankings

These are the rankinkgs compiled published in the Swiss newspaper Züricher Sport in October 1931 and a second list based upon the ranks of Pierre Gillou, President of the Fédération Française de Tennis and also a third one by A Wallis Myers, founder of the International Lawn Tennis Club of Great Britain.

Men's singles

Zurich singles rankings, as of October 1931 # Player RG Wi US 1 Henri Cochet (FRA) A W(d) A 2 Bunny Austin (GBR) F(x) QF A 3 Ellsworth Vines (USA) A A W 4 George Lott (USA) W(d) W(d) W(x) 5 Frank Shields (USA) A F QF 6 Fred Perry (GBR) SF(d) SF SF 7 Jean Borotra (FRA) W SF A 8 Sidney Wood (USA) A W 3R 9 Jiro Satoh (JPN) SF QF A 10 John Van Ryn (USA) W(d) W(d) W(d)

Gillou's singles rankings, as of October 1931 # Player 1 Henri Cochet (FRA) 2 Ellsworth Vines (USA) 3 Bunny Austin (GBR) 4 Frank Shields (USA) 5 Fred Perry (GBR) 6 Jean Borotra (FRA) 7 George Lott (USA) 8 Eighth entry missing 9 Sidney Wood (USA) 10 Jiro Satoh (JPN)

Zurich European singles rankings, as of October 1931 # Player RG Wi US 1 Henri Cochet (FRA) A W(d) A 2 Bunny Austin (GBR) F(x) QF A 3 Fred Perry (GBR) SF(d) SF SF 4 Jean Borotra (FRA) W SF A 5 Roderich Menzel (TCH) 4R A 6 Christian Boussus (FRA) F 4R 4R 7 Pat Hughes (GBR) SF SF(d) 3R 8 Giorgio de Stefani (ITA) QF A A 9 Franz Wilhelm Matejka (AUT) A 3R A 10 Béla von Kehrling (HUN) 3R 4R(x) A

Myers' singles rankings, as of November 1931
#	Player
1	Henri Cochet (FRA)
2	Bunny Austin (GBR)
3	Ellsworth Vines (USA)
4	Fred Perry (GBR)
5	Frank Shields (USA)
6	Sidney Wood (USA)
7	Jean Borotra (FRA)
8	George Lott (USA)
9	Jiro Satoh (JPN)
10	John Van Ryn (USA)

Legend
A : Absent
Wi : Wimbledon
RG : French Open
US : Us National Championships
W/F/SF/QF/R : Won/Finalist/Semi,-QuarterFinals/Rounds
(d) (x) : Only the best result is shown for each tournament in one of the competitions of the given order; singles is the default, then the doubles and mixed doubles

Women's singles

Zurich singles rankings, as of October 1931 # Player 1 Helen Moody-Wills (USA) 2 Cilly Aussem (GER) 3 Betty Nuthall (GBR) 4 Helen Jacobs (USA) 5 Hilde Krahwinkel (GER) 6 Simone Mathieu (FRA) 7 Eileen Fearnley Whittingstall (GBR) 8 Phyllis Mudford (GBR) 9 Lolette Payot (SWI) 10 Anne Harper (USA)

Myers' singles rankings, as of November 1931 # Player 1 Helen Moody-Wills (USA) 2 Cilly Aussem (GER) 3 Eileen Fearnley Whittingstall (GBR) 4 Helen Jacobs (USA) 5 Betty Nuthall (GBR) 6 Hilde Krahwinkel (GER) 7 Simone Mathieu (FRA) 8 Lilí de Álvarez (ESP) 9 Phyllis Mudford (GBR) 10 Elise Pittman (GBR)

Notes

1931 Pro tour champion Bill Tilden

• ^a The men, women and mixed contests were held at different locations at different dates. The final was suspended due to Béla von Kehrling's schedule conflict (he travelled to Wimbledon), and was finished later. The same reason forced him to withdraw from the doubles and mixed doubles draws as well.
• ^b Both Roderich Menzel and Gustav Jaenecke reached the main draw from the qualifying rounds.
• ^c The men, women and mixed contests were held at different locations at different dates. The West Side Tennis Club of Forest Hill, California organized the Men's (September 5–12), Women's singles, - and doubles (17–22 August) while the Men's,- and mixed doubles took place in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts from 24–29 August.

• ^d The mixed doubles final of the Bad Homburg Championship remained unplayed. The prize money was halved between the finalists.
• ^e The women's championships were played in a round-robin format (meaning players played against all the other players in their group)
• ^f Several matches were suspended and cancelled due to hailstorms and blizzards. Many players travelled home and granted walkovers to their opponents
• ^gh Sources differ regarding the scores of certain finals of this event. Tennisz és Golf of Budapest (g) and The Argus of Melbourne (h) claims the Men' singles and doubles scores differently though they both agree on their outcome.
• ⁱ Frank Shields wasn't able to compete in the final of the Wimbledon Championships because of a twisted knee, which got injured in the ninth game of the fourth set of his semifinal match against Jean Borotra.

See also

• Grand Slam (tennis)#Three Major tournament titles in a year