1925 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

1925 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
Details
Duration8 May – 13 September 1925
Edition20th
Teams23
Champion
Winning nation United States
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The 1925 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 20th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. Sixteen teams would enter the Europe Zone, while 9 would enter the America Zone. Portugal, Poland and Sweden competed for the first time.

France defeated Australia in the Inter-Zonal play-off, but would fall to the United States in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the Germantown Cricket Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States on 11–13 September.[1][2]

America Zone

Further information: 1925 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone

Draw

First Round
4–6 July
Havana, Cuba (clay)
 Spain5
 Cuba0
Quarterfinals
16–19 July		Semifinals
13–15 August		Final
20–22 August
 Canadaw/o
Montreal, Canada (grass)
 New Zealand
 Canada0
 Australia5
 Hawaii
Boston, MA, United States (grass)
 Australiaw/o
 Australia4
Mazatlán, Mexico (clay)
 Japan1
 Mexico0
Baltimore, MD, United States (grass)
 Spain5
 Spain2
 Japan3
 China
 Japanw/o

Final

Australia vs. Japan


Australia
4 		Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States[3]
20–22 August 1925
Grass
Japan
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Gerald Patterson
Zenzo Shimizu 		6
1 		6
4 		6
2 		     
2
James Anderson
Takeichi Harada 		6
4 		3
6 		6
3 		6
1 		   
3
John Hawkes / Gerald Patterson
Takeichi Harada / Zenzo Shimizu 		6
1 		6
2 		9
7 		     
4
Gerald Patterson
Takeichi Harada 		2
6 		6
3 		1
6 		5
7 		   
5
John Hawkes
Masanosuke Fukuda 		6
1 		6
3 		6
0 		     

Europe Zone

Further information: 1925 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

Draw

Final

Netherlands vs. France


Netherlands
0 		Noordwijk Club, Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) [4]
18–20 July 1925
Clay
France
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Hendrik Timmer
René Lacoste 		7
5 		5
7 		2
6 		2
6 		   
2
Arthur Diemer Kool
Jean Borotra 		2
6 		4
6 		8
10 		     
3
Arthur Diemer Kool / Christiaan van Lennep
Jacques Brugnon / René Lacoste 		2
6 		3
6 		8
6 		4
6 		   
4
Arthur Diemer Kool
René Lacoste 		4
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
5
Hendrik Timmer
Jean Borotra 		          not
played

Inter-Zonal Final

France vs. Australia


France
3 		West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States[5]
4–5 September 1925
Grass
Australia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
René Lacoste
Gerald Patterson 		3
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
2
Jean Borotra
James Anderson 		6
4 		6
3 		8
6 		     
3
Jean Borotra / René Lacoste
John Hawkes / Gerald Patterson 		6
4 		3
6 		6
4 		1
6 		10
8 		 
4
Jean Borotra
Gerald Patterson 		4
6 		6
4 		6
1 		6
3 		   
5
René Lacoste
James Anderson 		          not
played

Challenge Round

United States vs. France


United States
5 		Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States[2]
11–13 September 1925
Grass
France
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Bill Tilden
Jean Borotra 		4
6 		6
0 		2
6 		9
7 		6
4 		 
2
Bill Johnston
René Lacoste 		6
1 		6
1 		6
8 		6
3 		   
3
Vincent Richards / Richard Norris Williams
Jean Borotra / René Lacoste 		6
4 		6
4 		6
3 		     
4
Bill Tilden
René Lacoste 		3
6 		10
12 		8
6 		7
5 		6
2 		 
5
Bill Johnston
Jean Borotra 		6
1 		6
4 		6
0 		     

See also

References

  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ a b "United States v France". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Australia v Japan". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Netherlands v France". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "France v Australia". daviscup.com.
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