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 Semifinals Finals
         
 Canada w/o
 New Zealand
 Canada 0
 Australia 5
 Hawaii
 Australia w/o
 Australia 4
 Japan 1
 Mexico 0
 Spain 5
 Spain 2
 Japan 3
 China
 Japan w/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

First round
8–19 May		Quarterfinals
27 May–14 June		Semifinals
10–14 July		Final
18–20 July
Budapest, Hungary (clay)
 France4
Paris, France (clay)
 Hungary1
 France5
Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
 Italy0
 Portugal1
Eastbourne, England (grass)
 Italy4
 France4
London, England (clay)
 Great Britain0
 Romania1
Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
 Denmark4
 Denmark0
Warsaw, Poland (clay)
 Great Britain3
 Poland0
Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)
 Great Britain5
 France4
Vienna, Austria
 Netherlands0
 Austria4
Vienna, Austria
 Ireland1
 Austria0
Brussels, Belgium
 India4
 Belgium2
Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)
 India3
 India1
Bern, Switzerland
 Netherlands4
 Sweden3
Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)
  Switzerland2
 Sweden0
Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)
 Netherlands5
 Netherlands3
 Czechoslovakia2

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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