1925 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
Details
Duration8 May – 13 September 1925
Edition20th
Teams23
Champion
Winning Nation United States
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1926 →

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. Chile, 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

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 Australia
Japan		 Gerald Patterson
Zenzo Shimizu		 6
1		 6
4		 6
2		      
2 Australia
Japan		 James Anderson
Takeichi Harada		 6
4		 3
6 		6
3		 6
1		    
3 Australia
Japan		 John Hawkes / Gerald Patterson
Takeichi Harada / Zenzo Shimizu		 6
1		 6
2		 9
7		      
4 Australia
Japan		 Gerald Patterson
Takeichi Harada		 2
6 		6
3		 1
6 		5
7 		   
5 Australia
Japan		 John Hawkes
Masanosuke Fukuda		 6
1		 6
3		 6
0		      

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 Netherlands
France		 Hendrik Timmer
René Lacoste		 7
5		 5
7 		2
6 		2
6 		   
2 Netherlands
France		 Arthur Diemer Kool
Jean Borotra		 2
6 		4
6 		8
10 		     
3 Netherlands
France		 Arthur Diemer Kool / Christiaan van Lennep
Jacques Brugnon / René Lacoste		 2
6 		3
6 		8
6		 4
6 		   
4 Netherlands
France		 Arthur Diemer Kool
René Lacoste		 4
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
5 Netherlands
France		 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 France
Australia		 René Lacoste
Gerald Patterson		 3
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
2 France
Australia		 Jean Borotra
James Anderson		 6
4		 6
3		 8
6		      
3 France
Australia		 Jean Borotra / René Lacoste
John Hawkes / Gerald Patterson		 6
4		 3
6 		6
4		 1
6 		10
8		  
4 France
Australia		 Jean Borotra
Gerald Patterson		 4
6 		6
4		 6
1		 6
3		    
5 France
Australia		 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 United States
France		 Bill Tilden
Jean Borotra		 4
6 		6
0		 2
6 		9
7		 6
4		  
2 United States
France		 Bill Johnston
René Lacoste		 6
1		 6
1		 6
8 		6
3		    
3 United States
France		 Vincent Richards / Richard Norris Williams
Jean Borotra / René Lacoste		 6
4		 6
4		 6
3		      
4 United States
France		 Bill Tilden
René Lacoste		 3
6 		10
12 		8
6		 7
5		 6
2		  
5 United States
France		 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. 1 2 "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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