1925 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

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.

1925 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
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Duration8 May – 13 September 1925
Edition20th
Teams23
Champion
Winning nation United States
1924
1926

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

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Draw

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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

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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

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Draw

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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

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  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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