1925 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

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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.

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)
  Spain 5
  Cuba 0

Final


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

Europe Zone

Draw

Final


Netherlands
0 		Noordwijk Club, Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)
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 Zone


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

Challenge Round


United States
5 		Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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 / 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 		     

References

  1. ^ "Davis Cup – 1925 Results". ITF. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  2. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed. ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help)

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