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{{Short description|1925 edition of the International Lawn Tennis Challenge}}
{{Davis Cup season
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| name          = 1925 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
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| duration      = 8 May – 13 September 1925
| edition       = 20th
| teams         = 23<!-- Not include three teams withdrew before their first match. Include the defending champion directly received bye to the Challenge Round. -->
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| winning nation= {{davis|USA|1912}}
| previous      = [[1924 International Lawn Tennis Challenge|1924]]
| next          = [[1926 International Lawn Tennis Challenge|1926]]
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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 Davis Cup team|Portugal]], [[Poland Davis Cup team|Poland]] and [[Sweden Davis Cup team|Sweden]] competed for the first time.

[[France Davis Cup team|France]] defeated [[Australia Davis Cup team|Australia]] in the Inter-Zonal play-off, but would fall to the [[United States Davis Cup team|United States]] in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the [[Germantown Cricket Club]] in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[United States]] on 11–13 September.<ref name=Collins>{{cite book|author=Bud Collins|title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis|year=2010|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=[New York]|isbn=978-0942257700|pages=495–506|edition=2nd}}</ref><ref name="Final" />

==America Zone==
{{details|1925 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone}}

===Draw===
{{2TeamBracket-info
| RD1-date=4–6 July
| RD1-name=First Round

| RD1T1-loc=[[Havana]], [[Cuba]] (clay)
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1={{davis|ESP|1785}}
| RD1-score1=5
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2={{davis|CUB}}
| RD1-score2=0
}}

{{8TeamBracket-info |
| RD1-date=16–19 July
| RD2-date=13–15 August
| RD3-date=20–22 August
| RD1-name=Quarterfinals

| RD1T1-loc=
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|CAN|1921}} | RD1-score1=w/o
| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{davis|NZL}} | RD1-score2=

| RD1T2-loc=
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|Hawaii}} | RD1-score3=
| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|AUS}} | RD1-score4=w/o

| RD1T3-loc=[[Mazatlán]], [[Mexico]] (clay)
| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5={{davis|MEX|1916}} | RD1-score5=0
| RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6={{davis|ESP|1785}} | RD1-score6=5

| RD1T4-loc= 
| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7={{davis|CHN|1912}} | RD1-score7=
| RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{davis|JPN|1870}} | RD1-score8=w/o

| RD2T1-loc=[[Montreal]], [[Canada]] (grass)
| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|CAN|1921}} | RD2-score1=0
| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|AUS}} | RD2-score2=5

| RD2T2-loc=[[Baltimore|Baltimore, MD]], [[United States]] (grass)
| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{davis|ESP|1785}} | RD2-score3=2
| RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{davis|JPN|1870}} | RD2-score4=3

| RD3T1-loc=[[Boston|Boston, MA]], [[United States]] (grass)
| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1={{davis|AUS}} | RD3-score1=4
| RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2={{davis|JPN|1870}} | RD3-score2=1
}}

===Final===
'''Australia vs. Japan'''
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Australia
|team2=Japan |team2-var=1870
|venue=[[Longwood Cricket Club]], [[Boston|Boston, MA]], [[United States]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1925-AME-M-AUS-JPN-01|title=Australia v Japan|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=20–22 August 1925
|surface=Grass
|score1=4
|score2=1
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Gerald Patterson]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Zenzo Shimizu]] |1 |4 |2 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[James Anderson (tennis)|James Anderson]] |6 |3 |6 |6 | |T2P1=[[Takeichi Harada]] |4 |6 |3 |1 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[John Hawkes (tennis)|John Hawkes]] |T1P2=[[Gerald Patterson]] |6 |6 |9 | | |T2P1=[[Takeichi Harada]] |T2P2=[[Zenzo Shimizu]] |1 |2 |7 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Gerald Patterson]] |2 |6 |1 |5 | |T2P1=[[Takeichi Harada]] |6 |3 |6 |7 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[John Hawkes (tennis)|John Hawkes]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Masanosuke Fukuda]] |1 |3 |0 | | }}
|}}

==Europe Zone==
{{details|1925 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone}}

===Draw===
{{DCWorld
| RD1-date=8–19 May
| RD2-date=27 May–14 June
| RD3-date=10–14 July
| RD4-date=18–20 July

| RD1T1-loc=[[Budapest]], [[Hungary]] (clay)
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|FRA|1830}} | RD1-score1=4
| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{davis|HUN|1920}} | RD1-score2=1

| RD1T2-loc=[[Lisbon]], [[Portugal]] (clay)
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|POR}} | RD1-score3=1
| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|ITA|1861}} | RD1-score4=4

| RD1T3-loc=[[London]], [[England]] (clay)
| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5={{davis|ROU}} | RD1-score5=1
| RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6={{davis|DEN}} | RD1-score6=4

| RD1T4-loc=[[Warsaw]], [[Poland]] (clay)
| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7={{davis|POL|1919}} | RD1-score7=0
| RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{davis|GBR}} | RD1-score8=5

| RD1T5-loc=[[Vienna]], [[Austria]]
| RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9={{davis|AUT}} | RD1-score9=4
| RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10={{davis|IRL}} | RD1-score10=1

| RD1T6-loc=[[Brussels]], [[Belgium]]
| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11={{davis|BEL}} | RD1-score11=2
| RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12={{davis|IND|British}} | RD1-score12=3

| RD1T7-loc=[[Bern]], [[Switzerland]]
| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13={{davis|SWE}} | RD1-score13=3
| RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14={{davis|SUI}} | RD1-score14=2

| RD1T8-loc=[[Noordwijk]], [[Netherlands]] (clay)
| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15={{davis|NED}} | RD1-score15=3
| RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16={{davis|TCH}} | RD1-score16=2

| RD2T1-loc=[[Paris]], [[France]] (clay)
| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|FRA|1830}} | RD2-score1=5
| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|ITA|1861}} | RD2-score2=0

| RD2T2-loc=[[Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]] (clay)
| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{davis|DEN}} | RD2-score3=0
| RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{davis|GBR}} | RD2-score4=3

| RD2T3-loc=[[Vienna]], [[Austria]]
| RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5={{davis|AUT}} | RD2-score5=0
| RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6={{davis|IND|British}} | RD2-score6=4

| RD2T4-loc=[[Noordwijk]], [[Netherlands]] (clay)
| RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7={{davis|SWE}} | RD2-score7=0
| RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8={{davis|NED}} | RD2-score8=5

| RD3T1-loc=[[Eastbourne]], [[England]] (grass)
| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1={{davis|FRA|1830}} | RD3-score1=4
| RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2={{davis|GBR}} | RD3-score2=0

| RD3T2-loc=[[Noordwijk]], [[Netherlands]] (clay)
| RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3={{davis|IND|British}} | RD3-score3=1
| RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4={{davis|NED}} | RD3-score4=4

| RD4T1-loc=[[Noordwijk]], [[Netherlands]] (clay)
| RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1={{davis|FRA|1830}} | RD4-score1=4
| RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2={{davis|NED}} | RD4-score2=0
}}

===Final===
'''Netherlands vs. France'''
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Netherlands
|team2=France |team2-var=1830 
|venue=Noordwijk Club, [[Noordwijk]], [[Netherlands]] (clay) <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1925-EUR-M-NED-FRA-01|title=Netherlands v France|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=18–20 July 1925
|surface=Clay
|score1=0
|score2=4
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Hendrik Timmer]] |7 |5 |2 |2 | |T2P1=[[René Lacoste]] |5 |7 |6 |6 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Arthur Diemer Kool]] |2 |4 |8 | | |T2P1=[[Jean Borotra]] |6 |6 |10 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Arthur Diemer Kool]] |T1P2=[[Christiaan van Lennep]] |2 |3 |8 |4 | |T2P1=[[Jacques Brugnon]] |T2P2=[[René Lacoste]] |6 |6 |6 |6 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Arthur Diemer Kool]] |4 |4 |1 | | |T2P1=[[René Lacoste]] |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Hendrik Timmer]] | | | | | |T2P1=[[Jean Borotra]] | | | | | |np=}}
}}

==Inter-Zonal Final==
'''France vs. Australia'''
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=France |team1-var=1830 
|team2=Australia
|venue=[[West Side Tennis Club]], [[Forest Hills, Queens|Forest Hills, NY]], [[United States]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1925-INZ-M-FRA-AUS-01|title=France v Australia|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=4–5 September 1925
|surface=Grass
|score1=3
|score2=1
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[René Lacoste]] |3 |4 |2 | | |T2P1=[[Gerald Patterson]] |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jean Borotra]] |6 |6 |8 | | |T2P1=[[James Anderson (tennis)|James Anderson]] |4 |3 |6 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jean Borotra]] |T1P2=[[René Lacoste]] |6 |3 |6 |1 |10 |T2P1=[[John Hawkes (tennis)|John Hawkes]] |T2P2=[[Gerald Patterson]] |4 |6 |4 |6 |8 }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jean Borotra]] |4 |6 |6 |6 | |T2P1=[[Gerald Patterson]] |6 |4 |1 |3 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[René Lacoste]] | | | | | |T2P1=[[James Anderson (tennis)|James Anderson]] | | | | | |np=}}
|}}

==Challenge Round==
'''United States vs. France'''
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=United States |team1-var=1912
|team2=France |team2-var=1830 
|venue=[[Germantown Cricket Club]], [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]], [[United States]]<ref name="Final">{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1925-WG-CHR-USA-FRA-01|title=United States v France|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=11–13 September 1925
|surface=Grass
|score1=5
|score2=0
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Bill Tilden]] |4 |6 |2 |9 |6 |T2P1=[[Jean Borotra]] |6 |0 |6 |7 |4 }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Bill Johnston (tennis)|Bill Johnston]] |6 |6 |6 |6 | |T2P1=[[René Lacoste]] |1 |1 |8 |3 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Vincent Richards]] |T1P2=[[R. Norris Williams|Richard Norris Williams]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Jean Borotra]] |T2P2=[[René Lacoste]] |4 |4 |3 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Bill Tilden]] |3 |10 |8 |7 |6 |T2P1=[[René Lacoste]] |6 |12 |6 |5 |2 }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Bill Johnston (tennis)|Bill Johnston]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Jean Borotra]] |1 |4 |0 | | }}
}}

==See also==
* [[1925 Wightman Cup]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.daviscup.com Davis Cup official website]

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