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. Chile, Portugal, Poland and Sweden competed for the first time.

1925 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
Details
Duration8 May – 13 September
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
Further information: 1925 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone

Draw
  First Round
4–6 July
       
  Havana, Cuba (clay)
    Spain 5
    Cuba 0
  Quarterfinals
16–19 July		 Semifinals
13–15 August		 Final
20–22 August
                           
 
    Canada w/o  
    New Zealand     Montreal, Canada (grass)
      Canada 0  
      Australia 5  
    Hawaii
    Australia w/o     Boston, MA, United States (grass)
      Australia 4
  Mazatlán, Mexico (clay)       Japan 1
    Mexico 0  
    Spain 5     Baltimore, MD, United States (grass)
      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)
  France 4  
Paris, France (clay)
  Hungary 1  
    France 5  
Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
    Italy 0  
  Portugal 1
Eastbourne, England (grass)
  Italy 4  
    France 4  
London, England (clay)
    Great Britain 0  
  Romania 1  
Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
  Denmark 4  
    Denmark 0
Warsaw, Poland (clay)
    Great Britain 3  
  Poland 0
Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)
  Great Britain 5  
    France 4
Vienna, Austria
    Netherlands 0
  Austria 4  
Vienna, Austria
  Ireland 1  
    Austria 0
Brussels, Belgium
    India 4  
  Belgium 2
Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)
  India 3  
    India 1
Bern, Switzerland
    Netherlands 4  
  Sweden 3  
Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)
   Switzerland 2  
    Sweden 0
Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)
    Netherlands 5  
  Netherlands 3
  Czechoslovakia 2  

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		      

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. "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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