1926 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

The 1926 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 21st edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. 19 teams would enter the Europe Zone, while 5 would enter the America Zone.

1926 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
Details
Duration8 May – 11 September
Edition21st
Teams24
Champion
Winning Nation United States
← 1925
1927 →

France defeated Japan in the Inter-Zonal play-off, but would fall to the United States in a rematch of 1925's Challenge Round. The final was played at the Germantown Cricket Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States on 9–11 September.[1][2]

America Zone
Further information: 1926 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone

Draw
  Quarterfinals
11–13 June		 Semifinals
25–27 June; 16–18 July		 Final
19–21 August
                           
  Mexico City, Mexico
    Mexico 1  
    Japan 4     San Francisco, CA, United States (grass)
      Japan 5  
      Philippines 0  
   bye
    Philippines     Montreal, Canada (grass)
      Japan 5
        Cuba 0
    Cuba  
   bye     Havana, Cuba (clay)
      Cuba 3
      Canada 2  
   bye
    Canada  

Final

Japan vs. Cuba


Japan
0		 Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada [3]
19–21 August 1926
Grass
Cuba
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Takeichi Harada
Rogelio Paris		 7
5		 6
0		 6
3		      
2
Tsumio Tawara
Vicente Banet		 9
7		 6
1		 6
2		      
3
Takeichi Harada / Tsumio Tawara
Raúl Chacón / Rogelio Paris		 6
4		 6
3		 6
2		      
4
Tsumio Tawara
Rogelio Paris		 6
2		 6
0		 6
2		      
5
Tezio Toba
Vicente Banet		 6
2		 6
2		 6
2		      

Europe Zone
Further information: 1926 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

Draw
  First Round
27 April-9 May
       
  Rome, Italy (clay)
    Italy 5
    Romania 0
  Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)
    Netherlands 3
    Belgium 2
  Sutton Coldfield, England (clay)
    South Africa 4
    Portugal 1
  Second Round
8–22 May		 Quarterfinals
24 May-2 June		 Semifinals
9–16 July		 Final
24–26 July
                                     
Dublin, Ireland (grass)
  Ireland 2  
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
  Spain 3  
    Spain 3  
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
    Argentina 1  
  Argentina 3
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
  Hungary 2  
    Spain 1  
Harrogate, England (clay)
    Great Britain 4  
  Great Britain 5  
Rome, Italy (clay)
  Poland 0  
    Great Britain 3
Rome, Italy (clay)
    Italy 2  
  Italy 3
Cabourg, France (clay)
  Netherlands 2  
    Great Britain 0
    France 5
  South Africa w/o  
Kensington, England (clay)
  Austria  
    South Africa 1
Malmö, Sweden
    Sweden 4  
  Sweden 3
Stockholm, Sweden (clay)
   Switzerland 2  
    Sweden 0
Prague, Czechoslovakia
    France 5  
  Czechoslovakia 4  
Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
  India 1  
    Czechoslovakia 0
Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
    France 3  
  Denmark 0
  France 5  

Final

France vs. Great Britain


France
5		 Garden Tennis Club, Cabourg, France [4]
24–26 July 1926
Clay
Great Britain
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Henri Cochet
Colin Gregory		 7
5		 4
6 		7
9 		7
5		 6
0		  
2
René Lacoste
Noel Turnbull		 6
4		 6
4		 6
4		      
3
Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon
Gordon Crole-Rees / Charles Kingsley		 6
2		 6
0		 6
3		      
4
Pierre Henri Landry
Colin Gregory		 6
3		 6
2		 6
1		      
5
Jacques Brugnon
Noel Turnbull		 4
6 		1
6 		6
2		 6
4		 6
0		  

Inter-Zonal Final

France vs. Japan


France
3		 West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States [5]
26–28 August 1926
Grass
Japan
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Henri Cochet
Tsumio Tawara		 1
6 		4
6 		7
5		 6
3		 6
2		  
2
René Lacoste
Takeichi Harada		 4
6 		6
4		 3
6 		7
9 		   
3
Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet
Takeichi Harada / Tsumio Tawara		 6
0		 6
0		 6
2		      
4
René Lacoste
Tsumio Tawara		 6
1		 6
3		 6
2		      
5
Henri Cochet
Takeichi Harada		 1
6 		3
6 		6
0		 4
6 		   

Challenge Round

United States vs. France


United States
4		 Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States [2]
9–11 September 1926
Grass
France
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Bill Johnston
René Lacoste		 6
0		 6
4		 0
6 		6
0		    
2
Bill Tilden
Jean Borotra		 6
2		 6
3		 6
3		      
3
Vincent Richards / Richard Norris Williams
Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet		 6
4		 6
4		 6
2		      
4
Bill Johnston
Jean Borotra		 8
6		 6
4		 9
7		      
5
Bill Tilden
René Lacoste		 6
4		 4
6 		6
8 		6
8 		   

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. "Japan v Cuba". daviscup.com.
  4. "France v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  5. "France v Japan". daviscup.com.
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