1927 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

The 1927 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 22nd edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. 21 teams entered the Europe Zone, while 4 entered the America Zone. Yugoslavia and Greece competed for the first time, while Germany returned to the competition for the first time since 1914.

1927 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
Details
Duration29 April – 10 September
Edition22nd
Teams26
Champion
Winning Nation France
← 1926
1928 →

France defeated Japan in the Inter-Zonal play-off. The French defeated the United States, capturing their first championship, and ending the USA's 6-year run. The final was played at the Germantown Cricket Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States on 8–10 September.[1][2][3]

America Zone
Further information: 1927 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone

Draw
  Semifinals
18–31 July		 Final
18–20 August
                 
  St. Louis, MO, United States (grass)
    Japan 4  
    Mexico 1     Montreal, Canada (grass)
      Japan 3
  Toronto, Canada (clay)     Canada 2
    Canada 3
    Cuba 2  

Final

Canada vs. Japan


Canada
2		 Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada [4]
18–20 August 1927
Grass
Japan
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Willard Crocker
Takeichi Harada		 5
7 		0
6 		4
6 		     
2
Jack Wright
Yoshiro Ota		 6
3		 6
4		 6
4		      
3
Willard Crocker / Jack Wright
Takeichi Harada / Teizo Toba		 3
6 		6
4		 5
7 		6
3		 8
10 		 
4
Jack Wright
Takeichi Harada		 6
3		 6
3		 8
6		      
5
Willard Crocker
Yoshiro Ota		 4
6 		6
3		 8
10 		3
6 		   

Europe Zone
Further information: 1927 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

Draw
First Round
29 April–9 May
   Second Round
6–22 May
   Quarterfinals
9–13 June
   Semifinals
8–11 July
   Final
21–22 July
  France    
Paris, France (clay)
 bye       France 5  
  Romania     Romania 0    
Rome, Italy (clay)
 bye         France 3  
  Hungary         Italy 2  
 bye       Hungary 2
  Italy     Italy 3    
 bye         France 5  
  Portugal         South Africa 0  
 bye       Portugal 0  
  Germany     Germany 5    
 bye         Germany 1
  South Africa 5         South Africa 4  
  Ireland 0       South Africa 5
   Switzerland 3      Switzerland 0    
  Austria 2         France 3
  Denmark 4         Denmark 0
  Netherlands 1       Denmark 3  
  Sweden 1     Great Britain 2    
  Great Britain 4         Denmark 5  
  Spain 2         India 0  
  India 3       India 3
 bye     Yugoslavia 0    
  Yugoslavia         Denmark 3
 bye         Czechoslovakia 2  
  Czechoslovakia       Czechoslovakia 4  
 bye     Greece 1    
  Greece         Czechoslovakia 4
 bye         Belgium 1  
  Poland       Poland 0
 bye     Belgium 5  
  Belgium  

Final

Denmark vs. France


Denmark
0		 Copenhagen, Denmark [5]
21–22 July 1927
Clay
France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Einer Ulrich
Henri Cochet		 7
9 		7
9 		4
6 		     
2
Axel Petersen
Jean Borotra		 8
6		 2
6 		1
6 		0
6		    
3
Axel Petersen / Einer Ulrich
Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon		 4
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     
4
Einer Ulrich
Jean Borotra		           not
played
5
Axel Petersen
Henri Cochet		           not
played

Inter-Zonal Final

France vs. Japan


France
3		 Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States [6]
25–27 August 1927
Grass
Japan
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Henri Cochet
Yoshiro Ota		 6
0		 6
3		 6
2		      
2
René Lacoste
Takeichi Harada		 6
1		 6
1		 6
2		      
3
Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet
Takeichi Harada / Tsumio Tawara		 9
7		 6
1		 6
2		      
4
Henri Cochet
Takeichi Harada		           not
played
5
René Lacoste
Yoshiro Ota		           not
played

Challenge Round

United States vs. France


United States
2		 Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States [3]
8–10 September 1927
Grass
France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Bill Johnston
René Lacoste		 3
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
2
Bill Tilden
Henri Cochet		 6
4		 2
6 		6
2		 8
6		    
3
Frank Hunter / Bill Tilden
Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon		 3
6 		6
3		 6
3		 4
6 		6
0		  
4
Bill Tilden
René Lacoste		 3
6 		6
4		 3
6 		2
6 		   
5
Bill Johnston
Henri Cochet		 4
6 		6
4		 2
6 		4
6 		   

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. David J. Walsh (September 11, 1927). "Two 'Bills' Fall Before French Tennis Stars". The Miami News. pp. 1, 11.
  3. "United States v France". daviscup.com.
  4. "Canada v Japan". daviscup.com.
  5. "Denmark v France". daviscup.com.
  6. "France v Japan". daviscup.com.
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