1926 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

1926 edition of the International Lawn Tennis Challenge January 2025 1926 International Lawn Tennis Challenge 8 May – 11 September 1926 21st 24 USA 1912 1925 1927 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. 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.Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 495–506 2nd America Zone 1926 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone Draw y 11–13 June 25–27 June; 16–18 July 19–21 August Mexico City, Mexico MEX 1916 1 JPN 1870 4 San Francisco, CA, United States (grass) JPN 1870 5 PHI 1919 0 Havana, Cuba (clay) CUB 3 CAN 1921 2 Montreal, Canada (grass) JPN 1870 5 CUB 0 Final Japan vs. Cuba Japan 1870 Cuba Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canadahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1926-AME-M-JPN-CUB-01 Japan v Cuba daviscup.com 19–21 August 1926 Grass 5 0 Takeichi Harada 7 6 6 Rogelio Paris 5 0 3 Tsumio Tawara 9 6 6 Vicente Banet 7 1 2 Takeichi Harada Tsumio Tawara 6 6 6 Raúl Chacón Rogelio Paris 4 3 2 Tsumio Tawara 6 6 6 Rogelio Paris 2 0 2 Teizo Toba 6 6 6 Vicente Banet 2 2 2 Europe Zone 1926 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone Draw y y 27 April-9 May First Round 8–22 May 24 May-2 June 9–16 July 24–26 July Second Round Rome, Italy (clay) ITA 1861 5 ROU 0 Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) NED 3 BEL 2 Sutton Coldfield, England (clay) RSA 1912 4 POR 1 Dublin, Ireland (grass) IRL 2 ESP 1785 3 Barcelona, Spain (clay) ARG 3 HUN 1920 2 Harrogate, England (clay) GBR 5 POL 1919 0 Rome, Italy (clay) ITA 1861 3 NED 2 RSA 1912 w/o AUT Malmö, Sweden SWE 3 SUI 2 Prague, Czechoslovakia TCH 4 IND British 1 Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) DEN 0 FRA 1830 5 Barcelona, Spain (clay) ESP 1785 3 ARG 1 Rome, Italy (clay) GBR 3 ITA 1861 2 Kensington, England (clay) RSA 1912 1 SWE 4 Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) TCH 0 FRA 1830 3 Barcelona, Spain (clay) ESP 1785 1 GBR 4 Stockholm, Sweden (clay) SWE 0 FRA 1830 5 Cabourg, France (clay) GBR 0 FRA 1830 5 Final France vs. Great Britain France 1830 Great Britain Garden Tennis Club, Cabourg, Francehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1926-EUR-M-FRA-GBR-01 France v Great Britain daviscup.com 24–26 July 1926 Clay 5 0 Henri Cochet 7 4 7 7 6 Colin Gregory 5 6 9 5 0 René Lacoste 6 6 6 Noel Turnbull 4 4 4 Jean Borotra Jacques Brugnon 6 6 6 Gordon Crole-Rees Charles Kingsley 2 0 3 Pierre Henri Landry 6 6 6 Colin Gregory 3 2 1 Jacques Brugnon 4 1 6 6 6 Noel Turnbull 6 6 2 4 0 Inter-Zonal Final France vs. Japan France 1830 Japan 1870 West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United Stateshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1926-INZ-M-FRA-JPN-01 France v Japan daviscup.com 26–28 August 1926 Grass 3 2 Henri Cochet 1 4 7 6 6 Tsumio Tawara 6 6 5 3 2 René Lacoste 4 6 3 7 Takeichi Harada 6 4 6 9 Jacques Brugnon Henri Cochet 6 6 6 Takeichi Harada Tsumio Tawara 0 0 2 René Lacoste 6 6 6 Tsumio Tawara 1 3 2 Henri Cochet 1 3 6 4 Takeichi Harada 6 6 0 6 Challenge Round United States vs. France United States 1912 France 1830 Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United Stateshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1926-WG-CHR-USA-FRA-01 United States v France daviscup.com 9–11 September 1926 Grass 4 1 Bill Johnston 6 6 0 6 René Lacoste 0 4 6 0 Bill Tilden 6 6 6 Jean Borotra 2 3 3 Vincent Richards Richard Norris Williams 6 6 6 Jacques Brugnon Henri Cochet 4 4 2 Bill Johnston 8 6 9 Jean Borotra 6 4 7 Bill Tilden 6 4 6 6 René Lacoste 4 6 8 8 See also 1926 Wightman Cup References External links Davis Cup official website https://web.archive.org/web/20101018182625/http://www.daviscup.com/ October 18, 2010 Category:Davis Cups by year International Lawn Tennis Challenge International Lawn Tennis Challenge International Lawn Tennis Challenge International Lawn Tennis Challenge