1927 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

1927 edition of the International Lawn Tennis Challenge January 2025 1927 International Lawn Tennis Challenge 29 April – 10 September 1927 22nd 26 FRA 1830 1926 1928 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. France defeated Japan in the Inter-Zonal play-off. The French defeated the United States, capturing their first championship, and ending the USA's 7-year run. The final was played at the Germantown Cricket Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States on 8–10 September.Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 495–506 2ndDavid J. Walsh Two 'Bills' Fall Before French Tennis Stars https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uUAuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZtgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5953%2C5620143 The Miami News September 11, 1927 1, 11 America Zone 1927 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone Draw 18–31 July 18–20 August St. Louis, MO, United States (grass) JPN 1870 4 MEX 1916 1 Toronto, Canada (clay) CAN 1921 3 CUB 2 Montreal, Canada (grass) JPN 1870 3 CAN 1921 2 Final Canada vs. Japan Canada 1921 Japan 1870 Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canadahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1927-AME-M-CAN-JPN-01 Canada v Japan daviscup.com 18–20 August 1927 Grass 2 3 Willard Crocker 5 0 4 Takeichi Harada 7 6 6 Jack Wright 6 6 6 Yoshiro Ota 3 4 4 Willard Crocker Jack Wright 3 6 5 6 8 Takeichi Harada Teizo Toba 6 4 7 3 10 Jack Wright 6 6 8 Takeichi Harada 3 3 6 Willard Crocker 4 6 8 3 Yoshiro Ota 6 3 10 6 Europe Zone 1927 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone Draw y 29 April–9 May 6–22 May 9–13 June 8–11 July 21–22 July First Round Second Round 25 150 FRA 1830 bye ROU bye HUN 1920 bye ITA 1861 bye POR bye GER 1919 bye RSA 1912 5 IRL 0 SUI 3 AUT 2 DEN 4 NED 1 SWE 1 GBR 4 ESP 1785 2 IND British 3 bye Kingdom of Yugoslavia bye TCH bye GRE old bye POL 1919 bye BEL Paris, France (clay) FRA 1830 5 ROU 0 Budapest, Hungary HUN 1920 2 ITA 1861 3 Lisbon, Portugal (clay) POR 0 GER 1919 5 Montreux, Switzerland RSA 1912 5 SUI 0 Harrogate, England (clay) DEN 3 GBR 2 Zagreb, Yugoslavia IND British 3 Kingdom of Yugoslavia 0 Prague, Czechoslovakia TCH 4 GRE old 1 Brussels, Belgium POL 1919 0 BEL 5 Rome, Italy (clay) FRA 1830 3 ITA 1861 2 Berlin, Germany GER 1919 1 RSA 1912 4 Copenhagen, Denmark DEN 5 IND British 0 Prague, Czechoslovakia TCH 4 BEL 1 Eastbourne, England (grass) FRA 1830 5 RSA 1912 0 Prague, Czechoslovakia DEN 3 TCH 2 Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) FRA 1830 3 DEN 0 Final Denmark vs. France Denmark France 1830 Copenhagen, Denmarkhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1927-EUR-M-DEN-FRA-01 Denmark v France daviscup.com 21–22 July 1927 Clay 0 3 Einer Ulrich 7 7 4 Henri Cochet 9 9 6 Axel Petersen 8 2 1 0 Jean Borotra 6 6 6 6 Axel Petersen Einer Ulrich 4 0 3 Jean Borotra Jacques Brugnon 6 6 6 Einer Ulrich Jean Borotra Axel Petersen Henri Cochet Inter-Zonal Final France vs. Japan France 1830 Japan 1870 Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United Stateshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1927-INZ-M-FRA-JPN-01 France v Japan daviscup.com 25–27 August 1927 Grass 3 0 Henri Cochet 6 6 6 Yoshiro Ota 0 3 2 René Lacoste 6 6 6 Takeichi Harada 1 1 2 Jacques Brugnon Henri Cochet 9 6 6 Takeichi Harada Tsumio Tawara 7 1 2 Henri Cochet Takeichi Harada René Lacoste Yoshiro Ota 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-1927-WG-CHR-USA-FRA-01 United States v France daviscup.com 8–10 September 1927 Grass 2 3 Bill Johnston 3 2 2 René Lacoste 6 6 6 Bill Tilden 6 2 6 8 Henri Cochet 4 6 2 6 Frank Hunter Bill Tilden 3 6 6 4 6 Jean Borotra Jacques Brugnon 6 3 3 6 0 Bill Tilden 3 6 3 2 René Lacoste 6 4 6 6 Bill Johnston 4 6 2 4 Henri Cochet 6 4 6 6 See also 1927 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