1925 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

1925 edition of the International Lawn Tennis Challenge January 2025 1925 International Lawn Tennis Challenge 8 May – 13 September 1925 20th 23 USA 1912 1924 1926 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. Portugal, Poland and Sweden competed for the first time. 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.Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 495–506 2nd America Zone 1925 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone Draw 4–6 July First Round Havana, Cuba (clay) ESP 1785 5 CUB 0 16–19 July 13–15 August 20–22 August Quarterfinals CAN 1921 w/o NZL Hawaii AUS w/o Mazatlán, Mexico (clay) MEX 1916 0 ESP 1785 5 CHN 1912 JPN 1870 w/o Montreal, Canada (grass) CAN 1921 0 AUS 5 Baltimore, MD, United States (grass) ESP 1785 2 JPN 1870 3 Boston, MA, United States (grass) AUS 4 JPN 1870 1 Final Australia vs. Japan Australia Japan 1870 Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United Stateshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1925-AME-M-AUS-JPN-01 Australia v Japan daviscup.com 20–22 August 1925 Grass 4 1 Gerald Patterson 6 6 6 Zenzo Shimizu 1 4 2 James Anderson 6 3 6 6 Takeichi Harada 4 6 3 1 John Hawkes Gerald Patterson 6 6 9 Takeichi Harada Zenzo Shimizu 1 2 7 Gerald Patterson 2 6 1 5 Takeichi Harada 6 3 6 7 John Hawkes 6 6 6 Masanosuke Fukuda 1 3 0 Europe Zone 1925 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone Draw 8–19 May 27 May–14 June 10–14 July 18–20 July Budapest, Hungary (clay) FRA 1830 4 HUN 1920 1 Lisbon, Portugal (clay) POR 1 ITA 1861 4 London, England (clay) ROU 1 DEN 4 Warsaw, Poland (clay) POL 1919 0 GBR 5 Vienna, Austria AUT 4 IRL 1 Brussels, Belgium BEL 2 IND British 3 Bern, Switzerland SWE 3 SUI 2 Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) NED 3 TCH 2 Paris, France (clay) FRA 1830 5 ITA 1861 0 Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) DEN 0 GBR 3 Vienna, Austria AUT 0 IND British 4 Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) SWE 0 NED 5 Eastbourne, England (grass) FRA 1830 4 GBR 0 Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) IND British 1 NED 4 Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) FRA 1830 4 NED 0 Final Netherlands vs. France Netherlands France 1830 Noordwijk Club, Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1925-EUR-M-NED-FRA-01 Netherlands v France daviscup.com 18–20 July 1925 Clay 0 4 Hendrik Timmer 7 5 2 2 René Lacoste 5 7 6 6 Arthur Diemer Kool 2 4 8 Jean Borotra 6 6 10 Arthur Diemer Kool Christiaan van Lennep 2 3 8 4 Jacques Brugnon René Lacoste 6 6 6 6 Arthur Diemer Kool 4 4 1 René Lacoste 6 6 6 Hendrik Timmer Jean Borotra Inter-Zonal Final France vs. Australia France 1830 Australia West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United Stateshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1925-INZ-M-FRA-AUS-01 France v Australia daviscup.com 4–5 September 1925 Grass 3 1 René Lacoste 3 4 2 Gerald Patterson 6 6 6 Jean Borotra 6 6 8 James Anderson 4 3 6 Jean Borotra René Lacoste 6 3 6 1 10 John Hawkes Gerald Patterson 4 6 4 6 8 Jean Borotra 4 6 6 6 Gerald Patterson 6 4 1 3 René Lacoste James Anderson 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-1925-WG-CHR-USA-FRA-01 United States v France daviscup.com 11–13 September 1925 Grass 5 0 Bill Tilden 4 6 2 9 6 Jean Borotra 6 0 6 7 4 Bill Johnston 6 6 6 6 René Lacoste 1 1 8 3 Vincent Richards Richard Norris Williams 6 6 6 Jean Borotra René Lacoste 4 4 3 Bill Tilden 3 10 8 7 6 René Lacoste 6 12 6 5 2 Bill Johnston 6 6 6 Jean Borotra 1 4 0 See also 1925 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