1926 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

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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.

Contents

[edit] America Zone

[edit] Draw

  1st Round
11-13 June		 Semifinal
June-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  

[edit] Final

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


[edit] Europe Zone

[edit] Draw

First Round
27 April-9 May
Rome, Italy (clay)
  Italy 4
  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
 Finals
24-26 July
                                     
Rome, Italy (clay)
  Italy 3  
Rome, Italy (clay)
  Netherlands 2  
    Italy 2  
Harrogate, England (clay)
    Great Britain 3  
  Great Britain 5
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
  Poland 0  
    Great Britain 4  
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
    Spain 1  
  Hungary 2  
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
  Argentina 3  
    Argentina 1
Dublin, Ireland (grass)
    Spain 3  
  Ireland 2
Cabourg, France (clay)
  Spain 3  
    Great Britain 0
    France 5
  South Africa w/o  
Kensington, London, 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  

[edit] Final

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


[edit] Inter-Zonal Zone

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


[edit] Challenge Round

United States 4 1 France Flag of France
Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
9 September - 11 September 1926
grass
1 2 3 4 5
1
Flag of France		 Bill Johnston
René Lacoste		 6
0		 6
4		 0
6		 6
0		    
2
Flag of France		 Bill Tilden
Jean Borotra		 6
2		 6
3		 6
3		      
3
Flag of France		 Vincent Richards / Norris Williams
Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet		 6
4		 6
4		 6
2		      
4
Flag of France		 Bill Johnston
Jean Borotra		 8
60		 6
4		 9
7		      
5
Flag of France		 Bill Tilden
René Lacoste		 6
4		 4
6		 60
8		 60
8		    


[edit] See also

Editions of the Davis Cup

1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007

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