1925 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

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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.

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.

[edit] America Zone

[edit] Draw

First Round 4-6 July
Havana, Cuba (clay)
	Spain	5
	Cuba	0

Quarterfinals 16-19 July

Semifinals 13-15 August

Final 20-22 August

Canada

w/o

New Zealand

Montreal, Canada (grass)

Canada

0

Australia

5

Hawaii

Australia

w/o

Boston, MA, United States (grass)

Australia

4

Mazatlán, Mexico (clay)

Japan

1

Mexico

0

Spain

5

Baltimore, MD, United States (grass)

Spain

2

Japan

3

China

Japan

w/o

[edit] Final

Japan 1	Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States 20 August - 22 August 1925 grass		Australia 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Zenzo Shimizu Gerald Patterson 1 6 4 6 2 6       2 Takeichi Harada James Anderson 4 6 6 3 3 6 1 6     3 Takeichi Harada / Zenzo Shimizu John Hawkes / Gerald Patterson 1 6 2 6 7 9       4 Takeichi Harada Gerald Patterson 6 2 3 6 6 1 7 5     5 Masanosuke Fukada John Hawkes 1 6 3 6 0 6

[edit] Europe Zone

[edit] Draw

First round 8-18 May

Quarterfinals 12-14 June

Semifinals 10-14 July

Finals 18-20 July

Budapest, Hungary (clay)

France

5

Paris, France (clay)

Hungary

0

France

5

Lisbon, Portugal (clay)

Italy

0

Portugal

1

Eastbourne, England (grass)

Italy

4

France

4

London, England (clay)

Great Britain

0

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1

Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)

Denmark

4

Denmark

0

Warsaw, Poland (clay)

Great Britain

3

Poland

0

Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)

Great Britain

5

France

4

Vienna, Austria

Netherlands

0

Austria

4

Vienna, Austria

Ireland

1

Austria

0

Brussels, Belgium

India

4

Belgium

2

Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)

India

3

India

1

Berne, Switzerland

Netherlands

4

Sweden

3

Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)

Switzerland

2

Sweden

0

Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)

Netherlands

5

Netherlands

3

Czechoslovakia

2

[edit] Final

Netherlands 0	Noordwijk Club, Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) 18 July - 20 July 1925 clay		France 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Hendrik Timmer René Lacoste 7 5 5 7 2 6 2 6     2 Arthur Diemer Kool Jean Borotra 2 6 4 6 8 10       3 Arthur Diemer Kool / Christiaan van Lennep Jacques Brugnon / René Lacoste 2 6 3 6 8 6 4 6     4 Arthur Diemer Kool René Lacoste 4 6 4 6 1 6       5 Hendrik Timmer Jean Borotra           not played

[edit] Inter-Zonal Zone

Australia 1	West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States 4 September - 5 September 1925 grass		France 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gerald Patterson René Lacoste 6 3 6 4 6 2       2 James Anderson Jean Borotra 4 6 3 6 6 8       3 John Hawkes / Gerald Patterson Jean Borotra / René Lacoste 4 6 6 3 4 6 6 1 8 10   4 Gerald Patterson Jean Borotra 6 4 4 6 1 6 3 6     5 James Anderson René Lacoste           not played

[edit] Challenge Round

United States 5	Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States 11 September - 13 September 1925 grass		France 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Bill Tilden Jean Borotra 4 6 6 0 2 6 9 7 6 4   2 Bill Johnston René Lacoste 6 1 6 1 6 8 6 3     3 Vincent Richards / Norris Williams Jean Borotra / René Lacoste 6 4 6 4 6 3       4 Bill Tilden René Lacoste 3 6 10 12 8 6 7 5 6 2   5 Bill Johnston Jean Borotra 6 1 6 4 6 0

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