1926 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
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.[1][2]
America Zone
Draw
1st Round 11–13 June |
Semifinals 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 |
Final
Cuba 0 |
Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada 19–21 August 1926 grass |
Japan 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Europe Zone
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 |
Final 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 |
Final
France 5 |
Garden Tennis Club, Cabourg, France 24–26 July 1926 clay |
Great Britain 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inter-Zonal Zone
Japan 2 |
West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States 26–28 August 1926 grass |
France 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Challenge Round
United States 4 |
Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States 9–11 September 1926 grass |
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References
- ↑ "Davis Cup – 1926 Results". ITF. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ↑ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed. ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.