1909 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

The 1909 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the ninth edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. For the second straight year, only the British Isles and the United States would challenge Australasia for the Cup. After defeating the British in Philadelphia, the US traveled to Sydney, only to be defeated once again by the Australasian team. The final was played at the Double Bay Grounds on 27–30 November.

Final

United States 5	Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, United States[1] 11–14 September 1909[1][2]		British Isles 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 William Larned Charles Dixon 6 3 6 2 6 0      [1] 2 William Clothier James Parke 6 4 6 3 8 6      [1] 3 Harold Hackett / Raymond D. Little Walter Crawley / James Parke 3 6 6 4 6 4 4 6 8 6  [3] 4 William Larned James Parke 6 3 6 2 6 3      [2] 5 William Clothier Charles Dixon 6 3 6 1 6 4      [2]

Challenge round

1909 Davis Cup Challenge Round match between Australasia and the United States at the Double Bay Grounds, Sydney, Australia on 27–30 November 1909

Australasia 5	Double Bay Grounds, Sydney, Australia[4] 27–30 November 1909[4][5]		United States 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Norman Brookes Maurice McLoughlin 6 2 6 2 6 4      [4] 2 Tony Wilding Melville H. Long 6 2 7 5 6 1      [4] 3 Norman Brookes / Tony Wilding Melville H. Long / Maurice McLoughlin 12 10 9 7 6 3      [6] 4 Norman Brookes Melville H. Long 6 4 7 5 8 6      [5] 5 Tony Wilding Maurice McLoughlin 3 6 8 6 6 2 6 3    [5]

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