1926_International_Lawn_Tennis_Challenge

1926 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

1926 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

1926 edition of the 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.

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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

Further information: 1926 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone

Draw

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
San Francisco, CA, United States (grass)
Mexico City, Mexico Japan5
 Mexico1 Philippines0Montreal, Canada (grass)
 Japan4 Japan5
Havana, Cuba (clay) Cuba0
 Cuba3
 Canada2

Final

Japan vs. Cuba

More information Japan 5, Cuba 0 ...

Europe Zone

Further information: 1926 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

Draw

First Round
27 April-9 May		Second Round
8–22 May		Quarterfinals
24 May-2 June		Semifinals
9–16 July		Final
24–26 July
Dublin, Ireland (grass)
 Ireland2
 Spain3Barcelona, Spain (clay)
 Spain3
Barcelona, Spain (clay) Argentina1
 Argentina3
 Hungary2Barcelona, Spain (clay)
 Spain1
Harrogate, England (clay) Great Britain4
 Great Britain5
 Poland0Rome, Italy (clay)
 Great Britain3
 Italy5Rome, Italy (clay) Italy2
 Romania0 Italy3
 Netherlands3 Netherlands2Cabourg, France (clay)
 Belgium2 Great Britain0
 South Africa4 France5
 Portugal1 South Africaw/o
 AustriaKensington, England (clay)
 South Africa1
Malmö, Sweden Sweden4
 Sweden3
  Switzerland2Stockholm, Sweden (clay)
 Sweden0
Prague, Czechoslovakia France5
 Czechoslovakia4
 India1Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
 Czechoslovakia0
Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) France3
 Denmark0
 France5

Final

France vs. Great Britain

More information France 5, Great Britain 0 ...

Inter-Zonal Final

France vs. Japan

More information France 3, Japan 2 ...

Challenge Round

United States vs. France

More information United States 4, France 1 ...

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. [2]
    "United States v France". daviscup.com.
  3. [3]
    "Japan v Cuba". daviscup.com.
  4. [4]
    "France v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  5. [5]
    "France v Japan". daviscup.com.
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