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1926 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
1926 edition of the 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.
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.
America Zone
Draw
| RD1-date=11–13 June | RD2-date=25–27 June; 16–18 July | RD3-date=19–21 August
| RD1-text1=Mexico City, Mexico | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1=1 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=4
| RD2-text1=San Francisco, CA, United States (grass) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=5 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=0
| RD2-text2=Havana, Cuba (clay) | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=3 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=2
| RD3-text1=Montreal, Canada (grass) | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1= | RD3-score1=5 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2= | RD3-score2=0
Final
Japan vs. Cuba |}}
Europe Zone
Draw
| RD1-byes = y | RD1-date=27 April-9 May | RD1-name=First Round
| RD2-date=8–22 May | RD3-date=24 May-2 June | RD4-date=9–16 July | RD5-date=24–26 July | RD2-name=Second Round
| RD1-text7=Rome, Italy (clay) | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13= | RD1-score13=5 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14= | RD1-score14=0
| RD1-text8=Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15= | RD1-score15=3 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16= | RD1-score16=2
| RD1-text9=Sutton Coldfield, England (clay) | RD1-seed17= | RD1-team17= | RD1-score17=4 | RD1-seed18= | RD1-team18= | RD1-score18=1
| RD2-text1=Dublin, Ireland (grass) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=2 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=3
| RD2-text2=Barcelona, Spain (clay) | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=3 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=2
| RD2-text3=Harrogate, England (clay) | RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5= | RD2-score5=5 | RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6= | RD2-score6=0
| RD2-text4=Rome, Italy (clay) | RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7= | RD2-score7=3 | RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8= | RD2-score8=2
| RD2-text5= | RD2-seed9= | RD2-team9= | RD2-score9=w/o | RD2-seed10= | RD2-team10= | RD2-score10=
| RD2-text6=Malmö, Sweden | RD2-seed11= | RD2-team11= | RD2-score11=3 | RD2-seed12= | RD2-team12= | RD2-score12=2
| RD2-text7=Prague, Czechoslovakia | RD2-seed13= | RD2-team13= | RD2-score13=4 | RD2-seed14= | RD2-team14= | RD2-score14=1
| RD2-text8=Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | RD2-seed15= | RD2-team15= | RD2-score15=0 | RD2-seed16= | RD2-team16= | RD2-score16=5
| RD3-text1=Barcelona, Spain (clay) | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1= | RD3-score1=3 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2= | RD3-score2=1
| RD3-text2=Rome, Italy (clay) | RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3= | RD3-score3=3 | RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4= | RD3-score4=2
| RD3-text3=Kensington, England (clay) | RD3-seed5= | RD3-team5= | RD3-score5=1 | RD3-seed6= | RD3-team6= | RD3-score6=4
| RD3-text4=Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | RD3-seed7= | RD3-team7= | RD3-score7=0 | RD3-seed8= | RD3-team8= | RD3-score8=3
| RD4-text1=Barcelona, Spain (clay) | RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1= | RD4-score1=1 | RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2= | RD4-score2=4
| RD4-text2=Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | RD4-seed3= | RD4-team3= | RD4-score3=0 | RD4-seed4= | RD4-team4= | RD4-score4=5
| RD5-text1=Cabourg, France (clay) | RD5-seed1= | RD5-team1= | RD5-score1=0 | RD5-seed2= | RD5-team2= | RD5-score2=5
Final
France vs. Great Britain
Inter-Zonal Final
France vs. Japan |}}
Challenge Round
United States vs. France
References
References
- Bud Collins. (2010). "The Bud Collins History of Tennis". New Chapter Press.
- "Japan v Cuba". daviscup.com.
- "France v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
- "France v Japan". daviscup.com.
- "United States v France". daviscup.com.
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