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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

  1. Bud Collins. (2010). "The Bud Collins History of Tennis". New Chapter Press.
  2. "Japan v Cuba". daviscup.com.
  3. "France v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  4. "France v Japan". daviscup.com.
  5. "United States v France". daviscup.com.
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