1925 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

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The 1925 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 20th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. Sixteen teams would enter the Europe Zone, while 9 would enter the America Zone. Portugal, Poland and Sweden competed for the first time.

Duration8 May – 13 September 1925
Edition20th
Teams23
Winning nation United States
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1925 International Lawn Tennis Challenge
Details
Duration8 May – 13 September 1925
Edition20th
Teams23
Champion
Winning nation United States
1924
1926
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France defeated Australia in the Inter-Zonal play-off, but would fall to the United States in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the Germantown Cricket Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States on 11–13 September.[1][2]

America Zone

Draw

First Round
4–6 July
Havana, Cuba (clay)
 Spain5
 Cuba0
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
 Canada w/o
 New Zealand
 Canada 0
 Australia 5
 Hawaii
 Australia w/o
 Australia 4
 Japan 1
 Mexico 0
 Spain 5
 Spain 2
 Japan 3
 China
 Japan w/o

Final

Australia vs. Japan

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Australia
4
Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States[3]
20–22 August 1925
Grass

Japan
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Japan
Gerald Patterson
Zenzo Shimizu
6
1
6
4
6
2
     
2 Australia
Japan
James Anderson
Takeichi Harada
6
4
3
6
6
3
6
1
   
3 Australia
Japan
John Hawkes / Gerald Patterson
Takeichi Harada / Zenzo Shimizu
6
1
6
2
9
7
     
4 Australia
Japan
Gerald Patterson
Takeichi Harada
2
6
6
3
1
6
5
7
   
5 Australia
Japan
John Hawkes
Masanosuke Fukuda
6
1
6
3
6
0
     
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Europe Zone

Draw

First round
8–19 May
Quarterfinals
27 May–14 June
Semifinals
10–14 July
Final
18–20 July
Budapest, Hungary (clay)
 France4
Paris, France (clay)
 Hungary1
 France5
Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
 Italy0
 Portugal1
Eastbourne, England (grass)
 Italy4
 France4
London, England (clay)
 Great Britain0
 Romania1
Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
 Denmark4
 Denmark0
Warsaw, Poland (clay)
 Great Britain3
 Poland0
Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)
 Great Britain5
 France4
Vienna, Austria
 Netherlands0
 Austria4
Vienna, Austria
 Ireland1
 Austria0
Brussels, Belgium
 India4
 Belgium2
Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)
 India3
 India1
Bern, Switzerland
 Netherlands4
 Sweden3
Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)
  Switzerland2
 Sweden0
Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)
 Netherlands5
 Netherlands3
 Czechoslovakia2

Final

Netherlands vs. France

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Netherlands
0
Noordwijk Club, Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)[4]
18–20 July 1925
Clay

France
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
France
Hendrik Timmer
René Lacoste
7
5
5
7
2
6
2
6
   
2 Netherlands
France
Arthur Diemer Kool
Jean Borotra
2
6
4
6
8
10
     
3 Netherlands
France
Arthur Diemer Kool / Christiaan van Lennep
Jacques Brugnon / René Lacoste
2
6
3
6
8
6
4
6
   
4 Netherlands
France
Arthur Diemer Kool
René Lacoste
4
6
4
6
1
6
     
5 Netherlands
France
Hendrik Timmer
Jean Borotra
          not
played
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Inter-Zonal Final

France vs. Australia

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France
3
West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States[5]
4–5 September 1925
Grass

Australia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Australia
René Lacoste
Gerald Patterson
3
6
4
6
2
6
     
2 France
Australia
Jean Borotra
James Anderson
6
4
6
3
8
6
     
3 France
Australia
Jean Borotra / René Lacoste
John Hawkes / Gerald Patterson
6
4
3
6
6
4
1
6
10
8
 
4 France
Australia
Jean Borotra
Gerald Patterson
4
6
6
4
6
1
6
3
   
5 France
Australia
René Lacoste
James Anderson
          not
played
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Challenge Round

United States vs. France

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United States
5
Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States[2]
11–13 September 1925
Grass

France
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
France
Bill Tilden
Jean Borotra
4
6
6
0
2
6
9
7
6
4
 
2 United States
France
Bill Johnston
René Lacoste
6
1
6
1
6
8
6
3
   
3 United States
France
Vincent Richards / Richard Norris Williams
Jean Borotra / René Lacoste
6
4
6
4
6
3
     
4 United States
France
Bill Tilden
René Lacoste
3
6
10
12
8
6
7
5
6
2
 
5 United States
France
Bill Johnston
Jean Borotra
6
1
6
4
6
0
     
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