1906 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

The 1906 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the sixth edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. As defending champions, the British Isles team played host to the competition. For the first time, the ties were not all played at the same location. The "World Group" ties were played at the Newport Athletic Club in Newport, Monmouthshire, England from 7–9 June, and the final was played at Worple Road (the former site of the All England Club) in Wimbledon, London, England on 15–18 June.^[1] Britain retained the Cup for their fourth championship.^[2]

1906 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

Details
Duration	7 – 18 June 1906
Edition	6th
Teams	3
Champion
Winning nation	British Isles
← 1905 1907 →

Draw

	Semifinals					Final 7–9 June
	Australasia [3]		w/o 1
						Newport, Wales (grass)
	Austria
						Australasia		2
						United States		3
	United States [4]		w/o 1
	France

¹ Both semifinals were scratched and Australasia and the United States advanced to the final as Austria and France failed to appear.

Final

Australasia vs. United States

Australasia 2	Newport Athletic Club, Newport, Wales[5][6] 7–9 June 1906 [5][7] Grass		United States 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Les Poidevin Holcombe Ward 2 6 4 6 5 7      [5] 2 Anthony Wilding Raymond Little 6 2 8 6 6 1      [5] 3 Les Poidevin / Anthony Wilding Raymond Little / Holcombe Ward 5 7 2 6 4 6      [8] 4 Anthony Wilding Holcombe Ward 6 3 3 6 0 6 6 4 8 6  [7] 5 Les Poidevin Raymond Little 2 6 6 1 5 7 2 6    [7]

Challenge Round

British Isles vs. United States

British Isles 5	Worple Road, Wimbledon, England[5][9] 15–18 June 1906 Grass		United States 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Sydney Smith Raymond Little 6 4 6 4 6 1       2 Laurence Doherty Holcombe Ward 6 2 8 6 6 3       3 Laurence Doherty / Reginald Doherty Raymond Little / Holcombe Ward 3 6 11 9 9 7 6 1     4 Sydney Smith Holcombe Ward 6 1 6 0 6 4       5 Laurence Doherty Raymond Little 3 6 6 3 6 8 6 1 6 3

References

1. "1906 International Lawn Tennis Challenge". daviscup.com.
2. "List of Davis Cup champions - Page 6". Reuters. 1 December 2007. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
3. "Australasia v Austria". daviscup.com.
4. "United States v France". daviscup.com.
5. "Americans Break Even in Tennis Cup Matches; Ward Wins International Match, but Little Is Beaten. Doubles Will Decide Tie Australasian Players Meet American Pair To-day -- Miss Sutton Wins Again at Liverpool" (PDF). The New York Times. 8 June 1906. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
6. "Australasia v United States". daviscup.com.
7. "American Tennis Team to Meet Englishmen; Miss May Sutton Defeated in Northern Counties Final. Little Wins, Ward Loses Yankee Challengers for Davis Trophy Take Three Out of Five Matches in Preliminaries" (PDF). The New York Times. 10 June 1906. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
8. "America in Tennis Finals.; Beat Australasia in Deciding Match -- Will Meet England" (PDF). The New York Times. 9 June 1906. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
9. "British Isles v United States". daviscup.com.

External links

• Davis Cup official website