1925 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

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.

1925 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

Details
Duration	8 May – 13 September 1925
Edition	20th
Teams	23
Champion
Winning nation	United States
← 1924 1926 →

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

Further information: 1925 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone

Draw

	First Round 4–6 July
	Havana, Cuba (clay)
	Spain		5
	Cuba		0

Quarterfinals 16–19 July

Semifinals 13–15 August

Final 20–22 August

Canada

w/o

Montreal, Canada (grass)

New Zealand

Canada

0

Australia

5

Hawaii

Boston, MA, United States (grass)

Australia

w/o

Australia

4

Mazatlán, Mexico (clay)

Japan

1

Mexico

0

Baltimore, MD, United States (grass)

Spain

5

Spain

2

Japan

3

China

Japan

w/o

Final

Australia vs. Japan

Australia 4	Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States[3] 20–22 August 1925 Grass		Japan 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gerald Patterson Zenzo Shimizu 6 1 6 4 6 2       2 James Anderson Takeichi Harada 6 4 3 6 6 3 6 1     3 John Hawkes / Gerald Patterson Takeichi Harada / Zenzo Shimizu 6 1 6 2 9 7       4 Gerald Patterson Takeichi Harada 2 6 6 3 1 6 5 7     5 John Hawkes Masanosuke Fukuda 6 1 6 3 6 0

Europe Zone

Further information: 1925 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone

Draw

First round 8–19 May

Quarterfinals 27 May–14 June

Semifinals 10–14 July

Final 18–20 July

Budapest, Hungary (clay)

France

4

Paris, France (clay)

Hungary

1

France

5

Lisbon, Portugal (clay)

Italy

0

Portugal

1

Eastbourne, England (grass)

Italy

4

France

4

London, England (clay)

Great Britain

0

Romania

1

Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)

Denmark

4

Denmark

0

Warsaw, Poland (clay)

Great Britain

3

Poland

0

Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)

Great Britain

5

France

4

Vienna, Austria

Netherlands

0

Austria

4

Vienna, Austria

Ireland

1

Austria

0

Brussels, Belgium

India

4

Belgium

2

Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)

India

3

India

1

Bern, Switzerland

Netherlands

4

Sweden

3

Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)

Switzerland

2

Sweden

0

Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)

Netherlands

5

Netherlands

3

Czechoslovakia

2

Final

Netherlands vs. France

Netherlands 0	Noordwijk Club, Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) [4] 18–20 July 1925 Clay		France 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Hendrik Timmer René Lacoste 7 5 5 7 2 6 2 6     2 Arthur Diemer Kool Jean Borotra 2 6 4 6 8 10       3 Arthur Diemer Kool / Christiaan van Lennep Jacques Brugnon / René Lacoste 2 6 3 6 8 6 4 6     4 Arthur Diemer Kool René Lacoste 4 6 4 6 1 6       5 Hendrik Timmer Jean Borotra           not played

Inter-Zonal Final

France vs. Australia

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

Challenge Round

United States vs. France

United States 5	Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States[2] 11–13 September 1925 Grass		France 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Bill Tilden Jean Borotra 4 6 6 0 2 6 9 7 6 4   2 Bill Johnston René Lacoste 6 1 6 1 6 8 6 3     3 Vincent Richards / Richard Norris Williams Jean Borotra / René Lacoste 6 4 6 4 6 3       4 Bill Tilden René Lacoste 3 6 10 12 8 6 7 5 6 2   5 Bill Johnston Jean Borotra 6 1 6 4 6 0

See also

• 1925 Wightman Cup